Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 274

무기 먹는 서자님 274화

The corpses of monsters that filled the surroundings disappeared as if erased by an eraser, and the scenery of the jungle and the shattered outer walls also began to vanish.

All visible sights vanished, leaving only a pure white space.

‘Where is Sanjigi? Where did my sister and brothers go…?’

Even the family members who were just visible were gone.

Only I was standing in this white space.

It was as if everything I had just seen and felt was a lie.

‘Was it all an illusion?’

I shook my head.

A person who has reached the realm of Mind Sword [a martial arts mastery level focused on mental strength and control] is free from all kinds of mental interference.

Because they clearly recognize their own mental image and build a distinct realm.

If you want to delve into such a mental world, you must also be a person who has pioneered a realm comparable to Mind Sword.

The possibility is low.

If it’s not an illusion… then what was that I experienced?

It was at that moment.

Whoosh!

Two bright yellow circles suddenly appeared right in front of my nose.

It was the dwarf from the aerial fortress.

The guy appeared out of nowhere and was staring at me intently.

“Strange. You, a person who returned from death. You didn’t go crazy even after seeing that.”

The dwarf’s voice echoed and rang.

I could tell that the dwarf was referring to the Primordial Beast.

“I saw it. You did it. Even saw and realized. It was too early. It shouldn’t have been seen in the first place.”

Shouldn’t I have seen it in the first place?

I understood.

The Primordial Beast was an existence that made you lose your will to fight just by looking at it.

Even the Asura Great Lord, a great martial artist, was terrified and trembling.

If it had been someone with a lower level… they might have gone crazy right away.

“What the hell are you? Why are you making us take this test and showing us that?”

The dwarf did not answer my question.

A moment of silence passed, and the dwarf spewed out irrelevant words.

“A space to pay the price, this place is. A reward must be given. Ask a question. You will be able to get an answer.”

I narrowed my eyes as I watched the dwarf suddenly talking about something else.

A story about giving an answer to a question as a reward for the test.

The questions that came to mind immediately were about to be put into words.

“Just one thing.”

The dwarf said that before I could open my mouth.

“Only one question can be answered. A reward each time the test ends. Since the causality is guaranteed, you must think carefully before asking.”

“If it’s one thing… does that mean I can ask anything?”

Nod, nod.

The dwarf nodded.

“But even if you get an answer, it won’t work. It is forbidden to tell anyone until the world knows.”

“What? What do you mean you can’t tell? What does it mean until the world knows?”

“Question? Is that it?”

“……”

Is this how it comes out?

I had to be careful with my questions.

I decided to solve the biggest question I have right now.

“I will ask.”

“Okay.”

“Tell me the identity of the test you are doing. What exactly is it that I experienced, and what is the purpose of this test?”

It seems like several questions, but in the end, it is one question.

What is this test?

“I will answer.”

The dwarf’s voice suddenly began to sink.

-This test is a record.

-What you are experiencing is a record and history of the past that actually existed on this land.

-You will have to prove your qualifications through the test.

-You must grow to be qualified.

-This test is a selection process to select one person to go against fate.

-After experiencing the secret history in the test, only one person will remain and know everything.

As always, a voice ringing directly in my head.

I narrowed my eyes as I listened to the stories.

‘So, those are real histories.’

That monster wave too.

The existence of the Primordial Beast too.

-The promised price has been paid.

-Will you take the next test?

-If you give up, you will have to leave the castle.

After that, the dwarf’s voice dug into my ears again.

I nodded my head with shining eyes.

“Of course.”

-Good.

Woong!

At that time, the dwarf’s robe suddenly went out, and after a while, the robe swelled up again like a balloon, and the dwarf’s inner light was restored.

It was difficult to find any differences in appearance, but I could sense that it was a completely different new existence.

-This place is the land of myths.

-Find the singularity of the era.

-It could be a human, it could be non-human, it could be a space, or it could be a power.

-What you are looking for is related to you, remember the history within you.

-Be careful. The world nearing destruction will target you.

-The one who passes all seven trials will become the owner of this castle.

The contents of the test came out, and the last content was the same as the first test.

Whoa!

In an instant, colorful colors began to fill the white space as if an artist was making brush strokes.

The sky is created, and mountains and fields are created.

The space was reversed.

And the dwarf slowly flew towards the sky.

-I look forward to it. You who returned from death.

That’s how the test began.

The sight that unfolded before my eyes was…….

“Hey! Bring me some beer!”

“Kuhahaha! It’s a fight!”

A very noisy scene of some distant foreign tavern.

* * *

There are people.

I was a little embarrassed by that fact alone.

Beings with unfamiliar appearances and unfamiliar clothes were drinking glasses and laughing heartily.

‘Looking at the clothes and appearance… they seem to be Germanic people.’

I studied this history to obtain Gyeongcheon, so I had some knowledge, even if I didn’t know it very well.

Clothes with leather added, the shape of weapons, and even racial characteristics.

It feels subtly different in many ways from what I saw in the related materials, but these people must be beings who lived in Northern Europe.

‘I can’t believe I’m meeting people.’

I thought the second test would also drop me into some point in the distant past and I would have to fight monsters.

But I never thought I would open my eyes at a drinking party of a strange people.

‘He even showed me the Primordial Beast, so it’s not difficult to show people, is it?’

Most of the beings created by illusions only move under given conditions.

They are somewhat passive, and their words and actions are clumsy.

But these people were not.

No matter how you look at it, they feel like real living people.

‘……It was said to be a record.’

I suddenly remembered what the dwarf had said.

I couldn’t just stay still.

Fortunately, thanks to the dwarves setting it up so that languages could be communicated, it seemed like I could use their language.

‘First, gather information.’

I immediately moved and spoke to the man who seemed the easiest to deal with.

“I have something to ask you.”

“Hahaha! Serke was stabbed in the thigh by a wolf yesterday, you know?”

“He’s not going to be able to walk anymore. Stupid guy.”

They were too busy talking, ignoring my call.

I paused for a moment.

“Excuse me……”

“The shaman took him, so he’ll be fine.”

“Anyway, when will the next battle be?”

“It won’t be long. I heard the Demon King has moved.”

“……That’s terrible.”

“Anyway, let’s just drink!”

A strange feeling soon turned into conviction.

I reached out and waved my hand near the eyes of the man in the front.

“Kuhaha! Pour it in!”

The man kept drinking without even a brief reaction.

‘This, could it be…….’

I chuckled and looked around.

Nobody.

They were not recognizing me, who had a completely different race and clothes from them.

It seemed like I was invisible to them right now.

It was then.

-Krrr…….

Somewhere, I heard something like the barking of a hunting dog.

Thump!

Immediately after, Black Ki [a type of dark energy or aura] reacted violently.

I turned my head and looked in the direction where the barking sound came from.

‘What is it? That?’

Something dark, resembling a dog or wolf, was watching me from the shadows between the buildings.

I immediately ran out of the building and headed towards it.

But.

“Lee Cheol.”

Someone grabbed my shoulder and called me.

* * *

‘Damn it.’

Lee Jin-yoon spat out curses and checked the situation she was in.

I was expecting some kind of test again, but I ended up in some absurd place.

‘What the hell is this place? I know it’s incredibly old.’

The clothes and scenery are all old.

It looked like a land from hundreds or thousands of years ago.

Looking at the appearance, the shape of the houses, and the clothes, I know that this is somewhere in ancient Korea…….

‘It’s so boring.’

Ancient records or whatever, Lee Jin-yoon didn’t feel it was that valuable from her perspective.

‘Singularity… what the hell is the singularity of the era?’

She didn’t really enjoy thinking complicated thoughts.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like anyone was noticing her, so she leisurely moved her steps and looked around the street.

But it was then.

There was a man who stopped Lee Jin-yoon’s carefree steps.

‘That guy.’

Black hair, yellow eyes.

He has a well-organized posture and an endless aura within him.

A man whose appearance somehow resembles her father or Lee Gun-seong.

His power cannot even be guessed.

I can only guess that he is a person with tremendous power.

How long has it been since I felt this feeling…….

“……Hmm.”

At that time, the man suddenly turned his head.

At that moment, Lee Jin-yoon made eye contact with the man.

Deep. It’s so deep that it feels like looking into the abyss.

It feels like being sucked in and torn apart.

Lee Jin-yoon couldn’t help but avoid her eyes.

The man was looking at Lee Jin-yoon, but he frowned as if he couldn’t see her.

“What’s wrong, my lord?”

“Someone saw me.”

“There was no one looking at you anywhere.”

“……Maybe there isn’t now.”

A man who appears to be an ancestor of the family, saying things that make no sense.

Lee Jin-yoon, who was looking down, clenched her fist tightly and frowned.

‘Damn it. Why am I looking down? Is he everything just because he’s an ancestor?’

Lee Jin-yoon suddenly raised her head.

But the man had already turned his gaze and was walking somewhere.

“Stop right there!”

Lee Jin-yoon chased after him.

And at that moment, she discovered a sword on his waist.

‘Wait, that’s……?’

An old double-edged longsword with the blade and handle made as one.

It was all black without any decorations, as if it was made by gathering the night sky.

A unique appearance that looks more like a ceremonial sword than a practical sword.

‘Black Night?’

The weapon Lee Cheol was chosen by in Cheolseonsik [a family ritual or ceremony].

And, according to tradition, it was the weapon that the founder was known to have.

‘That person, could it be.’

Lee Jin-yoon quickly chased after him.

* * *

Russell family camp, Ron Russell’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the scene unfolding before him.

‘Can the residents of the aerial fortress even do this?’

Ron looked at the surrounding scenery and felt his heart swell.

The record of the culture that he had been studying hard and liked was unfolding right in front of him.

‘Ancient Northern Europe. There were unexplored areas, and the people didn’t keep records, so there was no proper information.’

Ron was quite disappointed that he didn’t have a camera with him right now.

Just taking pictures of these things would cause quite a shock to the academic world.

‘But…… something is strange. When is the point in time?’

Even though there are few records, some relics have been discovered, and research has been conducted based on them.

However, Ron was realizing that their cultural style was different from any era he knew, even if he mobilized all of his knowledge.

I can see clothes that look like they are from very old ancient times, but the seams and manufacturing methods are mixed with things similar to relics found in the Middle Ages.

‘Besides, the people’s appearances are also strange.’

First of all, they look like ancient Northern European tribesmen…… but it feels like all the cultures of Europe are mixed together.

Besides, both the men and women walking around have mastered magic, and the level is not low at all.

The discovery of such systematic magic would have been relatively recent.

‘It’s a pity that I can’t have a conversation. There would be a lot I could find out if I asked.’

I have to start researching for the test, but I have no idea where to start or what to do.

……But it was then.

“Huh?”

Ron’s eyes, which were looking around here and there, caught sight of an existence that could not be seen here.

The man hurriedly ran out of the building and was looking around as if trying to find something.

Ron quickly approached him and grabbed his shoulder.

“Lee Cheol?”