Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party

Refugees

The emperor could not hide his trembling expression and watched the people kneeling in Daejeon.

Hearing the news, the leaders of the Shinto sect who had a meeting with the ministers of the Empire all flocked to this place and could not hide their absurd expression.

The emperor is a place where even a frown on his face makes the hearts of his subjects nervous. It was such a big event that he couldn’t hide his expression. Those who kneel here now were the great men who would escape like loachs even if the emperor asked to meet them, and they were the elite of the Citadel Republic.

So are you refreshed? Not at all. There is no way a person in power would do this without a reason.

The emperor as well as the ministers of the left were simply absurd as to why they came all over to the island and knelt down on their knees. Why do they bow their knees to themselves, the nobles of other countries?

“Andorph the apprentice? Hasn’t he come?”

The emperor looked around and found the spherical person first. He was the only man who was no different than the head of the Citadel Republic, and among them, he was the only one who was comparable to the emperor. deserved the conversation.

“your majesty. The apprentice remained in the republic. He says he will meet his end there. I tried to persuade him several times, but he was stubborn to the end.”

Only then did an old man get up, bow his head, and answer. The old man was a giant that even the emperor knew his face. The emperor’s eyes became strange when he saw the face of one of the Citadel Republic’s supreme elders, Jaden Mottaville.

This person is the most representative of those who argued that money does not have to be the maid of power. But now such a person is kneeling before power.

I didn’t ask you to kneel, but suddenly that stubborn knee was broken.

Are you going to meet the end there? What is the last word of the bastard? The aristocrats on the left were noisy even in front of the palace. I couldn’t hide my agitation. Although the Citadel Republic had a small territory, it was clear that it was a strong power in terms of financial and military power.

It is only because of the small population that there are few superhumans, and the number of transcendents is small, so they have not been able to express their voice on the international stage.

Will this country perish? Agitation lingered on the faces of the three archbishops. Could this be the devil’s work?

“Is it Harmael’s general offensive?”

“But that the Citadel Republic collapses like rotten straw…?”

“Maybe we overestimated the power of the republic.”

Archduke Balder stood up and spoke.

“Senator Motaville. May I ask you one thing?”

“I’ll give you my order, Grand Duke.”

“Why are you so low-key? Why is the republic facing its end? Since it’s the work of the demons, isn’t there an Aldehirism in the Citadel Republic? Does that mean that Harmael even attacked his own home?”

“Right now, the Calderan Mountains are on the verge of exploding.”

At those words, the eyes of the left turned to the continental evangelism hanging on the Daejeon wall.

Those who saw the size of the Calderan Mountains gasped and breathed in. Since that map was made by the Alderhir priests by surveying it in the air, it is very accurate.

Even if the size of the mountain range matched only 80% of what was drawn, this was not usually the case.

serious thing? It’s not even that level. It is an unprecedented disaster. Everyone knew immediately why the Citadel Republic, which was in its heyday, was already worried about its destruction.

“Then I hope this explosion and vibration…”

“Perhaps the epicenter is the one the Archduke thinks. What is starting now is only a harbinger, but the whole of the Republic has already been covered with ashes, making it difficult to see.”

The Merchant Coalition President, Gilead Ranbolt, said with a serious expression. The vibration that started in the distant Calderan Mountains could be felt up to here. But what is the state of the immediate vicinity of the epicenter?

Earthquakes swept away the once splendid city, and the mountains seemed to burn all over.

Now it seemed that no one could come and save the Republic from destruction. Lava spewed out, and ashes covered the world. But all of this is just a harbinger, not a full-fledged explosion. That is what is truly terrifying.

All the damage that has happened now is just a leak of some of the riots that the immortal creatures are doing inside. Once the pressure exceeds the threshold and the sleeping Calderan Supervolcano wakes up in indignation, the Citadel Republic is thrown into hell and no one is safe.

People in the audience couldn’t even dare to imagine how far-reaching the impact would be. Hearing that Phoenix, the Phoenix, caused a large-scale volcanic eruption, everyone in the audience was terrified.

The three archbishops just stared blankly at each other, and Gilead was speechless as he looked at them.

“Three minutes, Archbishop. Still, there is still a last resort. If we can kill the phoenix before the full-scale explosion begins, the worst will be over and the explosion will be delayed.”

The Citadel Republic is now on the brink of a cliff. The republic’s legislators were almost townsfolk. Money, interest, beauty, anything they wanted, they were driven and driven so much that they could give them to them. However, whenever he met the eyes of those mourning, Archbishop Emperorden averted his eyes.

Archbishop Armata whispered softly.

“Halonen. Can you overcome this peril with the power of the goddess you serve?”

Archbishop Halonen was also silent. Can the Earth Goddess, Nemi’s power suppress the eruption of Calderan Supervolcano? Even if it could be, how much power would be consumed?

Even if it was suppressed, would it have any meaning? Pressing something that should explode with force only compresses the pressure even more, doesn’t that explosive power disappear?

Just waiting for the day when it will be ejected, being pressed and pressed down somewhere in the depths of the earth.

Will Nemi’s power be able to completely seal that level of power?

Even if it was possible, it would consume enough divine power to make the calculations unsuitable. The cost required is unconditionally greater than the divine power given by the believers of Nemi living in the Citadel Republic. That too much.

‘You have to press down on the lid of the boiling pot with force, and as long as the fire is not turned off, only the power will be consumed continuously.’

Above all, the culprit that caused the catastrophe, the Undead Monster, is the problem. If you subdue this guy, you can save the Citadel Republic, but the problem is this.

Now, everyone knows that the explosion is not far away.

If you can defeat the immortal creatures in it, the explosion will be delayed, but if you are unlucky, you can go to subdue the monster and face the volcanic eruption authentically. The power emitted by Mother Nature is completely different from that of humans, so it is possible to bury a bone in a volcano without surviving as a master or naval.

‘This is a gamble. A gamble not worth taking.’

Even if it isn’t, is the Phoenix such a good person? The King of Monsters is the King of Monsters, who cannot guarantee victory even if he mobilizes all the Paladins, including the three saints who are the most elite forces of the kingdom.

He is the one who overtakes many monsters and listens to the king of monsters. Its strength is difficult to measure.

“I know there are three Masters in the Republic. Where are they now?”

The emperor coughed and broke everyone’s thoughts. The lawmakers hesitated, but eventually confessed. The republic’s last strategy failed. The three masters went to catch a monster and annihilated it.

“Hammer Dudleyn. Frostlord Eorin. Farmer Paradise. These three men were killed by Phoenix.”

The people who heard the sound did not want to go on to subdue the monster even more. Phoenix, Phoenix, I’ve only heard the names, but I can’t believe that he’s strong enough to burn even when he’s fighting three masters at the same time.

Just hearing the news gave me chills. In the eyes of people, in fact, this was not an issue worth worrying about.

It’s a foreign country thing, and it’s happening far away from here.

How can the Empire help what’s going on in that Calderan Volcano? I understand the situation, but do you mean to send a large army to that calderan volcano? Or should we send Ryman and Geher, the secret powers of the Emperor, too?

I wish there was a guarantee that I could subdue Phoenix and delay the explosion, but life is inherently uncertain. Danger is danger because it is hidden in the unknown.

The question is whether Rayman and Geher are willing to join in subjugating Grimudo’s pet, the feared object that brought defeat to none other than them.

And even if they volunteered to go, the emperor had no intention of letting them go. If the two go like this and get caught up in a volcanic eruption, or the transmission gate is destroyed and left there, things get very serious. It wasn’t worth taking that threat.

“I understand how you feel, but shouldn’t living people live?”

Archbishop Archbishop Archbishop Ariche of the Elysia Church, the most radical among the three gods, only spoke a few words of consolation, but did not speak of sending a paladin over the gate.

Even for the Church, this work was not worth it. Recognizing that the reaction of the left was cold, Senator Motaville sighed. He knew it was going to be like this.

It is the person who knows the person best. Were people’s love for humanity so great that everyone joined when they suggested that we go to catch the monster?

If a merchant thinks so, it is a reservation that goes bankrupt in any business. They are the ones who feel the most that humans are selfish beings.

So, the current proposal was, in fact, only the basis for the highball strategy. To be honest, I’m not asking you to help subdue monsters, but if you ask me to, what kind of force will sympathize with you? First, you ask for a big thing, and then you try to negotiate by reducing what you ask for.

“good. like. It seems that the day has come when we have to give the business card a republic.”

The old man who had been weeping half with smoke and half with sincerity continued crying.

“But even if the country dies, shouldn’t people live? Aldehirism is using airships to transport people, but it is not enough. Can’t the citizens of the Republic escape to the Empire through this transmission gate?”

“Your Majesty, please do not be so generous with us! You never know how many people will die if a volcano erupts.”

If the number of people was a few thousand, he might have told them to close their eyes and let them die.

However, the number could not be more than 100,000, and there was a strong possibility that it could be more. Who can tell them to all die? The Archbishop of the Three Gods, who must be virtuous externally? Or the emperor?

Since everyone didn’t open their mouths, the silence only lengthened. Ardein, who was standing on the other side, also bit his lips with a complicated expression. The words the wealthy had said came to me now with certainty.

What can the superhuman army she wished have done in the face of the present situation that Phoenix has brought, whether there are a million or ten million? Is it not possible to prevent a volcanic eruption with just a few people?

‘Everything the father said was true.’

The reason the emperor gave the reason why the god of hope gave the seedlings of the lineage.

The reasoning gradually began to take on reality. Grimudo really moved and destroyed the Citadel Republic. So what’s next? Could this empire be next?

Isn’t it the will of the God of Hope to somehow defeat Grimudo before that? As she thought about it, her spine shivered. In the meantime, in fact, everyone knew. That the Arctic one is really powerful.

However, except for a few, there were not many people who were wary of him. It’s so gritty that it doesn’t react unless you touch it, so no one fully realized its power and no one thought it was a threat.

For many, Grimudo was the strongest folding screen in the world.

But this time, the demon king’s power was finally revealed throughout the continent, at least in one facet.

All of them were silent, regardless of whether they were of the Shinto sect or the Emperor sect. When they were fighting in the dark with the great power of the Empire, Grimudo sent a bird to bring a catastrophe that could not be avoided even if it was known to the Republic.

Isn’t that really scary?

Everyone at once understood why the Arctic was called the Demon King. Who else can do such a thing other than the Demon King?

Now everyone was in trouble to predict the next move for Grimudo. If Lee’s next target is the empire, then any quarrel or rebellion for the throne becomes a family quarrel with no meaning at all from that moment on. The house looks like it’s on fire, but what are you going to do if you’re arguing over who will occupy the master bedroom?

“Three minutes, Archbishop. Would you like to talk to Jim for a moment?”

“It is. It’s something we didn’t want.”

The emperor rose from his seat, followed by the three archbishops.

It was because I had an intuition that now was not the time to antagonize each other. When the emperor left Daejeon, he called the Minister of Finance, Valens, and took over the rest of the work.

“The remaining matters should be discussed with the Minister of Finance.”

The Empire might be the next target for Grimudo right now, so the emperor had no time to worry about the affairs of the Republic. He groaned as he pressed his hand to his aching head.

‘It’s a mess. It’s a mess. Things in the world don’t go as planned, but why did these problems suddenly pop up? Why is the Demon King in such a state of affairs…’

Actually, it really isn’t a big deal. A bird who left the house for a short time went out, picked a favorite place, rubbed it, and enjoyed a bath with lava, but the bird is supposed to be the Phoenix, causing disaster and complicating people’s minds.

Rather, we can be discouraged by saying that we cannot help because we do not know the fear that comes from ignorance.

But what you can’t stop knowing is that it’s really scary.