Chapter 418 – 418. Desire Feeds on Blood (1)

– One –

Over the frozen plains,

Whoa oh oh!
Hey hey hey!

A cold wind blows from the sea.

It seemed that the whole world had frozen.

However, the frost on the field was not white.

It was a deep reddish color close to brown.

Amidst the wide spread of ominous red,

Wheeeee.
Squeak.
Dump.

Frozen corpses strewn across the floor.

Flattened corpses, dismembered corpses, torn corpses, torn corpses, dismembered corpses, minced corpses, well-ground corpses.

Corpses, corpses, corpses.

As if it was only natural for flowers made of corpses to bloom in frozen soil, every place one could set foot on was decorated with flower arrangements of human flesh.

It was vicious and cruel.

“Kuheu… Will you die… Will you, will you…?”

Hard.

However, it was also a sign of desperate survival.

It was also a sign of desperate struggle.

Since it was only to prove the struggle to lead a life, it was worth sublimating into the sublime.

However, the problem was that the ending gradually converged toward tragedy.

“Heh, hehe…”

Swoop.

Monohorn looks up at the sky with bloodshot eyes and smiles bitterly.

Naturally, he had to use his appetite, but the taste in his mouth was fishy.

The wound in his mouth had already healed thanks to Ada’s automatic chanting, but it was because the blood that flowed from it was pooling in his mouth.

Naturally, the area around his lips was also stained red.

No one had ever died in close proximity to him, but he was all red.

Whistle, whistle.

The monohorn stumbles,

Dump.

Sit down on the floor

“Why… So late…

Drop your head.

Swoop.
Tup.

I put my hand on the grave-like place at my feet.

From there,

Boo, Boo, Woo, Woo!
Whoa!

Along with a small vibrating sound, I heard the sound of something spinning.

Sarah, Sarah.
Evil, evil.

Carefully stroke it.

“Ada…”

As if responding to the call of Monohorn,

Woo woo woo woo!

A bright light emanates from there.

“…”

But no answer comes back.

Todak, todak.

Monohorn knocks there affectionately.

That tomb-like place was a bunker that Monohorn had made for Ada.

To keep her from feeling stuffy, she turns on a fan to bring in fresh air and expel stale air.

By rubbing the tree trunks to generate heat, the cold air outside is warmed up and then injected.

Of course, it was also true to her purpose to protect her from the blind attacks of her enemies.

By creating a multi-layered, hard-woody membrane, it caught both rabbits for warmth and defense.

It was a comfortable and peaceful, strong fortress exclusively for Ada.

But,

“Sorry…”

Monohorn had no choice but to mumble an apology to Ada with a somber face.

Even if he does his best to create a comfortable environment for her, it doesn’t change the fact that she is fainting from her exhaustion.

And that doesn’t change the fact that she’s in her own peril.

Unless her safety was perfectly secured, he would have no choice but to feel guilty about her forever.

“If only I had known this would happen… I would have evacuated Ada long ago…”

Deep regrets came flooding in now, but there was no means left to undo them.

As much as Ada’s escape, it was because she had no choice but to rely entirely on the Cuelvos.

Ha, ha, ha, ha…

Mono Horn sat down on her floor, breathing heavily on her,

‘Civil… At this rate, I will fall first. Did something happen to you and your sister? … No contact, no way to know the news, I’m going crazy with frustration…’

His head was still spinning smoothly.

It was the momentum to cut my life span.

‘It’s already been over a week since the promised time passed. It’s a story that the older brother and older sister were caught going north and are being severely checked, or something quite serious has happened… Perhaps…’

Monohorn’s thinking flows extremely negatively.

Whack, Whack!

I shake his head vigorously.

At the same time as he comes to his senses, even the ominous thoughts that burrow into his head are scattered.

‘If something really big happened, there’s no way they wouldn’t publicize it to me. If the purpose is to somehow break the will, then not taking advantage of such a golden opportunity is an idiot. You have to believe. Nothing will happen. No, something happened to my brother and sister, but he must be holding on somehow and coming here.’

He nods his head, further strengthening his hypothesis.

It was a kind of self brainwashing.

‘My brother and sister must have been spotted by those damn snipers. And so far you will be successfully running away. However, since the snipers were completely blocking the way to the north, they probably hadn’t arrived yet. Then…’

Cadde deuk.

Grit it again

“I have no choice but to endure more…!”

Burn the will

Tup, Tup!

Monohorn touched the ground,

“Keuuuuu…!”

Device geek.
Swoop.

Hard to raise one’s body

It was very easy to fall down, but getting up again is so difficult that it is difficult to describe in words.

“Iiiiik…!”

At last,

Dump.

“Ahhh…”

Can’t get up

The strength is released, and he sits down again.

“I’m sick…”

When your body doesn’t follow your heart,

I’m sorry.
Dump.

Leaning against Ada’s bunker, Monohorn suddenly lay down.

When the body is comfortable, the mind is also comfortable.

If you give up getting up, you will be able to afford more.

“The baby to eat … Okaya, there is no end, just very …”

Mono Horn opens her eyes at her enemies.

As if he confirmed that he couldn’t control his body properly, he could see the enemies moving quietly from a distance.

Unlike in the past, it seemed that the main power was to be put in earnest.

‘Should I hide Ada in the sea? There’s nothing I can’t do… No. As soon as you try to push it into the sea, the chances of being sniped are too great. Armor isn’t safe either. Neither the sky, nor the speed of the ground, anywhere is safe…’

Nervousness creeps in again.

‘Ah… What to do…’

Frustration creeps in.

No matter how hard I try to burn my will, it’s not easy.

Due to accumulated fatigue, and due to the lack of suitable means, the imaginable ending was always catastrophic.

Tired.

At some point,

Squeak.

Monohorn’s eyes closed.

He falls asleep without even knowing it.

Flash!

“Kuhh…!”

I wake up covered in a cold sweat.

Asleep, no, he dozed off for less than ten seconds,

“Hee-eok, hee-eok, hee-eok, hee-eok…!”

Thump thump thump thump thump!

He is very frightened, as if he had died and then came back to life.

Monohorn’s heart starts beating like crazy.

Knock!
Whoops!

Monohorn grabs his heart.

As he finds himself about to give up, a crippling fear sets in.

‘No… ! Ada and Mamang… ! I can’t let you put yourself in danger because of me… !’

Kku-gu-gu-guk!

The monohorn gave a lot of strength to the hand that gripped the heart area.

Crunchy!

Clothes are torn,

Ugh, eughjijijik!
Rumble.

The flesh is ripped off.

However, as if this was not the first time, his clothes were almost rags.

Frustrated several times, he must have captured his heart as many times as that number.

Again,

“I won’t lose…!”

Cad de de de de deuk!

Disappointment once again.

Even if it collapses again sooner or later, I still burn my will.

“I am…!”

Mono Horn distorts his face like a yaksha.

That moment,

Whoa oh oh!

A damp wind from the south hits Monohorn in the face.

A very cold wind, unlike before, begins to blow from the land towards the sea.

At the same time,

Swoop.

Dark clouds cover the sky.

The whole world goes dark.

“Uh, uh…?”

Monohorn looks at the sky with a blank face.

The sky, which had been clear until just a moment ago, turned into deep darkness in an instant.

Sarak, Sarak, Saralarak.

Thick snowflakes start to fall.

It wasn’t the occasional flurry of snow.

Snow with very large particles, never seen in the area, begins to cover the whole world.

Immediately after that,

– Monohorn!

“Who, sister…?”

Margarita’s voice echoed in Monohorn’s ears.

CEE profit.

The corners of his mouth begin to rise gradually.

Up, up.

“You’ve come just in time.”

– Sorry. Are you very late?

“It’s okay. Me and Ada too.”

– We’re fine. No one hurt I’m fine.

“As you can see, I’m fine too.”

Her subtle sense of incongruity is felt in her conversation with her.

Monohorn couldn’t miss it.

“Sister, are you overdoing it right now? It will take a little longer to come, right?”

– Please bear with me a little longer. I haven’t gotten far enough to have a real-time conversation yet, but I’ve managed to get there from the snow cloud first. We’re flying, hiding among the snow clouds. Because the snipers were more closely spaced the further north we went, the pace of our advance north was a bit, no, frankly, very slow. But since the whole area was covered in snow clouds, we should be arriving really soon.

Monohorn laughs bitterly.

Because she could hear her rambling words and how urgent her heart was.

“Brother and sister must have struggled without sleeping properly, um, they must be struggling.”

– Suffer for four days, no, three days. Soon… It’s hard to say, but we’ll be there by then.

“Yes, got it.”

Wink, wink.

Mono Horn nodded her head vigorously.

Hope arises

The endless pain brought Mono Horn her frustration.

But as the end began to show, he was able to squeeze a little more power.

“Three days, no, I’ll hold out for a week or so. Please come slowly, sister.”

– Cheer up. I love you, our monohorn.

“I love you, my Margarita.”

Monohorn’s face starts to glow.

A look of ferocity begins to appear on his face.

Between his lips,

Heh heh heh heh…

A cold laugh comes out.

Photon’s smile flows out.

“These bastards…”

Hard, hard, hard.

He grins and grinds his teeth

He looked no different than a madman.

– 2 –

Immediately after seeing the Monohorn staggering and collapsing,

“It will be over soon.”

“Still, I will not relax until the end, Your Majesty.”

“Yeah, that’s what it should be.”

Regal and Luxardo look at each other and smile like winners.

The commanders also chat in a slightly relaxed atmosphere.

Confident of victory, intoxicated by it.

At that time,

Swoop.

“Hmm?”

“What is this…?”

The light that leaked through the window faded in an instant.

Silence finds

When a sudden strange phenomenon occurs in broad daylight, everyone becomes nervous in an instant, as if they were covered with cold water.

“Luxard too. Send someone right now to find out what happened.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Also, request communications from the head butler and the special ops agents operating in the unexplored south to collect comprehensive information on the current situation.”

“Insect!”

Tat tat tat!
Beep, beep!
Beep!

Luxardo and his soldiers begin to busily move.

Within,

“Omg…!”

“This…!”

“Why?!”

Astonishment begins to erupt from the commanders’ mouths.

Regal’s eyebrows furrowed.

“What’s going on?”

“Correspondence is not connected with the home!”

“Failed to establish communication with Special Operations Agents!”

“What…?”

Regal can’t hide her embarrassment either.

Yesterday, no, even just a moment ago, there had been no reports of communication failures, so his perplexity was even greater.

“What about the other regions?”

“Currently communicating with troops operating in unexplored areas smoothly!”

“Anyway, some or all of the communication relay magic tools heading south are estimated to have been damaged!”

As they report, the commanders’ faces turn to contemplation.

It was because it was presumed that the enemies had hit the communication magic tools and relay device magic tools without realizing it.

In addition, as the year-end approached, the temperature was also dropping unusually, so soldiers could die in droves if they did not secure enough supplies.

If you don’t, you could face the worst situation where no one survives even if you succeed in capturing the target.

At that time,

Courage!

“Your majesty!”

A junior commander bursts into the command center in contemplation.

He was the one whom Luxardo had sent outside to investigate the situation.

“What happened?”

“Heavy snow, heavy snow is coming!”

“Heavy snow…? So suddenly?”

“That’s right! It’s snowing so much that it’s hard to see clearly! It’s completely dark outside!”

“This…”

Regal’s face contorted.

This area had been very dry throughout the winter, so he hadn’t expected it to be hit by heavy snow either.

There were no snowshoes, no snow removal equipment, and at least no cheap snow removal systems made by low-level alchemists.

In addition, heavy snow makes it difficult to operate snipers and makes it difficult for infantry to advance.

Needless to say, soldiers buried in the snow and freezing to death would appear one after another.

“Request communication from any of the Grand Shamans.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

When Regal gave the order,

Piririk.

– Whooooo, glory to this royal family!

Immediately, the Communications Officer connects communications to the Operation Grand Shaman.

He seemed to respond to the communication in bad weather with a blizzard,

– What, slurp, why, Your Majesty… ?

It was very difficult to respond to the conversation.

The noise created by the wind was also so mixed up that it was difficult to have a proper conversation.

However, he didn’t ask the same question over and over again, as if it wasn’t difficult to understand what Regal was saying.

“Does this heavy snow seem to have been created by sorcery, magic, or some other kind of supernatural ability?”

– That’s right, woowook, thick, purrrr!

“Right.”

Regal somehow manages to figure it out too.

He was extremely annoyed due to the poor communication, but he did not vent his anger on his servants.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t lost my self-control yet.

“How long do you think it will last?”

– Prediction, wheei, no, woo woo woo, 10 days, shii!

Noise is heavily mixed.

Regal’s eyebrows furrowed even more.

It is unclear whether it is because of the noise or because of the prediction that it may last for about 10 days.

“Okay. Take good care of the soldiers so they don’t freeze to death.”

Piririk.

The communication connection is abruptly disconnected.

It didn’t seem intentional.

“Your majesty.”

“Speak.”

Luxardo cautiously opens his mouth.

“It seems that communication is not smooth because of the unprecedented heavy snowfall.”

“Is it?”

“Yes. Communication loss due to bad weather such as heavy rain or heavy snow is a common occurrence in the field.”

“Hmm…”

Whoops, whoops.

Regal nods her head.

His brows widen a bit.

By being able to estimate even the cause of the communication loss, it was possible to afford a little bit of leeway.

And if Luxardo’s estimate is correct, the worst won’t have happened, at least as far as the unexplored south has been devastated.

“And this heavy snowfall must have been created by one of the test subjects?”

“So it is.”

“Hmm… It sounds like reinforcements are coming. This isn’t the time to relax. I’ll have to push him away, even if it’s a little overbearing.”

“You are right, Your Majesty.”

Swoop.

Regal slowly turns her head.

Look north

Looking at the distant coastline.

“Before communication is cut off due to heavy snowfall, gather marine troops on the shore. Let’s finish.”

“Insect!”

Regal burns his will.

What he burned was made of crystals of pure desire.