Chapter: 602
The black sky and snowstorm obscure the view.
In a situation where visibility is hampered.
Countless individuals were hurriedly trudging against the ground.
The man leading the group whispered softly.
“We’ll be there shortly.”
Even while saying that, his steps didn’t falter.
His gaze was solely focused ahead.
Though nothing was visible due to the snowstorm.
The man retained a clear memory of the situation that had just unfolded.
‘I saw the light.’
Amidst the raging snowstorm and the night sky.
I noticed something shining vividly.
What could be happening?
The man heightened his vigilance, scanning straight ahead.
He couldn’t see anything.
It was as if nothing had existed in the first place.
Nevertheless, the man did not let his guard down.
‘I couldn’t contact those who were lying in wait.’
Contact with the unit stationed in the valley was lost.
That alone wasn’t enough to ease the man’s nerves.
Could it be?
‘Did it fail?’
He heard that the general chasing the fleeing white fox also headed towards the valley.
He had been informed that they planned to join forces with those who had been ambushing in the valley to catch the white fox.
In such a situation.
‘Did they fail at catching the fox?’
Are they saying that the severely wounded white fox killed the general and all those lying in wait and managed to escape?
It was something hard to fathom.
‘Something has happened.’
That seemed like a reasonable conclusion.
After all, if they finally cornered the white fox and ended up failing, what would the higher-ups do?
Tsk…
The man clicked his tongue briefly at that chilling thought.
He could only hope that wasn’t the case.
‘It would be better if the princess’s warrior were in the valley.’
If that were the case, they could catch them and perhaps make some excuses.
The man adjusted his thoughts and slightly turned his head back, opening his mouth.
“Everyone, do not let your guard down. We don’t know what might happen…”
At that moment.
“C-captain—!”
One of the warriors trailing behind exclaimed in a trembling voice.
“Over there—!”
Pointing at something with a look of shock.
The moment the man turned to see, he was taken aback.
“What are you suddenly talking about… huh?”
The man who looked up at the sky wore an equally shocked expression.
Something was rising high into the distant sky.
Could it be that thing from earlier?
The man narrowed his eyes, staring into the void.
And at that moment, realization dawned.
‘No. That isn’t the one from before.’
The light that had briefly floated in the air.
It was different.
It was rougher and shining much brighter than that.
‘What on earth?’
What is that?
What could possibly be shining so brilliantly?
Additionally.
‘Why…’
Why am I feeling so eerie?
Just by watching, I can’t help but feel a cold sweat trickling down.
The man started feeling confused by this unknown sensation.
“…!”
The man’s eyes, staring at the light, widened as if they were lanterns.
Could I be mistaken?
That thought flickered for just a moment.
‘It’s not a mistake.’
He quickly grasped that it was unmistakably real.
The light blazing vividly in the air.
‘It’s getting bigger.’
It was expanding.
Simultaneously, the man felt an unfamiliar heat brushing against his cheek.
“…Hot…?”
The passing breeze felt warm.
This was a sensation one could never experience in the North Sea weather.
Could it be related to that light?
The man halted, swiftly raising his hand.
“Stop.”
At his command, everyone moving along with him halted simultaneously.
Anxiety filled the air.
It was overwhelmingly unsettling.
That blue light.
Just looking at it evoked fear and an almost maddening sense of anxiety.
What the heck is that?
What could instill this much dread?
In an instant, curiosity stirred within him.
The kind of curiosity felt when encountering the unknown.
That is human instinct, yet.
“…Warriors, listen up.”
As if such curiosity were inconsequential.
“We need to retreat from this place immediately.”
Fear was engulfing everything within the man.
“Turn back and go back the way we came—!”
Just as he was about to declare a retreat in sheer panic.
Over there, the light began to shift.
The light, which had been gradually increasing in size, started moving simultaneously as the amplification ceased.
The man, witnessing that scene, felt his body freeze like stone.
Somehow, it seemed the light’s actions were searching for something.
Was it hunting for something?
‘No way.’
A bad premonition coursed through the man.
And, as if that instinct was accurate, the light lingering in the air ceased its movement.
This time it was no longer a mistake or an estimation.
It was certainty.
The light was directed toward the man’s location.
Then.
“…!?”
A deafening noise erupted from the light as it soared directly toward the man.
And at an alarming speed.
“Right now…! Run—!”
Realizing that, the man shouted,
The rapidly approaching light fell straight onto the ground beneath him.
Whoosh whoosh-!
Ka-BLAM—!!
A tremendous shock ensued.
“Aaah!”
The warriors screamed in response to the abrupt impact.
Gusts surged through them.
Those caught in the wind couldn’t withstand it and were flung into the air.
“Ugh…!”
The man, barely managing to endure, groaned.
The air’s heat merged with the wind felt like it would scorch his skin.
If he was feeling this way, what of his subordinates?
‘Damn.’
That thought flickered through his mind, but he had no time to spare.
Through the heat, something came into view for the man.
The location where the light had landed.
There had been an impression left in the space where eyes should have been.
Deep snow melted away, revealing the ground beneath.
And above it.
Something, presumably remnants of the falling light, was burning fiercely.
The man, eyeing it with caution.
“What…?”
His expression turned dazed as he tried to understand what the light was.
It wasn’t mere light or flame.
Surprisingly.
‘A person…?’
It bore a human form.
Someone was slowly rising from the ground.
Flames twisted around him, engulfing him.
What on earth is going on?
As confusion settled in the man’s eyes.
The one who had risen turned their gaze toward him.
Despite being surrounded by blue flames, the eyes were distinctly visible.
A piercing blue pupil with a vertical slit.
Chills ran down the man’s spine upon meeting this gaze.
At that instant.
Pop!
The flames the man had been watching burst and vanished.
“Did it… disappear?”
The man was about to utter those words.
“Crack.”
A sudden noise was heard by his side.
His gaze shifted toward the sound.
Then, what the man witnessed was blood gradually oozing out.
Crunch-!
It was the face of his subordinate being torn from their body by someone’s hand.
As the man witnessed this, he hurriedly tried to turn away.
Whoosh-!
But what met his eyes was someone’s palm.
Crack-!
“Shut it!”
A hand roughly covered the man’s mouth.
Whoosh-!
An unknown heat radiated from that palm.
“Gghhhh!”
The man sensed something amiss and tried to speak.
But with his mouth sealed, he couldn’t utter a single word.
Moments later.
Kwaaaa—!!!
A colossal flame erupted from that hand, engulfing the man’s body.
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