Chapter 172
Chapter 172
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 172
Chapter Title: Resonance World Escort
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The undead whom Flamehead had asked to escort the repair of the Resonance World.
Ghost Bride, Tessa Miridge.
She was currently the only undead whose whereabouts were unknown.
Even Leyzon had no idea what Tessa was up to.
There were various circumstances, but nothing concrete.
That was why he'd asked Pirshiran, the master of the Resonance World, to search for her.
'But I never imagined it would come back around like a boomerang.'
To reclaim Pirshiran, Tessa was needed.
Somehow, it had turned into an unsolvable loop, like a Möbius strip.
But he couldn't just hide it, either.
"Can't call Tessa."
"......Can't call her?"
"I don't even know where she is right now. There were some complicated things."
Flamehead's eyes widened.
He hadn't anticipated this situation.
Without Tessa, the risks Flamehead had to shoulder would grow immensely.
He fell silent, lost in thought.
Flamehead knew Leyzon wasn't the type to lie unnecessarily.
After much deliberation, he finally reached a conclusion.
"I'll attempt to repair the Resonance World alone."
"You sure that's okay? You said the Evil Transcendent's power has grown stronger."
"Even accounting for that, I judge that restoring the Resonance World is the right call."
The value of the Resonance World was that immense.
"It was interfered with by the Evil Transcendent, but that's something we can reinforce. The Spirit Realm needs at least one foothold."
Flamehead's blue eyes quietly burned brighter.
He had declared his intent to stake even his life on restoring the Resonance World.
"Rakroden."
Unlike during the Earth Sovereign incident, Moshyuna's expression turned deadly serious.
She knew full well just how dangerous this really was.
"Don't worry."
He warmly grasped Moshyuna's hand.
"I'll be back soon."
A declaration staking even his life.
Leyzon's gaze, complex and subtle, turned toward him.
He really looks like the protagonist.
And here I am, the black curtain egging on the protagonist.
"Lord Leyzon, the snacks."
In the meantime, Pauli presented the treats.
As Leyzon looked down at them, a sudden memory from before flickered in his mind.
"......Flamehead, hold on a sec."
He stopped Flamehead, who was ready to film his own movie scene.
"The place you're heading to first is the Resonance World, right?"
"Yeah, to restore the Resonance World, I have to go there directly."
And it was certain he'd clash with the Evil Transcendent in the process.
"Flamehead, in your view, do you think the Evil Transcendent can wield its full power?"
The Evil Transcendent was undoubtedly a dangerous entity.
Moreover, in the Spirit Realm, it could exert its power directly.
'If the Evil Transcendent could actively wield its power, it would've destroyed the Resonance World or whatever long ago.'
Yet it hadn't.
What did that mean?
"No, it's surely only using a fraction of its power."
The Transcendent's corpse influenced even the Spirit Realm.
As long as the corpse's power still affected the world, not even the Evil Transcendent could fully pierce through it.
That changed everything.
"Then, I should be able to follow you into the Resonance World too, right?"
He rummaged through his bag and pulled out a lamp.
A lamp with blue flames dwelling within.
It was the equipment called [Soul's Call], used during the Salvation Sovereign's time.
"Abyss, you're planning to come along yourself?"
"Alone, I wouldn't be much help."
But he had an ace up his sleeve.
His lips curled upward involuntarily.
"I've got some kids that would even surprise the Evil Transcendent."
Flamehead gave him a dubious look at the suspicious grin.
But if he said he had a way, then he surely did.
"I don't know what it is, but if you're coming personally, that should be fine."
Once again, Flamehead's trust level was impressively high.
Leyzon was the type to deliver exactly as much as he was trusted.
So he immediately stood up, brushing off his rear.
"Syria, bring out that guy."
"That guy? Ah."
Syria, who had been munching on snacks nearby, nodded.
Moments later, a knight abruptly rose from the shadows.
Flamehead, watching quietly out of curiosity, slowly widened his eyes.
"Oh my."
Moshyuna covered her mouth, letting out a startled voice.
It was truly an unexpected figure.
"......Abyss, when the hell did you kill the White Lion Knight Order Captain?"
"Kill? That's harsh. I just tinkered with his memories a bit."
The one who emerged from the shadows was none other than the White Lion Knight Order Captain, Leon.
"Eden, can you have Leon guard us while we're gone?"
"Yeah, just implant the orders."
Eden got up and approached Leon.
She then activated Curse Puppet [SSS] on him.
In an instant, Leon became the escort knight for Leyzon's group.
Flamehead gaped at the sight.
Controlling the White Lion Knight Order Captain like a limb—it was unbelievable.
His gaze turned to Leyzon, eyes trembling.
Flamehead knew well the might of the White Lion Knight Order Captain.
The Empire's knight captains were each monsters in their own right.
Beings far beyond even Sovereigns.
That was the caliber of a knight captain.
And to command such a one like a puppet.
He instantly grasped what that implied.
Even the usually brazen Moshyuna quietly swallowed hard.
Leyzon's power, as Flamehead had always described, was beyond imagination.
Freely manipulating the White Lion Knight Order Captain.
At that point, it meant Leyzon surpassed him.
The Empire's most dangerous black curtain.
The pinnacle of necromancers.
Abyss
The two realized anew just how perilous the man before them was.
Leyzon's eyes met Flamehead and Moshyuna's.
A wind from behind tousled his deep blue-black hair.
Clouds overhead cast shadows across the sky.
A glint flashed briefly from behind the mask.
The two instinctively froze, bodies tensing.
They braced for whatever grim words might come from that fierce face.
"Hanok, Pauli."
Leyzon called them without a care.
"Syria, Eden, and I will head to the Spirit Realm together, so guard us."
"Ah, like last time?"
"Yeah! We'll protect you even if it means throwing our bodies in the way!"
Hanok and Pauli immediately understood Leyzon's intent.
The only ones who didn't get it were Flamehead and Moshyuna.
"......Hold on, Abyss. You have a way to reach the Resonance World, but those two undead don't, do they?"
The Ghost Bride Tessa might manage, but these two undead had no ties to the Spirit Realm.
There was no way for the two disconnected undead to get there.
Hearing the question, Leyzon slowly lifted the corner of his mouth.
"Not that there's no method at all."
There were always loopholes everywhere.
To show it, he'd placed Syria and Eden at his sides.
The moment Flamehead voiced his doubt.
Syria and Eden melted directly into Leyzon.
Thud-
At that instant, everyone present felt an uncanny dissonance.
A sense of confronting something they absolutely shouldn't.
A bone-chilling cold suddenly pierced their skin.
Breathing grew labored.
The air in the area reversed, flowing into a single point.
Cold sweat beaded profusely on Flamehead's face.
"Gh, ugh."
Beside him, Moshyuna collapsed, unable to steady herself.
In that fleeting moment, the darkness that enveloped the area stole their consciousness.
Pure black darkness reflected in Flamehead's eyes.
There sat a single man.
Hair interwoven with strange shades of black and red.
Within that hair.
Ash-gray eyes slowly caught the light, revealing themselves.
He lightly gripped the mask that had fallen from his face.
Then he crouched down, flashing a playful smile.
"This way, we can go together."
Syria Nosferatu · Iden Ufera
The giant whispered lowly to his underlings.
Flamehead's throat bobbed.
He bit his lips tightly, feeling a dizzying vertigo before his eyes.
"......With that, you can do anything."
Perhaps even seize the world itself.
"That's why I'm gonna try something."
Flamehead exhaled at the leisurely reply.
"It must be a power with a time limit."
"Yeah, let's hurry."
There was no power in the world without a price.
Leyzon shook the [Soul's Call].
At that moment, the souls of Leyzon, Syria, and Iden flowed out.
Leyzon and the two undead's visions shifted in an instant.
<Whoa, this is amazing.>
<So this is the Spirit Realm.>
The two undead's exclamations echoed.
They were surrounded by a world of ashen gray.
A realm that had lost all color from the original world.
Shifting his gaze, he saw two flickering flames.
Syria and Iden's souls, respectively.
'Connect to the Resonance World.'
He'd linked souls to the Resonance World via the Gray Mage Tower Master.
The moment he locked onto the path, the surroundings changed in a flash.
Soon, pitch-black darkness assaulted the three.
The path blocked by the Evil Transcendent.
Normally, they'd be repelled without piercing it.
But Leyzon sensed a fierce presence hurtling from behind.
A skull made of blue flames shot forward.
At the same time, the black mist briefly tore open.
<Syria, Iden.>
Leyzon called to them and hurled his body toward the gap in the black mist.
In that instant, the scenery shifted once more.
Before them stretched the Resonance World chamber he'd seen before.
The problem was they were still leaping through the air after entering.
Crash!
He tumbled across the floor with a lively clatter.
'Ah, the despair of a necromancer's physical prowess.'
Leyzon collapsed face-first onto the floor, sliding to a stop.
"Whoa, is this the Resonance World?"
"So intriguing."
Soon, the voices of the two undead reached Leyzon's ears.
There stood Syria and Iden in their original forms.
Unlike Leyzon, they'd landed gracefully.
Undead fusion had indeed been the right call.
He hurriedly righted himself and stood.
He couldn't keep embarrassing himself as their master.
"Syria, Iden."
He called to them and was about to head out immediately.
But Syria and Iden's eyes changed in unison.
At the same time, Leyzon felt binding murderous intent wrap around him instantly.
"Who're you?"
"Where's Lord Leyzon?"
In the Resonance World, Leyzon appeared as Ryu Han-hyuk.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he realized he'd forgotten.
Kids.
It's me, Leyzon.
With Ryu Han-hyuk on the side.