Episode 195
Episode 195
As soon as Jeron entered the castle gate, the undead attacked. They flock like a swarm of ants that have found food. It covers Jeron in an instant. However, it could not break through the defense and was torn to pieces.
Ghouls, whose physical capabilities exceeded those of ordinary humans, were no different.
In Geron’s standards, it was the difference between worker ants and soldier ants. No matter how great an ant was, in the end it was only something you could crush and explode with one finger.
Jeron brushed the dust off his shoulders and looked around. I felt the energy of a living person. It was not far away.
I lightly kicked the ground with my foot.
bang-!
There was a huge sound like a bomb had exploded. The undead responded to the sound and flocked in again. The survivors who were blocking the entrance to a nearby inn and fighting against the undead moved urgently.
“shit! “What do you mean just now?!”
“Are you sure a rescue team has arrived?! “I thought that was magic?!”
“Shit! Does it matter now? Quickly bring a table or chair first! Hurry up! They’re coming! “We might die before the rescue team arrives!”
“B-but now there’s something to block the entrance…” … ?”
The undead who were flocking to the entrance of the inn suddenly stopped.
The survivors were confused by the strange phenomenon and panicked.
Soon, the undead fell at the same time as if they had joined forces.
Jeron walked between them.
The survivors at the inn looked at Jeron blankly and muttered.
“Could it be that person who did it?”
“That guy who looks corrupt?”
Jeron frowned slightly at the comment that he looked corrupt. However, because of the situation, she silently gestured.
Tick.
“I think you’re asking me to come out?”
“I wonder if you’ll be okay… … .”
“If it was that person who just defeated the undead… … .”
The survivors were worried.
Of course, the worries did not last long.
If you just defend yourself inside the inn, you will die before the rescue team arrives. It was a certainty, not an assumption. The undead are constantly flooding in. Unlike them, they don’t get tired.
He decided that if he was going to die anyway, it would be better to follow Jeron, who had shown incredible dance moves that he had witnessed with his own eyes just moments ago.
“Everyone gather together! Escape!”
“This might be your last chance! “Everyone, go fully armed!”
Among the inn’s survivors, there were quite a few mercenaries. These were people who drank, ate, or slept until dawn and were unable to escape because they belatedly noticed the presence of the undead. Thanks to the large number of combatants, the inn had the largest number of survivors in the area.
There were old people, children, and even women who could not help in battle.
“I will lead the way, so please follow me.”
“… … .”
The survivors looked like they had a lot of questions they wanted to ask Jeron.
Are you alone? Where are the others? How is the situation going now?
Many other questions popped into my head, but I swallowed them down. This was because I knew that it was not a situation to relax.
The moment the undead came in from all directions and came within 10 meters, their bodies were torn apart by something invisible. I couldn’t even reach the survivors. But I couldn’t rest assured. 10m was a distance where it was easy to get hit by the undead if you took even the slightest step wrong.
“hmm. “Is it over there?”
Jeron spread his energy and searched for survivors. As soon as he figured out the location, he took action. The reason he rescued survivors was to reduce the number of sacrifices from the summoning circle floating in the sky as much as possible.
People who die in the capital have their blood drained and are absorbed into the summoning circle and become undead.
Jeron realized that fact in a short period of time.
I tried several times to destroy the summoning circle, but it was useless. Even though I poured out a lot of strength, it didn’t budge. I thought there was no need to waste any effort. So it was turned to help the survivors escape.
“Come out quickly!”
“If there is anyone hiding, please join us quickly!”
The survivors rescued by Jeron raised their voices. The undead who were not hiding survivors flocked in, but Jeron took care of them all.
The number of survivors is increasing.
A number close to 1,000 people began to follow Geron.
‘There are too many.’
Jeron frowned. There is a limit to what you can protect alone. No matter how crowded the 1,000 survivors are, they fill the streets of the capital. It was dangerous because you never knew where the undead would suddenly pop out.
Here, Geron had only one choice.
“It’s a shame, but there’s nothing we can do.”
All buildings with no survivors were completely destroyed along with the undead.
“… … !”
The survivors who followed Jeron were shocked in many ways.
Not only was I witnessing tremendous power, but I was also watching the capital of the Kingdom of Kumbe be devastated by an attack by the undead.
Then someone muttered.
“… … Surviving comes first, what’s the big deal about a few buildings collapsing?”
“that’s right! Let’s live for now!”
“Those who can fight, take up arms and be alert to your surroundings!”
“We can get out of here alive!”
“At least let’s not get in his way!”
Jeron looked at the survivors with a slightly shocked expression.
The reason the building was destroyed was to open the view. It was necessary to conserve strength to capture each and every one by feeling. However, contrary to intention, the survivors took up arms and joined forces.
‘It wasn’t something I did to boost morale… … ‘It’s probably a good thing, right?’
It’s not a bad thing. Because it was better than just following along or, as some people say, being a distraction. Still, if you were too enthusiastic and got attacked by the undead, that was a problem of its own.
“Please refrain from being too ambitious.”
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“Trust and believe!”
“I will never let you get in my way!”
“… … .”
Jeron was inwardly taken aback by the tremendous trust the survivors showed.
‘When did you see him?’
I didn’t necessarily say it out loud to set the mood.
* * *
“… … !”
Erdin turned his head and looked somewhere. My senses became alert and I heard an explosion. It was far from the city center, but as far as he knew, there was only one person who could make an explosion sound like that.
“Mr. Jeron?”
“what? “Jeron came?”
Jeanne asks, reacting to the word Jeron. The other party members also had a similar reaction. I looked everywhere, but I couldn’t see Jeron. But it didn’t seem like Erdin was lying or mistaken. I could feel the confidence in her eyes. Jeron has indeed arrived in the capital.
“I thought you would arrive in a few hours, but are you already here?”
“It’s a blessing in disguise.”
After the demon master died, Atasia fled. Her group chased after her, but were missed by her undead coming from all directions.
It wasn’t like zombies or ghouls running around the city.
Although they were not the powerful Death Knights encountered in the Viscounty of Humid, Death Knights who knew how to handle Aurors and even Dullahan appeared.
If it weren’t for the dagger that nullifies magic, they wouldn’t have been able to survive the struggle.
“Why did you go to the palace?”
“I guess they are probably trying to make the summoning circle more ‘perfect.’”
“Are you really talking about the complete descent of Behemoth?”
“that’s right.”
Logan couldn’t keep his mouth shut at Mayen’s affirmation.
“B-but, according to what Mayen said, wouldn’t the existence of Astral have a direct effect on Middle Earth?”
“That’s the limit of my knowledge. … … But if the medium has any connection to the astral being or has the power to create a stronger connection, I don’t know what would happen. “Nothing like that has happened since the end of the Mythical Age.”
“What happens if Behemoth comes in full force?”
“Middle Earth will be destroyed.”
“… … !”
Logan simply muttered as usual, ‘Everything is as God wills,’ and then memorized a sacred prayer. But he could not erase the distrust that had bloomed in his heart.
‘What do you mean? Do you truly want the destruction of Middle-earth?’
I wanted to ask, if there is a God in front of me, why is he silently watching this scene?
* * *
The survivors led by Xeron met with the Holy Knights and new soldiers of the Ionic Church and were led to a safe place. Then, after leading the survivors, he was told that he would advance towards the city center and the royal palace.
“Don’t go to the palace.”
“… … ?”
The Holy Knights expressed their doubts, but were embarrassed when they showed the token given by the saint. Cardinal Bedric, who soon noticed something strange, approached to ask what was going on, and the Holy Knights pointed to Jeron and explained the situation.
When Cardinal Bedric checked the saint’s certificate in Geron’s hand and found out that it was real, he said he would do it without even thinking about it.
‘This is the young man the saintess spoke about.’
The saint said that if she ever meets Geron, she should listen to his request as much as possible. She was not asking to rescue survivors, but to not go to the palace.
Even in Cardinal Bedric’s eyes, the summoning circle floating above the palace looked very evil and threatening. Although the Holy Knights and new soldiers were said to be God’s powerful army, it was best to retreat as quickly as possible.
“I wish you good luck.”
“uh… … A priest I know always says, ‘Everything is according to God’s will’ whenever something like this happens… … ?”
“… … .”
Cardinal Bedric smiled bitterly.
If it were normal, I would have said that out of habit. But strangely enough, a deep sense of skepticism filled her heart. Although she had no particular reason, her faith was not as sincere as it used to be.
‘When this is over, I’ll have to step down from the front line.’
Cardinal Bedric slightly bowed his head to Jeron and gave instructions to the Holy Knights to rescue survivors first.
Jeron looked at his back for a moment and then shrugged.
“hmm. “I guess it’s a good thing.”
I knew that the favor I had granted was because of the saint’s token, but I felt that I had backed down too obediently. I was curious inside. But she didn’t have time to think deeply.
The energy of the group could be felt from the palace. We were getting closer and closer to the medium of the summoning circle. Also, the size of the summoning circle is boom! And it grew so big that it seemed like it was going to explode.
“Behemoth’s summoning is just around the corner.”
Jeron felt it intuitively.
* * *
Atasia protected herself from the undead by surrounding herself with a sacred barrier. At the center of the palace was the last demon master, but he was currently unable to move as he had to maintain his summoning circle.
I ran over the royal palace that had been reduced to ashes.
When we arrived at the center of the palace, the demon wizard was holding the medium of the summoning circle and infusing it with magical power. As Atasia revealed her presence, the demon master turned his head.
“Did you bring it?”
“Of course.”
Atasia asked, taking out the evil god’s relics.
“But why are you summoning Behemoth? Wouldn’t it be easier if I summoned Pert, Cuff, or Necrom, the evil god who holds the relic?”
“It’s because of the 666 demon beasts.”
The demon master smiled and answered.
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