Chapter 61: Deserted Island Survival Training (7)

Their bruised, lifeless faces completely killed my appetite.

“…Hah.”

The corpses of the Undertakers, around ten of them, lay sprawled on the rocky ground, slowly growing cold.

It was a strange feeling, different from taking down a magical beast. abstract However, I didn’t feel even a shred of regret or hesitation.

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‘This seems to be more or less resolved.’

I extended my perception, but I detected no one else alive nearby except for Lei Shen and me.

Lei Shen, locking eyes with me, pressed her lips together tightly.

They had initiated the attack, and I had only defended myself. aluminum Besides, being hired assassins, human butchers, there was no reason to show them mercy.

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It was probably the effect of “Imposes intimidation in speech and actions” from the Blessing of the Sword God.

Although she glared at me fiercely, trembling with both combat knives in her hands, her body seemed paralyzed, unable to move.

She appeared to be in a position ready to attack at any moment, but something held her back, as if she were chained in place.

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Lei Shen, trembling in front of me, was living proof of that.

I flicked my wrist to clean the blood from my knife, but it was so soaked that it didn’t come off completely, making me frown.

It seemed this power worked best against humans, especially when their numbers were small.

Now that I thought about it, up until now, I had only faced monsters, demons, and creatures much stronger than humans, so this effect of the blessing had rarely been useful.

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I had used three of my sashimi knives to launch attacks against the hidden enemies, so I only had two left.

“Lei Shen.”

With no other choice, I wiped the blood off on the sleeve of my shirt before sheathing the knife.

Then, I turned my gaze to Lei Shen.

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Next, with a hardened expression, she looked me straight in the eyes.

When I called her name, her eyebrows drew together into a straight line.

At that moment, the pressure that kept her immobilized seemed to dissipate, and Lei Shen exhaled loudly, her breathing ragged.

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I vaguely remembered seeing Lei Shen in her human form during the main storyline of the game Miracle Blessing M, and I knew at least part of her personality.

“…Do you think I’ll tell you?”

Lei Shen’s eyes burned with a murderous glint. beacon I shook my head and let out a long sigh.

“Tell me who sent you.”

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To be generous, you could say she was a committed professional.

The only way was to crush her with sheer fear until she talked.

This was a unique opportunity to discover who was behind the attempts to kill me.

To be honest, she was an assassin with an absurd philosophy. orbit Persuading her with words wouldn’t work.

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If I finished her off without getting that information, I would probably regret it for a long time.

“Your subordinates ended up like this. arena Are you stupid or just brave? harbor It would be better for both of us if you talk now.”

I pointed my thumb at the now-cold corpses of her subordinates and added:

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Lei Shen spat the words as she staggered and regained her balance.

“…Damn lunatic.”

Perhaps she was driven by revenge for her subordinates or simply by senseless pride, but her eyes still burned with determination.

Her face, now pale, showed a mixture of hatred and despair.

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It was ironic that a hired assassin, someone at the bottom of the moral scale, had the audacity to call me a lunatic.

The air was already thick with the stench of blood, and Lei Shen’s stubborn attitude only made it more unbearable.

I clicked my tongue at the sight.

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The fact that they had attacked me without a word showed how nonexistent their moral code was.

If I hadn’t been alert, I would probably have died before I even realized it.

That’s why I didn’t hesitate to eliminate them immediately.

Moreover, the Undertakers were a notoriously ruthless group, known as one of the three most infamous in the underworld. canvas They didn’t discriminate between allies and enemies as long as they were paid, killing anyone without remorse.

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I supposed that level of skill was the bare minimum required for someone like her to eventually make a pact with a demonic corps commander.

‘Is her mind on another level?’

The atmosphere shifted dramatically as that chaotic energy swirled around her.

Meanwhile, Lei Shen began channeling a torrent of murky energy into the knives she held.

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“Ha… Now I understand why that old man hired us to kill you. crystal I should have known when I found out that all your personal information, including your parents and family, had been erased. arena That old man dared to task us with hunting down a villain…”

Lei Shen began muttering, seemingly talking to herself.

Under my cold gaze, Lei Shen seemed to shudder for a moment, but then she let out a sarcastic laugh, completely out of place.

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Her words about not having any family echoed in my mind.

At that moment, something shifted inside me.

What did that mean? orbit In this world, I had my parents, who had cared for me for the past year.

I lifted my head slightly and looked at Lei Shen.

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With a twisted expression, she kept muttering bitterly, but her tone didn’t sound like she was lying.

‘…What did they look like?’

It was as if those memories had been deliberately erased, dissolving like a mirage.

My intuition told me she wasn’t lying, but what unsettled me most was that, for some reason, I couldn’t remember my parents’ faces.

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“Hey.”

“Damn it. alert I should have cut that old man’s head off from the beginning…”

The address of my home before entering the academy, the conversations I had with them… everything seemed to fade away, leaving only a vague echo.

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What came out of my mouth was a tone so cold that even I was surprised.

Within seconds, fear spread across Lei Shen’s face.

I interrupted Lei Shen’s rambling, making her look at me for a moment before falling silent.

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Lei Shen stared at me blankly, her lips trembling, cold sweat running down her forehead.

“What did you just say?”

“What…?”

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“…”

The mocking smile she had shown before vanished, leaving her face completely pale.

Lei Shen remained still, her lips pressed tight, like a statue.

“You said I don’t have any family or parents?”

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I slowly unsheathed my sashimi knife. galaxy Lei Shen, paralyzed, couldn’t utter a word.

“…”

“At first, I just wanted to know who hired you to kill you, and let you go in peace.”

“But now I have something else I want to ask you.”

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“For your information, this isn’t a negotiation; it’s a threat.”

“…!”

Lei Shen’s face grew even paler, as if she already knew what was going to happen.

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Click~

As I partially drew the knife from its sheath, the blood accumulated on the blade dripped slowly.

“You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

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When I stepped forward, revealing the full blade, something unexpected happened.

The sound of the liquid hitting the ground mingled with the echoes of birds, adding to the eerie atmosphere. antique That was the moment I stepped forward, showing my knife clearly.

Thump-

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“Magic…?”

A terrible flow of dark energy enveloped me, and in an instant, I knew what it was.

A torrent of suffocating magic surrounded me, pressing on my body with a force that almost made me lose consciousness.

A sudden wave of dizziness surged through my body, as if I had been struck on the back of the neck.

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The place where Lei Shen and I stood began to distort as if it were being separated from the rest of the world.

But what I saw next was even more disconcerting.

The blood pooled around the corpses of the Undertakers began to move slowly, crawling toward Lei Shen as if it had a life of its own.

“Damn it! attic What’s happening?”

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“What… what is this!?”

Lei Shen slashed at the bloody chains with the knife she held, but the speed at which they invaded her body was faster than she could cut.

Immediately, the blood, as thin as a thread, coiled like a snake, forming chains and running toward her. silence It spread along her feet and traced lines over her body.

Perhaps because it was an unexpected situation, she screamed quickly, her face filled with surprise and fear.

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But suddenly, a murky haze covered her eyes, as if the fragile reason she clung to had shattered. legend Her limbs went completely limp.

Lei Shen let out a tearful scream.

“I don’t want to die!”

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An unnatural power covered the sky, and everywhere the sounds of inevitable deaths echoed painfully.

When the light of life disappeared from her pupils, her eyelids closed on their own. arena A thick layer of blood covered her entire body.

Moments later, Lei Shen’s body began to float in the air. afford The clear blue sky darkened abruptly with black clouds, and the birds singing as they flew dropped to the ground in unison.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

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***

On the same day, early in the morning, the Sword Master, Siegfried, was quietly enjoying a fishing session.

What was happening before my eyes felt like a true calamity had descended.

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The gentle sound of a stream filtered into Siegfried’s sharp ears, while the cool air brushed his wrinkled cheeks with an almost icy freshness.

It was a simple pastime that he had cultivated since his hair began to frost over with gray.

Only in the twilight of a life that had run tirelessly for seventy years did he understand that fishing and the art of the sword shared a subtle resemblance.

Tuning his senses to the tip of his fingers, patiently waiting for something to bite the hook, was similar to the meditation he practiced with a sword in hand, sitting cross-legged.

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He recalled Media’s face as she said this, rifling through a stack of documents piled like a mountain.

‘Make sure nothing happens to the students. adjust If you get bored, go fishing or something.’

Although he had been sent to the island as a security measure following the chaos of the midterm exam, Siegfried nonetheless indulged in the calm and the beauty of nature.

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“Not bad for a supervisory mission.”

On the water’s surface, where gentle ripples created reflections, the silhouette of the great Yggdrasil stood in all its grandeur.

And it was not just any place — the setting was the island of Avalon, with its majestic atmosphere.

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“…Today doesn’t seem to be my day.”

And then, his thoughts drifted. legend Just as they say that fishing is a way to capture time, it is also a struggle against oneself. adopt If you pull on the rod at the slightest movement, you’ll never catch a big fish.

About five minutes passed, and Siegfried frowned.

Siegfried murmured with a slight tune in his voice as he watched the bobber intently.

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“It’s not worth what it cost.”

Usually, a fish would bite within one or two minutes, but this time there was no sign. antenna The feeling in his hands was too calm. adapt He looked at the bobber from every angle, then glanced at his rod with disdain.

At that moment, an unpleasant screech of birds rang out from the sky. antique The bright blue landscape began to slowly take on an ominous dark hue.

Instinctively, Siegfried lifted his eyes to the sky as he felt a disturbing energy faintly emanating from his left.

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Siegfried sharpened his vision, searching for the source of that ominous energy. aspect It came from the left, spreading in waves toward his location.

At the same time, a chill ran through his entire body, making every hair on his skin stand on end.

The calm waters of the stream churned like the erratic beats of a damaged heart, while the birds in the surrounding forest fled with the loud flapping of wings.

“This can’t be… this is…!”

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But what his instincts clearly perceived was, without a doubt, magic.

What was happening there? wizard The island of Avalon, protected by the sacred power of Yggdrasil, should not permit the presence of magical beasts or demons.

That unsettling current was something Siegfried recognized deeply within his old body. timber It was the resonance of magic.

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And not just any magic. atomic It was colossal magic, overflowing, breaking all imaginable limits — a devastating force.

Not only that, but the previously beautiful landscape seemed to fade under the heat of that magical surge, while the forest animals let out heartrending cries and collapsed, frothing at the mouth.

The sensation of something vile licking his skin with spines made it burn and tingle.

“A demon capable of unleashing magic of this magnitude…”

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However, he quickly cast aside the rod he was holding, unsheathed the hilt of the sword at his waist, and moved forward with determination.

Siegfried touched his wrinkled lips thoughtfully, before standing up with a serious expression. voyage A suffocating feeling, as if his heart was about to stop, gripped him.