Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 218

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Player Who Became a Constellation – Episode 218

Canute led Loki to a place that resembled an altar.

Upon the altar were three artifacts.

One was a gauntlet emitting a blue aura.

“This is a gauntlet made by the sea constellation, Calib. With this gauntlet, you can wield the power of the sea.”

Canute then introduced another item.

It was a cloak that seemed to be formed from black shadows.

“This is a cloak made by the death constellation, Natoth. It greatly enhances magical power, and when you wrap yourself in it, it can deflect physical impacts. Also, it can control lower-level wraiths without any magic consumption.”

Canute then pointed to an item on the altar.

It was a large shield emitting a white light.

“This is a shield made by the light constellation, Mercury. It can emit light and dispel darkness. Also, it can bestow the blessing of light upon those you desire. It will lighten your body, and you can summon wings of light. Your speed will also increase.”

Canute looked at Loki.

“Frankly, I didn’t know I could complete such artifacts.”

Loki examined the artifacts.

“I only managed to create weapons, but that giant Urgarth imbued them with the power of constellations.”

Loki tried on the gauntlet and held the shield.

He also draped the cloak over himself.

“These are the origins of the world. They will become replacements for the constellations.”

Loki looked at Canute.

“With these, I can quell the disasters that have begun on the continent.”

Loki couldn’t help but be surprised at those words.

The sea’s storms and tidal waves.

The darkness of the night.

The boundary between the underworld and the mortal realm, split in the earth.

It meant that all those disasters could be stopped.

“Quite useful.”

“Do you like them?”

“Very much.”

Loki smiled as he looked at Canute.

Not only will it calm the continent-.

“It’s perfect for hunting Gaian.”

“Do you intend to kill the earth constellation?”

Canute had been holed up in the underground workshop of Valhalla, only making artifacts.

Therefore, not knowing the outside situation, he couldn’t help but be surprised that Loki was going to kill the earth constellation, Gaian.

“Yes, I plan to kill him and take his body as well.”

“…….”

Canute closed his mouth as he looked at Loki.

He looked like a fierce beast hunter.

Of course, the reason for the hunt was simple.

Either they invaded his territory or offended him.

Or it seemed like a simple desire for collection.

“…I have also prepared the white helmets and armor for the Einherjar you requested.”

“Thank you. I’ll come again next time.”

“…Be careful.”

Loki put the items containing the power of the constellations into his inventory.

Now, he had to test the performance of the artifacts.

***

The Einherjar trainees’ procedure began.

The academy’s medical room was filled with Einherjar trainees lying on beds after taking medicine prescribed by the alchemists.

Sharin nervously drank the medicine and water, feeling her vision blur.

Sharin said to the alchemists in an unpleasant daze.

“Are you implanting Worm Pests in my heart?”

“We are not, Your Highness,” the alchemists replied with utmost respect.

The alchemists were from the Cron Empire.

Personnel supported by Karma, the Emperor.

“We will only prepare [the patients]. Someone else will perform the procedure.”

Sharin nodded as if she understood.

Indeed, the development of this Worm Pest would have been carried out in utmost secrecy.

Even if the alchemists assisted, they wouldn’t know the core details.

‘It’s a shame. If I knew the procedure, it could be of great help to the empire.’

Even after leaving the Cron Empire, Sharin’s love for her country remained unchanged.

“Then who will perform the procedure?”

“Pope Zaus will do it.”

“Yes?”

“Then, we’ll be on our way.”

The alchemists bowed and left the medical room.

“Ah, wait….”

Sharin’s voice grew faint from the effects of the medicine.

“Hey, the medicine seems a bit weak….”

But the alchemists couldn’t hear her.

Because the Einherjar trainees, unable to withstand the effects of the medicine, were falling asleep one by one.

‘Ah… this… resistance to medicine….’

As a member of the imperial family, she had developed resistance to poisons.

This level of anesthetic was not enough to put her to sleep.

‘I’ll fall asleep if I stay still.’

As Sharin lay on the bed in a daze, the door opened.

Squeak-.

Step… Step….

In Sharin’s dim vision, someone’s figure appeared.

Could it be Pope Zaus?

As Sharin blinked, she saw a pure white skull in her dim vision.

“……!”

It felt like she was waking up completely.

Undead?! Good heavens! The Pope was a Lich…?!?

‘Uh… the anesthesia… wore off?’

「Hoo… then shall we begin the procedure.」

No, wait a minute!

Why is Pope Zaus a Lich!

Before that…. The anesthesia wore off!

Sharin wanted to make a sound, but her body stiffened.

Her mind was clear, but-!

「Then…」

Ah… I’m doomed.

Sharin experienced a vivid hell, albeit briefly.

***

The next day, the infirmary.

“Huh?”

The Einherjar trainees woke up safely.

Cold but fresh air flowed in through the open window, clearing their heads.

The awakened Einherjar trainees tried to check what had changed, touching their bodies.

But their bodies were the same as before the procedure.

“What’s changed?”

Priest Egil tilted his head.

“Do you feel anything different? Princess Cron?”

Egil looked at Sharin and paused.

Because he saw Sharin with hollow eyes.

“Huh? What?”

Moreover, her tone was quite rough.

It was the tone she used when she was in a bad mood.

“No, nothing.”

Sharin touched her forehead.

‘Ah, I don’t want to remember.’

The surgical process was vividly remembered in her dim vision.

Just thinking about it made her legs tremble.

‘But… what’s changed?’

Sharin tilted her head.

‘Could there be side effects?’

Sharin thought of the mutant angels.

Sharin knew that their grotesquely changed appearance was a side effect of the Worm Pest experiment.

Her heart was pounding, as there was no guarantee that she wouldn’t suffer the same fate.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

At that moment, her heart throbbed, and she felt a sacred energy.

“Huh?!”

Her chest was filled with divine power.

An enormous amount of divine power.

Sharin’s eyes widened as she had not expected such a vast amount of divine power to dwell in her body.

“Ugh!”

And that was the same for not only Sharin but also the other trainees.

A vast divine power felt deep within their chests.

Priest Egil was so surprised that he fell off the bed.

“Princess Cron! What on earth is going on….”

“…It seems it really succeeded.”

“Is everyone awake?”

At that moment, Cancun entered the treatment room.

Everyone looked at her.

She smiled and waved her hand.

Behind her, Nord warriors entered, carrying large trays with transparent water.

The Nord warriors distributed it to the trainees.

“What is this…?”

“It is the water of the Holy Sea. Water that purifies souls in the underworld.”

Sharin looked at the water of the Holy Sea.

A huge mass of divine power was felt.

“From now on, you will consume that instead of meals.”

“Instead of meals?”

“You can eat meals. However, there is nothing better to replenish the divine power dwelling in your body.”

“…What happens if we don’t drink it regularly?”

Cancun recalled what Loki had said.

“There are no symptoms usually. However….”

“……?”

“If you use your power and don’t replenish that divine power, you will have a seizure, and after that, you will die.”

“……!”

“An act of betraying Asgard. This is a countermeasure to prevent that.”

The water of the Holy Sea. It can only be obtained from Asgard, so traitors would not be able to use their power properly, and even if they did, they would die soon.

Sharin was convinced.

‘Indeed, who would believe in a contract made through words?’

If they were given great power and left Asgard, forgetting that they were even held hostage, then only Asgard, who gave this great power, would be the fool.

“There is no time. For the next 3 days, you will participate in actual combat training and then participate in the war.”

It was an issue determined by Loki.

Kudan was captured in the Kaprik territory, so they had to quickly reorganize the army and dispatch it to rescue him.

And the preparation period was only 3 days.

“From now on, you will hunt mutant angels.”

During those 3 days, they would gain combat experience by hunting angels.

“So prepare right now.”

The Nord warriors brought out armor and dropped it on the floor.

“I’ll give you 1 minute.”

At those words, everyone’s face turned pale.

The smiling face of Cancun.

It was the expression she showed when doing extreme training every time.

“Everyone, come out to the forest.”

***

Loki wore his crow mask again after a long time.

Thump… Thump…

He entered the snowy mountains.

Cancun followed him silently.

The raging blizzard obscured the view, and the snow-covered ground swallowed the feet of those walking, slowing their pace.

An ordinary person would not be able to move properly in this extreme cold.

Loki moved his feet and looked ahead.

In front, there was a platform and a pile of firewood stacked up.

Also, beyond the platform and the pile of firewood, the Einherjar were lined up.

They wore silver-white armor all over their bodies and carried weapons suitable for each of them.

Loki stood on the platform, sat down, and looked ahead.

He stared at the Einherjar in front of the platform.

“You are no longer human.”

Thump! Thump! Thump!

「Woo-! Moo-oo-oo-oo!」

The Minotaurs with cow heads pulled wheeled carts with chains tied to them.

「Kkyaaaaak!」

「Just kill us! Kill us!」

「What are you going to do to us!」

Many angels were captured in the carts.

All of them were grotesque.

They were mutant angels who had been transformed into experimental subjects.

The carts were set up to the left and right of the Einherjar.

Their fierce, hate-filled eyes glared at the humans.

Cancun looked at them and stood tall behind Loki.

The Nord warriors grabbed the chains and pulled.

They controlled the Minotaurs.

“But I don’t know how much power you have.”

This was a test.

He had to check whether the people in front of him were beings who had transcended humans or just trash who had wasted time.

“So prove your worth in front of my eyes.”

Loki raised his hand.

Seeing that, Cancun said to the Nord warriors.

“Open it!”

The Nord warriors chopped the door locks of the carts with axes.

Clang-!

As the only handle that protected them was destroyed, the mutant angels, who had been screaming loudly, became as quiet as mice.

Some curled up in the corner of the prison, covering their heads in fear.

It was like a ferocious dog, but when the wall that protected it disappeared, it looked scared.

The Nord warriors stepped back.

Loki scanned the carts where the mutant angels were trapped.

“You are free.”

「……!」

‘Free? Is it real?’

‘It’s a lie! Don’t trust that lying constellation!’

‘As soon as we go out, they will kill us!’

The mutant angels were watching.

“For the next 3 minutes, I will not catch you until then.”

「…….」

“If you get out of this forest by the end of today, we will leave you alone.”

「……!」

“But, after 3 minutes.”

Loki exuded murderous intent.

“I will send pursuers to hunt you down if you fail to escape the forest.”

The mutant angels’ hair and fine hairs stood on end.

It was not a joke, but a sincerity.

「Damn it!」

The mutant angels came out of the prison.

They spread their wings, but they can’t fly properly.

In the end, they had to use their excellent bodies to escape from the forest.

As the mutant angels ran away, Loki took out an hourglass from his pocket and placed it right next to him.

The grains of sand fell slowly.

The Einherjar watched the scene.

As the last grain of sand fell, Loki said to them.

“Go. Don’t miss a single one. If you fail, you will be exiled.”

At Loki’s words, the Einherjar began to run with all their might.