Chapter 499

Olivia Lanche and the priesthood were momentarily shocked by the appearance of a giant spirit army, but they had to engage in battle immediately. The fight against the unknown giant evil spirits took on a form that could not be called a fight. The overwhelming figure of hatred seemed to crush just by looking at it, suddenly tearing into dozens of piles of souls in the air and falling to the ground, attacking the paladins and priests. The spirits quickly overwhelmed the paladins and priests, causing them to foam at the mouth, faint, or scream in pain. Those who could not withstand the burden on their mind and body began to swell up and burst one by one. Those who did not burst began to behave strangely, indiscriminately swinging their swords at the surrounding priests and paladins. It was rare for demons and evil spirits to possess humans and cause strange things to happen, but they possessed highly trained paladins and priests to the point of wielding them. They were powerful and overwhelming evil spirits that even caused some to collapse and their bodies to disintegrate. They were powerful spirits that had never existed in the world before. The fragments of evil spirits that burst out of the bodies of the destroyed priesthood began to rampage as if looking for their next host. They did not know how to deal with those who were possessed, but they had to deal with them before they were possessed. Olivia ran towards the rampaging spirits. "Judgment to those who have strayed from the path of purity." Tiamat responded to Olivia's divine invocation and began to emit a bright golden light. There was no time to think about justice. If they stayed like this, the priesthood would be annihilated. They had to do everything they could. "Peace to those who have not found rest." Olivia charged towards the evil spirits trying to find their next host, and Tiamat stabbed them fiercely. "The power to destroy all beings who have deviated from the path." With a flash, the evil spirits were destroyed by the storm-like emission of golden divine power. Olivia shouted to the priesthood, "It's not impossible to defeat them! Be strong and face them! These evil spirits are just a gathering of spirits who cannot die and wander the world!" Olivia's rough shout made everyone in the priesthood grit their teeth. They were the ones who had the ultimate power against impure beings. No matter how long they had spent fighting monsters, it was closer to the original mission of the priests to resist and exterminate these impure beings. So they couldn't be afraid. Translation:

No matter how powerful the evil spirits or the grudges may be, they can definitely be destroyed.

* * *

The demon king has returned.

The demon king, who had said he could be gone for quite some time, returned in less than a month.

However, those who saw the returning demon king couldn't help but feel uneasy at his appearance as Rhinehart.

"Rhinehart...?"

"It's been a while. How have you been?"

"Good. I mean... you said it would take a long time... but you came back early? Why are you touching my head...?"

Rhinehart's expression as he touched Haryett's head, saying he missed her, showed an unmistakable joy.

Not just his gaze, but his overall demeanor gave off the feeling of someone who had spent a long time in a faraway place.

Not only his gaze, but his energy itself gave off a different feeling than before.

It wasn't anxiety or impatience, but a sense of calm and composure that had well-controlled his mind.

"Where's Charlotte?"

"She's in the office."

"Nothing happened, right?"

"Uh... well..."

"Why, did something happen?"

"That... it's better to hear it from Charlotte."

It's known that there is no such thing as pure justice in the world.

It's also clear that if you choose something, you lose something.

When sitting in a position to make too many decisions, it's a known fact that decisions made for the benefit of all can sacrifice someone.

However, every time something that I knew in my head became a reality and was pushed in front of my eyes, I had to realize that this position was too heavy for me.

"What about Liana...?"

"Yeah."

Liana was sorting through the refugees.

It was impossible to count how many survivors had died in Liana's hands until now.

I nodded my head absentmindedly as I listened to Charlotte's calm report.

I was worried that something big would happen while I was gone.

But the crisis was already there.

It had been going on all along while I was sitting there.

I just didn't know about it.

"So until you come back and make a new decision, the search for survivors has been completely suspended. The pre-base relocation work has also been completely suspended."

In the end, I am the overall responsible person.

Charlotte had put all progress on hold, postponing all decisions until I returned.

Regardless of what had happened, I couldn't help but admire Charlotte's abilities.

She had noticed something that I had completely missed while reading the report.

In the end, it's Charlotte who is more suited for this position than someone like me.

"But where did you go? You said it would take a while, so I thought it would be a long time before you came back..."

Charlotte tilted her head.

"And something... seems to have changed a lot."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I don't know how to explain it..."

Both Haryett and Charlotte seemed a bit unfamiliar with me. "I was unsure of what to say in response to Charlotte's words. I had spent quite a long time in a world where time flowed differently than reality. If someone were to say that time had not passed at all while I was gone, would I believe them? 'Where did you go?' 'Um...' I couldn't directly talk about the Ilwoldang. Luna didn't tell me to keep it a secret, but it wouldn't be good for me to blabber about it. But if someone were to ask me what I did in Lizai, there was no reason for me to hide it. It wasn't like something great had happened. The things I did for the past few months were quite absurd. 'I chopped wood and tended to the fields.' '...Huh?' Charlotte tried to force a laugh, but in the end, she couldn't. * * * I need to think about Rianna's problem. It wasn't just a matter of whether or not to punish Rianna. The problem Charlotte told me about was not just that. The Mot Moc or some deep pit in the outskirts where Rianna had killed people. 'Spirits?' 'Yes, the lord of the Suhyo said that there might be problems later due to the tremendous energy that is occurring there.' Charlotte had already reported it to the Elder Council. I heard that vampires in the Vampire Council had actually seen ghosts. But it didn't have a big impact on the real world. However, Lucinil's judgment was that too many spirits could have an impact on the real world. 'Anyway, the head of the Holy See, Olivia Lanche, was dispatched this morning. She's the right person for the job.' 'I see.' 'Actually, I wonder if there's any need to intervene. It's something that can be solved by abandoning Fort Mocna... But I guess she wants to get rid of the burden.' With Tiamat's divine power and Olivia sharing it, they could have eradicated or purified a huge number of spirits. We don't know what problems the accumulating spirits might cause, but Olivia has already been dispatched to deal with it. 'And the Empire has begun organizing a large expeditionary force to subdue the remaining gates.' It's impossible to subdue the gates with a small special forces unit. Now, the Empire is organizing a large army to break the last gates. All of humanity's efforts will be focused on breaking down the remaining warp gates one by one. It's the strongest and last army that humanity has organized, and if that army disappears, humanity will face its end. 'We need to come up with our own countermeasures.' We can't openly help them, but we need to think of ways to support them even in secret. The gate situation is ultimately everyone's problem. 'Anyway, you did a good job while I was gone.' 'Uh, yeah? No, it's just... it's something that needs to be done...' Charlotte's face turned slightly red at my compliment. It was something she had to know, even if it was something she didn't want to know. Charlotte could see and read things that I couldn't. So, I think it was a good thing that I brought Charlotte to Edina." Translation:

Upon returning from Rizaira, I realized that the situation in Edina was not good either. The most urgent matter was to make a decision about Rianna. It could be decided through a council meeting, but I decided to face Rianna directly. She had deceived me before, but I believed that she had made her decisions for my sake. Whatever happened, we needed to talk. I wondered if Eleris or Lucinil were among the Lord Vampires, but only Antirianus, who had gone out to gather information and returned, was present in the palace. "You have returned. Oh, great being," Antirianus said, as always, with a gloomy tone but with the utmost courtesy on the surface. I never thought I would be glad to see this old man. "Things were resolved faster than I expected." "That's fortunate." It was not actually resolved quickly, but the problem was too complicated to explain in detail. I was in Rizaira until this morning. Suddenly, all the moments I spent in Rizaira felt like a distant past. I would never be able to return to Rizaira, nor could I hope for it. Even if everything was resolved according to my wishes, I still had a tremendous responsibility. So let's think of it as a very long dream. In such an unimaginable situation, I was thrown into such a life, wasn't it a trap? "By the way, you came to find me. Do you have somewhere to go?" "I have to go to Port Moc." "Ah... Are you talking about that place? I heard that something bad is happening there recently." Antirianus smiled as if he knew why I was going there. Olivia had gone there to deal with it, but I honestly didn't know the exact situation there, so I couldn't estimate the actual threat level. "Then, I'll prepare right away." Antirianus began casting Mass Teleport.