Runcandel’s 4th secret technique, the Black Cross.
Rosa unleashed the sword as the meteor shower shattered. Frenzy’s edge glowed and cross-shaped blade emitted a dark light.
The black cross-shaped energy poured towards Talaris in a circle around the intersection point of the cross.
Rosa was not a pure-blooded Runcandel, but she fully manifested the decisive killing moves and secret techniques even without a blessed body due to accepting chaos. Her power was comparable to Chiron.
There was no way for Talaris and Mort to escape from the countless black cross-shaped blades.
Originally, Jin and Kaio were supposed to risk their lives to pass through Rosa and dive into the energy.
However, it was uncertain whether their exhausted bodies could withstand Rosa’s secret techniques. They might not have been able to save Talaris and even faced death themselves.
If Murakan had not appeared at that moment, there was a high chance that such a situation would have occurred.
As the black cross-shaped energy attacked Talaris and Mort, Murakan’s huge body suddenly appeared behind them like a black mountain.
At first glance, his body was much larger than Jin’s memory. Like a wall, a pair of black wings blocked the black cross, leaving room even for Mort to fit within them.
The sword aura extended from the frenzy was constantly causing cracks in the wings. Although it appeared as if the wings were tearing apart in an instant, it was only an optical illusion caused by the fluctuation of the
[And it’s been a long time for you, too, master of hidden palace. How did you become so weak? It seems like Mr. Mort is also injured quite a bit.]
Talaris raises her head. She gave a sly smile from the relief of being surrounded by Murakan’s protective shield. Despite having just faced death, she even felt as though this dark and colossal dragon’s embrace was the safest place in the world.
“You came at the perfect moment. How did handsome oppa become so strong?"
[I only regained what I had lost. Thanks to that, I think neither kid nor I will lose you today.]
"Uhhh, I’m going to fall in love with you.”
Murakan possessed 50% of power during the sword emperor castle war when he fought with his comrades.
Not only Jin but also Talaris, who could not feel shadow force as sensitively, could see that the power that Murakan possessed now was comparable to his prime.
Jin’s shadow force, which had finally reached 10 stars, and the crises that Murakan had overcome on behalf of Solderet were returning his old strength.
Murakan raised his wings again. Talaris and Mort took no damage from the Black Cross, and Rosa’s expression distorted.
[The clan’s old guardian dragon...… I didn’t feel any sign of your coming.]
That was why Rosa was angry. She could feel all the battles that were taking place in the Garden of Swords and the entire Kalon area as if it were her own body.
However, she didn’t feel the presence of Murakan at all. It means that Murakan didn’t come from outside the Garden of Swords, but suddenly appeared from within.
[You still lack enlightenment, Rosa Runcandel.]
Rosa turned around and looked at Jin.
[You and your comrades are so lucky, the youngest. Whenever you find yourselves in danger, someone always comes to rescue you, like now.]
Rosa does not know all the stories of Jin and his comrades. But she knew that they had always managed to overcome difficulties with the help of others or each other.
There had never been anything like that in her Runcandel. No matter how long she waited, there was no hope that would come back, and she didn’t bother to hide her melancholy stemming from that fact.
[This mother…… will cut you down.]
The blade of chaos that stopped in the air began to whirl again. The blades pushed the party even more ferociously than before, as if they were fueled by Rosa’s anger.
At the same time, part of Murakan’s body scattered into shadow force and caught Talaris and Mort. He moved like a hawk, free and rapid, and instantly appeared next to Jin.
Rosa slashed in all directions from where she stood. Murakan’s body, which had turned into smoke, was being dispersed, but he was not suffering any significant damage.
Despite Murakan’s arrival, the situation was still overwhelmingly in Rosa’s favor.
Jin, Talaris, and Kaio were not in any condition to fight properly.
And that wasn’t all. Jin sensed Murakan’s impatience without even having a chance to exchange any greetings with him.
"Don’t tell me you’re not in a condition to fight either?"
[Not exactly, but I’m running out of time.]
After the end of the Sword Emperor Castle war, Murakan had been acting as a substitute for Solderet in place of Misha.
Even Misha, who had been in charge of Solderet’s affairs before, did not know exactly what was happening. As it was beyond the understanding of mortals, Misha and Murakan’s roles were simply to maintain their "existence" in Solderet’s realm. And leaving that position poses a great threat to the world.
In particular, Murakan is not as skilled as Misha, and therefore he had less time to be away. This is especially true when using a lot of power.
The reason why Rosa didn’t sense Murakan’s energy was because he was in the realm of the gods and appeared here without any physical movement.
There was no time to explain in detail.
[So we need to escape quickly. You can’t keep fighting in your current state anyway.]
Furthermore, Elona Zipfel’s seal was also a problem. As Talaris’ internal injuries became serious, Misha has to bear extra burden for sealing. Talaris had been concerned about the seal ever since Rosa attacked her.
Jin nodded. If it’s a good thing. In Murakan’s view, there were still some limitations to Rosa’s power.
[Don’t underestimate me, Murakan. Do you think you can escape?]
[Don’t be pretentious, Rosa Runcandel. I’m not the only one who’s short on time. Right now, I can see an area that mortals can’t see.]
[You’re talking big when your only option is running away...]
Swish!
Rosa rushed in and cut off Murakan’s breath as she spoke.
The shadow force awls from all directions blocked her path, but the frenzy only stopped when it collided with Bradamante.
“I can feel your anger.”
Rosa continued her attack, but Murakan’s shadow force and Kaio’s arrows limited her movement.
While Frenzy parried Kaio’s attack, the shadow force awl grazed Rosa’s forehead and cut the horn on the Rosa’s forehead about half a finger and black blood splattered.
Until now, the chaos that Rosa had been releasing had taken on a stable form like shadow force. However, right after the Black Cross was intercepted by Murakan, her chaos was in disorder. The color and power were changed inconsistently.
‘As expected, Murakan was right. There are limitations to this infinite power. It doesn’t seem to be due to an injury to the horn. Is it because the mediator is running out? Or... there may be some psychological reason.’
Unlike Ron and Smarion before they went against their fate, they remain perfectly rational.
Jin thought that might be the key. It reminded him of what Rosa herself had said: "I have not yet succumbed to chaos."
In any case, what matters now is escape. Even if her chaos became unstable, it had no effect on the transcendental power she possessed.
Suaak-!
Rosa’s sword was relentlessly aiming at Talaris. Every time the frenzy and shadow force collided, the sky opened up.
Murakan used all his strength to prevent the impact from reaching Talaris. He had to worry about the life of Talaris and the seal of Elona and his nerves were on edge as each second passed.
The battle was deadlocked. That meant the Jin’s group was still at a disadvantage.
Even if Rosa had limitations, Murakan’s forced return was surely faster.
“The escape point is a forest about 75km away, black dragon oppa. Can you break through there? There is a teleportation flying ship.”
Talaris pointed her finger at the location where the red owl is hidden.
[It’s going to be a bit risky, but which way?]
If he amplify the shadow force to break through, his forced return will be faster.
Murakan raised his shadow force without hesitation. It was better to try to escape than to continue the stalemate of the battle, even if his energy would be depleted before reaching the escape point.
“I’ll buy you some time, Black Dragon Murakan. Escape with Brother Jin.”
The moment Kaio said that. Suddenly, a voice echoed from the sky.
[Murakan! I will cover you!]
It was Orgal’s voice. The first flagship of Kinzelo, Grenil, was floating in the air, loaded with an immense amount of thunderbolts.
The other ships were still far away. Orgal had read the situation and opened a dimensional portal to the battlefield where Murakan and the others were.
Of course, due to the chaos, his dimensional movement ability was affected. However, since all of Kalon’s chaos was concentrated on Rosa, the constraints were weaker than before.
Murakan recognized that he was Orgal without Jin’s explanation.
The lightning bolts were raining down on Rosa.
At that moment, Murakan flew into the sky with Jin and Kaio on his back. Rosa’s sword energy pierced Grenil’s thunderbolt and surged after him. It is the 5th secret technique, the light speed thrust. The sword left huge cuts on Murakan’s tail, back, and left wing, but he continued forward regardless.
"Are you okay, Murakan!?"
[Of course it’s fine, it just hurts. But it’s cheap price for saving you and the master of hidden palace.]
Thanks to Grenil, Murakan didn’t have to amplify his power, so he had some time.
But there was one element that Murakan didn’t take into account. Ram, the fact that the huge black ship from Runcandel was approaching. And Rosa was no longer visible in the place where Grenil’s thunderbolt disappeared.
She stood in front of Ram, watching the direction in which Murakan was moving. Ram and she were like one body.
Ram reloaded the main cannon incomparably faster than the first time. The energy of chaos that darkened the sky was becoming more unstable.
“Madame Rosa, why don’t you stop here?"
At the prophet’s question, Rosa burst out laughing.
[Don’t you always want my sanity to crumble?]
"Honestly, it’s a bit dangerous now."
Rosa silently accelerated the amplification of chaos, and Ilina watched her with uneasy eyes.
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