Children of the Holy Emperor - Chapter 356



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356. Divine Wind (7)

My heart is so hot that it stings, and I feel like my blood is drying up.

This strange sensation is absolutely not an illusion.

‘It’s hot… … ?’

Sensing a sense of danger, Seongjin quickly contemplated his entire body.

However, there is no noticeable change in the operating aura. If so, it means there is something wrong with the passage itself.

[Lee Seong-jin!]

The demon king also felt something, and called him with a voice full of anxiety.

‘Let’s put out the fire in a hurry!’

Seongjin hurriedly stopped using the passage’s aura. Then, even if you couldn’t see it, you could feel it on your skin as Max shrank in size.

Keeing!

After groping for the wolf dog whose nose was ringing anxiously, Seong-jin gathered up all the aura he was lacking and wrapped it around the dog.

Meanwhile, his mind was racing to find the cause of the problem.

– Mores.

Quite a long time ago, the day when Seonghwang destroyed the backyard of the main palace and blocked the passage with his own hands.

Seongjin had heard the caution he conveyed with strong thoughts.

-Keep in mind that when you pull water in a canal, things on the opposite side are drawn together.

yeah i didn’t forget

From that day on, my father’s warnings were always engraved in my heart.

but… … .

‘Compared to the tremendous auras I pushed in to block the passage, the auras I’ve used aren’t even a handful!’

At that level, when I return to the imperial palace, my father can lightly replenish it with a single blow. But why is this change happening?

[This, Seongjin Lee! I guess this… … !]

The demon king called Seongjin again as if he wanted to say something. But, wondering what he was thinking, he hesitated for a moment and fell silent.

Black flesh gradually began to cover the surroundings of Sungjin. Along with the countless thoughts echoing through my brain.

-Be [me]!

-Or accept [me] into [you]!

-The moment [you] become one, [you] will definitely become a new [me]!

Seongjin, who had been nervously brushing them off, immediately stopped his meaningless movements and crouched down.

The broken flesh seemed to be easily pushed out even with a little force, but it quickly pushed back into the empty space and tried to fill the son-in-law. It was like wading in black water.

-Please don’t deny it. A sense of heterogeneity is nothing more than a fleeting moment!

The lack of aura is limited to protecting Max. Soon, I felt the dense demonic energy being absorbed into my body as if being sucked in. It melted so easily, to the point where it was colorless to be nervous for a moment.

Subsequently, the flesh of the demon species also stuck to him as if digging into his body, and Sungjin quickly buried his nose in Max’s fur.

Whimp-whin!

The sound of Max’s crying next to him somehow felt far away, and the thoughts piercing his ears intensified.

-Now, I will become an invincible [me] with a stronger personality!

-That would be the most wonderful thing ever!

-hurry! hurry! hurry!

Trying not to be swept away by the chaotic clamor, Seongjin tightened his arms around Max.

It was only then that I felt a little bit of regret.

‘Did I jump too much… … .’

No, but I had a calculation that it would be fine. It felt like the best!

‘In addition, I also thought that now is the only chance to test my rich aura to my heart’s content.’

Maybe I trusted too much in my premonition. With his own foolish judgment, didn’t even the pathetic Max get involved in this situation?

Nothing is already reflected in the damaged eyes, and the situation is getting more and more suffocating due to being covered by demons.

But it was really strange. Seongjin didn’t feel much of a sense of crisis even when the situation had reached this point.

buzzing-

Somehow calming his pounding heart, Seongjin slowly closed his eyes.

Well, there is one corner that I can believe in right now.

When support comes, even Logan, bound by the barrier, will be free. Then he will surely come up with something good.

‘Until then, I’ll focus on protecting Max!’

Feeling the flesh full of demonic energy sticking to his skin as if digging into his skin, Seongjin gathered the last remaining aura and wrapped it around Max once more.

* * *

When the black flesh suddenly began to gather towards Lee Seong-jin, Logan intuitively realized that something unusual was happening.

“Sir Otto.”

Holding Arjuna straight, Logan quickly instructed the knight next to him.

“Yes, lower.”

“Even if I fall, you will be there.”

“… yes?”

“If the demon species doesn’t move any more, I think it’ll be okay even if the barrier disappears for a while. Reorganize the divine barrier at this time.”

“Lowering. what is that… … ?”

But before Sir Otto could even ask—

Whoop!

In an instant, the enormous divine power was removed, and the sacred barrier shook as if it would break at any moment.

“Lowering?!”

Sir Otto was momentarily taken aback. However, while he was accompanying Prince Logan, he had been surprised by the sudden action of the prince once or twice.

Soon after, he made up his mind and shouted, emitting divine power with all his might.

“Lee, Lilium everyone! Stay seated! Keep the barrier!”

Sir Ellie, who was at the edge of the barrier, also calmly looked back and warned.

“Guards, please don’t act rashly!”

Sure enough, there was a small commotion behind her. Sir Kurt was barely holding on to Sir Claudia, who was about to draw his sword and run at it.

“Calm down, Sir Claudia!”

“Sir Kurt! Now is not the time for this! Our Lord Mores… … !”

“But if you jump in without any countermeasures, erosion will happen in an instant and you will just die!”

“It is our duty to protect the lowlands, even at the cost of our lives!”

“Now we must follow Lilium’s instructions! Low Logan moved. So let’s just watch the situation for a moment!”

In the meantime, Logan was already running towards the demon species. He had already blown a couple of aura blasts.

“Lee Seong-jin! Wake up and get out of there!”

However, being pushed away by an explosion is also brief.

The flesh gathered around Lee Seong-jin buries him in an instant and gradually increases in volume.

In that way, the demon species suddenly became a huge sphere, and was left alone for the land of death.

“Lee Seong-jin!”

Arjuna emitted a blue aura. It was Logan’s natural aura that was revealed as his divine power was almost exhausted.

chain fluid! Breakup liquid!

The sword master’s ferocious sword cut the edge of the huge sphere into small pieces. Because Lee Seong-jin was somewhere in the center, he couldn’t dare to blindly penetrate the center.

‘are you okay. If you continue to carve it out gradually from the edge… … !’

pass… … .

However, as if to mock him, the flesh wanted to be cut and scattered for a while, but then gathered and returned to their original form.

Fuck! Pooh!

I tried blowing the aura bomb again, but the result was the same. The pieces of flesh that were broken into small pieces and swayed like liquids quickly returned to normal even after being cut again and again with Arjuna.

‘As expected, there is no other way but to purify everything with divine power.’

Logan looked up at the huge black orb with a puzzled feeling.

It is impossible to purify that huge demon species alone. So, didn’t we wait for the other Holy Knights to come while keeping him tied up here until now?

Besides, the fact that he was not in a very good condition was also a problem. Because he had been handling the huge barrier that dozens of people had to support for a long time alone, his divine power was already close to running out.

As evidence of that, signs of erosion were gradually appearing on the body that had been in contact with demonic energy several times.

‘… But, I have to.’

Power enters the hand holding Arjuna.

‘It’s overly optimistic to expect Lee Seong-jin to be safe in there while waiting for reinforcements that may come at any time.’

Logan forcibly squeezed out the remaining divine power and raised the flame of silver and blue on the blade again.

‘So now, I have to save Seongjin Lee!’

Hwaaak!

As if responding to his will, the faint divine power began to shine white again.

Logan, wearing a silver-blue torch, slowly began to swing his sword towards the center of the demon species.

Chijijijik!

When the divine power arrives, the black flesh begins to burn white and gradually pushes out.

Logan dug in without missing the gap and swung his sword towards the center again.

Kururrrrr… … .

As if the presence of the intruder was unpleasant, the black sphere swayed violently.

‘… Can you break through?’

repeated sword attacks.

Logan thought as he suddenly felt dizzy as if his soul was twisting.

‘Can I hold out until the end?’

I can not know. But even so, he had to produce results.

Carrying a heavy burden alone. And pouring out everything you have and enduring until you die.

Ironically, wasn’t such foolishness what General Gael, who was called an unsalted genius, did best?

“God, please protect your children.”

As she swung her sword and chanted lowly, Euncheong’s torch began to burn, gradually increasing its brightness as if in response.

* * *

Just as an aura reflects a person’s temperament to some extent, Magi also resembles the nature of its original owner.

In that sense, it would be safe to say that the demons covering Sungjin had a very troublesome nature.

-Let’s spread it all over the world… … .

– Sow the seeds and cultivate them. And you have to harvest… … .

-To go farther, it is necessary to divide into smaller and smaller seeds… … .

The demon species didn’t mention [me] anymore. It just divides into small pieces and divides, and it can no longer emit thoughts worthy of being called consciousness.

It completely lost its nature as an individual, and was changing into the demon itself.

-Even in the distant universe, my seed… … .

Of course, there is no change in the fact that it is noisy.

Seongjin felt a headache from the strong will of Magi.

‘… It’s a troublesome person who wants to sow his seeds in the entire universe as well as in all dimensions.’

Someone’s voice says so.

oh, that’s what it looks like How on earth can you have a crazy desire to sow your seeds throughout the universe with your head turned around?

If we stop doing such useless things and just go to sleep as if we were dead, how much better would it be for each other?

‘… … .’

How long can I last here? Seongjin thought so, and tried hard not to miss the touch of Max in his hand.

No, holding on isn’t the problem. To be precise, the problem was that the will to endure was gradually disappearing.

Alas, yes. Until now, I’ve been trying hard not to think about it. But I can’t deny anymore that these ‘magies’ feel somehow familiar.

If so, maybe there is no problem in the end? Was this really a meaningful resistance?

pounding-

Little by little, my consciousness expanded, and my vision began to open brightly again.

No, the word sight was not appropriate. His distant eyes, still tightly closed, were just touching Max’s soft fur.

Nevertheless, Sungjin’s spirit was clearly recognized. The small opening in his chest and the movement of dark red flames slowly encroaching on it.

Realizing its identity, Sungjin took a deep breath.

‘… The fire of Gehenna!’

A cataclysm of hell that burns not only the soul, but also everything in the world, and even goddesses from other dimensions are extremely afraid of it.

‘How did that get here?’

But curiously, as soon as I asked the question, the answer automatically popped out of my head.

‘It’s because I broke the boundaries my father created!’

The reason why the aura of prosperity rippled like water was because that intangible energy was wrapped in a mysterious barrier like a barrier.

However, as Seongjin continued to pull it, the boundary was completely destroyed.

Thanks to that, Gehenna’s cataclysm, which crossed the curtain, must have burned all the auras and encroached on the passage in an instant!

Sungjin suddenly realized.

‘Anyway, this was all going to happen someday. It was impossible to completely stop Gehenna’s fire from the beginning.’

No matter how strong the father’s barrier is, what’s the use? Perhaps in the near future, Seong-jin, driven into a corner, must have forced the aura of this passage at least once.

‘If this continues, soon this body will be destroyed by fire.’

Seongjin watched without much emotion as the vicious flames spread through the aisle.

[Lee Seong-jin… … .]

Then the demon king called him with a crawling voice. It was a voice of deep anguish, as if fiercely conflicting over something.

[Maybe it’s not too late. Now, I can stop the fire of Gehenna with the remaining aura.]

‘Um, what… … .’

When Seongjin responded lukewarmly, the demon king coaxed him again.

[hurry. If it’s now, I’ll probably be able to hold out until your father uses his hands again.]

… father.

As the thought reached him, Seongjin felt his heart, which had been cooling for some reason, quickly throb.

[Don’t regret later. Do you like this place quite a bit?]

Maybe that’s why, the Demon King’s proposal sounded quite tempting.

Yes, even if it is an ending that will be reached someday anyway.

‘Maybe there’s no need to end it now. I know nothing will change no matter what, but if I could just slow it down a little longer… … .’

Seong-jin, who had made up his mind, immediately aroused his will. He began to push Gehenna’s fire out of the aisle little by little, moving the rest of his aura with enthusiasm.

purr!

Then, suddenly interrupted, Jeomhwa struggles vigorously as if protesting.

[…] … .]

However, he couldn’t overcome Seongjin’s strong will, and in the end, he had no choice but to be slowly pushed to the other side helplessly.

‘done!’

However, Sungjin’s momentum did not last long.

since when It’s because I found a soul that suddenly started to shine brightly in a place a little away from it.

‘… Logan?’

A whitish figure wrapped in light. However, Sungjin somehow immediately recognized the owner of the soul.

‘But what is he doing now?’

Logan’s soul, which must have been shining brightly with divine power from the beginning. But now, for some reason, the aspect of the light seemed a little different.

The torch burning roaring around him was slowly eroding his soul while illuminating his surroundings.

‘… … !?’

The appearance of squeezing the soul out of being able to release the divine power, so that in the end, even his own soul is burned with the torch.

Seongjin now knew how reckless Logan’s actions were. His mind returned to reality in an instant, as if cold water had suddenly been poured on his dazed head.

‘That crazy guy!’

Seongjin, terrified, pulled the aura of the aisle back this way with all his might.

There was no more back-and-forth.

We must stop Logan’s stupidity!

Roaring!

As the aura exited the passage, the speed at which the flames of Gehenna rushed this way accelerated even more.

But Sungjin didn’t care at all.

Gehenna’s scare, how about following me here! I’m going to go beyond my body like this and burn all of this goddamn devil!

[…] ah, you do this In the end, it will end up like this.]

The demon lord, who had been silent for a while, sighed in a sad voice.