Divinity Academy’s Crazy Demon Lord’s Son 56

Chapter 56 – 16. Beyond the Gate (2)

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam-

Accompanied by a violent explosion, black smoke rose from where Chloe was standing.

She responded faster than I did. She hugged Chloe from behind and saved her from the blast. Fortunately, she was unharmed.

Surprised by the momentary shock, Chloe shouted.

“Bah… What the hell was that just now?”

The place where Chloe passed was near the lattice sewer cover. An explosion rose from under the cover.

“It must have exploded because of a pool of combustible material. This is not surprising since this is the first type of dungeon I have ever seen. Pay more attention Chloe. Stay alert.”
“Yes… Count Julian.”

Chloe, who barely escaped her shock, answered in her sullen tone.

Her self-esteem was boosted by my praise, and she proudly took the lead. But she almost ran into an unexpected trap right from the start of her mission.

He could have been seriously injured if I hadn’t saved him. It was only natural that I was stunned because he almost caught my ankle, let alone his cool appearance as someone with experience in combat missions.

Of course, the dungeon was also an unfamiliar place to her, a resident of a medieval fantasy world. Chloe’s expression grew even more tense.

‘Actually, I know this place well, but.’

Not only the modern urban landscape, but through the demon slaughter, I was well aware of where the current trap was.

So I tried to proceed through the dungeon carefully, but Chloe got caught in a trap much faster than expected.

‘But rather, it worked out for me.’

I reacted immediately and she was fine. And this is how she made her debt for saving her. In this dungeon, she became able to wield Chloe more comfortably.

“From now on, I will take the lead.”
“Count Julian! Still, as a senior platoon member with a lot of experience…”
“Wasn’t it you who almost fell for the trap first?”
“That… But…”

Chloe was speechless as she was stabbed in the face.

“I am Reinhardt’s successor. But at the same time, he is also the son of Saint Agnes. I would have a higher sense of spirit in this place full of magical spirits. So I will find a way.”

She obediently nodded her head.

And my words were not bluffing. Divine power shone around the bodies of the two who started walking again.

Chloe, a priest of the alchemy sect, has the divine power of Istia. I put only a very small amount of Jedin’s divine power that I had obtained as a reward into the rosary.

Of course, that alone far exceeded Chloe’s divine power. So, as I said, my senses were sensitive.

Woo woo woo-

Likewise, Agnes’ Rosario was also responding properly to the magic powers around her. I continued.

“On the other hand, Chloe’s alchemy skill is higher than mine. Please assist me properly behind the scenes.”
“Yeah!”

I didn’t forget to throw carrots in moderation. Chloe nodded her head eagerly.

The two continued on their way. Gradually, the dark clouds in the sky added a darker light. As expected, the inside of the dungeon was full of curses everywhere, just like the ominous gate.

If it had been a gnostic soldier without divine power, he might have been knocked down by that curse alone before he even met the Witchbeast.

‘As expected, I’m glad I chose this dungeon.’

The fifth Keiatic Gate that existed in Old Hwangdo. There was no doubt that something was happening to the gigantic gate that Saint Agnes had sealed.

An ominous gate outside the standard that has now appeared in the Nevers estate. And the appearance of this dungeon built inside that gate was proof that the seal was weakening.

‘The prophetic book mentioned in the demon king’s death. Things are proceeding as they are.’

The prophecy of Saint Agnes. According to the prophecy, even the seal Agnes made at the cost of her life did not last long.

‘If you quickly report this fact to the platoon headquarters. I can further increase the success rate of attacking the nest in the future.’

I quickly left the area with skyscrapers and buildings with Chloe. The dungeon was like a maze, but I already knew the way.

In other words, it was said that the most efficient route could be selected.

“If possible, I will avoid other monsters. It will only consume your stamina.”
“I know. Count Julian.”

Chloe’s eyes, not knowing the inside story of this dungeon, were full of questions.

“Generally, dungeons of Type 3 monsters do not have this many subordinate monsters. After all, this place is different from the normal dungeon…”
“I guess so. Hurry up and deal with only the monsters and gate cores and leave this place.”

The cries of monsters could be heard from all directions. Unless it is a large-scale gate, it cannot produce monsters on its own.

So, demons are humans, monsters, beasts, etc. It devours all life forms that exist in Island.

‘I’ll make the creatures I ate like that into subordinate monsters.’

It is said that three villages in the Nevers Territory were wiped out. In addition, monster villages such as the nearby goblin’s nest and orc’s nest were said to have suffered.

So now, this dungeon was not an easy place with only four type 3 and type 4 monsters. Subordinate monsters were swarming all over the dungeon.

Chloe, fed up with that appearance, seemed to want to use the hearthstone as soon as possible. However, when he saw my calm expression even in such a demonic realm, he followed me without saying a word.

Soon the two entered a bizarre district, like New York’s abandoned Harlem.

***

There were dungeon traps everywhere along the way.

An exploding manhole cover. An asphalt road that suddenly collapses like a sinkhole. Even a street lamp that becomes a huge weapon and collapses.

However, I’ve cleared this dungeon enough to get tired of it through Demon King’s Slaughter. He evaded all traps to the point of foreseeing the future, and avoided danger in advance.

Chloe looked at me in horror as if she had seen a ghost. Suddenly, it clung to me.

And finally, the two of them confronted the hordes of subordinate monsters.

Humans who have become ghouls. And even a group of goblins and orcs that have changed to a much more ferocious form under the influence of demon power.

About 20 subordinate monsters were in front of him. The guys screamed.

Hehe-

And judging from Rosario’s reaction, there is a Type 4 Witchbeast in the near future. There is no further detour. So these guys couldn’t be avoided and had to be dealt with directly.

“Chloe! Attack with alchemy first!”
“Yeah!”

Chloe put a memorized word on his finger and tossed it through the crowd of monsters.

Shu Woo-wook-

A wedge-shaped piece of metal flying through the air. At the same time, a huge explosion erupted from that memorization.

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam-

‘As expected, Chloe’s alchemy is amazing.’

I momentarily observed Chloe’s attack through the ‘General Alchemist’ attribute.

Right after memorization reached the monster.

Chloe’s mana contained in the memorization intervenes with physical force of the air attribute. Amgi, a lump of metal, was instantly decomposed into ultra-fine powder.

And the remaining mana between the powders is converted to fire attribute. Soon, a small fire was started, and a large explosion occurred in the metal powder, which became rapidly reactive due to fine powderization.

‘I implemented a very high-level alchemy circuit in memorization. As expected, the cadet representative is not just anyone.’

Alchemy was applied after the memorization that left the hand had a casting delay. Even the remote circuit is not something that can be conceived with ordinary skills.

In addition, the multi-element attribute conversion of mana was also implemented continuously.

It was a skill that was impossible without alchemy skills.

It wasn’t my time to play either. A large number of monsters were weakened through the dust explosion. Some monsters died as they were, but half of them survived.

I quickly jumped in between them. Then, the lion heart sword unfolds like water flowing. The attribute was being applied, so the imperial sword in my hand moved like my body.

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[The attribute is active.]​

* Attribute: Evolved Normal Mana Sword (B+)
: You will open your eyes to the world of swordsmanship. The sword is starting to get more familiar.
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* Mana consumption
: 10MP per hour
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Evolved normal mana test. I can’t use it until Aura yet, but just putting mana into the sword makes the spirit stronger.

In addition, strength and stamina stats had already increased due to training at the battle end and Lillia’s healing technique.

From the 1st meal to the 5th meal of the lion heart sword. The sword stabbed and swung at the right place against the subordinate monsters that were rushing at me.

He cut down all the subordinate monsters without difficulty. I killed more than 10 of them, but it was in an instant.

“Keep moving. Chloe.”

I went back to Chloe. Chloe’s eyes widened as she watched my swordsmanship.

“Count… You really knew how to do swordsmanship?”
“Sounds natural. Is it possible that a man from Essenmund, and also from the Reinhardt family, couldn’t use a sword?”
“That’s right, but…”

Of course, Yulian couldn’t use swordsmanship at all until last year. So, at best, he would have thought that he would stand like a folding screen in his mission.

However, what I showed you a while ago was that of a skilled swordsman. Chloe was amazed.

“I just killed a few subordinate monsters that weren’t demons. A reserve platoon member of Golden Wings should be able to do this much. It is natural.”

I said nothing and moved on. Chloe silently followed me as I led the way again.
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***

We arrived at a place where type 4 monsters were gathered. From Rosario’s reaction, it seemed that all four of them were in one place.

While coming here, he cut down a considerable number of subordinate monsters. So Chloe was concerned about my stamina.

“The Count killed monsters one after another. It wasn’t just one or two… Are you okay?”
“Sounds natural. I am fine. You ignore Reinhardt’s blood.”

Actually, nothing was particularly difficult.

Most of the subordinate monsters were incapacitated by Chloe’s wide-area explosion. All I did was put in the last hit with the lion heart sword that I had become proficient with.

In addition, the proficiency of the swordsman’s characteristics rose due to the last hit. I was just taking the extreme advantage.

But to Chloe, it must have looked like I was trying to do some nasty cleanup. Because I stopped her from stepping out to eat all of her last hits.

I even pretended to be considerate of her Chloe, telling her not to waste her stamina.

I said.

“I get it. If you’re that worried Use divine power.”

I injected the surplus mana into Agnes’ rosary and used a very small amount of Jedine’s divine power. Then, light green holy power enveloped my body.

Recovery through divine power. A heel was applied to my body.

“I don’t have to worry too much because I’ve worn heels like this.”

Seeing that, Chloe was taken aback once more. The amount of mana is not infinite. Her divine power is also shared from her own mana.

But I used that mana generously in front of Chloe. Wearing divine protection magic to prevent the dungeon’s curse, at the same time using mana to cut down monsters one after another.

In the meantime, I used the heal as a divine magic once again. In other words, I showed Chloe the image of a skilled paladin beyond an ordinary knight.

It was also completely different from Chloe, who was becoming more and more tired from the continuous use of alchemy and curses.

“Really. You look fine.”
“If necessary, I can use a heel for you too.”
“Fine. Count. There are type 4 demons over there. Let’s save it.”

Chloe, speechless, turned to him.

“I get it. As you said, it would be better to spend mana on them.”

The center of Harlem, where we entered. There was a collapsed two-story building there.

The type 4 monsters and subordinate monsters used the collapsed building as cover and built a small fortress on the second floor. It seems that the magic beasts watched our performance from afar. The preparation was thorough.

So, like a moment ago, it seemed difficult to deal with them in a hurry with a simple firefight.

‘I can’t see an easy way to enter the second floor. It looks like those guys destroyed the stairs.’

Among the subordinate monsters, there were also archers. So it seemed difficult to attack blindly.

Rather, Chloe’s face became more confident. She fanned out her fan.

“It’s time to show the true power of alchemy. Terrain is useless in front of alchemy. With earth attribute alchemy, we can change the terrain to our advantage!”

When she said that, she confidently pointed her fan at the asphalt road. At the tip of her fan, she could see the energy of mana forming. Chloe used alchemy.

But nothing happened.