episode_0024

“My God… … What should I do… … .”

Archbishop Marquisares was deeply saddened by the series of failures.

The evil and ignorant people of the empire had no idea whose sacrifice it was that enabled them to live their present lives.

Eight ancient evil dragons unleashed chaos on the world, but Belmagor sacrificed everything he had to protect humanity.

However, humans who do not know grace were busy defining the wounded Belmagor as an evil god and excluding his followers.

The world is already filled with irreversible chaos.

So it was time for purification.

The Marquisares went around the villages preaching the truth.

But the ignorant ones, not ashamed of their ignorance, threw stones at him.

“It’s sad… But I forgive you.”

The Marquisares were not angry at their ignorance.

Instead, it gave him the chance to return to the blessing of flesh.

“Kkaaaak-!”

“Please, save me!”

“Don’t worry. You are all going to the promised land.”

Marquisares, who had bestowed the grace of Belmagor upon the village, burned the village that had been defiled by ignorance.

However, his missionary work, which seemed to be going smoothly, soon ran into a big problem.

Child of flesh.

The chosen children were three in total, and they were blessed to become the blood and flesh of Lord Belmagor.

One child has already returned to Belmagor’s side, so there are two children left.

Because the remaining two children put up such fierce resistance, the power and prestige of the Belmagor Church were greatly diminished.

“I will not abandon you. This bishop will definitely give you a chance to atone for your sins… … .”

Yet the Marquisares never give up on their lost lambs.

On the day they return to blood and flesh, they too will repent and atone for everything.

Marquisares raised flesh zombies every time her magic power recovered in front of the temple of the Belmagor cult.

It wasn’t a half-assed preparation like last time, but rather a preparation to give it my all.

“Father, are you here?”

“What’s going on everyone?”

Twelve evil spirits appeared in front of him with determined expressions.

They are all infants who were taken in when the Marquisares invaded the village and survived.

Those who had already been tainted by the world were sent back to their flesh and blood, but the pure children who were not yet tainted were personally taken in and made into faithful followers of the Belmagor Church.

However, the number of children raised that way is now only 12.

The rest either fled or died.

“Father, take our flesh.”

To take flesh means to sacrifice oneself and summon the guardian deity of the Belmagor cult.

If you decide to become a sacrifice yourself, the effect will be incomparable to that of a normal sacrifice.

“… Are you okay?”

“See you in the promised land, Father.”

The Marquisares were deeply moved by the devotion of the twelve children.

He took a ceremonial dagger from his bosom and took the lives of twelve children.

Okay then.

[ Death Knight ]

[ Nightmare ]

[ Rich ]

The powerful guardian spirits of the Belmagor cult rose from the corpse of the still-breathing child one by one.

The guardian deities of the sect with great power are those who have protected Belmagor since ancient times, during the sect’s golden age.

It was a majestic sight, worthy of the title of messenger of God.

The Marquisares decided that it would be okay to invade the Calderon family right away.

at that time.

bang-!!

A loud bang erupted from the hidden doorway of the Belmagor Cult temple.

A purple magical power emanates from outside the door, and the door collapses limply.

“… … found it.”

“It looks like that.”

Kane and Libra were there.

“Ahh… You came to me on your own. How lovely… … I’ll send you to Him right now, Flesh Child… … .”

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The Roden Valley was created in the past due to a great war between gods and dragons.

There was a strange space in the steep cliffs, as if to signal that numerous transcendent beings had clashed.

As they descended the cliff and entered the space, a huge iron gate greeted them.

The huge iron gate, which was over 3 meters high, boasted a majesty that was hard to believe was made by humans.

“… … The door? It looks pretty solid. ”

“Go with your magic. Shoot flames at the door. ”

“Yeah.”

Libra immediately raised her magical power.

The blazing purple orb gathered in her hand rushed toward the iron gate at her gesture.

When the sphere and the door meet-

The door slammed shut with a bang.

What appeared in it was.

“… Flesh zombie.”

“There must be more than a thousand. And that is… … .”

I felt three strange energies among the pouring flesh zombies.

Libra must have felt this too, as her body shrank slightly.

I slowly looked over the power of the Belmagor Church.

The upper undead are Death Knights, Nightmares, and Liches.

Named-level beings from each upper-level dungeon.

Since the Belmagor sect was originally not something you could deal with in the early stages, the power is somewhat asymmetrical.

The living are inflicted with strong debuffs due to the ominous aura these three give off, but I was fine.

[!] The Guardian’s Oath Ring resists mental attacks.

– Current contamination rate: 11%

The Guardian’s Oath Ring that was contaminated last time naturally healed its contamination over time.

Even though they are high-level undead, they cannot match the power of legendary items.

I think I can hold out for another hour or so.

However, as time passes, debuffs will accumulate on Libra, so I plan to go for it quickly.

“Go, go… … .”

When I turned around at Libra’s call, her complexion was indescribable.

Upper Undead [ Nightmare ]

As its name suggests, it is a nightmare in itself and has the power to induce trauma.

Libra’s fingertips tremble as if bad memories were brought back to her by that ability.

“Child, do not be afraid. From now on, I will give you His grace.”

Archbishop Marquisares smiled benevolently and gestured.

Then, the flesh zombies all rush towards us.

Not only that, the top three undead also started to show hostility towards us.

“Libra. Didn’t I promise you? I’ll bring you in front of me.”

“Where are you… …?”

I encouraged Libra, who was consumed by fear.

She still has work to do.

“Open your eyes. I will open the way.”

I raised my concentration.

Even though it’s been over 3 years since I started using the Heart Sword, it still feels new every time because of the weird cooldown of 30 days.

As I quietly lit the sword in my mind, before I knew it, the shape of a giant sword appeared before my eyes.

“Are you ready?”

“… … Yeah!”

I glanced to the side and saw Libra slapping her own cheek and regaining her energy.

I used my sword as if I was cutting a taut rope.

Okay then.

For a moment, it felt like the world had split apart, and the upper and lower bodies of everyone standing there were separated.

“Go!”

At my shout, Libra jumped out as if fired.

The top three undead were unable to maintain their forms after being struck by a fatal blow and turned back into black smoke.

All that’s left are a dozen flesh zombies and the Marquisares.

“Oh… How could this happen… … !!”

The Marquisares could only make dumbfounded sounds, as if they could not believe what was happening before their eyes.

But he didn’t have time for that.

Kang-

Libra’s sharp dagger bit through Marquisares’ shield.

Libra, who had traveled a long distance in an instant, landed a clean blow.

He was embarrassed and immediately tried to distance himself, but…

“… slow.”

It is impossible to escape from Libra, who has grown even more after fighting Draken.

It might have been different if he had attacked with magic, but people tend to make mistakes when they panic.

Kang-!!

The second dagger was stuck in the shield, right where the first one was.

Then, cracks began to appear in the Marquisares’ blood-red shield.

If you are attacked in the same spot again in the future, the shield will be broken immediately.

The Marquisares, sensing the crisis, immediately raised their magical power.

He bought time by exploding crimson magic power and created distance in the meantime.

“My God!!”

As Marquisares shouted, a tremendous magical force began to gather around him.

An instant death skill used when stamina falls below a certain level.

It was a casting of a corpse explosion spell that exploded the corpses of surrounding flesh zombies.

However.

Clang-

With a sharp sound, like glass breaking.

“Set.”

The shield of Archbishop Marquisares has been broken.

At the same time, his heart was pierced by Libra’s dagger.

Blood gushes from the Marquisares’ chest.

Libra succeeded in putting an end to a long-standing grudge and taking revenge, but it was difficult to read her expression.

At least it seemed like a different emotion than joy.

“Kuhehehe… Do you think it’ll end like this?”

At that moment, Marquisares, whose heart had been pierced, let out a leisurely laugh.

Libra immediately stabbed the heart several times to ensure the kill, but Marquisares’ laughter did not stop.

“Ahh… my god… … .”

Marquisares trails off as if he is in awe after seeing something.

Something unstable descended from the sky in front of him.

[Evil God: Belmagor]

Belmagor, the evil god who obtained an imperfect body through numerous human sacrifices

This will immediately reveal itself when all believers of the Belmagor Church die.

At first, it only appears as a giant heart, but as time passes, it regains its original shape.

The last move that Archbishop Marquisares had been counting on.

But he was mistaken.

If Libra, the child of flesh, had acquired my body, it might have been difficult to win.

I can’t stop the swordsmanship in my current state, which is not even half the size it is now.

[!] Would you like to use the time stored in the Time Accumulation Bracelet?

– Current accumulated time: 30 days

As I thought about doing so, a golden light from the bracelet of time accumulation enveloped my body.

Then, the cooldown of the Heart Sword was reset.

I used the sword immediately.

Sling-

A giant heart split in half with a snapping sound.

“How… …this… thing… ㅇ… … .”

Marquisares, who witnessed this scene, let out a final remark with a shocked face.

His breath stopped before he could even finish his sentence.

“Haa… … I thought I was really going to die.”

“… Good job.”

Libra, whose tension had been cut off, fell to the floor.

I also sat down slowly next to her.

The long battle against the Belmagor sect has come to an end.