Episode 459. Dawn, the darkest hour (3)
Grandfell Cloudy Arpheus Romeo.
“You do not disappoint me.”
Paimon’s voice was only reaching Hoyeol.
No wonder. An entity that is neither an incarnation nor an alter ego. A state so high that it is far too high, even if it is said that it has reached the realm of eccentricity, it is a state that cannot even be mixed with words.
-□□□ □□ □□□□□…….
A distance where the army of Paimon cannot be seen with the naked eye.
what you hear
Only the unidentified sound echoing in my buzzing brain.
“What’s this?”
Everyone was holding on to their eardrums.
“Even so, I don’t understand.”
“… … Miss Jesse Heinness?”
“What, how long have you been there?”
“Just now.”
Jesse, who belatedly joined the giant coalition of the Allied Crusade.
Even the cone-shaped hat on her head.
All I could do was look at the situation with concern.
Paimon’s silence wasn’t bad.
“You have your own manners.”
fear.
That was the feeling that was appropriate for his appearance.
Soon, Paimon raised his arm while shaking his jewelry.
I didn’t need a voice.
[Paimon’s army prepares for the start of the war.]
Demon King of the ninth throne.
However, the strength of Paimon, accompanied by an army, was never inferior to that of the Ten Thrones except for Baal. As if to prove him, Paimon’s army went to war not like a devil.
clap.
The military did not act hastily.
Calmly carried out the king’s orders.
Pull the bowstring with great care.
I let go again with a calm breath.
Push shush shush.
Before long, a countless rain of arrows covering the sky.
Weiying.
The Gunner hurriedly flew into the sky.
Fighters could easily deflect most physical impacts.
That’s a different story.
‘… … Aside from the number of arrows.’
The power of arrowheads is different.
‘Each one is as powerful as a catapult!’
The knowledge of the innate blacksmith race was telling. If it was their armament, if it was that sharp, the arrowhead would easily pierce the steel upper.
Gunner jumped up and looked at Ho-yeol.
“I don’t need to worry about you, Commander-in-Chief?”
Gunner looked away from Ho-yeol and looked at the situation. Time is running out. He relayed the battle situation in real time for the Iron Castle, which will appear after leaping through space and time.
“Behemoth’s mouth, arrows are pouring down here! It’s a pity, but even the upper part of the Iron Castle doesn’t seem to be able to withstand that rain of arrows. Maybe the Iron Castle will become a hedgehog.”
Chijik.
“However, what is of greater concern is the allied forces of the Crusade on the ground. Lion Heart Knights and Imperial Army. And even though adventurers joined, the number was only 10,000… … .”
Chijik.
“The procession of the Paimon Legion still has no end in sight. Even if you roughly count it, it’s close to fifty thousand. Of course, our commander-in-chief appeared here… … .”
Chijik… … ?
Commander-in-chief, at those words, the voice of the chain walker returned.
-The commander-in-chief is there?
“Yes.”
-Gunner, you should step back right away!
Gunner doubted his ears.
“what? What does that mean? Are you telling me to retreat now?”
Didn’t I say that clearly?
The light of the mana stone became even fainter than before.
A small dwarf’s life.
He promised to use it for the future of the Crusade Alliance.
Of course, the situation was still hopeless.
Although Paimon finally revealed his true identity, his army still refused to quit. Gunner was an outsider when it came to magic. I wasn’t sure if Ho-yeol’s magic would run out first, or if Paimon’s army, which was close to infinite, would be annihilated first.
however.
“It would be a concern. But the war situation has definitely improved.”
Ho-yeol, who was no one else, appeared.
There could be no spark of a counterattack greater than this.
However, Gunner was taken aback by the words that followed.
Chain Walker’s urgent voice.
-So, if you don’t want to get caught up in it, get out of here right away!!
“?!”
Because the voice was so urgent.
Gunner’s body reacted first.
I still couldn’t understand the chain walker’s reaction with my head.
The hand holding the steering wheel moved reflexively.
Weiying.
It was then.
pagging support.
Lightning started to fall from the dry sky. It was an indiscriminate thunderstorm. Tens of thousands of arrows and tens of thousands of bolts of lightning struck Paimon’s army.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak.
Gunner’s breathing quickened for a moment.
“……!”
-Gunner, are you all right? Soon we’ll get there!
The chain walker kept asking how I was doing.
Gunner couldn’t answer.
If, holding on to the steering wheel was even a little slow.
If only the chain walker hadn’t been intimidated.
I am by now… … .
“…….”
Looking down at the ground, I saw demons evaporated without a trace by lightning.
The high level of armor had become colorless and powdered.
It would be absurd to expect fighter jets to act as shields.
Gunner opened his mouth.
“how.”
Fear lingered in Gunner’s pupils before he knew it.
“… … What happened in the battle with the evil dragon?”
Is that the fear of Paimon’s army, which does not stop even in the onslaught?
Is it the fear of commander-in-chief Ho-yeol?
Gunner, he wasn’t even sure about himself.
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hee hee hee
The horse did not move its hooves even when the reins were held tight. Are you surprised by the thunderstorm? No, they weren’t just warhorses so weak that they would be froze in shock from lightning.
“Captain Harkon. War horses… … !”
At Yeshica’s call, Harkon looked back. It wasn’t enough that the war horses had drooping tails, so they couldn’t even raise their heads. said Enoch cautiously.
“My muscles are completely frozen. In the rear, inexperienced young horses fainted as they were. As a result, knights who were injured by falling off horses are appearing one after another.”
“What is the status of the Imperial Army?”
“… … Again, not good.”
Harkon looked ahead again.
The battlefield was right in front of me.
Why?
It felt like my body was getting heavier and heavier.
Harkon asked himself.
‘Am I now afraid of the devil, of death?’
No, it can’t be.
The old knight’s eyes burned with fighting spirit.
Two legs stolen by demons and the emperor.
And if you think of the territory and people of the empire.
Even if I died, I wouldn’t be able to close my eyes comfortably.
So what am I afraid of?
Adventurers who can use their skills to monitor the situation. I have already heard the news through them. The Commander-in-Chief has already arrived on the battlefield and is facing the overflowing forces of Paimon.
Harkon murmured.
“… … I don’t want to admit it.”
That’s right, I was afraid of you.
A user of sword steel.
Harkon has crossed the ridge of death many times.
I have no choice but to be sensitive to the energy of death.
Beyond this place where the horses stopped, the battlefield was filled with a current of death.
If you step in recklessly.
An air current of extinction that no one can survive.
Harkon was sure.
Even the demon king of the ninth throne.
Called Paimon.
He said he couldn’t exude such deathly energy alone.
What he meant was simple.
Harkon’s voice faded bitterly.
“… … You really intend to kill everything, Sir.”
*
A fragrant smell tickles your nose.
“It’s the main menu from the start.”
Paimon looked at the demon burned by the lightning and continued.
“I wanted to treat you slowly, starting with the appetizer, but you’re impatient.”
Shuk.
Paimon accepted the arrow handed to him by the corps commander.
An arrowhead with a sharp forked end.
An appetizing appetizer.
There is no shortage of drawing fresh blood.
“Nevertheless, it’s your favor, so let’s get it.”
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak.
The thunderbolt had no momentum to stop.
The army was rapidly collapsing.
But Paimon didn’t care at all.
No, the expression that there is no need to care was correct.
“Isn’t it over yet? All right, whatever.”
The 200th Corps under Paimon.
Compared to his own army, which exceeds millions, the troops killed now are not even new blood. So Paimon leisurely enjoyed the incense.
Only the ten thrones can communicate.
in the realm of ‘consciousness’.
I spoke to Ho-yeol.
“There are people who look at our banquet with envy.”
Allied Crusade.
I noticed the approach of humans long ago. If I had made up my mind to wipe it out, I could have wiped it out a long time ago. It is the same now. With the lift of a finger, they were annihilated.
Why can’t I do it when I can?
“I like the calm attitude.”
It was just a whim.
Looking at the banquet hall trembling with fear.
It was because the fearful attitude was satisfactory.
“Can you see the terrified expressions on their faces? Can you see the appearance of not even thinking about setting foot on the battlefield? very good It must be because of your education.”
Paimon’s eyes narrowed for the first time.
“Nevertheless, I want a more intimate encounter, Cloudy. Even if they can’t hear our conversation, can’t ‘they’ overhear our conversation?”
Here they were talking about the tenth seat.
At Paimon’s words, the Ten Thrones who were listening through the Mystic Eye were shaken.
It seemed that their agitation was transmitted through the devil’s pupils.
Hold on.
Paimon twisted the corners of his mouth and clenched his fists.
at the same time.
The magic eyes that floated around exploded all at once.
“Well, now there are no spies. Since no one can hear our conversation, this noble Paimon will openly tell you everything.”
Paimon’s voice was filled with disgust.
“Why did you claim the ninth throne? It’s because the guys are so low-tempered. In a word, it is out of proportion.”
Noble Paimon.
“What kind of dinner can we have and talk about art with people who have no understanding of dignity and formality? So I compromised. I did not want to be bothered by them, so I made myself the ninth king.”
Defeat Buer with Paimon.
Ho-yeol, who was promoted to the new tenth throne, was not a threat.
Paimon’s pupils flashed with delight.
“However, you appeared before me.”
Is it a human, a demon, a man, a beast, or a monster?
It didn’t matter.
Ideally, we have entered the realm of strangeness that has broken down the boundaries.
Because those ideas were just a shell.
More important than that was the innate nobility hidden in the shell.
It was quality and elegance.
In that sense.
The existence in front of me could become an equal friend.
“Even the way you run amok is perfect, my lady.”
Paimon even at this moment.
He looked at Ho-yeol, who indiscriminately slaughtered his forces.
As noble as you, only I.
I can understand your feelings.
“I know because I’ve been through it too.”
How could I not notice the sorrow hidden in his face?
Yes, it is the emptiness I also experienced.
But as I overcame it through you.
“You have me.”
Because you knew my existence too.
I will be able to overcome that sadness.
A strategist beyond a strategist.
Paimon is for this moment.
I remembered the days when I was courting the 10-headed worms.
“Just thinking about talking to them makes me nauseous, but that’s okay. Thanks to you, I got a chance to face you like this. And because I want you to respond to me too.”
The proof of the response is right there.
It was the attitude of humans who dared not disturb the banquet.
They were not overwhelmed by their own forces.
“Because I didn’t even care about humans. yes, my dear Wasn’t it you who made the poor beasts foam and pass out, and even the knights of the lion heart terrified?”
At that point, Paimon was convinced.
“As expected, that is not where you are.”
I can call you my one and only friend.
“My dear, come with me.”
However, until Paimon’s expectations were crushed.
It didn’t take long.
A voice escaped from between the slowly falling lips.
“I am not alone.”
Are you not alone?
Do you deny it with such empty eyes?
no.
Like me, you are alone.
Alone noble, only me.
I can understand your emptiness… … .
Words like daggers pierced Paimon’s heart.
“Look.”
Then, a brilliant halo covered his vision.
“I have ‘a ray of light’.”
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[The runaway of the skill, ‘Heaven and Heaven alone’ will be stopped.]
