Prayer (3)
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The capital of the Kingdom of Alimo, Prua.
Alfonso IV, King of Alimo, was reading a report sent by correspondence from Gilland, commander of the Silver Cross, in the royal palace built in Proua.
Alfonso IV was in trouble.
It wasn’t a headache from fear of demon worshipers’ attacks.
Of course, Alfonso IV believed Gilland’s report.
I couldn’t imagine that the inflexible article exaggerated something.
However, the kingdom had been secretly interacting with the demon worshipers of the Forbidden Forest for too long.
The longer the exchange continued, the less vigilant and greedy grew.
The ease with which they could not even understand the subject and show their faces outside the forbidden forest was clouding Alfonso IV’s judgment.
What really bothered Alfonso IV was the imperial intervention.
Recently, the Empire was in a very sharp state as demons appeared near the capital and was about to succeed the throne.
As the Empire learned of the existence of the underground city, it was able to react very strongly.
Although the Empire had not been interested in wars of conquest in the past, it was a country with the power and will to solve problems by sending troops even by occupying the gates by force if a serious matter occurred.
Alfonso IV was on the verge of resenting Gilland.
‘In the first place, we shouldn’t have sent him to the forbidden forest…’
When Gilland returns, this time, I will demote him to a new job.
Alfonso IV, who had returned to himself, was contemplating how to roast and boil his empire, but the weakly vibrating barrier surrounding the palace was reflected through the window.
Alfonso IV, slightly startled by the sudden reaction of the barrier, summoned a wizard to find out the cause.
*
There was also a horse tower in Alimo.
It was easy to obtain the corpses of monsters, and the power was quite large.
The Kingdom of Alimo was maintaining a close cooperative relationship with the Mato, and many skilled court wizards also resided in the palace.
The court wizards faced an unexpected situation and put their heads together.
After searching through the historical records as quickly as possible and adding their own analysis, they came to a conclusion.
The magic that opens the sky is completed within an hour.
Upon hearing this crazy conclusion, Alfonso IV went into a panic.
I couldn’t believe it, and doubts continued to rise as I wondered if I was dreaming or if the wizards were playing tricks on me.
“majesty!!!”
One of the court wizards called Alfonso IV.
Alfonso IV, whose eyes were open, barely regained focus and asked the court wizard.
“Mark, mark, target… Where is the target…?”
That was the most important issue.
However, the court wizard shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
“Are you saying that now?!”
Alfonso IV was furious, but it was out of the question.
Even a slight twist of the angle or a mistake by the caster changed the collision point funny for a few kilometers.
At this point, the exact point at which the magic would fall could not be specified.
However, if this is an enemy attack targeting the Alimo Kingdom.
Even an idiot knew what the top target would be.
Gate, or Prua, the capital of the kingdom.
And the two were close to each other.
If the sky were open, it was possible to destroy both at the same time.
But… what if not?
What if, for example, you have targeted a specific person, such as Alfonso IV?
As King Alfonso IV was shivering in a cold sweat, the high-ranking officials at the royal palace approached him.
“majesty!!!”
There were, of course, procedures to be followed in order to enter the king’s office.
However, if I followed the current procedure, it would be all over the place.
Count Raad, Minister of the Interior, shouted to Alfonso IV, who was just before his heartbreak.
“Your Majesty!! You have to ask the Empire to open the gates!! If they don’t, call another country!!”
“…it’s a good idea!”
Even if the sky is open, there is a limit to the range that can be hit from an angle.
Evacuating to another country through the gate was the surest way to save life.
Alfonso IV immediately contacted the Empire and begged for permission to connect the gate.
Phoebus readily accepted Alfonso IV’s request.
As soon as Phoebus’s acceptance fell, the high-ranking officials in the palace moved toward the gate.
There was no time.
I could have been hit directly by the magic if I didn’t care about it.
If the distance between the capital and the gate had been even a little bit far, Alfonso IV would have asked the knight to carry him and run.
Fortunately, there was little time left, so Alfonso IV drove his horse to the gate.
All high-ranking officials in the kingdom, including Alfonso, knew that the damage to be endured by taking refuge in this way was beyond imagination.
However, I couldn’t help it.
The annihilation of the kingdom’s leaders was the worst imaginable situation.
In order to avoid that situation, I had to evacuate and then come back and rearrange myself.
Of course, that was their rationalization.
If the leadership disappears without any preparation or order, what will the rest of the kingdom do?
Some knights quietly grinded their teeth while guarding the king’s side.
Tsuzui!!
gate is activated.
The gates have worked successfully, connecting gates and passageways in the Empire.
The faces of Alfonso IV and high-ranking officials brightened at once.
‘I’m alive…!!’
King Alfonso IV, who was finally relieved after falling into a panic, wanted to shout out even a shout.
Some of the crowd that followed Alfonso expressed bitter feelings, but they were not seen by Alfonso IV.
Alfonso IV, high-ranking officials, and knights and wizards, who had fled from the palace, crossed the gate.
“after…”
Alfonso IV, who had crossed the gate and arrived at the Empire, breathed a sigh of relief, and was startled to see the Imperial forces guarding the gate.
It was natural that there were troops guarding the gate, but their numbers and momentum were far greater than Alfonso IV’s expectations.
‘Did the Empire gather such an army to the gate in that short time?’
It was difficult to convince even if the opponent was the Empire, but it was not so important to Alfonso IV.
“I am grateful to His Majesty the Emperor for extending the generosity of the Empire.”
First of all, Alfonso IV, who praised the emperor, exchanged greetings with the imperial nobles who were waiting at the gate as he weighed his weight.
As they were greeting each other, an old man approached Alfonso IV.
The imperial nobleman quickly introduced the old man.
“Your Majesty, Marquis of Ernst Frieslan.”
“Ah…! I’m really happy to have met the famous Swordmaster of the Empire here in person.”
Ernst looked away at the hand that Alfonso IV had reached, and opened his mouth.
“Are you laughing? You’ve abandoned your territory and people, and even went bankrupt to another country, but you’re good at nucksal.”
“…!”
Alfonso IV trembled belatedly because of his shyness and anger while riding on the ice.
Ernst passed Alfonso IV as he walked towards the gate.
The wizard who opened the gate from the Empire side bowed his head slightly toward Ernst.
“The gate is currently connected.”
“Do not close the gate, keep the passage.”
“All right.”
Ernst frowned as he felt the wind blowing from beyond the gate.
He reproached Alfonso IV because he didn’t like his smile, but it was difficult to accuse him of being wrong in his judgment.
If the heavens were the work of demon worshipers, then the magic targets were most likely the gates and capitals of the kingdom.
The empire also assumed the collapse of the capital and gates of the Alimo Kingdom, and was in the process of establishing a subsequent military operation.
“Can you come up with a way to protect the gates of the kingdom for the rest of the time?”
If you only prevent the disappearance of the gate, the military operation becomes much easier.
However, the wizard shook his head.
“Impossible. There is only one fortress in the world that can withstand the direct hit of that magic… the Imperial Palace.”
In fact, he wasn’t even sure.
If the gate was hit, it was almost impossible to send additional troops to Alimo in a short time, and it should not be done.
‘But… if the enemy’s target is not a gate…’
How should I move then?
Ernst narrowed his brow.
*
Demons poured into the underground city.
The demons did not stop moving even as their bodies were torn apart by mixing with each other.
Rey and Ult continued to intercept the demons, but they collapsed the passages of the underground city in order to catch their breath.
Kwaang!!!
The passage collapsed and silence came for a moment.
However, after a while, the monsters and demon worshipers started the offensive again, tearing through the collapsed passages or collapsing the ceiling.
They were also desperate.
Rey looked at Ult with a sound of pain.
“Ceiling, let’s knock it down.”
“…Wait a moment.”
Ult confirmed that the key-shaped artifact obtained from the underground city was still linked to him.
Most of the underground city was shattered, so it was questionable whether it would function normally, but since there was no choice, Ult sent a signal to the system to open the ceiling.
thud!!!
Miraculously, the system worked.
There was a hatch on the ceiling, and light began to flow through it.
2000 years ago, dragons would glide from a fully open ceiling to land in a city.
However, over the years, the ceiling was also severely damaged.
The ceiling, which had been opened about a third, could not even support its own weight and collapsed and collapsed.
Kwaang!! Kwaang!!!
Fragments of the collapsed ceiling poured into the underground city one after another.
The monsters on the ground fell and died, and the monsters that entered the basement were crushed and killed.
However, the demons and the warlock took only light damage and woke up in the thick dust.
In the first place, Rey and Ult also did not think that Demons and Warlocks would suffer this number.
Just reducing the number of demons was a sufficient achievement.
shudder!!
Rey was completely covered in armor, and Ult wrapped her body in black waves.
Just a little bit more, just wait a little longer.
The moment when he threatened himself like that and pointed his weapon through the thick dust.
woohoo!!!
A gust of wind with a roar swept the dust away from the underground city.
Rey and Ult, who sensed a change in the spot where Luna was, turned around.
The pillar of light that shone so dauntingly and dazzlingly had disappeared somewhere.
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Now it’s a bit easier to breathe.
But no one was able to breathe comfortably.
Reido, Ultdo, and the Demon Worshipers also remained silent, sharpened their senses in extreme tension.
Tick!
It sounded like something was breaking.
On the battlefield that was completely stopped as if promised.
Everyone raised their heads and looked over the collapsed ceiling.
there was the sky
The blue sky… was breaking.
As if a giant hand had scratched past it.
The blue pieces began to break apart, revealing a completely different image beyond them.
Beyond that, a landscape resembling the clear night sky that I had been looking at for hours while lying on the grass as a child spread out. Countless stars were shining from beyond.
The scenery was so majestic and beautiful… it left everyone speechless.
The scenery could be seen from afar.
Everyone who was standing where the scenery was visible turned their heads to the sky.
Someone smiled like a real person.
Someone sat down and cried.
Some ran, some hid, some just closed their eyes.
Some children clapped and liked the scenery they had seen for the first time.
And someone held their hands or put their foreheads to the ground and prayed an earnest prayer that will never happen again.
“please.”
In the middle of a dark sky with starlight.
The illusion of the girl with blonde hair looked down on the ground and smiled sadly.
“Please pray to your god.”
A huge fireball steps into the blue sky.
“To help you realize what a worthless devotion that blind worship was .”
