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Chapter 140
Bait
It may be a countryside mansion, but it was once a house where a noble lived.
That also meant it couldn't be brought down by just any magic or explosion.
'With an explosion of this magnitude.......'
Neither Regent Ferda nor that demon thing seem like they could survive.
Even so, the commander ran toward the collapsed mansion.
Е n̄ ŭ ḿ ӑ._id̃
Regent Ferda must not die.
At least until we know what happens through his death, we must not let him die.
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Amidst the debris and thick dust, a single figure stood tall.
Is it a demon?
The commander drew his sword and unleashed his aura.
But surprisingly, that figure belonged to a man he knew.
Ẃ е̌ b nо v́е̂ l Е̂ń ú m a
Ferda Valdrova.
That man stood proudly in the middle of the debris.
"Regent-nim, are you alright?"
The knight company captain came running.
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Ferda threw a mana sphere at them.
He made it explode right at their feet.
Ẽǹ ŭmа . іd̂
Bang!
"Ugh! What is the meaning of this?"
"Don't come."
Ferda's warning.
Ferda's gaze was fixated on only one spot.
"That bastard isn't dead yet."
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Not dead?
Soon after, just as he said, something writhed and rose from the debris.
It was exactly the path the company captain had been running along.
"I was trying to take a bit more with me...... you saw right through me."
"Even while dying, that damn shitty accent of yours won't quit."
"As expected....... I never thought of you as trash-tier, but you're quite the formidable opponent yourself?"
Ẇ е̄ bṅо̊ vеl _Ẽn u m̂ а
He tried to stand on his tattered legs, but kept hesitating repeatedly.
Meaning the demon's unique healing wasn't working.
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"That strange light...... my healing doesn't work no matter how strong it is. Guess I'll die for real if this keeps up?"
He bared his claws and smiled unpleasantly.
"So, speaking of which, can't you take me as a companion?"
"I already have a companion."
Ёn̈ u m̈а .i d
"Jealous. Was it that lovely Tyrant Jeonha? Wish I were a woman too......."
The demon man's remaining life flickers out too.
He squeezed out his last breath to speak.
"Hey, won't you tell me what you did to me? Consider it a parting gift for the road to the Void."
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"Do I look like that kind of idiot?"
"Hehe, a tough man to the very end."
Е́nǔm̂ а̃. і d
Eventually he kneels.
"Then how about I tell you a secret instead?"
"Not needed."
"My purpose was only to wait for you to come here."
Ferda let him speak.
At the same time, he chanted a spell, preparing to end his life.
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Blue lightning forged from blue mana shot from his hand.
"But ultimately, you're not the goal."
Ferda's spell chanting stopped.
"What do you mean?"
The man let out a laugh and answered.
"Not you, but someone else is what I intend to hook. Smaller and weaker than you...... that cute creature."
Е̂n um̆а
Small, weak, cute creature
Right now, only one thing came to Ferda's mind.
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Because she was the only one alone in this situation right now.
'Ruri.'
* * *
Ruri Silverwind.
Е̇n̂ u m̂ā .iḋ_
As one who inherited Silverwind's blood, she was the Fastest Warrior, bearing the epithet Nightmare of Frost Giants.
To her, beast-type monsters were child's play.
Ruri didn't wait for the monsters to arrive like the other knights.
She chose to cut into the middle of the monsters' movement path and kill them all.
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20 beast-type monsters and 30 Melted.
Time taken to deal with them: a mere 1 minute.
Е̊n u ṁ а
'Got pretty dull.'
Ruri objectively evaluated her own performance.
In her days as Captain of the Special Mobile Brigade Silverwing, she would've wrapped up this much force in under 30 seconds.
'Have I gotten too drunk on peace?'
They said peace is a poison that rusts swords.
Unlike the Silverwing days when she had to swing an axe even in her sleep, becoming Valdrova's attendant meant no need to use force.
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It's only natural to get dull even with constant training.
'Even if I can't regain my prime, I need to train more and restore myself.'
Because there's more to protect now.
With that resolve, she turned her head.
The path the monsters were heading toward—the place where the raid was scheduled.
Since she stopped the monsters, it was now a safe place.
W ë b.ň o̊ v е̊l̄ E n̆ ů m̃ а
'Still, should check on the village.'
Ruri spread her wings and flew there.
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Her worry to confirm with her own eyes became reality.
The village's condition was strange.
'Quiet.'
Even the sound of grass insects could be heard clearly with her hearing, but no human breathing could be felt.
Е̌n̄ ú mа. id̊
This village was dead before she even arrived.
That was when.
Ruri's sharp senses detected a sudden presence.
Before her head could process it, her body reacted first.
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Ruri threw her axe at that spot.
The large axe drew a large circle as it flew straight.
Е n ũm̂_а̀
But as expected of a strong one who appeared suddenly, the response was no joke either.
The axe drawing a vicious trajectory entered an ominously torn space and was swallowed whole.
A man's figure faintly visible through the rift blocking the view.
"We've met before, haven't we?"
A man wearing a gray robe under the midday sun.
With the sun blazing, deep shadows were cast, but even that darkness couldn't hide his snow-white face.
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"I'll return your axe."
As soon as he gestured, Ruri felt a chill at the back of her head.
The axe she'd thrown at the man was aiming for the back of her head.
Her body nimbly kicked off the ground and did a large backflip.
At the same time, she caught the spinning axe handle.
Putting strength into her body, she braked the rotation and landed on the floor as is.
Е̃ ńum̀_а
At the same time, she spoke the name given to that existence.
"You're Gokma."
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The man who was the culprit of the sudden monster commotion in Hestia Village.
"I expected as much, but was the sudden appearance of the Colossal Monsters also your doing?"
"Of course. Summoning 12 at once was a bit tough, but still doable."
Gokma grinned.
Ѐ ň ŭ m̊.а̇
Even if it was tough then, a month has passed so he'd have fully recovered by now.
Must never think he's weakened.
'Just how strong is that man?'
Ruri gauged his skill.
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She roughly knew he was a mage who handled space.
'A powerhouse who even Tower Master Erica lost to.'
W̌е̊ b̄ ń o v е́l Е nùm̊ а
Though looking down on other dragons' spawns is a dragon spawn tendency, she doesn't underestimate.
He showed superiority even in fights between mages, and with the nature of space magic, it was inevitably disadvantageous for Ruri the warrior.
But Ruri was a Silverwind descendant.
'If brute force won't work.......'
Silverwind is the Phase of Steel and Wind.
'Overwhelm with even greater brute force.'
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Just hit him beyond the realm he can react to.
Her eyes narrowed sharply.
"Tormenta!"
Calling the High-grade Wind Spirit, pure white wind swirled around her feet.
And,
She vanished with the wind.
W̃ е̊b ň о́v еľ Е n̆ûm̄ а̃
"Oh?"
Gokma exclaims in admiration.
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She disappeared like she used teleport magic, but it was purely speed.
"If that's the speed, I'll match it with corresponding speed."
Gokma moved his fingers.
He spread the space around him, blocking her path.
Ê ñ.u m̌.а́
At the same time, he twisted the surrounding space, causing a fatal explosion.
Bang! Papapapang!
Air distortion occurred around, revealing the outline of an invisible figure, drawing a trajectory.
It wasn't just simple speed.
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Her body moved as if inertia was erased, freely changing direction.
She escapes the distortion with dazzling movements.
W̊ ѐb̃ ňо̀ v еl̂ Е̄ ṅûm̆ à
Ruri persistently aimed for Gokma's blind spots.
"Truly a powerhouse worthy of Silverwind's favor."
Gokma acknowledges it, but it didn't sound pleasant to Ruri.
'He's predicting everything.'
Even when showing openings, he constantly fills the blind spots, using them as traps.
Even with absolute speed applied, the advantage still lies with Gokma.
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'One hit.'
Just one clean hit might do it, but that one hit won't come out.
"Let's stop the useless foreplay here."
The space Gokma had spread all subsided.
Ruri's axe aimed for Gokma's body, but the torn space swallowed his body faster.
Did he disappear?
E n̊_ū m_à.і̃ d_
No, just widening their distance was the end.
Gokma's presence felt from nearby.
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She turns her gaze.
There was the village warehouse, tightly shut.
Ruri threw her axe.
Not at the center where the energy spread, but at the warehouse's supports.
En̄ ūm а́ . і́ d́
Crash!
The vicious axe power destroys the pillars inside.
Naturally, such an attack couldn't deal meaningful damage.
It just erased the space where movement range and vision were blocked, making it no different from a plain.
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The collapsing boards didn't even touch Gokma's head, falling as if swept away by a round stick.
Now.
W̄ е́ b̊ñ о̄vе̌ l Еñ u̇ ma
Ruri, like a seasoned warrior, aimed for that opening to cut his throat again.
He didn't run or tear space.
Instead, he puts something forward.
If it was a simple hostage, she planned to cut them down together.
The lesson that clumsy mercy invites greater disaster was engraved during her time as a Silverwind warrior.
Ruri raised her axe high.
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Gokma calmly asked her.
"What does this look like to you?"
Whoosh!
The axe's wind pressure burst out.
Ruri's axe stopped before Gokma.
Even though she reached right before him, even though it was a chance to cut him down, she couldn't.
Ŵѐ b̈ń оṽ е l̇ Е̌ň um а
From the moment she confirmed what he put forward.
"Ah......."
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A gasp leaked from Ruri's mouth.
She couldn't believe her own eyes.
Standing before him was a chestnut-haired boy who looked about 7 years old.
"......No."
Ѐ nu m̈а. іd
Ruri denied that sight.
Then the boy opened his mouth and let out a desperate voice.
-Si, sisss...... (Noona......)
It pierced into Ruri's ears.
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Then the axe of the girl called Nightmare of Frost Giants trembled.
She took a step back.
Еnŭmа
Then the boy, eyes welling with tears, let out a choked sound.
-Save meee.......
"No, you're......."
You're already dead.
Died a long time ago.
Buried in memories so distant I can't even remember your name.
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There's no way you could be in reality right now.
-Please don't let go...... Just this once.......
Even though her head knows it's fake,
She can't deny it.
"Aaaah......."
Thud.
E.n̄ ü m̂а .іḋ
Ruri dropped her axe just like that.
She reached out, trying to embrace the boy approaching her.
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As if to never let go of that form again.
She approached to embrace it.
Puck!
But that form shattered.
Е n̂u m а̌
A single spear flying from behind her pierced the boy's head like a skewer and flew on.
What pierced the boy's head was a javelin made of silver and steel.
Ruri knew what that spear was.
Only one person handles that spear.
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Before the name of that existence could even surface in her mind, a figure flew toward the spear.
Wings large enough to be over five times the figure's size rode the sky, touched the spear, and dragged it along the ground.
Е́ń ǔ m̂ а̌
Kwa-gwa-ga-gang!!!
The boy's form Ruri knew shattered into particles in an instant, completely vanishing.
Sand dust blocked Gokma's front.
The silver spear pierced through the sand dust toward Gokma.
But where Gokma's form should have been, space was already closing.
The battle ended just like that.
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Ruri stood there blankly, and the large silver wings were stored inside.
Goz Silverwind.
The one closest to Silverwind, who now took his essence and aims to become the next Dragon.
He came.
"What were you doing?"
He asked Ruri in a cynical tone.
W̌ ē b̃ṅ o̊ v е̊ l̇ Е_n̆ ũ m а
"Dropping your weapon in front of the enemy. Were you planning suicide?"
"I, I......."
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Ruri couldn't answer.
Instead, she quietly looked down at the boy's form he'd brutally killed.
Human blood, dragon spawn blood—all red.
But that's green.
W еbn öv̈ êl Е n̈ǔḿ а̄
Meaning it wasn't human to begin with, and what Ruri felt was an illusion.
Even so, that shock froze her in place.
"Why did you hesitate?"
"......."
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"Won't ask twice. Seeing your pathetic face, I don't know what I might do."
Ruri forced her mouth open.
Ӗ ǹ um̌ä. і̀ d̀
"......This is Empire land."
Instead of answering, Ruri said that.
Meaning he had no rightful reason to stand on this land due to territory violation.
At that, Goz scoffed and answered.
"I know. You think I stepped on this land without reason?"
"Then that means......."
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"The Emperor formally requested help. In exchange for settling some of the debt attached to Silverwind's name."
There was a justifiable cause to step on this land.
Disgust toward the Empire surged, but that wasn't important right now.
Right now, she was facing Goz one-on-one.
That terrifying man...... stood before her bearing even Silverwind's authority.
"You didn't answer my question to the end."
Е̇ ňu m̄а́
"......."
At her continued silence, Goz sighed.
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"Fine, whatever. What would I do knowing your thoughts?"
He glanced at Ruri over his shoulder.
"I expect nothing from you, who've grown so soft you can't even be called a warrior anymore."
A contemptuous gaze.
Е́ ǹ uṁа́
It felt like it pierced Ruri's heart.
Unbearably painful and agonizing.
"For one who abandoned a warrior's heart, even an honorable death is a waste."
He pulled out his spear and walked forward.
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"No need to fear me anymore. I won't seek you out after this. Go back to that castle and live your life. Even if you change your mind and return, the North will never be your home again."
Leaving those words, Goz disappeared.
Ё n û m ã. i d́
Ruri lowered her head.
Her two fists trembled with resentment.
In the empty village, she stood alone.
Just like that day.
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