The human subjugation force formed by the alliance of four countries gathered to reclaim the Holy Palace.
The duchy's forces including Prince Aaron Jake Hispenril, Princess Elthea, and Hilde, as well as the Silver Castle Knights.
The Holy Knights under Cattleya Gillette and Rex, who converted to the Unryeong Church as a group.
The elite royal knights led by Marquis Romina Recandro, including Chez, Cherley, Prinz, and Raywin.
The pair consisting of Morifis Marcellion and Fligel Knight, and the magic army under the swordsman Winard Van.
The supreme commander who commanded all of them was the Holy Sword's master, Aylet Rodelin, and the sub-commander was Tesilid Argent.
Armageddon was both the Holy Demon War and a religious war. Therefore, the name of the four-nation alliance punitive force was called the ‘Holy Word Army’.
Their {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} objective was clear.
To defeat the Demon King Avicinis who had conquered the Holy City and prevent the advent of the Chaos God.
To do this, the Holy Word Army first teleported to the west of the Elfenheim Church, then advanced southeast to Panel, the capital of the Elfenheim Church.
Of course, they did not forget to recapture the corrupted churches along the way.
A medium-sized city, Luwen.
It was originally a prosperous city, but since all the citizens had fled, the atmosphere was extremely gloomy.
In the center of that place, there was a corrupted church where the sacred flowers were wriggling and magic was flying.
Aylet, who saw the sacred flowers growing like a fence, summoned the 9th level of sacred power.
“Blue sacred flowers.”
Whirlwind.
The powerful holy and fire attributes skills melted not only the plants of the demon world, but also the iron that originally formed the fence and iron gate of the church.
Even the sign that read ‘St. Kazriel Church’ was blurred, but no one cared.
The blue flames that had spread to the inside of the main gate served as an excellent vanguard.
While the flames were burning down the front yard that had become a garden of sign flowers, Ailet gave a clear command.
“All troops, enter when the flames inside die down.”
“Yes! Your Highness, Shin Seong-gyeong!”
The loud shouts signaled the height of morale.
After all, their commander was Shin Seong-gyeong, who had already fought and defeated the Demon King alone. Wasn’t victory guaranteed?
They were in excellent condition. However, there was something that God saw as lacking. [‘The Word Spirit that Builds the World’ complains that the title he calls you seems wrong.]
[‘The Word Spirit that Builds the World’ claims that you should no longer be called the Holy Father, but the Holy Spirit.] ‘Oh, that’s right.’
Even immediately after Aylet declared the Word Spirit Church, the system-given quest name was upgraded from ‘The Mission of the Word Spirit Church Leader’ to ‘The Mission of the Word Spirit Pope.’
The only problem was that Aylet was the one who monopolized the power of personnel, so if things continued as they were, it would seem like she was promoting herself.
‘For the time being, we should consider it a concurrent position. It would be better to discuss the issue of my ascension to the papacy after organizing the Council of Cardinals.’
At that time, the flames inside the church died down.
“All troops, stand your ground!”
With Aylet and Tesilid in the lead, the Holy Word Spirit Army entered the demonic realm.
The Church of St. Kazriel was a large religious facility. Its front yard was as big as the courtyard of a mansion.
Not long after we had stepped on the buds of the sagebrush that were starting to grow again, someone urgently pointed to the front.
“Yes, over there......!”
A huge fountain was installed at the entrance to the church building.
Originally, it was a place where sunlight would have reflected beautifully on the transparent water droplets that had shot into the air.
But now, it was covered in an unpleasant red mud, and inside it was a deformed being coiled.
Ss ... The troops behind Ailet and Tesilid each sensed the battle and prepared for battle.
<Now... ... you’re here... ... .>
Sernax’s voice, welcoming the punitive force, was strangely listless. In addition.
‘This guy, he’s not only listless.’
‘He doesn’t seem to have any fighting spirit?’
While Ailet and Tesilid were winking at each other, the Kingdom’s Marquis Lekandro and the Republic of Magic’s Vinad rushed forward.
“Your Majesty, our Kingdom’s army will deal with this guy. Rest.”
“No. Our Magic Army will deal with that guy!”
It was almost like they were competing for credit.
That was when Ailet stopped them with a light gesture.
The half-human monster, with no spirit or fighting spirit, looked straight at Ailet and said something unexpected.
<The Executor of Danak, hurry and kill me.>
“What?”
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
The punitive force spits out a dumbfounded question. In fact, Aylet and Tesilid’s expressions were unwavering.
They simply stared at the male Naga, Sernax, with piercing eyes.
In place of the two who did not respond, those behind them spoke their minds one by one.
“Your Majesty, it’s definitely a trap!”
“It seems like a trick to pass on a special curse to your Majesty! We must respond carefully here!”
“Yes. It would be better to send Morifis Marcellion carefully.”
“What, Marquis Recandro? Are you done talking?”
“Ahem, that seems like a really careful and rational choice.”
“Hey, Prince! Even you! Fligel-kun! You should say something.”
“.......”
There were signs of division in the Holy Spirit Army. Of course, Aylet, the commander-in-chief, could not allow such discord.
Her decision was simple.
“Did you just ask me to kill you?”
<Yes.>
“Yeah. Sure, I guess so.”
A silver flash flashed from Aylet’s hand.
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“Ugh!”
When the punitive force let out a new voice, everything was already over.
The holy Lily Cross Scabbard summoned by Aylet split Sernax’s torso in two.
As a possessed person who had read the original dozens of times, it was a bold move that could only be seen because he was certain that there were no traps or curses.
Sernax, who was executed quietly, did not even scream.
All that remained was the sound of his form collapsing and disintegrating into black ash.
At that moment, something fluttering and falling among the black ash caught everyone’s eyes.
“That is.......”
“A letter?”
Tesilid, who was nearby, reached out to grab the black letter.
However, the letter emitted a strange spark and swatted away his hand.
The recipient was already set.
In contrast to the black letter that had been ravaging Tesilid, it settled gently in Aylet’s hand like a feather.
And it waited quietly for me to tear it apart.
Just like when she had killed Sernax, Aylet’s hands did not hesitate. The letter she took out after tearing off the deep red shilling contained a short, concise message. - I’ll wait for you at the top of Mount Eltio. “.......”
There was no sender. However, there was a familiarity in the neat and beautiful handwriting.
Above all, there was only one person who could serve the Demon and deliver the invitation to Aylet.
‘Reed... ... .’
Aylet and Tesilid, lost in thought, each calmed their eyes in their own way.
“Your Majesty, what is that?”
As if representing everyone, Marquis Lecandro asked a question from behind Aylet’s shoulder.
Aylet put aside the thoughts rushing through her head and returned to reality.
“Who invited me? It’s far to Mount Eltio.”
“Mount Eltio? Avicinis should be in the Seonghwang Hall.”
While everyone else was making expressions of surprise, the Night Eagle Guildmaster, Fligel, spoke up.
“It seems the sender of the invitation is not the Demon King. Who on earth is it?”
“The Black Swordsman, Reed.”
“......!”
The named being could be heard gasping for breath here and there.
Most people here had encountered Reed.
The Kirill region where the Helkion subjugation took place, the Holy Land construction during Doomsday, the Litniel Plain where the liberation of Inferinos was barely prevented.
Every time he appeared, Reed engraved memories of annihilation and massacre in the people with his overwhelming strength.
“If it was the Black Swordsman, then that......”
“He’s targeting the Holy Scripture......”
“Oh my......”
One of the three times, Reed retreated of his own volition, and the second time, the Holy Scripture barely defeated him after a battle outside of Heaven.
Because of this record, the subjugation force understood that the Black Swordsman was targeting Aylet.
However, there was something else they didn’t understand.
Aylet clutched the invitation and said.
“I have to go.”
“Understood, Your Highness. Then, adjust the course of the punitive force to Eltio Mountain.......”
“No, Marquis Recandro.”
“Yes?”
“I will go to Reed alone. There is no time to delay, so the punitive force should advance toward Seonghwangcheong as originally planned.”
“......!”
It was an incomprehensible, shocking declaration.
What on earth does the commander-in-chief mean by going along with the enemy’s tricks?
Naturally, the punitive force’s staff members were in an uproar.
“What do you mean!”
“Your Highness is going to go fight him alone?”
“Even if you say it’s Shin Seong-gyeong, it’s not possible! Why are you putting yourself in danger?!”
“We haven’t taken hostages. There’s no need for you to do good to the enemy!”
“Is it because we’re holding you back in your battle......?!”
The strength of the Holy Spirit is overwhelming and unrivaled.
Even those who are known as the strongest on the Serentra Continent are targets to protect for her.
It was at that moment when a gloomy atmosphere was spreading among the punitive force.
“Your Highness, Holy Spirit.”
Marquis Lecandro stepped forward with the stern aura characteristic of an Auror Master.
“I understand the situation. The Black Swordsman is not an enemy that we can face. Therefore, I dare not ask you to fight together.”
Aylet was not naive enough to accept this haste as a positive.
“However, Your Highness, have you forgotten how strategically important your current position is?”
“.......”
“Your Highness, it is true that you have powerful forces and are the mainstay of our punitive force. However, your importance is not limited to the tactical aspect.”
“.......”
“You are the commander of this expeditionary force and the sacred scripture of the Unryong religion. Your role is crucial, not only on a tactical level, but also on a strategic level. Please keep this in mind.”
It is a flawless argument. However.
“I know.”
There was no way that Aylet Rodelin would move without thinking about that part.
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