novelraw Chapter 203 : Chapter 203
Chapter 203 : Chapter 203
Chapter 203
“Humans are not playthings.”
From an ancient human who resisted the Gods.
“I am Adamas. An ego sword possessing hundreds of Authorities and a teacher who led countless heroes to the path of the sword.”
To a sword life sealed in a blade.
The time he spent asleep wasn't short, but he had lived a life spanning thousands of years.
In that life, he experienced various beings.
Among them were Transcendents called Gods.
And there were mythical beings like dragons and giants.
Beings born with great potential.
Of course, not everyone was like that.
There were monsters who possessed sharp teeth and tough bodies and achieved high ranks by awakening Evil Energy.
There were also numerous other species, including long-lived fairies and dwarves.
Weak humans, permitted neither sharp teeth, tough bodies, nor long lives, trained their Mana.
And the sword of a trained human cut dragon scales and giant hides.
Mortals thus trained their respective weapons to exist independently.
By existing independently, they reached massive ranks and became the rulers of the Continent.
However, the Grotesquery that suddenly appeared was different from all others.
It did not possess a body, yet it possessed a body.
It was not a living being, yet it was a living being.
Trivial curses gathered to exercise power close to Authority.
I was quite flustered by the existence that appeared suddenly.
Transcendent power was needed.
Among the friends I was with, the one closest to transcendence was Edan Eurasia.
The Superhumans of the Empire, who remained at the 8th star even at that time, would never be able to guide him to the rank of transcendence.
Chaos gives birth to countless heroes.
Edan's era was chaos within chaos.
It was a time when the Empire's tyranny reached its peak, and a time when the King of Monsters, said to appear once in a thousand years, was born.
The mountain ranges and the Continent were chaotic as never before, and the blood of countless humans and other species was scattered on the earth.
From those who hadn't refined a Mana Heart to Knights, Mages, and Walkers who had.
It was a time when Knights' oaths were important to achieve higher ranks, and when Mages immersed themselves in research to avoid falling behind.
In such a time, the reason Edan, who had remained at the 8th star for a long time, could reach the 9th star was because there was an adversary he had to overcome to cross his limits.
Monster Lord.
The master of hundreds of mountain ranges who made even the Empire's 8-star Knights and Mages shrink back, unable to handle him.
[Come. Weak humans.]
He freely roamed hundreds of mountain ranges and established a kingdom.
Whenever a Monster Wave occurred at his command, corpses piled up forming mountains in the fallen castles.
The Kingdom Alliance's swords were aimed at the Empire and the Emperor, but they couldn't help but be conscious of the King of Monsters as well.
That was the reason the Kingdom Alliance couldn't advance with all its troops, and the Empire and vassal states couldn't leave their vast territories empty with peace of mind.
“Even if humans fight over hegemony, the hegemony of the Continent must not pass to other species.”
War was waged assuming monster attacks, becoming increasingly passive.
If humans joined forces and waged a full-scale Monster Subjugation war, it was a winnable war.
However, since monsters became shackles for the Kingdom Alliance, whose main stage was the frontier rather than the Empire which controlled the center of the Continent, the Empire deliberately did not break the uncomfortable standoff.
Beings who would eventually aim for each other's necks.
If Edan cuts the Monster Lord, he might reach transcendence.
Likewise, if the Monster Lord tramples Edan and achieves karma, he would reach transcendence.
Rank grows through the karma they have accumulated.
They were beings who achieved high ranks with their own beliefs, no less than himself sealed in the sword.
If they had destroyed each other's rank and achieved new karma, they would have surpassed someone like himself sealed in a sword.
But such a thing did not happen.
Grotesquery.
A transcendent entity possessing hundreds of curses.
An existence that suddenly appeared about 200 years ago and joined hands with the Monster Lord.
Because of that, the situation transformed.
The master of the mountain range caused waves of unprecedented scale, and humanity's war entered a lull.
The Curse of the Grotesquery spread like a plague, collapsing several countries.
“Except for the Priests of the Holy Nation, let no one enter!”
The Empire chose to lock the gates and squeeze the lifeblood of weak kingdoms to take the glory of the past.
People pointed fingers at the Empire, but for those who had already committed countless evil deeds, adding one more wasn't a problem.
“The one who survives is strong, and the strong one survives.”
The Empire declared.
That the sun, once risen, never falls.
That those who wish for the sun to set will soon become blind in both eyes.
It was an arrogant remark, but history spanning a thousand years proved it.
Around that time, the Kingdom Alliance also began to shake.
It was because most of the kingdoms forming the alliance were located adjacent to mountain ranges.
They also had to choose.
Whether to lock the doors like the Empire and avoid the tribulation.
Or open the doors, lift their swords, and face the tribulation head-on.
“A Knight of Eurasia speaks with the sword.”
At that time, Edan Eurasia, a 9-star Knight who made the weak kingdom Eurasia the center of the Kingdom Alliance, turned the sword aimed at the Empire toward the Monster Lord and the Grotesquery.
Many in the Kingdom Alliance opposed his decision.
Saying that it would only benefit the Empire.
Even if they exterminated the monsters, they wouldn't be able to deal with the Empire with their forces weakened to the extreme.
“Even so, we must do it.”
The Kings of the Alliance shook their heads.
“It doesn't have to be us.”
Even the Kings called Superhumans who crossed the wall reacted no differently.
“It seems there are only fools here.”
The Queen of Cornelia, a member of the Alliance, sneered.
An Iron-blooded Mage who mastered the 8th star.
The undeniable second-in-command of the Kingdom Alliance following Edan Eurasia.
The Master of the Violet Magic Tower warned them that if they became dogs running away with their tails between their legs, the rank they had achieved with difficulty would be damaged.
“That applies to them as well.”
“Even if a Superhuman's rank is damaged, as long as they are alive, they can recover again.”
“Have you not heard the report that even a Superhuman's body cannot withstand the Curse of the Grotesquery?”
“Our Kingdom does not possess a strong King like Eurasia and Cornelia, so it will be difficult to respond easily.”
“You speak like cowards. How are you different from the Emperor of the Empire?”
The Queen criticized, asking where their spirit to overthrow the Empire went and if they had become cowards busy saving their own skins.
“You know nothing. Do you think we want to do this?”
“Queen Diana, your words are always harsh.”
“Cornelia, possessing a Magic Tower, cannot understand our position.”
“If we lock the gates like this, the Holy Nation will surely step forward.”
“Don't you know that if Edan falls, you are finished too?”
The Kings fell silent at the Queen's words.
“It seems I've heard all the opinions.”
Even at the disappointing conversation, Edan Eurasia did not yield.
He just showed a grin.
After the Kings withdrew.
Diana Cornelia shouted.
“Those cowards have a point. Although sacrifice will follow, enduring is also a method for the greater cause.”
The Queen said, chewing her lip unlike her usual self.
“Someone has to do it.”
“It doesn't have to be you.”
She said she would use the Magic Tower to minimize damage.
She said she would find a way to minimize the damage to rank given as the price for turning away from the reality before their eyes.
“No. Then it will only repeat again.”
“Idiot! I'm saying it's over if you die!”
“Aren't you here?”
“…….”
“This. Is something only I can do.”
Even if he breaks through the immense monster army, the Monster Lord and the unidentified grotesque thing that would remain.
“Unless it's me, no one can cut it.”
It was something incomprehensible because she wasn't 9-star.
But it was also something understandable because she wasn't 9-star.
After thinking for a long time, the Queen opened her mouth.
“I will attach five Superhumans to you.”
She added that five Arch Mages of Cornelia would be equal to two legions.
“Also, I will send direct descendants to add the power of the Magic Tower.”
“Reassuring. I will try to ensure your rank isn't damaged.”
“Hoping for such a thing...”
“If something goes wrong with me, lead the Alliance in my stead.”
“Foolish talk! If you're going to assume death already, quit it!!”
At the Queen's curse, the undefeated Knight chuckled.
Despite his middle age, he retained a boyish brightness.
“With this, I can focus on the subjugation.”
Finally, the army led by Edan Eurasia climbed the mountain range where the Monster Lord was.
Every time they crossed a mountain, famous Superhumans threw away their lives like straw.
There were several crises, but he wasn't alone.
The Magic Sword imitating the Authorities of Gods guarded his subjugation battle by his side.
Finally, he slaughtered the Monster Lord and eventually cut the Grotesquery.
“Take care of my descendants. You're the only one I can ask.”
Edan Eurasia reached death like that.
“Young Master Killian has awakened!!”
And ironically, he was released from the seal and reincarnated as his descendant.
A fallen family in the Kingdom.
A Family Head preparing for the family's rise.
And reaching the present.
Now.
[Someone is trying to revive the Grotesquery.]
The God who contributed to sealing him spoke in a gloomy voice.
They say the enemy of an enemy is a friend.
“Old sayings aren't wrong at all.”
Killian chuckled as if it were absurd.
‘If it's revival, is it the Emperor's side after all?’
They are the Empire bastards researching the Curse of the Grotesquery and God's Authority.
It was something he had anticipated to some extent.
He had a mountain of questions to ask.
‘But if I do that, I'll only be dragged around.’
Just because it's the enemy of an enemy doesn't mean we can join hands right away.
First, it was necessary to reconfirm their relationship.
“Saying the Grotesquery is alive. Is it true?”
[Did you think you could kill it with a mortal's sword?]
Not a chance.
The guy sneered and said, making him doubt if it was the same gloomy guy from a moment ago.
Killian frowned at the frivolous appearance unbefitting a God.
“The attitude of the one asking a favor is terrible.”
[Speak correctly. Isn't it the same for you that you have to deal with the Grotesquery?]
“I just need to take the sword. You just need to pay the price for failing to complete your precious mission.”
Whatever that price is, it surely won't be good for his divinity.
‘Maybe I can dig up the reason why the Gods disappeared.’
It seemed it wasn't ineffective.
Anger lodged in Murus's voice.
[You say hateful things nonchalantly. You won't gain anything by threatening a God.]
“I won't gain anything by exchanging pleasantries either.”
[You...!]
Ignoring Murus's reaction of grinding his teeth, Killian detected the Grotesquery's energy.
In a short moment, the bastard's energy was becoming stronger again.
‘Is the base side okay?’
Since they were swept away by an avalanche, there is a high possibility they were pushed quite far from the base.
‘Surely I wasn't pushed all the way to the boundary.’
If so, the way back will be quite arduous.
Since the food is divided among the Annihilation Squad.
‘First, I need to coax this guy.’
Even while thinking so, Murus was warning him.
The guy's voice had become gloomy again.
[Adamas, you know nothing about this world.]
“Is there a need to know? Unless it helps in killing you guys.”
[Foolish bastard.]
“That's not something to be said by guys who flocked in droves to seal that foolish bastard.”
Blame.
Mockery.
Rudeness.
Curses.
A conversation so childish that it was hard to believe it was between a God and a human went back and forth.
The one who revealed his bottom line first was Murus.
However.
[Can you still act like that knowing that your precious partner also didn't die?]
That bottom line was something unexpected.
“What...?”
Killian ended up flustered.