61. What about those without His Majesty the Emperor now? (2)
‘To regain rest, go to the place where the Purifier is!’
Words that have become commonplace in hell.
Those who wanted stability after death headed to the place where the Purifier was.
It was to have true rest before suffering eternal suffering due to the Fall.
But there were also those who were targeting these people.
The remnants of the past somehow tried to corrupt the specters and increase their power, so it was a great risk to stop hiding and leave for the Purifier.
That’s why, before I knew it, hell flowed into a fight between the ghosts who survived without falling and those who didn’t.
And the manager of hell who mediates the fight between the two and somehow helps Kariel expand the area to purify.
But that didn’t help only Kariel.
She also wanted her master Hel to be resurrected, so she only helped Hell secure a minimum area where it would not be destroyed.
Purifier (Kariel) + Legion of Ghosts → Hell’s Manager (Modgud) ← Remnants of the corrupted past
Remnants of the past that are still weak compared to Mod Good.
That’s why Modgood uses this time appropriately to control it.
Since Kariel, too, has only purified the remains of the chaff level, Hell was constantly urging Kariel to make a choice in the breathtaking peace that was maintained.
– Hell… … Please save hell.
A boy who was dragged to the battlefield at a young age, with tears in his eyes, asks Kariel.
A woman asked her to hold a newborn baby who had died with her.
Please give them real rest… … .
-Are you going to throw it away?
Surt asked with a look of subtly anticipation.
“There is no death without a story in the world.”
Having said that, Kariel resolutely shook his head despite the desperate cry of the ghosts.
As they say, he could become the king of hell.
But what about the earth then?
Which Ignit Empire will fall into chaos due to the Demon King and Roman Emperor?
“I will definitely come back.”
Saying that, Kariel silently focused on his work, even amid the shouts of the ghosts.
Then, the green light that watched the scene from afar disappeared without a word.
* * *
“Is His Majesty still there?”
“Yes.”
At Achelio’s question, Tarion sighed and answered.
“after… … I’m going crazy.”
Even though he had already reached Master a long time ago, the situation was getting more and more difficult.
I’d rather go ahead and fight alone, but I couldn’t.
“Is it right for me to just stand there like this?”
At Archelio’s words, Tarion just looked at the sky without saying a word.
Even while the allied forces were busy restoring their troops, the Roman Emperor was busy with his work, and time continued to flow.
Even during that time, the airship that Kariel was informed of was not moving at the far end of the Empire’s lines.
“It’s frustrating, but for now… … It is time to carry out what Your Majesty has commanded.”
“I will have to do that.”
Is it because I haven’t moved for too long?
A few days ago, the black moon snooped around the Ignit formation more often.
Moreover, just yesterday, Roman’s army began to move.
It was for a while that I shrank, but Ignit’s army didn’t move, so I tried to expand to the surroundings.
“There is a limit to blindfolding.”
“Yes, that means we have to slowly enter the second phase.”
At Achelio’s words, Tarion sighed and said.
Like when Kariel left, the airships for the search were actively moving, but now there was a limit to that as well.
It was only natural that even the allied forces felt that something was wrong while watching the Ignit army, which had not moved for a long time.
Currently, Roman is suspicious of two things.
‘The emperor disappeared?’
‘Is the emperor in critical condition?’
I started working to make people suspect that of these two things is critical.
Strangely, open Allied forces came and went in and out of Ignite, who was still not moving, so it was time to slowly unravel the information.
“I will solve it little by little for the main figures of the Allied Forces.”
“I guess we need to strengthen the escort.”
Achelio looked at the empty chair with a wry smile at Tarion’s words.
The seat that only the emperor could sit on was empty.
And to protect this empty chair, the imperial palace knights had to be more vigilant than before.
“Emperor Ignite, is he actually in critical condition?”
It all started with a small newspaper company.
In fact, inside Ignit, it is quiet, but in the countries belonging to the Human League, there are often nuanced articles saying that there is something wrong with Ignit.
However, I couldn’t say anything bad about Emperor Ignit, the center of the human federation, so I only spoke in a roundabout way.
However, the big news outlets themselves threw out the rumors that had been kept quiet in the morning.
“The liver is too big.”
“I know.”
People thought that this long-lived newspaper would soon disappear without even knowing mice or birds.
But the newspaper did not disappear.
This is because a series of shocking news came soon after.
“There are signs that many priests and healers have been dispatched to Ignit’s front line… … 」
“Some soldiers have seen Emperor Ignite stagger as he closed the huge gates of hell. Revealed… … .”
「Recently, the borders on the Ignit side have become stricter!」
news in succession.
Unlike the worried Allies, Ignit wasn’t too worried.
Occasionally, Kariel had gone through closed-gwan training, so he thought it would be the same this time as well.
But this time it was different.
「A huge tower built in the Roman formation」
“Is the Palace of Hell really complete?”
“Allied forces must attack before completion. But the Ignit army doesn’t move.”
Even though the palace of the goddess that Roman and Sandria wanted so much had reached the stage of completion, Ignit’s army was still unmoved.
Obviously this was weird.
If it was Kariel’s sexuality, even at an important time, he would have tried to win before the goddess’s palace was completed.
However, instead of moving, the circumstances in which the high-ranking priests moved in the Western Continent were discovered.
“Really, if there’s anything wrong with Your Majesty’s body… … .”
“Yeki! Denial!”
“But it’s strange.”
Even the people of Ignit, who firmly believed in the situation, were shaken.
Is there something wrong with Kariel’s body, which receives overwhelming support to the point that he believes it is the reincarnation of the first emperor?
Perhaps it could be a life-and-death situation, so anxiety spread in the eyes of the people of Ignit.
Because their hopes could have disappeared just like this.
Under such circumstances, several Allied personnel drank excessively and made mistakes.
“To think that Emperor Ignit is in critical condition… … . Then we have to stop them by ourselves… … Can I?”
“after… … Are you really going to die this time?”
Allied commanders lamented.
In the end, rumors spread because of their mistaken words, and a newspaper with the title ‘Emperor Ignite Threatened’ spread throughout the continent.
“after… … In the end, you succeeded in spreading the rumor.”
“Yes.”
At Achilleo’s words, Tarion sighed and said,
As expected, it succeeded in spreading rumors.
The problem is that we have to keep in mind the possibility that Kariel will come out later than expected.
“There will be limits to this kind of rumor alone.”
“I’ll have to move to the rear.’
At Tarion’s words, Achelio sighed as he said that.
In my heart, I wanted to leave for the desert where Gareum was sleeping, but I couldn’t.
“Did Roman have any doubts?”
“Yes, not yet.”
Tarion answered that, but he was also worried.
Amidst the uneasiness of not knowing when the clever Black Moon or the clever Roman Emperor would notice, he faithfully carried out what Kariel ordered.
However, there was no reason to believe such an improvised scheme without any doubt in Roman, where fame was ruling the eastern continent.
“I can’t believe it.”
“It seems so.”
Is it because I’ve been through a lot of Ignite in the meantime?
Roman suspected that Kariel’s health was in jeopardy and sent more patrols around to search.
At the same time, he tried to monitor Ignit’s non-airlines moving in all directions from a close range.
“This is dangerous.”
“But there is nothing we can do right now.”
At Tarion’s words, Akelio struggled.
That’s exactly what Kariel had ordered.
However, Roman continued to be suspicious and tried to push the Black Moon into the danger zone.
“If Roman pushes the black moon further… … .”
“There is no chance of getting this far.”
As Tarion spoke confidently, Akelio nodded as well. The problem is that information is not something that can be obtained only by reaching the destination.
“If they push further, step back a little.”
“Well… … .”
Tarion pondered at Akelio’s words, then nodded slightly.
And it turned out to be the right decision.
No matter what, it was because Roman’s elite army had come out to where they were.
Since it was not an army of hell, the activities of the red ghosts were also limited.
So, Tarion and Achelio hurriedly retreated back. It was because if they approached this place, they might find out that Kariel wasn’t there.
After retreating like that, Ignit’s army withdrew from the front line and set up camp again.
It was obviously a natural reaction, and it was a decision everyone could understand.
Taking the risk of Kariel’s personality, he tried to move the elite troops, and that was already famous on the continent.
“By the way, where did you get your doubts from?”
Tarion’s expression hardened at Achelio’s words.
Because he himself had no idea where the information leaked from.
“… … Let’s start with the allied forces.”
“after… … I will go there myself. You go first.”
At Archelio’s words, Tarion nodded and moved.
“The Roman army has reached the area where His Majesty disappeared.
The number of agents presumed to be the Black Moon was quite large.”
The report from the shadows made Tarion and Achelio unbelievable.
However, the increasing number of agents of the Black Moon and Sandria’s army began to approach the area little by little.
And only then could I be sure.
‘Caught!’
Tharion and Akelio thought so, as if there was no need to wait any longer, and immediately moved the army.
At the same time, the Allied Forces also had a substantial army, so they moved immediately in response to Ignit’s request for support.
And the Roman emperor who saw it smiled.
“I’m sorry, but let’s look at it like this.”
Garum, the servant of Hell and the gatekeeper of Hell.
It is difficult to catch the Emperor of Ignit directly because he refuses.
This is the reason why the Roman Emperor, who knew where Kariel went to hell, remained silent until now.
But what if his ordeal is over?
At that time, he could see the angle that would capture the Emperor of Ignit.
The very moment you emerge from a place protected by an unknown force, you have a chance to capture Emperor Ignit.
To that end, dozens of simple hell gates were built near the desert area where Gareum was supposed to be.
As soon as the emperor emerges, a vast army of hell will surround him.
The palace to enshrine the goddess of hell is in the final stage, so only the offerings to summon her are left.
The Roman emperor chose Ignite as his sacrifice.
“Come back soon.”
The Roman emperor looked at the beads on his staff.
This staff, which can only be used by priests, has the power to tour Hell, even if only for a very short time.
And the staff was shown purifying the fallen hell by passing it with red flames.
Looking at the flames that summoned countless specters, the Roman emperor looked at the tower he had built high.
“Is this the final stage of the great world?”
The emperor of Rome, muttering so, wished once again that the souls of the eastern continent would find rest.
* * *
While preparations were made for a great war to take place in the deserts of the eastern continent, signs of a great war arose in the western part of the eastern continent as well.
cooong!
A wave of powerful magical energy that arises from the northern snow fields.
At the same time, a message from the crow was delivered to the giant’s fortress.
“A black light pillar is created. Presumed to be the descent of the demon king.”