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Genius Warlock-Episode 485

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485. Advent (3)

His rock-cracked mouth lifted slightly, and the devil playfully grabbed Oliver's hand..

Very gently, like a subordinate treats a superior.

He then placed his forehead on the back of Oliver's hand, and starting from the back of the hand to his shoulder, the fire began to burn without fire..

It was a strange expression. Burning without fire. However, I had no choice but to express it that way..

As soon as the nameless demon touched his forehead, the back of Oliver's hand shriveled, then spread out, causing the skin to shrink inward, tear, and turn black..

Not to mention the terrible burning pain that burned my nerves..

But there was no fire.

All that was there was a terrible burn that quickly spread to the shoulder and the red subcutaneous tissue exposed as a result..

There was only fire and smoke that discolored and shriveled even the subcutaneous tissue..

“Wow······.”

Enough to make your eyes light up? Enough to make the hairs on your entire body stand up? Bones shaking? ······ A tremendous pain that Oliver could not dare to express with his limited vocabulary came upon him, and Oliver fell to one knee, making a sound of breathlessness..

It hurt. It was very, very painful..

It wasn't normal pain. However, it wasn't a direct hit on the nerve; rather, it was a more fundamental pain..

The kind of pain that you can't resist or bear..

Now Oliver had no choice but to say it was a disaster..

“Biguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu······.”

Oliver fell to the floor and groaned. How long has it been since I made a sound in pain?.

Oliver looked at his right arm, which had been burned by the devil's greeting..

The skin was as black as burnt firewood, dried out, and between the cracks, only a red light could be seen, not knowing whether it was flesh or residual fire..

Oliver moved his fingers without realizing it, but soon regretted it. Because he experienced the pain that stabbed directly into his brain and heart..

It was terrible. It was truly terrible.

“Phew... Phew... Phew······.”

“dave!!”

When Oliver could not even stand up due to the pain that was beyond common sense, Joanna came to Oliver's side, forgetting about the devil's presence and the Holy Knight's eyes..

Glowing with mixed emotions of confusion, bewilderment, and sadness, she used healing techniques on Oliver's burned arm..

Unlike magic, it is a miraculous healing technique that immediately restores the body to its original state without going through any intermediate processes..

A soft yellow light enveloped Oliver's arm, and after a while, nothing happened..

“······uh?”

Joanna was so shocked that her pupils opened and she made a dumb sound..

Same goes for other paladins..

The reason was very simple. Because I couldn't believe it.

Even if the castle wall made with the previous holy method was not strong enough, it was incomprehensible to the paladins' common sense that even the healing holy method did not work..

Holy Law is the power given by God to fight against the devil. So why can't I resist at all??

When my doubts and fears reached their peak, an echo-like sound hit my brain directly..

[Because it is not a God-given power.]

A voice I don't know where it came from. Oliver and the paladins all looked at the devil..

In extreme situations, instinct replaced reason and found the right answer..

[He didn't give you that strength.]

The devil spoke again. Holy Law is not a God-given power.

Oliver felt mildly interested in that fact, and the Paladin felt the sky falling into confusion..

It was a natural reaction since a paladin was someone whose job was everything. Protecting the human world and humans on behalf of God was the whole of life..

But, didn’t God give the Holy Law? It was a story harder to accept than death..

So one of the paladins, overwhelmed by the indescribable presence of the devil, shouted.

It was a red-haired paladin. who grabbed Oliver by the collar.

He shouted with faith and fanaticism.

“Do not lie! It's the devil!”

The devil looked at him silently..

“God gave us strength. To protect the world he created and his children on his behalf! He gave us this power!! Don't try to deceive us with lies!! Your voice is enough to lie!!!”

Faith, fanaticism, ego, righteousness of existence. Driven by various reasons, the Paladin denied the devil's words..

It was as helpless as an ant's cry in front of a human, but the act itself was valuable. The proof is that the paladins who come to their senses free from the presence of the devil.

That was until the devil opened his mouth..

“Do you really want the truth??”

The devil looked at the paladin and spoke in a voice. With a mouth like a crack in a rock.

Surprisingly, the devil's voice was sweet and painful at the same time as it did not match its hideous appearance..

I'm crying······!

Oliver, who heard the devil's voice, looked at his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. He bled from seven orifices..

The same goes for other paladins, including Joanna..

All of them, who could barely stand up, fell to their knees from the pain that hit their brains and organs directly..

I suffered great damage just by hearing the devil's voice next to me..

‘Then, the person who heard it directly······.’

Through the waves of pain, Oliver looked ahead and saw the red-haired paladin who spoke courageously to the devil, popping up like a pimple..

Earlier, he burned Pinkman to death with his breath, and now he killed the Holy Knight with his voice..

“Hehehe······!!”

The paladin right next to the red-haired paladin wet his pants and struggled, bleeding tears, snot, and drool..

He was shocked by what he saw and went out of his mind..

He lost his sense of the hopeless reality, threw away his weapon and shield, and ran away..

Faith, faith, courage, responsibility, will. The virtues that a paladin must have were scattered on the floor along with excrement..

The devil saw that and snapped his finger, causing the surrounding darkness to eat the paladin..

A paladin who disappears into the darkness. I don't know where he went, but I don't think he will be laid to rest there..

“Ha, my Father in heaven. Protect us with your holy light, and protect us through the storms and pain of the world.-”

One paladin was in a panic, clutching his weapon and praying desperately..

Realizing that he could neither fight nor run away, he decided to cling to God..

Although I understood his behavior, I felt it was inappropriate..

A paladin is a being who serves as a shield and weapon to protect humans and defeat evil. He shouldn't have run away, but he shouldn't have prayed either..

Prayers were sufficient for clergy and ordinary people..

Even the devil seemed to agree with Oliver..

[my holy father.]

The devil gave up everything and approached the paladin who was praying..

[I will take up the weapon and shield you gave me and swear at this very moment..]

The devil stopped in front of the paladin..

[I will become a shield that protects humanity and a sword that slays evil. I will protect discipline, the weak, and the good, and prevent chaos, the devil, and evil..]

The devil grabbed the kneeling paladin by the shoulders and used an invisible hand to force him to raise his head and open his eyes..

[I am the light that drives away the darkness. A trumpet announcing the morning. I will become the armor that protects the world and the shield that protects your children..]

The demon looked straight into the paladin's eyes with eyes burning like lightning..

[Even if it becomes tattered like an old shield.]

The eyeballs of the paladin who made eye contact with the devil began to bubble and emit steam..

[Even if the teeth fall out and break like a broken knife.]

The paladin let out a scream that could not be called human..

[I will not turn away, run away, or give up. From this moment until the end of my life, I swear forever.]

As soon as the devil's prayer ended, the screams died down and the paladin turned into a pillar of salt standing there, emitting steam from his body..

A person turns into a pillar of salt... I wondered if it was possible, but Oliver decided not to question it..

Because I just learned that the devil is not something you can understand or question..

What was important was that three Paladins were defeated... I was wondering if it would be appropriate to say that I was hit, but.

‘······Is it closer to judgment??’

Oliver, who was sweating coldly due to the burning pain and internal injuries, thought as he came to his senses..

I needed something to think about in order not to lose consciousness. I felt like I would lose my mind if I gave up thinking even for a moment..

Oliver, feeling as if he was about to let go at any moment, let go of the quarter staff in his left hand and searched for paper in his arms..

Paper imbued with portal magic.

I had to run away. The mission was important, but this wasn't the way to approach it..

No matter how important the mission was, it was all meaningless in the face of tsunamis and earthquakes..

[Are you okay??]

The moment Oliver turned his gaze to look for the paper, a bridge appeared in front of him. There was no sign of approaching at all..

Oliver looked up and, as expected, there was a demon standing there. The devil whose whole body was burned and turned into firewood.

Behind him were the Holy Knights Anselm and Joanna. Neither of them were in that position... The devil had artificially moved his location. Without even realizing it.

A truly outstanding space. No, it wasn't space magic or anything. It was something on a higher level than that. miracle?

Amid repeated mysterious phenomena, Oliver closed his eyes, feeling calm..

The devil waited for Oliver in silence for several minutes..

A moment of silence. Oliver opened his mouth..

“······It hurts but it's okay.”

[There was no malice.]

“I know.”

Oliver answered. I can't say for sure, but it was probably true..

It would be best to look at it through the eyes of a warlock, but I didn't dare try it because it felt like looking at the sun with the naked eye..

[It's a little early. I can't take off my shell yet.]

Oliver tilted his head. You came early? A shell? I couldn't understand the words themselves, but there was something that bothered me more than that..

“Do you know me by any chance??”

Oliver asked. I may have been mistaken as he is not good at conversation, but the devil's tone seemed like he was dealing with an acquaintance rather than someone he had just met..

I thought it was just politeness to use an honorific..

The devil nodded..

[we know you.]

It's us... Oliver heard the answer, but only questions piled up..

When he asked for a more understandable explanation, the darkness surrounding the devil, the only light, began to rotate forming a certain current..

I was so overwhelmed by the devil's presence that I didn't realize it, but the darkness around me was filled with a significant amount of hellish energy. The fan's shadow.

deeply!

The darkness in the air spun and condensed into a single point, and then a pillar-like spike appeared and stabbed the devil in the chest..

Both size and spirit are top-notch..

When looking at the synergy between the magic that made up the inside and the enormous soul that made up the inside, it was not something that was made temporarily. It was something I had been preparing for for a long time. just for one moment.

The devil with a pierced chest proved this..

When the first attack works, additional techniques occur in succession like dominoes, and the surrounding darkness rotates in multiple directions and condenses. They drove nails into the devil's body from all sides, and as if that wasn't enough, they hung it on a hook with a chain and pulled it in..

Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. bang!

The devil's body, stabbed and pulled.

Of course, Oliver, who was right in front of the devil, was also not safe, but his position changed and he moved to Joanna and Anselm and was able to avoid the evil..

“I am the true Prince of Hell! It was I who called you!! I wanted to talk to you, but how dare you ignore me! get paid for it!!”

A fan bleeding from the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears emerges from the darkness, grabs a large number of souls, and, in collaboration with the newly created Shadow-Creature, deploys a large-scale spell on the surrounding darkness, driving spikes and hooks into the demon's body. I put it in. Without allowing any gaps.

Judging from his appearance and emotions, he seemed to be very angry. He feels something like disappointment and betrayal..

Joanna helped Oliver in an unknown situation. She spoke in a dazed voice, probably from extreme fatigue..

“I'm sorry, but I can't treat you.······.”

“it's okay······. Could you please support my back for a moment??”

Although Joanna was embarrassed by the uncharacteristic request, she supported Oliver's back, and Oliver, feeling more comfortable, searched inside his arms and found the paper with the portal magic that he had found earlier..

Whether the fan or the devil wins, they had to run away. I couldn't do anything in my current state..

“this······.”

Oliver found the paper and made a sound. The paper imbued with portal magic had already burned and crumbled to ashes..

I don't know the principle, but it seemed like something the devil did..

It's impossible to fight, and it's impossible to run away... It somehow reminded me of the mining days..

There, not only the children but also the adults had mostly lost hope and given up on everything, but interestingly, Joanna and Anselm were also in that state at this moment..

I didn't know it at the time, but now that I look at it, it didn't seem like a very good feeling..

“Joanna······.”

“yes, yes?”

“Excuse me, but if you search the inside left pocket, you will find a silver cigarette case. Could you please take it out??”

Joanna thankfully did as requested. However, whether it was due to her demonic presence or her dead paladin companion, her actions were half empty, like her eyes that had lost their light..

The will to do something was broken..

“Director Ameline.”

“······.”

“Cecil, Simone, Vanessa.”

Oliver talked about the staff at Arc Orphanage..

In addition to them, I also talked about children I met at the orphanage..

“Julie, Antonin, Gérard, Alain, Maurice, Françoise, Hardy······.”

Every time Oliver said their names, Joanna's eyes lit up again..

“The director was studying the Kingdom language for Joanna. Other children said they wanted to visit Landa..”

“······.”

“I would like a cigarette case, please..”

When Oliver asked again, Joanna came to her senses and quickly searched her inner pocket and took out a silver cigarette case..

When I opened the cigarette case, there were two Pilgarettes..

Pilgerette made from beautiful light that was barely collected from outside the world..

Due to its rarity, I didn't use it as much as possible, but today was an exception..

“Put just one thing in your mouth-”

-widely!

Paladin Anselm closed the silver cigarette case that Joanna had opened..

Everyone looked at him for his incomprehensible behavior..

“Sir?”

“······Inequality, destruction, useless, king of fire and darkness, promiscuous preacher.”

“······?”

“He is the one who causes mothers and sons to eat each other, fathers and daughters to have sexual intercourse, men to rape men and women to rape women, and people to unite adults and horses, dogs and children. He is the one who mixes up many people just for pleasure, grabs them by the arms and forces them, and puts other wives and husbands in the same bed..”

Oliver looked at Anselm. He was extremely serious in his eyes, expressions, and emotions, and even showed a firm resolve..

“As a result, the polluted great city burned down and everything turned into a pillar of salt... This is the devil's existence.”

“ah······. Incredible. Joanna, did you know??”

Joanna shook her head..

“Not yet-”

“-You won't know. You must have been a paladin for at least 8 years to access detailed information about demons..”

“Is that so?”

“exactly······. So now you answer. What is your identity when you were greeted by the devil and even received help??”

Anselm asked. I didn't ask because I was really curious..

The resolute feeling of having already reached a conclusion and the dagger in one hand showed this..

“······I am-”

Oliver opened his mouth, and Anselm, with conflicting emotions of confusion and determination, raised his dagger with deadly intent and tried to stab Oliver..

Joanna was shocked by the sight in front of her and could not do anything, and Oliver tried to resist, but was unable to resist due to his burned right arm..

The dagger pierced Oliver's heart like that.-

-Wow!!

Just before the dagger plunged into Oliver's heart, everything lit up, and the paladin Anselm evaporated..

A demon with spikes and chain hooks studded all over its body was looking at me with its neck turned 180 degrees. very calmly.