164Th Trap (4)
[You want to contact the Underworld God? Such an act is unacceptable······!]
“I’m not interested in that. Is it possible or not? Just answer this.”
[I have never heard of such a spell before, but······. It may······ be possible. It’s still uncertain.]
“Then we’ll do it right away.”
[Wait a minute······!]
Guiho grabs my arm with both hands.
I can see fear in his eyes.
It’s not a face I usually see, except for when I possessed him last time.
Even though he has fallen, he was once the governor of the Northern Continent.
[Do you understand what you’re trying to do right now? The Underworld God, the Underworld God! You’re trying to bring the Underworld God into our world!]
“I understand.”
[Then are you doing this because you don’t know what the Underworld God is?]
“I know. He’s a fair and just god who punishes those who have committed evil deeds and governs justice.”
[Yes! As you said, he’s a god! A god! Regardless of whether the Underworld God is righteous and merciful, do you think the world will be okay if you bring a being like that into this world?!]
“I’m not bringing him in. I’m just going to contact him.”
[That alone is a big deal······. Just the transmission of the Underworld God’s ‘will’ will cause a great ripple effect. How will you handle that?]
“I’ll handle it all.”
[······.]
Since I’m the one who caused this, I should be the one to handle it.
Come to think of it, Draken is also a being close to a god.
I was able to accept Draken’s will and be fine, so I won’t go crazy just by talking to the Underworld God.
I have confidence in myself.
I have the Mental Power Enhancement trait, after all.
If I fail, what······.
Would it be worse than going insane and becoming a cripple?
[Is there really no other way? Is there no option to physically destroy that dungeon?]
“There is. I’ll try that too. However, I won’t be able to annihilate the enemy that way. The opponent is in the form of a spirit body and is wandering the Nine Heavens, so unless I fundamentally deal with that soul, it will be resurrected forever.”
[That’s······. It’s a pain in the neck······.]
Guiho calms down after hearing my explanation.
He stops getting heated up and falls silent for a moment, as if in thought.
Then, Guiho puts his hand on the little boy’s head and opens his mouth.
[I’ve heard a lot about the rumors of the necromancer.]
“You’re supposed to be in seclusion, but you know everything that’s going on outside?”
[You little brat. The little boy was in seclusion, not me. Anyway, from what I’ve heard, what you’re saying is not wrong. That necromancer uses corpses to possess here and there, and it seems that there’s no end to killing his physical body, so it’s impossible to annihilate him without bringing in the Underworld God. I expected that you, who are overly reckless, would definitely burn down the entire village to catch that guy.]
“You’re more surprised than I expected.”
[I didn’t know you’d burn down the entire village instead of the thatched cottage······. Still, I don’t think your recklessness is wrong. I, too, have received your favor, and I want to give you as much strength as possible as long as you don’t go in the wrong direction······. But promise me one thing. Tell me that the little boy won’t get hurt.]
“······.”
Gulp.
I can see the strength in Guiho’s hand as he says that.When we first met, it seemed like we would clash, but now there seems to be a lot of affection between master and disciple.
Although Gwiho speaks in a strong tone, his expression looks like he’s about to beg me.
That expression.
He’s praying for Sogong’s safety.
But he knows very well that he could end up in danger.
I can’t guarantee 100% safety.
Gwiho knows that too.
But he wants to hear me say it.
Because then he’ll be reassured.
Only then will he be able to carry out this mission with confidence.
“I promise. Sogong will never get hurt. I’ll make sure he doesn’t get hurt.”
[Thank you······.]
“Excuse me? Master? Eugene? Why don’t you ask for my opinion······?”
[Be quiet. Hurry up and gather the magic. We need to enter the junction of the underworld and this world right now.]
“Why me?”
[You, this guy. What did I just say?]
“If you start thinking, things will start to go wrong······.”
[Yes. Just do as you’re told.]
“Yes······.”
His disciple’s education is going very well.
Certainly, if Sogong starts to think, everything will go wrong.
That guy is the best when he’s a tool.
I grabbed Gwiho’s shoulder, who handles Sogong more skillfully than I do.
“What do you need?”
[The power to break through the dimensional wall. And a strong enough force to summon the underworld god. The dimensional wall can be torn apart by a great magician or a decisive sorcerer, so that’s not a problem, but the problem is the force to summon the underworld god. The underworld is originally a different world separated from the present world. You can’t go back and forth in a normal way, and even if you’re a god of the underworld, it’s impossible to cross that wall and come down to the present world. At the very least, you need a tremendous amount of force just to make contact.]
“I’ll provide that force. I have a wind-up machine that can open a path with direct bread and deliver a message. If I send a message to the underworld god with this, telling him that there are two ghosts on this land who deserve to fall into the underworld, it will generate enough force.”
[······I won’t ask about the principle. It must be another bizarre thing.]
Gwiho gives up on understanding when I show him the Spear of Longinus and immediately accepts it.
Gwiho seems to be understanding me well these days.
If I start explaining this, it will be endless.
The Spear of Longinus is currently incomplete.
The core component, the navigator, is missing.
But I don’t need that right now.
The magic sword will play the role of the navigator.
The magic sword is a weapon born from the magic that was part of Belfagor.
And the great demon Belfagor is from the underworld, located in the underworld.
I don’t know how he got out of the underworld and came to the present world (I’m not really interested).
The dark underworld energy that his magic holds will cause the Spear of Longinus to automatically head towards the underworld.
For now, I’ve completed all the basic framework.
I’ll report to the underworld god, the warden, that there are two murderers and one escapee, and have him arrest them, but that’s a rough plan······.
The problem is how to execute it.
Although it is theoretically possible to summon the underworld god.
It won’t be that easy.
They say there hasn’t been a single attempt so far, so we have to create a new ritual.”Guiho. For now-“
[Be quiet! I’m calculating right now! Assuming the size of the hole to be drilled into the dimensional wall is minimized to a radius of one foot, the amount of magic power and the spell formation required are…]
Guiho, who had suddenly gotten angry, began to mumble something again.
It seemed like he had already started to establish a concrete plan.
If it was the composition of the ritual, it could be left to Guiho.
Execution would be done by Sogong.
“I, I… should I go get some water…?”
[Go get it.]
“Yes, sir. Lord Taesu.”
Mia was running errands…
The roles were roughly set.
However, there were still roles left.
‘People to hold the dungeon back…’
People who would take charge of the dungeon raid were urgently needed.
The current mercenaries were completely demoralized and had effectively given up on raiding the dungeon.
Now, they were just watching each other and continuing their pride fight.
However, they couldn’t be kicked out because they had to keep up appearances.
If the mercenaries were to be dismissed, it would be revealed that Elvengard had given up on raiding the dungeon.
Belphegor and Luna, who had been preparing for a defensive battle inside the dungeon, would start to crawl out little by little.
They had to be kept inside and made so busy that they wouldn’t even think about crawling outside.
Right now, I was in no condition to enter the dungeon.
And the mercenaries were already as good as useless.
People were needed to raid the dungeon.
In fact, it would be enough to just drive the two Heavenly Kings into a corner.
It wouldn’t matter if the dungeon was completely pushed out and their plans were thwarted.
If that happened, Luna would run away again.
The ritual to summon the underworld god could just be done next time.
There was no way to know what the hell those guys were hiding in the dungeon or how dangerous it was, so it might be more comfortable to just destroy the dungeon as quickly as possible.
And the person who could do that was…
“Kyaaah?!”
Kwaang!
At that moment, a scream and an explosion occurred outside.
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.
.
-It’s so boring that I have no choice but to show my face outside…-
“Ugh!”
An ominous black aura continued to pour out of the gap in the stone door.
The Great Demon crawled out of the gap and revealed its pitch-black figure.
In an instant, the troops occupying the dungeon were all badly injured and lying on the ground.
-Suspicious. What the hell are they up to that it’s so quiet…-
It’s quiet.
It’s quiet, but it’s too quiet.
This suspicious dungeon was being formed right next to Elvengard, and only a few hundred mercenaries had been exhausted after a few days of fighting.
This couldn’t be right.
If it was something the Heavenly Kings were doing, that unlucky guy who got involved in everything and always finished it off should have shown up.
That guy still hadn’t entered the dungeon.
It was clear that something was being planned outside.
The Great Demon made that judgment and crawled outside.
At the very least, he had to figure out if that guy had joined Elvengard and what he was doing now.
It was a kind of reconnaissance in force.He intended to walk out in the open, smash everything in his path, and then turn back after seeing the other side’s defeat.
-Are you there or not?!-
Right before Elvengarde’s nose.
The Great Demon shouted loudly.
As if asking the man if he would continue to hide like this, he asked boldly.
Soon, crimson hellfire was blazing from the Great Demon’s fingertips.
If the bastard doesn’t show himself, he has no choice but to make him show himself.
He wondered if he would not come out and give up if he burned down Elvengarde and the World Tree with this inextinguishable fire.
-······?!-
But at that moment.
The Great Demon recoiled in surprise at the tip of the sword that flew in at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.
The greatsword narrowly grazed the Great Demon’s cheek and was embedded in a tree.
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“No dog. Is there a wolf here?”
“Uh······. It’s been a while. Somehow it turned out like this, Belphegor.”
“······?!”
Where the Great Demon turned his gaze.
The blue-haired Frost Lord and the assassin, who seemed very nervous, were standing there.