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I doubted my ears for a moment.
Even before the return, the Encroacher and I were always trying to tear each other apart whenever we met.
How about going back?
I have never heard anything like this, nor did I ever think I would hear anything like it.
That's why the reply was late.
The archbishop opened his mouth again, perhaps thinking that my reaction was a rejection.
“We serve the One who has achieved unity. You are a hindrance, but I have no intention of eliminating you now. Return when I give you the chance, young Soletaras.”
His voice echoed throughout the camp.
I knew that those arrogant words were a form of persuasion.
“Yes, Your Majesty Valencian.”
Langso and several Republic officers looked at me.
Until just a moment ago, he was calling me an 'evil sorcerer', but it was really cute how he changed his title to 'Your Majesty'.
I looked at the black fog flowing leisurely beneath my feet.
The fog had already covered the entire campsite.
“Ahhhhh!”
The dead soldier stood up immediately after the fog turned around, his eyes turning black.
I did the calculations step by step.
Judging by its size, there must have been about 10,000 troops in this camp, and including the scouts, detachments, and others, there must have been about 8,000 people stationed there.
Looking at the current battlefield situation, it didn't seem like it would take long for them to all be eroded.
Even if I were a brave royal family member, I couldn't burn and kill 8,000 invaders spread across such a wide area.
I looked back for a moment and glanced at Sereraji and Rudy.
… … There’s no need to ask Lord Tentia.
Rudy gave her a slightly puzzled look, and Sereraji nodded silently.
Rudy has keen senses, and Sereraji is a powerful wizard, so he must have already realized how dangerous the Archbishop is.
I'm just sorry that you were forced to make this choice because of me.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your offer.”
The darkness within the Archbishop's face twitched in satisfaction.
I lowered my head slightly, letting out a sigh, and shouted, drawing out the energy of the dragon's tongue.
“A gift of gratitude! You god-forsaken monster! A swaying, blooming flame!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A bright red flame rose greedily from beneath his feet.
“You cowardly, mongrel of Soletaras!”
The black fog burned into smoke, and the Archbishop lifted the sleeve of his robe to cover his face.
I continued to swear while launching spears of fire into the air.
“Shut up! You lowly thing! How dare you, a mongrels not of this world, show mercy to me?”
Whaaaaaaaaaa! Whaaaaaaaaaa! Whaaaaaaaaaa!
A huge fire erupted, and the archbishop staggered back.
“You ugly, rotten monster, listen carefully and dig your ears with hammer and nails. I am Valencianus of the Dragonblood Royal Family, and a magistrate granted the right to subdue the encroachers by His Majesty the Holy Emperor Jaerilis, the lord of all things in the world. I will bring down lightning on the flock of thieving crows that devour the world like you!”
* * *
The archbishop staggered through the flames and looked this way.
I could vividly feel the anger boiling in that darkness.
“You’re done.”
I answered with a bitter laugh and a raised voice, and then the archbishop moved.
A large black feather, like a longsword, protruded from within his sleeve.
He slashed the feather upwards in a flash.
Saaaaak-!
A shockwave and a blast occurred, and the flames surrounding the creature split apart.
It was a tragedy as if the space itself had been cut off.
The shock wave alone was enough to push my body back.
“If you push away my hand, die by my hand.”
The Archbishop walked out, cutting through the black fog and flames.
As he took each step, ripples rose across the black fog on the floor.
I looked up at the sky and smiled bitterly.
“I pushed your hand away, but I don’t intend to kill you with my own hands. I just want to see you die.”
Woof woof!
Before I knew it, huge dark clouds had gathered in the sky.
There was also a damp wind, which was not suitable for this cold winter day.
Yellow sparks flew between the clouds, and yellow sparks also flew from Sereraji's blue eyes.
“Are you ready?”
Flash!
Jeeeeing!
Lightning struck from the clouds.
Instead of coming down in a branch-like motion like a normal lightning bolt, it was straight like a pillar, indicating that the gods were guiding the crowd that followed them.
Kwakwakwakwang!
The archbishop, who had been struck directly by a pillar of lightning, shuddered and groaned.
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Black fog flowed out from the bastard's body.
“… … How dare you!”
“Yes. How dare you. How dare a monster like you appear before this Emperor Valencianus? An evil thing that can’t create anything?”
The black energy on the bastard's feathers was like a mana blade, and I prepared an orange mana blade by blowing the flames of the dragon's tongue and mana into the black tower.
Of course, I had no intention of confronting that monster head-on.
Before coming here, I had heard reports of dozens of paladins and warrior priests being killed while capturing a bishop.
And when you directly apply the difference in sacred power between Bishop Hong, who corresponds to the Archbishop in the Gwangmyeong Church, and the general bishop to the eroding religious order, that guy can never be caught even if he dies by the regular method.
“I will kneel.”
Flames rose up behind me, and fire spirits in the form of boys with large horns and scales flew up.
About 100 people.
It must have been an unexpected number even for an ordinary person, as a thin sound could be heard in the darkness.
“Burn it.”
“Kyahahahaha!”
The spirits, who had no fear of death, charged forward, laughing madly.
“It’s the power of a time long gone by.”
The archbishop straightened his posture and waved his feather.
Black mana blades shot out, annihilating the fire elementals upon contact.
“The spirits are weak to the power of union. You know that, don’t you, young Soletaras?”
The guy glared at me and said.
Every word he spoke sent a huge wave of mental shock through me.
The hems of my white uniform wrinkled, and dragon scales and shards of Az rose up reflexively, protecting my body and mind.
“Old traitor. I will definitely cut that tall head of yours in half.”
Percussion!
I ran out, holding the sword that was glowing orange.
Choaaaak!
The Archbishop fired feathers in all directions, annihilating the spirits, while his longsword-like feathers wrapped around black mana blades.
“My name is Valencian, the Grand Duke of Soletaras.”
I ran out shouting my name proudly like Sir Tentia.
“Come!”
The darkness within his hood shimmered and his spirit of victory was revealed.
When there was about 3 meters left between me and the guy, a ray of light landed behind the guy's knee.
puck!
“Ugh!”
Black smoke rose and the creature staggered violently.
“Lord Valen! Now is the time!”
Rudy stood next to a Langso and a Republic officer.
The Republic officer held the wing mast in one hand and Rudy's pistol in the other.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
The divinely charged magic bullets were mercilessly inserted into each of the Archbishop's joints.
“What are you doing to the masterpiece of the ivory tower!”
Sereraji's scream rang out once, and the Archbishop's scream tried to cover hers.
"this-!"
“Shut that evil mouth!”
I didn't miss the gap and slammed the burning black gun into the bastard's face.
The spirits, the rush, the dialogue, it was all a trick for Rudy and this moment.
Cheeeeek!
Inside the hood, where pure darkness swirled, a blazing sword ignited, and acrid black smoke and shockwaves rose like madness.
Phage crackle!
Whizz!
The Archbishop's tall body trembled, and at that moment I thought of victory, and the next moment I remembered that it couldn't be this easy.
Wooooow-!
A black fog rose from the archbishop's body.
The black energy spread out in a circle like a force field.
"world!"
"majesty!"
At that moment, Lord Tentia ran over, grabbed my waist, and performed a falling technique.
As she hugged me, the black force field expanded.
Ddddddd!
The ground was torn apart and the tent poles were smashed to dust.
The Archbishop slowly raised his head as black fog rose from the bastard's body.
It was a gaze that clearly contained murderous intent.
"cowardice-".
“Don’t call me a coward. You don’t deserve that. You guys who can’t communicate, you guys who can’t negotiate or compromise. No matter what you do, you’re guilty. No matter what you do to me, you’re innocent.”
I met that gaze head on and smiled bitterly.
* * *
Langso and Republic soldiers fought against the resurrected Encroachers from all sides, while Sir Tentia, Rudy, and Celerazie supported me from the sides and behind.
The archbishop seemed ready to rush in, but surprisingly, he just stood there.
I wondered for a moment, and the question was soon answered.
"under."
Saaaaah-.
Here and there, among the tents, eroders with an unusual aura emerged.
The four were dressed in black robes like the archbishop, slightly shorter than him but almost twice his size.
The hood, unlike the Archbishop's, was a regular triangle.
The eight who followed the four were clearly thugs who would act as knights.
It was as if a mixture of a beetle, a scorpion, and a human was created.
It had a black chitinous armor and shiny horns, walked on two legs like a human, had a pair of huge pincers, a pair of long arms, and a scorpion tail.
They were also quite large, enough to look down on Sir Tentia in his mechanical armor.
Sir Tentia rebuked him coldly.
“I don’t think you guys need any mercy in your hands.”
She had a red mana blade wrapped around her greatsword, and they threatened us with a clacking of their claws.
The archbishop stood among his followers and looked at me.
Sir Tentia stepped forward and said to me.
“Your Majesty. You have shown true chivalry by not compromising with evil. I will open the way, and your Majesty, cut off the heads of the great evil.”
As always, it was a voice that was infinitely manly.
“Keeeeee-!”
The eroder bug knight charged, shooting spittle from his tail.
The green liquid dripping down seemed like a powerful poison.
She shouted, lightly deflecting the stinger with her plate gauntlet.
“My armor is imbued with the power of detoxification, my body is imbued with the power of detoxification, and my soul is imbued with the power of detoxification!”
She slashed her sword like thunder.
The bug knight raised his giant pincers to block, but Sir Tentia took a step forward and continued his technique.
bang!
A red flash and a black aura collided, and a fierce blast of energy appeared, and then the bug knight's pincers were cut in half.
“The fact that my lord is watching my back is an unquenchable flame in a knight’s heart!”
The greatsword swung down and cut off one of the Bug Knight's feet.
The bug knight fell, and Sir Tentia raised his spiked knee and pierced the bug knight's chest.
bang!
There was a loud noise like a siege weapon, and the bug knight's body was lifted up and tilted backward.
“My lord is right, and your lord is wrong; it is a sure fact that the Lord has upheld my hand!”
She raised her greatsword in a flash.
Tsukaaaaak-!
The bug knight's head flew into the sky.
“Kick kick kick!”
“Kiriririk!”
The second, third, and fourth bug knights came out, but Sir Tentia did not flinch at all and raised his mana blade.
“To the lord who fights evil, I have the honor of showing you the way!”
Tsukakakak!
She seemed to bring her sword to her waist, then swing it in a red semicircle.
Mana Blasts shot out, and three bug knights were cut in half and rolled across the floor.
The unbearable eroder priest moved.
From within the sleeves of his robes, arms of flesh and bone protruded endlessly, stretching out.
The tip was sharp, as if it were made from a thousand spears woven together, but Sir Tentia snatched it out of the air without even looking at it properly.
“!”
The priest panicked and tried to pull his arm back, but Sir Tentia pulled him back.
“Come here, sinners of the soul, traitors of the world!”
Woohoo!
The priest tried to emit a black aura from inside the hood, but Sir Tentia was quick to thrust his greatsword into the hood.
puck!
The greatsword pierced through the hood, and shards of flesh flew in all directions, while the rumored red knight raised a wave of mana blades from her sword.
“This tentia is waiting.”