My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 25

Hahoe Mask (3)

“Hmm?”

Archbishop Latius, who had been concentrating, suddenly raised his head and looked around.

I felt a faint energy…

“Archbishop? “Is there a problem?”

The paladin next to me as an escort asked carefully.

He didn’t seem to notice anything unusual.

“No, no. “Keep going.”

Now he was doing important work.

Maintaining the sacred law of large-scale concealment until the battle force to fight against the descendants of the Immortal King approaches the creature.

And prepare in case the guy escapes through spatial movement.

There was no time to be distracted by anything else.

The siege was perfect and space movement was also prepared.

Now, if we can succeed in a surprise attack, our chances of winning will be even greater.

***

Even after receiving information from my familiars, I was unable to determine the identity of the other person.

That’s because he couldn’t see it.

The trigger called ‘when encountering a human’ seemed to simply follow the animals’ instincts.

The other person is a human being.

‘You can hide all the people approaching from all directions? ‘Hide your energy so you don’t get caught by detection magic?’

It was an opponent who had thoroughly prepared to catch him.

‘Who is it? Broccoli Slag? Or the oath of reverse heaven? ‘How did you find out I was here?’

It was urgent to understand the situation.

In fact, you could reverse summon it and disappear at any time if you wanted to, but this is not a problem that can be solved just by avoiding it.

‘I need to find out who determined my location and how. ‘If you know the cause, you can prepare for it.’

This time, I was lucky enough to notice it first, but in other situations, it could have been more difficult if I was interrupted while doing important work.

‘Let’s prepare and take our time to gather information about them.’

I quickly went back into the cave.

It wasn’t very deep, but since the entrance was limited, it would be better than being unexpectedly ambushed from all directions.

And after a very short period of time.

Kwazijic—

All the barriers around me were broken in an instant.

At the same time, I could sense the presence of those who had lost their hiding.

‘uh? This energy…?’

A feeling that ranges from hot to stinging.

An opposing force that opposes Hans’ dark magic.

‘You’re neither a warlock nor a vampire, right? Could this be divine power?’ While I was

panicking,

knights armed with pure white armor entered the cave entrance.

“I finally caught the tail. Hans, the descendant of the immortal king! “You will no longer be able to escape!”

The middle-aged knight at the head of the group pointed his sword at me and shouted.

‘That pattern…. The main religious order? Are they the church’s paladins?’

It was a pattern that Heinz II learned while receiving education in the clan.

I told you to be careful because it is in direct conflict with the religious power of the church.

In particular, the energy felt from the leading paladin was no less than that of the true-blooded vampire I had met not long ago.

If you think about the nature of opposites, you will be a more difficult opponent.

[Are they minions of the church? How did you know where I was?]

I got good information from the start with his words.

The church has been tracking me, who has gained the power of the Immortal King, and has investigated so thoroughly that they even know my name.

It was necessary to take as much time as possible to gather more information.

“No evil can escape the gaze of the Lord!”

However, the leading knight pulled out his sword of light and rushed at me.

Unfortunately, he didn’t seem to have any intention of talking further.

‘Tch, now that this has happened, I guess I need to collect battle data when fighting divine power.’

***

Kwaaaaang!

An explosion sounded and Acrich Hans jumped out from between the collapsed rubble.

Fuhuaak—!

Soon, a paladin radiating pure white energy followed and attacked him.

The opposing divine power was more difficult than expected.

‘Wow, this guy is so persistent!’

The cave was on the verge of collapsing in the aftermath of the fight, but the Paladin clung on to the end without missing a beat.

Around him, other paladins who had retreated from the cave were already surrounding him on all sides, and beyond them were soldiers and priests with the emblem of the main church engraved on them.

Chant rang out from all directions, and the sacred light illuminating the surroundings burned away the dark magic engulfed in the body.

The Holy Knights, strengthened by receiving all kinds of beneficial holy laws, were pressing down on them, emitting light from all over their bodies.

Waves of light beautifully embroider the surroundings.

It was amazing to see the flow of divine power filling all directions converge for one goal.

It would have been better if the purpose wasn’t to obliterate himself in the center.

‘You really prepared well! What did I do?!’

Hans has done nothing but scold the bad guys so far.

I just did the work for them, but they treated me like this…!

I protested based on that, but the answer I received was firm.

“No being can fully accept the power of the Immortal King. From the moment you accept that power, your mind becomes polluted and your soul begins to degenerate! And it will lead the continent to destruction!”

A voice full of confidence and conviction.

“An evil warlock who has touched forbidden power! If you really still have a human heart, surrender and accept purification! “I promise you a peaceful rest!”

Considering the time when the power of the fragment was absorbed, it was understandable to think that way.

But how can I prove that I am an exception here?

[Whoa, I can’t help it. Let’s get out of here for now.]

I slowly felt my body creaking.

A powerful dark magic continued to flow from my heart, but my skills in handling it were poor, so I was unable to completely resist the divine power.

As it was a power I suddenly gained, I needed more time to use it effectively.

‘Still, I am confident that if I give my all, I will cause fatal damage to them…’

There were many cards that I had not taken out yet.

If you summon an undead army, take time, and first deal with the soldiers and priests who surrounded the surrounding area and built a huge sacred formation…

the damage you take in the meantime can be withstood to some extent with the synergy of the endless supply of black magic and “Immortality”. will be.

‘No, it would be better to just move on. It’s a bit of a waste to waste all our energy on a meaningless fight like this.’

Additionally, it was disturbing that the church was not a bad guy.

Although they faced each other due to differences in their positions, aren’t they also people who came together with noble beliefs?

Since he was working with the standard of punishing only those who were evil, he felt reluctant to harm them recklessly.

Even if they could be annihilated here, the angry religious order would come out more aggressively.

Because they were, in name and reality, one of the greatest powers on the continent.

There is nothing to be gained by fighting any longer.

I gained experience with divine power and realized my own shortcomings, so this was enough.

“Do you think you can run away!”

Hwaaaah—

did he sense this person’s feelings?

The sacred light that started from one side connected through the bodies of those who formed the siege and filled the space.

‘What kind of sacred law is this?’

It didn’t seem to be the kind that limited its power.

Although it was a bit uncomfortable, I could easily ignore this.

[I see, distortion and disconnection. Is this a sexual law to prevent escape? [I thought I would stay quiet and not get involved in the fight earlier.]

I had already figured out that there was another person with an energy comparable to that of a paladin.

They were constantly on guard even during the fight as they didn’t know when they would intervene, and it seemed like they were preparing to prevent escape.

I took advantage of the momentary lull to look around.

Paladins and paladins surrounding.

Priests and soldiers surrounded the area.

‘It’s scary. If it wasn’t for the avatar, I wouldn’t have been able to escape.’

A main religious order whose divine power becomes stronger depending on their belief in God.

Plus, it seemed like they had a way to track down the devil.

‘I’m going to be stuck for a long time to come… I need to find a way.’

Not only Hans, but also Heinz II is the target of their subjugation.

Now that we understand the situation, we need to respond.

Of course now…

[I see. You put a lot of effort into catching me.]

“Are you thinking about meekly accepting Jeonghwa now?”

[No way.]

I lightly shrugged my shoulders and they tensed again and adjusted their weapons.

[I knew very well that there was no room for dialogue because the difference in each other’s positions was so stark. However, there is nothing more to be gained by continuing to fight here.]

“……?”

So, these people look at them as if they are wondering what to do.

When I saw them like that, I became cheerful and said something.

[Tsk tsk tsk… This is where we say goodbye. If you can catch it somewhere, catch it. Minions of the Church.]

“Hot! I think we can get out of here…”

I didn’t listen to the end of what he said.

‘Cancellation of summons.’

Because I already got everything I needed.

***

“Ugh, this is a pain in the ass. There are too many enemies, right?”

The oath of Yeokcheon, a dark force, and Brokoslak, a vampire clan.

Unlike them, the Main Church was one of the greatest powers on the continent, both in name and reality.

They do not force their beliefs or oppress other minor denominations.

However, it was closer to a single religion with temples all over the world.

‘Even if you combine all other religions, it doesn’t even amount to half of the main religion.’

That kind of force was targeting Hans and even operating a military unit.

“…I wonder why karma has been so generous so far….”

Now I can understand.

Without realizing it, he was drawing aggro to the continent.

I wrapped my head in contemplation and then lifted my head.

“Let’s think about that later. “For now, there are problems that need to be resolved first.”

Suddenly, darkness fell on the floor, and Hans came slithering up from there.

[Tsk tsk tsk tsk… It’s time to show the results of my research.]

It was finally time to demonstrate the completed ‘Contagious Work Magic Final Version_Revision_2nd_FINAL(3)_Real Final’.

‘And if we strengthen the concealment magic with the research results obtained this time, it will also help hide Hans’ presence.’

It was a helpful time in many ways.

***

Hans went around the city, planting ministry magic on the animals he saw, one or two in a certain range.

Later, after the number increases due to the contagion effect, the number will need to be adjusted periodically.

It was a time when I was so busy walking around.

Jiing—

The first signal came quickly.

It was information sent by a stray cat some distance away.

[“Sa… please save me! Is there anyone?! Please help me!”]

A woman’s voice terrified.

I was immediately transported into the darkness where the cat was.

“Try to giggle louder. “Can you hear it that way?”

“Why is no one coming? Help me! “Please report the city!”

“Hmm, I really like the sound of sad screams.”

The scene we arrived at was a scene from a thriller movie.

A woman is crying on the ground in a deserted park, and in front of her is a crazy man holding a dagger and a tape recorder in both hands.

“Well, that’s it. The recording went well. “Is this enough to be in the top three of my collection?”

“Save people! help! — —! ”

“Giggle, giggle Amman, just scream. “You won’t hear anything outside.”

A man approaches with a knife and a woman screams as if she were going to break out.

No matter how you look at it, it is the moment right before murder.

‘There’s definitely a strange curtain around like that guy said. ‘Is this his ability?’

An energy surrounding the killer.

It seemed to have the effect of not only blocking sound, but also preventing the inside from being observed from the outside and making people unconsciously reluctant to approach.

The cat that signaled me was probably unaffected because it was inside its territory to begin with.

‘It’s an interesting ability. But from what you’re saying, I guess this is not the first time this has happened.’

There was nothing more to see.

I slowly appeared behind his back.

“Kyaa… Ah ah? Ah….”

The woman whose eyes briefly met screamed and then froze.

‘Even though I tried to hide my energy as much as possible, it still looks like that…’

It may be an unavoidable problem since he is an ordinary person.

He immediately stretched out his hand and put the woman to sleep.

“What?! Who are you! “How can I find this way?”

The killer, who belatedly noticed my presence, turned around and stabbed me with a dagger, but then stopped.

I lightly stretched out my hand and used magic.

Sigh—

A black shadow rising from beneath the ground bounded his entire body and covered his mouth.

“Ugh! town-!”

[Still, just in case, I will go through the verification process one last time. No need for an answer. This body will take care of it.]

I reached out a hand wearing a black leather glove and grabbed his head.

And he used the necromantic magic ‘Dead Man’s Death’.

[“Save it … 컥!”]

[“Ah … please ….”]

[“Kyaah —!”]

The last words left by the victims of the victims were played.

It wasn’t just one or two people.

This could be a surprise or a hidden camera, so I checked just in case, and it turned out to be the same.

[There is no need to say more. You deserve the death penalty.]

Serial killer. And pleasure killers don’t even need mercy.

“Ugh! “Eup!”

The guy started to protest, twisting his whole body.

Both eyes were glaring at me with madness.

Well, what do you mean, why are you judging me?

‘What do you know?’

Dark magic was poured into the hand holding the guy’s head.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

The eyes that were glaring at me rolled over, my whole body convulsed, and blood flowed from the hole.

Blood bubbles dripped from the corner of my mouth, which was blocked by the shadows.

‘For a guy like this, even a peaceful death is a luxury. I also need some undead to use on Earth, so I’ll make them into useful ones.’

When the dark magic finally took hold in each cell, the twitching body went limp.

The floor was already soaked with the blood he had spilled.

[Get up. You will become my servant and pay for your sins forever.]

When I used black magic on the corpse, it started twitching and moving again.

Wiggle, wiggle…

[Kihihihi…]

A dark laugh, a face distorted in pain, blood constantly flowing from the seven holes, and pale skin without any color.

It was a mid-to-high-level undead Ghast that I learned about through “Forbidden Knowledge.”

It requires a fairly high level of sacrifice and the production method is cruel, so I didn’t know it would be made like this…

[It might be appropriate as a punishment. It’s also useful.]

I’m a volunteer, so wouldn’t this be okay?

I stored the ghast in subspace and looked at the fallen woman.

‘It would be good to provide at least after-sales service.’

A smartphone that appeared to have been dropped while resisting was lying on one side.

He picked it up, called 119, and placed it on the floor along with the items the killer had.

After thinking about it for a while, he used his black magic power and left a letter in the blood that was soaked on the floor.

-Next

to the completion of the execution, there is a picture of a Hahoe mask smiling awkwardly.

‘I’m taking the body too, so I need to tell you this much.’

Shouldn’t we waste police power trying to catch someone who is already dead?

I nodded and hid myself in the shadows.

And after a while, I saw the siren sound approaching and ran away.

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