[Oh]
[Lilha~]
[ㄹㅀㅀㅀㄹ]
[3 days since I turned on the broadcast]
[Wow]
[I thought I was going to suffocate waiting]
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[Oh, is this Teshim?]
[Is Yena here too?]
“Everyone, come quickly~ Today, we’re going to conquer Teshiniria.”
On the way to the Extreme Scythe Faction located in the Southern Continent.
I turned on the broadcast while moving with Yena, checking messages on the side just in case an episode popped up.
I hadn’t received a quest after the ‘Earth’ episode.
I thought something might happen if I went to another area and made connections.
As the camera focused on me, Yena, who was flying beside me, waved her hand.
“Hi~ Oppas.”
[Oh]
[Yena’s here too]
[Yena-nyang ㅎㅇ]
[For real, Yena’s here, LOL]
[Isn’t today the cat cat mode?]
[Recently, you were complaining you couldn’t clear the Teshin episode, LOL]
“Ahem. I cleared it, so that’s what matters, right? It was really tough, though.”
“Really was it that hard?”
“Oh please. Don’t even get me started. There were things I can’t express with words!”
Yena shook her head furiously, expressing her grievances to the fullest.
It seemed like our brief conversation held a lot of undertones.
As Yena continued passionately ranting, we arrived at the Southern Continent.
“…so when dozens of monsters spewing weird blue flames swarmed in, I thought I was done for, but somehow I managed? The results of my training can’t be ignored—”
“We’ve arrived.”
We reached the Extreme Scythe Faction, the sect that wields scythes.
I briefly surveyed the surroundings and unleashed the Wave of Holiness, enveloping the area.
Suddenly, Yena jumped slightly, perked her ears, and closed her mouth tightly.
It’s harmless to my body, but anyone familiar with my power would definitely notice the wave.
“What… what did you do?”
“I know someone in the Extreme Scythe Faction. I was thinking of getting some guidance.”
[Oh]
[San-gyeom?]
[Who?]
[What’s this San-whatever talking about?]
[Lily took his weapon, LOL]
[I remember that]
“That’s right. Urgent Disciple San-gyeom.”
The man who dragged me into Teshiniria and also had the audacity to attack me with arrogance.
He was quite rude, but since I couldn’t meet him now, I sought him out after the Earth episode to get my payback.
I received a green scythe in exchange for a very expensive table I broke.
According to the information I gathered, only upper-ranked disciples in the Extreme Scythe Faction can receive exclusive weapons, and a fragment of the Dragon Heart is embedded in the weapon.
Yena seemed to know who San-gyeom was, as if she had seen the broadcast.
“By the way, do you want me to guide you since you lost your weapon? Or should I?”
“You can just say you’ll give back the scythe.”
The exclusive weapon, the scythe, is quite a valuable item but isn’t really useful for me.
To get the true master of this weapon, the ‘Old Star Fragment of the Wind,’ I can afford to give up a scythe.
What he paid for his past attitude and his antics was significant, but no matter how magical the table, it couldn’t compare to this scythe.
“I really treasure my weapon, so if you give it back, I’ll guide you. If you don’t, you’ll have to find another way.”
“Aha.”
“I still think they’d choose to retrieve their own weapon, though…”
“But.”
Yena tilted her head.
“Doesn’t it seem a bit late?”
“……”
It’s quiet.
Even though the Wave of Holiness has covered most of the continent beyond the sect, there was no response.
I could argue that they didn’t notice, but Sangyeom had reacted when I first arrived.
Even if he were asleep, the intensity of the wave was high enough to catch attention.
“…It’s strange. I could understand no response, but there should be some small signal at least.”
“Maybe they’re sleeping?”
“A nap wouldn’t account for this. It had to be at least a faint level…”
After a moment of thought, I decided to just go into the sect.
While it would be easiest to be guided by Sangyeom, there are other methods.
Inside the Extreme Scythe Faction, there are many other sect members, and there should be elders there too, so I can check with them.
I tried to naturally enter the sect, but I was blocked right at the first gate.
Bang bang bang!
“Is anyone there?”
“…It doesn’t seem like it?”
“Strange…”
[?]
[Where’d they go?]
[???]
[Why is no one here?]
[Are they not accepting visitors?]
On the very first day I entered Teshiniria, I went to find the Extreme Scythe Faction first, and when I knocked on the Inner Hall’s door, a middle-aged man had answered.
I had received various information from him, but this time, there was no sight of anyone.
There wasn’t really even a doorkeeper.
Clang! Clang!
It was to be expected that the door was closed.
Maybe the Grim Reaper or other users have already come and gone, and while it’s not systemically blocked, there is some protective magic array in place.
Yena, who had been following behind, was pushed back by the wind.
“Ugh.”
“It’s the magic array.”
A magic array made of wind.
The array seemed to encompass the entire faction and it appears to be a form of magic blocking intruders.
From what I can see, if a physical or metaphysical shock is applied to the array, it would send a signal throughout the whole sect.
Based on the observation, it seems that if you deliver a shock, whether tangible or intangible, to the magic array, it will send a signal to the whole sect.
Breaking the magic array could be one way to go about it, but there’s really no need to do that.
Yena pulled out the Green Hermit and purred.
“Shall we split it apart?”
“Hmm. Let’s just quietly sneak in.”
“How? Just looking at it, it clearly looks like striking it will send a signal.”
I took out the Kraken’s Spear and lightly sliced through the air.
A modified technique of ‘Blunt Technique: Void Dragon’ that I learned from the upper-ranked disciple of the Extreme Blunt Faction, Gongwonhwa.
‘Division of Space.’
Kwarrrk!
The space where Yena and I stood was severed and we instantly moved inside the inner hall of the Extreme Scythe Faction.
It was quite a high-level technique to cut and move space, but it was nothing surprising for Yena, who was already accustomed to techniques like ‘Teleport’ and ‘Instant Movement.’
There were some techniques among Myeosin’s arts that also allowed movement through space.
Chalpak!
“Nyaang?!”
Instead, something else startled me.
As Yena frowned while looking around, she instinctively clutched the Green Hermit, and I frowned as well.
“Lady Lily, this is…”
“…It definitely came and went.”
[Oh sh*t]
[???]
[What’s this]
[What’s with the corpse…]
[Wow]
[This is crazy]
[Huh?]
The inner hall of the Extreme Scythe Faction had turned into a sea of blue particles.
It may be called a sea of blue particles, but it was basically a sea of blood.
Corpses with body parts severed by something sharp were scattered everywhere, and half-burned buildings were being consumed by blue flames.
From the traces, it seemed like there was also an intention to cause pain deliberately.
It was a completely different sight from what I had seen outside.
‘Did they hide it with the magic array? But how?’
How could something as simple as a magic array hide from my eyes?
It would be impossible with the power of a mere user or elder.
‘If there’s any possibility…’
Fwoosh! Kuung! Kuung!
The massive building was engulfed by the ‘blue flames’.
They must have done something using that fire.
Ding!
[The third episode is now activated.]
[World – Savior of the Western Continent (EP. 3)]
Objective – Subdue or eliminate the ‘Grim Reaper’ who led the massacre of the Extreme Scythe Faction.
Reward – ?, Title – Savior of the Western Continent (Legendary), Blessing of the Wind (Upper), Old Star Fragment (1/7).
“Ah.”
“Grim Reaper?”
Yena and I both opened our mouths, staring into the air.
Yena was also a user who just finished an episode.
Since we entered together, it seems we received the episode simultaneously.
“Did you also receive the Savior episode, Miss Yena?”
“…Yeah. I didn’t just receive one, though.”
“Not really.”
“Didn’t you receive just one?”
Yena tapped the air and showed her quest.
“One is the Savior of the Western Continent like me, and the other is…”
“‘The Mass Murderer of the Western Continent.’ It says to help the Grim Reaper kill everyone in the Western Continent and gather fragments.”
“…Hmm.”
“The reward is almost several times different. What does a 5-level increase even mean? Plus, something similar to a Star Fragment—”
“Are you going to do it? The Murderer?”
“What are you talking about?! No way I’d do that?!”
Haaak!
Yena huffed and absolutely denied it.
It’s obvious why the quests were different.
Unlike me, who finished my episode with nearly zero casualties, Yena slaughtered the Extreme Scythe Faction, followers of the God of Darkness.
The System probably deemed that the Grim Reaper and Yena were suitable for the same quest.
If you just look at the visible picture, what they did was somewhat similar.
[Yena?]
[ㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[Dark Yena lololol]
[But this is a bit extreme]
[The Grim Reaper is indeed a crazy guy lol, making the sect like this]
[Oh]
[It’s somewhat similar to Yena lol]
[???: No way?! (massacring a sect)]
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[<<<<<<]
[Yena must have her reasons]
Yena shook her head.
“What I did was their problem! They were the ones who gave their bodies and souls to that so-called Master, so they weren’t even human!”
“The Grim Reaper might be in a similar situation.”
“…But I didn’t touch any civilians. Look at those corpses’ outfits. There are plenty of civilians!”
“Well… that’s true.”
Unlike Yena, who only killed followers conducting human sacrifices, the Grim Reaper slaughtered everyone in the sect, including civilians, and vanished without a trace.
Naturally, if you only consider the severity of the acts, the Grim Reaper’s side is much worse.
Anyway, only one quest came to me, and I had no intention of aiding the Grim Reaper, so there was no reason to worry.
“Then you’re going with me, right?”
“Of course!”
“Alright, then let’s go further inside to check.”
“Got it!”
Yena confidently took the lead.
She acts as if it’s the most natural thing, but does she know?
Before becoming a Beastman under the teachings of the Myeosin, she made an entirely opposite choice.
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