Episode 1216
‘Has my magic increased in the meantime?’
A wizard’s skills could increase even without his or her awareness.
And most of the professors at Ainrogarde are powerful magicians.
These powerful magicians, whose only realm to advance to was that of a great magician, were not easily strengthened through normal training or research.
The rate of growth is very slow.
So it was more common to break through the blockage with some experience or realization…
‘I’ve been going through a lot of mental anguish lately.’
Professor Kirmin’s mind quickly passed through the thoughts of his friend, junior, and disciple.
This semester has been a brutal one with all sorts of things going on. Not even one of the three above has listened to me.
If this mental anguish had caused the unconsciously blocked magic to be released, then it made sense.
It means that there is still some order left in the world.
Kill me! I will kill you! My territory! My palace! My slave!
You’re crying so loudly because your territory is burning? I guess you never deserved to have a territory in the first place.
“!”
The Yaksha King’s powerful provocation was no longer so surprising, but something else certainly was.
‘The area is on fire?’
“There was a special force!”
The Einrogard professors realized the Yaksha King’s plan too late.
I thought they were being too relaxed, but it turned out that there was a separate special task force moving around.
‘Wait a minute. Then who is leading the special forces?’
A question arose in Professor Kirmin’s mind.
Who is the magician who can lead the special forces in place of the Yaksha King?
* * *
Hierdan tightened his grip on the Yaksha army with carrots and sticks.
-Hierdan, you have destroyed the Blood Fog Tomb Basin.
“Wonderful. As expected, the Yakshas of Daecheolwisan are the best.”
-Thank you! We are also honored to be under the command of the great Archmage!
Carrots for simple yakshas.
-Blood, there was damage, but we captured the Tower of Heart Thirst…
“You Yakshas of the Seventh Golden Mountain, return to your original places. People like you are not worthy of command.”
-…Please give me just one more chance! I swear on my life that I will get revenge!
A whip for the arrogant yakshas.
Although not much time had passed, the yakshas, without exception, had become deeply submissive to Hierdan.
-It seems like all the places where the evil spirit’s power was strong were destroyed. Did he notice?
“You’ll find out soon enough. But it doesn’t matter.”
Hierdan drew a short symbol into the air. Then, the door in space opened and items poured out from the subspace warehouse.
They were evil worshippers of the Sanguiros cult captured by the Empire.
“Have these evil-worshipers drink the potion.”
-???
-All right!
The yakshas were confused by the incomprehensible orders, but they did as they were told.
‘Are you planning to make it into a dart catcher for battle? But even then, the disc is so weak that it won’t be of much use.’
‘Maybe they’re going to offer it up as a sacrifice.’
The demon worshippers were forced to drink the potion, but nothing happened.
The quiet appearance was so disturbing that not only the yakshas but also the evil spirits were confused.
What the heck is this?
Hierdan stood before the demon worshippers, not caring about their gaze, and spoke.
“Pray to your sanguiros for salvation.”
“How dare you…! The master will punish you with a power that you, the wizard, cannot even imagine!”
“Good job. Keep going.”
“You will be cursed with blood!”
“Keep going. What are you doing?”
Hierdan summoned the yakshas.
The yakshas who had been watching blankly asked back in bewilderment.
-Yes, yes?
“The point is to encourage them to keep praying.”
Hierdan thought he had shown enough and took a few steps back.
It felt as if it was saying, ‘Now watch and learn and do as you see.’
The yakshas were confused, but they moved anyway.
-You, you mortals, are nothing but insects before the wisdom wielded by our king!
“You petty, filthy monsters! The regent will never forgive the likes of you!”
Fortunately, the evil spirits showed their faith by jumping up and down at the slightest provocation.
The yakshas, who were initially confused, gradually gained momentum.
-Kwaaang! I’ll chew on the living serpent and eat its flesh!
“???”
“for a moment.”
Hierdan, who had been listening from behind, called out to the yaksha he had just mentioned.
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The Yaksha stood before Hierdan, feeling intimidated for some reason.
“Provoke them in a way that they can understand. How can the metaphor of God not being a sheep raised by a shepherd and chewing on it while it is alive and eating its flesh be understood?”
-Sorry, I’m sorry.
“I understand. Do it again.”
The yakshas began to provoke again.
Of course, Hierdan did not just let it go. Whenever a yaksha made a pointless provocation, he would immediately call them over and reprimand them.
If they had first received such a reprimand, they would have objected no matter how loyal they were to the king, but the yakshas who were already bowing down to Hierdan could not refute it even once.
-I’ll keep that in mind. Please forgive me.
-I will provoke you more diligently!
The yakshas provoked with fierceness and enthusiasm as if they had met the enemy of their race.
The heat was so hot that even the evil worshippers who were left with nothing but madness were pushed away.
‘What on earth is the reason for doing this?’
The leader of the yaksha army from the Great Iron Mountain could not contain his curiosity.
I was doing it because I was told to, but I really couldn’t figure out what it meant.
– Sir Hierdan, why do I have to harass these weaklings?
Finally, the yaksha could no longer bear it and asked.
His eyes were constantly watching, in case Hierdan got angry and punished him.
But contrary to my worries, Hierdan kindly explained it to me.
“The faith they send is directly connected to the evil spirit. That means if you pollute that faith, you can also harm the evil spirit.”
Although the awakened Sanguiros boasted that he no longer needed faith, the power of faith sent by his followers was still connected.
If there was no real need, they wouldn’t have created this area and built this place in the first place.
Before coming here, Hierdan had already captured evil worshippers together with the Skeleton Headmaster and created alchemical potions to feed them.
-Is it possible to contaminate faith!?
“You are overinterpreting the word pollution. If you find it difficult to understand, you can interpret it as confusion.”
Temporarily amplifies the spiritual powers of believers and confuses their doctrines.
For example, in the case of the Sanguiros cult, their core doctrine was sacrifice.
The core doctrine is ‘offering sacrifices and gaining strength.’
What if we confuse prayer with sacrifice here?
The concept of praying and gaining strength is not so difficult, so it is easy to confuse.
“An ordinary divine being would not care if the doctrine changed. He would not be aware of how his power was being used. However, this Sanguiros is different. He would become confused whenever the power within him was distorted.”
-That’s amazing!
“Originally, I wouldn’t have told you, but since the Yakshas of Daecheolwisan are the most outstanding ones, I couldn’t hide it from you.”
The leader of the yakshas looked at Hierdan with a deeply moved expression.
This wizard certainly had an eye for detail!
-You saw it very well!
“Then, you can provoke other evil worshippers like that in the remaining time?”
-…Water, of course!
The leader of the yakshas was a little worried, but he couldn’t bring himself to say something weak in front of them, so he shouted out loud.
Let’s do it!
‘I can do it. Surely you can’t?’
“Then go and do it. I will bring out new demon worshippers, so make them pray hard.”
Hierdan was lost in thought as he checked the condition of the leader of the yakshas who was running with renewed enthusiasm.
If the yakshas were slowing down their work again, another way to stimulate them would be needed.
‘I should think about it in advance.’
Which method would be better?
* * *
The evil spirit cried out in pain he had never felt before. He swung his power in all directions, but the pain did not subside.
In front, all sorts of enemies were putting chains and shackles in, instilling a sense of alienation, and in the distance, an unknown enemy was destroying the territory and polluting the faith.
It was a really frustrating fight. I never thought that a fight with wizards would go this way.
I thought we’d end up facing each other and aiming for the heart…
It’s Vicky!
Despite the roar, the Yaksha King did not budge. The bleeding wound quickly closed, and then the Vajra Spear flew at the evil spirit.
I want to get out of here and kill all the wizards, but this is what happens!
With a howl, the evil spirit concentrated its power. It was as if it was thinking of breaking through this siege.
But then time slowed down. The evil spirit intuitively felt that time around him had slowed down as if someone had pulled it.
this…!
The angry demon sought out the surrounding magic to turn back the flow of time, but the others would not let it be.
The Yaksha King and the Death Knights quickly rushed in and stabbed the torso.
Several knights were summoned back by the evil god’s madness, but it had no effect on the battle situation. The evil god became even more furious.
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!
In an instant, the evil spirit’s gigantic form split into several pieces. It was self-harm that defied common sense.
Even if we gather and condense our strength and stick together, it won’t be enough, so how can we have such dispersion?
Even if you split it forcibly like that, it will affect your own strength. It wasn’t self-harm for nothing.
-What is he thinking?
-Are you trying to break through by dispersing? Stop it! You’re already a weakling, so you’re dividing him up.
The Death Knights were puzzled, but they moved anyway.
It wasn’t difficult to respond. They were the ones who could hold out even when the main body was flying around. It was even more of a problem when the clone body was split and weakened.
-Go to the professors too!
-It doesn’t matter. Anyway…
The reporter, who was about to say that Professor Boladi would take care of stopping it anyway, paused.
There was something strange about the atmosphere.
‘The professor is being pushed?!’
In the showdown between the clone and Professor Voladi, the professor was clearly on the defensive.
The knights were surprised to see him defending precariously while being pushed around instead of his usual sharp movements.
I wondered if they were digging a trap to lure the enemy, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
What the heck?
-It looks like he’s up to something. Support him! If Professor Bagrek is pushed back, Professor Kim will be in danger too. Send a message to the king!
The Death Knights signaled to the Yaksha King, who grabbed one of the demon’s clones and beat him vigorously with his golden fists.
-Your Majesty! Please help the professors!
But the Yaksha King did not answer. Instead, he grabbed the clone he had been beating and struck it as if squeezing it.
The death knights were greatly angered by this sight.
‘That night tea is!’
I thought he was suspicious all along, but I thought he was finally revealing his true colors.
-Your Majesty! Do not ignore me!
I’ve prepared everything, so don’t disturb me. Right now, I have to cut off the lifeline of this clone.
-What preparations…?!
Kwarrung!
As the professor’s clone shook violently with the lightning, the knights belatedly remembered that a student had been there.
