In the name of disaster-2
“It’s time to tidy up.”
Took.
Pointing to a point in the north on the map, Keitel muttered quietly.
The northern part, an area that the Empire had not always controlled except for the heyday of discussing the unification of the continent.
It was always close to a lawless zone, and only a system of its own was left with the foreign races and the imperial people in harmony.
such a place has been incorporated.
Remaining as Mujugongsan, where divided immigrants were rampant, a person who unified them at once appeared.
From the point of view of the central government, which did not care much about the north, it had no choice but to think seriously about it.
Isn’t that the case too? Since the northern part of the country where they fought among themselves was integrated into only one person, even Paladin Berod acknowledged that he was the owner of a force.
If such a person goes south with dissatisfaction with the center, can the center stop it?
Before Keitel could even come up with an opinion, the emperor bestowed the title of Grand Duke on Adele Ygritte.
A single mercenary was recognized as a force.
Was there a reason for that? If it’s a central force, wouldn’t it be enough to wipe out such mercenaries and completely integrate them?
It wasn’t long before I realized the answer to the question I had as a child.
The situation was not good enough to be ignored by a single mercenary.
Because I was in a state where I couldn’t do anything alone, it was the current empire that I couldn’t do anything on my own.
“I was so upset.”
A powerless commoner rose to the position of grand duke simply because he had united the north.
Who will understand this I couldn’t understand.
So, I found a way, and one of the ways I came up with was using the evil dragon’s thoughts.
“Are you thinking of fully integrating?”
“I’m giving strength from below to subjugate the south, but in the end, that’s just for show. After all, in order to plan something, you have to organize it from the inside.”
Even if it was the imperial family, it was eventually exerting influence on the few lands centered on the center.
Excluding the northern and southern parts, only the western and eastern parts of the country can be called the sphere of influence.
Among them, the North had the most prosperous personal power, so it was said that if it was not organized, it would not be possible to spread its will in the first place.
What if the forces that have been crouching for years rebel?
At that time, he did not know what would happen, so Keitel, who was looking at the map, quietly opened his mouth.
“Did you figure out the ruins in the north?”
“I found them all. We plan to evacuate the personnel there soon.”
“Robert is in the North. Any chance of meeting you?”
“I don’t think there is, but I don’t think it can be completely ruled out.”
I confirmed the powerlessness of cutting down my fiancé myself.
And didn’t he figure out his identity and even figure out that he had a connection with the crown prince?
I couldn’t tell if it was just a picture or if it was real. Cain at least knew that it was not a simple feeling.
However, there was another reason not to worry.
When Keitel’s eyebrows were twisted at the words that he couldn’t be ruled out, Cain lowered his head again and continued talking.
“Considering what’s on that spire, even if you find it, you won’t be able to find out much.”
“under. Did you mean that?”
Understanding Cain’s words, Keitel gave a small smile as if he was relieved.
If it’s a giant found by those sent to investigate the unexplored region, it’ll probably be able to crush the uninvited guest with certainty.
If not, there was no worry. It wouldn’t matter if I found something.
If you go in, you won’t be able to come out again, so Keitel looked at the map again with a slightly relaxed expression.
“I would rather die. Are you trying to provoke me on purpose? I don’t know what our duke is thinking.”
The northern part, which should have been painted in a different color originally, was painted the same color as the center.
Shouldn’t we move faster than we planned before?
Because the grudge the dragon had harbored was more profound than I thought, Keitel’s eyes as he grabbed his throbbing hair were very brief. flashed red.
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It wasn’t too difficult to get inside the spire.
When I asked for the password, Berod immediately knocked me out and put it somewhere.
When I passed through the door, what I saw was just a huge tower with a structure similar to that of the Wall Tower.
The masked ones were not visible.
It would have been a safe time for someone to come running if they knew the sentry was down.
Adrian cautiously opened his mouth to the empty interior as if people had already disappeared.
“Is there anyone? The inside looks spacious. I don’t feel popular.”
“Probably not. If he had, he would have jumped on it by now.”
When he pulled out his sword to prepare for such a situation, he felt nothing even when he spread his magic power, so it was only steam.
There’s someone on guard, but nobody’s inside. Isn’t there only one thing that can be guessed from this?
“I’ll have to see if there’s something down there. Other than that, there is no reason to keep it like this, right?”
“I think so too. Are there any relics?”
“Probably not like that.”
If there was an artifact, it would have reacted from my body. It was certain that it was not a relic.
However, the sense that there was something down there was definitely growing.
If it’s not up, it’s down, it’s because it reminded me that there was always something hidden underground in the towers in the south.
A reason to keep this place in a situation where everyone has withdrawn.
If there was something important, I would protect it, or maybe it was a trap.
If it’s a trap, I need someone to help Adrian escape somehow, so when I looked at Berod, he replied that he would follow me, as if he had already noticed my intentions.
Even if he headed with Adrian, in the event of an emergency, he had to get Adrian out somehow.
If I die, I die, but Adrian doesn’t.
He frowned at the scent of blood he felt as he went down, taking a moment to reorganize the changed formations quietly so that Adrian wouldn’t notice.
…It’s not just that one or two people died. It is safe to say that dozens or even hundreds of people have died.
Adrian’s complexion was gradually turning pale.
Suddenly, he remembered the time when he met Theresia. I think I felt this bloody scent even back then.
If it’s similar to the blood scent I encountered on the mountain of the corpse, how many people are buried underground?
“Looks like there had to be something. That too… is dangerous.”
Suddenly, a chilling sensation ran down my spine. The thrill of the five senses was not a sensation that I felt very often.
When faced with something that shouldn’t be encountered.
It’s like, should I say, the feeling I had when I first met Verod. Grasping the sword was done faster than expected.
Drawing out mana, he was preparing himself for “defense” before he knew it.
Berod also felt a similar sensation, drawing his divine power to surround Adrian.
The rosary on Adrian’s neck radiated pure white light.
It seemed to have the meaning of a warning.
Furthermore, if you go to the end of the underground, there is a certain existence that you can’t handle.
“This is the first time I have felt this. I’ve been playing Paladin for quite some time, but it’s the first time I’ve felt this much soggy.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to step back now? Call someone-“
“No, break through.”
I didn’t have as good an intuition as Adele.
I wasn’t the type to rely on my intuition, and I always tried to make rational decisions.
But for now, I thought I should definitely check this basement.
Even the slightest possibility of the being inside this being coming out must be erased.
I felt Adrian’s gaze on me for a moment, but it didn’t stop.
I could feel the chill in my exhaled breath. The wind that wrapped around her skin was also gradually getting colder.
Even when they entered the steeple, it was not much different from the season, but it was okay even if it was winter inside.
After exhaling pure white breath, I found a huge door in front of me.
Among the innumerable patterns engraved, what stood out was the huge dragon’s head drawn in the middle.
It was similar to the picture of the dragon that we saw in the mural, breathing fire with its mouth open.
The fact that something like this is drawn here means that what’s inside is something related to the dragon.
“It wasn’t just the spire that enshrined the moon god. Serving the dragons also existed.”
not a relic I breathed out quietly, checking the energy of the moon stone, which still did not react.
Should we go in together, but that would be convenient. I felt like I had to go in here alone.
I didn’t want to fight while worrying about someone.
Not only can you not guarantee that you can protect it, but isn’t there a Berod here that can protect Adrian?
kiik-
When the door opened with a loud roar, a more fishy scent of blood gushed out from the gap.
Seeing the fragments and fragments of the bloodied corpse dragged by the door, Berod swallowed a saliva.
I guessed that there was something unusual, but looking at the traces of the corpse, it was a trace of ‘cannibalism’.
“I can guess what it is.”
The completely open door was flipped back, allowing the scenery inside to be seen as it is.
The light that shimmered from above revealed muddy blood and fragments of corpses.
In the words of those who fell flat, there was an existence sitting alone in a hellish landscape where the heads of those wearing masks were rolling around.
It was so huge that it didn’t look like a human.
It had a human body, but its head resembled that of a bull in a bullfight.
A monster sleeping with a spear that was bigger than the pillars of a building on a joint bent backwards.
It was a giant enough to be overwhelmed simply by looking at it.
“In the past, when the dragons appeared, there are monsters that appeared together. There were four monsters, now called demons.”
“I remember reading it. Maybe that…”
“Yes, one of those beings.”
Cheekyong-
The chains that bound the monster snapped like threads.
Eyes full of madness are dyed red, and at the same time, a snort like a typhoon shakes the space. ancient monster.
“It must be a Minotaur.”
The existence of demons, which he had never seen since birth, was literally violence itself.
However, he did not back down.
It was because it could not be said that there was no chance of winning as long as he held the sword.
Even more so, if I was the one holding the sword, then the one standing at the end must have been me.
Even if it is not. was to make it so.