Chapter 358
[Despite becoming a transcendent, the genes inside me obeyed her orders . Unlike my will, my fingers were paralyzed and my voice trapped in my mouth . As a result, I fought with 60% of my powers sealed, and my brothers died . ]
It was too high a price for one mistake . Seimei had realized that a transcendent wasn’t invincible and then lost his life . The genius of a century had gotten defeated and killed by his own inexperience and arrogance . If Seimei had used all his forces at the time, the outcome might’ve changed .
[Hahat . ] However, he laughed instead of complaining . [Well, these are just the complaints of a loser . All my bad luck and the result are things I need to bear . Now, this Seimei will lead you to victory in the unfinished battle .
“What does that mean?”
[I will help you . It looks like you are quite likable . ]
Seimei finally said he would cooperate with Theodore . Although it was a joke, it was true that he liked Theodore . An existence that was quite distant from humans was fickle . Even if Theodore was the only candidate, Seimei would bury the heritage forever if he didn’t like the person .
[You might’ve realized it when listening to my story, but victory can’t be guaranteed when fighting alone . My mother kept more than me in her womb . ]
“Then how should I move?”
[Go to Japan to meet my descendants and ask for their help . Put your hands on my inheritance . It will make your unfinished power more complete . ]
Theodore nodded and opened his mouth, “Can you tell me more?”
[They are the Heavenly Sword, the Eight Mirrors, and the Eight Jade Magatamas . The power of the three magic objects should accept a transcendent person . ]
Even the clouds in the distant sky could be a sword, while the mirrors could bounce back even the power of a god, and the magatamas could create clones . Seimei had invaded the capital with his treasures, but he had sent them back before he died .
‘ . . . Amazing . I would’ve regretted it if I didn’t hear about them . ’ Theodore couldn’t help feeling in awe when he heard about the powers of the three treasures .
The Heavenly Sword, Eight Mirrors, and Eight Jade Magatamas would increase his magic power by more than double . The mirrors which reflected the power of the enemy and the magatamas which made clones were both worthy items . Furthermore, there was no reason not to use the Heavenly Sword . According to the tradition, it was possible for Yamato no Orochi to make a sword of water from his body .
[In Japan, there are a few youkai left . The leader of the Oni, the three-legged crow, and the Tsuchigumo will be helpful in this fight . ]
“I don’t know if they will follow my words . ”
[I will teach you to link to their souls . It isn’t difficult, so you will learn it right away . ]
This was more than expected . Theodore heard Seimei’s explanation and decided to stop by Japan . Even Seimei had failed to destroy the capital . . . So, in order for the more inexperienced Theodore to take down Lust, he needed to mobilize all the unused power .
Between Japan and Hyungkang Castle, the scale tilted sharply to one side .
“I will go to the East Continent first . ”
If Tae Rang’s words were true, then the defense of Hyungkang Castle was like an iron wall . It was important to secure Seimei’s legacy as soon as possible, rather than checking on the safety of the two tower masters . Theodore made his decision .
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“I will be away for a few days . ” There was an uproar at Theodore’s words .
He had gathered together Lee Seol, Lee Joonyoung, Aquilo and Tae Rang to tell them that . Tae Rang looked like the sky had collapsed, and both of the Lees were quite surprised . It hadn’t even been half a day, so they weren’t expecting him to leave . Only Aquilo listened to his words in a calm manner .
“Aquilo . ”
“Speak, Boy . ”
“Go to Hyungkang Castle ahead of me . Convey my words to the two tower masters and tell them to wait for my return . ”
“Hrm,” Aquilo made a vague sound like she wasn’t interested . “I don’t like this . I came here to follow you, but you want to act separately?”
“I’m sorry but I have something to solve as soon as possible . ”
Aquilo might be quite affectionate to him, but her nature was essentially one that was cruel . The evil dragon of the east sea—her name had been notorious for thousands of years, and apart from liking Theodore, she didn’t have a reason to help the people of this land .
Aquilo pondered for a moment before reaching out a finger and pressing it against his lips . “Okay, I’ll think of it as one of the two debts . Do you agree?”
There had once been a time when they would make an exchange, but now their positions had changed quite a bit . It wouldn’t be a big burden to owe her this much . Thus, Theodore nodded without giving it much thought . It was a mistake because he didn’t know the ulterior motive of Aquilo, a dragon who had been indulging in pleasure for over a thousand years .
‘The temptation isn’t much different from being unarmed . ’
Loosening the helmet, removing the armor, and taking off the belt around the waist . . . The analogy of being disarmed was really appropriate in that the other person’s alertness was gone . Sometimes, it was effective to break down the person with a fatal temptation, but she shouldn’t approach Theodore with this method .
‘It will be easier to embrace me after becoming accustomed to my body temperature and smell . The next kiss will lead to one night and then… huhu . ’
Like a snake slowly squeezing its prey, she would draw him into a relationship and situation that he couldn’t escape from . Aquilo bowed her head so that Theodore couldn’t see the desire in her eyes . It was irritating and discordant for her to act so mildly .
Shortly after that, Tae Rang recovered his spirit and opened his mouth, “B-But Great One . . . The barrier is stronger and harder thanks to your grace, but there are still many factors that make the safety of this village unstable . Please reconsider just once . ”
“Ah, you don’t need to worry about this,” Theodore spoke without hesitation and clapped once . Clap .
Simultaneously, the air in the front yard flashed, and several massive objects appeared .
The smallest of them was five meters tall while the largest was eight meters tall . They were the various combat golems that Theodore had placed in his laboratory . Paragranum’s power had been borrowed to finish renovating the golems, which were now monsters with the raw power of a magician or aura user .
There were 12 battle golems, so they should be enough during a siege .
“This should be enough . They can use aura and magic, so they can deal with any type of monsters . ”
“O-Ohhh . . . ! The giant soul soldiers from old times . . . !”
“Additionally, support troops will be coming in a week, so you don’t have to worry about the area near the Baekun Mountains . ”
If the White Tower Master led the battle, they could easily defeat 30,000 monsters . Theodore held a deep confidence in his expression as he moved slowly . He would move outside the barrier to carry out the space movement .
“Theo!” Lee Seol shouted to him from a distance . “Don't worry! I’m not a child who will just be protected anymore!”
It seemed she was still a young child .
“Haha,” Theodore laughed as he waved to her, left the translucent barrier and rose to the sky .
Given the unusual physical ability of the monsters, he had to rise to 200 meters in order to be safe . Theodore closed his eyes in the serene night . ‘Can I use it on the East Continent?’
The token he had received from Clipeus, the golden gate . . . With this authority, Theodore could read the spatial coordinates of the whole material world and ‘twist’ them . It was literally a power to protect this world . This power didn’t distinguish between the East Continent and West Continent .
Kiiing! A radiant light burst out as the coordinates were engraved in Theodore’s head . The place where Seimei left his heritage, the holy place of the onmyōjis in the capital of Japan—it was the precise spatial coordinates of Tsuchimikado Castle .
「 Transition . 」 Theodore’s body moved at this one word .
“―Eh?” During the space jump, an unidentified pressure caught him!
『 Someone is trying to pass through my territory . You don’t know your place, Human! Pay for your sin with your flesh! 』 There came a thunderous yell before Theodore could even grasp the situation .
There was no time to look back as several gusts of wind flew toward him .
Kwaaaaang! Theodore was struck by the huge storm and fell to the ground . There wasn’t any big damage because the defense spells were properly deployed, but the surprise attack itself was a threat . Theodore’s eyes lit up as he became combat ready . There was substance in the previous attack . It wasn’t just wind that delivered a shock wave but a physical blow .
『 You aren’t normal to survive my force! 』 There was a soft voice .
Then Theodore looked at the enemy . The being that had surprised him was far from a human .
They had one leg and two arms . The being also had two glowing eyes which emitted a strong sense of oppression and an unknown power that flowed from its bluish body . It seemed to be a monster that combined the cow and dragon in one body .
[A one-legged wind demon! I have never seen one before . ] Seimei seemed to know what this monster was .
“One-legged wind demon? What is that?”
[They resemble a cow and a dragon and deal with wind and lightning depending on their birth . It is a wind demon if it controls the wind and rain, and a lightning demon if it controls wind and lightning . ]
“Can I think of it as on the level of the youkai?”
[It is a different race from the youkai but . . . Well, there isn’t a big difference when looking at just attack power . You can easily defeat it . ]
It was enough . Theodore raised a finger to the wind demon observing him from the sky . It might be from a species other than human, but there should be old memories in its subconscious . It would know that this action was insulting .
Unsurprisingly, it responded to the provocation, 『 You! How long can you survive? 』
In less than a few seconds, a giant whirlwind was created around the wind demon’s body and fell to the surface . It was a destructive power that could break down huge walls in one strike!
‘ . . . All sense of human identity from back then has disappeared . ’ Theodore laughed bitterly in front of the wind demon .
The power of this whirlwind probably surpassed magic of the 7th circle . As a power that couldn’t be used by the human body, it became a monster of the wind . The insight of a transcendent allowed Theodore to see things he didn’t want to see . From humans to other wind demons, the number of people this wind demon had eaten reached more than 10,000 .
“I’ll kill you . ”
Its sense of space and dominance over an area were nothing . Before a true transcendent, this whirlwind was just a remnant .
Forced Harmonization—Phase 2 .
The transcendent stepped forward and cast a strange fire—Extinguishing Flames Image, Mode “SURT . ”
Theodore became a crimson fire man as the flames he summoned from Muspelheim surrounded his body . It was time to show the wind demon who it was facing .
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