Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 182



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Immediately after swinging the sword in the shape of a and creating the same effect as [Greatsword of Time].

Anton’s breath, which had poured down close enough to devour the lead ship of the Noble Sky, was sucked into what appeared to be a dimensional crack and disappeared immediately after.

The sea at dusk felt even darker.

The darkness felt even thicker as my vision adapted to the light given off by Anton’s breath.

The crew of the Noble Sky had to frown for a moment in the face of a situation that could have brought the accident to a halt.

It was because the darkened sea of ​​twilight had become bright again.

────, ────, ────… … .

The golden light pouring down toward Jinseong did not end with a momentary flicker.

How many times did it flash? It was clear that his level had not increased by one or two levels.

“Haa…… haa……”

Of course, that didn’t even catch Jinseong’s eye at the moment.

A sudden empty feeling came over his hands, which had been holding onto a mass of energy that seemed ready to bounce off, and his hands were trembling in the emptiness.

Jinseong opened his blackened hand and looked at his palm.

Then he immediately clenched his fist.

Although the trembling still remained, his fist was clenched more tightly than ever.

‘Okay… … Okay. I did it! As expected!’

There was only one thing I believed in.

A dimensional rift, or perhaps an overlap of space and time, that we saw when we escaped the Castle of the Dead.

At that very moment, when he saw countless other true selves other than his current true self, and when he realized that all of those true selves were true selves from future timelines, he ‘knew’.

A sword held by another Jinseong who was seen in the cracks of his own Jinseong, which seemed no different from the one he was holding at the time.

That was the Dark Knight’s weapon, the Lunar Eclipse.

It was just one observation.

However, the belief that one day Jinseong himself would be able to use the Dark Knight’s weapon, , was firmly established.

However, it was known from the beginning that it was impossible to obtain as a ‘weapon avatar’, so Jinseong had been thinking about it all along.

How the chili shrimp holds a different whip from .

If the whip that Jinseong is familiar with is linked to the skill of and is being used by visualizing or concretizing it.

Jinseong was confident that he could learn from her, and that if he could, he would be able to use the Dark Knight’s original sword technique, utilizing the .

I believed in myself.

And I did it.

A sense of accomplishment, surprise, and confidence about the results all mixed together to push up my true emotions.

It wasn’t just Jinseong.

Some people had a hazy view of Jinseong because of the tears forming around his eyes.

“I… thought I had no eye for people…”

The chili shrimp muttered.

There was a moment when I wanted to give up everything.

However, the reason he did not blame Jinseong was because he was aware of the results his own judgment had produced.

‘It was the same when I was the CEO. Of the new employees I interviewed and hired – none of the ones I gave good grades to lasted 6 months. Most of them quit after 3 months and I was always looking out for the older managers and assistant managers… ‘

Invest boldly. Take responsibility for the results.

For her, who lived by that creed, bold investments rarely brought about the best results.

Nevertheless, she believed in her beliefs and invested in Jinseong with that determination.

So it was natural that a tear would run down the cheek of the red-haired girl.

‘I made a success… … in the best investment of my life.’

Plain: Because I was possessed by Arad and didn’t know what to do.

Wasn’t it just like making money by ‘doing crazy’ in a game?

I also decided to put more effort into the game Dungeon & Fighter than just a hobby.

I decided to believe in the truth.

“Sister Chili! Mr. Jinseong-”

“When it comes to important moments! If you do something, you do it!”

“-Right?! Right! Right! I told you! Jinseong-nim-.”

“As expected, I’m amazingeeeeeeee-!”

Since it was all his own choice, Chili Shrimp could scream in joy, making Vivi feel dazed.

* * *

“……huh?”

Vivi tilted her head as she looked at the chili shrimp jumping for joy.

However, from Vivi’s perspective, she could not understand her, and even her way of thinking was different. Vivi’s gaze turned away from her older sister for a moment, and there was only one place she could look.

“This is real!”

Vivi ran towards Jinseong.

But there was someone who caught her gaze and steps… … .

It was a white-haired figure who was still looking at Jinseong with his mouth wide open, unable to even control his expression.

“Hiram! How are you!? How is our Jinseong? What did you say earlier? You cursed at Jinseong a lot, didn’t you? Like he already fell for Anton, and so on, and sold us out, right? You were about to shoot Jinseong!?”

Hiram Clough.

Vivi remembered exactly what Anton had done and how he had been hurling curses at Jinseong about 20 seconds before his breath came out.

Was it only after hearing her voice that Hiram was able to return to reality?

“That, that… ahem.”

Hiram coughed in embarrassment.

A normal person would have let it go, thinking that he would realize his mistake and repent, but Bibi was different.

Are you clueless?

Is it something you don’t know even though you know it?

“Say you were wrong.”

“What…?”

“Tell him he was wrong. To Jinseong.”

Given her nature of not giving in unless something is done for sure, it is only natural that she has to say something to Hiram.

Hiram frowned.

“That’s not the case, adventurer! As captain of the Coast Guard – I’m in a position to take risks I can’t control – and gamble on these things… well, the outcome may be good, but I can’t say it’s all good -.”

“I know. I’m not asking you to tell me that I was wrong for not trusting you. I’m probably the only one who truly, 100% trusted you, so I don’t expect that.”

His reaction itself could not be faulted.

Vivi understood that too.

Isn’t it true that even Vivi herself would say that truly trusting others, ‘trusting them as much as she does’, is impossible?

So what Vivi said wasn’t about not believing in the truth.

“But… you already accused Jinseong of being persuaded by Anton, of betraying humanity and joining the Apostles. Apologize for that.”

An insult to Jinseong.

She points out that not trusting and selling, insulting and criticizing are on different tracks.

“You, adventurer-.”

Hiram tried to step forward as if he couldn’t stand it any longer, but someone gently blocked his way.

“Captain Hiram, I understand your anxiety, but I would also like to tell you that such words and actions were not right.”

“-Lionel, are you doing this too?”

“I was just telling you what I thought.”

“Lionel answered, pulling down his hat.

Hiram Clough, Captain of the Coast Guard.

Colonel Un Lionel of the Regular Army of the Jiben Imperial Empire.

The sparks flying between the two only lasted for a moment.

“……Fuck, I got it. I got it! Damn it, but you should’ve told me for sure, right? Even among the Imperial guys on that ship, no one said it was ‘possible’ when that Jinseong or Nabal guy said he was going to do something! Especially the Commander of the Knights, who said it was impossible, that it absolutely couldn’t happen! So I couldn’t help but suspect that he was just sticking with Anton!”

Hiram kicked the deck with his feet and vented his discontent.

Vivi’s large eyes blinked.

“Huh? Who-who? Who’s on that ship over there, Hiram? The Grand Master of the Knights? No way-”

This is what made Hiram Claff not believe in the truth.

“Yes, you know, Adventurer, right? Van Balshteit! That man said it!”

It has been revealed who was quietly fanning the flames of doubt about the truth.

“ah…….”

The fact that the Imperial Army is on board some Celestial Army ships during this period also appears in the main scenario flow.

Only then did Vivi remember that part.

‘You said that to Hiram… … Why on earth?’

I knew that Ban Balshteit and Jinseong weren’t on good terms, but was it really necessary to do something like this?

Vivi tried to tell Jinseong this straight away.

“Your Majesty, Lord Jinsang!”

“Hey Vivi! Are you ready?!”

“Huh? More than that, I have something to say…”

But Vivi couldn’t tell Jinseong that.

Jinseong’s eyes turned towards Vivi.

The darkest and most sparkling black eyes on the smiling face of the Dark Knight.

“It’s time to finish, Anton.”

Vivi was left speechless as she looked into Jinseong’s eyes which had become reversed.

As soon as Jinseong finished speaking, the bridge door opened wide.

“Execute the operation as planned! Un, transmit to the entire fleet immediately! Inform the ship that the cooling beam charge is complete, and order them to open fire!”

“Understood, Commander-in-Chief!”

Jackter Eagle-Eye roared with his blazing eyes.

While everyone was busy blocking Anton’s breath, Jackter was preparing to charge the cooling beam inside the bridge!

With a crisp reply from Yun, the Noble Sky’s cooling cannons were aimed at Anton’s black volcano.

“Captain Hiram! Come on!”

At the same time, Jackter shouted.

Hiram and Naen Siger nodded simultaneously.

“Okay! Then- Me, Yang!”

A massive dimensional portal opened near Anton’s legs, who had not yet recovered from the shock of his breath being blocked.

One of the Seven Shaz, Naen Shiger, shouted with all his might in a stammering tone.

“Ge, Ge Bolg Project, ba, activate!”

───────────… … !!!

The sound of the giant Gae Bolg’s fist striking Anton’s leg joint.

The scream of a monster bigger than that fist.

After Breath disappeared, the once calm twilight sea became a crucible of chaos once again.

“Ah, Anton’s mobility has been confirmed! Then now-.”

“Cooling beam, fire!”

The cooling beams of the entire fleet gathered in the twilight sea poured down on the suffering Anton.

Even though Anton painfully realized the reality and tried to run away, he couldn’t move easily since his joints were already broken. Everyone on the Noble Sky could clearly see this.

“The volcano…….”

“The magma has frozen. That’s it. The inside of the volcano will have cooled down too!”

“Okay, okay! This is such a miracle-.”

The moment when Anton’s black volcano, which had been spewing red lava and sending his men flying, completely stopped its activity.

What they intuited was victory.

The same was true for Jinseong.

Even if there were some differences in the order and some errors in Anton’s direction of movement, if it all ended up following the flow of the main scenario, there’s only one thing left to do.

It was also the same process as the Anton Raid, which was content in the game Dungeon & Fighter.

Phase 1 is Anton’s jersey.

“luck!”

“Yes, Commander-in-Chief!”

And the second phase is the subjugation of Anton.

“Adventurers and… with Jinseong. Let’s take the life out of that damn monster.”

Jackter Eagle-Eye, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, his mighty voice echoed across the twilight sea.

“All right.”

“Oh, and tell the entire fleet.”

Jackter added one more word.

It wasn’t just Vivi, Chili’s shrimp and Unman who were running towards the gunship that were surprised.

“Anyone who wants a chance to join the heroes, board the gunship and sortie right now.”

He didn’t specifically say who the hero was.

There was no need to do that.

A person who receives Jackter Eagle-Eye’s gaze directly and makes eye contact with him.

Jinseong smiled faintly at Jackter’s praise.

All that remains is the subjugation of the Apostle Anton.

In addition to simple leveling up, you can also learn how to use the Dark Knight’s original weapon, , which can be used in conjunction with the Chili Shrimp.

Gunships took off from various Celestial Force ships, including the Noble Sky.

Anton cried.

But his volcano, which could block the incoming gunships, was still cold.

The final chapter for the subjugation of the Apostle Anton has finally opened.