145. Advent of the Demon King (2)

“Then, let’s begin the ceremony.”

The Lost Hopes shoved their sacrifices inside and stood in a large circle around them.

“ΔχεΣυ… … ͵μχϖβϒ… … ϢϦϊ… … ιΤΤσαϐ… … ϱέϋψ”

With his eyes closed, the captain licked his lips and chanted an incantation in a gloomy voice.

Then the bishops followed, and then the followers of the Lost Hopes uttered the same incantation.

A bleak atmosphere weighed heavily on the air, and ominous words never heard before were heard from all directions.

In the hearts of the Knights of Justia, a sense of uneasiness was welling up.

“… … What, what?”

“Ominous… … . Don’t they tell you to draw a strange picture on the ship, what the hell is going on here… … .”

The knights were busy rolling their eyes around, sweeping away the goose bumps that had sprouted on their forearms.

“… … It’s okay, it’ll be fine. Look at His Excellency the Duke.”

They tried to shake off their rising anxiety and looked in the direction of Duke Justia.

“… … Okay. to stay still Just wait a moment and you’ll be able to get out of there right away. I will not abandon you guys.”

He was tied to a rope, but still nodded with a firm face as if he hadn’t given up on anything.

Duke Justia was a strict master, but he was definitely the head of a huge family called the ducal family.

Even in this dilemma, his unbroken appearance gave the Knights the hope that they could live if they just followed him.

No way, without even thinking that he had made the choice to abandon the Knights behind the scenes.

At some point, a shadow fell over the faces of the knights.

At the change, they raised their heads and looked at the sky.

Achromatic clouds covered the sky and a chilly wind blew through the knights.

A thick gray mist rose from the floor.

gulp.

I didn’t know what it was, but I felt like something was going to happen.

For some reason, I feel that the strength is slowly draining from my body.

“Ugh, what is this… … .”

Suddenly, a burning sensation arose in the abdomen where the bizarre picture was drawn.

“Hot, hot! Aww!!”

“υμιϢϦΔχΤαϐΤσεΣϱέϋχϖβϒϊψ!!!!”

Whether or not the Knights struggled in agony, the Lost Hope continued to recite their spells.

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“Huh!!!”

“Kwaaa!!!!”

The sacrificial knights’ breath became increasingly short of breath, and those who had been exhaling violently began to scream one by one.

I felt an unbearable burning pain as if my stomach had been burned by fire.

The Lost Hopes spread their arms toward the sky and bowed down.

Their faces were filled with anticipation and joy that could not be hidden.

“… … finally… … . finally… … ! He is coming… … ! He who is our Master, Judge, and Parent… … !!! You are descending!!!”

The captain’s voice full of joy.

Those who raise their heads as if they are overwhelmed and look at the sky with sore eyes.

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The floor shook with a huge thud.

“… … to?”

At that time, a questionable monosyllabic sound flowed from the captain’s mouth.

A hardened face and fluctuating pupils in an instant.

Because the boundary between the middle world and the fantasy world has become blurred and the door has been opened.

He was able to understand the devil’s intentions a little more clearly, which he had sensed so far.

“… … What is that, Advent can be accepted… … . You don’t have… … ?”

Then, the gazes of the Lost Hopes also slowly turned towards the captain.

In a situation where only one step was left of a long-cherished wish, the captain’s words were enough to make them stunned.

A look of bewilderment appeared on the faces of the Lost Hopes.

“… … Big, boss… … .”

“… … Why is the Demon King refusing to come… … ?”

The captain’s eyebrows twitched.

There was no abnormality in Advent, and the number of sacrifices was sufficient.

Rather, it must have been a better situation for the Demon King to manifest.

It was the demon king who wanted to come out to this world more than anyone else.

So, he even directly designated an auspicious day, which occurs once every 100 years, when the boundary between the middle world and the fantasy world is blurred, so I was sure that Advent would come true.

“… … that, boss. Maybe he rejected the offering because he didn’t like it… … ?”

“There are more people than the humans we forcibly captured, and because they are knights, they are full of vitality! But what is there to dislike!”

“… … It’s not a sacrifice we prepared with all our heart… … . Isn’t it an offering that was obtained suddenly? Maybe the Demon King doesn’t like that part… … .”

“… … .”

The captain swallowed his saliva at the bishop’s words.

However, it was not a situation to overwrite the ritual again on the sacrifices below.

Currently, an enemy powerful enough to kill the bishop is waiting right behind you.

You don’t know when they’re going to come in, but you go downstairs and prepare for the ceremony?

It’s not something that can be explained by saying that it’s a big risk.

While Lost Hope is confused like that.

The Justia Knights, who were groaning in pain, also came to their senses.

The hot burning pain I felt a while ago is gone, but

He was feeling ominous that he would never see anything good if he stayed here any longer.

“… … hey, hey Also, I guess I’ll have to run away. This is strange.”

“… … Uh, I think I got this wrong.”

They looked at each other and looked into each other’s eyes.

‘Duke Justia… … . hello you… … .’

Justia’s knight commander had a strand of nuns that he had developed while assisting in the craft for a long time.

Although he is cruel in nature and thorough in his interests,

Still, he had kept his mouth shut until just a moment ago at the thought of making the worst choice, such as abandoning the Knights Order, which was also the strength of the Duke’s family, but this made it clear.

Duke Justia’s eyelids twitched and trembled.

That was the look you get when something goes wrong and when you feel uncomfortable.

‘Damn it… … . The duke thought we would die here. Did Duke Justia sell us out!?!’

I couldn’t delay any longer. This is the first and last chance for them to panic.

he made a decision The option of betraying Justia here.

“The Justia Knights!”

A sound like a howling boil from the dantian came out of his mouth.

“Duke Justia sold us out!! As of the current time, the Justia Knights are disbanded. Everyone, find your own way to live and run away!!!!!”

He gave the last order as the leader of the Justia Knights, to run away.

Let the shouts of the knight commander push their backs.

The Justia Knights, who had been watching here and there, jumped up from their seats and scattered in all directions and began to run away.

“Mi-crazy!!”

“Run away!!!”

“To think that a duke sold out the Knights!! Where in the world is this happening!!!”

However, the Lost Hopes were buried in the fact that the current Demon King refused to come, so they could not catch their departure in the early stages.

“… … Captain, the sacrifices started to run away. Shouldn’t we kill a few people as an example now before everyone runs away?”

“… … No, there is no time for that. After the time of Advent, it really becomes irreversible.”

When this moment passed, I didn’t know how long I would have to wait.

Of only ten bishops, two dead, one a traitor and one mortally wounded.

It was the most devastating event in Lost Hope history.

Recruiting new personnel, estimating the timing, and preparing for Advent?

The very existence of Lost Hope would be a dangerous situation.

“… … Instead, they sacrifice us.”

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‘right!’

Zeke erased his presence on the tree and watched the amount they were doing, then called for joy.

To use the Justia Knights as a sacrifice.

If they were in a situation where their hearts were completely broken and they gave up everything, like the civilians who were caught as sacrifices below, there would be no room for Zeke to intervene.

However, it may be because they are knights who hold the sword even if they die soon.

Despite the Duke’s orders, he was constantly resisting the demon king’s pressure.

‘And in fact, there’s only one peacock that’s bad, so it’s a bit like letting it die.’

When the knights were rebelling like that, there was a gap of one second.

Zeke took advantage of that gap and succeeded in injecting his mana into their descending ritual.

With the deep meaning of provocation that he can’t help but remember.

[Yumma, how are you Xkkumeong, son of a bitch. ]

He couldn’t remember the man who broke his horn and drove it into the X-hole.

On that day, he was beaten to the point of becoming a sloppy rag and ran away with a piece of his soul, so he is probably traumatized and still brooding over the events of that day.

Then the demon king would not accept the advent through sacrifice.

‘That doesn’t mean it won’t come out.’

Zeke’s gaze turned to the Lost Hopes.

The guys were now drawing pictures on their boats and starting to pray.

These guys have been waiting for the coming of the Demon King for the rest of their lives.

If summoning other humans through sacrifice is like knocking on the door asking them to come out,

Summoning the Lost Hopes as a sacrifice was like breaking into a house and dragging them by the hair.

Originally, it is a relationship in which the Demon King unilaterally reigns over the Lost Hopes, but if he refuses the sacrifice of faith, he will lose the name ‘Demon King’ altogether.

Reduce the number of Lost Hopes without sacrifice,

Being able to catch it in a weakened state would kill two birds with one stone.

Zeke watched the summoning ceremony with eyes full of anticipation.