Episode 458. Dawn, the darkest hour (2)
It can’t be called a conversation.
It can’t even be called telepathic magic.
A different space.
The ten thrones exchanged thoughts in their ‘consciousness’.
A thick fog over their consciousness hid their bodies.
“Weak, but not weak.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means that they are an inferior race that can be swung around like a reed.”
As a result of watching through the Mystic Eye, the evaluation fell.
“Didn’t I say that pride is a dangerous emotion?”
“Yes. The ‘pride’ that the man drives is dangerous. However, as a result of observing his world, there were not many people who had such pride. The bowl is so cramped that it can hold only one emotion.”
“That’s right.”
Baal, Gamigin, Buer, and Hoyeol.
Excluding those mentioned, the Demon King of the Ten Thrones explored the Earth through the Demonic Eye. Even though it is said that with the appearance of Hoyeol, all the demonic eyes that they tried to spread were destroyed, so no additional information can be obtained.
“Thanks, I figured it out. His mental strength is weaker than that of the creatures on the Arcana continent. It wasn’t that the demons of the underworld didn’t set foot in their world for nothing.”
The fall of the demon world.
not ten.
Now, I was talking about demon lords who were swallowed up by evil omens.
As if proving that their knowledge is in a far-flung place.
The Ten Jaws figured out numerous causal relationships simply by looking at them.
Thankfully they didn’t get overlooked.
“Then, now is the time to face it grandly.”
“It should be.”
“The demon king of the new tenth throne who is very angry.”
At the same time, think of the magic eyes that exploded.
under the fog.
Someone got lucky first.
“I can’t guess what truth he used. It’s probably not just magic. I want to greet him in person in order to solve this overwhelming curiosity… … ?”
It was then.
It seems extremely refined.
A sweet voice rang out.
“Don’t cross the line.”
“Ah, noble Paimon.”
“Wasn’t the troublesome task of welcoming the final stone always up to me?”
Demon King of the ninth throne.
Dear Paimon.
he said in a humble manner.
But no one took it seriously.
“Paimon, you are ambitious. It is a feeling I have never witnessed in you in eons of time. Also, is he curious?”
Paimon neither denied nor affirmed.
“If you’re curious, I’m already convinced.”
Paimon stretched out his hand leisurely.
Chi Lung.
Fingers, wrists, forearms, the gold and jewels that adorned his body clashed and made a sound. The clothes were thin enough to show through the skin, but still had a brilliant luster.
Click.
What Paimon held was the Holy Grail.
Thirsty with blood, Paimon took the new Tenth Throne Demon King.
heat up.
It reminded me of Grandfell Cloudy Arpheus Romeo.
“That dignity is already the same as mine.”
Why is it ‘noble’ Paimon?
The reason for this was known to the 10th throne better than anyone else.
“Isn’t it a generous evaluation to be already the same as you?”
Even if they say it’s the same tenth seat.
Because the innate ability and the area of control are different.
Paimon was the one who presided over the fertile West even in the Pandemonium.
“I don’t think there’s anyone here who would be happy to see your forces moving. Buer, because I know that it is because of your mercy that he has been able to keep the seat of the Tenth until now.”
Demon King of the ninth throne.
However, its strength is not the ninth.
That was the evaluation of the Ten Seats looking at Paimon.
Just like I said.
Paimon, who had an army, was a threat even to them.
“Have mercy.”
slap.
Paimon lightly shook the Holy Grail.
The blood of the best quality swirled in small circles.
Paimon looked at the ripple and continued speaking quietly.
“You don’t think it’s a feeling you can mention?”
decathlon.
to be great It’s faster to count what you don’t have than what you have. The longing for what you don’t have is also great. Paimon had touched the lack of such ten thrones.
An insidious voice resounds.
“Don’t forget, Paimon.”
“The proof of the Ten Seats is valid for anyone.”
“I have no intention of condoning any more recklessness.”
Paimon replied while holding the Holy Grail.
“You can act as you please. But will it really benefit you? Anyone can see that it would be to your advantage to attach a new tenth throne demon king with me.”
There was no answer.
As I said, Paimon’s army had a strength that no Ten Commandments could overlook. If it was Baal without this seat, I wouldn’t know… … . Negotiations were not difficult.
Said Paimon, withdrawing from the ceremony first.
“I will immediately head for the Behemoth’s Mouth.”
“What is the purpose?”
“It is neither the continent of Arcana nor the world of adventurers.”
I have only one purpose.
check.
Paimon’s lips drew a parabola.
“Maybe I will be making friends for the first time.”
*
Paimon’s army.
Looking at Gunner’s reaction to the reality, it was as if a picture was being drawn in front of his eyes. Gunner was the best pilot of the Iron Castle and a great scout.
Thanks to him, he had a lot of experience.
-“… … This is nonsense.”
That was all Gunner said.
At that point, Chainwalker kept his ears away from the mechanism.
At the same time, Wallsway put down the hammer.
“Basic repairs done!”
“How much time is left before the space jump?”
“One minute is enough!”
said the chainwalker to the other mechanism.
“Did you hear, gentlemen? We arrive at the Behemoth’s Mouth in one minute. After using the first space jump, it takes about an hour or so before the next space jump.”
The Chain Walker said in a firm voice.
“In other words, the time we can block Paimon’s army is only one hour at most. If so, what results can you guys achieve in that one hour?”
They were adventurers belonging to the Allied Crusade who had already suffered great damage from dealing with the two evil dragons. It’s been a while since we broke up, and it seemed like they were urging me, so I wasn’t comfortable.
‘Now that the commander-in-chief is away.’
I have to make a more sober judgment.
Chain Walker asked a question while biting his lip.
The answer came straight away.
Antonium.
Hisagi opened her mouth.
“We just returned to Antonium. And now we are preparing for launch. I want to show this scene to Chain Walker-sama.”
What do you mean by the sight you want to show me?
The chain walker was startled and asked back.
Hisagi didn’t have the ability to describe or the energy to explain in detail.
Capital of the Empire, Antonium.
The imperial army filled the plain in front of the gate.
Those who stood at the forefront were the Knights of the Lionheart.
The knight commander, Harkon, opened his mouth.
“Listen. The demons we will meet today are on a different level from the ones we have faced so far. The armor worn by a mediocre soldier is comparable to that of a dwarf, and its cruelty surpasses that of the Demon of True Name!”
Harkon did not hide the devastating news from the Gunners and declared to the Imperial forces. Nam Tae-min smiled when he saw the teacher like that.
“It’s the same that you don’t hide it. So, are you friendly?”
It was a declaration that would not be strange even if morale fell to the bottom.
But ironically.
The morale of the Imperial Army did not soften in the slightest.
“Yes. The empire is now on the brink of extinction. But is such a crisis our first? no! You have already overcome so many trials!”
Rebels, demon kings, and even the warlord’s library.
It was indeed an empire that had gone through countless trials and overcame them.
Harkon tightened the reins.
He exposed his mechanical legs in front of the soldiers.
At the same time, he pointed to the grave with his finger.
“The evidence is still clear to us!”
“Waaaa!!!”
The shouts that erupted at Harkon’s declaration reached the ears of Prosnax, the first-born chick guarding the World Tree in the northern part of Antonium. Prosnax chattered his beak.
“Is it time to fly soon?”
“yes?”
“You should guard this place well, young dragon knight.”
“Ah, yes.”
Dear Courageous Knight.
Skaarl was taken aback, then immediately lowered his head.
Prosnax looked at Skal and added a word.
“It’s not a battlefield that’s easy enough to burn you.”
“……?”
That is to say.
Does that mean you can give me a lift if it’s a light battlefield?
Skal’s drooping shoulders went up.
“Well, then, can we expect next time?”
However, he seemed to have no intention of answering Prosnax.
Because Prosnax was already looking elsewhere.
Glittering chick eyes.
Is that a bit interesting?
“Oh, are you guys going too?”
You, Prosnax said, were adventure players.
Even if the Arcana continent perishes.
Anyway, I thought you would consider it a story of someone else.
Isn’t everyone joining the Imperial Army on their own feet?
Looking at the results alone, Prosnax’s idea was not wrong.
“So it’s one hundred percent!”
“Because the world message was printed.”
“That is not a normal world message either! A message was printed all over the Arcana continent? This sounds like Paimon is a monster that will shake the Arcana continent!”
whatever the motive.
It was because the players were fully prepared and ready to join the allied forces of the Antonium Temple. They nodded their heads at Harkon’s cry.
“You have to risk your life. Considering the active buff, it’s not enough to risk your life to fight, so you have to survive to the end. Everyone, don’t you want to die after eating all your experience points and become a good-looking ghost?”
Now that reality and the Arcana continent are connected.
It was safe to say that the threat of Arcana Continent was a real threat.
Even more so now that the demonic eyes of the ten thrones have surfaced in reality.
In that sense, the judgment of the players was perfectly reasonable.
What does that mean?
It means that it is not strange if all players gather in Antonium.
“Mistress, won’t you move?”
“Oh, sister. How can I ride a wooden horse?”
“Shut up, just shut up.”
Leonie made her way through the crowd, examining their faces.
From The Shining, where Dmitri’s death imbued with a sense of sadness.
Bohemian, Warlord, Olympus, ACDC… … .
“All of the guys whose faces you don’t normally see have gathered, unnie?”
“Well, you must have expected a lot.”
“That’s right.”
“okay.”
Hisagi and Nam Tae-min joined at the same time without saying who came first. His gaze, which was neither sharp nor beautiful, was directed towards the players.
“Even if the priorities are different, the purpose is the same anyway.”
Because it’s the same rank.
I could see their intentions.
What I’m looking for is a [War Quest].
“At this scale, it’s not strange to think of a ‘Great War Quest’ that didn’t exist when Arcana was just a game. Considering the buffs that are active, even if you accumulate moderate achievements… … .”
“The calculation must have come out that we can grab a significant loot.”
“If the commander-in-chief had seen it, he would have said something… … .”
Integrity starts with you.
You are yourself, so you can criticize others.
Because they didn’t deserve it.
So Taemin Nam just hoped.
“Whatever it is, I hope you don’t back down from the devil.”
Before long, the allied forces of the temple sortied from Antonium.
It’s a matter of course.
Antonium had troops left for defense.
4 families, red-eyed dunes, diamond top… … .
They were the giants Ho-yeol called.
Because their master, Ho-yeol, did not give orders.
They were waiting in Antonium.
“Then I will open the portal!”
The Imperial Palace Wizard, Nash William.
oh oh
He used the magic stone of Antonium as collateral to open a portal. The coordinates are Canary Road, which was the closest village to the Behemoth’s mouth, now in ruins.
“… … what?”
However, entering the portal.
Even until you inhale unusual air.
The eyes of the players were silent.
The message didn’t come up.
“At this point, it should remain open, but a war quest?!”
The reason was simple.
Because noble Paimon was already fighting a war.
In the middle of a long procession.
at las.
Paimon appeared from the mouth of the Behemoth.
The Demon King of the ninth throne opened his mouth.
“Nice to meet you like this.”
above the sky.
heat up.
He politely greeted Grandfel.
“You, who might become my close friend.”
At those words, beyond heartlessness, a heartless gaze was fixed on Paimon.
