The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 379



380 – The True Immortal

Because the immortal was emitting chaos around him, spatial coordinates collapsed and spatial magic could not be used. But now, to me, spatial magic was just a means, not a necessary condition for use in battle.

Having had the spatial magic sealed, I chose to follow Kormo’s fighting style. Having experienced his fighting style twice, it wasn’t difficult to roughly imitate it.

Using the characteristics of the [Battlefield], swing the decisive spear in a large manner and drive the opponent to the edge of the border. In boxing terms, it means gradually forcing the opponent into a corner through repeated strikes, checks, and steps.

Although it was my first time using a spear with a wreath, the spear skill I gained through Quantum Jump enabled me to use the decisive battle spear as if it were my main weapon.

As he swung the spear with both hands, twisting his entire body in a gigantic manner, as if swinging a great sword, even the immortal, whose speed and strength had become stronger due to the power of chaos, could not help but be driven into a corner.

“This b*stard… !”

Kang-!

The immortal, who had taken a characteristic low posture and turned his body sharply to the right, hesitated for a moment. He realized that due to the boundaries of the [battlefield], he had no place to retreat anymore.

I didn’t miss that moment and swung my spear sharply. The immortal, having sacrificed the arm holding his sword to avoid the attack, extended his free hand forward.

“Die!”

Although my palm was empty, I instinctively sensed danger due to my previous experience. He also kindly informed me of the dangers.

Kwaang-!

He dodged the black rays condensed from the immortal’s palm with a nod of the head, changed the spear he was holding with both hands to one hand, and with the other hand materialized a spear of shadow and threw it away.

The black magic flowing out around the immortal once again blocked the spear of shadow. As I expected, I immediately twisted my body, grabbed the pole with both hands, and swung it with all my weight and strength.

Kwaaang-!

The floor of the study rose upward and blocked the spear blade. Before he knew it, the immortal who had regenerated his severed arm was holding a sword and a staff in both hands. Perhaps he was properly enraged, the immortal frowned and spoke.

“Even if I lose this fight, you can never win against me.”

The black magic that rose from the body of the immortal like a haze flickered like flames as if reacting to emotions.

“This is our last fight. “There is no next time.”

At my rebuttal, the immortal looked at me quietly and smiled unpleasantly. In an instant, the anger on the immortal’s face disappeared. And what took its place was a smile full of pure malice.

I knew what that smile meant. I don’t think the immortal has any idea that I can be resurrected into someone else’s body.

The immortal lived under the name Roman for over 40 years. It was enough time for his doubts that someone might have noticed what his true abilities were to turn into carelessness.

Perhaps this is a natural thought. The suspicious immortal did not show his full abilities even to the emperor. Also, to avoid any suspicion, he is an immortal who died a natural death and was resurrected in the body of his young grandson, Roman.

It was impossible for someone to know about an ability that had not been used in over 40 years unless the person himself revealed the secret.

Except for the author who created the character called Immortal.

The immortal’s attempt to commit suicide after seeing Ellie’s barrier was a natural action, considering the immortal’s personality.

Ellie’s barrier surrounds the entire castle and the family safely evacuates to the basement. A suspicious immortal would have felt uncomfortable. Given the situation, it was natural for him to judge that his family had betrayed him and sided with the Crown Princess.

Unbeknownst to him, his family has secretly taken over to the Crown Princess’s side, and two talented assassins have broken into the study. From the immortal’s perspective, it must have seemed like it was done based on a meticulous plan.

So, he would have tried to resurrect the body of his family who had taken refuge in the basement and watch the situation unfold. For an immortal, it was only one death.

By using the spare lives gathered in the old castle’s basement, an immortal can be resurrected hundreds of times. Therefore, one can choose suicide without hesitation.

“You have no idea what it means to turn against me. It’s the stupid princess’s dog. Hehehe.”

The immortal is a monster obsessed with life. Neither love nor family are important. For an immortal, endless life was the only thing that mattered. That is why he never forgives those who interfere with his obsession until the end.

“After today, you will no longer be able to trust people. Someone will stab you in the back if you pass by on the street, and the food in the restaurant will be poisoned. Every time, countless me will appear from completely unexpected places, attack you, and burn myself with you. “Every day, a storm comes into your calm daily life.”

The immortal smiled with eyes that seemed to be looking into the distance, as if he was happy just thinking about it.

“The Crown Princess will go crazy and commit suicide. Because she can’t trust anyone around her, she will fall into the abyss herself. I won’t use my hands. Very slowly, just like his father did… We will slowly wither away and die in a huge cage called the imperial family. “Hehehe.”

“I’m sorry, but Bella no longer trusts anyone. “She knows that in this world she only has to trust one person.”

Of course that person is not me. Because Roel is the only person whom Bella never loses faith in.

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The immortal’s gray-white eyes flashed. His forehead was clearly wrinkled, as if he was not happy that his pleasant fantasy was interrupted by a blunt retort.

“… I will kill you in the most painful way. “I will repeat the pain of killing the person you love with your own hands.”

The moment the immortal raised his magic power and prepared for battle, the long-awaited signal finally appeared outside the window.

Paaang!

Bright red fireworks exploded, brightening the dark dawn. The shape of the fireworks that lit up the study red was in the shape of a very familiar strawberry to me.

“What is this… .”

Seeing the immortal looking out the window in confusion, I took out a mask from the space storage with a faint smile.

“That means I can kill you with peace of mind.”

I materialized my soul and put on a mask. For a moment, the vision through the mask’s eye holes darkened and then brightened.

The world is strangely quiet. It feels like even the emotions have disappeared. The sensations of the body and the echoes of the heart become one with the mind.

Kill an immortal.

That goal alone is clearest of all my senses.

I breathed, raising the magical power of my entire body.

It is a contradictory moment when I, covered in a materialized soul, try to use intangible breathing.

The immortal who was looking out the window felt the change in me and turned his head. The immortal’s eyes widened in surprise when he saw me wearing a mask.

“you… That mask… ?”

The world slows down. In a single breath, my body shot forward like a flash and swung the decisive spear towards the immortal.

The immortal looking at me reacted immediately. He used magic to block the attack, and prepared to counterattack by wrapping his sword with the power of chaos.

However, the immortal could not swing the sword. He used magic to block the decisive spear, but that was just my plan. Using the boundary of the [battlefield] as a wall, I bounced back and was struck in the chest by the spear of shadow that the immortal had realized as a single spear from an unexpected angle.

A sound like the breathing of an animal came out of my mouth, and the endless time returned to its original state. The immortal slowly lowered his knees to the floor.

“you… mask… Why… .”

A weak murmur was heard from behind. When I turned around, I saw the figure of an immortal twitching and trembling.

The boundaries of the [battlefield] have not disappeared yet. I approached the immortal to finish. The heart wasn’t stabbed, but the immortal wasn’t dead yet.

He knelt down on one knee in front of the immortal who was kneeling and bowing his head, and made eye contact.

“… As expected, you fooled me, you arrogant… .”

The immortal was smiling slightly while muttering something incomprehensible. As if this isn’t the end.

Even at this moment of death, the immortal believes that he will be resurrected. Somehow, I felt pity, pity, and joy at the sight of such an immortal.

So I looked straight at him and said this. I get goosebumps. be pleasant. It feels similar to the satisfaction of finding out something I didn’t know and experiencing another interpretation.

“Immortal. Shall I tell you what will happen to you next?”

At the word “immortal,” the immortal’s pupils dilate, and his rough breathing becomes even more difficult.

“Uh, how did you get that name…?” As expected, you… .”

“Today you will die forever. Still, you will forever be known as an immortal to everyone. “Because you are a character I created with love.”

“… “Ugh.”

The corners of my mouth go up without me realizing it. I feel proud as if I am revealing to everyone the good deeds that have been hidden for so long.

“A stupid and vicious city ruler who is not satisfied with the many things he has and almost puts everyone on the continent in danger with his endless greed. “He will forever be passed down as a legend by word of mouth.”

He pulled out the spear of shadow that was stuck in the immortal’s chest, filled it with magical power, and threw it towards the wall with the window. Due to the impact, the wall of the study collapsed, and the outside of the castle was clearly visible.

Outside the City of Joy, a huge tree grew that touched the sky.

It is called the world tree.

I grabbed the bloody chin and forced the immortal to look away so that he could look straight at it. The immortal looked at the growing world tree and his body trembled. He has now realized that all the hosts he was parasitizing on have disappeared.

Endless fear fills my glass-like eyes. Realizing true death, the immortal trembled with fear like an ordinary person.

“Unless the World Tree disappears, your name will be with you forever.”

I brought my face close to the immortal’s ear and whispered.

“congratulations. To become a true immortal.”

I was happy. This is how I can finish the ending of the immortal that I originally planned. It is my own joy that cannot be shared with anyone else.

As I gently stroked his head, the gray-white eyes of the immortal took in me one last time. His eyes were full of emptiness.

“From the beginning… From the moment we first met… I’m in your plan… .”

The boundaries of the [battlefield] have disappeared. It is now completely over.

The emperor’s crazy plan, the saint’s sacrifice, and Roel’s salvation plan.

The immortal, holding his last breath, lowered his head and muttered quietly.

“… “Sect leader.”

“… .”

The winter wind comes into the study. The dead immortal no longer opened his mouth. Hearing the murmur, whose meaning I could not understand, I took off my mask, looked at the World Tree, and said to myself.

“Spring will come soon.”