Dragon’s Ark (3)
‘I guess I have no choice but to use it in the end.’
<Clockwork Enumeration> was originally one of the ‘traps’ that Cassandra had created in advance to catch her enemies.
-Following the Gravekeeper, now Troyvan and the Holy Magic Church. It will be difficult for Theo to deal with them all alone without reinforcements, so I will make some arrangements in advance.
Unless they were a Warmage, magicians were not a particularly combat-oriented profession.
But the reason they were shunned by people was because they were beings who could perform miracles.
In particular, it was best to never set foot in an area they had already taken control of.
-… … You’re preparing a magic square.
-As expected, you know it right away. That’s right.
-But wouldn’t there be a shortage of magic stones to form a magic square right now?
-… … .
-You really?
-I trust that Theo will be able to use the preparations well. Don’t you?
It goes without saying that activating a magic square requires a certain amount of energy. It goes without saying that it is the realm of the mind.
But since there were no magic stones to consume at this time, Cassandra tried to procure energy in another way.
– Beating enemies with enemies. Where else can you find a tactic better than this?
The method of procurement that Cassandra thought of was human sacrifice.
It was to use the corpses of the dead Troyban prosecutors.
But the biggest problem was something else.
The problem was that Cassandra’s mental world and magical circuits were not yet complete enough to activate this kind of magic.
* * *
On one side of the watch face where Theo, Odd, and their party were standing, a slightly smaller chronograph was running.
Slurp, slurp-
As the needle turned, the corpses buried in the underground tomb melted. The blood that leaked out soaked into the spring, making it spin more powerfully.
As a result, the barriers that formed the area became stronger.
At this very moment.
Odd and his party were like prisoners locked in a prison.
and,
“Ahhhhh!”
Odd’s party screamed under the various pressures that were squeezing their bodies.
In particular, the leader of the band collapsed and fell face down on the floor.
As his magical power ran wild, his body swelled as if it would burst at any moment, and his bones twisted in bizarre directions, making him suffocate as if he would suffocate at any moment.
Odd barely managed to stop the bleeding from his right arm, but blood started to spurt out again, and Carly grimaced at the feeling of her bloodstain shrinking.
At their feet, a new chronograph of a different shape appeared, its hands ticking quickly.
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Theo, on the other hand, was different from them.
The chronograph at his feet had its hour and minute hands wound in opposite directions.
Color was slowly returning to her pale complexion, and even her breathing was quickly becoming easier.
It was a sight that seemed as if time had gone back.
[External laws apply, increasing the duration of all buffs.] [Currently available time: 2 minutes.] [3 minutes.] [4 minutes.]
.
In reality, time was being rewound for Theo.
-Since you’ve been through regression, you must know a lot about my mental realm, right?
-I’ve only vaguely heard about it.
-My realm of imagination is based on the power of the prophet. The only difference is that it doesn’t end with ‘knowing’.
-Are you saying that what you see is applied to reality?
-That’s right. I give each person who enters my territory a personal watch that fits them. And I wind it. The direction is up to you.
A magic that manipulates time applied to intruders at will.
I was quite surprised when I heard the contents.
Now that I’m facing reality, I think I understand why Cassandra got such a grand nickname.
‘Even with this much power, why was I just being manipulated in the future?’
Theo pushed aside the fleeting thought and charged his sword with magic again.
In theory, he could remain in this buff state ‘indefinitely’ as long as he was in this area.
“Geummaaaaaaaaaa… … !”
Kkwudduk, kkwudduk!
The leader of the band struggled with the onslaught of magical power and eventually died completely with his head snapped to the side.
The result was that the aftereffects were maximized by ‘fast-forwarding’.
“Why! Why isn’t it possible!!”
On the contrary, Odd’s time was being ‘rewinded’.
This prolongs the time that the arm was just amputated, causing continued bleeding and pain.
Odd’s complexion was as pale as could be due to excessive bleeding.
A sense of crisis that she might die in vain if she continued like this dominated her mind.
There was no way to free Theo from this curse.
‘I am!’
Odd clenched his teeth.
‘And our ancestors didn’t spend their entire lives trying to end up like this!’
The Grim Reaper was approaching us quickly.
But before I could even move a foot,
Phew!
The Moonlight Sword and the Dragon Sword fell down in front of her.
Chaeaeaaeng-
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“Get off! I said get off!”
The more Odd struggled, the more the Wolbaek Sword and Yongsal Sword followed him.
Just as Theo had faced her and Carly at the same time earlier, this time she was facing two swords.
The problem was that the movements were different from each other, as if they were being wielded by different people.
The moon-white sword is close to the plum blossom twenty-four, and has splendid movements.
Yongsalgeom showed sharp movements based on the magic dragon’s six arts.
But the basis for this was something that Odd knew all too well.
-The flow of swordsmanship I had wanted to see so badly was right there.
“Are you… testing your sword skills against me?”
It was a provocation.
About who is more suitable for sword fighting.
Let’s compare the sword that you and your ancestors tried to restore with the sword that I interpreted, and see who is closer to the truth and who has the upper hand.
That’s what they say.
and,
-If your <Black Ice Moon> is useful, I’ll take it.
He even displayed such arrogant symbols.
Bam!
Odd felt as if something had snapped on one side of his head.
I just couldn’t forgive that fake.
Tsk tsk tsk!
Odd eventually froze his right arm in ice and caused a large lunar eclipse while fighting against the Moon White Sword and the Dragon Sword.
Kwarrrrung-
Chachachang!
“I can’t believe it… … . The magic that a mere non-believer uses… … To reject the grace that God gives… … This can never be… … !”
Meanwhile, Carly bit her lower lip as she watched Theo slowly approach her.
The personal time applied to him is in a ‘Pause’ state.
Because of this, the infinite magical power that was being drawn from the <Nameless Monarch> was also cut off, making it difficult to maintain the blood spirit.
“Seongma Gwangse, Seongma Gwangse… … Lord, please comfort this poor sheep that has not been able to overcome that reckless unbeliever. Please rebuke me severely for my foolishness in not being able to properly endure the suffering that you have sent down to test this sheep.”
Carly closed her eyes tightly and recited a prayer.
He felt he had no more means to fight against Theo.
If so, there is only one way left.
“As a sign of repentance, I, your poor lamb, offer my soul to you. So please appease your wrath and show me the right path. Then I will follow you even with my eyes closed.”
Kali pulled a dagger from inside her bosom and suddenly stabbed herself in the back of the neck.
And without hesitation, he stepped aside.
Phew!
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The fountain of blood that shot into the air instantly turned black like ink.
At the same time, by drawing a large vortex, he summoned a gigantic being that existed beyond the realm of imagination.
It became a giant eye.
The eyes of a being that treats humans, including Theo, as insignificant.
“It’s just a trivial wish, but I will appreciate your loyalty and grant it.”
The will became a voice and rang out, and finally a black shape appeared behind the fountain of blood.
<The Nameless Monarch>.
A part of him managed to descend with Kali’s self-sacrifice spell.
Bam-
Theo stopped walking and looked up at the <Nameless Lord>.
‘Up to this point, everything has gone as the Empress of Magic had predicted.’
The last conversation with the Empress of Magic kept flashing through my mind.
-However, since <Clockwork Enumeration> is a magical system that has not yet been completed in this era, it is not easy to maintain it even if there is an energy source. The penalty that this young body will have to pay due to the confusion of causality will probably be very large.
-then……!
-But I must do it. As the emperor of a nation. I have a duty to protect my subjects, and I must prepare for the coming apocalypse. So please help me, Theo.
I could never forget the determined look in the eyes of the Empress of Magic.
-I want to put chains on the <Nameless Monarch>. Chains called time.
The Empress of Magic said that if she confined the enemies to the mental realm, the bishop of the Holy Demon Church would sacrifice himself and summon the <Nameless Monarch>.
-Then, perhaps the guy is arrogant and will say this.
“Were you waiting for me?”
-Were you waiting for me?
“Try it, you lowly creature.”
-Go ahead and try, you lowly creature.
“No matter what, it will suit you well.”
-I said that whatever happens, it will suit you well.
<The Nameless Monarch> is arrogant.
If that’s the case, then you can just take advantage of that arrogance.
Whether it will work out or not is a problem that can be thought about when the time comes.
“Dragon Tiger Corps!!”
Theo did not answer the Nameless Monarch’s question.
Instead, he called someone else.
Now, it is remembered only as the ‘Suicide Squad’.
Beings that have disappeared and been buried in old legends.
-I am…….
-I’m here!
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-I’m here too!
One by one, blurry spirits appeared around Theo.
Ghost Army.
At their feet, a chronograph was also lying, with the hour and minute hands quickly rewinding.
-Hahaha! The Dragon Warriors!
-What a name I miss so much.
-Who would have thought that we could retrieve our forgotten names in this way?
As the colors of the ghosts became more distinct, they began to take on human forms.
Inspectors wearing white armor and helmets, each holding a sword in one hand.
Some were mounted on white horses, while others were leading the way, carrying flags several meters high.
Some carried drums, some carried shields, and some carried spears. An army of 299 men appeared and formed battle lines.
The speculation they all spewed out in unison instantly defeated the presence of the <Nameless Monarch>.
It fully revealed the might of the suicide squad that had blocked the advance of the demon army in the past.
This is the Dark Empress’s plan.
The plan was to rewind the personal time of the ghosts who entered the psychic realm and revive the legion.
and,
Theo was right in the middle of it all.
Cheochuk-
Theo wore Aegir’s helmet on his head and was covered in white armor.
The dazzling white light dispelled the darkness of the <Nameless Monarch>, dyeing the world white.
In one hand he held a drake’s blade covered in dragon scales, and in the other he held the reins.
“everyone-”
As I pulled the reins, the shadow rose and Umbra appeared, attempting to take flight.
“-Follow me.”
Theo soared high into the sky with a declaration of war, followed by the Dragon Tooth Regiment.
-Dragon Tiger Corps!
-Advance!
-Jin- Gun- Ha- Ra!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The advance began with a loud drumbeat.
Across hundreds of years.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
