Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 225
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Land of Blood Demons (1)
Jabak.
Dry debris crumbles underfoot. Sienna swallowed dryly as she looked at Vukvan’s headless body.
“It’s been several years since I lost contact with Bukban.”
The words are said while touching one’s lips nervously.
“You helped me a lot even before the crow’s nest was properly established. “If it weren’t for his help, I might not have made it out of the low street.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Do you remember when I first saw you, you told me you were Bukvan’s friend?”
“…was it like that?”
Dallen shrugged his shoulders with a bit of exaggeration. Sienna smiled and nodded.
“I know it was a lie. Because you are a person who knows a lot of unusual things. “Actually, we saw each other for the first time today, right?”
That’s not true though. Dallen was about to say that but then closed his mouth.
Considering what I saw on the other side of the monitor, it was no exaggeration to say that I was sick of it.
The start of the Second Blood Demon War was Vukvan’s death due to a vampire attack.
There were several attempts to prevent the Blood Demon War by stopping the attack, and later, they even tried to eliminate the attack itself by kidnapping or killing him in advance.
‘It’s a story that doesn’t need to be brought up.’
Dallen knew Sienna’s temperament well.
Sienna is a woman who does not easily open her heart to others, but she never turns her back on someone she considers a friend.
Her wariness is likely a result of having to survive alone as a child in a low-lying neighborhood where even neighbors she has known for years cannot be trusted.
At the same time, paradoxically, having survived in such a place, he must have realized that it would be difficult to achieve something on his own.
In any case, from her perspective, both Dallen and Vukvan were friends for whom her life was worth dying for.
It’s hard to even put into words how heartbroken she feels when two friends fight and one of them dies.
Even if it is a war, not all pain can be justified.
Therefore, the next words that came out of Sienna’s mouth were far beyond Dallen’s expectations.
“Bukvan was a traitor.”
“betrayer…?”
“I’m not talking about you lying to me about your identity. There’s nothing wrong with having a connection to the Twilight Knights in the first place, right? Rather…”
After choosing her words for a moment, she continued speaking in a low voice.
“Dallen. “The Pantheon’s bishops’ cabinet recognized blood spirits as members of the main body.”
“…Are you talking about the blood spirit I know?”
“that’s right. God of vampires. “The nickname of the evil spirit that all necromancers follow.”
The blood spirit joined the pantheon.
With that short word, the previously incomplete puzzle was finally put together in my head.
Blood spirit is the name of the incarnation of the evil god ‘Temomron’, the god of vampires and the master of necromancers.
Of course, to the outside world, he is simply dismissed as a god served by vampires, and his connection with necromancers and evil spirits is a truth known only to those in the know.
Sienna was one of the few people who knew the truth, and she even guessed who was behind the pantheon just because the blood spirit had joined the main body.
“We swore that one day we would save the helpless together.”
Her voice muttering as she looked down at the headless body.
The reason Sienna declared Vukvan a traitor was probably because she witnessed him descending on her body as the two main gods of the pantheon.
If he was capable of descending the main god of the pantheon, it was clear that he would also know the truth about the joining of blood spirits and the background of the pantheon.
Sienna stood like that for a moment, then tilted her head upward and said.
“Whew. Let’s go back. “The attack is not over yet.”
“Are you okay?”
“What should I do if it’s not okay? First of all, I have to save the store. is not it?”
A smile made by raising the corners of the mouth. Dallen quietly followed her as she moved forward.
The battle taking place around the castle walls in the distance was slowly coming to an end.
Due to Vukban’s reckless opening of territory, the empire’s command center was shattered, and all that remained were tens of thousands of fanatics who rushed towards the castle walls, shouting the name of the All-God.
The struggle without any strategy or operational command falls like leaves to the abilities of transcendental people.
Black feathers and blue thunderbolts began to swirl simultaneously behind the defeated imperial army.
It was time to end another war.
***
A week has passed since the massive invasion of the Imperial Army came to an end.
The result of the siege, which continued for four days without a moment’s rest, was a crushing defeat for the empire.
An army of 100,000 people failed to take down any of the seven walls of the labyrinth city.
However, the city alliance centered on Labyrinth City was not without any damage.
Bang, pound, pound! Kugung…!
A site where stone pillars of a collapsed building are lifted out and usable bricks are selected from fallen walls.
“hey! “The ground around there is weak, so be careful!”
“Brother, this chimney has a unique design, so to fix it, I’m going to have to completely replace the pillar.”
“Down! “The stone is rolling!”
Kurrrrr!
The construction noise of hammers and chisels clashing and heavy materials falling mixed with the shouts of workers who can’t keep up.
Restoration work was in full swing on the main road in the Bronze District, which had been hit by countless shells for four days.
Dallen turned his head as he watched the scene of the collapsed ruins being dismantled.
I pass by an inn whose blown roof has been roughly covered with a tent, and while avoiding the site of filling up the collapsed ground, I enter the downtown area.
Even though the harmful effects of the war had not subsided, Dallon’s steps through the crowded streets naturally led to a three-story bar on the main street.
The lower two floors are a bar and the upper floor is an office. The sign appears to have been newly installed and the paint hasn’t even dried yet.
[Crow’s Nest]
As I hid my presence and naturally blended into the crowd, the sounds of chattering and chattering pierced my ears from all directions.
“It’s true! “Spears and swords rained down from the sky!”
“This person is drunk. He is drunk. If you’re going to lie, you should make it discreet! Isn’t that right?”
“I had a drink with Lucas yesterday, and he went one step further. “Don’t they say that a dwarf flew on a dragon and fired a cannon from the west side of the wall he was guarding?”
“Hahaha! “Unless you get hit on the head and see nothing…”
After a big fight, the bar is bound to become noisy.
Most of the guests are mercenaries who tell stories of their adventures or testify that they have seen unbelievable things.
It was obvious that most of these stories were exaggerated nonsense, but sometimes the truth was closer to exaggerated rumors.
Dallen went up to the second floor and naturally walked towards the hidden door behind the counter.
Squeak. Squeak.
Go through the secret door, climb the stairs once again, and walk down the unstable, creaking hallway.
As the familiar scent of tea tickled my nose, I could hear a loud voice coming from the door at the back of the hallway.
‘For something that was renovated in a hurry, it was decorated pretty well.’
Dallen thought as he strode towards the door.
Sienna said that the store should be saved, but unfortunately, the Crow’s Nest was hit by a cannonball at the end of the siege and was destroyed.
Even Bourbon, who normally guarded the store, happened to be guarding the temporary shelter of the residents of the lower street at Sienna’s request at that time.
Since he couldn’t stop working just because the store collapsed, Sienna decided to continue operating by purchasing another bar as a temporary measure.
The place that was purchased like that is the current bar.
Unlike the previous bar located in the back alley of the Bronze District, Bird’s Nest was a building with a large land area on the main street.
“Fortunately, the damage to the city itself was not as great as expected. “The southern district was hit the hardest, but other districts are relatively unharmed.”
[First of all, there is no damage to mining, agriculture or fisheries.]
“The waterway leading from the Merchant Guild Alliance along the Lycant River is still strong.”
“The areas inside the sterling silver walls, including the Knights Templar branch…Ah Dallan!”
As soon as I opened the door and entered, Lucia, who was sitting at the round table, waved her hand. Dallen nodded and sat down in the empty seat.
It’s been a week since the siege ended. It had been quite a while since the entire group had been together.
Akasha with the tip of her tail on the heads of Lucia, Farn Felver, and Tommy Bjorn.
Sitting next to those who had come from the north were Leberon, a smelter of Mithril, and Volkma, the owner of Galios Merchants.
That wasn’t all.
“The tea here is delicious. “You are Shania Philopon’s favorite disciple.”
“When is the owner of the nest going to come?”
[It will take some time.]
Aliat, the white-eyed seer, glowing from one side of the round table.
Eberon Raktala, the face of the comic book, came along as her protocol and representative of the Central Council.
And even the bartender, Bourbon, who was sitting at the bar closest to the entrance and couldn’t hide his vertically slit eyes.
Originally, the meeting was held just a week ago when the siege ended, just to discuss the future journey.
Somehow, the number of participants increased one by one, and now it has become a place to discuss the current situation and future of the city union beyond the group’s journey.
“Now that I think about it, it’s been a while since we’ve met face to face like this. It is a dragon that mixes with humans because it cannot forget the love it had thousands of years ago. “Isn’t it romantic no matter when we see each other?”
[I signed a contract with my name on it, so I just faithfully fulfilled the terms of the contract. I am grateful that they allowed me to stay in your fortress.]
“The First Roar always helps me when something big like this happens. “I think it’s mutual aid.”
As it is a gathering of people representing each organization or group, ceremonial words are always exchanged.
Aside from briefly welcoming Dallan, the round table meeting continued.
“In any case, it is true that manpower is needed for repair work in the southern district. “When can we expect the support you promised, Mage Tower Lord?”
“Not only Elgaia, but most of the magic towers are still in disarray. “I’ll tell you as soon as I have the time.”
“If it’s demolition work, I can teach the workers as much gunpowder technology as they need! “I’ll teach you just enough so that it can’t be used as a weapon.”
[Anyway, what is the trend on the Knights side? Is there any conflict with the empire?]
“The conflict so far has been nothing more than a local war, but the leader said that there will be a big battle in the near future.”
“It must be true if it is the guide’s prophecy. If necessary, reinforcements from the City Federation are available at any time…”
Voices representing each group regarding the aftermath of the empire’s invasion and future plans.
Alliance of Diamond Palace, Central Council Holy Knights and Magic Tower.
Even if they did not represent a group, there was not a single person gathered here who would not be called a hero.
Dallen looked at that and took a gulp of the steaming tea.
The end is coming several times faster than expected. If you only think about the time remaining, it would be a more desperate situation than any other episode.
However, on the other hand, it was also true that the odds of winning had never been as high as they are now.
Each group is doing their best to face the apocalypse, and the group’s strength is also enough to fight against the demonic army.
The only problem is that the evil gods, among them Enaxagus, also know all of this.
As their defense is strong, it is not surprising if they try to use completely unexpected moves.
‘That’s why it moves one step faster.’
The main topic of this meeting is actually a story related to that. And it seemed that the Prophet had not forgotten that either.
Once the larger context of what to coordinate between groups was established, she emptied her teacup and got lucky.
“I heard that you are planning to go to the land of blood demons in the east of the empire with Dallan and his group.”
“That’s right.”
“Why on earth do you want to go there now that the empire has declared a holy war?”
That’s because the ending of the Warlock’s episode, the corpse of the Transcendant that needs to be recovered next, is there.