Chapter 137 – Overlord’s Red Dream

The red dream of the Overlord.

A female knight wearing Class 1 mana armor called ‘Overlord’s Red Dream ()’ was confronting the extraordinary entity.

The Yellow Dragon harboring thunderclouds occasionally revealed itself and exhaled breath, but it could not stop her as she advanced with her red spear.

Even after Rashid returned, the fight between the two was still in full swing, and their momentum was still surging.

‘There is no one else but the Empress.’

Watching from a distance, Rashid was somewhat certain of her identity.

Since he had also seen a red knight like that for the first time, and there was no possible person other than her.

‘To think she is on par with Zodiac.’

He couldn’t gauge her martial level after finishing the Blood Succession Ceremony, but seeing her confront Zodiac, he got a rough idea.

At least, she seemed not much different from his current self.

‘If I join in, it will become more certain.’

If he intruded like this and targeted Zodiac together, he could find out more surely.

If the red knight helped him execute Zodiac, it would probably be 100%.

Rashid joined the battlefield.

The two knights began to push Zodiac back with fierce momentum.

Two knights when even one was overwhelming.

Moreover, they were opponents who did not submit to the Dragon’s Eye.

Perhaps Zodiac also found it overwhelming, as even gaps that were not visible before appeared, and the two knights fiercely dug into those gaps.

Spear and sword mercilessly pierced Zodiac.

But it was not the end.

Shedding his human guise, Zodiac revealed his giant true form.

Lightning struck terrifyingly in the area, and the angry Yellow Dragon did not stop breathing breath from its mouth.

Even amid the increasingly violent offensive of the Yellow Dragon,

the two knights stood firm and fought against Zodiac, and as the day dawned, the outline of the victor was somewhat established.

Zodiac collapsed.

The Yellow Dragon fell, and the Yellow Dragon, losing its power, returned to human form.

However, the previous intimidation was nowhere to be found, and what remained in the place was a female swordsman of Murim who was on the verge of her end.

Her ink-colored robe was already worn out and no different from rags, and her haggard appearance was hard to look at with open eyes.

-I thought I was almost there…

However, that voice was by no means that of a woman.

-Is it karma?

The merciless spearpoint that hid mercy pierced Zodiac’s heart, and the subsequent sword strike ruthlessly sent Zodiac’s head flying.

Even though his head was severed, his golden eyes showed no signs of closing yet.

Before long, the jet-black knight cast a shadow over his vision.

His visor opened, and he spoke, looking down at him with a cold gaze.

“When you threw something weird into someone else’s house, wasn’t this something you had already resolved yourself for?”

With his head severed,

Zodiac laughed.

-At least… I will avoid being a World-Destroying Sinner.

Fwoosh!

As Zodiac, who was turning into ash, showed his end, a welcome message rose in Rashid’s vision.

-You have completed the main linked quest ‘Stop Zodiac’.

-As a reward, you have obtained ‘Black Dragon Blade’ and ‘All Stats +1’.

It was a long fight that lasted through the night.

Before long, dawn was breaking, and at the same time Zodiac ended, the sound of the wyvern’s roar descended upon the area.

Rashid’s gaze turned toward the red knight who had shared this fight with him.

“Who are you? I’m seeing a knight like you for the first time.”

Although he asked out of courtesy, the red knight climbed onto the wyvern that descended roughly, and then suddenly departed.

A knight riding a wyvern.

It was an appearance that symbolized the Order’s Knighthood.

‘Is there a need to hide it?’

Such a thought occurred to him, but…

In any case, it was quite surprising that she had helped him defeat Zodiac.

After a while.

She, who had been fighting the Dharma Officers who survived the explosion, also returned.

All fighting had ended.

* * *

Cracks began to form in the Time-Stopping Array of All Phenomena that imprisoned the Evil God.

They had imprisoned the Evil God with all their might, but in the end, temporarily binding the Evil God’s feet was all they could do.

The immortals guarding the array sought the Yellow Dragon, who had crossed over to another dimensional system.

“Just when are you returning? This is the limit now.”

“If this is the case, isn’t there no point in opening the Gate-Opening Array? We just wasted power on a useless place!”

As the immortals became greatly shaken, the cracking of the array began to accelerate.

To block this, the most pure and noble one stepped forward and encouraged everyone.

“There is no way he does not know the situation here. He will definitely return without delaying long. So do not abandon your faith, and hold out until the final moment!”

“That’s right. If we succeed, I have no doubt that he will return like lightning.”

“Let’s hold out longer! If we succeed, the Evil God will no longer be able to plague this world.”

The immortals joined hands again and hardened the array even further.

The Evil God’s momentum paused briefly, but soon, as a group following the Evil God appeared, the situation rapidly worsened.

“Oh no! Over there are the followers of the Evil God! We can no longer maintain the array!”

“Just when is the Yellow Dragon coming?”

“At this rate…”

The Evil God’s minions began to sweep through the immortals who composed the Time-Stopping Array of All Phenomena.

The array dissolved, and the Evil God, who had been caught in time, also began to resume activity.

The immortals who held out until the end also had no choice but to face a miserable end.

Among the horde of the Evil God sweeping the immortals, a woman pierced the brow of a certain immortal with a sword.

“Dokgo Ji…”

She was no different from a lackey of the Evil God.

The black-haired woman spearheaded the group and literally swept away the group of immortals who were employing various arrays in the area.

Since even the array had been blocked,

now there would be nothing to save this world.

It was the end of the world.

* * *

Zodiac was finished.

Rashid thought he could breathe a sigh of relief with this.

Since if even the Evil God had crossed over, it would have ended right there.

‘I’m sorry, but the Evil God cannot be caught. In the end, this is the best bet.’

Stopping Zodiac to prevent the transmission of the Evil God.

That was the best.

Of course, the other world where the Evil God would remain was none of his business.

Whether it perished or not, what did it matter?

‘Since from the start it was something unrelated to us. It’s someone else’s household affair.’

“Congratulations.”

Kaiser stood before Rashid.

“For what?”

“Zodiac is finished.”

A smile finally spread across Kaiser’s lips.

“Have you finally dealt with him? Ha, this life is also finished now. I was really on edge thinking that cross-dressing woman would visit again. She still appears in my dreams.”

“More than I thought…”

Rashid continued speaking as he recalled yesterday’s memory.

“It wasn’t that tough. I received help.”

“Help?”

“I’ll tell you later for now. I also need confirmation.”

The red knight.

She was likely the Empress, but even so, it was hard to assert.

‘I can just go and ask.’

“Anyway, I came to deliver these words. You can leave now. Since you are free.”

Having a short meeting with Kaiser like that, Rashid headed straight to the Order’s Knighthood.

The inside of the knighthood, where wearing masks had become a trend, gave a different feeling than before due to the masked knights.

Rashid roughly grasped her location with the help of the Vice Commander, and before long moved to the wyvern breeding ground to look for her.

Finding her was not very difficult.

Since she, whose eyes were covered with a mask, was sharing a deep communion with a wyvern.

Mindful of the wyverns flapping nearby, Rashid approached her and spoke.

“Here you were. I came looking for you after asking the Vice Commander.”

Patting the wyvern, she turned her head and gave him a look.

Even though her eyes were covered, that gaze was extremely natural.

“Inquisitor.”

“Would you like to step out and talk with me for a moment? I have something to say. Here… there are quite a lot of wyverns. Since I dislike wyverns.”

She did not particularly refuse.

Rashid, who went outside the breeding ground with her, started the conversation as they strolled along the outer side of the knighthood headquarters.

“The other day, I met a certain knight. It was a knight wearing red-colored mana armor. Moreover, it was Class 1 mana armor. It was a mana armor completely unknown to the world, and people who can possess such mana armor are extremely rare. Since in the first place, they won’t even manufacture it if it’s not for a suitable person.”

She did not answer and maintained silence.

“I will ask you straightforwardly. Was that knight Your Majesty?”

The footsteps of the two stopped.

She stood looking at him.

“Inquisitor. Why do you think that was me?”

She looked calm, but Rashid was somewhat convinced.

“Because there is no other candidate besides Your Majesty.”

His words continued.

“Her skill was very amazing. I’ve seen such a knight for the first time in my life. Declaredly, she is a person who didn’t exist before. A person who suddenly appeared.”

The martial power of that knight was.

at a similar level to his own without implanting the Immortal Heart.

“You are not answering. Is this such a difficult answer? It should be one of the two: yes or no.”

She looked at the emblem attached to his chest.

It was slightly crooked.

Straightening the position of the emblem, she opened her mouth.

“If you are so curious. I will answer no.”

“You say it’s not Your Majesty?”

An unexpected answer came out.

To think she would deny that.

“It looks right to me, are you just insisting on ‘no’?”

“Inquisitor.”

She moved her gaze from the emblem to his face.

From the gaze she saw, he was a simple mana entity.

His face remained only in memory.

“No one else in the world thinks that knight is me. There is no basis to think so either. Only you are guessing with some certainty.”

“To me, it just sounds like saying you want to hide it.”

“Who that knight is does not matter. What is important is.”

The tip of her finger touched his emblem.

“Just keep in mind the words I said. You are no longer alone. Because I am always watching.”

Rashid thought about the reason why she was stubbornly denying it.

Indeed, even if rumors spread that she possessed that level of martial strength, it did not seem like it would do any good.

For now, she was in exile at the Order, and her existence as one possessing martial strength like the late Emperor would be uncomfortable even for the military.

“Very well. If you do not wish to reveal it, I will also hide it for you. In fact, it doesn’t really matter. I just came to convey my thanks if that knight was indeed Your Majesty.”

“I didn’t expect the word thanks to come out of your mouth.”

“Because thanks to you, I didn’t have to make a gamble risking my life.”

Before departing, Rashid delivered these words to her.

“Telling me that I am not alone. You made a mistake there.”

When she looked puzzled, Rashid informed her of the reason very clearly.

“Next is Sayaka. She is the Heart of Infection. She is currently expanding her influence in the Allied Kingdom, knowingly or unknowingly.”

He continued speaking as if to let her hear.

“She is a fellow who must be caught unconditionally for the same reason as Zodiac. She is someone who must absolutely not be left alive. If left alone, everyone in the world will become fanatics following her.”

“Inquisitor…”

“I told you, didn’t I? That those words you said to me were a mistake.”

Rashid tapped the emblem on his chest.

“Then I shall look forward to it. Since you are always by my side.”