Talca City

• [Ooh. I’d get radiation sickness.]

• [That’s right. When we experimented on animals, if a single insect Chimera’s dose of enriched uranium entered the bloodstream, it would immediately cause headaches and vomiting, followed by internal bleeding and tissue destruction, leading to a slow death. If multiple doses entered, the nervous system would be instantly destroyed, leading to a coma and death within hours.]

• [Good job. But is Marie okay?]

• [Why?]

• [Marie originally wanted to develop a technology that could use uranium to allow anyone to see through anything, revolutionizing medicine.]

• [She said she was happy to be of help to the God of Darkness-nim, you know?]

• [That’s a relief. Hahaha. Did the priest’s purification work on the Chimera?]

• [This Chimera didn’t use any dark race elements at all. There’s no need for purification.]

• [Great!]

It was the moment when uranium, which could help humanity with X-rays, cancer removal, and nuclear energy, was used in the worst form: a weapon of mass destruction.

That day, dozens of propeller planes were parked at the airfield next to the Talka Research Institute.

The propeller planes had propellers on both wings.

A regular person with a modified brain structure was sitting at the front of the plane.

Their fear of death had been removed, so they only thought about ramming the plane into the target.

The target was the main military garrisons south of Talka City.

The long fuselage was tightly sealed with metal, so the inside was not visible.

Marquis Lucas and all the researchers had gathered at the airfield.

The Hero party wasn’t specifically invited since they were guests.

Marquis Lucas praised the researchers.

“Everyone worked hard to make the radiation planes! We will use the radiation planes to punish the war criminals in the south! We can win this war by shedding the least amount of our comrades’ blood!”

The researchers shouted proudly.

“Uwaaaaaaa!!!”

Marquis Lucas asked Silvie, who was next to him.

“Silvie, are you ready to launch?”

“Yes, Father.”

Silvie said to Sophia.

“Sophia, let’s launch them now.”

“Okay!”

As Sophia gave the order, one of the radiation planes started its propellers and ran down the runway before soaring into the air with a buuung.

The researchers cheered excitedly.

“Uwaaaa! It’s taking off!”

This radiation plane flew south.

After that, the radiation planes took off one after another along the runway and flew south.

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Currently, Clovis, Bruno, Anouche, Cardinal Benjamin, and executives were sitting in the commander’s office south of Talka City.

Anouche said.

“We’ve almost cleared the darkness south of Talka City. There’s no more danger from the rear. All that’s left is to advance.”

Cardinal Benjamin muttered proudly.

“Of course. Of course.”

Clovis made a decision.

“Then we will advance all troops to the north. I will lead half of the city soldiers and advance from the left, and Bruno will lead the other half and advance from the right. Anouche-nim, Cardinal Benjamin-nim, the Inquisitors, and the Holy Kingdom soldiers will advance in the center.”

Everyone nodded.

Advancing in the center, where the most fighting would take place, was what Cardinal Benjamin wanted.

Cardinal Benjamin was excited at the thought of eradicating the darkness with his own hands.

At that moment, a soldier entered the commander’s office.

“I have a report!”

Clovis asked.

“What is it?”

“Several flying objects are approaching from the northern sky.”

“I’ll go take a look.”

The executives went outside the commander’s office.

Several flying objects that they had never seen before were flying towards the garrison at high speed.

Clovis said.

“It seems the Talka Research Institute has developed flying golems. Shoot them down.”

Knights and Inquisitors capable of long-range attacks fired aura arrows, magic, and more into the sky.

As dozens of projectiles flew towards the planes, the pilots moved the planes acrobatically, dodging the projectiles.

One plane was hit by an aura arrow on its wing, causing the wing to break.

The plane fell straight into the garrison.

After that, all the planes hit by projectiles fell into the garrison.

The sound of planes crashing into the ground echoed everywhere.

Kwaaaang, kuaaaang, kugaaaang

All of the enemy’s flying golems had been shot down, and all the pilots had died from the impact of the crash.

While people were clapping and cheering, Clovis felt puzzled.

‘There was no emotion on the pilots’ faces at all. And they didn’t attack at all. Were they sent to die on purpose?’

Suddenly, the fuselages of all the planes opened.

Kkiiiiiik

Clovis understood.

‘So, there were secret weapons hidden inside the flying golems. Well, there are hundreds of Inquisitors here anyway.’

People waited nervously for something to come out.

Aeeeeeeeeee

With the sound of flapping wings, countless mosquito-like insects poured out of the planes.

The insects scattered in all directions.

One insect stabbed a soldier’s neck with its proboscis, spat something inside, and died.

After that, the soldier vomited with a throbbing headache.

“Ugh! Uwaaaek! Uwaeeeek!”

Soldiers everywhere were holding their heads and vomiting after being bitten by the insects.

Clovis shouted urgently.

“Priests! Purify them!”

The priests ran over and cast dark purification.

“Purify!”

Bright light flowed from the priests’ bodies, but the insects were still there.

The priests were also bitten by the insects and complained of headaches and vomiting.

Cardinal Benjamin shouted.

“It’s poison! We must detoxify it!”

Cardinal Benjamin, a high-ranking priest, cast a wide-area detoxification spell.

“Cure Poison All!”

A circular, bright aura spread in all directions from Cardinal Benjamin.

But those complaining of headaches and vomiting still did not get better.

Benjamin shouted.

“It’s a curse! Cure Curse All!”

The curse-解除 magic spread from Benjamin’s body in all directions, but nothing changed.

Everyone was discouraged.

“How can this be… If it’s neither poison nor a curse, then what is it…?”

Radiation was a harmful factor that the Holy Kingdom was experiencing for the first time, so there was no corresponding magic yet.

The insects spread in all directions.

Many insects flew towards the commander’s office.

Clovis shouted.

“Everyone, defend yourselves!”

People took out their weapons and attacked the insects.

An Inquisitor, who was a swordsman, wrapped his sword in aura and cut down the insects one by one, but was bitten on the ankle.

The Inquisitor vomited and collapsed with a headache.

Several insects bit the Inquisitor additionally.

The Inquisitor trembled and convulsed before slumping over and falling into a coma.

Those who fought with weapons were vulnerable to the insects.

Some mages escaped this situation by creating thin magic spheres that wrapped themselves in force fields.

Force fields have low defense, but they could block the insects.

Clovis, with his keen senses, cut down the insects around him with his sword and thought of his wife, Carol, and his son, Tepri.

‘Damn it! My family must be safe! I have to go!’

Carol and Tepri were living in a building near the garrison.

Clovis cast War Cry.

“Uwooooaaaa!”

A shockwave spread from Clovis’s body, causing the surrounding insects to explode.

Pajik pajik pajijik

Clovis ran to the building where his family was.

Behind Clovis, the sound of people screaming as they fought the insects was constantly heard.

Clovis arrived at the building and went inside.

“Carol! Tepri!”

No sound was heard inside.

Clovis hurriedly went to the living room, where Carol and Tepri were lying on the floor.

Clovis approached slowly with trembling legs.

“Carol? Tepri? Are you sleeping?”

As Clovis got closer, he saw several insect bites on Carol and Tepri’s faces, and dead insects next to them.

Clovis knelt down with a thud.

When Clovis put his hand to Carol and Tepri’s noses, they were still breathing.

But no matter how much Clovis shook them, Carol and Tepri did not wake up.

Thick, hot tears fell from Clovis’s eyes.

“Huk. Hukhuk. Euhheuhheuk.”

Clovis looked at the ceiling with sorrow and anger and howled.

“Euaaaaaaaa!”

Clovis carried Carol and Tepri on his shoulders and ran to the priests.

That day, the enemy’s flying golems attacked all the main military garrisons south of Talka City.

Many insects came out of the flying golems and bit soldiers and people indiscriminately.

Most of those without all-around defense or attack skills were bitten by the insects.

Anouche, a combat priest, and Benjamin, a high-ranking priest, surrounded themselves with Holy Barrier and were not bitten.

However, quite a few soldiers, priests, paladins, and Inquisitors were bitten by the insects because they lacked the ability.

They managed to kill most of the insects by using magic, smoke, fire, and everything else.

Those who were bitten suffered from headaches and vomiting, and fell into a coma if bitten multiple times.

Detoxification and curse release did not work.

The only way to save them was to constantly cast healing magic.

Even if healing magic was cast, their condition would improve for a moment and then worsen again.

The priests who were bitten by the insects could stay alive by continuously casting recovery magic on themselves, but they were struggling with the depletion of divine power.

Cardinal Benjamin made a special decision.

“This war has no chance of victory for us. We are returning to the Holy Kingdom. The first thing to do is to inform the Holy Kingdom of the enemy’s new weapon and find a way to解除 the symptoms.”

Anouche also agreed with Cardinal Benjamin’s decision.

Benjamin and Anouche gathered the Holy Kingdom soldiers and Inquisitors who could still walk and left Talka City.

There were only 4,000 Holy Kingdom soldiers and 91 Inquisitors, and many were bitten by the insects and walked while forcibly suppressing their headaches and vomiting.

Several Holy Kingdom soldiers who had fallen into a coma and the corpses of the insects were also taken for experimentation.

Clovis was not in his right mind due to the sadness of his family falling into a coma, so he did not care how the Holy Kingdom moved.

The city soldiers and knights were also not normal because they were bitten by the insects, so there was no one to stop the Holy Kingdom from running away.

The troops north of Talka City, who had been waiting at the front line, began to move south.

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Marquis Lucas personally led the troops and came down south of Talka City.

Marquis Lucas declared that he had neutralized the enemies by using the secret weapon developed by the Talka Research Institute.

There was not much resistance as the northern troops came down.

As the northern troops went further down, enemy soldiers were lying unconscious or dead everywhere.

The living enemies were sitting anywhere with faces that had lost hope, frowning as if they had severe headaches.

There were also many enemies who were retching.

The northern troops attacked the Dark Eradication Corps and those who supported the Holy Kingdom and rescued the forced laborers.

Marquis Lucas said that those who were affected by the secret weapon were emitting a dangerous aura, so they had to be isolated.

The northern troops rounded up the enemies they had captured as prisoners and isolated them in one area south of Talka City.

The northern troops were able to seize the south of Talka City almost bloodlessly.

I went to the building where Clovis was with Nisa, Ivana, and a few Dark Human soldiers.

Our soldiers were guarding the area around the building where Clovis and his family were.

When we went to the bedroom of the building, Carol and Tepri were lying on a large bed, and Clovis was looking down at his family with a sad face.

Carol and Tepri were still breathing.

Clovis felt my presence and sneered.

“What business does a loser have here? Did you come to enjoy my miserable state?”

I asked a question.

“If there was a way to save your family, would you sell your soul to the devil?”

Clovis flinched and threatened.

“If you’re lying, I’ll kill you!”

“What if it’s real?”

Clovis stared at me and asked.

“Can you really save my family?”

“Hmm. If you keep the secret and follow me, I’ll save them.”

“What are you?”

“You’re probably right about what you think. And I have the ability to save your family.”

Clovis knelt down and bowed to me.

“Please save my family! If you save my family, I’ll give you my soul!”

“Good.”

I stood next to the bed where Clovis’s family was lying.

My arms turned into hundreds of tentacles and surrounded Carol and Tepri, causing Clovis to flinch.

I explained.

“It’s to save your family. Stay still.”

I used the tentacles surrounding Carol and Tepri to draw out their blood, absorb the uranium solution mixed in the blood, and inject clean blood.

It was the principle of hemodialysis.

Uranium had little effect on me, who was a demigod.

After removing all the uranium mixed in the blood, I repaired the radiation-damaged tissues of Carol and Tepri.

When all the work was done, Carol and Tepri’s complexions returned a little.

Clovis touched Carol and Tepri, shedding tears.

“Heueuk. Carol. Tepri.”