< Chapter 125 - Archbishop Manuela #3 >
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“Fran! Unite!”
“Got it! Inspiration! Huh?! Inspiration! Right!”
“I know!”
As Belkian shouted, the skeletons positioned on the right flank exploded at once.
Instead of the hundreds or thousands of bone fragments flying in all directions, they only flew forward, tearing apart the monsters like a claymore shell had exploded.
“Ugh··· gasp······.”
Belkian let out a heavy breath and quickly moved his hand to swallow the mana potion.
The situation wasn’t very good.
Just a few people were holding off an army of thousands – no, tens of thousands – so to that extent, it would be considered quite good, but in this fight where the fate of the world depended, what was important was not the process but the result.
“Get out first! Let’s gather together!”
Fran, who was not satisfied with just summoning spirits, transformed herself into an incarnation of Orion, the god of the forest.
He had deer horns growing from his head and his lower body was like that of a giant warhorse. He struck the ground with a staff made from a branch of the World Tree.
“Shake, shake!”
The earth responded to Fran.
The ground shook and rippled, and the rushing monsters fell over and started trampling each other.
“Hahaha! You idiots!”
Fran, who had been spewing curses that did not suit her pretty face, moved her hands again. She sent the spirits forward to create time and space, and then urged the rest of the group on.
“Gather! Gather!”
“Lucas!”
Kaiser shouted, swinging his chain, and Scarlett ran towards Fran, holding Adelaide’s waist.
The Red Wind had already retreated along with the Sun Song and was forming a sort of defensive line.
“Come on, hurry up!”
Urged by the red wind, the swordsman carrying Maximilian on his back ran past Caesar.
And the last one.
A person blocking the attack with a single sword.
Lucas responded to everyone’s voice with action.
The Holy King’s sword glowed once again, releasing a huge amount of sword energy, causing the monsters in front of him to disappear as if they were evaporating.
“Lucas!”
“Okay, Caesar too, hurry up!”
Although his breathing was quite heavy, his complexion was not bad.
He reassured Caesar and quickly retreated, and Fran looked at Lucas like that and thought.
‘It’s like Landius.’
It wasn’t just a simple inspection.
‘The Landius I met again didn’t seem like much of a prosecutor.’
Why did you suddenly start throwing punches like that?
But it doesn’t matter since I’m strong.
‘Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.’
Fran, who had put the brakes on herself, looked at Lucas again.
As the last druid to inherit the lineage of Irmut, the World Tree, he was able to see many things that could not be seen with the naked eye.
Lucas was born with the same talent as Kamael.
Fran herself is one of the most blessed geniuses, gifted with talents like the best inspector she knows.
But Fran knew.
Kamael’s talent was not the best talent.
There are more talented people in this world than that.
Even the old man named Geomsin was born with talents that surpassed those of Kamael and Lucas.
The guy on his back, who had just been his enemy, was born with talents that were even greater than that of the old man.
But Kamael was stronger than those two, and so was Lucas.
‘Is this a past life?’
Now that she has learned the truth about ‘The Paste’, Fran can vaguely see her past life.
The reason that this child, who is only in his late teens, was able to become so strong was because he inherited strength from his previous life.
But that didn’t mean I could ignore Lucas.
Even if you have had several previous lives, it is not necessarily the case that you will be able to reach the horizon.
‘Be strong-minded.’
A heart of steel that does not give up on itself.
An unyielding will that does not yield to external pressure.
In that respect, it resembles Landius.
That’s why the child was able to reach his current level.
“Hold on here! Defend!”
The undead horde responded to Belkian’s cry.
Death Knights raised their banners high in a show of fighting spirit, while skeletons and zombies howled.
Fran also came to his senses.
He planted the staff in the ground and set it up as a totem, then sang loudly to bring blessings and protection to all the group.
‘Landius.’
Just as Lucas trusted Uther and Cordelia, Fran also trusted Landius.
One who does not yield even in the face of despair.
The sun that drives away the darkness for everyone.
Fran sang with all her might.
Hope blossomed in the midst of the despair that filled my eyes.
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“Die! Die! I said die!”
Even though the leader of the Demon Eyes, Tanesia, launched a fierce attack, Lena was not easily defeated.
The lightning bolts of light pouring down, filling the four directions, were all blocked by rotating walls of light.
Tanesia felt anxious.
It was all about defense, and it wasn’t easily broken, but it was gradually becoming weaker to its own attacks.
So, if the war had been prolonged like this, Tanesia herself could have won.
But in doing so, Tanesia herself ends up being held back by Lena.
What was important now was the capture of the ambassador, Manuela.
“I told you to die!”
A pillar of light with a diameter of at least 5 meters poured out from the giant magic circle that Tanesia had created in the air.
The aim was to tie up Lena’s feet with a powerful attack and then use that gap to move towards Manuela.
But it was absurd.
A powerful attack tends to leave plenty of openings.
The moment the magic circle formed in the air, Lena had already predicted what kind of attack would come, and she dodged the pillar of light with a blink that was almost embarrassingly easy. Instead, she managed to launch a weak counterattack against Tanesia.
“I can’t go anywhere.”
Lena smiled softly, and Tanesia changed her hands into demonic ones and rushed at Lena. She planned to engage in close combat since her long-range fire was not working.
But that was exactly what Lena wanted.
“I learned a lot from Landius.”
Close combat.
The hammer that Lena swung struck Tanesia’s cheek.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was a series of loud noises.
Because every time fire and ice collided, an explosion occurred.
“Good! Fun! Satisfying!”
Asmodeus, the overlord of lust, was also the lord of swords.
The seven swords he cherished were all titled great demons, and most of them were sword-crazy sword demons.
The sword is good.
He is good at swordsmanship.
That moment of reaching for the horizon is so thrilling.
Even though the allies were being defeated one by one, the archdemon Forte was jumping for joy, while Kamael showed no emotion.
He focused all his attention solely on dealing with Forte.
Grab the forte.
Knock down Forte.
You just have to focus on that.
Nothing more is needed.
‘Landius.’
Because he’s here.
Because their sun is here with them.
The Twelve Swords of Snow Flower.
The seventh flower.
Seolhwa Nanyeong.
Hundreds and thousands of black auras reminiscent of flower petals covered Forte.
“Eww!”
Cordelia stretched both hands forward and unleashed a final explosion.
By sending the entire storm of light forward and exploding it at once, he literally obliterated everything in front of him.
It was a difficult task.
I’ve used up more than half of the magic power I had from the fight so far and the blow I just hit.
But it was necessary.
Cordelia stumbled and cried out.
“Lord Landius!”
“Woooooooooooooooo!”
Landius responded.
Cordelia flew towards the path that had been opened, and rushed straight towards the heavenly throne where Manuela was sitting.
[Magic power all around!]
Melissa’s scream was spot-on.
Cordelia wiped out hundreds of demons, but the moment she crossed the space created by that, an incredible amount of magical power was released.
And Cordelia could understand where so many demons had come from.
“The Gates of Hell!”
In front of the heavenly throne where Manuela sits.
The gates of hell hidden in the cracks of space have revealed themselves.
It was a huge gate, just like the one I had seen in the Snow Flower Wind Plains, wide open and pouring out the beasts and demons of hell.
But what was important was not the petty demons.
A move Manuela had prepared.
It roars and radiates power!
“Demon Prince!”
As if in response to Cordelia’s words, a huge, vicious fist poured out from within the gates of Hell.
He charged forward with the intent to crush Landius in one breath!
Landius saw it too.
It was a huge fist.
It seemed like it was at least 3 meters in diameter.
But Landius did not stop. He gathered strength into his fist holding the Solar Blade, and unleashed the power of the sun once again!
The ultimate sun god technique,
The ultimate!
Fist clashed with fist.
At the moment of impact, the entire room of consciousness shook, and a tremendous shock wave swept through the world.
“Whoa!”
Cordelia was pushed away with a scream.
As soon as he defeated Ekaterina, Yuder flew forward and grabbed Cordelia by the waist, then looked straight ahead.
I witnessed the sight of a human fist crushing the Demon Prince’s fist.
“Woooooooooooooooooo!”
Got pushed out.
The Demon Prince’s sword bounced off. The gates of Hell shook, and Landius did not stop. He stared straight ahead and pulled the Solar Blade into his arms.
“Landy-u-s-!”
The Demon Prince’s head and shoulders protruded through the gates of Hell.
Hatred for Landius radiated from the head of a red bull, its yellow eyes, its breath like sulfur, and its seven huge black horns.
But Landius was not afraid.
Even though it was burning hot, I thought calmly.
He calculated the power of the Demon Prince, who had not yet fully exited the gates of Hell. He concentrated the power of the sun into the Solar Blade.
Benda.
Choose.
I will divide the darkness and bring light, and a glorious morning!
“Sword of the dawn!”
Landius roared and swung his sword.
The Sword of the Sun, which had cut down Malekith with his breath, once again unfolded from Landius’s fingertips.
A gigantic, golden blade swept across the gates of Hell.
Kwagagagagagagagagagagaga-!
Light filled the field of vision.
The light of the sun swallowed up all darkness, shattered the gates of hell, and prevented the descent of the Demon Prince.
It was a tremendous blow.
Even the mighty Landius lost the strength to stand due to that one blow.
But Landius did not fall.
Although he could not move forward, he did not fall down, and he stood still and looked straight ahead.
He looked up at the heavenly throne and shouted.
“Uder!”
It didn’t have to be me who delivered the final blow.
It is enough to open the way.
That’s why I gave it my all.
Because I have Yuder, I don’t have to leave any room for improvement.
good.
good.
Defeat Manuela!
The nine gates of heaven and earth, the eight gates of the seventh heaven and earth.
Black lightning strikes.
Uther became pitch-black lightning.
He left Cordelia’s side with a fierce roar. He passed Landius and rushed towards Manuela.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With a loud noise, the barriers rose up in front of the heavenly throne.
But Uder didn’t stop and kept throwing his punches.
The first barrier was destroyed with one full volume of the Ultimate Sun God Art.
The second barrier was cut down with the sword of Velencia.
He unleashed the black dragon’s aura towards the third wall.
Kwagagagagagagaga-!
All three walls collapsed.
He spurred the pouring debris and activated Black Thunder once again, rushing towards Manuela.
Kakakan!
It was the last stand. Swords of judgment poured down from the heavenly throne.
Uther looked at them and pulled his arm. He pulled out a large black sword and held it in his hand.
And what unfolds is the Wind, Thunder, and Light Slash.
The sword of wind and lightning pushed back all the swords of judgment.
There was nothing left to protect the Archbishop Manuela.
“in the end.”
Landius said.
Lena looked back at the celestial throne.
Kamael felt emotions explode from the depths of his chest.
Paragon Kingdom.
That place was small but beautiful.
“good.”
Go away, Yuder.
The final blow.
The end for the demon who destroyed the Paragon Kingdom.
“Uder.”
Cordelia clutched her chest.
I shed tears without realizing it.
Prevents the summoning of the Great Summoner.
This time, we finally achieve a perfect happy ending.
“Woooooooo!”
Uther roared.
He used his last move, the Wind Thunder Strike, to strike Manuela’s chest.
This is the last one.
The end of a long, long journey.
Manuela’s body was unable to withstand the power of the wind, thunder, and lightning strike and was shattered.
Landius, who had been chasing Manuela for nearly ten years, thought of the Paragon Kingdom.
Lena burst into tears, and even Kamael shed tears.
But it was at that very moment.
Tanesia smiled.
Forte burst into flames.
Cordelia raised her head without realizing it and opened her eyes wide.
Something went wrong.
And the one who recognized that fact most clearly was Yuder.
‘He was already dead.’
I could feel it the moment I put the sword in.
What was sitting on the heavenly throne was a corpse.
Manuela was already dead.
What happened?
What does this mean?
[As expected, you guys are amazing.]
A voice was heard from Manuela’s crumbling body.
It was clearly Manuela’s.
[It’s an idea. I already died yesterday. For the final plan.]
The ceremony continued.
As if Manuela’s death was a signal, the red pillar pouring down from the sky began to emit more force.
[You are strong. You are persistent. You always make miracles happen.]
I’m not just talking about the five heroes of Paragon.
A man who never gave up and resisted until the very end, throughout his many lives.
Juder Bayer, the sword of the young god Atalia.
[That’s why I assumed that I would suffer from the beginning. You would use any means and methods to storm the system, then come here and kill me… I planned it under that premise.]
And it really happened.
Even if Manuela herself had been here, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference.
[I gave up the idea of fighting you. I decided to use my life for more important things. Of course, it wasn’t something I particularly liked.]
Lena and Kamael felt confused.
But Uther could vaguely see.
Manuela’s plan.
The things he prepared.
[Why do you think it was today?]
The day when disasters were unleashed upon the world.
Why today?
Wouldn’t it be normal to release it on the day of descent?
[Your calculations were not wrong. If you only look at the pillar of light, it should take about 20 days to summon the Archangel. However, if you add one more catalyst to this, the story is different.]
One who has received the power of all the overlords of Hell.
One who is like the incarnation of them all.
Ambassador Manuela burns herself to death.
He pours his soul and body into summoning the archangel.
[I never thought I’d burn my life to call an angel. That’s what makes life interesting.]
On the day the plagues were unleashed upon the world, Archbishop Manuela offered her life as a ritual sacrifice.
Although he commanded the situation by leaving behind an idea, it was literally just an idea.
[The time shortened by my life was about 5 days. It was close, but somehow it worked out. Don’t blame yourself too much. Even if you did something while listening to my story, it would have been too much. I’m not a fool who gently tells you what I’m going to do. The gates of heaven were already open when you entered this room. It just took her a long time to pass through them.]
Manuela’s thoughts broke into laughter.
It disappeared as it was, and let out its last voice.
[Farewell, heroes of Paragon.]
This time for sure-
No, you are the ones who will once again crumble before fate, as you have done so many times before.
Uder raised his head.
I looked at the sky.
I couldn’t see it because it was blocked by the ceiling, but I could feel it.
“Auriel.”
As if responding to Cordelia’s soft call, a pillar of red light split apart.
Fran could see.
Belkian let out a ragged breath, Scarlett gritted her teeth, and Kaisha trembled in fear.
Red Wind couldn’t control his trembling hands.
Lucas looked up at the sky with his sword hanging down.
An archangel of judgment wearing pure white armor and spreading twelve wings.
She slowly opened her eyes.
He looked down at the ground with cold eyes.
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