185 185. < Naglpar. >

I opened the Bible while walking down the underground canal.

A book commonly found anywhere in the church.

In addition, it is mentioned in such books every time.

Inferno.

A place with a lot of demons.

It is said that gray skies, envoys fly, zombies in the streets, and bony ships sail over bloody lakes.

It was depicted in the Bible as an illustration.

Clearly, it was the same backdrop of purgatory I had seen during the Holy Father's succession.

The man who described this book, you described it well.

“What are you? ”

As I was walking down the subway, I looked ahead.

Lycans descend on the groundwater where the holy water flows.

They're guarding the sewers connected to the fortress.

The cloth on your face is used to prevent holy water from evaporating and entering your respirator.

Thinking about purgatory, I arrived at my destination.

I stared at them dazed.

Well, this time.

“Greetings!”

It's been a long time since I've had a prank conversation.

You see the Lycans relaxing, flawed.

“Crazy bastard. ”

“Here comes the madman. ”

A creepy guy in a birdback mask and a robe walking down the subway alone.

He then greets Lycans politely.

Of course you think you're screwed.

“Crazy bastard. Excuse me. ”

I took off my birdsucker mask.

“Do you even know who I am and still say that? ”

The Lycans narrow their gaze.

For a moment, I knew who I was, and I was horrified, and I stepped back.

The Lycan's head exploded.

I smiled with the Bible in my right hand and the Musket in my left hand.

“Bless Goddess Gaia. ”

“Your Holiness...! ”

Boom!

The other one blew his head off.

Underground waterways, no gunfire will leave the premises.

I looked up at the stairs leading to the fortress.

I also know where Marcus is.

Now there's no need to hesitate as long as it's a rescue.

“Well, then. ”

I sent word to Hans.

[Hans, take your time.]

It's time to start rescuing hostages.

* *

The wagon passes by.

The paladins are surrounded and the wagons are stocked with food and supplies to feed the refugees.

Hans Gerarmi, who was in the wagon, trembles with tension.

He now needs to negotiate with Duke Agares as a negotiator.

Upon reaching Chaver territory, the communication crystal ball that was in his hand illuminates.

[Hans, take your time.]

You could say that. I'm an alchemist, not a negotiator.

Hans has a forehead.

You've been asking questions about purgatory all day, and now you're dealing with the Vampire Duke.

That's too much.

"You nervous?"

Hans looks across from him.

A mature woman with long wave jeans and blue eyes sits there.

However, to prepare for battle, I put on my own customized armor, not my servant's. He wore a gauntlet on his hand and tied his long hair with a strap to tidy it up.

‘It's a good thing that the saint is the escort. ’

“Aren't you nervous, Elise? ”

“I'm very nervous. The Holy Father must have done something reckless again. ”

Elise sighs briefly.

The Astorians have always been assistants of the Patriarchs.

Nothing changed after complaining.

Hans looks at the window.

The rest of the ranks have left for the refugee camp, where Charlotte will be deployed for supply.

Only Hans and Elise's wagon head for Chaver's territory.

The outer gates of the territory have been opened.

“Here we go. ”

Hans nods at Elise's words.

Vampires follow you around the wagon.

He was sent as a negotiator and came in the name of hostage exchange.

It will not harm you while you negotiate.

‘You have to believe that. ’

Hans rubs his dry lips.

Across the city, we arrived at the fortress.

The Vampires stare at the wagon nervously.

The carriage door opens, and Hans and Elise come down.

“Come here, livestock. ”

"..."

Hans nods and follows the Vampire.

Elise was also next to the escort.

Where they are headed is the precious room of the fortress.

The door opens, Hans hardens.

‘That's the Duke of Vampires. ’

The lower half stands crocodile, and Sang-bin stands old man.

Whether it was impossible to sit down, he was on a cloth-covered mop, and opposite him was a couch.

“Hans.”

Hans is stunned, and Elise says.

Hans nods and sits on the couch opposite Agares.

And then the negotiations started.

No greetings.

Unlike humans, we had to kill each other unconditionally.

The little format is gone.

“I don't see Rufel or the Duke of Kirum. What's going on? ”

Agares knows who his opponent is.

Hans Gerrami.

A powerful man within ten fingers of the current Divine Constitution.

I believe in the Holy Father and use all kinds of alchemy.

In the last five years, he has been an enhancer of 30% of the military power of the Holy See.

A person who must be killed by a vampire.

Hans folds his arms. Then he said in his grave.

“First, let's see if Marcus is okay. ”

“We have many hostages. Marcus Ariana, the 3,000 survivors here, and the tributes you planted. Don't you know who's in favor of negotiating? ”

“What would you do if we abandoned the hostages? ”

“Then you wouldn't have come here. You don't even have the guts to do that. ”

“What are you so sure of? ”

Agares rolls his mouth up. You point your finger at Hans.

“You're the one who's scared and trembling. ”

Hans pauses.

I looked down at my legs.

I was unconsciously shaking my legs.

“And he's sweating. ”

My cheeks are sweaty.

“You're a coward, unlike your reputation. Why didn't they volunteer for this? Did the Holy Father send them to the abandoned Hand? ”

“Oh, well, that's... ”

Hans looks confused. He said, taking a deep breath.

“Unfortunately, I don't have the guts to be afraid of mosquitoes. ”

“Huh, that's a funny bluff. ”

“You're nervous, aren't you? Here and now.”

The Vampires and Lycans roam around Hans.

“I'm afraid we're gonna kill you. ”

Despite the pressure, Elise dares to gather her hands together in a respectful manner.

Hans swallows a dry saliva.

‘He's trying to scare you. ’

Rather, he who is frightened is a vampire.

The plague has spread here.

Besides, there are heavenly troops stationed outside.

I'd be nervous to be locked up in a prison that can't get out.

The proof is that he talks a lot and tries to scare you.

[Hans, it's over.]

Voices coming from the communication lens in your arms.

It seems Elise heard it too.

Elise clenches her fists as she looks at the two hands she put together.

“Tense? Oh, right. Relax, yeah. ”

Hans nods several times.

Then he unwrapped his collar and said,

“... Of course I'm nervous. It's my job to keep you here. But you really caught me off guard, not negotiating. Stupid mosquito. ”

“What?"

When Agares is in a daze, the door of the Noble Room opens wide.

“Duke Agares! ”

Agares stares at the entrance of the door.

A vampire screams, wounded.

“There is an intruder in the citadel. I don't know how they got to Marcus Ariana's prison...! ”

Agares' eyes widen.

No way.

Agares hurriedly stares at Hans.

“I've heard that the Holy Father has sent a message. ”

Hans carefully stands back.

“If Prince Marcus is hurt in any way, ”

I smiled nervously.

“I'm gonna rip that head off. ”

You guys, do you want to get my attention?

“Hey-!"

Agares reaches out with his hands full.

At the same time, Hans' hind tails are caught and pulled back.

Elise grips Hans with her left hand and her right.

As the gauntlet gushes, Elise catches her breath.

His flying hand reclaims his fist.

Boom-

An explosion has occurred.

The door cracks, and the vampires bounce off.

Elise pops out of the cloudy dust carrying Hans.

Elise tucks Hans into his side and hurries out of the hall.

Agarez blows the dust away with the crocodile's tail.

He looks at his hand.

The old man's fuzzy hands are melting away.

His fist was quite fierce.

“How dare you mock me? ”

The other Vampires say:

“I'll catch up!”

Agares looked across the hallway where Elise was running and the hallway to the prison.

Who should we go after now?

The Roaring Clan or them?

I don't have time to think.

“I'm going to jail -! ”

Agares turns toward the prison.

If they had planned this much, I'm sure the hostages would have worked.

I couldn't miss Marcus.

Hans leans on Elise and picks up a communication crystal from his arms.

“Your Holiness, it's time -! They're going to jail... Where are you now? ”

[Excellent, Hans. Just now...]

* *

Groundwater.

Aztalun is active around Allen's body in a bird beak mask.

[I just managed to escape.]

With Marcus, Edolf, Grill and Yuria are hurrying through the sewers.

Rescue succeeded.

Now if you send the signal.

Survivors here will also begin to move on Rover's instructions.

They needed chaos to escape safely.

Alan summons Avaldi's golden spear.

“This time I need you to step up. Leader of the Order of Kaolium. ”

Then I dipped my spear in the holy water flowing in the sewers.

“Michael.”

* *

“Damn-!"

Agares curses.

Seeing an empty prison, he covers his head.

"After him, after him! ”

Agares cries out.

The Vampires hesitated.

“Th-that's when they went to the Holy Water Groundwater.... ”

“Is that what you're saying? ”

Agares grips the head of the vampire.

“How the hell did you deploy your troops to look like this? We should have stalled until I got here! ”

“Holy Father, it was Holy Father! ”

Agares stops.

“The intruder…. It was the Holy Land.”

Agares loosens his grip.

The eyes sway and sweep the face down.

I had all these thoughts in my head.

The Great Depression has infiltrated and spread the plague to keep the hostages from being killed.

You uncovered the location of Marcus Ariana and rescued him.

The Holy Father will have no more hesitation.

will begin.

His attack...!

“Prepare for battle now. Their invasion is starting...! ”

Kung-!

The ground shakes.

A tremendous vibration that would shake the fortress.

Agares has supported himself with four crocodile legs and a tail.

“... What the hell. ”

Earthquake?

Anxiety struck me.

The sinister stench on your spine gives you the creeps.

It was the smell of holy water.

“... you need to know what's out there. ”

Agares hurries to make his move.

Vampires follow.

He heads for the top of the fortress.

You open the door like a warehouse, and you roll down the window.

The bloodsuckers following you shut up to watch them shine beyond the window.

“The waves of the Holy Water.... ”

The sewers of Chaver's territory will explode everywhere.

Holy water rises and submerges the entire interior of the land.

Zombies vanish from the Holy Water, and the Vampires burn.

Nearly 20,000 undead soldiers vanish in an instant.

Agarez lowers his head.

The waves of holy water are pushed against the fortress.

Fortunately, it's not enough to tear down the walls.

Agares' eyes falter.

There's nowhere to go now.

“... preparing for the Water Temple. ”

“Do you intend to fight? ”

Of course we should fight.

That's the only option.

Agares turns his gaze toward the outer wall.

The outer door is open.

Survivors are coming out of there.

It's not enough to take that back.

You should at least be quiet in this fortress.

“Fight to the end. ”

Agarez shouts.

“Fight to the end. The Vampire King is with us. It would be an honor for the Vampire King to die with them! ”

Agares roars with magical power.

“Battle stations -! ”

The Word resonates in the citadel.

“Fight for the Vampire King with pride -! ”

Cry to raise morale.

The vampires start to move in his voice.

For them, the Vampire King is absolute.

Now that the name is mentioned, they have no further hesitation.

Vampires and Lycans scream.

You raise your weapon and shout.

“For the Vampire King.... ”

Bang...!

The earth echoes again.

I grabbed the handrail, forgetting to let the vampires scream.

Everyone looks at the flooding ground.

Bang...!

Holy water ripples.

One of the vampires looks out the door.

The outer door is slowly closing.

With the water completely sealed off from the outside, the holy water begins to fill more and more territory.

Boom!

A well-groomed floor lifts and explodes.

Bricks and surrounding buildings come tumbling down.

Hundreds of meters is a giant tornado that rises high.

And something in between.

It is….

“Ship?"

It was a military ship.

The eyes of the Vampires are wide open.

The waves surround the Holy Water, and a warship more than 100 meters long rises and sets down.

Crushes the floor and destroys nearby buildings.

Agares swallows a dry saliva.

- Praise the Lord!

A sacred decree spreads across the deck of the ship.

- This is God's miracle!

A white warship made of bones.

Hundreds of long stretching oars are stirred.

The waves of the Holy Water are advancing.

- Know His greatness, and fear His omnipotence!

Bang, bang! Bang!

Dozens of cannons are unloaded from both sides of the battleship.

- Aaaaah!

Above the sign, mummies groan with muskets and curves.

- I, the founder of a new cult.

The sails spread, a shabby tent sails along the wind.

Above deck.

Being among mummies.

The one with the white robe flapping and the sickle.

- Michael commands it.

Swings the robe and flashes a glare inside the skull.

The Grim Reaper's sickle is pointed at the fortress where Agares is.

- Kneel before His Holiness and sing praises for him!

Naglpar, the battleship of the dead.

It began its voyage towards the fortress.