Chapter 1486 – 1486. Paladin: Journey to Ruin
I looked around the altar where the ceremony was slowly going on. There were no demons near the altar. There is only an altar stained with blood. However, an evil energy was overflowing over the altar.
It was so intense that it was incomparable to any magic I had ever experienced.
I walked confidently toward the altar.
There was no fear.
All he had was the certainty that he could kill the Great Demon.
Kwajik.
He stepped on the corpse of Babarojax on the way and passed by. It was impossible to turn to the side for fear of the necromancer’s corpse.
Before reaching the altar, a change had taken place. The magical energy gathered on the altar turned into a mass of flesh and fell down.
The mass of flesh wriggles as if it were alive. And as if multiplying, it gradually grew in size. It took less than 5 seconds to grow to 3m.
“Good, good. This feeling of being reborn…. It’s a feeling that only beings like me can feel.”
A heavy voice came from the flesh.
The shape of the mass of flesh changes again.
Finger.
A myriad of fingers are twisted and twisted. No pupils no legs no arms Only the fingers twisted and twisted. Little finger, big finger, thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger. Thousands of fingers were transformed into human-like forms. It even had wings. Of course, this also depended on the fingers.
Tons of great demons.
Resurrected here.
I took out the holy spear from my inventory.
Tons of gazes are directed at me. No, since I don’t have eyes, it would be correct that the consciousness was directed towards me.
“Are you the new paladin of Valentier?”
“You must be the Great Devil Suton.”
“I heard that it has been less than a year since a new paladin appeared in Valentier. But to have such power already…. Great.”
“The dead man has clear ears.”
“Even though I am dead, my eyes and ears are still open.”
“The one with no eyes or ears?”
“Do you think you need eyes to see the world, ears to hear sounds, and a mouth to speak? That common sense is your mortal limit.”
I approached the Prime Devil.
The Prime Devil stood still and said.
“I have a suggestion.”
“What?”
“Become a devil and serve me. Give you strength I will give you a chance to escape your mortal body. You are too precious to that goddess.”
“I’ll consider it if it lets me kill you.”
“Is it a single refusal? I get it. Die here, servant of the goddess. You are too dangerous to keep alive.”
Several tons spread their wings made of fingers. A tremendous amount of magical power emanated from him.
‘I have to set aside his attacks and stop him from rising into the air.’
Dealing with flying enemies was very annoying.
‘In an instant.’
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 3]
Throws the holy spear Lotis.
The guy didn’t react. He used to spend a moment, but it was unexpected that there was no response at all.
‘Since he was just resurrected, he’s probably not in a normal state.’
In other words.
‘I’m lucky.’
The Holy Spear not only tore off his wings, but also cut off the flow of magical power that was about to rampage like a storm. It was full of that alone, but there was still a large amount of divine power left in the holy spear.
‘Reverse summons. Summons.’
Summon the holy spear stuck in the wall into my hand again.
Whoops.
Seongchang cried. At the same time, enormous divine power flows into me.
Seongchang’s will was clear. The holy spear wanted to kill the archdemon in front of him.
“Your wings are torn. I’m running out of fucking energy… I can’t recover right away…. You make me feel bad from the start.”
“Should I be concerned about how you feel?”
The demon snapped his hand.
The space in front of me is distorted. I reacted quickly like a cat that sensed a crisis. An elongated finger protruded from the distorted space. Had he stayed, he would have stabbed his heart with his finger and died.
“It’s fast.”
The attack continued again. Front, right, overhead. At the same time, space is distorted.
[Use acceleration. It stays on for 10 minutes. Stacks Remaining: 2]
Start running Avoid fingers sticking out of space as much as possible. If it seemed impossible to avoid it, he struck it with a holy spear. Caang! The fingers protruding from the air were harder than steel.
Match.
Tons of applause.
Fingers protruded from the floor. Fingers wrap around me.
‘There’s no time to escape.’
Come on holly
Divine energy spread and she shook her fingers.
“That holy spear. It’s been bothering me ever since.”
Sutton swung his arm. It stretched like a whip and hit my body. I rolled across the floor. One hit, but the Stormbreaker armor couldn’t hold it and tore it apart.
‘If I get hit one more time, I’ll die.’
In other words, if it doesn’t fit.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 1]
I jumped up and leaped toward several tons.
‘Shine.’
A light shone from the holy window. Light encroached everywhere. The holy spear took control of the space that had been filled with tons of mana in an instant.
The divine power accumulated in the holy spear for 200 years temporarily blocked the power of the Great Devil.
Sutton, who was trying to deal with it, was seen to be taken aback. He couldn’t use magic, so he was natural.
Of course I wasn’t caught off guard. Just because he couldn’t use magic didn’t mean his body was weakened. Sutton was able to kill me with only physical ability, no magic.
Sutton sticks out his finger at me. I could feel the condensed magical energy at my fingertips.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 0]
Dodge the attack in an instant. Full recovery was left, but there was no reason to be hit on purpose.
‘Sacred sword.’
I used all the divine power of the holy spear.
The golden holy power gathers on the spear blade to form a sword body. The sword body grew in an instant and easily passed 10m. The spearhead of the Holy Spear became the hilt of the sword. I swung the sacred sword, which had no sense of weight compared to its size, toward several tons.
Along with tons of flesh, even the castle is cut down at once.
“I’m like this… !”
Sutton struggled to keep from falling. Bodies cut in half forcefully cling to each other, trying to recover. But there was a dead end. The sacred power of the sacred sword is not a form. It is the divine power accumulated over 200 years. Even the greatest devil cannot handle it.
Tons of bodies collapse. The divine power began to melt tons of flesh.
“Through this… It’s over… Don’t think… ! I am immortal! This world will welcome me again!”
“No. It won’t happen.”
[The level has risen.]
[The level has risen.]
[The level has risen.]
The souls of tons of great demons cling to me.
It was not something that could be avoided by avoiding it. I accepted the soul of the Prime Evil.
The pain felt like my body was breaking. The pain stirred randomly through my body and rose to my head. It’s trying to invade my mind. However, the divine power remaining within me blocked the aura of corruption.
“After.”
He sighed. The soul of the great devil is also said to be. It wasn’t normal.
As I was about to leave, I saw the body of the Great Devil. A corpse being melted by divine power. I took out the archdemon’s heart before the corpse melted away. The place to use the Great Demon’s Heart has already been decided.
‘Seongchang is… It’s back to normal.’
I used all the divine power accumulated over 200 years. The Holy Spear just turned into a solid spear. It will take decades to regain the form of the holy spear.
Before leaving the grand hall, I looked up at the ceiling.
The scars left on the ceiling were engraved even into the sky. The clouds floating in the sky were split in half. It looks as if the sky is distorted.
‘200 years of divine power… That’s amazing.’
The feeling is there.
I turned and left the Grand Hall.
One of the great demons died today. There are 3 left.
•••
Valentier entered the city.
Citizens were all out on the boulevard. They cheered as they saw me walking confidently on a white horse. The fact that Suton, the resurrected great demon, had died spread to the citizens.
They sprinkled pollen as if to bless my future path. The strength of the paladins and Heretic Questioners who followed me went into their shoulders.
“Thank you! Thank you! Hey paladin!”
“Glory to the Paladins!”
“Thanks to Goddess Herianne!”
Citizens feeling joy began to celebrate among themselves. Some of them, young women, made blatant flirtations with me. I was about to shout that I was disrespectful, but I gave up.
‘Since one of the great demons has died, the world has become at least a little more peaceful.’
Tons of great demons.
It was the most troublesome thing in the city of Valentier. Because he was an archevil that constantly targeted the Valentire metropolis. That guy is dead It will take decades for it to resurrect. Of course, that was after the Prime Devil’s soul was released from me.
‘Will this world be peaceful if all the great demons die?’
I can guarantee that there will be no such thing.
Humans will be against each other. Perhaps the church and the nobles could push each other with their swords.
‘The situation after all the Great Demons are dead is none of my business.’
My purpose is to slay all the Great Demons.
It was there.
•••
As soon as I arrived at the sanctuary, I immediately took a dip in the holy pond.
The energy of corruption that tried to eat away at my body and bring down my spirit is purified.
The purification ceremony continued for three days.
It took a lot of time to purify the soul of the great devil. Even so, the soul of the Great Demon could not be completely purified. Because the great devil is immortal.
“The purification ritual is over. I will begin the divorce ceremony.”
“What should I do?”
“Just put your hand on my back.”
She knelt down in front of the statue of the goddess.
I went behind her. Her outfit was always amazing. A dress that exposes the back. In a way, it felt sensational.
I stretched out her hand on her stigmatized back. Her palms touch her back. Soft and warm At the same time, the beating of her heart was clearly felt.
Her stigmata began to glow.
The soul of the Great Demon that clung to me moved to her back.
Winged cross.
The soul of the great devil was engraved under the cross. It is a picture of crossed fingers.
“Paladin, you worked hard. The souls of tons of great demons have been sealed to me.”
“It is the soul of the great devil. Are you okay?”
“Don’t worry about me. I will always purify myself in this sanctuary. The soul of the Prime Devil cannot corrupt me.”
I nodded.
Her Archdemon’s soul was sealed into her. Since it is sealed, it will be difficult to exert its power. Even in the game, there are cases where paladins are corrupted, but there has never been a case when a saintess has been corrupted.
“Then it’s time to settle the bill.”
