Judgment Day(5)
How will the evil god respond to the divine punishment of the religious union?
Chris and his party expected it the whole time they came here.
Of course, it seemed that the king of singers had similar concerns.
He also has a good understanding of history, so he got a hint from that side.
“Usually, when they oppose the church, they target the believers first, not the clergy. From the church’s point of view, it’s difficult to protect all believers scattered across the continent, and when believers are executed, the church’s power naturally weakens.”
“But in this case, we have too little time left.”
When Illesis said a word, the king immediately agreed.
Currently, the time left for the chest is only about 4 days.
In the meantime, the divine punishment would be complete even if the members of the religious union were savagely killed.
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Moreover, the Church Alliance had its hands on it from the beginning.
The King’s words make us realize that.
“How come there aren’t too many people in this town? It’s hard to believe that spies from all over the world came here, it’s only been 3 days since the incident occurred. Besides, this is the end of the continent.”
“I heard and saw it. Then people here… … .”
“okay. The people gathered in the city right now are members of the Church Alliance. They were calling their followers to the shrine even before the ceremony began.”
“ah… This is to prevent harm from being harmed outside. If it’s only for a week or so, there won’t be a big shortage of food.”
Illesis nodded at the singer’s explanation.
If the Church Alliance takes this step, it will be impossible to slow down the ceremony by weakening the church.
Looking at the way things are going, it seems that I haven’t been idle very much so far.
Well, it’s a matter of their fate, so it’s possible to proceed with such thoroughness.
The King of Kings came to a conclusion after briefly explaining the other things prepared by the Federation of Churches.
“That’s why scheming and tricks don’t work. The only way left for the chest god is the straight air method. It’s not even a god, but it’s breaking through hundreds of priests in the main body of the Cadral Church. It’s the worst of the worst ways to fight the Church.”
“Are you fighting with a plan that you have no choice but to win from the beginning? You’ve come up with a good strategy for those who are hard-headed because of their religious beliefs.”
Elga, who had no choice but to criticize the clergy, also praised the strategy this time.
However, she and Chris are still betting on the bust to win.
“The evil god Argal stole the Origin Epic, a treasure from the Beast War period, and used watchmen to protect it hundreds of years ago. And on the Earth side, we even made Arios Online. There’s no way a guy like that couldn’t have expected this much.”
If the god of blood prepared his plan for hundreds of years, the preparation period for the religious union would be about a year at the longest.
Although the number of digits of the strategy that has been conceived will be different, there is no way that the evil spirit will be defeated.
This is especially true if similar punishments have been handed down in the past.
If you haven’t learned anything from that experience, you’re not considered worthy of the throne.
King Singer partially agreed with Chris’ words.
“Of course, I don’t think the bust will be defeated in vain. It could still be hidden. Even the watchmen I saw at the Ruins of the Mischievous God were no joke.”
“I won’t be able to use that one.”
Chris immediately denied this speculation.
The only duty the guards he met was to protect the ruins.
After the ruins collapsed, all of them said that they were freed from their duties and went their own way.
If the evil god wants to use such talented people again, he will have to pay a considerable price.
Elgar, who had been listening to the argument between the two, stood up and took the staff he had left with Gearic.
Surprised by her sudden action, the party immediately follow the explanation that followed.
“There are many guests outside. I need to go out for a while.”
“A guest? Umm… … .”
Chris guesses the identity of the uninvited guest and opens the door while holding on as if covering the inside of the inn.
As expected, armed paladins and priests were seen outside.
This is the base city closest to the Holy Land, Caladrell.
It doesn’t make sense that the Paladins weren’t monitoring such a place.
“Ugh! He’s here too.”
Tyrone looked over Chris’ shoulder and let out an unpleasant moan when he saw a familiar face.
A paladin who accompanied the two during the pursuit of the black flag. It was William.
William also frowned as if he recognized the two.
“Chris… Why are you here? I hoped we’d never see each other again.”
“That is a little disappointing. we missed you a lot Have you been eating well?”
As Tyrone gnashed his teeth as he spoke, the clergy, who regarded it as a threat, aimed their spears at them.
Then, William, who was in the lead of them, hurriedly restrains his colleagues.
“Everyone calm down. If they had come to oppose the Church, they would have acted more secretly than this. Since you’ve come this far, why don’t you cooperate with us?”
“what?”
Chris, dumbfounded by the sudden suggestion, opened his mouth wide.
William spoke very calmly, as if he did not feel any shame.
“The evil spirits will soon be defeated. There was a bit of disgrace between us, but there is no limit to Cadral’s mercy. If you repent even now and contribute to defeating evil spirits… … .”
“What next? To be hit in the back of the head again like last time?”
William is speechless at Chris’ cold reply.
Standing next to the gate, Tyrone mocked in a rare cold tone.
“Looking at him extending his hand to those he once beat, it seems that his body is quite frightening. don’t worry too much I heard you go to heaven if you fall behind?”
“Hey, I like most of all the things you’ve said so far.”
“Your evaluation is too salty.”
The priests blushed as Chris and Tyrone flirted with each other.
However, he did not dare to attack the two of them.
The Church Union is facing a very important battle.
I don’t know how many troops the evil spirits will bring, but it’s suicide to fight Chris’s party and reduce their power.
Of course, they also received divine punishment… For some reason, seeing his confident expression, there was nothing wrong with being careful.
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Moreover, the opponent is not very easy, and Chris and the others are adventurers who are famous for helping to defeat the demon lord.
It is right here to bend one’s pride and bear it.
William reminded everyone of it, including himself.
“Wasting lives in useless fights is not what Cadral-nim wants.”
“You even say that you were scared.”
Chris, who was full of confidence thanks to his god-hater class, made a sarcastic remark, but William didn’t react.
Eventually, as the paladins who had gathered in front of the inn retreated, Elgar strangely smacked his lips.
The party, who continued their unfinished meal, decided to take a little more time after sending the king.
It is unimaginable that the evil spirits neglect this ritual, so over time, the beasts will naturally be revealed.
Chris, who had spent several days at Stabel, noticed the number of people increasing day by day.
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Mercenaries, collaborators from the Church Alliance, and informants from each country filled the cramped city, smelling of war and money from afar.
There were also quite a few merchants who came to do business with them.
However, even after a few days, those who are presumed to be the servants of the Mischievous God are rarely seen.
“When the hell does the chest move? Wouldn’t you just blow up a plan you’ve been preparing for hundreds of years?”
Tyrone, who seemed to be getting impatient, grumbled with a very dissatisfied expression.
Even if the ceremony of the Church of Christ or Illesisya was successful, there would be nothing to lose, but Tyrone’s situation was a little different.
He couldn’t stop worrying that his status window would disappear forever.
Chris, who was adjusting his condition just in case, soothed him.
“There are only about 12 hours left until the completion of the ritual. The chest is always moving. Don’t worry too much, we’ll just have to wait a little longer.”
“If you’re going to move, I’d like you to hurry up a little bit more.”
When Tyrone’s complaint was over, Elgar, who had been sitting as if asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
Startled by her movement, Tyrone instinctively recoils.
But she calls Chris without even looking at him.
“I can feel the aura of the evil god in the vicinity of the Holy Land. Let’s go.”
“Look, what did I say?”
Chris, who had prepared his equipment in advance, took out the horses from the stable and quickly ran out of the city.
In addition to them, those who sensed an unusual presence headed for the Holy Land.
The collaborators of the Church Alliance have long joined the clergy, and most of them are onlookers similar to Chris and his party.
Occasionally, there was a person suspected of being a follower of the evil god or a player, but it wasn’t enough to affect the war situation, so I just neglected it.
The party, who reached the holy land, looked beyond the snowy field with subtle expectations.
However, the group that appeared from the direction Elgar pointed was truly of a humble scale.
Five people wearing old robes.
Judging from the line exposed above the robe, it seems that everyone is wearing armor, but there are still too few of them.
Tyrone, who looked very disappointed, muttered in disbelief.
“What kind of scouts are those? I thought they would bring Breton’s home country… … .”
“I think something is drawn on the robe. It’s a sentence I’ve never seen before.”
Illesis, who shared the vision of her familiar, spoke to let everyone know.
However, Elgar and Gearic had been keeping an eye on the pattern for a long time.
The demon king’s face exposed under the sunlight was much paler than usual.
“Is that the holy mark of the ancient god Arios? Why did a long-forgotten sentence come now… … ?”
“Arios is the ancient god who created the status window?”
Before Elgar could answer Chris, five people took off their robes.
The sunlight reflecting off the snow of the snowfield clearly illuminates the subtlely familiar form.
The next moment, Chris doubted his own eyes.
The minions prepared by the deity were none other than death knights.
Even when Elgar was the demon lord, he was the highest rank undead that only four people were with him.
Among the warrior-type monsters, it is so powerful that it is difficult to find a target to compare it to.
But that wasn’t the part that shocked Chris.
In fact, at least five death knights can be mastered at the level of a badass.
The problem is that the battlefield of this fight is the Holy Land, Caladrell, and their opponents are hundreds of priests.
As the Death Knights are the highest ranking undead, they possess very strong magic resistance.
It is relatively strong against holy power, so famous paladins often struggle.
But even so, they were undead.
So taking them out against the priests is not a very good option.
If the Church Alliance did their best to prepare for the counterattack of the Evil God, then the Evil God responded by doing the worst.
Elga, the highest level necromancer on the continent, also expressed a similar sentiment to Chris.
“Take out the undead against the church union? Have you ever seen such a madman!”
“Oops, the Argal coin is gone. Now goodbye to my status window forever.”
Tyrone, talking nonsense, as if half-disenchanted by the sight he did not want to believe.
Illesis, who was attached to Chris, also couldn’t hide her disappointment.
However, not one of them gave up their belief in the evil god.
“My lord, take a good look. The horses moved by the bust were the five knights that Arios favored the most. These are the heroes who were active on the forefront of the Demonic War.”
“Yes, you did a good job turning the Paladins of Arios into undead. But what will these guys do? No matter how many warriors there are, how will they fight in front of hundreds of priests?”
As if the priests of the Holy Land noticed the other person’s identity, their faces lit up.
Some impatient among them already offer prayers of thanksgiving.
The knights, who did not care about the opponent’s reaction, prepared to charge by calling out their own words.
Among the five knights, the man standing at the forefront raised his sword and muttered.
“Sacred seal.”
Chains protruding from the man’s feet wrapped around the thick armor.
The knight who made chain armor for his comrades also took out an old horn from his waistband and blew it loudly.
A sound loud enough to fill the wide snowfield overshadows the church union’s prayers and mockery.
“Why, why is he using that?”
Shocked by the unexpected sight, Chris straightened his posture.
He didn’t even blink as he shed tears, as if he wouldn’t miss a moment’s change.