Episode 26
Visor!
The Holy Knight Commander's sword was blocked without a trace.
'Are you stuck?'
What I could see was a thick, translucent wall. It was like seeing a huge block of ice.
"Is it magic?"
Otherwise, there is no way that ice will suddenly rise from a place where there is nothing.
Moreover, even if the situation was sudden, the power carried by the sword was by no means small. It was barely possible for ice to stop his attack.
"Considering the speed and robustness of magic, it is incomparable to that of a great mage."
The Knight Commander's eyes narrowed as he quickly fell from the ice.
A warlock that can be seen beyond the ice wall, and an unknown monster.
'It suddenly appeared in a place where there was nothing.'
The transparent and huge body reminded me of the ice golems of the north, but I have never heard of such a function in the solid ones.
"Shoot your bow!"
The soldiers who were waiting at the top of the collapsed ceiling let go of the bow demonstration that they had been aiming at as ordered.
Arrows raining down.
It seemed like it would pierce the warlock's body in no time...
Kieek...!
Kung...!
The monster slammed down on the floor with a creepy cry, and columns of ice grew from the floor. The arrows bounced like raindrops.
"You're a complete monster."
"You have a foul mouth, Sir Dunkale. That's the only thing that can be said to be a monster."
"Archbishop."
Before he knew it, the archbishop approached the templar commander and muttered to himself, looking up at the monster beyond the ice wall.
"What do you think that is?"
"Ice Golem...."
"Are you serious?"
“… I don't think so. Before that wall appeared, there was something that I could see for a while. It's the soul."
"Soul?"
The head of the Knight Commander, who had been fixing his eyes on the monster, turned around. For warlocks, the soul is inseparable. But.
"So, is that the soul? That's ridiculous."
As the sword of the goddess, he is a knight commander who has faced numerous warlocks. He knew better than anyone how they used their souls.
"For them, the soul is a sacrifice that must be taken care of. It has no more value than that. You must know?"
"That's right. I know..."
As if he didn't like something, the Templar Commander, who was drawing attention from the archbishop who frowned and lengthened his words, focused on the scene in front of him again.
It became clear that the warlock had used his soul to summon it, so it wasn't just a useless conversation.
After blocking two attacks, the monster stopped working for some reason.
There was a high probability that the warlock would be preparing for his next trick inside.
"Listen."
Without missing a small voice, dozens of paladins lined up behind the commander.
"I want to wait for the support of the demon towers, but I don't have time. I'll break through it before he prepares for the next move."
"Yes!"
"Archbishop. Please support me."
"I'll leave it to you."
The archbishop with a confident smile on his wrinkled face folded his hands.
"Goddess, lend your servant your strength."
Eventually, a group of pure white light pours out from somewhere. The light permeated the bodies of each soldier and knight.
Fatigue fades from the faces of the soldiers. My bent back straightened, and my muscles gained strength. The pain disappeared from the faces of those who were moaning in the collapse.
"This is the power of the archbishop..."
"No. It is the grace of the goddess."
The driver replied to someone's murmur.
The changes in the paladins were even greater. However, as if they were used to it, they were not surprised by the instantaneous amplification of power, and only straightened their posture.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes!"
A bitter smile appeared on the face of the Knight Commander, who brought his forehead to the black face as if praying.
* * *
It feels like time has stopped.
In front of me is a military command. No, there was something that should be called an ice spirit now.
-Completely absorb the ice of eternity.... No, is it integrated?
I heard the demon king's murmur as if he was collapsing somewhere.
The transparent glass-like body shone beautifully in the setting sun, and the power felt was on a different level than before.
It wasn't just a simple feeling, just by blocking the attack of the Holy Knight Commander.
-It's quite surprising, but how long do you plan to do that?
A roar that sounds terrifying to the end of the words.
The paladins surrounding the ice wall wielded swords that shrouded in light. There was no shock at all, but each time, the shape of the ice spirit shook a little.
-It seems to have assimilated with the ice of eternity and gained some immortality, but it is not perfect. Because nothing has changed in terms of being at odds with the Holy Power.
The Demon King said approvingly.
-In the end, it will be carved and carved, leaving only the original small piece of ice.
"That's...."
No way.
The situation was hopeless. Paladins and soldiers surrounded by. Without the ice spirit, you can never win.
Even if the enemy's attack doesn't reach me right away, it can't last forever. No, even if it is eternal, it is a problem. If you can't move here, you'll just dry up in the end.
-Accept me. It only takes a moment. Get rid of them.
I ignored the demon king's words and organized my thoughts. To prevent this from happening, we must act immediately.
“… What should I do about necromancy?"
-It's not a big deal. You don't even need any special skills. It's not magic, it's just technology.
The Demon King smiled contentedly and explained.
-With the idea of putting it into your body, all you have to do is put my soul on you. I am already in you, so as long as I say I will hand over control...
Immediately after hearing that, I moved my body.
The Demon King must have a way to break through this situation. However, no matter how successful he is, he is the king of demons. It is impossible to fully trust him.
Relying on him is a last resort.
He could roughly know what the Bing Spirit could do, if not perfectly. Although his form had changed, his ability to give orders through his thoughts was the same as before.
"Uh, huh?"
One wall that was blocking the attack burst open, and one paladin's posture collapsed. Believing in his strengthened physical abilities, he ran towards him.
What he took out of his arms was an old sickle.
It wasn't an outstanding treasure or a special artifact, but above all, it was a masterful weapon.
He aimed his scythe at the paladin's neck, but his enemies did not sit still.
"The wall is open! Attack!"
Someone's cry.
An arrow aimed at me was fired, and the paladin waiting next to me swung his sword.
If he didn't avoid it right away, he would have a hole in his body, but he only focused on hitting the driver's neck.
"Wow, boom...!"
Thanks to this, the paladin was able to put a sickle in his neck before he could correct his posture.
Blood gushed out, and his eyes had nowhere to go. The hand lost its sword and tried to grab its neck, and its legs were weak and it collapsed.
"Not yet."
He did not die. He had enough strength, but the blade rusted and he couldn't cut his throat at once.
"Die!"
There was no time to dodge, and the enemy's attacks flooded in. However, there was something they had forgotten.
-Kieek!
As the ice spirit roared, the ice grew again, blocking the enemy's attack.
Paladins attack to break through the wall without panic. Each time, the ice spirit shook with a painful sound.
The power felt in the ice spirit gradually diminished, but thanks to it, it was possible to delay the time until the paladin died.
-Wait, you...!
Without answering, he immediately took his soul.
I put that soul in my body.
-Not...!
Memories that come to me momentarily.
Childhood. A child who was abandoned in an orphanage and raised by nuns. The orphanage and nuns who hoped to become priests but burned down one day. After joining the church, the days of training for revenge...
Tremendous pain felt immediately after. It wasn't just a headache.
It feels like the soul is being torn apart. This is as if the soul it has absorbed rejects me...
-The paladin's soul is rebelling. … Necromancy is a simple but dangerous technique. If you don't have enough preparation for the soul you're targeting, you shouldn't use it.
I expected.
It is different from chewing and devouring the souls of others. There is no way that the act of overlapping someone else's soul on one's own soul is not dangerous.
If the level of the soul you use is higher than mine, your soul may be damaged or your body may be taken away.
It was because of that. Even at some risk, he used someone else's soul, not the Demon King.
He took a breath and retracted the ice wall that the ice spirit had created.
"It's now!"
The enemy rushed in without missing the time. Even though it has been strengthened through trials, it is a speed that would never have been able to respond originally. But.
"Did you avoid it...?"
He dodged the knife that came first by a thread.
I replace my lack of experience with the work of a dead knight. He swung his scythe to block the attacks that followed, and used the ice spirit to block the attacks he could not dodge.
"Ugh...."
He cut off the body of the knight who showed the gap. The knight, who had a serious wound on his side, frowned and withdrew.
Even if he didn't end his life, that would be fatal.
Immediately after thinking this, a light flew in from somewhere and dwelled in the knight's wound.
-This is the tricky thing about dealing with the cult. If you can't kill them all at once, they will recover and run at you again and again.
Dodge the ensuing attack. Prevents.
I gradually feel out of breath, and my hands and feet are dizzy.
The knight's soul used for necromancy was outstanding, but it was not at the level to withstand the combined attack of several knights of a similar level.
In other words, I am only borrowing that experience, and the backlash of the soul is also severe. Even with the help of the Bing Spirit, the situation was bound to be difficult.
"Use the holy relics!"
The knights who had stopped attacking took out the holy relic from their arms.
-Do you understand now?
In the slow-moving world, the Demon King sighed and said: There was no feeling of being bruised at all, but rather a tone of voice that seemed to contain worry.
The powerful holy power emanating from the holy relic suppressed the body. It felt like my body was several times heavier, and it was hard to even breathe.
"Goddess! Judgment on him!"
The priest's cry echoed from somewhere. Immediately after that, a burst of light poured down and burned his body.
-Just wait a moment. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't be able to overcome this situation.
The Demon King's voice was so soft and sweet.
"Bing Ling!"
A cry of pain that I couldn't believe came out of my throat.
He quickly told Bing Ling to put out the fire, but the pain he felt on his burnt skin did not go away.
When the ice spirit slammed his fist, the floor shook violently, ruining the knights' posture. In the meantime, I stuck a sickle in one person's neck, but he persistently held on to the scythe, restricting my movement.
The moment when I was forced to let go of my scythe and step back.
"Whoa!"
The sword of the Knight Commander, who had not been involved in the battle until now, flew towards my throat.
The ice that surged up by a narrow margin blocked the attack, but the power of the ice spirit, which had weakened due to the previous attack, could not withstand the attack of the Holy Knight Commander.
The ice broke, and the bouncing body crashed into the opposite wall.
"Wow, boom... Cool!"
"It's more boring than I thought."
As I sat down, the Knight Commander approached me through the smoke.
-It's not too late. Abandon the soul you have now and accept me.
I heard a loud tinnitus, as if I had bumped into something wrong. However, the Demon King's voice came closer to him.
"Seeing that it ended like this, wasn't he the Demon King after all?"
"Demon King..."
Did he realize that the demon king's soul was in my body?
'Was that the chase that continued from the Beliv estate because of that?'
I felt something strange, but the pain I felt in both my soul and body prevented me from thinking for long.
On one side of the red-dyed vision, attacks on the ice spirit continued. The Ice Spirit resisted, but it was impossible to withstand all the attacks of dozens of paladins.
If it continues as it is, all souls will soon disappear.
"If you want to see the Demon King like that..."
"What?"
Did he feel something wrong? The Knight Commander's feet quickened as he walked leisurely.
But it was too late.
A huge flame burned the soldiers.
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