novelraw Chapter 114 : Chapter 114
Chapter 114 : Chapter 114
Chapter 114 Secret Scheme (7)
"Haaaaap!"
The Ice Rakshasa extended her hand toward Ak-cheol-gun's fist, which was imbued with a pure white energy.
Leaving behind brilliant afterimages, the Ice Rakshasa's hand beautifully adorned the air.
In accordance with that hand gesture, ice shards that formed in all directions instantly gathered to create a shape, and soon, the form of a massive dragon was made.
[Ice Dragon Supreme Creation]
─ CRAAAAACKLE
The ice dragon, containing a terrible coldness that even froze the air, shot toward Ak-cheol-gun like a lightning bolt.
"You wench!"
Ak-cheol-gun let out a massive roar and thrust his fist.
The ice dragon shooting in like a beam of light and the massive fist strike that felt like a landslide pushing in clashed in mid-air.
─ BOOOOOM!
A storm of terrible cold energy froze the surroundings in all directions.
The cold energy of the Ice Rakshasa, who had poured in all her might, laboriously wrapped around Ak-cheol-gun's fist strike and fixed it right in that spot.
─ CRUNCH
In an instant, Ak-cheol-gun's fist froze within the ice.
"Cough……!"
From the mouth of the Ice Rakshasa, who had poured out excessive internal energy, a large lump of blood surged out.
"Miss!"
Jaun quickly approached, placed his hand on the Ice Rakshasa's back, and infused her with internal energy.
"……Save your energy. Young Hero. This is not the time to worry about me."
The Ice Rakshasa pushed Jaun's hand away.
The Ice Rakshasa's cold energy did not last very long.
Ak-cheol-gun's frozen fist broke through the ice with a SHATTERING sound and came out.
Looking at his arm, which was trembling from the Ice Rakshasa's cold energy, Ak-cheol-gun spoke.
White breath was exhaled from Ak-cheol-gun's mouth.
"……I will eliminate even you in this spot together with him."
Ak-cheol-gun's fingers were in a state where they had swollen up noticeably black due to frostbite.
When Ak-cheol-gun lifted his fist again, the Ice Rakshasa, who took a side step with a staggering gait, blocked the front of Jaun.
"Miss……!"
"Why did you recklessly go out alone! Do you know how much I worried……."
Great emotions were condensed within the Ice Rakshasa's cry.
Jaun exhaled a small sigh and placed his hand on the Ice Rakshasa's shoulder.
"I'm sorry. For now, calm down. Once we escape from this place, I will give you a proper explanation."
Hearing Jaun's words, the Ice Rakshasa's body trembled thinly. From her mouth, which had pulled up energy excessively, bloody water trickled down once more.
'The internal injury is…… too severe.'
The Ice Rakshasa's Qi and Blood were all twisted.
'Before she even arrived, she was already in a state where she had exhausted most of her energy.'
Looking at the Ice Rakshasa's trembling arm, Jaun slowly lifted his sword.
'Even if the two of us join forces, it won't be easy.'
─ DRIP DRIP
The sound of blood droplets falling from Jaun's side and hitting the ground filled the forest.
Neither Jaun nor the Ice Rakshasa was intact.
However, even so, it was not a situation where they could just let go of their hands.
The image of Ak-cheol-gun clenching his teeth and concentrating energy in his fist entered Jaun's eyes.
He expanded his energy sense, but there was still no other presence.
'Lord Mad Dragon…… what happened to him.'
If the Mad Dragon were to come, the situation could change completely, but no presence of any kind was felt nearby.
The only one who reached this place was the Ice Rakshasa.
In the end, they had to break through this danger entirely with the power of the two of them.
The sound of the Ice Rakshasa's breathing heard from the side was irregular.
Jaun turned his head and looked at the Ice Rakshasa.
Small wounds from being scratched by tree branches remained all over her limbs, and her entire body was drenched in sweat.
The fact that she sweated to this extent despite running while using extreme ice arts meant that she had put in all her might to that degree.
Even though she might have to risk her life, she had come all the way here with all her strength without hesitation.
The traces remaining on the Ice Rakshasa's entire body dug into Jaun's heart.
'……I must resolve this situation somehow.'
Jaun clenched his teeth and lifted his sword.
***
'I must protect Young Hero Jaun somehow.'
The Ice Rakshasa pulled up her energy while forcibly straightening her twisting Qi and Blood.
The deep wounds remaining on Jaun's entire body were hacking away at her heart.
'If only I had come a little faster.'
The time spent in the Stone Cave was so regrettable.
If I had known it would be a situation like this, I should have cast everything aside from the beginning and run this way.
'……Everything is my fault.'
Bringing Jaun to the Sado Alliance, introducing him to the Alliance Leader, and deciding to receive their help.
It was all something she had planned.
The life of Jaun, who had come here alone trusting her, was now hanging by a thread.
Looking at it objectively, there were not many chances of winning.
Although Jaun had always shown martial power beyond imagination, she did not think that even so, he would be able to handle two elders of the Sado Alliance.
'……Perhaps, I might lose my life in this place today.'
The Ice Rakshasa clenched her fists tightly.
Even if she were to lose her life here, she wanted to save Jaun somehow.
She did not want to be a burden to Jaun anymore.
'Even if my strength is insufficient and both of us die…… I will die first. I will never let Young Hero Jaun stand in front of me.'
Cold energy began to form on the Ice Rakshasa's body once again.
Pain that felt as if her entire body were breaking apart rose as her Qi and Blood twisted.
She felt nauseous, and her vision kept blurring.
The internal energy she had forcibly pulled up clawed through her whole body.
On the limbs she had tended to with such care, dark blue bruises began to appear.
She saw Sodu-heon coming to take a position next to Ak-cheol-gun.
'……Ah. Even Elder So.'
The energy rising from the bodies of the two people, who had properly made up their minds, was of a level different from before.
She felt even the last streak of remaining hope vanishing into the air.
'I must buy time, buy time.'
The Ice Rakshasa firmed her heart.
And she turned her head and looked at Jaun fixedly.
Looking at the image of Jaun gripping his sword for a moment, the Ice Rakshasa wore a bright smile.
'I am glad that I met you in this life.'
Wrapping a cold energy that felt as if it would chill her bones around her entire body, the Ice Rakshasa shot toward the elders first.
***
The body of Jaun, who was pulling up his demonic energy and watching for an opportunity, momentarily froze.
The image of the Ice Rakshasa, who had been standing next to him until a moment ago, jumping forward filled Jaun's eyes in slow motion.
'Miss!'
Because he was so shocked, his voice did not come out of his mouth.
'Just why, why?'
Jaun also knew that the current situation was the worst.
It was impossible to face two elders of the Sado Alliance in a situation where his internal energy was already at rock bottom.
However, he thought that if he somehow stalled for time, an opportunity would arise.
He thought that if the two of them joined forces to block the attacks, they would eventually be able to grab an opportunity to escape.
But the Ice Rakshasa's thoughts were different from Jaun's.
In this desperate situation, the Ice Rakshasa was running forward alone.
'To step forward in this situation means…….'
The cold energy filling the Ice Rakshasa's entire body brushed past Jaun's heart chillingly.
With her body that was not intact, she was once again pulling up her energy with all her might.
"Young Hero Jaun! Run away!"
The Ice Rakshasa's cry pierced Jaun's heart sharply.
She was trying to save Jaun by sacrificing herself.
The traces of bruises all over her body were shouting toward Jaun.
To run away.
To escape this place somehow and survive.
─ CRAAAAACKLE!
At the same time as the massive palm force emitted by the Ice Rakshasa shot toward the two elders, blood was sprayed from the Ice Rakshasa's mouth due to unreasonable internal energy operation.
The image of the blood droplets bursting from the Ice Rakshasa's mouth filling the air flowed before his eyes slowly, as if time had been turned back in slow motion.
Sodu-heon lifted his Judge’s Pen upward and shot it toward the Ice Rakshasa as it was.
─ BOOOOOM!
The Ice Rakshasa's palm force vanished vainly in mid-air.
The body of the Ice Rakshasa, whose feet were on the ground, staggered and wavered.
This time, Ak-cheol-gun lifted his fist.
Then, cold energy spread from the Ice Rakshasa's body once more.
Eyes and ears, and nose and mouth.
Even while bleeding from her seven orifices, the Ice Rakshasa did not stop and pulled up her energy.
The energy emitted by the elders began to settle heavily in all directions.
"It is the end."
Ak-cheol-gun's fist, which contained a full amount of energy, shot toward the Ice Rakshasa.
─ SWIIIIISH
Looking at the energy shooting in at a tremendous speed, the Ice Rakshasa lifted her hands.
'?!'
The Ice Rakshasa's hands were pointing not toward where Ak-cheol-gun was, but toward the left and right.
Expanding her whole body and extending her hands to the left and right, the Ice Rakshasa emitted her palm force toward both sides as it was.
─ RUMBLE
In an instant, a massive wall of ice was created before Jaun's eyes.
She had given up on even protecting herself and was helping Jaun's escape until the end by creating an ice wall.
─ BOOOOOM!
The massive energy emitted by Ak-cheol-gun struck the ice wall.
The ice wall created by the Ice Rakshasa was shattered into pieces, and the Ice Rakshasa's figure flew through the air like a kite with a snapped string before falling with a THUD onto the ground.
The blood and bruises filling the Ice Rakshasa's entire body entered Jaun's eyes largely.
The Ice Rakshasa, who fell on the ground, showed no movement.
Jaun's hands trembled.
"M-miss?"
Jaun moved his feet with difficulty and walked toward the fallen Ice Rakshasa.
All the flows of energy running through the Ice Rakshasa's body were cut off.
If it were a living being, energy should flow even if it was weak.
However, there was no movement in her body.
"Dammit. Why did things turn out like this."
Ak-cheol-gun's troubled expression filled Jaun's eyes.
Ak-cheol-gun lifted his fist again with a bitter expression.
However, in Jaun's eyes, which were fixed on the Ice Rakshasa, nothing in the surroundings entered.
'Please…….'
Looking at the motionless Ice Rakshasa, Jaun bit his lip hard.
'Just why, why!'
Jaun, who knelt down, reached out his trembling hand toward the Ice Rakshasa.
Strength was applied tightly to Jaun's hand that touched the Ice Rakshasa's shoulder.
'Miss.'
Jaun pulled up his energy without sparing any and tried to push it into the Ice Rakshasa's body.
However, the energy only returned to Jaun as it was, without any answer.
"……Ah."
Jaun's hollow sigh erupted. His head was filled with confusion.
It was sad, it was painful, it was cold, and it was hot.
What this emotion filling his whole body was, Jaun could not express in words.
However, he could fully feel that it was as painful as crumbling away.
"Guh-hu-huk."
It was a groan, it was a scream, and it was a sob.
Unknown sounds leaked out of Jaun's mouth constantly.
Jaun, who had been kneeling beside the Ice Rakshasa, slowly rose from his spot.
Demonic energy began to boil from that body.
THUMP-THUMP
The sound of his heart beating filled his ears.
[You must never pull the incomplete Reverse Heaven Asura Art to its limit. If you do, your mind will only be consumed by demonic energy.]
His father's voice brushed through his head, but Jaun did not care.
No, he even thought that perhaps it would be better to be eroded by demonic energy.
Whether his mind was consumed by demonic energy or he became a madman by falling into Qi Deviation.
Any way was fine.
As long as he did not have to look at the image of the Ice Rakshasa lying fallen with a clear mind like now.
─ SNAP
The Reverse Heaven Asura Art began to shake Jaun's body.
The Reverse Heaven Asura Art, which was instantly pulled up to its peak, ruthlessly rummaged through the inside of Jaun's body.
Half of the energy that was flowing through the Ren and Du Meridians began to run in the opposite direction.
─ BANG! BANG!
The sound of internal energy clashing, which only Jaun could hear, shook his body.
Jaun buried the sound of his heart within that noise.
And he buried all his memories in the shock that rose enough to make him lose consciousness.