The Blood King - Chapter 122

In the stone room.

” I guess I’ll need to use mental energy to activate this ‘key’.” Levi looked at the pattern around his wrist.

” Let’s get to it then.” He said as his mental energy flame erupted.

” Hmm?” Multiple lines branched out from the pattern, bending and turning until it grew into a uniformed black bracelet look.

” Oh?” Levi said as his body blurred.

…

In a white space.

” Huh?” Levi was surprised.

” Wait, Isn’t tha-” Before he could finish, the white surroundings were replaced with the green of trees, light-brown rocky land, and clear air.

“…” Levi kept silent.

“…Wasn’t that a person in there just now?” Seeing that he wasn’t ‘transported’ again, He said.

‘ Demon saint, are you there?’ He asked.

‘ Yeah. What do you want?’ The demon saint asked.

‘ Nothing.’ Levi replied, before looking at his surroundings.

‘ Trees, rocky area…I think I can also hear water?’ He observed.

” But, isn’t this place too quiet?” He mumbled.

” Hhnggg!” Along with a deep snort, warm air blasted Levi from behind as he turned around.

” What the fuck?” He blurted unintentionally.

Lounging behind him on a fairly flat rocky surface was a boar.

It was at least 10 times taller than him even while lying down, as it’s worn saber-shaped tusks pointed to the sky.

” Hnngff!” It snorted angrily as it got up, it’s wide, slightly moist nostrils twitching.

” This is quite nostalgic.” Levi grinned with a child-like excitement as he clenched his fists.

” But I’m not that weak anymore.” He calmed his excitement.

” HRNNGGG!!” Seeing that, after repeated warning, this tiny creature still stood before it, the boar angrily swept its head to the side at an angle.

” Humph.” Levi lifted his arm to stop the pillar-like tusk speeding toward him.

Crack!

Boom!!

The bone in his arm shattered as the tusk made contact with his hand.

He was then sent flying off the cliff, before slamming into the side of a rocky hill.

“…” Levi stared wide-eyed at the sky, unable to process what happened.

” Cough!” Blood spurted from his mouth as he lay on his back. It also ran from his nose and slid down from his eyes like tears.

” W-ell, that was unexp-ted…” He squeezed out.

” We-ll, I-cough, should get up.” He tried his hardest to get up.

” Hrnggg!” Before he could budge, he heard a familiar snort.

” Well, w-hat can I say, you’re not the most patient, are y-” Before he could finish, the boar smashed into him face-first, killing him instantly.

…

In the stone room.

“…Ha, ahahah!” Levi laughed.

” I was killed off so easily!” He wiped a few tears.

‘…That makes you happy?’ The demon saint asked in a strange tone.

” Ha, it’s just funny!” Levi said aloud.

‘…I mean, why did I assume that my body strength would be the same in there?’ He thought.

‘ The person that made this infinite world created it under the assumption that weak and frail new disciples would be the ones using it!’ He thought.

‘ Inscription masters with little to know physical ability.’ He wiped a tear.

‘ I still don’t see how this is funny. Doesn’t it hurt to die in there? I mean, of course, it does, there wouldn’t be any point if it didn’t hurt!’ The demon saint said.

‘ Ha, I bet I wouldn’t be able to take out anything from the spatial ring or even use any bloodlines for that matter. Not that I would use any bloodlines, to begin with.’ He thought.

‘ Huh. So what are you going to do now? Go back in and get killed again?’ The demon saint asked.

‘ Well, it’s not like it’s too painful for me, so why not?’ Levi said.

‘ Says the guy who balled his eyes out from just a few lashes.’ The demon saint said.

‘ That was only because of your scheming.’ Levi thought as he activated the ‘key’.

…

He flashed through the white space once again, before dropping back into the infinite world.

‘ Hey, if you were killed, could you complain about scheming?’ The demon saint asked.

‘ Point taken.’ Levi agreed.

” Hmm, I’m not in the same place? It should be close though. I could see this patch of trees from that cliff, so…” He looked around. Beneath his feet was shallow soil above. Surrounding him was a set of spaced trees.

” If I go in this direction, I should get back there in a few minutes.” He turned and began walking.

“!” His head suddenly turned.

…

A person sat, back against a tree.

“…But you should have still helped him!” A voice sounded.

” What for?! How many times do you need to be ridiculed before you’re satisfied?!” A similar, yet colder voice sounded.

” I don’t care about that! We both know that I got where I am due to hard work! Even with talent, hard work is still the most important!” The first voice said.

” ‘We’! And you might not care, but when I hear people talking like they know anything, I want to kill them in the most painful way I can think of!” The second voice seethed.

” Then let me take control!” The first voice said.

” No, you…are too naive…” The person turned their head.

…

On an ascending rocky path.

” Who knew, that guy has a few screws loose!” Levi shook his head.

” I never thought that one person could have a conversation with themselves like that.” He said.

‘…’ The demon saint kept silent.

” Oh, but I knew I saw someone in that white space. So it was prince glare-a-lot. And he even glares when talking to himself? What a badass.” Levi said.

‘ You do realize that you are, to other people, constantly talking to yourself too, right?’ The demon saint couldn’t bear it anymore as he asked.

“…Oh.” Levi came to realize.

” Then, what are the chances of something like you being in his head?” Levi asked.

‘ Not high.’ The demon saint said.

” Hmm.” Levi hummed.

‘ You should still keep an eye out for him.’ The demon saint said.

‘ Why?’ Levi asked.

‘…That guy, I’m sure I heard him say something along the lines of, ‘ On this infiltration mission, we don’t need your soft-heartedness getting in the way’. This was what caught my attention the most out of everything he said.’ The demon saint thought.

‘ But maybe I heard wrong. I am listening through another person’s ears, so…’ He thought.

‘…Just do it!’ He said.

‘ Ok.’ Levi said.

‘ This guy, he might not handle the fact that there may be someone else doing the same stuff as him well. He’s prone to accidents too…’ The demon saint thought.

‘…In the end, I just don’t trust his ability to handle it properly.’ He thought.

” Oh, I don’t even have my sword since I don’t walk around with it anymore.” Levi pats his side where the sword usually hung.

” Well, Qi is both the sword and the sheath.” He grinned.

” Hrnggg.” The boar snorted in annoyance.

” Was it fun killing me?” Qi streamed from Levi’s out-stretched arm.

” Huh?” He suddenly realized something.

” I forgot…My Qi is not going to be even a fraction of the original amount!” He smiled helplessly with a pale face.

” Harmph!” The boar scratched the ground before charging madly.

‘ You idiot!’ The demon saint roared with laughter as Levi soared.

” D-Damn!” Blood sprayed from Levi’s mouth as he flew.

…

A few minutes later.

” Alright, this time I’m going to kill you!” Levi walked up the slope proudly, sword-shaped qi in hand.

” Hnngg!!” The boar was annoyed beyond belief.

Why was it being annoyed so often today?

” That’s not going to-” Levi raised the qi sword to stop the boar’s charge.

The sword shattered on impact and his mangled body flew right back down the slope.

…

1 Minute later.

” This time! I’ll-” The boar didn’t bother to snort anymore.

” Humph!” Levi jumped, flipping as he passed over the moving mountain.

‘ Ah, you fool.’ The demon saint face-palmed.

” Huh?” Levi was confused, but as he felt something slice through his back, he realized.

He was split in half by a tusk. Only from his neck up was still intact.

” Oh…” Was the last thing he said before he died once more.

…

A few seconds later.

” Fuck! I don’t believe I can’t kill you this time!” Levi roared.

He died and returned over and over without pause.

…

At the foot of the slope.

” We should go, I think this guy deserves some privacy…” A cold voice said in a strange tone.

“…This is the first time we agree on something in a long time.” The other voice said.

The little prince silently turned and walked away.

He then left the infinite world.

…

An unknown time later.

” Fuck your mum! How weak are they trying to make these bodies!?” Levi shouted.

” It’s an overgrown boar for christ’s sake!” He kicked the unmoving corpse.

‘…’ The demon saint kept silent.

” 97! It took NINETY-SEVEN TRIES! Are you serious?!” Levi shouted.

His breath was haggard, his hair messy and he was bruised from head to toe.

‘ Gahahahahahahaha!’ The demon saint couldn’t hold it any longer and burst into laughter.

” This isn’t funny!” Levi roared.

” Huh?! When did the sun go down?!” He only just noticed the thick darkness blanketing the world.

“…Hmm, should I leave, or stay for a while longer?” Levi thought aloud.

” Oh, but I have to go to class again tomorrow.” He recalled.

” Well whatever, I’ll stay a little longer. I want to practice that agility skill. I’ll call it…Step of a thousand clouds.” Levi said.

“…Nah, that’s too long. Cloud step will do.” He said.

He slammed his foot heavily into the ground.

Boom!

“…I should have thought this through.” He lay face-down on the ground.

” I’ll go back and cultivate for now.” He mumbled.

…

Early evening.

Boom!

” HA, I did- Oaf!” As Levi’s foot touched down, his body dipped, before falling into a roll.

” Ah, my foot is broken again.” He spoke from a weird position.

” I have to do it again, huh?” He said.

Chik!

…

Tap!

Levi’s feet touched the ground lightly.

‘ Ahh, did you kill yourself again? Don’t you get tired?’ The demon saint yawned.

” This place doesn’t allow me to heal myself and these bodies don’t heal by themselves. What other choice do I have?” Levi asked.

‘ How about, stop breaking or losing limbs? Or better yet, why not stay the hell out of here! All you do is trip anyway! And it’s not that the bodies don’t heal. It’s that you don’t give them the chance!’ The demon saint said.

Watching someone repeat something over and over again could drive a person mad.

” Shut up, old demon. If not here, then where would I practice my ‘Cloud step’ technique? They don’t allow us to leave the damn building.” Levi said.

” See? We aren’t that different, you and I. We’re both locked-” Levi suddenly started climbing a nearby tree madly.

Because of his weak body, he couldn’t flash and appear in the tree. Instead, he had to climb inelegantly.

” Huff!” He looked down at his bleeding fingers, then to the ground below.

” Wh-Why are you doing this?” A weak and timid voice sounded after a gasp.

” Because your weak act rubs me the wrong way! Are you trying to get sympathy or something?” The girl at the forefront of a group of girls asked.

” What are you talking about? I-” A kick to her face sealed Blair’s mouth.

” I don’t want to hear it! You. You want to use this facade to win big, huh? But not on my watch.” The girl said.

The group of girls didn’t all agree with her reasoning, but since someone was being oppressed why would they not go along with it?

Furthermore, better someone else than them. Who knew if it would be their turn next if they didn’t participate.

“…” Levi looked down without a change in expression.

‘ Welp, time to get back to training.’ He thought.

” But this is problematic. I keep running into these students from my class.” Levi mumbled.

‘ You aren’t going to help that brat down there?’ The demon saint asked.

‘ You know I won’t.’ Levi said.

‘ It could lift your standing in class you know.’ The demon saint said.

‘ No, it won’t. People that hate me will continue to hate me no matter what I do. What’s the point in saving her? So that she can spit in my face? Pft.’ Levi said.

Crack!

The branch he stood on was quite thin, so when lept, the force broke it off.

” Who’s there?! Come out!” The girl shouted.

“…” No one responded.

‘ Phew. It would have been embarrassing if I fell on my face this time.’ Levi thought as he hid behind a tree as best he could.

” What’s this? You brats sure know how to have fun.” A voice sounded.

“?!” The girl looked around.

Standing behind the fallen Blair was Victoria. Her head faced up sightly as she spoke mockingly.

‘ See, demon saint? Someone came to save her. Now that she drew their attention away, I’ll make my escape!’ Levi said.

” Oh? It’s miss Victoria Valentine. What business do you have here, my lady? I would like to remind you that this isn’t your slaughter island. In other words, watch what you say, bitch!” The girl said.

” I’m glad you can’t die in here,” Victoria said.

” Hah, of course, you are! Weaklings like you will only feel safe in places like this.” The girl sneered.

“…That way, I can kill all of you whenever I see you, and not be punished,” Victoria said.

As she spoke, the white if her eyes became an eerie dark purple.

‘ Hmm? That little girl is using killing intent in an interesting way. Hmm-Hey! Look back, I’m still trying to observe that girl!’ The demon saint shouted.

Since he saw things with Levi’s eyes and heard with his ears, he couldn’t see what he wanted to when Levi turned.

‘ Screw that! I’m not sticking around to die again!’ Levi said as he bolted.