Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 247
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Flame of the Knights (1)
Wish Stone.
A legendary item that is said to grant any wish to the person who obtains it.
The Wish Stone, which was said to have been sealed in ancient times before the Great War, was also the ending goal of this game.
‘It’s also the only way to conquer the apocalypse. No matter how many hidden pieces you collect, it is impossible to handle the hell and all the evil spirits on your own.’
It was the same even if I wasn’t alone.
Even if we gather all of humanity’s power to stop the demons’ offensive, the end will only be postponed for a few months or years.
In a fantasy world with the roots of hell, thoughts and images are nothing short of power, and evil spirits and demons draw infinite forces from the great hell and constantly attack the continent.
It was absurd for finite humans to withstand such an attack. In the end, there was only one way to overcome the apocalypse.
‘We must destroy the five great hells, the place where devils and monsters arise and the heart of evil spirits.’
To do that, a wish stone was needed.
This was the reason why Dallen had to go down to the bottom of the labyrinth.
Fortunately, there was not only one way down to the labyrinth. There were four or five passages leading down to the labyrinth across the entire continent, ten times that number if you include the small gaps.
However, since most of those gaps were passages through which monsters came and went, it had to be considered far from safe.
“The labyrinth is a place halfway into a fantasy world. “Should we say it is a passage connecting the material world and the fantasy world?”
Inuoko Todd, the messenger sent by the White-Eyed Seer, spoke.
“And the barrier tower is the most efficient way to go down to the labyrinth. “The only way to safely descend into the labyrinth is to receive assistance from the barrier tower.”
“And it was shattered by a bomb not long ago.”
“…Yes.”
Todd sighed deeply. So, shouldn’t you have checked your luggage more thoroughly?
[Dallen It is not at all strange for humanity to take pride in the barrier tower. Isn’t this actually projecting power directly into another dimension? Even if several transcendental beings gathered together, it makes no sense.]
The ancient dragon beyond the image hinted at luck.
[Build up a city-sized barrier and amplify its power as a condition to make it function as a city. It’s an ingenious idea. It’s an idea that no one has ever come up with.]
Is this something to admire? I knew it was a great achievement given the setting, but I didn’t realize it was to that extent.
[Up until the time I walked on the continent, there were no Holy Knights or the Dream King’s palace, let alone a barrier tower. Even the Sandwind Dynasty was still exploring the labyrinth.]
‘Those places. ‘There are passages all leading to the labyrinth.’
[okay. What would have happened if those passages had not been blocked? The devil was a frequent visitor to the continent. Monsters were common beasts like demons.]
It was a time when humans, as well as elves and dwarves, were busy pursuing their immediate survival.
The ancient continent was such a place long before history was properly recorded.
[Of course, civilization was less than it is now. The situation got better after the Great War ended with the defeat of the evil gods… but I never thought it would develop to the point of setting up a barrier to suppress the labyrinth.]
However, everything is now at a crossroads once again. Jeokchang muttered.
That was correct. Even leaving aside everything about the development of civilization and pre-historic humanity, it was clear that a fight comparable to the great war of ancient times was just around the corner.
One of the clear pieces of evidence was the messenger sent by the man in front of me from the Geumgang Palace.
‘Inuoko Tod, the bird that flies without a shadow.’
The messenger sent by the white-eyed seer was also a transcendental of the fifth rank.
A man who belongs to one of the twenty-six halls of the Diamond Palace and whose barrier laws cannot be lifted in most cases.
Translucent feathers were stuck in a disorderly manner on the hair, a unique color of blue and gray.
Interestingly enough, the carriage that Dallan and his party were riding in was being flown through the sky by a flock of thousands of birds with the same feathers.
「The Endless Navigation of the Ghost Bird」
With every flap of the wings of a flock of birds, faint ripples spread out in concentric circles.
The plane carrying the group’s carriage was flying just below the clouds, but it was a sight invisible to people on the ground.
Tod was a member of the avian sub-race, of which there are not many left, and his abilities were specialized in stealth and fast movement rather than combat.
Therefore, right before the final chapter of the apocalypse began, he was usually in charge of gathering reinforcements from all over the continent to the Labyrinth City.
‘I guess we should take this as evidence that there really isn’t much left.’
I can’t see it, but I feel like I can feel it.
The army of the five evil gods bared their teeth towards the labyrinth city.
From the time the Vine Witch attacked the Western District, Enaxagus and Laphilem had already established a loose cooperative relationship.
It can be said that Enaxagus and Temomron also formed a solid alliance through the alliance between the Blood Demon and the Pantheon.
Just like that, there were already three. The Dragon God always moves in a direction that benefits him, so if the majority moves, he will unconditionally follow.
The last one left is the evil spirit Shu. However, since he is an evil spirit who is so obsessed with fighting, it would not be easy to persuade
even Enaxagus… ‘Now that I think about it, there was a time when he tried to do something behind the scenes and gave up and completely swallowed up Xun’s hell.’
It was the same when he worked as a necromancer under Temomron, but the disappearance of evil spirits did not mean the disappearance of the Great Hell.
Any other evil god of equal status could have absorbed the lost hell into his own.
Of course, the disappearance of the evil spirit is a scene that has never been seen before, even in episodes that have been repeated hundreds of times.
For some reason, I felt uneasy, and as I was about to think about the reason, Messenger Todd spoke up.
“So…are you really planning on taking advantage of the rift?”
“…….”
“The headquarters of the Holy Knights is currently under direct attack by the Dragon God’s army. “The Dragon God’s movements are unknown, but it is not strange whenever he appears.”
“There is no other option.”
It would be nice if we could use the barrier tower, which is the safest passage. However, since that passage was blocked, I had to find another option.
“Of course…passing through the underground palace of the King of Dreams or the ruins of the Sandstorm Dynasty is not an easy choice.”
“It doesn’t matter if it’s easy or not. “The important thing is that the margin given to this continent is not that long.”
The palace of the Dream King, the king of the corrupted shadow elves and the ruler of nightmares, was located across the sea.
It is an archipelago a little far from the homeland of the elves. However, no matter where you went, whether it was the land of the elves or the shadow elf archipelago, you had to cross the eastern sea.
It was a very long voyage in itself, and what’s more, the area was a place where the evil god Laphilem was eagerly targeting.
“Siena. “Didn’t you say that the elf warship entered the Three Kingdoms?”
“that’s right. “Before I left the labyrinth city, I heard that the grand fleet had arrived.”
“It’s as if their hometown has already fallen into the hands of an evil spirit.”
“…maybe.”
The remains of the Sandwind Dynasty were not much different. It was the same in that it took a long time to cross the vast ocean in the east or the great desert in the west.
The closest place was a crack.
It is a passageway in the labyrinth blocked by the headquarters of the Holy Knights, and the place where Daelon and Felber dropped Cheonglin’s head several years ago.
Of course, going from the vampire county at the southeast corner of the continent to the southwest headquarters was not an easy task.
Despite the distance they had to cross the empire, Daelen and his party were still wanted by the empire.
“Anyway, there is no change in the plan. “The Dragon God’s army that is attacking the Holy Knights cannot just sit idly by.”
The Dragon God is also an enemy that must be defeated in the end. If we can reduce the army’s strength even a little here, it will be of great help in the final fight.
In addition, even if they could not completely defend the headquarters, the Holy Knights’ strength had to be preserved to some extent.
‘Because it will definitely play a decisive role in the final fight.’
These are the people who have been closing the cracks to protect the continent, the home of humanity, long before the apocalypse came.
There is no organization that is more sincere about protecting humanity than they are.
Is that why? If they survived with at least some of their strength intact, the Holy Knights would always make a remarkable contribution in the final battle.
Superhumans who wield faith as a weapon are literally like monsters in the war against the devil.
The leader who led them was also a 6th rank transcendent, so it was right to conserve power as much as possible even considering the conflict with the Dragon God.
“If that’s what Dallon means. I will follow your will as you command.”
After hearing Dallen’s explanation, Todd said that and turned around. As he made a hand sign in the air, the speed of the three people carrying the carriage slowly began to increase.
“If you hurry, you will be able to arrive in 15 days. “I hope you get plenty of rest until then.”
Dallen nodded. He looked out the window.
The sunset sky was red. The last golden light that the sun shed as it tilted towards the west was seeping through the red.
A golden color that reminds me of a certain paladin’s hair. And it was red, reminiscent of the battlefield the paladin had walked on.
***
“…Oh God.”
A quiet prayer. Lucia looked up at the sky.
The sky was red.
It was not the red of a sunset or dawn, but a red that was literally close to a fireball.
The heated air made it difficult to breathe. The heat was so high that an ordinary soldier could not withstand it.
The crusaders who were empowered by divine power were not much different. Red-hot skin and heavy breathing. The sweat and blood that had accumulated on the organs evaporated instead of flowing. The iron sword was blazing like an iron.
[Give up. Humans. Retreat and report to your leader. There is no point in resisting any longer, so lift the barrier and accept the Dragon God’s rightful rule.]
The dragon said. It was a golden age full of ridicule.
It was of sufficient size and strength. Its head was about the size of a carriage, and its body was about fifty-sixty meters long.
On the other hand, the contingent led by Lucia numbered only five hundred people at most.
Fifty for a paladin and four hundred and fifty for a crusader. Many of them have died, so the total number is now less than three hundred.
Lucia looked back at the paladins. A faint fear was visible in the determination in his eyes.
Fear mixed with determination. Lucia had seen those eyes before.
Eclahim, the royal capital in the northern part of the continent. The eyes of the soldiers guarding that place looked like that.
However, she was not in the lead at that time. There was a warrior one step ahead of her.
A warrior who did not give up even when his body was broken and broken. The moment he finally fell before the evil god, the god gave him new strength.
‘divinity.’
Lucia remembered.
While Tsarina was taking her time against Xun, the pure white ax took shape in Dallen’s hand.
The white brilliance that enveloped his body and the divine power that restored the body of the holy sword.
‘I’m scared too.’
I remember what the warrior said.
‘I am afraid of dying. I’m afraid of being forgotten. ‘I’m afraid that I won’t be able to bear the weight of the world and will eventually collapse.’
The story continued in the tent with the fear in my eyes hidden behind my eyelids.
‘Because I hate kneeling helplessly more than failing.’
“Because I can’t lose it like that twice.”
Lucia took a step forward. This was the place where the dragon’s breath passed.
Plate boots trampled the boiling earth. Smoke billowing out.
“Oh God. If you are watching….”
[You keep looking for God. Did your god answer you when you really needed it? What did you do for me other than giving you that little bit of divine power and driving you to your death?]
“…Please give me the same divinity that you gave to Dallan.”
There were no significant changes that were noticeable.
The ground did not shake as if there had been an earthquake, nor did lightning strike from the sky.
There was no warning, just a thin ray of light shining in the red sky.
and.
Ugh━━━
A distinct white divinity was overlaid on the blade of the holy sword that pierced the air heated by the power of the dragons.