Episode 132 .
A village in the Valenstalga Sanctuary in the eastern part of the Empire.
Two men were hanging out at the entrance of the village.
“Hurry up, come on!”
“It is being finalized. Please wait a moment.”
Their behavior was normal. Disguised in old leather clothes and loose fur boots, he was a commoner of the empire.
“You can see the stakes. Cover it with soil and quickly.”
His behavior was somewhat suspicious. At the entrance to the village, a short black pole was driven in and hidden with gravel and sand.
The superior of the two frowned.
“Stupid bastard, get out of the way!”
He pointed out the work of his subordinates and pushed them away.
“Can’t you cover this properly?”
A slightly overhanging stake. A superior approached and stomped on it with his foot. I scooped up a few handfuls of dirt and poured it on top, and then the stakes disappeared.
He shot the subordinate.
“Quite, just waste your time.”
“sorry.”
“It’s okay, until the extreme night?”
Polar night (極夜) means the time when the white sheep rises. At sunset, the sanctuary is immersed in darkness.
In front of Baekyang, nothing could hold the light.
The subordinate looked up at the sky. The sun was still in mid-heaven.
“About ten hours left.”
“No, it must be nine and a half hours. Get it right.”
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“・・・・・Yes, sorry.”
“Let’s move first.”
I couldn’t stop here and talk leisurely. Now that you’ve finished your mission, you should head to the rendezvous point.
The superior said as he moved his steps out of town.
“Have you ever seen the polar night?”
“Not even once.”
“So it’s so peaceful.”
“Have you experienced Goth?”
“It was terrible.”
Goth briefly recalled the past. When I visited the sanctuary in advance, I saw a white sheep from a distance.
“I couldn’t even enter the sanctuary.”
“I heard that it is very dark.”
Goth laughed and shook his head.
“Darkness is not the problem. Burns the whole body’s demonic energy. It was quite a distance from Baekyang, but it was hard to even breathe.”
The subordinate let out a deep sigh.
“Honestly, I am afraid.”
They had to endure the day under the white sheep today.
Gott opened his mouth.
“Don’t worry too much. The second apostle is with you.”
“…Isn’t that actually gambling too?”
“You should try it. In the first place, there is no other way. Or will you stay on the continent?”
“I-I don’t like that.”
Paladins were purifying the continent. He killed most of the demons, searched out the demonists, and sent them to the sanctuary.
The detainees who were taken away were forced to live like scarecrows for training. In the stomach of a monster, he was transformed into a demon and suffered endlessly.
Taekwang’s cruelty towards malice was ruthless to the point of not knowing the end.
There will no longer be a place for demonists on this continent.
Therefore, I will escape to the Demonic Realm tomorrow.
The subordinate said with a gloomy expression.
“I just don’t know why I have to go through here.”
Goth put on a puzzled expression.
“The entire eastern part of the continent is a sanctuary, so how can you go to the Devil’s Realm without passing through the sanctuary?”
What he said was true. For two years, the Sanctuary had been extended all over the East.
The subordinate cautiously opened his mouth.
“…Even if it’s a little bit of a turn, wouldn’t it be better to get out to the north and float the boat?”
“Are you the only one who has thought of that? How can I handle Sea God Shaylan?”
“Ha, but it seems safer than here.”
Goth sighed in frustration.
“Can Taegwang imagine that it is dark under the lamp, and we will hide under the white sheep?”
“Even so…”
“Besides, this side is the least monitored section. The Baekyang Knights did a massive patrol a week ago. I won’t be visiting for a while. Look over there.”
Trees were growing densely in the direction Goth pointed. It was one of the areas called the Eastern Forest, the Forest of Giants.
“In the vegetation zone around here, there are many poisonous plants. Do you know what that means?”
The worried subordinate shook his head.
“sorry.”
“Stupid bastard. I mean, no one is looking for it.”
“…Ah, I’m sure that might be the case.”
“Think about it. Other areas are overflowing with food, so why would elves and demi-humans come here?”
The subordinate nodded.
“I see what you mean. It must be empty.”
“Yeah, it’s perfect to go through. How can I deal with Baekyang?”
“…isn’t that the biggest problem?”
Goth frowned.
“I said there is a countermeasure. Even if it fails, there is nothing you can do about it. If I stay on the continent, I’m dead, but I have to do something.”
The subordinate laughed lightly.
“Got-sama is really strong.”
“All the surviving members are like me. But how is a coward like you still involved in the Demonic Cult?”
Goth couldn’t understand it.
“Rather repent and convert. I heard that Taekwang will show mercy from time to time if he truly reflects on himself.”
The subordinate shook his head.
“It can’t be. The devil gave me a new life. Who would have known that an abandoned orphan would grow up to be this great?”
It was difficult for orphans in this world to survive alone. If you’re lucky, you’ll end up staying at the monastery of the Order, but there were very few of them.
The subordinate smiled.
“The villagers who used to point fingers at me, they gutted me alive. Everyone died well. I felt saved then. I vowed to repay the power that the demon god lent me. No one else reached out to me except him. Not even once.”
Goth looked at the subordinate’s expression and said seriously.
“Your faith is quite upright.”
“hahahaha, if you’re going to follow Goth, it’s too far.”
Then, he took out something from his bosom.
“Oh, aren’t you hungry?”
It was a wrapping cloth.
“What is it?”
“Try it.”
Untying the strings revealed the inside. It was full of marinated meat.
Goth narrowed his brows.
“Could it be human flesh?”
“Yes, it is fresh. It is the eternal world.”
Goth took a quick look around, and suddenly struck the lower rank’s fist.
Damn! said with an angry face.
“If you get caught, what did you bring? We could all be found out.”
The subordinate covered his flushed cheeks.
“I’m sorry. I just…”
“Damn Avilard bastard. They don’t even know how to cover fire and water.”
Members of the sect of ‘Avilard’ enjoy eating human flesh.
When the subordinate tried to throw the wrapping cloth on the floor, the fire order fell again.
“Are you crazy? I put it there, what if someone sees it?”
A search will begin. There was not a single race that ate human flesh in the Sanctuary.
An incompetent subordinate. Goth said, clenching his fists.
“Put it back. When you enter the forest later, bury it deep in the ground. Got it?”
“Ah, I see. sorry.”
The two entered the forest like that.
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twilight. The foot of the mountain, covered with twilight, was dyed in a faint crimson color.
Sunset will begin soon. The tribes fearing the polar night moved busily.
On a plateau surrounded by forest, he was preparing for hell.
“now! Stop everything and gather!”
“Start by identifying the number of people!”
The guards who were weaving the rope put down what they were doing and ran out into the middle. All of them appeared to be ordinary villagers.
A total of 40 people were lined up in four rows.
The bishop of the sect of demonic religion ‘Avilard’ stopped in front of them. The only surviving Bishop. he opened his mouth
“Did you put all the stakes in?”
The superiors at the forefront replied that it was a success.
The teacher drew a benevolent arc.
“great. On the next day, when we arrive at the land of glory, the unbelievers here will be sublimated as sacrifices to the demons.”
The stakes driven by each group were a kind of magic. The moment the demonists ventured to escape the continent, magic would activate and devour the inhabitants of the sanctuary.
A kind of gimmick. It was intended to catch Taekwang’s attention by detonating it right before he fled.
The headmaster closed his eyes.
“Let’s commemorate the sacrifices of unbelievers in advance. Everyone, please pray.”
The guards began to recite prayers in low voices. Unpleasant notes spread through the air.
By the time the dusk was thick, the voice soon died down.
The priest opened his eyes and looked back.
“Mephisto-sama, preparations are complete.”
A dwarf man stood there. Skinny, all the clowns were exposed.
The second apostle of the Demonic Cult, Mephisto. He bit the tip of his index finger and drew blood. Then he moved on.
After smearing the bishop’s cheek with blood, he began to do the same for the rest of the congregation.
Goth looked at the subordinate.
“Are you nervous?”
“Gwa, it’s okay.”
“Take it easy. The apostle will bear our pain.”
Mephisto was an extreme masochist. Remind yourself of your faith through self-torture and achieve the end of the devil.
Those characteristics will be maximized with the current spell.
Finally, all the disciples received Mephisto’s grace.
The headmaster opened his mouth.
“With this, we have completed all tasks. The rest is in the hands of the Demon God. Now, let’s all humbly accept it.”
Everyone was very tense.
I broke out in a cold sweat and looked up at the sky.
The sun is passing over the ridge. It scattered only a single shimmer and disappeared.
Night comes. It was the watcher’s shift.
the subordinate recited.
“My, please. please. please. please······”
“Stay still.”
Right after that, a small light source shot up from the east. Everyone’s eyes moved after him.
The photosphere that stretched into the sky suddenly expanded. It swallowed up all the clouds and starlight caught in the night.
It started to burn with a huge, pure white glow.
The sanctuary was flooded in the polar night.
someone collapsed
melted by white sheep? Gott suddenly thought that way, but realized it wasn’t.
Because there was no sore spot.
That instructor must have passed out due to hyperventilation caused by tension.
“Hee hee hee hee!”
It was Mephisto’s scream mixed with madness. He endured the pain of 40 people alone.
The pain of evaporating magic. He would normally die of shock, but he was just having fun.
It was dark, so I couldn’t see his face.
Goth said.
“Are you by my side?”
“Yes, it sticks right there.”
“It is a success. The apostle bore everything.”
The subordinate sniffled. I must have been soaked in emotion.
“Tears will be shed tomorrow, let’s rest for now.”
I grabbed the rope that Goat had set up during the day.
A rope was connected to the campsite where the bonfire was made. at least it will be warm It was cold in the hills at night, so a fire was essential.
A white sheep could steal the light from the campfire, but it couldn’t even touch the heat.
“let’s go.”
The two held onto the rope and walked cautiously in the dark.
“It seems that all the demonic energy in my body has melted. How did you build it…”
“They say you feel different when you go into the bathroom and when you come out. Seeing you, I can really sympathize with you.”
“No, of course I am not complaining. I am grateful to be alive.”
“Already complained.”
“That, that’s…”
“done. Stop chatting and go for a walk. There was a stone beak just now, so be careful.”
Despite Goth’s warnings.
Suddenly, the subordinate who was following was caught on something. Reflexively, I grabbed the goth by the waist.
“Asshole bird…”
The two leaned sideways at the same time. Before I had time to react, I fell and started rolling over.
It looks like there was a slope on the side. I rode downhill and went straight down.
It didn’t hurt. Because the apostle took all the pain with him.
It was just a little dizzy. After rolling like that for a while, he bumped into something and stopped.
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Goth suppressed his voice and groaned.
“When a bastard not even as good as a dog puppy asks if he is coming, he picks out all the trashy things. Where are you? Come here. I must kill you.”
The subordinates felt threatened for their lives. I crawled on the ground to somehow distance myself from Goth.
“I’m sorry. Please take a look.”
Stumbling through the bushes in front.
“Come here!”
The moment beyond the bush is revealed,
The lower ranks hardened.
Because the son-in-law was broken. It was light. A brightly shining being. A girl was staring at Baekyang with her feet in the clear valley water.
How could you not have been deprived of the light?
Aside, it was the thought-stopping beauty.
The girl and her surroundings were like a masterpiece.
Her platinum blonde hair, which fell to her waist, fluttered in the wind. The golden eyes that absorbed the white light were as bright as stars, and the transparent skin sprinkled soft light.
It was not human beauty.
The subordinate stared at him in dismay.
“Where is this bastard…”
Goth, who had followed, could not speak any more.
The girl turns her head slowly. Time seemed to have stopped. Finally, golden eyes stared at the two.
I opened my mouth slowly.
“It crawls like a worm in the dark.”
Her voice was calm like Aiden’s, and her eyes were cold like Saya’s.
“Who are you?”
It rose from the rock and was slowly approaching.
“Somehow, he is my father’s enemy.”