𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟒: 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (4)
In the intense pain, the chaos demon was unable to scream a single scream and fell headfirst into the ground.
【Hahaha, so you’re Chronos’s lapdog! I’ve heard of you. You took the holy items from the Plague Lords and the Blood Lords, didn’t you? 】The succubus spoke boldly, but she was anxious inside.
It was the Chronos’s dog who possessed the cursed magic of the Plague and the cursed magic of the Blood. Even an earl-class blood chaos demon had been defeated. . . . This was too much to handle for a recently promoted chaos demon like herself, who had just acquired her position.
Wasn’t that why an incubus, a demon at the same level as her, was lying over there?
‘𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩. . . . . .’
The wicked bastard was even using the Blood Demon to inject the Plague factor directly into the incubus, infecting him. The incubus, who was trembling all over his body, was proof that the infection was in progress.
No matter how high-ranking a chaos demon was, it was difficult to withstand the plague that had been strengthened by the blessing of Pleg, the evil god of the plague.
Meanwhile. . . Oswald, who had caused this, was surprised by his own immense physique.
‘𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨?’
His current strength level was [Strength Lv.59+25], which means it reached level 84. He couldn’t help but be surprised that he had smashed his head with such overwhelming strength and buried him in the ground.
After that, Oswald used the Blood Demon to store the plague factor emitted from the plague mask’s respirator and converted it into a form that could be injected using a syringe.
Although a lot of blood was consumed, it was good that the power was good even though the remaining plague factor was used to make it into a weapon, and the blood consumption was reduced.
After a while, the high-level chaos demon of seduction collapsed as it could not withstand the plague and was soon expelled from ‘Century’ and recalled to the world of chaos.
Thanks to this, only the black demon’s essence remained where he was, and Oswald collected the essence and looked at the remaining chaos demon, the succubus.
The succubus still looked dignified. However, Oswald knew she was terrified.
He immediately consumed the blood and wrapped the file bunker in his right hand. Since it was connected to a tank and pipe containing the plague factor, it could infect at the same time as the attack.
【Any last words? 】
At Oswald’s question, the high-level chaos demon, the succubus, trembled and, with that as the last, Oswald approached in an instant and extended the file bunker.
Boom!
With the sound, a long blood-red stake was ejected at high speed and pierced the succubus’s chest in an instant. Then, through the hole in the stake, the plague factor flowed out and directly infected the succubus.
The high-level chaos demon succubus, who had been trembling, was eventually expelled and left behind the demon’s essence.
After that, Oswald dismantled the Plague Grimoire. However, since he had created a jet suit using the Blood Demon and put it on, he completely forgot that his clothes were in tatters.
Because of that, his robe fell off when he dismantled the Plague Grimoire, revealing his upper body, which was covered in tattoos.
“O. . . Oswald?”
“. . . . . .”
At that time, the person who saw him like that was Alicia.
‘𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?’
It came to the tip of his chin. . . However, he couldn’t bring himself to open his mouth as he watched her eyes glistening with tears.
Instead, Oswald approached Alicia and touched the cut on her cheek, activating one of the divine magic circles drawn on his body.
“Heal.”
The pure holy power healed the wound on her cheek, and she soon burst into tears.
“Wh. . . What is this? How did this happen?”
She was a wizard. She could read the ‘sacred runes’ engraved all over his body and was knowledgeable enough to know about the patterns on his back. That’s why she could figure out what kind of being Oswald had become.
“Did we. . . drove you out there?”
She was asking if his choice to make such actions had been the result of him getting suspended because of their decision. It made sense to clear up such misunderstandings.
“No, it was my choice. I’ll just say. . . I only wanted to protect the future.”
Things were quickly resolved. The invading barbarians were completely annihilated by the ‘Black Gun Brigade,’ and the enemy’s high-ranking wizard was captured with the help of Marquis Valian.
However, because the wizard’s identity was from the Kingdom of Holland. . . it couldn’t be talked about recklessly. Especially now that imperial expansionism was rampant. . . There could be a war with the Kingdom of Holland, so Earl Winchester decided to apologize to Marquis Valian and imprison him in an underground prison.
He could have just killed him. . . but there was no guarantee that war would never break out. . . That’s why he was kept as a reason for war in the future and to gain from it.
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
After the situation had been sorted out. . . Oswald prepared to leave for the Vatican.
“Can’t I come with you?”
“This is a matter of the Order. No matter how close we are. . . let’s separate public and private.”
“. . . . . .”
Oswald stroked her head without realizing as he looked at Alicia, who was staring at him like a pitiful puppy. Then, Alicia stepped back with surprised eyes and soon turned red in the face.
“Then see you at the academy.”
“Take. . . . . . Take care.”
On his way out of the earl’s castle and toward the gate, Oswald encountered a familiar face.
“It’s been a while, Eleven.”
“Oswald-nim.”
“Are you hurt?”
She was fixing her arm with a bandage. It seemed that she had been injured during the last chaos demon attack.
“The Minerva priests treated me.”
The Minerva Order, which learned that the youngest of the Winchester family was a member of the Order of the Holy Knights, sent priests and paladins. It was to take care of his family because there was a possibility that chaos would come for them in the future.
“I see. Then take care.”
“Where are you going?”
“. . .just somewhere.”
“. . . . . .”
With that, Oswald got into the carriage of Steward Arios, who was waiting at the gate, and headed for Winchester City Station.
After that, he handed over the reserved royal suite ticket and boarded the train. As expected of a royal suite, a space expansion spell had been cast, so it was very comfortable.
The spacious room had a large queen-size bed, a table for four, a magic refrigerator, a shower, and a toilet.
The refrigerator was stocked with various liquors and drinks, but the prices were quite high. Since they would be billed to the family after drinking, it meant that there was no reason not to drink even if there was no money right now.
“Hmm. . . . . .”
After much deliberation, Oswald took out ‘Dragon’s Breath.’ It was a drink he had tasted a few times in the game, and it was the best drink in the world. The taste and aroma were excellent, but the alcohol content was so high that it unconditionally caused the status conditions ‘confusion,’ ‘disorientation,’ and ‘groggy.’
He could endure it because he had reduced his sense of pain in the game, but. . . Oswald wondered how it would feel to drink it with his real body here.
‘𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹’𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰?’
If it were not for the status conditions, it would be a drink that would conquer the world with just its real taste and aroma.
Oswald, who decided to challenge it once, opened the bottle cap of ‘Dragon’s Breath.’ It was only the size of a little finger, but it was crazy expensive that cost 100 gold for a bottle.
After that, he put his nose to the entrance of the bottle and inhaled the scent. . . he felt a pleasure that tickled his cerebral cortex and an urge to drink.
In the end, Oswald drank ‘Dragon’s Breath’ in one gulp. If other people had seen it, they would have thought he was crazy.
That’s because in this world, ‘Dragon’s Breath’ was usually drunk by diluting it with water or ice at a ratio of 1:9.
Anyway, Oswald, who drank the ‘Dragon’s Breath’ in one shot, was currently walking in heaven. The taste and aroma had sent him to heaven.
However, that was only for a moment. . . He was soon about to go straight to heaven. No, hell? He hallucinated for a moment and staggered as if he had taken drugs.
At that moment, the part of Phoenix’s Bracelet became hot, and he could feel the troll’s heart, which had been stuck near his jaw, beating.
For a long time. . . . . . When he opened his eyes again. . . . . .
“Where is this?”
“You’re awake.”
At that time, a man in a priest’s uniform came in.
“How did I get here. . . . . . ?”
“The priest who came to meet Sir Oswald reported to us that he had found you passed out after not reacting well to something that had happened, so.”
“Ah. . . . . .”
At that moment, the door opened and a familiar doctor came in.
“Damn, you crazy bastard. No matter how much you received the treatment of the Order of the Holy Knights. . . did you drink Dragon’s Breath all at once? Did you want to see Lord Chronos so badly?”
“Gestalt-nim. . . . . .”
“Tsk, thanks to your heart in your chest and this bracelet, you seem to be alive.”
He definitely drank it when he boarded at Winchester City Station. . . When he opened his eyes, it was the Vatican. . . It meant that he had been out for almost a week. He thought it was just a moment. . . . . .
‘𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯. . . . . .’
“You’re probably the first person to drink Dragon’s Breath and survive without diluting it with water.”
“. . . . . .”
Oswald found out that the drink wasn’t supposed to be consumed as such. . . but was rather to be diluted and drank, in water-to-alcohol ratio of 9:1, ever so slowly. He was told that the flavor and aroma could be sufficiently appreciated that way. . . . . .
‘𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯. . . . . .’
“Anyway, it’s good that you have fully recovered. I had been thinking of asking someone else from the other paladins, since the higher-ups were discussing the matter.”
“Do you know what the mission is?”
“What do you think a doctor like me would know? Go down to the basement in the evening and ask Chief Oleg.”
“Yes. . . . . .”
“Tsk.”
Watching Gestalt clicking his tongue and stepping back, Oswald scratched his head blankly.
That evening, Oswald went down to the underground city through the underground passage of the cathedral of the Order and headed to the headquarters of the Order of the Holy Knights. Oswald also received guidance while wearing a black robe and putting on his hood and met Chief Oleg.
“It’s the first time since the last treatment.”
“Yes, it is.”
“I called you this time because I have a mission for you.”
“A mission?”
“It’s a simple escort mission. Other paladins will come out as well. . . but there is no one as suitable as you.”
“Who is it that’s being escorted?”
“The Saintess.”
“. . . . . .”
Indeed, there was a reason why Oswald himself was called. If she was a saint, she was a student of the administrative department of Imperius Academy. She was a saint who could use excellent sacred magic and was also quite knowledgeable in medicine.
“When is it?”
“Tomorrow. Are you okay?”
“I don’t think I’m okay. . . . . .”
“You look okay.”
“Where does it go to?”
“Birmingham, the capital of the Kingdom of Britannia.”
It was a terribly far place to go. It was even located on an island in the northwest of the Titan continent.
“Do you know why we’re going?”
“The princess of Britannia has come down with an unknown illness.”
“An illness?”
“To be exact, it’s a curse of chaos. The problem is, we don’t know which curse of chaos it is.”
“. . . . . .”
“Furthermore, Britannia is a country that has designated the Chronos religion as its state religion. Our Order could not ignore their request.”
“. . . . . .”
“Don’t worry. The Order of Knights of Order will be with you.”
“That worries me more.”
The Order of Knights of Order was a group that Oswald also knew well. They were very rigid and conservative people who valued discipline. He could only imagine how suffocating it would be to go all the way. . . . . . It was enough to make him dizzy just thinking about it.
