“Has anyone escaped the battlefield?”
“No.”
It was a report that had already been exchanged several times between the demons outside the central altar. However, this report was not enough even after dozens of times.
Because if someone escaped from this battlefield and it was revealed that what had opened was not the gates of heaven but the gates of hell, many plans would fall apart.
And the ones they were most wary of were the knights of the imperial family guarding the outside of the temple.
The temple had been reluctant to allow the imperial family to touch worldly affairs from the beginning. Furthermore, the nobles did not want the imperial family and the temple’s power to be united as one.
That was why this Emperor quickly decided on the imperial family’s course. He officially declared that he would not sit at the altar during this opening ceremony. As a result, the knights of the imperial family were only guarding the central temple as if they were surrounding it in case of an emergency and were not able to enter the temple.
And the demons who knew this fact were careful not to provoke the knights of the imperial family.
Isn’t the ‘emergency’ that they are intervening in right now?
“Those guys?”
Of course, the knights of the royal family had ears and eyes, so they knew what had happened at the central altar.
However.
“We still say we won’t get involved in matters of the temple.”
The demon receiving the report nodded at those words. It was fortunate.
Just a few dozen minutes ago.
Kukwakwang!
They can’t tell them how anxious they were to see the knights of the royal family shaking at the sound coming from the central temple.
‘What is this?’
The excited knights of the royal family asked. And at the same time.
Kwarung!
A huge lightning struck the temple. The knights of the royal family were surprised, but the demons just pretended to be surprised and brushed off their worries.
That lightning was the unique ability of the demon Tagore inside the gates of hell.
In short, it was a sign that the gates of hell had opened safely, and to the demons outside...
‘Divine punishment...’
...It was a good excuse.
The knights of the royal family stopped at those words and didn’t dare approach while watching the lightning falling one after another.
“If this continues, we will be able to suppress the ones inside quickly.”
Said one young demon.
However, the demons with a lot of battle experience were looking at the altar with ominous eyes.
They knew from experience that when things go this well, something inevitably goes wrong.
And of course.
Whooooong!
They sensed a sudden flow of air.
“What is it?”
Even though they were far away, the knights of the royal family could not sense anything, so it was a change related to the sacred power.
And.
Kikigigigi...
The sound that caught their keen hearing was the sound of something huge moving. Their gaze turned to the top of the temple without them realizing it.
And the demons’ eyes opened wide.
“That’s...!”
The statue on top of the temple. The shield it was holding was moving.
The ones holding it were the knights.
“Whoa...!”
And the moment the knights pulled it away from the statue.
Pah!
The sacred power began to fill the surroundings with such a thick concentration that it was hard to even breathe.
“...!”
Among the demons, some were bleeding from their ears or mouths.
“This is...”
Was the central temple called the central temple for nothing?
The shield, tremendous power was coming from that shield.
The battle had clearly been going well until a certain point.
There were no injuries to the demons, and the only ones who fell were the paladins and priests.
Did my hope that it would just continue like this get through to someone?
“...!”
But suddenly, Belled’s face turned pale. Then he grabbed his neck.
“Ugh!”
The other demons reacted even more. Some of them grabbed their necks as if they had been robbed of their air, and others bled from their eyes.
“Are you okay?”
I was surprised and looked at them.
However, Belled shook his head strongly as if telling them not to come near. Even that seemed to be a little slower than usual.
Grasp!
“No.”
It was a report that had already been exchanged several times between the demons outside the central altar. However, this report was not enough even after dozens of times.
Because if someone escaped from this battlefield and it was revealed that what had opened was not the gates of heaven but the gates of hell, many plans would fall apart.
And the ones they were most wary of were the knights of the imperial family guarding the outside of the temple.
The temple had been reluctant to allow the imperial family to touch worldly affairs from the beginning. Furthermore, the nobles did not want the imperial family and the temple’s power to be united as one.
That was why this Emperor quickly decided on the imperial family’s course. He officially declared that he would not sit at the altar during this opening ceremony. As a result, the knights of the imperial family were only guarding the central temple as if they were surrounding it in case of an emergency and were not able to enter the temple.
And the demons who knew this fact were careful not to provoke the knights of the imperial family.
Isn’t the ‘emergency’ that they are intervening in right now?
“Those guys?”
Of course, the knights of the royal family had ears and eyes, so they knew what had happened at the central altar.
However.
“We still say we won’t get involved in matters of the temple.”
The demon receiving the report nodded at those words. It was fortunate.
Just a few dozen minutes ago.
Kukwakwang!
They can’t tell them how anxious they were to see the knights of the royal family shaking at the sound coming from the central temple.
‘What is this?’
The excited knights of the royal family asked. And at the same time.
Kwarung!
A huge lightning struck the temple. The knights of the royal family were surprised, but the demons just pretended to be surprised and brushed off their worries.
That lightning was the unique ability of the demon Tagore inside the gates of hell.
In short, it was a sign that the gates of hell had opened safely, and to the demons outside...
‘Divine punishment...’
...It was a good excuse.
The knights of the royal family stopped at those words and didn’t dare approach while watching the lightning falling one after another.
“If this continues, we will be able to suppress the ones inside quickly.”
Said one young demon.
However, the demons with a lot of battle experience were looking at the altar with ominous eyes.
They knew from experience that when things go this well, something inevitably goes wrong.
And of course.
Whooooong!
They sensed a sudden flow of air.
“What is it?”
Even though they were far away, the knights of the royal family could not sense anything, so it was a change related to the sacred power.
And.
Kikigigigi...
The sound that caught their keen hearing was the sound of something huge moving. Their gaze turned to the top of the temple without them realizing it.
And the demons’ eyes opened wide.
“That’s...!”
The statue on top of the temple. The shield it was holding was moving.
The ones holding it were the knights.
“Whoa...!”
And the moment the knights pulled it away from the statue.
Pah!
The sacred power began to fill the surroundings with such a thick concentration that it was hard to even breathe.
“...!”
Among the demons, some were bleeding from their ears or mouths.
“This is...”
Was the central temple called the central temple for nothing?
The shield, tremendous power was coming from that shield.
***
The battle had clearly been going well until a certain point.
There were no injuries to the demons, and the only ones who fell were the paladins and priests.
Did my hope that it would just continue like this get through to someone?
“...!”
But suddenly, Belled’s face turned pale. Then he grabbed his neck.
“Ugh!”
The other demons reacted even more. Some of them grabbed their necks as if they had been robbed of their air, and others bled from their eyes.
“Are you okay?”
I was surprised and looked at them.
However, Belled shook his head strongly as if telling them not to come near. Even that seemed to be a little slower than usual.
Grasp!
He barely blocked the sword of the paladin, who seemed to be moving much lighter than before, unlike them.
“Why all of a sudden...!”
My doubts were soon resolved. A giant shield bearer had entered the battlefield.
And at the same time.
“Crack!”
Several demons who could not overcome the force fell to their knees as if something was weighing them down.
Crack! Crack!
The other demons who barely managed to block the swords that poured down on them were not in good shape either.
“...!”
Belled was barely able to catch his breath. That meant that the holy power was that concentrated.
At that point, the situation had changed in an instant.
Crack!
If just a moment ago, one demon was fighting two or three knights, now two or three demons were having a hard time fighting one knight.
“Now is the time, press on!”
“Waaaaaa!”
The demons’ wounds continued to increase amidst the cheering knights.
Waaaaaaah!
And the cause was, of course, the holy power coming from the giant shield.
“Madam, you must be careful!”
While Ronove shouted like that, Belled came a little closer to my side and started blocking the attacks.
Tseng!
That’s why I could see his movements, which had become particularly heavy.
“...!”
As he forcibly twisted his heavy body to avoid the attacks, the wounds on his body were getting deeper.
“Belled.”
Belled couldn’t look back at my voice. He didn’t have time to look back.
Instead, he shook his head slightly as if telling me not to worry.
Tseng!
Even in that time, swords flew at his body several times.
He parried several swords and allowed relatively light ones to hit, but deep wounds continued to grow on his body.
It was when I bit my lip.
“...?”
I suddenly realized something strange.
I was now a demon too. I had drunk the water of the fountain of desire.
That water was definitely not just water. The aura and magical energy that began to flow through my body as soon as I drank the water couldn’t have been fake.
And yet, I was unaffected by the holy power spread by the shield.
Was it because I was a Saintess?
But if the attributes of the Holy Power and Magic Power were really opposites, it would have been impossible for me to even drink the Fountain of Desire.
After all, I was a Saintess, no matter what my mind was.
Or was it that the longer I had been a demon, the more affected I was?
Either way, it didn’t matter. The important thing was that the shield’s Holy Power did not affect her right now.
Realizing that I turned toward the shield.
“Beryl?”
Belled, who realized that I was trying to do something, reacted immediately.
I looked at him and said,
“I just need to take that shield.”
The current situation was all due to the Holy Power emanating from that shield.
If I could grab that, if I, who was friendly to demons, could grab it. This flow of Holy Power would no longer harm the demons.
“That.”
Belled seemed to agree, but the problem was the distance between the shield and the two of us.
Wouldn’t it mean crossing the middle of the battlefield?
I bit my lip. But I couldn’t just sit there and do nothing.
“I understand.”
It was when he gripped his sword again. I began to walk a little further towards the shield.
Before Belled was hurt more.
I bit my lip. Before the tide of battle tilted further, the other demons were hurt. I had to grab the shield.
That was the only thought that remained in my mind.
Whew!
My vision shifted in an instant, blurring the surrounding background into horizontal lines.
Thump!
“!”
And what I grabbed was the handle of the shield.
It was definitely...far away?
“What, what!”
It wasn’t just me and Belled who were protecting me who were flustered.
The paladin holding the huge shield also screamed in surprise. Then his face soon distorted.
“It was a demon after all!”
If he wasn’t a demon, how could he have approached the wall right next to the altar in an instant?
But I was equally flustered.
How did he get here?
Of course, there was no time to stay still.
“!”
I tried to dodge the sword that was suddenly swung at me.
The problem was that the distance was too close.
As expected of a battle-experienced paladin, the opponent quickly assessed the situation and let go of his huge shield.
“!”
Then, I was the one who had to bear the full weight of the shield.
The moment my body swayed, the paladin’s sword slammed into me.
“...!”
“Now is the time, press on!”
“Waaaaaa!”
The demons’ wounds continued to increase amidst the cheering knights.
Waaaaaaah!
And the cause was, of course, the holy power coming from the giant shield.
“Madam, you must be careful!”
While Ronove shouted like that, Belled came a little closer to my side and started blocking the attacks.
Tseng!
That’s why I could see his movements, which had become particularly heavy.
“...!”
As he forcibly twisted his heavy body to avoid the attacks, the wounds on his body were getting deeper.
“Belled.”
Belled couldn’t look back at my voice. He didn’t have time to look back.
Instead, he shook his head slightly as if telling me not to worry.
Tseng!
Even in that time, swords flew at his body several times.
He parried several swords and allowed relatively light ones to hit, but deep wounds continued to grow on his body.
It was when I bit my lip.
“...?”
I suddenly realized something strange.
I was now a demon too. I had drunk the water of the fountain of desire.
That water was definitely not just water. The aura and magical energy that began to flow through my body as soon as I drank the water couldn’t have been fake.
And yet, I was unaffected by the holy power spread by the shield.
Was it because I was a Saintess?
But if the attributes of the Holy Power and Magic Power were really opposites, it would have been impossible for me to even drink the Fountain of Desire.
After all, I was a Saintess, no matter what my mind was.
Or was it that the longer I had been a demon, the more affected I was?
Either way, it didn’t matter. The important thing was that the shield’s Holy Power did not affect her right now.
Realizing that I turned toward the shield.
“Beryl?”
Belled, who realized that I was trying to do something, reacted immediately.
I looked at him and said,
“I just need to take that shield.”
The current situation was all due to the Holy Power emanating from that shield.
If I could grab that, if I, who was friendly to demons, could grab it. This flow of Holy Power would no longer harm the demons.
“That.”
Belled seemed to agree, but the problem was the distance between the shield and the two of us.
Wouldn’t it mean crossing the middle of the battlefield?
I bit my lip. But I couldn’t just sit there and do nothing.
“I understand.”
It was when he gripped his sword again. I began to walk a little further towards the shield.
Before Belled was hurt more.
I bit my lip. Before the tide of battle tilted further, the other demons were hurt. I had to grab the shield.
That was the only thought that remained in my mind.
Whew!
My vision shifted in an instant, blurring the surrounding background into horizontal lines.
Thump!
“!”
And what I grabbed was the handle of the shield.
It was definitely...far away?
“What, what!”
It wasn’t just me and Belled who were protecting me who were flustered.
The paladin holding the huge shield also screamed in surprise. Then his face soon distorted.
“It was a demon after all!”
If he wasn’t a demon, how could he have approached the wall right next to the altar in an instant?
But I was equally flustered.
How did he get here?
Of course, there was no time to stay still.
“!”
I tried to dodge the sword that was suddenly swung at me.
The problem was that the distance was too close.
As expected of a battle-experienced paladin, the opponent quickly assessed the situation and let go of his huge shield.
“!”
Then, I was the one who had to bear the full weight of the shield.
The moment my body swayed, the paladin’s sword slammed into me.
“...!”
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