The 31st Piece Turns the Tables

Episode 461:

A huge surge of magical energy occurred in the Northern Federation. A magic that reduces the magic response of those infected with frost fever to close to 0.

This could not be called magic. It’s a magic that shouldn’t exist in the human era.

“Uh… Ugh….”

“You’re awake.”

Han So-mi just realized that as soon as she sensed the magic wave coming from Ur, her entire body lost strength and she fainted.

Jamard helped her up.

“Can you walk?”

“… Yes yes. “I can walk.”

Han So-mi starts walking as soon as she stands up. He was still in a hesitant posture.

“uh? Why is my body like this…”

“… It’s probably because it’s been exposed to excessive magic waves. “It will probably be like that for a while.”

“… ah!”

The magical power I felt even though I opened the door to the underpass and passed through the internal bulkhead several times.

I lost my mind from that dizzying power.

“… What about Ur?”

“I do not know.”

“You know.”

“I do not know. “I can only guess.”

Han So-mi forced herself to ask.

“Any guesses?”

Jamard looked at Han So-mi and said.

“dead. “With this much magical power… it’s natural to die.”

“Ugh… Ugh….”

“Don’t cry.”

“Because you don’t want to hear it?”

“There are many other ways to prove that you are a weakling.”

“I… am not weak!”

Han So-mi huffed and glared at Jamad with watery eyes.

“Good momentum. Yes, stay like that. “Is that what he said you were?”

“guy? What did Ur say about me?”

“I said I was weak and not of much help in everyday life.”

“… Surely that’s not the end? “Then I want to cancel what I just cried about.”

“They said she was braver than she looked and that she would do her job when faced with a crisis.”

“Ugh… I should have cried more. As expected…”

“So I said you can trust me.”

“Huhhh….”

“That’s strange. “I said I wouldn’t cry if I said this.”

“….”

Han So-mi and Jamard crossed their gaze.

“You… are okay.”

“… yes.”

She grinned.

“You cried so hard! “There’s no use crying now.”

“You’re recovering quickly.”

“I’ve experienced so many amazing things. “I’ve been left alone in the nick of time, but… this is what always happens when I meet Kang Seol.”

“Hehehe… He causes accidents around him, doesn’t he? “But thanks to you, my life was saved.”

“Yes, that’s fascinating… But when does the guide Ur talk about appear?”

Bukbuk…

Bukbuk…

Shouts of laughter flowed from the unlit underground passage. He was probably the guide Ur had mentioned.

“… You’re here.”

“Marijou?”

“Yes, it’s me. Everyone is safe….”

“Thank God! I’m so glad….”

Get it!

Han So-mi ran to Marie Ju and hugged her. Marijue stroked her head in silence.

“… You had a hard time.”

“Out! “Do you know what’s going on outside?”

Marijue laughed bitterly.

“All news from the Federation has been cut off. “Those infected with frost fever were wiped out… they were all frozen.”

“….”

“Outside is a world where the heart has stopped, Miss Somi.”

Marijuu’s words were also blurred. Although I was trying hard to control my emotions, sadness came out.

“… Are you the guide Ur spoke about?”

“yes. Ur finally said that he would not be able to stop this day from coming. “I have no choice but to get there, sooner or later.”

“… What are you guiding me to?”

“You will find out if you follow me.”

Han So-mi, who saw that Jamard nodded, also followed Marijuu.

Thump…

Thump…

Thump…

Thump…

The basement of the Capitol was strong enough not to collapse even if a magic explosion occurred from the outside.

Additionally, it was connected underground to major facilities in the capital city of Servion, so it was possible to escape anywhere from here.

So neither Jamard nor Han So-mi knew where Marijue was actually heading.

“If we hadn’t moved right away… we wouldn’t have had our last hope.”

“Did Ur order everything?”

“Yes, everything….”

What can I say about the first mage’s meticulousness? It wasn’t difficult for him to just tell me how to act when things got worst.

He never mentioned the existence of the underground, but he investigated the existence of similar facilities and confirmed where they were all connected.

Bukbuk…

Bukbuk…

Han So-mi was a little tired after walking for hours.

“Shall we take a break? It’s a bit far…”

“We’re all here.” “I can rest soon.”

“Oh, that’s it.”

“It’s here.”

Kugugugugung…

Kugugugugugung…

The door opened.

Kiiiiiiiii…

“This is….”

“It’s a station.”

“no way?”

The group had no reason to choose history as their destination. If history had to be the destination, then of course the goal had to be here too.

“We will travel on the Castrang.”

“… ah!”

A group of people appeared from afar.

They were all dressed up in uniform, so it was easy to tell them apart.

“Are you here? “Mr. Marijuu.”

“Everyone was in good health.”

“Hahaha… We were thoroughly quarantined beforehand.”

“… Everything went as expected.”

“I was surprised too.”

Han So-mi realized that they were Castrang’s train drivers.

“Fuel and supplies have already been completed. “The tracks were all left empty under the pretext of maintenance.”

“… You did as you said.”

“If it weren’t for Marijuu, I would have dismissed it all as crazy. No… if Farah’s family had not paid all of the expected damages for a week…”

A familiar name.

“Para… What happened to you, Para?”

“… I couldn’t come to my appointment. “You must have noticed the infection.”

Unfortunately, it seemed like all members of the Silver Lion Society, including Farah, were swept away by the tsunami.

“Then… let’s leave. We act with a historical mission in mind. “Don’t forget that you must complete the mission of sending those with me to the front lines!”

“yes! We have prepared it for you. All you have to do is get to number 1!”

No. 1.

Plus, there are so many train drivers.

Did it take so many people to drive one train?

Han So-mi soon learns the reason.

“Oh my god….”

Trains lined up at the station.

“Do we need this many trains?”

“Ur said so.”

“… Then I guess that’s right.”

Puuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Castrang sounded the whistle and set the wheel in motion.

Clap…

Han So-mi and her group got into car number 1.

As Castrang began to move, the tension eased slightly.

Perseoseok-!

Castrang destroys the corpses of infected people who hit the tracks without mercy.

“Now my role is finished….”

“Yes?”

“Castrang, which was a symbol of northern development… is now the only thing here that has warmth.”

“….”

“Everyone… because everyone is frozen.”

Sigh…

Mariju leaves after wiping her eyes.

As a promising noblewoman, she recalled her last conversation with Ur.

– Marijue It must be a difficult role.

– Why do you put this burden on me… Why do you put this burden on me?

– The opponents are probably people who have been plotting things since before the Federation was established. The collapse of the Union cannot be prevented. Those who survive will be less than 10%.

– If the Federation falls… won’t that be the end of everything?

– It could be the end for you. However, it is not the end of humanity.

– My friends… my family… my work and my people are all going to die! Like… like…

– It must be hard to hold on. Then pretend he’s dead.

– What is that…

– Load those I sent onto Castrang. Once you get there, your role is over. Do whatever you want. If that’s what you really want… if the burden is heavy.

Marijue now realizes more clearly what those words mean.

She muttered as she looked out the snowy window in the second floor lounge.

“A blizzard is coming. It’s beautiful…”

Her grinning face was reflected in the window.

The muzzle of the gun was pressed against her temple.

“It’s really… beautiful.”

Taaaaaang-!

None of Han So-mi and Jamard who were sitting were surprised by the gunshot.

No, Jamard felt surprised. Han So-mi’s calmness.

“…Did you know?”

“Mariju’s eyes were dead. “The moment something happened like this… he was already dead, right?”

“….”

“The moment I reached Castrang, my eyes completely lost hope. “I just felt the clamor that I had done it.”

“… The station she stopped at was here.”

“i know. So… where will our stop be?”

Han So-mi grinned.

“You put hope on a train, but you also lose hope at the same time. “People are so contradictory.”

“… aren’t you scared?”

“It’s a world where it’s hard to survive if you don’t go crazy.”

Her excessive cheerfulness.

It may have originated from a desperate desire to survive.

“Because Han So-mi is strong in crises! … paradoxically.”

Jamad and Han So-mi looked at each other and smiled.

They had to postpone their hopes to each other.

A snowstorm raged outside the window.

It was a blizzard that started at the same time the Federation froze.

The blizzard will not stop even for a moment until the times change.

It is truly the end of the four seasons.

* * *

“I hope it’s not a waste this time…”

“Is Razin’s information wrong?”

Kang Seol and his party once went to one of the locations that Rajin had pointed out.

To put it simply, the result was nothing.

“I think it was because the first place I went to was located on the ground… the damage to the ruins was so severe.”

When relics containing memories of time are left on the ground, they are bound to weather.

It is chipped away by rain and snow and dug up by the wind.

Grave robbers and ruin hunters won’t just ignore it either.

“Are you going to sleep here today?”

Karen shook her head in response to Tansia’s question.

“If you go a little further, there are ruins. “I plan to check with my own eyes today to see if it’s okay.”

“What if there is nothing like last time?”

“So what should I do? “Should I show Rajin my bitterness even once?”

Rajin and Karen parted ways without regret. Rajin clearly handed over his power to her, and Karen also seemed to have no regrets about Rajin.

One thing Rajin did say was to let Keshii know whenever he needed help. Unlike Rajin, Keshii is said to be a free being who can do anything.

‘Well, according to Rajin’s words, if they have to die, they will die, and if they have to fight, they will fight…’

That’s what faith is.

A force that can also be a compulsory force that can define the goals of life.

After thinking for a moment, Kangseol realized that he had reached his destination before the sun set.

“Is this…”

“I can’t see anything? Even more than the last time I went. “Last time, the site was still there.”

“I found something here.”

Karuna gestured.

“hmm? “Didn’t you find the entrance to the ruins?”

What he found was not an entrance.

“Someone was here before us. “It wasn’t long before.”

Traces of a fire.

Even traces of spilled food.

Everyone’s eyes became cold.

This place was a relic related to the king of the era.

Whether the person encountered in such a place was an ally or an enemy, the weight was usually placed on the latter.

“Is this… something?”

Jian said, looking at the unusual altar in the center.

An altar with a round sphere.

Snowfall approached with great strides and infused magical energy into the sphere of the altar.

Whoa…

The altar radiated light.

“Huh?”

No, the entire ruins site.

Ddudduddud…

The ruins site began to collapse.

“It’s going down! this!”

None of them had ever experienced an entire ruin being thrown underground.

“Kahahaha! kill!”

“Kill me!”

Only Karen and Tansia had fun singing “I’m Excited, It’s Fun” with enthusiasm.

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the altar fell to the ground and Gian and Sindio came pouring forward.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc…”

“I feel like I’m going to vomit…”

“First of all…”

Kangseol and the others realized that they had come down underground and that this was the king of the new era that Rajin had mentioned. I realized that there was a very high probability that it was a related relic.

“I will take the lead.”

“Please… I’m a little dizzy. Otherwise, I would have taken the lead.”

“Don’t lie.”

After Gian and Sindio vomited once, they followed behind Kang Seol.

The walls were full of all kinds of pictures.

However, there were many repeated shapes, and in addition, they were arranged in a way that made no sense.

“Uhm….”

“Let’s go a little further.”

When Kang Seol nodded and stood in front of the fork in the road, she felt someone’s presence right next to her.

‘this!’

The skill of the person who entered the ruins first exceeded his expectations.

Even the boldness of attacking from the entrance to the ruins.

It was a perfect surprise attack.

Paaaaaaaaaa!

Of course, Kang Seol’s hand was Shin Yu, the hand of a peerless swordsman.

snatching hand.

‘… female?’

His wrists were thin and his hair was long.

“huh?”

“Uh…”

“You!”

Since they were ambushed, they had to return it, but Kang Seol hesitated.

Because it was a person I knew face to face with.

“Congee?”

“snowfall!”

Konji hugged Kang Seol.

Grumble…

“I’m hungry! “I’m dying!”

The first person to enter the ruins was Konji, a woman who helped the expedition team defeat Gecko at Spuno Volcano.