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Genius Warlock - Episode 700

700. promise (5)

As the morning sun rose over the horizon, the world became brighter once again..

The pitch-black night sky gradually turned blue-grey, and the ground was stained red by the sun..

A sight where hope naturally sprouts.

However, there are exceptions to everything in the world, and the morning sun was no different..

There were some who felt despair instead of hope through the morning sun..

For example, this was the case in Seonghwangsi-guk, the capital of Paterism..

As the morning sun rose, dispelling the darkness, a new form of despair arose in the city of Seonghwang. The ruins hidden in darkness come clearly into my eyes..

In particular, the top of the hill located in the center of Seonghwang City was the most popular..

And that's not just one or two people, but nearly a hundred priests and paladins. They were all looking at one place.

The pile of 56 feces used by the woman on the camel just now was clearly alive and moving, but now it was just a piece of meat..

[The end is coming.]

I leave behind that one declaration..

“······.”

“······.”

Both priest and paladin were silent..

Those who should never be silent. But I couldn't help it. Because my head couldn't keep up.

Who on earth can properly accept the disaster-like reality of the devil descending on the human world and declaring its end??

So much so that some of them even thought that they might be dreaming. I wonder if I'm having a very realistic nightmare..

As proof, isn't it too peaceful now? As if waking up from a dream.

However, just as those thoughts were about to sprout, the morning sun on the horizon broke away from the earth and radiated dazzling sunlight, piercing the eyes of those who had been ignoring the truth and making them see reality again..

The collapsed Seonghwangcheong building, the pond that contained the sacred law but has now dried up, the skin disease (poisoning) left on people's faces, the city in shambles, and countless corpses lying around..

Everything testified that the devil had descended here..

It wasn't a dream.

The devil descended and wreaked havoc on the capital of Paterism. The fact that the devil retrieved the Holy Law and even the destruction of the Holy Law was all reality..

People who faced that reality slowly turned their heads and looked at the boy as if they were possessed by something..

The boy who turned out to be the prince of hell, the boy who went into the dungeon on his own, the boy who stopped the devil who was trying to erase the Holy Empire, and the boy who destroyed the Holy Law and made it disappear..

The boy was silently looking at the pile of collapsed corpses..

As if thinking deeply about something.

Everyone was silent as if imitating the boy's silence, and thanks to this, silence fell on the hill as if time had stopped..

At a time when the growing silence is oppressing people..

widely.

Oliver, who was standing like a statue, broke the silence by touching the ground with his quarter staff..

He turned back and opened his mouth..

“Are you okay??”

Standing across from Oliver were Kevin and Joanna..

Unlike the priests and paladins here, those two had relatively natural expressions..

“yes, i'm fine.”

“I'm fine too.”

After hearing the answer, Oliver nodded as if it was okay. Then he walked forward, pointing at the quarter staff..

Thump... thud... thud... thud... thud······.

Oliver was about to leave this place now. walk on his own two feet.

I had to stop it. The majority thought so. But no one was actually moving..

It just didn't occur to me that I could stop a boy who was scrawny, with bleached hair and a bandage on one arm..

“What are you planning to do??”

At that time, Kevin stopped Oliver with a question..

Tap, tap. The sounding quarter staff stopped and Oliver opened his mouth..

“I don't know either. I don't have anything in mind after this... Professor, what are you going to do now??”

“Well, maybe I'll go to Landa. There, I will reveal that I have become the archive and continue what my teacher was doing..”

After hearing the answer, Oliver suddenly turned his head and looked down the hill..

At the bottom of the hill are those who survived the disaster and those who were swept away by it. And although it was not swept away by the disaster, there was a living corpse..

The living corpse was peeking around here and made eye contact with Oliver. After confirming this, the living corpse's consciousness left the corpse and hurriedly ran away..

Oliver turned his head back to Kevin..

“······It must be quite difficult.?”

“I don't care. Whether it's hard or not, that's my job.”

Consistent answer. After hearing Kevin's determination, Oliver said nothing more..

Oliver turned his head and looked at Joanna. A paladin who absorbs the sacred blood and carries wings on his back. The paladin who faced her own sins.

“······.”

It's not that he has nothing to say, but Oliver doesn't know what to say, so instead of speaking, he tries to leave..

“oliver······!”

When Oliver tried to move his feet, Joanna called him out..

Oliver stopped at a sound louder than expected, and Joanna asked as if squeezing between her pursed lips..

“Is Oliver...alright??”

Unexpected question. Oliver thought carefully before answering..

“······I do not know.”

And then he walked forward without hesitation and left the country..

***

“Sigh······!!”

United Kingdom royal palace.

The chief secretary's office is located on one side..

The owner of the place suddenly took a deep breath while listening to the early morning emergency report. Looks like he's surprised by something.

“Are you okay?! Owner - No, manager..”

At this, the royal secretary 1 and Puppet's disciple asked in surprise..

I was so surprised that even though it was just the two of us, I almost called him master..

A mistake even a beginner wouldn't make. However, you had to understand.

Secretary 1 had been assisting Puppet in the royal court for his entire life under orders from his master, but this was the first time he had seen Puppet so surprised..

Well, Puppet is an old monster that has survived for hundreds of years and a living legend in the world of warlocks..

In a way, it was only natural to be surprised to see him react like this..

Secretary 1 asked again.

“Manager. Are you okay??”

“······are you okay.”

Puppet answered. Even at first glance, he could tell it was a lie, but Secretary 1, like any faithful disciple, did not bother to ask..

I couldn't deny that I felt a little sad, but Secretary 1 had to understand this..

Puppet infiltrates the thriving city. He saw the disaster and the devil with his own eyes, and while he was confirming that the holy law was disappearing, he suddenly made eye contact with Oliver..

At that moment, Puppet felt as if a blade was piercing his heart..

Although he had no heart and had never felt any real sense, he felt a death comparable to his..

Fortunately, the puppet quickly regained its composure, as if the past hundreds of years of existence had been in vain..

“Don't stop watching.”

“Ah, yes.”

Puppet's disciple and royal secretary 1 immediately returned to his usual work routine and continued reporting..

“It's not just the Paladins here.”

“······.”

“The holy laws of not only the capital's paladins but also the paladins assigned to major cities in the United Kingdom have disappeared..”

Secretary 1 recited the information that Puppet had already figured out with utmost sincerity..

However, the puppet did not interrupt. She might be mistaken, so he kept quiet for now..

“All contents match. It is said that suddenly the Holy Law in the bodies of the Paladins came out and flew into the night sky like starlight. Even from major colonial cities and major foreign bases where our informants are located, the same reports are coming in one after another. The Holy Spirit of the Paladin has disappeared.!”

Secretary 1 held out the paper he had brought and showed it to the puppet. It seems like such important information..

It was actually important information. On a small scale, the Holy Law was a force that defeated warlocks, but on a large scale, it was a power that was responsible for one of the axis of order in this world..

Is this proof that God loves humans? But that sacred law has disappeared? Great confusion could not be avoided.

It could be said that it was a tower of cards stacked dangerously high, minus the very bottom..

Of course, the bigger and higher the card tower, the greater the side effects..

The anger of countless warlocks oppressed by the power of the paladins..

The fall of Paterism, which established authority through sacred law.

Numerous royal families established their legitimacy by relying on the Paterism..

Furthermore, the interpretation that God has abandoned humans, the apocalypse that can be inferred.

That's all that came to mind right away. Each one was even fatal..

I could tell just by looking at Secretary 1’s burning eyes..

“As someone who deals with information, you should not dare to make reckless guesses. It seems that sacred law has completely disappeared from this world. It doesn't make sense for this phenomenon to only happen to paladins working in big cities... Did you already know?”

Puppet’s Bone Secretary 1 asked. Puppet answered..

“A few minutes ago. The devil retrieved the holy law.”

Secretary 1, who heard the answer, restrained his expression as much as possible, but was still unable to completely hide his surprise..

It seems like I can't believe it. But I didn't ask again if it was true..

Because Secretary 1 trusted his teacher like other puppet students. Instead, he asked a different question.

“Well, then really... This is the beginning of the end. Is he a prince??”

‘The extremely ambiguous title ‘he’.

But there were no problems with communication at all..

Currently, in the world of warlocks, there is only one person who is referred to as ‘he’ or ‘him’..

Dave, the woodcutter who defeated the Pied Piper and is worshiped by numerous warlocks..

After he defeated the Pied Piper, the warlocks who saw him scattered to all directions and spread the word, and now everyone called Dave him. It's as if it's disrespectful to even dare to say his name..

The Church of Pater was desperately trying to prevent this from happening, but even that would now be difficult. It will be difficult to save them now that the sacred law has disappeared..

Of course, a wizard or the military could stop it, but it was unclear whether they could do it well..

Not only did they have no reason to stop as desperately as the Pater Church, but above all, they were busy blocking with Holy Knights who had overwhelming compatibility, but it was doubtful whether they would be able to do well..

‘Well, it wouldn't be impossible if I tried harder, but I don't know.······.’

Puppet thought so. He didn't know what action to take.

I've felt this before, but I became even more certain after our eyes met in Seonghwangsi-guk..

Oliver. Although we cannot yet say for sure whether he is truly the Prince of Hell, we can say for sure that he should avoid provoking as much as possible..

It wasn't enough to fight the devil, he couldn't fight the blessed being..

At least until you achieve your goal.

However, we have come too far to just wait for the disaster to pass..

He who put himself in prison is starting to move again..

It didn't seem like we would go to Landa right away, but there was a strong possibility that we would come to Landa in the end..

A being that cannot be avoided or prevented is approaching... We had put in place a solid safety device in preparation for this, but it was uneasy to trust that alone..

I needed more to distract my attention..

“Quite a few of our wizards went to the Magic Tower.?”

“Yes, he is from a traditional school and has virtually taken control of the Mage Tower's neural network. Thanks to Tilda’s active cooperation..”

“Tell them this news secretly. through someone else's mouth.”

“please speak.”

“Merlin died and a new archive was born..”

“······!”

“And the archive is called Red Man, a disciple of Merlin. Then you'll figure it out..”

***

Thump... thud... thud... thud... thud······.

Oliver continued to walk forward, pressing the ground with his quarter staff..

I just walked forward without paying attention to anyone, including the citizens of the city, which was devastated by disaster and the appearance of the devil, and the people who came to understand the situation of the city..

Thump... thud... thud... thud... thud······.

I didn't even think about it. Thinking was such a bothersome and tiring thing..

Sometimes, when I see people in confusion due to the loss of sacred law, I think of Merlin, but I try not to think about him either..

Because Kevin would have buried it. So I tried not to think about it..

Oliver just kept walking forward with his head as clear as possible, and before he knew it, he had entered the forest..

Thump... thud... thud... thud... thud······.

As we continued walking through the forest, a fog suddenly appeared, and as we passed the fog, a deeper forest revealed itself..

A dense forest like a mystery where you don't even know where it is.

Surprisingly, there was a castle inside the forest..

The castle where Sleeping Beauty stays. Oliver opened the gate and went inside..