In the darkest and deepest abyss that existed on earth, a cry resonated that brightened the human heart. Ron's tears flowed transparently, holding the light.
"Because…… because I was fooled.”
Dante repeated the same words with blank eyes.
He was overcome with guilt rather than joy at the fact that two people more precious than his own life, his grandfather and Jin, had arrived here to save him.
Because of that he couldn't stop blaming himself. While imprisoned in Glyek’s unconsciousness, Dante felt everything that was happening outside.
It was not possible to examine the exact details of the entire situation because he was chained to the abyss, but at least it was clear that Glyek had killed Ron, destroyed Hairan, desecrated this land, and tried to devour his friends, and realised all of those terrible things.
Dante thought all of that was the price of not being able to beat Glyek.
If only he had persevered, if he hadn't lost himself, if he hadn't been fooled at the end, if only he hadn't been stupid and weak for that moment...…!
He was resentful of himself. It's all his fault, and he's driven mad with resentment that he can't stand upright on his own, let alone have the power to undo everything.
“Don’t say that, Dante. No one could have done it as well as you. It's all thanks to you that me and your friend have been able to come this far....”
Ron said, wiping away Dante's tears.
“So, it’s okay to lean a little on this old man and your friend. Without you, no one would have survived.”
Dante lost consciousness and unable to answer. He has difficulty while breathing, his pulse weak, and his body was full of black traces of chaos.
But there is no threat to his life. There will be some traces of chaos encroaching on him like Jin, but there’s no fatal internal injuries or wounds.
If he gets some treatment and rest outside, he will be able to recover as much as he wants.
To do so, there was one thing left to do. To put an end to Glyek, the Fifth King of Chaos.
Ron raised Dante and put on Jin's back. He was feeling that soon, the final battle of this war will begin.
The fact that Ron and Jin reached the abyss of Glyek also accelerated his awakening.
Originally, Glyek would have taken the control of the unconsciousness naturally as the black sea was formed, but he was awakening faster than expected because the two trampled the abyss.
“The attack will begin soon. You take Dante and get out somehow.”
The edge of the abyss began to oscillate unsteadily.
An energy bigger and more ferocious than the storms of chaos that they had experienced while crossing here shook the space where they stood.
Although Ron eventually climbed the genesis knight realm and rescued Dante.
To end the war, he has to deal with Glyek. Jin felt sorry for the fate of Ron and Hairan, who still had to fight after overcoming so many hardships and deaths.
Swoosh-!
In every corner of the abyss, chaos was seething like a plague. It turned into swords and spears and continued to stab from below, but it was blocked by Ron's protective shield and could not enter.
Ron raised his sword and gazed into the center of the abyss.
The white stone that had lost its barrier was vibrating. Ron couldn't take his eyes off the white stone for a moment.
“From now on, I will deal with you not as Dante's grandfather, but as the sword emperor of Hairan....”
Soon after, Ron said that and slowly swung Rashid.
Looking at the speed of the sword slowly falling towards the white stone, it seemed like it can cut anything. Like Chiron’s sword, which Jin faced before becoming a flagbearer, it had the enlightenment and weight of the genesis knight.
Jin seemed to be able to see the expression of Glyek, the white stone facing the sword. A face twisted with anger and fear.
On the other hand, of course there was no more madness in Ron.
He had an absolute gaze unique to those who climbed the genesis knight, that is to say, he had a look that said that there was neither one who could defeat him nor the one he could not defeat.
Crack!
The white stone cracked as Ron's sword touched it. It started to fall apart like cheap jewels breaking apart.
The blade continued to slowly cut through the white stone.
Aaaaaaaa...…!
Then, Glyek's distant scream from a distance was heard again. He was screaming as if the blade slowly digging into the white stone was unbearably painful.
The more Ron focused on Rashid, the stronger the swords of chaos that pressed the shield become. As a result, the protective shield gradually became narrower, but there was not a single spear that penetrated through it.
Glyek seemed to be concentrating all his power into the abyss.
Jin felt sick from the fact that he still had this much power left.
Glyek also felt the same way about Ron.
“Lord Ron!”
Jin shouted. It was because he had suddenly seen Ron coughing up blood.
The 10% light given to Jin right after he ascended the genesis knight realm and the energy consumed while breaking through the abyss were putting a strain on his body.
Ron nodded as if he is okay.
The limitations of body are no obstacle to the genesis knight. Just as chaos is only a form of the king of the Black Sea, the body of the genesis knight is just a means of forming his enlightenment.
Even though he vomited his blood, Ron's swordsmanship was not disturbed at all. The spilled blood soon evaporated in his aura and disappeared without a trace.
By then, there was only a gap of about one step left between the protective shield and the sword of chaos. The white stone is split in half first, or the shield is broken. Jin wasn't worried about the latter at all.
Like that thought, eventually Rashid's blade split the white stone in half first. In the place where the stone had been floating, only the glowing trail that Ron slowly drew remained.
For over a thousand years.
For a long time, Hairan has been lonely and silently guarded....
It was the moment when the white stone was finally cut.
And Ron and Jin could feel the light of the world tickling their eyes, not the darkness of chaos.
Finally, he stepped over the abyss and stepped outside again. However, the light of human world that stabbed their eyes was not as bright and brilliant as they expected.
It was because the sky where the light was supposed to shine was still shrouded in chaos. The light was faint, like the grass that sprouted sparsely in the wasteland.
The barrier of chaos also stronger than it was first formed when Glyek woke up, and Jin was conscious of the fact that heat and acrid energy were everywhere.
'As expected, the battle continued outside as well.'
A whole day had passed since Jin and Ron entered the subspace of Glyek.
And those who fought outside were unaware of what had happened to the two. There was no way for them to ascertain whether they had been captured or had perished.
"Heuk, 12th flagbearer, Heuk, 12th flagbearer has been confirmed to be alive!"
One of the black knights breathed heavily and shouted.
Runcandel wasn't giving up on Jin. However, most of the knights couldn't help but think that the possibility that Jin was unlikely to be alive, just like Dante, who was absorbed by Glyek.
Besides, if he was alive, he would remain inside Glyek, but there was no person with the power of genesis knight in the battlefield outside, so they couldn't penetrate it. It was impossible to even get rid of the barrier of chaos that protected him even after removing and cutting.
But, out of nowhere, the barrier collapsed by itself, and Jin appeared. Even Rosa opened her eyes wide and swept her heart inside.
[Kid…!]
Murakan shouted as he rushed at Jin.
However, because of the awls of chaos rising from the floor, it was not easy to go to Jin, and it seemed like he would go crazy.
Murakan had only one thought that he has to escape with Jin no matter what the situation would be.
Kelliark had similar thoughts to Murakan. It seemed that even if Glyek was resolved by negotiating with Kinzelo in the future, he would have to secure Jin and leave the battlefield. Even if the world is in danger of being destroyed.
“12th flagbearer……!”
Rosa also threw herself, spreading her sword, and Kelliark followed suit. The corpses of knights and mages were trampled under their feet.
However, Talaris, who was as concerned about Jin as they were, could not easily approach Jin. She was barely holding her own as her entire body was stained with blood.
Elona Zipfel is the reason why her sealing had been suspending until now. Talaris had been fighting without being able to use most of his body's power.
The reason why Talaris overturned the release of Elona Zipfel’s seal was no different.
Ron Hairan.
It was because he disappeared with Jin. If it's Ron, if only that stupid old man comes to his senses...… It was because of the expectation that a miracle might happen again. Talaris thought that breaking the seal of Elona Zipfel should be postponed even if there is hope as small as a grain of rice.
"The youngest!"
Rosa, who was heading towards Jin, shouted in a sharp voice. There was about a hundred step left between them, but suddenly she saw chaos like a tsunami attacking Jin.
It is by no means the energy that Jin can handle. If she couldn't block it, his whole body would be torn to pieces and he would disappear without a trace.
In the midst of all those who tried to save Jin, they were engulfed in terrible and devastated feelings.
Suaaaaaa...!
They witnessed a ray of shining sword slicing the chaos in half that attacked Jin.
Then, as the tsunami of chaos cleared, people could see the sight of Jin carrying Dante, and even the appearance of Ron Hairan standing tall next to him.
At that point, everyone paused for a moment and doubted their eyes.
Especially the giants like Rosa, Kelliark, and Talaris were shocked to see Ron. To the point where they even forgot their longing for Jin in an instant.
‘Ron Hairan has reached the realm of genesis knight!’
‘Really, genesis knight…… Besides, even Dante Hairan...…!’
The giants' pulse quickened.
Even if all human history is combined, there are less than 10 people who has the power of genesis knight. Even if including both the old and the current ones who’s history is erased by Zipfel.
In particular, the giants of this era thought that another genesis knight could not appear because they had a clear reference point called Chiron.
They were convinced that the difference between Chiron and them was so great that they could not cover it even if they devoted their entire remaining life to it. Even Chiron predicted that Ron would be more likely to become a monster than to become the genesis knight.
Chaos attacked Jin several times even after being blocked, but all seemed to be blocked by Ron's sword and returned to nothing.
And looking at the fragments of chaos falling like flesh, Ron said:
“Glyek…… there's nothing here you can take with you. Even your own life.”
In the darkest and deepest abyss that existed on earth, a cry resonated that brightened the human heart. Ron's tears flowed transparently, holding the light.
"Because…… because I was fooled.”
Dante repeated the same words with blank eyes.
He was overcome with guilt rather than joy at the fact that two people more precious than his own life, his grandfather and Jin, had arrived here to save him.
Because of that he couldn't stop blaming himself. While imprisoned in Glyek’s unconsciousness, Dante felt everything that was happening outside.
It was not possible to examine the exact details of the entire situation because he was chained to the abyss, but at least it was clear that Glyek had killed Ron, destroyed Hairan, desecrated this land, and tried to devour his friends, and realised all of those terrible things.
Dante thought all of that was the price of not being able to beat Glyek.
If only he had persevered, if he hadn't lost himself, if he hadn't been fooled at the end, if only he hadn't been stupid and weak for that moment...…!
He was resentful of himself. It's all his fault, and he's driven mad with resentment that he can't stand upright on his own, let alone have the power to undo everything.
“Don’t say that, Dante. No one could have done it as well as you. It's all thanks to you that me and your friend have been able to come this far....”
Ron said, wiping away Dante's tears.
“So, it’s okay to lean a little on this old man and your friend. Without you, no one would have survived.”
Dante lost consciousness and unable to answer. He has difficulty while breathing, his pulse weak, and his body was full of black traces of chaos.
But there is no threat to his life. There will be some traces of chaos encroaching on him like Jin, but there’s no fatal internal injuries or wounds.
If he gets some treatment and rest outside, he will be able to recover as much as he wants.
To do so, there was one thing left to do. To put an end to Glyek, the Fifth King of Chaos.
Ron raised Dante and put on Jin's back. He was feeling that soon, the final battle of this war will begin.
The fact that Ron and Jin reached the abyss of Glyek also accelerated his awakening.
Originally, Glyek would have taken the control of the unconsciousness naturally as the black sea was formed, but he was awakening faster than expected because the two trampled the abyss.
“The attack will begin soon. You take Dante and get out somehow.”
The edge of the abyss began to oscillate unsteadily.
An energy bigger and more ferocious than the storms of chaos that they had experienced while crossing here shook the space where they stood.
Although Ron eventually climbed the genesis knight realm and rescued Dante.
To end the war, he has to deal with Glyek. Jin felt sorry for the fate of Ron and Hairan, who still had to fight after overcoming so many hardships and deaths.
Swoosh-!
In every corner of the abyss, chaos was seething like a plague. It turned into swords and spears and continued to stab from below, but it was blocked by Ron's protective shield and could not enter.
Ron raised his sword and gazed into the center of the abyss.
The white stone that had lost its barrier was vibrating. Ron couldn't take his eyes off the white stone for a moment.
“From now on, I will deal with you not as Dante's grandfather, but as the sword emperor of Hairan....”
Soon after, Ron said that and slowly swung Rashid.
Looking at the speed of the sword slowly falling towards the white stone, it seemed like it can cut anything. Like Chiron’s sword, which Jin faced before becoming a flagbearer, it had the enlightenment and weight of the genesis knight.
Jin seemed to be able to see the expression of Glyek, the white stone facing the sword. A face twisted with anger and fear.
On the other hand, of course there was no more madness in Ron.
He had an absolute gaze unique to those who climbed the genesis knight, that is to say, he had a look that said that there was neither one who could defeat him nor the one he could not defeat.
Crack!
The white stone cracked as Ron's sword touched it. It started to fall apart like cheap jewels breaking apart.
The blade continued to slowly cut through the white stone.
Aaaaaaaa...…!
Then, Glyek's distant scream from a distance was heard again. He was screaming as if the blade slowly digging into the white stone was unbearably painful.
The more Ron focused on Rashid, the stronger the swords of chaos that pressed the shield become. As a result, the protective shield gradually became narrower, but there was not a single spear that penetrated through it.
Glyek seemed to be concentrating all his power into the abyss.
Jin felt sick from the fact that he still had this much power left.
Glyek also felt the same way about Ron.
“Lord Ron!”
Jin shouted. It was because he had suddenly seen Ron coughing up blood.
The 10% light given to Jin right after he ascended the genesis knight realm and the energy consumed while breaking through the abyss were putting a strain on his body.
Ron nodded as if he is okay.
The limitations of body are no obstacle to the genesis knight. Just as chaos is only a form of the king of the Black Sea, the body of the genesis knight is just a means of forming his enlightenment.
Even though he vomited his blood, Ron's swordsmanship was not disturbed at all. The spilled blood soon evaporated in his aura and disappeared without a trace.
By then, there was only a gap of about one step left between the protective shield and the sword of chaos. The white stone is split in half first, or the shield is broken. Jin wasn't worried about the latter at all.
Like that thought, eventually Rashid's blade split the white stone in half first. In the place where the stone had been floating, only the glowing trail that Ron slowly drew remained.
For over a thousand years.
For a long time, Hairan has been lonely and silently guarded....
It was the moment when the white stone was finally cut.
And Ron and Jin could feel the light of the world tickling their eyes, not the darkness of chaos.
Finally, he stepped over the abyss and stepped outside again. However, the light of human world that stabbed their eyes was not as bright and brilliant as they expected.
It was because the sky where the light was supposed to shine was still shrouded in chaos. The light was faint, like the grass that sprouted sparsely in the wasteland.
The barrier of chaos also stronger than it was first formed when Glyek woke up, and Jin was conscious of the fact that heat and acrid energy were everywhere.
'As expected, the battle continued outside as well.'
A whole day had passed since Jin and Ron entered the subspace of Glyek.
And those who fought outside were unaware of what had happened to the two. There was no way for them to ascertain whether they had been captured or had perished.
"Heuk, 12th flagbearer, Heuk, 12th flagbearer has been confirmed to be alive!"
One of the black knights breathed heavily and shouted.
Runcandel wasn't giving up on Jin. However, most of the knights couldn't help but think that the possibility that Jin was unlikely to be alive, just like Dante, who was absorbed by Glyek.
Besides, if he was alive, he would remain inside Glyek, but there was no person with the power of genesis knight in the battlefield outside, so they couldn't penetrate it. It was impossible to even get rid of the barrier of chaos that protected him even after removing and cutting.
But, out of nowhere, the barrier collapsed by itself, and Jin appeared. Even Rosa opened her eyes wide and swept her heart inside.
[Kid…!]
Murakan shouted as he rushed at Jin.
However, because of the awls of chaos rising from the floor, it was not easy to go to Jin, and it seemed like he would go crazy.
Murakan had only one thought that he has to escape with Jin no matter what the situation would be.
Kelliark had similar thoughts to Murakan. It seemed that even if Glyek was resolved by negotiating with Kinzelo in the future, he would have to secure Jin and leave the battlefield. Even if the world is in danger of being destroyed.
“12th flagbearer……!”
Rosa also threw herself, spreading her sword, and Kelliark followed suit. The corpses of knights and mages were trampled under their feet.
However, Talaris, who was as concerned about Jin as they were, could not easily approach Jin. She was barely holding her own as her entire body was stained with blood.
Elona Zipfel is the reason why her sealing had been suspending until now. Talaris had been fighting without being able to use most of his body's power.
The reason why Talaris overturned the release of Elona Zipfel’s seal was no different.
Ron Hairan.
It was because he disappeared with Jin. If it's Ron, if only that stupid old man comes to his senses...… It was because of the expectation that a miracle might happen again. Talaris thought that breaking the seal of Elona Zipfel should be postponed even if there is hope as small as a grain of rice.
"The youngest!"
Rosa, who was heading towards Jin, shouted in a sharp voice. There was about a hundred step left between them, but suddenly she saw chaos like a tsunami attacking Jin.
It is by no means the energy that Jin can handle. If she couldn't block it, his whole body would be torn to pieces and he would disappear without a trace.
In the midst of all those who tried to save Jin, they were engulfed in terrible and devastated feelings.
Suaaaaaa...!
They witnessed a ray of shining sword slicing the chaos in half that attacked Jin.
Then, as the tsunami of chaos cleared, people could see the sight of Jin carrying Dante, and even the appearance of Ron Hairan standing tall next to him.
At that point, everyone paused for a moment and doubted their eyes.
Especially the giants like Rosa, Kelliark, and Talaris were shocked to see Ron. To the point where they even forgot their longing for Jin in an instant.
‘Ron Hairan has reached the realm of genesis knight!’
‘Really, genesis knight…… Besides, even Dante Hairan...…!’
The giants' pulse quickened.
Even if all human history is combined, there are less than 10 people who has the power of genesis knight. Even if including both the old and the current ones who’s history is erased by Zipfel.
In particular, the giants of this era thought that another genesis knight could not appear because they had a clear reference point called Chiron.
They were convinced that the difference between Chiron and them was so great that they could not cover it even if they devoted their entire remaining life to it. Even Chiron predicted that Ron would be more likely to become a monster than to become the genesis knight.
Chaos attacked Jin several times even after being blocked, but all seemed to be blocked by Ron's sword and returned to nothing.
And looking at the fragments of chaos falling like flesh, Ron said:
“Glyek…… there's nothing here you can take with you. Even your own life.”
