The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 836

Episode 836: It’s Not About Saving the World (5)

The magic thread instantly bound the dragons.
At the same time, Giselle unleashed a massive magic field, suppressing the dragons’ magical power.
Yulien’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Giselle…?”
That red aura was a power only Giselle could unleash. Giselle, who had been thought to have already left, suddenly appeared. Even seeing it with her own eyes was hard to believe.
Giselle pulled hard on the magic thread and shouted again.
“Move quickly!”
At the same time, all the dragons’ eyes turned to Giselle.
“How dare you!”
The dragons were furious.
A human alone unleashing a magic field on the dragons!
To punish the arrogant one, the dragons concentrated their magic on Giselle. However, they were caught off guard by the unexpected situation. ”
Dudududududud!
It was difficult to move their bodies. Moreover, their magic didn’t work properly.
Truly, a human had momentarily bound the dragons’ bodies and magic.
Of course, in return, Giselle had to endure a tremendous shock.
“Cough!”
Blood gushed ceaselessly from Giselle’s eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
Activating all her cores, the magical power stretched to its limit was beyond what a human could withstand.
Giselle’s body was instantly shattered. The dragons quickly tore their bonds and regained their freedom.
However, Yulien had already taken advantage of that brief moment and was already moving.
Kwaaaaang!
A ray of darkness shot toward Deneb.
Arterion abruptly turned and unleashed his magical power.
Kwaaaaang!
A massive wall of ice rose, blocking Yulien’s path.
Kwaaaaang!
Yulien burst through the ice in one breath and advanced. But immediately, the dragons’ countless magics lashed out at Yulien like a storm.
It seemed as if every calamity in the world, magically manifested, was raining down on him.
The dragons desperately tried to block Yulien’s path. They were now burning their own life force.
As time passed, Deneb’s body hardened. Yulien was anxious, but it was impossible to pierce all this magic in one breath.
Then, Lionel leaped forward, colliding head-on with the dragons’ magic.
Kwaaaaah!
The powerful spells falling like meteors collided with Lionel’s aura and exploded.
He coughed up blood and shouted,
“Go!”
Lionel, too, expended his own life force to fight the dragons’ magic.
His hair began to turn white. Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and endured. He
knew that Deneb had a plan unknown to them. There must have been a reason why she had decided to make the sacrifice.
But he had no time to think deeply about it.
How could he stand by and watch his friend be imprisoned forever before his eyes?
So he risked his life to help Yulien.
“…Thank you.”
Yulien stepped forward with only a brief word.
But Arterion appeared before him, blocking Yulien’s path once again. The
pure white dragon, now covered in blood, roared with a piercing murderous aura.
“You will never reach the saint! Not now! Not ever! Not ever!”
Arterion, who had let out a curse-like word, opened his mouth wide.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
A blizzard of lightning erupted from his mouth.
The other dragons breathed again at Yulien.
The more they breathed, the weaker their energy became. But now was not the time to consider such aftereffects.
Kwaaaaah!
Yulien cloaked himself in darkness, enduring the dragons’ breath.
He took no damage, but he could not move forward. The immense pressure was actually pushing him back little by little.
Just then, a red light flickered in the air again.
Taking advantage of the dragons’ gaze being focused on Yulien, Giselle moved toward Deneb.
“Yulien, hold on.”
Giselle gritted her teeth. Now, just breathing felt like breaking her body.
But it would be better than Yulien going. The divine power currently emanating from the altar is in conflict with the darkness Yulien holds.
Therefore, if he enters first… … .
“Does the dragon look funny to you?”
With a cold voice, a huge flame breath engulfed Jiselle.
Jiselle instinctively deployed her shield and crouched.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
The super-high temperature flames consumed Jiselle as if they were melting her.
The red dragon Kvarnex was keeping Yulien in check, but was also keeping a close eye on Jiselle.
So, he immediately noticed Giselle slipping away and immediately attempted to attack.
“Ugh…!”
Giselle had no choice but to stop walking towards Deneb. He
had withstood the breath, but Kvarnex’s magic continued to strike without stopping.
Kwung!
Giselle descended to the earth and quickly pulled out Gramdir and Kardnach from subspace.
Gripping his sword and spear in both hands, he ignored Kvarnex and ran towards Arterion.
Kwaaaaang!
Giselle’s sword and spear instantly slashed and stabbed Arterion’s body.
“You!”
Arterion, who had allowed the attack while focusing on Yulien, turned his head. However, Giselle had already moved towards another dragon.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwak!
Giselle darted between the dragons like lightning and unleashed a barrage of attacks.
‘I won’t be able to hold out much longer.’
The feeling in his fingertips holding his weapon was dulling. But he still had to stick together and fight.
In this situation, if she kept her distance, she wouldn’t be able to withstand the dragons’ magic and breath attacks. So, Giselle tried to distract them with close combat.
“Yulien, you have to do it.”
Yulien was exhausted, but at least he was in better shape than her.
She didn’t know how long he could withstand the power of the Holy Stone, but now there was no other way.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Covered in blood, Giselle weaved her way through the dragons in a trance-like state.
Even exhausted, her attacks, targeting only vital points, remained sharp. Even the dragons couldn’t ignore this sharpness.
The dragons’ massive bodies made it difficult to catch Giselle, who moved like lightning.
Even if she tried to use magic to counter her, Giselle quickly used another dragon as a shield.
The dragons, unfamiliar with this kind of combat, were flustered. Since even magic meant attacking her own teammates, their movements quickly became chaotic.
And Yulien didn’t miss that moment.
BANG!
Darkness shot out again, drawing a long trajectory.
“Stop!”
Again, Arterion was the first to react.
Trusting in the altar’s sacred power, he attempted to unleash a breath attack behind Yulien. That was how desperate he was.
But then Giselle appeared and thrust her Kardnach between Arterion’s eyes.
Kaaaaang!
A powerful shield unfolded, blocking the Kardnach.
Arterion’s eyes blazed with rage.
“Astion… You will be the last…”
Enraged, he was about to cast magic on Giselle when Giselle let go of Kardnach.
Then, he grabbed Gramdir with both hands and swung it with all his might.
Kagagagagagak!
A red light split the shield, finally slicing through Arterion’s forehead.
“Uuuuugh!”
Arterion raised his head, grimacing in pain.
However, Giselle couldn’t continue her next attack.
“Cough!”
Unable to hold on any longer, Giselle coughed up blood and plummeted to the ground.
Immediately, the enraged dragons’ magic poured down like a torrential downpour.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwak!
At the critical moment, Lionel snatched Giselle away and rolled on the ground.
Some of the magic struck Lionel. But he gritted his teeth and poured all his energy into protecting Giselle.
“Gasp, gasp…”
Lionel was also at his limit. His body had long since been bruised.
Still, he was in better condition than Giselle. Giselle was coughing up blood and barely able to move.
Lionel held Giselle in his arms and ran forward without a second thought. The priority was to get out of the dragons’ sight.
The dragons couldn’t pay attention to that.
What mattered to them was the saintess. They couldn’t let Yulien rescue her before the seal was lifted.
But it was too late.
Before the other dragons could stop him, Yulien had entered the curtain of divine power.
Crack!
Yulien’s darkness began to burn fiercely.
“…….”
This sacred space did not allow him even a single step.
Nevertheless, Yulien gritted his teeth and walked forward.
All around was filled with white light.
A world of light without form, path, or hope.
“Deneb…….”
But he knew that Deneb was at the end. So Yulien continued walking.
Chiiiiiik… ….
The darkness burned and screamed.
Black wings twisted in pain.
With every step, the darkness distorted violently.
“Deneb…….”
Even in pain, he couldn’t stop.
Deneb sacrificed herself to save herself from the darkness.
He didn’t know how she would save herself, but she couldn’t have said such things without reason. If her plan came to fruition, he would be saved.
But Yulien couldn’t allow Deneb’s soul to be trapped here.
He would rather suffer in eternal darkness. Nothing was more painful than her being trapped here.
Deneb knew Yulien’s heart.
Her voice rang softly in the light.
“Yulien.”
“Deneb…”
“Don’t hurt anymore. I’m okay.”
“Deneb…”
Just hearing that whisper was enough to take his breath away. Just saying that name felt like his heart was being torn apart.
Yulien reached out his burning hand.
Darkness reached out with all its might towards the light, which could never be reached.
That was the only meaning of life.
But the light, in order to save the darkness, desperately resisted its reach.
Towards a single future.
Tsk tsk… The darkness, unable to withstand the light, burned even hotter .
The pain of his soul being annihilated pierced his bones.
Even so, Julian knew.
This light wasn’t pushing him away, but embracing him one last time.
A soft voice rang out from within the light again.
“Don’t worry. We will meet again.”
“Again…”
“Yes, in the distant future… in the very distant future…”
“In the distant future…”
Julian stopped walking.
Deneb never lied to himself. So what he was saying now must be true.
Now he knew.
He could never penetrate this light and reach Deneb.
Julian swallowed a trembling breath and gazed into the depths of the light.
“Deneb…”
There was no answer, but he felt
it clearly. She was listening to him now.
“I will…”
“…”
“I will come back to save you.”
Deneb smiled.
Julian couldn’t see her smile, but she smiled nonetheless.
“……I’ll wait.”
Even if it takes a thousand years.
If it’s to see you again… … .
Paaaaaaaaaaah!
In an instant, light exploded and enveloped the city. Divine power passed through everyone within the dragon’s barrier.
Immediately after, the light disappeared as if by magic.
And on the altar, only a white stone statue remained, eyes closed, praying.
Guoooooo… … .
Soon, all the darkness in the Demonic Realm began to gather in the city.
The darkness squirmed and tried to escape, but it sank downwards as if pulled by an immense gravity. The darkness that had gathered in this way filled the land heavily.
Yulien stared at Deneb, who had transformed into a stone statue, for a long time.
And Arterion, seeing this, burst into laughter.
“Finally! You’ve finally sealed the Demonic Realm! Khahahahahahaha!”
He couldn’t hide his excitement.
The darkness that filled the Demonic Realm was indeed gathering here. Although it was the first attempt, there was no doubting its success.
The other dragons couldn’t hide their joy either. Because it was the moment when the long-held dream of his race was fulfilled.
At that moment, Yulien turned.
His darkness, which had subsided, exploded again. His distorted wings spread as if revived.
The next moment,
he became a black flash.
Paaaaaaaah!
Arterion was exhausted. And he let his guard down.
That’s why he couldn’t dodge Yulien, who was approaching him in an instant.
No, it would be more accurate to say that Yulien had suddenly become stronger and couldn’t react immediately.
Pfft!
Yulien’s sword had plunged into Arterion’s chest. The darkness that emanated from the sword snaked like a snake, burrowing into Arterion’s insides.
“Kuaaaah!”
Arterion screamed in pain.
But he was a dragon lord stronger than anyone else. Arterion summoned all his magic to fight against the darkness.
He looked down at Yulien and said,
“You… will die here…”
A cruel smile formed on Yulienne’s lips.
“You said… Deneb would be imprisoned until the end of the world?”
“You…!”
“Then I will end the world.”
Paaaaak!
A ray of destruction flashed from Yulien’s eyes.
And at the same time,
his darkness began to shatter into tiny pieces and scatter across the world.