King of Shadows

If there really is a place associated with Azatos nearby, Sihyun could not find it. Alto didn't care if it took the corresponding amount of time. She believed Sihyun would find Kadas.

Sihyun left Alto behind. It was a luxury to get wet. He couldn't allow her sacrifice to be in vain. Sherry and I followed Shi Hyun without anyone having to say first. After leaving the monastery, they quickly broke through Leng Plateau.

Leng Plateau was a rugged alpine district, but it was impossible to stop Sihyun and his group. They move by seconds. They did not spend the time they were given. The demonstration breaks through the rugged mountain peaks and his group stops.

It wasn't Kadath at the end of Leng Plateau. The only thing there was the boundary between dreams and reality.

"Here. It has to be here!"

One of the insufferable knocks on the wall, but the situation remains unchanged. Unfortunately, there was no Cadas in Leng Plateau.

"... Master, what are you going to do?"

"Let's not give up yet. You can tell by Paypay's reaction, right? Qadas is definitely in Leng Plateau. If it wasn't for that, he wouldn't be here."

Calibrated, he raised his senses to their limit. If Qadas really existed, he would feel it. Sihyun focused his mind to find traces like Ajrang. On the other hand, he could recognize the familiar smell. Traces of Azatoth led him there.

"It's not far. Take my hand. Try not to fall off. I'd be tempted by the line between dreams and reality."

Along with Sherry, she threw herself into the boundaries of her dreams and reality, following a faint trail. The road to Qadas is incomparable to the Leng Plateau. It was a path of suffering and suffering. I couldn't tell if it was real or a dream. I didn't even feel like walking. However, he caught the dreamy spirit. Even though the senses deceived him, he did not give up, but went forward.

Shortly after, Xi Hyun was able to see a huge shadow. Maybe it's because of the dark fog everywhere. The contours were blurry, but the presence of a great shadow was clearer than ever.

Soon, a great shadow pierces through the fog.

"Statue...?"

A sudden statue appeared only until he raised his head to the limit. It was exactly the right size to say that we were born. The statue with two heads and four arms moved shyly, not fitting. The statue with the axe and spear, sword and club looked down silently.

"Where did they both go?"

The fog lifted at the same time as the statue appeared, but Sherry and I could not find one. Even though he had just held hands, he lost both of them.

He scratched his head and looked at the statue. Two missing persons and a statue that appeared. I couldn't have known what that meant.

"Are you going to test it?"

In a certain sense, it was a natural order. Cadas was a place to suppress the body and spirit of Azatos and a place where the gods of the earth gathered. There couldn't have been a device to exclude uninvited guests.

"But it's a scarecrow."

Sihyun tapped his finger and a shadow flashed behind his back grabbed the statue. The statue tried to break the shadow, but it was impossible. Rather, the more I moved, the less range I was able to operate.

Kwa-ang, the landscape shook as the statue fell without lifting its center of gravity. Suddenly, rays of light emanate from the statue's eyes. It was a fatal strike that broke down the subject into molecular units, but he pushed the rays out with a harmless expression.

"Don't take it lightly."

Sihyun, who jumped up high in the sky, slapped the head of the statue. It was only one move, but the power within it was unusual. Even a statue as big as Taesan could not bear it. At the same time the statue was shattered, he could see the fog fully lifted.

"Oh..."

Maybe it's because I crossed the line between dreams and reality. The stare in his eyes was a strange world. Not only was the starlight raining down, but there was a pile of blue galaxies in the sky. And the moonlight crossed with the sunlight, creating a glorious color.

It was an aspiration that cannot be seen unless the dream and reality are shared together. Above all, it was the center that caught his eye. A mountain so high that it can't reach. From beginning to end, the mountain made of Onyx was the most glowing wonder in this space.

Surprisingly, the mountain was floating through the air. The mountain of Onyx was scattering its harsh light like it would never touch anyone.

Sihyun instinctively knew. He's finally at Cardas. But I was moved not for long. While watching Cardas, the group waits behind his back.

"I'm sorry. I was delayed by the sting."

"It's okay. I thought you might."

"Did you meet the master?"

"Yes."

"Doesn't look like there's a good tool for warming up. You're not taking it with you, are you?"

"Of course. I'm glad you're okay, anyway."

After switching sides with Sherry, she sighed of relief. If they get hurt, it's not worth coming here.

"Are you the ones who broke the two statues and made it all the way here? You were a little overzealous to think about it. Good to see you. You almost missed it. Opportunities like this are rare."

After correcting his posture, he turned his head to the side where he heard his voice. Shallow shoulders. Bumpy Maburiko. The man with the beard all the way to his toes had wrinkles all over his face that didn't match a clear voice.

The man, or the old man, leans on his cane and looks at Sihyun and his companions.

"Who is it?"

"I'm Hifnos. The God of the Earth, representing Cardas. Oh, you don't have to say it. I know all about it. Sherry Niguras, blood of Schube Nigurus, is considered to be the greatest savior of all time..."

At last, Hippos pointed at each one with his finger. Of course, his fingers also moved along the line of sight.

"And the 'Trace of Azatos', Han Si-hyun, who came here fearlessly. All three are great sacrifices. I won't nod for the next few thousand years. It's good."

Xihyun reflectively looked behind his back. It was suicide to go to Qadas through the Hippos. I'd rather go to the Leng Plateau and join Alto. I couldn't go any further. I had to straighten the lines.

"Don't even think about running. You came all this way to avoid my eyes, didn't you? Since you're here, you should see what Qadas looks like."

"No thanks."

An exchange of eyes with the group sprints between space and space. Distance and spacing were meaningless concepts for the demonstration through the logic of the universe. But Hifnos was also an equivalent.

As Hippos approached with an endless stretch of time and space, Xihyun pushed him away roughly. Bang, it's just one struggle, but the planets around it can't withstand the afterstorms, and they crumble. But the floating mountain, Kadas, was not even frozen.

"I don't know if it was somewhere else, but your power doesn't work here, Han Si-hyun. You can see Azatos' body in the closest place!"

Not to mention the active work that was done on him. It must have been true that Sihyun was an extraterrestrial god. But he was indeed part of Azatos. It was an inevitable truth, even if it was an extraterrestrial god.

Hifnos pulls the jar out of his chest. As he shakes his whistle a few times, a round, little light flows out, spreading his eggs. Sihyun shakes his hand and smacks the little flock of lights, but it doesn't work. The small flock of light that passed through his palm melted into his chest.

Shi Hyun, who was limping, swallowed dry water. An endless sense of helplessness strikes him. It seems to be holding a lump of lead on its shoulder. My body and mind became heavy indefinitely.

"... huff, huff."

"If it works like this, I'm nervous about everything. Well, considering your origins, it shouldn't be strange..."

"What the hell is that?"

"It's not a hobby to teach, but I like your stupidity about running into Kadath, so I'll teach you something in particular. It's an Elder Sign. A powder made of beautifully ground emeralds."

"You changed the Seeker...? You sacrificed him!"

I couldn't believe him. The existence designed by the ancient gods to maintain the balance of the universe, that was the Savior. It was true that there were many constraints, but the intention of the existence of the Seeker was self-reliance and self-sufficiency. They didn't go through all that trouble and adversity just to become a powder material.

"A noble sacrifice. If they knew they could be used this way, they'd kneel down and tie their heads to me."

Hippos grins as he tramples on Sihyun. If it were any other being, he would not have won such an overwhelming victory. However, the advantages of the location and the features of the demonstration together produced a synergistic effect. It was the language cluster that did not suppress the traces of Azatoth where it suppressed the body of Azatoth.

"My Lord!"

"Se-hyun!"

"Don't come!"

Shi Hyun, who stopped one with Sherry, bit her lip. He couldn't understand the situation now. I knew the source of the Elder Sign was the Seeker. But what's the point of that? The God of outer space was the absolute existence of Orlot in space. It was impossible to be influenced by the Savior.

"You would have thought that coming here would carry the body of Azatos on your back and make you whole. But it's just a trail. Glory in the fury only burns the body. I'm lucky to be up here, Han Si-hyun. This is your grave. Hopefully, your last one's gonna be pretty intense."

As Hippos gestures, the gods of the earth, who were waiting, surround one and Sherry. They resisted with all their might, but it didn't work. It was no exaggeration to say that Cardas was the home of the gods. Their enemies were everywhere.

Hifnos takes Sihyun and his group to the deepest and most secret place in Kadath. It was a place where strange music was endless. A strange place with a dark and sacred energy. In the center of it is an uncooled cauldron.

The cauldron boiling the Milky Way as fuel was like a mirror illuminating outer space. The gods of the earth poured all their strength into it. It was no exaggeration to say that the cauldron was a passageway through Azatoth's body.

Hippnos, standing in front of an uncooled cauldron, quietly peers inside. As the cauldron was about to overflow, Hifnos poured out the Elder sign with skillful hands. The scene was monotonous, but what happened inside was not monotonous. Several galaxies vanished and billions of souls burned.

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