Chapter 33 – With Overwhelming Power
Count Fersen’s escort knights inside and outside the private room sensed the great commotion and hurriedly ran, but none of them were even a threat.
The level was much worse than the members of the Black Lion Knights, who were miserable before I was appointed as the leader.
They must have been sharp blades at one time, but did they become so blunt as they served the fallen master in a remote territory?
“You bastard! How dare you say this!”
“You guys are pretty loyal. But it’s in the wrong direction.”
— Huung!
There was someone who came from the front, wielding a sword wrapped in an aura, with quite fierce momentum, but it was just laughable.
Slow and fragile
-Thud!
With one stomp of my foot, I brought the unknown man to his knees.
Still, it didn’t explode in one blow, probably because he was a skilled enough to emit an aura.
“Haha!”
“Run, run away…!”
Of course, behind the author, the knights of the county, whose bones had already been shattered, were crawling on the ground like earthworms.
It wasn’t even directly hit by the technology, but the aftermath alone brought it to that point. Articles are so weak that everyone writes them somewhere.
Even if he had just strengthened his body around Mana, he wouldn’t have been so easily defeated.
They are pathetic guys who don’t even have the basics.
“What, what… Image? Is it an image? That such an image exists in the world?”
“If you value your life, stay still, and if you want to show off your false loyalty, try harder.”
—Kkuguguk…
“Kuuuuu!”
On the other hand, the captain of Count Fersen’s escort, or whatever, could not stand the continued pressure and finally gave up his sword and expressed his intention to surrender.
I naturally frowned at the behavior that seemed to lack even the slightest bit of pride, but it wasn’t the time to blame the man for his disgrace.
Looking around, the private room that was half-destroyed by my punches was transformed into a new look at some point.
—Bad…
“I’m sorry. I used an image inevitably because I was worried that the castle itself might collapse.”
“No, you did a good job. It’s only now that I can look after you.”
Instead of the inner wall of the mercilessly destroyed private room, the space was supported by an ice wall created by the vice-captain.
As soon as the temperature dropped, the hot and humid space became quite pleasant, and the beautiful ice sculptures made the dull atmosphere of the private room quite bright.
Since we did the interior work for free, Count Fersen should probably thank us.
Of course, he could no longer reign as the owner of this castle and the ruler of the county.
“What crazy! What the hell is this!”
“Be still, Count. The reason I didn’t make you and your vassals the same is for the sake of interrogation, not because you’re innocent.”
“What, what!”
The summary of this operation was that if you have enough power, you don’t have to go back a long way.
Regardless of the East and the West, in any type of battle, if you can storm the command center and knock it out, it’s good to see that you’ve already won more than half the victory.
Of course, the enemy’s leader won’t take it so easily, and such an act is generally more a delusion than a seriously discussed strategy.
If it could be realized, how could there be an easier way to bring about victory?
This operation had to constantly discuss anxiety and variables right before it was put into action, but at least so far, it seemed like it could be said that it was getting very steadily closer to success.
“Hey, you did a good job. It’s you, as expected. It’s like a monster raised by the general himself.”
“What kind of embarrassing story is that again? The enemies were too weak.”
At some point, Sir Randolph rose from the shadows and several members of the Counterintelligence Department blocked the exit to the private room, and soon a loud noise began to be heard from outside.
“Ooh! Ooh!”
“Sir Raoul! You don’t have to do that anymore!”
“Ah, no. I’m so used to it… I’m sorry.”
It was a detached unit ordered to join immediately in case of an engagement with the enemy leadership in preparation for an unexpected situation.
Now that I don’t need it, I’ll have to join the main unit again.
—Wriggling, wriggling…
Meanwhile, in the wreckage of the half-destroyed private room, people dressed in black began to try to regenerate it, but it was mercilessly sealed off.
—Kwajik, Kwajik!
The reticent Heretic Questioners who had never spoken a word throughout the entire mission.
They were muttering something with a look full of joy as they crushed the squirming bodies with their maces filled with divine power.
“It’s obvious what demon worshipers would do. To think that their tenacious life force would be infinite. Foolish, foolish.”
“There is no place for a fallen soul to stand on this earth. Shattered and returned to the heavenly side.”
At the time of the raid on Viscount Bartok’s territory.
The way I dealt with Pietro was close to targeting a loophole in his near-infinite regeneration power, but suppressing the regeneration attempt itself with divine power was originally the standard way to respond.
The power that goes against the order is powerless against the power of order.
The heavenly god’s divine power has an absolute superiority over almost all regenerative abilities.
Next to the Heretic Inquisitors, the priests were spreading the holy barrier by double-checking and killing them. With this, the situation in the private room was over.
—Goooh…
However, the expression of Bishop Roberto, who was concentrating with his eyes closed to spread the divine barrier, gradually turned into an unusual light.
“…It’s a big deal!”
“What’s going on?”
Even at this moment, a deep uneasiness flashed across the face of the devout cleric, who placed one hand on the ground and made the sign of the cross with the other, incessantly muttering prayers.
I felt like I sensed something.
“This isn’t the real place! It’s underground! An enormous amount of demonic energy flows non-stop from the basement of the castle!”
“Oh my gosh… There’s no way they’ll be treated so pathetically. Their potential can’t be this much.”
I had to go down to the basement, straight down to the basement.
There was no need to be here any longer. I looked straight at Sir Randolph and said.
“Sir Randolph. Please join the priests here.”
“Um. There were more than one or two things I had to interrogate, but it just went well.”
Aside from his espionage skills, Sir Randolph’s personal military power is also quite good, so if he entrusts this side to him, no more variables will arise.
With that thought in mind, I immediately took the detached corps and the vice-captain and headed for the central hall, which had turned into a mess.
It was because they needed to be properly armed before going underground.
— Aaaaagh!
— The savages are mad! Why did you let those guys in in the first place!
-Power! Get on your knees and raise your palms to the sky! If you don’t comply with our orders, we will all be considered traitors and executed!
Caravans loaded with our armed forces were entering the half-destroyed main entrance of the banquet hall.
I was worried, but luckily it arrived on time.
“The commanders have arrived. Everyone has worked hard. It’s time to go back to being a knight from a barbarian.”
At my words, the men cheered and ran to the wagons, each carrying their own armor and swords, and quickly regained their true form.
“Hey, barbarians armor?”
“I just came to enjoy the party, what the heck is this…”
The civilians and nobles detained in the middle of the party and ballroom looked bewildered, as if they had not properly grasped the situation, but there was no time to reassure them.
Because now I feel it too.
A terribly disgusting force and an extremely wicked energy rising from below.
“Vice-captain, you control the scene instead of me. I’ll go underground alone.”
“Captain! No! You have to take at least a few priests!”
Wearing the new black iron armor that seemed to have been put on quite a bit of care by old man Eitri, I took my sword and measured the thickness of the ground by stomping my feet weakly.
“Maybe it’s already too late. We have to get there as soon as possible, so just step out of the way.”
“Captain?!”
The source of magic is the underground space located right under the ballroom.
There was no time to wander in search of passageways. The disgusting Magi was still getting stronger and stronger.
—Koo-goo-goo… !
He draws out his sword and injects mana with all his might to create a huge aura.
Because it is extremely inefficient, an act that would not have been done originally.
If Master saw this, he would nag at me saying that I was committing ignorant things by relying only on strength.
However, it was an urgent situation, so I really couldn’t help it.
5 meters, 10 meters… This size should be enough.
Instead of firewood, he becomes a woodcutter who cuts bare ground and slashes down as hard as he can towards the ground.
—Quaaaaang!!
“Kyaaaaa
“Earthquake, earthquake! The ground collapses!”
“Monster, that man who doesn’t know if he is a barbarian captain or a knight is a monster! Hurry up and run away!”
It could hardly be called swordsmanship, an act of ignorant vandalism.
Even so, I was quite proud of myself because I didn’t think I was lacking in strength.
“Captain? Captain!”
“Please take care of the stomach, vice-captain!”
I jumped straight down toward the artificial sinkhole opened between the shattered earth.
* * *
—Whoops!
Even considering the fact that I had penetrated the ground, the ceiling of the underground space was a bit high, so I had to fall for quite some time.
The place I arrived at was a mysterious space where I didn’t know what a gigantic altar full of demons was.
When I raised my head, the people dressed in dark clothes were all around me.
Indeed, as Bishop Roberto said, the real one was on this side, and the momentum felt from each of them was truly ferocious.
“You… What the hell is this? The passage must have been blocked, but did you come down through the ground? Are you a human being?”
“Sure. I’m sure they’re human. These days, people who have given up on being human keep asking me such questions. Are they questioning their identity and asking that question on purpose?”
I thoughtlessly answered the meaningless question of the presumed leader and looked around.
The scale of the magic encroaching on the inside of the space was truly staggering.
All those in black were sitting around and chanting something like an incantation, and it seemed that something similar to a ritual was going on.
I felt an ominous feeling that would not be strange no matter what happened right now.
“A knight with mighty power. How could you be seduced by the false light… Oops, no!”
Even just looking at it, it was obvious that he was trying to pass the time by making fun of his mouth unnecessarily, so I immediately jumped into action.
—Kooung!
They crushed all the suspicious people lined up around them and sent them to the side of the existence that they did not know whether they were devils or evil spirits.
—Seokkuk, Kwajik!
I don’t know if the durability of the body is quite solid or it’s because of the devil, but I swung my sword and dealt with all the guys who kept standing still with my momentum.
“What? Why aren’t you reviving?”
I was prepared for a fairly tough long-term battle, but those who boasted such tough vitality just died and fell.
Instead of a black energy enveloping them and regenerating, wouldn’t it be that they linger in the air for a while and then dissipate as they are?
Something was wrong, but I decided to think positively for now.
“…A beast that can’t communicate. I will definitely kill you with the most pain.”
“Do you think such a childish threat would make sense? You’re going to die here.”
Having completely dealt with the trifles, I immediately approached the leader and swung my sword.
—Shhh!
However, his body immediately disappeared and my sword only cut through the air.
Not avoided The guy literally disappeared. Contingencies within the expected range.
In a split second, I made a quick decision.
Back.
—Kaang!
I quickly turned my body and pointed the sword in the direction where I could feel the life, and with the sound of the blades clashing, the blow that had been aiming at my heart was blocked.
He was defenseless until right before my sword strike. He would have noticed earlier if he had shown signs of movement.
“What, how the hell did you stop it? Did you notice the murder?”
“I’ve already met one of your subordinates who played a similar prank.
“Kuh, that stupid bastard…!”
However, it was obvious what had happened as the body that had been in place was gone.
Space movement. And, the target must have been the rear.
The space movement used by the suspicious person I met a few days ago. It seemed to be the same type of ability.
However, it’s not for escape, but for active use in battle.
It does some pretty annoying things. It was never an adversary to be ignored.
Thinking of that, I was determined to fight with all my might for the first time in a long time.
“…Monster. I will definitely remember your face.”
His body wrapped in a dark aura shuddered, apparently revealing a sign of running away.
“Where!”
—Suddenly!
“Keep it off!”
He swung his sword aiming at his throat to suffocate him, but it seemed that he had succeeded in moving space in that short gap.
—Degul…
At the place where it left, there was only a piece of horn that resembled a goat’s horn, but was longer and darker than that.
I picked it up and looked around. No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t something that could depend on a person’s body.
“What’s his true identity? Was he a demon?”
Unfortunately, we missed it, but if we entrust this to the priests, we will be able to figure out its identity before long.
Then we can track it down and put an end to it.
“It’s been a while since I moved properly, so I’m a bit tired.”
I twisted my aching body around and relaxed.
But first of all, I was able to figure out where the real dangerous guys were in time, so I stopped trying to do something grandiose.
The enemy’s chief was also defeated.
At this level, it seemed that he could confidently step forward when reporting his achievements to his superiors later.
“Sir Wolfgang! Are you all right!”
“Captain, Captain! The situation above is over! Reinforcements have arrived!”
I waved at the belatedly arriving allies.
It was our victory.
