Ch.243243. Emil Albieu (2)

The First Avatar of Avenge, Emil Albieu, was summoned to this world as a consciousness.

After about 100 years, as he was secretly marveling at his unexpectedly excellent summoning state upon setting foot in the material world.

“””””””””············?!!!”””””””””

“Th-that person is···········.”

“········Aah, aaaah, aaaaaaaaah!!!”

The citizens of Bremia, who witnessed Emil Albieu’s summoned form with their own eyes, felt an overwhelming pressure as if being crushed by the dominating presence of a high-ranking servant who had manifested in the material world.

His enormous 20-meter body, completely wrapped in something black and burning brightly, could barely be made out as a silhouette. Yet even that silhouette alone evoked the image of a masterpiece deliberately sculpted by the finest artist to inspire terror.

And thus, Emil Albieu, with his body burning with infinite vengeance against his targets as fuel, wore thin yet sturdy brass armor that seemed to cling to his skin.

The copper helmet on his head had black flames of hatred rising from the top like hair, and the weapon in his hand was actually a replica of a greatsword transformed from a “dagger.”

Considering that Avatars of Vengeance are typically summoned without any equipment,

Emil Albieu, who appeared here and now, was summoned in a state incredibly close to his original form.

The various mental crowd control mechanisms that are basically granted when a “god’s high-ranking servant” descends to the mortal world

Have been upgraded and bestowed upon Emil Albieu in his peak condition.

A representative example is the skill “Shape-like-god,” which is given to servants who resemble their master. Simply put, it’s just an area-of-effect stun mechanism.

While in Dungeon & Adventure, it’s quite useful for clearing mobs but otherwise mediocre, the “Shape-like-god” skill with abundant reality correction is on an entirely different level.

Like the “Mark of Vengeance,” the skill holder’s form faintly reflects the appearance of their master deity.

When this is combined with halo-type skill settings like “inspires awe in allies and fear in enemies,” and the overwhelming magical power that a high-ranking servant like Emil Albieu unconsciously exudes to intimidate his surroundings, the result is…

“······*sob*!”

*Thud!!*

“Oh, ooooooooh──!! We are saved we are saved we are saved we are saved we are saved───!!!”

“G-God almighty····Wh-who on earth is that·····.”

Those who beheld such a “high-ranking” being—one they would never see again in their lifetime—either fainted or displayed behaviors of pure fanaticism, falling into madness.

Even if they rationally recognized that the being before them was clearly an ally, their instincts and emotions were overwhelmed by a powerful urge to flee immediately.

With no intermediate or higher combat forces existing within Bremia now,

There was no one who could withstand the pressure Emil Albieu exuded by merely existing.

[ ········I understand the situation.]

Meanwhile, Emil Albieu, who had been surveying his surroundings using his transcendent cognitive abilities and wide detection range, was able to roughly understand why he had been summoned here, as he said.

The tightly locked city gates, numerous followers of vengeance trembling in fear inside the city,

And several hundred mounted soldiers on horse-type magical beasts prowling outside the walls.

Judging that these people were likely citizens of a free city being persecuted by their homeland for some reason, he soon read the ley lines of his location to roughly determine his current position….

[Listen.]

Not wanting fellow believers who shared the same faith to die in vain, he spoke to them out of concern for what would happen ‘after’ he swept away those mounted soldiers.

[After I defeat your enemies, head north. Then the path will open.]

Though his opinion had no basis whatsoever, there were no madmen who would openly defy an order given directly by such a powerful and magnificent being.

“O-Of course! G-Great, Great Avatar!!”

Having heard the man who conducted the summoning ritual answer with a trembling yet resolute voice, Emil Albieu disappeared beyond the city walls with a sudden deployment of a magic circle, accompanied by an invisible smile.

KWAAAANG───!!

FWOOOOOOSH!!!

And immediately after.

As the citizens blankly watched Emil Albieu, who had moved beyond the city walls, rampaging with thunderous sounds, the city council chairman shouted loudly as if frustrated by their dazed state.

“What are you all standing around for?! Prepare to evacuate! We’re leaving the city!!”

This statement was the decisive factor, and most citizens hurriedly ran to their homes to pack whatever they could as quickly as possible and prepare to flee.

As anyone living in this harsh world would think, no one expected that magnificent Avatar to stay here forever.

“I-I’m staying! H-How can I trust such a—”

“—SILENCE!!! Losing ‘faith’ has always meant death…!!”

Of course, there were those who refused to believe or wanted to die in their homeland…

But people who didn’t even have time to correct or persuade such individuals simply chose to let everyone decide for themselves.

And so, people began to slip out through Bremia’s hidden secret gate one by one, heading north……

Fortunately, there was no pursuit from the Imperial cavalry.

※ ※ ※

At the same time, at the city wall entrance.

Emil Albieu’s slaughter of the Imperial army was so one-sided that it was difficult to describe in words.

WHOOSH───FWOOOOOOSH!!!

With just a single swing of his greatsword burning with black and red flames, pillars of hateful fire erupted along the sword’s path, incinerating his enemies.

He simply couldn’t use his full power for fear of involving the people of Bremia.

To be frank, just activating his passive area-of-effect damage skill would have sliced through everything.

Thus, Emil Albieu annihilated the half-hippogriff cavalry as easily as scooping pudding with a spoon, and afterward—thinking of creating something that would last longer than himself who would soon disappear—he thrust his greatsword into his chest.

———SQUELCH!!!

The moment he stabbed the greatsword into the core part of this summoned temporary body, which could be considered its heart,

Emil Albieu’s spiritual body suddenly began to melt and transform into another form.

The originally brass armor and skin reminiscent of rubber cable insulation turned to brass, then took root deep in the ground, forming a foundation reminiscent of an old tree stump.

The flesh that melted down formed brass that rose above the foundation, creating something like a gateway frame, and the same phenomenon occurred with the lead created from the melting greatsword stuck in his heart.

Even Emil Albieu’s blood became a bright crimson mercury that bubbled and glowed, flowing between the brass and copper that composed the gateway to form a red membrane.

And suddenly, ripples appeared in this blood-colored mercury membrane, and strange magical winds began to flow from these ripples———

Grrrrrr……..

As the divine realm of ‘Vengeance’ spread like diffusing ink toward reality centered on the gateway, terrible monsters that inhabited the outskirts of the ‘Vengeance’ divine realm began to pour out from inside the opened gateway.

While blood wolves or hounds of retribution might be the most commonly seen, the ecosystem that had diversified over time began to host all kinds of beasts.

As a result, these blood-hungry beasts that saw this opened ‘door’ lacked not only rational judgment but even a sense of self. They simply began pouring into reality to crave and drink the blood of mortals.

The door would last for about 10 days, and during those 10 days, the evil god’s realm would erode into reality.

In the face of such a tremendous catastrophe, there would be no time to worry about mere refugees from a city-state.

And about 9 days after this incident.

“””””””””……..?!!”””””””””

The refugees who had been endlessly heading north noticed something approaching from beyond.

Infinitely massive and majestic, exuding a powerful presence—it was——

‘……..God almighty.’

A fortress city as grand and magnificent as any major metropolis, carried on the back of a wolf more enormous than a decent-sized mountain.