Chapter 26: 26: The young woman who is waiting?
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Before the entrance to the demon world leading to the Kingdom of Shadows, a circle of light suddenly appeared in front of the two people who were about to take a step forward, separating Kevin and Cu Chulainn.
The two were stunned at the same time, and then Cu Chulainn looked at the circle of light and turned his head: "What is this?"
Glancing at the confused Cu Chulainn, Kevin didn't know either, but he understood that this was obviously the work of his good master!
"Cucchulain, you go in first." Kevin said to Cucchulain, "I will be there later."
Upon hearing this, Cu Chulainn looked at Kevin but did not move. Instead, his brows slightly frowned. He was not a real fool. To be precise, Cu Chulainn actually had a brain, otherwise, he would not have become a brave and resourceful hero in the future.
It's just that most of the time, he is too lazy to use his brain and prefers to put aside thinking and engage in passionate battles.
"What's going on?" Cu Chulainn came to Kevin and looked at the halo.
When Kevin was hesitating about how to answer, he saw him suddenly step forward and try to enter the light circle, which scared Kevin.
Just when I was about to step forward to stop him, I saw that he was blocked by the aperture and couldn't get in at all, then I breathed a sigh of relief.
"This is my trial." Kevin pulled Cu Chulainn down. "Everyone's trial should be different. This may be the one that belongs to me."
"Is this true?" Cu Chulainn looked at Kevin in confusion. He had never heard of this rumor, but from Kevin's expression, he felt that he was not lying... Kevin was not lying either.
"Yeah." Kevin nodded. "Anyway, you go in first. Don't worry, I'll catch up soon... Aren't you always curious about how I spent those five years and who taught me martial arts?"
Seeing that Cu Chulainn wanted to continue the discussion, Kevin simply used other things to divert his attention. When his eyes slightly opened, he said, "Go in. When you go in, you will understand everything."
Cu Chulainn looked at Kevin for a few seconds, and seeing that he had made up his mind, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go in and wait for you!"
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the magic mirror entrance.
"Well, you'd better hurry up." Kevin also replied with a smile: "Otherwise, I will be bored waiting in the Shadow Kingdom!"
"It's still unclear who will be waiting for whom...!"
With this last laugh, Cu Chulainn disappeared at the entrance, and as he disappeared, Kevin's smile slowly disappeared.
He turned around and looked at the blue sky, thought for a moment, put his hand to his mouth, and whistled. When he did not see the familiar figure flying over, he became more certain of his guess.
Kevin held the package tightly on his back, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. He was considering whether to put it down and let them come to pick it up or to deliver it himself.
In the end, Kevin decided to bring the gift he had prepared over personally.
"Next..." Kevin exhaled slowly, "It's time to risk our lives again!"
As he said this, he walked into the circle of light with a smile, and as he entered, the circle of light disappeared.
"...Alas." After the two men disappeared, a man suddenly appeared. He had an extremely handsome face and the same blue hair as Cu Chulainn.
Obviously, he is their father, Luger, the god of light and the sun!
At the same moment, the familiar beautiful bird appeared and landed in his outstretched hand.
"Aren't you allowed to go either?" Glancing in the direction where Kevin disappeared into the aperture, Ruger asked in a gentle voice.
The bird nodded, showing human helplessness.
"That crazy woman..." Thinking of the conversation he had with Scathach on the day he went to the Shadow Kingdom, Luger sighed again, and then said to the bird: "Go, follow Cu Chulainn."
After the bird flew up, Ruger finally looked in the direction Kevin left, turned around, and disappeared into the world.
This little bird has the right granted by Scathach, the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom, to fly between the territory of the Shadow Kingdom and the real world. But even so, it cannot follow Kevin, which actually conveys a message to everyone.
There is a very high possibility that Kevin will... die in this trial!
And in this trial, no one is allowed to help him!
If that weren't the case, Ruger wouldn't have whispered a word about a crazy woman.
What made Ruger feel most helpless was that Kevin walked into the aperture knowing the situation.
Because when he went in, he whistled and called the bird, but the bird did not appear.
Since this was the result of Kevin's own choice, even as his father, Ruger couldn't say anything.
Also from this day on, the Queen of Shadow Kingdom, Scathach, who was supposed to stay in the Castle of Shadow Kingdom all the time, would only appear when there was an external challenger and her disciples were unable to handle it.
Silently coming to the city wall, the flawless red eyes quietly stared at the darkness ahead, the delicate face, without any emotional fluctuations, waited.
Seeing this, the disciples who passed the test and stayed in the Shadow Kingdom couldn't help but feel curious, but no one dared to step forward and ask.
After all, for this aloof queen, most of the disciples would even be proud to be able to speak to her!
And Scathach's stop lasted for a full half month!
Nearly half a month later, after passing through various dangerous areas, such as the Dark Forest, the Unfortunate Plains, and the Dangerous Canyon, and successfully jumping over the huge rocks suspended in the turbulent river, Cu Chulainn arrived at the Kingdom of Shadows.
When he entered the Kingdom of Shadows, Scathach, who was standing on a high place, noticed him, but did not pay much attention to him, her eyes still fixed ahead.
Until Cu Chulainn entered the country, caused a great deal of chaos, defeated all the martial artists who came to stop him, and through the words of several of their disciples, came to this city wall and saw her.
Behind Cu Chulainn, there were several injured and bleeding disciples. They looked ashamed and said to Scathach who was looking at them quietly: "Sorry, Master, this kid is too powerful. We can't stop him even if we work together..."
"No problem." Scathach's voice was almost emotionless. "You can go down and get treatment yourself."
Even so, those people seemed to have received great honor, and they retreated excitedly, casting a look at Cu Chulainn that said, "You're dead!"
At this time, Cu Chulainn, who had been staring at Scathach and was shocked by her appearance and temperament, also came back to his senses.
And because he had won all the way, he took a step forward, looked at Scathach and said arrogantly: "You are the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows, right?! Let me ask you something!"
The battle maniac Cu Chulainn did not mention the battle at first, but said: "Have you seen a man come in? Is he a man with black hair and black eyes, long braids, and looks as petite as a girl?!"
As soon as these words came out, Scathach, who had been looking at him indifferently, couldn't help but flash a hint of strangeness in her eyes.
"No." Then he replied calmly.
"Really?!" Cu Chulainn was a little surprised to hear this, but he didn't care much. He laughed and said, "From this point of view, it is obvious that I passed the test first! Hahahaha, that guy Kevin said such a big thing, but since he is slower than me, just wait and see how I will mock him then!
Come on, Queen of the Shadow Kingdom, fight me!"
After confirming Kevin's situation, Cu Chulainn excitedly challenged Scathach: "If I win, you have to give me a gift of sufficient weight. I need it as a gift to return home!"
"Okay." Scathach turned around and replied lightly.
Before Cu Chulainn could feel happy, he saw Scathach stretch out her hand and write something in the void in front of her, and then a red magic gun that he was slightly familiar with appeared in her hand.
Open your eyes wide and look at the red magic gun.
Cu Chulainn couldn't help but recall the words he said when he parted with Kevin.
"Aren't you always curious about how I spent those five years and who taught me martial arts? Come in, and you will know once you get in..."
So, the war started and ended.
A duel that seemed to end in a thrilling manner came to an end in just a few breaths.
Scathach tilted her head slightly and looked at Cu Chulainn, who was knocked unconscious by her and had a huge hole left on the ground with his entire body completely sunk into it. She did not show much change in expression, but turned around and returned to where she had stood before.
The beautiful red eyes looked at the distant horizon and continued to wait.
"Can you pass this graduation test?" After a long time, a soft voice came out of Scathach's mouth, but no one heard it.
Yes, the assessment Kevin went through this time was not the same as those five years ago, but a "graduation ceremony" was carefully prepared by Scathach before he came.
Just like what Scathach said when they separated, she prepared a wave of "big gifts" for Kevin.
There was real darkness in Scathach's eyes as she looked into the distance, although as the Lord of the Shadow Kingdom, she had the ability to peek at Kevin's path through her own eyes.
But she didn't.
As the creator of this final test, she was very clear about how dangerous this test was.
Therefore, she didn't dare to peek, fearing that she would not be able to control herself and take action.
Looking at the darkness in front of her, Scathach waited, and the figure of the young boy five years ago emerged in her mind... Then the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
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