The Villain Carries the Holy Sword – Chapter 60.2

Chapter 60.2: Seasons Die Like That (1)

At that moment, those who were moved, both natives and immigrants, called out to her.

Oleciren smiled slowly.

Unlike her usual gloomy smile, a refreshing smile bloomed on her face.

‘She’ll be a king who is both kind and knows how to do politics.’

Cain also chuckled.

He was quite pleased to see her proving herself worthy of the king’s qualifications that Count Garick had asked about and igniting the will of power.

She seemed like a king who would create a rather interesting future, a king suitable for the Airian that Abel would live in.

“But now, something called a devil is trying to erase this land.”

“……!”

“Do you want to protect your time, your bloodline, your land? Rely on me. Tell me. I will save you, in exchange for the very thing that holds your lives!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Isoel knelt on one knee and shouted.

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Not knowing the proper cheers or etiquette, the others began to follow suit, mimicking what they saw before them.

“Yes, yes!”

“Highness!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Like raindrops scattering and soaking the ground, the voices that started one by one grew louder and louder, until they shook the very earth.

The difference between a king and a warrior.

The one who rules and the one who fights at the forefront against the enemy.

Cain turned around, feeling that his path and Oleciren’s path were like parallel lines that could never meet.

Asher followed behind Cain.

‘From now on, it’s the warrior’s time.’

A warrior only needs to cut down the enemy’s neck faster and more accurately than anyone else.

And Cain was a warrior.

The enemy was the devil Balam.

Leaving politics to her, it was time for him to sharpen his sword.

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“Oswald offered sacrifices to an ancient devil to revive the mine?”

“That’s why they say iron started coming out again 25 years ago.”

Oleciren and Cain sat facing each other across a round table, with Isoel and Asher seated between them.

“So it wasn’t just a rumor that they called it a devil. That’s probably why mining was restricted.”

“And the natives were the ones who participated in the ritual of offering sacrifices to Balam, and the immigrants were the ones who didn’t know about it.”

They each checked their weapons and listened to Oleciren’s words.

“It didn’t make sense to me.”

It’s been a hundred years since mining began in Qaclington.

Moreover, it was a place where the vein was cut off once and then re-excavated, so no matter how much they came from the outside, it would be appropriate to call them all natives after all that time.

It was strange that they were still distinguished, but it made sense that the real criterion was whether or not they shared the devil’s secret.

“The masks are actually a way to distinguish between immigrants and those who know about the devil’s deal.”

“That’s pretty elaborate. Was it Oswald who made the rules when he came back?”

“Yes.”

Oswald, who quit his job as the butler of Count Ethelred’s family and returned to his hometown of Qaclington to revive the mine.

He created most of the current system.

Tap.

Cain tapped his finger on the table and asked with a cold gleam in his eyes.

“Then what about the sacrifice?”

“One person every five years.”

“Where is that old man? I have to start by killing him.”

As Cain was about to get up, Oleciren stopped him.

“We can solve it through the law. You don’t have to get your sword dirty.”

“You’re telling me to leave evil to the law instead of taking care of it myself?”

Oleciren’s eyes didn’t waver any longer.

“Yes, there is a law for that.”

She had the conviction of someone who clearly knew the path she had to take.

Cain sat down again.

“There’s nothing easier to manipulate than the law, but…… we’ll talk about that later. What about the kidnapping?”

“I heard that the secret, which had been well kept, was recently leaked.”

Cain figured out what had happened with just those words.

“I guess they kidnapped those kids, sacrificed them, and wished for something else.”

“Yes. Those five kids have been saying a lot lately that they want to get out of Qaclington and live a good life.”

“Those who were going to die, died.”

It wasn’t for nothing that they said dealing with the devil was dangerous.

If you offer a sacrifice, you will be rewarded accordingly, but if you do it carelessly, you will become dependent on the devil.

‘Balam must have awakened and influenced those five who made the deal recently.’

Clank! Clank! Clank!

At that moment, the earth shook violently. Cain and his party hurriedly ran outside.

Since they had already told the others to evacuate to a safe place, there was no one in the city.

Clank!

Old buildings with rotten shafts collapsed and the volcanic ground cracked.

Cain gripped Agweska tightly and stared towards the mine.

Crack!!

When the earth roared, a white lightning bolt devoured the sound from Cain’s entire body.

A pure white light, so strong that it was impossible to look directly at, enveloped Cain.

‘Come out, devil. I’ll cut your throat in an instant.’

Cain had only heard rumors of the devil; he had never actually seen one.

However, if it was a super-large monster like the Bone Dragon or the Ghost Whale he had seen before, Cain intended to cut it down with a single blow.

Thud, thud, thud.

The vibrations start from far away.

The moment Cain concentrated all his mind and looked at the entrance of the mine.

“Up, up there.”

Asher’s bewildered voice was heard.

Looking up at that, the crater of Qaclington Volcano.

《Rrroooaaarrrrrr!》

[The forgotten servant of eternity, Balam, has appeared.]

The Lava Devil, Balam.

The body of a lava giant, letting out a monstrous roar, appeared, shattering the black barrier.

The volcano hung on it as if it were a skirt, and Balam’s head smashed through the red clouds painted with the red sunset.

“You’re telling me we have to catch that……?”

Oleciren’s voice trembled.

Each drop of lava dripping from Balam’s arm was as huge as a house.

“Ah……”

Isoel, who was holding the gravity hammer, Credne, looked at the sight with her jaw half-dropped.

Asher, calming his trembling body as best he could, gripped his shield tightly.

“It’s different than expected, but all the better.”

A calm voice reached them.

The three turned to Cain at the same time.

He was looking up at the gigantic devil Balam, who was unmanageably far away, putting Agweska away.

“There are plenty of places to stab.”

The battlefield that Cain had gone through was too much to be overwhelmed by the immensity he was seeing for the first time.

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