Children of the Holy Emperor - Chapter 357



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357. Divine Wind (8)

“I’ll be there soon, Mr. Baltazar.”

At the report of Lieutenant Dimros, Baltazar nodded.

The general manager of the Imperial Palace Knights and the best knight on the continent, he was currently leading a large-scale army united by several Holy Knights.

‘He managed to create this amount of people in that short amount of time.’

The pattern of the chief god shining brightly in gold.

Hundreds of paladins clad in silvery armor underneath.

Looking back at a spectacle that is rarely seen, Balthazar thought of Princess Amelia, who had named himself the commander-in-chief.

-For now, we have to wait for the Inquisitor’s report. Whether or not to mobilize the Holy Knights and the appropriate size of dispatch is a matter for the Holy Assembly to decide!

Despite the threat of a large demonic species that appeared for the first time in years, the twisted Cardinal Benitus ran amok in front of the princess.

-The Order of the Holy Knights is the best force in Delcross. It is not a group that can move privately without the approval of the Holy Assembly!

– But, sir! Even while you’re wasting time like this, the damage done by demons will only increase!

– The more you do it, the more it won’t be troublesome to cause confusion in work! It won’t take long to wait for the scouting results. Rather, why don’t you know that the more lowness gets involved, the more complicated the situation becomes!

-… … !

-Even if it’s a good time, you can’t be this reckless! you see? That’s what procedure and law are, poor Amelia!

Then, the eyes of the princess glaring at Benitus flashed coldly. It was hard to understand how her eyes, which were usually warm and kind, could change so suddenly in an instant.

-… great. So, let’s follow the legal process that His Excellency likes.

The result was this.

Princess Amelia ordered the emergency mobilization of the zodiacal forces based on the Imperial Law on responding to wartime and incidents instead of the provisions of the Provincial Law on responding to demonic species.

And after stealing all the regular knights to the ecliptic emergency alert, the remaining five holy knights were tied up as a reserve force.

Where is that? In order not to cause confusion in the chaotic command system of the Paladins, Delcross’s best military commander, Balthazar, who no one can protest, was put in charge!

– What kind of pun is this! Borrowing!?

-The commanders of the five knights must wait for the approval of the Holy Assembly according to the proper procedures. In the meantime, our Lord Balthazar will call out ‘some’ of the Holy Knights to face the threat of the Empire.

-Part of it, even a joke! Isn’t this about taking out most of the troops by expedient means? What are the guards and guards doing in the meantime?

– We must protect His Majesty the Holy Emperor and the subjects of the Imperial City. Isn’t that too obvious?

-No, such nonsense… … !

Ironically, it came to a situation where Balthazar, who had no divine power, was responsible for leading the demonic subjugation unit, which was made up of only the Holy Knights.

‘Princess Amelia… … .’

Balthazar’s eyes deepened.

The princess has the noble family of Count Sigismund on her mother’s side, but because she is an illegitimate child, she does not receive any support from her family.

The princess, who did not even think that she had reached the right of succession to the throne because she had no power or support.

‘But maybe… … .’

The appearance of the princess he saw today resembled the prosperity of her youth when she used to push herself recklessly.

At this rate, sooner or later, she might emerge as a new standard-bearer who would change the line of succession to the throne, which is currently leaning towards Prince Logan.

“Sir Balthazar.”

Just then, a calm woman’s voice urged Balthazar. It was the only exorcist included in these subjugation units.

“The devil’s energy is a little unusual. I think we should hurry up the march.”

The Knights of Saint Terbakia are known to be vulnerable to large-scale battles, and most of them are out of town. Therefore, the current recruitment of troops was mainly made up of the other four knights.

But it was something else that caught Balthazar’s eye.

Wasn’t that woman a little different from before?

– An exorcist? Were the Knights of Saint Terbakia also a target?

– Heh heh. No, Sir Balthazar. I will participate as a member of the monster task force.

Even when I first joined, that woman was letting out an eerie laugh somewhere. She occasionally muttered small words into the air, wasn’t it the appearance of a mentally ill person, no matter how many times she washed her eyes?

But now her impression was completely different.

The hair that covered his face gloomyly was pulled back and slicked back, and his tired face with dark circles down looked quite neat, though a little pale.

okay. Thinking like that, somehow, it seems that the character has changed a little… … .

“Sir Balthazar.”

When the exorcist called him again, Balthazar, who had been lost in thought, was startled and dazed.

“… oh, nothing okay. We must hurry.”

But it was just when Balthazar had just ordered his adjutant to speed up.

“… … !”

Hwaak-

A silvery light flashed in the Exorcist’s eyes, and then she suddenly broke away from the battle line and began to shoot forward rapidly.

“… … !?”

“hey! Do not suddenly break ranks!”

The startled adjutant shouted at her. The one who stopped him was Francis, the lieutenant of the Knights of St. Aurelion.

“You can leave it alone, Lord Dimross. Sir Sharon is a knight who moves freely without system. He is the mandate of His Majesty the Holy Emperor.”

“Moving without a system, what the hell is that… … ?”

As a knight in the imperial palace, this was something he could not even dare to imagine. While Dimros muttered dumbfoundedly, Balthazar looked at the exorcist’s back with eyes full of astonishment.

However, what surprised Balthazar was a completely different part from the adjutant.

‘Such a mysterious aura operation? Where did such a genius suddenly appear?’

Why did I miss such a swordsman until now?

I need the author as a disciple right now… No, should I get permission from Sir Leandros first? But will he really hand over such a great talent to me? … .

But Balthazar’s troubles were not long.

Shortly after the exorcist disappeared, an aura like a storm erupted from the direction the troops were facing.

* * *

Pew!

A huge explosion erupted from within.

Its enormous power wasn’t enough to tear the devil’s orb into pieces, it created a black vortex that encompassed all the flesh.

The momentum was so powerful that the flesh was flying round and round in the wind without being able to gather back to the center.

Hwaaak!

A cool breeze followed. A wind made of the materialization of a silver aura that contains divine energy.

“… … !”

Everyone froze and looked at him.

The Lilium Detached Corps was also struggling to maintain the barrier. The resident knights stamped their feet and looked at the situation of the princes.

“That divine aura!”

“Is the grace of the Lord with us here!”

What appeared in front of them was Prince Mores, wrapped in a silver wind.

He was slowly falling to the floor as if he were a flower seed blown away by the wind, holding the big wolfdog in his arms.

As if it were a miraculous scene shown by the saints of old, an extremely sacred and solemn sight.

“ah… … !”

It was a while to be surprised to recognize that the identity of the wind was the aura of prosperity.

Logan was delighted with Seongjin, who looked quite normal, and lowered Arjuna down.

“Sane… … !”

“Hey man!”

Then, his eyes widen at an unexpectedly violent scream.

“You crazy bastard! What are you doing? Did you intend to commit suicide right here?”

“… what?”

“At most, reinforcements are coming, but why are you wringing out your holy power by yourself in such a hurry? There’s a limit to being quick-tempered!”

Took.

Sungjin, who had landed on the floor, frowned between his eyes and sensed the presence around him.

Logan’s torch, burning the flesh of demons and still not extinguished. And the sign of the guy who is much weaker than usual.

The more I thought about it, the more absurd it was.

“you… … .”

On the other hand, Logan was flustered in a different way. Because he realized that Lee Seong-jin’s eyes that were bruising him were not properly focused.

‘Snow… … !’

Logan, who immediately remembered what had happened in the Sigismund Territory, bit his lip.

“Lee Seong-jin, what the hell are you doing? Why are your eyes like that again?”

“Hmm, what.”

Seongjin gave a rough answer and put Max down on the floor.

But is it because the huge amount of aura that remained in the passageway was released at once? The moment the weight of the werewolf disappeared, Seongjin felt severe dizziness and stumbled on the spot.

“Uh… … !”

Surprised, Logan blurts out an arm to support him.

however-

“Uh… … !”

“what?”

Unable to bear the weight of Sungjin, he stumbled along with it. After all, Logan wasn’t in a good state either.

Quadang! thud!

In the end, the two of you and I ended up sitting on the floor.

“… … .”

Out of shape. What is this?

“… I don’t know what tricks you’ve done, but it seems like the chance is only now. We have to get out of here.”

Logan, who was silent for a moment, looked up and said.

Indeed, the rapidly swirling flesh of the devils was showing signs of coming together again as the wind of aura gradually died down.

“It should be. It should be… … .”

Seongjin frowned as he pushed Max away from licking his face.

Perhaps it was because he released all the auras that were blocking Gehenna’s fire, or it was because he felt a pain in his chest as if it were burning.

‘… I think it’s already too late to avoid it.’

The fire of Gehenna is almost at the end of the passage. At this rate, Seongjin knew very well that his entire body would soon be helplessly engulfed in flames.

‘In that case, I’d rather stay like this with the demons… … .’

The moment I was trying to make up my mind that was quite spleen.

Seongjin and Logan flinched at the same time and turned their heads. It was because they felt a familiar presence running quickly towards them from afar.

“… … !”

The owner of the presence soon appeared within sight.

Black hair like a crow and a pale face. And the familiar silver-grey eyes that radiate a silvery glow.

The exorcist, dressed in the gray uniform of Terbakia, was shooting rapidly into the land of the dead, spurring his aura.

‘Abama!’

Somehow relieved, Logan staggered from his seat while supporting Seongjin. There was no strength in his body from squeezing his divine power to the floor, but at least he was in better condition than this blind guy.

“Come on, wake up, Seongjin Lee. Other people have eyes, so I have to stand up properly to greet them.”

There my father is coming.

Logan didn’t say anything behind his back, but Seongjin could sense at once what he wanted to say. Because his spirit, which had been so tense, softened at once.

Seongjin was also a car with a strong sense of relief and a sneaky laugh.

“ha ha ha.”

“What are you laughing at right now? On the subject of such a huge accident.”

Logan supported his wobbly legs with Arjuna and bruised Seongjin pretending nothing was wrong.

“Even here, the momentum of Obama is unusual. Aren’t you afraid of remorse?”

“Oh, yes. It’s not scary at all.”

Seongjin raised a corner of his mouth and thought.

At least for today, it seems like there are comrades who can spend the night together.