Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 231
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Land of Blood Demons (7)
It was a clear night. The bluish moonlight and the scarlet heat of the torch danced together under the celestial sphere crossed by the Milky Way.
Dallen followed Eberron to the edge of the camp. Outside the camp, a group of people who had already prepared to leave were waiting for him.
“Azra is attacking the Imperial camp and causing chaos. There will be no tracking for the time being.”
“Thank you.”
“Just doing what needs to be done. “This is not just your fight.”
Eberron lowered his head as he released the horse’s reins and handed them over. The elegance of an aristocratic family naturally comes out in polite hand gestures.
“…….”
It was a moment when my emotions were renewed.
Eberron Raktala is a transcendental person with the nickname ‘the face of the universe’.
He is the ruler of the Labyrinth City, in charge of one of the twenty-six halls, and a born noble born and raised in the Diamond Palace.
There is no other evidence that represents the status of Dallen’s path so far than the fact that he bows his head so politely.
Until he met him as a high-ranking official of the Labyrinth Management Office, he would have been nothing more or less to Eberron than a warrior who defeated a weak demon.
It seems like just yesterday that an old man approached him with a grin as he climbed over the walls of the Sun-eun Castle and looked at the central square of the Sun-eun district.
Before you know it, they are bowing their heads politely, treating it as if it is their hope to save the continent.
“Any problem….”
“No.”
Something I’ve experienced several times only from behind the monitor.
However, chunks of code and polygons cannot be compared to the living, breathing world.
Meanwhile, Eberron, who had no idea what he was thinking, scratched his head and added with a worried face.
“Anyway, be careful. “The blood spirit will be completely different from the incarnation of Xun you faced in the north.”
“I know.”
Not all incarnations of evil gods are the same.
Since Dallen had developed quite a few warlock characters, he was not unaware of what Eberron was trying to say.
Sun ignored the insufficient offerings and conditions and forced his way to the point of lowering his own status.
An attitude as if winning or losing doesn’t matter. It was an impulsive choice, like a battle-mad evil god.
“Since the last Blood Demon War, Temomron has acted extremely cautiously. “I focused on avoiding unnecessary conflicts as much as possible and making my own arrangements on the continent.”
The proof was that the Vampire Count’s territory had been maintained for 400 years despite the great power of the Empire.
The power accumulated over the past hundreds of years by squeezing out human blood and screams would be more than enough to bring down the incarnate body of the evil god in its intact state.
“It may be presumptuous to worry, but if you need help, please let me know at any time.”
“It’s okay. “It’s already enough.”
The power of the empire accumulated over a thousand years is by no means easy.
Even if the transcendentals of the Diamond Palace were beings who went beyond humanity, war against such an empire was not an easy task.
In addition, the power of the labyrinth suppressed by the barrier tower gradually becomes stronger as the end approaches. The transcendental masters of the Diamond Palace were already fulfilling their role to the fullest.
“Then good luck.”
Eberron returned to the camp after saying a short greeting. Dallen looked at the back for a moment, then took the reins and walked towards the group.
Eberron wasn’t the only person to say hello.
Two of the group who were ready to leave were planning to go in a different direction.
“…Dallen.”
“Lucia.”
Unlike Dalen, who headed east, Lucia and Parn headed west.
To none other than the headquarters of the Holy Knights. Since she heard the news that the headquarters was being attacked by a dragon army, it was as if the place she had to go was already decided.
“Please wait a moment, Dallon. “I will come visit you as soon as the dragon hunt is over.”
Lucia said.
Lips trembling slightly. Moisture formed in blue eyes.
“So don’t worry. “I am no longer a foolish apprentice knight wandering in a labyrinth.”
Despite this, he makes a confident smile with a suppressed voice, pretending like nothing is wrong.
“…….”
As someone who has dealt with both evil gods, even if only through the monitor, if I were to say which enemy was more difficult, it would definitely be the dragon god.
A legion of dragon gods guarded by great dragons, led by hundreds of sub-dragons and dozens of true dragons.
There were frequent reports that the Knights’ castles blocking the cracks were collapsing one by one, and there were also reports that casualties numbered in the thousands.
It won’t collapse easily as the head of the headquarters protects it himself, but you can’t know what the future holds.
Unlike casually saying it was a dragon hunt, in reality it would be a major battle comparable to an all-out war in the north.
There were quite a few instances where the Holy Knights collapsed due to dragon attacks, and many of them included Lucia Castachald’s death.
nevertheless.
“I will grab the blood spirit and go to the headquarters.”
The right answer for now was to let her go.
If you just hold on to it in order not to lose it, you will only end up getting closer to destruction at a faster rate.
Lucia Castachald, who had grown into a transcendent, was one of the most powerful forces in the Holy Knights, and there was nothing good about the collapse of the Holy Knights at this point.
The labyrinth is a place where demons can enter and exit more easily than on the ground, and the crack guarded by the Holy Knights is one of the passages leading to the labyrinth.
It’s probably the same reason why the Dragon God attacks the headquarters.
After breaking the seal of the Holy Knights that closed the rift, it will become easier to project the power of hell onto the continent.
Dallen looked at the blonde hair, which was a little dull from weeks of camping, then took out a thin suit of armor from subspace and handed it to him.
“This is…”
“It’s armor made from the scales of an earth dragon. It was handmade by the best blacksmith I know. “It would be nice to wear it under the armor of the Holy Knights.”
“…thank you.”
In the end, it is a fight that will never end if you just stop it.
Soon, we will have to invade hell ourselves and overthrow the strongholds of the five evil spirits.
Breaking the blood spirit and weakening Temomron’s power was also part of the foundation work for the remaining fight.
After handing over his armor, Dallon climbed onto his horse. I always thought, the shorter the goodbye, the better.
“Take care of yourself Dallen.”
Instead of answering by nodding, he lightly kicked the horse’s side.
The six figures began running east through the darkness of the night.
***
After splitting up with the two paladins, Daelon and his party continued heading east.
A group of six people, including Dallan, Valentino priest Bjorn, and Akasha Sienna.
It seemed like we could pick up more speed since there were not that many people, but the journey through deserted forests and mountains, avoiding the road, was not easy.
Because we had to avoid being caught by anyone while crossing nearly half of the empire’s territory.
It was something that could not be helped. In the name of a holy war, the Pantheon is deeply in control of the actual power of the empire.
There were rumors that even the emperor was playing into the hands of the pantheon, so the empire was no different from the limbs of Enaxagus.
‘There are already wanted search requests posted in squares and inns in every city. The bounty was five chests of gold coins.’
This is a world where people are killed and saved for a few silver coins, not even gold coins.
If it were a chest of gold coins, even a barmaid would rush at you with lights in her eyes.
The moment you entered a city or village, you could see everyone as your enemy. Unless you wanted to kill everyone you came across, it was best to be as inconspicuous as possible.
In any case, because Siena’s birds scouted the surrounding area in real time, the party was able to approach the eastern border of the empire without any major problems.
The birds were not only scouts but also informants.
Crows naturally permeated nearby villages and cities, going back and forth between inns and taverns, skillfully collecting rumors and information.
“The war between the city alliance and the empire is turning into a minor local war. “I think we will probably sign a truce in the near future.”
Sienna spoke in front of the bonfire. Dallen nodded, chewing his sausage.
Hmm, the outside is a little burnt. I miss Lucia’s cooking.
“Ugh, this isn’t cooked? “Who’s on duty to cook today?”
“It’s me.”
“…Dallen, weren’t you on duty tomorrow? “Today was Sienna.”
“It looked like they were busy releasing birds and gathering information. So you switched with me.”
The dwarf’s face took on a bug-bitten expression. Sienna continued to unravel the information she had obtained through the birds as he opened the dry bag.
“It’s been a while since the owner of the dragon-headed carriage last appeared at the front. “It’s probably the same reason why large-scale rotations disappeared.”
“It’s time for the barrier policy to be effective again. Is that right?”
“that’s right. The main force of the City Alliance are Transcendents. “Once they return to the Diamond Palace, the war cannot continue with an army without the main force.”
Sienna nodded, stirring her bowl of stew. Dallen tilted his head slightly. I just stirred it earlier and didn’t see it float. Is that an illusion?
“Hmm, I don’t really understand. “Then isn’t this an opportunity for the empire to counterattack?”
“Well… I guess I guess the timing worked out well. In the north, they lost land to the City Alliance, but instead they took over all the countries near the Great Forest in the south. “Not only is it richer than the north, but it is twice the size of the land lost to the City Alliance.”
“You’re just saying that you’d rather stabilize the conquered territory than have another big fight with the City Alliance.”
“I think so.”
While Dallen and his party traversed half of the empire’s territory, the shadow of war grew darker.
All the small countries near the Great Forest fell into the hands of the empire, and large-scale revolutions occurred several times in the northern part of the empire.
In the process, the commander-in-chief of the empire died twice and was replaced, and one of the transcendents of the Diamond Palace lost his life.
“How is the atmosphere in the city?”
“It’s desolate. It’s gloomy. “People seem to have lost motivation.”
The more intense the battle, the more gloomy the atmosphere at the rear becomes.
However, the dreary air of nearby cities and villages was not only due to the aftermath of the war.
Rather, it would be closer to the atmosphere unique to the vampire border area.
To be more precise, it was probably because the presence of a blood spirit that had descended somewhere in the land of vampires was eroding the water and air and robbing a wide area of vitality.
“Under the circumstances, the blood spirit has already descended.”
Dallen said, throwing half of the sausage into the fire.
That’s right. Ignoring Sienna, who was pouring the stew on the fire, he swept the ground and picked up a handful of dirt.
Black dirt pouring out between the cracks of my hands.
Even though it was clearly moist, the soil was strangely lifeless.
“And that means he plans to raise an army himself. However, there is no news yet that he has moved his army to invade a nearby kingdom.”
Since they had formed a cooperative relationship with Enaxagus, they would not invade the empire, and if so, the direction in which they would move would be towards the three kingdoms in the north.
“So that means the army hasn’t gathered yet. Are you trying to take advantage of the chaos that is gathering?”
“That’s correct. As Sienna said, the timing was right.”
Cracking.
The wind-blown dirt disappeared as if it were being sucked into a bonfire. Dallen said, shaking his hands.
“We will cross the border tomorrow and attack the base where the Blood Spirit Altar is located.”