Chapter 1121: Weakness
Since Light Culler Murskogan didn't gain his long lifespan from his
Beyonder characteristic, Klein could only begin considering external
factors.
*The effects of a mystical item? No, he doesn't have any mystical items
on him. Aside from the Giant King's residence, there's nothing in the
vicinity either. However, that's the sleeping ground of Dark Angel
Sasrir. Furthermore, the key is with me. I don't think Murskogan would
dare or have the means to enter...*
*Who took the key to the Giant King's residence after Sasrir fell into a
slumber? Isn't that a bit too wicked? Of course, the palace without the
powers of a deity augmenting it wouldn't be able to trap a King of
Angels... Or perhaps, this key had long been transported to the Northern
Continent during the migration of the giants. Sasrir chose to sleep in
the palace because, other than a small number of existences, no one can
open the door and affect "His" sleep?*
*Was Vice Admiral Iceberg's key given to me through a roundabout manner
by the God of Knowledge and Wisdom? "He" wants to learn of Sasrir's
present state?*
*If it's not the effects of a mystical item, what could it be? Time
given by an angel from the Marauder pathway? Ignoring the possibility of
giving stolen illusory items to someone else, there needs to be an angel
or a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact from the Marauder pathway. And there aren't
any similar existences nearby... Back then, Murskogan was given a
lifespan of thousands of years at once? This... Perhaps only Amon is
capable of doing that. Clearly, "He" wouldn't help Dark Angel
Sasrir...*
*In addition, this Blasphemer's true body seems to be wandering around
the Forsaken Land of the Gods. If there were angels or Grade 0 Sealed
Artifacts of the Marauder pathway here, they might've become his food
long ago...*
*The cycle of fate? After Light Culler Murskogan's natural death,
everything begins with him guarding Sasrir again? Yes, that's possible.
If the current Murskogan is in an aged state, then it's completely
understandable how so much time has passed... Furthermore, because the
time in this loop seals centuries, it hasn't reached a node yet. It's
only normal that I didn't manage to discover any signs above the gray
fog in my haste...*
With this in mind, he quickly observed his surroundings to find traces
of the Angel of Fate, Ouroboros.
However, there was no remnant power like that.
Klein quickly retracted his gaze and continued to observe Light Culler
Murskogan's intense battle with Colin Iliad and the silver-armored
knight evil spirit.
*His Spirit Body Threads are normal, eliminating the possibility of him
already becoming a marionette... Under "true vision," his condition
isn't abnormal. This means that he isn't a figure summoned from
history...*
*The divine kingdom of the Giant King's Court is slowing down the
passing of time or aging? The former can be eliminated because my
spirituality is almost unable to support my level of observation. This
matches the amount of time the City of Silver's exploration team has
spent in this area... There is a certain chance of the latter, with life
progressing in the "sunset" state but being solidified during
"dusk"?*
*But the problem is that the ancient god, the Giant King, has already
perished. Badheil, who wields the power of dawn and the power of dusk,
has brought the divine kingdom to the astral world. It's impossible for
this King's Court to still have such a powerful influence remaining
within it...* Klein went through all the possibilities of
extending one's life that he could think of, but none of them matched
the situation of the leader of the Court Chasers.
He had no choice but to consider another possibility:
A secret art with a huge defect?
*This should be dependent on some kind of power in the Giant King's
Court. Otherwise, the range of Murskogan's activities wouldn't be so
tiny. It wouldn't take until the City of Silver's expedition team
arrived at the Giant King's residence before he took action...*
*The entity related to life inside the Giant King's Court clearly
exists, the former Goddess of Harvest, the present Earth Mother, Giant
Queen Omebella.*
As this thought flashed through his mind, he cast his gaze at the giant
statues outside the palace.
They were no different from the ones the City of Silver expedition team
had encountered along the way. They were only slightly larger.
However, after careful inspection, he noticed a small number of
abnormalities. These giant statues had the aura of life, and they
possessed a certain amount of spirituality. However, behind the mask, it
was pitch black without any dark red glow.
*This... Light Culler Murskogan had used some sort of secret technique
in the life domain to bind his spirit with the living statues. Using
them, he obtained a long life, but this results in him being limited to
such a tiny region and being unable to leave... This is very similar to
the way evil spirits exist... This way, Murskogan might not be able to
show his normal Mythical Creature form...* Klein conjured a gold
coin and flipped it up to make confirmation.
When he received an affirmation, he raised the Sea God Scepter high and
prepared to remind Little Sun through the prayer light.
At this moment, Demon Hunter Colin, who had avoided Murskogan's first
attack, suddenly ducked and circled around him, running straight for the
Giant King's residence from the side.
His gaze was locked onto those gigantic statues!
In the intense battle just now, although this City of Silver Chief had
always been at a disadvantage, he didn't give up on observing his
surroundings, nor did he stop thinking.
He was similarly puzzled as to why the leader of the Court Chasers could
live for thousands of years. When he discovered that the living giant
statues were only standing outside the palace without participating in
the battle, he had arrived at a certain conclusion.
He didn't know what exactly was going on, what principles underlay it,
or what domain it belonged to, but his rich experience in exploration,
and the intuition as a Demon Hunter, made him believe that the statues
were the crux of the problem!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
With two swords in his hands, Colin Iliad dashed forward, taking large
strides. However, he didn't run in a straight line as he zigzagged his
way forward.
Upon seeing this scene, Light Culler Murskogan let out an angry roar as
he held the broadsword in his hands and rapidly slashed forward.
His reaction proved that Colin Iliad's judgment was correct.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Demon Hunter Colin suddenly leaped away and did a roll. And above his
original trajectory, silver light appeared out of thin air and exploded,
forming a "long snake." It completely lifted the solid ground of the
King's Court, tearing open a deep chasm.
With a loud thud, Light Culler Murskogan took a step forward. His nearly
five-meter-tall body bent and smashed the silver broadsword in his hand
onto the ground.
Clang!
The area shook violently as the pillars snapped and fell into the orange
cloud beneath. The ground between the two buildings exploded layer by
layer, sending countless gravel flying.
As for Demon Hunter Colin, he had already leaped up ahead of time and
was in midair. He crossed his swords, creating an invisible barrier that
blocked the rubble that resembled an arrow.
At this moment, Murskogan, who had his back bent, bent his knee and
exerted strength into it. His massive body shot out like a meteor,
instantly closing the distance between him and Demon Hunter Colin.
During this process, the silver broadsword in his hands moved upwards.
Seeing that Demon Hunter Colin was no longer able to dodge, a bright
light suddenly shot over, accurately hitting Murskogan's broadsword.
With a loud clang, Colin Iliad tumbled to the ground and finally
approached the giant statues in one swift move.
At the same time, he saw from the corner of his eye that the
silver-armored knight phantom in front of Elder Lovia had long drawn out
its giant sword. It had condensed the light of dawn into a huge bow as
it shot out arrows consecutively.
Light Culler Murskogan's single eye had already been dyed with a layer
of red. He didn't care about the arrows of light, and he allowed them to
hit his body as they produced clanking sounds.
He kept charging forward and brandished his broadsword, causing silver
light to appear from different parts of the void. He chased after the
giant-like Demon Hunter Colin, preventing him from attacking those giant
statues.
Suddenly, an arrow that was gathered from the lustrous brilliances tore
past Murskogan and silently hit the gap in his visor.
This was from the evil spirit that Shepherd Lovia "Grazed."
Demon Hunter Colin was merely bait. It was the real attacker.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! One arrow after another flew past, but
this time, they were all blocked by Murskogan.
But at that moment, the Demon Hunter had already positioned himself
well. He aimed at the remaining giant statues and swung his two straight
swords that were enveloped by the light of dawn.
Light bloomed as a "Hurricane of Light" blanketed the area.
With continuous cracking sounds, the statues collapsed to the ground.
Meanwhile, the aura of the Light Culler Murskogan rapidly declined.
This King's Court Chaser leader immediately roared, "Let's die
together!"
The silver broadsword in his hand exploded, splintering into countless
fragments of light. They formed a terrifying storm that swept everything
around them.
The silver-armored knight evil spirit and Demon Hunter Colin
simultaneously stabbed their swords into the ground, creating an
invisible barrier.
The dazzling white light swept between the two buildings, destroying the
grayish-blue door and stone pillars behind Derrick and company. However,
when they "swept" into the Giant King's residence, they failed to affect
it completely.
After an unknown period of time, just as Derrick thought that the
invisible barrier was about to be torn apart by the Hurricane of Light,
the rays of light finally dimmed.
In the ruins, the silver armor on the body of Light Culler Murskogan
slowly faded away, revealing his grayish-blue body that was wearing
linen clothes.
Not far away from him, Demon Hunter Colin's body was covered in blood.
He was transforming from a giant back to his normal state, but his aura
was relatively stable. It was just that he had weakened greatly.
With a clang, Murskogan genuflected as his flesh rapidly aged,
decomposed, and evaporated.
Under the orange light, he seemed to see the lively King's Court once
again. In the frozen dusk, giants came and went, playing the
seven-stringed guitar or bone flute, wrestling, or enjoying the
delicacies that they could eat at any time. The passing of their lives
moved extremely slowly, and their king sat on a high throne, watching
everything from above with a stately demeanor.
After that incident, none of that existed, so he chose to follow Dark
Angel Sasrir.
A smile appeared on Murskogan's face as he opened his mouth and softly
shouted, "King..."
This Court Chaser bowed his head, his flesh and blood completely
evaporated, leaving behind a huge white skeleton and silvery-white light
that had condensed together.