How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 29

It wasn’t surprising.

It was because I had always thought that this might be the case ever since I met the family head who lost his son.

The real Xian’s death.

It’s possible that it was an incident that wasn’t an accident.

Even so, the gaju didn’t tell it to himself.

‘There’s no way I didn’t know about this guy’s survival.’

He looked down coldly at Verium as he twisted on the floor.

After the accident, Agrid’s investigative team conducted a thorough search of the scene. I checked the corpses of everyone on board, including the corpse of the young master.

That one of the corpses was missing. There was no way the head of the family did not know such an important fact.

Even so, I didn’t talk to myself.

‘You must have been thinking of catching a big fish with me as bait.’

He was literally using himself as bait.

If an assassination is suspected.

What would the culprit think if the target he thought he had killed was still alive and roaming around?

Won’t you try to kill me again?

However, if this is his solo crime, it will be over if he is immediately tracked down and caught.

But how did you release it?

That means the householder has another plan.

And maybe that’s it.

‘I’m thinking of pulling it up very slowly.’

The existence of someone who might be behind Verium.

It means that the head of state thinks that Beriam could not have done it alone.

The existence behind it is probably the one the family head is looking at.

Herself and Beriam are just chess pieces that are being used conveniently in their fights.

‘It’s all speculation, though.’

It’s just speculation without any evidence. The worst possibility he could think of.

But Xian knew it well.

The worst possibility is the fact that it fits with a very high probability.

“What was that scream!”

“what’s the matter! Did the ghoul come in!?”

“I don’t think so?”

The eyes of the nearby mercenaries were focused on this side at the sound of Beriam’s scream.

Among them were Raina and Ian.

Droned was not there as he was building a barricade on the other side.

“draft?”

“What’re you doing!? who is he?”

As our eyes focused, Verium opened her mouth to say something.

It’s not a cyan to leave it alone. He brought the tip of his sword a little closer.

The sword pierced his neck, and a trickle of blood flowed out.

“Kuh… … !”

As if the intention to shut up was conveyed well, Beriam shut her mouth with a distorted face.

Xian talked to the people around him without taking his eyes off him.

“Perhaps he is the one who caused this ghoul commotion.”

“what? What are you talking about?”

“Making this commotion?”

Of course, the gaze returned that he did not know the English language.

“I was just fighting an unusual ghoul and missed by someone’s magic. The guy who used that magic is this guy.”

There was no time to elaborate.

Most of the mercenaries had a dubious look on their faces.

But Ian, Rayna, and the mercenaries who almost died from the odd ghoul believed Xian’s words.

In fact, they witnessed the water curtain that blocked Xian’s sword at that time.

They winked at each other and surrounded Verium as if besieging them.

‘sh*t!’

Looking at the situation, Beriam swallowed disgust.

It was not difficult to break through the mercenaries who were still dubious at a distance.

The same goes for breaking through the people around you from a little distance away.

However, it seemed very difficult to get away from Xian, who was holding a sword in front of him.

‘This bastard is that Xian? This bastard who used to talk about women like a f*cking god is this guy?’

I couldn’t quite comprehend it.

But now, the cold blade digging into his throat was undoubtedly a reality.

The fact that Xian was holding the handle of the knife as well.

He rolled his eyes as best he could and looked around.

Suddenly, a woman caught my eye.

‘Who is that woman?’

This is the woman she saw with Xian when he was secretly watching Xian in the crowd at the entrance of the ruins.

He’s probably a student at Everweil.

The name I was called before… … Was it Raina?

‘It’s that year.’

It was clearly attached to Xian. Maybe a lover or something like that.

He poured mana into the bell in his bosom.

“Poetry, Xi’an. I think there is some misunderstanding… … .”

“I will hear your excuses later. Let’s talk about those ghouls for now.”

Waves that are inaudible to human ears resonate.

No one in the room, not even Xian, noticed.

Waves made up of Verium’s magical power spread far away, carried by the tone of the forbidden decree.

and.

“W-what are you talking about! I just came here to hunt and got stuck here!”

“Not even funny… … .”

coo-!

The ruins vibrated.

“what!”

“The ghouls have started attacking!”

“there! I don’t know what it is, but look at solving it quickly!”

The ghouls tightly surrounded the ruins and started attacking.

They crashed into the barricade and rushed to break through the entrance.

“… … .”

Xian’s eyes made a decision.

Ignoring the confusion around him, he swung his sword.

Chew!

“Quaaagh!”

Beriam struggled.

From the shoulder blades across the chest to the sides.

The skin cracked and blood gushed out.

“Come quickly, Fredel!!!”

he cried out in a fever.

At that moment, Xian’s eyes widened and he turned his body to the side.

Kwagwagwang!

A ghoul broke through the barricade right next to it, which Verium had pretended to build.

Dirty with blood and dust, but dressed in luxurious clothes.

The unusual ghoul, Fredel the Blood Knight, attacked like a beast and fired a rounds kick.

“Quit!”

Xian raised his sword and blocked the guy’s feet.

Then, the entire sword that was blocked bounced off.

Quaang-!

“Gu, the ghouls have entered!”

Confusion spread even more rapidly.

Beriam’s eyes lit up.

‘Now!’

He immediately got up and ran.

Then, seeing the flying Xian, he snatched the restless woman as it was.

“Kyaaak!”

Verium flung herself out of the collapsed barricade.

“It’s like this dog! If you want to get your girl back… … !”

Beriam, who was about to splash out with one last word.

But as he spoke, his eyes widened in astonishment.

An ink-colored sword was flying towards him, spinning fiercely.

“this… … Gagging!”

I immediately tried to run away, but turned around, but to no avail.

A black sword was lodged in his stomach.

This is not the time to say anything.

Beriam threw herself outside, dripping blood.

He didn’t even notice that the sword stuck in his stomach shook and disappeared.

“Leave this!”

“Stun me!”

I threw the struggling Reina towards the blood knight.

The blood knight punched her in the stomach.

Reina’s fingertips trembled, and she lost consciousness and drooped.

A blood knight wrapped her around her shoulder.

“sh*t… … Zenzaaa!!”

Beriam’s swearing sound resonated far into the ruins.

Xian grabbed the black sword that returned to his hand in his spiritual form.

‘Ugh uh uh uh uh… … .’

Ravi muttered to himself as if he were drunk.

It seems that he was quite dizzy because the sword flew while rotating fiercely.

I wanted to say something, but it wasn’t like that right now.

“Raina!”

Ian fell into a half-panic in the maddening situation.

Xian quickly surveyed the situation around him.

The ghouls are on the offensive as if they are about to push in.

The mercenaries blocking it.

Unfortunately or fortunately, it didn’t seem like it would break through that easily.

Originally built for that purpose, the internal structure of the ruins was an advantageous structure for defense.

“Ian.”

“Poetry, Xi’an! Raina… … !”

“Ian Belchester!”

Xian tightly gripped Ian’s shoulder.

Ian suddenly came to his senses.

“Track him. We have to strike before we can prepare our posture.”

“Uh, uh, yes! Oh wait, droned? Wouldn’t it be safe to take him too?”

“Drones are slow, so no.”

Perhaps because of its size, the dronds were slow on their feet. Maybe because it’s a support mage, he didn’t train that much.

Either way, it didn’t fit the current situation, where we had to chase each other as quickly as possible.

“Follow me. Being with you is enough.”

“Oh, uh yeah. okay!”

Xian flew outside the ruins with Ian.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t worried about the remaining mercenaries or drones, but right now Reina had priority.

His eyes scanned the floor.

“let’s go.”

“huh.”

After confirming the bloodstains dripping there, the two kicked the ground.

* * *

“Kuh… … Keugh… … .”

The place where Beriam arrived with a hole in his stomach was a nearby tower.

A place that was prepared in case of an emergency.

It was a ruin in the form of a tall tower.

Beriam, the blood knight, and the fainted Reina arrived in the room on the first floor.

“sh*t… … need to be treated soon… … .”

He sat down on the ground with his back leaning against the wall.

Then he took out a water bottle and poured it over himself.

Wounds from the palms of the hands, from the shoulder to the side, and finally to the stomach.

Each one was tolerable, but it was not easy to see because there were three of them.

There was also blood shed while fleeing this far.

“Whoa… … .”

The water poured into the body seeps into the wound.

It hasn’t healed at all yet, but this alone was sufficient for first aid.

Now, all you have to do is head down there… … .

– Shuuk!

Then, something flew towards him.

Verium opened her eyes wide and hurriedly dodged her upper body to the side.

The identity of what flew in was a rain sword for throwing.

“This year… … .”

Reina, who suddenly opened her eyes as if she had come to her senses, was aiming for her.

Even when the ambush failed, she did not stop. He immediately reached into his bosom and took out the next sack.

In comparison, all Beriam did was lightly chin.

puck!

“Ah!”

The blood knight kicked her in the stomach.

Chaeng-Geurang!

A few more drops of rain fell from her arms.

The blood knight searched her body with his violent hands and removed all his armaments.

Cha cha cha cha window.

In the rain, in the iron ball, in the short sword, in the rope. Weapons poured out like mountains.

Verium put on a tired expression.

Where did you carry that slender body like that?

“Let go! Let go of this!”

“Tie it up well.”

Reina struggled and kicked several times, but it was of no use to the blood knight.

The blood knight took out a chain and began restraining Reina’s body.

“What are you doing bastard! Why are you attacking us! Are you a terrorist targeting Everwhale?!”

“… … .”

Verium glanced at her as she was using a pickpocket.

Then, tsk, he clicked his tongue and talked.

“It has nothing to do with Everwhale. What I’m after is that cyan.”

“what… … ?”

“It’s because of your lover that you’re in this situation. That’s why people should have gone out and dated.”

“For what reason… … Kyaaak!”

After pouring all the water, Verium tossed the empty water bottle at her.

It was nothing special.

Then he took out a bell from his bosom and rang it.

“Ugh… … .”

“that that… … .”

Then the waiting Ghouls gathered.

Reina shuddered and took a step back.

After taking a look at her, Verium instructed the ghouls.

“Take this b*tch to the top. Keep an eye on them so they don’t escape. And if there’s an attacker, take your time as much as possible.”

One of the ghouls wrapped around Reina.

She struggled, but was already chained and unable to use her hands or feet.

“Fredel, you come with me. Go underground.”

The priority is to recover from wounds and replenish the military strength.

For that, I had to go underground.

However, he couldn’t hide his anxiety.

The worst situation for him now was nothing else.

‘Si’an that baby, are you coming here?’

The worst thing is that Xian doesn’t follow him.

It was the worst thing for him when he left the woman and went out and shut himself up in the family.

The odds were never low.

The Xian he knew was a guy who had no hesitation in abandoning others.

‘That’s why I brought my lover… … .’

If it was a man, he would throw it away unconditionally, but if it was a woman, and if it was a lover, he might come back to retrieve it.

It was a gamble on it.

‘I can’t help it. Either way, healing the wound comes first.’

It’s a no-brainer choice.

Because I can’t do anything with such a big wound.

Now I had no choice but to heal my wounds and pray for him to come after me.

and after some time

―Coooung!

Verium, who was deeply embedded in the basement, felt the ground shaking.

he smiled.

“You’re here.”