Immortal King’s Jundong (3)
With the explosion, the Immortal King’s head was violently tilted back.
Don’t fall—
A bolt of fire covered his head and smoke rose.
The bloody battle between the Immortal King and the Hero temporarily stopped with a signal.
“…Saint?”
For some reason, Heinrich, who had stepped back, raised a hand with a serious expression to stop the others who were about to launch an additional attack.
As if you sensed something.
And just in time for him, the undead, who had been roughly clashing with the humans, stopped all at once and started to retreat at the same time.
Those who were fighting with them suddenly disappeared, and while catching their breath, they were nervous and wary of their surroundings to grasp the situation.
For a very short time like that, the battlefield was enveloped in silence in an instant.
[Kuuhahahaha! Ah— this is really good!]
After a while, a dreary voice broke the silence.
As much as there was a difference in the level and density of magic, Harris’ attack did not do much damage to him.
But I couldn’t see it as a meaningless attack.
As if to prove it…
Patter—
The bizarre mask, which was the symbol of the Immortal King of the time, was smashed and scattered on the floor.
A wooden mask, of which only parts remain, still clinging to his face.
“Mmm.”
“That’s…”
And a handsome skull with overwhelming charisma, painstakingly created through “Customization”, was revealed.
A sleek skull boasting a perfect shape, a sharp jawline, straight and pointed dry teeth, and a blazing glow from the sharply raised eye sockets.
“… Indeed, it’s bloody. I am afraid that it will appear in my dreams.”
“Whoa— Damn it, I can’t meet your eyes…”
Unfortunately, public reviews were not very good.
Of course, the fear effect of the existence itself is bigger than the appearance problem, but isn’t that kind of reaction openly in the face?
If Hans hadn’t been a hard-hearted man, he would have been hurt.
“Kkeukkeuk… that’s not a normal human skull no matter how you look at it, what species is it? Could it be that he was born as a demon? No, since you don’t have horns, are you of mixed blood?”
Among them, there were those who noticed Hans’ plastic surgery with a keen eye like a great sorcerer, but now it was not that important.
The Immortal King, who had been arrogantly looking down at them as if he were visiting the world, began to open his mouth.
[I can’t believe that the pyramid that I ignored because it was nothing special could do this. Very interesting.]
His gaze turned to the elves standing in front of the barrier in the corner.
Harris, who was still unconcerned, Cecily, who stood tall and confident while sweating coldly, and even Shapiron, who was on the verge of fainting.
The eyes of the others around him were also focused there… especially on Harris, who was standing in the front and facing the Immortal King head-on, holding an unusual bow.
The heavy aura still rising from the bow was telling him that he was the party to the attack he had just committed.
Even the Undead under the King of Immortals rallied to the point of tearing to death the cheeky Elf who had disrespected the King…
[Hmm—changed my mind. I’m leaving for today.]
I had no choice but to step back, immediately taking up my energy at Hans’ one word.
But there was someone who was the first to get angry at his words.
“Whoever wants! I thought this was a place where you could come in and out like that…!”
“Holy Lady.”
Riesta, who had stepped forward with great excitement, stopped talking at Heinrich’s call and looked back at him.
“Right now we are not ready to fight properly. Unfortunately, the damage accumulated so far is too great.”
“···But!”
It wasn’t long after the Immortal King invaded, but over ten strong men who had even received the help of the divine barrier had already died.
In addition, there were dozens of injured people, but most of them were Paladins who intervened to assist in the battle with a sense of mission despite their lack of skills.
On the other hand, the only damage the Immortal Army got was the destruction of the undead.
Of course, there was quite a bit of electricity that was completely destroyed and led to permanent loss, but how can that compare to human life?
Also, since it was different from the undead, who could even recover from rubble, this side had no choice but to accept it more sensitively.
‘The position of the main church will be considerably shaken by this case.’
Even if simply allowing the intrusion could be overcome somehow, it was impossible to avoid responsibility for the fact that even a death occurred at an event hosted by the church.
You will probably have to take a considerable loss politically.
Isn’t this even their home ground?
In a way, it was as if Hans had made a huge accident as soon as Heinrich had dealt with the previous incident, but what he had done this time was by no means a meaningless mess.
‘The danger of Hans and the opportunity to appeal Heinrich, who will face it, to the world, and even Harris’ debut as a bonus. In addition, as long as the Immortal King and the Hero exist, the church’s right to speak will inevitably grow.’
Rather, it wasn’t too bad considering that the influence of the overly strong church was slightly adjusted.
Doing so would make it easier for Heinz, who is trapped in Talia Kingdom, to operate.
“…Huh.”
After meeting Heinrich’s eyes for a moment, Riesta let out a deep sigh.
In the end, she agreed and bit her lip and stepped back, and he stepped forward again and faced the Immortal King head-on.
A warrior who faced his nemesis with scars and a messy appearance from a fierce battle.
Heinrich must have been exhausted like everyone else, but his presence never faded and was not inferior to the Immortal King he faced.
As if to emphasize once again to the world that he is his only opponent.
[Kuhuhh— The entertainment has gotten a little longer. At first, I thought I was just going to say hello. Well, it was definitely impressive.]
The Immortal King laughed shamelessly and looked down at them as if mocking them.
There was no one here who could understand why he had a change of heart, suddenly attacking and then withdrawing…
In the first place, there was no way ordinary people could understand the thoughts of the Immortal King, the being of the abyss.
‘Is this enough? Shall we leave now?’
…everyone thought so.
Squeak—
One by one, the undead disappear into the darkness of the floor.
The enemies who had invaded were retreating openly, but the strong men of each faction, whose momentum had already been weakened, could only breathe a sigh of relief at the end of the immediate fight.
[Oh, by the way, the monsters who have fallen into madness are losing their minds these days, right? It felt good to see that he liked the gift he painstakingly prepared for me.]
“…Hannibal Strauss, you bastard!”
[Keukkeuk, you must be busy, but I took up too much time. Where are you going to struggle? Please enjoy this body.]
“under! The next time it will never end so easily.”
[Yeah, I don’t know if that would be fun either.]
After gathering all the undead, Hans moved through the air as if sliding and flew out of the huge hole in the window at the back.
As the fight broke out immediately after the meeting, it was already dark outside.
[Here is not the end. Despair hasn’t even begun yet, so try to cheer up a little more. Otherwise···.]
And in the middle of the night sky where no moonlight can be seen.
A low voice rang out, terrifying those who heard it.
[You will not be able to avoid destruction.]
Leaving such meaningful words.
The Immortal King who had attacked the conference hall had disappeared.
“…”
“… Kuhm.”
The conference hall is filled with uncomfortable air.
In this chaos, everyone only frowned, feeling an unknown ominous feeling at the immortal king’s prophecy-like words.
‘Okay, it was a bit cheesy, but it was a good closing line. I think I’ve gotten used to it because I’ve done this a lot.’
The person in question had no idea whatsoever.
***
“Huh… I didn’t expect things to turn out like this, but it’s really amazing.”
“As expected, Lafori-nim thinks so too, doesn’t it? What a surprise I was right next to it! The delegations from other countries are also paying attention to Mr. Harris!”
Laforei and Cecily looked around at Harris as if they had encountered something strange.
It was the first time they had ever seen the person right next to them get the qualifications so suddenly.
“Ugh— I’m going ahead alone again, shamelessly…”
Shapiron muttered to himself in the corner, but it quickly became quiet again as Harris silently handed him a bag of popcorn.
“Haa—what’s next anyway?”
Cecily let out a small sigh and looked out the window outside the dorm.
After the Immortal King disappeared.
The Great War of Roselia had no choice but to spend a sleepless night.
Apart from the delegation sent to the inn, they had to clean up the case.
Fortunately, there were no fatalities on the Enamel Continent, including the Elven Kingdom.
Although the representative of Wild Land suffered significant injuries, he was able to get up without major side effects thanks to the treatment of the main church that followed immediately.
“Well, the most frantic right now is probably the main church. Let’s wait a little bit.”
As LaFori said, the next few days the church spent a hectic day.
The casualties of the battle were collected, and the conference room that became the battlefield was cleaned up.
In addition, the security was further strengthened, and the wartime system level of defense continued.
A meeting place with iron-clad preparations has already been pierced, and I wonder what it would mean now, but I can’t just sit still.
In addition, the investigation of the invasion of the immortal king, which had failed once in the past, was carried out again.
This time, with the help of the leader of the Mage Tower, they went into a detailed investigation, but unfortunately the results were not that different.
However, even in the midst of such follow-up, they did not forget what was really important.
There was something that needed to be done most urgently in the current situation.
Just three days after the Immortal King’s attack.
The ‘continental summit meeting’ resumed normally in a different conference room than before.
“I think everyone has recognized the seriousness of the situation.”
These were the words Cardinal Cordelia uttered in a low voice right after the second meeting was held.
Unlike before, everyone in attendance listened to her words with heavy expressions.
“The immortal king of the time, Hans, is consistently showing unexpected moves. In addition, its ability is also unpredictable, so it is difficult to respond.”
It was something that most of the people present here had experienced, so they felt it desperately.
It is the same that some of the newly dispatched people who were dispatched after the death of the representative also grasped the situation.
“To my shame, our main church could not properly stop the Immortal King from invading. As a result, many people were sacrificed again.”
Prince Simon’s expression contorted at her remorseful words.
He didn’t even mention it until now because he’d already been arguing to the fullest for the past few days, but losing his subordinate, who was like his right arm, was a big blow to him, so he had no choice but to be sensitive.
However, the conclusion drawn from the introduction that started like that was eventually one.
As soon as possible, everyone joins forces to finish this meeting and prepare to respond to the Immortal King.
Everyone agreed with her words, with no room for disagreement, and the subsequent meeting proceeded swiftly.
As much as everyone had a sense of crisis, the creaking seen during the first meeting was barely felt.
‘I still feel a little bit sluggish. Well, this must be unavoidable.’
Since they are in a position to represent their respective organizations, it was natural for them to represent their interests.
Still, it was enough to see that we had developed enough just by showing the maximum agreement as we do now without sharpening each other.
One morning after a few days like that.
Shocking news was delivered to the representatives who were about to leave the accommodation for the meeting as usual.
“suddenly···? how?!”
“No, what the hell happened!”
Everyone’s reaction was much the same.
Astonishment and bewilderment at the news that came without warning.
However, among them, there was one that showed a particularly violent reaction…
“What… what? Oh no. It makes no sense! Up until yesterday, there was no problem, so how could it suddenly!”
It was Dennis Rohan, Grand Duke of the Principality of Rohan.
He didn’t care about the upcoming summit meeting, and immediately ran to the gate of the Great Hall with his subordinates.
It had to be.
– Principality of Rohan, all frontier defense lines collapsed.
Because the news came that his country, which had been holding up well, collapsed in an instant.
And most of those who heard the news were able to think the same thing at the same time.
-[Here is not the end. Despair hasn’t even begun yet, so try to cheer up a little more. Otherwise···.]
-[You will not be able to avoid destruction.]
An ominous warning from the Immortal King.
that this is what it meant
