Chapter 47
47 – Plot(5)
Just because demons descended doesn’t mean that subjugation is impossible.
To some extent, countermeasures have been established, and even if it is the same demon, its strength varies greatly according to its hierarchy.
Even the Heretic Inquisitor in the academy now has more than 10 life spans, and with that amount, he can catch demons of a decent level without batting an eye.
Soon after the summoning is complete, demonic energy will come out through Jin.
Then, the Heretic Inquisitors will be able to start the subjugation soon after finding out the location.
However, the fact that the devil was summoned from the academy for the first time in several decades will be a strong shock to many people.
“In front!! Get out of the way!”
“Get down quickly!”
“Follow the instructions and move calmly! Don’t run!”
Upon exiting the investigation team’s residence, a mayhem unfolded outside.
Students were screaming and running from all directions, and the faculty and staff were trying desperately to control them.
“Ehh…how can nothing ever flow properly…”
Since the incident has already happened and the reason can be found out later, I will have to pass this situation first.
In the original story, the place where Eugene catches the devil worshiper is the building where the class E dormitory is located.
So I think I’ll just have to stay away from there, but the problem is that I don’t know where the building is. What do we do. Will it just move under the control of the faculty?
While I was thinking for a moment, someone suddenly grabbed my wrist from behind.
“Ed! You have to run quickly. What are you doing here! Come this way, quickly!”
“Ellie? Why are you here?”
***
“Of course I was waiting for you to come out…! But suddenly, what kind of mess is this… Ed, don’t stay still, let’s go quickly!”
The identity of the person holding my arm was Ellie. Apparently, Ellie was waiting for me to come out of the investigation team’s residence.
She whimpered and dragged me along, and I started running after Ellie.
Perhaps everyone else had already evacuated, and there was no sign of human presence around them.
“Ellie! I think running on my feet will be faster, so you can let me go! By the way, do you know where the class E dormitory is?”
“Ed, are you an idiot? Why are you asking that in the middle of all this! That’s the building you just came out of!”
… what?
Listening to Ellie’s words, I suddenly feel a chill run down my spine.
I stopped running for a moment and turned my head to look back.
It was hard to believe that it was a building that had been full of people until just now, and only thick silence remained in the place.
and after a while The air around it seemed to tremble a little, and then it began to be sucked into the interior of the building in an instant.
It’s as if a tornado is swirling violently.
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Ellie was caught by the strong wind and almost fell, but she managed to hold on to my arm to support herself.
It was a strange phenomenon I had never seen before, but I was able to instinctively realize what was happening.
Just before the demon descends.
“Ellie! Can you move? We need to get out!”
“The wind…is too strong…! So…I told you to go quickly…you idiot…!”
I could barely hold on, but Ellie seemed to be having a hard time holding herself together.
I wrapped one arm around Ellie, turned and started running in the opposite direction of the building.
“What, what, what, what…!”
Ellie kept screaming something, but I couldn’t hear her because of the wind.
When running in the opposite direction of a strong wind while supporting someone, maintaining your sense of balance is harder than you think.
I almost fell several times and moved with all my might, but even though I took quite a few steps, I couldn’t get much distance from the building.
The wind gradually died down, but now the sound of something cracking and breaking began to be heard from somewhere.
And with a loud noise, as if a huge iceberg was shattering all at once, the windows of the entire building exploded at once.
Now, Class E’s dormitory has been reduced to a complete ruin.
-… Mee… mail… !
After a moment of silence, something’s cries began to echo from the ruins.
At first it was just a small sound, but the crying gradually became louder, as if it wanted to spread its presence everywhere.
– mmmeh! mmm… !
The bleating of an animal, such as a goat or a sheep, reminded those who heard it of terrible discomfort and fear of the unknown.
Right now, I couldn’t free myself from that feeling, and Ellie, who was in my arms, was shaking like an aspen tree.
When I looked back, I saw something like a black mass floating in the air and coming towards me.
It has an ugly appearance, as if someone’s head was cut off and hung.
However, it had no eyes, ears, or nose, only a mouth, and the devil constantly let out pitiful screams in all directions from that mouth.
-Mmmeh! Meee… !
“Kuluk…! Cool!! Kuk!!”
“Oh my God, Edwin!!”
Along with the howl of an animal, a dark, sticky, unpleasant energy that seemed to be circling my entire body attacked me.
My whole body is shaking and my vision is blurry.
He felt a sharp throbbing pain in every part of his body, and at the same time, a cough mixed with blood and foam began to come out.
It is a concentration that is on a different level from the magic that was spread and diluted in the atmosphere that I experienced in the demon realm.
I clenched my teeth and tried to take my foot off, but I felt the strength in my legs gradually loosening.
I couldn’t stand it any longer and almost fell, but someone running towards me from behind supported my shoulder.
“Edwin! What was Genga doing without evacuating!”
Lazaro Fontana and his inquisitors rushed to send the devil back to Hell.
***
Except for Lazarus, who was supporting me, the heresy inquisitors began to form a surrounding formation with the devil at the center.
“Elmo! Come here! Cecilio! What are the results of the measurements?”
Lazarus looked back and shouted, then turned his head and looked towards the priests surrounding the devil.
A priest who heard his cries took out a white bead-like object the size of an egg from his chest.
As the priest stretched out his hand and held out the bead, the once pure white bead gradually became darker.
“Wait… just a moment…! That’s it! It’s all day in the 3rd rank! It’s incomplete and the form is a mess! It’s not even a possessed body! This should be enough to catch it!”
“I understand! But don’t let down your guard! Elmo, please take care of them. The boy has been hit by demonic energy, so hurry up and infuse him with holy power. Check him carefully to see if there are any injuries!
Lazarus left us in the care of a young priest and immediately ran to join the ranks surrounding the demons.
As the priest infuses me with holy power, I feel the evil energy that had been consuming my body dissipate.
It looks like the internal injuries still remain, but the chills have gone and some of my vision has returned.
I looked in the direction where the Inquisitors and demons were confronting each other.
The devil must have sensed his impending end, and was trying to resist fiercely, spitting out magical energy in all directions.
– mmmeh! Meow!
“Chain that evil serpent with chains and make it lie at our feet…”
“In the name and power of our Lord, I banish you…”
However, the devil’s desperate cries bounced off the magic tools worn by the priests and scattered into the air.
As the priests each recited their prayers, objects like glowing walls began to form in all directions.
The glowing walls narrowed towards the demon, and soon the demon was like a mouse trapped in a box.
-… !… !!
Now, even when the demon opens its mouth and spits out cries, its sound is blocked by the shining wall and does not leak out.
Lazarus, who confirmed that he had succeeded in binding the demon, shouted while looking at the other priests.
“Okay, tied up! Nerio, Norma! Trace back and follow the traces he passed! There must be a central summoning circle there, so if you destroy it, the devil will be recalled back to Hell!”
“Yes, Master!”
After hearing Lazarus’ words, the two priests ran into the now completely ruined building.
And after a while after they disappeared, something changed in the form of the demon imprisoned in the box of light.
-… !… !!
Its body began to shriveled up like crumpled paper, and the demon continued to scream, but still not a single sound escaped.
The demon, which continued to shrink, finally crumbled and scattered in the air without leaving a single trace.
And only then did the priests disarm the wall of light after confirming that the magic energy had completely dissipated through the orb.
However, the joy of catching the devil was gone, and each of them had a serious look on their face and was in shock, each of them falling silent or muttering to themselves.
“The devil…the devil…my lord…”
“What will the future hold for me through this ordeal?”
They seemed very shocked that the demon’s existence had been confirmed again, but I was really focused on the other side.
What the hell was Eugene doing?
Apparently a few days ago, I confirmed that he was prowling all over the place to find a devil worshiper.
But why did I do something else on the decisive day…
Since the future where Eugene catches a devil worshiper and impresses the officials of the Holy Kingdom has disappeared, it is impossible to know how the meeting between him and the saintess will be twisted.
Without the infinite holy power of the saintess, it would be really difficult to deal with the first-tier species that will descend later…
“Ed… the expression is scary…”
Ellie looked at my face and gave me a somewhat uneasy smile.