After passing through the golden hallway and going down the dark stairs, you find yourself in a cold, chilly dungeon.
A man covered in black robes nods towards the paladins guarding the place.
“Get out of the way.”
“Open the door.”
“Why did you come here at this hour?”
“Should I even tell you that?”
“No matter how noble the cardinal is, he cannot freely allow entry into the dungeon at a time like this. First, go through the procedures-.”
At that moment, the black magic energy that flowed from his grasp grabbed the paladin’s head and sucked out his vitality.
“Ugh, ugh… … !!”
The paladin, weakened by Azazel’s influence, sat down and shriveled without being able to resist.
“Tsk. “Get up and protect this place.”
Then, in an instant, the skin and skin of the body decay and split, and a skeleton with dark eyes rises from within.
Just right. Just right. Just right. Just right. Just right.
The skeleton, which was moving its jaw and making loud noises, picked up the sword that had fallen on the floor.
Squeak-.
When you open the door of the iron cage and go inside, you see a narrow hallway with a low ceiling.
A cell with a nasty atmosphere where not a single ray of light enters.
Ignoring the prisoners struggling for life and writhing inside, they move a little deeper into the basement.
Cold, stale air, damp stone floor.
uuu…
Save me… Give it… … .
What happened… … .
The screams and cries of prisoners locked in prison can be heard from all directions.
widely.
The magical energy flowing from both hands of the man who stopped walking spreads out in all directions, strangling the prisoners and sucking out their vitality. and.
“Be born again.”
Skeletons rising through their skin ooze demonic energy all over their bodies and let out bizarre voices.
Sooooo… … .
Kaang!! Kang!
Soon the dungeon was filled with skeletons bending, breaking, and cutting off the iron bars.
The man went into the deepest part of the dungeon, leaving the skeletons there.
Jeopuk, Jeopuk, Jeopuk… … .
The sound of footsteps crossing a quiet hallway.
The lowest level where the most vicious criminals are imprisoned.
The man who arrived there stopped at a certain place.
“Rem.”
Long, long black hair is strewn about in disarray.
Rem, who was slumped against the wall, lifted his head with difficulty and looked at the man.
“… … you.”
“Everyone is dying. “I came to save you.”
His eyes, shining through his flowing bangs, slowly look the man up and down.
Slam! Squeak.
When I opened the lock and the iron bars, Rem, with restraints on both hands, stood up.
“Come out.”
“Can you help me recover? “If I keep going like this, I’m going to die.”
“Do it yourself.”
The man broke Rem’s restraints with his hands and threw them to the floor.
As the control of divine power is loosened, Rem, feeling liberated, slowly moves her body and raises her divine power.
“It’s because it’s hard.”
“Don’t be a bother. “If you could save me-.”
Rem, who suddenly grabbed the man’s robe and pulled it down from his shoulder, frowned and gritted his teeth.
A black pattern engraved on the man’s body. This was clearly the symbol of the Black Star.
“What happened?”
“What do you mean?”
“Did you really fall for the Black Star? How could a cardinal who said he believed in God betray God? … !!”
“Tsk.”
widely!
The man who pushed away Rem’s hand lowers the hood of his robe and brushes his blonde hair.
“Didn’t you also feed the Pope some teabaco?”
“Justin!!”
Rem, who was holding her collar again and rolling her eyes, gritted her teeth and spoke.
“that… Seongguk… “It was for this purpose.”
“It is the same as overthrowing the Pope and deceiving the people of the Holy Kingdom. “Didn’t they all throw away the vagabonds as slaves to the Black Castle?”
“Shut up! But I didn’t betray God.”
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Justin shook his head as if he didn’t understand and grabbed his wrist and threw him against the wall.
thud!
“Ugh!”
Rem’s body has become extremely weak due to Azazel’s influence. Even though he was free from the restraints, his divine power was not properly restored.
“You and I are different. I was betrayed by God. “Why should I believe in such a God?”
“… … Could it be because of Osilia?”
“okay. The fact that I entered the Holy Kingdom as a priest and the fact that I began to believe in God! Osilia, it was because of that child.”
The black magic in Justin’s eyes begins to shine.
The golden pupils turned black, and greed flickered within them.
“I believed that if I prayed to God, Osilia would one day look after me. But that b*tch!! I loved Doukas. “I was always in the background and no one cared about me.”
“Justin, that’s a vain wish. “God doesn’t even help with that.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! God always gives revelations as if he will do anything, but ultimately leaves everything up to us. And they always hide their desires and show off. “I believed in God more than anything and was desperate for her, but I lived a pretentious life every day and lost her.”
“You’re crazy. “You are absolutely crazy.”
Rem shook her head and chewed her lip.
“I don’t understand how someone like you received God’s grace.”
“I guess that means my faith in God was great.”
“Faith doesn’t solve everything.”
“That’s why I’m turning back. Unlike God, the Black Star is faithful to human desires. It introduced me to a new world. “This time, I will get rid of this pretentious world and create a world that is faithful to desire.”
Rem urgently rolled his eyes.
I urgently looked for a way to overcome this situation, but I couldn’t find an answer.
If he had his favorite disease, Inferno, he would have found a way to escape, but there wasn’t even that.
“It’s no use rolling your head. “If you had quietly followed my words, you would have lived.”
Rem sneered at those words.
Would he have been spared if he had not betrayed God? Rem was sure he would never have done that.
“die.”
Black demonic energy entangled Rem.
“Ugh… , Ugh!!”
The vitality that is gradually being sucked out. Rem’s trembling fingers shrivel and his body follows suit.
Tuk.
Justin threw Rem’s dead body on the floor and raised him to a skeleton.
Goooooh.
A red glow flickers in the empty eyelids. Justin lets out a satisfied laugh as he looks at the skull shining with murder and hostility.
“A new era will come with the end of the Holy Kingdom.”
* * *
Temple of Astenon.
The knights of Baran and the cardinals of the Holy Kingdom who had gathered at the location of Azazel’s activation all rushed into the temple, but they were caught in a trap by the Black Star and were devastated.
“Hold on just a little longer! It’s not over yet!”
“sh*t! What on earth are you supposed to do if the sacred magic circle of the eight cardinals combined doesn’t work? … !!”
“If the Pope were there… … .”
All the cardinals sighed with dark expressions.
The cardinals who gathered to stop Azazel opened a sacred magic circle, but instead they were swept away by Azazel’s powerful magic and only suffered damage.
Some cardinals were vomiting blood and working hard to recover.
“… … “Ren Arzen, when will Lord Ren Arzen come!!”
The Cardinal, who rushed to Asthenon with Aston, found Wren.
I thought that if Ren acted as if there was a way, he might be able to overcome this situation.
“Just wait and see. “Ren will definitely solve this situation.”
Aston thought he had no choice but to hold out as best he could to prevent further damage.
The Spear of Raman hidden in the basement of the Temple of Astenon. A pillar of black magic energy rose from there, piercing the temple and covering the sky, surrounding Bastian.
How despairing the cardinals looked when they saw Rahman’s window turning black.
Their hearts were broken as they experienced the humiliation of having the Pope assassinated in their stead and having their holy relics polluted.
The sacred magic they poured out with all their might was successfully blocked, and they was in a hurry to get out of the temple to save their lives from the counterattack of the Black Star.
Half of the ten cardinals were so mortally wounded that they could no longer fight, and the rest were also quite exhausted.
At least he was able to hold on because of the sword master fighting the black monster in front of him.
“All archbishops, focus on restoring the spirit of your allies!”
The Black Star’s total strength was only one person.
A man with long black hair whose entire body was pale and white, and whose face was colorfully painted with powder.
He was a man who could rightly be called a monster.
“hehehehe… … . Hate each other and be constantly suspicious of each other! And fight for me! Then I will be prettier. hehehehe.”
With a single swing of the man’s hand, dozens of knights came to their senses and began attacking their allies.
Priests of the archbishop level and above and high-level knights were able to resist the devil’s power, but everyone below them was swayed.
“die! If I kill you, I will be praised by Master Rust!”
“Those priests, it was already annoying, but it ended up working out well. “I’ll kill them all right now and take Rust’s love for myself!”
The knights of the empire turned their eyes around in an instant. The knight commanders and senior knights try to stop them, but the situation is not good.
A situation where you have to subdue an opponent who is rushing at you as if you are going to kill them, without killing them.
Even if they tried to use their sacred power to drive out the demonic energy, it was difficult as Azazel’s influence made Rust’s power stronger and the priests’ sacred power weaker.
“Damn, this is why we keep holding useless people back. “Can’t I just kill him?”
Arhan Arjen, the sixth son of the Arjen family, let out a irritated voice and struck one of the knights in the neck and said:
It’s powerful enough to kill you if you do it wrong. Lian Arzen shook his head as he watched Arhan attack while maintaining that tight line.
“no. If you just massacre them like that, this situation will end and the sword lord will be held accountable. “There will be strong opposition from the imperial family.”
“You can just ignore it! “No matter how much we are Argen!”
“Do you think your father will protect you if you act so recklessly?”
When the name “father” was mentioned, Arhaan, who had been acting like an asshole, clicked his tongue and calmed down.
“Tell me, brother, you are smart. So what? “If I die now, won’t I need anything later?”
“I’m thinking. wait.”
“Tch, then I can do whatever I want?”
“No, that’s-.”
Arhan Arjen runs out as if he can’t stand it even before Lian has time to stop him.
His gaze was fixed on the three sword masters and Rust, who were fighting fiercely in the distance.
“Let’s see how strong you are!”
Eyes shining with confidence and excitement. Looking at Arhaan like that, Lian’s face hardened.
“That idiot.”
Even though Arhan’s swordsmanship skills are one of the best on the continent, he has not yet reached the level of a master due to his lazy nature and pride.
On the other hand, among masters, those two were at least one or two levels beyond the barrier. It is clear that Arhaan will not be able to endure much longer.
Lian grabbed her hair and thought about it.
‘Damn, if only there were two more master level ones… … .’
That monster is taking its time and eating away at this camp, so if we focus on the fight in earnest, the three sword masters may have already been defeated.
The power of the black light pillar and that black magic was too strong. Moreover, that long black haired man was also a monster.
Huh! Suddenly!!
At that time, a short-haired man who had cut off an arm of an imperial knight stood next to Lian with a serious expression.
“Lian Argen. “What on earth is this?”
“Rogent Wallenberg? “I didn’t manage to run away and came back to work.”
“escape? under! What do you think of our Wallenberg… … !”
“Did a guy like that attack Brilliant and run away in disgrace?”
He crumples his face at Rian’s words, grits his teeth and kicks towards the knight next to him as if venting his frustration.
“brother! What the hell is this… … , My head is pounding and I can’t stand it!”
Milo Wallenberg shouted as he blocked the knights’ swords.
“Tsk. So, I usually practice hard… ! Do it! “I did it!!”
Flat Wallenberg, who blocked and pushed away the swords of three knights at the same time, spoke.
“I don’t think it’s time for us to fight like this. Lian Argen.”
“Okay, enough of the pranks.”
Lian also acknowledged and calmed his eyes.
The addition of three high-ranking knights was something he would welcome even more.
“Now we need someone with master-level skills. “It takes at least two more masters to break through that monster.”
“okay? Then you just have to hold on a little longer.”
Lian tilts her head at Rosent’s words.
“If you’re thinking of Commander Landaldro, he probably won’t come right away. “The old man treated the people of his kingdom so terribly that he went there-.”
“What are you talking about?”
Kaang!!
Rosent, who threw away his sword and hit the knight’s helmet on the ground, stepped on the knight and stood up, speaking with a calm face.
“I was speaking with Ren Argen and his escort knight in mind.”
“… … Ren Argen? And that escort driver? What nonsense are you talking about now… … “Do you really want to call them masters?”
“okay. Heh, you don’t want to believe it?”
Rosent snorts at Lian as if it’s funny.
“this! Seed-.”
Flat, who barely managed to avoid the swords of the knights coming at him from all directions, jumped and muttered an insult.
“Ren Argen, where on earth is that bastard doing? “At times like this, come out quickly!”
“That’s it! Do we have to put at least some brilliant knights here to get it out? “Please come quickly and save me!”
Milo Wallenberg also shouted in lamentation.
After hearing their cries, Lian looked dumbfounded and lost in thought.
‘Ren is the real master?’