Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1474



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Episode 1474. Do you know where it is?

Elio didn’t argue, thinking that there was some truth to what he said.

On the one hand, I also felt like it didn’t matter.

Because, whether it is the intervention of the evil god Shaitin or a natural phenomenon, we have no choice but to confront it head-on.

“But what about you? You look familiar.”

Count Keisa Coldwall answered Count Lagoa’s question.

“I am Count Keisa Coldwall. I met you six years ago at the Port of Hades in Fiestra.”

“Ah! So that’s the guy who helped Marquis Gosling both materially and spiritually. Didn’t you say he was the head of some special task force?”

“I am now a staff officer of the expeditionary force.”

Count Coldwall cut off the conversation with a curt reply.

Elio thought so and lost interest.

Archduke Kaiser Knauf quickly changed the subject when his brother’s name was mentioned.

“Anyway, if it weren’t for Count Lagoa, the damage would have been much greater. Thank you.”

“Thank you, what? I am also a member of the expeditionary force, Commander-in-Chief.”

“Thank you, though. And let’s wait a little longer about the demons and the beasts. If only it were a truly natural phenomenon… … .”

The staff also had complicated expressions.

In the Expeditionary Force, no one knows more about the Abyss and the Demons than Count Lagoa.

But Count Lagoa said that it could be the intervention of the evil god Shaitin.

One of the staff members said absentmindedly.

“Shouldn’t we also come up with countermeasures against the evil god Shaitin?”

But there was no staff member to answer.

This is because the evil god Shaitin was not a target for the expeditionary force to begin with.

Syncreer went back to practicing his marksmanship.

She set up targets about a hundred paces away and pulled the trigger.

Boom! Boom!

One target fell backwards.

Unlike the first time, now it fits me well and I feel good.

As she smiled brightly, Count Lagoa’s voice came to her ear.

“One of the two shots will hit the mark. If both shots hit the mark, you can use the magic gun instead of the sword.”

“Isn’t that too strict a standard? You say that skills can only be improved through practice?”

“Not only Excitement, but also Magic Bullets are not infinite. If the Magic Bullets run out before the Magic Stones are destroyed, everyone will die.”

Of course, he has the Nine Dragons Sword, which allows him to teleport.

However, the Abyss and the outside world could not be traveled back and forth.

Just as it was impossible to travel from another world to the present world, the outside world and the Abyss were also the same.

“ah…….”

Syncrea looked at the magic gun he was holding with renewed eyes.

I had heard the saying, ‘distribution is important’ before, but now I think I understand it.

She pulled the trigger more carefully.

Boom! Boom!

Two targets passed.

After that, the target fell as soon as the trigger was pulled.

“That’s enough. Starting tomorrow, you too will join the ranks of the musketeers. But what about the final moment?”

“It’s a sword.”

“Yes, don’t forget that we are knights after all.”

“Are knights and musketeers different?”

Syncrea looked at her master’s face.

It’s not that I don’t know the difference between a sword and a magic gun.

I asked because my heart suddenly felt touched by the words, ‘In the end, it’s a knight.’

“A musketeer fights by seeing the shape of his enemy, but a knight fights by hearing his enemy’s breathing. I don’t know what others may say, but that’s what I think.”

“yes!”

Syncrea answered in a brave tone.

The pride I had as a knight, which had been fading away, rose in my chest.

‘Yes, I use a magic gun, but I am a knight.’

The musketeers dodged the swarm of blood-sucking flies, but he charged forward.

I fought by cutting the tentacles of the vampire fly and getting splashed with its body fluids all over my body.

‘Fighting while listening to the enemy’s breathing’ must mean that.

The night deepened.

A time when all of the expeditionary forces except the sentries were asleep.

Boom! Boom!

The sudden sound of a magic gun turned the expeditionary force’s camp upside down.

Elio, who had been sleeping, also woke up at the sound of the magic gun.

Soon after, Syncree’s voice was heard from outside the barracks.

“Master! A monster has attacked!”

Elio got up from bed and went outside.

A dozen or so flash grenades, fired at different times, brightly illuminated the area surrounding the camp.

“A monster?”

“Yes, the Terradogs are coming.”

“How long have you been here to be this noisy?”

“There are more than a thousand.”

“It’s bound to be noisy.”

“Right?”

“But what are you doing, Count Denny Logue, that you woke me up?”

“You couldn’t see me? I was at the knights’ barracks and came running.”

“That adjutant is acting as he pleases. Tsk!”

When you don’t need it, it follows you around like a shadow, but when you actually need it, it’s nowhere to be seen.

Elio, who was clicking his tongue, moved to the noisiest place with Synclair.

Inside the barbed wire fence, a line of musketeers was lined up, firing their magic guns outward.

Pupupupuung! Puuung!

Dead Terradog corpses were strewn outside the barbed wire.

The Terradogs were rushing forward in pitch black formation, stepping on the corpses of their dead comrades.

Kkeukkeukkeuk!

The distinctive howling sound of the Terradog could be heard from all directions.

Syncrea quickly stepped into the empty space and started shooting his magic gun.

However, the number of Terradocs was far greater than that of the Musketeers.

Eventually, dozens of terradogs jumped over the barbed wire.

A sigh of ‘Ah!’ came out of the mouths of the musketeers who saw that.

In an instant, the knights waiting behind rushed out and cut down the Terradogs.

Did they fight like that for almost an hour?

Finally, the Terradogs slowly retreated into the darkness.

Only then did the knights and musketeers leave one by one, leaving behind the sentry.

Elio also returned to the barracks with Syncrea.

Just as the two arrived at the barracks, someone came out of Elio’s barracks.

His adjutant was Viscount Denny Logue.

Elio looked at him and said.

“Who is this? Isn’t this the adjutant Denny who is always out of sight when you need him the most? And why are you crawling out of the barracks when there is no owner? Did you come to rob an empty house?”

“No. I came to inform the Count of the invasion of Terradoc… … but since there was no answer, I went in for a moment. I thought you were deeply asleep… … .”

“You came to tell me that Terradoc has retreated? You came really quickly.”

“I’m sorry. I hesitated to tell Your Highness, but I ended up doing this. I won’t be late next time.”

“Log Adjutant.”

“yes.”

“You know I’m a swordsman, right?”

“yes.”

“I can’t help but wonder. I don’t want to use mind magic on Adjutant Rogue. The side effects are a bit inhumane.”

“I will be careful.”

“Caution alone is not enough. Act without a single suspicion. That is, if you want to continue living with a sound mind.”

Of course, Elio’s speech has no side effects.

But he didn’t want to reveal such facts to reassure the other person.

Deputy Denny Logue answered with a serious expression on his face.

“I will do my best!”

“Yeah, I can trust you a little now. Wouldn’t it have been better if you had done that from the beginning? We haven’t known each other for long, so let’s not make things embarrassing for no reason. Just go.”

“yes!”

After Adjutant Log saluted, he ran away into the darkness.

Syncrea, who had been watching from the side, opened her mouth.

“Master, what you are doing is suspicious, so I told you to just use mental magic.”

“If you were that suspicious, you would have done it already.”

“Huh? A little while ago, you were really urging me as if you were going to use mental magic at any moment?”

“That’s because they look like they’re lacking discipline. I know from meeting the Imperial Military Inspectorate that they don’t do anything that stands out.”

“is it so?”

“They are much higher level than the Rogue Adjutant.”

“Then how are we going to watch over the adjutant?”

“Keep going.”

“Why? I thought you weren’t an adjutant?”

“But you never know. They might be able to take advantage of the fact that it looks sloppy.”

“It’s complicated. Anyway, you’re telling me to keep watching, right? I’ll do that. Then, go to sleep.”

Syncrea bowed and left.

Elio went into the barracks and fell asleep again.

A moment later, as he was about to fall asleep, he heard Adjutant Rogue’s voice in his ear.

“Your Majesty the Count! A monster has attacked!”

“… … .”

Elio, who had been forced to wake up, frowned and went out of the barracks.

“The monster attacked again?”

“Yes, a pack of terrawolves are coming.”

The Terrawolf was a more dangerous monster than the Terradog from before.

Even though they are both lower-level monsters, Terrawolf’s body size is twice that of Terradog.

That’s why it was more difficult to deal with than Terradog.

A Terradog can be subdued with a single magic bullet, but it takes two or three shots to take down a Terrawolf.

As Elio followed the adjutant, Synclair came running in a hurry.

She glanced at Adjutant Log and followed her master in silence.

Elio and Adjutant Rogue headed to where the fighting seemed the most intense.

The corpses of Terrawolves were strewn across the barbed wire, indicating that the defense line had already been breached several times.

There were many musketeers and knights who were injured and fell back.

Elio pulled out his Void Sword as he saw the Terrawolf swarming in through the barbed wire.

Soon, as he swung his sword, shadows of swords poured down like rain beyond the barbed wire.

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

The Terrawolves were blown to pieces with a thunderous explosion.

The lucky terrawolves that survived ran away with their tails tucked in, crying, “Wake up! Wake up!”

The fierce battle ended with a single stroke of the sword.

Just as Elio, who had acquired the Sword of Void, was about to leave, Archduke Knauf and his party appeared.

“count.”

“Your Highness the Grand Duke.”

After exchanging greetings, Archduke Knauf led Count Lagoa to a quiet place.

“Two hours ago, Terradog attacked, and now Terrawolf attacked. Comparing to the past is meaningless, but… … . Is this a normal occurrence in the Abyss?”

“There has never been a raid on this scale before.”

“Do you think it’s a coincidence?”

“Once or twice might be a coincidence… … . But three times a day, I think it’s intentional.”

“Are you saying that this is the work of the evil god Shaitin?”

“I don’t know about that, but if this continues, the magic bullet may run out first.”

When the magic bullets run out, the gunner becomes incapacitated.

With a whopping 70 percent of the expeditionary force gone, we can say that the expedition was a lost cause.

“Hmm!”

A sigh escaped from Archduke Knauf’s mouth as he realized the seriousness of the situation.

Two airships were loaded with magic bullets and food supplies.

However, if we continue to be attacked by monsters and beasts like we are now, it won’t be long before our magic bullets run out.

“How much further do I have to go to get to the magic stone?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t go there by looking at the Abyss map.”

“Huh? Wasn’t the apostle supposed to be guiding us?”

“No. I am looking for the mountain that Mana Phtras showed to the apostle.”

“Just a mountain? Isn’t that overwhelming?”

“It’s a very noticeable place, so once you discover it, you won’t be able to miss it.”

“You noticed it?”

“They say it’s a black mountain that spews smoke like a volcano.”

For a moment, a light flashed in Elio’s eyes.

I remember seeing a black mountain spewing smoke like a volcano in the Abyss in the past.

I felt an enormous dark ether there. Was it because of the magic stone?

As Count Lagoa’s expression changed, Archduke Knauf asked.

“Do you know where it is?”

“I saw a mountain like that five years ago when I was exploring the Abyss.”

“Oh! Where is that place? How far is it?”

“It is called Mount Karnak in the language of the Demons. It took about two weeks to walk there… … . It is a distance that can be reached in three days by airship.”

“Since Count Lagoa knows this place, it must be under the protection of Lady Mana Petras.”

Archduke Knauf’s face brightened.

Because if you know the location, you no longer have to worry about attacks by monsters or demons.

Elio muttered as if talking to himself while reminiscing about the past for a moment.

“But why didn’t Apostle Anna make that oracle public? If she had, she could have moved a little more systematically.”

“It was a matter that required secrecy, but wasn’t it also to raise the status of the Mana Phtras sect? If the Imperial Army had known the location of the magic stone, the Mana Phtras sect wouldn’t have been included in the expeditionary force. However, the Mana Phtras sect is currently leading the expeditionary force. Starting tomorrow, however, they will have to give up that position to the Count’s airship.”