Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 186



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186

Casillas was the first to tell Jinseong what he was most curious about.

“But we never met.”

“ah…….”

Casillas never met him.

The reason the Fourth Apostle has a displeased expression is probably because he missed out on seeing the existence that could be called a ‘strong person’.

Jinseong thought for a moment and then asked.

“When was it?”

“It was a few months ago.”

“A few months… So, what’s the approximate location or- or, anyway, what other news did Lord Kashiyas hear?”

“Well, if I had known that, I would have left the chase for the old man to Hilda and gone out to find him a long time ago. But there was nothing. Not only the name, but also the affiliation… nothing was known or revealed.”

Casillas answered with a pout.

Jinseong was able to roughly judge the situation by listening to his words.

‘Old man… … That must be true. Right now, Hilda and Cassias have judged Luke to be a traitor and are pursuing him. That pursuit won’t be something that can be done in a day or two.’

While the adventurers are dealing with the apostles in Arad and Heaven, Hilda and Cassias will be chasing the apostle Luke in the Demon World.

And soon we will find traces of it.

Luke’s building, the ‘Castle of the Dead’, was connected to the underworld but was invisible, and was connected to heaven but was hidden.

‘The curtain was lifted by the energy explosion that scattered in all directions as Anton died. So, Hilda hasn’t completely stripped away Luke’s technology yet… … .’

It took only a moment to think about what would happen next.

The important thing now is to get additional information from Casillas, Jinseong asked again.

“Then where? If you heard that it appeared in the Demon World, you should have known ‘which region’ it appeared in.”

“Hahaha, yeah, that’s right. I think you said beyond East Harlem.”

The Demon Realm is one of the fragments scattered throughout space when the planet Terra was shattered into pieces.

And the Demon World also has a ‘familiar place name’ for Jinseong.

And that’s not all.

How is this place name used in the game Dungeon & Fighter, and who occupies it?

There was no way Jinseong didn’t know about the power of the demon world.

Moreover, Jinseong muttered to himself, thinking that an ‘unknown force’ that would interest Casillas had appeared in that location.

“If it’s East Harlem… it’s the home of the Kashipa. After all.”

Casillas’ eyebrows furrowed.

“Hmm? Hey, have you ever been to the Demon World?”

“No. But I can tell if it’s news from the Demon World. Even you, Chili Shrimp, are wizards from the Demon World. Right, Chili Shrimp?”

Jinseong shamelessly passed the ball to Chili Shrimp.

The purpose was to emphasize that although the Demon Realm is clearly a difficult place to reach, there are people throughout the continent of Arad who are related to the Demon Realm.

Of course, the main scenario after defeating Apostle Anton was also a bit confusing for Chili Shrimp, who didn’t know where the adventurers were going…

“That, that, that’s what it is. Kashipa? Kashipa!”

“……I’ve been hanging out with this guy for years, but this is the first time I’ve heard he knows about Kashipa.”

“What does Director Ka know about me? The original representative is, ahem, a serious person. He pretends not to know even what he knows.”

“That’s probably more rambling from you than I’ve ever heard from Acon in my entire life.”

“Ha, anyway! That’s it! So? Mr. Jinseong, tell me, continue.”

Experience is not something that can be ignored.

Chili Shrimp, who had skillfully sorted out the situation, continued the conversation between Jinseong and Casillas.

“Are you saying that ‘that guy’ showed up at the Kashipa stronghold? Did Lord Kashias go all the way there to look for him? The Kashipa must be a very vicious group, and even to Lord Kashias-.”

Jinseong also asked without missing a beat.

Casillas looked at the two humans alternately with suspicion, but he was not the type to care about such things in the first place.

Above all, topics related to fighting and inaction were the most important to him.

“Hahaha! Do you think those guys would pick a fight with me? They’re the kind of guys who’d run away just by hearing my footsteps. Well, I was thinking of throwing a tantrum to vent my frustration at losing him, but then I remembered that Jacqueline said she’d step up and take revenge herself… And on top of that, the Kashipa guys have already been beaten to death by that guy.”

Jackelines. A race of beastmen from the demon world.

A demonic inspector from the planet Ekon, like Cassias, and a disciple of ‘Yasin’ who accidentally crossed over to the Demon Realm through a dimensional rift.

The settings for the two also slipped into Jinseong’s head, but he didn’t say them out loud this time.

Because I knew I would meet them ‘soon’ anyway.

“You used your power on Kashipa… directly- what kind of attack? About that? Have you heard anything?”

More importantly, the entity believed to be the has been chasing Kashipa’s personnel.

What power did he use?

How did you handle the power?

“Kukukuk, that’s for sure. I caught the bugs of Kashipa and bit them… ”

Casillas said.

* * *

“What the hell are you!?”

“……Human? Kyahahaha, did you escape from the slave market?”

[The Demon World], which was formed from the debris scattered into space when the planet Terra exploded, and landed on the planet Arad.

The humans of the Demon Realm, who had been exposed to cosmic radiation for a long time, had already changed a lot compared to their appearance during the Terra era.

The form of a human being mixed with the appearance of an animal, the manifestation of such abilities, and even the emergence of an organization that protects itself from the difference in abilities or attempts to invade its opponents.

Among them, Kashipa is the largest criminal group in the Demon World, which controls the Harlem area of ​​the Demon World and commits a wide range of crimes, such as illegal gambling, drugs, murder, human trafficking, and looting, to the point that it would be easier to list all the things they do not do.

“Looking at your dirty clothes, I think you must have escaped from the slave market…….”

“You came from Border Town? But since you’ve caught us, even your remaining family or acquaintances will be punished without exception-.”

────────────… … .

A blue light, hard to find in the dark demon world, appeared.

It was a light that grew into a hemisphere from the source of power.

A warm tone that seemed to envelop everything, that’s what those who watched the light from afar felt.

However, those within a radius of perhaps a hundred meters would not have felt it at all.

In the first place, the brain and body that could have felt that way had disappeared.

“uh……?”

“What- huh?”

Cognitive dissonance.

The Kashipa members who were barely outside the range of light could only blink as if possessed.

What is happening now?

As the blue light that spread so softly and warmly disappeared, why did the figures of my colleagues that had been included in that light disappear?

Above all, how should we interpret the appearance of the one who manifested this power?

Step… … Step… … Step… … .

He was walking.

Hair that is so messy and tangled that you can’t tell when it was last washed.

Her unkempt hair was tangled and obscured, obscuring her face, but the skin texture glimpsed through the gaps was clearly not that of a young man.

An old, unkempt face with an unkempt beard.

There was only one reason why the Kashipa organization members who were blankly watching could not react right away.

Expressionless.

If facial expressions are a means of expressing emotions to the outside world, he was expressing nothing right now.

There was no joy, no sadness, no show of strength, no annoyance towards the members of the Kashipa organization.

He was just walking.

“S, wet- wet- wet-it’s a surprise attack! It’s a surprise attack!”

About ten seconds in time.

However, it was only after an absurdly late hour had passed that a commotion broke out in the Demon World Harlem area, considering that those who had been surprised by the attack were responding.

“Ta, not a runaway slave! Not a runaway slave! Summon everyone, even those holding Abyss weapons!”

“Te, te, Terracotta? Is that the Terracotta guy?!”

“The Ancient Library, no, the Elting Memorial! It could be a trick from those damned sorcerers! B-B-don’t let your guard down!”

Even if they couldn’t understand it with their heads, they were true to their instincts.

He is dangerous. He is not a slave.

What other group in the demon world can commit such tricks?

Terracotta, an organization based on the Elemental Masters of the Magician profession.

An organization based on the magician profession, the Ancient Library and the Elting Memorial.

They were quick to judge their enemies based on their information, but it was their unity that showed how they became the largest group in the Demon World.

The number of Kashipa members who had gathered had already exceeded a hundred.

Not only can they use dark magic as their primary weapon, but they also hold weapons that utilize the ‘Abyss’, so they sometimes exude a menacing aura.

“We attacked at once on signal-.”

Someone shouted.

That was all.

───────────… … !!!!

A second blue light appeared in the Demon World Harlem area, a warm, blue hemispherical light.

That was all that was conveyed to the members of the Kashipa organization.

Who, why, how come? Where to?

Raid? Damage? Extermination?

… … .

The Kashipa people remained silent as they could not answer to anything.

The fact that ‘some’ of the members of the Kashipa, a large organization with an uncountable number of members, died was not treated as a major issue.

Other than that, the only news left in the Demon World was that the light had flashed twice.

The two stories were never woven together, nor were they ever told to anyone or talked about.

* * *

Casillas recalled with a satisfied expression.

It also meant that he went to find and threaten the Kashipa organization members who barely survived the incident.

“It was funny. The fact that he told what he saw and heard made the executives open their mouths in fear that if it reached Sarpoza’s ears, their skin would be torn off.”

Since this was something that had not even been reported to the head of the organization, no one, including the head of Kashipa, Sarpoza, could help, so it was unlikely that an ordinary member of the Kashipa organization would have been able to withstand the pressure from Kashiyas.

The chili shrimp let out an exclamation of admiration as if they were listening to a fairy tale.

“Hoooooo, it’s fun… So? That’s all, Chief Ka? Some legendary fighter swept through~ and that’s it?”

“That’s why I’m so pissed. I was the only one in the Demon World who wasn’t in that fun situation.”

Casillas smacked his lips as if he had missed out on a delicious meal.

Chili Shrimp shook his head as if he was disgusted by Casillas’ attitude.

“Anyway, Manager Ka… ah, Mr. Jinseong?”

Then suddenly, I saw the quiet Jinseong.

Jinseong didn’t even answer the chili shrimp’s call.

Because his brain was accelerating furiously.

‘Some things are certain. My guess has been confirmed.’

The reason he appeared in the area controlled by Kashipa and went beyond East Harlem.

Although Casillas said he heard the story ‘a few months ago’, it probably wasn’t actually that many months ago.

‘Even though he helped to possess Ah-hang, the one who ultimately possessed him was the ‘Source of the Abyss’. Even if he was the , he would have had no choice but to move in order to meet the Source of the Abyss! And the ones who are best at using the Abyss scattered throughout the Demon World are the Kashipas. It is quite possible that the ‘Source of the Abyss’ was beyond East Harlem, their base.’

Nemer and another transcendent being, the source of the Abyss, who clearly exist in the Demon Realm but whose dwelling place cannot be specified.

It makes sense that the person believed to be the went there to meet the source of the Abyss.

‘And another thing… … The cause of the pollution is also a living being. Of course. It’s not like it moves through timelines like Nemer or something ridiculous.’

He walks on two feet.

In the first place, the concept of walking to the Demon World is impossible at this point, so he must have used another method, but he is moving while revealing his appearance to the extent that it can be seen by ordinary members of the Kashipa organization.

If everything Casillas said is true, then this could be considered a correct inference. This is the moment when the hypotheses I had been thinking about alone are proven.

Jinseong shuddered and trembled.

“Hey, Mr. Jinseong? You didn’t pee, did you?”

Jinseong had to tremble so much that the chili shrimp asked in confusion.

Finally, fragments of information related to the .

Human appearance.

He looks old, but not old, probably a middle-aged male.

Utilizes a blue colored light that is completely different from the Abyss.

Of course, he is an overwhelmingly powerful person.

Finally found it.

“The Demon World… I need to go to the Demon World quickly.”

Jinseong spoke, unable to control his trembling voice.

Aren’t there any other people or groups that might have come into contact with other than Kashipa?

Even if there aren’t any, wouldn’t it be possible to find the Kashipa organization members who survived the incident and conduct additional verification?

“Huh? No, I was going to the Demon World anyway, right? Rather, it’s my turn now-.”

“Anton, finish up quickly. I’ll go down to Arad for a bit.”

In addition, since these characteristics have been captured, there may be no need to look for Jinseong alone.

Because there is an adventurer’s guild.

He does not exist outside of the conceptual space or dimension.

If you walk in Arad.

‘Find it. And catch it.’

Surely we can find additional clues.

“Let’s go.”

“Huh? Huh? Truth or dare? Huh?”

The chili shrimp followed behind the fast-moving Jinseong, looking puzzled.