“That’s something I want to ask from my side.”
The cracks in space are a result of the unique ability of the demon world boss, and right now, Deoen is experiencing countless space rifts.
A rift is, quite literally, a phenomenon caused by the ‘twisting’ of space.
Usually, it’s just demon beasts popping out, but depending on the intensity of the twist, the ‘distance’ between dimensions at specific locations can suddenly become very close.
As evidence, Blood Fight Lord Kazar has a history of being severely beaten by Jeokhye from the New Continent while he was dealing with rift monsters.
“What was the reason you threw this?”
“What the heck? I was wondering where it flew off to, and it ended up there?”
The green eye visible through the rift, now shrunk to the size of two fists, replies gruffly.
It truly sounds like it’s never made a single mistake.
Zzuzz…
The long scythe whimsically changes shape as its blade is sucked into the handle.
“Hurry up and give it back. If the rift gets any smaller, I won’t be able to hand it over.”
“Where is that place?”
“That’s the main base of the Extreme Scythe Faction. It’s among the top three of the Seven Factions in Teshiniria.”
‘Teshiniria?’
If it’s Teshiniria, then it’s one of the worlds connected to the New Continent and one that’s related to my fourth job advancement.
I always thought I’d have to go there someday since there’s a Holy Seal, but I never expected it to connect like this.
“If you understood, hurry up and give it back; I’m busy.”
“Why did you throw it?”
“I was practicing for a moment and it flew away. Well, it’s a common occurrence here.”
“This broke our house’s shield and also shattered the windows and table.”
“So?”
“I think you owe us a compensation.”
Even if the shield or the Holy Shield can be regenerated, I can’t overlook the fact that you broke the windows, the table, and the floor.
I could use magic to fix something like the broken items, but an attack infused with high-rank ‘power’ comes with constraints on using magic.
If I do it, it’ll take at least a few minutes, and if another mage in Elbrite does it, it would surely take several days to weeks.
Someone from the Extreme Scythe Faction scoffed.
“Compensation? Why should I?”
“Because you attacked.”
“It was more of a ‘mistake’ than an attack. Don’t blame me for it since you were weak.”
“Is being weak a mistake?”
“It is indeed.”
“Well… that could be the case.”
It sounds absurd, but at the end of the day, justice and societal norms only work if you have power on your side.
“Right. So don’t let that slide while I’m being nice…”
“You’re trying to take it away, aren’t you?”
From the first moment I held the scythe until now.
From the moment I saw Lin, until now.
It seemed like we were chatting peacefully, but the tension between me and that existence kept escalating.
A battle between the one who wanted to take and the one trying to hold on.
Someone with their mouth sealed began seriously pulling the scythe, and I blocked it.
Drum drum drum drum…!
The surrounding space quaked, and the already unstable crack in space was rapidly trying to close.
“…You!”
“Reward. Will you give me one?”
“Shut your mouth!”
Creeeek!
The handle of the scythe shattered.
Only the blade part, excluding the handle, got sucked into the crack.
“!”
“How foolish. A handle like that can be made quickly.”
“So the blade part is the important one?”
“Right. You. Don’t ever let me see you again if you don’t want to die.”
I could feel the killing intent from the eye beyond the crack, now reduced to the size of a fist.
Honestly, if deadly glares could kill, I’d have died dozens of times by now.
“It’s better if no shadows are cast in Teshiniria. If you come, the Extreme Scythe Faction will never…”
“Well then, take this too.”
Thunk.
I threw the part of the handle I was holding between the closing crack.
In an instant, the guy’s expression turned blank, and he reflexively swatted the handle away.
‘Roar.’
KWA-AAAAAAAANG!!!
A massive storm erupted from beyond the dimension.
A technique reminiscent of Breath, containing the holy essence of destruction.
Originally a technique used with a spear, but if one reaches the peak of technique, even a “piece of wood” can wield it like that.
I could hear a nervous, irritated sound from beyond.
It sounded like he was thoroughly pissed off.
“…Dammit! I’ll really kill you!”
“Quite sturdy indeed. This place might be more than meets the eye…”
“You better come! If you don’t, I’ll hunt you down and kill you…”
Swoosh.
The space completely closed.
I swung the spear through the air as a test, but only the clear blue sky was shimmering brightly in its place.
First, I admired two things.
The first was that despite having somewhat of a barrier, I managed to penetrate it and took the scythe.
It was a bit amusing that I shattered the very scythe I wanted, but the important part was piercing through the ‘holy’ that surrounded it.
Done.
It’s impossible unless you have a considerable amount of strength and rank.
“At least stronger than Jeokhye.”
Jeokhye is recognized as a strong entity, whether in the Main Temple or on the New Continent, but that guy just now had even more power.
And the second shock was that he endured the “Roar of the Spear.”
I didn’t hold back.
Having already been hit twice, even if it were just a piece of wood, I unleashed the Roar of the Spear imbued with the sanctity of destruction, thinking he would at least be in a near-death state.
“But looking at him talk, he seemed just fine.”
It didn’t feel like my attack didn’t hit, but it wasn’t enough to inflict a fatal wound.
It felt more like he had strong “defense” instead of just a protective shield.
I wasn’t sure if that was his unique trait, or if some special aspect of “Teshiniria” enhanced his defense.
That last bit wasn’t solely his power.
Swish…!
─What? Is it already over? Where did that guy go?
“He ran away.”
He went off on a rant after getting attacked, insisting he would come back, but unfortunately, the rift closed.
Since the New Continent’s existence can’t come to Deoen, we’ll have to go looking for him.
I’d prefer to postpone going to Teshiniria as much as possible, but with him acting like that, there’s no reason not to go.
Now that I have something to do, let’s head over there.
The late-arriving Black Cloud seemed disappointed, wandering in the air before sulking back to his original spot.
I followed suit, giving a few instructions in the messy office before heading toward Aether.
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[Lilha]
[LOL]
[Oh]
[Yena was crying, haha]
[What are we doing today?]
[Huh?]
[Let’s copy the scenery with the Growth Orb]
[When are we catching Moonlight?]
[What? Isn’t this the New Continent?]
[Sky Island?]
“Lilha~ Everyone, come here!”
New Continent, the floating island Aether.
To go to the New Continent, you must pass through a temple on a small island located somewhere in the sea, and upon entering, you move to the land where you possess the “Holy Seal.”
The first entry was random, so I fell into the main temple where the frog Jeokhye and the dragon Nokju were, but it was different now.
The Holy Seal I possessed was for Ertarn and Teshiniria.
I stood in front of the entrance to Teshiniria, which I intended to go to.
A long purple wall stretched endlessly sideways, and inside, there were quite uniquely shaped buildings rising up.
It resembled the Small House of the Main Temple, but the difference was that compared to the Chinese-style Main Temple, Teshiniria felt closer to an “isekai” vibe, if I had to say.
It had a form similar to a noble family, but the difference was that Teshiniria felt more ‘isekai’ compared to the Chinese-style Main Temple.
In the central vicinity of all this, there was a giant door, through which people wearing purple robes and carrying axes on their backs were coming and going.
Extreme Axe Faction.
That was the name of this place.
[What the heck?]
[???]
[Where the heck is this?]
“This is Teshiniria. To be exact, it’s Teshiniria ‘partially’ combined with the floating islands.”
Just like the Main Temple and Ertarn, Teshiniria was originally part of the world that had separated and integrated with the floating islands.
The person who attacked me said that there were a total of seven factions in Teshiniria, so it seems like the Extreme Axe Faction is one of them that came here.
[Ohhh]
[Are we going to the New Continent?]
[The content never ends, lol]
[Didn’t we go to the altar over and over until yesterday?]
[Wow]
[Big, Lil’ Li]
[Let’s kill them all]
[Dude, didn’t you say you weren’t going to Teshiniria?]
[? I thought we’d go to Teshin later]
“I wasn’t planning to go originally, but there are circumstances.”
I had said that I would postpone it to get more accustomed to my fourth technique, but now the situation had changed.
I shared what I had experienced with the viewers, and the chat window went crazy, chanting for the downfall of Teshiniria.
Honestly, it was quite amusing to see how quickly they changed with just a word from me.
“Come on. We’re not killing everyone. That one person might be a bit of an issue, but the others might be okay, you know?”
[Lolololololololol]
[It’s cheeky for him to try and kill me first]
[Crossing the line…]
[How dare you lay a finger on Rili!]
[That’s a bit absurd, isn’t it;;]
[Let’s kill him]
[Kill, kill, kill, kill]
“First, we need to figure out the situation. Besides, this is the Extreme Axe Faction, not the Extreme Scythe Faction. It seems they use axes…”
In the end, I will have to go to Teshiniria to truly understand what’s going on.
I have the Holy Seal, so I need to find someone who can guide me to Teshiniria, like the giants of Ertarn.
I crossed the door of the Extreme Axe Faction.
“Hahaha! A new rookie has arrived!”
An axe flew toward my neck.
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