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In the deepest abyss on the surface, the sound of a weeping that illuminated the darkest corners of the human heart resonated. Ron's transparent tears were infused with light.
"Because... because I was fooled."
Dante repeated the same words with blank eyes.
He was overcome with guilt rather than joy at the fact that two people more precious than his own life, his grandfather and Jin, had arrived here to save him.
Because of that he couldn't stop blaming himself. While imprisoned in Glyek's unconsciousness, Dante felt everything that was happening outside.
It was not possible to examine the exact details of the entire situation because he was chained to the abyss, but at least it was clear that Glyek had killed Ron, destroyed Hairan, desecrated this land, and tried to devour his friends, and realised all of those terrible things.
Dante thought all of that was the price of not being able to beat Glyek.
If only he had endured a bit more, if only he had not succumbed at the last moment, if only he had not been so foolish and weak in that one instant...!
He resented himself. It's all his fault, but he's driven mad with resentment that he can't stand upright on his own, let alone have the power to undo everything.
"Don't say that, Dante. No one could have handled it as well as you did. The fact that I and your friend could come this far is all thanks to you..."
Ron said, wiping away Dante's tears.
"So, it's okay to rely on this old man and your friend now. If it weren't for you, no one could have survived."
Dante lost consciousness and was unable to answer. His breath was labored, his pulse weak, and his body was covered in black traces left by the chaos.
But there was no threat to his life. There will be some traces of chaos encroaching on him like Jin, but there were no fatal internal injuries.
If he gets some treatment and rest outside, he will be able to recover as much as he wants.
However, there was one thing left to do. To put an end to Glyek, the Fifth King of Chaos.
Ron lifted Dante and put on Jin's back. He could feel it. Soon, the final battle of this war would begin.
The fact that Ron and Jin reached the abyss of Glyek also accelerated its awakening.
Originally, Glyek would have taken the control of the unconsciousness naturally as the black sea was formed, but he was awakening faster than expected because the two trampled the abyss.
"The attack will begin soon. Take Dante and somehow get out of here."
The end of the abyss began to sway unstably.
An energy bigger and more ferocious than the storms of chaos that they had experienced while crossing here shook the space where they stood.
Although Ron eventually reached the genesis knight and rescued Dante.
To end the war, he has to deal with Glyek. Jin felt sorry for the fate of Ron and Hairan, who still had to fight after overcoming so many hardships and death.
Kiii-!
In every corner of the abyss, chaos was seething like a plague. It turned into swords and spears and continued to stab from below, but it was blocked by Ron's protective shield and could not enter.
Ron raised his sword and gazed into the center of the abyss.
The unsealed white stone was vibrating. Ron couldn't take his eyes off the white stone for a moment.
"From now on, I will deal with you not as Dante's grandfather, but as the Sword Emperor of Hairan...."
Saying this, Ron slowly swung Rashid.
Looking at the speed of the sword slowly falling towards the white stone, it seemed like it could cut anything. Like Chiron's sword, which Jin faced before becoming a flagbearer, it had the enlightenment and weight of the genesis knight.
Jin seemed to be able to see the expression of Glyek, the white stone facing the sword. A face twisted with anger and fear.
On the other hand, of course there was no more madness in Ron.
He had an absolute gaze unique to those who reached the genesis knight, that was to say, he had a look that said that there was neither one who could defeat him nor the one he could not defeat.
Crack!
The white stone cracked as Ron's sword touched it. It started to fall apart like cheap jewels breaking apart.
The blade continued to slowly cut through the white stone.
Aaaaaaaa...…!
Then, Glyek's distant scream from a distance was heard again. It seemed to express agony, as if the slow cutting process was unbearable.
The more Ron focused on Rashid, the stronger the swords of chaos that pressed the shield became. As a result, the protective shield gradually became narrower, but there was not a single spear that penetrated through it.
Glyek seemed to be concentrating all his power into the abyss.
Jin felt a nauseating sensation as he realized that Glyek still possessed such power.
Glyek also felt the same way about Ron.
"Sir Ron!"
Jin shouted. It was because he had suddenly seen Ron coughing up blood.
The 10% light given to Jin right after he reached the genesis knight and the energy consumed while breaking through the abyss were putting a strain on his body.
Ron nodded as if to assure Jin that he was okay.
The limitations of the body were no hindrance to the genesis knight. Just as chaos was only a form of the king of the Black Sea, the body of the genesis knight was merely a means to embody their enlightenment.
Even though he vomited blood, Ron's swordsmanship was not disturbed at all. The spilled blood soon evaporated in his aura and disappeared without a trace.
By then, there was only a gap of about one step left between the protective shield and the sword of chaos. The white stone was split in half first, or the shield was broken. Jin wasn't worried about the latter at all.
Like that thought, eventually Rashid's blade split the white stone in half first. In the place where the stone had been floating, only the glowing trail that Ron slowly drew remained.
For over a thousand years, Hairan had silently protected the world, and now, at last, the moment had come.
The white stone was finally cut down.
And Ron and Jin could feel the light of the world tickling their eyes, not the darkness of chaos.
Finally, they stepped out from the abyss into the outside world. However, the brilliance of the light wasn't as bright and dazzling as they had expected.
It was because the sky where the light was supposed to shine was still shrouded in chaos. The light was faint, like the grass that sprouted sparsely in the wasteland.
The barrier of chaos was also stronger than it was first formed when Glyek woke up, and Jin was conscious of the fact that heat and poison were everywhere.
'As expected, the battle continued outside as well.'
A whole day had passed since Jin and Ron entered the subspace of Glyek.
And those who fought outside were unaware of what had happened to the two. There was no way for them to ascertain whether they had been captured or had perished.
"Ugh, 12th flagbearer, huff, 12th flagbearer confirmed alive!"
One of the black knights breathed heavily and shouted.
Runcandel had not given up on Jin. However, most of the knights couldn't help but think of the possibility that Jin was unlikely to be alive, just like Dante, who was absorbed by Glyek.
Besides, if he was alive, he would remain inside Glyek, but there was no person with the power of genesis knight in the battlefield outside, so they couldn't penetrate it. It was impossible to even get rid of the barrier of chaos that protected Glyek even after slashing and cutting.
But, out of nowhere, the barrier collapsed by itself, and Jin appeared. Even Rosa opened her eyes wide, inwardly sighing with relief.
[Kid…!]
Murakan shouted as he rushed towards Jin.
However, because of the awls of chaos rising from the floor, it was not easy to approach Jin, and he seemed on the verge of losing control.
Murakan now had only one thought: he must take Jin and escape, regardless of the situation that would unfold afterward.
Kelliark had similar thoughts to Murakan. It seemed that even if Glyek was resolved by negotiating with Kinzelo in the future, he would have to secure Jin and leave the battlefield. Even if the world was in danger of being destroyed.
"12th flagbearer...!"
Rosa also extended her sword and leaped forward, and Kelliark followed suit. The corpses of knights and mages were trampled under their feet.
However, Talaris, who was as concerned about Jin as they were, could not easily approach Jin. She was barely holding her own as her entire body was covered in blood.
Elona Zipfel was the reason why her sealing had been suspended until now. Talaris had been fighting without being able to use most of her power.
The reason why Talaris overturned the release of Elona Zipfel's seal was no different.
Ron Hairan.
It was because he disappeared with Jin. If it's Ron, if only that stupid old man comes to his senses...… It was because of the expectation that a miracle might happen again. Talaris thought that breaking the seal of Elona Zipfel should be postponed even if there was hope as small as a grain of rice.
"Youngest!"
Rosa, who was heading towards Jin, shouted with a sharp voice. There were about a hundred steps left between them, but suddenly she saw chaos like a tsunami attacking Jin.
It was by no means the energy that Jin can handle. If she couldn't block it, his whole body would be torn to pieces and he would disappear without a trace.
Amidst the horror and despair of those who sought to save Jin,
Suaaaaaa...!
They witnessed a single shining blade cleaving through the chaos, splitting it in half that attacked Jin.
Then, as the tsunami of chaos cleared, people could see the sight of Jin carrying Dante, and even the appearance of Ron Hairan standing tall next to him.
At that point, everyone paused for a moment and doubted their eyes.
Especially the giants like Rosa, Kelliark, and Talaris were shocked to see Ron. To the point where they even forgot their eagerness to reach Jin in an instant.
'Ron Hairan has reached the domain of genesis knight!'
'Really, genesis knight... Besides, even Dante Hairan...…!'
The giants' heartbeats raced as if about to burst.
Even if all human history was combined, there were less than 10 people who have the power of genesis knight. Even including both the old and the current ones who's history was erased by Zipfel.
In particular, the giants of this era thought that another genesis knight could not appear because the world already had one genesis knight named Chiron.
They were convinced that the difference between Chiron and them was so great that they could not overcome it even if they devoted their entire remaining life to it. Even Chiron predicted that Ron would be more likely to become a monster than to reach the genesis knight domain.
Chaos attacked Jin several times even after being blocked, but was blocked by Ron's sword and returned to nothing.
And looking at the fragments of chaos falling like flesh, Ron said:
"Glyek... There is nothing more you can take from here. Not even your own life."