Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

122. Heo Cha-won

#122. Heo Cha-won

“You’ll follow me eventually.”

“… Shut your mouth and go.”

“Huh? You don’t like it? Why should I?”

‘Ugh… what a b*tch.’

I looked at Grace and sighed.

I ended up following her, but I’m not sure if it was a good choice or not.

The Beast of the End.

To avoid that, Grace’s help was essential.

‘That guy… is a guy who doesn’t influence the people watching him or those related to him.’

Kwaaah-!

A huge, ear-splitting howl echoed throughout the city.

I immediately covered my ears, but the roar was so loud that it still had a deafening effect.

-Whoa! Kill me! Kill me!

-Fuck! I’ll kill you all!

And when people heard that cry, they started going crazy.

It wouldn’t have had much of an effect on mid-level heroes or higher who had a somewhat strong mental barrier, but for those below that level, an abnormal status called [Frenzy] would have appeared.

‘Seeing that makes me feel fortunate, but… I also think it would have been better to quickly join another prestigious family.’

The song of the magician, or the song of the holy sword.

Not only do these two have the means to block the howling of the Beast of Doom on their own, they also have the means to protect their families.

In the original, he endured it, protected the citizens, and subdued the beast of the end, so I think that says it all.

‘Besides, the relationship between the Madou Heavenly Family and the Seonggeom Min Family is somewhat friendly… Should we change course now?’

There are countermeasures against psychic attacks, so you should be able to withstand a few howls.

“I can hear the sound of your head spinning~ It won’t work no matter how much you spin it~”

“…What does that mean?”

“I mean it literally. If you look closely, you’re using your head too much, so you can’t see things as they are.”

“Stop talking nonsense and just get to the point.”

“I said I would stop you from going anywhere else.”

“… This wasn’t help, it was kidnapping.”

“Oh my. If you say that, it makes me sound like I’m a bad girl.”

“I see, you know.”

I wondered if such a thing could be said when he was committing all sorts of evil acts and antics, including terrorism, murder, and kidnapping.

Oh, so you can do things like that?

Because I lost my mind.

“By the way… where are you going? Please tell me your destination.”

“Empty order.”

Grace answered my questions surprisingly obediently.

“… What the fuck?”

But that just made things worse.

What do you mean, Heo Cha-won?

“There is no safer place than that. If you don’t go there, you will die.”

“Is this a death threat now?”

“No, I’m serious.”

Grace’s voice quietened.

Then her golden eyes began to shine.

“I can see the future. If you want to live, you must follow me to the empty space.”

***

There was something fishy about Anonymous.

He had been friendly and kind to Cynthia all the way here.

And that point made it even more suspicious.

‘… But, he is the one who blocked the giant turtle monster’s charge with one hand. Fighting it blindly is the worst of the worst.’

Besides, despite his suspicious nature, Cynthia felt that she could extract some useful information from him.

After erasing her hostility, Cynthia had several conversations with him.

About various facts related to Langrut, which are almost not recorded in the Akashic Records.

And about the thing called ‘trial’.

Several hours passed like that.

“…Is this enough?”

“Oh, yes. Thank you.”

Cynthia had just learned from Anonymous about the concept of the embodiment of ‘divine power’.

At first, he only asked questions about the knowledge aspect, but soon he remembered his skills and asked questions about other aspects as well.

And the anonymous readily gave an answer to that, which resulted in Cynthia’s rise to power.

“Oh, it’s almost time.”

“When is it?”

Cynthia had a few more questions she wanted to ask the anonymous man, but he stood up and looked at her sharply.

‘What, what is it? Why are your eyes like this…?’

The nameless man was looking at Cynthia with eyes that were extremely sinister. The blue-black light flashed and the blue-green light flowing out of his eyes was incredibly creepy.

“… You don’t have to be so cautious. This isn’t because I’m against you. It’s just. It’s just a physiological phenomenon that happens inside the body, right? Oh, of course I’m dead. In that sense, should I call it a phenomenon of rebirth? Hehe.”

The anonymous voice that had been lively from the moment we first met suddenly calmed down.

His speech retained its liveliness, but his eyes, his attitude, and his voice were gradually becoming more subdued.

“It’s like madness. Anyone who stays alone in a place like this without anyone to talk to would become like that. In that sense, am I not normal?”

It was a contradiction in terms to say that a person with madness was normal.

“Yeah… that’s right.”

But Cynthia nodded in agreement to his words. Even though it was contradictory, she couldn’t think of anything to deny. She had no intention of denying it in the first place.

“Are you okay?”

“It depends on how you define okay or not okay. If you think about it based on my physical condition, it’s okay, but if you think about it based on my mental condition, it’s not okay. Is that right?”

“… … .”

“In that sense, this is goodbye, girl Cynthia.”

Anonymous called Cynthia’s name for the first time and said goodbye at the same time.

“Can’t we just meet again next time…?”

“I can’t. I don’t know where I’m going. And… when this madness comes and goes away, my memories will also disappear. Of course, I’d like to see you again, but the chances of that happening are slim. To be honest, I’d rather not see you again.”

“You want us to never meet again? What do you mean…?”

“Ugh… I really should go now. If I stay here for no reason, it might have a negative effect on you.”

The anonymous man clutched his face and frowned as if in pain, then quickly turned around.

“Well then, I hope you pass the ordeal well. That’s all… .”

He disappeared like smoke, leaving behind a farewell message.

Judging by the faint hint of divine power, it seemed like it had disappeared using a method unique to transcendent beings.

“Wait a minute… teleportation? Teleportation is definitely restricted here…?”

Cynthia had also tried to teleport and failed several times, so she was suspicious of the teleportation method that Anonymous had just used.

‘Is it just… a method of movement similar to teleportation? Well, since the level of power between Nameless and I is so different… I guess it’s possible to make this mistake.’

Cynthia looked up at the sky, thinking she had been mistaken. She made one promise in the hope that Myeong-i would survive the madness unscathed.

‘I can’t stop here… To go back, I have to fight and grow, not just hide and breathe somewhere.’

She was thinking of challenging the giant turtle monster again.

***

“I was wondering who was making a mess of Area 3 and Area 2… It was you?”

His blue eyes revealed a sinister and murderous intent as he pressured someone.

Third residential area, and second residential area.

The apocalyptic disaster that had been lingering there had come to an end.

And the one who ended the disaster was trying to go to a place he shouldn’t have reached,

The man appeared in this space to stop it.

The man who appeared from the void, beyond space, was enveloped in the apocalyptic aura of death, and spoke the name of the being who had caused this situation.

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“Archely.”

Arceli, the god of fighting.

This name was often heard even when the man from the extra-dimensional world was active.

“You… what are you?”

“I feel really bad when a much younger junior of mine speaks informally to me. No, normally I would have just let it go… but now that it’s like this, I can’t help but feel angry.”

“Was he crazy?”

“Your previous sacrifice. Is that how I should introduce myself?”

“My previous sacrifice? Ah! You, you’re from another dimension. Haha! This just got even more interesting! A sacrifice that became the servant of the Watcher! What’s your name?!”

“You ask who I am. Hmm. That’s a good question. My memory has come back to some extent. But… I don’t really want to answer. It’s a name I don’t like using. But if you really want to call me… .”

The man wrapped in the aura of death opened his mouth again, smiling as if he was enjoying something.

“Call me anonymous.”