Chapter 216

Chapter 216 – Chapter 45: Demon King #3

Night was approaching . The cold darkness had come .

The Death Knight closed his eyes and welcomed the night . As he took a deep breath, cold air filled his lungs .

The connection with Arch Lich Shutenberg had been broken . The destruction of his older apostle gave the Death Knight a great deal of emptiness, but the Death Knight didn’t dwell on it . It was within the assumed range of possibilities . Even if Shutenberg died, it was enough if the black sun was activated properly .

The Death Knight took a breath again, consciously driving everything else out from his mind . He was aware of how foolish it was to have lingering attachments .

1,000 years had passed . The day in which everything had changed was too far in the past, so it was okay . The weight of time would protect him .

The Death Knight barely suppressed the old memories of loss and opened his eyes . The night view of the calm Demon King’s Palace was visible at a glance .

Death urged him on, while War laughed at the thought of the fight that would take place now .

The Death Knight raised his sword .

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The blizzard didn’t stop . The snow which headed into the sky started to cover the ground again after the collapse of the magic circle .

Anastasia, who had closed her eyes tightly against the explosion, opened them again . She sighed with relief as the landscape in front of her hadn’t changed . As the tension in her legs relaxed, they lost strength, and Anastasia fell onto the snow . She stretched her shoulders several times and sighed with relief, using the last of her determination to not fall down .

The black sun hadn’t exploded, and the power of destruction didn’t cover the snow .

What had happened? It was hard to imagine the natural collapse of the magic . Arch Lich Shutenberg had used the last of his life to cast the spell . It was more sophisticated than the large magic circle he made, but it was hard to imagine him having made a mistake with the spell .

At that moment, Felicia stood up from her position a little bit ahead of Anastasia . She staggered like she had no strength in her legs, but her face was filled with joy .

“Shutra . ”

Felicia mumbled and smiled like a fool . The despair she felt when she saw the black sun had been too great . Her heart pounded and her cheeks turned red . She didn’t know for sure what had happened, but she could grasp the situation .

In-gong had blocked the black sun . She didn’t know what he had used, but she was sure of it . It was Shutra, truly Shutra .

Her cheeks puffed up as her urge to see In-gong grew bigger . She couldn’t stand it anymore .

“Your Highness . ”

“You will fall . Be careful . ”

Delia and Carack approached and helped Felicia up . Delia couldn’t help smiling warmly and said in a small voice, “Isn’t it good?”

However, Felicia didn’t hear it .

As always, Carack was smiling . Felicia felt relieved just seeing that smile . She had never imagined that she would feel relief when looking at the face of an orc, but just like In-gong was In-gong, Carack was also Carack .

How had In-gong stopped the black sun? Her curiosity as a magician raised its head, but her urge to go and hug In-gong was stronger .

“Shutra is amazing . ”

Felicia tried to imitate Caitlin . Delia raised her eyebrows at the unexpected words, but Felicia didn’t care . In-gong was truly amazing .

She took one step and then another one . Although the souls of the undead had been liberated, it was hard to accelerate because of the snow . In the end, Carack offered to help the frustrated Felicia . Despite her feelings for Carack, even Delia thought it was rude, but Felicia nodded readily . Her heart sped up even more as she saw Caitlin and Chris in front of him .

‘Embrace him tightly . Embrace him tightly . Bury my head in Shutra’s chest . And then…’

Felicia became shy as she imagined something . Despite the chill from beyond the limit line penetrating into her bones, her red face showed no signs of cooling down at all . When Felicia finally reached him, she jumped down from Carack’s back and barely held back her scream .

Delia followed the direction of Felicia’s gaze, and they froze in place .

“Shutra! Shutra!”

Warrior Locke appeared in their sights, and Zephyr was standing next to him . Chris stood by his side, while Caitlin was on the ground and shouting angrily . In-gong’s figure couldn’t be seen at all . No, In-gong’s always smiling figure couldn’t be found .

Felicia staggered forward . She almost fell over a few times, but she couldn’t stop . In-gong was collapsed in front of Caitlin . His face was pale like he was dead .

“Unni, Unni . Shutra!”

Caitlin cried out as she noticed Felicia approaching . She could barely speak properly . Felicia closed her eyes and breathed heavily as her heartbeat sped up even more . His face was white .

Carack rushed over to In-gong and touched his hands and arms . Felicia also touched him with trembling hands . His hands and feet were very cold . On the other hand, his chest was burning hot . In In-gong’s body, magic power was leaking out . His aura was no different . There seemed to be a big hole somewhere .

Felicia was stunned . She could see why Caitlin was crying with despair while holding onto In-gong’s arm . Caitlin was connected to In-gong through the Moonlight Core and Sunlight Core . Therefore, she knew it better than anyone else .

In-gong was dying . His life was leaking out like sand slipping through her fingers . It wasn’t just a simple trauma; his soul itself was damaged . Almost all the rings connecting his soul to his body were cut off .

Recovery magic was useless . Despite knowing this fact, Felicia still used a recovery spell . Nevertheless, there was no change . Caitlin cried even more after seeing Felicia use her magic .

“What is happening?”

Felicia muttered . There was no answer, and Felicia closed her eyes tightly . She screamed,

“What is going on?”

Felicia cried . She couldn’t hold back the tears .

“Green Wind! Green Wind! Do you know? Answer me! Green Wind!”

She shouted desperately, but there was no reply . There was no response from White Eagle which was lying next to In-gong . Felicia had always felt the power of Green Wind, but she couldn’t feel anything there anymore .

“Unni, what should we do?”

Caitlin asked . Felicia couldn’t give Caitlin an answer . She just touched In-gong’s cool cheeks with trembling hands .

“Shutra, it’s Noona . Open your eyes, Shutra . Shutra!”

He had defeated Arch Lich Shutenberg, and he had blocked the black sun . In-gong had created a miracle as always, so she thought he would come back smiling like always .

‘Then why? Why?!’

Felicia’s body was seething with magic power . It was a result of her magic power’s reaction to her deep sadness and anxiety . If this continued, then Felicia could also be in danger . Locke and Chris, who maintained their calm, were about to speak, but Carack was one step ahead of them .

“Calm down . Calm down, Princess . ”

Carack grabbed Felicia’s hand . Felicia gazed at Carack with eyes full of tears, while Carack smiled at her .

“Prince is still alive . He hasn’t died yet . He won’t die so easily . I can feel it . Can Princess feel it as well?”

“The King’s Knights . ”

Felicia responded to it . She understood what Carack meant . Caitlin had a link between the Moonlight Core and Starlight Core, but Felicia was a member of the King’s Knights and Carack’s words were true . In-gong hadn’t died yet . He was still alive . He was persistently holding onto the string of life .

In-gong hadn’t given up . So, Felicia couldn’t give up either . Somehow, she had to find a way to revive In-gong .

Caitlin also tried to stop crying . Carack pulled out a handkerchief from somewhere and handed it to her . Chris, who wasn’t part of the King’s Knights, urgently asked if there was a way . Anastasia, who came late, almost stopped breathing after seeing In-gong, and Baikal closed his eyes tightly .

Felicia thought desperately . The first thing that came to mind were the two saintesses . They could create miracles using the power of the gods… Could that power save In-gong?

Felicia turned her head and looked at Zephyr . His face was a little darker and harder than usual . It was too much . Seeing this, Felicia was reminded of Zephyr’s personality .

‘No, maybe . Maybe . ’

Would Zephyr use this opportunity to let In-gong die? Was he going to just watch?

It was a bad idea, so she didn’t want to believe it . She wanted to maintain a string of hope . Zephyr closed his eyes, while Felicia opened her mouth to try and appeal to his sympathies . Then at this moment…

“I know a way to save Prince . ”

“Sword Duke!”

Silvan and Chris shouted at the same time . The sword duke was very tired after cutting the black sun . Therefore, the sword duke was in a much weaker state than usual . His mouth was red from the numerous times he had coughed up blood . As he caught his breath, he barely managed to speak .

“However, I’m not the one who can do it . Even the Dark Saintess can’t revive 9th Prince . ”

The sword duke had witnessed everything . In-gong had controlled the black sun . It was a black sun which had been weakened by the sword duke, but it was still amazing .

However, as a result, In-gong’s soul was twisted . There was a large hole in his soul which was impossible to heal with simple recovery magic . Since In-gong’s origin was a gandharva god, it was difficult to heal him without the divinity of another god . This wasn’t simply treating a trauma… However, using a different divinity was likely to make the condition worse .

“I have a plan . ”

The sword duke squeezed his sword . It was hard for him to take a step, let alone talk .

“Princess should already know . ”

The explanation was lacking, but the two people connected to In-gong knew it instinctively . Both Felicia and Caitlin knew In-gong’s birth secret, and that’s why they were able to infer the correct answer .

“Go to the gandharva . Only they can save Prince . ”

It was the gandharva who had originally planted the seed of divinity in In-gong . So, they must have a way to restore In-gong’s divinity . The moment the sword duke finished speaking, Zephyr suddenly reached out to In-gong . Locke and Chris both reacted, but fortunately, it wasn’t an attack magic .

Zephyr’s magic power enveloped In-gong’s body . Felicia looked up at Zephyr and asked hesitantly,

“Zephyr orabeoni?”

Zephyr frowned at Felicia’s uneasy voice and explained,

“It is a magic that stops time . It is just a temporary measure, but it should be able to buy him some time . ”

A small smile appeared on Caitlin’s face . Felicia bit her lip and looked at Zephyr . She felt sorry that she had doubted him . No matter what, Zephyr was In-gong’s brother .

Chris was still suspicious, but Baikal was very relieved . He was the one who felt the greatest joy at Zephyr’s action .

However, Locke looked at Zephyr with a complicated expression . It was because he had read a small hesitation in Zephyr’s actions . There had been a small moment of distress in Zephyr’s eyes just before he activated the magic . Maybe the first thing he prepared hadn’t been time stopping magic but attack magic .

However, it was the time stopping magic that Zephyr eventually used . Therefore, Locke didn’t make any comments .

“Sword Duke, do you know where the gandharva are confined?”

Anastasia recovered after hearing there was a way to save In-gong and asked carefully . There was hardly anyone who knew the location of the gandharva after they were imprisoned by the sword duke .

“I know . We can’t go there the usual way, so I will guide…kuk . ”

While the sword duke was replying, he coughed up blood . The sword duke had used up all his energy against the winter king and the black sun . Although it wasn’t as bad as In-gong’s state, the sword duke’s aura flow was also a mess .

The sword duke was in a precarious state, and he couldn’t afford to guide the party quickly . However, the sword duke was the only one who could guide the party to the gandharva . Therefore, Chris and Silvan couldn’t tell him to rest .

“No, there is one more person who knows the location of the gandharva . ”

Carack said suddenly . Everyone looked back at Carack who pointed to the succubus rushing towards them . It was a familiar face to Felicia and Caitlin .

Nayatra…

It was her .