I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 263

#When I returned, the family was ruined (264)

The shadow frowned. The power of the veil was saved until the last moment. I had no intention of using this at all. Who would want to use technology that destroys life indiscriminately? Life was also precious to rulers.

nevertheless.

I had no choice but to use it. If there had been even a little bit of delay in implementing the veil, it would have pierced both arms and pierced the heart. For the dragon race, the heart was one of the most precious organs. Collect mana through the heart and embody power through the heart. It was an absolutely indispensable organ, like the gills of a fish.

In pitch-black darkness.

Unlike the Duke, whose senses were limited, Shadow’s five senses were more keenly awakened than ever. Not only had the severed arm already been regenerated perfectly, but thanks to the thick darkness, it was filled with even more vitality than before. He now possessed more power than ever before.

I will make you pay for your arrogance.

A disturbing image passed over the duke’s body. Beyond the brilliantly burning flames, a darkness strong enough to disturb the interior was injected. It was so powerful that any normal living being would die without even having time to react.

Because his darkness was full of murderous intent. The killing intent is so powerful that just by encountering it, all organs in the body shrivel, blood vessels constrict, and the heart stops beating at once.

This was his playground. A playground so cruel that no living thing can survive for a short period of time.

However, that premise did not apply to the duke. The darkness had clearly wreaked havoc inside the duke’s body. Despite this, the duke’s vitality did not diminish one bit. It was only for a moment that the internal flame lost its firepower.

Before I knew it, the white flames that had begun to burn brightly again were seen driving out the darkness at once. The shadow frowned. It was a terrible regenerative power that had never been seen in any other living thing.

Are the undead handled by warlocks like this? The duke was like a high-ranking undead infused with endless dark magic.

‘Damn it.’

once. twice. The number of times darkness passed by the Duke’s new form increased. A Duke whose five senses are extremely developed, but whose five senses are limited.

Even a dark space that can be used endlessly. I thought Seunggi was leaning towards me.

However, as time passed, that thought became smaller and smaller. The mighty flame was forcing the shadow to make a sacrifice every time it went on the offensive. The darkness surrounding my body is fading away quickly.

In order to recover, I had to bring in more darkness. This was never free. If it had been possible to utilize the darkness without any cost, the shadow would have long ago risen to the top of all rulers. Perhaps he could even take on the position of the dragon lord, the master of all dragons.

Even before the Duke urged him to use his last power, the surrounding area would have been immediately enveloped in darkness.

A shadow chewed on the inside of my mouth. The darkness that spread around him was his energy. The source of life that I have kept tightly in my heart throughout my life. By opening it all up in just one moment, you can gain overwhelming power. When the darkness fades, it means that your life is shaking like a candle. The shadow had an accurate understanding of its power.

That’s why I felt it.

’10 minutes at most…’

The duke was his natural enemy. Since ancient times, fire has been one of the most useful tools to drive away darkness.

After 10 minutes, it will become nearly impossible to maintain the veil.

From then on, you will start worrying about how much time you have left in your life.

In any case, one thing was certain.

‘That guy is also consuming a huge amount of power.’

Not only did it create a strong fire by infusing mana into vibrations, it even replaced part of its body with that of the ruler. I could guess it just by looking at it. He is a human who has only recently reached the level of transcendence. It will never be possible to maintain it for a long time.

Either him or yourself.

In fact, it was a battle of endurance.

There is just one difference.

This means that while he uses a substitute called mana instead of life, he consumes the source of life at every moment. We only clashed for about 3 minutes at most, but we ended up using nearly 20% of the darkness of the veil.

Now, rather than embarrassment, nervousness was weighing on the shadow’s body. Could this really be his grave, just as that arrogant person said?

‘…That can’t be possible.’

At best, we are only human. A creature that can be used as livestock. There was no way a great being like himself would die from such a lowly being.

‘…shit!’

It is wrong to have these thoughts floating around in your head. However, it was inevitable to feel afraid.

To be confident that he could enjoy eternal life just because he was the ruler, he had already seen similar beings turned into corpses and turned into materials for armor. Just because you are yourself, there is no law that prevents you from becoming material.

Just then…

I saw the Duke smiling brightly in the darkness. Since the curtain was just a tool to make one’s eyes more open, the shadow was able to watch it clearly.

“Is this all you have? “If so, what I said would be exactly right.”

―…On the subject of lowly humans….

“I don’t think this is something to be said by a guy who can’t handle even a lowly human properly.”

-die!

The shadow, unable to hold back its anger, rushed at him at once. A darkness more vicious than ever gathered in both hands. With a force that seemed to scrape everything from the neck to the heart and other internal organs.

At that moment…

the Duke’s eyes sparkled as if he had caught his prey.

“I’m just as weak to provocation as him.”

Nervousness and anger.

Is it because of the emotions that exploded? In an instant, the force of the shadow exploded in all directions.

As if he had finally caught it, the divine sword pierced the shadowy figure wrapped in darkness with great precision.

He urgently blocked the front with his arms, but it wasn’t enough to tear away the black darkness engulfed in flames, so he gently dug into his shoulder.

Suddenly!

―Wow!

As if darkness had penetrated the human body. This time, a pure white flame began to burn the inside of the shadow.

Like a poisonous animal, the flame never lost its will to fight. The shadow hastily retreated and began to pour darkness into the interior. If you leave it alone, it will burn everything inside your body. An enormous amount of darkness was consumed in the work of digestion.

A shadow crept into the corner of the tent. The shadow had an intuition that the balance of the battle had completely collapsed due to the blow a moment ago.

Even though they used the veil, they were unable to gain an overwhelming advantage. Rather, the results were close to half and half. This was the reason why the shadow lost its temper.

Because something unexpected has happened in my life. That’s also true for a kid who recently got his transcendence. The results were fatal. Because the weight of the scale is completely tilted to one side.

The shadow’s eyes began to shake more violently than ever before in its life.

* * *

Easy. So easy.

This was the feeling I felt while dealing with the shadow. He was neither as hard nor persistent as the tyrant. He was like a despicable assassin. Moreover, he was far ahead in terms of attribute advantages and disadvantages.

The difference in power was so different from when dealing with the tyrant. The result revealed an overwhelming push for one ruler. Moreover, Shadow was one of the rulers who could gain a huge advantage if they knew information in advance.

Because all the results were combined into one, a completely different result than that of a tyrant would have been revealed. Ethan spoke in the pitch-black darkness.

“You know that death is near.”

―….

The shadow did not respond to this provocation. but. If you get hit once and then get hit again right away, you will be no different from a wild animal. At least the rulers were people who knew how to think. I wouldn’t be that stupid.

Still, it didn’t matter. Because Ethan knew that he had completely secured his victory with a single blow a moment ago.

The darkness of the tent had become much fainter than it had been at first. When I was first trapped, I couldn’t even see the objects in front of me properly, but now I was able to vaguely see the surrounding scenery. Should I say it feels like a thick fog has settled in? That wasn’t the only thing that changed. The darkness that had clung to my entire body like a tick and robbed my five senses had now faded to the point where it was difficult to see with the naked eye.

A clearer sense. Although his own strength was not greatly reduced, his shadow had fallen to a miserable level. Ethan spoke in a clear tone, as if declaring an unchangeable truth.

“There is no way for you to escape.”

There is no life within a 2km radius. Because it was destroyed by flames. As if that wasn’t enough, the shadow has been weakened to the point where it can be seen. Even if you unravel the curtain and run away, you will soon be caught up. However, there were no reinforcements.

If it existed, it would have come running long ago.

In fact, the battle is over. It was an enemy so trivial that it was not even worth using a hollow sword.

Right then――.

A voice was heard.

―…Let’s make a deal.

“…transaction?”

Ethan opened his mouth.

Meanwhile, the shadow continued speaking.

-…okay. Now my men have infiltrated the duchy. As if that wasn’t enough, even family members from all over Heidern are flocking here.

“so?”

-Don’t you know the result? I know you’re strong. However, the power of ordinary people and knights may not be great. There will be massacre.

“Are you going to use that as a hostage to beg for your life?”

―…Do you want to see the people who only follow you face death?

“What an ugly shadow.”

―….

“Shall I tell you one truth?”

-…truth?

“I already knew about your tendencies. Of course I thought there would be an attack. “Then what should I have done?”

Ethan spoke through the quiet silence.

“Just as you are now facing death to me, your descendants will also face the same outcome.”

The power of the Dragon Slayer has increased incomparably compared to before. That wasn’t the only thing Ethan prepared. It wasn’t enough to ask for help from Heidern’s high-ranking noble family…

“This is my subordinate who signed a contract with the Spirit Lord. Have you ever thought about why you didn’t show up?”

―No way…

“Everything must have burned down by now?”

Immediately after detecting a shadow. He secretly gave orders to Ysera and the Dragon Slayer who were living in seclusion.

Defend the duchy.

Because I knew the nature of the shadow, I was able to prepare in advance.

“You’re saying that your petty threats can’t save your life.”

―…Do you think that will prevent all deaths?

“I didn’t even think of that in the first place.”

Someone will face death.

I never once thought about saving everyone while fighting against the dragon people.

I just try to protect it.

Even if you tried your best, it was inevitable that you would have to make sacrifices. Moreover, decisively.

“Killing you right here and now would be the shortcut to preventing a greater sacrifice.”

So this was a deal that could not be established.

“So die.”

A weaker shadow.

It wasn’t difficult to figure out its location. Especially when they are having a friendly conversation.

Phew!

The divine sword pierced the shadow’s body.