Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 357

357. Holy Wind (8)

“We’ll be there soon, Balthazar.”

Balthazar nodded at Adjutant Dimros’ report.

As the head of the Imperial Palace Knights and the greatest knight on the continent, he was currently leading a large army made up of several Holy Knights.

‘You’ve managed to create this many people in such a short period of time.’

The symbol of the main god shining brightly in gold.

Below, hundreds of paladins wearing subtle silver armor.

Looking back at a minister he rarely saw, Balthazar thought of Princess Amelia, who had appointed him as commander-in-chief.

-First, we have to wait for the Inquisitor’s report. Whether or not the Holy Knights will be dispatched and the appropriate scale of dispatch are matters that only the Holy Assembly will decide!

Despite the threat of a large demon species that had appeared for the first time in several years, the brazen Cardinal Benitus went on a rampage in front of the princess.

-The Holy Knights are, in name and reality, the best force in Delcross. This is not a group that can move independently without the approval of the Holy Assembly!

-But, Your Excellency! While we waste time like this, the damage caused by the demon species will continue to increase!

-The more you do that, the more confusing things become. It doesn’t take long to wait for the reconnaissance results. Rather, why don’t you know that the more you get involved, the more complicated the situation becomes?

-… … !

-Even if you are a prosperous emperor, you cannot be this reckless! Do you understand? That is the procedure and the law, Amelia!

Then, the princess’s eyes, glaring at Benitus, flashed coldly for an instant. I had no idea how her eyes, which usually shined warmly and kindly, could change so suddenly in an instant.

-… great. Well then, let us follow the due process that your Excellency prefers.

The result was this.

Princess Amelia ordered the emergency mobilization of imperial troops in accordance with imperial law on responding to wartime and incidents, instead of the provisions of the sacred law on responding to demon species.

And after all the ordinary knights were taken away to the imperial emergency alert, the remaining five Holy Knights were grouped together as reserve troops.

Where is that? In order to avoid confusion in the jumbled command system of the Paladins, Balthazar, the best military officer in Delcross, whom no one could argue with, was put in charge!

-What kind of pun is this? Are you calling me a pick-up!?

-The five knight commanders must wait for the approval of the Holy Council according to legal procedures. In the meantime, our Lord Balthazar will recruit ‘some’ troops from the Holy Knights to confront the threat of the Empire.

-Something like that, even jokes have their limits! Doesn’t this mean taking out most of the troops through expedient means? What are the Royal Guards and SS doing in the meantime?

-We must protect His Majesty and the subjects of the Imperial Capital. Isn’t it so obvious?

-No, that’s ridiculous… … !

Thanks to this, ironically, we ended up in a situation where Balthazar, who had no divine power at all, was in charge of leading the demonic subjugation unit made up entirely of Holy Knights.

‘Princess Amelia… … .’

Balthazar’s eyes deepened.

A princess whose maternal family is the great noble family of Count Sigismund, but because she is an illegitimate daughter, she does not receive any support from her family.

The princess did not even think that she had the right to succeed to the throne as she had no significant influence or influence.

‘But maybe… … .’

The appearance of the princess he saw today closely resembled the prosperity of her youth when she used to push herself without restraint.

If this continues, she may soon emerge as a new standard-bearer who will immediately change the imperial succession structure, which is currently tilted towards Prince Logan.

“Lord Balthazar.”

Just then, a calm woman’s voice was heard urging Balthazar. He was the only exorcist included in these subjugation units.

“The energy of the demon species is a bit unusual. “I think we need to hurry up the march.”

The Knights of St. Terbachia are known to be vulnerable to large-scale battles, and most of them are out on duty far away. Therefore, the current troop recruitment was mainly done from the other four knights.

But what caught Balthazar’s eye was something else.

That woman, didn’t her impression seem a little different from before?

-Exorcist? Were the Knights of St. Terbachia also eligible for recruitment?

-Hehehe. No, Lord Balthazar. I am participating as a member of the monster task force.

When she first joined, that woman was smiling vaguely and in an unpleasant way. She sometimes muttered softly into the air, and no matter how much she washed her eyes, she was clearly a psychopath.

But now her impression was completely different.

The hair that was covering his face in a gloomy manner is neatly pulled back and flowing, and his tired face with dark circles looks quite neat, although a little pale.

okay. When I think about it that way, it seems like my presence has changed a little… … .

“Lord Balthazar.”

When the exorcist called him again, Balthazar, who had been lost in his thoughts, was startled and froze.

“… Oh, it’s nothing. okay. “We must hurry.”

But Balthazar had just ordered his adjutant to speed up.

“… … !”

Hwaak-

A silver gleam flashed in the exorcist’s eyes, and she suddenly broke away from the battle line and began shooting forward quickly.

“… … !?”

“hey! “Don’t suddenly break out of line!”

The startled deputy shouted at her. The person who stopped him was Francis, the lieutenant of the Knights of St. Aurelion.

“You can leave it alone, Lord Dimroth. Sir Sharon is a knight who moves freely without any structure. He is under the command of His Majesty the Holy Emperor.”

“Moving without a system, what on earth is that…” … ?”

This is something that an imperial knight could not even dare to imagine. While Dimroth was mumbling dumbly, Balthazar was looking at the exorcist’s back with eyes full of astonishment.

But what surprised Balthazar was something completely different from his adjutant.

‘That kind of mysterious auror operation? ‘Where did someone so genius suddenly appear?’

Why did I miss that inspection until now?

I need to take the author as my disciple right now… No, should I first get permission from Lord Leandros? But will he really hand over such a great talent to me? … .

But Balthazar’s worries did not last long.

Not long after the exorcist disappeared, an aura like a storm burst out from the direction the troops were heading.

* * *

Fuuuuuuu!

A huge explosion erupted from within.

That enormous power not only tore apart the devil’s sphere, but also created a black vortex that encompassed all of its flesh.

The force was so strong that the pieces of flesh were unable to gather back together in the center and were just fluttering around in the wind.

Whoa!

Then a cool wind blew. A wind made up of the materialization of a silver aura containing divine energy.

“… … !”

Everyone froze and looked at that figure.

The Lilium Detached Blade was struggling to maintain the barrier. The resident knights were also stamping their feet and looking at the princes’ situation.

“That sacred energy!”

“The grace of the Lord is with us here!”

The one who appeared before their eyes was Prince Mores, wrapped in a silver wind.

He was holding the large wolfdog, which was slowly falling to the ground as if it were a flower seed blowing in the wind.

An extremely sacred and majestic sight, as if it were a scene of a miracle shown by ancient saints.

“ah… … !”

For a moment, I was surprised to recognize that the wind was actually a prosperous aura.

Logan lowered Arjuna down, pleased with the sight of Seongjin, who looked quite fine.

“Sane… … !”

“Hey, man!”

Then, my eyes widen at the unexpectedly strong yelling.

“You crazy bastard! What are you doing? “Were you planning on committing suicide right here?”

“… what?”

“Reinforcements are coming, so why are you so urgent that you are squeezing out divine power by yourself? “There are degrees of being impatient!”

Tuk.

Seongjin, who stepped on the floor, frowned and sensed signs around him.

Logan’s torch burns the flesh of demon species and is still not extinguished. And then there was the sign of a guy who was much weaker than usual.

The more I thought about it, the more ridiculous it became.

“you… … .”

On the other hand, Logan was embarrassed in a different way. Because he realized that Lee Seong-jin’s eyes that were criticizing him were not properly focused.

‘Snow… … !’

Logan bit his lip as he suddenly remembered what happened at Sigismund Territory.

“Lee Seong-jin, what on earth are you doing? “Why are your eyes like that?”

“Hmm, whatever.”

Seongjin answered roughly and lowered Max to the floor.

However, was it because the huge amount of aura remaining in the passage was released all at once? The moment the weight of the wolf dog disappeared, Seongjin felt severe dizziness and stumbled on the spot.

“Uh… … !”

Logan, startled, suddenly reaches out his arm to support him.

however-

“Uh… … !”

“what?”

Unable to bear Seongjin’s weight, he stumbled. If you think about it, Logan wasn’t in the right condition either.

Quadang! thud!

In the end, the two ended up collapsing on the floor without anyone else.

“… … .”

What kind of shape is this?

“… I don’t know what kind of talent you have, but it seems like now is your only chance. “We need to get out of here quickly.”

Logan, who was silent for a moment, looked up and said.

In fact, the rapidly swirling flesh of the demon species was showing signs of coming back together as the wind of the Auror slowly died down.

“That’s right. That’s how it should be… … .”

Seongjin frowned as he pushed away Max, who was licking his face.

Perhaps it was because all the auras that were blocking Gehenna’s fire were released, or because I felt a pain in my chest that felt like fire.

‘… I think it’s already too late to avoid it.’

The fire of Gehenna is almost at the end of the passage. Seongjin knew very well that if things continued like this, his entire body would soon be helplessly engulfed in flames.

‘In that case, it would be better to stay like this, with the demon species… … .’

Just as I was about to make a truly solemn resolve.

Seongjin and Logan simultaneously flinched and turned their heads in surprise. This is because they felt a familiar figure coming quickly towards them from afar.

“… … !”

The owner of the figure soon appeared within sight.

Hair as black as a crow and a pale face. And the familiar silver-gray eyes that emit a silvery sheen.

An exorcist dressed in the gray uniform of Tervakia was rapidly shooting into the land of the dead, spurring his aurors.

‘Abama!’

Logan, somehow relieved, stood up shakily, supporting Seongjin. His body had no strength as he was squeezing out all his divine power, but at least he was in better condition than this blind guy.

“Now, wake up, Seongjin Lee. “Others have their eyes on me too, so I have to stand up and greet them properly.”

There your father is coming.

Logan didn’t say anything, but Seongjin could immediately sense what he wanted to say. Because his nervousness suddenly calmed down.

Seongjin also felt a strong sense of relief and secretly smiled.

“ha ha ha.”

“What are you smiling about right now? “For such a huge accident.”

Logan supported his shaking leg with Arjuna and beat Seongjin as if nothing had happened.

“Even from here, I can feel Abamama’s momentum. “Aren’t you afraid of the aftermath?”

“Uh, okay. “It’s not scary at all.”

Seongjin thought as he raised the corners of his mouth.

At least for today, I feel like I have a comrade to share the night with.

fantasy,