My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 137
#137
Immortal King’s Action (1)
Just as it became a problem at the meeting a little while ago and gave Prince Simon an excuse, the main church had already allowed the Immortal King to infiltrate once.
Of course, it was a natural step to further strengthen security after that.
Moreover, as this continental summit was more important than ever before, it could be said that all available means were mobilized.
but.
The Main Church, which had already been severely burned once, had no choice but to prepare for an emergency.
‘In fact, the place where the fragments of the last immortal king were sealed was already the best the church could do.’
A seal that strictly controlled outsiders and even distorted space, allowing no one to infiltrate for hundreds of years.
But now that the Immortal King, who broke through that place even in an imperfect state, has been fully resurrected, what kind of preparation can stop him?
‘Of course, that doesn’t mean the main church is giving up either.’
They regarded Hans’ ‘power to ignore all defenses and transcend space’ as some kind of power-like ability and assumed that it would be impossible to block the intrusion at the source.
So, what the church mainly prepared for was the situation immediately after that.
It’s shaky—!
Oooh—
like right now.
[…This is quite exciting. Indeed, the main religion is worthy of being my mortal enemy.]
In an instant, densely engraved golden prayers ran down the wall, several layers of overlapping sacred barriers were activated at the same time, and the entire area was brightly colored.
The dark magic that was spreading viciously was suppressed, and the deadly energy of death itself was weakened.
The sacred energy overflowing around the area violently rebelled against the Immortal King’s power, which was eating up space as if it were destroying the world.
In that conflict between light and darkness….
“Hannibal Strauss. “You will pay for your arrogance today.”
Heinrich, standing at the forefront as if representing the light, proudly declared, pointing the holy sword covered with “Blessing: Light Sword” at Hans.
No matter how they entered through the barrier, this space filled with hostile energy was the worst place for a demonic being.
In such a situation, the person he had to face was not only the warrior Heinrich.
“Now that Immortal King Hans has come here alone, this is your chance! “If only I could cause even a little bit of damage to him now!”
“I never thought he would actually appear here. “Hurry up!”
Saint Riesta retreated to the rear, making the halo above her head shine even brighter, and Archbishop Fion, who had already joined the scene with three paladins.
Cardinal Cordelia retreated to the barrier they had avoided to protect the delegation in case of an emergency, but her departure did not have a significant impact on the team’s power.
Because it wasn’t just the strong members of the main church here.
“Khaat! I thought it would just be an outing with boring stories, but the immortal king himself showed up! “This will be fun!”
A lion-like mane, bulging body, and sharp nails.
Lionel, the representative lion beast of the Wild Land, who had a sour expression on his face the whole time and didn’t say a word throughout the meeting, stood next to Heinrich, showing his beast-like teeth.
“It’s definitely a different level of energy than when I felt it as a fragment. Still, now that we have the help of the sacred barrier….”
Lapori Granwood, the representative of the Elven Kingdom, called the spirits around him and took a position in the rear.
Of course, they weren’t all.
“No matter how unique this immortal king is, he allowed two invasions. “Aren’t the Daesinjeon’s defenses too lax?”
“Hmm, but I also didn’t feel any movement of magical power. It just suddenly appeared as if it had been overlaid in that space. “To be honest, I don’t even know how to defend myself.”
An imperial master-level knight and leader of the Magic Tower Alliance who served as Prince Simon’s bodyguard.
“Squeak… I guess my fortune telling has been bad these days…”
“Damn, I don’t want to work without pay. “Do you think I can file a claim with the main church later?”
The great sorcerer of the Chalcos Tribal Alliance and the current mercenary king of the mercenary guild…
The strong men who could fight right away voluntarily joined the church one after another.
As they all came forward despite feeling the Immortal King’s terrible energy, they were all able to withstand the Immortal King’s attack for a while.
People who couldn’t even understand their topic wouldn’t have been able to attend here in the first place.
However, despite facing the world’s powerful people, including heroes and saints, in such an unfavorable environment.
[Hehehe… Those bastards are so powerful.]
The Immortal King’s attitude was not much different from before.
[Ah— I was looking forward to it because I heard that a summit meeting was being held to fight against this body. Is this really the best? Are you saying that these are the people who have reached the top of this world?] Goooo—
As
soon as he finished speaking, a thick darkness that seemed to absorb even the light began to bloom and encroach on all directions.
Although it must have been suppressed by the sacred barrier of the Great Temple, its overwhelming force was expanding without end to the point where it felt distant.
“…Could this be the energy of the abyss? “You’re handling this yourself?”
“Hmm….”
“Hehe, this makes my skin tremble!”
Everyone fell silent and frowned at the intimidating feeling that stimulated their instincts.
The tail of Lionel, the representative beastman with particularly sensitive senses, has already been tangled up without my knowledge.
Jump, jump, jump,
but they never backed down.
No, I couldn’t back down.
In order to ease the burden on others, Lee slowly steps forward while taking the brunt of the terrible force…
“You are misunderstanding a few things, Immortal King.”
How could I dare to think of anything else while looking at that big, broad back!
[Hoo? What is that, hero?]
With everyone’s attention focused, the conversation between the two sides continued.
The powerful people standing behind Heinrich and those watching from behind the safe barrier also held their breath and looked at them.
“First, our potential is by no means the end.”
Although it was called a summit, most of those present were merely working-level officials or people in charge of authority for discussion.
Of course, the proportion of strong players was high, but there were not many of them who are still active.
“second.”
The blade of light on his holy sword gradually expanded in size with the power of “Blessing: Increase,” and a burning aura emanated from his entire body.
“We here right now are enough to deal with you, who is currently weakened!”
Hwaaaak—
instantly, brilliance emanated from him.
They began to collide violently with the black energy of the Immortal King, who was slowly expanding his power.
In the midst of the violently turbulent energy like a storm, our gazes exchanged sharply with each other.
And the clear contrast between light and darkness, good and evil, was clearly engraved in the minds of those who watched.
[…Hehehehe! Okay, then I guess I should correct one of your misunderstandings.]
At the end of that war of nerves, did you feel that Heinrich was not easy?
Eventually, the Immortal King changed his attitude and slowly stretched out his hands to both sides.
Before he knew it, the floor around him was covered in sticky, soggy darkness….
[Who told you I was alone?]
Slurp!
Swoosh—
In that darkness, one by one, the undead with their bodies covered in black aura rose up.
Of course, it was said that the influence of the sacred barrier was minimized by enveloping the abyss, but it was inevitable that those abilities were not as good as usual.
but.
They are the highest level undead, including Death Knights.
[Conviction Karam. I have come at your command.]
[Glory to the Immortal King—! Bring eternal fear to the world—!]
[…order….]
If a few executives to assist him were also present, it could become a force that could not be ignored.
[This body has swallowed and overcome the death of the abyss, and after mastering it, has reached transcendence. I am the ruler of death—.]
Even if this place is in the middle of the great temple.
[—I am death.]
***
Rumbling—!
The thick beam of light shot out by the saint struck the Immortal King’s defense shield.
The attack, which became stronger with the help of the sacred barrier, showed an effect beyond expectations and shook the structure of black magic.
“Ha!”
The hero’s holy sword, which did not miss the opportunity, split the black defense shield with a flash of light.
Instead of stopping there, the sword spun one more time and swung the blade of light out…
[Hehehe! That’s pretty cool!]
A black hand extended from the black magic circle that was built in an instant, taking the attack instead and pushing Heinrich back.
In return, the black hand was torn to shreds, but it was inevitable that the best opportunity was missed.
However, he did not show the slightest embarrassment or regret, but calmly sprayed a wave of light on his back to cancel out the momentum and rushed forward again.
A frighteningly cool-headed sword strike that did not hesitate in any situation was swung at the Immortal King with an enlarged light sword.
Kwaaaang—!
The sword of light collided with the regenerated shield in that moment.
Along with the sparks generated by the clash of opposing energies, an intense shock wave once again spread in all directions.
In this way, the meticulous coordination of attack and defense began again, as if it had been planned.
Ultra-high-level black magic that pops out before you can take your eyes off, and even combat techniques based on sacred martial arts.
It was so gorgeous that you could fall in love with it without even thinking about it, and it was so fascinating that you would burst out in wonder.
It was so overwhelming that it felt like a wall of despair.
“…….”
“…under.”
Those who could not participate in that battle due to lack of skills just stared blankly at the other side from inside the protective barrier.
As the battle continues, the explosion causes vibrations everywhere.
Fortunately, the damage to the building was not that great compared to the scale of the collision, thanks to the divine barrier that had been carefully engraved in advance and the divine protection that basically resided in the main temple.
Otherwise, no matter how much attention was paid to this area, the surrounding area would have already become flat in the aftermath.
‘No matter how implicitly the Lord gave permission, it would be a bit wrong to completely destroy the temple. Still, at this point, I just need to pay attention to remodeling, so it’ll be okay, right?’
Of course, it also included the invisible intervention of someone who coordinated the whole situation in advance.
We conducted field trips several times to select the most appropriate stage, from which angle and how to stage the fight, to measures for the aftermath that would spread to the surrounding area.
As the head of security was Heinrich, it was not that difficult.
Inside the barrier located in the famous corner of the conference hall, Harris watched the battlefield with a keen gaze as if he were a movie director.
‘It looks like the troops are too concentrated over there, so let’s adjust it to balance it out. Hmm, that guy seems too excited. I’ll have to press it for a moment.’
A group of troops moved to the place where Lionel, the lion beast, and Fiona, the ghoul lord, faced each other, and the formation was arranged to make it look like a more intense and intense battle.
The center of the work, which progressed little by little to the point that those who participated in the battle did not feel any discomfort, was of course the clash between the Immortal King and the warrior.
Rumbling!
Heinrich, again assisted by the saint and the cardinal, collided with Hans, causing shock to spread everywhere.
Ugh—!
The barrier where the delegation was hiding continued to emit vibrating sounds.
Since it was built using holy relics, it could not have been destroyed by the aftereffects, but the aftereffects were so powerful that even those inside the barrier could feel the force of the shock.
It was just a very minute fragment of a fragment, but…
the chilling aura that made your bones tingle was enough to understand why the Immortal King was called the ‘Terror of the Continent’.
“Shouldn’t we get away from here right now?”
“It’s such a mess outside, where can I go? “If it weren’t for this barrier, we would have been caught up in the aftermath long ago and not even the body would have been found!”
There are those who are frightened by the intensifying fight, and those who calmly assess the situation and observe the outside world.
“under! I can’t believe they allowed intrusion from the outside twice. I misunderstood my main denomination. “And at such an important occasion!”
In the meantime, Prince Simon even attempted to play politics as if he had seized the opportunity.
First of all, creating an impressive appearance seemed like a success.
‘Then now we have to prepare for the finale. …At this point, should Harris also sneak a spoonful?’
Yes, Harris is not yet a leading man.
It might be a good idea to make a bit of a splash with an impressive scene-stealer.