Chapter 143
143 . Alliance
“Whew……”
Due to my attacks continuing to rain down on him, he was torn apart .
He didn’t take any damage from my physical attacks, but now he could not stand against my magical attacks .
He did not resist in the slightest, taking the full brunt of the attacks .
Eventually, letting out a moan of pain, he sank to his knees .
His body bled nonstop .
Receiving such a fierce attack, it wouldn’t have surprised me to find that his entire body had evaporated .
Enduring all this was enough for me to praise him .
I landed the finishing blow on his body that was hanging on to life by a thread .
Praying that he would not rise again, I attacked .
A massive mountain of ice rose up from the ground, completely encasing him .
The Eye of Insight that marked him with a red dot no longer did so .
This meant that he had perished .
I did not leave this spot, but instead surveyed the surroundings .
Belkoseu had the title of Immortal Knight .
I believed that I could get rid of him using the skills that humans used, but I had a bad feeling about it still .
I had the suspicion that he would rise again once more, despite having perished .
A minute passed .
My expectations were that Jamon and Ladin had taken notice of this fight .
Despite still in the process of growing stronger, they probably couldn’t ignore the amount of magical energy BElkoseu carried .
And there was no doubt in my mind that I was under their close surveillance .
If I did not engage in combat and stood still, my exact position wouldn’t have been given away, but the situation wasn’t ideal in this case .
It wouldn’t take that long before the two of them were upon us .
‘Since he hasn’t risen again, I guess it’s surely over?’
I was relieved, but also regretful .
If he obtained a massive amount of magical energy, I wouldn’t be able to stop him no matter what I tried .
It was the right decision to shut down any chances of him growing stronger .
With his broken remains of a corpse behind me, I began to walk .
Uninvited guests were coming, after all .
However, the moment that I took a single step away, it happened .
“Hm?”
I could hear the sound of liquids bubbling .
It made sickening plopping sounds as if in a swamp .
Naturally, I turned around, praying that he wouldn’t revive .
However, the result wasn’t good .
What I hoped wouldn’t happen had occurred .
There’s a saying that an intuition expecting a sad event is never wrong .
The pile of shredded meat that was the remains of his former body began to slowly gather, regaining its form .
“I guess I was wrong… . . ”
“……”
The red dot from the Eye of Insight came back .
As his form recovered further, the mark became clearer .
This moment was evidence that I was completely wrong .
Belkoseu could not die from any attacks .
He was a lifeform that really was immortal .
Was there not a method to silence him forever?
I was planning on using him to help take down the Demon King and Ladin .
It was the same with my plans of obtaining loot .
This alliance would let me easily obtain loot without having to go all over the place .
However, experiencing his revival with my own eyes, I couldn’t help but rethink my plans .
What would happen if he became strong as, if not, stronger than the demon king?
I did speak with our informant of the demonic realm, Karin, about this before .
I asked him if there really wasn’t a way to defeat BElkoseu .
Even under specific hard to reach conditions, was there really not a single way to take him down?
The answer to that was none .
After recovering fully, a smug smile adorned his face as he rotated his shoulders and cracked his neck .
Looking at him, I thought to myself .
‘I cannot give up on the loot . Just for a little while… . We’ll keep this dangerous alliance for a bit . ’
Drawing magical energy into his hands, he began to create his armor once more .
I had thought that his armor was made from processing bloodstones, but it seemed that he made it using his own magical energy .
Finishing repairs, he spoke to me .
“Whew… . I wasn’t wrong about you . ”
“……”
“Since you had taken down Berdan, I expected you to be amazing, but to think that you were this strong . I cannot stop being flabbergasted at your strength . ”
“Same here . I thought that you would never rise again from my attacks . ”
“Kuhuhu . Did I not tell you so…… My power is Undying Authority . So now that we got that out of the way, are we finalizing this alliance?”
“There is one thing that bothers me, but we’ll go through with it . ”
“What is it?”
“I’ll explain this as simply as I can . I can kill you . ”
“That’s right . ”
“However, if you become stronger through me, then you can imagine the implications . ”
“… . . ”
“When you reach that point in strength, you break our alliance and make Earth your target, I will be helpless before your might . ”
“Kuhuhu…… It’s obvious that you don’t trust me . However, that won’t happen . Where are you going with this?”
“…… . ”
“Are you perhaps asking me to divulge a method to eliminate me?”
“Oho? That would be great . However, I don’t think that you would divulge such information that would put you at such a disadvantage?”
“Kuhahat! You’re rather sharp . If you’re curious, I’ll tell you . There is no way . Well, there might be, but do you think I’d know such a way? I merely use my unique Authority to my advantage . I was created by the gods, but I doubt that they would let me walk the same path as them…… What is this safety mechanism that you wish for?”
“Guarantee? There’s no such thing . Just know this . Do not think of betraying me . And our alliance lasts only until Jamon is defeated . ”
“Good . Then we’ll be competing to take the Demon King’s life . ”
“For now, we change locations . ”
“Pfft . Jamon . He’s running as fast as he can . Alright . ”
“Then…… . ”
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“Keruu… . . Jong Ho . ”
“Hm?”
“What time did Min-Cheol say he’d be back? Is it not time yet?”
“How many times are you going to ask me . Over an hour at the least . ”
“Kehel… . Wouldn’t be a good idea to try detecting Min-Cheol’s magical energy?”
“Hm… . Your ability isn’t something that you can constantly use . Be patient for a bit longer . He’ll be here soon . ”
“Kehmuru……”
“Instead of worrying about that, focus on the magical energies near you if you want to avoid getting done in like the last time . ”
“I got it . Kel?”
“What is it? Who is coming?”
“Min-Cheol is coming! Kerururu… Keheck?”
“Why? Why are you being so surprised that Min-Cheol is coming?”
“Keh… . . Be… . Bel… . Belkoseu!”
“What do you mean? Are you saying that Min-Cheol and Belkoseu are coming together?”
“Keck! Kurk! Kurk!”
Karin began to hiccup due to being so nervous .
Jong Ho could only look at him with worry filling his eyes .
A few moments later… .
“I think they’re here?”
“Kuhuck! Kurk!”
“Shit… . What is that… . . ”
I saw Min-Cheol walking towards us from far away .
However, he wasn’t alone .
Next to him was a man in black armor and cape walking alongside him .
Jong Ho immediately called for Karin .
“Karin . Are you sure that the person next to him is Belkoseu?”
“Kurk! That’s right . Kurk!”
“Just what is he thinking… . . ?”
Without any concern towards how surprised Jong Ho and Karin was, Min-Cheol walked up to the Immortal Knight Belkoseu without a care in the world .
Jong Ho followed his instincts and prepared to fight .
Monsters were akin to dolls for humans in terms of trust .
However, the aura Belkoseu carried felt bad enough for him to be on edge .
Min-Cheol spoke up .
“Did I keep you waiting for long? Thankfully it ended earlier than I thought . ”
“……”
“What’s wrong?”
“Kurk! Mi… Min-Cheol . Next to you……”
“Ah, Belkoseu? He’ll be accompanying us for awhile . ”
“What? Do you know how crazy you sound right now?”
“Kuhu . You also carry a lot of magical energies…”
“… . . ”
“There’s no need to be on guard . I have agreed to an alliance with him . It won’t be a long one though . ”
“Wait a moment . Min-Cheol, let us talk for a bit . ”
“Alright . ”
“Keheck! Kurk! Family! Me too . Let me in too . Take me with you . ”
“Kuhuuu… . . ”
“There’s no need to be scared . It’s going to be okay, Karin . ”
“Keheck!”
Leaving the trembling Karin behind, Jong Ho and I gathered at a place far away from Belkoseu .
Perhaps Jong Ho couldn’t believe what he was witnessing, because he asked me with a flabbergasted look on his face .
“How did it come to this?”
“As I said, we’ve formed an alliance . ”
“Cast Silent . ”
“…… . ”
A thin barrier formed to surround Min-Cheol and Jong Ho .
Silent, a skill that prevented sound from traveling outside, was casted .
Even though we were far away from Belkoseu, Jong Ho couldn’t hide his anxiety .
“Are you insane?”
“…… . ”
“Just what reason do you have for making an alliance with that monster… . . ”
“I couldn’t kill him . ”
“What?”
“I couldn’t defeat him with Awakened skills . ”
“This just gets better… . ”
“That’s why I thought we might as well make an alliance . ”
“You should’ve just left him be! You should’ve just ran away at that point!”
“Hyungnim . At this rate, we don’t know when we can take down the demon king and return home . What Karin said about the endeavor taking over a hundred years as a joke might come to fruition . And even if we run away right now, the situation won’t change . We can slow down his growth, but we can’t stop it . It’s a problem that we’ll have to deal with at some point in order to gain complete dominion over the demonic realm . ”
“Whew… . What did he want? Let’s hear it . ”
“You can already guess . It’s magical energies . ”
“What can we obtain from this?”
“Artifacts and jewels . ”
“Min-Cheol . You need to think this through . That guy doesn’t die . We can’t kill him no matter what we do . But you’re going to help him grow stronger? To take down Jamon and Ladin? While we try to catch a cat, we can get bitten by a tiger!”
“I also thought that as well . ”
“……”
“Hyung-nim . Did I already tell you that I’m sure of this?”
“You also said that your belief that he won’t revive was wrong . ”
“……”
“Min-Cheol . I believe in you . I don’t think that you made the wrong decision . ”
“……”
“You must have thought this through several times . But this, I cannot understand . Are you sure that I can trust in you?”
“There must be a way to defeat him . Until we find out how, let’s use him to our convenience . ”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes . There definitely is . And I don’t plan to let him grow strong as the Demon King . ”
“Of course . ”
“It’ll be brief . Until then, we need to get as much as artifacts and jewels out of him . ”
Jong Ho looked into Min-Cheol’s eyes for a long time .
He could not understand what Min-Cheol was thinking in the slightest .
However, since he had never let him down before, Jong Ho decided to follow him still .
Letting out a long sigh, Jong Ho spoke .
“Whew…… Alright, let’s do as you say . ”
“Thank you, hyung-nim . ”
“Tell him to immediately summon Lich Kings!”
“Pfft . I got your order . Let’s go!”
“Alright! I don’t know anymore! Whatever, let’s just do it!”
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