Chapter 457 – 36. The Three-Earth Alliance – Tricks and Traps (4)

‘What is this…?!’

The Third Alliance did not understand.

Why did Kang Jin-hyeok, the warrior who heard the bell, not carry out the command he had input in advance, but he collapsed? It was clear that something was wrong, but I couldn’t figure out what the hell was wrong.

There is one lucky thing.

‘But still….’

That no one knows that the bell was made by him.

“Ji, Jinhyeok!”

“Hero!”

“Suddenly, what is this… !”

The banquet hall was in an uproar.

Only one person has fallen, but that one is one of the Twin Heroes.

It is not normal for anyone to see him lying face down on the table while eating and biting into crab foam.

Even the dangerous deadly poison could be suspected, so another warrior right next to him cast a cure on him. However, when the divine white light hit the hero, instead of feeling better, he suffered with a strange gurgling sound.

“Uh, why…!”

“To suffer from divine power, that’s…!”

‘…… ?’

Hallucinations and night vision drugs cannot be cured with divine power, but there is no way to suffer.

There is only one divine power and hostile energy.

“… Magic poisoning?”

The air in the banquet hall froze at Fiora’s collapsed words.

And the face of the Third Alliance also hardened.

‘No, that’s ridiculous!’

Why do you think the hero is addicted to magic?

If something goes wrong, it’s very wrong.

‘… Arsha!’

And in her head, the first cause that came to mind was her.

She naturally turned her head towards Arsha, but Arsha was moving to clean up her messy banquet hall. Instead, Maengju felt the gaze of the three people walking towards him and unconsciously stood up.

“…”

Cardinal Luciano.

Tessari, vice-captain of the Divine Hammer.

And it was the black magician Vilma.

“… Why are you coming to me?”

At least in terms of acting skills, the lord who was as good as Valdez shook his head as if he was displeased.

But Luciano glanced at Vilma.

Nodding her head at his signal her, she drew her magic orb from her bosom her.

“As the party’s warlock, I’ve done various things to my colleagues. A colleague went missing the other day. It’s a kind of tracking device, but at the same time, it’s a magic that lets me know the situation around me.”

“…!”

An image emerges from the crystal ball.

It was a video of the 3rd Alliance member calling Kang Jin-hyeok to a separate room and doing something strange to him.

“This, this…”

The mask of the old man who was acting was broken.

When the hell did you prepare this?

It’s an absurd situation, but the problem is that the video itself was true.

“Hey, listen to me first. That’s just…”

“No excuses needed, Tessari.”

“Yes.”

Then, Tessaree also took out a crystal ball.

Another video playing there.

That, too, was enough to elicit the astonishment of the leader.

“What…?”

There were numerous chimera monsters in the video.

As if that place was the base.

Until there, it can be done.

It is already known that the Chimera monsters hide somewhere and attacked the Divine Hammer. The leader also heard about it through Arsha, and the news of the subjugation was also heard through a spy planted in the Goddess Church. The same goes for no results.

The problem is where the monsters are located.

A jungle belonging to the Allied Lands.

The dense jungle is quite wide, so even the owner of the land cannot take care of everyone.

However, the place where hundreds of Chimera monsters were hiding was none other than the prison camp.

A prison and workhouse where prisoners who rebel or disobey the leader are given work.

‘How did you find it…?!’

It’s embarrassing to have been caught there, but the monsters are more of a problem.

The Third Earth Alliance Master shouted involuntarily.

“A trap! This is a trap!”

But Luciano got his snort.

“Damn it.”

He believed what he saw and heard.

He obtained testimonies from prisoners who were confined there and forced to work, and also confirmed monsters.

It was dangerous because the number was larger than expected, but for some reason the monsters quickly ran away.

‘It’s probably hiding somewhere else.’

“Surrender quietly. I never thought you would join hands with the demons. Heung! I’ve known you since you refused support 20 years ago. I’m going to lay a hand on you.”

“What…!”

The leader was taken aback, but instinctively realized that persuasion was impossible.

He, too, was well aware of the personality of that stubborn, single-minded dwarf. Even if he puts thorough evidence right in front of his eyes, he admits to what he was sure of once after thinking about it several times. It’s the type he hates the most.

A frustrated sigh came out.

“… Huh. You fell right into the trap.”

“What?”

From the leader’s point of view, he meant that he had fallen into a trap, but Valdez, who was overhearing their conversation, didn’t miss the good timing.

“Big!!”

“Keeeeek…!”

“Crow, wow, wow—!!”

Various screams heard all around.

Without thinking, it was the cries of the Chimera monsters.

Since then, the atmosphere in the banquet hall has completely changed.

“…… ?!”

“Such a bastard! I knew it would be like this!”

Luciano tightly grips a small hammer he had hidden in his hand.

The lord took a step backwards at the momentum to rush at it.

“No, now, wait a minute!”

“Wait, sir. Get ready to break your head!”

“Kuk!”

The Lord had no choice but to admit it.

Possibly Arsha, but someone’s trap.

Even the culprit isn’t clear, so there’s no way we can prepare for it.

He gave up further persuasion.

‘If this happened, I’ll get rid of everything.’

Whiik-

With my daughter-

The sound of whistles and bells flowing through the three-legged alliance.

Soon, not only the Chimera monsters, but also some of the escorts guarding the banquet hall and other limbs that were used as shadow troops attacked the place.

Thanks to this, a place that was filled with music and laughter just a few minutes ago has turned into a battlefield filled with sounds of weapons and screams. A melee in which allies and enemies mix and fight. There were people who were certain to be friends, but there were also quite a few people who were confused.

‘It was good that I brought only half of it just in case.’

Valdes thought as he ran across the battlefield.

Other people may not know, but it is not okay to lose the Paladins of the Holy Hammer.

More than anything else, Fiora would be sad.

Because of this, Valdes looked around the entire battlefield to save the Paladins who were in danger.

It’s probably the same for Fiora and Sasha.

‘Over there… Luciano will take care of it.’

Dwarf Paladin Luciano.

From some point on, I’ve been immersed in politics, but I don’t neglect training.

These days, people don’t think of his job, but he is unmistakably the leader of the Order of the Holy Knights.

Even within the Vatican, it is a strong player in the top five.

The strength and skills of the three-pronged alliance are uncertain, but at least Luciano will not be pushed back.

Moreover, it was visible to him.

Taking advantage of the confusion, Arsha goes behind the leader.

‘Well then…’

Valdez looked elsewhere.

The hero Kang Jin-hyeok is down with magic poisoning, but thanks to Yuri who is guarding him, nothing much happens. Poisoning itself is not enough to threaten his life. He is just being treated with divine power and is at a level where he needs to rest and recuperate for several months.

‘Still, it’s good to throw away the troublesome trash at the Holy See.’

He is a male warrior who is no longer of any use.

He has no reason to go along and get annoying jealousy.

Maybe he likes it because he can get a good rest.

After clearing his mind about him, Valdez focused on the battlefield again.

He is in a state of re-sealing his physical abilities that he released while doing various things.

You may see a member of the Sacred Hammer corps who is fatally injured if you are buried in wandering thoughts.

‘That’s troublesome.’

Squeeze your legs and hit the ground quickly.

Just before an emergency situation, he jumped out and swung his sword like a shotgun.

Awesome!

A monster arm resembling a troll that is neatly cut into pieces.

Among the chimeras created by the reclusive great mage Robert, these monsters belong to the upper ranks, and while Vilma subtly controls them, they do not exhibit half of their original combat power. I feel like I’m using it for nothing, but I’m not sorry.

‘It’s a bonus I got lucky anyway, and it’s enough if I use it to kill the young leader.’

“Ah… Go, thank you!”

“Be alert and focus!”

“Yes!”

Valdes, who warned the apprentice member, immediately moved to the next location.

The battle began to come to an end after going back and forth over a hundred times on the battlefield.

“Koo, cool!”

“Whoa, damn old bastard. Makes it hard.”

“Hehe…”

Where the hell did I go wrong?

The Third Alliance could not accept the current situation.

Surely everything was going well.

But since when did he start to stray, he fell into a trap in an instant, and now he became a traitor to the continent who poisoned the hero with demoniac. I don’t know why, but what about the monsters that attacked the banquet hall according to their signal?

‘It couldn’t have been my signal in the first place.’

A bitter laugh comes out.

The culprit was Arsha, but I didn’t understand.

‘How on earth did he join hands with the demons….’

Since leaving her alliance and heading to the Holy See, she has been in the warrior’s party all along.

It seems unlikely that I will have time to contact the demons and devise a plan.

‘Damn it….’

“Crazy bastard, is it time to think about something else!”

‘Ah.’

My back is throbbing.

A hammer the size of a man’s fist that slams down the head.

The old monster, who reigned over millions of tribesmen in the three regions, closed his eyes.

‘It’s over.’

Arsha, who had driven an arrow into the back of the 3rd ally, looked at the old corpse with her head smashed.

If you’re an ordinary human, or even if you’re not ordinary, that’s already certain death.

But she knew.

‘It’s the end, but it’s just the beginning.’

There’s no way that old monster could die just like that.

In the first place, he decided to make the end of the three-pronged alliance by his own hands, but he couldn’t be satisfied with just this much.

‘I correctly inserted the arrow given by Valdes. Now you can find out where his real body is.’

His blazing eyes his, fueled by vengeance, shone.