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The Knight King Who Returned With a God-Chapter 159: Holy Knight Vulcanus (3)
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Chapter 159: Holy Knight Vulcanus (3)
After Leon opened the gate to the Demon Realm with Beatrice, the gate was guarded by the Association.
The gate that Beatrice opened doesnโt produce magic stones or dungeon breaks, but if Leon were to come out, he would need to be informed of the situation in Korea.
โChief Kim, itโs almost time to change shifts.โ
โIs it already?โ
Kim Jin-soo glanced at his watch at his subordinateโs words. He flicked his cigarette into a portable ashtray and fiddled with his cell phone. fr eenovelkiss.com
โBy the way, Chief Kim, one of the deputies was crying on Dantok, did you see it?โ
โHa-ri? Why?โ
โAll of a sudden, the God of War and Flame powers were disabled.โ
โHuh? Really?โ
Since the landing of the Wandering Magic Sword in Japan, the belief in the Ten Thousand Gods has spread rapidly in both Japan and Korea.
Kim Jin-soo had recently become a follower of Arianna, the goddess of light and justice, and he had learned the holy laws, so it was rather awkward to hear that the holy laws were โnot workingโ.
โThe gods donโt take away favors.โ
โItโs not just one deputy, itโs the other God War believers as well. The connection is still there, itโs just the Holy Law thatโs not working.โ
That was definitely a first. Among the growing number of Holy Law users in the country, the most of them are followers of the god Petos.
Not surprisingly, theyโre mostly hunters and soldiers who have to attack gates.
โThat sounds like a lot of work, but donโt those who worship the God of War usually also worship the Goddess of Justice?โ
โIt is said that faith in light and justice are the basic qualities of a warrior.โ
Then why was only the war godโs power taken? Kim Jin-soo thought of something.
โThatโs because the Holy Knights share holy power with the gods.โ
That was the reason why Holy Knightsโ power was ridiculously higher than normal knights.
Borrowing power and sharing power were two different things.
โYou mean King Leon?โ
โNo, heโs different. The Grail Guardian said he could use any power and transform it as needed.โ
The Grail Guardian, unlike the Holy Knights, is a representative of all the gods. They have access to all of the faith that the gods have gathered through the Lionheart.
If Leon had drawn so much holy power that he was unable to use the Holy Laws, then all the Holy Laws would be unavailable, not just those of Petos.
โUghโฆ What the hell happened?โ
Probably it was because the king opened the gate and disappeared.
โThatโs dangerousโฆ Dungeon Breaks are about to explode all over the place while the TTG Templeโs maximized power wanes.โ
The team was having a hard time dealing with this massive gate situation.
There are not enough โhelicoptersโ to deal with gates in remote areas.
โThere is still no news about the red gate in Seongnam.โ
I had no idea that the existence of TTG Temple, which clears gates indiscriminately without economic calculation, was so great.
In particular, the presence of Leon and Beatrice, who are beyond S-class power, is a power that is desperately needed right now.
โPlease return quickly, Your Majestyโฆ!โ
Chief Kim Jin-soo prayed that he would return as soon as possible and was about to contact the higher-ups of the Association in frustration when he received a messageโโ
โโโโ!!!
The gate had been opened from the other side and a searing heat escaped from the place.
โItโs His Majesty!โ
Kim Jin-soo and the associationโs staff automatically kneeled down on one knee to greet the king.
They had already received enough lessons in etiquette to satisfy even Leon.
โTo His Majesty the Lionheart, Sirโโ!โ
Boom!
Something bounced out of the gate and realizing that it was the head of a creature, Kim Jin-soo glanced at it.
โOhโฆโฆ.โ
It was an amazing head, endlessly evil, not like the field boss of the gate and he felt that if he made eye contact with it, he would die of a curse.
โYou can just go in there.โ
โSorry, your Majesty, I thought it might actually lead to another world.โ
Just then, a group of people emerge from the gate. The Association employees were delighted to see Leon and Beatrice, but soon stopped at the sight of the armored hordes that came with them.
They felt crushed by the mere sight of them and instinctively realized that these are dangerous beings.
Everyone realized that the hulking knight next to Leon was of a different class.
โYour Majesty!โ
Chief Kim Jin-soo steps forward on behalf of his subordinates. Leon recognized him and returned the greeting.
โYou must be Chief Kim.โ
โYes!โ
โAh, yes. That head, keep it. Itโs loot that needs to be used.โ
โWhat the hell is thatโฆโฆ.?โ
โIt is the head of the Glacier Archduke.โ
โHuhโฆ!โ
The Glacier Archduke? You mean the Demon Archduke? The gate Leon said he went through was in the Demon Realm, and he killed a Demon Archduke there?
โOh, King Lionheartโฆโฆ.โ
Iโll only believe in your Majesty!
The envious glances of Director Kim Jin-soo and the Association staff gathered but Leon took the stares directed at him for granted.
โBy the way, whatโs all the fuss about?โ
Beatrice asked, puzzled by the guild members who still hadnโt greeted them.
โYes, itโsโฆโฆ.โ
Kim Jin-soo reported about the absent Templars and Man-At-Arms, as well as Yappy, who was in charge of the Korean Hunters.
โI see. Whatโs urgent now?โ
โโฆโฆ!โ
Chief Kim exclaimed.
* * * *
After the massive gate incident, the Korean Hunters raiding parties, led by Yakt Spinner, quickly attacked the gates.
The gates that were selected and combined by the strong artificial intelligence were categorized and prioritized by the raiders.
After capturing the gate, the ROK military helicopters were deployed to move quickly.
Some in the chain of command wondered if it was giving too much power to a machine, but they were left speechless by Yappyโs discernment, which soon began to prove itself.
Yappyโs thoroughness allowed it to make real-time adjustments to the movement of the raiders based on data, coordinates, movement history, and calculated threats.
His command skills aside, it was impossible for him to respond in time to gates popping up all over the country.
Gate capture is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two. It usually takes four to five days for a properly-ranked raiding team to capture a gate.
400 gates appeared in Korea in 10 days and even if hunters organize raid teams from scratch, there are more than a dozen โdungeon breaksโ due to failed raids, tight schedules, and abnormal gates.
โPalace lordโฆ! I canโt take it anymore!โ
Gyeongbu Highway Gate, summoned in the middle of the highway, was the gate that Yappy had ordered to be attacked first.
It was a yellow-ranked gate, so it had been a week since the second group under the Hanbit Palace had entered. They thought they would be able to complete the assault easily, but they failed miserably.
โSo itโs a fluctuating gateโฆโฆ.โ
Yes, it is. This light highway gate is a fluctuation gate disguised as a yellow gate but the estimated attack rating is red.
Normally, they would have responded immediately, but their guild leader, Park Yong-shin, had captured two yellow gates in Wando in quick succession.
Yong-wanโs Firebird Guild and Hunter Association leader Oh Kang-hyuk, who had volunteered to join the raiding party at Hanbit Palace, rallied as reserves to stop the dungeon brakes.
โBrother Lee Yong-wan, we canโt block the entrance anymore, there are too many large objects!โ
โDamn itโฆ Our boys are tired too, Mr. Association President, letโs pull back and reorganize our formation. I donโt think itโs time to worry about miasma pollution!โ
Park Yong-shin, Lee Yong-wan, and Oh Kang-hyuk were the only three S-class Hunters, but even so, they couldnโt stop the waves of monsters coming out of the fluctuation gate.
โIf I had known it would be like this, I would have brought Yuri Yang!โ
โI should have brought the Deputy Palace Lord too.โ
โโฆโฆ.โ
Oh Kang-hyuk swallowed hard and kept his eyes on the monsters pouring out of the broken gate.
They are so short-staffed that he, the president of the association, has to go to the front lines himself. He had hoped to enlist the help of the Japanese Hunterโs Association, with whom he had recently strengthened ties, but the unprecedented outbreak of three red gates in a row made that impossible.
โThatโs why Korea can afford it. Thanks to the troops he raised.โ
The knights of the Ten Thousand Gods Temple are strong, but the most fearsome are the Man-At-Arms who have surpassed five thousand.
The D-ranked Hunters, who have been treated as baggage, have organized themselves into formations and are now as formidable as A-ranked raiders.
Their strength is in numbers. Under the tutelage of the Lionheart King, they have been thoroughly trained in group discipline and holy power.
Their power is multiplied when paired with a Knight Commander, who scatters commander-level buffs.
In Korea before TTG Temple, Dungeon Break would have been a disaster.
โBut thereโs still a big difference in power with and without him.โ
Even a Knight class can scatter Commander skill-level buffs, but Leonโs buffs are ridiculous.
Itโs true that TTG Temple has gathered a lot of power, but thatโs only a numerical advantage. The overwhelming quality advantage comes from the presence of the Lionheart King and the Holy Knights.
โTell the Hunters that Iโll break through the line myself.โ
โMr. President?โ
Park Yong-shin and Lee Yong-wanโs eyes widened when they heard that the Association President was going to lead the charge himself.
โI hope the boss monster is an easy one.โ
Oh Kang-hyuk is a legendary Hunter in Korea. Heโs defeated every single one of them, even the S-class bosses.
-Kieieieieieieieieieโฆ!
With a terrible roar, the last monster emerged from the gate.
โHoly shitโฆโฆ.โ
A skull-masked mage, jet-black robes billowing in the air, a rotting staff of dead wood in his gnarled bony arms.
It was an Ark Lich, the worst of the S-class monsters, with Death Knights as its bodyguards, the finest of the undead.
โDamn, an Ark Lich.โ
Yong-wan gritted his teeth and let go of the arrow but physical attacks against this entity are halved in effectiveness.
โLord Park!โ
โWhat is it, brother?โ
โYouโre King Lionheartโs faithful dog, donโt you know how to use the Holy Law?โ
โDogโฆ thatโs too much for a sinner like me, Iโm not even worthy to lick his paws.โ
Heโs actually happy here? Yong-wan was afraid of Park Yong-shinโs mentality.
โAnyway, to answer your question, I canโt use the Holy Law. The gods donโt give their favor to sinners.โ
โDoes this mean that a sociopath is a bigger sinner than an unbeliever? Damnโฆโฆ.โ
It was a lost cause.
โSince itโs like this, we need to cut down the escort power, those Death Knights alone are annoying!โ
These Death Knights are worthy of being the boss of any gate. Even an A-ranked raiding party will not be safe if they collide with them head-onโโ
โโRavage the enemyโฆ!โโ
It was at that moment that a group of anachronistic cavalry came out of nowhere.
For a moment, he thought it was the Knights of the TTG Temple, but their momentum was incomparable.
โRedโฆKnights?โ
โUhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!โ
Fifty horses raced down the highway, led by the Lionheart King and a hulking knight.
Their speed is obviously strange and the highway stretched in a straight line, like a sports car with an overheated engine.
[โฆโฆ.]
The Ark Lich puts up a dense barrier against the horde of horses that suddenly appeared behind him. His command group is reinforced by powerful magical powers and can withstand a head-on collision with a 20-ton truck.
A bunch of anachronistic horsesโโ
โGlory to the Lionheart!!!โ
[Mighty Charge] is applied to the unit.
At the moment of the crash, something soars into the sky.
When he realized that it was the corpse giant who had been wielding the club in the lead, the Lionheart King, holding the Holy Sword, appeared in front of him.
[โฆโฆ!]
The Ark Lich flinched. Where the hell were his escorts, the Death Knights?
โGRARARARARARAโโ!โ
They were being torn apart by the screaming red knight with his unbelievable strength.
โHow dare you turn honorable knights into ghosts! Your sins are deep.โ
[Youโฆ!]
A brilliantly shining holy sword dug into Ark Lichโs chest as he tried to manipulate magic.
-Kuukโฆ!
The holy sword pierced through Ark Lichโs chest in a single blow.
โYour Majesty, the Ark Lich has a Life Vessel that holds his soul! If we donโt destroy it, the Lich will dieโโโ
It was then that the Ark Lich, who had been pierced by Leonโs holy sword, let out a terrible scream.
โThis king, agent of the gods, has commanded. Destroy the dead soul.โ
It doesnโt matter if it has a Life Vessel that hides its soul or not. Even demons from across dimensions can be destroyed by the Knights of the Lionheart.
No mere undead wretch can escape their annihilating power!
โOh, noโฆ!โ
In the process of annihilating the soul, the Ark Lich unleashed a great magic that bordered on madness. He gathered all the corpses and formed them into a single mass that would self-destruct!
โDie, fiend!โ
In an instant, a fiery holy sword of terrible heat consumed the corpses and the flame of the God of War was so powerful that it left not even a soul behind, let alone a skeleton.
โAh, ahโฆโฆ.โ
Despairing in the face of overwhelming power, the Ark Lich crumbled to dust.
Watching the scene, Park Yon-shin exclaimed in ecstasy.
โKing, be all-powerfulโฆ!โ
โโLong live the kingโฆ!โโ
The worshippers of the Hanbit Palace fell to their knees in worship. They werenโt the only ones, some of the Hunters joined in the worship.