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"Yes. He'll do fine."
The instant Cale's reply reached the Heavenly Demon's ears.
“…….”
He lowered his head.
He feels a vibration beneath his feet.
A strong commotion, unlike the previous ones, intensifying and approaching.
Malicious smile.
The corner of the Heavenly Demon's lips rose.
Someone is approaching from below, very fast, shattering everything in their path.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa-
A sound of collision is faintly heard from below.
“It’s the second floor.”
It seemed Clopeh and General Mol had quickly ascended to the second floor as soon as they crossed the doorway.
“…….”
Seeing Hitellis’ pale face, Cale whispered.
“Can’t you do your job?”
“……!”
Hitellis couldn’t say anything.
Currently, she hadn’t yet reached the Pope’s chamber.
“No. Or do you do it well?”
She swallowed saliva from the tension.
Cale moved, following Hitellis.
‘She leads the intelligence department as the Pope’s shadow.’
The Pope values information highly, he said.
‘The essence of information is discretion, so after taking this castle, I created an intelligence reporting route exclusively for the Pope.’
To avoid the gazes of the people in Moraka Castle and Young Master Jimon… He created a path for information exchange from the God of Chaos’ sect.
“…….”
Cale was walking that path now.
If the first and second floors were secret paths between rooms… the third floor was different.
In fact, Cale was moving with his body quite crouched.
‘If we go this way, we’ll reach the roof of the Pope’s chamber.’
Hitellis wasn’t moving quickly.
She was moving slowly, observing her surroundings.
It might be frustrating, but by moving following her path, he didn’t encounter other enemies.
“Too slow.”
At the Heavenly Demon’s casual observation, Hitellis’ shoulders trembled.
She anxiously looked at Cale and hurriedly said.
Her voice was very careful, as if she feared someone might hear her.
“To not be discovered by the sect’s people, we must move secretly. And anyway, isn’t it enough to arrive before General Mol does?”
It was true.
“And-”
She hesitated for a moment, and when her gaze met Cale’s, she continued speaking with trembling lips.
“The highest-ranking paladin’s perception transcends that of a human. We must be very careful not to be detected by him.”
Hmm.
The Heavenly Demon nodded slightly, as if in agreement, and had a strange smile on his lips.
He seemed interested in the highest-ranking paladin.
But Cale didn’t need to know that.
“Proceed.”
“Yes.”
At his order, Hitellis moved again.
The pupils of the woman leading the group sank deeply.
‘He correctly verified the marks I left…!’
The path to here.
Under the pretext of moving as safely as possible, she left marks on the first and second floors that his subordinates could verify.
‘There’s no one on the third floor.’
The space between the ceiling and the roof of the third floor. A place like an attic.
Normally, this place should be occupied by many of his subordinates to protect the Pope.
Especially in a situation like this, where the Pope’s life is threatened, his subordinates should all be here.
‘We are shadows.’
The shadows that protect the Pope.
Before information, their job was to protect the Pope.
Their role, and Hitellis’, was to die before him.
‘My information was transmitted correctly…!’
She left a code.
The meaning wasn’t much.
The first one she left.
<Recipient. Third-floor ceiling. Center.>
The instant the Pope heard this, he immediately understood the meaning and withdrew all his subordinates before she arrived.
‘The highest-ranking paladin will have already noticed this.’
Through the holes at regular intervals in the ceiling floor, the room where the Pope was finally began to be seen.
Hitellis confirmed that Cale’s group was also looking down through those holes.
Thump, thump!
Her heart beat strongly.
This wasn’t fear.
‘I see the path…!’
The Pope and the highest-ranking paladin. The countless people forming a formation around them.
None of them are looking towards the ceiling.
‘We won’t be discovered.’
Cale Henituse.
It’s possible our plan won’t be discovered by him.
She recalled the second code she left on the second floor when she passed through the first.
It was also short.
<Demon King. Bait.>
Demon King.
General Mol of the Three Armies.
He is the bait.
By just writing this, the Pope and the highest-ranking paladin would have understood that Hitellis was a hostage following Cale’s orders, and would have realized Cale’s plan.
The Pope is very intelligent.
Kuuung!
The vibration from below is closer.
Mol, the bait, was approaching.
Swoosh.
Hitellis raised her hand.
It was a signal that they had arrived.
Among the group, the Heavenly Demon looked down through the hole.
Kuuung---!
Mol is approaching.
The Pope’s gaze turned towards the door, and the highest-ranking paladin gestured upon seeing that gaze.
Consequently, some paladins moved quickly to increase vigilance at the entrance.
All gazes were directed towards the approaching vibration.
‘I must restrain myself.’
Thump, thump, thump.
Hitellis tried to calm her trembling heart while repeating in her mind.
‘I must restrain myself.’
I must restrain myself from laughing!
She remembered the terror she had experienced in the second basement prison. She didn’t want to experience it again.
So Cale Henituse,
‘Must die.’
And the solution to all this was approaching.
‘Cale Henituse, you will now become the vessel that will be offered to the God of Chaos.’
If someone steals something precious from another, they must be prepared to lose several times more.
Hitellis waited for the moment General Mol, the bait, arrived.
Kuuung-
He’s approaching.
Kuuung--
The moment that guy enters here and attacks the Pope…
‘Cale Henituse anticipated that the highest-ranking paladin would attack Mol.’
But Hitellis anticipated it wouldn’t be like that.
The Pope is strong.
And he values the God of Chaos more than her.
With the vessel for the God within reach, he wouldn’t let it pass.
‘Definitely, the moment the bait, Mol, arrives, the Pope will also move.’
To capture Cale Henituse, the sacrifice.
Hitellis could barely contain her racing heart and the laughter that wanted to escape her.
Thump, thump, thump.
Her heart pounded.
Kuuung---!
Along with a strong vibration.
“¡Aaaaaah!”
“¡Kraak!”
“¡Keheuk!”
Screams were heard from the Pope’s chamber, from the hallway.
Mol had arrived.
He was approaching.
‘It’s time!’
Hitellis could see Cale Henituse and his group exchanging glances.
They would also target the Pope the moment Mol arrived.
Because they intended to steal his Sacred Object, ‘Chaos in the Wind.’
Kwaang, Kwaang! Kwaang!
“¡Kaaaaak!”
“¡Aaaaaah!”
The screams and the thunderous crashes increased.
Thump!
Finally, something hit the door.
No.
Thump, thump!
They were trying to break down the door.
“Block!”
“Resist-!”
The paladins inside the room tried to protect the Pope and hold the door at all costs, but.
Thump, Kuung! Thump! Thump!
The force hitting the door intensified.
“¡Kreuk!”
“¡Euk!”
Among the groaning paladins.
“Fall back.”
The highest-ranking paladin calmly gave the order.
His sword, in front of the Pope, pointed towards the entrance.
“…….”
“…….”
Seeing this, the paladins exchanged glances and immediately retreated.
Hitellis’ heart beat stronger than ever.
The instant that door opens.
I will live.
Cale Henituse will fall into danger.
And the God of Chaos will have his vessel.
She sensed Cale’s energy and felt so much fear that she thought it was more than human.
‘But the Pope is too.’
Yes. The Pope is also someone who transcends humans.
And Hitellis judged that the highest-ranking paladin was comparable to the Three Emperors of the Five Colored Blood Family.
Finally-
‘Me too.’
Although she felt oppressed by the sudden energy before.
My power is not insignificant.
Hitellis controlled her tension and waited for the moment to subdue the vessel.
And-
Thump!
Something forcefully hit the door that the paladins had cleared.
It must be Mol’s sword.
And since there was no one to resist that door-
Thump!
When it hit once more.
Kwaang-!
It shattered and broke.
And Hitellis didn’t look at that.
Instead-
‘As expected!’
She looked at someone else.
The highest-ranking paladin.
He wielded his sword.
Towards the ceiling.
More precisely, towards the center of the room’s ceiling.
‘Because Cale Henituse is there!’
It was a moment of jubilation on Hitellis’ face.
Her gaze moved directly to Cale.
In that process, she saw something strange under the ceiling.
Kwaang-
Something flying into the room after breaking the door.
It was a shield with its center pierced.
A dark gray shield.
‘What?’
And the person who entered afterward was,
‘Isn’t it Mol?’
It’s not Mol.
Kase-
Yes, Cale Henituse’s subordinate!
“I brought him.”
After saying that,
“Hey, you crazy guy!”
Amidst Mol’s surprised voice, Clopeh grabbed Mol’s nape beside him and threw him.
With Mol’s body flying, Clopeh said in a soft, calm voice.
“I brought him before the Pope.”
Hitellis stared at the scene, different from what she had imagined, for a moment, but she finally realized that the gray glow emanating from the paladin’s sword was heading towards the center of the ceiling, towards Cale.
‘Cale-’
She turned her gaze to Cale Henituse.
All this happened in a short period of time, in a matter of seconds.
And-
“!”
Hitellis’ body froze.
Dark brown eyes.
Two calm eyes were already looking at her.
Cale Henituse, with a smile on his lips, said with a grin.
“You didn’t expect this, did you?”
When he passed the first floor.
-Human, the butler’s expression and behavior seem suspicious!
When he passed the second floor.
-Kim Haeil, does it seem like the paladins in the second-floor hallway are intentionally avoiding this area?
And when they entered the third floor.
-Human, why is there no one on the roof?
-That’s strange.
The conversations that Raon and the Heavenly Demon continuously sent.
And the gazes of On and Hong, Choi Han and Sui Khan.
Cale also realized some things.
-Everything is ready.
-I expected this already!
The ancient powers raised their voices.
Especially.
-Don’t push yourself too hard. And I’ll do my best to hold on today.
Said the Crybaby, who possessed the Vitality of the Heart and the power of regeneration, calmly.
-Revenge for my friends and family must be carried out.
The Crybaby, who had lived lamenting his shortcomings while mourning the loss of his loved ones.
The Crybaby who built stupas was, in fact, angrier than ever with the ancient powers.
-And, what does it matter if you faint?
The instant the Crybaby said that.
Kwaaaaaaaaaang---!
With a thunderous crash, a gray light shattered the ceiling.
“……!”
Hitellis, whose body was stiff, could see someone approaching her.
It was the Heavenly Demon, smiling cheerfully.
With his dark red Inner Energy, his hand reached for Hitellis’ neck.
And she also saw the scene behind the approaching Heavenly Demon’s shoulder.
“Ah.”
The center of the ceiling collapses. No, the entire ceiling collapses starting from that spot.
The ceiling, solidly built with stone and wood, collapsed easily.
However, Cale and his surroundings were unharmed.
Uung uung-
A silver shield with wings shone intensely, replacing the spot where the ceiling was.
“We’ll protect him.”
“Don’t worry.”
“Trust us!”
While On and Hong, and Raon protected the unconscious Choi Jung Soo.
Tap!
Tap, tap!
With the sound of light footsteps, Choi Han and Sui Khan moved.
Uuu—uuu--
A sword with a dark, bright but violent aura, had already created a black dragon.
Choi Han’s sword, containing a black dragon, headed towards the highest-ranking paladin.
Choi Han’s gaze was calmer than ever.
And-
“…”
Behind him, a sword without any energy, leader Sui Khan’s sword, followed.
As it could cut anything, it didn’t need anything else.
“Ah, as expected, reality is different.”
Clopeh, smiling radiantly, raised the pure white aura brighter than ever and moved following the direction of its light.
There, Cale, who had put away his shield, was moving towards the Pope.
The Pope, protected by the numerous paladins facing General Mol.
Cale was moving towards him.
Uuu—uuu--
Exhibiting his Dominating Aura.
If someone touches someone dear to another, they must be prepared to receive punishment several times greater.
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