Becoming a Hunter in a Dark Fantasy - Chapter 115
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Episode 115 Resurrection (1)
Elwin’s airship, infirmary.
“Ugh… … !”
On the empty bed lay an unconscious Nero.
Even though he was unconscious, he continued to groan as if he was in pain.
dripping.
“Sercia. Here I found what you were talking about.”
“Ah. Thank you, Mr. Calix.”
Calix handed Sercia some clear, sparkling holy water. It was holy water that Narhan always made and kept.
“… … It should work.”
Gulp.
Sersia carefully poured holy water into Nero’s ears and heart.
In those two areas there were two sedums growing from the flesh as soil.
The one blooming near the ear was pitch black, and the one blooming in the heart was bright yellow, but regardless of color, an ominous aura was emanating from both of the flowers.
Phew!
As soon as the holy water touched the flower, the evil energy in it was instantly purified.
‘But this is just first aid.’
It will be restored soon, so you need to get rid of it cleanly before then!
Sersia, who was keenly examining the wound, discovered a link between the sign and Nero’s soul. To be exact, a very small gap between them.
‘Over there!’
Sercia applied her magic to the scalpel, then carefully opened the gap and cut off the flower’s roots.
“Ahhhh!”
At that moment, Nero opened his eyes and screamed. Calix quickly subdued him as he struggled despite having his limbs tied up.
“I’ll hold it down, so go ahead!”
Sercia nodded silently and picked up the scalpel again.
How much time had passed? She sat down in the field, gasping for breath.
“… … It’s a success.”
The sedums that had been growing parasitic on Nero’s body fell. The uprooted flowers withered rapidly.
Ding-ding-
The scalpel slipped out of Sercia’s hand and fell to the floor with a loud noise.
“Phew.”
Perhaps because I was so focused, I felt like all my strength was drained from my body and I was feeling lethargic. My whole body was drenched in cold sweat.
Someone reached out to her like that.
“Thank you for your hard work. Drink up.”
“……ah.”
It was Calix. He held out a cool bottle of water to her, shaking it gently as if telling her to drink.
“thank you.”
Sersia smiled faintly and accepted the offer.
“When Elwin first asked me to take care of Nero, I wondered how I could do it… … But somehow, I managed to do it.”
– Sercia, please treat Nero! The sign is eating away at Nero’s soul. We need to completely remove it from his body as soon as possible. And that… …only Sercia can do it!
“How on earth did you know… … .”
Sercia muttered quietly without thinking. She was definitely special among the other ‘witch’s children’.
-Dear Sissy, this is the last gift I can give you.
Sercia inherited everything from the witch and was even able to manipulate ‘souls’.
But she never said anything about this.
To no one.
-There are only two of us, Narhan and I, entering the Forgotten Stone Tower. Sercia, please stay here to treat Nero, and Calix, please escort His Majesty and Yana. In case the remnants of Deficio come to harm the royal family of Batevils.
Elwin left the critically ill Nero in her care as if it was a given, and left the airship with Narhan.
Sercia gave up on the thought. There would be an opportunity to ask about this later.
“Is this okay?”
Although Sersia didn’t say anything specifically, Calix quickly picked up on it.
“I still wonder how and why they brought that mercenary along… … but I’m sure it’ll be okay.”
Calix’s deep blue eyes were filled with firm trust.
“Because it was none other than Elwin who went. I’m sure he’ll rescue us without a hitch.”
Just like it always has been.
“We just have to wait here and do our own thing.”
“… … That’s right. You are right.”
I hope you all come back safely.
* * *
In the basement of the forgotten stone pagoda, a resurrection ritual was currently taking place there.
A strange atmosphere vibrated all around.
Woooo …
In the giant jar, an enormous amount of magical power boiled over and poured out in one place.
“… … .”
To Gail, who is tied up in the air with her limbs out of consciousness!
In addition, there were dozens of dry old trees and piles of cracked stones scattered around him.
“Hehehe♪”
Every time Floeta, who was humming excitedly, gestured with her hand, the dry old tree crumbled and the stone split into several pieces.
And the magic surrounding Gale became even more powerful and ominous.
“Hahaha! Hahahaha! Finally! Finally, he is freed!!!”
Floetta, who had been spinning in place, burst into flames.
A beautiful red dress spread out like a flower petal.
“Floettaaaa …
At that moment, someone came down into the basement screaming like crazy.
“Huh? Who is this!”
Floetta smiled brightly and stretched out both hands.
“Come in!”
There was an old man in the mountains running at a terrifying speed. His eyes were so intent on killing her that it seemed as if he would tear her apart at any moment.
“How dare you-!!”
The mountain old man shouted in a curse. At the same time, countless tree trunks sprouted from the ground and attacked her.
Kwakwakwakwa-!!
Whether it was because of his anger or not, his momentum was indescribably fierce.
“You betrayed us?!!!”
If someone who knows the old man in the mountains were to see him now, they would be very surprised.
He, who had never shown or controlled his emotions, was losing his senses and running wild. He was like a madman.
“How dare you, how dare you, how dare you-! To ruin our long-held plan!!! The great cause we dreamed of, the great cause… …!!!”
It completely fell apart.
“Huh? When did I ever say I would be on your side? I said that from the beginning.”
-It seems like our goals are somewhat similar… … Hold my hand for a moment! I’ll help you! So that you can welcome the King of Water.
“I just said let’s hold hands for a ‘little while’. I never lied!”
Floeta smiled with a natural, innocent face.
“If you are the leader of a group, you must understand the true meaning of what a suspicious person says~! You are disqualified as a leader.”
“Youuuuuuuu-!”
The movement of the tree roots became more violent due to the angry mountain man. Now, it was moving at a speed that was difficult to follow with the naked eye.
“Hahahaha!”
Floretta laughed heartily as she magically dodged the roots pressing down on her from all sides.
“Moreover, Gerard Gnaud, the leader of the Gnaud clan, doesn’t seem to be worried about his own people? He must know full well that I secretly stole it.”
“… … You’re of the same species?”
“Yes, yes! Look over there!”
The empty gaze turned to where Floeta was pointing.
The Gnaud clan, who had been selected for sacrificial feasts, were seen to have been turned into worthless trees and stones, having been used up.
“Thank you~! Thanks to you, I was able to use it very well!”
A hollow laugh flowed from the mouth of the old man in the mountains.
‘I didn’t ask for a sacrifice like that… … for no reason, not even a just cause.’
In addition, the white moon that should have been underground was nowhere to be found. No, even life and death… …was unclear.
For a better tomorrow for our people, for a future that will shine brightly forever.
I never doubted for a second that the Gnaud clan, who had always been the underdogs throughout history, would rise again!
Because they were discriminated against as a ‘different race,’ they had no choice but to use extreme methods to achieve a better life.
‘I was not wrong.’
In this world, each person’s share is limited.
While some people enjoyed a hearty meal in a warm bed, others struggled to eat even a single meal on the cold street.
That was the reality.
In order to give a little more to their own people, to the outcast Frauki, they had to compete with those who had, and they had to take from them.
‘What’s wrong with that?’
But suddenly, the old man in the mountains remembered the words his brother had shouted out loud.
-Do you really think that sacrificing the present for the distant future is the right way to go?!
The old man in the mountains clenched his teeth. Anger welled up from deep within his chest.
‘… … I was not wrong.’
He will definitely prove it. As a result.
“Floeta, what on earth is your purpose!”
The old man in the mountains waved his hands wildly, controlling the tree trunk like a conductor on an orchestra stage.
A huge wave of trees came crashing down, seemingly threatening to swallow up Floreta.
“What are you trying to resurrect?!”
Floeta was definitely not trying to resurrect the King of Water.
It was a kind of intuition. As someone who had been desperately trying to revive an ancient being for a long time.
In addition, even while being attacked by tree trunks, Floeta protects herself by blooming a giant sign flower.
“… … What did you do with the King of Water? No, what are you planning to do with the King of Water?”
─Floeta, she also wants to resurrect the ancient being.
“King of Suin?”
Then, a cold-hearted sneer appeared on Floeta’s lips.
“I’ve always wanted to say this… … .”
Despite her high heels, Floetta jumped up lightly and landed on the root ball.
Knock, knock, knock.
Floetta, who had been moving between the rushing tree roots as if performing a stunt, soon climbed onto them steadily and laughed with his mouth wide open.
“Do you think a human soul that has left the body can survive for 500 years?”
“… … !!!”
“Ah, ah~ Of course, that’s true! The water king you wanted to revive so badly was special, and he endured all that time. But.”
Floeta raised one corner of her mouth.
“Do you really think that during all that time, a mere human being would not have become weathered and worn out? Really? Seriously?”
And then pavababak!
He jumped up and ran towards the old man in the mountains.
“The King of Water that you so admired has turned into a living corpse! It’s been a long time since he lost his sense of self, and he can’t even speak properly. I don’t know if he knows how to fight.”
Then, the withered hand of the mountain man who had been moving ceaselessly fell down, like a marionette whose strings had snapped.
He sat down with a thud and muttered in a vain voice.
“… … Ha, haha! Were we chasing an illusion?”
If the mountain old man has the ability to raise the dead and realize all the abilities the deceased had while alive.
If he had known about the necromancer ‘Avito Yuli’, the story would have been different, but the stranger in front of him now was Floeta.
“Then why… … .”
I didn’t want to believe it, but I had no choice.
Because he could neither see nor handle souls.
“Why on earth did we endure such painful times?”
But no one could answer that question.
Because they were the ones who were being greedy and taking on unnecessary hardships.
A red hand reached out to the old man in the mountains, who was struggling in deep despair and disgust.
“We finally got there.”
Before he knew it, Floetta had reached him and smiled prettily, her crazy eyes closed.
“Welcome~! My last sacrifice!”
As the eight tentacles of the Floeta wrapped around his body, the mountain old man’s body became stiff from head to toe. Green sedums bloomed here and there.
Not only the body, but even the soul was being transformed to become suitable for sacrifice.
‘… … That’s right. Zerap, no matter what you learn, you’re always slower at learning than me.’
Only then, in the midst of extreme pain, did he remember.
‘You always come up with wiser results than me.’
A memory that was forgotten a long time ago.
‘You are right.’
The last of Deficio’s mountain men, Gerard Gnaud, has closed his eyes.
* * *
Meanwhile, the sky above the forgotten stone pagoda.
There were two people flying with their golden cloaks fluttering.
“… … This is dangerous.”
One of them, Elwin, looked into the distance and muttered quietly, as if sensing some ominous sign.
“What is it, Elwin?”
“… … The situation is urgent. I guess I should go first.”
Before he could even hear Narhan’s answer, he flew away, releasing an incredible amount of magical power.
Until Elwin arrives… … 10 minutes left.