Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 128

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The place where the Hearthstone returned him was the very place where he was caught up in the evil spirit’s spell.

A huge cavity with rain pouring down from the broken ceiling and countless pieces of broken stone rolling around on the floor.

Although the walls, ceiling, and other parts were damaged due to the three people’s fight with the devil, fortunately, the cavity held up without collapsing.

Of course, I don’t know how long that will be the case.

Snap.

“…Dallen?”

Sienna, who was standing alone on one side of the cave, raised her head. Her lips were red and swollen, as if she had plucked them with her fingernails.

“Dallen, is that really you?”

“That’s right. “Am I a little late?”

“oh my god. How…no, let’s get out of there first. I heard an ominous sound coming from the cave earlier, and it seems like it’s about to collapse. “The surviving special task force agents are waiting outside, led by Bjorn.”

Rumbling…

As soon as those words were finished, a loud noise was heard from somewhere. Stone crumbs also fell from the ceiling.

If it had been a little later, it would have been buried in the ground. It seemed like the timing was closer than expected.

The two people quickly got out of the cave. Except for Sienna, the rest of the team was waiting outside in preparation for any unexpected situation.

It was a wise choice. There was no telling when the cave would collapse, and Dallen was caught in the evil spirit’s trap and flew to hell.

In fact, it was safe to say that he was dead. It was strange, if anything, that he had waited until now instead of leaving.

“Dallen! This guy! What happened? Are you okay? Sienna said she would have ended up in hell. “Was it true?”

[Pucca! Beep beep!]

…I fell into hell. That sounds a bit strange.

Bjorn throws down the shotgun he was holding and greets him with enthusiasm, and the baby dragon with shining eyes perched on his thick shoulder.

After exchanging proper greetings with them, Dallon approached the special task force agents gathered together.

Trace, trace, rainy empty space. The atmosphere in the tent near the special unit was calm.

It wasn’t hard to guess why. At a glance, it may be because the number of people has been reduced by almost half.

Those who were absent were probably those who had been swallowed up by the shadows of Calchas’ second phase hell.

“Dallen.”

One of the Cha agents, who thought he didn’t see a familiar face, approached him.

Dallen looked back on his memories. It was a face whose name I knew.

“Censor Roman Barkov.”

“…You remember.”

“Wasn’t that Sasha’s direct lieutenant?”

The answer was half a breath late. Roman’s shoulders trembled slightly.

“you’re right. And the bailiff…”

“I couldn’t get out.”

“…yes.”

It’s not strange. The shadow of hell descended by the devil.

Because it was a test that not only ordinary people but even superhumans could easily handle.

Roman conveyed her last words in a concise manner.

While Dallen and Sienna Bjorn battled Calkath’s true form in the hollow, dozens of agents, including Executor Sasha, continued their fight.

It is said that Sasha, who somehow managed to find and rally his men in the shadows of hell, was fatally wounded while protecting them from the endless onslaught of hunting dogs.

“And at the last moment he threw himself into the midst of the hounds. He told me to hurry and leave because he would buy me some time, and he held in his arms a grenade full of grenades that Bjorn had made…”

The end of his words were blurred, but it was not difficult to guess what was going on.

Roman rubbed his face with both hands and continued speaking.

“…I’m sure the Executor will be happy to hear that the demon has been exterminated.”

“Thank goodness.”

The devil has disappeared. And then all hell broke loose.

That was the best result that could have been achieved from this fight, and it was a complete victory without a doubt.

But does that mean the weight of death behind victory can be lightened?

It wasn’t just the lives of the three people who were directly fighting the devil that were on the scale.

If the attack on the demon was delayed even a little longer, the time for the summoned demon to die and its power to dissipate would be delayed.

The number of surviving agents may have been half or even half of what it is now.

“As of now, as the inspector, I have taken over the command of the special task force agents dispatched to the scene, on behalf of the executive officer.”

Roman spoke with his head straight. A confident smile. However, the corners of the mouth still tremble slightly.

Sigh-

Dallen watched the censor’s back to the remaining agents in the pouring rain for a while.

[Behind the splendid fight between transcendents and heroes, the desperate struggle of those who could not become heroes hangs like a shadow.] The

dragon in the image spoke quietly.

[That is a reality that no one has been able to avoid since the beginning of history.]

“…Tsk.”

For some reason, my mouth felt bitter. It seemed like it was rainwater rolling around in my mouth.

***

It wasn’t long before the group left the third floor. When they came up to the second floor, a sandworm welcomed them.

“oh my god. “I guess this sandworm has been waiting for you this whole time?”

[Kyaak kyaak.]

“Look, he’s nodding his head.”

“…It really seems like that.”

Dallen was a little embarrassed. Because I have never experienced a situation like this in a game.

Unless there was a related skill, transportation within the labyrinth was generally treated as disposable.

Monsters that are subjugated by force tend to run away as soon as they leave the place for a day or two.

Jeokchang, who had become talkative after going to hell, intervened at the right time and explained quietly.

[It seems you don’t know the power of dragon’s blood, human. The dragon is a being that reigns over all monsters. Even if you hid its presence with the power of the Blue Dragon, the status itself does not disappear.]

It is a very difficult thing to say, but it seems to be roughly that the effect of subduing the Dragon’s blood lasts for a long time.

In any case, this would drastically shorten the time to pass through the second floor. The party boarded the familiar inside of the sandworm’s scales.

I gave Bjorn, who said he needed time to maintain his equipment now that he was out of the swamp, a separate space for scales, and Dallen settled in the same space as Sienna.

Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….

Eventually, a huge monster begins to swim underground in the desert.

Sienna recalled a question she had been wondering for a long time as she watched Dallon stretching out a net of lightning from his fingertips and supervising its movements.

‘What kind of person is this man…?’

The fight against the devil in the cave.

What happened in those last moments remained vivid in her mind even after several days had passed.

The transcendental magic that flowed from the staff destroyed the devil’s body, and in return, Dallen’s body skipped across dimensions and disappeared.

She quickly interpreted the remaining magic power and was able to figure out where Dallen was headed.

‘The Hell Chain Throne of Calchas.’

It’s hell.

It is a stronghold of evil where the power of the devil is unleashed to its fullest potential and tens of thousands of its descendants teem with it.

No matter how terrible the labyrinth is, can it be compared to hell ruled by the devil?

There was no need to say more if it was the hell of Calchas, a high-ranking demon who was one of Enaxagus’s nine favorite clans.

Dallen not only came back from that place alive, but he also completely destroyed Calchas and his hell.

‘…Even if they are the transcendents of the Diamond Palace, can they really accomplish this on their own?’

Owners of the Twenty-Six Halls. It is no wonder that such transcendent beings come to mind.

Dallen’s achievements so far and his current appearance have reached a point where he can no longer be considered an ordinary gold-plated mercenary.

He carries around a baby true dragon like a pet, and in subspace, a demon is held as a slave by a corrupted holy relic.

He is the master of the Holy Sword and a superhuman warrior, and listening to Bjorn’s words, he seemed to be able to use magic at the level of a high-ranking magician from a magic tower.

‘…and this time, we even opened the gates of hell.’

Before she knew it, Sienna was biting her lips out of habit. Dallen, who saw that, opened his mouth.

“Are you okay?”

“uh? Uh oh. of course.”

He smiles awkwardly and waves his hand. Even in his own opinion, he didn’t look like a back alley information dealer.

Sienna took a moment to catch her breath. She decided to just be blunt.

“…Can I ask you something?”

“Sure.”

“Were you a warlock?”

“Puhup.”

This is a bit surprising. You were thinking so hard earlier that I wondered what on earth you were going to ask.

“well.”

“I’m not denying it. “That dagger is a bloody ceremonial dagger that only high-ranking warlocks use, right?”

“That’s right.”

“If the gates of hell were opened without resorting to the power of the devil, it would mean that the dagger was charged by offering a sacrifice.”

“I found half-dead monsters in the womb of the swamp spirit. “I stored it in the dagger as an offering.”

Sienna looked slightly embarrassed by the quick answer. Dallen chuckled. What did you expect?

“Then you thought I was a warlock who practiced human sacrifice?”

“Oh no. That’s not it…”

“Did you gain this power by sacrificing someone to the devil?”

“No, it’s not like that. Just…”

“With the power you gained like that, you hit the devil hard on the back of the head this time?”

“…….”

If you make fun of this any longer, you’ll get hit. Dallen asked back with a low laugh.

“Okay. “Please speak.”

“Whew. “It’s just because looking at you brings back memories of my childhood.”

A rambling story told with a sigh.

However, Dallen, who knew Sienna’s past, was able to understand the hidden meaning behind it.

She has lived as a member of the Diamond Palace since she was born. Until one day, when I was suddenly betrayed.

The memories of my not-so-easy childhood would still be buried deep in my heart.

And it was natural that a certain part of that anger would be directed to the transcendental people who were silent despite their close relationship with her mother.

‘They probably didn’t want things to turn out like this, but it would have been difficult to intervene and stop it. They say that the more you know the future, the greater the restrictions on your movements.’

Of course, for those who were killed and driven out, any circumstances were just lame excuses.

They were powerful enough to fight armies alone, but they turned their backs on them when they were most needed.

Sienna must have caught a glimpse of those transcendental figures as she watched Dallon continue to grow beyond belief.

Since they even showed the use of black magic this time, my complicated feelings must have grown even more.

‘Come to think of it, Eberron also said a similar story.’

Eberron Raktala, the face of the comics.

One of the transcendents of the Diamond Palace, he also said that a long time ago, when he faced Daelon, he was reminded of his comrades.

“okay. It doesn’t matter if you’re from the North or not or if you’re dealing with black magic. All we have to do is be on the same side right now.”

Did you organize your thoughts while looking back on old memories for a moment? Sienna shook her head gently and began to speak.

“A warlock who kills demons. “Isn’t it strange that it’s not an ally?”

“The expression ‘ally’ is a bit stiff. “Didn’t you say we were friends last time?”

“…Okay, let’s be friends.”

“It’s much better.”

Dallon said. He soon stretched out the net of lightning again and began to focus on driving.

Seeing that, Sienna’s face looked more relaxed than before.

***

Uuuuuung-

The feeling of gravity being reversed and the body floating.

After the resonating sound of magical power ringing in my ears, the inner hall of the barrier tower appeared before my eyes.

‘We’ve finally arrived.’

After entering the first floor of the labyrinth, it took another 15 days to reach the return monument.

The carapace wolf taxi, which was mainly used on the first floor, became unusable after Dallon killed the gnoll tribe during the last labyrinth exploration.

In fact, besides the shell wolf, there was another thing that could be used as a means of transportation, but it was not feasible due to the number of people.

In the end, the results were so shocking that other explorers would have been offended if they had heard that the combined time on the third floor of Labyrinth 2 and the time spent on the first floor were similar.

‘Status window.’

The way out of the barrier tower. Dallen opened the status window for the first time in a while. It was time to organize the income earned.

The level went up quite a bit, and the rewards received from the recovered corpses were also significant.

Above all, as his abilities exceeded 30 one by one, he gained completely different powers and possibilities than before.

Now that we have entered a full-fledged war by giving a blow to an evil spirit, we need to take the time to study our own abilities…

“Stop!”

…It would have been.

If it weren’t for the blade that blocked my eyes before I could even read the status window.

“…what?”

What blocked Dallan and his party was a knight. A bald knight wearing shining plate armor atop a massive warhorse.

“What what? “What did you just say?”

“I asked what it was. “Why did you take something like that and block our path?”

The driver, who was momentarily embarrassed when he did not hide his uncomfortable feelings, soon turned red and shouted.

“This bastard…! “Stiffly raise your head at the topic of the lower class! I, Sir Angel, a junior knight of the Pure Silver Knights, will judge you for interfering with official duties according to the orders of the Diamond Palace!”

…What is this idiot?

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