Chapter 1497 – 1497. Paladin: A Journey to Ruin
Use the Hearthstone to return to the Valentier Sanctuary.
In the sanctuary, as always, there was a saintess. However, the atmosphere at the sanctuary was different from usual. Always calm, she was busy preparing something of her own. There were strange objects around the sacred pond. She was a statue or jewelry, but she had divine power. That is, it is sacred.
I said as I approached her.
“Amelia. Things went wrong. He killed Colossus, but the great demon, Blaat, appeared with tens of thousands of demons. All paladins except me are dead. It’s dangerous here too. Blaat is aiming for the resurrection of the great demons. In other words, I will lead the devil’s army and advance to kill you and me.”
The saintess was calm.
“I know.”
“Know… ?”
“The goddess gave me a revelation. The preparations for the purification ceremony are almost complete. Please enter the sacred pool.”
“What are the things placed around the sacred pond?”
“Since there is no time, I decided to use the holy relic for this purification ceremony.”
I quickly undressed and walked to the sacred pond.
And then I got worried.
Unlike the original game, the purification ritual does not happen instantaneously. But now I was plagued by the spirits of thousands of demons as well as the spirits of the Great Demon. A normal purification ceremony could take at least a week or more.
“How many hours does the purification ceremony take?”
“I brought a holy relic to save time as much as possible. I will finish the purification ritual within one day.”
The saintess said in a determined voice.
I lay down in the sacred pond. I felt my body at ease. The energy of corruption that had eaten away at my body weakened.
Above the transparent water, I saw a saintess praying to the goddess Herianne. Her enormous divine power collided with her holy water.
I forced my eyes shut. There’s nothing you can do to make a quick move here. The faster you go, the slower you have to be. The first is a purification ritual.
‘Fortunately, Valentier is far from where the Great Demon Colossus was. Even if the demons advance without a day off, it will take several days to arrive.’
There was still room.
•••
The purification ceremony was completed in one day.
I got up from the sacred pond. I could see smashed relics and collapsed Amelia around the sacred pond.
He took the exhausted sleeping Amelia in her arms. On her back was a picture of a lizard representing the soul of the great demon, Colossus.
‘You have to get out of here. Blaat will relentlessly target me and Amelia. Among them, they will target Amelia.’
Unlike me, Amelia had no fighting power. It was difficult to withstand if the great demon Blaat was determined and aimed. However, I can’t always stick to her. The best thing is to hide from the eyes of Blair, as the Paladin of Las Phalanges said.
‘The place to escape is… I like a place that is as close to the sanctuary as possible.’
If it was another paladin, it would have been very difficult. But I had the information and knowledge of the original game. I know a few special places that even Blairt doesn’t know.
I gritted my teeth.
Demons will attack Valentire. The citizens of Valentire will be slaughtered by demons. I don’t like the fact that I have to run away even though I know that. But I couldn’t help it. There were too many things at stake to make a risky choice just because I didn’t like it.
‘Devils cannot exterminate humans. Humans are their food.’
Human soul and body. All were prey to the devil. Even demons have heads. Even if humans are exterminated, the devil gains little. Blaat’s first goal must be to kill me and the saintess and free the souls of the great demons. Secondarily, it would be to kill the spirit of humans.
‘It won’t work the way you want. Blaat.’
[Name: Eugene
Origin: Paladin
Level: 94
Strength: 85 Agility: 50 Stamina: 50 Holy Power: 75
Possessed Skills: Holy Eye (Lv. Ultimate), Holy Aura (Lv. Master), Holy Sword (Lv. Ultimate), Sprint (Lv. 3), Holy Light (Lv. 7), Holy Power (Lv. Master) Resurrection ( Master), Advent (Lv. 1), Sacrifice (Lv. 1), Perfect Body (Lv. 5), Wings of Dawn (Lv. 3).]
I checked my abilities.
It’s not strange to say that it’s the best spec in terms of level and ability. In the original game, it is a specification that would have remained even after clearing the game without difficulty. But the reality was different. Even with this level of specs, I’m not sure that I can kill Blaart.
‘Bleat is not being careless. Collecting demons is proof of that. He won’t even go alone….’
The skill was strengthened using the heart of the great demon Colossus and the energy of blessing. The energy of blessings was enormously accumulated.
[Name: Eugene
Origin: Paladin
Level: 94
Strength: 95 Agility: 70 Stamina: 67 Holy Power: 82
Possessed Skills: Holy Eye (Lv. Ultimate), Holy Aura (Lv. Ultimate), Holy Sword (Lv. Ultimate), Sprint (Lv.5), Holy Light (Lv.7), Divine Enhancement (Lv. Master) Resurrection ( Master), Advent (Lv. 7), Sacrifice (Lv. 5), Perfect Body (Lv. Master), Wings of Dawn (Lv. Master). Seonghwa (Lv. 5), Bondage of Light (Lv. 3)]
It was a specification that was completed using all of them. As the complete body rose to the master level, additional abilities rose.
The Prime Evil’s Heart was used to enhance the Holy Aura.
‘Holy Aura is a wide-area skill and a buff skill. Good versatility. It’s effective in sweeping away miscellaneous things.’
The preparations are over.
The next step is to get out of here and hide.
I opened the door to the sanctuary and went outside. Outside the sanctuary, paladins, priests, and heretic inquisitors were gathered.
They didn’t stop me. He got out of the way as if he knew everything.
“Paladin, please do not give in to evil.”
“We believe that the Paladin will punish the Prime Evil.”
“The goddess will be with us.”
These were the eyes of those who had already prepared for death.
I closed my mouth. Words spoken hastily will be an insult to them.
“Hey Paladin.”
The Archbishop of Valentire appeared before me. He had a white cloak in both hands. The edge of the cloak was decorated with gold thread, giving it a sense of luxury.
“… Archbishop. That?”
“It is the cloak of a saint. It has the effect of hiding the presence of the person wearing the cloak. It could easily be used to evade the devil’s pursuit.”
I accepted the cloak. He put a cloak over his shoulders and hid Amelia inside it.
“There is a secret passage leading out. You should be able to get out of town quickly.”
“I have prepared food. You should be able to last a week.”
“Don’t worry Valentier. Valentire will never fall to demons.”
I said before leaving.
“Thank you for your dedication. There is only one thing I can promise you. I will punish the great demon Blaat and destroy all demons in this world.”
“That’s enough, paladin.”
•••
I ran away from Valentier and ran through the woods with Amelia in my arms. That speed was much faster than riding her horse. Because my physical abilities are beyond human.
While running through the forest, I saw a fallen tree.
I couldn’t just pass by the corrupted beast. I slightly swerved and kicked the fallen beast’s body, and trampled the fallen one’s head.
‘It was only before I was attacked that I realized I was being attacked. The effect of the cloak is excellent.’
Kiyiying.
The Holy Eye activates and realizes the existence of a nearby Fallen Beast.
I gritted my teeth. In my heart, I want to find and kill them all, but the important thing now is to take Amelia and escape to a safe place. Do not misunderstand the priorities of work.
After running for two days without a break, we arrived at our destination.
Mountain.
It was also an active volcano with ongoing volcanic activity.
There are no demons here Even a demon could not bear the scorching heat of an active volcano. In addition, there were no humans around here who could be called the devil’s toy and food. Above all, this was an area of existence that even the devil could not ignore.
‘There is a place underground that can replace the sanctuary.’
A very long time ago
Before the volcanic activity, this place was one of the sanctuaries of the Herianne Church.
I slowly wandered around the volcano and found a cave. As soon as you find the cave, go inside. In the deepest part of the cave, he dug the ground with the Executioner’s Sword. No, the feeling of cutting down a rock was stronger. The ground here is made of solid rock.
After cutting the ground with a sword and breaking it, a hole came out. Without delay, I went down to the basement with the saintess in my arms.
I landed on the floor about 10m away.
Normally, the temperature should be hot. Because this is inside an active volcano. However, the temperature inside was strangely more comfortable than outside.
“Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. .”
The beast’s howling sound echoes the space. I held her saintess tightly to her body with my left hand, and raised her execution sword with my right hand, preparing for battle.
She put the saintess on the floor without her care and in the worst case, she might die. Even if she was a little uncomfortable, it was much better to fight while holding her.
‘Seonghwa.’
A golden spark rose in front of me.
The dark space was illuminated, and there was a red beast not far away. The huge beast, over 5m tall, resembled a lion.
At one time, the beast that was revered as Herianne’s divine beast was watching Amelia with her mouth dripping.
The fallen divine beast, Tegias.
‘If a divine beast or whatever is corrupted, I must die.’
Tegias, feeling the intent to kill, spurred his ground and jumped up. That heavy body falls toward me.
‘Gallop.’
Ran forward Tegias fell where I was. I looked back. Tegias runs towards me with his red mane flying.
‘The bondage of light.’
Light appeared and wrapped around Tegias’ body. The bound Tegias flinched on the spot. The bondage of light does not last long. I don’t know if it’s an ordinary devil. Tegias is like a monster who can chew on most demons.
‘It’s enough to catch a moment. Dawn’s Wings. Moment. Come on holly Divine sword.’
It spread its wings of light and leaped toward Tegias. In an instant, my body sped up and I stood on top of his head in an instant. Immediately after, I burst the Holy Aura to strengthen my abilities, strengthened the Execution Sword with the Holy Sword, and stabbed the Execution Sword into the top of his head.
‘Divine emission.’
Wow!
Tegias’s head exploded.
The fallen Shinsoo died like that.
