How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 147

Xian was descending the white snowy mountain.

While dragging the corpse of a large ice worm in his hand.

His destination was the yeti’s village at the bottom of the snowy mountain.

“Whoa.”

Soon after, we arrived at the village.

White hair tufts scattered here and there as if taking a nap.

Otherwise, there is no noise and no fuss. secludedness itself.

I thought about it even when I first came, but this snow-covered land and the yeti village seemed to have stopped time.

‘It’s already been a year.’

It has already been almost a year since I came to this land.

In the first three months, about nine months have passed since the day I put Psyche back to sleep.

Usually staying in the cave, Xian hunted an ice worm once a month and came down like this.

The reason was simple.

“Gew.”

“Goo?”

Hairballs begin to rise after seeing Xian, who brought an ice worm.

They seemed to be messing around for a while, but after a while, they approached Xian.

Each hand was full of fruit, vegetables gathered from the mountains, or well-groomed meat of wild beasts.

It was to bring a price in exchange for the corpse of the Ice Worm brought by Xian.

“Gew.”

They put the things they brought into Xian’s sack.

If you combine what you receive from them and what you are self-sufficient in the mountains, you can eat enough for a month.

For reference, 1 person was enough. Gwima said it was okay even if he didn’t eat anything.

Cyan wasn’t okay, so he hunted ice worms once a month in exchange for other food items.

‘It’s a bit much today.’

The sack was heavier than usual.

There was no separate price set, so the yeti’s return was different each time.

This month seemed a bit generous.

“Then I will go.”

“Gew.”

Xian left the ice worm’s body and left.

The Yeti’s attention had already turned away from Xi’an and was focused only on Ice Worm.

Some of them brought large stone knives and began to dismember the body.

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Just like that when you were about to leave town.

There was a hand pulling on his sleeve.

Looking down, there was a little hairball there.

It looked like a young yeti.

“what?”

“nine.”

The little yeti held out a flower that looked like it had just been picked.

Looking closely, the same flower was also pierced on the chest of the little yeti. As if it were an accessory.

“?”

“nine.”

As Xian watched with a questioning expression on his face, the little yeti handed him only flowers and quickly disappeared.

By the yeti who are dismantling the ice worm.

‘Do you like ice worm meat?’

Is that why you gave flowers to yourself who brings them every time?

That was all I could think of.

Xian shrugged and took the flowers and left the village.

Of course, I didn’t forget the sack full of various foods.

“Oh, are you here?”

A ghost welcomed Xian back into the cave.

As soon as Xian came, his eyes started to twinkle.

“Okay, everything is ready. Go ahead and bake it.”

He urged Xian. There was a campfire and perfect equipment for roasting meat.

It was said that it was okay not to eat, but that did not mean that it did not eat at all.

Once a month, when Xi’an brings food from the yetis.

He used to sit next to Xi’an and accept the grilled meat.

It was one of the hobbies that Gwima enjoyed these days.

“It will be ready soon.”

Xian rolled up his sleeves and started grilling the meat.

I took out a wild boar leg cut into large pieces from the sack and baked it.

Exquisite fire control, proper seasoning, and sprinkled with the spices I had kept.

Among the things the yeti gave, they were especially fragrant, so I kept them aside.

“Big! You kill me!”

The result was satisfactory.

The demon was very satisfied and ate the meat, and Xian also ate his fill next to him.

The headless knight was sitting next to him, staring at him with envy.

Even though he didn’t have a face, it seemed like he could feel emotions all over his body.

“Keep it off.”

A ghost who ate all of it and pounded his stomach, sore his teeth.

He tossed the twig he had pierced his teeth with, then picked up the sword he had left in the grass.

“Okay, let’s begin.”

At that moment, his prayers changed.

The feeling of being like the grandpa next door until just now had completely disappeared, and all that was there was a ghost-like intimidation.

With that momentum alone, if it had been a draft from a year ago, it might have brought it to its knees.

But now Xian.

“I see.”

woke up casually Suddenly, a black sword was in his hand.

Soon, a space of primitive magic opened up, and Xian and Guima confronted each other in it.

This primitive magic was also very helpful in training.

A function that automatically draws in mana from the surroundings and extremely increases the mana density inside.

At first, I didn’t realize it because there was almost no difference from the outside.

However, as the days went by, the pressure was getting stronger.

Now, a year later, the density has increased dozens of times compared to the outside.

It would be very helpful when building mana, but on the contrary, it was extremely difficult to raise mana and move the body.

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Just as if submerged in the deep abyss, it would become difficult to wield a sword.

“Whoops. Feel so good.”

The ghost laughed.

In the space where primitive magic spread, the pressure was so high that even the ghost itself felt sore after a year.

But inside, Xian did not stiffen or kneel. was moving freely.

If it was an ordinary person, he would have vomited blood at once, and even a knight who said he could use an aura would lose his freedom as if he were submerged in water.

‘It’s a weird guy.’

Lately, Guima himself has been enjoying sparring with Xian.

In the meantime, I’ve lived alone except for one servant knight who has no expression and can’t speak.

There was a little boy who was good at cooking and was good at swordsman, so there was no time to be alone.

Even that little guy is growing day by day. If I closed my eyes and opened them, I was even stronger.

More than a month ago, more than a week ago, and more than yesterday.

Today was stronger.

It is truly an opponent that never gets bored.

“I will go.”

“Come.”

Soon, Xian ran up.

Quaang!

The ghost blocked his black sword.

* * *

Xian and Guima have been fighting for several hours already.

It was a very high-level studio even a year ago, but I still couldn’t erase the feeling that Gwima was playing a map sparring.

But now.

Xian reached the stage of establishing a proper battle against the ghost.

‘As expected, putting Psyche to sleep again was the correct answer.’

Even though I had work to do, it was not at all a waste to spend a year.

‘Because this doesn’t work.’

Rather, it is a necessary process.

Until now, I had no idea how to catch Haeryunggung.

The best thing to do is avoid him and find the door to the real world.

If you can’t do that, measure the guy’s strength and try to bump it, or try another strategy.

To be honest, I would be lying if I said I didn’t have anxiety.

That’s why I was happy to have this opportunity to improve my skills.

As your skills rise, you will be given more options. And that more possibilities are given.

If Psyche, who has regained strength for a year with her current self, wouldn’t it be possible to compete against the King Hae-ryung?

“Stop it!”

Then, the demon raised the sword. A brown aura overflowed from the sword.

Xian switched swords.

Geomryeong, Changhae.

Changhae’s sword piece, which was being released, drew a circle in front of Xi’an.

Then, a group of lights began to gather on each of the blades.

It is not the same as it was a year ago when it was awkwardly gathered. Just like the demons of the time, each sword blade had a strong attraction and was attracting a halo of light.

“hot!”

The demon’s sword fell with a deafening roar.

The ghost demon’s aura that was shot hit the spear that Xian had spread.

It was soon caught up in the flow created by the sword fragment of the Blue Sea, and was torn into dozens of pieces and scattered into the air.

Let’s get rid of all the spirits of the ghost without leaving any, the ghost smiled and talked.

“You seem to be completely enlightened.”

The most important source of swordsmanship in yam swords.

Moreover, what surprised me was that it was applied to numerous weapons by applying it.

That soon became proof that Xian had completely penetrated the core of the yam sword.

If not, you can imitate it, but such a perfect application is absolutely impossible.

“To some extent.”

Xian nodded.

What the old man wanted to put in the yam sword. I don’t know if it’s perfect, but I knew it to some extent.

The name of the yamma sword is said to be the sword that cuts the demon dragon king.

So, at first, I thought that the source of swordsmanship was a dragon, a sword used to slash enemies, but it wasn’t.

The yam sword was important to me.

A sword to establish himself alone in the world.

So that it will not break no matter what kind of disaster and harm strikes.

“Huh, you’re talking strange things. It’s not a swordsmanship I made with such poetic thoughts in mind.”

“-? Then what?”

When Xian asked, Guima shrugged.

“Why doesn’t the Demon Dragon King use magic often?”

Xian nodded.

I don’t think it’s at the level where I can barely sleep, but it’s true that I’m good at it.

“Magic is a strange thing in itself, so when dealing with it, an ignorant like me had no choice but to be swayed by it. That’s why I made the yam sword.”

“That means… … .”

“No matter what he did, I was going to ignore everything and cut his throat.”

Seeing the ghost talking with a smile as if it was not a big deal, Xian did not smile.

Rather, he felt as if he had realized something.

It felt like a knot that had been tied until the end had been untied.

“after.”

Xian laughed. It was a laugh of admiration, not ridicule.

The reason Gwima created the yam sword was very simple. However, the finished product is not at the level of being simple.

After all, that simple thought is what penetrates everything.

The things called the original truth were simple laws.

Yo means don’t think too hard.

“Would you like another round?”

There is no reason to refuse. Xian was itching the most in a year now.

“please.”

He changed the spear back into a black sword and attacked the demon.

The step that spurred the ground was light, as if something had been shaken off.

Quaang-!

However, after receiving Xian’s sword, the demon had to face a sword that was even heavier than before.

‘Because of this, I don’t get tired of it.’

The demon laughed inwardly and swung the sword.

* * *

Another month has passed since then.

Xian came down to the yeti village again this month. While dragging the ice worm’s corpse.

‘It’s almost time for Psyche to wake up again.’

The time she told me before going to sleep was approaching. When that time comes, you will have to choose.

Will you stay here longer or will you leave now?

‘I’ll have to come back in a few days.’

With that thought in mind, Xian came down to the village.

however.

The yeti village, which had only been white, was dyed red.

White hairballs that were lazily scattered here and there are scattered here and there, stained red.

Even when Xian brought the ice worm’s corpse, not a single yeti approached.

Xian’s face hardened.

The yetis who were massacred.

And a woman covered in blood in the middle of the town.

“huh? why are you here… … ?”

This was what I wanted to say.

Become that guy, are you here?

“Pamela Drake.”

He was once the leader of the Holy Knights of the Jeonghwa Church, but was forced to flee after his identity was discovered by Xian.

The Demon Dragon King’s apostle stood there holding a bloodstained sword.