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Chapter 150

150In Search of Vulcan

"I found a way to search for Lord Vulcan.?"

Leon appreciates Beatrice’s words. I don't think he expected that he would find a way out so quickly..

"Yes, this is about the method of finding the coordinates of a ‘specific person’ that you mentioned earlier. Through ‘extracted information’ and experiments, I reached my own conclusion.."

"exactly?"

"Opening the gate has required two things so far.."

"'The object was the ‘coordinates’ and the magic stone was the ‘material’.."

The first was the gate where Zereah was located..

To be precise, Leon's holy sword was used as coordinates to point to the gate where the holy relic was located..

The second is the territory of Akasha, the Great Duke of Slaughter..

To get there, Leon used Akasha's severed arm..

Lastly, Gunlar’s ​​seedlings.

This was the period when Gunlar was active. They endured the fall of the Lionheart Kingdom..

So why doesn't the gate open with Vulcan's ceremonial dagger?.

"'Isn't 'dagger' insufficient as coordinates??"

Even though the dagger that Leon received at the gate where he met Vulcan is an item that he has used since his days as an acolyte, it is not comparable to the level of a holy relic or the body of the Demon Archduke..

Leon wondered if it was because the quality of the item was lacking, but Beatrice shook her head..

"To borrow Sir Yappy's analogy, an object is nothing more than a code that specifies approximate coordinates. Even considering its randomness, any object can become the coordinates to open the gate.."

Beatrice skillfully used her smartphone and showed a video. She is she she is a record of her experiments she recorded herself.

And it contained a video of Beatrice opening the gate several times..

"Surprisingly, it doesn't cost that much magic stones. Instead, only the lowest grade gates appeared.."

"I said the gate itself wasn't the devil's, it was just a phenomenon. Surprisingly, it seems like they don't care about the quality of the product.."

Leon asked, looking curiously at Beatrice, who was skilled at using a smartphone that even he could not use yet..

"But then, why aren't the coordinates where Lord Vulcan is located? I don't think the conclusion is that there is simply a lack of magic stones.."

"Your Majesty, do you remember? How did Lord Vulcan go missing?."

Beatrice had heard the rumor at the Lionheart Kingdom gate last time. She is grateful that it was shortly after Vulcan's disappearance that she and her knights entered her gate..

And Leon, who was tracing his memories from 200 years ago, also vaguely remembered it..

"In the Plain of Landolce, Lord Vulcanus is the demon prince of sloth and stupidity... There was a decisive battle with the devil and his legions, commonly known as the Great Duke of Glacier. That spin was Lord Vulcan's victory."

At that time, Leon had sortied to destroy the Demon Prince of Wisdom and his 200,000 legions. And even before that, Vulcan's legion headed to the Plain of Landolce to face the 170,000 demon legion..

"3The Kingdom of Mann and the Knights of the Burning Sword destroyed them. but… Lord Vulcan and the Knights of the Burning Sword are missing.."

"It's a strange thing. If they fought and both fell, or if one of them fell, there would have been a body left behind.."

Beatrice noticed exactly that..

"Your Majesty, you were slaughtering demons until you met Miss Hari.?"

"That's right. I missed a few, but I ended up killing them all.."

"A person named Grand Duke of Glacier. You've never met him.?"

"exactly."

Beatrice seemed to have guessed it and moved on to the next question for confirmation..

"Can demons kill themselves? I've never seen any tortured demon commit suicide before.."

"Even if they die, the main body of the demon world does not disappear, but suicide is another matter. Just as they are the lords of magic, they are magical beings themselves.."

"Are you saying that every single one of their actions is considered magical??"

Leon nodded. In the first place, the act of crossing dimensions and incarnating is a product of magic..

Their bodies themselves were made of magic, and everything about them was bound to be related to magic..

"Carnage and destruction. Wisdom and exploration. Pleasure and decadence. The magical power they rely on doesn't only work on their enemies. It's a rule that applies to them too.."

Magical power, not holy power. Since the devil itself is a being made up of lumps of magical power, magical energy interferes with all of his actions..

In other words, this meant that even simple suicide was considered a magical act called ‘self-determination’..

"Despicable cowards, I never thought there would be no one willing to even die.."

"But it will be convenient thanks to you. At least you don't have to run away to death.?"

"Sigh, just like they didn't escape when Jim destroyed the last Demon Gate.."

Leon giggled and wondered why Beatrice was asking these questions..

"Do you have a hypothesis??"

"Yeah, you'll probably have to try it yourself to find out.."

Beatrice spoke in conclusion.

"Lord Vulcanus is probably in the ‘demons’ domain.’."

That's also a glacier attack. In the territory of the demon prince of sloth and foolishness.

* * * *

Demons used the gate to cross dimensions and invade several worlds..

However, the gate itself is not created by the devil. The devil simply discovered the gate before others and was using it, and the 'system' or 'quest' inside the gate was only able to interfere to a certain extent, and was not completely dominated..

"The devil has been using the gate for quite some time. I also experienced this at the gate of Lionheart Kingdom, but the gate was blocked by the Lord of Wisdom.."

What this means is simple. This meant that the devil was much more advanced in technology using gates than Beatrice, who was just using gate technology..

"That means they probably have their own security system for the gate. It prevents other beings from opening the gate to their dimension and entering.."

"However, it wasn't successful last time. Akasha's territory.."

"That's the blind spot, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, have you ever seen the demons opening the gate??"

"……."

Come to think of it, Leon had only seen very few demons open the gate..

In the case of the Great Demon, they prepared a grand ceremony by using the Jewel of Wisdom like when the Empire first summoned the Great Demon, or by spreading the faith of greed like Hanbit Palace..

Even for large-scale or monarch-level demons, a large-scale summoning ritual was needed to invade another dimension..

"However, as a Great Supply Demon, it was possible to open a dimension and return to his territory. The Great Duke of Slaughter was like that.……."

"I believe that the Grand Duke of Glacier, who confronted Lord Vulcan, also felt threatened and fled to his territory.."

"……!"

Now it's finally coming together.

The reason why the Grand Duke of Glacier, Vulcan, and his knights disappeared in the rotation of the Plain of Landolce.

"During the battle, the Grand Duke of Glacier fled, and Lord Vulcan chased after him.?"

"That's right."

And it is highly likely that the place where Vulcan reached after crossing the gate was the territory of the Grand Duke of Glacier..

In other words, since it is the Demon Archduke's territory, the conclusion is that even if Beatrice uses Vulcan's dagger as the coordinates, she cannot open it due to the blockade of the Great Supply Territory..

"There is a possibility that Lord Vulcan was captured by them like Lord Geobrick.?"

"It is certain that Lord Vulcan is immobilized by some means. But to know for sure, we need to find the Grand Duke of Glacier's territory. and……."

"You can enter the devil's territory with the arm of the Great Duke of Slaughter that you used last time.."

Beatrice twitched the corner of her mouth. Leon also had the same expression..

* * * *

"I will be away for a while."

The pantheon, which is continuing its leisurely rest ahead of the fall harvest, looked questioningly at Leon's sudden declaration..

"Your Majesty, where are you going??"

Hari, who had some time and position, asked a question..

"I plan to explore the gate with Bice.."

"???"

Those with even more puzzled expressions. If that's the case, I don't understand why we're searching for the gate just the two of us..

Although Leon is a super strong person, he is not the type of person to ignore the power of the group..

Before he was a superhuman, he was a commander. On this Earth, the age of superhumans, didn't we raise a large-scale army called Men at Arms?.

Considering his own powerful buff abilities... It was right to at least take the knights with them..

"Shouldn’t you at least take the knights with you??"

Cheon So-yeon, the knight commander, raised his hand. There are already numerous elite forces in the pantheon..

Park Yong-shin of Hanbit Palace, who came under the wing immediately, is like this, and Cheon Jin-soo, the light swordsman of the Heavenly Sword Guild, Lee Yong-wan and Han Yu-ri of the Firebird Guild, and Hwang Geum-cheol and Hwang Yeon-ha of the Golden Lion Guild are also cooperative with Leon..

Leon has the manpower and resources to mobilize the 'Legion' in case of emergency..

"Jim will head to the land of the devils."

"……!"

Leon explained carefully to the surprised people..

"However, it is not a conquest like during the Great Slaughter. There is something you need to find by infiltrating their dimension. In the meantime, rest and take care of the pantheon.."

It is a secret mission. If it's just Leon and Beatrice, we'll be able to retreat somehow no matter what threat there is..

It is natural that both of them have super strength, and Beatrice, who can open and close the gate, is an essential talent..

Fall harvest period. Leon and Beatrice left for the demons' dimension..

* * * *

After the cataclysm, gates began to appear all over the world, but the world was barely able to defend them..

Lower- level hunter guild members work hard to clear yellow or green gates, while high-level gates such as red or orange are handled by large guilds with S-level hunters and raiders..

Then, when the black gate, known as the crisis of humanity, appears, neighboring countries, although bickering, work together to somehow close it..

Humanity's power has become incomparably stronger than it was 30 years ago, and it has now reached a point where most gates can be defended with ease..

"Yes, a total of 17 gates were closed today. There are 42 gates in progress.."

"hmm… There are more gates left than usual.."

After hearing the report from Hunter Association Manager Kim Jin-su, Association President Oh Kang-hyuk said there was more… I was worried about the US clear gate..

"hmm… In terms of annual average, it is not much different from last year.."

"ah~"

Only then did Oh Kang-hyuk realize his sense of discomfort..

The reason why gates in Korea are being cleared one after another recently is because of the existence of a large guild..

"The pantheon is still resting because it is harvest season.?"

"Yes, it looks like they are resting in 33% rotation.."

The Pantheon was a very valuable entity to the association because it cleared gates without discrimination, even in remote areas, at low levels, or at poor cost-effectiveness, without being concerned about investment costs..

And its influence was also felt on the teenage guilds, and now even the Hanbit Palace, Firebird, Golden Lion, and Heavenly Sword guilds have joined in..

"His presence is great."

"Well, honestly, it's a bit burdensome to get any bigger than this.."

Manager Jinsoo Kim felt first-hand the potential of Pantheon and a man named Leon while he was dispatched to Pantheon..

"As you know, His Majesty Leon is not limited to one country.."

"Yes. The President seems to be relieved that he is not allowed to go into politics.."

The reason Leon is not immediately interested in the country's politics is out of respect for Korea and its legitimate leader..

Above all, his view is not ‘nation’ or ‘continent’ but ‘world’.'.

"How much do you think Pantheon’s growth rate will soar next year??"

"Chornozem in Ukraine, Beidahuang in Heilong People's State, California corn fields in the United States... The granaries around the world that were contaminated with magic are being purified, and the number of believers of Goddess Demera is increasing.."

Is that all?.

The pantheon's doctrines and membership methods are very accessible through the Internet..

Although it is a new phenomenon compared to existing large-scale religions, real gods and miracles are attracting the attention of not only atheists but also believers of existing religions..

"In fact, there are more than four hundred known users of Seongbeop in Korea alone. It's at the level of using light magic from a god you believe in.."

The power of the pantheon that extends across the world will increase exponentially not by year but by month..

"The UN devil incident was big. Across the world, an atmosphere of distrust in national governments and leaders was created, forcing pantheon beliefs. Should I say this went well?……."

"There is a transition period in everything.."

Chairman Oh Kang-hyuk, who has already been receiving some information through YAPI, was worried about the devils operating in secret at a serious level around the world..

And I became even more convinced that only Leon and the Pantheon could solve it..

"I wish it would just go on like this. As the scale of the pantheon grows, world security will gradually be resolved.."

But Oh Kang-hyuk knows from experience. Usually, a fearful enemy will aim for the most vulnerable time to cut them off..

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At that moment, the association's employees' cell phones... A tearing alarm sound also rang on the mobile phones of Manager Kim Jin-su and Association President Oh Kang-hyuk..

A gate haunting alarm is mandatory for association employees. It rang one after another.

-Beep! Beep! Beep!

"President of the Association... ! This is!"

Manager Kim Jin-su’s complexion turned pale. Because what the alarm bell, which is still ringing, was saying was very clear..

Association President Oh Kang-hyuk immediately gave instructions..

"Issue an emergency order to the teenage guild! And the pantheon… Connect directly with Sir Yapi through Deputy Han Hari.!"

"yes…!"

Oh Kang-hyuk stared at his cell phone screen with cold sweat running down his spine..

More than a hundred gates from all over the country were being added to his cell phone in mushrooming order..