Genius Warlock-Episode 604
604. It's changing (5)
“Thank you for allowing me to meet you here..”
An abandoned farmhouse in Gallos.
“So what do you think of my suggestion??”
Oliver asked shamelessly..
“If only those who are wanted voluntarily surrender to the Pater Church, I will take responsibility for the rest and ensure their safety..”
The man sitting across from Oliver blinked at Oliver’s suggestion! bit her teeth.
The man's name is Julius Romel. He was one of the many warlocks who moved to Gallos where the human meat cook disappeared and tried to make a killing. He was also a famous highway robber and the head of a village of about fifty people..
“You call that a suggestion?! Telling me to die!!”
Even though the giant man was angry at the ridiculous proposal, he maintained respect. The reason was because I heard of Oliver's reputation..
The reputation of leading Millieux to obtain the legacy of the human meat cook, slaughtering any warlock in the process, defeating the prince candidate of the Swan Church, and facing off against one of the Fingers, the Puppet..
That wasn't the end. There were rumors that he visited Vienna City alone and brought down the mayor of Vienna City with overwhelming force, subdued the pirates, and ultimately defeated the sea monster with the archive..
It was a huge rumor that caused people to doubt its authenticity one by one, but in any case, due to its reputation, Julius was polite to Oliver..
Oliver answered shamelessly again..
“yes please die.”
“······!”
Julius, who had ignored the customs of entertaining and amassed wealth by murdering guests, was astonished at Oliver's response asking him to die. I've heard he's a madman, but I never thought he was this crazy..
Just when Julius, who realized that his life was in danger, was trying to compose himself, Oliver spoke up..
“Is this a difficult request??”
“of course! Is it a reasonable request to ask you to die??!”
“I know it's too much to ask. Still, I thought Mr. Julius would listen..”
“On what basis are you saying that??!”
“Wasn't it always under the pretext of helping the village that Mr. Julius killed the guests who visited the village and the travelers passing on the road??”
“······?!”
Julius flinched. A warlock and a highwayman, he ruled a village by sharing his loot. Under the pretext that there was nothing they could do for the sake of the poor village. Thanks to that, he was able to turn as many as fifty villagers into warlocks..
But that wasn't the important thing. The important thing here was that only Julius and the villagers knew the truth. Everyone else died and was dismantled and sold on the black market..
But the man in front of him knew, and Julius felt fear at that fact..
“How do you know that??”
“What does it matter how you know? The important thing is that if Mr. Julius voluntarily goes to the Pater Church and pleads guilty, the rest of the village will be guaranteed safety..”
Oliver, who had received information about Julius through Eve, answered. Considering Eve's abilities, it wasn't a big deal, but for those who didn't know this, it was bound to be embarrassing..
Julius struggled..
“What on earth did they receive from the church to act as a stooge and persecute fellow warlocks?!”
“The warlock was offered the opportunity to appear in the sun. I trust you will understand. Didn't everyone become a warlock because they wanted something??”
In those polite and cruel words, Julius felt a will that could not be compromised. After confirming that, he placed both hands on the table and leaned his body against it..
“······How can I trust you?”
“All I can say is that you trust me..”
“I didn't come here because I wanted to either. They were pushed back because they could no longer stay in the center of the continent..”
“I feel sorry for you.”
“Crackling... If it doesn't work out, I can't just let it go.?”
“······.”
“If going to Gallos is a problem, I will leave. To the south. It's not that I'm scared of dying. I'm worried about the village people when I'm gone. I won't even pay attention to Gallos, so I can't just pretend I didn't see him.?”
Julius pleaded desperately. The sense of responsibility and earnestness of the head of a village was evident in his voice and emotions. It seemed impossible to believe that he was a highway robber who killed hundreds of people..
Oliver slightly lowered his head and made eye contact with Julius..
“You can't lie..”
“Pfft······!”
Julius, who even saw through the highwayman's unique acting skills and the black magic item that disguised his emotions, took off his last mask and raised his huge arms..
Tung-!
A fist-sized hole appeared in my body..
He was shot by the corpse doll-Durance, who was watching the situation from afar..
Thump thump-!
Then, gunshots, heavy like a sniper rifle and fast like a machine gun, rang out one after another..
Julius' men in the same space fell at the same time..
Oliver fell down without even being able to react to Durance's accurate and fast sniping, so he got up and went out..
“this, profit······!”
When I opened the door and came out, Julius' subordinates waiting outside showed a mixture of anger and fear..
After hearing gunshots and understanding the situation, they immediately tried to use black magic, but Oliver did nothing..
Thump thump-!
The numb gunfire rang out again, and each time the warlocks fell..
So Oliver did nothing and went to the barn where Julius' villager was..
widely. widely. widely.
The warlocks tried to stop Oliver from approaching, but each time a gunshot rang out in the distance, they fell to the ground..
Some who reacted quickly tried to block the incoming bullets by deploying shields, but they too only fell as their shields pierced through..
As nearly fifteen people fell, they all lost their will to fight, trembled, and raised their empty hands..
“······Inhale!”
The people in the barn gasped as soon as they saw Oliver..
Most of them were old people, women, and children. Although there were a few men, their will to fight had already been lost..
Oliver proposed to them right away..
“Most of the warlocks capable of combat, including Mr. Julius, have passed away. I won't say sorry. Because it all happened for what we both wanted..”
“······.”
“Let’s get straight to the point. Now that we have excluded Mr. Julius and other problematic people, we can now accept you. Would you like to follow me to our community? If you come, you will have to follow our rules and orders, but we will provide you with the help you need to get settled..”
There was a long silence at the one-sided and mechanical proposal, and then one old man mustered up the courage to raise his hand..
“What happens if I follow you??”
“You will travel to the capital of Gallos, Ravili, to be investigated by the paladins, and then become part of a community called the Chosen..”
“They say they're being investigated by a paladin.?”
“Yeah, it probably won't be a big problem. The paladin is just trying to identify and register you..”
People were buzzing. That's because, to someone who learned black magic, a paladin was no different from the Grim Reaper..
“As long as you don't worship the devil, there won't be a big problem. This is what the high-ranking officials of the Pater Church promised. Of course, you are free to believe or not. but.”
Oliver paused for a moment. No matter how hard you try to explain, the only thing that can convince people is the situation in front of you and the only choice you have to make..
“If you don't follow me, we'll all have to leave Gallos. Of course, you could attack me instead of leaving, but then I have no choice but to do my job. Please understand this point.”
Oliver said, looking at a boy who was sharpening a knife in his mind. The boy made eye contact with Oliver and the knife he was sharpening in his chest broke..
Oliver finally asked.
“So what would you do??”
After a while, five trucks came and picked up the corpses lying on the ground, the villagers, Oliver, and the corpse doll-Durance and moved to Laville..
***
It hurts to even talk about it, but after the Rebellion of the Human Meat Chef, Ravilly, the capital of Gallos, suffered tremendous pain..
The rampage of warlocks that occurred simultaneously in the middle of the city caused chaos and damage comparable to a war, and brought about many changes like a regular war..
Prices, where people live, real estate prices and who owns the real estate. The most subtle change was in real estate ownership..
Prices, people's residences, and real estate prices were immediately apparent, but the owner could not tell unless he deliberately looked for them, and it was easy to hide them with a little trickery on the part of the owner..
Due to such characteristics, more people than expected did not know that a significant portion of Laville's real estate was transferred to nobles, foreign capitalists, and the Paterists..
And I didn't know that the one that swept up the most real estate was the Pater Bridge. For example, here in area 20.
“Pass.”
A section of the city purchased by the Pater Church. Even the police were not allowed to enter this place due to the fact that it was owned by the Church of Pater and the halo of Prime Minister Armand, but when an employee shouted at the entrance, five cars entered..
As the vehicle passed between the gray buildings and entered the area, a group of men in suits greeted us..
They were the Holy Knights of the Gallos branch of the Pater Church, and they were also the Holy Knights under the command of Armand. Like the Holy Knights under Armand, they greeted Oliver first..
“hello.”
“hello.”
Oliver also greeted them and introduced the people who got off the truck..
“These are the villagers under Mr. Julius..”
“They're highwaymen. Where is Julius??”
Oliver pointed to the car that was following. Just when the body bag was being unloaded, the servants under the Holy Knight checked it..
The Servants who checked Julius and his subordinates in the body bag nodded, and the Holy Knights who checked looked at Oliver and nodded..
“Thank you for your effort Let us take over the people we brought in..”
“yes.”
Oliver answered, and the paladins took the people out of the truck and entered a building..
The villagers being dragged away by the paladins were terrified, but Oliver looked on impassively. I thought to myself that it was similar to the job of a troubleshooter. At that time, someone spoke.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
The person who spoke was none other than Marie, and the reason she was here was because Oliver had brought her..
Oliver alone was enough to suppress the warlock rampaging in Gallos, but managing and controlling it was a different matter. To achieve this, she needed the help of Marie, who had experience running her own warlock organization, and Oliver brought her in and left her to do most of the work..
And surprisingly, Marie was handling this sudden task very well..
Maybe it was natural. Although she was in danger due to a sudden attack by the Holy Knights, Marie had run a thousand-strong organization on her own until then..
Of course, that didn't mean Marie was having an easy time doing things. During the few days she came with us to Gallos, Marie was very busy..
Oliver, whose conscience pricked him belatedly, asked:.
“Marie, are you okay??”
“I'm always fine. Mr. Forrest said he would send more people to us, so don't worry..”
“really?”
“Yes, Area X. It is true that labor is needed for management, but it seems that the work here is also important..”
Oliver was convinced. Currently, rumors have already spread that Oliver is helping the Paladins exterminate the warlocks..
A warlock who cooperates with a paladin. Conversely, a warlock that a paladin cooperates with. Forrest, a broker and businessman, realized its value and boldly decided to provide manpower..
Marie took out the file she was holding and reported it to Oliver..
“Child-First and Force contacted us. He said he had found the twelfth legacy of the human meat cook. They say there's a lot of gold there..”
“thank god. How much is there??”
Oliver asked. He was not greedy for money more than necessary, but recently there were so many places to put money that he couldn't help but be curious..
“that is······.”
“Please be honest.”
“‘I said, ‘So fucking much.’.”
Marie recited exactly what was written in the file. Oliver muttered after hearing that..
“I'm sure he taught me numbers.”
“I think it might be because there are too many of them. He said he would bring 25% of it to us anyway, and asked for 1% as an incentive..”
It was like that. Currently, Oliver is not only exterminating the warlocks, but he is also finding and recovering the legacies of the human meat cooks one by one..
It wasn't that difficult. The Force was operating a corpse doll that was processed into a human meat cook..
As the Force became accustomed to the flesh cook's body, it read the body's memories, each time finding and retrieving its hidden legacy..
A quarter of it fell to Oliver, who was using it as support for the warlocks..
The remaining quarter was taken by the Church of Pater and the other half by the royal family of Gallos..
“What happened to the remnants of the human meat chef??”
Oliver asked. Thanks to reading the memories of the human meat cook, I was able to find out not only the legacy but also the secret hideout where its remnants were hiding..
“They say they are killing most of them. They said it would be difficult to rewrite them because they were all accustomed to the rules of the human meat chef. Shall I tell First and Force to restrain themselves??”
Oliver thought for a moment and shook his head..
Because there was a shortage of workers, Oliver left it to Childs. Now that he had made his decision, he had no intention of getting involved any further..
“What happened to the other warlocks? Are there people who come to us voluntarily?.”
“Yes, it has increased a lot. As word spread that proper protection was being provided, the weaker family came to their aid and entrusted themselves. It's all credit to the CEO..”
“Thank you for the compliment. Marie also had a hard time. Is there anything else??”
“I've received a call. Cardinal Armand said he would like you to come for a moment..”
It wasn't bad news. Because Oliver also wanted to meet Cardinal Armand. As soon as he heard, Oliver went to Cardinal Armand, where he met an unexpected person..
“ah! Are you Dave??”
It was Edward X, Crown Prince of the United Kingdom..
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