Chapter 218

Episode 218: The World (3)

“It’s okay to sleep more. There’s no need for you to step out anymore... so you can rest now.”

No! wake up! You still have work to do! So get up right now...!

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...Still, you shouldn’t ignore it.

[Aren’t you coming? Are you going away like this? As a hero?]

The Inquisitor tightly closed his hot eyes and then opened them again. My eyes became wet from the stimulation, causing my vision to become slightly blurry.

[There is a great evil here that you must kill.]

That is correct. Still, you shouldn’t skip it. Since the Great Devil was openly waiting for her, there was a high possibility that it was a trap.

[Oh, he was a coward, not a warrior. I’m disappointed.]

...But what should I do if I don’t go there?

If she doesn’t catch that demon, there will be no reason for Berserk to be left alone in front of that monster. If she doesn’t protect the people, the reason the demon knight went here alone...

Ah. Demon knight.

The Inquisitor raised his head, which had been lowered at some point, again.

I couldn’t feel the devil knight’s magic power. It was natural. There was no way he could be felt in that huge flow of demonic energy.

But but....

I can’t even hear the sound of fighting. What does that mean? Does this mean I’m already too injured to fight? Either he... or he is....

“No!”

He couldn’t have died. There was no way that person was dead. He may have just been injured a little too badly and escaped. It will happen.

That person couldn’t have died...

really?

When the moment came for me to die, I remembered the back of someone who seemed ready to die without even struggling. The back of a truly cold-hearted person who doesn’t even give you a chance to reach out.

『Don’t be late. Fate does not wait for you.』

The Inquisitor’s lips were crushed by his teeth.

Boom. It was the next moment that an iron-clad hand struck his forehead. The person who hit his forehead with the mace, unable to let go, opened his eyes tightly.

[well. Even if you denied it, you still look like a coward enough.]

Meanwhile, the person who took her denial in a different meaning sarcastically said. It was none of my business.

The Inquisitor’s green eyes sparkled like gold with fluttering sparks.

“Talk as much as you want, devil!”

Whether the demon knight is dead or not, it is clear that he is at least unable to move. It is also true that there is nothing she can do for him now.

The Inquisitor had difficulty acknowledging those realities. She can’t save the demon knight right now.

“I will never be swayed by your tongue!”

However, if you were to ask me if I despaired at the acknowledged reality, I did not.

If this was the reality she acknowledged, she should not have stopped. Her back was full of people she had to protect.

Those who sacrificed to create this moment are at her feet, and she can never back down.

Quang!

So the first thing she did was hit the nearby Mimic with her shield. Is it because a higher-ranking entity—the Great Devil—gave separate instructions? It was easy to attack him because he didn’t think about moving.

Her hands, which had been saving Mimic’s life day by day, were once again in a defensive position.

“If you’re going to come, you should come!”

The gargoyles that were flying one after another were hit by the divine power shield she created and crashed.

Kwasik! The head exploded after being hit by the mace. A body that loses its head naturally becomes limp and dies.

“I won’t let a single one pass by!”

[under. Is that how it comes out?]

The Great Devil chuckled. But the Inquisitor did not even nod.

Her priority was to give people time to evacuate, not to fight the Great Evil. If the Great Devil moves to kill people, there is no need to fight if he stays still.

bang!

Rather, what she has to fight for are other things.

The Inquisitor intercepted the many demons passing her by and tried to reduce them to even one. It was natural that as the number of demons leaking out from here decreased, the damage to people would be noticeably reduced.

[I’ll make sure you get the full price for having me move it myself!]

Pow!

And the Great Devil moved accordingly.

The lava giant destroyed the building with its huge hands and filled the streets with things that looked like molten metal.

[By your death!]

Also rising from among them is a faceless devil.

Berserk tells us about the pandemonium of greed and stinginess.

An axis of evil that must one day be eradicated extended its finger towards her.

Rocks filled with the energy of fire began to pour down. Each one was so threatening that I doubted whether I could stop them all.

“Oh God.”

“Don’t listen to that. Sleep more. When I wake up again, then...”

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“There’s an endless stream of people.”

“Bemurchen is a big city.”

Because he was a wizard, did he use his magic in the safest place and evacuate early because he was considered a priority?

Even though he wanted to go back, reality did not allow him. Helping people evacuate was helpful, but the wizard’s unique physical abilities were the biggest problem.

Even if you go there with a body like this, you will only end up dead. The Archmage looked at the land where the young people would remain with a mixed mind.

The steady evacuation procession looks like a wave.

“Don’t push! Don’t push! “I’m leaving calmly!!”

The good news is that most people calmly follow orders.

She checked the magic again, admiring the foresight of the castle lord, who even organized a civilian security force in case the military was unable to move.

The protective barrier created from the castle gate was just in case.

“The water is cold....”

“Everyone spread out! Prepare for the Merman coming!”

Then I felt the waterway filling up faster. It was an added bonus that the soldiers around him became more impatient.

It is their responsibility to rearrange the soldiers who are joining, guide the residents who are flocking in without formalities, lead the wounded to the temple, and prepare for riots and attacks, so there is nothing they can do because one more job has been added.

“I wish I could at least create another barrier, but...”

Sad feelings and reality are two different things. Her magic power has already been used to create the barrier, and the recovery will also be used in case of an emergency.

She couldn’t come out now. The Archmage once again lowered his head in helplessness.

“You’re alive.”

At that time, someone came limping and being supported. It was a rippling lake.

The surprised Archmage helped the young wizard and made Cheongsanho sit on a nearby chair. “Good work. “Go and see.” The wizard with a happy face bowed and then Dodo also left.

“Can you move already?”

“No way.”

...Yeah, there’s no way it’s going to be okay. His head was broken and he suffered serious internal injuries from the magic’s recoil.

The temple’s attitude of rejecting anything unless it was an immediate fatal wound—it was natural. The people they are currently treating in intensive care were even worse than this—and the treatment they received was only first aid. It’s a miracle that I can walk with my eyes open.

“Then I guess I’ll get some rest...”

“If that happens, I wouldn’t have come here.”

“....”

“What about the kids you took with you?”

“They’re fighting over there.”

“I guess so. “That was a stupid question.”

However, it’s not that I don’t understand that feeling. I heard that Cheongsanho’s grandson is still there.

The two old men, who had left their loved ones behind, wiggled their fingers and swallowed the rising emotions.

Wow!

At that moment, a tremendous scream struck the evacuation procession. It was a sound that came from some distance away.

“Calm down and keep going! “If you try to leave quickly, you may end up leaving later, so stay calm!”

Soldiers urgently consoled the agitated citizens, and some ran to the rear.

“Let’s go too.”

“Are you going to be okay?”

“...I’m going to close my eyes when I see my grandson coming.”

“It’s forbidden to say you’re closing your eyes because it sounds like you’re dying.”

“That would be the fault of the person misunderstanding, not mine.”

They also joined the ranks. The soldiers were concerned, but unfortunately there was no one who could block the opinions of the two great sages.

Kyaaaaaaa!

“Aaaah!”

“help me!”

“Avoid! Come out here!”

“All in Geochang!”

And the place I arrived at after limping was full of a blood-covered harpy and helpless civilians.

“The devil...”

They gritted their teeth.

“More coming.”

Despite the sacrifices of young people, the devils’ claws reached out to people.

“...It’s over now.”

The cry of one citizen pierced my ears with unusual clarity.

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“Because the place where you belong will welcome you.”