Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 52
Episode 52. 〈The prince hunts Santa. 〉
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Screams rang out along with laughter.
The Blue Devil jumped up and swung his machete.
The necromancers screamed and were cut to pieces with sharp blades.
The Blue Devil raised his blade and burst into laughter. He also grabbed the head of the fleeing necromancer and forcibly dragged him away.
“Find the kids. Also, take care of all the items and materials here!”
Following the command, the blue devils ran around busily.
I swept up the objects and papers I saw around me and put them into a sack.
“Stop it!”
The necromancers also did not sit idly by.
They pointed their wands and chanted a spell.
Before they moved, I looked at the corpses and skeletons scattered in the hall.
Holy power was injected there.
Zombies and skeletons wriggled and moved.
He showed his dark blue eyes and ran faster than the necromancers.
“Aaaahhh!”
They were bitten or torn apart with bare hands amidst desperate screams.
One of the blue devils waddled towards me with playful steps.
He smiled and pointed to a certain place with his mittened hand.
I opened the iron door pointed to by the Blue Devil.
In an enclosed space, a necromancer was pointing a bone knife at the children.
“Don’t come too close! As soon as it approaches…”
The Blue Devil was useful in times like this.
It disappeared into the darkness, hiding its presence.
And he appeared right behind the necromancer and cut off the hand holding the bone knife.
“Aaaah!”
I rolled my eyes, ignoring the necromancer.
There are about 13 people. The two people who were reporting were missing.
Those kids might be…
“Hello kids.”
I smiled to put the children at ease as much as possible.
Then the children screamed.
uh? Is something wrong?
I think it was the same expression he gave the necromancer.
“Hmm,”
I cleared my throat and said to the Blue Devil,
“It’s Santa Claus’ job. Make sure the kids are safe.”
The Blue Devil smiled heartily and approached the children.
He stroked their hair and tilted his head.
“Hehe…”
The kids became even more scared when they saw the Blue Devil.
I guess this wasn’t a good idea either.
“There’s no need to be scared. “These are, um, angels who fell from the sky!”
It is not convincing enough to say that the blue devil holding a machete dripping with blood is an angel.
Still, I thought of a phrase that would reassure the children and said,
“The blue angels will take responsibility and take you to your parents, so don’t worry.”
The children’s eyes widened at those words.
They seemed to be relieved when they heard that it was their parents.
At that time, a blue devil was seen grabbing the necromancer by the head of his head and dragging him away.
It is a provocative scene for minors.
I am the children again. He said,
“Of course, bad men will be punished not with death… but with heavenly punishment.”
“Ah…”
“Now, like good children, cover your eyes and ears. Your parents will be there when you open your eyes.”
The children covered their eyes and ears.
good. They are good kids.
I got out of prison.
“Stop it. I mean stop it! This place cannot be destroyed! The time will come soon!”
I turned my gaze.
There was a person giving directions to the necromancer.
Around him, the dead who appeared to be skeletons were holding staffs.
My eyes lit up at that sight.
A skeleton mage who uses magic power?
Isn’t that a very good thing!
“That guy is alive. catch.”
The Blue Devil nodded and moved.
I walked slowly and took a seat in the large hall.
I sat down on the chair and checked the bags the Blue Devil had brought.
“Let’s see…”
As expected from necromancers, many of the confiscated items were books and document items related to summoned items.
I looked through them.
I heard screaming around me, but it wasn’t something I cared about.
The children’s prison is closed and protected by blue devils.
It will block sound, so you should be fine.
“…What is this again?”
While searching through the bag, I found a document.
I couldn’t help but frown.
[Chaos Plan. Let the Black Churches in each district attack the cities they are in charge of. This operation was successful simply by causing confusion and chaotic fear. Take as much time as possible and cause maximum damage.]
…Are these people crazy?
If the contents of this document are true, the Black Church was attempting to carry out a terrorist attack on the cities of the Holy Empire.
People who are no more than neighborhood gangsters have declared war on the country?
It was absurd.
“Besides, isn’t it just here?”
The necromancer’s hideout in the basement of Humite was quite large.
This means that hideouts like this exist in other areas as well. Also, they are trying to commit something simultaneously.
“Isn’t this something that can be resolved on my own? “Bring Harmon.”
The Blue Devil nodded and disappeared from his spot.
I looked away.
Necromancers captured in the hall were being dragged out.
Screaming or crying.
Most of them look like old people, but in actual terms, they are probably no more than 50 years old.
This is the image of those who sacrificed their youth and lifespan in exchange for great power.
“Isn’t it too early to die yet?”
I smiled crookedly at them.
The knowledge and power they have will soon be mine.
* *
Blue devils appeared in the square of downtown Humite.
There are about 10 of them in total.
The security guard was shocked and alert, but since the children were with them, they could not rush in recklessly.
The children looked up at the blue devils.
The blue devils tilted their heads and smiled eeriely.
They squatted down and patted the children’s heads.
The expression was scary, but there was kindness in the hands.
After a while, the blue demons disappeared as light powder was scattered.
“Now is the time. “Protect the children!”
The security guard quickly approached the children.
“The blue angel saved me.”
“Santa Claus? “They say so.”
“They saved me!”
The guard tilted his head at the children’s words.
Harmon watched this and entered the alley.
Another blue devil stood there.
He smiled mischievously and motioned with his mitten hand as if to come.
Harmon followed him.
As I entered the necromancer’s hideout, I frowned.
A terrible tragedy had occurred there.
There are bloody traces everywhere.
Holy zombies dragged the corpses of dead necromancers.
There was even a smell of burning corpses, as if there was an incinerator.
In the center of the hall, what appeared to be necromancers were trembling with their eyes covered.
At the center was the prince.
He was interrogating a necromancer.
“Two children are not enough. What happened.”
“That…”
They shook their heads and couldn’t continue speaking.
“Did you eat it?”
These are people who sacrifice their lives to use magic and recharge their magical power.
For them, children were good food.
One of the captured people turned pale and shouted.
“Please save me. “Please, please!”
The prince tilted his head.
“What did you do when the children cried?”
“Save me…”
“Don’t worry. I don’t know about the dead people, but I won’t let you go. You guys will have to use necromancy until the end of your life. I’ll have to keep summoning and manipulating the dead for 24 hours until I can learn the magic.
“B But then we die! Lifespan…”
“Will I die and become nothing more than a bunch of zombies? Anyway, you became a necromancer knowing the outcome. “Who cares?”
The prince stood up.
He was as cold as ice, but his expression changed when he found Harmon.
“oh! “Is Harmon here?”
“…”
His voice and expression were not filled with anger just a moment ago.
The way he seemed to be trying hard to hide his emotions seemed like he was wearing a mask.
“I came at the right time. “There is something you must do.”
“Is this something you have to do?”
The prince held out a document.
Harmon took it and kept his mouth shut.
“Chaos Plan.”
“This is what these guys were trying to do.”
Harmon said as he scanned the document.
“How foolish.”
The Black Order was by no means a small organization.
However, when it came to dealing with the Prosperous Empire, making a plan like this was tantamount to suicide.
“This is a ridiculous plan. “It will fail in 2 or 3 hours from the moment it starts.”
“But it would mean that we could take about 2 to 3 hours.”
Harmon looked at the prince.
“Do you mean they have another purpose?”
“Otherwise, you wouldn’t risk your life to commit suicide.”
“It looks like their hole still remains in Humite. “It’s the same in other cities.”
It’s not just humites. Ronia Lorensis There are other places as well.
In terms of scale, this would be the largest, but they all plan to send out the undead ‘simultaneously’.
The prince sighed. I sat on a chair and crossed my legs.
After thinking about something carefully, he opened his mouth.
“These guys weren’t cowards. They’re just crazy people. Well, it wasn’t normal from the time they tried to assassinate me.
Harmon stuck his tongue out. Still, I felt it was worse than Seonghwangga.
“Harmon.”
“Yes.”
“I will give you some of the survivors of the Black Order. “Take everyone to the imperial palace and send them to the Red Cross.”
The necromancers murmured at the mention of the Red Cross.
They know it too.
You will be handed over to the worst heresy inquisitor, and you will be tortured until you die.
“Are you okay?”
Harman was worried.
It was obvious that if they sent it to the Inquisitors, they would mention the Holy Undead.
“It’s okay. The archbishop found out about it in the imperial palace. It’s hard to gloss over it any more.”
“Seonghwang must have noticed to some extent. But the fact that he didn’t say anything probably means he wants to keep an eye on us.”
“You mean His Majesty the Holy Emperor?”
“Let me know as soon as possible. Deploy troops to major cities. And tell them that I will increase my vacation time. I have something to do in Humite for a moment.”
“I understand. If you use the telegraph port, a report will be sent to the imperial palace within a day. Also, I will personally hand over the necromancer.”
Harman nodded.
Harman took some of the necromen out.
The prince looked at the remaining ones.
“Good. Now, let’s organize it neatly without any fuss.”
The prince smiled.
He spoke to the other necromancers.
“Where are the other guys in Humite hiding?”
* *
The border of Aslan’s border area.
In the adjacent area, there was a small mansion.
Necromancers were busy in the basement.
“What are you talking about?”
“It looks like Humite was the victim.”
“Paladins and priests have been deployed to Laurensis Habilon, Hilda Hedron, and other major cities. We are short on personnel for the chaos we plan to create. In this case…” “…begin
. At the same time, there is a high possibility of failure.”
“…”
The executives gritted their teeth.
“It’s the most important place. What if we fail there? There’s only one month left!”
“It looks like the guys in the Humite district got caught up in the installation effort. Because there were so many people deployed, there was a problem with magical power charging.”
“You idiots! This is the most important thing, so we should have moved carefully!”
“Besides… it seems like the Seonghwang family has noticed.”
“…what?”
“It appears that the heavenly army has been deployed to Aslan’s border area.”
One of the five major forces of the Holy Empire of the Heavenly Army.
Those who move for war.
Up to a thousand Holy Knights with the will of Heaven were deployed to the border area.
The Necromancers stuck out their tongues.
They tried to grab the ankles of the Golden Cross, but now the Heavenly Army This move.
With this, the plan went awry.
Their mission was simple.
Retain as many zombies and skeletons as possible and when the time comes, cause terrorism in major cities. A state of ‘paralysis’
for as long as 3 hours or
as short as 2 hours. It
was also to tie up the feet of the Golden Cross in the Humite territory.
That alone was enough for their mission.
However, they failed.
The Necromancer executives groaned.
“What about Aslan?”
“…They say they will put this matter on hold. Rather, they plan to dispatch an ambassador to the Holy Empire.”
Well, that’s probably true.
The Black Order is an organization closely related to Aslan.
This incident will raise suspicions that Aslan is thinking nonsense, and that crazy royal family could lead a large army and trample Aslan.
As a result, the ambassador dispatched would deny any relationship with the Black Church, fearing an invasion from the Holy Empire.
The executives groaned and lowered their heads.
“Is it a failure?”
“no.”
The necromancers shook their heads.
He said, looking at the executives and breaking into a cold sweat.
“It’s literally on hold.”
“They say they will send out a signal when the right time comes. Until then, the only order is to wait indefinitely…”
“Damn it!”
I thought I would finally be able to escape the wasteland.
I thought I could take over the green land said to be blessed by God and occupy Lorensis, which was called Sanctuary.
However, the guys in the Humite Earth made a mistake and the whole plan was ruined.
-failure?
The executives looked away in shock.
-Don’t be funny. Do you think the great Aslan would fail to this extent?
A low sound spread out.
A red glow appeared in the darkness.
The being walked out.
Black skull A thin skeleton visible between loose robes.
A being holding a bone staff.
Undead Lich.
The founder and supreme leader of the Black Order glared at the executives.
Seeing that presence, the necromancers knelt down and bowed their heads.
-Tell the ambassador. The timing may be delayed, but work continues as is. And I will personally make up for what I failed at Humite.
Richie said with red eyes.
-Also, find the reason why this failed. Find out who found our nest. I myself…
The red eyes narrowed.
-We will find and eliminate its existence together with humite.