0.01 Second Sword Master

Chapter 60

0.01 Second Sword Master Episode 60

3, 2, 1.

After exactly 15 seconds,

“Keuouk!”

“Cheuk-!”

Those four runners let out their choked breath and twisted their bodies.

After escaping from the chaotic peer, their faces were covered with sweat and tears.

[Jackal]

Power: 88

Intellect: 85

Is it the appearance of another name?

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Jackal could be seen as the action leader of the village where Runners live.

He gasped and looked at me with quivering eyes.

“Ooh, we…”

Then, slowly, he opened his mouth.

“I have already surrendered. But why…”

“You are cheeky.”

I said, looking down at him arrogantly.

“Are the guys who attacked my knights and tried to sneak the criminals out now talking about surrendering?”

“that’s······.”

“In addition, you guys haven’t even revealed your identity yet.”

They looked at each other for a moment, then the jackal took the lead.

“We are just treasure hunters.”

As expected, the jackal was lying.

I understand.

You can’t say that I’m crazy, but I’m actually a runner mixed with devil’s blood.

But,

“A person who doesn’t belong anywhere but follows rumors and wanders like a vagabond, looking for treasure…”

The jackal’s words aroused my bluff even more.

“dare-“

I closed my eyes and cut him off.

“You lie to me.”

Then the jackal shook his head and strongly denied it.

“It’s not like that. We······.”

“I already know who you are.”

Then the more I do, the more my bluff burns hotter.

“The devil’s blood flowing from your body stings my nose.”

“!?”

The jackal and his men flinched and looked at me in amazement.

“That, how did you do that…”

“Did you think you could fool me with that nasty smell?”

There are several ways to find out if an opponent is a runner.

It could be recognized by its purple eyes or appearance, but it wasn’t a sure thing.

The best way to find out is through a magic potion.

Other than that, the naked eye can’t tell in detail whether the author is a runner or not.

that’s me too

I was able to recognize them because they were mixed with named characters.

If it was a character I didn’t know the name of, I would have overlooked it without even knowing.

“I already knew that you runners were settled and living here.”

“Looner?”

“If it’s a runner…”

The knights tilted their heads at the unfamiliar name Runner.

But the jackal and his men’s eyes were about to pop out.

“I felt sorry for you and tried not to touch you as much as possible, but you guys finally touched me first.”

I was even more braggart.

It was because I thought that if I coaxed well with this as an excuse, I would be able to get what I wanted.

“You dared to insult me and my knights, and you will pay for it.”

Then suddenly,

Kwajik-!

The jackal banged his head hard enough to crack the floor.

‘It’s a surprise.’

I thought you were going to attack me.

If it hadn’t been for his morbid bravado, he might have jumped over the back of his chair in a fright.

“please······. Have mercy. This is just my own arbitrary action. It has nothing to do with our villagers!”

I got the answer I wanted.

I said with a smile on the inside and a solemn face on the outside.

“You mean to believe that?”

“I will lay down my life. So please do not hold my sins on others.”

Then Robben, who was chained next to him, shouted.

“no! It’s not the captain’s fault, it’s my fault! Please kill me!”

“Be quiet, Robben!”

“Leader!”

It was a heartwarming sight that could not be seen without tears.

But I had no intention of taking their lives.

“What’s the use of me killing you?”

What I wanted was not their lives, but the labor force of this village.

If I take this as an opportunity to interact with the runners and make them mine diligently here, I will be able to collect enormous wealth without spending extra money.

So, if you’re just kidding me here…

[You have obtained a new quest.]

It was then.

[Village of Runners]

-Talk to the chief of Kalutan Village to hear their story.

– You get 5 gold as a reward.

* * *

“Certainly, Runner is easier to hold than other bowls.”

Kyatr, the demon of the black mist, who was growing stronger by catching nearby monsters while moving the bowl, was in the body of the recently captured Runner.

“But the fact that it is still a useless body remains the same.”

The Runner, with demonic blood flowing in it, was perfect for use as a vessel, but the body he got now didn’t have that much strength, so it looked like it would collapse soon.

“I must have felt the energy of a strange power somewhere.”

It felt so strong that it felt like a tingling sensation.

Kiyart was moving slowly to find the source.

“Kieek!”

“noisy.”

Kwajik-!

It was a time when he was catching and absorbing such prominent monsters and increasing his strength.

“This······?”

Memories flowed from the monster I just absorbed.

that’s right,

“Aslan?”

It was a memory of Aslan.

“indeed······.”

The sight of him walking through the air and cutting the giant troll’s body in half remained vivid.

Even this insignificant creature was so impressive and intense that the memory was vivid.

“There will be no other bowl like this.”

With this memory, I was convinced once again.

If you use Aslan as your vessel, you will be able to explode with tremendous power.

“hahahaha. You are very lucky. that you were here.”

There was no need to go all the way to Eli Kingdom to find him.

I confirmed that he was around, so I planned to attack him after building up as much power as possible.

“Then first-”

Following the memory of the runner he absorbed, Kyaart found out the location of the village where the half-human, half-horse lives.

“It’s unpleasant, but I’ll have to eat these filthy mongrels first.”

Kjart’s sinister laughter resonated with the demonic energy overflowing from his body.

* * *

“······This is it.”

I followed the jackal into the village of Kalutan where the runners live.

The jackal and his men looked worried.

“Are you afraid that I might harm you?”

“Oh, no.”

“I know very well what you are worried about. Since they haven’t taken in outsiders in a while, they must be worried.”

A crazy quest that gives you 5 gold just by talking.

Don’t worry.

I’m really just going to talk.

“I will not trouble you unless you first oppose me. So don’t let me draw my sword.”

i don’t like to fight

“…”

“Ah, the knights.”

As we entered the village, the villagers looked at us with wary eyes.

To them, we are the first strangers, and there are many of them, so they will have no choice but to be afraid.

“Welcome to. I am Aiden, the chief of this Kallutan Village.”

[Aiden]

Power: 50

Intellect: 84

This elderly man is the village chief, Aiden.

On the outside, he looks like a weak and wrinkly old man, but you should never ignore him.

Because I know the nickname of this character.

‘Devil Hulk.’

Runners are afraid of runaway demons, and even that weak-looking old man turns into a terrifying monster like the Hulk with just one runaway runaway runaway demon.

Of course, not all of them become that strong, and when a certain number of demons go through runaways, they exert tremendous power. Among them, Aiden could be said to be a very strong axis.

‘Fortunately, there’s no reason for demons to run out of control now.’

Making it runaway by one’s own will is called demonic control.

Demonic runaway is caused by demonic poisoning, not by one’s own will.

So, while ignoring Aiden, the old man suddenly turned into a monster and was killed in a war with demons that occurred in the middle and late stages of the story.

“This is Aslan, the commander of the Eli Kingdom’s Grand Division.”

“Yes. Its great reputation was well known. It is an honor to have you come this far.”

Aiden, who had heard everything before I came here, politely guided me inside.

“It’s a barren place, so there’s not much to treat. Forgive me.”

“Okay. never mind.”

All they offered me was black tea, something I wouldn’t drink.

“I’m sure you’ve heard from your men.”

“Yes. I’ve already heard of bad things happening. However… How the hell did you recognize us? You wouldn’t have been able to tell us apart by appearance…”

If you are a runner of a specific race like Raphael, you can easily tell them apart by their appearance. However, Runners, born between humans and demons, do not have magic reagents and are very difficult to determine.

I also knew it by looking at the name floating above, so I can’t tell them apart.

However, it is not possible to say this directly.

“Trying to know too much unnecessarily always provokes anger.”

When I lightly frowned, Aiden quickly lowered his head.

“I’m sorry. I asked you something.”

“Then tell me now. Why did you keep aiming for the jewel while interfering with my work?”

If you listen to Aiden’s story here, the quest is complete.

Then I could say that if I took the reward, and since there was something wrong with me, if I use that as an excuse for mining, my work here is over.

“A few days ago, demonic contaminated land began to appear at the edge of Kaltutan’s territory. There are more and more people who have lost their lives because the demons went out of control because they set foot there wrongly.”

A land polluted by Magi?

Are you saying something like this is already coming out?

“Currently, traffic is strictly prohibited, but demonic poisoned monsters are popping out from there, and the area is gradually expanding, so if we continue like this, even our village is dangerous.”

I don’t know where it started.

However, the fact that the contaminated lands were beginning to appear was a sign that the Techinas would soon rise up madly.

The problem is that this is still early in the story, and it happened.

‘I can’t stay here for long.’

If we get caught wrongly, our knights may suffer great damage.

Even though he was training Magi right now, it was not easy to endure Magi without doing much.

So it seemed like the best thing to do quickly and get out of here quickly.

“So it was our purpose to purify the polluted land a little through a ritual passed down from generation to generation from our ancestors.”

“So, did you aim for that jewel?”

“Yes. It is a very precious jewel called ‘Lanne’. It is said to be effective in calming demons. However, there were so many monsters living on the cliff that I couldn’t dare. Besides, I haven’t really needed it until now.”

Then there was a time when I needed it, and unfortunately, my traffic line overlapped.

Aiden bowed his head to me once more.

“I’m sorry. The subordinates were too impatient. Please forgive me broadly.”

“I see. Then I have no intention of blaming you.”

“Are you sure?”

“yes. And how long are you going to stay in the shadows? Isn’t it time for you to show up proudly rather than living in hiding for the sake of the village’s development?”

At those words, Aiden was startled and waved his hand.

“no. How dare we… If they knew that the blood that mingled with us belonged to the devil, the whole kingdom would not let us go. They will despise us and will certainly try to oppress us.”

Could his words be a trigger?

I felt the bluff that had been silent come up in a shudder.

“Aiden. look into my eyes.”

“Yes?”

“Can you see the contempt in my eyes?”

“…”

“Am I seeing you as a demon?”

Aiden looked into my eyes without saying a word.

“From the moment I came here, I never saw you as demons. He did not send any contemptuous glances. I just saw it as human to human.”

“Even if Aslan-sama sees us that way, the others…”

“It is you who make their eyes. If you define yourself as a demon, they will see you as a demon. But if it is the other way around, they will accept you as human.”

“……Would that really be possible?”

The bravado that had boiled over at his question finally rose to the top of his head.

“It is possible. I, Aslan, will definitely do that. If there is someone who defines you as demons and opposes you, I will not let you go. So if you’re not sure of yourself, trust me.”

It was bullshit that anyone would hear would sound like a swindler.

However, Aiden

“Oh, Aslan.”

He looked at me with trembling eyes and said.

“Why did you take us so far…”

That’s because of mining, of course, but-.

“Because I believe it is the right thing to do.”

“!?”

Aiden just stared at me blankly for a while without saying a word.

and shortly thereafter,

[You have completed the quest.]

As the quest completion window popped up, I clenched my fists.

That this popped up meant that Aiden’s heart was leaning towards me.

Then the mining problem has been solved to some extent…

‘The problem is that the land is contaminated by demons.’

If you leave it alone, it’s sure to spread like a plague, and it’s quite tricky to solve it.

‘I have no choice but to call the temple bastards.’

I don’t want to get involved with the Reyes Church as much as possible, but this time I felt like I needed help. First of all, shouldn’t we get rid of the anxiety factor for stable mining?

“Aslan, the standby division commander. I am······.”

It was then.

“Standby division commander! This is Aaron!”

Outside, Aaron looked for me in an urgent voice.

“What’s going on?”

He gasped inside and shouted.

“Standby division commander. I think you should go outside. Something like an unknown black storm…”

black storm?

I hurriedly went outside after Aaron.

“Oooh-”

“Um, what the hell is that?”

The residents were terrified, and the knights also swallowed dry saliva from a black sandstorm approaching from afar.