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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟗: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐠𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 (2)
Oswald and his party headed toward the Knights of Judgment, who were from the Vatican.
The Knights of Judgment, the highest and strongest order within the Order.
They were paladins who served Chronos’ eldest son, Jupiter.
And just so happened to have Jupiter’s Champion here, and well. . . it seemed convenient to have them on their side. Only. . .
“Oh my. . . Prince Valerian?”
That was until someone recognized Valerian.
“Prince Valerian?”
Hearing someone call out, they soon gathered around him.
” Ahahaha, this is. . . this little scamp’s popularity. . . . . . more than that, kid, you’re still alive and kicking? “
” I had an epiphany in my twilight years, and so I crossed the wall, Your Highness. “
“Why are you calling me with a title that doesn’t exist? Just call me Valerian, boy.”
At Valerian’s words, a young, blond knight scratched his head and nodded.
“I shall do as you say.”
And that young knight was none other than the commander of the Golden Lion Knights, the strongest order in the Empire, and the strongest knight in the Empire, Marquis Legas von Lionheart.
“Well, I’m glad you’re here, Valerian. I was worried about how I was going to get through this on my own. . .”
“Oh, don’t worry. Even if I wasn’t here, Jupiter’s Champion would have helped you.”
A while later, this time the first prince, Valentine, appeared and greeted Valerian. Of course, since he was Valerian’s great-grandson in the family tree, it was only natural that he would greet him.
“Yes, yes, as expected of my bloodline, you’re perfect.”
Valerian subtly boasted and praised his descendant. Of course, those who didn’t know the circumstances would easily misunderstand it as Valerian supporting the first prince.
Next, the Knights of Judgment approached to greet Minos, Jupiter’s Champion.
“Greetings to the Champion. I am Leon Benedict, the commander of the Knights of Judgment.”
“Minos Delariel. I see the commander has changed.”
“The previous commander retired and is now spending his remaining years in Valhalla.”
Valhalla, a paradise on earth created by the Order.
It was a paradise on earth created for paladins and priests who had served the Order to spend their old age, and was located on the island of Crete, the southernmost point of the western continent.
“Tch, I’m still on active duty and yet I’m the only one who hasn’t entered Valhalla? When I get there, I’ll grab that guy by the scruff of his neck and drag him around as my seed.”
A while later. . . Duke Bordello, the commander of the corps under the Central Military District, who had been appointed as the overall commander of this battle, began his briefing.
“The Chaos Dungeon that was discovered this time has turned out to be a dungeon of the legion level, and we have confirmed that they are chaos demons of truth that follow Horus of Truth, one of the Five Great Evil Gods of Chaos. Since there is a hostile force right below the Imperial capital, it has become our first priority to suppress them. “
After that, various explanations followed, and soon the list of members of the advance party was announced.
“The members who will be in the advance party are Valerian-nim, Minos-nim, the Jupiter’s Champion, the Golden Lion Knights, the Knights of Judgment, the CID Strike Force, the Gray Combat Mage Corps, and two paladins from the Order of the Holy Knights.”
The rear party would then consist of the first prince, Valentine, who was first in line to succeed the throne but had volunteered for this mission, as well as the White Dragon Knights, the Black Dragon Knights, and one corps from the Central Military District.
“I ask for your continued support, Valerian.”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
Soon, the members of the advance party began to enter the Chaos of Truth dungeon through the gate. Oswald also entered last with Gilgamesh.
As soon as they stepped inside, a fierce battle was raging with a loud explosion.
Kwa-gwang!
Blue runes were arranged in the void, and the blue barrier formed by the runes was blocking the attack.
“It’s fierce from the start?”
Magic cannons were being fired from the battleships in the sky, and various magics were flying in from all directions.
‘𝘔𝘢𝘯. . . 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘬𝘦.’
It was only because Golden Wizard Valerian was there. Otherwise, they would have been turned to dust as soon as they entered.
‘𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮? 𝘕𝘰. . . 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦. . . 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦.’
It was something that even a moderately informed person would know, since the incident had become so big. They had probably heard about the subjugation through another route and had gathered their forces at the gate’s entrance in advance.
“Oswald, can you do that thing one more time?”
“Uh. . . um. . . it might take some time.”
At those words, Minos turned his whole body into a golden thunderbolt.
“I’ll buy you all the time you need!”
Minos, who had taken out Astrape, a mythical artifact, albeit a weaker version, broke through the rune barrier and charged toward the battleships.
Paji-jik! Kwa-ang!
Minos pierced through the battleships in one breath and came out the other side. Of course, it wasn’t enough to make them crash. . . but the fact that the battleships’ cannons had turned to intercept Minos meant that he had bought them some time.
“Hey, half-wit! I don’t know what you’re planning to do, but hurry up! Even I can’t hold out for long!”
Judging by the way he was casually talking even while mobilizing an incredible amount of magical power. . . it didn’t seem like he wouldn’t be able to hold out for much longer. . . but it was still better to be quick.
‘𝘏𝘶𝘶𝘶𝘶. . .’
Oswald took a deep breath and transformed Blood Daemon. In order to minimize the consumption of blood, he had prepared a rocket launcher that he could hold and fire with his hand, rather than the exoskeleton-type rocket launcher he had used last time.
After that, he formed a potion injector and a potion mounter, and with Gilgamesh’s help, he inserted thirty potions at the same time. Then, imagining a nuclear missile, he began to load it into the rocket launcher.
Then, a large amount of blood began to be sucked out through the ring on his finger, and the Troll King’s heart began to beat violently to produce the missing blood.
‘𝘜𝘨𝘩𝘩𝘩𝘩𝘩𝘩!!’
Unlike last time, he didn’t have the Blood Demon’s essence, so he had to fill it up with his own pure blood, which caused him immense pain. At the same time, thirty potions were sucked in at a rapid pace, providing Oswald with nutrients.
And yet, the crazy war machine continued to suck in blood.
When all the potions had been used up, Gilgamesh quickly replaced them with new ones and assisted Oswald.
‘𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 30 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. . . 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. . .’
Gilgamesh could tell that Oswald was pushing himself incredibly hard right now. After all, he was using a weapon with the same power as last time. To create a weapon that could unleash that much power. . . it would be impossible without this much sacrifice.
All he could do for his suffering friend was to replace the potions in time.
‘𝘏𝘢. . . 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩?’
Looking at the size of it, he wondered if one shot would be enough. However, if this continued, the potions would run out first.
Just then, the paladins of the Knights of Judgment, who had been watching the situation, gathered around Oswald and began to pour out their holy power.
“What a fearsome war machine. . .”
Leon Benedict, the commander of the Knights of Judgment, trembled as he watched Oswald, who was teetering on the brink of life and death. His faith in the paladins who risked their lives to hunt evil was boiling. That was why he was doing what he could.
With the help of the paladins and the consumption of 100 potions, Oswald finally completed a tactical nuclear warhead.
“Valerian-nim!!”
Oswald called out to him with all his might, and Valerian, hearing his voice, immediately took action.
A moment later, the rune barrier receded, forming a coffin shape with only Oswald exposed outside, and Oswald, in that state, shouldered the rocket launcher and pressed the launch button.
Pusuuuuuuuuuk!
A single missile, small but powerful, shot up into the sky. Then, like a meteor, the warhead fell rapidly, burning.
The enemies, sensing the anomaly, deployed shield magic toward the warhead. . . but Minos, who had flown in at some point, threw Astrape and destroyed the shield magic faster than the warhead.
The warhead exploded in the middle of the enemy lines with the help of Astrape. . .
Soon, a red flash erupted and instantly engulfed a 2km radius.
Overwhelming power. . .
The shockwave was so strong that the rune barrier shook violently, and the battleships lost their balance and collided with each other, exploding. Then, a blood-red mushroom cloud rose. . . and once again, a shockwave swept through the area.
“That little thing is as powerful as a meteor. Isn’t that crazy?”
However, Oswald was completely out of commission.
Still, thanks to Oswald’s one shot, the Chaos of Truth legion was wiped out, and the surviving remnants began to retreat in disarray. They were afraid that if they stayed together, they would be hit by another shot.
” There are still so many of them. . . . . . this is. . . not an army corps, is it? This is a field army, isn’t it? “
The number of battleships floating in the distant city full of skyscrapers was more than double what they had seen here a moment ago.
Meanwhile, Oswald, who had barely managed to regain consciousness, retreated, and the paladins of the Knights of Judgment poured out their holy power to help him recover.
His face was pale. . . a side effect of having too much blood sucked out. It was only because he had amazing self-healing powers. If he had been an ordinary person, he would have died a hundred times over.
“Half-wit, thanks to you, though.”
At least the vanguard battle had been won by their side. This was an advantage considering the main force that was about to come in.
‘𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦. . .’
In the end, Oswald lost consciousness and was sent to the rear.
When Oswald regained consciousness, wounded soldiers were lying around him, moaning.
“Ugh. . .”
“Oh, you’re awake. How’s your body?”
Oswald replied that he was fine to the man who appeared to be a medic.
“I’m fine. But. . . how long has it been?”
“Three days.”
“The dungeon?”
“As you can see, it’s in full swing.”
“Ugh. . .”
“As expected of a demon hunter? You have two hearts and your body is no joke. Is this Gestalt-nim’s handiwork?”
“Yes. . . Do you know him?”
“Hahaha, I also studied under him.”
He was said to be the best doctor in the Order. . . Apparently, he wasn’t the best only in the Order.
‘𝘈𝘩. . . 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥?’
It was the Chronos Order that had advanced medicine and established the current medical techniques. It would be difficult to expect this level of medical care anywhere else in this world.
“I. . . should get going. “
“Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Yes, I can’t stay here forever, can I?”
“Hmph. . . well, take care.”
Oswald, leaving the medic behind, pulled up his mask.
After that. . . as he headed toward the gate, a CID agent who recognized him stuck to him.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m thinking of going to the dungeon now. Is that okay?”
“Yes, I’ll guide you.”
A moment later, Oswald, guided by the agent, entered the dungeon. He could see the wounded receiving emergency treatment around the gate.
Kugugung! Kugugugung!
Red flashes and explosions could be seen in the distance. . . it seemed like the battle was in full swing.
“Excuse me, which way to the command post?”
As Oswald stopped a soldier who was rushing around, the soldier looked back with an annoyed expression, but then saluted and kindly guided him.
Heading to the command post, he could see the first prince, Valentine, and Duke Bordello, both with sullen expressions.
“Oh? Are you okay?”
Valentine, who spotted Oswald, was the first to notice him and greeted him.
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“Yes, don’t push yourself too hard. You’re our strategic weapon.”
” Haha. . . . . . more importantly, how’s the situation? “
“We’re advancing toward the city, but. . . the enemy is too fierce. I didn’t expect them to build a defensive fortress in the trenches. As a result, we’re taking heavy casualties.”
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“If you use that weapon of yours, we might be able to break through. . . but the frontline is too complicated now. We might end up sweeping away our own troops.”
“It doesn’t have to be that. There might be something else I can do to help.”
“Hmm. . . okay, I’ll send you to Valerian-nim. Your friend is there too.”
“Yes. . .”