Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1300
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1300 times. This is my first time seeing you like that too.
EXO’s bar.
Warlock Charles Manson drank lightly and overheard the mercenaries’ conversation.
It has been seven days since the three mercenary groups left Exo Island.
Unless we are planning a sneak attack in an unexplored area, now is the time to return.
The Abyss is large, but word spreads quickly.
Above all, there are many hidden eyes watching.
The weak group was reluctant to meet other groups and always kept a low profile.
Meanwhile, kingdoms and mercenary guilds dispatched spies to major settlements to monitor them.
Given the circumstances, we cannot be reassured that there are no witnesses.
In seven days, it was time for word to come out, whether through the return of the survivors of the three mercenary groups, someone who happened to witness it, or through watchers spread out all over the place.
The voices of the mercenaries who had been drinking since early evening in a corner rose slightly.
“The battle that took place in Skull Valley three days ago.”
“It was bloody.”
“I guess there was a conflict between the Southern Kingdom army and the imperial adventurers?”
“If you look at the shattered remains of the magic gun, you will get the answer. At a glance, it looks like it’s close to 100 pounds. “There is no mercenary group with magic guns like that.”
“Yah! “Even though magic engineering has advanced so much, it’s still no match for magic?”
“Why is that so connected again?”
“You saw the unexplored hills that turned into beehives. With those shattered magic guns… … . What’s the point of shooting hundreds of magic guns? “They all die with one wide-area spell.”
Then another mercenary sitting next to him intervened.
“From what I hear, he sounds like a mercenary from the Empire, but you’re exaggerating too much. No matter how good a wizard he was, hundreds of magic gun shots would have turned him into a beehive, so you killed them all with a single shot of some type of wide-area magic? “Do you want the empire to spread rumors like that?”
For a moment, the noisy surroundings became quiet.
The mercenary sitting next to him seemed to think that what the man was saying was a duke from the Empire.
The attention of the mercenaries in the bar was focused on two groups.
They all came from kingdoms or empires and showed interest in their work as if it were their own.
Then the mercenary who spoke first blushed and said.
“The Empire’s side? Don’t say things that don’t make sense. “We are mercenaries of the Shade Kingdom.”
As he spoke, the man took out a mercenary badge from his chest and showed it to the mercenary sitting next to him.
Still, the mercenary sitting next to him did not immediately look away with suspicion.
This is because once you become an empire, you can manipulate mercenary cards as much as you like.
“Let us be careful as the time is right. The situation in the Abyss is little different from the ground. If the kingdom and empire don’t help each other, they will lose their frontier… … . “The two sides engaged in combat, so what should we do?”
Then the Shade Kingdom mercenary spoke as if it was unfair.
“Honestly, I don’t know which side is the Kingdom army and which side is the Empire, but it is true that a big battle took place in the Valley of the Skull.”
“Did you see them fire hundreds of magic guns?”
“I’m not saying this because I saw it. “It was early evening, so the red-hot trajectory of the magic bullet was clearly visible from afar.”
At that moment, a sneer appeared on the lips of the mercenary sitting next to him.
“Did you say the magic bullet’s trajectory is red?”
“That’s right.”
“Have you ever participated in a territory war?”
“No.”
“I knew so. Anyone who has ever participated in a territory war would not have told such a lie. I used to be a musketeer, but magical bullets don’t leave a trace even when seen at night. In fact, if it gets stuck somewhere, blue sparks fly out. Even if I did see the trajectory, wouldn’t I know it if it was pale? “There are no red-hot magic bullets.”
“No, I said it would be really red. I wasn’t the only one who saw it. Hey, talk to me. Is that red? “Was it blue?”
The young mercenary who was talking with the Shade mercenary immediately answered.
“It was dark red like lava. “It was never blue.”
“Did you hear? It’s really red. Oh really! “You should have seen about a hundred red rays of light flying into the valley.”
Since he had the number of magic guns he mentioned at first, he slightly exaggerated the number by saying ‘about a hundred red rays of light.’
However, whether it was ten or a hundred, it did not mean much to the mercenary next to him.
“I’m sorry, but as far as I know, there are no magical bullets with a red trail.”
The middle-aged mercenary smiled and turned his upper body as if he was no longer interested.
The mercenaries of the Shade Kingdom, who were originally hiding due to their weak power, did not refute.
If you keep claiming that you saw it, it will only lead to arguments.
When the topic of conversation changed, Charles Manson quietly stood up.
‘It was three days ago… … .’
At that rate, there would still be traces of the fierce battle.
After paying for the drinks, his new brother went out and melted into the darkness.
Early morning the next day.
An elderly man appeared in the Valley of the Skull.
This is Charles Manson, the warlock who was at Exodo’s bar last night.
As he moved forward, looking closely at the Valley of the Skull, he stopped at the end of the valley.
In a cozy place against the cliff, there were two graves where the soil was not yet dry.
“Heh!”
One of the two tombs may be related to the disappearance of a divine being.
The corners of his mouth turned up at the thought of finally completing his revenge and request.
I looked around at the unexplored area, just in case.
I knew it!
As the Shade Kingdom mercenaries said, traces of the fierce battle remained intact.
The body could not be seen as if it had been devoured by the beast in the meantime, but it was clear that the pieces of the magic gun scattered across the cavernous ground had been given to the mercenaries.
He picked up a mercenary badge that was half buried in the dirt and examined it.
Looking at the engraved snake symbol, it appears to be a Viper mercenary group.
“Tsk! “Poor guys.”
It seems that he was hit by a wide-range technique and died without any time to escape.
After throwing away his mercenary badge, he returned to the two graves.
It was clear that three mercenary groups attacked Count Elio Lagoa’s group.
“One of the two would be Count Lagoa, right?”
As he spoke, he waved his hand.
The ground trembled, and soon the dirt from the tomb flowed down like water.
Like a suspicious wizard, he would rather check the body with his own eyes than wait for the adventurers in Exo Island.
Like a low tide, the dirt went away and two corpses appeared.
Their heads were covered with clothes, but looking at their clothes, they were both men.
Dry saliva flowed down Charles Manson’s throat.
Eventually, he approached the relatively small figure.
This is because Count Elio Lagoa’s body shape was not as large as the other corpses.
Charles Manson’s hands pulled the clothes covering the corpse’s head.
‘this!’
A sigh flowed from his mouth.
I assumed it was Count Elio Lagoa, but a middle-aged man appeared.
Still, just in case, this time I even removed the clothes covering the large corpse.
As expected, he is a middle-aged man with thick facial lines.
‘Shit! ‘Then who died?’
Unlike cunning people, stars don’t lie.
Not long ago, the star announced the death of a hero who clearly rivaled God.
I thought it was Elio Lagoa, but it seems he meant someone else.
Charles Manson, who was standing with a helpless look on his face, began to think about Exitium and walked towards the unexplored area.
The goal is to retrieve whatever remains.
I searched around the area near the broken magic gun, but I couldn’t see Exitium.
Either the mercenaries used them all or someone passing by picked them up.
He hoped the mercenaries had used them all.
If Exitium gets into the hands of other mercenaries, it will be a pain in the ass.
But even that is nothing compared to the danger of Count Elio Lagoa.
‘If you’ve done this, you’ll know that there’s a magic tower behind it only when you’re not a fool… … .’
If the magic tower is robbed, your existence will soon be revealed.
Charles Manson slumped his shoulders and trudged toward Mount Petra.
***
Unexplored territory.
Fabian, who was alone in the lead even after Tain-Rok died, said indifferently.
“I think it’s time to get to the ceratops habitat, don’t you think?”
But there is no answer.
Fabian, who belatedly realized Tain-rok’s death, answered himself.
“I can see the smell of sulfur coming from the ground, so it’s a ceratopsian habitat. uh? “It’s a Ceratops!”
Fabian stopped without realizing it.
About 30 meters ahead, among the white smoke rising from the cracked ground, a horned lizard the size of a crocodile stood.
The huge, sharp horn on its nose like a rhinoceros looked somewhat dangerous, but true to the rumor that it was gentle, it didn’t even bother to look at people.
Baron Howard Solon, who followed, said:
“Are the horns sharp like the tip of a spear?”
“You mean you’re a monster too? “It gives me chills to think of that thing going crazy.”
Crea also added a word.
“I hope some guys don’t provoke Ceratops again.”
Fabian felt an eerie feeling at those words and looked around.
Fortunately, there was nothing that looked like a person within sight.
“Whew!”
Fabian let out a long sigh of relief.
Fabian is said to be surprised when he sees the lid of a pot when he grows up, but these days, in the aftermath of the sneak attack, Fabian is often surprised by small things.
“Brother, aren’t you too sensitive?”
Baron Howard Solon looked at Fabian with worried eyes.
After the sneak attack in the Skull Valley, Fabian seemed to have lost his usual composure.
“I must remain alert until Lord Lagoa comes to his senses.”
“I’m sure Lord Lagoa will be okay?”
Nowadays, like Baron Howard Solon and Creado Fabian, Count Elio Lagoa is referred to as ‘Lord Lagoa’.
Maybe that’s why I feel like we’ve become closer than when I called him ‘adventurer’.
“of course.”
“I’m worried. You haven’t said anything these days. Have you ever done something like that before?”
“It’s my first time seeing you like that.”
Meanwhile, Elio and Count Larva Omar joined the lead.
Count Larva Omar asked on behalf of Elio, who was standing with a stunned look on his face.
“Why did you stop?”
“I just wanted to let you know that we have arrived at the Ceratops habitat. “The guy over there with a horn that looks like a spear blade is a Ceratops.”
“This is the sulfur region.”
Count Larva Omar slowly looked around.
I heard that the mercenary guild hired a handyman to come here to dig up sulfur, but it was quiet.
“The white smoke rising from underneath the ground looks like sulfur gas. I feel like I’m already suffocating. “Even if it means taking a little detour, I’ll go somewhere with less gas.”
“I know you don’t have to say it, but if you see someone, look carefully. “Insidious raiders disguised as handymen may irritate Ceratops.”
“Yes, but did Sir Lagoa say anything?”
Count Larva Omar shook his head in response to Fabian’s question.
After the saintess disappeared, Count Elio Lagoa did not say a single word.
He looked like a man who had lost his mind, not a grand master who shook the world.
It’s to the point where I’m worried that I’ll be able to fight Ushas Undra like that.
I know that the saint and Count Elio Lagoa don’t have a normal relationship, but I don’t know if her disappearance is such a shock.
‘A saint is someone who will leave at any time… … .’
Isn’t this like losing a loved one?