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Chapter 224: Omen of the Ruin (6)

Translator: Nadu

Editor: Sephtair

However, there wasn’t even time for her to react . It wasn’t that she was simply surprised; the lich’s response was really quick .

Her whole body was instantly tied up by the black hands .

“Mmmph! Mmmmph!”

She tried to open her mouth forcefully but it was no use .

Then, the lich approached . The lich was accompanied by a dokkaebi and an elf .

“A human?”

“I’ve never seen you before?”

Everyone found it strange after seeing Suzy’s face .

It was a good thing they didn’t instantly kill her .

However, Suzy couldn’t help but be scared by the massive black magical power she could feel in before her .

‘He isn’t a normal lich!’

These hands that bound her, as well as the presence she felt was beyond that of a normal lich .

But…

It was strange .

While all this was happening, she felt some sort of odd familiarity .

“Are you an outsider who infiltrated the castle?”

The lich spoke icily . He had a very cold tone of voice that made her feel chilly .

She felt like her head would be separated from the rest of her body if she nodded right now .

The hands that blocked Suzy’s mouth released her .

She was given the opportunity to respond .

‘What should I do?’

He seemed oddly familiar but still scary . Liches were normally beings that made others feel instinctive fear .

Her will to fight disappeared .

Even if she were to fight, she didn’t think she could win .

‘I need to speak . ’

Nothing would be solved by keeping her mouth shut .

She needed to speak before the lich in front of her sliced her head off with his cold hands .

“I’m, I’m a guest of the lord . I think . ”

She spoke what she had heard .

Of course, she had never even met the lord, but since they said so, she thought she must be .

Then, the lich hesitated for a moment .

“The lord’s?”

She wasn’t sure why but the word ‘lord’ seemed like a free pass ticket . Since although it was for just a moment, it made the lich reconsider for a moment .

“But, your words seem a bit ambiguous . What do you mean, ‘you think’, you don’t know it yourself? Speak . Depending on what you say, I may kill you so cruelly that it would be dreadful to remain alive . ”

Sharp nails touched Suzy’s chin .

At that moment, she felt queasy . Her heart beat fast .

It felt like the touch of death was stirring up her insides

The lich was currently infiltrating Suzy’s mind steadily to prevent her from lying .

“After fighting with the death knight… I was at this castle when I work up . Who are you guys? Where am I?”

Suzy was also able to tell .

That unless she could make up a perfect lie, the lich would figure it out instantly .

So, she asked him straight out .

“Are you Tacan’s guest?”

Sungmin took his hand off and rubbed his chin .

It seemed like she wasn’t lying .

Tacan? Was the name of the death knight, Tacan?

But, Suzy shook her head .

“I’m not anyone’s guest . I didn’t enter because I wanted to . ”

“There are no ‘humans’ who could enter this place without wanting to . ”

However, the lich spoke in a cold, firm voice, turning his body to speak to the elf beside him .

“Arand . As I think she came here by mistake, please lead her back . ”

“Yes, I understand . ”

The thin male elf bowed and obeyed his orders .

He then took Suzy’s arm, forcibly raising her, and started to drag her out .

But, even while she was being dragged out, her gaze was fixed on the lich .

What was this feeling?

The feeling as if she had seen that lich somewhere…

She felt like that .

Sungmin turned his body once again and reentered the room .

If Tacan brought a human, there would be a reason .

As Tacan was one of the few beings he trusted, he couldn’t just be hostile to a ‘guest’ he had brought .

“A huge black beast…”

A few crystals were placed inside the room .

And within the crystals, traces of a black beast were shown .

It was the result of search magic that Sungmin had spread around the territory .

However, as its speed was so great, only a few could capture its figure .

It was definitely strong . Perhaps more than Sungmin had expected .

He felt like there wasn’t anyone else within the territory who could fight it one on one besides his lord, Muyoung .

The problem was that he couldn’t figure out the monster’s intent .

It just kept roaming around their territory, did it want something else?

“Hmm . ”

Sungmin shook his head .

For some reason, the scenes didn’t capture his attention .

After seeing the woman who he took for a spy, he felt confused .

‘A feeling as if I had seen her before . ’

As he grabbed his staff, a black bison was summoned .

After sitting on top of it, Sungmin was lost in his thoughts for a while as he rubbed his chin .

A woman who seemed slightly young to be called a woman, like she was just in her late teenage years .

But, he felt like he had seen her before .

Sungmin never forgot anyone who he had seen even once . So, the fact that he couldn’t remember…

‘Did I see her before I lost my memories?’

Sungmin’s memories were incomplete .

He tried to remember, but not everything came into his mind .

Although he had a strong sense that he ‘needed to find something’, he didn’t know exactly what it was .

But, what were this familiarity, and this sense of loss?

Was she the one he had been searching for?

‘It’s too coincidental . ’

That couldn’t be the case .

If she was, then fate was playing a game on them .

And Sungmin didn’t believe in fate .

There was no way what he was looking for would come and find him .

Even though she might seem similar, she would be one of many encounters that passed him by .

‘Finding my lost memories is something that I need to do after winning this war . ’

Enroth was the strongest among all demon kings .

If they won against him, it would be like taking a step forward in the fight with the demon gods .

Muyoung had a lot of expectations of this fight .

And Sungmin’s role was to draw as much time as he could until Enroth arrived .

‘For his victory . ’

The one thing Sungmin, who had lost his memories, knew .

That he was a pawn for Muyoung’s victory .

* * *

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

The maid continuously bowed towards the elf named Arand .

“The court magician has shown mercy . Be thankful . ”

“Yes!”

The maid looked glad as the elf left after telling her this .

Then, when the elf disappeared from sight, the maid began to talk .

“Whew, I told you not to go anywhere . We both could have been goners . ”

“I’m sorry . ”

Suzy spoke honestly .

If she had listened to the maid and just stayed put, they wouldn’t have been in this sort of situation .

“But, we were fortunate . As the palace magician is quite a good person . If you were caught by Kalmooh… sigh!”

“Who is Kalmooh?”

“The one who leads the dwarves at this territory . He has exceptional crafting skills!”

Crafting skill…

It seemed like she was talking about the skills of a blacksmith .

“Since something like this can’t happen again, please pay attention and follow me . I’ll guide you properly . ”

“Thank you . ”

The maid adjusted her clothing and started to move again .

“Here is the kitchen, this is the stock room, here is the magic research lab, and here is the forge room…”

Suzy’s expression continuously changed .

And in the midst of all her expressions, she seemed ‘surprised’ .

First, everything was on a large scale . The facilities were all extremely big .

Suzy had been living in the Great City . She had seen many large buildings that existed within the Great City .

But this was on par with the Great City . Rather, there were even areas where they excelled .

‘What is this place?’

She never expected that a group of this size would live in the Demon God’s Territory .

It was a great culture shock to her, who thought that the Great City was the best there was .

What was more surprising, was that there were different races living in different parts of the territory .

Although they respected each other’s areas and didn’t interfere, they still helped each other out . The scene made her feel like she was dreaming .

“This is the liquor room . As the name suggests, it’s the place where we store liquor . ”

“The liquor room?”

Of course, the place she showed the most interest in was the liquor room .

“If it is here, you can enter . Do you want to?”

“Yes . ”

She replied instantly .

The maid brightly smiled as they entered the liquor room .

The place was enormous . It was the biggest one Suzy had ever seen .

“There are so many people who enjoy liquor . So, we had to renovate it many times . ”

The maid continued to explain excitedly .

Suzy, who was listening carefully to what she said, couldn’t help but be nervous when they reached the middle of the room .

“Who is that giant?”

“Where? Ah, Ogar!”

One huge fire giant was sitting in the corner pouring the liquor in the cask into his mouth .

It was a fire tar . A monster that was known as the strongest and most obstinatet giant!

Additionally, the first tar in from of them didn’t seem like an ordinary fire tar .

As Suzy became cautious, the maid seriously approached the fire tar with her hands on her hips .

“Ogar! You hid in this room again?! I told you you can’t drink whatever you want!”

“Hmph, the liquor made by the elves are the best . It is a sin to not drink it . ”

The fire tar called Ogar snorted .

Then Ogar rolled his eyes and looked at Suzy .

“But, you are a new face . Who is this, is this your kid?”

“What are you saying! I’m a single woman who hasn’t even married yet!”

“I can never tell the age of humans . They all look the same . Muyoung, at least he looks a bit different for me to differentiate him . Why don’t you try putting on a horn?”

“Don’t change the subject . Get out, quickly!”

“You’re annoying like a fly… I get it, I get it . Damn it, I can’t even drink when I want to . ”

Ogar got up as he smacked his lips .

A fire tar who was intimidated by a human . Suzy blanked out seeing something like this for the first time .

Then, she suddenly widened her eyes after thinking about a word Ogar said .

“Muyoung!”

“Huh?”

“Did you just say Muyoung?”

“What, I can’t call Muyoung, Muyoung now?”

Ogar scratched his head .

Suzy’s heart raced quickly .

Worry, surprise, and joy .

She didn’t think there would be anyone else using the name ‘Muyoung’ .

“Not that… Do you know of Muyoung?”

“Are you making fun of me right now? Muyoung is the king of this place . ”

The king…!

When she thought about it, even the maid told her Suzy had come to visit the lord .

Did the Death Knight Tacan bring her to this place because he realized she was associated with Muyoung?

‘Mister is here at this place . ’

She was able to find out he wasn’t dead .

She also knew that he was the one who attacked the Great City .

When she found him, she was planning to ask him why .

However, she felt dumbfounded after finding out he was nearby .

If he really was beside her, she would have just hugged him without even thinking about it .

“Can I meet this lord?”

Then the maid beside her shook her head .

“Not right now . No one can enter the lord’s room right now . ”

“Why?”

“It’s the lord’s order . I don’t know anything else besides this . Or, you can go ask Kalmooh . He would probably know more details . ”

After listening to her, Ogar interfered .

“Ohh, are you going to Kalmooh? Then I’ll go with you . I have to see him too . ”

“You are trying to get some liquor from Kalmooh, aren’t you?”

“Ehem . ”

Ogar cleared his throat .

***

“No, you can’t . ”

After hearing Suzy’s story, Kalmooh shook his head .

It felt like the word ‘never’ was written on his face .

“I must meet him . ”

“You can’t right now . Besides, he isn’t someone who an outsider could just meet . ”

“Then what must I do to meet him?”

“There is nothing you can do to meet him . How can I let a human who I’ve never seen before meet him?”

“However, the death knight named Tacan who brought me here…”

“Still no . ”

Kalmooh was firm .

He was like a wall .

Then, Ogar asked .

“Is Muyoung still not coming out? It has already been 3 days . ”

“Wait for a bit longer . It’s the process of making eternity his own . Even if he is our lord, it won’t be easy . ”

“I’m not really worried . He is a human who really seems to be able to do anything . Anyway, do you have any leftover liquor?”

“You’ve become a drunk . ”

“Liquor is just romantic . I can’t talk to those who don’t know romance . ”

“That…”

Thud!

It was at that moment .

The whole castle shook .

However, the sound was heard from outside of the castle .

Baraag-!

The huge sound of a horn could be heard .

After hearing this sound, Ogar’s expression hardened .

“The enemy has arrived . ”

“The sound of the horn seems out of the ordinary . Did a monster appear?”

Ogar acted first .

As if Kalmooh had something to do, he started to move as well .

“Umm, what about me?”

“Stay here quietly . ”

That was all the advice they gave .

In the end, Suzy was left alone .

Alone…

No one was looking after her .

‘This is a great opportunity . I can’t lose this chance . ’

This time, Suzy was planning to be more careful . She had blanked out when she was caught by the lich .

This time, Suzy reduced her presence as much as she could, and became one with the shadows .

‘Muyoung is at this place . ’

The person who she thought she would never meet again .

So for her to be told to say put, was no different than torture .

Suzy moved .

She started her search to locate the room where Muyoung was .