Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1482



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1482. At my age, that’s not surprising.

Elio’s gaze turned to Goliath.

I had seen the Imperial Goliath in the Southern Kingdom five years ago, but it was different then.

In each hand he had a gun with a barrel of between a magic gun and a magic cannon.

‘Are you saying that you were hiding something like that?’

Elio stuck out his tongue inwardly.

I had no idea that the Commander-in-Chief’s aircraft had such a secret weapon hidden inside.

The more you peel it, the more new things pop out, so it’s like looking at an onion.

Archduke Knauf, who had been following Elio’s gaze, spoke simply.

“4th generation Goliath.”

He said it as if it was nothing, but you could see the confidence in his face.

There must have been some work done on that Goliath, like the improved magic cannon.

Elio wondered what it was, but didn’t ask.

The Imperial Army has many secrets.

Just like the improved magic gun, it was obvious that they wouldn’t teach me anything about the 4th generation Goliath.

Archduke Knauf, sensing the awkwardness, changed the subject.

“The magic stone seems to be inside that building. Go inside.”

Soon, Elio and Archduke Knauf began walking shoulder to shoulder.

A hundred imperial troops and ten Goliaths followed.

The demons did not dare to enter and retreated hurriedly in front of the temple.

The temple was huge.

The entrance alone was large enough to fit ten Goliaths in a single row.

As we entered, the spacious interior came into view.

It looked big from the outside, but it was difficult to gauge its size once you went inside.

On each side, stone statues the size of houses stood in a row.

As Elio stopped walking, Archduke Knauf looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“Why are you like that?”

Elio said, pointing to a stone statue.

“Because I see a familiar face.”

“Who is it?”

“A demon god named Antar.”

“You said he was the god of the demon tribe?”

“Yes, he said so himself, and the gods of other tribes also said that he was the god favored by Shaitin.”

“That means these statues… … .”

“Yes, they are like the gods of the Demon Tribe.”

Archduke Knauf looked at the statues with worried eyes.

Because the ends of the stone statues erected along both walls were not visible.

Elio, who had been walking for a while, suddenly stopped.

That’s why I discovered belatedly that someone was sitting on the throne at the end of the temple.

The face of the one sitting on the throne was so beautiful that one would not think of him as an evil god.

Behind the throne was a black stone pillar, around which dark ether swirled.

Elio intuitively knew that the black stone pillar was a magic stone.

At that moment, the continental common language flowed out fluently from the mouth of the one sitting on the throne.

“You managed to come this far in a human body.”

Elio took a step forward at those rather meaningful words.

“Are you the evil god Shaitin?”

“That’s right. This place is for me alone. No one can enter without my permission.”

At those words, Elio finally turned around.

There were only imperial troops and priests, not a single demon was visible.

‘Why didn’t you call the demons?’

Elio frowned.

You let in the humans who came to destroy the magic stone, but you blocked your own servants?

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out Shaitin’s intentions.

In such cases, it is best to ask directly.

“We came to destroy the magic stone. But the demons stopped us and let us in? Why?”

“After all, I am the one who called you all here.”

“You called us together? No way! We have followed the oracle of Mana Phtras.”

“Is that really true?”

After finishing his incomprehensible words, Shaitin leisurely leaned his upper body against the back of his chair.

This is when Elio tilts his head at Shaitin’s incomprehensible attitude.

Archduke Knauf, who was standing next to him, suddenly stabbed Elio with a dagger.

Kwak―!

The self-defense instinct that came into play reflexively blocked the dagger.

But the Grand Master’s mana paid no attention to the self-defense technique.

Kwajik!

With a crunching sound, the dagger plunged into Elio’s waist.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

However, something unexpected happened even to Archduke Knauf.

The tip of the dagger was only about two finger joints long.

It was the protection of the Titan warriors that prevented it.

“Ugh!”

Elio quickly distanced himself from Archduke Knauf.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Ten Goliaths lined up in a semicircle with Elio at the center.

Elio looked back and forth between Archduke Knauf and Goliath with a bewildered expression.

“Archduke Knauf! What are you doing!”

Elio believed that Archduke Knauf and the Imperial Army had been affected by the evil spirit’s mental magic.

Because there was no other way to explain their behavior.

But a surprising answer came back from Archduke Knauf.

“I’m sorry. I had no choice but to do it to save the empire. Feel free to curse at me.”

“To save the empire? Why don’t you just destroy the magic stone?”

“A pact was made between the Emperor and Shaitin. The preservation of the Empire was exchanged for the life of the lord.”

“What is that… … .”

Archduke Knauf continued with a bitter expression on his face.

“The warlocks came to the Emperor and urged him to cooperate with Shaitin. The Emperor promised to preserve the Empire… … and ended up making a pact with Shaitin.”

Elio gnashed his teeth at the Emperor’s choice.

Even so, he decided to kill himself by joining hands with the evil god Shaitin.

Suddenly, Elio’s gaze turned to Apostle Anna Ramakrish.

Looking at the surprised face of the Apostle Anna, it seemed that she also knew now.

Finally, Elio saw Synclair.

“Did you know?”

“sorry.”

However, unlike Archduke Knauf, Syncree’s expression was calm.

In fact, she was not just aware of it, she was actively involved.

Rather, it was Archduke Knauf who was troubled until the end.

He was afraid of Count Lagoa’s realm, and was conflicted between ‘Count Lagoa’ and ‘the destruction of the magic stone’ until the very end.

To him, Syncrea reminded him that Count Lagoa was still human.

If she hadn’t told Archduke Knauf that ‘Count Lagoa was in danger of dying from Exitium and is still afraid of Exitium’, she might not have sided with Shaitin.

Elio asked as if confirming what Syncrea had said.

“Is it because of the title?”

“How much reputation can a sword beginner accumulate among sword experts? It’s fortunate if he survives.”

“I’ll get a lot of service points when I die.”

“You can make it yourself too.”

For a brief moment a bright smile appeared on Syncree’s face and then disappeared.

Then she said,

“But you’re not surprised after hearing what I say?”

“At my age, that wouldn’t be surprising.”

Syncreer didn’t understand what the young master was saying, but just let it go.

Elio felt bad, but he didn’t show it.

I found out a while ago that the healing medicine that Sinclair had given me contained poison, but I thought it was the Emperor’s trick.

But even that made me feel sick when I thought that it was Syncrea’s doing.

Elio sighed lightly and turned his head to Archduke Knauf.

“Then what happens to the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom?”

The answer came from the aide.

“The kingdom’s territory will be given to the demons and new creatures.”

Elio’s face hardened.

The new creature is likely a southern monster.

“It seems like you have nothing more to ask, so let’s end it. Humans talk too much.”

At Shaitin’s words, Archduke Knauf quickly stepped back.

As if it had been waiting, the ten-foot Goliath began firing medium-sized magic guns in rapid succession.

Kaka kaka kang!

Kakakakakan!

A beam of red light rushed towards Elio.

Elio, sensing danger, tried to evade with the new technique of Lee Hyeon-hwan, but his body would not follow.

It was because the dark ether flowing inside the temple was too strong.

It was like moving underwater.

Kwakwakwakwakwak!

The floor of the temple where the red beam of light fell was hollowed out.

Several of them struck Elio’s body.

Pufferpuck!

Even though he had the protection of a self-defense weapon and a Titan warrior, blood spurted out of his body.

Elio swung the Void Sword in a hurry.

The long aura blade stretched out like a whip and wrapped around one Goliath.

Kwajajajak―!

Goliath, whose waist was cut off, stopped working.

Meanwhile, other Goliaths and even musketeers fired their magic guns.

A thick and thin red beam of light focused on Elio.

Elio raised his spirit to its maximum to fight against the dark ether.

The blocked blood vessels opened and blood gushed out from all over my body.

Still, thanks to raising my spirit to the max, my two feet were able to move freely.

Elio moved behind Goliath with a different angle.

A few quick-witted musketeers rained down predictable shots on the space behind Goliath.

Elio’s Aura Blade destroyed three Goliaths, but he was also hit by an Exitium bullet to the chest.

“Ugh!”

A scream burst from Elio’s mouth as he felt excruciating pain in his chest.

However, unlike Goliath, the Musketeer’s Exitium could not penetrate the protection of the Titan warrior.

Thanks to this, Elio was able to unfold his alternate form and approach another Goliath.

He intended to deal with Goliath first.

Goliath’s attacks were lethal, but it was also due to the burden of cutting down people.

He defeated two Goliaths again.

Elio, covered in blood all over his body, looked as if he was about to collapse.

Archduke Knauf moved the four remaining Goliaths between the Musketeers and Shaitin.

This is because the calculation was that if Shaitin was behind Goliath, Count Lagoa would not be able to attack easily.

As expected, Count Lagoa, who saw Goliath and Shaitin, did not move as before.

Meanwhile, Elio shouted as Archduke Knauf turned Goliath around.

“Archduke Knauf! Have you forgotten that the enemy of man is the evil god Shaitin? Do not make me kill men! I… … .”

Archduke Knauf cut Elio off.

“I will fight for the Empire, not for humans! Shoot!”

Pupupupuung!

The musketeers’ magic guns, which had paused for a moment, fired again.

‘Kkaddeuk!’ Elio, who had been gnashing his teeth, cut down Excitium with the Void Sword and then unleashed the Thousand Mountain Sword Spirit.

Kwakwakwakwa!

The sword incarnations rained down on the musketeers’ heads.

In a single blow, more than fifty musketeers fell to the ground.

The surviving musketeers fled behind Goliath in terror.

When Archduke Knauf saw this, he drew his sword and ran forward.

Count Lagoa thought he had reached his limit and made his final move.

Elio also did not decline.

He intended to subdue Archduke Knauf and end the battle with the Imperial forces.

Immediately afterwards, the swords of the two Grand Masters clashed in the air.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! KWAANG―!

Shards of mana and aura flew like sparks, accompanied by an ear-piercing explosion.

After a dozen or so sword strikes, the two swords crossed and clasped each other.

Ga-ga-gak!

Elio shouted at a distance where they could feel each other’s breathing.

“Your Majesty! Do you really have to do this in front of the evil god Shaitin!”

“There is no other way to save the empire!”

“We, no, I! We can beat Shaitin!”

“You are wrong. The Count cannot defeat Shaitin. The current Count is no match for me.”

“… … .”

Elio could not refute Archduke Knauf’s words.

In reality, his condition was at its worst.

I felt dizzy because I had lost so much blood, and even my hand holding the sword was shaking.

“I’m sorry.”

Archduke Knauf pushed Count Lagoa away and struck him on the head with a thunderbolt.

At the moment of life or death, light exploded from Elio’s body.