How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 41

The smell of damp and disgusting sewage stung my nose.

Sewerage is a place where monsters cannot help but appear because of its structure.

A place where numerous polluted water from the city accumulates.

The wastewater had no choice but to dwell, albeit weakly, with mana.

It was an era in which magic and artifacts were used, such as the purification of magic stones, the water used for creating artifacts, and the cleaning work of the official sword.

The underground sewer is the place where the water containing such dregs-like mana gathers, and it affects the rats and insects there to create monsters.

No matter how advanced magic is, it is difficult to completely clean the sewage system just as it is difficult to eradicate all the bugs in the house.

Even if possible, it would cost a lot of manpower and money.

‘This way.’

Sian headed inward, following the trail Allen had left behind.

I’ve been going in for a while like that.

“Chijik.”

found a monster

not one or two Dozens of monsters gathered together like a ball and rubbed against each other.

squeaks and squeaks.

Perhaps he was eating the corpses of his own people made by Allen.

‘Fortunately, the road seems to be right.’

Seeing the monster’s corpse, it seems that it is following properly.

Relieved by that, Xian drew his sword.

Black energy emanated from the imprint on the wrist and turned into a black sword.

Then the hissing stopped.

The monsters all turned their heads and looked at him as if they were in sync.

Dozens of pairs of pupils shining menacingly in the dark underground.

If it were a normal person, it would have made him urinate, but it did not inspire him.

[Sword Spirit: Blue Sea]

Black energy is released from the black sword.

The energy eventually turned into a single wave and turned into a thin and graceful sword.

A sword created by Ravi by stealing Verium’s power.

Changhae.

“Kigeek!”

“Chwiik!”

The monsters rushed at once, probably responding to the murderous feeling felt from the sword.

gutter rat. A disgusting monster that resembles a rat, but its size is comparable to that of a large dog.

Dozens of these guys rushed in. Some kicked off the ground, jumped, and, surprisingly, some kicked the wall once and leaped.

thud.

Xian took a step.

One step with the ground firmly like a pillar. Centering on that one step, he swung his spear.

Chow chu chu chu chu-!

At that moment, the sword split into several pieces. The connected water stream grabbed the swords and swung them like a whip.

plain clothes sword.

Changhae was a sword in a form that could not be realized by ordinary methods.

Along with the stream of water, blue and transparent pieces of sword spread out all over the place.

Stretching out like whips, they slaughtered the gutter rats that were charging at them.

Chwachwachww—!

only twice.

It was the number of times he swung his sword to kill dozens of monsters.

“Jjiik!”

As if he had managed to avoid the water flow of the Changhae, only one living gutter rat rushed at it.

As the blades were pulled, Changhae took the shape of the first intact sword.

Xian swung his sword normally at the gutter rat that was charging at him.

Awesome!

‘… … After all, it’s weak like this.’

There was no problem with killing a rat, but when you hit it directly, you can feel it.

It is a sword like a whip that was supposed to be separated in the first place.

The strength of the blade was too weak to use like a normal sword.

It also looks like a blue and transparent glass craft, so it feels like it will break if you make a mistake.

‘It looks useful against the weak, but should I only use it as a check against the strong?’

The plain sword, which extends like a whip, has a longer range and range than a normal sword.

However, it is much weaker at close range.

To put it bluntly, even with a crude steel sword, it would be better than this.

‘Still, it’ll be useful right now.’

I don’t know how it will be against warlocks, but it will be useful for hunting gutter rats.

Against low-level monsters, spears are better than black swords.

Still holding the blue sword, he went inside.

“Chwiik!”

“Shoot, shoot!”

On the way, I saw a lot of live gutter rats.

Perhaps the monsters that Allen couldn’t block all leaked out.

The underground sewer is as big and wide as the city, and the inside is like a maze.

There was no way Allen could stop them all alone.

Swinging the spear and clearing them up in an instant, Xian ran inside.

Even though he had already killed more than a hundred monsters, the only thing that fell from his sword was water droplets, not blood.

Awesome!

As I went in and killed them, the scenery gradually changed.

Weird patterns and old bricks begin to show little by little.

The more I went inside, the more it became.

‘I heard that Everwhale is a city built on ruins.’

It meant that they were moving away from the sewage system that had been maintained and entering the ancient ruins.

But there is no time to appreciate. Ignoring the appearance of the ruins, Xian continued to pursue Allen.

And finally.

―Huh… … Heo-eok… … .

Down there, Allen started to see.

A figure surrounded by monsters and throwing out a sword.

The monsters attacking him weren’t the only gutter rats Xian had killed so far.

There were demons similar to gorillas, and others resembling wolves. None of them seem much stronger than the rats.

Surrounded closely by those guys, Allen was out of breath.

‘what?’

I was puzzled. Those monsters obviously don’t belong in the sewer.

The monsters that usually appeared in the sewer were rats, insects, or slimes.

‘Is it the work of a black magician?’

If it’s not a natural situation, it must mean that there was someone’s intervention.

Allen was struggling even while dealing with monsters that were far stronger than gutter rats and slimes.

All the monsters standing in front of him were cut down by his sword, and the monsters attacking him behind him were burned by Altima’s blue flame.

A well-balanced appearance with a well-organized distribution of workshops and defenses.

However, the number of monsters was too many.

“Whoa.”

The position of the guy and the appearance of the monsters in a group. After scanning the nearby terrain once, Xian raised his sword.

[ Sangcheon Sword – Island ]

black to use.

[ Changhae ]

The sword separated and water streams spread in all directions. It soon begins to rotate around Xian.

The gusts of wind and the stream of water created by the aura harmonized without interfering with each other. As if it was a herbivore from the beginning.

Before long, it spirals up and rises.

Quaang!

Xian’s body was shot down.

* * *

“Kyaaagh-!”

“Kheuuong!!”

The hideous witches rushed without a break. In the middle of it all, Allen was brandishing a sword engulfed in blue flames.

Awesome!

“Kyaaagh!”

“Kuk!”

No matter how much you fight, there is no end.

I don’t have time for this. I have to go after him right now.

‘Professor Derek!’

What Allen, chasing the red-eyed monster, found under this sewer was Professor Derek’s secret laboratory.

A place built underground in the city to secretly study the power of ‘Bloodstone’.

Allen’s eyes began to redden.

The flames surrounding the sword burned even more fiercely.

[ Purification area, waves ]

coo-!

Blue flames shot from the swinging sword. The flames pouring down from the fan-shaped area mercilessly burned the Demonic Beasts that stepped on them.

In that moment, for a very short time, a gap opened up between the Witchbeasts.

however.

‘Kuh.’

In one step he took carelessly, Allen couldn’t move further.

‘If I succeed in breaking through.’

It will be possible to go after Professor Derek. But then what about this place?

There is no one who can stop the witchcraft. It is obvious where the freed people will go.

I’ll pop out into the city

Kwak.

Even in the encroaching rage, his reason that has not yet extinguished the fire.

It caught his steps.

That moment of hesitation filled the gap between the monsters he had worked so hard to create in the blink of an eye.

Even at this moment, it didn’t take a while for the monsters to come and fill the spot.

In the end, the fighting aspect is in place.

Kang!

The battle continued like walking on thin ice.

Quantity warfare that cannot be mistaken even for a moment.

Allen gritted it.

No matter how much I blocked them, they seemed endless, and I was being pushed back little by little.

– Hwareuk!

‘no.’

Altima has urged him to run away. Allen, however, rejected it.

cannot be subtracted here. Are you saying we should just give up the clues we’ve been looking for, the clues about the black magician?

If he escapes here, Professor Derek will be able to leave the city in the meantime.

‘I have to catch it now!’

There is no chance except now.

With such determination, he continued to swing his sword and set fire to it.

However, the monsters were constantly increasing.

Clearly, the number continues to decrease, but rather, there are more than the first.

My hands and feet get dizzy.

His cool hair was also becoming more and more messy.

Ignoring the safety of the city, I couldn’t break through, and I couldn’t run away promising the future.

In such a halfway state, only a crisis was coming, and my head went blank.

Around the time I started not being able to tell if I was swinging the sword or the sword was swinging me.

he appeared

―Quaaang!

Allen’s eyes widened when something fell.

A black figure falls, and spray spreads around him in an instant.

The stream of water spread out in a hemispherical shape and cut off the arms, legs, and necks of the demon beasts it touched, instantly dyeing them into red waves.

The man who sweeps the sword from the center of the blood.

“… … draft?”

Cyan Agrid.

why are you here

* * *

“Why are you… … .”

Allen was surprised to see Xian. You may not understand why you are here.

He spoke to Allen.

“back.”

“what?”

wield a spear A stream of water that stretched out cut the neck of the witch who was about to attack Allen.

thud!

It was only then that Allen came to his senses when he saw the demon’s body falling to the floor.

“Why are you here… … !”

“There was a rat leaking out of the sewer. I was able to come this far after catching it.”

“What have you been doing without sleeping tonight?”

“You must know that I practice at night.”

“ah… … .”

Allen puts on an expression of understanding.

However, Xian was still not convinced.

“So, what kind of fuss is this?”

“This, this… … .”

The look of a hesitant guy.

Seeing that, Xian spoke quickly.

“Are the circumstances sufficient to complete the explanation of this situation?”

“uh? uh, uh It’s not short.”

“Then let’s do the explanation later, and tell me what you need to do.”

How does he know the warlock, and why is he chasing him here? I was curious, but that’s not what I’m talking about here.

When he said that, Allen quickly shook his head and said.

“There is a culprit behind this sadal. But even the monsters here can’t stand by. If you leave it alone, there will be a big commotion in the city.”

“Let’s divide this in two.”

“huh.”

“Are you confident enough to deal with the criminal alone?”

“I don’t know if I am… … .”

Allen looked up and saw Xian.

Those eyes were sunken like the deep sea.

“It’s what I have to do.”

“… … .”

A dark emotion that could not be imagined from Allen’s usual expression and disposition.

The passion of wealth was imbued there.

The guy himself didn’t notice anything strange about it.

As if it was a very natural thing.

“… … I will leave it to you.”

“thank you.”

Allen slashed the beast and hurried down to the basement.

All the magic beasts that collided in the middle aimed at him, but all of them turned into corpses.

And the only one left here is Xian.

‘Warlock.’

He also wants to pursue the black magician. It’s because I sensed the energy in the first place and arrived here.

But here it is.

Okay. Clear this spot as quickly as possible and follow it again.

‘… … Shall we quickly organize and go?’

Xian looked at the swarming Witchbeasts.

In the midst of that, a small gutter rat – compared to other monsters – was trying to pass him through a hole in the corner, ignoring him.

that.

Chew!

He swung the spear and cut it off.

“… … I can’t go past this.”

Xian drew back his sword.

Numerous monsters swarming before my eyes.

His hand holding the sword drew a large circle and cut across the sword.

[ Changhae ]

[ Heavenly Sword – True ]

Following that trajectory, the water stream of Changhae draws a line.

Chow chu chu chu chu-!

The bodies of the monsters began to separate.