Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World

Sacred Peak, Generosus (3)

“They kidnapped Leon Hart, and they are still moving north?”

Hollien tilted her head when Gabe contacted her.

If they continued to move north from that location, they would find the Kellev Mountains at the northernmost point of Latna.

There was the Sacred Peak Generosus in the Kellev Mountains. ‘But what’s in Generosus?’

Scouring her memory for a moment, she grinned.

“I see. Is it the holy item of the Darkness?”

Leon Hart Kartel Frelsis was the third person to be blessed by the Goddesses.

Hollien understood the intention of the incarnation.

“Kybriel must be broke. She’s trying to find a very old-fashioned object.”

The Sacred Heart of Darkness wasn’t so useless as to be described as outdated.

If the Sword King had acquired Kybriel’s sacred item, no matter how powerful the Top Three were, they would have been crushed before they could react.

‘But Baotolt is dead.’

In present Latna, there was no one strong enough to threaten the Top Three even if he/she took the Heart of Darkness.

Even if Leon Hart were given the item right away, it would still be hard for him to handle the Transcendental, let alone the Top Three, all at once.

The Top Three were absolute.

Well, Hollien understood why Kybriel did that.

‘You wouldn’t have had any other choice.’

That made it clear where the incarnation of Darkness was going.

With their destination known, she could just go there and wait for them in advance.

The problem was that Hollien didn’t have the time to go there personally.

It would take three to four days to get from the Fairy Kingdom, the center of the continent, to the northernmost point of Latna, even if she used the fastest flying dragon or Gryphon.

That was only possible if she flew around the clock, but it usually would take seven days.

“They’ve reached so far.”

Fortunately, she had already given enough power to Gabe.

There were six people around level 90 and 100 under his command.

Two ancient Dragons joined the team, and Gabe himself was a Level 99 Spiritist.

‘That’s enough to capture the incarnation without a problem.’

She gave an order gracefully through the magic video call.

“Catch them there.”

Gabe, beyond the video, bowed politely.

“Yes, Dear Hollien.”

* * *

After a single skirmish, the Church of Darkness’s templars no longer followed Han-bin’s group.

“They must have felt the need to reinforce their power.”

It was just as how Kibie predicted.

Against the pursuit team, Ryu Han-bin had shown overwhelming force.

They managed to confirm that Leon Heart was knocked down by a head-on confrontation, not by tricks.

Having experienced it themselves, the Church must’ve realized they needed to mobilize decent forces.

It inevitably took time to do that.

They had to mobilize their best forces from all over the continent.

“That should be enough to delay the Church of Darkness’s movements.”

By the time the Church had used all their power to track Han-bin’s group down again, they would have already gotten the sacred item and cleared up the misunderstanding.

“Of course, if we don’t get the sacred items, things will get direr.”

The next day, Han-bin and his companions arrived safely in the village of Loin, a mountain village at the foot of the Kellev Mountains.

Eventually, the wagon broke down as well.

Effir shook her head as she looked under the wagon.

“Oh, the axle is broken.”

Artis gave a bitter smile.

“It’s because we’ve been using it nonstop. It’s a miracle that it held on for so long.”

Regardless, they couldn’t go up using a wagon from there.

After leaving the repairs to a skilled carpenter in the village, the group prepared to go hiking.

Since it was so far north, the wind was cold even though it was autumn.

The weather was chilly, especially at the top of the mountain range, which was covered in snow.

Han-bin trembled as he watched the ice caps.

“Oh, it must be cold.”

Artis clicked his tongue.

“Imagine how we’re feeling.”

They had bought some winter products such as fur leather capes, but their feet didn’t seem to want to move when they looked up at the rugged snow mountain.

Expecting a little bit, Han-bin asked Effir.

“Can’t we just fly to the top this time?”

He knew her physical strength was not enough to carry all four people.

But he thought she could just rest in between flights.

That alone would significantly shorten the time.

“Oh, I might be able to do that.”

Effir responded positively.

“I’ll be fine if we fly until we’re close, but it’ll be too much to aim for Generosus.”

Kibie dissuaded him.

“There’s always a gale around the Generosus. Even if she is a dragon, not a Wyvern, she won’t be able to fly properly.”

“No matter how hard it is, it’s not going to be windy 24 hours a day. If we wait for the wind to calm down…”

“It is windy around the clock.”

Kibie replied sternly to Han-bin’s objection.

Effir asked, wondering.

“How do you know that?”

“Because I made it happen.”

In the first place, it was not a natural phenomenon, but a kind of seal arranged by Kybriel of Darkness.

“I had to make it hard for people to get near the sacred item.”

Still, it was fortunate that they didn’t have to walk through the wide Kelev mountain range from the village.

Looking back at Leon Hart, Han-bin shrugged.

“I’m sorry, but I need you to follow me a little longer.”

“I don’t have a choice anyway, do I?”

With a bitter smile, Leon Hart raised himself.

His whole torso was tied up, but his limbs were free to move.

The chain was designed to seal Prana, not his movements.

It was just that he had so much Prana that they had to use a lot of chains.

Leon Hart sighed as he moved.

“Honestly, isn’t that too much? I would have walked around like this, but I wouldn’t have been able to get up if I were a normal Spiritist.”

“If you were a regular Spiritualist, you wouldn’t have had to do this in the first place.”

Ryu Han-bin smiled and looked back at the Effir.

“Let’s go.”

* * *

A three-meter-long ice giant rushed through the earth.

It was an Ice Golem, the Guardian of the Sacred peak Generosus.

Thud, thud, thud!

A beam-sized arm was swung at them.

But Han-bin didn’t avoid it.

“Huh!”

With a short shout, he blew the uppercut away!

Boom!

Along with the heavy explosion, the Ice Golem’s forearms were broken. Silver particles scattered everywhere.

Despite the gigantic mass difference, Ryu Han-bin’s blow penetrated his opponent.

“It’s a piece of cake!”

Shouting curiously, Han-bin threw himself at the monster and swung Gigant.

Its ice magic was broken apart, followed by the Ice Golem splitting in two.

On the other side, Effir was performing colorful magic tricks.

-Magic Swordsmanship: Fire Rain!

She swung her double swords and delivered a sharp stab into the body of the Ice Golem.

The intense heat of the twin blades penetrated the thick ice.

Boom!

Nevertheless, the Ice Golem kept moving without any problems.

Since it was so huge, a hole in its body didn’t incapacitate it.

Effir wasn’t disappointed, however.

It was enough.

“Ice normally easily breaks once it’s been cracked!”

She fixed her posture and prepared for her next attack.

-Magic Swordsmanship: Thunder Roar!

A thunderstorm hit the head of the Ice Golem.

Indeed, the vast Golem’s fuselage was smashed as a loud cracking sound reverberated.

Somewhere on the battlefield, Artis was dealing with two Golem at the same time.

He pointed his staff at the feet of those who rushed at him.

“stand and freeze, Frozen Rod!”

A small column of ice rose and stuck to the ankle of the Ice Golem.

Even though it was simple ice magic, it was advantageous because they were ice-based beings.

The two legs of the Golems became pillars rooted on the ground.

After halting their movements, he used fire magic.

“Burning flames, Ignition Blast!”

The blaze hit the Ice Golems directly.

They didn’t break down immediately, but they started to melt slowly because of the heat.

The Golems would’ve been able to avoid it, but their feet were bound.

Eventually, the Golems melted enough to collapse lifelessly.

Boom!

It seemed foolish to use ice magic against an icy opponent at first glance, but it could still be useful if the situation fitted well.

Kibie was also dealing with a Golem using her spear.

“Taaaaaaaah!”

She stabbed, escaped, swung, and burst out her black Aura, cutting off the Golems little by little.

She chipped the Golem’s body little by little, eventually ending it.

-Aura Splash!

In one stroke, the ice giant split into two pieces.

Although Kibie was relatively undervalued, she was also an Aura user around level 80.

Han-bin’s group continued to fight against the Ice Golems.

Watching the scene, Leon Hart sighed.

‘Oh, I am not running away.’

He was tied like a dog to a big tree trunk.

It might be a natural move in case he ran away, but, if he thought about it a little bit, Leon Hart was not in a position to escape Han-bin’s group.

He was already too deep into Sacred Peak Generosus.

It was a place where powerful monsters such as the Ice Golems frequently appeared.

Magic Tools had sealed all of the Prana of Leon Hart.

‘What am I supposed to do if I run away from here?’

He wasn’t ordinary at all.

Without Prana, Leon Hart was a level 20 or higher warrior with decent physical power and skills.

‘But if I meet an Ice Golem, I’ll be smashed to death.’

In the current situation, he wasn’t confident that he could survive if he were left alone.

It was safer to stay close to them.

‘Also…’

Leon Hart suddenly clicked his tongue as he continued to watch the battle of Han-bin and his group.

‘I never expected her to be a Wyvern.’

After returning to her original form, Effir carried the entire party, with Leon Hart in her mouth, and flew to Generosus.

Only when the winds became too strong to make flight possible did they began to climb the mountain on foot.

In the process, Leon Hart inevitably noticed that Effir was not human.

She was a Wyvern.

She notorious silver-maned Wyvern!

The murderer of the prince of the Xrad Kingdom and the demon who slaughtered the Templars of Darkness was right before him.

It was a real shock.

‘How can a Wyvern have that much intelligence?’

It wasn’t surprising to see the Wyvern turn into a human being, but she showed intelligence that made her seem like an actual female human. She was skillful in using such complicated magic tricks.

It was almost impossible for a monkey to speak the human language and perform martial arts.

Leon Hart, a devout believer in Darkness, had only one assumption.

‘Is she Kybriel’s creation, too?’

There was no way such a Wyvern could exist naturally.

But Kybriel was the creator of the entire Dragon race.

If the incarnation used its hands to recreate that Wyvern as such, it was entirely understandable.

‘Maybe she is the incarnation of Darkness…….’

Looking at Kibie, Leon Hart tried to calm his trembling heart.

If he had put up that silver-haired Wyvern girl, he would have believed she was the incarnation.

But why didn’t she show any good evidence like that?

Wasn’t that much clearer than level obscurity?

‘I’m still not sure because of that.’

Meanwhile, the Ice Golems became well-ground snowflakes.

Artis looked around as he controlled his breathing.

“Phew, was that all?”

Ryu Han-bin shouted cheerfully as he sheathed Gigant.

“Let’s keep going up!”