I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

Holy War (2)

Surprisingly, the Empire was not the first to notice the abnormalities that occurred in the Kingdom of Gotland.

Licht Church.

Seongguk.

Lichtism, which had spread throughout the continent, naturally had numerous clergy and followers in the Kingdom of Gotland.

The priests of the Order, who quickly noticed that a high-ranking demon descended with red pillars soaring in the royal capital of the Kingdom of Gotland, sent a report to the Holy Kingdom through their own contact network.

It was not possible to issue orders to all clergy and followers of the church because it was a holy kingdom, but there was one exception.

It was first recognized as the starting point of the 1st Council of Pontificalium.

A right guaranteed by the first emperor of the empire with a golden edict.

proclamation of the temple.

It was a continent-wide safety device in preparation for the descent of high-ranking demons higher than the demon count.

Of course, unlike in the past, now, the influence has been reduced to the extent of empires and countries under the control of empires and castles.

– Declare a holy war

Seongkuk, who noticed the incident, immediately declared a holy war under the name of the pope.

So in an instant, troops were summoned from all over the continent.

“The St. Franciscan Order, 1,000 in total participated in the war.”

“The Antiochian Knights, a total of 200 participated in the war.”

“Brothers Minor, 15 in total participated in the war.”

“Ordinance of the Archbishop of Nicaea, 5,000 in total participated in the war.”

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“By order of the Holy Father, as of the present time, I delegate general command to His Excellency Archbishop Urbano.”

Amid the shouts of troops gathered from all over the place.

Chloe handed the edict to a burly middle-aged man.

“…I don’t know if I can take on such a heavy responsibility.”

Archbishop Urbano murmured softly as he respectfully accepted the edict.

As an Inquisitor of the Inquisition Bureau and also an enforcer of the Imperial Secret Intelligence Service, Chloe was one of the key points in this work.

The reason why the Holy War was able to be declared so quickly was because Chloe and Stella, who were recognized as saints, strongly insisted.

“I will only believe in the Saint and Chloe.”

“There are many Imperial troops in the west, so don’t worry too much.”

Chloe replied with a small smile.

Above all, Carol was in the west now. As soon as Chloe learned about the Kingdom of Gotland, she immediately contacted Carol.

“All right. Glory to God.”

“Glory to God.”

Thus, the advance party of the Holy Kingdom, including the hero and saint Stella and Chloe, began advancing toward the Kingdom of Gotland first.

* * *

The sky was dyed red.

From the land that lost its vitality, the dead of hell-wives rose up and began to attack all directions like black waves.

The Resavik Kingdom was heading towards an endless destruction.

“Such crazy… what is this all of a sudden?”

Count Manstein sighed in a tired voice.

At one point, Count Manstein’s army, which was advancing peacefully, was attacked by endless monsters.

Zombies, ghouls, skeletons, and other undead suddenly flocked in, along with screaming banshee.

All kinds of terrible things rushed to the imperial army, which had been caught off guard.

If it hadn’t been for Carol, they would have faced a rather dangerous situation during the first raid when they were relaxed.

“A high-ranking demon has descended on the Kingdom of Gotland.”

Carol, who received the information during a brief break, spoke to Count Manstein.

“…This is the Kingdom of Lesavik.”

“It seems that the person who signed the contract with the demons is among the high-ranking officials in the kingdom. This is enough… I don’t think it’s just one or two.”

“It could be the king himself.”

“The odds are high.”

“No matter how much we hate you, you never thought you’d do something like this… I misunderstood Felix II.”

Count Manstein shook his head.

‘The advance has slowed down.’

This was not a pleasant thing from Carol’s point of view, who was trying to quickly conquer the southwest and go up north.

A choice was needed.

“I will go first.”

After a moment of thought, Carol opened her mouth.

“huh? What do you mean by that?”

“It is important to eliminate the caster in such large-scale black magic. It is even more so if you are borrowing the power of demons.”

“That’s right.”

“I will punish Felix II.”

In Carol’s opinion, pushing slowly was not the answer. Originally, a large army was not compatible with such black magic.

“You mean alone? There is still some distance to the capital…”

“it’s okay.”

In the first place, assassinating the king was possible enough for Carol alone. I just didn’t. It won’t be easier than before, but I didn’t think it would make such a difference.

“…Good luck.”

Count Manstein politely bowed.

Carol answered lightly and started running quickly in the direction of the royal road.

Accelerate 加速.

The first words he heard resonated in Carol’s head.

Strangely, I could understand the meaning even though I didn’t know the language.

He seemed to have noticed that he was struggling between flying swords and flying air.

The training that was put in the subspace in advance cast the magic of the dragon on Carol’s body.

‘This….’

Running using light air, combined with dragon magic, made it much faster.

As long as you don’t know what might be lurking in the royal capital, the distribution of your internal energy was something you should pay close attention to.

In that respect, it was a definite benefit to Carol that she didn’t have to use the flying sword, which required a lot of energy.

Arcadia’s words that it would help were not lies after all.

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bang-!

A huge corpse giant, well over 10m tall, collapsed with a single blow.

Ever since I separated from Count Manstein, I’ve been dealing with strong monsters like this whenever I see them.

The closer they got to the royal capital, the larger monsters, not just zombie-like low-level undead, were seen everywhere.

The earth had long since turned gray, and the air was full of demonic energy.

bang-

Every time he took a step, a large pit was formed and the monsters around him were crushed.

I didn’t have time right now to sort through everything.

I can only hope that the Imperial Army will take care of the rest.

No matter what obstacles were in the way, at the end of running in a straight line, he could see the brilliant walls of the royal capital of the Resavik Kingdom in the distance.

The royal capital of Sylvania.

Upon entering the city, a completely different landscape was unfolding.

Outside the city walls, it was as if the human hell had descended.

The royal capital was enjoying an extremely peaceful daily life.

‘On the surface.’

People going about their normal lives, city guards yawning profusely, children laughing and playing.

At first glance, there seemed to be no problem.

….

I breathed in slowly.

It’s already late.

This city was the city of the living dead.

Negotiators, resentful merchants, children as well as dogs following them and even rats in the back alleys.

Everything is alive, but not alive.

They were just puppets imitating humans.

My nose was tingling with the smell of poetry that had spread throughout the city.

tadak-

He went down the wall and made his appearance.

“Welcome…!”

The person who was soliciting customers stopped talking when he saw my face.

The lively city was instantly covered with goosebumps.

As the life in their eyes gradually faded, they slowly turned their heads and looked at me with shining eyes.

The sight of dozens or hundreds of people staring at me with expressionless faces was even bizarre.

Thousands, tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands.

I don’t know how many people there were in this city.

One thing is certain.

They were all degraded to the demons’ playthings, and there was no turning back.

Human malice has always exceeded my expectations.

It seemed like I would get tired of it.

How could a ruler in charge of a country do such a thing?

“I will not ask for forgiveness.”

He said as he looked at the crowd of people.

Maybe I am also to blame for this to happen.

However, what has already passed cannot be undone no matter what.

So don’t worry about it now.

At first, he planned to assassinate King Felix II and leave, but changed his mind.

At least to a degree of rest.

Darkness was slowly settling.

Decay began as flesh fell off people rapidly.

Night has always been the realm of demons.

The skeleton approached with a creaking sound, and deafening cries were heard from all directions.

A deafening cry resounded throughout the city.

Towers made of bones rose from all over the city, and specters, banshees, and other ghosts swayed in the sky like waves.

It was a nightmare-like landscape.

In the darkness, the ring of brilliance emitted a pitiful light.

As for the swordsmith’s fate, I don’t know what the god of this world wants from me.

If there is a will, why not actively intervene?

Does not matter.

I had no intention of relying on God’s will anyway.

– Kieeek!

Words of curses mixed with resentment came from all directions.

“I’ll accept whatever you like.”

As someone who bore the arrogant name of Heaven’s Mara, he was only used to receiving curses and resentment.

“So, rest now.”

He declared while looking at those who were human beings who were filling up the streets, alleys, and even the tops of buildings.

Kwaaang—!

A black flash of light fell from the sky.

A flashing lightning storm burned all the monsters and specters floating in the air.

At the place where the black lightning that appeared at my call was pierced, only a huge pit was left, created by destroying and burning the surroundings.

The thunderbolt of the black lightning strengthened by the light stone was incomparably stronger than before.

As he walked to the palace, he continued to wield the Black Lightning.

The smell of cooking flesh, the thick tang, acrid smoke from burning buildings. If there is a hell, would it be this place?

Be it a knight riding a skeleton horse.

Whether it’s howling zombies and ghouls.

All kinds of flying monsters filling the sky.

Whether it’s a huge, disgusting corpse golem that’s jumbled around.

Whether it’s a skeleton charging at you with a weapon.

Nothing could stop my steps. At the end of purifying the surroundings at a constant speed as if taking a walk.

I reached the splendid gate of the royal palace.

Kiki-Ik-

As I approached, the door opened naturally.

like welcoming guests.

Although it was not comparable to the Imperial Palace, the size of the Royal Palace was never small, as the Lesavik Kingdom was also a country with a long history.

An old man in a black suit was waiting inside the door.

The old man respectfully bowed his head to me.

“His Highness invited you.”

“invite?”

I tried to blow off my neck for a moment.

It wasn’t difficult to kill anyway.

It was difficult to save.

“Yes, I would like to talk to you.”

“…let me guide you.”

As if they turned their own troops into monsters, the inside of the royal palace was full of kingdom troops standing still while exuding demonic energy.

Upon arriving at the vast Daejeon, the guards and servants filled the surroundings.

Then, I saw Felix II sitting on the throne and staring straight ahead with a pale complexion.

“Welcome, Karl von Bernstein.”

Felix II opened his mouth in a tone that did not match his appearance at all.

“…You are not King Felix II.”

I don’t know how you know my name, but I’m sure.

‘That being’ could never have been Felix II.

The class itself was different.

“Sorry… This poor old man’s mind collapsed the moment he contracted with me and came face to face with my existence. It’s really unfortunate.”

“Who are you?”

“Yes. Duke of the former Demon Realm. My name is Asmodeus.”

“Why is someone like the Duke of Demon Realm doing something like this?”

“Hmm… I see. If I had to ask, would it be fun?”

“…”

It’s not because the Demon Realm is barren, or because it wants power. Was it just for fun?

“Why are you looking like that? Humans also play war games, don’t they? It also fights bugs.”

“is it.”

“There are many limits to getting involved in the Demon Realm. When you descend to the earth, you can do so many things. How do you feel after touring the city I created? You seem to be walking around pretty flashy.”

It was a question that didn’t even need an answer.

“I promise.”

“Hmm…?”

Asmodeus tilted his head at the face of Felix II.

“You, like the bug you mentioned, will die a miserable death. I will make it.”

“Ahahahahaha! It’s funny. Then I’m looking forward to the day we meet again… I guess…”

He didn’t listen to all of Asmodeus’ answers, and swung the black lightning and slaughtered everything in the Great War.