The Reincarnation of Fusion Punk - Chapter 290



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#290. The Wise Man 15

#Episode 290.

Stop···

Stop···

Blood drips from under the torn flesh on Gonma’s face.

Now, the magical power that Ilehin Poycheka Matapju had been sending has also been cut off.

I understand.

The battle is not over yet on the other side, and my body is like a bottomless pit, sucking up too much magic power. To this extent, I have done my best to the point where even the Magic Tower Master cannot handle it.

Saaaaaaa······

The essence of the turquoise magical power that regenerated the body until the end.

Wiggle-

Thanks to that, even in the midst of confusion, the body somehow manages to move. Only Gonma was sucked into the vortex of ruins.

“······.”

I looked at the wise man whose eyes had turned white.

The suffering that comes with enlightenment.

If I pull out all the energy I have, I might be able to go crazy for a minute.

If you want to do more than that, you’ll have to pull out the innate energy, the source of humanity. The moment you use the innate energy, you’ll have a high chance of actually dying, regardless of whether you’re prepared to die. Even if you’re lucky, you’ll have to be prepared to become half-crippled.

Realistically, the only way to regain energy is to extract the essence of Gonma…

‘Nine Elders. How many more monsters like that are there?’

That guy is not a being with common sense.

——————!

Even amidst the giant ground whirlpools and the tentacles that cling to you like ogres from hell, Gonma screams and makes a fuss.

He swings his arms at a frightening pace, nervously chopping off antennae and unleashing blasts of energy that obliterate entire areas of ruin that are trying to consume him.

The amount of this damn thing is slowly decreasing, but…

I wonder if he’ll really die quietly.

How great was that bastard’s resilience?

A guy who can regenerate a severed arm in a matter of seconds. A monster who can endure even the ticklishness of a sword. He is definitely not a guy who will die easily.

soon.

Woof woof—

Only the gloomy waves ring in my ruined ears.

It’s because my ears were completely damaged from being hit multiple times by the unbelievable device. The nano robots that were injected in the past have also run out of power, and the bleeding from the wounds shows no signs of stopping.

When I glanced at myself in the small puddle of blood that had formed on the floor, I saw that it was not a human being. It was a naked corpse covered in dark blood. That was exactly what it looked like.

It was so fucking pathetic. How could his bladder be so weak? At this rate, he was confident that Lena would pass out in three seconds.

Of course, I am also a superhuman, to the point of being absurd.

It wouldn’t be strange if my body were torn to pieces, but I’m still standing here without dying.

Anyway, if we just stay still, we won’t be able to avoid the fate of the former Seven Seats, Brahmin Karnuyi, who died with his body torn to pieces.

After coughing up blood, I leaned against the pile of dirt behind me and stretched out my hand.

Then, the light beam that had been blown away by Gonma’s attack flew back and was caught in my hand.

“······.”

The familiar feel of the sword. A little peace of mind comes to my mind.

My beloved light came up to me and asked if I was feeling better. Did he come back to his senses after being dazed? Or did he just go crazy?

I concluded that the bond with my pet was simply wonderful.

Kwak!

Moving on to the next matter.

When you’ve crossed the river, abandon the boat. It’s a famous saying in martial arts.

Now, have I completely broken down the wall by understanding the meaning and the group of the Five-Form Sword Techniques and realizing them? Can I forget the teachings of my master and cut down Mount Tai with my own strength and with just one sword?

···It is still time. It is time to keep it in your heart, but not be tied down.

The realm of the Heart Sword is far away, but I hold the Master’s sword in my heart.

Hooooooooooo—

Soon, a considerable amount of energy flows into the body from outside.

If it had been my previous life, I might have chosen suicide. However, in this life, I especially don’t want to die. Because of that, I concentrated my mind even more. I felt as if the power of the Wireless Earth God was forcibly trying to reattach the torn blood vessels in my entire body.

There are two ‘elders’ to deal with.

One of them, Gonma, is struggling, tightly held by the Sage’s magic. The named Parumuchi is a strong and troublesome opponent, but he is far from Gonma’s level.

If so, there is one that has not appeared yet—

“Chestnut Asparov, there is no one else but you.”

【······.】

The world became as quiet as a tomb.

I opened my mouth again, looking as if I was about to be put into a coffin.

“We’re both tired now, so what are you going to do with all your might by coming all the way here and rolling your eyes? If you’re going to fight, come here and let’s fight quickly and end it.”

He opened and closed his mouth as he spoke.

As expected, there was no answer from the wise man.

Anyway, since both of my ears are damaged, I can’t hear, and what answer would there be to return? Even at a glance, I don’t think I’m in my right mind.

But, that was the moment.

Slurp-

Suddenly, a warm wind swept across the stiff back of my neck. After the wind swept across my neck as if caressing it with a hand, something unexpected happened.

[ An elder is lurking at the base of my unconsciousness. To begin with, I am not the owner of this body. ‘I’ am nothing more than the consciousness of my human days, bound by a curse. ]

“!”

Surprisingly, the wise man’s sane answer came back through the plant.

Have you lost your mind and gone crazy?

By the way, the lower half of the dead Chiljwa had returned.

It must be because, despite being a corpse, he was able to suppress his instincts for some reason.

The wise man’s words dug into my mind.

[ I only suppressed my ‘consciousness’ for a moment with the curse I learned from the West King Nivana. If I lose all my strength and the curse is broken, my current consciousness will collapse like a sand castle. If that happens, Chestal Asparov will die forever here and disappear, and a new monster will be born. There will be no trace of human reason. ]

The magic of the Western King Nibbana······

It was quite common knowledge among the two-legged lords of Alheimdall that the West King and the Sage had fought in the past.

But the reason isn’t important right now.

“Are you saying I’m going to die here?”

[ It was a story that had already been decided long ago, when the location of this ruin was decided together with a vampire who was the leader of the Blood Cult. ]

The sage’s eyes, now white, stared at me. He was saying that his certain fate was destruction. The atmosphere became damp and gloomy, as if soaked in fog.

Kwakwakwakwang—!!!

I felt the rage of Gonma trying to crawl up from below and asked, “You have to do it when you can talk.”

“Don’t act like a vengeful spirit that’s about to die. I’ve thrown my best friend’s life away. If you stop that guy, can you give me something to control the infection?”

[ haha······. ]

For a moment, the wise man smiled softly. Then, a bluish aura formed in his empty, white eyes.

[ That’s why I came. I’ve sacrificed the lives of many of my close friends to complete this relic… I can’t possibly take the lives of useful descendants on my way there. ]

Kurrururururung—!!!

As the wise man spoke, Gonma started to struggle loudly below.

Looking down, the binding force of the magic was rapidly weakening, and the thing was trying to break free by stepping on the ground. A gigantic amount of yakuza was simultaneously compressing and amplifying repeatedly, shaking the entire axis of the area.

Gulp—

My skin feels tingly and blood is running from my nose.

I had a feeling that Gonma would escape the vortex of ruins. The Elder was a monster too powerful to be subdued by force.

···At that very moment.

Kwakwakwakwak—!

“!”

Something rose rapidly from under the sage’s feet. It was a ‘totem’ made of numerous hexagonal crystal structures.

A thick cylindrical totem about 15m in size. It looked like it should have been standing at the entrance of an ancient village, but even with my lack of knowledge, I could tell from a quick glance that it had an incredibly complex structure. Even for someone who had mastered magic, it was difficult to decipher the dense patterns that covered it like a magic circle.

It’s as if it’s not of this world.

Hwaaaaaaa—

He breathed, sucking in the energy of the world and spitting it out.

With my limited knowledge, it wasn’t something I could understand right away.

Also, a huge magical power and qi that would send shivers down your spine were mixed together and circulating inside the totem, and even some peculiar energies were mixed in. I could also vaguely feel the sacred energy of the giant snow-capped trees that I had seen on the other side of the sixth peak’s magic tower.

And the best part is…

Kwakwakwakwak—! Kwakwakwakwak—!

······Two more giant ‘totems’ rose up.

“This is···.”

[ A totem that extends energy to the nearby land and acts as an infection immunity. I tried hard, but the limit at the time was to make three. In order to activate the totem and push away the evil power, which is the infection factor of the undead, you had to obtain a large amount of ‘noble blood’. ]

“······.”

One totem that was completely exposed was emitting a bright and soft light, but the other two totems connected to the ground were not yet. Soon, the sage’s head shook like a broken toy and he looked at Gonma, who was almost completely out.

Chook! Chook!

Gonma was crawling out like crazy, bursting and cutting off tens of thousands of tentacles. But before I knew it, it was considerably more emaciated than before, and its white bones were exposed. The tentacles attached to its back and shoulders were shaking as if absorbing energy.

Chojachojacho!

The goblin tugged at its tentacles in annoyance and moved again.

In the meantime, the wise man asked calmly as if it was the last time.

[ Is there a wizard named Topuriana Lepopoi in the Federation? ]

“One is the Twelve Emperor and the chairman of a magic engineering company. The other was killed recently by a named person named Rosilsk.”

[ Either one is fine. Those guys are very smart, so if they take the time to study, they will be able to achieve results. ]

“Why didn’t you tell them earlier that you were making this?”

[ While I was missing, if those guys defected, the plan would go down the drain. No one in the world knew about it except for the four of them. The Blood Cult Leader. Mori Murata. Ramon Quonel. And— ]

When I heard the word plan, I thought of all the people who died in this fucking battlefield and said it instinctively.

“I was lucky to be able to come this far.”

[ No, it was just bad luck. The last of the four was a saint. If everything had gone according to plan, she should have come here herself after hearing the name of Cesta Asparov. But she didn’t come. Too much time had passed. She should have climbed to the top of the three realms, but she was consumed by an unbearable force and eventually went mad······. ]

The sage’s regretful monologue was carried away by the wind. It was around that time that the old man, Gonma, who had become so haggard that he was unrecognizable, escaped the sage’s whirlpool.

【······.】

The guy looked completely different than before.

Guddeuk—

As befitting the title of Elder, his back was bent. The dark red oil film had almost completely disappeared, and his skin had shrunk and was perforated in thousands of places. His size, which had been nearly three meters, had also shrunk by half. He clearly understood why he had been screaming and making such a fuss from below. The tentacles that had sprouted countless times from the ground and were grabbing onto Gonma like leeches were sucking Gonma’s blood and life.

Woooooooooo—

The next moment, the Sage’s body trembled and a soft light spread across the battlefield. According to the Sage, the second immunity totem had been ‘activated’. The reason for this was probably because it had just sucked Gonma’s blood.

Gonma’s eyes flashed faintly as he saw that.

I can feel the anger all the way here.

【······The bugs that will kill you.】

The empty space before my eyes opened like a flower petal in full bloom, and a strange aura gathered at its center. The rather impressive aura gradually grew in size and showed off its vicious murderous aura. The boiling energy surrounding it stimulated the sword of light.

A chill ran down my spine.

But···the power was clearly weaker than before.

fault!

My two feet instinctively kicked the ground. I let out the barrage of yakuza pouring down from the gaping void into my mangled body. I screamed in unbearable pain as if my entire body was on fire. In response, Gonma also screamed and raised his yakuza.

Kwajijijijijijik—!

Five cracks appeared in the air, and a red glowing qi condensed into a hemisphere and poured down all at once above my head.

The thrill of the yoke sends shivers down my spine. It’s ridiculous. Even though most of my strength has been taken away—if I touch it, my body will crumble into dust, and I won’t be able to find my form. My instincts were telling me so.

Crunch crunch crunch—!!!

I dodged the bombardment of the demon with my divine technique and cut its waist. The demon’s waist was split in two. Immediately, dozens of tentacles with coagulated blood shot out from the section where its upper and lower bodies were divided, and aimed for my neck.

Choaack!

He threw his head back and pulled his neck tight. The tentacles tore through the skin of his neck.

Avoided.

······It’s definitely slowed down. The bombing here and the other surprise attacks.

My realm has advanced one level, and the bastard has lost more than half of his strength.

A level where you can sufficiently recognize and counter attacks. I thought that if you push yourself a little, you might be able to kill them here.

However, such arrogant thoughts were fleeting.

A huge shadow suddenly looms overhead. A putrid smell assaults your nostrils, and your brows automatically furrow.

Woooooooooooooooooo—!

In an instant, vast palms and arms fall from the sky, a single blood vessel as thick and huge as a whale’s aorta.

Named Parumuchi. Before I knew it, the bastard had instantly destroyed the sage’s faded realm and joined the battle.

———Kugugugugugu!

The ground sank under the wind pressure created by that overwhelming mass.

I immediately leaped up and pierced Parumuchi’s palm with my sword. I swung the sword with all my might, tearing at his flesh. This was to protect the area where the three immunity totems stood.

Gulp—

The whole body of Parumuchi, who had slammed his palm to the ground, was covered in wounds. His internal organs were all cut off and dug out. Rotten blood flowed here and there like a waterfall. However, as if nothing else mattered, he quickly caught and saved the weakened elder Gonma. Parumuchi’s eyes, which were as big as a house, were filled with madness.

— Damn it! It suddenly got faster.

Kaso Pon, who had confirmed the situation here, rushed in a little late and tried to cut Parumuchi’s arm, but it was too thick and he couldn’t even cut it in half properly and it regenerated again. In the meantime, Parumuchi gathered his Gonma and walked briskly, leaving the battlefield in an instant.

Gonma disappeared.

Thud······thud······thud······

However, the wise man did not care about this chaotic situation. He focused on continuing to infuse energy into the second immunity totem, as if he was okay with being crushed to death.

[Before they come back, take these totems to the Federation. They are my final inventions for the Federation of Humanity.]

Woohoooooo—

The wise man absorbed all the energy from Gonma and placed it in the totem.

Then, as if it was none of his business, he sent me a message in a cheerful tone.

[ Oh, and I’m sorry I couldn’t prevent the death of the Brahmin wizard. ]

yet.

A brief moment of silence.

Kaso Pon and I looked back and forth between each other and the wise man.

I thought.

······He is a legendary great wizard.

······He is one of the most accomplished figures in federal history.

······He is a selfless person who sacrifices his life to go beyond the Wall and deliver this ‘Infection Immunity Totem’ to the Federation.

[ Since all the strength has been drained, it will be easy to escape. Quickly take care of ‘me’ and squeeze out the blood and essence to fill the third totem and go back. The sand castle is about to collapse now. ]

Gulp—

The earth trembles, and the eyes of the wise men darken.

He remains calm and composed throughout, with no change in emotion, even as he tells me to kill myself.

It’s not like the next life awaits the wise.

I guess···

It’s a bit shabby for the end of a legend.

It’s too quiet for a hero’s ending.

Did the Human Federation desperately search for the missing Sage? No. He wandered alone outside the Wall for a long time, and finally found hope for the Human Federation.

It seems like a one-sided sacrifice, and even a courtship of favor.

What did mankind give to the wise man, Cestal Asparov? Isn’t it possible to be born a genius and live well as a genius until the world is destroyed?

How can the destination I’ve set out to become so shabby?

I’m not asking for something as flashy and magnificent as fireworks. I’m not asking for the author to show an indomitable will or bravery that will elicit applause.

I just wondered, “Is it really necessary for the existence of a wise man to end like that?”

Rather than awe, I feel an inexplicable sense of frustration.

I asked, for some reason, because I found this situation very unpleasant.

“Is this really the end of the wise man?”

[ Well······ The wise man, who is a ghost of the past, has done what he had to do and this is all he has to say. If you are curious about something, instead of the ‘current me’ who is consumed by instinct, read the records of his experiences under the ruins. ]

In addition, the height of the wise man facing us is gradually increasing. The ground is shaking and lifting the wise man up. The thick tentacles are wriggling as if swimming on the ground, creating a hill.

“Then let’s say he fought with the elders and the worst person in the world and died.”

[······.]

“Right now, there are monsters like the Three Kings and the Seven Seats standing in front of me, so when I become the best in the world, I will go around saying that the battle with the wise man was the hardest in my life.”

[······.]

“You’re a man who tried to delay destruction, but if this is how it ends, who would want to end up like that? If you’ve saved something great, you should at least end it in style.”

At that time.

Suddenly, the same old words kept ringing in my head.

[ Oh, no. I guess the curse was lifted for a moment and I lost my mind. ]

The wise man has returned.

I decided to answer as brightly as possible.

Of course, there’s no way I’d leave in such a shabby state.

“Oh, so that’s what happened.”

[ That was not what I said just now. The words, “Kill me,” are a vertical attack attempted by the underlying consciousness. So don’t be fooled. If I disappear, the infection immunity totem will stop working. ]

“okay.”

[ First, move me and the totem to a safe place. Gonma will soon recover his strength and return. ]

“It’s a safe place···.”

I tried to answer brightly, but my words kept getting longer. My tongue was stiff and my mouth felt heavy. The air around me felt heavier than when I had encountered the elder’s aura.

[ It’s harder to fight the Elder now. I’ve discovered the secrets of the First Being. It holds the key to the Federation’s victory in the war against the undead. So, first, come back with me. ]

“That’s a good thing.”

[ You don’t believe me. I am a true sage. I can give you more information than that memory device that calls itself a ghost of the past. ]

“iced coffee.”

[ The one who fought against Elder Gonma was also ‘me’. I fought so that I wouldn’t die unjustly. That thing just now was nothing more than a clown who took advantage of the gap in the ruins that came into the world to temporarily take control of my mind. ]

“Is that so?”

Let me answer a few more times in a dry voice.

“Phew······.”

Finally, Kaso Pon, who was standing next to him, let out a deep sigh. He pushed back his sweaty hair and stared blankly at the sage.

A little later.

Parumuchi’s blood-stained greatsword pointed to the sky.

The rotten blood dripped down and settled on the ground.

Then, the disgusting tentacles came out and, almost convulsively, ate the dripping blood in a frenzy. The tentacles rejoiced, drooling fluid.

As Caso Pon moved one foot, the tentacles twitched.

And for some reason, that sight felt so miserable.

It shouldn’t end like that.

Soon, the interval between the wise man’s sending of the seeds gradually shortened. I could feel the impatience in my head.

[Why don’t you believe me? How I sacrificed myself for humanity.]

[ I am the one who mixed the flesh of the Blood Demon, the Blood Lord, with the undead and made it into a sacrifice. ]

[ Do you think humanity would have survived until now if there was no ‘me’? ]

The wise man continued to think about the totem in his head, while looking at it with a soft glow.

Kaso Pon, holding a greatsword, took a step forward and bowed his head.

“This is Kaso Pon, the Swordmaster of Valhalla.”

[Caso Phone···Is that rookie a swordsman now?]

“Let’s not even start talking about old times.”

[ what- ]

“stop.”

Before they could even begin a proper conversation, I took a step forward, following Kaso Pon.

And then he shouted in a moderately loud voice.

“That’s it, the legend has retired.”

[ ? ]

“Even though you betrayed, you gave the greatest enlightenment in the world a lifetime, and you died as a hero of humanity, keeping your integrity like a noble scholar until the end. That’s how it will be. I promise you this.”

[Absurd······.]

Slurp—

A sword light flashed in the air.

······Without the slightest delay.

It was the simultaneous intersection of the great sword imbued with the magical power of Kaso Pon and the black ray.

Knock. Knock. Knock···

Something round fell lightly to the ground and rolled.

Red blood dripped down on the black blade of the light.

The greatsword of the sword master Kaso Pon was clean.

“······.”

“You’re right. It would be better not to show yourself like that in front of other humans.”

I kicked it with my foot as it fell to the ground.

Phew!

Blood-like, sticky liquids splattered everywhere.

There were no more tentacles poking through the ground.

like that.

He burst his round head out of sight and turned his gaze back.

···There is nothing to see.

After collecting the Gonma, Parumuchi immediately disappeared into the distance, giving up on recovering blood.

I shook my head and stuck out my tongue at the speed that was not suitable for the bastard’s size.

I always wanted to cut down Mt. Taishan someday…

“This is a world where even Mt. Taesan runs away. It’s a strange world.”

I turned my head again.

Okay then.

Three large 15-meter-tall hope statues were seen rising above the ground.

* * *

thud······.

thud······.

thud······.

The earth vibrates with thump thump.

Hooooooooooo—

Moist clouds hang over my shoulders and disperse.

The elder who escaped the battlefield, Gonma’s injured body quickly regenerates while emitting red smoke.

“What an annoying person.”

The power of the wise man was as expected, but even Gonma could not have predicted that a troublesome human who grows during battle along with the strange invincible area would pop up.

The goal of killing the wise man and recovering his blood also became meaningless.

Rather, he was in a state where he had lost a lot of his blood due to magic. Of course, he was not the kind of person who would leave like this. He was different from humans who lose stamina. He was confident that he would recover to his usual level and regenerate to fight in just a few minutes.

Hooooooooo—

Red smoke endlessly gushed out from Gonma’s entire body, greedily sucking in the energy of the world. The energy that had been accumulated throughout his entire body was replaced by a terrible demonic energy in less than ten seconds. The energy that could be obtained by practicing in a human body for a year was quickly filling Gonma’s body.

Gonma, sitting on Parumuchi’s shoulder, muttered to himself as he regenerated his torn and burst body.

“I’ll go back and kill them all, but this was an uninfected land. Did you activate it with power? To push out the evil spirits in the blood······.”

at that time.

Phew!

Parumuchi’s fingers grabbed Gonma’s flesh that was playing on his shoulder and lifted it up in front of his eyes.

The giant eyeballs moved around at an uncanny speed.

Then, Gonma, covered in red smoke, opened his mouth with bloodshot eyes. The sky of the world rumbled and Gonma’s angry spirit struck the air. Palumuchi’s fingers, which had been holding Gonma, split into several pieces with a cracking sound, and blood spurted out.

【 Pathetic guy. I took him in because I thought he might be useful, but he can’t even handle a single human, and how dare you look at him with such eyes— 】

Kwajik!

【 ?! 】

In an instant, Parumuchi grabbed Gonma with his hands and stuffed his fist into his mouth. The huge, blunt teeth bit his fist and forced it down his throat, preventing it from escaping. A thin, dark red film covered Gonma’s entire body.

Puddle, duddle, duddle—

But soon, Gonma’s body, as hard as a rock, gets caught between Parumuchi’s teeth and gets crushed.

It was chewed and crushed like a stone, like a molted crustacean, its strength several times weaker than usual.

A powerful qi burst out from inside his mouth, but Parumuchi’s internal organs gurgled and pushed rotten blood and tentacles up his throat. Thick teeth rushed from above and below into Gonma’s crushed body, which was caught in the tidal wave of blood and tentacles.

Crack. Crack···

For a while, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of something being chewed.

And then a little more time passes.

The crunching sound disappeared, and only the gurgling sound filled the area.

The flesh of Elder Gonma, who had been replacing the energy of the world with yogic energy just a moment ago, was completely shattered and disappeared into Parumuchi’s stomach. In addition, all of the yogic energy and blood remaining in Gonma’s flesh were absorbed into Parumuchi’s body.

Gulp—

While Parumuchi chewed and absorbed the remains of Gonma.

The wounds on his body from his duel with Ilgumju and Kaso Pon healed in an instant, and a huge amount of demonic energy was sucked into his nostrils.

A little later.

Kkuddeuk—

Parumuchi gritted his teeth and looked around the nearby land.

The neighborhood was extremely quiet.

Just a few corpses wandering around outside the barrier.

thud······

thud······

Soon, Parumuchi’s giant feet chased down the nearby corpses, trampling every single one of them before disappearing into the dark horizon.