Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 176
Episode 176 〈 Destruction Begins 〉
Above the ice mountains, Belog and the dwarves widened their eyes.
They could be seen enduring the heavy snow while wearing fleece clothes.
The sight of Mother Nature collapsing.
The earth shook and the iceberg broke apart along with the earthquake.
The accumulated snow flowed down and formed an avalanche.
Huge black shadows were visible between the mountain ranges.
Jotun.
The world-enders have begun their advance.
“It’s them, Belog. “It’s them!”
A dwarf pointed down the mountain range with a trembling finger.
“I never thought it would be in a mountain range like this!”
The Jotuns had no intention of crossing the mountain range.
He was moving forward, breaking down mountain ranges that were hundreds or thousands of times bigger than his body, as if he wanted to destroy anything that was blocking his path.
‘What kind of ignorance…’
Belog was stunned.
Mountain ranges collapse.
Every time a fist was thrown, the formation changed.
The Jotuns were breathing heavily and their eyes were flashing.
It doesn’t just go one way.
It is scattering in all directions and damaging the surrounding mountain range.
Once they reach the plains beyond the mountains, they will advance at tremendous speed.
One of the dwarves shouted impatiently.
“Belog!”
“…I know. The closest area to here is the Duchy of Ariana. Give me the news right now. There will be a scouting party nearby. Ask them for help.”
“Ah Okay.”
One dwarf hurriedly went down.
There is no way to know how long it will take to reach the Duchy of Ariana if you run with a small body like a stocky.
It was a mistake to intentionally let it go because the horses couldn’t handle the cold energy of the mountain range.
I can only hope that I won’t be late at least until I get to the nearby guard post.
“The apocalypse was real.”
“What are you going to do, boss? It was His Majesty’s order. “We were delayed for more than a year beyond our scheduled time.”
Since there was no notice from the Seonghwang family, Belog waited to make the perfect weapon.
But it was already too late.
Belog paused, then opened his mouth.
“Furthermore, His Majesty Allen Allpols has been missing for over a year.”
A year ago, Seonghwang Allen suddenly disappeared.
It was Marquis Hans Gerrami who reported that fact.
Charlotte, who was an escort driver, also accepted that fact.
The first prince is temporarily in charge of acting authority.
Even though Seonghwang disappeared, the state of Seonghwang did not fall into chaos.
This is because Allen prepared in advance.
Belog gritted his teeth.
“It’s too late now. “I can no longer rely on the Archduke.”
Can not help it.
They must refine weapons using their own strength.
‘But how?’
The Emperor entrusted three types of weapons to Belog.
One is a wand, one is a magic book, and the other is a warhammer.
How do you smelt them and make them into spears?
“10 days. Inside, we make the weapons ordered by His Majesty the Holy Emperor.”
It will take time for the Jotuns to break through the mountain range.
For dwarves, a short period of smelting is sufficient to maximize the use of their weapons.
Belog hurried to the hut where he had kept his weapons.
When I opened the door, I saw the Archduke.
Arms are placed in front of him.
‘shit!’
Belog cursed.
I felt resentful of the Archduke for no reason.
‘Who are you blaming? It’s my fault for relying on myself.’
Belog reprimanded himself.
I thought that with the Archduke, I could create a perfect weapon that would never exist again in this world, but I ended up relying on it with too high expectations.
“I am sorry, Archduke. “I won’t rely on you anymore.”
Belog reached for the weapon.
“I will try my best…”
At that time, the Archduke grabbed Belog’s wrist.
At that moment, pain came to me as if my wrist would be twisted.
When Belog groaned and turned his head, he was startled and got goosebumps.
“Do not touch the weapon I will make, Belog.”
A dark, murderous gaze glared at Belog.
The other dwarves also froze.
“Now you…?”
When Belog trembled, Archduke Avaldi let go.
“go away. “It’s disturbing.”
“What what?”
“Your skills are actually a hindrance. “The weapon is damaged.”
“…What are you trying to do, Grand Duke?”
The Archduke grabbed his weapons.
And then I went to the basement at the corner of the cabin.
“I’ll move whatever you want.”
What does that mean…?
When Belog was happy, the Grand Duke said:
“But don’t disturb me and don’t be near me. “It just gets in the way.”
Belog could not deny the Archduke’s words.
That’s true.
Belog and his companions are nowhere near the Archduke’s skills.
But you can’t back down.
Dwarves are a race that specializes in smelting metals using metallurgy in a short period of time, while humans are a race that specializes in forging weapons over a long period of time.
It was too late to entrust the weapons to the Archduke.
Before Belog could say anything, Avaldi, who was going down to the basement, stopped.
“Don’t worry.”
The veins on Archduke Avaldi’s forehead twitched.
“It will take two days.”
Avaldi turned around and glared at Belog.
“Do you think I couldn’t even master dwarven smelting and alchemy?”
“It didn’t even take three days to make the weapon for Amon.”
Belog broke into a cold sweat and smiled awkwardly.
Oh my god, was that legend true?
The blacksmith who made the Demon King’s weapon.
Plus 3 days?
It was the optimal time limit to prevent the weapon from being damaged.
‘It completely destroys the pride of dwarves.’
Belog tightened his fists.
It’s frustrating, but I have no choice but to leave it to him.
“…Let me ask you a favor.”
Belog and the dwarves left the hut as if they were kicked out.
Arriving at the blacksmith shop in the basement, Avaldi looked down at the three weapons including the wand magic book.
And then I remembered.
Blandmir’s betrayal.
He was defeated by giants even though he was holding a spear.
What he meant was that even that spear could not defeat the giants.
A giant that even the gods feared.
That’s right.
‘I’ll make you a weapon that can surpass even those giants.’
His body swelled.
Red, bumpy muscles form and horns sprout from the head.
‘The perfect weapon that I dedicated my life to.’
Avaldi grabbed the horn with his right hand and broke it.
With his left hand, he cuts open his chest and takes out his heart.
The horn is filled with flame.
Thousands of years of magical power burns in the heart.
‘I will create a masterpiece, even if it means giving up my soul.’
Abaldi started hammering at the three weapons.
**
Hans was impatient.
It has now been 5 years.
I only knew that the giants would invade in 5 years, but I had no idea when, where, or how they would invade.
It’s just that the first one is the Kingdom of Franz.
‘Is His Majesty the Holy Emperor still in the labyrinth?’
Before we knew it, Charlotte led the army and headed to the Kingdom of Franz.
This is because Seonghwang Allen gave instructions for one year later.
Hans hesitated and eventually went down to the underground labyrinth.
‘It might get in the way.’
But there is no way.
‘No matter how much you train to become stronger, it’s an abnormal method.’
The Seonghwang family has become stronger by dealing with vampires.
As the body was damaged by magical attacks and healed with holy power, the bones and muscles became more developed than before.
That was the reason why the Seonghwang family grew up in just a few decades and was able to deal with vampires who had lived for hundreds of years.
‘Among them, Master Kelt and Marquis Charlotte are unique cases.’
He survived even though his entire body was torn apart by a magical curse.
And he now has a superhuman body that can hunt vampires with pure strength alone, without using his sexual power.
Allen also wanted a body like that.
So, I put myself on the experimental table.
‘They say the vampire you’re dealing with is gone, but you’re too reckless.’
After the vampire war, there was no one to fight against.
Since he can no longer grow, he hopes to become artificially stronger.
Hans reached the labyrinth.
The large wall blocking the way was manipulated.
The runes glowed, the wall was pushed aside, and a room was revealed.
“…?”
Only the Bloody Golem stood tall there.
There was no Allen in the Bloody Golem’s body.
“Where is His Majesty the Holy Emperor…?”
According to Hans’ muttering, the Bloody Golem pointed with its finger to the entrance where Hans was standing.
Hans looked back and looked at the exit from the labyrinth.
There was a warp line that Hans had engraved.
It was a bridge connected to the Kingdom of Franz.
Allen was already there. It was a long time after leaving the labyrinth.
**
Five years after the Palmer incident.
The Kingdom of Franz entered a very peaceful era.
Since the Palmer incident, vampire incidents were at a minimal level, so many travelers or merchants visited Ariana Territory.
“ “Are you training today too?”
Streets of the city center.
A large crowd of people walked around the market street.
Among them, soldiers yawned long. They gathered their
equipment, formed a formation, and patrolled.
Meanwhile, the soldiers expressed their dissatisfaction.
“Isn’t it strange? They’ve been training so hard these days.” “Doing it.”
“Most of them are used as siege weapons in water castle battles, like dealing with large monsters like ogres. Moreover, it is an evacuation training for the people.”
“Isn’t that rumor true? It’s the end. I often hear it at bars these days. “Even other countries are in turmoil and the end will come.”
The soldiers who were chatting fell silent.
After a while, I burst out laughing.
“haha! It’s funny. “If the end really comes, I will hold it in my hand!”
A man covered in a white robe passed by the soldiers.
“uh? “Isn’t that a musket?”
One of the soldiers pointed at the man.
“So, it’s really long too?”
A musket about 2m long. I also saw a man carrying a musket with a fairly large barrel.
“Are you a priest of the Holy Empire?”
“Ah, that musket unit?”
“Haha, wasn’t the musket unit with no success just a stick unit? I heard that you can’t even shoot if you’re not doing anything, is it a miracle of prosperity? Even the Emperor has been missing for over a year….”
“Watch your mouth, that’s an insult to the royal family.”
The soldiers fell silent.
They glanced at the man, and when he saw them, they froze in shock.
The opponent was a priest of the Holy Emperor’s Kingdom, and if it was a musket unit, it would be one of the six greatest strengths of the Holy Emperor’s family.
They are individuals with higher authority than most nobles.
“Oh, we have to patrol that patrol!”
The soldiers hurriedly left the place as if they were running away.
The man looked at their backs and then looked back.
He tilted his head.
In front of the bell tower, the children were holding their heads high with troubled expressions.
“What are you doing here?”
The man approached and asked the children.
The children said, pointing their fingers high in the sky.
“balloon.”
“balloon?”
The man raises his head.
Balloons were hung on the bell tower, which was blocked from the morning sun.
“My mother gave it to me as a gift.”
The children are in tears.
“…there were balloons in this world too.”
I felt like I’d seen it sometimes at festivals.
The man thought so and told the children.
“Why don’t you go get it?”
“But the door is closed.”
As the children spoke, the man looked at the entrance to the bell tower.
The door is closed with a large lock.
The man frowned at that sight.
“Why are you doing this?”
“We often go up there and play with the bell…”
The man nodded as if he understood the children’s words to some extent.
The village bell tower is often used to announce emergencies.
The bell rings for reasons such as a monster attack or war.
However, since children often make children cry for fun, citizens must have complained. In the end, the door leading to the bell tower was completely blocked.
“But if you do this, you won’t be able to ring in an emergency.”
The man scratched his head.
I turned my gaze and saw a nearby guard post and understood.
Do I need permission to open the door?
“How about taking charge of the permit?”
“The guard was sleeping.”
“…It’s really peaceful.”
As the man spoke with an awkward smile, the children burst into laughter.
The man stroked the children’s heads.
Still, he reached out to the bell tower door.
I grabbed the lock and put pressure on my hand.
Uji string.
The lock bent and broke.
The children’s eyes widened as if they were surprised.
The man was also stunned for a moment.
He looked at his hands and opened and closed them repeatedly.
“I feel like a superhero.”
“Superhero?”
The children tilted their heads.
“It’s nothing. Let’s stop by for a while and then come out. “I guess I can pay a certain amount for repairs.”
The man opened the door and went up the stairs of the bell tower.
Children also climb together.
Arriving at the top, the man used the musket to wind the string attached to the balloon and pull it.
Return the balloons to the children.
“Here we are.”
“thank you!”
The man smiled.
One of the children looked out from the top of the bell tower.
And then he tugged on the hem of the man’s robe.
“mister.”
“…I’m not old enough to be called uncle.”
When the man looked at the child, the child pointed outward.
“What is that?”
Direction pointed by the child.
The man turned his head.
His face hardened.
In the distance, clouds of dust rise above the grasslands outside the Duchy of Ariana.
Something huge is running towards me.
A human-like shape. But it’s not human.
Giants ranging from as small as 8m to as large as 15m.
They are carrying large boulders that appear to be more than half of their bodies.
“Save me, save me!”
In front of these giants, there is a scout riding on horseback as if to deliver news.
However, it did not last long until it was trampled by the feet of giants and died.
In other words, they could not gain the mobility to outrun the giants.
The soldiers murmured on the watchtower as if they had discovered something unusual.
The eyes of the man on top of the bell tower widened.
And I looked around.
Bell Tower A quiet and peaceful town.
The bell is not ringing.
In the [Foresight] that Seran Ariana saw, the bell rang and the beginning was destruction.
And there was a man on the bell tower announcing the signal.
“Ah… I see.”
The man touched his forehead as if he realized something.
“Oh my god, is this what the gods wanted? They say it’s inevitable fate. On the contrary, I feel bad because it fits perfectly. “You told me not to interfere, but this is just the opposite, right?”
It was destined to happen.
There must also have been a man in the premonition that Saeran saw.
She just didn’t see it.
“I see. Me.”
The man grabbed the string attached to the bell.
“It was to signal a signal.”
Pull hard.
Ding-! Ding-! Ding-!
The bell rings.
The children were startled and covered their ears.
The man looked at the running giants.
This has been proven.
Seran’s foresight.
What the gods want.
that.
“Saving the Franz royal family.”
The man, Allen Allpoles, took off his robe.