Episode 219
Plate armor painted pure white.
A brilliant light radiating from the entire body.
Even the appearance exudes a mysterious atmosphere like a dragon’s eye.
Abelson Marriott looked like an angel descending from heaven.
“His Majesty the King saves us!” “Look at that holy light…” “His Majesty will protect us!”
People looked at Abelson as if he was possessed by something.
The warm yet noble aura unique to divine power was added to create an indescribable atmosphere.
Thanks to this, the gloomy atmosphere of the city was turned around 180 degrees in an instant.
Everything was going according to plan, but for some reason Abelson smiled bitterly.
‘It’s a shame that we have to put so much effort into this kind of production… but it’s also necessary.’
To be honest, this was just for show.
The armor she wears isn’t very helpful in combat.
The Divine Light is nothing more than a transformed form of Divine Power emitted.
This means that it is a waste of energy with virtually no effect.
However, the benefits that can be gained from this kind of production are greater than you might think.
To calm the anxiety in the hearts of citizens and bring stability back to the city.
It can raise the morale of soldiers going on a campaign.
At the same time, all of this leads to the expansion of Abelson’s authority and influence.
“Wow!”
“Long live His Majesty the King!”
“Hurrah! Hurrah-!”
Thus, Abelson and the elite of the kingdom left the capital amidst the cheers of the people.
***
Abelson and his army soon encountered a horde of undead.
It was because Sarah Dunphy had moved her undead army closer to the capital.
It was a clan strategy to reduce soldiers’ marching fatigue.
The soldiers who were unaware of this fact were taken aback by the enemy’s appearance sooner than expected.
“For the Kingdom of Mariott!”
Abelson once again radiates divine light.
He rode his horse and led the way, and they followed behind him with loud shouts.
“charge-!”
“Wow!”
Soon after, the undead and the kingdom’s elite clashed.
Grow up!
Kieeee!
The undead’s very existence brings fear to humans.
No matter how elite the soldiers of the kingdom were, they could not be completely free from the fear latent in human nature.
Nevertheless, the soldiers fought the enemy as best they could.
Because now is a situation from which there is absolutely no way out.
If we lose this battle, the undead will reach the capital.
Then the capital is finished.
With their families and friends in the capital.
Such facts gave strength to the soldiers’ bodies.
“asleep!”
“Dirty undead bastards!”
After a while, a fierce battle begins.
The soldiers gradually noticed that something was strange.
“Isn’t it too easy?”
“Hahaha! These bones are so weak!”
When I first encountered the undead, I was overwhelmed by their disgusting visuals and numbers.
But when we actually fought, they were really nothing.
It’s only natural, since Sarah Dunphy only raised the lowest level of undead in the first place.
The soldiers, unaware of these facts, thought:
“The Deusis doctrine’s holy knights aren’t that great either, are they?” “You were scared just because it was the Gatrendo Empire, aren’t they actually weak?”
Deusis Church and Gatren are weak.
It was only natural to think that way, having been defeated by such an easy enemy, the undead.
The morale of the soldiers was further boosted, and the speed at which they defeated the enemy increased.
“Advance! Don’t leave a single undead behind!”
“Wow!”
The kingdom’s armies pushed back the undead at a tremendous pace.
To begin with, the difference in numbers wasn’t that big.
There was no competition here as they had an overwhelming qualitative advantage.
“We won! We won!”
“Wow!”
Has an hour passed already?
All the undead fell and turned to dust.
The damage to the kingdom was almost non-existent.
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The soldiers’ morale soared with the overwhelming victory.
Naturally, loyalty towards Abelson Marriott, who commanded this battle, also increased.
“Long live His Majesty the King!”
“Hurrah! Hurrah!”
Amid the thunderous cheers, Abelson smiled brightly.
‘We won this time.’
She brought to mind Pope Orban IV.
The Pope had long sought to exert influence over the Marit kingdom.
In addition, he treated Abelson, who was designated as the next saint, like his own right hand.
Until now, he had been at the mercy of everything, but now things are different.
‘The world has changed. A true savior has appeared.’
Choi Hyun-seok appears.
The situation on the continent, which had been at a standstill for a long time, began to move quickly.
The fate of the continent is now one of two things.
The Holy Empire Gatren will completely swallow up the continent.
Or maybe Gatren will disintegrate and a new order will take hold.
‘The outcome… only God knows.’
Of course, Abelson had no doubt that it would be the latter.
***
“Sir Fidenzio. I heard you have had a hard time.” “I am sorry, Your Majesty.”
Cardinal Fidenzio Piola, who fled from Scorborn.
He had a private meeting with Pope Orban IV.
“The undertaking was on the verge of success, but… a large army of undead suddenly appeared, and there was nothing we could do.”
Fidenzio was really wronged.
The work of swallowing up the Kingdom of Mariott was progressing at a rapid pace.
I was sure it would have been a hundred percent successful if the undead hadn’t suddenly appeared.
‘This was a natural disaster.’
The completely unexpected occurrence of the undead there.
They were powerful enough to even wipe out the empire’s elite.
“These are no ordinary undead! Two cardinals who received His Majesty’s grace, two thousand elite paladins of the empire, and one thousand high priests gave it their all… ” “Not a single one survived.”
“yes…”
Fidenzio swallowed hard.
‘I did my part.’
Fidenzio considered himself fortunate at least to have saved his life.
What could he do against such a powerful horde of undead?
Just surviving is something to be commended.
“Do you know that?” “What are you talking about…” “Abelson Marriott personally led the army and defeated the undead army.”
“yes…?”
“They even call it a great victory. The casualties of the troops were almost non-existent. They say they literally defeated the undead in an overwhelming manner.”
As the Pope continued speaking, Fidenzio’s face became distorted.
Even though he was hearing it himself, he did not accept the situation.
“Abelson Marriott. You’re saying that he led an army and defeated the undead? And he won by an overwhelming margin…?”
For a moment, the Pope’s eyes became cold and sank.
“I hate repeating the same thing.”
“sorry!”
Fidenzio, realizing his mistake, quickly lowered his head.
But my mind was still full of questions.
‘How on earth…?’
This is something that even Gatren’s elite couldn’t do.
It means that it is not something that can be done in a small country.
Fidenzio was confused, but his worries did not last long.
The Pope has come up with a new proposal.
“I don’t intend to blame Kyung for this incident. Isn’t this nothing short of a natural disaster?”
Fidenzio only nodded cautiously and did not answer.
The Pope continued.
“So, I would like to give you a new opportunity.” “What do you mean by opportunity…?”
“It is an opportunity to receive grace.”
Fidenzio’s eyes opened wide at the word grace.
“Is that true!?”
“Of course.”
“But you said before that I could not receive grace…”
Pope Orban smiled kindly and shook his head.
“At that time, I just lacked faith. Now I see that you are more than qualified to receive grace. In fact, didn’t you show great ability in the Mariott Kingdom?”
Fidenzio nodded as if possessed by something.
Yes, he had done his best and was on the verge of achieving the best result.
It just failed due to a natural disaster.
‘No, even in such a worst-case scenario, I saved the priest and paladin of Scorpon. If this isn’t the greatest ability, then what else is there?!’
In reality, he only dragged out the people he had dispatched to Scolborne to survive.
The rationalization had already been completed in his head.
“Let’s start right now.”
At the Pope’s signal, men in pure white habit entered.
“Follow them. You will be given a trial to receive grace.” “What do you mean by a trial?…?” “It is a test of your worthiness for grace. Don’t worry, Your Majesty, you can do it.” “It is an honor! Your Holiness!”
Fidenzio bowed his head several times in greeting and then left the room.
Pope Orban put his hand on his forehead with a tired look on his face.
“But he is a cardinal. He has a lot of divine power, so if you modify him, he will be quite useful.” “You were found to be unsuitable last time. Is that okay? As a side effect, you could go crazy or become an idiot.”
A question is heard from the empty space.
The Pope nodded naturally, as if it was something he was used to.
“That’s a good thing. It’s better for such an idiot to just use his head.”
“All right.”
“By the way…”
At that moment, the Pope’s voice became low.
“You don’t know anything about this incident?” “Yes. No one survived the battle, and even the archivists who were dispatched with them were all killed.”
There was no trace of battle.
To be honest, it was impossible.
The number of casualties alone exceeds three thousand.
Plus the corpses of the undead.
How difficult it would be to cleanly erase all these traces.
There is not even a trace of magic left, so no one knows what kind of magic was used here.
A situation where you really don’t know anything.
“There are not many places on the entire continent where the battlefield can be organized to this level.
However, because of that, the suspects are narrowed down.
There aren’t many organizations that can do follow-up work at this level.
“Do you think Dracaen has moved?” “I’m not sure, but I think it’s possible.” “Whew, I understand. Keep investigating.”
The Pope sighed and continued.
“Is everything going well outside of the Kingdom of Mariott?” “Everything is going smoothly.” “Then I will see you again once we have dealt with Sir Fidenzio.”
“yes.”
With those words, the Pope closed his eyes.
Even if you don’t give detailed orders, the rest will happen on its own.
However, there was one catch.
‘Sarah Dunphy. She’s definitely involved here.’
The true identity of Sarah Dunphy, discovered through a recent investigation.
The first king of the Kingdom of Balington.
It was clear that she had been resurrected as an undead and raised an army of undead.
‘As it turns out, Sarah Dunphy is with the Mariott Kingdom.’
There is no solid evidence.
But the Pope was almost certain.
‘Even if you try to remove it, it’s wrapped tightly around your body and hidden, so you can’t find it…’
As the Pope continued to ponder, something flashed in his mind.
‘If we do it well, we might be able to link up with the Mariott Kingdom and send them together…’
The Mariott Kingdom had already been in turmoil several times due to suspicions of collusion with the Demons.
A new plan began to form in Pope Orban IV’s mind.
