I Became the Servant of the Blind Wicked Woman

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When I arrived at the assembly point, the two monsters were drawing closer to each other with the group of troubleshooters caught in the middle.

On one side was the bundle of silver threads that the Argyron mages had been dealing with relatively calmly until now.

The other was…

A giant of lightning. Its massive form seemed to be made of dark clouds, with lightning writhing inside and roaring violently. Every time its body twisted, the thunderous sound echoed, a testament to its immense magical power.

'What the hell is that?'

Judging from the position of the troubleshooters who seemed to have just fled, it must have crawled up from the depths. That confused me even more.

'There wasn't anything like that when I left, was there?'

I didn't thoroughly analyze the depths, but I would have noticed something that blatantly dangerous!

If something that dangerous was present, I would have stepped back and made a solid plan before proceeding, regardless of any artifact.

I pondered. How did such a thing emerge?

There was only one likely candidate. Something sealed in the deepest chamber at the bottom.

'But…'

Even though I closed my eyes to avoid overloading my brain upon recognizing it, I could tell the seal was relatively stable.

Torres Tower isn't some inexperienced minor tower. Unless they recklessly ignored all proper excavation procedures and forcibly tore the seal open, nothing in there should have gone berserk, right?

"Stop the silver thread worm immediately!"

A sharp voice interrupted my thoughts.

***

The silver thread worm, which Argyron and Torres Tower had desperately tried to suppress, struggled fiercely until it was dragged to the assembly point. It swung its threads wildly at anything with magical power.

The Argyron mages tried to restrain the silver thread worm with telekinesis, but they couldn't hold all the threads. In its rampage, it destroyed the power units of ships docked at Crete Island, sensing and infiltrating the magic stored in the engines.

Through this process, the silver thread worm could regenerate most of its lost threads. The Argyron mages had consumed more than 60% of their increased magical power granted by the "blessing of the cause" just to restrain the massive silver thread worm with telekinesis.

Nevertheless, they thought the situation was now favorable. If they had fought inside the ruins, the worm's recovery would have outpaced their consumption. If the worm had infiltrated the ruins' mana core, it would have been an uncontrollable disaster.

But in an empty field without any mana sources to absorb, it would be a fair fight.

The thunder giant that crawled up from the depths shattered their expectations.

The giant radiated overwhelming magical power. If the silver thread worm absorbed the mana making up the giant, the mages present would no longer be able to stop it.

The silver thread worm also sensed the mana within the giant. Following its primal instinct, it extended its threads towards the giant.

Coincidentally, the thunder giant, the Talisman of Thunder, thought the same. His immense hunger recognized the pure mana within the silver thread worm. If he devoured all that mana, he could quell this ancient hunger.

Both beasts perceived each other as prey. It was a horrific situation.

Regardless of who won, there would be no hope for the mages on Crete Island.

The Talisman of Thunder raised his hand to the sky. Ash-like particles rose from his body, turning the clouds black. Then, rumble.

Thunder rumbled as heavy rain began to pour. Lightning flashed and gathered in the dark clouds.

In contrast to the sophisticated, magical attack of the Talisman of Thunder, the silver thread worm's strategy was simple. Approach and absorb.

The silver thread worm began to devour anything with mana within reach. The mages instinctively knew they couldn't let either beast fully consume the other.

They fought desperately to maintain a balance of power. When the Talisman of Thunder scorched the worm with a lightning spear, they blasted his right leg. When the worm entangled the Talisman's arm, they severed the threads.

The battle between the two monsters had to result in mutual depletion before a conclusion could be reached.

In the midst of this desperate struggle, Karuto spotted a silhouette in the distance.

The Blasphemia agent who had brought the silver thread worm. He stood on the ridge.

'That's him. If I take him down, we can regain control of the silver thread worm!'

Argyron mage Karuto moved decisively to eliminate the Blasphemia agent.

Of course, Ortes knew nothing about any magic to control the silver thread worm.

***

"What's the matter?"

The guy responded with a sly smile. Karuto raised his hand and aimed his gun. A magic gun that charged bullets with a mage's power.

'He doesn't react to this level of threat. That means he must have some automatic defense artifact…'

As a former Blasphemia agent, Karuto was quick to assess the situation. Even automatic defense artifacts varied in how they defended against attacks. He needed more information.

'Is it a portable artifact or a stationary defense type?'

"What's the matter? Can't you see the disaster before you?"

"A disaster?"

The Blasphemia agent looked down at the scene where the Talisman of Thunder and the silver thread worm were fighting, with troubleshooters scattering in all directions, and Torres Tower and Argyron mages trying to interfere.

Karuto realized two things from the agent's eerie smile.

'He didn't move from his spot, just turned his head. Stationary defense type. My magic gun won't penetrate it. I need a proper spell.'

First, the type of artifact.

"Do you wish for everyone to die?"

Second, the nature of the Blasphemia agent.

The agent wanted not just the rebel Argyron, but Torres Tower, the troubleshooters, and mercenaries working under Torres Tower to all die.

Killing everyone involved without mercy, even those unaware of anything, indicated an inexplicable madness.

It was pure fanaticism driven by a blind desire to kill the enemies of the Ten Towers.

'But installing a stationary defense artifact means…'

It was clear the agent had sustained injuries while bringing the silver thread worm out of the middle level. Unable to control the worm while moving, he had chosen to stay in one place and focus on control.

It was a determination to sacrifice his life to eliminate the enemies of the Ten Towers.

"Isn't your life precious to you…?"

Karuto feigned being overwhelmed by the agent's madness and stepped back. A natural gesture to buy time. His auxiliary computation device conjured a spell in that interval.

The moment he received the signal that the spell was ready, he attacked. He couldn't allow the agent time to cast a spell.

If he could just take down this guy, his comrade Rugret could cast a control spell on the silver thread worm again and regain control of the situation!

***

'Ah, so that's what the silver thread worm is called. I was wondering.'

The Argyron mage conjured dozens of fireballs in the air and fired them.

If I had been genuinely unable to move, preoccupied with controlling the silver thread worm, I would have died in the ensuing explosions.

But I am not a mage.

My vigilance had already been heightened the moment the Argyron mage approached. The signs of magic were visible to me, and I prepared my counterattack.

The attack and dodge happened simultaneously. His disbelieving gaze. In the brief moment before his reason could return to battle, my high-frequency blade sliced through his body.

"You… you're not a mage…?"

The Argyron mage fell, unable to finish his sentence.

The immediate threat was resolved.

'What do I do now?'

The silver thread worm was rampaging uncontrollably, and the giant of lightning was similarly untamable.

I looked down at the entrance to the depths.

'What the hell were the Torres Tower people thinking, opening the room that thing was in?'

Surely, they had some plan when they released the seal on the giant.

I ran towards the depths. Fortunately, the giant had broken all the traps and mazes, creating a direct path between the final chamber and the entrance.

'There better be something useful!'

***

The situation was dire. Right after an Argyron mage told his comrade, "I'll take out the root cause; use the control spell on the silver thread worm as soon as it loses control," and disappeared, the mages reached their limit.

They couldn't prevent the direct clash between the two giants.

The thunderous dark clouds enveloped the silver thread worm, and the silver threads burrowed into the giant's body. It was a grotesque intertwining of mutual consumption.

Footsteps echoed from afar. Lugret, waiting for Karuto, turned her head.

The figure pushing through the dark clouds wasn't the person she was waiting for.

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