The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 319
Episode 319
‘This is so…’
Raoul could only click his tongue at what happened so quickly.
The demon marquis in front of me is trying to do something.
Also, the hero Noel is hiding, waiting for an opportunity.
Raoul already knew.
The moment the awakening was completed and the infinity parts were activated, Raoul had already completely taken control of this space.
It wasn’t a problem to detect Noel hiding in a corner, drooling over his greed.
And if you didn’t feel something strange about the demons trying to approach you even at the cost of damage, your combat experience so far would have been meaningless.
Of course, I was on guard, and there was even a shadow of darkness creeping across the floor and a black thread of curse approaching secretly at the last moment.
Raoul’s golden eyes understood everything.
‘I wanted to see the face of the Demon Marquis in despair after being lightly neutralized.’
Unfortunately, there was no opportunity to do so.
At the last moment, Raoul realized that Noel was targeting the demon marquis and left him alone.
This is because I had a feeling that there might be a bad reaction the moment the final blow was struck.
just as expected.
Something was targeting Noel, who cut off the head of the Marquis Daillo with a proud expression.
Kwajijik pugak!
“Step back, Raoul!”
Even if it weren’t for Ravel’s urgent voice, Raoul’s body was already moving back on its own.
And then a huge fist of darkness plowed open the hole in the ceiling that had been blocked by force alone.
‘That’s awful!’
Even though only one arm was lowered, I could feel an incredibly thick black magic energy and powerful power.
And that fist grabbed Demon World Marquis Dylo Monet and the hero Noel and quickly disappeared through the Demon World’s gate.
“No way!”
Distant voices filled the hall, but Raoul didn’t do anything.
I had no intention of provoking the unknown fist of darkness.
‘There’s no reason to save him.’
Isn’t this a result befitting the typical ending of a hero sacrificing himself to save the world?
Now only Raoul and Ravel were left in the hall.
No, there were wizards who were activating magic circles and pulling open the gates of the demon world.
“I have to finish it.”
Raoul lightly gestured towards the corner of the hall a few times.
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! Quagwang!
The Infinite Parts tore off the wizards’ entire barrier and turned them into powder.
Kwaaaaa!
The dark red gate of the Demon World, which was coming down from the sky of the Tower of the Demon World, let out a strange wailing noise and began to go back up again.
Before I knew it, the black beam of light connected to the tower became faint and soon disappeared.
Soon, the entire tower began to shake and the walls began to crumble.
I felt several large energy fluctuations beneath my feet.
Perhaps the imperial bastards, sensing defeat, opened the portal and escaped.
“Whoa. “Is this the end?”
Raoul let out a deep sigh as he finally saw that the door to the evil world filled with malice closed and disappeared into thin air.
Maybe it wasn’t completely over yet, but it seemed like it wouldn’t show up again for a while at least.
And that moment when I let go of my heart.
Parbat!
The top floor of a collapsing tower.
Three shadows appeared in front of Raoul.
“…? professor?”
One of the three hooded men is clearly Alfred Gray.
He was one of the three wise men of the continent and the vice-chancellor of the Capital Academy, where he once taught Raoul.
We have exchanged news occasionally through magical communication, but it has been several years since we last met face to face.
Just as Raoul was about to greet him with a happy expression.
A person wearing a black hood stepped forward and spoke.
“Count Raoul de Furst. I salute your accomplishments in defeating the Marquis of the Demon World and sealing the gate to the Demon World. Also, congratulations on passing the test of the Connect System final scenario!”
“…!”
Raoul was slightly surprised when the Connect System was mentioned in his mouth.
I roughly noticed that they were black, white and gray, the so-called three wise men of the continent.
However, in my interactions with Gray so far, there was no sign that he knew anything about the Connect System.
‘Could it be that the Three Wise Men of the Continent had something to do with Connect?’
Gray, who made eye contact with Raoul, was just smiling happily.
“If you have passed the test, I recognize you as a ‘temporary coordinator.’ I think it would be better to move on and talk in more detail. “Would you like to follow me?”
Black had a slightly harsh expression, but Raoul nodded.
This was because the system message that popped up in front of his eyes already guaranteed that the words of those who appeared in front of him were not lies.
Whiuuuung.
With Black’s simple hand gesture, a large teleportation magic circle was created on the floor of the hall with a brilliant light.
And then the four figures engulfed in light disappeared from the top floor of the tower.
* * *
‘here is…?’
Raoul felt a sense of déjà vu.
The place he and the three wise men arrived at was a temple with a quiet feel.
And that place was the exact place where Bae Do-hyeon in his previous life obtained three mythical items right before he died.
“Are you here?”
The person who greeted them alone was clearly the old priest who had died in Bae Do-hyeon’s arms.
‘How did this happen?’
Raoul frowned slightly at the lack of flow.
At first, the combination of the three wise men of the continent and the priest was unfamiliar.
And it felt strange that a temple in such a remote place was connected to Connect.
‘Well, once you hear the explanation, you’ll understand.’
Raoul calmly followed the three wise men and entered the temple again.
“So, are you saying that you have inherited dragon blood?”
“Strictly speaking, it is difficult to say that the blood was directly applied.”
The beginning of the story goes back to the continental war that took place thousands of years ago.
A great war in which demons, elyos, and dragons fought for supremacy over the continent.
“At that time, dragons were largely divided into two categories rather than united as one.”
A hardliner who, under the influence of demons, believes that the continent must be cleaned up and a new beginning be made.
A moderate faction that wants to fulfill its original duty as protector of the continent.
And most of the dragons were following the gold dragon Xenadis, a moderate and dragon lord.
However, the Dark Dragon Marveliones, the representative of the hardliners, was powerful.
This is because his power, having colluded with the demons and accepted the black magic energy, easily surpassed Lord’s.
However, the war ended with an unexpected result.
Humans who borrowed God’s power depleted Connect’s mana through a ‘super large magic circle’.
The demons and elyos withdrew through the gate again, and the problem was the dragons left behind.
“Dragons are creatures that feed on mana. “It was difficult to sustain life as long as mana was depleted.”
As long as the mana needed to maintain their strong bodies was depleted, the dragons’ lives were no different from those with a limited life expectancy.
Most of the dragons could not last long and lost their lives, and only the Dragon Lord and a few individuals survived.
They, including Rod, decided to accept their fate and make room for a new connection.
But the dark dragon Marveliones did not accept that reality.
“In the end, he had children through humans and established a kingdom on his behalf. That is the current Kranen Empire. And he hibernated in the depths of the empire and dreamed of resurrection.”
After listening to Gray’s explanation, Raoul was able to understand.
Why did the empire try to open the gate to the demon world?
“Are you saying that you were trying to wake Marveliones from his sleep by opening a passage to the demon world?”
“okay. And that goal was almost achieved. “If the door to the demon world had been opened, it would have been only a matter of time before he woke up again.”
“Then you guys…?”
“We are also descendants of the children left behind by the Dragon Lord and the surviving dragons through humans. It’s Dragonian. And we have been keeping the empire in check for the past thousands of years to prevent the resurrection of the dark dragon and protect the continent.”
“wait a minute! “Then, are the Dragon Lord and the dragons alive now?”
If the Dark Dragon is asleep, isn’t there a possibility that other dragons are still asleep as well?
But unfortunately, Gray shook his head.
“They also went into hibernation, but eventually they were unable to withstand the depletion of mana and began to rest one by one. Lord, the last survivor, also recently passed away. And the last legacy he left behind was the very thing that brought the people of Earth here. “It was a connect system.”
“…!”
It was clearly too complex and enormous to be said to have been made by human power.
But I never thought that would be the Dragon Lord’s legacy.
“With the empire’s movements becoming more active, the Lord, who was about to rest, was very worried. If we couldn’t keep him in check like this, Connect might end up on the path to destruction. But then I happened to meet someone.”
“It would be more appropriate to call it fate rather than coincidence.”
Gray also nodded in agreement with White’s words.
“He was an Earthling. Neither he nor we knew how he crossed the dimension. “The dark-haired stranger who introduced himself as a game programmer created the Connect System with the help of the Lord and the Temple.”
“…!”
When I wondered how a game system was born in a fantasy-based world, it seemed like there was such a mystery.
“Then who is the person who came from Earth?”
“Unfortunately, he didn’t survive long. “Dimensional travel was not a power that ordinary humans could withstand.”
‘Ah, that’s a shame.’
There were a lot of things I wanted to ask if I met the producer in person.
“Then who delivered the Connect System to Earth? “What about Aless Song, Chairman of Connect Co., Ltd.?”
Then White took off his hood and smiled.
“I think this is my first time meeting you in person. I am Alex Song. “I am the chairman of Connect Co., Ltd.”
“…!”
“The connect system was established, the coordinates of the Earth were determined with difficulty, and the dimensional movement magic circle was completed. “I went to Earth through Lord’s final power and founded Connect Co., Ltd. on Earth and started producing capsules.”
“Then what about Mr. White who was active here?”
“It was a double role. “Isn’t there a good magic called Polymorph?”
Well, Raoul had also been working as Bae Do-hyun through the ring he received from Gray, so there was no law preventing White from doing the same.
“And on that fateful day, I left my body there and returned fully to Connect. Just like the players did.”
After listening to the explanation, I began to understand many of the things I had been curious about.
In the end, the Connect system was not just a virtual reality game, but a type of dimensional transmission system connecting Connect and Earth.
But there were still many questions remaining.
“But what is a coordinator after all? What is the ultimate goal of this connect system scenario?”
In response to Raoul’s question, the three wise men made eye contact and shook their heads.
“I can’t tell you that yet. “There is still one task left for you to become a true coordinator.”
“Assignment… you mean?”
There are still issues that need to be solved.
Wasn’t the final scenario over?
“It is true that we prevented the invasion of the demon world through the gate. “But we haven’t solved the root cause yet.”
“As long as the empire where the dark dragon sleeps is alive and well, this incident can happen again.”
“So, we need to rebuild the Dark Dragon’s seal, which has been at least half broken.”
Raoul frowned slightly after hearing what the three said.
“You mean the seal of the dark dragon?”
“A seal is spread across the mountain range behind the imperial capital to suppress the sleeping dark dragon Mabliones. We have been taking turns managing the place, but our strength is now almost depleted. “Someone has to do it for me.”
After solving the demon problem, I found out that there was a dark dragon in the empire.
Raoul immediately refused.
“I’m sorry, but please find someone else. I don’t know what the adjuster is and how much power it can give me, but I’m not interested. “I am not a warrior or a hero who sacrifices himself to protect the continent.”
By closing the door to the demon world, he has already achieved everything he wanted.
There will be no one to threaten the First Earl and the Ashton family for a while now.
Were his words surprising?
The three wise men made eye contact with each other and nodded.
“Of course, I don’t mean to ask you bare-mouthed. No matter how strong you are, you will not be able to manage the seal near the imperial capital on your own.”
“And if you, Raoul, cannot repair the seal, Mabliones will eventually wake up from hibernation. And that too within a few years. If that happens, who will be able to stop the destructive dark dragon?”
“It won’t be as difficult as you think. “It is safe to say that there is little chance of an actual battle taking place.”
Nevertheless, when Raoul did not respond in silence, Gray asked with a wry smile.
“Why don’t you follow me? If you see them, your thoughts will change.”
Still, it was difficult to coldly refuse Gray’s request, as he had already received a lot of help.
Raoul reluctantly got up from his seat and followed Gray and the wise men.
‘This road…?’
The end of the large chapel.
Gorgeous chairs placed on a slightly high platform.
When the old priest touched the chair, a secret passage leading under the podium appeared.
‘oh my god.’
The stone room that welcomed Raoul after he went down the secret passage.
The bracelet and skill encyclopedia where Regnator was sleeping were neatly placed there.
(Continued in the next part)