### Chapter 365
The Moment of Absorption
The situation resembles when Aura was absorbed in the Demonic Bastion and the cracks of the world.
The target of the Black Hood’s thievery? The Most Horrific Seed.
The power primarily constituting that seed is none other than the power of World Erosion.
In Kraush’s grip, the Most Horrific Seed began to get sucked in fiercely.
Kraush’s arm trembled violently.
The power of World Erosion contained within the Most Horrific Seed started pouring in.
‘The method is the same as before.’
Kraush, sweating profusely, burned away the incoming power of World Erosion.
Back then, he had attempted to trap the Aura within his body, forming an inner core of Aura.
But unlike that time, there was no need to go through such a cumbersome process now.
‘I just need to cram everything into Sable!’
Inside Kraush’s body, the black flames of World Erosion roared fiercely.
Simultaneously, the space of Sable opened right in front of him.
The realm of Sable was close to infinite.
As Kraush pointed his hand towards Sable, he began to unleash all the black flames of World Erosion.
‘Get in there.’
The black flames started to madly whirl beyond the space of Sable.
At the same time, Kraush also began to burn the Most Horrific Seed he held within.
His mind was spinning.
Black smoke poured from his mouth.
His body was burning fiercely from the scorching flames, threatened to shatter from the rampaging World Erosion.
Kraush’s eyes widened, and at the same time, he applied the essence of the God of Creation Weapons to his whole being.
He became a vessel that wouldn’t break, no matter what shock he received.
‘I will digest it all somehow.’
Kraush grit his teeth.
Black flames continuously spilled forth from the hand he aimed.
Yet the Most Horrific Seed still had quite a bit left.
Above Kraush’s head, the gloomy clouds began to gradually clear.
The remnants of rain were pouring all their energy into the Most Horrific Seed.
Each time Kraush incinerated the Most Horrific Seed, its scale rapidly diminished.
On the far-off city walls, a soldier who had been stationed there almost half his life stared up at the sky, which had been perpetually overcast.
“Huh?”
He gazed blankly at the heavens.
He thought he would see nothing but cloudy skies for his entire life.
And above that rain-filled realm, for the first time, the clouds were disappearing, letting sunlight in.
That wasn’t all.
The power of the Kingdom of Jeblam, which had shaken the world, was gradually diminishing.
Seeing this strange sight, the soldier’s eyes widened in disbelief.
And it wasn’t just him.
The Ten Great Lords’ warrior, Zaide, was also witnessing this.
With bandages wrapped tightly around his injuries and herbs plastered on, he looked up at the sky.
This was the rain-soaked realm he had managed for ages.
Now, the power of that realm was rapidly weakening and disappearing.
“Can this really happen?”
It felt like the eternal Kingdom was finally coming to an end.
This sight astonished even the Ten Great Lords’ warrior.
“Bianca, what is this?”
Nearby, Haring called out to Bianca.
Bianca nodded in response.
“It’s Kraush!”
Kraush was purging the Most Horrific Seed.
Seeing this, Bianca clenched her fists tightly.
She felt deeply the effort he was putting in right now.
“Kraush!”
Bianca earnestly hoped he would return safely.
—
How much time passed?
Kraush bit down on his dry lips.
Blood dripped down from his lips.
While drifting in a daze, he kept burning the Most Horrific Seed.
His body felt like a furnace beyond comparison.
He barely managed to hold himself up despite nearly collapsing several times.
Finally, gulping down deep breaths, he slowly opened his eyes.
The red aura in Kraush’s eyes flickered between existence and darkness.
The Most Horrific Seed was even more vicious than during the Demonic Bastion.
This seed was the last struggle of the Kingdom of Jeblam.
Naturally, it would be as terrifying as a final stand could be.
But, there was one thing worse than that desperate struggle.
That was Kraush’s venomous mental power.
“Phew, huff.”
As Kraush let out a breath filled with exhaustion, he finally burned the last of the black flames in his palm.
Click—
All the black flames extinguished from his hand and vanished.
And Kraush crumpled down onto the floor.
Thud!
With his forehead planted on the ground, Kraush repeatedly exhaled.
His muddled mind flickered, threatening to keep cutting in and out.
But not yet.
“Ugh, ugh.”
In that moment, a dark mass rolled out from Kraush’s mouth.
It was a seed that looked like it had been completely burned.
Kraush looked at it, retched a few times, and planted his forehead back on the ground.
What he spat out was the seed left after all the power of World Erosion within the Most Horrific Seed had been incinerated.
Perhaps it was the last remnant of a world.
That seed soon crumbled away.
Carried by the wind, it disappeared like ash.
Kraush felt utterly drained.
He lay there, unable to lift his body even an inch.
It was only natural.
Having become the vessel to burn the Most Horrific Seed, there was no way his body could be in good shape.
But Kraush couldn’t afford to rest long.
“Ebelasque.”
With that call, the skeletal rat emerged once more from the shadows.
But this time, it wasn’t just the skeletal rat.
Ebelasque emerged alongside it.
“What a mess this is.”
Ebelasque half-whined as she lifted Kraush.
Then she received the nutrient-rich wall grain from the skeletal rat and stuffed it into Kraush’s mouth.
“Gack, cough.”
But Kraush couldn’t swallow the wall grain she had torn apart.
It felt like his esophagus had been completely shredded.
Seeing this, Ebelasque began to pace back and forth anxiously.
Then she quickly grabbed the wall grain.
“For heaven’s sake, don’t start with complaints!”
Ebelasque stuffed the wall grain into her mouth and chewed it diligently.
Then she rinsed her mouth with the water the skeletal rat brought and opened Kraush’s mouth.
Ebelasque passed the chewed wall grain and water into Kraush’s mouth.
At first, he hesitated, but then he began to eat.
He had no choice; his body was on the verge of breaking down without urgent nutrition.
Afterwards, Ebelasque fed him the remaining wall grain, the water, and even a healing potion.
Thanks to that, Kraush’s face brightened a bit.
His expression finally showed that he had narrowly escaped disaster.
“Thank you.”
As Kraush caught his breath, Ebelasque, whose face was still beet-red, glanced at him and sighed.
“Seriously, had to go through all this?”
Watching Kraush endure such hardship pained her deeply.
It was unbearable to see him suffer alone like this.
“I’m just doing my best with what I can.”
Catching his breath, Kraush staggered while trying to stand back up.
Ebelasque wanted to stop him from getting up, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
“Besides, there’s still plenty of the Kingdom left.”
It wasn’t just the situation here that was unfavorable.
All around the world, countless kingdoms were now blossoming the Most Horrific Seed.
Kraush couldn’t allow that to go unchecked.
If left alone, it would end up like the previous world.
“What’s more, I’m not the only one doing this.”
Kraush said, forcing a pained smile.
“Many people across the world are currently confronting the Kingdom.”
Unlike before, when they let the situation escalate, things were very different now.
Kraush wasn’t alone in this fight.
Everyone was doing their best to fight against the Kingdom.
“The entire world is at war with the Kingdom.”
That meant Kraush had no time to rest.
He needed to absorb and obliterate every single Most Horrific Seed.
“Ebelasque, let’s move to the next Kingdom.”
“You.”
Ebelasque bit her lip tightly.
But looking into Kraush’s eyes, she found it impossible to refuse.
In the end, she bowed her head, trying to hold back tears.
“Fine. I’ll take you, but please rest at least for now.”
“Thank you.”
With that, Kraush’s consciousness abruptly cut off.
His body entered forced slumber for recovery.
Ebelasque received Kraush’s body.
“……Seriously, this is my first kiss.”
Ebelasque looked at Kraush with a sulky expression, then raised her head.
“Crimson Garden.”
[Yeah, as if he’s going to quit until the very last moment.]
Crimson Garden seemed to have given up trying to stop Kraush.
[I’ve informed the Holy Maiden using the bells about the situation. By now, she should be on her way towards the entrance of the rain-soaked realm.]
[If it’s through Haring, who already knows you, we can unite you with Kraush.]
“No way, I’m going directly.”
Ebelasque raised her hand.
Then, from her shadow, a carriage led by the ghostly horse appeared.
“I don’t want to just watch from behind forever. I’m going with you.”
Ebelasque was a World Eroder.
If she openly revealed herself, who knows what chaos might ensue.
For the sake of Kraush, she decided to step out in front of everyone.
“At least I should stand in front of Kraush’s companions.”
Ebelasque declared her intention to join the fray.
Crimson Garden merely clicked their tongue at that.
[If that’s your choice, then so be it.]
Crimson Garden didn’t oppose her either.
They couldn’t remain hidden forever and not help.
Ebelasque loaded Kraush’s unconscious body onto the ghost horse’s carriage.
Then she climbed aboard and began to move the carriage.
Ebelasque Benapouch had lived reclusively, avoiding the eyes of others.
But now, thanks to that one man, she stepped back out into the world.
What changes that might bring, the slumbering Kraush had no idea, but the world was undeniably shifting toward a realm that Kraush had yet to see.
On the day when the kingdoms across the world bloomed the Most Horrific Seeds.
Perhaps it was the chance to wipe out the Kingdom forever.
The curtains of war between the world and the Kingdom were just lifting.
