Chapter 450

Episode 450

Karen asked, looking at the fire that displayed its unique power.

“... What is this fire?”

– The flame used to create jinn. It’s pure and powerful power.

Jian muttered.

“The legend that Jin was born from fire wasn’t a lie...”

Karen was fascinated by this power, but at the same time, she had doubts about Rajin’s intentions.

“Rajin, why did you create Jin?”

– ....

Gurgling...

Rajin shuddered and flinched.

– Once again...

Montra’s guardian castle missed something.

– I wanted to go back to that time again.

“... ah. Jin was created to imitate the guardian castle.”

Rajin wanted to go back to the time when there were many similar beings besides him.

To a time when Rajin didn’t have to be special. To a time when it was okay to just be normal.

Karen chuckled.

“So how do you feel?”

– Jinn is a powerful being, but it is different from the Guardian Castle. They all just follow my intentions and don’t have a purpose like the guardian star.

“... is it.”

The reason Rajin feels a strong sense of kinship with Karen and Karuna. This is because they were once united around the powerful premise of protecting Montra.

Those who worshiped Jin used to say that Jin was wise. However, to be precise, this is incorrect.

Jin is just not stupid.

Like Rajin, he is a being who has no intention or will to devote his whole heart to something.

That’s why Rajin is lonely.

Sssssssssssssssssssssss...

bts...

A red crystal fell into Karen’s hand.

– That decision will give you direction. It’s been a week since those seeking the fragments headed to the sealed location. Since there hasn’t been any news yet, there’s probably a problem.

“What should I pay attention to?”

– If the door is fine, leave the seal as is, but if something is wrong with the door, kill Jin. That’s what I said to him.

Ugh...

– Karen, let me say the same thing to you.

Tuk...

Karen put a red crystal in her waist pocket and laughed.

“It’s easy.”

Karen turned around, smiled at Kang Seol, and was about to leave to fulfill her mission, when she seemed to remember something and asked Rajin.

“You know, Rajin! “Can I ask you something?”

– Is it important?

“Maybe it’s important... maybe it’s not. “Maybe it’s a childish thing to say.”

– It’s like Karen. Let me answer your question.

Karen asked, scratching her head. She also finds the level of questions to be embarrassing.

“I used to be confident, but after meeting Rajin, I suddenly don’t know. You know...”

The question she asked Rajin was a truly simple question.

However, Rajin felt a resonance within him. And another line connected to her.

– Let me answer your question. Karen...

* * *

That one...

That one...

Siaaaaaa!

A red snake fell from the ceiling and opened its mouth wide. Judging by its momentum, it looks like it is trying to devour the man in the falling position in one bite.

Pot-!

Paaaa-!

The man raised his arms upward and wrapped magic around them.

Whioooooo...

As the dreary gray magical power swirled around, the shape of the arm became blurred.

And soon something amazing happened.

Kii...

Pusssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss going...

Before the snake could eat the man, it turned into crumbs and disappeared.

The huge monster rotted and crumbled in an instant.

“This place is really annoying.”

Where the snake fell, the path it had taken was clearly visible.

Even the corpses of the monsters that fought with the man’s minions.

Of course, there were no living creatures.

The man was left alone and accepted it.

To begin with, the subordinates were just an inconvenience and did not have a special bond.

Rugier of corruption.

He was the successor to a northern outskirt kingdom that did not belong to the Federation. Although it is now destroyed, Lujie’s name has been passed down to those around him.

And by the time his name spread to the feds, there was a huge bounty on his head.

He was now a member of Congress. It was also Rugier who received the opportunity to give Razin a fair test.

“Now I understand how crazy these guys are.”

Razin’s test was cruel, beyond vicious. The depths of the crater where the fallen Jin was confined was more vivid than any hell Luzier had ever experienced.

“Aaaah! You son of a bitch! “That mouth... mouth...”

– It’s over. I’m glad you’re such an immature guy.

“... what?”

Something was strange.

Rugier felt ominous and looked around. Only then did my blurry vision begin to return to clarity.

“... oh my god.”

He was opening the door now.

I tried to push the door open with all my might.

A door that humans thought could never be opened was showing through a gap into the dark beyond.

Even that was too much for the monster beyond the door.

– Humans are easy creatures to handle. Faith decreases and doubt increases. The weak parts are inflated and the strong parts are marginalized.

“What have I done... what have I done...”

– you are right. Bishin was trapped, unable to open even one of these doors. Until just now.

“Why should I...”

– By reaching this point, your mind has already been polluted. The process by which you arrived here was also my arrangement...

Faced with a being writhing in the darkness, Rugier frowned and shouted.

“Wait! They say I don’t deserve it! So, me...”

– The moment you opened the door, nothing else mattered.

“Oh my...”

Black gin wrapped around Lujie’s body.

– Take it well.

Wood-dud-dud-duk...

“Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

* * *

... Argh!

“huh?”

A strange sensation rose up through my body, as if someone’s scream had swept through the entire space.

Karen said, picking her ears with a sour expression.

“Did I hear it wrong?”

Boom...

roar...

Karen grew a flame on her index finger and illuminated the surroundings.

Following the guidance of the red crystal, we moved towards the deep part of the crater and soon the surrounding area became dark.

Rustling...

Kiyi...

A fire-breathing monkey emerged from a crevice in the rock.

Sreung...

Puhwaaaaaaaaaaa!

The monkey was cut in half without even pulling out the sword.

“It’s sloppy. Is this an artificially created monster? “Why here?”

Karen kicked the monkey’s body and moved along the path.

And about an hour passed?

Snap...

“What... is this.”

The body of the monkey cut down earlier was lying in the same position.

As we continued along the road, the same place as before appeared.

Kiiii-!

Squeak...

thud...

The same monster appeared in the same location.

The same body was placed on top of the monkey’s body.

It was a mirage that brought Ruzier and his subordinates to the brink of annihilation.

“It’s a trick.”

Cheeeeeee...

As she radiated heat, the space around her distorted.

Soon the clumsily hidden path was revealed.

“I found it!”

Karen found the path that Luzier found after struggling for a week in less than a day.

Sigh...

Karen hummed as she entered the path, and a sticky and unpleasant sensation came over her.

Whoosh...

Karen extinguished the flame on her index finger and took a stance where she could draw her sword at any time.

Srrrr...

[The heat of mental pollution invades.]

[Roll the mental pollution die.]

[The number of eyes on the mental pollution resistance die is 3.]

[An experienced knight has a strong mind.]

[ The number of eyes of the mental pollution die is added by 1.]

[Immune to heat.]

[The number of eyes of the mental pollution die is added by 2.]

[Karen is perfectly resistant to the heat of mental pollution!]

[The caster’s location is briefly monitored. I can figure it out.]

Rumbling...

A subtle flame lit up on her armor.

“...the door is open?”