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Chapter 463

fruit of myth (1)

An old house outside the Pantheon.

“What are you saying out of nowhere? You suddenly appeared like this.”

Priest Jason joked and shook his head..

“Even if I say it with that expression, it's not very persuasive..”

“Is that also the case??”

But the way he said that with an emotionless face just felt bizarre..

At Heinrich’s calm point, the corners of his face, which had hardened like a doll, rose unnaturally..

“In most cases, I would have stuck out my flippers until the end. But I know the name, so what can I do? I don't know where you heard that..”

“I confirmed this through a record left by a kind person. He is the person in charge of taking over the work of the Pantheon on behalf of the scribe.?”

“That's a very careless person. It is common sense that no traces of agents carrying out covert operations should be left behind in any way..”

Two people having a calm conversation as usual with calm faces.

However, the gusts that were blowing fiercely little by little clearly showed that things between them were not at all peaceful..

‘joker.’

In the midst of that wildly turbulent energy.

Heinrich, who was quietly looking at the other person with a sunken gaze, let out a small sigh..

The first time I saw that name was in the Doctor's database as a trophy..

‘Actually, I guess I was lucky to find that out..’

Contrary to what he confidently says, in fact, there was not much information he received about the 'Joker'..

It was purely coincidental that I was able to confirm the name..

If the electronic spirit, Harveys, hadn't discovered the word that was definitely not erased due to a typo in one of the alphabets, we probably wouldn't have known until the end..

‘It wasn't clear what it was, so I had to retrace the traces based on small clues..’

In fact, it was no exaggeration to say that he mobilized all the capabilities of himself and his subordinates..

As a result, it was so unreasonable that it got discovered by Pantheon..

Even after seeing the outline that was somewhat revealed, he couldn't believe it, so he had no choice but to recheck it several times..

‘From the dimension of Tamaria. Priest of the Cult of Laxus—Jason.’

It was hard to believe that the person the result was referring to had already had a relationship with him several times..

Starting from the time he first flew all the way to Korea to meet me, and after hanging out with him at the Pantheon, I could not help but be even more shocked because I did not feel anything suspicious..

“···Did you approach me on purpose? From Korea?”

“hmm? Oh, it goes without saying. This is an opportunity to openly investigate Korea and not be suspected, but wouldn't it be a waste to just throw it away??”

Also, if Heinrich had decided to visit the Pantheon anyway, he would have achieved it somehow, so it would be easier to keep an eye on him if he was right next to him from the beginning..

Jason finished speaking like that and shook his head with a deep sigh..

“I never thought it would turn out like this. After all, I wasn't leaving the job to that idiot, Walter. I felt like it was a waste of all the effort I had put in, so I postponed disposal and tried to recycle it, but it ended up in this situation..”

“It certainly seemed short-lived. But it's not necessarily your fault, is it? As for the cause, it's probably your fault for making it happen in the first place..”

“···Ho? Did you get there??”

What I found out from Walter before I came here..

it was some kind of hint.

Although the effect was not strong enough to be called brainwashing or hypnosis, it was a prohibition so clever that it was difficult for not only the numerous priests of the Pantheon, but also the master-level holy warrior himself, to notice..

‘In addition, he even used himself as bait to control the other person's flow of thought. Somehow, even back then, I felt a sense of discomfort..’

The result was Walter's sudden departure on the first day..

The commotion at that time, from beginning to end, was all caused by Jason's plan..

In the end, he failed to achieve his goal..

“···Huh, what happened? Jason... No, Joker. We'll talk about it in detail later. If you surrender obediently, I won't treat you harshly..”

“That's hard to accept. I still have a lot of work left to do. If you get caught like this, it will be a little difficult..”

“···Is that so?.”

Anyway, it doesn't change the fact that he manipulated people for his own purposes..

I don't know how many people fell for it like Walter did..

Heinrich no longer felt the need to talk quietly..

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—!

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of golden eyes flashed and a storm swirled around him..

A platinum-colored brilliance so vivid that it completely dyed the surroundings mixed with the wind and swirled around..

‘I delayed it for no reason. I don't know what other tricks they might try, so let's start by subduing them first..’

I was put off for a moment by his strangely cooperative attitude of obediently answering questions, but the other person was a vicious criminal who had been deceiving and taking advantage of everyone..

The interrogation can be done as much as you want later..

For now, the priority was to block variables that might arise for no reason..

“···Tsk, you're more impatient than you look..”

Joker frowned at that and clicked his tongue lightly..

Since it was a very sudden meeting, there was insufficient preparation in advance, so I wanted to buy time somehow, but it seems that this was the limit..

Joker put his hand in his chest and grasped something tightly..

Of course, no matter how the opponent reacted, Heinrich, whose battle switch was already turned on, did not hesitate..

‘Finish it quickly and quickly!’

The platinum sun burning in both hands.

He stepped forward strongly and quickly approached the opponent, and his fist was fired with great power..

Kwaaang!

A power that could blow away a small hill in an instant swept over the entire area..

However, no matter what anyone said, the opponent was also a master level paladin, so there was no way he would be crushed right away by a single punch without even drawing a sword..

It might hurt a bit, but it's just everyday life for a paladin, so it won't really matter..

As such, he swung his fist with all his might without hesitation.···.

Ugh—!

‘what? This is?’

Things started to go in a direction he didn't expect..

[“Mmm! I never thought I'd be writing this already. Still, it can't fall apart like this, so there's nothing we can do about it! Still, I will definitely get rid of you from this place.!”]

The unknown flow that started in all directions was now converging at one point here..

Heinrich frowned and glared at the barrier, which was trembling slightly as it touched his fist..

crunchy!

An unfamiliar divine power that shines black-purple and drips like lava..

Sparks continued to explode from the interface between his fist and the energy emanating from Joker's body..

An unusual presence flowed from the energy that perfectly embraced the person inside and absorbed the shock..

[“purple! And be afraid! This is the true power of Luseni, who has descended beyond the dimension.!”]

At the same time, Joker, who had been maintaining a calm demeanor until a moment ago, burst into laughter and stretched his arms towards the sky..

Heinrich, who had been talking to me just a moment ago, already seemed not to care..

The unfinished power that was used to extinguish the fire that had fallen on my feet quickly rushed into my mind and eroded my reason..

Go go go go—!

The purple-black fog quickly grows in size and begins to spread in all directions, as if running away..

Inside, the materialized energy expanded and wriggled into an amorphous body..

Heinrich took a step back and quickly analyzed the situation..

‘Russeni? It's Russeni?’

ruseni.

Isn't he an evil god who, along with Laxus, is in charge of the two major axes of basic faith in the Tamaria dimension??

I also heard that their relationship is so bad that fierce religious wars are in full swing every day..

‘This is absurd. On the outside, he was pretending to be a paladin of Laxus, but behind the scenes he was a follower of an evil god serving Luseni..’

Divine power is the price of faith offered.

Since faith is formed in absolute belief, it was natural that it was close to impossible for two or more types of divine power to coexist..

I don't know how this would be possible if they were gods of the same lineage, but aren't Laxus and Ruseni completely opposites??

‘There must be a special ability to make that possible. ...Actually, I can do it if I put my mind to it..’

There is nothing 100% impossible in the world today..

Isn't it not you, and no one else, who is the decisive proof?!

There was no law preventing another case similar to yours..

‘Think about it later. The first thing to do is to respond to that..’

Rumbling—!

The power of the foreign god, which had been forcibly called in by ignoring the dimensional barrier through some kind of method, had already expanded to its fullest extent and was approaching him, engulfing the surrounding area..

Heinrich moved quickly to avoid the tentacles of materialized energy reaching towards him and looked closely at his surroundings with sunken eyes..

Perhaps because my consciousness was fluctuating, I began to see things one by one that I had not seen until a moment ago..

‘Huh, did they really set up an altar here? And this technique···.’

How long ago did it take to prepare for this to be possible?.

This land where the Pantheon was located was the place with the deepest mystery on Earth..

Of course, the level of defense was formidable, so it was almost impossible to do anything with the power accumulated here..

Priests who serve God will never tolerate the personal use of the remnants left behind by God..

‘Since when??’

But now, in the old house located outside the Pantheon, it was becoming a reality..

The process of extracting accumulated secrets from the territory, processing them into a form that can be used at any time, and bringing them back, like drilling for oil in the ground without anyone knowing..

On the outside, it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with it, but it contained the risk that it could become a huge powder keg at any time depending on someone's will..

‘It was said that the Pantheon settled in this forest and established a city about twenty years ago..’

Heinrich's eyes, which were quickly scanning the surroundings, gradually narrowed..

An old house that appears to be older than the history of the Pantheon and techniques that appear to have been assimilated with nature a long time ago..

It meant only one thing..

‘Even before the Pantheon was fully established here, this plan was already in progress. Knowing that they will settle down in this place.’

There was no way such preparations could have been made without Pantheon's knowledge..

If the plan had progressed later, they would have probably noticed something wrong in some way..

However, if the magic had already been assimilated to this land for a long time, the story would be different..

‘Just as pathogens that have gone through an incubation period eat away at the body little by little without being noticed. I was growing up, holding the future in my hands and accumulating mysteries in my veins..’

The blood, sacrifice, and conflict that arose in the process would have served as good fertilizer..

This may have been the reason why Pandemonium, a group of evil god followers, was constantly stimulated by the Pantheon..

‘Anyway, I can't just leave that alone..’

Even though it was only a fragment of the shadow of God who temporarily appeared on this earth by a miracle, it was still not a good thing for a being who was called God to be projected onto the earth..

And if that person's basic inclination was to be evil, I didn't know what more accidents would happen..

‘Going all out from the start.’

Three pairs of huge wings of light spread out behind Heinrich, who soared high into the sky..

A beautiful and elegant holy sword was already firmly held in his hand..

“Everyone, please prioritize evacuation of the elderly and young children.!”

“Move quickly! We need to help build a barrier even just a little bit.!”

“shit! You evil god worshipers! You're doing something like this in the middle of the Pantheon just because you're cornered. I will definitely dry up their seeds.!”

I could hear the clergy bustling around on the ground..

The already expanded shadow of foreign media had swallowed up most of the forest outside Pantheon..

Because of that, those who were slow to evacuate were swept away, but for now, I had no choice but to say that I was glad it stopped..

‘It's a shame that this place is built in the middle of a forest.···.’

If it were a normal city, a huge massacre would have occurred by now..

For those who had not reached that state, it would have been fatal to even come in contact with the purple-black fog that surrounded it, let alone come into direct contact with that being..

“Do whatever you can to stop it from expanding further.!”

“Ugh, sacred power doesn’t work well.!”

“The difference in energy density is too large. Right now, everyone is sticking together and holding on, but if we don't solve this problem quickly, some of us will get exhausted.···.”

“First, I requested support from the Guardian.···.”

The priests below were also trying to do something, but there was no solution in sight, so they had no choice but to stamp their feet..

Then at some point.

Some of them looked up at the sky and raised their voices.

“Ugh! Hey, up there in the sky! That's not an angel?”

“hey! Now is the time to play pranks like that... It's true.···?”

“for a moment. An angel, no way···!”

No matter what was said on the ground, Heinrich just quietly took deep breaths while holding the holy sword in his hand..

That is part of the mystery accumulated in this land and the miracle manifested by the Joker..

Although it was still imperfect, it was a being that projected the shadow of a god who reigned in a world..

‘Now that I think about it, it's not that special.?’

The enemies he has faced so far have been no less than that..

Not only the demon king and the imprisoned god, but also the destroyer who destroyed countless dimensions, etc..

Compared to that, it's like adding one more shadow of God.···.

It's not that great, is it??

Heinrich chuckled..

I wonder since when did my liver become so swollen?.

“Okay then. Let's go.”

right after that.

The body, whose entire body was engulfed in platinum light, turned into a gigantic sword and struck the ground..