Episode 659: The Holy War Begins (1)
The temple has begun.
Soldiers, war mages, knights, paladins, high priests, saints and priests from around the world.
And the wizards of the New Magic Tower, the Old Magic Tower, and the School Association.
Mercenaries, hunters, bounty hunters, and even global relief organizations.
In addition, armored weapons, steam golems, all kinds of gunpowder and firearms, artifacts, supplies, etc.
In this place, the firepower and power of the entire continent were concentrated.
Their goal is only one.
It was the overthrow of the demon king Heathcliff van Bretus.
They had joined the crusade for the cause and were about to begin it.
Salesin van Bretus stepped forward in front of everyone.
“everyone. Nice to meet you. His name is Salesin van Bretus. “It is also called the prosperity of the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.”
Let’s start with a brief self-introduction.
At the same time, he gave people a feeling of surprise by speaking as if he lowered his head.
Not everyone gathered here was there for a great cause.
The leader who commands people is brainwashed, but the people under him are here to receive orders or gain something through this war.
Therefore, some people had some negative thoughts about Salesin.
Although the Holy Kingdom of Bretus is now in the position of a victim, they did not have a very good image in past history.
In today’s world where the color of religion has faded, their leader, Seonghwang, was in some ways the head of an uncomfortable group.
Arrogant, arrogant, and fanatical.
Especially since this success is said to be young, most people harbored prejudices that were not such prejudices.
However, with Salesin’s first greeting, such prejudices were considerably diluted, as if diluted in water.
“As you all know, terrible things are happening on the continent right now.”
The events that happened this year came to everyone’s mind.
Liberation Army terror? That kind of thing can’t even be lifted onto an axle.
The second coming of the Kunst Stadium nightmare.
A black storm occurred in the capital of the empire.
Kasar Basin collapse event.
Seorn’s Demon Incident.
And even a large-scale massacre, including that of a cardinal.
“There was one man behind it all.”
Heathcliff van Bretus.
The illegitimate son of the previous emperor, Bretus, and the younger brother of Salesin, who is speaking now.
“Yes, that’s right. According to the family register, Demon King Heathcliff is clearly my younger brother. But he went astray. He abandoned his duty to serve Lumensis and used his outstanding talent and power to serve the evil spirit that Ethan worshiped.”
Salesin’s voice was full of sadness, as if he was truly sad.
“And in the end, they started a rebellion in the Bretus home country, took control of the capital city, and even brutally killed my sister and younger brothers. “Even the people in it.”
It was quite a shock to those who were unaware of this fact.
Other brothers and sisters who were part of Seonghwang’s bloodline were murdered.
That meant a very large loss of power.
But at the same time, it made sense.
If they were alive and well, Galaharad Castle would not have fallen easily.
“But just before my brother died, he told me something important. “The Demon King Heathcliff is now trying to summon an evil spirit from the other world.”
What an evil spirit.
At those words, a stir spread among the crowd.
The children’s song quickly fell asleep, but the shock of Salesin’s words could not be expressed in words.
Is it possible to summon an evil spirit?
It was questionable whether it was possible based on their common sense, but the events that had occurred so far were also far outside of common sense.
“The demon lord Heathcliff and the evil gods who follow them. And even the devils who were hiding in this world and causing chaos. The enemy we must fight is never weak. “They might be digging some trap and waiting for us in the Holy Kingdom right now.”
Salesin clenched his fists.
“But still, we will not give up. Because that is our history. The history of mankind. “We always faced crises, but we worked together to overcome them!”
The sacred power in that voice spread far and wide.
The intense divine power radiated by Salesin brightened the surroundings and spread a deep sense of elation.
“Even though many people will be hurt and many will die in this fight, we will always rise. Because that’s who we are. “Because that is human history.”
Everyone was so absorbed in Salesin’s words that they even forgot to breathe.
Some people clenched their fists without realizing it, while others wanted to run out immediately due to their boiling desire to win.
“Heroes of the continent. The will to record human history and continue it. Let me show you. “Evil never triumphs in this world.”
Wow!
Shouts erupted for the world to go away.
Soldiers boarded landing ships and airships.
Armored vehicles, steam golems, and self-propelled guns were loaded onto large transport ships.
The continent’s elite have prepared to cross the sea to prevent the return of the evil spirit.
With the opening of the holy war, ships set sail and airships took off.
Salesin looked at this with satisfaction.
‘Now, little brother, how are you going to deal with them?’
Of course, Salesin was also scheduled to accompany him.
However, we planned to relax the lead first and then arrive leisurely when everything was over.
‘I don’t see many other people than that.’
Originally, the saint should have been here, but she and the priests did not even show their faces.
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‘what. ‘It’s not even a day or two that the saint and I are at odds with each other.’
Saint Catherine did not like Salesin very much.
Other priests followed the orders of the Holy Emperor’s flesh and blood, but the Holy Virgin did not need to listen to anyone’s orders because she was a complete being in herself.
However, it was difficult to brainwash her, and even though Catherine was a created saint, the power within her was real.
The power to discern evil and see the future obtained through fragments of power left behind by Saint Archenis.
Therefore, the power of brainwashing did not work on Catherine.
‘what. Still, his hostility toward Heathcliff is the same as mine. It feels like we are joining hands for one purpose.’
Catherine hated Heathcliff.
There was a time when we were close to each other, but that happened in the distant past, 20 years ago.
Catherine did not forgive Heathcliff for abandoning her and running away from the castle.
‘It would be kind of fun for the two of them to fight and destroy themselves.’
Salesin’s eyes shone sharply.
‘ruler. Heathcliff. So what on earth are you trying to do in the Holy Kingdom? Why did you get caught on purpose? How on earth are you going to deal with this army? What about the heroes that will come later?’
Come see it.
The truth you are hiding.
* * *
“The sea is calmer than I thought.”
On a ship crossing the strait heading to Seongguk, a bombardier muttered as he checked the sea with binoculars.
A colleague who was listening next to me asked.
“Isn’t it good to be quiet?”
“It’s never been this quiet before. “It is said that the wind blows often around here, causing storms.”
“You’re on your way to subdue the demon lord, right? “It seems like God is blessing us.”
“young. “I normally didn’t believe, but have I suddenly become a believer?”
“What about believers? Still, it was a temple, and it felt a bit like that. Are you done?”
As we gradually headed towards Bretus, the sea became calmer and clouds gradually began to form in the sky.
We definitely set off in broad daylight, but it was dark due to the dark clouds.
At a time when I couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling, I began to see a shape in the distance.
“Survey report! Distance ahead 2000! “Something is coming!”
As the observation report was received, an alarm went off throughout the battleship.
It was dark because of the dark clouds, so I couldn’t see it clearly, but something from Bretus was coming towards me.
Infantrymen came up on deck and grabbed their guns.
Afterwards, wizards and priests prepared magic to prepare for an unexpected attack.
The moment you reach the shooting range, you are about to pull the trigger.
“Now, wait! Stop shooting! “Not the enemy!”
As the distance got closer and the shape could be clearly seen with the naked eye, everyone was astonished.
“That… … people?”
What was coming from the other side were people.
They were also ordinary citizens living in the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.
They were taking refuge on ordinary fishing boats, ferry boats, and ships of the Holy Kingdom.
“What is this… … .”
There was no strength in the faces of the refugees.
As if their souls had escaped, they just stared blankly in the direction the ship was going.
Their faces did not brighten even after seeing the large number of ships heading to Bretus.
Fear and despair are more abundant than the light of hope.
gulp.
The soldiers who were staring at the scene from the deck swallowed their saliva as they felt a strange feeling that was difficult to express in words.
Parents hugging their children.
An old woman covered in a blanket.
A child sleeping soundly.
That despair was somehow quiet. I felt like I was looking into the darkness of a deep forest where no one existed.
Then an old woman sang a song.
It was a folk song in an unknown language, and it appeared to be a hymn from the Lumensis Church.
However, the chant, which was supposed to be sacred, felt weak, like sinking into the deep sea, perhaps because the voice was weak, and it actually made me feel low.
Punitive forces and refugees intersect with the calm sea.
Meanwhile, the gloomy singing sounds formed a strange harmony.
Among the refugees were paladins and priests.
The captain brought them aboard the ship and asked them everything about what happened.
“Who are you and what is happening now?”
The paladin responded to those words with a trembling voice.
“My name is Paol, a paladin belonging to the Third Gate City. “Now I am trying to escape the country with the citizens of Bretus.”
“what? escape? “What about other troops?”
“The troops in the first and second checkpoint cities were completely annihilated. “Those who went to Galaharad Castle to fight never returned.”
Paladin Paol trembled his parched lips.
“Citizens from the first and second checkpoint cities fled to the third checkpoint city. We were planning on gathering them together and buying time like this. Well, but… … .”
“however?”
“Suddenly, it. Hey Iik! Ouch! “I don’t want to think about it!”
Before Paul answered, he suddenly grabbed his head and had a fit.
“hey! calm down!”
“what’s the matter!”
The priests who had been present cast sacred spells on Paol.
Despite the divine power that calmed his fears and calmed his mind, Paol’s seizures showed no signs of stopping.
“How did this happen?”
The senior priest answered the captain’s question on his behalf.
“It seems like a greater fear has been imprinted in my mind than even our sacred spell.”
“Fear? Isn’t this guy a paladin? “I heard that paladins are armed with a faith of steel and their hearts cannot be broken.”
“How can a person always maintain composure? “Horrible things that are difficult to put into words are probably happening in our home country right now.”
“What on earth does that mean!”
The captain shouted in frustration, but there was no way to tell that he was a high-ranking priest.
At that time, Paol shouted to the captain.
“Go, you can’t go! You can’t go to Bretus now! If you go, everyone will die! Oh, monster! Hey Iik! A monster is coming! “The wolf, the wolf is coming!”
Paol kept muttering like a crazy person, then rolled his eyes and fainted.
The soldiers on the bridge were shaken by that sight. It was no different for officers.
“What on earth is happening back home?”
We faced difficulties from the very beginning.
Even now, refugees from Bretus continue to cross the sea.
As a result, the ships naturally had no choice but to stop sailing.
We don’t want them to move like this and collide with each other, or cause damage to citizens on small fishing boats due to the ship’s swell.
“Whew. okay. Well, it was just a little bit of a delay. Besides, we have an airship.”
The ship has stopped, but the airships crossing the sky are still heading for their home country.
At that time, a radio signal came to the captain along with a crackling sound.
The captain asked as he held the artifact that exchanged signals.
“What’s going on?”
[Crackling. This is the second flight group. Requesting support.]
“Support? Could this be an enemy attack?!”
[It is not an enemy attack. Just – Chijijik! Weather conditions are not good! As we get closer to Bretus, the wind becomes so strong that it is impossible to approach with an airship!]
“what?”
What do you mean wind? Is the sea this calm?
Is it because the airship didn’t stop while this place was stationary, so it traveled far away?
‘no. That can’t be possible.’
It was said that the wind was so strong that it was difficult for the airship to approach.
Even if the distance had increased during that time, in weather conditions of that level, there should have been an aftereffect that could be seen with the naked eye even here.
That was common sense.
“What are you talking about! The sea is calm! “Are you dreaming?”
[what? It’s almost like a typhoon here! The wind is so strong! I can’t move on at all!]
In fact, whether or not it was a lie, a whistling sound and the sound of a violent wind blowing could be heard beyond the communicator.
“What on earth… … .”
[Now, wait a minute. What is that?]
At that time, the person on the other end of the communicator shouted as if he had discovered something.
[What on earth is that among the dark clouds? wing? No, there is such a deformed structure floating in the sky in the first place?]
“what? What are you talking about now? What did you discover? hey!”
[Observer! Check that… … !]
The captain asked, but there was no reply from the other party.
As if someone had planned it, the signal suddenly cut off.
After a period of commotion, there was silence on the bridge.
“how.”
The senior priest looked out the window with trembling eyes, toward the sea beyond his homeland where Bretus refugees were flooding in.
“What is going on over there?”
fantasy,
