Chapter 85 - Medusa’s Temple 1 (1/2)
As soon as the Avatar of Envy lost its eye and vanished, Kriemhild let out a cry of agony.
Woohyuk took advantage of that opening and stabbed her in the stomach.
Sshhluck!
Dark blood ran down Verserios’ blade and dripped onto the ground.
“Cough…”
Kriemhild’s eyes opened wide.
The pain of her body being split was reflected in them.
Verserios was ravenously eating the demonic energy within Kriemhild.
“Turn Sieg back to his original state already.”
“Why… Why should I do that?”
“Will you leave him to die like this?”
Woohyuk spoke in a reproachful tone.
He couldn’t forget Brynhild, but Sieg was still her husband.
There was no way he wasn’t precious to her.
“Yes. If his mind returns, he’ll start searching for Brynhild again, so I’ll leave him like that. Now that it’s come to this… we’ll just die together… Yes, together until the end…”
“You’re insane.”
Kriemhild smiled as if she had given up on everything. It seemed that reason wouldn’t return to her mind no matter what he did.
‘I’ll have to leave Tinia and Silvia in charge of the rest.’
Woohyuk sighed and sliced off her head.
Shluck!
Dark blood spurted out in the air like a fountain.
A death worthy of her title as the Witch of Envy.
She couldn’t forget her envy towards Brynhild even until her last breath.
Thump.
Kriemhild turned into a handful of ashes and vanished. The berserker that was resisting the blockade of undeads soon lost his strength and fell to the ground, as if he had been drained of the energy keeping him alive.
“Ra-rael!”
“Wait!”
Tinia dashed towards Sieg while Silvia followed her, trying to keep up.
“Ugh…”
Sieg regained consciousness and opened his eyes.
But as he was completely tattered and exhausted, he couldn’t move his body on his own.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have come looking for you. Things wouldn’t have gotten this complicated if I hadn’t…”
Tinia spoke as tears rolled down her face.
Silvia was no different from her sister.
They couldn’t hold back their cries in front of Sieg’s death, a man they considered their father.
“No, it’s all my fault. I should’ve told you the truth before leaving you two behind…”
He was terrified.
He didn’t want the resentment of his descendants. He was afraid he’d be abandoned by them.
That may have been the reason why he left them and ran away, using the excuse that the group of fanatics called Pronoia would target the two siblings.
As Sieg was shedding tears of repentance, Tinia and Silvia tightly grabbed his hands.
“Tinia…”
“She’s right. Other people may think of you as the hero Sieg, but to us, you are Rael, the roaming mercenary. So we won’t blame you for not telling us some stories of the past.”
“Silvia…”
Sieg silently stared at the sisters.
These siblings were like angels that had descended from heaven.
He was content. The fact that two such angelic girls were remaining in this world left him satisfied.
‘I can finally see you again, Brynhild.’
Even the witch Kriemhild had said that she was unaware if the afterlife existed.
Despite that, he felt that he could meet his love again if he just silently closed his eyes right now.
“I’m sorry for interfering in such an emotional moment.”
Woohyuk walked towards them as Sieg began to wait for death with a peaceful expression.
A pink potion had appeared in his hand.
[Quest: The Mercenary who Disappeared with the Wind Completed.]
[Reward: You have gained a Love Potion.]
It was the reward he had gained from completing this quest.
With a single sip of it, one would fall in love with the very first person they would see immediately afterwards.
As he swiped away the system message that popped up before his eyes, Woohyuk continued speaking.
“If you could get another chance at life, would you take it?”
“...Are you talking about a contract?”
“Indeed. If you become my subject, you can live a happy life with these two girls.”
If he wanted, he could even strip some nobles of the Rhine Kingdom of their ranks.
Tinia and Silvia wouldn’t have to continue their strenuous lives as mercenaries anymore, and the Blue Hawk Mercenaries would be integrated into the kingdom’s army and get a good salary.
Sieg nodded at Woohyuk’s intriguing proposal.
“Alright. If I can receive a title to pass onto my descendants… If I can protect Tinia and Silvia and stay by their sides… I will do anything for that. It doesn’t matter if I leave a mark in history as a fallen hero anymore.”
He didn’t care about his reputation anymore, nor did he care about the fanatics and Pronoia.
They would come chasing after him once they learned of his identity as the hero Sieg, but he would not run away anymore.
And if they dared to lay their hands on Tinia or Silvia, he would use any means necessary to stop them.
Woohyuk nodded at Sieg’s resolute will.
“Then, let us begin the vow of allegiance.”
Woohyuk laid Verserios’ blade on Sieg’s shoulder and poured his demonic energy into him.
Afterwards, the brief procedure followed.
“Rael, are you okay now?”
“Does it hurt anywhere?”
Having found a new energy source for his life, Sieg stood up.
Then, he smiled softly at Tinia and Silvia.
“Yeah. Thanks to him, I’m feeling fine.”
He had recovered to a point where you couldn’t believe he was on death’s door a few moments ago.
While Sieg continued talking with the sisters, Woohyuk began reading his status window.
[The Fallen Hero Sieg]
- Class: Dragonslayer (humanoid)
- Abilities: Leadership (10,000), Dragon Armor (Cannot be injured by B-grade or lower weapons and beginner & intermediate magic spells), Indomitable Spirit (Enters an invulnerable state for 10 minutes after activation), Infinite Attacks (Creates an aura blade and uses an area-of-effect skill, recovers health each time an opponent is cut down), Hero’s Pride (Resistance to all status effects increased by 35%)
- Stats:
Strength 327
Vitality 342
Dexterity 314
Intelligence 245
Spirit 287
‘Incredible.’
Taking only the stats into account, he was a lot stronger than Woohyuk.
His abilities were also impressive.