My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 183
#183
Operation to escape from the Demon King’s Castle (5)
Olivia’s intervention during the escape of the princess and Hesperon was not originally planned.
I didn’t expect that she would immediately notice the small commotion that occurred in Sianna’s jurisdiction, which she had deliberately left away, and come to visit.
Indeed, it could be said that it was meticulous work done befitting the person in charge of management of immortality.
‘Even if you don’t, you’ll be the busiest in the Immortal City, taking care of even the smallest details. Even though he is competent, he is overly competent.’
Although he feels comfortable saying this now that everything has gone smoothly, in fact, when she first appeared, he couldn’t help but be quite embarrassed.
Just in case, the start date of the operation was set to be the day ‘Hans’ visited, so wasn’t it a disaster that we almost had to reorganize the plan from scratch?
‘Fortunately, by taking advantage of the situation, we were able to continue with a better flow than initially expected.’
The dramatic effect was added, the solemnity was highlighted, and the bond with Riley deepened due to the sudden crisis.
‘It would be difficult to reproduce the ability that he used in front of the princess later… Well, I guess it would be okay to say that he demonstrated superhuman strength in a crisis situation.’
Naturally, it was the Immortal King Hans’ secret intervention that blocked Olivia’s interference and moved the two away.
As the owner of this ‘Labyrinth of Eternity’, he could manipulate the internal space at will with just his will, so it wasn’t that difficult.
‘Hesperon will also quickly become stronger now. In the future, I will be able to show similar abilities on my own.’
In the future, he will be able to grow in a comfortable environment with the full support of the 5th princess.
The karma that comes as a bonus is not easy, so it could be said to be a satisfying development in many ways.
[Are you here? Immortal King! I’ve been waiting!]
And now Hans was facing Acrich Dwell in the undead production workshop within the immortality.
This was because the pre-production process for ‘Salma’, which had been waiting for a long time, was finally completed.
‘Even though it’s only been about a week in Earth time.’
In addition, the process originally required about a year of maturation even with all kinds of rare ingredients, but perhaps thanks to active use of the energy of the abyss and death, a similar effect was achieved in just over two months.
[Hehehehe—Good job Dwell. It must have been quite a hassle, but you did a good job.]
[That’s too much praise! I will make sure to complete the processes of other entities so that King Dwell McCain can be satisfied!]
Leaving him behind as he fell to the floor, moved by the light praise, Hans quietly looked at the figure floating quietly in an incubator filled with an abyss.
Salma, the corpse of the transcendent awakened person he first obtained.
Even though it was still unfinished, an unusual presence could already be felt from it.
‘You used the Abyss to turn a Hyeongyeong expert who was an awakened person of the Earth and learned martial arts into an undead. I’m looking forward to seeing what the results will be.’
Since the existence on which it is based is special, a great deal of effort was put into turning it into an undead that uses it.
Rather than creating an ordinary entity that existed in the world so far, a completely new process was created.
The foundation was laid through “Forbidden Knowledge,” assisted by “Heart of Immortality,” and was adjusted once again with “Evil Wisdom” and “Way of Magic.”
Afterwards, this was the result of mobilizing all the skills he had, such as refining the passage through the abyss with “Eye of the Abyss” and optimizing the spell with “Magic Control”.
It was ‘Abyss Revenant’, the tentative name for the original undead of the immortal king Hans that had never existed in the world until now.
[Then I’ll take care of the rest. Let the remaining entities do this as well.]
[Yes! Just leave it to me!]
So Hans retrieved Salma, who had left only the final process, and after checking the work here one last time, he quietly passed to Earth.
To become ‘Hahoetal’ again, not ‘Immortal King’.
***
Immediately after escaping from the immortal castle.
Riley carried Hesperon on his back and moved south, keeping a close watch on the surrounding area.
The exact location of this place was not known yet, but there were so many monsters wandering around that it seemed like it was not a secure place, so it was impossible to relax even for a moment.
“Whoo—whoo—.”
“…Riley? I’m okay now? “I can walk on my own…”
“Oh, it’s noisy. How much time has passed and you’re already feeling better? Don’t overexert yourself and just stay calm! Whoa—.”
It’s been a few hours since we moved like that.
Even though she had used magic, she was already exhausted and could barely take a step.
‘No, rather, I think it’s amazing that I’ve endured so far.’
No matter how much strengthening magic was used, it did not solve everything.
The efficiency of this type of auxiliary magic increased as existing physical abilities increased, but she, who had always lived a life of isolation from physical labor, was not very compatible with it.
Of course, in order to increase the effect, she had no choice but to use her magical power excessively, and she, who was already not at a very high level, became tired even faster due to the magical energy constantly leaking out due to the worst efficiency.
And to make matters worse, that wasn’t the only factor hindering their movement…
“…Riley is coming again.”
“Ugh! How many times have I done this? “I’m sure we’re still inside the Northern Mountains, right?”
Riley, who was panting and diligently kicking his feet, grumbled quietly at Hesperon’s whisper behind him and hurriedly hid himself in the bushes.
Next, a small barrier activated around that area isolated the space.
And not long after—.
“Cruk— crouch—!”
“Hehehe!”
A group of monsters rushed to one side as if passing them by.
Fortunately, they didn’t seem to have noticed our presence and chased after us, perhaps thanks to the presence blocking magic tool that was activated even while moving.
“…Did you go?”
“Well, they seem like they were just passing by.”
“Phew—the group we encountered in just a couple of hours is already close to twenty, and no matter how we look at it, it doesn’t look like we are inside the northern mountain range. Surely it’s not like this everywhere outside the city?”
“uh? “This is my first time coming out, don’t you know…?”
“I know, I was just saying it. … Then, as expected, there is only one candidate site. “No, actually, I guess we should take it for granted.”
A place south of where the Immortal King is located and adjacent to the northern mountain range.
Meanwhile, the defense line recently collapsed and the territory was eventually taken over by monsters.
“The Principality of Rohan. It was a small country in the north of the empire… I don’t know what the situation is now. “All I know is the information I had before I was caught.”
As she sat down and took a break, she explained what she knew to Hesperon, who did not know much about the situation here.
In fact, in this environment, it was almost impossible for low-level wizards… especially a beautifully grown princess and two troubled patients, to survive.
“Now take it. “Here’s something to drink.”
“Thank you, Heron. “Is this a menu you’ve never seen before?”
The supply of materials for “Avatar Cloud,” a self-proclaimed ‘unique skill,’ was sufficient to solve all problems.
Food, drinks, clothes, sleeping bags, and other camping gear, as well as…
“Kuhuhhh—!”
“Kkkkkkkk!”
Doo doo doo—
“Oh, it’s passing by again. “Is this the street they frequent?”
“But it’s definitely a great ability. “It’s not like you can easily get a magic tool like this even if you have money.”
“But it’s not free. “It’s not an ability that can be used indefinitely.”
“I guess so, right? “I heard you said you couldn’t even move in space for a while because it was too much.”
All kinds of magical tools such as presence blocking and surrounding detection and isolation barriers to protect yourself.
Since we could easily supply whatever we needed, it wasn’t that difficult to move around while hiding as long as there weren’t any major problems.
“Then shall we slowly move now?”
“Yes, I rested enough. ruler! “Hurry up here, Heron!”
“I heard I can at least walk now. “I’ll tell you later if it gets hard, so let’s get going.”
“Ugh—even if people worry about me.”
“Come on, let’s go.”
Yes, as long as there are no ‘big problems’.
However, this is the territory of the already defeated Principality of Rohan.
It was a demonic spirit that had lost all land except the capital to monsters consumed by madness, and was still barely holding on with the help of the main church and the imperial army.
But there’s no way that a country could suffer that much from so many low-level monsters, right?
Naturally, there were countless monsters roaming around here that could take on an army on their own.
And it was only natural.
Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The senses of the top level monsters were so broad that they transcended common sense.
“…Oh shit.”
“Heron? Why are you doing that all of a sudden…”
The movement was so overwhelming that it escaped the criminal’s awareness.
Squirt—!
While the barrier was lifted and movement was in full swing.
By the time the sound of the harsh wind reached Hesperon’s ears, ‘the being’ had already approached them.
‘danger!’
Accidents accelerated due to the sense of approaching crisis, and time around me slowly slowed down.
His superhuman mental power, amplified in an instant, analyzed the situation in an instant.
He soon grasped the entire situation and moved his body extremely rationally.
The magic power that swirled around the body strengthened the physical abilities and at the same time made the body even stronger…
“Eup?!”
He then hugged Riley who was next to him and threw himself backwards with all his might.
With one hand, they activated a magic barrier tool that would hide their appearance.
Right after that.
Kwaaaaang—!
A strong shock wave erupted from where they were, and thick dust exploded.
And….
“Keeeeeeek—!”
Whoa!
Along with a frenzied roar that shook the entire area, the violent flapping of its wings instantly scattered the surrounding dust in all directions.
This revealed a huge lion’s body with an eagle’s head and wings.
A bright red glow was burning in the two eyes full of madness, and those gazes were constantly looking around, looking for something.
With saliva dripping from its beak.
“…griffon.”
Riley, who was lying on the floor, looking at the overwhelming majesty, muttered lowly as if suppressing it.
‘I definitely checked properly and lifted the barrier!’
I left the barrier only after looking at the surrounding dangers with the detection magic tool and making sure I had the presence blocking magic tool with me.
If it weren’t for Hesperon, which responded quickly, wouldn’t everything have ended in the first lesson?
‘No, actually, the current situation is not that good.’
It seems like they were temporarily missed due to a barrier that was activated in an instant, but the griffon was an apex predator that could even go toe-to-toe with an ogre.
Considering that it is a flying monster, it is no exaggeration to say that it is more difficult.
‘If they start looking for us in earnest, this barrier won’t last long. We have to come up with a plan before that happens.’
In other words, it is still a crisis that could lead to catastrophe even now.
“Whoa, but as expected, Heron is amazing. I am indebted to you this time too. But now the situation is… huh? Heron? Wait, are you okay?”
Riley, who had been speaking as quietly as possible out of nervousness, stopped and carefully extended her hand towards his motionless back, hugging her.
Cheolpuk—
“Oh?”
Something slippery and unpleasant to the touch.
Feeling an ominous premonition, she hurriedly got up and carefully examined his body, then bit her lip.
As if he had not been able to completely avoid the sudden assault, blood was continuously flowing from his long torn back.
Also, perhaps because of the aftermath of the shock, I was unable to come to my senses.
“…There was a potion potion.”
Riley opened the potion that Hesperon had prepared for emergency use and quickly sprayed it on his back.
However, this was only an emergency measure and more specialized measures were needed for proper treatment.
“What now…?”
But the situation only got worse.
She slowly turned her head at the sudden ominous presence…
“Kkiek?”
“…!”
I met a pair of red eyes directly and froze in place.
Before she knew it, the griffon had come within a stone’s throw and was lowering its head, staring intently at her inside the barrier.
In this suffocating tension, there is a short silence.
“Keeeeeeek—!”
“Oh shit.”
The sound of a maddened roar and the lament that came out of her mouth without me realizing it were mixed together.
‘I managed to escape from the hands of the Immortal King!’
Putting that unfairness behind him, Riley hugged Hesperon, who had fallen to the floor, and closed his eyes tightly.
It was just an instinctive action that had no meaning anymore.
But that’s why she couldn’t see it.
That he was staring at the griffon with one eye that was struggling to open.
Right after that.
Paaaaat—
“Kkieek?!”
At the same time, a bright cluster of light burst out like dawn breaking through the dawn.
A huge sword of light suddenly protruded from within and swung as if it would split the world.
“Hmm—!”
Skakakak—!
Phuwak—
with the griffon placed exactly in the center.
A sword of light that has been sharpened to its limit, filled with enormous divine power, as if all its strength had been used from the beginning.
Even if it was a top-level monster strengthened with madness, there was no way that a mere monster could withstand such a surprise attack.
“Ki heh ki— keuhek!”
Coo!
The large, staggering fuselage fell and a heavy sound echoed around the area.
Griffin’s vain exit contrasted with his overwhelming appearance, but in fact, considering his opponent, it would not be that strange.
“iced coffee? …No way. “Are you a saint?”
“It’s been a while, princess. “I never thought I would meet you here. It is indeed the guidance of the Lord.”
A man smiling softly as he looks down at Princess Riley, who is a mess, with an aura of light covering his entire body.
He is the saint of the main religion and the warrior who will save the world.
Because it was Heinrich St. Landgard.