How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives - How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives chapter 130

Episode 130

The old man was quite taken aback when the knife was thrown over his neck.

However, as if he had a seasoned experience, he soon emitted a fierce light.

“This guy!”

The old man’s eyes flashed and he swung his arm away from Xian’s sword. Kang! His forearm was as hard as a rock.

The old man, who got away from Xi’an and quickly distanced himself, turned his hand away.

Then, the ground shook, and countless thorns rose up and attacked Xian.

Not stopping there, the old man drew a circle in the air.

A dark gray film of mana formed, completely overturning the ground and pouring down on Xian.

‘done!’

Seeing Xian buried in the rock, the old man laughed. Stupid guy, if he caught up with you, you shouldn’t have given him time to draw his sword.

If you’re even a little careless against the mage, it’s easy to go straight to the goal.

However, it was the old man who was rather careless.

-bang!

Through the rock, Xian came out. He stepped on the island and charged at the old man.

The old man couldn’t even react properly. The moment he blinked once, Xian’s sword had already pierced the old man’s chest.

“Ouch!”

The light disappears from the old man’s eyes. Sian’s eyes sank as he plunged the sword into his chest.

‘It’s disappearing.’

The aura of hell felt in the old man was quickly disappearing.

It felt similar to the time when the Lord Hae-ryung ran away the other day.

The only difference is that if the lord of the palace Haeryung went to the brink of the advent and was caught running away, this guy did not even look back and relaxed.

Because of that, Ravi couldn’t properly absorb energy.

‘If he hadn’t attempted Advent, he wouldn’t have recognized Ravi.’

If you think about it, it would be correct to say that he did not run away after seeing Ravi like the King Haeryung, but simply abandoned the old man.

Maybe he thought of the old man as just a pawn in the first place. without attaching great significance.

“Tsk.”

With a bit of regret left, Xian drew his sword. The corpse of an old man with a hole in his chest was lying on his face.

At a cursory glance, it looked like a guy moving the ground. If I had absorbed his energy properly, I would have been able to get a new sword.

He looked to the side as he wiped the blood from his sword.

Kaldor, a crouching giant, and the Giant King standing with arms folded in front of him.

‘He doesn’t seem to have the will to fight.’

As the King of Giants boasted on coming here, Kaldor did not even show the will to rebel against the King of Giants.

Like a child who listens well, he just sits quietly and faces him.

“So what are you going to do? Since you asked me to leave it to you, I must have thought of something in advance.”

Xian asked him.

The giant king had talked to him before.

-You said your purpose was to stop the giant, right? won’t you leave it to me?

Please leave it only once. If things seem to be going strangely, you can use your hand.

“Let’s talk a little bit.”

After the giant king said that, he sat down with Kaldor.

“My king… … .”

“It’s been a while, Kaldor. How have you been?”

“How would you like it?”

Kaldor smiled tiredly. I wondered if the giant king was looking at him, and he let out a sigh.

“Like an idiot. Have you been manipulated by humans?”

“They talked. that the king would be in the north. So we must head north.”

“Isn’t it natural that it’s a lie? I was in the eastern land.”

At the giant king’s words, Kaldor gave a self-deprecating smile.

“I thought it would be a lie, but… … My brain is bad and I can’t find a way to find the king other than following them.”

“… … .”

The Giant King smiled bitterly and nodded. He understood Kaldor’s words.

This era is a world where giants have already perished and humans, half fairies, and beastmen have taken their place.

Even if Kaldor were free, what reason would he have in this land to find his missing location?

It’s good if you don’t get subjugated for being a monster.

“I’m glad though. You have finally found the king.”

“Yes, I have come. To see the end of you guys.”

The Giant King said so. Hearing that, Kaldor nodded.

“Are you okay with that? It’s a second life that I’ve come so far.”

“Isn’t it not something we got from our own will? This age is no longer ours.”

In the past they have been defeated in wars. However, as defeated soldiers, they were sealed without being executed.

The leaders of those who defeated them, especially by the hand of the Fairy Queen.

The giant king does not know why the woman did not kill the giant. But there was one thing he knew.

That their life had already ended that day.

It is only a painful experience to live longer than this.

It was the conclusion he made after living in the underground, in the graves of giants, for a long time.

He came to the surface to send his compatriots away.

“If that be the king’s will… … .”

Kaldor bowed his head. After finding the king and hearing his will, he had no regrets any more.

It was the same for him who lived alone in the underground for a long time.

Eventually, the light disappeared from Kaldor’s eyes. A thump—his body slowly fell to the ground.

When the giant king touched the corpse, it soon became small grains of sand and flew into the air.

The sand was heading to the eastern land where his compatriots were buried.

“You won’t be lonely.”

The Giant King held one of the grains of sand in his hand and clenched his fist.

After that, Xian came closer.

“There was no fight.”

“Kaldor has always followed me well.”

Are you thinking about your memories with him? A slight smile bloomed on the Giant King’s face.

“However, there is no guarantee that everything will work out this way in the future.”

“okay?”

“If there are children who listen well, there are bound to be children who do not listen.”

“… … That makes sense.”

Xian clicked his tongue. If so, it means you may have to fight in some cases.

“It’s okay not to worry too much. Most of them are good kids.”

The giant king said that while straightening his back and looking at the sky.

Xian inserted the sword into the seal. But in the end, bringing the Giant King was the answer.

“Come on, let’s go. Where is next?”

There are too many of my own people who are still wandering.

* * *

“thank you! thank you!”

The knights of the Guardian Castle bowed their heads several times. The same was true of the villagers who were riding in the wagon behind him.

It was only natural that he had saved the position from being nearly killed by the giants.

But it wasn’t without problems.

Xian, the Giant King, and Hector. It was because of their appearance that they looked like people of the empire wherever they looked.

“This is Bi-yun, the senior engineer. Are you all right for a moment?”

Among the knights dispatched here, the most senior knight quietly called Xian. And he spoke with a complicated expression.

“I am sorry to the benefactors, but… … Could you please follow me for a moment?”

“What happened?”

“As you are well aware, our country is currently at war with the Empire, so if you encounter a human traveler, it is an order to investigate unconditionally.”

Even at war with the Empire, not all humans are enemies. However, it was an order that came down because it could not be said that there were no spies among them.

“I will take care of you without any inconvenience on the way.”

However, in Bi-yun’s view, they were never spies.

No wonder. If they were imperial spies, wouldn’t they have no reason to save themselves?

You might have thought that it was a self-made play to gain trust on purpose.

‘No matter how much it is, there’s no way I’m going to kill a giant in my own play.’

That’s a lot more harm than good. There was no way such a strategy would be carried out without the Empire going crazy.

“great. Coincidentally, we also had things we wanted to ask about the war.”

“What do you want to ask?”

“Where are the more giants?”

At Xian’s answer, Biyun seemed surprised for a moment, then swallowed.

I don’t know the identity of these people, but if what I’m saying is sincere, they’re the ones who came to destroy the giants.

That was nothing short of a boon to the current Glacier Baengnyeong. Isn’t it said that the enemy of an enemy is a friend?

“Then I will see you.”

In return, Xian’s party was politely escorted to the fortress.

Riding a horse and following them, Xi’an saw the Giant King.

There was something about what he was talking about with Kaldor earlier that bothered me.

“Is it true that you were sealed away against your will?”

“huh? yes, that’s right We were completely defeated and waiting for death, but they locked us underground at will.”

“They?”

“Your heroes.”

Many heroes who stood up against the giants at the time. especially among them.

“The queen who built this place was the most extreme.”

She was the one who was most enthusiastic about the giant’s seal.

The human hero or the king of the beasts thought with a grim expression that he should catch and kill them all, but the fairy queen persuaded them.

I don’t know what the reason was, and I don’t know how the persuasion worked, but anyway, this was all the experience of the giant king himself.

“The queen of the ancient fairy palace… … .”

It was unexpected. It’s magic enough to keep the ancient giants still sealed, so I expected it to be done by a great wizard, but I didn’t expect it to be the queen of the fairy palace.

If you think about it, even in modern times, the queen of the fairy palace is famous as an outstanding wizard.

It wouldn’t be strange to say that his ancestor was a rare great magician.

“Im here.”

Listening to old stories like that and following the guardian castles, Xian’s party was able to arrive at their fortress.

Unsuitable for the image of a fortress, it was unusually without a wall.

Still, the fort was right.

The ice cliffs on either side were steep, as if they had been carved out, and the half-elf city was half-cut into the cliff.

There were dwellings and living spaces built outside, but in the case of one case, it is a structure that allows you to enter the ice cave of the cliff and build a sit-in.

The cliff was so steep that it was impossible to go to the back without going through this road. It was a natural fortress.

“It is one of the lands ruled by the Yu family. It is the headquarters in charge of all borders around here.”

Xian blinked at Biyun’s words.

If it was the Yu family, wouldn’t it be a place with a small connection with him?

The family to which Yu-seol and Yu-yeon belong, and to which Yu-jin passed by once in the past.

‘I’m not sure if I’ll be welcomed.’

However, I was not sure that I would be welcomed.

I didn’t ask directly, but from the atmosphere I’ve felt, Yu-seol doesn’t seem to have a good place in the family.

Yu-yeon was someone who had no direct relationship with her, and her relationship with Yu-jin was not good.

‘Something will work.’

It won’t matter much though.

It is related to the great and small affairs of a nation called war. I won’t handle things with personal feelings.

“Come in. First, I will guide you to the head of the household.”

Nodding at Biyun’s words, they headed for the ice cliff.