Chapter 153 – Demon King’s Church (1)
The word ‘sacrifice’ was heard when I was listening for some suspicious plan.
Kalt paid more attention and listened to the conversation of those wearing robes.
“I guess the arrangement went well, right?”
“Of course. Like-minded compatriots will be in the sewer tomorrow to complete preparations.”
“Yes, yes, very good…”
The man who seemed tallest among the three smiled and spoke to the remaining two.
“Tomorrow is the final. It will be the day when the largest number of people flock to see the results. That number will definitely help in the resurrection of the Demon King! Then, the leader will be happy.”
“Ah, I’m already looking forward to it.”
“So do I. But, priest, I have a question.”
“What is it, compatriot? Tell me.”
“Why did another priest participate in the Colosseum? Isn’t it okay to perform the ceremony even if you don’t go out?”
“Ah, is that what you mean? Cluck cluck cluck. He said he wanted to show off and wield the power he received from the leader. Well, you could call it entertainment.”
“Yuhui… You mean?”
“And it’s not a bad thing either. The moment when my compatriot, who was given strength by the Leader, wins the Colosseum tournament that fools talk about! Imagine making a sacrifice to the Demon King to commemorate that.”
“Oh…! It’s definitely a nice sight.”
“What a fantastic sight.”
‘Fantastic piece of shit. Just like I heard, they are a group of crazy people.’
Kalt was thinking about going down right now and dealing with the three people.
The very idea of sacrificing all the audience in the Colosseum was an insane statement.
If we infer from the words, the plan is to do some trick in the sewers and make the entire Colosseum the object of a sacrificial ritual.
It was possible to just sit back and watch such a disaster.
‘No, not yet.’
Even if it is a sewer, the space is large.
You don’t know exactly where in the sewer they will be, and if you suddenly dispose of three people here, you won’t know how the remaining people who feel strange will act.
Even without directly swinging the sword in the first place, Kalt had the power to resolve matters more smoothly.
After a while, the Colosseum fell into chaos and the three people began to disperse, having chatted more about how happy they were to be of further help to the Demon King.
Kalt watched closely from the top of the building and followed the man called the priest.
After making his way down the alley completely without anyone noticing, I closed the distance as the figure known as the priest entered the street.
But it doesn’t follow right away.
Increase your walking speed and just walk like a person walking down the street.
And the moment I tried to pass by the man called a priest.
Kalt gently spread his hands to the side.
A tall man called a priest stopped.
Kalt spoke in a voice so low that only the man could hear.
“From now on, you will be loyal to my words. I am someone you look up to more than anyone else.”
“Looking up to…”
“I’m going to change seats first, so follow me.”
Kalt took a man called a priest and entered a nearby inn.
This was to prevent troublesome events from occurring by encountering demon worshipers who were moving in secret if they went into a nearby alley.
Kalt took a room at an inn and entered the room with the priest, saying he would only stay for one day, and made the priest come to his senses.
“…! Great One!”
As soon as the priest came to his senses, he immediately fell to his knees, recognizing that the Khalt in front of him was someone he looked up to more than anyone else.
“Ah, ahhh! You appear before me! It’s truly… Such an honor!”
“That’s enough. Just tell everyone.”
“Yes! I will tell you! I will tell you anything you ask! Ask me anything!”
Kalt asked the priest, who had become cooperative due to hypnosis, about what the devil worshipers were planning to do in the gambling city.
Demon worshipers respond to Kalt’s question. Kalt burst into laughter upon hearing the plan made by those who called themselves the Demon Lord Church.
‘They were really crazy kids, weren’t they?’
What the Demon King Church was trying to do was build a huge magic circle that would instantly take away the vitality of those in the Colosseum.
Of course, within that magic circle, those who have even a little bit of magical power, such as devil worshipers, are exempt.
Of course, if you try to prepare a huge magic circle at once, people will notice.
Therefore, the devil worshipers went to the sewers of the gambling city and carved a magic circle that could be linked to the area below the Colosseum.
It was activated when demon worshipers simultaneously injected magic power into each magic circle.
While listening to the priest’s words, Kalt was worried that a demon might appear.
Because according to the voice of the essence, the demon absorbs people’s life force into the essence and contributes to the resurrection of the demon king.
However, Kalt’s worries were fortunately assuaged.
Mine never appeared directly in the gambling city.
Mine was not directly involved in this plan in the first place.
This person is called a leader.
This plan was planned by a being who was given magical energy by a demon and was able to create demonic energy on his own due to his aptitude and create believers for the Demon King’s Church.
It is said that this person, known as the leader, has the technology to collect the life force of dead humans in one place through a human magic circle, and he planned to dedicate the collected life force to the demon.
The Devil’s Church’s plan was to steal the life force of people in the Colosseum and then attack the entire gambling city in chaos.
At the finals, not only the general audience but also the players who participated in the Colosseum come to watch, so first, they kill those with strong power with a magic circle, and then attack the gambling city, which is almost completely out of power, and steal the money and valuables from the gambling city as a bonus. Plan.
After hearing all of them, I decided that the devil worshipers were people who should never be sent alive.
Kalt additionally found out in detail the number of Demon Lord Church members who will be in the sewer tomorrow and the location of the magic circle.
And the person Nellis will fight with tomorrow.
The priest asked for information about the person he called his compatriot.
“How strong is that fellow countryman?”
“Great One!”
“Say Kalt.”
“My compatriot received the magical power that Kalt mentioned and adapted to it even after a year. So now, I have the strength to face difficulty B monsters alone!”
“What is your main ability?”
“I have received tremendous power thanks to the power of demonic energy! I can defeat any difficulty level C monster in one go! I also have regenerative powers that quickly heal minor wounds!”
“Really? Isn’t it fast or something?”
“Compatriots do not necessarily avoid attacks, but rather push them further with force. Their method is to overwhelm with attacks before they are seriously injured.”
‘If that’s the case, I think even Nellis can be dealt with well enough? ‘
“Where will the leader be tomorrow?”
“The leader will be in the audience. We will need to be close by to collect the life force that escapes when the ritual is performed.”
“How are you going to start the ritual? It’ll be hard to tell if you’re in the sewers, right?”
“If there is a win or loss, the result will be heard even outside the Colosseum. When the person waiting outside the Colosseum delivers the news immediately, preparations for the ceremony begin. By the time the award ceremony takes place, enough magic power has been infused into each magic circle, so it is expected that it can be activated. .”
“That’s right…”
I have an idea of how to act tomorrow.
“Other than the ones in this gambling city, are there any more demon sects you know?”
“No. We just gathered together under the guidance of the leader. The compatriots I know are gathered in this city right now. If it’s about the compatriots I don’t know, the leader will know.”
“Yes, that’s right…”
‘If this so-called priest says he doesn’t know, other believers won’t know either. In that case, let’s capture the leader alive first…’
Kill the remaining ones.
There isn’t enough time to inform the guild or other places, and you don’t know where people will talk about it the moment you tell it in the first place.
Even if you can quietly convince them through hypnosis, the moment the guild tries to move on a large scale, they may be caught by the Demon King’s Church, who will already be on edge to execute tomorrow’s plan.
If you’re going to take that risk, it’s better to deal with the Devil’s Church bastards first.
The only way to clean up after a task is to use hypnosis to convince them.
However, there was one thing that was disappointing.
‘Unfortunately, I won’t be able to watch Nellis’ game tomorrow.’
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After ordering the man called the priest to act as he had originally intended, Kalt returned to the inn.
“Ah, Mr. Kalt! You’re here!”
“It looks like the story has gotten longer?”
“Did you enjoy talking with your acquaintance?”
As soon as they returned to the inn, Nellis and his party, who had finished their meal and were waiting for Kalt while sitting at the remaining table in the inn, greeted Kalt.
“Nellys, Scarlett, Aria, we have something important to talk about. Should we go up to our room for a moment?”
“Is it important?”
“What is it?”
“I understand.”
Following Kalt, Nellis and the others entered the room where Kalt was assigned.
And.
“Huh?!”
“What? Demon worshipers?”
“Well, such an evil plan is going on…!”
Demon worshipers from Kalt.
I heard about the plans that the self-proclaimed Devil Church was planning to make in this gambling city.