Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1457



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Episode 1457. The Great War of the Human Race

The next day.

Around noon, the great nobles of the Kingdom of Eschatos gathered at the Western Army Camp, the venue for the duel.

Soldiers are prohibited from entering the arena.

This is because the honor of the Marquis Charles Bernardo, who was effectively the master of the Western Army, was at stake.

After a while, the two knights stood facing each other.

Count Elio Lagoa and Marquis Bernardo.

Suddenly Elio muttered as he looked at the tense-looking Marquis Bernardo.

“It’s admirable of you to not run away. But that won’t make any difference.”

The Marquis Bernardo spoke with great effort.

“You should know that it is just as unusual for a Count, a Grand Master, to challenge a Marquis, a mere sword expert, to a duel, as it is for me to do.”

It was like you were doing the same terrible thing as me.

Elio answered with a smirk.

“It’s okay. I came here to punish your dog-like behavior. It goes without saying that you have to be stronger than a sword expert to punish him. But a certain guest came to see me last night.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“A stranger came to me with a request. He said that if I render you incapacitated, he will cede the territory of Enarke to me. What do you think about this offer?”

“… … .”

The face of Marquis Bernardo, who had not lost hope even after being pushed into the arena, hardened.

It is entirely up to the lord to decide whether to grant or deny territory.

So I thought I knew who the ‘stranger’ was without being told.

It was clear that his younger brother Simon, who would inherit the title if he died, was behind it.

“No answer? Are you just going to shut up and have a duel?”

Elio drew his greatsword along with the words.

Only then did Marquis Bernardo come to his senses and quickly shout.

“No! I have something to say!”

“Try it.”

“If you allow me to maintain my position as lord… … I will give you the territory of Enarkhe.”

“What are you talking about? I said someone made that suggestion first. Don’t you know that the person who speaks first has priority?”

“Then, I will give you the Clutton Estate.”

“Clutton?”

“It is ten times larger than the territory of Enarke. It is more than ten percent of the entire territory.”

“This is land that was taken from us by demons, and you’re saying this as if you’re being very generous?”

“I’m sorry if it sounded that way.”

“Well, if the Western Army does its job, then it is land that will be reclaimed soon. Marquis, will you devote yourself to reclaiming the North?”

“yes!”

The Marquis Bernardo answered loudly, trying to please the Count of Lagoa.

In a sense, a duel is nothing more than a show.

The Marquis Bernardo now wanted to make his duel into something like that.

It’s a show where only the winner and loser are confirmed, not a bloody fight filled with malice and hatred.

“Okay. Let’s get started.”

When Elio nodded, Marquis Bernardo hurriedly drew his longsword and said.

“I will be taught.”

“It’ll sting a little.”

Elio’s greatsword swept towards Marquis Bernardo like a typhoon.

Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng―!

Sparks flew as the greatsword and the longsword clashed.

Marquis Bernardo, a sword expert, blocked the greatsword with all his might.

Contrary to what was said to be a slight sting, the greatsword flew in as if it were going to kill.

It felt like my limbs would be cut off if I failed to stop them even once.

Before long, the Marquis Bernardo was drenched in sweat, like a man pulled out of water.

But Elio didn’t even break a sweat.

In the gap where the Marquis’ concentration was broken, the greatsword pierced through the longsword and dug into his waist.

Shhhhh!

An ‘Ack!’ sound came out of Marquis Bernardo’s mouth without him knowing.

puck-!

At the crucial moment, Elio twisted his greatsword and struck the Marquis’ waist with its blade.

Even if it’s a black mask, the Grand Master’s power doesn’t disappear.

“Ugh!”

With a groan of frustration, Marquis Bernardo took a step back.

The Marquis’s hands trembled as the sharp pain surged from his ribs with every breath.

There was no doubt that the ribs were broken.

Elio said to Marquis Bernardo, who was desperately enduring the pain.

“Marquis, will you admit defeat?”

“yes…….”

“Okay. Then do what a loser does.”

Only then did Marquis Bernardo breathe a sigh of relief and put away his longsword.

After declaring his defeat in front of the nobles, he apologized to Baron Ashley Nelson.

Baron Nelson nodded his head in acceptance of the Marquis’s apology.

With that the duel was over.

After a brief commotion, the Western Army returned to its previous state.

That afternoon.

An emergency rescue request was officially received from the 3rd Army Command to the Eschatos Kingdom Army.

This is because the vanguard of the Raminov Kingdom army was on the verge of annihilation in the Laprada snowfields.

The Escatos Kingdom army began a rapid march to rescue the Raminoff Kingdom army.

***

La Prada snowfields.

The vanguard of the Raminov Kingdom Army.

Commander-in-Chief Raminov III asked Marshal Iskra Raminov with a stern face.

“How much longer do you think you can hold out?”

“I won’t be able to last even an hour.”

“What about the retreat?”

“It’s blocked. We planned the operation with a retreat in mind from the beginning, but… … the momentum of the Demon Legion was beyond imagination… … .”

“You said it was the legions of Lord Paimon Grouse?”

“Yes. I have instructed the palace wizard to prepare a teleport. When you are ready, Your Majesty, please take refuge at least to the Third Army Command.”

“… … .”

Raminoff III did not answer.

It wouldn’t be possible to avoid it just by himself and the palace magicians.

The soldiers who died today in the La Prada snowfields can be recruited again.

However, if they lost their commanders, including the general and deputy generals, including their enemies, the Raminov Kingdom would fall.

Raminoff III, who had been laughing bitterly, turned his gaze forward.

About 300 meters ahead, the sound of a magic gun being fired was loud.

Pupupupu! Pupupupu!

But it wasn’t enough to stop the monsters from coming in like a flood.

Even though there were a lot of monsters, there were too many.

It was heartbreaking to lose an artillery unit to the flying demons early in the battle.

‘Damn it! If only the artillery unit had been intact, we wouldn’t have been pushed back so unilaterally… … .’

There was no use regretting it later.

After the Demon Legion annihilated the artillery unit, they unleashed the demons they had brought from Hirhera.

At least the entire unit was armed with magic guns, so they were able to hold out for this long. If they had fought against the guards and cavalry like in the past, they would have been annihilated long ago.

“General Belaz’s forces have been breached! Your Majesty, you must go now!”

Marshal Raminov spoke urgently, thinking of sending the King away and returning to the battlefield.

But Raminov III did not budge.

If the Raminov kingdom was over, it would be better for him to die here with honor.

“Marshal Raminoff, I… … .”

Raminoff III paused for a moment as his emotions surged up.

At that moment, black dots appeared on the right side of the Demon Army.

As time passed, the black dots turned into an army of humans.

Marshal Raminov shouted with excitement as he saw the flag of the human army.

“Your Majesty! This is the Eschatos Kingdom Army! That flag is definitely the Western Army!”

The Eschatos Kingdom army, which appeared like a comet, struck the back of the Demon Legion.

The monsters that had been surging forward like a flood stopped.

Half of the monsters continued to swarm, but the other half turned to the right.

That alone was enough to give the Raminoff Kingdom Army a sigh of relief.

The Raminov Kingdom army, on the verge of destruction, launched an operation to hold its current position.

Suddenly, the shape of swords rained down from the sky onto the demon army.

It had the power of a concentrated bombardment.

The number of monsters that were swarming like a swarm of ants has noticeably decreased.

Prince Raminoff, seeing that, cried out like a child.

“It’s Ground Zero! Count Lagoa has arrived!”

‘Ground Zero’ refers to Count Lagoa’s sword technique, ‘The Shadow of the Sword Covering a Thousand Mountains [千山劍影]’.

People called it Ground Zero because nothing remained before its swordsmanship.

Eventually, the offensive against the Raminov Kingdom stopped.

This is because the Demon Legion, sensing a crisis, began to fight with all their might against the Western Army.

The void left by the demons was filled by the demon tribe.

However, even though the demons supported the monsters, the result did not change.

The demons and the beasts were pushed back helplessly.

The Demon Lord Paimon Grouse, unable to stand by and watch, turned to his champions and said.

“There are people among the human race who know how to fight. Who will bring back his head?”

Laval, a goat-headed demon holding a huge staff in one hand, stepped forward.

“I will bring you his head.”

“Oh! Laval! Go! Go and bring me a fresh head of a human!”

Then Laval, who ran to the battlefield like the wind, shouted loudly and swung his staff.

“Arnel de chama (Let the rings of fire pour down)!”

In an instant, a huge ring of fire fell from the sky and fell upon the humans.

Hwarururuk!

Just before the giant flames engulfed the vanguard of the Western Army, Elio swung his Void Sword.

Shhh! Shhh—!

The aura blade extended from the Void Sword and cut the ring of flame.

As the ring shattered, flames erupted greatly in the sky.

Phew!

Small sparks fell to the ground but soon disappeared into the snow.

Elio, who discovered the goat head too late, threw the Void Sword at him.

Wedge-!

Laval’s magical realm is comparable to Magnum Opus by human standards.

Startled, he immediately activated Apollutus Protect, known as Absolute Defense.

Gooooooo―.

A translucent magic field formed in front of Laval along with the sound of a magical wave.

Almost simultaneously, the Sword of Void struck Apollutus Protect.

Kwaang!

The Apollotus Protect was destroyed with a loud explosion.

But the Sword of Void flew far into the sky due to its resilience.

A crisis is an opportunity.

As Laval pointed his staff at the human warrior, lightning shot out with a ‘Crackle!’ sound.

As something flew towards him, Elio reflexively reached out to block it.

In an instant, lightning passed through Elio’s body.

Tsk tsk tsk!

Elio shivered from the thrill, but that was the end of it.

This time, Elio’s hand grabbed the air.

Then, Laval, who had been staring at me, suddenly grabbed my neck and started struggling.

“Kyaak!”

As Elio, who had been holding the goat’s head by the neck with his sword, slowly closed his grip, Laval, who had been struggling, fell over, foaming at the mouth.

As if that wasn’t enough, Elio twisted his wrist violently.

With a snap, Laval’s neck snapped.

Then, Elio forcefully threw Laval’s corpse towards the Demon Lord.

Immediately afterwards, Laval’s corpse fell to the ground at the feet of the Demon Lord Paimon Grouse.

Feeling humiliated, the Demon Lord slowly stood up from his seat and muttered.

“It’s amazing that a mere human can break the neck of the Demon Champion.”

Then Elio said as if it was no big deal.

“What’s so great about being a Demon Champion? Even the monarchs died by my hands.”

Paimon Grouse looked at the human warrior with surprised eyes.

It was a little awkward, but it was still the language of the Demons.

He was more surprised that the human knew the language of the demons than that he had killed the champion.

“Human warrior, do you know how to speak the language of the Demons?”

Elio answered, lightly catching the Void Sword that had just returned with his hand.

“I obtained an artifact called the Trainer from the Buraqui tribe. I am Elio Lagoa, the lord of Mokubas and the great warrior of the human race. Who are you?”

Elio introduced himself as the ‘Great Warrior of the Human Race’.

He is called that because he is the monarch of Mokubas and stands on the side of humans, not the demons.

Paimon Grouse, who had learned the identity of his opponent, asked back with a surprised expression.

“Now I see, you are the Lord of Mokubas! I am Paimon Grouse, the Lord of Asatra. Why did the great Lord of the Demon Race become the great warrior of the insect-like humans?”