Possessing Nothing

He said so, but Chang seemed to have a lot of regrets.

Although Lee Sung-min didn't want to understand his position, Chang Wang really came here with a pure curiosity about Lee Sung-min and a desire to become an unmanned person.

Regardless of the order of the Emperor or the godless, I came here only to compete with the creator who defeated the sword with my skills.

That's why the Chang Wang was in conflict. Not because of the will of heaven and the command of godlessness, but because I came to this point because I felt sorry for not being able to face the window once, but because I decided to:

The moment Lee Sung-min ignored Chang and tried to go into the forest, Chang Wang eventually chewed his lower lip and blocked Lee.

“Wait.”

“I thought you wanted to fight next time. ”

As Chang Wang stood in the way, Lee Seong-min felt urgent.

It's because I didn't have time to be stuck here by the Chang Wang. Now that the Punitive Force has entered the forest completely, there is no way of knowing what will happen in the forest.

If a dangerous situation happens while you are stuck together, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

“I know, but……. ”

This is not a situation where we can fight each other with power. Chang Wang was working hard to fight with Lee Sung-min who may be the last, because he may meet with Changsoo so many more times.

He also understood the situation of Lee Sung-min to some extent.

Because I knew I couldn't put my strength into a fight if I had any misunderstanding in my mind. He glances at the forest.

After a brief thought, Chang sighs and shifts his blocked body to the side.

“... Go. Next time, when each other can give up hope. I'll find you. ”

Lee Sung-min replied by nodding his head instead. Although this was the first time we met, Lee Sung-min thought that Chang was different from the hexagon he had met so far.

To be honest, I also liked it a little. I was curious as a founder.

Not right now. Lee Sung-min spread his distance with Chang Wang.

He hurries for the woods. Although the distance to the forest was quite good, it was not a long distance for Lee Sung-min.

Lee Sung-min arrived in the forest immediately, but stopped running and faced the forest.

An unspeakable ominousness is rattling in the depths. The wind blows and the dry trees shake and hiss.

Lee took a light breath and slowly walked into the forest.

My senses are tangled.

That was the first thing Lee Sung-min felt. An ominous airflow that envelops the entire forest.

The moment I breathed on him, my whole body felt confused. The area was dark like a deep night.

It was definitely daylight, and there was no shade in these dry forests to block out the sunlight. Nevertheless... it's dark.

It's as dark as walking through darkness without a single point of light. Lee's eyesight could easily pierce even the darkness, but even his eyes could not pierce the darkness completely.

I can't hear anything. I can't hear anything if I listen. As soon as I entered the forest, I could not hear the ominous wind.

I can't feel anything. I need to be sharp.

‘Magic.’

Kim Jong-hyun is still in this forest. He's not running, he's waiting for the punitive force. What he's after. What is the meaning of the ritual he prepares for, and what does Geniella mean when he says that he will not be human?

I didn't have much to worry about. Meet Scarlet first. But...... it's strange. The punitive force entered the forest and it didn't take long.

Hundreds of them. Even though there was a slight difference in time, it is impossible to understand that we entered the forest and even their whereabouts were unknown.

[He knows all the crazy stuff, but he doesn't know much about magic.]

‘I miss Rubia. ’

Lee looked around, thinking that way. I don't feel popular.

It seemed like such a sensation was completely blocked. You're saying you can easily block the transcendental master's senses?

Even if Kim Jong-hyun is a brilliant Black Wizard...... No. In this case, it is not because of Kim Jong-hyun's magic skills, but because Grimore's magic that the Wizard Guild loved is special.

Lee lowered his posture and looked at the floor. If the senses are blocked, there is no choice but to know the situation through something else. On the frozen ground, there is a little snow. What Lee noticed was the footprints on the eyes.

‘Just a moment ago, I stepped in. ’

There are fewer. There are only 500 Punitive Force left. It's not the footprint of that number. At least ten...... Lee Seong-min slowly got up.

Look around again. There are no other steps. The Punitive Force must have entered the forest in this direction. But where the hell did they go?

[True Law or Alchemy...... None of them can cause this level of phenomenon. This has already crossed human boundaries.]

Heju warns.

It was as he said.

* * *

The great black wizard. Even Arbes, the two-faced sage, could not handle this magic.

Grimor, whom he took from the Wizard's Guild, was filled with great magic beyond the purview of understanding, but Arbes could not use it.

Grimoire is a deadly poison for the Black Wizard.

The magic written in this book is something that every Black Wizard dreams of, but not every Black Wizard can handle Grimoire's magic.

Grimoire's magic is too strong and dangerous. If a normal black wizard uses Grimoire, there is a great risk of the Black Magical Power losing control and exploding.

That's why even Arbes couldn't easily unravel Grimoire's magic.

But Kim Jong-hyeon was different. Therefore, Jonghyun Kim was convinced that Grimore was his destiny.

Because the Demon King was destroyed, Kim Jong-hyeon is free from the Demon King's contract unlike any other black wizards.

He also became special by receiving some of the Dark Horse power from the Demon King.

That's why he was able to use Grimoire's magic more freely.

‘This is not a book that humans were supposed to use in the first place. ’

Kim Jong-hyun thought, looking at the grimoire floating next to him.

‘A book for the Demon King. ’

That's why I couldn't even use an Arbes-class black wizard. However, Kim Jong-hyeon can be used.

Not because Jonghyun Kim took everything of Arbes for himself, but because he could use the Demon King's power as a human being as well.

‘I don't know why the book for the Demon King is in this world...'

Kim Jong-hyun smiled. Three thousand. Three thousand souls dedicated to wielding Grimor's magic against the Punitive Force.

The massacre of the seven villages was also to gather the hearts to prepare for the ritual, but it was also to deliver the souls needed to cast Grimoire's magic. Three thousand souls sacrificed as magical sacrifices will suffer for years of cowardice without being able to circulate.

Kim Jong-hyeon was not the point. He used three thousand souls to make this forest resemble a dungeon.

Where dungeons go beyond common sense. This forest is the same. It was impossible to make it completely the same as the dungeon, but it succeeded in making it somewhat out of common sense.

The five hundred punitive forces that entered the forest were all scattered. The moment I entered the dungeon, I was enchanted, and even if I entered the same entrance, I twisted the space and fell into another place.

Kim Jong-hyun looked around. Dozens of gaps were formed around him, and video shows a group of punitives wandering through the forest. Kim Jong-hyeon noted one of them.

“I knew it. You're here. ”

Kim Jong-hyun smiled at Lee Sung-min in the video.

Is it our destiny to meet again like this? Did I get caught up in your destiny? Or did I create a new destiny? Unknown answer.

The mortal can never look down on all destiny from above.

‘You came here to save Scarlet. ’

Kim Jong-hyun looked away and watched another video.

You see Scarlet on the move with the mercenaries.

* * *

Instinctly understood, this forest is dangerous. I don't know what Kim Jong-hyun is up to, but this forest is dangerous.

I don't want to be here I want to run away. Scarlet truly thinks so.

She is a wild and fierce woman, but the ominous nature of this forest is telling her to turn and run away at once.

I would if I could. Even if it kills the damn Green Horseman.

Yeah, if only there was a green stallion right next to her. She would not hesitate to make an oath with him by killing the Green Horseman.

But now there was no green horse owner beside her. Maybe the Green Horseman's been killed.

But as Scarlet, there is no way to confirm him. If the Green Horseman is dead, it's okay to run away from these woods, but if the Green Horseman is still alive. If she escapes, she will die for breaking her oath.

‘Fuck you.'

Scarlet grits his teeth. For her, it's a bothersome situation. I think I'll die if I run away. I think I'll die if I stay...

I'd rather have a little help around here.

“What a jerk. ”

Scarlett lets out an annoying voice without hiding it. It's because I can't hear you.

Scarlet glances at Doberman and his Maddox mercenaries walking ahead. The moment I entered the forest, I woke up in the dark with them.

I can hardly see far from this bizarre, peerless darkness. Similarly, the surrounding landscape is not well visible.

The only thing that looks clear is the mercenaries who came in with us.

Rather, it gives rise to more fear. In the darkness where almost nothing is seen, only the appearance of others is seen clearly.

“What do you know? ”

Scarlet shouts aloud, but Doberman and his mercenaries, not far behind, do not look back.

Because I can't hear my voice. In the end, Scarlet sighs and checks the magic prepared.

She didn't trust the mercenaries. Even though Maddox mercenaries are superior to other mercenaries, and Doberman, the Master, is SSS-grade mercenary. That doesn't mean I trust them.

In a situation like this, when the situation is truly urgent, you must trust your own power, not others, in order to save your life.

Scarlet's magic is different from those of other wizards. She mixed magic based on yin and yang, the spell angles she completed on Mt. Mesh.

Scarlet continued to reinforce his spellbinding even after he got off the mountain of Mesh, and the completed spellbinding gave her the status of a red steed.

‘Lee Seong-min...... He must have entered the forest, too. Unless you want to abandon me. ’

Should I take off my bracelet? The moment I thought about it.

I can't hear anything. It's dark around here...... The raid in such an environment will have brutal consequences.

The teeth of the beast protruding out of the darkness were sharp and fast, even though they were sufficiently nervous and prepared.

The mercenary on Maddox's left is unable to respond to his teeth. In fact, the level was too low to respond.

“Ahhhh!”

The B-rank mercenary, bitten on the side, screams loudly, but he is the only one who can hear the screams in this forest that is blocked from hearing.

Doberman turns away, walking forward with blood splattered and clumsy hands.

Scarlet, who was walking from behind, saw clearly what a beast was that bit the mercenary.

Quadruck!

Chew tightly into your chin and shake your head to crunch the mercenary's body to the ground.

The mercenary no longer screams and dies. As his severed body falls flat on the ground, Doberman wields a large sword, shouting.

Scarlet was ready for the spell immediately.

But not one.

They didn't hear it, but they started screaming not far away.

The beast's cry approaches from the darkness.