Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 137
Episode 137 〈 Slayer 〉
Tang…!
It is full of hot heat.
Tang-!
A large hammer comes down and strikes.
Tang-! Tang-! Tang-! Tang-!
Dozens of dwarves were hammering roughly.
The thick forearms wriggle.
The hammer hit the red-hot fang.
“I need to melt the fangs!”
“Turn up the heat even more!”
“Raise the furnace temperature!”
The dwarves were running around panting and shouting at the top of their voices.
The heat is increased further than using a furnace flowing from a volcanic area.
In the sealed blacksmith shop, a dark red light spread around.
Belog gave instructions to the dwarves.
“The keel will survive only if the work is completed quickly.”
The bones of a legendary dragon.
It’s also a dragon’s fang.
Something so precious cannot be used in vain.
Despite the dwarves’ efforts, the fangs did not melt easily.
“shit!”
When Belog saw the fang in the furnace, he cursed.
As much as it can withstand the dragon’s breath, a much more powerful flame is needed to melt it.
‘How many days has it been?’
It feels like a year has passed.
As the work began, the dwarves felt anxious.
If you don’t refine the fangs as quickly as possible, this project will fail.
“Use alchemy! “Force the furnace temperature to increase.”
Under Belog’s instructions, dwarves wearing robes poured the foreign substances in the jar into the furnace.
As the unknown liquid entered Yeonggwang-ro, an explosion occurred.
Flames erupted and the leather-clad dwarves took a step back.
“What can dwarves do if they are afraid of fire?”
Belog shouted and approached the furnace.
The fangs in the furnace are loosened little by little.
It works!
We turned up the heat.
Now all we have to do is shape it and cool it down.
“…Cooled with the prince’s holy water.”
Huge, machine-like tongs lift the fangs and place them on the anvil.
“Chop it!”
The dwarves rushed in at once.
The big hammering begins.
They keep breathing and beat their fangs to the beat.
“Spirit Ore Eltera.”
Sprinkle magic-resistant metal powder on it.
“And the prince’s holy water.”
The water from the holy water lake created by hunting lycans was used to quickly cool and harden the material.
Time passes.
The dwarves’ faces burned black.
‘How long has it been?’
Belog broke into a cold sweat.
It feels like two years have passed.
I think about it every time, but when I work, my sense of time becomes paralyzed.
Extreme concentration created another time difference.
Belog gritted his teeth.
‘I can’t fail the masterpiece of my life!’
“heating!”
faster. But you have to do your best.
“Temp!”
Time should be reduced as much as possible.
Otherwise, the canine keel will die.
“Holy water cooling!”
Through the care of craftsmen, we must create the best items that will ever exist in this world.
‘5 days? 6 days? Or something more?’
Time passes.
It feels like three years have passed.
The dwarves are getting tired one by one.
I hammered in stifling heat all day.
I couldn’t eat, drink or sleep.
It feels like it’s been quite a while since I haven’t seen the sunlight outside the blacksmith shop.
Even when I was a slave, I had never been this unreasonable.
“Now… it’s impossible.”
“What the fuck… it’s so hard.”
One by one, the dwarves collapsed from exhaustion.
‘Not yet!’
Belog’s legs were shaking.
Grab the huge hammer with both hands.
My arms and legs were shaking and I felt pain as if my spine had been misaligned.
Still, Belog didn’t stop hammering.
When hitting down, I put a lot of effort into it and concentrated all my senses.
The dwarves opened their mouths as they looked at Belog.
“Damn it’s been days!”
“It couldn’t have been 10 days, right?”
“Don’t be so lucky!”
In order to save the dragon’s fang and create a stronger and more durable item, you must complete the weapon in the shortest possible time.
“Everyone stop talking nonsense and focus on your work!”
Even as Belog said that, his mouth was trembling.
Fear took over my mind.
‘I might fail!’
Negative thoughts eroded my mind.
‘Please, please, may I succeed!’
Belog hoped desperately. Not only that, it was the wish of all the dwarves in the blacksmith shop.
‘You can’t fail.’
The princess herself gave the order.
I couldn’t disappoint his expectations.
“For the princess.”
The dwarves who had been falling down from exhaustion raised their heads as they heard Belog muttering.
“For the princess-!”
The dwarves grit their teeth at Belog’s shout.
They hammer it again.
“For the princess-!”
“For Hilda-sama-!”
Kang-! Kang-! Kang-!
“I will complete the strongest shield on earth!”
Belog gave the final hammer blow.
At that moment, an explosion occurred in the blacksmith shop.
The dwarves fell down in surprise, and Belog was thrown away by the explosion.
The steel door that was firmly blocking the forge fell down along with Belog.
The flames of the forge rose up in the sudden air.
The jar containing holy water on the shelf broke and the water flow extinguished the flames.
Hazy steam enveloped the forge.
The dwarves who were measuring the time outside the door were startled and looked at Belog who had left.
As the steel door closed, Belog groaned and let out a black cough.
“Belog?”
“What is that explosion sound…!”
The eyes of the dwarves waiting outside turned to the blacksmith shop.
It is dark inside the blacksmith shop. Visibility was obscured by the hazy vapor.
The dwarves’ complexions turned pale at that sight.
“What on earth….”
“Could it be that Belog only came out now?”
The dwarves’ eyes focused on Belog. It is also a shaky muttering.
Belog, who was moaning at the sound, was startled and looked desperate.
Belog turned his gaze and looked at the dwarves around him.
The moment I saw the dwarves’ stony faces, I realized something was wrong.
‘Oh my god, can it be that more than 10 days have passed!’
Belog was filled with fear.
He shouted to the other dwarves.
“How many days did it take?”
It feels like three years have passed.
I went through such a painful time and used up all my energy.
But how much time has passed in reality?
What if more than 10 days have passed?
All efforts so far have been in vain.
Then one of the dwarves opened his mouth.
“…3 days.”
Belog froze in surprise at the dwarf’s words.
“what?”
Belog looked around at the dwarves to check.
The dwarf who was closest muttered to himself.
“Three days…”
The dwarves slowly turned their gaze and looked at the blacksmith shop.
Belog also stared blankly at the entrance to the blacksmith shop.
The morning sun rises.
Bright sunlight illuminated the dark interior of the blacksmith shop.
The dwarves inside the blacksmith hesitatingly stood up.
The cloudy vapors subside.
The sacred white silver shone brightly in the sunlight.
The shield, which had a pattern engraved in blue powder and was a combination of an inverted triangle and a cross, was soaked in holy water and sparkled.
It can withstand flame and reflects shock. It is also a dragon shield that contains holy power.
“oh my god.”
Belog’s pupils widened.
Looking at the beautiful white shield, he spoke as if he was fascinated.
“It’s the masterpiece of my life.”
The dwarves seemed to agree and kept their mouths shut without saying anything.
And Belog spoke firmly.
“I truly created the strongest shield.”
It was the moment when the strongest shield in the history of the continent was created.
**
“The investigation is complete.”
Lord Gerald’s Mansion.
I was sitting in the conference room listening to Harmon’s report.
Lord Ellis Hans Gerald and Charlotte are there together.
“The opponent is Count Timon.”
An ice castle where the Northern Demon King is based.
The ancestral vampire who lives there.
It was Count Timon who was with the 2nd Prince Rupel.
I took the document that Harmon presented.
I looked through the contents inside.
The information discovered by torturing Lycan and the information discovered by torturing the second prince Rupel in the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom are written in documents.
I flipped through the materials and Harmon continued speaking.
“It appears that Count Timon has been studying warp gates for thousands of years.”
It was Hans who responded to those words.
Hans opened his eyes and looked at the data written in the document.
“And use it to open the dimensional door…”
Harman glanced at me.
“…It seems like the plan is to bring down the royal family.”
“Is it like purgatory?”
I hugged myself and leaned back on the sofa.
Warp Gate Portal.
These are words that I am quite reluctant to use.
Purgatory in Irans.
If it were to open, it would be a troubling incident that even I would not be able to prevent.
Count Timon seems to be trying to complete something more than purgatory through experiments.
“It is also almost complete and appears to be in the final stages.”
“That’s impossible!”
Hans stood up and shouted.
He shook his head excitedly.
“A vampire or something completes a warp gate? “That will never happen…!”
“These are the guys who provided information to the necromancers. “With just that, the necromancers created a warp connected to Purgatory.”
Hans was startled by my words and stiffened.
He looked at me.
“Do you think that’s impossible for them?”
Hans gritted his teeth as if he didn’t want to admit it.
After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth.
“…It would be possible. “To be honest, I admitted defeat in that regard.”
Hans sat down and rested his forehead.
I looked at Hans and then back at Harmon.
“so? What exactly is it? “Do you mean to open purgatory again?”
“no. That doesn’t seem to be the case, but information about it is lacking. But if that’s true…”
Harmon trailed off.
If that were true, the kingdom of the Holy Emperor could be in danger.
Above all, now is the time when the waves of death will soon surge.
The curse of the Four Spirits King, which dyes the entire continent with magical power, begins.
Until then, we have to do something.
I clasped my fingers and wiggled them. Still, he wiped his face as he looked at one of the documents Harmon held out.
That’s not material about vampires.
This is a report on the current situation of the imperial palace of the Holy Emperor.
Seonghwangga is currently in a peaceful state.
However, signs of abnormalities appeared in the body of the successful Kelt.
Although he was extremely healthy, he felt tired from everyday life and often fell asleep while working.
The symbol of the prosperous kingdom, the strongest human on earth, and the one who terrified vampires, began to gradually weaken.
A lifeline that cannot be blocked by holy water, holy power, or anything else.
The Celts were reaching the limit of their lifespan.
Still, it is Celtic All Falls like no other.
Wouldn’t it take about 10 more years for him to leave for Gaia?
I firmly believed that.
As I was looking at the report, I sighed.
What we need to worry about now are vampires.
I think it would be a good idea to stop by the imperial palace after this incident is over.
I said to those gathered in the conference room.
“He’s the guy who created the warp connected to Purgatory.”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on me.
“I don’t know what else he’ll do.”
Apparently, the wave of death, December 25th, is approaching.
so.
“We hit them first.”
I looked at the people in the conference room and spoke.
“As soon as the supply unit arrives, organize the prisoners and attack the ice castle.”
Although they are prisoners with poor skills, it will not be difficult to subdue the undead in the Land of the Dead if Lord Jenald leads them and Ellis and Harman Charlotte work together.
And I…
“Hans.”
“yes yes?”
Hans tilted his head with a puzzled look.
“Get ready for warp. “We will eliminate them from within.”
Hans looked mesmerized. And then he shouted in surprise.
“Want to try War Warp?”
“Is it possible?”
“Of course. But we have time to prepare…”
“How long will it take?”
“…”
Hans covered his head and was lost in thought.
The pupils are shaking. He mumbled some unknown words to himself as if calculating something, then clapped his hands and said.
“December 24th. “It will be complete then.”
“Is it the day before the death wave?”
It’s a dangerous time.
But that means there is still time to deal with the vampires.
In just one night, I plan to completely annihilate them.
“Please, let’s invade their interior through warp.”
Hans nodded at my words.
**
“Get your weapons!”
“You can’t just sit there and suffer!”
Through the window of the mansion, the prisoners could be seen bustling about.
Their morale is high, perhaps because they are absorbed in victory.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
Charlotte asked worriedly.
She had quickly stopped me when I told her I was going to the middle of enemy territory.
I sat on the sofa in the office and chewed a snack and said,
“Because the warp Hans made can only be used by one person.”
Hans, who was drawing a warp line on the floor right next to him, flinched.
He glanced at me and said,
“…Look anywhere on the continent. How many people can complete a warp line like me?”
I waved my hand as if to tell
them not to get angry. These vampires are dangerous people that should not be overlooked. I
felt in Irans that the warp was a threat, so I will do whatever it takes to stop it.
From now on, I will infiltrate the vampires inside. We’ll wipe out
the remaining remnants, so the prisoners surrounding the ice castle can take care of them from outside.
If I’m a count, I should be able to eliminate them all by myself.
There may be some risks, but I’ll have to take them.
Ellis, along with Charlotte, He will be with me and will assist me in dangerous situations.
“Anyway, please take care of me, Charlotte.”
“But…”
When she was about to say something, he held out the refreshment and covered her mouth.
Charlotte looked at me while she spoke, chewing her snack.
“You don’t need to worry.”
“…All right.”
His expression was sullen, as if he had finally given up.
Charlotte will help Lord Gerald catch the vampires escaping from the ice castle.
She glanced at me, still showing signs of hesitation.
Charlotte paused, then opened her mouth.
“The supply unit will arrive in a little while. “It takes about half a day from here to the ice castle.”
Charlotte looked at me intently and said.
“I hope you stay safe until then.”
“of course.”
I smiled and told him not to worry.
“It’s complete!”
I turned my head.
You can see the warp line drawn by Hans.
“Infuse your sacred energy. The more you put in, the safer it will be.”
Hans said, backing away from the warp zone.
I stepped up to the warp zone.
I was a little nervous.
It reminded me of Aslan.
Back then, enemies were everywhere.
“It’s safe, right?”
When I looked at Hans, he raised his thumb and confidently exclaimed,
“Of course! Who am I? Aren’t I a genius alchemist!”
I hope the results match that confidence.
“Oh, and this…”
Hans held out a crystal ball to me.
It was an explosive crystal ball that Hans used against orcs in the past.
As soon as it exploded, it sprayed poison in all directions. is a magic weapon.
“It is the principle of exploding holy water.”
“It’s a good item.”
I took the crystal ball and took a deep breath.
I touched the warp zone and infused it with holy power.
“Then…”
A white light was engraved in the warp zone.
“Here we go.”
And my body was splitting apart, molecule by molecule.
**
The vampires under Count Timon were specialized in magic and alchemy rather than combat.
Even before becoming undead, famous and talented people gathered together and conducted all kinds of experiments.
Of course, the area I was most interested in was warp.
The basement of the ice castle.
A place where dozens of warp lines connected throughout the continent are engraved.
People wearing leather aprons, gloves and goggles gathered in the warp camp, tilting their heads.
It shines in the warp zone.
This is the reaction when someone comes to the ice castle through warp.
“What and who are you?”
“Is there anyone who decided to come to Warp today?”
They made eye contact and tilted their heads.
As I looked through the list of uses for warp, I was filled with questions.
“No, there is none. “It looks like he’s not even Count Timon’s guest.”
I checked the list and was sure that there were no people coming here.
It was time for the vampires to be on guard and grab the weapons hanging on the wall.
They were shocked and fell silent.
A faint aura of sacred power spread out from the warp zone.
A bright white aura oscillates like a wave.
‘what? Holy power? Why is there no holy power in the vampire-only warp camp…?’
The vampires stepped back with faces as pale as a sheet of paper.
At that time, split molecules gathered on the warp zone where the runes were engraved.
The vampires felt their hearts pounding.
Clap-.
The metal armor steps forward.
Full body armor covering the entire body.
A being walked out, holding a musket in his right hand and a shield covering his body in his left hand.
Behind him, other paladins wearing full body armor accompanied him.
They are all clutching muskets.
“what…?”
Paladin?
No, but why is everyone using muskets…?
Dozens of people lined up and raised their guns.
The vampires did not understand this situation.
Dozens of Paladins come out of their own warp formation, even armed with muskets?
‘Wait a musket?’
The rumor I heard came to mind.
The vampires turned pale.
A being called the Vampire Slayer Lycan Butcher.
The 7th prince of the Holy Empire who hunted all kinds of progenitors with a single musket.
“Holy King Allen Allpole…!”
Then, along with a gunshot, the head of one of the vampires exploded.
A vampire who has lost his head dies with his entire body engulfed in flames.
Even after my head exploded, my body was struggling in pain.
The remaining vampires turned their gaze towards the warp camp with expressions of fear.
Smoke flowed from one of the leading muskets.
As if that was a signal, his eyes flashed within his helmet and he breathed life into his musket.
The musket unit slowly walked out of the warp position.
Above the hazy smoke, dozens of dead people aimed their muskets at once.
The leading paladin walked out and opened his mouth from inside his helmet.
“Vampires…”
The vampires flinched.
The shield is raised and covers the body.
The muzzle of the musket was aimed at the vampires.
“It’s hunting.”
At that one word, the vampires screamed.