Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

A subordinate who misses the saint’s rapidly changing mood.

“Oh, no. This-.”

“Why not! Say it right!”

“that is… … .”

The subordinate’s mouth did not drop.

He knew how important Clark’s existence was to the saint, so he could have guessed how big of an impact these words, uttered without thinking in a moment, would cause.

‘Ah-oh! ‘You idiot!’

He just blurted out the fact that Clark, who had gone out with the delegation, did not return, as usual, without even thinking about it.

I don’t know if it was other people, but the saint was someone who would not take this slight slip of the tongue as a mistake.

Realizing that it was impossible to solve the problem with his limited brain, he could do nothing but recite the facts.

“that is… “He left, saying he had something to talk about with the delegation, and hasn’t been back since.”

“The delegation really kidnapped you, then?”

“No, I can’t say that exactly yet-.”

“These bad guys!! I knew Clark was smart and took him on purpose! Right?”

Eyes already filled with whites.

Divine power begins to overflow throughout his body as he loses his senses.

“I’m still not feeling well… … . “If you touch even a single hair on Clark’s body, I will kill you for sure!!”

Cheeks quivering and eyes turning golden.

Golden wings extend from behind him, and he pushes away his subordinate and heads towards the window.

“Come on, saint! “Where are you going!”

“We have to get Clark! How dare you kidnap Clark? “I’m going to go to Bastian right now and do the same to them.”

A saint fluttering his golden wings, breaking the window and flying away.

He flew to the other side of the sky in an instant, turned into a dot, and disappeared from sight.

“Wow, we’re in big trouble!”

The deputy gunner realized that a major accident had occurred and urgently left the room to find the gunner.

* * *

Meanwhile, Ren was searching around the Positirium.

A mossy rock inside the forest moves, the ground cracks, and someone walks out from there.

A man with red hair and wearing black armor.

He looks angry and heads somewhere.

Ren immediately saw his face and opened the status window.

[Rage]

– Characteristics: Devil’s Brand, Anger

– Skill: Vampiric Light Sword

– Strength: 30.1

– Agility: 29.8

– Stamina: 33.0

– Sensation: 21.4

– Energy: 27.9

‘her.’

Abilities over 30, devil’s brand, and anger characteristics.

‘He’s an executive of the Black Star.’

I never thought I would meet by chance in a place like this.

‘Should I follow along? Or, now that he’s gone, let’s check out the secret base.’

It would be a good idea to follow the Black Star executive and find out his purpose. If necessary, it would be a good idea to kill him when he is alone.

But I wasn’t sure I could kill him. Not only that, even if you followed them, there was a high chance that a person with that level of skill would be caught in the middle of it.

‘I can’t help it.’

It would be better to take advantage of the absence of executives and completely destroy the secret base.

‘It would have been okay if Arhan or Blair had been there.’

Trying to find someone who doesn’t exist is just a meaningless thought.

As soon as Ren confirmed that Reiji had disappeared far enough to not be detected, he headed towards where he had come from.

When Ren enters the entrance he came out of, the entrance automatically closes.

‘Is it a tracheal device?’

I couldn’t tell if the timing was right and the door closed, or if it closed because Ren came in.

One thing we know is that we don’t have much time.

You never know when Reiji might suddenly return, or who else might be in here.

If you are not careful, entering the enemy camp alone can be dangerous.

As I go down the stairs, pushing away the darkness, I see a maze-like underground passage.

Jerk. Jerk. Jerk.

Two men walking from the left side of the intersection marked with the letter ‘ㅜ’.

“The signal at the entrance is strange. The door closed too quickly. Check it.”

“yes!”

One of them is where Ren is.

The other one moves in the opposite direction.

Ren, who had listened to the two’s conversation while clinging to the ceiling, frowned and attacked a man who was approaching him.

“big… Ugh!”

After instantly killing him by snapping his neck, he chases and surprises the man who was moving in a different direction.

Demonic Art – Shadow Walk

As if being assimilated into a shadow, Ren, hiding in the darkness, snatched the man by the scruff of his neck and fired a lightning bolt at him.

A man trembling and rolling his eyes. Soon, he cannot overcome the pain and dies foaming at the mouth.

‘Tsk, it’ll only be a matter of time before we get caught.’

If the last two people noticed, it would quickly spread that someone had broken in.

Ren hid the two near the entrance and dug inside.

‘There are not that many people guarding this place. It’s not big, and is it a temporary shelter?’

It wasn’t difficult for Ren, who had mastered demonic arts, to avoid the attention of his subordinates.

‘The subordinates are continuously moving at regular intervals as if guarding the inner room.’

If I had time, I would check the internal situation more clearly and make a move, but right now I didn’t have much time.

‘Two senior knights are guarding that place. After all, what is there?’

Even if they were high-ranking knights, they were mid-level or low-level.

If Ren is serious about dealing with them, it is not particularly difficult to deal with them both.

But I doubt it.

Although it is said to be the temporary residence of the Black Star, it is a place where an executive-level person named Reiji visited.

Moreover, there has been an attack by Positirium recently, and there must be information about interactions with saints.

But is it possible to break through this easily?

‘Is it too much to worry about? … .’

In fact, it was only because he was Ren that he was able to infiltrate so easily. If it had been Blair or Arhaan, he could have already been caught.

And since we’ve already come this far, we can’t just go back.

‘Entering.’

This is why I had to check that room and find an escape before Reiji came back.

In a situation where they had entered a fairly deep area, there was a high chance that even Ren would be in danger if they decided to block the entrance.

A cave deep underground.

If you try to blow this place up with the intention of burying him with your subordinates, there will be no answer.

Dismissal… !!

Infuse spiritual power into the first soul and summon evil spirits.

[Spell of Weakness]

As the red evil spirit engulfed the two, the two knights felt something strange and flinched.

Arzen Swordsman Raijinryu

– 1st sword

– A flash of brain power

He extends the blade of Chosoun, which is full of brain energy, and fires it at the knight on the right.

“Whoosh!!”

A lightning bolt suddenly appeared at the end of the hallway.

I urgently try to raise my energy at the flash of tremendous power, but it is no use.

The high-ranking knight who was thrown against the wall along with his sword died instantly.

Bleep!!

A warning sound device that hits your eardrums rings out next to you.

‘Now it’s a quick decision.’

The knight who activated the warning device was glaring at Ren and grinning.

There was no way I could assassinate two high-ranking knights in a place like this without being detected.

Getting caught was something I planned on doing from the beginning.

“hehehehe… , now you’re done-.”

Sigh! Damn!

A man with his neck pierced falls down, spewing out a fountain of blood.

Although the two people were dealt with cleanly, Ren’s expression became more serious.

‘Did you know I was coming?’

The reaction of the knight whose throat was pierced was not that of someone who was surprised by a surprise attack.

Rather, it activates the warning device as if it had been waiting, and appears aloof from the approaching death.

‘There’s no way he knew I was coming, so he must have been aware of the presence of an intruder.’

This increases the probability that they have prepared something.

“Tsk.”

Ren immediately opened the back door and went in.

A simple interior appearance.

An old man with one of his hands cut off is lying tied up in a room with all four sides blocked.

‘That person… … , the old man who moved with the saint?’

According to the information brought by Arjen’s informant, it was clear that it was ‘Clark’, the saint’s favorite person.

Did you say that 20 years ago, they were part of a gang of thieves who attacked a mission from the Holy Kingdom, and after running away for several months, they were eventually caught and imprisoned in the Positirium?

The reason why that old man is suddenly caught in the secret branch of the Black Star… … .

‘He is the saint’s favorite old man. I said that the saint was someone he cared enough to give up attacking Bastian.’

I felt like I had a vague idea of what the Black Star guys were planning.

And what might have happened in Positirium now, and where did the executive named Reiji who left earlier go?

“Come to your senses.”

“… … who are you?”

Clark opens his eyes with difficulty, looks at Ren, and narrows his brows.

“My name is Ren Argen.”

“… … wren… Arjen? “Are you the Ren Argen I know?”

“you’re right. First of all, please stand up as there is no time. “Can you move?”

“Yes, you can… Ugh!”

He stumbles as he stands up.

In this state, you can move, but it won’t be easy to escape.

“Put it on your back.”

“I’d like to ask you a favor without the shame.”

Ren, who released the ropes that bound him, carried Clark on his back.

“I will listen to the details as we go.”

As Ren stormed out of the room, the underground passage began to shake.

“There it is! Stop it!”

Black Star’s minions urgently rush after Ren.

It’s shaky… … !

A blue light flashes in Ren’s eyes as he stretches his brain energy to the soles of his feet.

Arzen Swordsman Raijinryu

Stepping method – Noein (雷引)

Every time he takes a step, dozens of strands of electric current extend out, stiffening the movements of his subordinates.

Suddenly! Suddenly! Suddenly!!

Ren, who cuts them down while moving between them, runs straight through the passage.

Coo coo coo coo!!

The ceiling collapsed and rubble fell down.

“this.”

“Go this way. “There is a path I have seen.”

Clark spoke to Ren while riding on his back.

“Are you sure?”

“I’m not sure, but there must be a passage. “I saw that the soldiers who went in here didn’t come out again.”

Ren nodded and first followed his words.

‘Did you check that even during that hectic time?’

He is a very intelligent person. Was it not this old man’s ability that allowed the bandits to escape from the Seongguk’s pursuit for several months?

“It seems like Heukseong’s intention is to use me to make him attack Seongguk. I’m so sorry, but could you take me to Bastian? “It must be stopped.”

“After all, didn’t the saint want to destroy Bastian?”

“you’re right. But not this way. And even if we attack the Holy Kingdom and cause great damage, the problem lies after that.”

“this. “It’s blocked here too.”

I followed the path Clark indicated with his finger, but it was blocked as expected.

The Black Stars had planned their moves in advance.

Coo coo coo coo… … .

“The rate of collapse is accelerating.”

It was the worst. The worst things Ren had assumed were happening one after another.

If he had been alone, he would have tried to break through somehow, but it was impossible to break through this collapsed wall with Clark, who was weak.

“I know one more secret passage.”

“… … “Let’s go.”

Ren had a lot of things he wanted to ask, but he held back for now.

I could no longer afford to be distracted by conversation. I had to find a way out as quickly as possible.

“Here, if we plant a flag on top of this fortress…” … .”

A topographical map of the vast western continent placed in the center of the large room used by executives.

When the Black Star flag on one side was inserted into the location of the Positirium, the floor opened and a passage appeared.

Although Ren gave him a questioning look, Clark naturally climbed onto Ren’s back.

“I’ll tell you as I go.”

“Of course.”

Kuguguguguguguggung!!

The aftereffects were rushing into this room. First I had to go outside.

Luminous stones that illuminate the inside of the passageway are interspersed.

Fortunately, this place was built strong and has not yet collapsed.

After running for a while, I saw light flowing into the end of the stairs leading upwards.

“We’re here-.”

Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwa!!

The aftereffects of the internal explosion must have also affected the secret passage, as the ceiling suddenly collapsed.

“Tsk!”

[Strength]

Formidable power gathered into Ren’s right arm.

Havenberg Swordsmanship

– 1st Big Period

– medium pressure

At the same time, the powerful manpower that flocks to Chohon pushes away the collapsing piles of stones and immediately clears the entrance.

Quaaa!!

Ren quickly escaped between the crumbling rocks and the entrance revealed by the momentary shock wave.

“ha… … .”

It could have been really dangerous.

If it had been a little later, it wouldn’t have been surprising if they had been crushed to death.

Clark came down from behind Ren, who was breathing heavily, and bowed his head in greeting.

“thank you. “If it weren’t for Ren, I never would have gotten out.”

“Now tell me. “What on earth was going on?”

“I’ll tell you everything. Before that, could you take me there first? There is no time.”

Ren let out a laugh at the shameless request.

“please. We need to head to Bastian right now. The saint will strike Bastian soon. “We must go and stop it as soon as possible.”

“Can we stop it?”

“Ren. I think this is a revelation from God. There are few people on the continent who can stop the Holy One. I think one of them is Ren. please.”

Confrontation with a saint. It’s not that I haven’t thought about it.

But can you win? If he really had skills equivalent to the Empire’s No. 1 sword master, he was an opponent that even Ren couldn’t be sure of.

“It’s about stopping the saint. “What is the price?”

“I promise Arjen an absolute alliance with the Avengers.”

At those words, Ren shook his head.

“Why do you promise an alliance with Arjen when I’m the one doing the stopping?”

“… … yes?”

Clark asks, seemingly taken aback by the unexpected words.

“Of course the target should be me, not Arjen.”

“ah.”

Clark, who understood what he meant, looked at Ren with a blank expression for a moment and then nodded.

“I promise that the Avengers will consider only Ren as their ally on the continent.”

Only then did Ren smile and stick out his back.

“Put it on your back. “I have a long way to go to get to Bastian.”