Colossus Hunter

I can't see the end of the wall. The Great Wall? It's not that big.

It seemed like this castle was the only place I could put a few thick countries together.

It was overwhelming. I've never seen anything like it in my life.

It was more than just big, it was amazing.

“You said the king had changed, it's true. ”

“Uriel Diablo. It was Daemon-Lord.”

“Did you really kill the 'Sun King’ with that body? ”

The words of the anti-Semitism. As I entered the castle, I was greeted by countless different types of horses. Monsters with horns, wings, and powerful magic. This place was like a Maa stronghold, and I walked into the center of a long procession at the same time.

“King of the Sun. The Church of the Sun." ”

There were seven captains behind me, three of whom spoke to me. He was the only one of the seven commanders who approached me.

Honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing or what I'm supposed to do as a sun king. At this time, a few words from the commander of the 3rd Army were even more helpful.

‘But you shouldn't trust them so easily. ’

You have to be careful. Doom and the traitor who conspired against him are right behind me. He'll always draw his sword and be ready to stab him in the back.

It was the Maestro who pretended to be close and smiled, and it was the Maw's period here. If you want to survive in the human mind, you must not give the gap itself.

And at the end of the long march, there was a horseman who stopped me.

“Meet the new Sun King. ”

The sun's tattoo was engraved all over the body on a strange horse. He was on his knees, robed, looking up at me.

“The parishioner of the Sun Bridge, Corona." ”

Solar bridge?

So there's some kind of cult here, too?

It was a little surprising, because it wasn't in Uriel's memory.

Wasn't the Sun King in the beginning the absolute zone here? The crown is incompatible with divine authority.

When I looked at him with a curious look, the Maestro who introduced himself as Corona continued.

“Ah, my church only does special activities. It's been a crucifying role for the Sun King since ancient times. ”

“You mean to give me a trial? ”

“It's a common practice. The Sun King's authority is absolute. But the sun is like a light that shines on everyone. I just want to make sure that the person who was killed shouldn't be sitting there, so please excuse me. ”

Crucible. Crucible.

But the sun, the light, they were words that didn't match the Horsemen at all.

It's a common practice, but I know a lot of people don't like me. It was because malice was flashing from the eyes of the surrounding horses.

‘Where does this malice come from? ’

The former Sun King? I wonder if he was the Royal Guard.

Or because someone who's never heard of it suddenly took the king's place?

Maybe it's both.

A place where everyone can watch. We need to show some randomness here.

“So be it.”

“First, I'm going to draw a drop of · · · · · · · blood. ”

He pulls out a yellow, elongated needle. Seeing everyone standing still, it was not unusual. But most of them were watching the needle.

As if you're expecting something.

‘Siman.’

The third eye was opened. I thought I needed to know why he showed such interest first.

< The scale of the sun (value-???) >

● A needle made of scales from the sun.

● The color changes when the King of the Sun's blood touches.

● It is said that the darker the color, the stronger the Sun King becomes.

It seemed to be a basic task to verify the qualifications of the Sun King.

And depending on the color, the way you look at me will not change a bit.

But there's nothing I can do here.

I can't believe the powerful monsters believe in superstition.

‘It's not funny. ’

Ultimately, a tool for superstition.

But there seems to be no manipulation.

I held out my right hand. The bishop, Corona, put a needle in my wrist, and the blood coming up the needle immediately absorbed into it and began to run in color.

The needle that was yellow gradually faded.

“Can't even be a normal yellow color? ”

“I don't want to serve the weak king. ”

“The challenger will press on. ”

Everyone shakes their heads. Hundreds and tens of millions of horsemen were gathered inside this endless castle, and a single word of them shoved up my back like a shout.

But it doesn't shake.

‘It cannot be shaken. ’

This was another battlefield.

It ran from the battlefield I had met so far.

How about a light yellow? You cannot judge me with objects such as living proof of superstition. It was in my nature that I looked more like an act than a word, so I couldn't be pressured by such little evidence.

“It's getting lighter. ”

“White?”

“White. How weak! ”

“The former sun king was close to red. Tsk tsk tsk.”

All the colors are gone.

It was white. It was the same color that didn't have any color.

The weaker you get, the weaker you become. Because they believed so, they lost infinite self-help and ridicule.

A slight glance changed the look on the commanders' faces.

Greed, disappointment, such emotions were seen.

‘I feel more comfortable without any expectations. ’

I thought it was good. I didn't think it was going to be easy from the start. Rather, this opportunity could have clearly obscured black and white.

Maybe it's a chance to pick out who's pulling the knife on me.

“Thank you, Sun King, for your cooperation. Please go on a peaceful journey. I will deliver the next trial tomorrow. ”

Why does it sound so sad to me to go on a peaceful path?

I shrugged.

The Sun King and Uriel Diablo, who are now outcasts. They already warned me. It must be a Thorn Path. The path I'm on is impossible.

Arthur.

Rather, I was motivated.

* * * * *

Boom!

“White. Should we follow such a weak king? ”

It was a huge joint. A meeting hall built in the center of the castle. There were six captains gathered.

And the First Platoon Leader, who was opposed to the Sun King's stand, gave his opinions sternly.

“But he killed the former Sun King, who was close to red. Everyone saw it.”

Second platoon commander said,

Obviously, there was no doubt.

The scene where Uriel Diablo killed the Sun King was precisely embedded in everyone's brain.

Squad Leader 1 is getting hotter.

“No king has ever been white. A 'needle made from the scales of the sun’ is like a tool that informs them of the accomplishments of their kings at the end. The closer you get to red, the greater you'll be. However, the kings who appeared light in color were disappointed in everyone. ”

The color of the needle is not just a measure of strength.

It was the instrument of his greatness. White means really bad.

“So you want to be a ‘challenger’? If you were the commander of the army, you wouldn't hear a good word. ”

There was a system of challengers against the king. Abyssal is where the strong take everything. It's not different here.

But he who loses loses everything. Anyone with the slightest link will be killed. I can't leave anything behind.

The former Sun King did not use the system. The Purge of Blood. Originally, he killed five of his 12 captains, killed even the king, and ascended to the throne. He was almost red.

That alone would be a great accomplishment.

The seven surviving commanders kneel beneath him, killing their breath.

Everyone knows that, but if you want to be a challenger, you deserve to be flattered.

“No. At least I will stop an unqualified man from becoming king. ”

First mate shakes his head to see if he knows.

Then the quiet sixth commander opened his mouth.

“Shinzo Ram admitted. I've already been through the hardest of trials, so I'm sure the rest will be okay, and he'll be a real king. ”

The hardest of the trials of the sun-god is with the permission of the bird of faith, whom the Church serves. However, Uriel Diablo has solved the most difficult trial since the beginning.

It means there's nothing to see.

However, he smiled.

“No, there is a way. There's one trial he'll never solve. ”

“A test you'll never solve? You can't change what you've been through. ”

“It's about reinforcing trials. I've already spoken to the bishop. He'll never solve the trials of dusk. ”

“That's right. It's a fairly promising story. ”

Most of the squadron captains were convinced.

The Trial of Dusk. Uriel Diablo, who lived outside the castle, had one homework assignment he could never solve.

If he does not solve the task, he cannot be king.

They will be thrown out because they have not been chosen by the sun.

Everyone listened to Team Leader.

* * * * *

The trials were simpler than I thought.

The first trial was to withstand the light of the sun.

Originally, there was no sun in the abyss, but deep within the basics of the solar bridge, there was a place that connected to the sun.

Surprisingly, it was a real sun. It was a few times closer than it looked on Earth.

“Most Mages cannot overcome that light. There are those who saw the light and burned it. But the Sun King must endure. ”

“Is that all? ”

Corona blinks, speaking from a distance.

The sunlight had no effect on me.

It was a little hot, but that's all.

‘Ordinary monsters in the Abyss have never seen the sun. ’

That's why it was assumed he couldn't hold out.

But I have always lived to see the sun.

Corona is staring at it in surprise.

“Wife, the first trial is over. ”

“Let's go to the next trial. ”

The second and third trials were no different.

But the fourth trial was a problem.

“It's a ‘dusk’ trial. in person with the sun god. ”

“Does the sun god exist? ”

“Yes, he is the sun itself and the source of all life. ”

“Where can I see it? ”

“The king must find it. The trail of God is always random somewhere in this castle. ”

No one stepped forward to help.

I am the king who was declared "scrap" from the beginning.

Ordinary horses avoided me.

But how do you find the trail of God in this vast place?

“· · · · · · · Loading. I'll find it.”

“Ignildo, too. I'll find him! ”

Lyra was the only one who stood by me.

And it was Ignil who followed her.

‘Somewhere in the castle, there are traces of God. ’

Is it really God's will?

There was a god in the Maw?

The God of the Sun King, he shook his head and raised his fever to find the trail.

* * * * *

Jormungan climbs a tree into the sky.

He originally tried to go to his half, but he became a great usurper.

All she had to do was look at the ‘chaos' and warn him.

She escaped and was able to go anywhere on the water of the world, and where she was headed was the water of the universe, Wigdrasil.

Bang! Bang, bang!

The universe was collapsing in real time. The roots were shaken and cut off, spreading cracks in all dimensions.

And in the center of it, there was him.

‘Hresbelg.’

The Great Sage on the Tree, the White Eagle Hresbelg!

There was the man who caused all the cracks.

He is the dawn of the second gods, the beginning of Ragnarok, the pinnacle of everything.

< 42. Dusk of the Gods > End

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