Sword Master Who Leapt Through Time - Chapter 9



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#9 Face to Face

In Robertland, the city’s presence is a blessing.

In Roberland, where there are more demons and bandits than any other continent, the only place where one can live safely is in the city.

Therefore, no matter how scary or unfair the lord may be, most citizens obey him and live their small lives finding happiness.

Kushan City was composed of a triple-layered structure.

There is a bustling downtown area within the inner castle, surrounded by high, solid walls.

Outside, the outer wall surrounded by a fence is filled with workshops producing various industrial products, and once you get beyond the outer wall, a vast village area spreads out, protected by outposts scattered here and there.

Luera Village, one of the many villages in the rural area.

People here also had a hard time every day because of the recent tax increase, but they were still happy in their own way.

In this land of Rover, it was a great blessing in itself to be able to survive without being eaten by demons, without having one’s throat cut by bandits, and without barely being able to eat.

So the children of Luera Village ran around energetically.

It was the same today.

Dane, the youngest son of the goat-raising family, 10-year-old Dane, went out to play in the fields and streams with his friends again today.

They weren’t just out and about playing, they were out picking all sorts of herbs and mushrooms to supplement their tight budget, but to the kids, it was just playing.

Besides, I was lucky today.

“Wow! It’s sweet!”

“It’s really sweet!”

“Stop eating!”

“There are so many anyway!”

“Cough cough! My throat is still sore from inhaling too much smoke to ward off the bees.”

Four children carried a large basket together and crossed a field covered with flowers.

The basket was full of large honeycombs.

The golden honey flowing from the honeycomb rippled and swayed.

Golden honey, a specialty of Kushan City.

The golden bees that live in this area make it by collecting the sap of the everyellow tree, which produces yellow leaves all year round.

Since the price was quite high, if I took this, I could play for a while without getting in trouble.

Of course, I could eat honey-covered snacks for a while.

The four children hummed a song as they crossed the fields where the sunset was burning.

I just got over the hill… … .

“Gyaaaah!”

A scream was heard.

“uh……?”

“Wh, what’s going on?!”

A gruesome scene unfolded below the hill.

Soldiers in shining armor and armed with spears surrounded the village of Luera, pushing and stabbing the villagers as if on a hunt.

The children were completely frozen.

“dad?”

“mom!!?”

Familiar shadows were seen running away, screaming.

A scream of terror. Blood so red it could be seen from a distance.

The children walked toward the village without realizing it. They could see their father and mother screaming in the distance.

“There are kids over there!”

“Don’t miss a single one!”

Unfortunately, the children who were slowly approaching were discovered by a group of soldiers.

“Eek!”

“We have to run away!”

“Let go! There’s mom over there!”

“Idiot! You’re going to die!”

Only then did the children come to their senses and run away again, running up the hill in panic, but there was no way that their pace could outrun the adults.

“Don’t miss it! Catch it!”

Soldiers chasing after children, swearing.

The shadows of the soldiers who were approaching with brisk strides soon covered the children.

“Ahh!”

When the children, sensing their fate, collapsed in their seats and screamed,

Wedge!

An arrow flew from somewhere.

“Ouch!”

“Whoa!”

“What, what… …!? Ugh!”

One, two, three.

The arrows that flew in quickly pierced the soldiers’ necks in an instant.

The shiny armor he was wearing was of no use against the arrows that pierced through every gap like ghosts.

dump.

Three soldiers fell almost simultaneously.

“Eek!”

The children froze and turned even paleer as they touched the blood on their cheeks.

“Are you okay?”

A large, warm hand landed on the heads of those children.

The man armed with a bow and arrows looked down at the children with eyes full of sorrow.

“Who, who are you?”

“Ribera Pietro.”

“Rivera… … Huh? The Baron?”

“Okay. Let’s talk about the details later. For now, follow me. We have to get out.”

“Oh, no! Mom over there!!”

“sorry…….”

The man, Rivera Pietro, held the struggling children in his arms and looked out over the hellish village of Luera.

‘Count. You’ve really gone too far. Assassinating a few of your subordinates won’t stop you.’

He thought about the girl who came to see him this morning.

Sea of ​​the Lanzen family.

They were girls who were in a cooperative relationship, secretly helping each other by exchanging information.

She made an unbelievable offer today.

‘The Lancen family is attacking the Count? So you want us to respond?’

Rivera avoided giving a direct answer on the spot, but in fact, he was very negative inside.

‘That can’t be possible, Lansen. He was once the hope of this city… …but now he’s so shabby. Sadly.’

Even if Lancen, in his prime, were to return, he would not be able to defeat Count Xias now. Let alone now that he has become a wreck…

‘It’s ridiculous to hit the Count. All I can do is save a few children… … .’

The Pietro family has been a powerful family that has protected this area for generations, long before Count Xias came here.

Although he was called a baron by the citizens and exercised considerable influence, he could not be compared to a count.

He had a premonition of the coming catastrophe.

‘Lansen. He was a rare man of honor in this land of Roverland… I hope he didn’t do something so outrageous that he died.’

Rivera ran across the field, holding the children tightly in her arms.

A stream of blood flowed from his clenched lips.

There was nothing I could do about it… …but I was still angry.

* * *

Rattle rattle rattle

The wagons that set out from the village of Luera lined up and entered the lord’s castle of Kushan City.

“Here’s today’s quota. I brought a little more than 108. A total of 116.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

The vampires waiting beyond the door turned over the cloth and checked the condition of the corpses.

I nodded as I confirmed that the surrounding mana was so thick that I couldn’t even feel it.

They quickly lifted the heavy cart and carried it to the top floor of the castle.

At the top of the castle, which was layered like a three-tiered cake, there was a flat, wide rooftop from which one could look up at the sky.

The work is done there.

If you lay out the corpses under the full moon and let them dry in the moonlight for several days, you will have the perfect offering.

“The Count is coming up.”

As one vampire spoke softly, all the vampires stopped their actions and bowed deeply.

Thud- thud-

Count Xiaas came up with an intimidating footstep.

He looked around at his followers and waved his hand as if he was annoyed.

“I’ll take care of the rest. Go down. This is a precious offering, so you must not tarnish it.”

“yes.”

The vampires quickly left the place, keeping their backs bent and not showing their backs to the Count.

“Hmm-!”

The count snorted in satisfaction as he looked at the carts carrying the corpses.

A more dense sense of death was seeping in than ever before.

“Preparations are well underway. Is tomorrow the day when the Lancen children enter the palace? Finally… … The moment we’ve been waiting for has come.”

The count smiled, his sharp fangs showing, and examined each cart.

Nagi, who was one of the most powerful men among his subordinates, died, the lives of the citizens were being devastated, and rebel forces and such were running wild, but he didn’t care one bit.

If you sacrifice Lansen and his group, who are of noble blood, you will be reborn as a great being that transcends not only humans but also vampires.

“Foolish things that do not know the truth of this world… … How merciful it is that they are helped to reach the truth even through sacrifices like this.”

The day he took the true blood of Deulkashu and was reborn as a vampire lord, Count Ksias learned the truth hidden in this world.

The plan that has been in preparation since then is finally coming to fruition.

He smiled happily and bent down to examine the last cart.

At that very moment,

Flash!

Kwaaaaah!

A flash, and a gust of wind.

A dark blue aura blade rose from among the corpses.

It stretched out towards Ksias’ neck.

* * *

“You can use the corpse. Then you can face the Count.”

Sea, that smart guy finally figured out a way.

“Aha, you said that the corpses were magically treated? The death energy was so strong that you couldn’t even feel mana nearby.”

“That’s right. It seems like they’re amplifying the fraud by setting up a magic circle in advance and then killing people inside it.”

“Then, even if I were to hide in the middle of it, you wouldn’t know? No matter how sensitive the Count’s senses are. If the aura of death is that strong.”

Nod.

Sea nodded to my question and unfolded the map.

“According to the information, today, Ruera Village will be attacked. When the villagers die and their corpses are put on carts, dig in between them. Pretend to be a corpse and stay still, and I’ll deliver it to the Count.”

So now I was crushed inside a corpse cart.

When I actually did it, it was harder than I imagined.

Because all sorts of thoughts came to mind.

A hand falls over your face.

I think these hands are the ones that used to stroke their child’s head.

Wide open eyes.

I can’t tell if the emotion in those eyes is resentment or worry.

Feet bent over and hanging over the chin and stomach.

You have big calluses because you suffered so much…

Some are too young, some are too old… … .

People who shouldn’t have died die, tangled together in the cart.

I am……

Couldn’t save them.

Instead, I’m just using it.

I closed my eyes because I felt dizzy.

He placed his hand on the hilt of the knife.

I only thought of one person.

Count Xiaas.

Kill that guy.

Must kill.

After repeating this over and over again for a long time, the moment came before I knew it.

“How merciful it is that you have allowed me to reach the truth even through this sacrifice.”

A disgusting voice coming closer little by little.

You’re here.

Awaken the aura core and start heating up the aura.

Just one more step.

Just one more step.

Finally, the moment Count Ksias’s shadow appears among the corpses,

I swung my sword, releasing a burst of aura in one breath.

Choaaaak!

Under the night sky with the full moon, the aura of the burning iron heart is dark and bluish.

I was proud of the surprise move that no one could have predicted, but

Oh my god!

My sword, aimed for the neck, was blocked by Count Ksias’s right arm.

The king’s sword, Banroa, forged from star silver, the nemesis of vampires, dug deep into flesh but could not cut through bones.

Cheeeeek!

Seong-eun (星銀) burned the count’s arm and released white vapor.

The count’s bright red eyes look down at me through the rising steam.

“Oh. Isn’t that Lansen? Why are you here without any notice?”

He greeted me calmly, without any sign of surprise or pain.

Yeah, I knew it wouldn’t be easy.