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The place where the huge explosion occurred was a densely populated residential area.

It’s definitely true.

It is an explosion aimed at causing mass destruction.

In order to throw dirt on the reputation of the Baltarian Empire, which reigns as a great power representing humanity, they committed an atrocity that was unreasonable. As soon as I saw the terrible devastation through the shattered window, I pulled out my pistol.

“Wait… I’ll be back.”

Yellow star Aldebaran.

And a special pistol that fires magic bullets.

This is enough.

What more do you need?

I was confident that I would win no matter what enemy I encountered against the saint’s party.

That’s why I said this while looking at Elisabetta, who was surrounded by guards. The culprit who turned the city into a sea of fire must be planning another evil plan. Clearly, the explosion would not end in just one time.

“Stop, Edanant! It’s dangerous if you go out now!”

“It’s okay.”

Cries filled with concern were heard.

He showed the platinum princess the pistol he was holding and shrugged his shoulders.

“I’ll be back, kid.”

“Yes! Trust me because it’s Max’s younger brother, Ethan!”

Even though I was devastated by the sudden disaster, Lue tried to endure my fear and cheered me on as I tried to jump into the sea of fire.

It’s also amazing.

Indeed, she must be a talented person worthy of being the mascot of a saint’s party.

Lue waved his hand.

I responded to the cheering by nodding my head.

‘The flames are slowly turning to ultramarine blue. So, does that mean it is a magic stone explosive made by processing magic stones?’

By observing the fire that had begun to change color to ultramarine blue, we guessed who was behind the terrorist attack.

There were guys like that.

A criminal organization that mainly used magic explosives to cause terrorism.

However, he must have been subdued by the Sword Saint, who was a member of the saint’s party. Unfortunately, they lost the leader in the subjugation battle, but they would have lost most of the gang members.

Could this be the work of the surviving remnants?

Damn you guys.

Their tenacity is something that would surprise even cockroaches. Try doing some kind deed.

“Bomb Demon Gale.”

He spat out the persona of the villain presumed to be behind it.

And immediately jumped out of the fourth floor window.

* * *

Smoke mixed with soot.

A flame that seems to burn your entire body at once.

Countless lives were swallowed up by the ravenous fire.

It’s truly terrible.

It was a tragedy reminiscent of an inexorable hell.

The leader who planned a large-scale bombing with his subordinates will explode into laughter and watch the inferno he created. I felt nauseous when I imagined what a bizarre face it would look like.

‘Explosives were placed in residential areas to maximize killing. Moreover, the epicenter of the explosion is an area adjacent to a slum, so it would have been easy to prepare the crime.’

ran fast.

The entire city where I walked with Lue was a sea of fire.

A scream was heard.

Desperate sobs and cries struck my ears.

But I didn’t stop walking.

The most important thing was to stop the bombers’ plans.

‘Bombshell Gale… . Bombshell Gale… . Where was the guy who appeared in Chapter 2 aiming? It’s been so long since I saw the original that I barely remember it.’

Villains who commit serial crimes each have their own inertia.

Habit,

Or should we say it is a habit?

Although it may seem like a disorderly act of destruction, even villains have their own rules. If you read it, you’ll be able to catch up with Gale. Therefore, I tried my best to think about the contents of the original work.

“Damn.”

I suddenly stopped taking steps.

And raised the pistol.

-Krrr!!

-Okay! Grrr!! Ahhh!!

Wild beasts appeared, viciously devouring the half-charred corpse.

Flame predator.

As the name suggests, it is a monster with innate fire resistance.

Sharp horns and teeth.

Red eye glow that seems to have been smelted from hellfire.

Four feet armed with blade-sharp claws and extremely vicious thorns on the body.

It is a gruesome strategy that involves causing a wide-scale explosion with explosives and simultaneously destroying the surrounding area with summoned monsters. Just as the warlock forces intervened when the assailants attacked the Hohenberg family, it was clear that the warlocks were supporting the bomb demon this time as well.

Hmm.

This is just adding insult to injury.

There’s no way I can go back easily even for a moment.

Because, like a person who sold out his country in a previous life, I always met with unfortunate results.

It was the same this time too.

I muttered while looking at the fiercely burning eyes of the monsters.

“I’ll blow your ugly head off!”

I pulled the trigger towards the monster I presumed to be the leader.

Taang-!

The monster’s skull was shattered with a gunshot.

As the leader fell down with his brains scattering, the monsters approaching from behind rushed at him all at once. He let out a rough breath and pulled out a second pistol.

-Kaho clothes!!

He stretched out both hands holding the dual pistols and aimed at the wild beasts.

I constantly pulled the trigger.

The more bullets rained down, the faster the population of wild beasts decreased.

But the fight did not go smoothly. This is because the more sharp gunshots rang out in succession, the more the monsters unleashed by the warlock flocked. It was a positive result that the safety of citizens was secured, but unfortunately, I was pushed into a corner.

‘Of course, two pistols would be too much. Because there are so many numbers.’

Wild beasts are surrounding us on all sides.

The sharp fangs and claws seemed as if they would tear me apart at any moment.

It’s difficult with just a pistol.

The fire net that was blocking the ferocious beasts was in danger.

As I reminisced about my time as a non-regular member of the saint’s party, I remembered the divine protection that had been sealed away. It is a matter of life and death for countless citizens. I pushed away the vague hesitation that was plaguing my mind along with the pistols I held in both hands.

‘There’s a sea of fire everywhere, so there’s no need to worry about it leaking. ‘I should use a little bit of divine protection.’

I threw away the pistol.

And he grabbed the hilt of the holy sword Aldebaran. It was to relieve ‘constraints’.

A dark ink like black gunpowder appeared.

Subsequently, the intangible mukbit was reborn as muskets boasting long barrels.

Ta-da-da-da-da-dan──!!!

Salvo fire. The muskets in the air spewed fire all at once.

Heavy rain of bullets.

An empty space filled with gunshots and smoke.

The wild beasts that had charged so fiercely fell into a hive from the countless bullets. Nevertheless, although they struggled until the end, covered in blood, they were unable to break through the newly reinforced fire net.

“Gunshots!”

“I can hear gunfire from over there!”

When you have completed your original mission and received the blessings of the Commander-in-Chief,

A shouting sound began to be heard from beyond the flames along with a cold metallic sound.

They are knights of the empire.

A large number of troops were finally deployed to the scene, which had turned into a sea of fire.

As soon as the emergency order was issued, the knights who came running bravely broke through the flames and at the same time began fighting with the demonic beasts summoned by the warlock. A street fight broke out amidst the flames. As expected from the knights defending the imperial capital, a scene was created where they unilaterally cut down the magical beast.

And then we arrived at the scene where the salvo was fired. The knights who witnessed the scene of numerous corpses lying around seemed to hesitate and swallowed their sleep.

“Da, you… Prince Hohenberg?!”

“You arrived on time. No, actually it was a lot late.”

I grabbed the pistols that had been thrown to the floor and informed the drivers who had joined the scene of the situation.

Bombshell Gale.

A vicious criminal is planning a second terrorist attack with his subordinates.

The knights then looked skeptical, but eventually nodded. It seemed like he reluctantly believed it because he didn’t have much information at the moment. Or maybe they trusted me because I have a close relationship with Princess Ludmilla.

“Go, Confucius… ! Where are you going?”

The knight, presumed to be the commander, asked in an urgent voice.

I answered him.

“To deal with the bomb horse. I think I roughly know where it is.”

We guessed the new target that the cruel and ruthless criminal was seeking.

There is no basis.

It is a decision based solely on intuition.

Therefore, I could not reveal my guess to others.

I decided to go out alone.

Because I’m the only one who can deal with the bomb demon now.

* * *

Gayle Doher, who is often referred to by her nickname ‘Bomb Horse’ rather than her real name, threatened Beatrice by blowing up the cathedral of the Duchy of Savoy, which sponsored the saint’s party.

There is no such thing as divinity.

You are just a prostitute who takes advantage of your faith.

Demonstrating his malicious intent toward religion, he burned countless lives.

Why does the bomb demon resent the seekers of the goddess so much? This is because Gale, whose face was damaged after being caught in a terrible fire, begged the priest of the cathedral for divine magic, but was ultimately rejected.

It was because I was broke.

This is because I am of lowly status.

So they did not show even the slightest mercy and turned their backs.

Was the malice and hatred boiling inside my stomach being expressed outward? Gale’s face, which was covered in scars as it was engulfed in flames, became even more viciously distorted.

“Yeah, I knew you’d be here!”

When Bomokma, who had ordered his subordinates to plant explosives, was reminiscing about the past while fiercely scratching the scars on his face.

Kwaaang──!!

The entrance shattered with a harsh roar.

The intruder appeared with debris scattered in all directions.

“You… What is it?”

“A person who came to stop playing with fire.”

Playing with fire.

It was a harsh tone, as if he had come to stop something unreasonable.

Gale’s face distorted at the intruder’s answer.

I was filled with anger at the provocation that disparaged the great revolution that was meant to overthrow the hypocrisy of seekers who advocate divinity and piety, calling it nothing more than playing with fire. Even the appearance of the young man with the pistol dangling down kept reminding me of someone unpleasantly.

“You’re going to stop the ligaments by yourself?”

“The only thing I know how to do is imitate… Still, I have to try it.”

Strangely enough, the only intruder was male.

That means:

He ran alone and into a place where explosives were placed everywhere.

Gale couldn’t help but be taken aback by the intruder’s reckless behavior, which went far beyond common sense. However, he soon revealed his hostility towards the intruder by simultaneously pulling out a sharp dagger and a gunpowder bomb.

“Imitation? You’re telling a lame joke. I’ll fill you with bombs from head to toe. It would be truly spectacular to see a body scattered into pieces.”

“Then why don’t you try getting killed by a mimic?”

mimicry.

okay,

No matter how hard you try, it will only be an imitation.

But for now, that was enough.

Thinking of the blunt-faced man who always took the lead, I pulled out the hilt of the holy sword.

The sword body of Aldebaran, a yellow star with a vivid purple color, appeared.