◈ Episode 649: Burglary of an empty house (2)
After finishing his conversation with Ludger, Salesin sat still for a while and let out a low laugh.
“Hehehe. The devil. “Isn’t that a truly arrogant title?”
The king of all demons.
It is a grandiose word that puts even the devil and the great devil to one side.
“okay. “My cute younger brother wants it, so as a big brother, I have no choice but to gladly oblige.”
To Salesin, Ludger’s warning seemed merely cute.
From the beginning, the difference in power was too overwhelming.
This side has the power to move the entire continent.
The power of God that wiped out thousands, including Cardinal Patrick?
It’s definitely threatening. But there were too many things Ludger had to endure in order to use it.
Now that Lumensis is watching, he won’t be able to use the same power as before.
‘I have to thank the Cardinal. ‘Because I took advantage of the bait and took out the opponent’s strength.’
Now that Ludger’s power, which can be said to be the most variable, has been sealed.
There wasn’t much left for him.
It was just a few colleagues who came to rescue Ludger.
There will probably be more cards prepared.
Well, isn’t it just like a firefly in front of the sun?
“More than anything, there are many mountains you must climb. “Who do you think is left in Galaharad’s inner city?”
Even though Salesin was a prosperous person, he did not leave the holy kingdom for no reason.
I came out because I thought it was okay to leave my seat.
“It’s been a long time since there was a reunion of brothers, so this time, we should hope for a reunion of siblings. Have fun fighting, little brother.”
I hope you don’t collapse before I can even use my hands.
* * *
After finishing his conversation with Salesin, Ludger quietly stared in front of him.
A huge hall that glows reverently under the moonlight even at night.
Beyond the red carpet, there was a huge door made of pure white stone with a golden border.
The only path to inner self.
Heaven’s Gate.
But now the door was firmly closed.
The moment an external enemy attacked, rather than withdrawing troops to fight, they entered a defensive battle.
Some may criticize this decision as cowardice, but in Ludger’s opinion, it was an excellent response.
In other words, there was a capable commander within the castle.
‘Seeing Salesin being so confident, it means he has at least the rank of cardinal.’
Instead of fighting, I choose to endure and bide my time.
He was confident that support would come from outside.
‘It would take a lot of strength to open that too.’
then.
We have no choice but to play one of the cards we have prepared.
“Surna.”
When Ludger called the name, a man slithered out from the shadows behind the pillars installed in the hall.
Owens, including Alex and Pantos, who had not yet sensed the presence, raised their guard.
“stop. “You are my guest.”
Everyone immediately became hostile toward Ludger’s words.
Surna whistled at the sight.
“Hwiyu. That’s incredible loyalty. “It would be great if our children were like that too.”
“There was a guy like that.”
“hmm. The situation between Belkart and Nikolai has become very sad. “Belkart had other goals, and Nikolai was being presumptuous.”
“I didn’t call you here to talk about such trivial things. As you said, I have come to the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.”
“okay. It finally came. “Actually, I vaguely thought it would end up like this.”
“The road to introspection. “You can open it, right?”
“of course.”
Surna answered as if it was no big deal.
“It’s not like I’ve been playing around all this time.”
“Is there a way?”
“The Gate of Heaven is a door that has the power to repel anyone who attempts to enter without permission. “No matter how much you belong to Seonghwang, it won’t be opened as long as the other side refuses.”
“Isn’t that the same thing there?”
“Yes, that’s right. I am also rejected. First of all, I am the devil they want to kill the most. But you know what? On the contrary, for those who have permission, the door can be opened very easily.”
“Is there anyone like that among these people?”
“one person.”
Surna walked briskly and stood in front of Ludger.
“There is someone who has prepared for this time. yes? “Cetadel.”
At Surna’s words, a new sense of popularity was felt at the scene.
Ludger recalled some of his memories as he looked at the newly revealed person.
“That person… … .”
“You’ve seen it at the Order Synod, right? “This is Cetadel, one of my lieutenants.”
Setadel, wearing a black hood, lifted his hood up with both hands.
Then, long flowing silver hair flew out and a young man with a mysterious spirit appeared.
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Looking at his immediate appearance, he was a beautiful young man who could be believed to be in his mid-20s.
“I thought you were older.”
“Even though he looks like that, he’s actually very old.”
Setadel was someone Ludger had no information about.
Unlike other First Orders and lieutenants, Cetadel had never once set out to do anything.
Looking at Cetadel even more, the first question arose as to whether that person was Surna’s lieutenant.
This is because Cetadel’s eyes, which were staring at Surna, were dripping with disgust and anger.
“Are you a lieutenant?”
“That’s right, Lieutenant. “He is a lieutenant who has been by my side and assisted me for hundreds of years.”
“Shut up. This is the last time I will listen to your bullshit. Surna.”
Setadel fired harsh words at Surna.
Surna just shrugged her shoulders with a smile, as if she was used to Cetadel’s attitude.
Ludger sensed that there was something between Cetadel and Surna.
“So, I guess I didn’t call you to introduce you to a bad adjutant. “Is the author the key that will open the door?”
“Yes, that’s right. Cetadel. “Now it’s your turn to step forward.”
“… … joy.”
Setadel snorted with an annoyed look on his face, but obediently headed towards the Heavenly Gate.
Ludger, who was watching the scene behind him, asked.
“Can the author really open the door? “Even I, the bloodline of Seonghwang, can’t open it?”
“Even if you are of Seonghwang’s bloodline, you are rejected because your existence has already been identified by them.”
“Is that guy different?”
“okay. Cetadel is different. “You don’t know, but he is someone who was able to freely enter and exit this door in the past.”
“Can you freely enter and exit the heavenly gate?”
What on earth does this mean?
Ludger had no memory of the person called Cetadel.
“It’s easy to not know. “From the beginning, Cetadel was supposed to have died that day in history.”
“that day? “When are you talking about?”
“The day Saint Arcenis disappeared. And the day the great demon Surna died.”
Ludger asked in disbelief at those words.
“Was he a devil too?”
“Ahaha. What a devil. These are words that will make the Cetadel angry when they hear them. Rather, it’s the opposite. “Setadel was the person who stood on the other side of the devil more than anyone else.”
Surna’s eyes captured the back of Cetadel as she placed her palm toward the heavenly gate.
“In the past, he was an adjutant who assisted Saint Archenis and was one of the leading priests in the Holy Kingdom of Bretus. He is not a fake priest that exists now, but a priest that only the real ones at that time could be.”
“But how can humans last such a long time?”
“It hasn’t been long since I changed my body.”
“what?”
“I know that? It is said that the priests of the old Lumensis attained Buddhahood, communicated with lost souls, and heard spiritual voices. Among them, Setadel is a necromancer who is far superior to necromancers who directly manipulate souls. Either imprison the souls of sinners, or free the souls of innocents.”
“What is that… … .”
“They say the wizards of the old days were amazing, right? It’s similar. The old priests, paladins, and priests of the Holy Kingdom were truly amazing. Because the miracle of Lumensis existed back then.”
“Saint Archenis.”
“okay.”
As soon as Surna nodded.
Kugugoogung!
The door that seemed so closed and wouldn’t budge opened.
Indeed, Cetadel had opened the gates of heaven with its own power.
“After Arkenis died, Setadel left the kingdom of Bretus and joined hands with me. And for the sake of the future, he bound his soul to himself and continued to replace his body to continue his generation.”
“How on earth does the body… … No, I think I understand.”
Ludger recalled the biological test subjects that Victor Dreadful was experimenting with.
But what if similar experiments have been going on for a long time?
“You really look like a ghost. that’s right. Seta Del put his soul into her body and used it to continue her generation. He’s already changed his body more than 10 times. “The reason I look so young now is because I recently changed my body.”
“… … “A priest or something like that rejects the laws of the world and joins hands with the devil?”
“It was Lumensis who first rejected the law.”
It was Setadel himself who answered.
“In the first place, the person I served was Saint Arcenis. “She was not a false god, Lumensis or anything.”
“So, our goals coincide. “We were holding hands in a temporary alliance like this.”
Surna added the afterword as if it were a joke.
“Of course, even though it was temporary, the period was quite long.”
“Just for this moment, I have been watching and condoning your dirty and terrible actions. But that too is over now.”
“The time to break up was slowly approaching.”
Cetadel glared at Surna with burning eyes.
“Keep your promise.”
He growled in a broken voice and took a step back.
It seems like it’s your turn from now on.
“ruler. The gates of heaven must have opened. “Shall we go into the inner room now?”
The Heavenly Gate, which could be said to be the biggest wall, opened with ridiculous ease.
Just as Owens was perplexed, the other side seemed to be as well, as countless figures were felt across the wide open passageway.
“The housekeeper is eager to welcome guests as they come in.”
“Yes, it’s just a ragtag bunch.”
Ludger pointed to Pantos with a wink.
“I’ve held up well so far.”
Phew!
Intense speculation arose centered on Pantos.
The force was so strong that even the colleagues standing around were so scared that they backed away.
“You must have been itching to see your prey in front of you, but now you can run wild.”
Pantos stepped forward.
As he walked, his pure white hair fluttered like a haze.
Pantos pursed his lips and fangs sprouted.
The wild nature that had been suppressed within his body was looking forward to the upcoming hunt.
Pantos had no intention of suppressing it any longer.
“What level should it be?”
Pantos asked, squeezing out the last of his patience.
Normally, he would have rushed out as soon as he gave permission, but the fact that he asked this was proof that he had grown more than before.
Ludger responded with a chuckle.
“Leave the form of introspection behind.”
“That’s a difficult order.”
“After this fight, there will be a bigger fight. “We have to fight against the entire continent, but shouldn’t we at least have space to welcome guests?”
“If that’s the case.”
Pantos laughed as if his expression was distorted.
“I can’t help it.”
With those words, Pantos disappeared from the scene.
Immediately after, a crack resembling a spider web appeared in the ground where Pantos stood, accompanied by a loud noise that tore through the air.
Pantos became a white flash and shot towards the passage inside the Heavenly Gate.
The moment I thought I saw the afterimage, it completely disappeared beyond the dark shadowed passage.
and.
There were shouts and screams, along with a noise that felt like the world was collapsing from inside.
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Wow!
A large man with a white death row hood covering his face swung an ax with both hands.
Even Pantos wasn’t big enough to go anywhere, but that executioner was at least three heads taller than Pantos.
The height at a glance is about 3m.
No matter how big he grew, it was a size that a human could never grow to be that gigantic.
‘Did you inject something into your body?’
It was a situation that could not erase the suspicion that something had been done to increase the size, but Pantos did not care.
At least a somewhat interesting looking prey has appeared.
A huge ax that cuts through the air as if splitting firewood.
Pantos lightly held out his palm toward it.
Wow!
Contrary to expectations that the entire palm would be split in half, Pantos held on to the ax blade with only his thumb and index finger.
That alone stopped the two-handed axe.
The large executioner strained his arms to retrieve the axe. The muscles swelled up like balloons and even the tendons stood out.
But Dok2 didn’t move.
Pantos stared at the executioner with cold eyes.
“It was a big piece of chaff.”
As I put pressure on my fingers, the ax blade cracked like a spider web and shattered like glass.
Pantos’ fist flew into the executioner’s embarrassed face.
The headless body tilted backwards and fell down with a loud thumping sound.
The corpses of the Holy Knights were already full around Pantos, whose hands were not even covered in blood.
lack. This wasn’t enough.
Pantos perked up his ears.
There is a sound. There are people inside.
It also had a smell. It was the scent of the strong, the scent of prey worth hunting.
Pantos immediately ran towards the direction of the smell.
The passage beyond the Heavenly Gate was complicated and felt like a maze, but it was of no use to Pantos.
Soon, I saw a thick, locked steel door beyond the passage.
“It’s a hindrance.”
Pantos kicked the door with acceleration as he ran.
The torn off door flap bounced several times like a swallow and flew away.
A moment when it seemed like it would fly all the way to the beyond.
The flying door suddenly stopped midway.
“I wondered if some heretic had invaded.”
The owner of the clumsy hand that held onto the steel door pushed it aside.
thud!
The huge door, which was only tens of centimeters thick, weighed well over a ton, and the other person threw it away like taking out trash.
“It’s not a heretic, but a cub of the beast was here.”
He was a small man.
Although it was relatively small compared to Pantos, its thick neck and muscular body felt like a compressed rock.
“You are the one who is with the heretic who killed Bantam.”
The Holy Knight, who was staring at Pantos with an evil gaze, soon gained momentum as he saw Owens appearing one after another from behind.
Ludger, who arrived at the scene following Pantos, stared intently at the people lined up beyond the ordinary paladin.
And when he found one person, his face became annoyed.
“That Salesin guy. “I never thought something like that would be left behind.”
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