Surviving With An Sss Rank Inventory - Chapter 189

Surviving With An Sss-Rank Inventory Chapter 189

Episode 189

Dio’s suggestion to the emperor was not about whether or not to go to war with the Luna Church.

It literally meant that we had to prepare for war right now so that we could enter war at any time.

Looking at the way the continent is progressing, an all-out war between the Empire and the Luna Church is an inevitable fate.

But Dio knew.

The fact is that the emperor will not be in a hurry to prepare for this war.

The emperor that Dio saw when playing the Order Board has always been like that.

‘The emperor might want to watch the situation a little longer. Even within the imperial family, there would not have been unanimous support for war with the Luna Church.’

Dio, who was having a private meeting with the emperor, slowly gathered his thoughts and opened his mouth.

“We need to rally our troops. “Everything that the current empire can muster.”

“You sound like you’re saying a war is about to start.”

The emperor frowned at Dio’s words.

This was because the emperor’s thoughts were different from Dio’s thoughts.

“I have no intention of avoiding a fight with Luna either. But I don’t think there’s a need to be in such a hurry…”

“The Saint of Luna has been complacent in her efforts to kill me. But they all failed.”

Dio brought out the words he had in mind to persuade the emperor.

Kaleina has a pattern of behavior to get what she wants.

They act passively at first, but when things don’t go their way, they attack them head on with everything they have.

“Now Kaleyna won’t look back. Once preparations are complete, we will immediately launch an all-out offensive. To the empire I am a part of.”

“Hmm…”

“The Luna Church will not officially declare war on the Empire. “They will use the holy war as an excuse to launch a surprise war.”

‘Declaration of war’, a rule implicitly established between countries.

However, when Dio pointed out that this did not apply to the Luna Church, the emperor’s eyes slightly wavered.

“It’s too late by then. So we need to prepare right now. “You can counterattack at any time… or we can hit first.”

As the emperor’s attitude gradually became more accepting, Dio began to recite information that would help the emperor feel more at ease.

“I can understand certain aspects of the Luna Church’s military size and their location and major facilities. “If we move accordingly, we will be able to steer the future war to our advantage.”

“It would be impossible to steal the Luna Church’s military secrets even with the power of the Empire… Are you saying it would be possible for you?”

“of course. “I…”

The emperor was quite surprised to hear that military secrets could be stolen at any time.

It was natural that the emperor could not even guess how that was possible.

The Luna Church’s military actions are something we’ve seen countless times since Dio cooperated with them and progressed through the Order version of the story.

But I couldn’t tell these things to the emperor.

In response, Dio just repeated the same thing as always.

“Because he is the great warrior of the sun.”

* * *

Upon hearing Dio’s persuasion that war must be prepared immediately, the emperor did as he said and immediately summoned troops.

An imperial decree issued by the imperial emperor.

This was all handed down to the empire and allied countries connected by mutual defense treaties.

Neighboring countries were filled with anxiety due to the emperor’s determination to quickly go to war.

The nations that began to follow the Solari readily responded to the Emperor’s request.

In this way, troops were gathered one by one, and supplies needed for the war were moved to various parts of the Allies.

Preparations were not only made by countries responding to the imperial decree.

Those who were wary of the conflict between Solari and Luna and those who did not want war also prepared for the big war that would break out in the future.

It was only natural that even if a weak country that was not at all prepared to fight claimed neutrality, it would be of no use to a huge power.

Just like that, war clouds began to hover over the continent.

The emperor figured out the troops the empire could mobilize and movements across the continent and held meetings with ministers all day.

According to what I heard from D.O., he said he had about a month to spare.

Although the Luna Church had in mind the possibility of launching a surprise war, they would also need a period of preparation.

So the empire also set a deadline for supplying its troops accordingly.

After more time passes, Dio and the emperor’s plan is to give up on the countries that did not respond to the edict and use the gathered troops to compete against the Luna Church.

To this end, the emperor did his best to gather troops.

It’s exactly one month.

I don’t know if the final war will really begin in a month when everything will be decided as Dio said.

For some reason, the emperor had an ominous feeling that something big would happen before the month ended.

* * *

When it comes to choosing the most sacred ‘holy place’ on the continent, people unanimously say:

Of course, it is called Atra, the Holy Kingdom of the Luna Church.

In particular, the Great Temple of Atra, where Saint Kaleina resides, was a work of art more brilliant and beautiful than any other building.

Especially on days when the sun was setting and the moonlight was shining through the stained glass, Daejinjeon was truly a place worthy of being in the center of the city.

But tonight, Atra was different from usual.

Is it because it’s particularly cloudy?

Today, the night sky of Atra was filled with darkness without a single trace of moonlight.

Even so, the inside of the main shrine was strangely dark, as if not a single candle was lit.

Perhaps because of that influence, the image that always exuded a dignified and sacred atmosphere was nowhere to be seen.

No, it’s not just the darkness.

Tentacles clinging to the vast wall of the main temple.

The main temple, surrounded by sticky tentacles, was enough to look like the devil’s castle.

And the Saint Hall located inside the main shrine.

Even the Saint’s Hall, considered the most sacred place, had ominous tentacles swarming from its entrance.

Squeak –

The Saint Hall opened with an appalling noise.

And then one person inside slowly walked out.

Ttukpuk – Ttuk –

The saintess of Luna who is nobler and more sacred than anyone else.

Kaleina stopped walking and closed her eyes as if she was deep in thought.

Unlike the Great Hall and the Saint Hall, which had an ominous atmosphere, she still maintained her dignity.

But it only seems that way for a moment.

As Kaleyna slowly opened her eyes, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Kaleyna’s eyes turned black where the whites should have been.

Kaleina, who should be more sacred than anyone else, looked covered in profanity.

And behind her, kneeling were countless paladins who didn’t care what Kaleina looked like.

As if they were worshiping their newly born saint.

Kaleyna slowly opened her mouth, staring into empty space.

[- – -.]

The unmistakable voice of Kaleyna.

However, the words coming out of Kaleyna’s throat were an unknown language that could not be understood anywhere on the continent.

As soon as Kaleina spoke, all the paladins who were kneeling stood up. Holy

knights who

protect Luna.

However, they no longer had an appearance that did not fit the word ‘saint’.

Even the Death Knights would be less sinister than them.

The sight of these paladins moving under Kaleina’s orders was truly terrifying.

An extremely ominous tentacle covered in rotten-looking skin that connects armor and flesh.

The spirit they gave off was not the ‘strength’ of knights.

The Holy Knights, who possessed the power of ‘fear’ just by their very existence, headed outside the Great Temple under Kaleina’s orders.

Kaleyna, who had been watching their backs for a moment, also slowly walked away.

However, the direction Kaleina was heading in was different from the Paladins heading outward.

Step-step-step-

Kaleyna slowly began to climb the spiral staircase to the upper floor.

The only person left inside the Great Temple is Kaleina.

It certainly seemed like there was no one for Kaleyna to talk to, but that wasn’t the case.

[I don’t know if you’ll like my gift.]

A creepy voice as if it had been carved from a bone came into Kaleyna’s head.

The demon king Rademos came to Kaleina by borrowing Paul’s body.

He gladly accepted Kaleyna’s offer.

As it is now, it was living as a parasite in Kaleina’s body.

If it had been a normal person, it would have been unsatisfactory and its spirit would have collapsed soon, but that was not the case with Kaleina.

Even Paul, the so-called final sword, could not handle Rademos’ power and was completely destroyed.

However, Kaleina did not stop at accepting Rademos’ power and never handed over control of her mind to him.

So it was born.

An abnormal body where a demon king and a saint coexist.

“….”

Kaleina did not give any answer to the Demon King’s question and simply walked away in silence.

[Thanks to my power, your soldiers have become twice as strong. This would be much more powerful than the power of faith you have. Kukk.]

‘It was possible without you.’

To Rademos’ ominous smile, Kaleina answered in her heart.

And of course Rademos laughed out loud because he could read Kaleyna’s thoughts.

[Khaha! As expected, the saintess of Luna never breaks down. Anyway, good. Because there is only one thing you and I want.]

While listening to Rademos, Kaleina was able to reach the highest level of the Great Temple.

The place Kaleina goes to is the terrace where you can see the night view outside.

When the terrace door was wide open, the priests who were waiting for Kaleyna there bowed their heads.

The appearance of priests with ugly tentacles wrapped around their bodies, just like the paladins we saw earlier.

Kaleina moved past them to a clear view outside.

[Should I watch it somewhere? The fall of the sun presented by the moon.]

While listening to Rademos, Kaleina slowly turned her head downward.

Numerous Luna Church troops lined up outside the Great Temple.

Among them, in the front row were the elite paladins whom Kaleina had given orders earlier.

They hid in the darkness without a single moonlight, with hundreds of shining eyes.

The Luna Church’s elite troops, ready to listen to orders from Kaleina or Rademos at any time.

Kaleina once again borrowed the power of the Demon King and gave them orders.

[- – -.]

A strange language that humans could not even pronounce rang out.

However, the priests who clearly understood this stepped forward and recited the spell.

Shoo Shoo – Shoo Shoo –

The magic used by the priests is teleportation.

The blue pillar that appeared between the listed soldiers began to disappear somewhere, taking them with it.

The first offensive in which Luna and the Demon King cooperate.

Rademos, who was watching this, whispered one last time.

[Solari is forgotten once again. Just like a thousand years ago.]

And the moon. Same goes for you.

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