novelraw Chapter 56.2: Episode 1 (1)
Chapter 56.2: Episode 1 (1)
Translator: Dreamscribe
The Cabin of Memories.
That’s what the Heroes called it.
As soon as the server opened, it was filled with Heroes. Since it was located at a high altitude, they had to use Hero's Flowers to reach it, but since the capacity was limited, not everyone could go.
Hellhound ran inside the cabin.
He had heard that new comments had been added to the photos. The cabin was packed with Heroes, and the queue was long. After a short wait, he was able to enter.
“Wow....”
“Sniff....”
The expressions on the Heroes’ faces varied.
Some smiled brightly while taking photos, while others wept uncontrollably. They were experiencing deep emotions that couldn’t be felt in reality.
Game? NPC?
None of that mattered.
Because the history they had gone through until now had truly existed.
Hellhound looked at the photo left by the Helby Lovers Group. At the very top, there was a message written by Helby herself.
"Ku...."
Hellhound was a Helby expert.
He could guess what feelings had gone into that message. Being acknowledged by someone is an incredibly joyful thing. All the more so if it’s someone you admire and respect more than anyone.
“Hoo....”
He heard someone breathing.
Hellhound turned to the side. The Northern Grand Duke was clutching the Heart Gem in her hand, letting out a deep sigh. Those who had already died could not leave messages here. He could somewhat understand how she must be feeling.
Drrrr!
The ground trembled as the entire cabin shook.
Hellhound and the Heroes rushed outside and looked toward the Lost Land. A black pillar erupted from the boss room, piercing the sky and swirling fiercely. The force grew stronger, and soon a black storm raged around the boss room.
Gugugugu!
A shape revealed itself in the sky.
A wicked figure shrouded in a black robe briefly appeared, and then an enormous hand that had tried to break through the Magic Barrier emerged from the sky.
Its size was so massive that it looked as though a mountain range was crashing down.
"Crazy...."
Those words came out involuntarily.
Hellhound was utterly dazed by the overwhelming sight. The same went for the other Heroes.
From the Hero’s Flowers scattered across the Lost Land, bright light gushed forth, trying to push the giant hand back upward. The giant hand resisted and reached out toward the earth.
Craack!
With unbelievable ease, the massive hand smashed the boss room to pieces. And it didn’t stop there. Its fingers pierced into the ground. That alone caused a quake, shaking the entire area violently.
The giant hand gripped the earth as if to rip something out and rose upward.
Kwoooaaargh!
What it held was a black skull.
Like looking at a mountain, the massive upper body of a black skull emerged from the ground. The hand that pulled it up rose into the sky, pushed by the light from the Hero’s Flowers, and then disappeared.
Boom!
When the black skull raised its hand and slammed it down, fragments of the ground scattered in every direction. Golden liquid flowed from the eyes and jaw of the black skull. It looked as though the remnants of Arsilan it had devoured were now being vomited back out.
The black skull began to drag its body across the ground. It crawled forward, extending its massive hand and clawing at the earth. It looked slow due to its sheer size, but it was not slow at all. It was a monster incomparably beyond the Lord of Erosion.
“T-This big thing they mentioned....”
“So this is what they meant?”
The Heroes muttered blankly, staring at the monster.
The real big one had shown up.
It was so enormous that if the skull stretched out its hand, it felt as if it could touch the edge of the sky.
“Ah....”
Hellhound looked in the direction the black skull was headed.
“T-The Magic Barrier!”
The black skull was crawling toward the Magic Barrier. Beyond that barrier lay Evanth and the realm of Arsilan.
“Gather up, now!”
“Damn it...! How many users are logged in right now?”
Thankfully, it was Saturday.
The Heroes quickly began spreading the word.
Hellhound also called together the Helby Lovers Group and moved down. Once the Helby Lovers Group was fully assembled, they moved toward the black skull.
“Wow..., this is insane.”
“I’m speechless.”
There had been some criticism in Arsilan Worlds about the Lord of Erosion, some said it felt a bit underwhelming. Some said he lacked the presence of a final boss. Toward the end, he was being taken down in three minutes, so it was understandable.
Did Creator God hear those complaints?
This was on a completely different level.
Looking up at the black skull from below was simply breathtaking. It looked like a moving island. The sound of it scraping the ground as it crawled felt like it could rupture eardrums.
Word must have spread fast, as the number of logins was rising rapidly.
“Attack!”
“Protect the Magic Barrier!”
“Damn it, fuck! Just throw everything you’ve got at it!”
Crraackkk!
Countless Heroes gathered around and unleashed all their attacks toward the black skull.
Unlike the Lord of Erosion, this black skull didn’t use magic. It didn’t emit the energy of Erosion either. It possessed only one thing, overwhelming physical mass.
Guoooooo!
When the black skull swung its hand, hundreds of Heroes were flung away and vanished in an instant. Even the blackened ground was torn up as if its surface were being peeled away.
Nearly all the logged-in Heroes had gathered, pouring attacks on the black skull.
Crack!
A fracture formed in the black skull’s bones, and golden liquid began to flow out. Wherever that liquid touched the ground, the blackened soil disappeared, revealing the Lost Land beneath.
The Heroes instinctively realized.
If they destroyed the black skull, all the Erosion covering the Lost Land would vanish.
However.
“How are we supposed to stop that thing!”
“It’s already right in front of the Magic Barrier...!”
Forget destroying it, no one could even think of a way to stop it.
Though the Heroes gave it everything they had, the black skull’s pace didn’t slow. Near the Magic Barrier, it pressed forward, tanking the attacks head-on.
A huge crowd of Heroes had gathered in front of the Magic Barrier.
There were more than 30,000 of them, but they looked pitiful before the black skull. Many had already fallen trying to stop it and were now waiting to respawn.
Hellhound, who joined the front line at the barrier, clenched his teeth.
“Uwaaaah! We’ll protect the Evanth Platinum Coin Shop!”
“Uwaaaaaah!”
“Protect Helby-nim!”
As the Helby Lovers Group raised their spirits, the surrounding Heroes also tried to muster their morale somehow. But the cheer began to fade in front of the black skull’s sheer presence.
The black skull stopped in front of the Magic Barrier.
The skull placed its hand on the ground and lifted its body upright.
In that moment, a shadow loomed over the Heroes.
The red sky shining through the gaps in its bones looked like blood gushing out.
Gwooooo!
The black skull raised both arms as if it were about to charge the Magic Barrier. Just as it was about to hurl itself forward.
Whoooosh!
A wave of light rippled from behind.
The light caused the black skull to hesitate and falter momentarily.
“Huh?”
Hellhound and the Heroes looked back. A white streak had appeared across the golden-glimmering Magic Barrier.
Arsilan!
It was light flowing in from Arsilan, beyond the Magic Barrier.
“The Magic Barrier is...”
“I-It’s opening?”
The light grew even stronger.
The rift in the Magic Barrier widened, and the scenery of Arsilan appeared.
The Magic Barrier that had separated Arsilan and the Land of Erosion began to dissolve, and the beautiful light of Arsilan poured in. Beyond that, countless Arsilan citizens stood gathered.
“You’re not touching my field!”
“It took forever to restore that land!”
Even members of the Farming Alliance stood with them, holding farming tools in hand.
Hellhound got goosebumps. No doubt the other Heroes felt the same.
“Guild Master! Up there!”
One member of the Helby Lovers Group pointed to the sky, and Hellhound raised his head to look.
There, Helby stood floating in the air with her arms crossed.
“H-H-H-H-H-H-Helby-nim?”
Kwooooooo!
The black skull slammed its arms into the ground with immense force. At the same time, its massive torso lunged toward Helby and the people of Arsilan.
[Who's protecting whom.]
Fwoooosh!
Light exploded from Helby’s body.
All the colors of the world seemed to exist within her. An overwhelming magic power surged from her, enough to tear through flesh, distorting the vision of the Heroes.
As Helby’s body rippled with golden light.
KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA!
A storm of magic burst outward, and her body began to transform.
“Uwooooooo!”
“U-Uwaaaaah!”
Hellhound and the Helby Lovers Group erupted into wild cheers at the sight. Emerging from the storm of magic was a colossal magic dragon that held galaxies within and created starlight.
The magic dragon opened her mouth.
A vast amount of starlight gathered inside her jaws. It swirled violently, forming another sun.
When that light reached its peak, the starlight descended.
KWAGAGAGAGAGA!
The breath of starlight that burst forth surged toward the black skull. The black skull was pushed back forcefully and hurled far into the distance.
The magic dragon dominated the sky, painting the crimson sky in her own color.
“M-Master!”
“That’s our Master!”
Helby had now been exalted as the Master of the Helby Lovers Group!
The Magic Barrier fully opened and crumbled away. As its light touched the ground, Hero’s Flowers bloomed.
[Ella has placed her faith in the Heroes and withdrawn the Magic Barrier.]
[Ella’s Radiant Blessing now imbues all Heroes and their Hero’s Flowers. For today, the resurrection wait time is gone. Become the unwavering hope that drives Erosion from this land!]
[S] Ella’s Radiant Blessing
She has withdrawn the Magic Barrier and passed her power to the Heroes.
You are now the barrier of hope that will expel Erosion.
Become the endlessly reviving hope born from the Hero’s Flowers, and move forward!
Fwaaash!
All the Heroes who had fallen to the black skull were revived through the Hero’s Flowers.
Fwooooo!
The Heroes pulled out their horns and blew them.
Countless Heroes stood side by side with the people of Arsilan, gazing at the fallen black skull.
“Let’s reclaim our land!”
“For Arsilan!”
Charge!
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