The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 56

Episode 56:

Snowfall asked Karuna.

“Do you know someone?”

“It remains… in my memory. Ugh….”

“What’s wrong?”

“Off…”

Because there was a bit of a commotion, the sleeping necromancer tried to wake up.

“Ugh…what the hell! Sir….”

Poop!

Karuna quickly approached the necromancer and knocked him unconscious.

It was so fast that I couldn’t see the movement clearly, but it felt like he had been forcibly hit in the neck.

“Are you dead?”

“I didn’t kill him. “I’m sorry for causing a commotion.”

“are you okay. “I wish I didn’t get caught.”

Judging by the faint sound of breathing, the man was definitely alive.

Kang Seol turned his attention to the documents again.

– We were sure. All of this is an opportunity for the Shinri Church of the Dead to overcome the Church of Eternal Life and be reborn. We put it into action right away.

From then on, the actions taken by the Lion’s Shinrikyo Church were revealed.

– An attempt was made to forcibly resurrect the corpse as a spirit body, but failed due to the corpse’s rejection. In addition, because an enormous amount of life force was needed for a corpse to be resurrected as a spiritual body, the ritual location was moved to the Great Forest.

However, because the spirit’s consciousness was so strong, it used the modification of death sentence. And so far, 21 people have not been able to get out of the fix.

There was still a way for the Archbishop to enter directly, but if the Archbishop could not return, it would be the end of the church, so we had no choice but to spread the news to the Church of Eternal Life.

After that, not much was said.

Tuk.

Kang Seol put down the documents in the first place.

And then there was silence for a moment.

‘I can understand the general situation.’

An unidentified corpse discovered by the Shinrikyo Church of the Dead in the Mirage Desert.

The Shinrikyo Church of the Dead tried to resurrect the corpse as a spirit body, but the power of the corpse was so strong that it had to travel all the way to the Great Forest.

Additionally, the ritual continued to fail and as many as 21 lives were lost.

‘There’s no way they went in voluntarily… were they forced into it? ‘Devious bastards.’

It was a bit shameless for Kang Seol, who was also the founder of the Yeongsaeng Church, to say.

Anyway, it is said that the Archbishop, the owner of the Church of the Dead, will come to perform the ceremony either today or tomorrow, so there is not much time left.

‘Then where is Chao?’

Either he decided that the situation was not good and backed out.

‘Has it been modified?’

I felt frustrated because there was no way to check.

Ever since Snowfall came here, her anxiety suddenly increased.

The unidentified body was similar to the way it looked when he first saw Karuna, and Karuna suddenly remembered the memory and suffered.

‘Damn… should I step down?’

Snowfall glanced at Karuna.

Karuna looked at Snowfall with confused eyes.

There was no other way for Kang Seol to face those eyes.

“Let’s check the body.”

“yes.”

The location of the body and the use of the crystal were recorded on the first page of the document.

The snowfall headed to the recorded location, avoiding the snow everywhere.

Grumbling…

‘Even the weather is being scolded.’

As I came to a place where I could smell the smell of rotting corpses and looked at the dark sky, my ominous premonition continued to grow stronger.

– It’s cold… A dagger flies and stabs at my chest.

– But it’s okay. Karuna’s extravagance is such a fraud.

– If necessary, you can just blow up the camp.

The security has become quite strict.

‘We have to deal with that necromancer before he wakes up.’

Either check this place and get out, or go in further.

“Karuna.”

Nod.

Karuna nodded.

Since I had a general idea of what kind of organization they were, there was no need to avoid taking action.

Sereung-

“Who are you!”

“Enemy… ugh….”

Shugak- Seuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…

as the enemy… 00…!

Karuna quickly disposed of the personnel guarding the ritual site. Even Kang Seol was surprised at how quickly he got things done.

‘It’s incredibly fast.’

The destructive power of ignoring the enemy’s defenses and slaughtering them with one blow was destructive, but his movements, whose abilities had risen significantly, were difficult to follow with the naked eye.

‘It would have been terrible if Karuna had been an enemy.’

The assumption that it would have been terrible if it were an enemy actually brought reassurance because it was an ally.

“I think they are the only surveillance personnel here.”

“okay. “Let’s go in.”

The closer we got to the ritual site, the stronger the smell of corpses became.

Snowfall approached the place where the bizarre magic circle was installed.

“This is it.”

A stake was erected on top of the magic circle. And on top of the stake was a corpse wrapped in iron chains.

“Can you see Karuna?”

“…I can see it.”

“If I’m not mistaken, the armor the corpse is wearing doesn’t look much different from the armor you were first wearing.”

“….”

The body was a woman.

The armor he was wearing was all broken, and the sword next to him was broken and the blade was cut in half. Still, I couldn’t shake the feeling that he was similar to Karuna.

‘It’s not work to go into revision… the question is whether to go in or not.’

The best outcome was to discover Chao without going into crystal, and the worst was to go into crystal and not find Chao.

‘How…’

The good news is that when you enter the crystal, your body is also sucked into the crystal. If his body remained here, he would have been killed by the Lion’s Shinrikyo, so this was a hopeful condition.

‘The survival rate of crystals varies depending on the grade of the corpse.’

If the corpse was nothing special, there was no need to worry about returning, but if the corpse was stronger than Kang Seol thought, big problems could arise during the return process.

This was information that Kang Seol could know because he had dealt with the modification of death sentences.

‘What if the power of the corpse is too strong?’

Of course, there must be a way to come back alive.

Especially since Snowfall has two powerful summons.

“Huh…”

Kang Seol sighed and looked back at the corpse. Karuna was approaching there.

But something unexpected happened to Snowfall.

“Who… who are you?”

Karuna suddenly started talking to herself.

“Why why…are you here?”

“Karuna?”

“I… who am I?”

The situation has become serious.

Karuna’s spirit suddenly sank.

As if he was about to die.

“Off… AAAAAAH!”

“Karuna!”

I wasn’t relaxed enough to find out what was going on.

Snowfall approached Karuna as her instincts told her.

“Aaaah!”

Qarring-!

Flash!

As thunder struck the sky, light emanated from the crystal of death sentence that Snowfall held in her hand.

[The modification of the death sentence is activated.]

[You will be moved to the spirit world of the corpse.] [

The main contents of the ‘Secret Ritual of the Necromancers’ are changed.] [

‘Secret Ritual of the Necromancers’ changed to ‘Promise’ [It works.]

‘Damn it…’

Kang Seol’s vision instantly went dark.

And his and Karuna’s new forms were sucked into the crystal.

Tuk.

Shoot…

In the place where Snowfall and Karuna were, only the crystal of the death sentence remained and was hit by rain.

* * *

Snowfall experienced her consciousness being torn apart as if she was passing through a dark tunnel.

‘Hehehe… Hehehe… I have to concentrate.’

Although it was a sudden incident, it wasn’t a problem as long as I kept my wits about me.

Once Karuna calms down, we can solve the problem with Jamad.

As Kangseol came to his senses, his consciousness slowly focused on one place.

“Karuna!”

“master.”

Karuna was standing there.

Kang Seol was relieved to see him not suffering. And even more so for the fact that we faced each other without losing our way.

however.

“Where… is this?”

“It’s probably the spirit world of a corpse.”

“I know that, but what I’m talking about is location.”

“….”

They were standing in the middle of a huge city. The city was full of life.

“ha ha ha! So…”

“If it were me, I would run out right away, you idiot.”

“So we’re not friends?”

Countless people passed by them.

Horses in various colors.

The problem was that Snowfall and Karuna could see them, but not vice versa.

They passed through Snowfall and Karuna.

‘Ghost?’

Snowfall looked at Karuna and Karuna nodded.

They were lost in the spirit world of corpses here.

‘It’s unpleasant… I need to get out quickly.’

First, Kangseol checked the changed adventure details.

Adventure 9-1. ‘Promise’

You have traced the traces of the necromancers. Hoping that their traces will soon lead to Chao.

Here are a few secrets we learned along the way.

The reason the necromancers hid in the Great Forest was because of some kind of plan. Their plan to resurrect a powerful corpse using the vitality of the forest. 21 lives were sacrificed as a result.

You have reached the mysterious corpse that is the cause of all this, and it also carries a ritual tool, the Death Sentence Crystal. And for some reason, I was instantly sucked into the corpse’s mental world.

There is only one way for you to get out of here safely. Understanding the mental world of a corpse. Or finding out what the body wants.

If you fail, the only outcome is death.

Goal: Identify the corpse’s mental world.

Currently, there is no time left.

Considering that even Chao’s story was not mentioned, saving his life seemed to be the absolute goal.

“Can you guess where this is?”

“I remember… little by little.”

“Really?”

“Yes, maybe this place…”

Karuna looked around and said confidently.

“It’s like where I grew up.”

Whiiiiing –

crackling…

Suddenly the world became distorted.

The people disappeared like a mirage and the bustling noise disappeared in an instant.

Snowfall and Karuna frowned and looked at the scene.

‘It’s enormous.’

If I had fallen into a place like this alone, it seemed like I might not have been able to come back like the 21 people who sacrificed their lives before me.

The sight of snowfall and Karuna came into focus again.

‘Palace?’

There were numerous ministers and knights lined up, just like the main hall of a palace. And at the highest point there was a huge chair.

A handsome man was sitting there, looking down.

“You are those children.”

“Dirty birth, Your Majesty! How could those who were sold as slaves…”

“Noisy!”

“Inhale…”

The priest who spoke in a frost-like voice was intimidated. A woman wearing a mysterious crown next to the emperor spoke.

“At best, they are children. “Remove your dignity, Your Majesty.”

“Haha… right. “I made a mistake.”

“Your Majesty makes no mistakes.”

“Oh, that’s right. Another mistake.”

“Your Majesty….”

“Can you please stop? “I can’t get the conversation going at all.”

All of the ministers lowered their heads and suppressed laughter. The emperor only smiled at such disrespect.

And he looked at the children with a humorous expression, wondering where his thunderous majesty had gone.

“What is your name?”

Jiang Xue’s gaze moved to follow the emperor’s gaze.

There were two children there.

Ears that look different from humans and an outstanding appearance. And there were bruises here and there, probably from abuse. The skin stuck to the bones due to not being able to eat well.

Kangseol looked at the children and suddenly turned his attention to Karuna. With a questioning look.

“That’s right, that’s me from my childhood.”

“What about next door?”

“….”

the two children answered.

“The name… doesn’t exist.”

“There was no such thing…”

The Emperor rested his chin in thought and blurted out.

“The child with blue eyes is Karu, and the child with red eyes is Karen. How are you feeling?”

“….”

“Seeing as you don’t say no, I think you like it.”

Karen was holding Karuna’s hand tightly.

Although they were of different genders, they were twins and looked very similar.

The emperor asked them.

“Is there anything you want from me?”

Karen, who had been hesitating behind Karuna, kept trying to come forward to see if she had something to say.

“No, don’t do that.”

Karuna stopped it.

“I think I have something to tell you why you are doing that.”

“….”

When Karuna stopped trying, Karen stood in front of him and spoke clearly. With a soft voice and an expressionless face.

With burning eyes.

“I want you to die, Emperor.”

visor-! Cheaeng!

Even though the words were uttered by a child at most, the knights’ swords were pulled out in an instant.