Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 430

430. Secretary of the Immortal (3)

The beginning must have been a simple idea.

If the mortgaged soul is bound to fall into the hands of the creditor upon death, wouldn’t it be possible to obtain some grace period by binding the soul to the body?

It is probably impossible to make the body itself live forever. Even with the help of divine power, which is considered life force itself, the limits of life were clear.

Didn’t all the previous emperors who were called representatives of the main god, and even the first emperor, who was said to be a demigod, only last for 300 years?

So thought those who knew the mysteries of the world.

If so, how about this? What if you could deceive the body, deceive the soul, and eventually even ‘death’ in a different world that escapes the laws of this world? What if you could avoid the eyes of cruel creditors for a while using a secret trick with a little expediency?

Wouldn’t it be possible to prolong this miserable life just a little bit?

‘It was a natural idea, but it was also a very dangerous idea.’

What happens when the soul cannot leave the dead body in time is more terrible than you can imagine.

Perhaps, if those who tested the secret art had spiritual eyes, they would have been able to witness their failure vividly on the spot.

The human essence that is slowly decaying along with the body, the miserable appearance of the soul.

‘Your father once said that too, right? ‘The soul is constantly influenced by the body.’

Therefore, the soul bound to the rotting body had no choice but to be ruined miserably.

With the decaying and collapsing skin, you lose your form, and with the melting brain fluid, you lose your senses.

Without knowing why their essence is being completely corroded, they simply scream in animal-like pain and fear for a long time.

Just like that.

[Ahh… fat… Off… I… why… Hehehe… … !]

As Seongjin waves his hand, dark red flames transfer to the decayed organism that was sinking on one side of the waterway. It was the terrorization of Gehenna.

Grumble!

The fiercely burning fire instantly incinerated not only the shredded flesh but also the white bones.

At the same time, the soul that was crying in pain was engulfed in dark red flames and soon completely disappeared.

[Pick… Jjiji… … .]

The same goes for the unidentifiable foreign matter stuck to one side of the damp wall. With just a glance from Seongjin, they were instantly and cleanly set on fire.

Completely flawless combustion without even smoke.

[…] Nyaooo… … .]

[Grrrrr… f*ck!]

The more you walk, the more various souls bound to rotten flesh appear before your eyes.

Seongjin laughed.

‘That’s a good thing. Take a look at those things. ‘How long have they been doing this?’

Suddenly, I had a strong urge to sweep the entire underground sewer with the fire of Gehenna.

But I’ll have to endure it. If you do what you want, the entire Furiano will probably become a hell where no life can survive.

“So, just burn away cleanly.”

Grumble!

“Stop spreading such trivial tricks and disappear like this.”

Good luck!

“Here too.”

Grumble!

“And here too.”

Grrrrrrr… … .

In accordance with Seongjin’s small gestures, the flames continued to spread and sweep through the dark sewer.

The sight of dark red fire demons dancing with demonic energy is at first glance a scene from hell.

However, contrary to its terrifying appearance, if we only look at the results, Gehenna’s terrorization may have been closer to ‘purification’.

Not only were they incinerating the corrupted things, but they were also burning away all the miserable souls whose fate had been decided.

“… … .”

Giacomo Milo, who followed Seongjin with a scared face, was completely overwhelmed by the mysterious sight.

‘this… The power of one who represents powerful monarchs!’

The momentum with which the hot flames spread was formidable. But strangely enough, the boy ahead and his own body are not invaded in the slightest.

Amid my despair, a new sense of relief arose.

‘okay! At least my last choice wasn’t wrong!’

When he gave up resistance and let go of everything, surprisingly, a new desire began to bloom in Giacomo’s heart.

A heart that wants to abandon all desires and selfishness and fully accept only the grace of the Absolute.

The desire to accept one’s own limitations and rely on the power of the perfect absolute being.

A desire to find inner peace and happiness through devotion and obedience to the Absolute.

An extremely pure and beautiful heart of faith that he never imagined would sprout in his own heart throughout his life… … .

“Bethelah… … .”

Giacomo Milo chanted with a trembling voice. Unlike before, when he was in contact with the penitential sect and half-heartedly imitating it, it was truly a pious chant that came from the heart.

“I leave everything in your hands, so please let me be used in your plans… … .”

The eyes were filled with red fire, and a strange joy glowed dangerously.

How long did it take to walk along the waterway with Giacomo, who was half-fed?

[…] jin… … .]

A small voice called Seongjin from somewhere.

‘what?’

The thought came from directly below. As I slowly turn my gaze, I see a small lamp steadily blinking a faint light in the middle of the gushing flames of Gehenna.

[…] this… jin… … .]

I felt my high spirit subside a little.

Ah, I see. It seems like something is wrong with me. Somehow, for some time now, I’ve been feeling like something doesn’t fit.

Is it okay if it stays like this? First of all, my father is not here.

[Lee Seong-jin.]

Originally, my father would have stopped me before this happened. I should have done that.

But I didn’t bother to send Sir Sharon away. It was something that could not be helped. Because she had something more important to ask her.

[Lee Seong-jin. Seongjin Lee.]

Oh, I know, devil.

It’ll be okay though. Because I know who I am now more than ever.

* * *

Kkkkkkkk! Growling!

Snap! Squeak!

Wow! Guwag!

The sight of rotten corpses flocking together was not only disgusting, it was downright terrifying.

Masain swung his arms widely and created a series of Aura explosions.

Pow! pop!

The swarm of rats that were running at the forefront turned into powder and flew out in all directions. The animals that were running after them were also pushed away, scattering their rotten flesh.

“… “Huh!”

In fact, considering the amount of aura consumed, aura explosion was not a very good option.

However, there is no other way because the opponents are corpses that will inevitably crawl on the floor even if their bodies are cut in half. So, rather than cutting them down one by one, it would be better to just blast them far away with an attack that can hit in a wide area.

Of course, apart from the remaining physical strength, the mental blow was not easy.

Guess… … .

Masain, who found the body of a child who had risen to his feet even after his brain was shattered, fell into drowsiness with a pale face.

“oh my god. Lord… … !”

Meanwhile, Owen was digging around among the corpses with light movements.

‘Please hold on for a moment, Brother Masaine!’

Moving counterclockwise along the wall with the magic circle drawn, he swung his ax at the corpse of a sturdy man blocking his path.

Flutter!

A one-handed ax smashes his head in one fell swoop. Nevertheless, his body did not fall down, and persistently stretched out its arms towards Owen.

puck!

Owen, who kicked the man in the chest and sent him flying far away, used the recoil to spin his body around and avoid the old woman’s claws sticking out from behind.

Whick!

At the same time as I turned my body, I didn’t forget to shake my arm vigorously to remove the flesh stuck to the axe.

Owen raised his arms high and swung the ax diagonally, chopping the woman running from the side into long pieces.

grasp!

In the cleanly cut section from one side of the neck to the side, white maggots popped out instead of red blood.

‘… ‘It’s terrible!’

It was fortunate that Owen was quite familiar with such scenes. In Pangea Chronicle, there are quite a few dungeons filled with undead monsters.

Thanks to this, Owen was not buried in the devastation in front of him and was able to have the leisure to look back at the situation from a relatively distant perspective.

‘The quest given by Sang Tae-chang wasn’t about getting rid of the corpses!’

In that case, all he has to do is find that ‘important document’.

Once you complete the quest, it might be better to quickly get out of here with Brother Masain.

Wow… … .

When the body of the man who had been pushed away lunged at him again, Owen swung his ax hard, this time aiming for his legs.

puck!

After kicking the guy again who stumbled sideways with his thigh bent, Owen diligently rolled his eyes and looked for Mr. Sang Chang-chang’s mark.

‘… ‘There it is!’

sparkle!

On an old bookshelf on one side, an old book glowing faintly among the messy stacks of paper. That’s definitely what it means when it’s a precious old book.

Owen naturally turned and advanced towards the book, pretending to be wary of monsters.

Quaaaang!

Meanwhile, Masain was steadily reducing the number of corpses. The high-ranking knight auror, close to Dekaron Knight, had achieved the status of the relic Mythra and was showing truly amazing destructive power.

Patter!

Rotten flesh is scattered everywhere like minced meat in a grinder.

The series of explosions shook the entire old sewer tunnel, throwing rainwater dust down on our heads.

“Your Majesty Owen! “It’s dangerous if you go too far alone!”

At this point, the black-clothed wizard, who had not moved from his seat until then, also showed great agitation.

“… Unbelievable! “Where on earth do these people suddenly come from?”

The wizard, whose body was trembling, quickly turned around as if he had made up his mind. To be exact, towards the exact bookshelf that Owen is aiming for.

‘this!’

If you think about it, it was a natural result.

This is the secret laboratory of an evil wizard. If the wizard had to abandon this place, what would the first thing the wizard take care of other than the research records so far?

Owen, anxious, quickly shouted.

“You vile apostate! “You are a shameless henchman of the devil!”

“… … ?!”

Stop.

As Owen’s cries echoed through the sewer, the wizard looked back at him in confusion. Unlike Masain, who is flashing auras, Owen’s performance has been minimal so far, so he has not paid much attention to it.

However, he could not ignore the next words Owen shouted.

“I am the prince of the Holy Empire Delcross!”

“… “Prince?”

“Yes! As a proud member of the Seonghwang family, I will risk everything to take your head!”

Owen shouted with a ferocious force and took steps straight towards the wizard. To the wizard’s right, where the bookshelf was located, which he was cautiously approaching.

“Ugh!”

Seeing his unusual appearance, the wizard hesitated and could not get closer to the bookshelf.

Meanwhile, Owen jumped over a corpse and then deliberately twisted the angle of the ax blade to violently blow off the head of the woman who followed him.

Whistling- Bwak!

The half-melted brain water scatters roughly with a foul odor.

“You, don’t move, just stay there! “I will soon plunge my sacred axe into your cursed limbs!”

At first glance, rather than a prince, his behavior is closer to that of a Barça barbarian who loudly grabs at the front lines.

However, that ignorant pressure showed some effect against the wizard. The wizard, tired of Owen’s momentum, eventually gave up on his bookshelf and began to back away.

“Ugh… … .”

At that moment, Owen suddenly turned away from the wizard and quickly launched himself towards the wall.

Taaat!

And swinging his hand like lightning between the corpses, he finally succeeded in snatching the shiny booklet from the bookshelf.

‘… ‘Gotcha!’

At the same time, a small window pops up in front of my eyes.

[Emergency quest? Find and obtain important documents! complete!]

‘I did it!’

Owen rolled around on the floor with the book in his arms.

“Lowering!”

Kwaaang-!

An unusually large aura explosion blazes, wiping away all the corpses remaining nearby.

When Owen suddenly threw himself to the floor, Masaine seemed very embarrassed.

“Lowering! Is there a problem! Are you okay?”

“Yes, brother! “It’s no big deal!”

And the wizard who was looking at the scene-

“… Tsk!”

Perhaps because he thought he had no chance of winning, he eventually turned around and quickly left the lab. I thought this was a dead-end section of the sewer, but perhaps there was a secret passage reserved for wizards in case of emergency.

Owen, who saw the pitch-black new figure disappearing before his eyes, slowly got up and followed his presence. Unfortunately, the wizard’s presence quickly moved away, and soon he could no longer be detected.

At that moment, Owen felt something was strange.

‘Sang Sang-chang. Why did you tell me to find this document instead of telling me to catch the wizard?’

It was a messy battle, but thanks to Masain’s actions, the corpses quickly fell into an inactive state. If Owen had confronted him without paying attention to the documents from the beginning, he might have been able to catch the wizard in the nick of time.

The documents could also have been collected slowly after all processing was completed. But why was it necessary to secure this document first?

But even though he had doubts for a moment, Owen soon understood the reason.

Grumble!

A strong fire suddenly began to swirl from one side of the sewer.

Hwareuk-!

It was an ominous flame with a dark red glow. The flames quickly rushed into the sewer, covering the waterway and incinerating the shredded bodies. Even the flesh stuck to the wall and the complex magic circles were completely burned.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The flame spread so quickly along the wall that, in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the wizard’s bookshelf and documents and burned brightly.

‘… omg?’

It happened so quickly that Owen could only stare dumbly at the flickering flames. If this had been a little late, he would have lost all his quest documents!

“… Lowering?!”

At that time, Masain’s startled cry was heard from over there. Owen then came to his senses and looked at the person who appeared with the flames.

A boy standing with dark red flames covering his entire body. It was none other than Mores.

He slowly turned his head when he heard Masain’s voice calling him, then slowly tilted his head to look at him.

“Brother Masain.”

“… … !”

Owen was greatly embarrassed.

Why is that guy acting like that all of a sudden? Brother Masain? I guess there’s something strange about this kid.

“what… It’s a newbie. Are you okay?”

Then, this time, Mores just rolled his eyes and looked at Owen.

“okay. “You idiot.”

“… … .”

No, I think he manages to respond to being called a newbie.

No matter how you looked at it, the guy’s expression was extremely unnatural. It’s like someone who hasn’t used their facial muscles for a long time and has forgotten how to move their facial muscles properly.

Owen asked, walking towards him with a worried look on his face.

“Hey, how did things go? Or did something big happen in the meantime?”

“… … .”

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? “Where are you hurting?”

Then, Mores looked at Owen with a somewhat blank expression, and said something unintelligible with a flash of reflected light.

“It’s no big deal. Just because Masain and you are there in front of me, it’s kind of amazing, isn’t it? “I guess I’m still in a happy nightmare.”

fantasy,