Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 151
Episode 151 〈 The Coming Darkness 〉
Aslan’s twelve lords, Leton, and three other men passed through a pitch-black cave.
I feel like my stomach is turning. My head felt like it was spinning and my vision was so dark that I couldn’t see.
As I fumbled with my hands, placed them on the wall, and injected magic into my eyes, I finally began to see in front of me.
“It’s not an ordinary cave.”
A sticky liquid touches my fingertips.
A fishy iron smell.
Blossom.
The entire rock wall is stained with muddy blood.
Leton and the princes’ faces turned pale.
“I’m sorry. One of the counts who was good at using the warp died. We opened the warp with stupid creatures, but the aftereffects will be severe. “It takes about a month of preparation to prepare for the way back.”
Duke Duran was moving in front of the princes.
“Follow me.”
The feudal lords followed him in cold sweat.
Duke Duran was one of the original vampires who negotiated with the feudal lords.
It was also the last card that Emperor Rahamma would use against the Holy Empire to prepare for any possible danger.
The pitch-black darkness gradually turns red.
Noises ringing in my ears.
Letton and the princes followed Duke Duran and looked to the right.
Sparks fly between the open rock walls.
Leton and the princes stuck their heads through the hole.
“oh my god!”
Rough metallic sound.
At the bottom of the cliff, a crater-like flame zone flows, and goblins are moving around hurriedly, carrying iron.
The ogres struck down large hammers to smelt the metal.
Over hundreds of goblins and dozens of ogres.
They were making weapons.
When the goblin collapses from overwork, the ogre bites it and eats it.
The goblin’s upper body disappeared, and the bleeding lower body was placed on the hot metal and struck with a hammer.
A goblin shaman is chanting a spell next to him.
‘…cursed weapons made of blood.’
“Look to the right of Letton!”
At the words of his colleague, Leton stuck his head out on the rock bottom of the cave hole on the right.
“What is this again?”
It is a swampy area.
However, it could be seen that this was a place made by decomposing corpses as rotten meat and bones emerged.
There were countless humans, and orcs in armor controlled them.
Human beings are diverse, including slaves, prisoners, deserters, elderly people on the verge of death, and sick patients.
These are people who gathered together because they are pessimistic about this world.
“That’s right, I’d rather become a monster and take revenge than be chased to death like this!”
They went into the swamp and asked to become monsters themselves.
Something draws them.
“It is the process of becoming a creature. Normally, I would have to give the progenitor’s blood, but unfortunately, it takes too much time.”
Among the humans who entered the swamp, one who had already been soaked for dozens of days walked out.
“I can feel it. A powerful force-!”
The bulky man’s back muscles twitch.
The orcs are handing out equipment to him.
They are training an ‘army’.
An army that cannot be compared to the vampires of the past.
“It’s not just here. We are. “We are raising troops all over the continent. It seems that Marquis Kirum has made a request to the Vampire King.”
Letton swallowed dry saliva.
Still, he followed Duran.
Letton reached the end of the cave.
Spacious hall.
Reton and the feudal lords who arrived there were gaping.
The feudal lords screamed.
“It’s a monster!”
“Bam snake? Dragon?”
As the feudal lords shouted, Leton’s eyes widened.
He let out a single word with an exclamation of wonder.
“Basilisk.”
A huge snake that can reach a height of 15 meters just by
raising its head. It has white scales on its belly and a shell on its back like a hard crustacean armor. With its
huge mouth open and sharp reptilian eyes, the monster stalks the feudal lords. He glared and flicked his tongue.
“It’s my pet.”
The basilisk looked at the princes.
In particular, it came right in front of Leton and opened its mouth.
The terrible stench seemed to be melting its skin due to the miasma coming out through the gap.
Duke Duran sat on the throne in front of the basilisk.
He raised his head in an arrogant manner and said, His hand is bitten.
Blood flows out.
Powerful magical energy radiates out.
“What are you going to do now?”
Letton looked at Duke Duran as if fascinated by the smell of blood.
“Are you interested in forming an alliance with us?”
“Of course. Ha, but as long as Princess Tinya exists, Aslan will support her. Also, even if she gets rid of her, there will only be confusion. The necromancers will not follow. The people will also support her….”
“Isn’t there the best way to form an alliance? The most efficient way to eliminate opposition from the people and nobles. I don’t hate Princess Tinya’s noble blood either.”
Leton’s eyes widened.
“Are you saying we’re going to have an arranged marriage?”
“It will be possible if all the feudal lords agree. We just need allies. And we will give all power to the feudal lords. The dark elves will be kept as puppets. This is your chance to become the king with all the power. What do you think?”
Reton approached Duke Duran.
The princes stretched out their hands to stop him, but Reton instead shook off their hands.
“You know that becoming a vampire means living an eternal life. And being the apex predator of all.”
I swallowed my dry saliva.
As if I was possessed, I stretched out my trembling hand as I looked at the blood flowing from Duke Duran’s hand.
Duke Duran’s red eyes became even more blood-red.
“So, follow me.”
Leton knelt down.
He stretched out his hands, cupped the blood in his hands, and drank it into his mouth.
**
I was making a list in the office of the Holy Emperor.
The perfect plan.
That was it.
“…The Golden Employee Plan.”
Charlotte next to me frowned at my words.
“What do you mean?”
“I heard White’s story.”
As soon as he inherited the throne, White ran out of the Seonghwang family, saying he wanted to find the second prince, Rupel.
Given his personality, he may have really wanted to find the second prince Rupel rather than being burdened by
the Seonghwang family. In any case, the point is that he came out as soon as he ascended to the throne.
And see.
How did he do it? How is he living?
Even when the imperial palace tries to entrust him with some work, White is unable to do anything because he has been stripped of all authority. He
spends his time locked in his room, occasionally hunting vampires as a hobby or going on missions to other countries with the Holy Knights.
Literally his life. “ Are
you sure you don’t want to become successful?”
“Why do you think I’m trying so hard?”
At some point, I became a member of the Holy Imperial Family.
I worked hard for the Holy Imperial Family and ran around with my own hands to protect the people. It
was almost an unconscious instinct.
It may be that the blood of the Holy Imperial Family hates vampires, but I was concerned about innocent people becoming prey to nasty monsters. I couldn’t see it.
But this way, I can’t escape from the prison called the imperial palace.
The emperor is an attractive position, but freedom is suppressed to that extent
. Like the Celts, they had to stay in the imperial palace for nearly 100 years except on the battlefield.
The reason for creating a crusade of 10,000 priests was actually on my side. “ We
have declared war on vampires across the continent. We are dispatching a large number of Holy Knights to hunt down vampires.”
The suppression of vampires has begun.
Currently, vampires will live in hiding rather than war.
Yes, as long as Celts exist and I exist, peace will continue.
But if Celts disappear, vampires will rise up.
The 10,000 Crusade is trying to prevent that. .
The 10,000 Crusaders are by no means ordinary soldiers.
They are an overwhelmingly powerful force compared to ordinary knights. It is
fear itself to vampires.
It is meant to prevent war.
To scare them into giving up.
This is even if I am not in the position of the Holy King. Just being somewhere in the Holy Empire is enough to pose a threat.
In other words, I can live a comfortable life in peace itself.
“I want to see Mr. Allen become a saint.”
I could feel Charlotte’s regret.
“Don’t worry, it will happen as soon as I take the throne.”
The power is already with me.
Sword King Oscar will also follow my orders.
I can lift the siege that escapes on my own.
The succession to the Holy Emperor will automatically fall to White or Ruan.
They have the characteristics of the Holy Army.
Peace without war. In the Roon era, you will work for the people.
Then there was a knock on the door.
The door opened and Ellis, in the form of a maid, lowered her head and said,
“Monk Han wants you to look at the cannon experiment.”
It’s a stiff tone during work.
I stood up from my seat.
It’s time to take a look at the new weapon.
**
Military training is on a large scale.
At least as long as I’m around, it must be equipped with absolute military power.
Six major military forces that can be trusted based on the loyalty of the royal family. .
Instructions were given to engrave part of Aztalun on their bodies.
“With the help of Cardinal Urrael and Cardinal Raphael, I asked for their help to engrave Aztalun on the six major forces.”
A little out of the way from the capital Lorensis.
A hill prepared for siege weapon training is visible.
Charlotte rode a horse and headed there and reported to me.
“It is expected to be completed within a year.”
Makes the current power even more powerful.
Based on this, the absolute safety of the people is guaranteed.
Carving Aztalune will not give them the same power as Cardinal Michael of the Chaolium Church, but it will give them amplification of sexual power and regenerative abilities such as immortality.
If it were minimal runes with as few side effects as possible, the physical and mental burden would be less.
As I was reading the book [Structure of the Undead Synthesis Chimera] and listening to Charlotte’s explanation, I arrived at the training ground where siege weapons were operated.
Guided by Charlotte, we headed to the shooting range and were able to see Hans, the alchemist wizard, and others.
A large new weapon was placed in front of them.
“…The cannon is quite large.”
It looked more like a small tank than a cannon.
There is an iron cannon with a long gun turret up to 2.5 meters and a wheel made of wood that supports it.
It seems that the fact that various runes are plastered on it requires considerable technical factors.
I looked at the large piece of metal in front of me.
Hans is giving instructions as dozens of alchemists and wizards gather.
Hans, who was very tired, found me and approached me.
“Welcome, Your Majesty King Seong.”
“How much did it leak?”
“I stayed up all night for a month. Although it was developed hundreds of years ago, we made a better case based on that data. Would you like to see it first?”
I nodded.
When the musket was first used, its power was incredible.
I had high expectations because I expected that the cannons would be tens of times larger than that.
Hans had the wizards inject mana into the cannon.
Inside the cannon, mana rotates and bullets condense.
Preparation time is 10 minutes.
“Then fire!”
Hans waved his hand loudly.
Sparks fly from the cannon with a small firecracker sound. A cloud of smoke came out, but even that was weak.
That’s it.
The cannon, which is made of iron, does not even move.
Even the bullet that flew failed to hit the target 500 meters away and disappeared.
I was dumbfounded and said something.
“…Are you making a fuss?”
“Puffed?”
Hans looked puzzled, but he smiled quite satisfied.
“haha! I am a genius. “I think His Majesty the King was disappointed, but the experiment just proved it perfectly.”
Hans put his hand around my shoulder.
“A genius has all the calculations in his head. Try using Shingi. Since the Aztalunes are connected, it will be strengthened from afar.”
The surrounding alchemists and wizards frowned at Hans.
Probably because they thought it was rude.
I didn’t care and did as Hans said and used the Aztalunes to [advance] the cannon.
” Now get ready again.”
Following Hans’ instructions, the alchemist wizards wear leather robes,
goggles, and earplugs.
“It would be good for you to do this, Your Majesty the Holy King.”
When Hans held it out, I put on my goggles and covered my ears.
The wizards infused mana into the [advanced] cannon.
This time, the preparation time lasted less than 5 minutes.
The golden Aztalun and blue divine energy mix together.
Inside the cannon . The mana fluctuated and Hans nodded and uttered one word:
“Fire!”
Bang!
I was shocked and my eyes widened.
The cannon was pushed back.
At the same time, the bullet flew at breakneck speed with a dazzling light. It
pierced the target and exploded.
A wave of mana was transmitted to the surrounding area.
The ground shook. Even though it was 500 meters away, a weak but mana-filled wind was felt.
“You need at least five high-ranking priests to apply it. To get an accurate hit, you will also need some skill. At least 5 minutes of preparation time if a vampire or undead is hit.”
Hans smiled at me.
“Unless they are progenitors, those within 5 meters will be killed instantly and those around them will be thrown away.”
“Great!”
I clapped my hands.
It was more powerful than I thought.
I patted Hans on the back.
Good.
It’s a great weapon.
The mere existence of something like this would scare the vampires.
No, not only the vampires, but any kings on the continent would look down on us. No.
It is a powerful force in maintaining peace.
“Can you show me the blueprint?”
Hans handed me a drawing of a cannon.
I looked at the drawing. The structure was not that complicated.
I reflected on the drawing itself in my head.
“Viscount Hans Gerrami.”
“Your Majesty the Holy King.”
Hans smiled happily, as if he was satisfied with my reaction.
“I will give you the title of count.”
“…”
Hans’ mouth opened.
I picked up the experimental cannon with my hand.
The cannon splits and disappears.
The cannon is stored in the item window.
When the cannon experiment was in full swing, a paladin holding a flag far away at the bottom of the hill One approached urgently:
“Emergency emergency!”
He was holding a war book in his hand.
The paladin who approached me while shouting at the top of his voice hurriedly got off his horse. He approached me, knelt down, and held out the document in his hand.
“We have detected disturbing movements in Aslan.”
I frowned and received the letter.
The content was brief.
A horde of 3,000 orcs, 300 necromancers, and 5,000 slave soldiers were deployed to Aslan’s border area.
Monsters?
I blankly read the contents below.
“ It’s a civil war. A civil war has broken out in Aslan!”
The feudal lords revolt,
and Aslan is engulfed in the flames of battle.