Chapter 1760 – 242. Critical Provocation

‘…You’re going to erase it?’

‘…That goddess religion?!’

The hall begins to fill with astonishment at Seon-woo’s shocking remarks.

What exactly is the Goddess Church?

It worships Beatrice, the creation goddess who is said to have created all things, as its main deity, and based on the approximate number of believers, it is the largest religion in Laurentia, comparable in name and reality to the empire.

But you want to erase such a goddess religion?

I couldn’t help but be shocked.

It was a remark that completely went beyond their common sense

“..What..What?!”

What was shocking was the same for Azad.

He even stops screaming and asks with a puzzled expression.

The shocking statement was so absurd that it even made me forget the pain of having my arm amputated.

“He said he would completely erase the Goddess Church.”

In answer to that question, Sunwoo clearly pronounces it with strength.

So that he can hear clearly

“You damn heretic!!!!!!”

Azad glares at him with bloodshot, red eyes as if he will kill him and lets out a roar.

What is religion

The basis of faith that shares God’s teachings and carries out God’s commands

To annihilate that religion was no different from saying that it was more than a simple blasphemy of divinity and to annihilate divinity itself.

Azad, who praises and worships only the goddess his whole life, cannot help but feel the utmost anger.

“Do you even know what you’re talking about!”

“What do you mean, you’re literally going to erase one idiotic religion?”

Seon-woo responds in a tone as if it is no big deal.

In the face of extreme anger, his attitude was infinitely calm.

“No, you don’t know! You don’t know anything!”

That relaxed attitude further maximizes Azad’s anger.

“The Goddess Church is the largest religious religion on earth that has taken root throughout the Laurentian continent! Even if you just estimate the number of believers, it exceeds most empires, and from small tribes to principalities, kingdoms, and empires, there is no place that has not benefited from the Goddess Church. !”

The lines of the Goddess Church were spread like spider webs all over the world.

It is exerting tremendous influence everywhere.

“The moment you touch the Goddess Church, the whole world will move!”

“But?”

“You idiot! You don’t understand until the very end! You are no different from declaring war on the entire world!”

Destroying the Goddess Church was no different from saying that we were going to fight the world.

How can you not curse at how stupid you are?

“So what does that mean?”

But there was no change in facial expression.

He still just shows an expression as if it’s no big deal

“What!?”

Azad feels embarrassed in response to that flat response.

Even though the worst situation has arrived where he has to handle the world’s power alone, how can he be so calm and weak?

“It doesn’t matter to me whether the Goddess Church or the whole world attacks. If they point a sword at me, I just cut them down.”

“Did you think you could take on the world’s might alone!”

“There’s nothing I can’t do.”

“You arrogant bastard! Even if you underestimate him, you are completely underestimating him! This is the world’s power that even the Demon King’s army, which was said to be the strongest single force, dare not surpass! Do you think someone like you could handle such great power!”

Even the Demon King’s Army, which was said to be the strongest single force, could not overcome the world wall.

It was eventually defeated by the world’s allied forces.

Are you willing to handle such a world alone?

There was no arrogance like this either.

“I can cut down even God, can’t I cut down the world?”

“Nooooom! You’re bluffing! A mere human being can cut down a great god! Isn’t it impossible for such a thing to be possible!”

At this, Azad frowns and raises his voice.

How is it that God is God

As a human being, there is absolutely nothing that can be done, so isn’t he called God with reverence and fear?

But you cut down a god?

There was no arrogance like this either.

“Well, check for yourself whether it’s a bluff or not.”

“What is that… Ugh!”

Unfortunately, Azad’s words do not last until the end.

This was because Seonwoo, who had already come within close range, struck him on the back of the neck and knocked him unconscious.

“Utcha.”

Soon after, Seonwoo lifts the unconscious man onto his shoulder.

“Then let’s go.”

He then looks around and opens his mouth.

“Yes?”

“Uh..Where!?”

Liatrice and Hans ask back with puzzled expressions.

Both of them seemed embarrassed by the situation that unfolded so quickly.

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m going to destroy the Goddess Church.”

It was an incredibly shocking statement, but its tone was truly light.

As if going out of town

“That was true!?”

“I’m not trying to scare you?”

The two become even more embarrassed by that response.

“I think the quality is too bad to leave it alone.”

I knew it the moment I read the madness in Azad’s eyes.

If you leave it as is, it will definitely cause harm to your future actions in many ways

I had no intention of leaving such an obstacle unattended in the midst of my busy schedule.

“It’s annoying in many ways.”

The narrowed eyes twinkle coldly.

A blatant threat that puts your family at risk

For Seon-woo, who had an especially deep love for his family, it was no different from touching someone else’s enemy.

Even if you are a well-disciplined person, you will still be angry

There is no choice.

‘…Seonwoo is very angry.’

‘…Well, if it’s such a blatant threat to my family…And my country…’

Liatrice and Hans fully understood the anger and thought it was justified.

This was because they thought they had crossed the line correctly.

“Anyway, that’s it, let’s get back. It won’t take long.”

The car was about to turn after saying that

“Do you know where to go?”

The last dragon, Raysist, who was watching silently, stops him.

“I’ll ask as I go.”

Thump

Sunwoo roughly grabs Azad’s head as he faints.

“Keueek!”

At that moment, Azad screamed and soon fell down again.

Even in a state of fainting, the heavy pain seemed to be conveyed.

“You mean you don’t know.”

“It’s okay, you’ll find out soon.”

It wasn’t that difficult to make him confess.

He had extensive knowledge in this field

“I will guide you. I do not know the location of the Goddess Church headquarters.”

“You?”

“Rather than wasting time on this or that, wouldn’t it have been better to fly to the main base and set up a standstill instead of wasting time?”

“Yes, but…”

Seonwoo looks at Azad, who is draped over his shoulder, with a worried expression.

‘I thought I’d have some time for an interview…’

In fact, the intention was to have him marinated in burning poison under the pretext of interrogation.

Because the crime was too serious to be passed over like this

“I can’t help it, please.”

In the end, I decided to give up on one-on-one interviews.

As Raycist said, it was more efficient in many ways to fly straight to the conclusion rather than wasting time interrogating.

“Okay, then how about moving outside? If we release the polymorph here, the entire building will sink.”

The rayist looks around him and opens his mouth.

The size of the room was too small to accommodate the body

If the polymorph is released here, the entire building will collapse.

“Ah, let’s do that.”

Nod

After finishing speaking, Ray Cist shakes his head and then turns around.

And then he goes ahead, shaking his plump buttocks.

As if telling me to hurry and follow

Drop

Seon-woo tries to follow her, but soon stops her in her tracks.

Talk

And then he lightly touches Azad’s forehead, which is draped over his shoulder.

“Turn off.. Ugh… Huh ah ahhhhh!

At that moment, Azad, who had fainted, suddenly wakes up, lets out a tearful scream, and begins to glow.

This was because a terrible burning pain engulfed my entire body, as if I was being burned alive.

“It’s noisy.”

Ta-ta-ta-tak

Soon, a flash-like hand is applied.

Drop

At that moment, the screams that filled the hall disappeared from nowhere and Azad’s movements completely stopped.

My whole body was completely paralyzed due to blood poisoning.

“It’s much better.”

Sunwoo looks at Azad with satisfaction.

Instead of screaming, he was rolling his bloodshot eyes like crazy.

Those eyes were full of suffering and pain.

“Firing pain is considered the most painful among the many pains humans feel.”

Sunwoo continues his words while looking straight into his eyes.

“Is this your first time being directly attacked?”

It’s probably the first pain I’ve experienced in my life.

For him, who was always in the position of the perpetrator.

“…”

Azad, whose body has completely frozen, cannot answer that question.

They just roll their bloodshot eyes like crazy and express their pain

“I hope you take this opportunity to understand the victim’s pain and feelings even a little, Azad.”

Sunwoo looks at Azad with cold eyes and continues speaking.

Degurr Degurr

Azad rolls his eyes like crazy at those words.

Please let me escape this pain

I will answer everything you ask with sincerity

But unfortunately, Sunwoo’s gaze was already far away from him.

‘…Please help me! Jebaaal! Jebaaal! Jebaaaaal!!’

Azad just let out a silent cry with bloodshot eyes.

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Hamos

It is located in the center of the continent and is a large free city

Although located adjacent to numerous countries, Hamos is not subject to interference from any country.

This was because its own sovereignty was recognized by all neighboring countries

This is special treatment that would be completely unacceptable in normal circumstances, but no one on the continent is complaining about it.

This is because it was thought that it was only natural that Hamos, the sacred place and headquarters of the Goddess religion, the greatest religion on earth that brought in Lee Jae-hyung, a warrior who worshiped the Goddess of Creation and slaughtered the Demon King , should receive such special treatment.

“Waaaaa!!!”

A loud shout resounds from the central square of Hamos, a religious city with infinitely high status.

Many believers were gathered together and shouting.

It was as if a festival had been taken.

The car that was screaming like that

Clap, clap, clap

The distinctive sound of metal begins to echo through the square.

Drop

Then everyone who was shouting silenced their mouths at once.

Then slowly turn your gaze towards the source of the sound.

At that moment they could see.

A delicate girl being dragged in chains from afar

“Haa…Haa…Haa..Haa..”

A rough breathing sound that feels like you’ll run out of breath at any moment

A precarious gait that wouldn’t be surprising even if you fell down right away

A pitiful appearance with clear signs of torture

Although her behavior was so shabby and miserable, there was no one who helped her or sympathized with her.

Just staring at her with her cold gaze

Clap, clap, clap

How far did you move like that?

Drop

Soon after, her priest who had been leading her, stops her in the middle of the square.

“The trial will begin.”

And a middle-aged man standing on a platform in front of the square.

Heretic Questioner, Rohan opens his mouth in a dry tone.

“Defendant, raise your head.”

The girl who had lowered her head at that command slowly raises her gaze.

Then, the traces of the terrible assault begin to appear even more clearly.

But no one cares.

I just look at her like she’s disrespectful

“Defendant Runiel, you have denied the existence of the Goddess, who is the only God and the highest dignity, and have blasphemed the dignified and noble deity by worshiping something that is not God as an idol. Do you admit it?”

“…”

Instead of answering that question, the girl called Runiel stared at him with empty eyes for a moment.

It’s a ridiculous lie.

I have never done anything like idolatry

“Answer quickly! Defendant!”

When she doesn’t answer, Rohan urges her as if he is threatening her.

“…That’s right.”

But I don’t deny it.

Because I didn’t want to hold on any longer

Because I didn’t want to suffer anymore

Because I no longer wanted to be forced to make false confessions

“Heresy! It is a blasphemous heresy!!”

“How dare you insult the goddess!! You’re so crazy that you want to die!”

“Idolatry!? Worshiping something that is not God!? That bitch is the devil! She’s a witch who serves the devil!”

“Kill it! Kill it now! Cut off all its limbs her her and cut off its her head her her her!”

“No, let’s burn that witch alive!” Let’s purify that filth with the flames of the goddess!”

At that moment, the quiet hall began to fill with frantic cries.

Fanatics who had been denied their faith began to explode with anger like an active volcano.

“Quiet! Quiet!”

Bang, bang, bang

Rohan frowns slightly and taps the hammer.

This was because the trial could not continue properly in the overheated atmosphere.

Did the intervention work?

Soon the intense heat begins to subside.

“The act of worshiping something that is not a god as an idol is a blasphemy that directly denies the one God, Goddess Beatrice, and is a serious crime that cannot be condoned.”

Rohan continues speaking in a calm tone.

“The court hereby sentences the criminal, Runiel, to be burned at the stake. Let all his ugly and dirty sins be washed away in the essence of pure flame.”

Bang, bang, bang

Three hammer sounds resound.

Rumbling

And the moment you hear that sound

Runiel sheds a single tear.

They were not tears of sadness or fear.

A sense of liberation

I am so happy to be able to escape this hellish reality.

‘…You don’t have to suffer anymore…You don’t have to suffer anymore…’

It would be painful to be burned alive, but it would be so painful, but it didn’t matter.

Even in that pain, there was an end in the end

“Take it with you.”

With those words, she is taken to a stake prepared in one corner and tied tightly.

“Any last words?”

And before lighting her fire, Rohan asks her for her ceremonial last words

At that question, Runiel slowly turns her gaze upward.

Sunny sky without a single cloud

It feels as if she is welcoming her own death.

“…It’s a good weather to die in.”

At this, Runiel laughs self-deprecatingly and leaves her last will.

‘I’m out of my mind.’

It’s a common thing.

There were not many people who could maintain composure in the face of death

“May the grace of the Goddess be with you.”

Rohan crosses himself and then lights a pyre full of her oil.

Grrrr

Soon, a huge fire rises and surrounds Runiel.

In the scorching heat, the young girl closes her eyes.

“Be purified! You witch!”

“Apologise for your sins with her her death with her her!”

“Dirty whore!” Never appear in this world again!”

At that time when I was about to face a calm death amidst such crazy jeers

A completely unexpected event occurs.

Pot

The flames surrounding her extinguished and disappeared at once.

“What!?”

“Why the flames!?”

“What is this..”

The believers could not hide their bewilderment at the sudden change.

Firewood filled with oil

Once a fire starts, it is difficult to extinguish it.

But how can the fire subside all at once?

“What the hell is this… “

The same was true for Rohan, who was embarrassed.

It’s fine. How can the fire disappear all at once?

‘…Just put it back on and that’s it.’

But he soon comes to his senses and brings the torch again.

It was to light the firewood pile again.

But

Seokgeuk

Unfortunately, that goal could not be achieved.

This was because the torch was cut off with a cutting sound.

“What?!”

Rohan’s eyes widen at that sight.

What on earth is this?

“It’s a ridiculous lie.”

That time when everyone felt so embarrassed

“That is wrong.”

A somewhat disparate voice begins to echo throughout the square.

Naturally, everyone’s eyes turn to the source of the voice.

Jeopuk Jeopuk Jeopuk

At that moment they could see.

In the distance, at the end of the square, a man walks with a sword resting on his shoulder.

“There is no such thing as a good day to die, girl.”

The man, Seonwoo, looks straight at Runiel, who is tied to the stake, and opens his mouth.

“…Eh?”

Runiel looks puzzled.

The reason was that I could not understand the intention.

“Who are you? Who are you to interfere with this sacred event?”

At that time, Rohan, who sensed that he was interrupted, glared at him and shouted.

Sigh

At this, Seonwoo grins and curls the corner of his mouth.

“God.”

And they recite the most critical words to them.

“You damn heretic!!!!”

At that moment, a scream filled with anger begins to echo throughout the square.