Chapter 453 – Friend or Enemy (7)
Before dawn.
The Holy Knights, who had completely relieved all fatigue and improved their condition with three to four hours of sleep, began their activities in the dark.
“First, install the barrier.”
“I understand.”
The first thing they did before the battle was to set up a wide barrier around the church.
This place would soon become a chaotic battlefield with hundreds of hunters fighting together.
The barrier was a precautionary measure for this.
To protect the fledgling city and its residents from the destruction that would result from fighting.
“Installation complete.”
“It was hard.”
We are ready to create a barrier right away with just one button press.
Now that you’ve prepared the battlefield, it’s time to prepare for battle.
Angela, dressed in casual clothes, gave instructions to those gathered in front of her.
“So that we can gather after arming ourselves.”
It was two hours before the battle started.
* * *
Silver gray armor and thick shield.
And the Holy Knights with various weapons on their backs and waists exude a noble spirit.
Looking at them, you can see why the status of the Vatican Orthodox Church is inevitably high.
All of them have skills that are above the top level among Class A.
And the knight commander who commands them is at the S level.
“If you attack wrongly, you won’t even be able to recover the bones.”
Armed with thick armor and shields, their weight is roughly hundreds of kilograms.
Imagine wearing something like that and being attacked by monsters that move as if nothing had happened.
How scary would it be if people who were willing to risk even death if it were God’s will, rushed forward with determination?
“Is everyone ready?”
“Yes!”
A small sound that spreads around.
The voices were not loud as the surprise attack was imminent.
But it was solemn.
As if I was prepared to die here.
Angela opens her mouth with her smiling face to those infinitely heavy people.
“Don’t worry about everyone dying. As long as I am here, you will not die.”
Wearing silver armor mixed with gold here and there, a vicious-looking mace that looked like it could crush an opponent’s bones in an instant, and a golden shield with a stylish cross pattern on her back, she looked like a painting.
If the Valkyries who roamed the battlefields of the gods in the past existed in the present era, wouldn’t they look like this?
She declared, raising the morale of her allies to the maximum with just one sentence.
“From now on, we will carry out the operation to clear Gwangmyeong Bridge.”
Holding her mace and shield in each of her hands, she shifted into her fighting stance and put her last words into her mouth.
“Everyone moves forward.”
After saying that, she took the lead and moved forward accompanied by her Holy Knights.
I turned my head and looked at Seoyeon, frozen next to me.
“We should go too.”
“Huh? Ah, yes… !”
It was my first time seeing him this nervous.
I don’t think I was that frozen when I experienced a similar operation in China.
“Why are you so nervous? “I fought well in China.”
When I asked that, the guy answered with a bitter smile.
“Because I experienced it once…, I guess it’s scarier.”
“Hmm.”
Was it something like that?
It varies from person to person, but sometimes the first time is easier.
Why?
I don’t know anything.
If you just do what you’re told and don’t know what’s going on, it’s often the end.
But those things usually become more difficult and scary after you do them once.
Now I know what they mean.
Not hunter vs. Monster, hunter vs. Hunter.
Seoyeon, who realized the horror, looked up with concern and continued speaking.
“Will you make a promise with me… ?”
“What promise?”
“I promise I won’t get hurt this time.”
There is a slight fear in the eyes.
I guess I thought wrong.
Seoyeon wasn’t afraid of the operation itself.
He was just worried about me.
I’m afraid the same thing will happen when Lu Bu’s life was threatened.
Instead of telling him not to worry, she told him the reality.
“As long as you choose the job of hunter, you can’t avoid getting hurt.”
No matter how much you prepare, variables will appear, and no matter how careful you are, a crisis will come.
That is Hunter.
A job where it’s not strange to get hurt or even die.
Therefore, it is not easy to say that you will not get hurt.
Promises are even worse.
“Well, that’s right.”
The guy quickly becomes sullen at my words and pouts his lips.
Is it because I started to open my heart?
Whenever this happens, images of my childhood suddenly pop out.
Even when I was young, whenever I got upset, I would pout, and it’s still the same now.
I smile bitterly and continue speaking.
“But don’t worry this time.”
“… ?”
Even if he says he will come back alive, he doesn’t tend to say he won’t get hurt.
But it’s okay this time.
“I won’t get hurt today.”
I am confident that even if all the fanatics of the Gwangmyeong Church attack me, not a single hair will be hurt.
In a perfectly planned game, there is only one person who can give me a sense of crisis.
Angela Lopez, the apostle of patience.
If she is as talented as she is, even my preparations may be in vain.
But it’s okay.
She’s on our side, right?
“Quickly follow before you fall behind.”
“Huh… !”
Seoyeon, who has recovered her expression to some extent, follows the procession walking ahead.
Just then dawn begins to break, and feeble light shines through the buildings rising up here and there.
A tall building with its back to it.
Angela shouted in front of him.
“Heavenly punishment to the ugly enemies who practice cruelty and cruelty!”
“Heavenly punishment!”
The first goal is to quickly eliminate defenseless enemies and reduce their numbers.
“Charge!”
The Paladins, led by Angela, increase their speed with pounding footsteps.
In an instant, she crossed the grounds of her church, reached the front of the building, kicked open the tightly closed huge door with her foot, and her face was filled with astonishment.
“Oh, no…, What is this… !?”
Hundreds of hunters are standing in the wide space beyond the open door, looking in this direction.
And fully armed.
As if they knew in advance that we would attack.
“I was waiting.”
One voice resonates.
The source is above the platform that is vaguely visible beyond hundreds of armed hunters.
There stands a man dressed in a pure white robe.
Age is approximately early 40s.
It was a good impression.
A sad smile and the wrinkles that naturally appear along with that smile.
This guy has the appearance of a warm, kind-hearted man.
He spreads his arms to the sides with a bright face and continues his words.
“Welcome.”
He is the leader of Gwangmyeong Church.
An S-class villain who gained global notoriety through his worst abilities.
A wicked man who kidnapped hundreds of hunters and brainwashed thousands of ordinary people to make money.
Brain Washer.
“Prospective believers of our church.”
The malice hidden in a seemingly good smile revealed its sharp teeth.
“Come on, brothers! What are you doing? Instead of guiding our prospective believers.”
“Yes, leader!”
“Let’s guide prospective believers into the arms of our God, hehe… !”
The battle began with the hunters, who had received orders from the cult leader, rushing in with evil laughter.
Angela, embarrassed by this, quickly comes to her senses and screams.
“Don’t panic! Nothing has changed!”
Yes.
The purpose has not changed.
Clearing up Gwangmyeong Bridge.
Of course, it became more difficult because the operation was discovered.
The Paladins quickly came to their senses and responded with swords and shields.
“I’ll go too… !”
Seoyeon, who was watching the situation next to me.
“Hmm…”
The battle that has just begun appears tense at first glance, but in fact, our allies are at a disadvantage.
One paladin is dealing with as many as five or as many as eight hunters.
It seems like it fights well right now with its unique resilience and toughness, but it will soon show its limits.
“I can’t help it.”
There is no choice but to pull out the trump card a little early.
I quietly left the building, leaving behind the allies who were engaged in a fierce battle.
* * *
What Kim Do-jin purchased with the Guardians’ 4.4 billion won was none other than the Magic Stone.
I also purchased ten of them with S-class magic stones worth at least 500 million each.
And these were placed in various places around the church property.
So, for what purpose was it purchased and why was it buried in the ground?
This is to expand the scope.
[Activates the ruler’s area.]
To make this small piece of land given to me even bigger.
I realized this through constant research and experimentation.
Everything on that land belongs to me.
Not only the magic power, but also the ground you stand on, the air you breathe, the gentle wind, and even people.
It’s just that I don’t have the power to control it yet, so I can’t handle it as I want.
What you need to pay attention to now is magic attribute.
‘All magical power placed within the ruler’s domain moves according to my will.’
All magical powers that remain naturally in the realm are placed under Kim Do-jin’s will.
That means it’s safe to say that’s all the magical power he can use.
Kim Do-jin became curious.
‘Can’t we expand the area further?’
It is natural that as abilities grow, the scope also increases.
What Kim Do-jin was curious about was not the expansion that comes with natural growth, but forced expansion.
And I found it.
The magical power and interference power needed to activate the ruler’s domain can be established through a magic formula and engraved into a magic stone.
The edge of the line drawn into the ruler’s territory.
The spell engraved on the S-class magic stone planted there is activated from a distance.
Eventually, another area is created.
And the message.
[Activates the ruler’s area.]
Another area created in this way naturally interlocks with the area that unfolds around Kim Do-jin.
Area doubled.
Activates the spell of the magic stone embedded at the edge of the newly drawn border.
[Activates the ruler’s area.]
Repeat afterward.
[The ruler’s territory… !]
[The ruler’s…]
[Control…]
Ten Magic Stones and Kim Do-jin.
A total of 11 areas are combined to transform into one gigantic area large enough to encompass the vast home base of Gwangmyeong Bridge.
He felt.
It feels like all the magic in the huge, forcibly expanded area is connected to my nerves.
“Scent…, This kills my mood.”
In fact, he was smiling.
It was not an ordinary smile, but a dangerous smile drenched in indescribable, distant pleasure.
His eyes turned to the two groups pouring out of the building and fighting.
“Huh.”
It’s funny.
It feels like a grown adult watching neighborhood kids fight.
‘… Except Angela.’
What can I say about her?
It’s like an adult trying to stop neighborhood kids from fighting, but gets caught up in it and ends up hitting the kids in the head and behaving rudely.
It was that enormous.
‘Is that a real apostle?’
It seems to show that this is the true power of an apostle who has reached his full potential.
However, her current situation did not seem easy, even for her.
To be precise, a crisis is coming for the paladins she leads.
‘I guess it’s slowly reaching its limit.’
Recovery is not keeping up with deep wounds.
If we continue like this, we will inevitably be annihilated.
Seeing this, he decided.
‘Let’s take the initiative.’
I decided to take full control of this battle.
In order to do so, you must grab the attention of both enemies and allies with a very strong impact.
Something good just happened to come to mind.
Great magic discovered in an S-class dungeon in England.
It is known that the amount of magical power used in magic is so great that it can never be used alone.
In fantasy novels and games, it is the flower of fire magic and is familiar to everyone as the ultimate.
‘Meteor.’
Kim Do-jin plans to tell everyone the shocking truth.
The inconvenient truth is that Meteor, known as the ultimate in flame magic, is not actually fire magic.
When they find out this, they will be just as shocked and terrified as when they realize that Santa does not actually exist in this world.
