Episode 1143 Magic Rampage (1)
Just before the gate was closed, the last person barely escaped death.
Cardinal Gregor Ban!
Gregorban, who had fought a fierce battle like the others, knelt and gasped for breath. Perhaps because his divine power had run dry, the distinctive faint radiance that enveloped his body had faded considerably.
The clergy hurriedly supported his body.
After that, the crack closed.
It was the moment the world that corrupted life by whispering choices vanished from the continent.
“Your Excellency the Cardinal, now the replenishment of divine power—”“Your Majesty.”
Just as the Archbishop of Thorns was about to perform a miracle and share the light, Leona rushed forward and grabbed Cardinal Gregorban by the collar.
“What happened to His Majesty Yurion?”
Immediately, swords of light aimed at Leona’s neck from all directions in unison.A Paladin grabbed her wrist.
“Take your hands off the Cardinal, Deputy Commander Leona.”“I didn’t ask you.”
Leona flared up. She grabbed the Paladin’s wrist with her other hand. As her grip tightened, the gauntlet slowly began to deform.As he flinched, realizing that friction was unavoidable, the Cardinal spoke.
“I, too… could not move, so it was no different from the scene you saw.”
Gregorban pulled his chin in agony.
“I’m sorry.”“Damn it, His Majesty…”
Leona slowly lowered her arm and turned her back.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A fierce kick shattered the rock. Not a single piece of debris was left intact. No one stopped Leona. They couldn’t stop her.
The Knights of the Word Spirit who survived the battlefield felt intense emotions, while the soldiers of Highlandia had to swallow a sense of loss and rage that they dared not endure.
“…….”
Commander Roan maintained a heavy silence as he watched them. It was not because he was patient.Bendie, who was close to His Majesty, shook his head and calmed his emotions, trying to understand that, ultimately, this was the result of Yurion’s choice.
Pope Romanus approached.
“Everyone here… owes their lives to King Yurion.”“I have never thought otherwise, though.”
General Manager Roan spoke calmly.
“I never thought the day would come when Highlandia in the high mountains would look this religious.”
The Theocracy of Luas worships the Goddess of Light and is a world religion for humanity, yet the one who actually sacrificed for all people was a transcendent being who could not even receive the miracle of light.
Why did His Majesty Yurion have to throw himself into the jaws of death, rather than you who uphold such sacrifice as one of the values of religion?What on earth were you, who are praised as the gods of light, doing?
Director Roan was asking that indirectly.
I intended to represent the light of the Goddess Luas, but my failure to do so is the result of my lack of virtue…….
It was effectively an insult to the Ruas religion, but Romanus was not angry at all.
“Perhaps it is because of who I am that I cannot look up at the light of Yurion.”
It was a tribute of an excessive degree for none other than the Pope to utter. However, Romanus did not mind. He believed it was the right thing to do.For nothing could compare to the sorrow of losing someone dear.
… … Thump, thump.
Commander Roan could no longer rebuke him and left the place. In Yurion’s absence, he assumes full authority over the Highlandia military.The Knights of the Word Spirit followed Roan, unable to fully compose themselves, while the people stepped aside to make way for them.
As they moved a certain distance from the Allied forces, Commander Roan spoke.
The vows each of us made with His Majesty still remain. His Majesty is alive. He is merely trapped in a darkness unknown to us.
It was true that Yurion had risked his life, but he had not lost it. A unique power capable of causing phenomena emanated from Commander Roan’s words.That was the proof.Therefore, while the Knights of the Word Spirit were indignant about this situation, they felt no sense of loss.
Before anyone realized it, Leona had returned to her usual cold expression.
“With our own strength, even a search is difficult.”“We need the advice and assistance of those most skilled in space on the continent. As soon as the war ends, I will ask the Transcendents for help directly.”“Yes, Commander.”
Because Yurion had excellent social skills, his ties with the Transcendents were solid enough not to be easily severed.In the current magical world, Eon would be able to be the greatest force.
Thump, thud.
It started to rain.It was clean rain, unmixed with evil spirits.
However, the blood shed by the World Alliance was not washed away at all. Many people died. No matter how great nature was, it could not fill the empty sorrow.
“……Cain, Junia.”
Osgar embraced the unconscious Junia and the deceased Cain. Even in this rain, the tears he shed were clearly visible.The Order of Mage Eon could not say a word and continued only with a moment of silence.
I will handle the report.
Aldevan operated the communication device with a heavy heart. He should have died instead. For that would have been the way to cause the Great Divine less pain.Although his bond with Cain was not long, Aldevan had long considered him a trustworthy comrade.
Joy of victory.Relief of survival.Grief of loss.
Bendie raised his head in that place where all sorts of thoughts were chaotically intertwined.
As the Gate of Corruption was captured, the undead legions attacking from the continent retreated. The war in the southern part of the Eastern Continent is not yet over.
There is one more gate to the west.
Now that the influence of corruption has vanished, there is no reason to cling to the maximum number of troops capable of stabilizing mental strength.Limitations on scale have disappeared.We must now request support from the Alliance and launch a massive offensive. We must once again send the exhausted and wounded Southern Suppression Corps back into the battlefield.
A brief rest is for the sake of what comes next.
Whoosh───
The sound of horse hooves continued to echo amidst the torrential downpour. The Esperensa family and the Kingdom of Estiria were searching for one person.
“Kalia! Answer me!!”
Duke Esperensa looked around and scoured the survivors, but no matter how hard he searched, he could not find the dark red hair.Not even the massive black horse that Kalia was riding.
no way…….
He tried not to think negatively and spurred the search.
“Kalia!!!!”
It was not long after that I heard from Ignacia that Callia’s presence had completely vanished from this place.
Callia de Esperensa has gone missing on the continent.
* * *
Disasters connect the paths, andmisfortune calls to one another.
Bad luck never comes alone.
* * *
Prohas Samun.
Crack.
The Gate of Death, which Eres Eindgel Prohas had sealed, suddenly flickered, and the thick ice covering it began to crack.
“……Assemble the soldiers.”“I will report to headquarters.”
The Allied Forces in charge of monitoring the Four Gates gathered and held their breath, focusing their gaze on one another until Commander Eres returned and ordered the attack.
Bang!
The remains of a high-ranking undead flew in and embedded themselves in the ice.A shiver ran down my spine.
and.
A massive face squeezed through the rift and slowly began to push away the ice. It was an undead. However, its appearance alone was on a completely different level from the undead the Adventurer’s Guild and the Luas Church were familiar with.
Giant
The giant undead grinned as he looked at the continent.
* * *
Run away right now.
The King of the Grave’s desperate scream rang out. It was so sharp that it scattered even the drowsiness.The soldiers assumed battle positions and assembled immediately.
“All troops are assembling!”“Don’t gather, run away!!!!! Ah, ah, I, I don’t know. I warned you. I warnedyou! I’ve done my job, so it’s not my responsibility anymore!!!!!!!!” “Lord of the Grave?! Lord of the Grave!!”
The Grave King could not wait even that short time and fled at the forefront.She looked more terrified than ever. Those who knew her well felt a shiver run down their spines.
What on earth is coming…
Kugugugugugugugugugugu!
Soon, the ground began to tremble, and a bright red figure rose in the darkening sky.The unidentified flying object was coming from the realm of the dead.
[How ridiculous. How dare you issue orders as if you were ‘you’ yourself, claiming to be in the place of rebuilding destiny? No matter how much flowery language you try to add, you are nothing but a piece of junk to be used and discarded in the end.]
The most ferocious eyes turned toward the ground.The Allied forces looked up at her.
[You’re telling me not to interfere in my war? Hahaha.]
A red flash flashed.
A beam of light swept across the horizon. Immediately afterward, an explosion erupted, creating a barrier of flames. The Allied forces stationed outside the Mirror of Death suffered severe damage.
Boom!!!
‘Your’ fourth apostle, a corner of it, landed on the burning earth.
Lives reduced to ashes.Fragments of flesh blown away by an indirect explosion.Screams of pleasure.Lower creatures attempting to resist, unaware of their place.
“Dragon……?”
[Where is your war? Even the Military Academy.]
Red Dragon Sarkandra.
The endlessly burning disaster that struck the continent out of nowhere about a century ago.The Crimson Nightmare has arrived.
“Hurry, hurry, tell headquarters! Hurry!!!!!”“Retreat! This is the worst-case scenario! Don’t fight back, retreat!!”“Ah, ah, ahhhhh!”
Sarkandra took the magic and martial arts attacks with ease and pressed down on the human with his claws. The chest and abdomen were crushed without resistance, and the body was torn in half.
The predator’s sadistic laughter toward the inferior prey echoed.
“Cough……!!”
Barigant, one of the four great powers of the Central Continent, barely managed to escape the rubble with severe burns all over his body. He narrowly escaped instant death thanks to his magical defense near the epicenter. Ashe felt dizzy from the intense pain, he glared at the Red Dragon.
“I knew the Red Dragon was deep within the Demon Realm, but I never imagined it would be like this… Have I perhaps encountered the extermination squad that entered the Demon Realm?”
Barigant soon cast his gaze beyond the Red Dragon.
Then what happened to the punitive expedition?
The figure of the person chasing the red dragon was not visible.
The demon realm was dark and quiet.
* * *
“Ugh, huff…….”
The noble of the Iderat Confederacy, caught in Akand’s grasp, struggled. Around them lay a city where corpses and blood formed a sea.
“All, for ‘you’… O Apostle…! I am a follower of fate! Never an enemy…!”“With the Fourth Apostle’s excessive intervention, the inviolability between the Apostles has lost its meaning. My role is ‘Death’ and ‘Guidance’ to the Fifth World.”
Akand said.
“Become a soul and contribute to destiny. That, too, is a path for ‘you.’”“Ah, no—”
The follower, whose neck had been crushed and head severed, became one with the mountain of corpses. The soul passed through the rift between worlds and headed toward the fifth world.
The power of death.
Akand modified the orders issued to the undead legion that had spread across the entire continent.
Death equal for all.
Followers of Fate had been excluded under the condition that they did not participate in the battlefield,but now there were no exceptions in the Xerion Empire.
Whoosh.
Akand operated the World Alliance communication device he had captured from a noble’s corpse.He was inexperienced, but he had roughly mastered it.Of course, he would be discovered immediately since he did not know the Alliance’s internal passwords, and he could not steal secrets because he did not know the channels used by the Alliance’s high-ranking officials.
It didn’t matter.I hadn’t intended to in the first place.
The time is coming to put an end to the war in its middle stages.
* * *
Boom.
The transcendent doll that invaded the Kingdom of Estiria fell silent along with the undead.
The Fourth Aspect of Eon, Melad Tastien.The Four Powerhouses of the Central Continent, the Black Beast.The Fierce Dragon, Enet.Commander of Delharun’s Royal Guard, Mirasel.
Led by them, the defense forces of the Eastern Continent exterminated the undead born from the bodies of the Transcendents. The breathing, which had surged with the excitement of the fierce battle, gradually calmed down.
Hiss.
The Black Beast, employed by Eon, trampled on the Transcendental Doll while smoking handmade tobacco. Althoughhe had left the Great Tribe, perhaps because his bloodline as the Beast King’s son had not gone anywhere, the afterglow of the hunt felt quite good.
“Is the communication device still down?”“Communication is impossible due to severe static. It must be enemy interference, but I see no way to resolve it. I think I will have to return to the intercontinental spatial teleportation tunnel to report. I will be right back.”“I apologize for the trouble, but I ask for your help.”
Communicating with the other side of the continent was possible only through limited means, and the void was keenly felt even though I had not long since become accustomed to communication devices. Thiswas especially true because any delay in communication was directly linked to human lives.
“……!!”“……!”
At that moment, everyone sensed the presence.
Boom.
In an instant, Verden flew down from the sky and landed right before their eyes.
“I greet Your Majesty.”“Holy! But that appearance… it is the work of the Four Dragons.”“The Four Dragons have been isolated in a different dimension. They will not be able to return to the battlefield immediately.”
Verden carefully observed the transcendent doll that had been brutally annihilated.
“It’s a relief you’re safe.”“Hoho, that’s exactly what we should be saying.”
Verden could only breathe a sigh of relief after confirming their safety. Then, he detected traces of deception emanating from the Transcendental Doll.
“But this is…….”“Lord Verden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Enette, who had just left, is returning. It was not she who summoned Verden, but Ferne. Ferne was in charge of intelligence in the Kingdom of Estiria.
“I, I have an urgent report to give. From another battlefield…….”
Ferne, who had arrived urgently and in person on horseback, soon conveyed the situation on the continent to Verden.
Cain dead.Kalia missing.Yurion missing.Red Dragon appears.Isabella and others missing.
The black beast glared and immediately reflexively took a large step back. The dense killing intent—of the Beast King, no, even greater than that—made my hair stand on end.
“What did you just say?”
Unable to control his emotions, Verden asked again even though he understood,with the scariest expression Ferne had ever seen.
