I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

Holy War (7)

“Antiochian Knights, charge!”

Heavily armed knights rode horses and charged, crushing centipede-shaped monsters.

There was no fear in the eyes of the Crusaders even while fighting against the insect monsters that caused physiological disgust.

“Back, I will purify.”

Stella planted the Holy Sword into the ground and activated a wide Holy Law Circle. The monsters spewed poison until they died, dyeing the gray earth green. Intermediate cleaning was essential.

After such a fierce battle.

Kururureung-

“It’s a catastrophe class monster!”

Immediately, a giant centipede monster the size of a small hill surged through the ground.

“All troops, retreat!”

Chloe shouted urgently and threw the holy relic to form a barrier. Tens of thousands of troops skilfully retreated little by little, holding back the gigantic monster that was poking its head through the magic barrier with magic and other ranged attacks.

“Stella, I think we’ll have to deal with that.”

“Yes, I will prepare.”

Chloe and Stella looked at each other and nodded. It was quite a few places. The enemy’s forces were endless, and the friendly’s forces were limited. Even if they overreacted a little, preventing the consumption of troops was the most important thing.

“Sister, be careful…!”

Suddenly, the centipede monster opened its mouth and spewed venom towards Chloe.

‘It’s too late to avoid it.’

Chloe thought for a moment as she clutched the rosario around her neck. Relics and relics had to be saved as much as possible. Quantities are extremely limited. However, getting hit by that could be dangerous even with the saintess Stella.

‘ha….’

nothing goes the way you think After making a momentary decision, he sighed and prepared to activate the Holy Law.

puck-

A number of familiar strong swords gathered in a line like a wall, blocking Chloe’s way. The intense venom spit out by the monster evaporated without a trace as soon as it touched the steel sword.

Kwaaang-!

Then the hill parted and fell in half.

“Are you okay?”

Carol, who had killed the giant monster with a single shot, got down in front of Chloe.

“thank you. Carol.”

thank god. Thinking so sincerely, Chloe expressed her deep gratitude.

“It was late to look around. I’m sorry.”

Carol sensed a wide range in the air and was hunting mainly dangerous monsters first. However, these fast-moving things deep underground were not easy to detect, so I often missed them.

“Ah, what is it? It’s not late at all.”

Chloe came to Carol’s side and smiled as she lightly hit Carol with her elbow.

Perhaps the large centipede just now was the last one, and there were no more monsters to attack.

“Let me rest for a while. Everyone looks very tired.”

Apart from the energetic eyes, everyone was exhausted to the limit. After entering the Kingdom of Gotland, only dozens of battles he had fought passed lightly.

“Yes, I think so. All troops, we camp here today!”

Chloe shouted loudly and turned the mace to shake off the debris and ooze from the monster.

“Carol-sama, you worked hard.”

Tiredness was evident on Stella’s face as well. Since advancing into the kingdom of Gotland, this situation has been repeated.

Asmodeus seemed to have the same thoughts as this side, so he was focusing on maintaining the front line rather than taking an active offensive against the neighboring kingdoms.

Of course, the burden on Carol and the Crusaders was bound to increase.

“You suffered too. and….”

Carol took the water lily out of subspace.

“Until we reach the vicinity of Asmodeus, in the future, training will move with the Crusaders. That would be better.”

“Carl?”

“Keep the people. can you do it?”

“huh. I’ll try.”

Su-ryun nodded and looked up at Carol.

“Yes, great.”

Carol lightly stroked Su-ryun’s hair and turned around. After entering the Kingdom of Gotland, Carol was on a ruthless forced march that was incomparable to anyone else. No matter how high he reached, he needed a break at this point.

Fighting Asmodeus in perfect condition was the most important thing.

* * *

Red snowflakes were flying. Signs of an abnormal climate appeared as they moved further into the Kingdom of Gotland. It’s as if they’re trying to shake people’s minds.

Of course, it didn’t mean much to the Crusaders who were united by faith and courage.

Maybe it’s thanks to the huge supply prepared in advance and the holy law barrier that covers the surroundings with a soft light shining on the demon’s land.

Even though they camped in the frozen ground during a blizzard, everyone was holding up better than expected. Basically, most of them were not regular soldiers, but some were paladins or monks who specialized in training their vitality.

I heard the sound of the soup bubbling in the pot. Stella remembered the ladle and took a sip to check the taste.

“Not bad.”

Shortly after we started camping, Stella came out of nowhere to the huge tent I was staying in and offered to help with the cooking.

“Are you worried about something?”

Stella asked anxiously as she placed the food in a bowl in front of me.

“thanks. I have something to think about.”

“is that so….”

I pondered as I scooped up a spoonful of the steaming soup and ate it.

Obviously, my realm now is higher than in my previous life, and if I include all kinds of objects and catches, I couldn’t even compare them.

Even so, I wasn’t sure that I would be able to defeat Asmodeus.

“It’s okay.”

I didn’t expect much because it was a dish made by a saintess, but it was better than I thought.

“delicious.”

Soo-ryun also nodded.

“thank god. Monastery cuisine is terribly tasteless, so I actually learned little by little. Although that shouldn’t be the case.”

“A celibate life is not necessarily the answer.”

“is that so.”

“stellar.”

I met eyes with Stella who nodded. In the end, this fight depended on whether I could punish Asmodeus or not.

“yes?”

“If I lose, retreat immediately. Apart from my life and death.”

“I can’t imagine Carol-nim losing.”

“It’s only when that happens.”

“Well, don’t overdo it, Carol. If things don’t go well, the whole Crusade will risk their lives to save Carol.”

“I mean don’t do that.”

“I can’t promise that. In times like this, humans need hope and symbols.”

Judging from Stella’s straight eyes, that wasn’t the realm of persuasion.

“…Stubborn.”

“Iknow, right. None of my benefactors were stubborn.”

My current power was enough to annihilate even a city.

The way to handle new demons is also much better than before.

But they were, in the end, just catches.

In the fundamental part, the stagnation was evident for quite some time.

Beyond Talma.

What should I do to enter the path of true transcendence?

I knew for sure that the road existed, but it felt like it could be caught in my hand, but it felt like it would get farther away if I was conscious of it.

“I ate well.”

“thank you.”

After talking a little more with Stella, who smiled with satisfaction, she got up from her seat.

“Where are you going?”

“I took a little break, so I have to practice again.”

“Can I see it too?”

“Does not matter.”

It was originally taboo to watch someone else’s training, but in Moorim, I didn’t care too much. Most of them didn’t know anyway.

He stood in the middle of the fierce snow, holding an ordinary iron sword, not a black thunderbolt.

I closed my eyes, immersed my consciousness inward, and floated in my memory.

– ‘You think too much.’

A warm voice I heard one day rang in my ears.

before the first realization of the intention. This was what my master said to me, who had only approached martial arts too theoretically.

I don’t know why it came to mind now.

When I suddenly realized, it was similar to that time.

After becoming Talma, he continued to approach martial arts academically.

My first life as an engineer.

A second life lived uninhabited.

A third life possessed by nobles.

As these things got mixed up, their identity as ‘unmanned’ was weakening. There were also times when I had never truly experienced a crisis after coming to this world.

When I first learned martial arts, I forgot my initial intention at some point.

The will to break through the limits.

The desire to survive and change.

These things were important, but when I think about why I fell into martial arts…

It was for a simple reason.

Because it was fun.

Getting stronger day by day, realizing your intentions and trying something.

Everything, even the smallest things, was interesting.

At some point, I completely forgot about that, and couldn’t focus purely on martial arts itself.

Although the power itself has become stronger thanks to the inertia of using the objects and approaching it as if learning skills.

I felt rather distant from the path I wanted to walk.

‘From the beginning.’

He raised his sword and slowly linked herbivores. The Heavenly Demon was an existence that was tantamount to the history of Protestantism, and there were hundreds of martial arts in my head.

Starting from the basic skills of Shinkyo to the Heavenly Demon Sword that only the religious leader can master.

Connecting one by one, I entered the selflessness.

The unique spirit of Samdanjeon, each symbolizing heaven, earth, and man, resonated with Ui-nyeom.

My five senses opened one after another, and the cold air caressed my skin.

A fishy smell wafted from the gray earth.

Every time I swung the sword, the sword strikes my eardrums.

A bloody blizzard raged in a dizzying fashion, obscuring the vision.

Beyond the five senses, into the realm of the sixth sense, consciousness gradually expanded.

‘Wuu is the accumulation of karma.’

It was a word I had repeated countless times.

Was my karma accumulated so far not enough?

I do not know. Who can judge that clearly?

You will never know.

However, I have no choice but to believe that it would not be lacking now.

Before I knew it, my sword dance was advancing to the level of the Heavenly Demon.

Although the originality was limited, the more I connected the herbivore, the more I got a strange feeling that my thoughts and the world were connected.

A cross section of the world I once saw.

It was a state that was not allowed to me at the time, but the experience was definitely still vivid.

If only I could enter that realm.

That is death by heart.

You can say that I have stepped into the realm of mind sword.

The more I wielded the sword, the more confident I felt.

In order to move forward, rather than relying on grabbing, the answer was eventually to sharpen one’s will.

With a strong will, anchor the world.

Hwaak-

We have reached the end of the Heavenly Demon Sword.

The place where the embodiment of all the history of Protestantism ended.

All the snow that fell in this space due to a strong will remained still.

“This…?”

Stella opened her eyes wide and looked around.

The sword was soldered again.

Soon after, the frozen snow started to fall again.

‘It was insufficient.’

What I pictured in my mind was always just a sword.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t ready to wield it yet.

Still, I got a clue.

* * *

As they approached the royal capital of the Kingdom of Gotland, a red pillar soared so high into the sky that they could not see the end.

“That’s…”

“It’s a demonic pillar.”

Even though there was still quite a distance to the royal capital, looking at the pillar made my skin tingle with the tremendous energy.

“It must be dangerous.”

Chloe looked at the pillar anxiously.

“The weak will be hurt just by being exposed.”

Rather than simply bringing a large army with a large number of heads, the answer was to gather a relatively elite group and advance.

Magi was an extremely dangerous power, and if it was that level of Magi…

No matter how good the imperial army is, in the end, there was a limit at the soldier level, so at least half of them couldn’t participate in the fight.

“I have to choose someone to take out of the temple army. After all, you need people to take care of the wounded…”

All this time, Asmodeus never showed up in front of me.

Of course, they had taken a tremendous amount of offensive, but the Crusaders also became accustomed to the actual battle, and rather quickly overwhelmed them than at the beginning.

The area near the capital was already hell.

The ground was glistening with a red light, and there were unidentifiable pieces of flesh everywhere.

I’ve seen this before.

The demonic land of Protestantism.

It was strangely similar to the scenery I saw in Moorim.

Fresh air too.

I was so used to it that I missed it.

“Karl-sama seems to be in better condition. It’s so terrible that it’s painful for me to even breathe.”

“I have lived in a similar place.”

“Is there a place like that in the north…?”

Chloe looked at her curiously.

“It is not the North. It’s a place I can’t go to now.”

“I wonder where it is. Is it the secret to Carol’s strength?”

“It’s similar, though.”

The Cheonma Singong was a martial art born in the extreme end of the world.

“The enemy.”

“yes?”

The final gateway to the royal road.

Black haired men and black armored knights were blocking the wide road.