Chapter 557

The tombs of the saints are located in the basement of the headquarters of the Holy Order, and most of the allied forces, including the Holy Order and the Five Great Divine Sects, were fully committed to the war. Therefore, the headquarters of the Holy Order was operated with minimal personnel. Of course, there were no walls like the palace or the temple in the headquarters of the Holy Order, and since I was not undead, it was not impossible to enter. In addition, since the place we had to go was the tomb of the saints, a place where there were hardly any people, it was relatively easier to infiltrate than the palace or the temple. When we had to forcibly help what we were trying to do, we might have felt that it was okay to do so. However, because the Empire was attacking first and doing such things, Kono Rint felt that the value judgment of good and evil was meaningless. The one who does bad things first is the master. Therefore, Kono Rint decided to help us finally make a Death Knight at the tomb of the saints. The tomb of the saints, located in the basement of the Holy Order, was not as large as the royal tombs, but it had a solemn and dignified atmosphere. The overall atmosphere was different from the royal tombs. On the huge common wall, the divine names that the dead saints worshiped were engraved at regular intervals, and the names and achievements of the dead saints were also engraved. Like a funeral home. There would be the remains of the dead saints inside the wall. Should I say that it was like a bone house with a coffin instead of a bone box? The coffins in the wall were more than ten floors vertically. However, since the gap was quite wide, the coffin at the end was almost seven meters above. Among them, the tombs of the great saints were not on the wall, but the tombstones were erected on the ground, and the coffins were buried behind them. "The history of the Holy Order is not that long. So there aren't many remains of saints either." "There will be more tombs in the main temples of each of the Five Great Divine Sects, right?" "That's right. But except for the Al's main temple in the Hwangdo, the other main temples would have been destroyed, so it's meaningless." The Holy Order was created for the Great Demon War, and its history is not that long. Therefore, the remains of the saints were supposed to be in other main temples. "Anyway, since the history is short, most of the saints who enter the royal tombs are those who are chosen for combat achievements rather than theological achievements. So we can secure more Death Knights here. That's why I don't think we need to go to Al's main temple." Those who died in the Great Demon War. Those who died due to the Gate incident. In the end, the saints of the Holy Order would mostly be priests or paladins chosen for combat achievements. The remains in the tomb of the saints will be faithful to the main purpose of creating a Death Knight, even if their numbers are small. Kono Rint helps block the entrance to the tomb. The tomb has a solemn atmosphere with the names and achievements of the saints engraved on the wall. The coffins are more than ten floors vertically, and the tombs of the great saints are buried behind tombstones on the ground. Most of the saints chosen for combat achievements are in the royal tombs, making it easier to secure more Death Knights. The protagonist confirms the presence of remains in the tomb and they proceed with the ritual. The tomb begins to shake and the remains of the saints start to emerge from the wall, becoming Death Knights. The text is in Korean. It says:

"The skull, growling with a eerie voice, wakes up from its sleep and slowly walks towards Olivia. The common energy flowing from its body soon becomes a cloak of darkness that envelops the skull from head to toe. A skull surrounded by darkness. The strongest undead. The saint resurrected as a Death Knight kneels before Olivia. 'Good....' Thump, thump. Like birds breaking out of their eggs, the sounds of the awakened beings hitting the sarcophagus filled the chamber. The ritual took an hour and seventy-five Death Knights were resurrected. Some did not rise, but the remains of the adults who were corrupted into Death Knights were clearly in front of us. The underground chamber was filled with dust that had risen from the broken sarcophagi. We did not detect any abnormalities because Harriet had cast noise cancelling. We had no intention of restoring anything. We were going to leave this place and never come back. If the Holy Knight Order finds out that the tombs of the saints have been almost destroyed, there will be chaos, but we do not need to know that since we have already achieved our goal. It will not be enough, but it is impossible to secure enough Death Knights in the first place. Death Knights are basically in the form of a skull. Wounds or missing parts from their lifetime are reconstructed by the sacred power of corruption. The Death Knights emit a strange and low vibration, and they have no trace of their former selves. They are just shells. Olivia approaches one of the Death Knights. We all watched the scene in silence. One of the seventy-five Death Knights. Behind it was the tomb of Leberiere Lanche. Olivia puts her hand on the cheek of the Death Knight, whose bones emit a common corrupt energy. 'You've suffered a lot.' We watched in awe as Olivia's lips curled up into a sinister smile. The Death Knight, who was just a shell, was not Leberiere Lanche. He was just someone who was once Leberiere Lanche. He was almost an immortal, but he died by the cursed sword Tiamat that I had stabbed him with. And now, he has returned from death by the cursed sword Tiamat, which is now in the hands of his daughter. Olivia was staring at the smoke-like tears flowing from the Death Knight's empty eye sockets. When we said we needed to supplement the Death Knights, it was clear that Olivia was thinking of resurrecting Leberiere Lanche. The resurrected Death Knights were imbued with smoke and reconciled with the cursed sword. We left the tombs of the saints. 'Is this... the end?' 'We could go to the Altar of Alz, but I don't think it's of much significance. There are only old bones that are useless.'" Olivia shook her head as if there was no need to work any further to secure one or two Death Knights. "We're done with our business in the desert. Can we go now?" Kono Lint asked if they should take them to the Union Army base, but Olivia replied that she could go back alone. Kono Lint had a bigger question than witnessing the process of making Death Knights. He wondered if the Empire was doing something even worse. Olivia advised him not to try to find out what was happening and not to take unnecessary risks. They discussed the casualties of the war and the use of Death Knights, but Kono Lint did not mention his sadness and regret. They decided it was time to leave, but Kono Lint looked at Olivia as if he had realized something and asked if she would call him again when she needed him. "Get lost! I won't even look at this bastard even if someone asks for help in the future! Don't be fooled! I won't be fooled anymore!" - Pah!

Kono Lint disappeared through spatial movement, disgusted. With his ability, he could easily move to the Union Army base far away from here.

If Kono Lint ever loses his humanity, it will be all because of me.

"...Will you need Lint again next time?"

Hariot tilts her head.

"Well, that's something I don't know. And I'm sure I'll fall for the same pattern if I let my guard down. Definitely."

"Oh, come on. You still suspect that it's Sir Sarkagar."

Olivia cocked her head as if to say, "Do you think Kono Lint is that stupid?"

"Well, who knows? Even if it's Sarkagar, he might follow us."

"Ah."

"Ah."

Seeing that bastard's reckless behavior, he might follow us thinking that he could become a pretty girl later.

He might be getting too caught up in this kind of thing and thinking that it might be okay!

I'm sorry, Lint.

I think I ruined you.

"By the way, wouldn't it be a good idea to check what the Empire is doing?"

"Right. It's not something that's dangerous to us, but we should know what they're doing."

Hariot and Olivia's opinions are valid.

I told Kono Lint not to investigate on his own, but the situation is a little different for us.

There's no need to be suspicious of what the Empire is doing, and we don't have that intention.

But we need to know what they're doing.

"Well, let's find out gradually."

With Sarkagar and me, we'll find out what they're up to if we do some information gathering activities.

The headquarters of the Holy Knights will be in chaos tomorrow.

Our business in the Imperial City is over.

"Come to think of it, I have a thought... Olivia tried to secure a Death Knight in the tomb under the headquarters of the Holy Knights. I also thought of a possible candidate location."

The Demon King's Castle.

Just like the palace, there might be tombs or something similar to the graves of past heroes or high-ranking demons in the Demon King's Castle.

"Why would the Demon King ask us... Right, you said you don't remember anything."

Hariot's reaction was as if to ask why the Demon King would ask us that.

"It's worth a visit."

"...But Rheinhardt. You're thinking the same thing as me in the end, even though you said I was doing something strange."

Is that so?

Come to think of it, Olivia revived the sheep as a Death Knight, but I'm a bigger bastard, right?

What if we revive the ancient demon kings as undead in the end to use them for our own purposes?

I had such a ridiculous thought.

We headed to the Demon King's Castle last.

However, there were no tombs of past demon kings in the Demon King's Castle.

Whether they had already been destroyed or there were no tombs in the first place, we couldn't tell.

Fortunately or unfortunately, we couldn't secure a Death Knight in the Demon King's Castle.