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Published at 4th of February 2022 11:58:45 AM


Chapter 429: Episode 124. Elders in Crisis (3)

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This dark forest, which is unlikely to pass even a single piece of sunlight, has long been rumored to be haunted or demonized.

[Yah!]

Jean was riding on Shri and running on that complex dark forest path. There was no other colleague.

The road was so complicated that I thought the maze was better that I would have regretted coming here alone if it weren't for Shuri.

Sir, I sincerely ask that this nanny go with Murakan.

Confucius, are you all right? If he goes alone and makes a bad decision, it won't be easy to secure a retreat.

Is there a reason why you have to go alone?

Before they left, their colleagues all joined up to worry about Jean.

It was because it was not yet possible to fully trust the owner of this land.

Bewh, Booh-woo.

As the forest deepened, the gloomier and ominous earbuds heard from all sides grew.

"Grape-shapegoat. What a fitting name.’

It was actually the first time I had actually been here, but as usual, Shree was able to arrive skillfully looking for a way and not wandering around.

Black and huge.

So was the impression that came to mind when I faced the fortress that rose out of nowhere at the end of the forest.

The mist covered the strange ears that were spewing from the earwax.

Just standing in front of you gives off a breath-taking spell.

It was amazing that the owner of this amazing castle was Rata Pro, and he actually beat him.

Shree was sent back to the Red Prison and waited for the gate to open for a while.

Some time later the door opened, and there was no sign of who had unfastened the latch and opened the thick iron door.

I wondered if it was opened in the first place.

It seemed as if the wind or ghost had opened and passed, and it was not the plain view of the castle that came straight into view, but another darkness.

Going into it seemed to be no different from jumping down a cliff of a thousand roads.

However, Qin was seen stroking forward, without giving any new force to the grasp of the waist-length sword.

It's a moment when I feel like I'm passing through a scene of nightmare because of the earbuds and the chilly wind.

Suddenly a dark vacant lot unfolded.

"Twelfth Class, thank you for coming."

I could hear the familiar voice of Rata Prochi.

Did he just fight or torture those who have been locked up in the basement of the Necropolis? There was a strong, fishy smell of blood in Rata.

"You smell like blood.”

"Because what we do is not a very pleasant kind. Aren't you used to it?"

"I'm just saying."

As he approached, his face glistened with the torch that Rata was holding.

"I never thought you'd come alone."

Rata was genuinely surprised that Jean had found the Necropolis alone.

Not only Rata but all the other ghosts felt the same way.

At least after Rata became the ghost commander, no. Even before then, when the Smarion Prochi led the Ghost Leg.

No one came to the Necropolis by himself.

Even when the leaders of Looncandel and Jipple hold secret talks, there are always more than a certain number of people who can fight.

It was a matter of course. Although it has maintained neutrality in its own way, the ghost band has never been a force with considerable influence.

Especially in the main camp, Gwigoksaesaeseong, they were clearly among the top neutral forces.

Even though Beemment is located in their territory, they are able to recognize autonomy instead of making a fuss.

"Since the College of Ghosts took the risk to carry out my request, I should show this much trust."

Rata nodded impressively at the remark.

Jean was somehow embarrassed by the reaction but didn't reveal it.

"As expected, that's wonderful. All right, I'll write the contract now."

Sending the supply and demand of the elders, Rata immediately left a call to visit the Necropolis.

The reason was to write a contract for the alliance.

The paper that Rata put out was made up of the simplest sentence that Jin had ever received.

Also, it was unexpected.

(Rata Prochi and his ghost will serve Jean Looncandel as the Lord's Army, an issue that has been fully agreed upon by all the remaining ghosts.)

It was more like a pledge of loyalty, not a contract.

"It's not a simple alliance, it's a kind of blood alliance between the monarch and his men."

"......what is this?"

Qin was judging that he should first form an alliance with the Ghosts, and gradually form a close bond in the future.

I never expected it to come out like this.

"You don't like it, do you?"

"No, that's not true. It's a little embarrassing."

"This body held a high regard for you in the Geomhwangseong Fortress, and then I thought I was more afraid of Jean Looncandel than Looncandel. So I killed the elders."

On the day I met Jean in the Sword's Garden, Rata decided to serve him as the Lord's Army.

With the conviction that it is the only way for the ghost band to survive in the 'new era'.

"And I'm also an absolute being in a haunted house. My meaning is that every ghost will be, and the ghost will be your most important force.”

There are countless leaders in the world, but not many have received absolute support from their subordinates.

Rata was one of the best men among them.

Jean took the dagger out of her bosom.

When he drew his palm and carved a plate of blood on the paper, Rata also engraved his own blood on the paper.

"I accept it, Ser Rata."

"Follow me, Lord."

As I entered the inner center hall along Rata, I saw the demons lined up.

Thousands of mercenaries, many of whom were wearing black spray suits, remained immovable.

Soon Rata stood in the lead of them empty, facing the camp, and giving a salute.

The rest of the ghosts raised their swords all together.

It was the moment when Jean became the new owner of the ghost band.

Also, it was the first time that the ghost band was completely out of neutral.

"I'll introduce you one by one."

"Okay."

Jean looked again at the sentence on the paper.

It caught my eye that "all the remaining ghosts agreed perfectly."

"It doesn't seem to be much different from the usual size of the haunted house, did many people object to becoming blood allies with me?”

"Some of the people who served my father objected. They're elders, so to speak."

"You don't get along very well with me or the elders. What happened to them?"

"Everyone left the Necropolis."

"Is there any special secret they know, or something that could be a weakness of the ghosthood?"

Rata showed a look of surprise at the remark.

"I didn't know you'd think of it right away. Yes, I do. And I'm ashamed of it, but I haven't dealt with them yet. We're tracking it."

"It's been a few days already, so it's highly likely that he surrendered to other forces and asked for protection.”

"I'm sorry to have been sloppy from the start."

"No, just in case, I'll use a man to find the elders who fled. Please tell us the weaknesses and secrets of Necropolis that they know."

"a monster sealed at the base of the Gureoksaeseong Fortress."

"......monster?"

When Jin expressed doubt, Rata continued to explain with a bitter smile.

"It's a monster that can't be helped at the moment. They're trapped underground, they can't eat anything, they're still alive decades later, and the seals that keep them from getting lighter every year."

"You must be a monster in an old story."

"You don't seem to be very upset because it's a surprise.”

"Because I've faced a sealed inner mana."

Naturally, Qin predicted that what was sealed in the basement of Gwigoksaeseseong Fortress would be an inner devil.

"How strong are you to speak in such a way that even the progressives and demons can't help it?"

"Not even a man. It's hard to explain...... Would you like to go and take a look at it together?"

I walked down the stairs to the basement along Rata. As he went down the deep, long stairs, Jean could feel a sense of gloom and vicious energy weighing on her whole body.

"Is this the source of the deep-seated earwax all over the castle?"’

It wasn't just the dreary atmosphere of the castle that spread the suffocating ear.

"We're here."

When I reached the bottom, I saw a huge iron gate and a red seal carved on it.

Although it was the first type of seal he saw, Jean could intuitively realize that humans were used as materials for the seal.

That's how much he's a seal with control.

"This is..."

"Even the ghost commanders of all time said it was a seal that had been handed down only to the elders. This seal was made by other elders except those who fled this time. Using themselves as a material."

As I approached the seal, I could feel the ear pressing heavily all over my body.

"You mean this seal is getting weaker every year?"

"Yes."

In response, Jean realized why Rata proposed to become blood-blind so quickly.

'If a monster beyond that seal is released, the ghost cannot survive unless the castle is abandoned.’

Of course, it is unlikely that the seal will be released immediately, and Rata did not propose a blood alliance just for that reason, but it was never a small problem.

"The first thing I showed you here is because it's the biggest and only problem of the Ghosts. It's a shame, but you can also say that this seal threatens the existence of the ghosthood."

Now that we are blood-blind, we needed to discuss and resolve this issue together.

Although it shows weakness right after he became a blood ally, Jin did not feel that Rata was mean or funny.

In the first place, it was because Rata chose herself, not Looncandel or Jipple, the imperial family or Kinselo.

If Rata had been attached to either the Looncandel or the Zipple, not Jean Looncandel, it was at least as likely to be as easy as solving this seal.

"Surely... the energy that comes out of the seal makes me feel that way. What the hell is in there?"

Rata shook her head at Jean's question.

"Not a horse, Lord."

"Not a demon?"

"What's sealed in there is my father."

Smarion Prochi.

The monster, which was sealed at the bottom of the Necropolis, was the leader of the National Prehistoric Site.




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