Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1467



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Episode 1467. What’s good for them?

Elio did not find the butcher until the day of the monument unveiling ceremony.

I even offered a reward out of frustration, but it was no use.

There have been some reports of similar people, but the results have been disappointing.

They all had scars on their faces, not knife marks.

Eventually, the search for the butcher was forgotten as the unveiling ceremony schedule was rushed.

From the morning, a large force of musketeers was deployed on the border between Hirhera and Tameion.

This is in preparation for an unexpected attack by the demons.

The city was emptied as all of the Northern Kingdoms’ allied forces were deployed to the operational area.

The eyes of the soldiers stationed at the border were full of curiosity and tension.

The soldiers in the north whispered as they looked at the valley leading to Hierhera.

“Will the Demon Lords really come?”

“Even if Count Lagoa is the Grand Master, it would be difficult to gather the Demon Lords, right?”

“I don’t understand why they are holding such a trivial event. The boundary wall isn’t even a scutum (ice wall), so how can they stop the invasion of the demons? If the demon lords suddenly go berserk today, they’ll suffer enormous damage… … .”

“What I’m saying is, it’s a problem even if the Demon Lords don’t come, but it’s also a problem even if they do come. Ah, my head hurts.”

The commander, who was listening to the soldiers’ conversation, said something sharp.

“Everyone, shut up and get your heads together! With Scutum gone, who was protecting the North, we have to do something. If the guard towers are helpful, then so be it. There’s no harm in setting them up.”

The other man’s words were true, so the soldiers stopped grumbling.

Although some time had passed, the canyon was quiet.

King Eschatos IV asked Duke Stauros Eschatos, commander of the central forces.

“It’s quiet. Is it true that the Demon Lords are attending today?”

“That’s right. Don’t worry. The Demon Lords will attend.”

“Are you sure?”

“There aren’t many Demon Lords who can refuse the call of Count Lagoa. Besides, guard duty isn’t a bad thing for Demon Lords either.”

“What’s good for them?”

“Commander Lagoa and the Northern Kingdoms’ allied forces are gathered at the border of Tameion. This alone will put a lot of pressure on the demons of Tameion. The human race may invade Tameion in order to seek revenge. In fact, didn’t many kings insist on conquering Tameion? It wouldn’t be strange if a war broke out in Tameion at this point.”

“That’s true too.”

Eschatos IV nodded.

The border wall that Count Lagoa is pushing forward is like a promise of mutual non-aggression.

For the weaker Demon Lords than Count Lagoa, nothing could be better.

***

Same time.

Gronemia Dark Castle.

The seven lords gathered at the castle of Lord Murmor.

Valier, Paimon Grouse, Argon, Belial, Shamos, Mitkoven, and Murmorda.

The hierarchy between them was revealed in the seats.

Valier was the highest, and below him sat Paimon Grouse and others.

Murmor, who had recently become the monarch, was the last in command despite being the lord of the Dark Castle.

The Murmor Lord opened his eyes cautiously.

“Um, the unveiling ceremony is today. The time hasn’t been set yet, but it’s starting soon… … .”

Murmor trailed off, watching the moods of the monarchs.

Perhaps because of their pride, the monarchs were reluctant to rise from their seats.

I have to go to Orani, but I don’t want to look weak when I ask to go.

Shamos and Lord Mitkoven glanced at Lord Belial.

I hope that Lord Belial will step forward and do something.

Shamos, Mitkoven, and Murmor Lords are all ranked outside the top 50.

On the other hand, Lord Belial is ranked in the top 20.

Valier and Paimon Grouse Lord are both in the top 10, so they’re right around the waist.

But the eyes of Lord Belial were turned towards Lord Argon.

The Argon Monarch is the 12th in the Demon Monarch hierarchy.

As the 20th-ranked Lord Belial, I hesitated to stand before him.

In fact, the upper and middle-ranking monarchs did not know much about it, as they had only attended after receiving a call from Lord Paimon Grouse.

The Argonian monarch, who had noticed the monarchs’ mood, opened his mouth.

“But Lord Paimon, our seven lords have gathered together for the first time in a while… … Do you still think we should accept Lord Lagoa’s proposal?”

The Demon Lords all looked at Lord Paimon Grouse.

Their faces were filled with questions.

The corners of Lord Paimon Grouse’s mouth slightly went up.

He, who was laughing strangely, suddenly asked the Lord Shamos.

“Lord Shamos, do you think so too?”

Lord Shamos paused at Lord Paimon Grouse’s sudden question.

Soon a light sigh escaped her lips.

“Four lords, including me, fought against the Lagoa lord, and three of them died. I survived because I acknowledged him at the last moment. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be here. If the seven of us lords join forces, at least… … . I think five of us will die. I don’t know if it’s worth taking that risk.”

After finishing speaking, Lord Shamos lowered his eyes as if he felt burdened by the gazes of the other lords.

Honestly, five was a generous evaluation.

He said there were five because he was aware of Lord Valier and Paimon Grouse, but in reality, he thought it would be fortunate if even one survived.

Paimon Grouse said with a smirk.

“You gave me and Valier a good score. But I think differently. Unless all the Demon Lords of Tameion gather together, they will not be able to deal with Lord Lagoa. And I will tell you in advance that you should not expect the Seven Lords to fight. I will stay out of that fight.”

Then Vallière intervened with a slightly unpleasant expression.

“That doesn’t sound good. Did you really have to lump me in with that?”

“I did it for you. You’ll thank me later.”

Paimon Grouse didn’t back down an inch.

Vallière was angry at his attitude, but at the same time, he was curious.

‘The King of Lagoa is that strong?’

It was hard to believe that someone from the Buraqui tribe was stronger than the monarchs from the higher-level demon tribes.

The slightly heated atmosphere has now cooled down.

But none of the seven monarchs revealed any speculation.

It was as good as lost before we even fought.

The Argon Lord, who had been smiling bitterly, slightly changed the subject.

“If the Lord of Lagoa has declared himself the great warrior of the human race, I think it would be a good thing for the demons of Tameion to erect a guard post.”

The demon lords nodded their heads at his words.

Suddenly, Lord Paimon Grouse looked at the lords and said.

“Do I have to listen to unpleasant things while going to do good work? Let’s go before it’s too late.”

When Valier, the highest ranking among the monarchs present, stood up, the demon monarchs below him also stood up.

The Demon Lords are well versed in the geography of Tameion.

It didn’t even take 10 minutes to get to the Kanibora Corridor as the Demon Lords began to move in earnest.

***

The border between Hirhera and Tameion.

Was it around 11 o’clock?

As the soldiers on guard began to tire, demons poured out of the valley.

There were seven monarchs, their champions, and their guards.

The already dark sky was covered in black Astaroids (high-level demons) and Baraks (mid-level demons).

The humans who had been chattering about whether the demons were coming or not held their breath at the sight of their immense majesty.

If just one Demon Lord runs wild, the kingdom will be destroyed, but there are seven of them gathered in one place.

The dark ether emitted by the Demon Champions engulfed the surrounding area.

As they felt dizzy and out of breath, the northern soldiers chanted to themselves the protection of Mana Phtras.

The reality was more terrifying than I had vaguely imagined.

Soldiers with weak physical and mental strength trembled and fell down one after another.

Then Elio walked forward as if to meet her.

He also aroused the spirit and pushed the dark ether outwards.

The dark ether was pushed away, and the pitch-black darkness gradually began to fade.

It was as if a line had been drawn between Elio and the demons.

Then Elio radiated more energy as if he found it funny.

Then the situation was immediately reversed.

The demon champions trembled as the spirit energy choked them.

Paimon Grouse, unable to stand watching, stepped forward and said.

“Lord of Mokubas! We have not come to fight, but to join in the guard you are setting up.”

Only then did Elio recollect his spirit.

Lord Valier, who had been watching from behind, looked at Lord Lagoa with a furious expression.

Defeating over twenty champions with just momentum!

That was an impossible task for him too.

‘How can something like Shaitin be possible…?’

A monarch from the lower-class Buraqui tribe is on par with Shaitin!

I couldn’t believe it even though I saw it with my own eyes.

It seemed that Paimon Grouse and Lord Shamos had been trying hard to oppose it.

The seven monarchs and the kings of the northern kingdom gathered before a huge stone monument.

There were so many streetlights installed that the area around the tombstone was as bright as day.

At Elio’s gesture, the chief of staff pulled on the rope hanging from under the tombstone.

The temporary cloth covering the tombstone flowed down.

There was nothing written on the bare surface of the tombstone.

The Demon Lords and the Kings of the Northern Kingdom looked at Count Lagoa with curious eyes.

Elio pulled out the ‘Sword of Void’ that was hanging on his back.

The Demon Lords kept their eyes on the Lagoa Lord with tense faces.

For a moment they thought, ‘The Lagoan lord might kill us and advance on Tameion.’

But the misunderstanding was quickly resolved.

The chief of staff ran over and handed over the paper he was holding.

It was a piece of paper with writing to be engraved on it.

Then, as the Lagoa lord swung his sword, stone dust flew from the giant stone monument.

The contents of the boundary stone were engraved in the continent’s common language on the left, and in the language of the Demon Tribe on the right.

Engraving letters on a stone tablet with a sword was a sight that neither the demons nor humans had ever seen before.

Each stroke of the letter was as thick as an adult’s forearm, but the depth of the lettering was as deep as a span.

What is surprising is that he engraved the text without stopping even once.

The stone surface of the tombstone was eroded to a soft state, like tofu.

Elio, engraved with letters, looked back at the northern kings and winked.

The kings who had been hesitating went out one by one and wrote their names in the blank spaces below the common language of the continent with oil mixed with gold dust.

Next it was the turn of the Demon Lords.

The Demon Lords wrote their names under the Demon language.

After a while, as the northern kings and demon lords retreated, Elio’s sword danced again.

Gagagagak!

The names of kings and demon lords were carved into the rock.

Finally, Elio engraved his name in both the continent’s common language and the language of the Demons.

That is how the legendary boundary stone between humans and demons on the continent of Rodina was born.

The Demon Lords returned to Tameion quietly without complaint.

The Northern Kingdoms’ Allied Forces were surprised that the Demon Lords knew and followed etiquette like humans.

A glimmer of hope emerged that perhaps the contents of the border guard might actually be preserved.

Leaving only the frontline border troops behind, the Northern Kingdoms’ allied forces returned to their camp outside Hirhera.

That evening, a grand party was held at Chrysophedio, making the talk of the end times seem meaningless.

Unlike the victory parties held in Victoria, Chrysopedio’s party was a formal event, attended by kings and nobles from the North.

Elio, exhausted from exchanging greetings with the nobles, sat down in a corner.

Just then, a middle-aged woman passed by him and dropped a note.

Elio reflexively snatched the note away.

[The Butcher. Back Door 9pm.]

After checking the contents, Elio burned the note with his Samadhi Evolution.