Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 36 The Curse of the Unfrozen River
I'm Elric...

Am I Elric?
That's right,

——My name is Elric.

On the bank of the Unfrozen River, the eyes of a handsome man in heavy armor turned from cloudy to clear again.

He lowered his spear, looked around at the blackness that was gradually approaching and crossing the cold river, and murmured helplessly: "As soon as I saw that little Susie could survive better, I began to feel a little bit unable to hold on."

The evil demon roared, trying to distort the mind of the man named Elric, but he framed it in his eyes, stabbed it with a spear, and nailed it to death on the river bank.

One, two... hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, countless demons wanted to cross the Unfrozen River, but they were nailed to death one by one by the man who was a little dazed, and then dissolved by the Unfrozen River.

Only when he was in a daze for a moment, would the evil demons manage to cross the unfrozen river and invade towards the south.

Elric, former chief executive of the Anral Empire's Purification Agency and Grand Knight Commander, was 62 years old at the time.

Ten years ago, he voluntarily gave up his identity and accepted the curse of the Unfrozen River alone. After clearing the remaining evil spirits in Beiyuan, he became the natural barrier guarding the Unfrozen River.

The empire didn't know, and neither did the emperor.

Nobody knows.

Because according to Elric's long-term observations, the more creatures that know about the evil spirits and the more creatures that understand the evil spirits, the stronger the power of the evil spirits will be.

The unknown evil demon could be confined to the north of the Unfrozen River by him alone, but if it were reported to the Empire and spread widely by those with ulterior motives...

That would really be a world-destroying disaster.

Elric was not worried about whether he could guard the Unfrozen River by himself. The curse of the Unfrozen River could restore a person to his prime and make him immortal.

Only will be worn away by time and washed away by the river.

But he was not worried.

Because, in this world, there is no one with a stronger will than him.

But why are the evil demons suddenly increasing exponentially today?

The closer to the Unfrozen River, the more evil demons there are, and the more serious the erosion they bring.

If the knight mages from Aurora were to follow, Yuan Qingzhuo estimated that they would have to face more than forty humanoid demons.

"The Unfrozen River is coming."

Yuan Qingzhuo was now praying in his heart that the soldier who "guarded the unfrozen river during the day" was still alive.

Even though it's night time now, it doesn't matter that he may not appear until tomorrow morning according to the mechanism.

As long as they brought enough food and water for several days, Yuan Qingzhuo was confident that he and Aurora could survive the night.

Although the soldier was most likely cursed by the Unfrozen River, it would be bad if he lost his mind due to the massive influx of evil spirits.

Yuan Qingzhuo could only hope that he was okay.

The remaining distance was constantly shortening, until it was less than 300 meters, Hydra shouted in surprise: "It's him, it's him! I can be sure of it."

"But isn't it night time? Logically, the soldier shouldn't be here."

Hydra added doubtfully, causing Yuan Qingzhuo's eyes to focus.
"Perhaps the number of demons has increased to the point where a certain balance has been broken."

Yuan Qingzhuo “saw” the evil demons that were almost piled up to form a disaster, and took a step forward: “Aurora, you protect them, I will go to help him out first.”

So Aurora held Susie's hand and whispered, "Don't let go. There are too many unpalatable things here. It's too far and I may not be able to help you."

Evil spirits surged, eroding the world into disaster.

Yuan Qingzhuo drew his sword.

Following the clear sound of the sword, the unfrozen riverbank, which was originally as dark as the underground, was instantly covered by clean moonlight.

In about four or five minutes, this place will be covered by evil spirits again.

However, this time is enough. "Soldier..."

Before Yuan Qingzhuo could finish his question, the extremely sturdy fully armored soldier turned his head and looked at him, his tone was shocked and heavy.
"Yuan Qingzhuo?!"

How does this soldier know me?

I should say, why does he know me too?

Yuan Qingzhuo was extremely puzzled, and his strong curiosity drove him to ask this question.

But there was really no extra time now, so Yuan Qingzhuo quickly asked according to the ideas he had already planned:
"Why are evil spirits so rampant? What are the methods to eradicate them? What else do you know?"

Without waiting for Elric to answer, Yuan Qingzhuo urged,

"There will be more and more evil spirits. We are running out of time."

But the sturdy soldier did not answer the above questions. He just asked: "Susie came with you too?"

What the hell, is Susie related to the soldier guarding the Unfrozen River?
Yuan Qingzhuo stared at the man's well-defined and resolute face, and suddenly felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had seen him before.

And looking at the soldier's determined and persistent eyes, he might not get an answer unless he explains Susie's situation first.

He had no choice but to reply: "Susie is right behind me."

The man's eyes turned cold instantly, and for a moment, the tip of his gun was aimed at Yuan Qingzhuo's vital points.

"You shouldn't have brought her here... Whether it's evil or pollution, I can deal with it. You just need to run south with her. Keep running south until you are safe."

Hearing this, Yuan Qingzhuo became even more confused, and he couldn't help but ask: "You are..."

"I'm Elric."

Elric?

Why does this name sound so familiar... Wait, what the hell! Isn't this Susie's domestic violence loser cheap dad? ? ?

The face of the middle-aged loser with rosacea flashed through my mind, mixed with those highly insulting words.

Yuan Qingzhuo found it hard to imagine that these two were the same person.

What's more, how could that bully-like jerk kill one demon with one shot? It is conservatively estimated that he has been guarding here for more than several years.

and many more.

Susie seemed to have said that her father always returned home in the early morning, while the posts in the forum mentioned that the soldiers guarding the Unfrozen River would only appear during the day.

But this doesn't make sense.

How could a strong man who can guard the Unfrozen River alone be equal to that pure loser?

"Last time, you were really cruel."

Elric suddenly said, "The curse of the Unfrozen River has a limited range. Once you escape it, your body and mind will return to their original state."

"Reason and consciousness that can be worn away will not be restored."

The man killed the evil demon with ease, without missing even a trace of corrosive aura.

"So, after returning to Ranri Ka, I could only use alcohol and Susie to numb my mind that was being eroded by alienation. Besides, I couldn't let her go..."

Yuan Qingzhuo sneered: "Is this the reason why you beat her?"

"No, how could that be." Elric smiled, "It's just that compared to death, demonic contamination, and those things I don't want to see...occasional physical pain is always better."

At this moment, that childish voice finally broke into the center of the two of them.

"--Father?!"

(End of this chapter)