The Paladin Owns the Relic

244 – Contaminated Zone (2)

The turning point of destruction, all five apostles of Mercedes have gathered.

“Progress of work.”

Typhon, the ancient dragon called first, stood up from his seat.

“Okay. I like it. It was a cramped car. I’ve put it all together, but I’m afraid that the man named Shin may have had a change of heart.”

“Typhon. Should I be careful with my mouth?”

“Shut up. Fabian. I hate you don’t talk Because it smells.”

“I’m sorry.”

Luxury mansion. Get out of it

Numerous management organizations spread out in the contaminated area. Among them, the ancient dragon Typhon, who created a lofty library alone, stopped in front of countless books.

Lightly stretch out your hand. With just that, countless books flew into the air and drew huge figures.

A model made of books. The world of books in the shape of a perfect sphere moved slowly.

“Wonderful magic skills!”

“It is wonderful to see this. What is the real world?”

“…Latera.”

Typhon turned his back on the slow-moving map of the world.

“I made contact with dragons. It’s a minority, but there are some good guys.”

“The manager of the world is corrupted. Funny.”

“But it’s better not to have high expectations. The only ones I could come in contact with and corrupt were young dragons.”

“Do dragons breed?”

“It is closer to succession than breeding. When one dies, another is born somewhere. The number of objects always remains constant.”

Typhon lightly reached out. He casually pointed to several areas drawn on the planet.

“The first thing we will destroy is the empire, right? But most of the young dragons I’ve come in contact with are outside the Empire. It will not be of any practical help to the invasion of the Empire.”

“However, preventing the dragons from intervening is somewhat controlled.”

“That is correct. Sleipnir. As soon as we begin our invasion, dragons will appear on the world. But if only we could slow that time down a bit.”

Where the Empire is.

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Typhon lightly reached out. Center of the western continent. The country of humans, which occupies almost 50% of the area, was lightly pointed out.

A dot imprinted on the living, breathing green earth. The black dot spread rapidly over time and engulfed entire continents.

“You can build an army that can stand against the dragons. As we eat lives, we can create a new army.”

The high-tech machine, Deus, sighed.

“It will be a difficult day… I am already full of thoughts just thinking about it.”

“You say it’s hard with your mouth, but your voice is laughing.”

“Is there tea?”

“Extremely. Well, anyway, my plan ends here. Wasn’t it my job to keep the dragons in check? Other than this, I have a rough plan.”

“Then briefing.”

“I would have told you not to talk to me. Fabian. The reason I don’t say it out loud is because the plan is still messed up. It’s only possible if you move directly, but we’re tied to this place right now. Anyway, I’ll pass the story on to the next runner. Who will do it?”

“I’ll do it.”

The golden archangel, Sleipnir, raised his hand. Walked out in front of his rifle.

“I can do something similar to this, but…It’s annoying, so I’ll borrow it. Is that okay? Typhon.”

“Do whatever you want.”

Sleipnir lightly rotated the planet. The place that went round and round stopped in one place.

“Because I was able to move about relatively freely, I did everything Mercedes-sama told me to do.”

“What did you do?”

“Oh. Didn’t Mercedes-sama tell you?”

Eyes are focused. Mercedes indifferently nodded his head.

“Brief.”

“Yes! What I did was…”

Beyond illuminating a few points in the empire, numerous golden dots spread across the world.

“I succeeded in combining the modified contaminated water with my divinity, putting it in a human form, and then replacing it.”

“What, was that what you were doing? I thought Deus did it.”

“Of course, the little man also helped to some extent. But it would have been better for an angel to do this.”

“Why?”

“Most of the contaminated water that has been replaced is…”

Innumerable golden dots glittered in the empire.

“Because he hid among the churches.”

Fabian whistled.

“I knew to some extent…That you planted so many?”

“It was difficult. But I did it.”

“How did you fake the stigma issue?”

“It is a collaboration with Deus. How is it. Mr. Mercedes. Did you do well?”

“Next.”

“You never compliment me. I’m sad.”

Sleipnir inflated his cheeks.

Fabian, an apostle of the sun god, and Kubera, the forgotten giant king, exchanged glances.

“First?”

“Then I will do it first.”

Kubera broke the planet. The books that flew away were scattered all over the place.

“What are you doing?! Stupid! Do you know what books these are?!”

“It’s annoying. Get rid of it.”

“What if I’ve already cleaned it up…!”

“What I did is simple. I came into contact with barbarians beyond the northern part of the Empire, who have faintly inherited the blood of giants.”

Kubera fiddled with the axe.

“By intervening in blood, they succeeded in brainwashing their leader. Northern savages are gathering around them.”

Deus expressed his doubts.

“There are very few things that are dignified. Aren’t the northern savages bugs?”

“Mechanical mass. If you don’t know anything else, don’t try to curse the giant’s lineage. They are stronger than polluted water. A warrior’s soul is priceless.”

“It’s just an ideal sound. Northern barbarians are weak. The reason they prostrated themselves in front of the empire was because they were so weak that they couldn’t even bark. Did they have strong enough blood to call them the blood of a giant in the first place?”

“…….”

Kubera looked down at the ax and sighed.

“…The bloodline seems to have been diluted too much. In any case, tens of thousands of northern barbarians were obtained. It’s growing rapidly. At the right moment, it could be a game-changing move.”

“Then is it my turn?”

Black flames whirled from Fabian’s hand. After growing in size for an instant, he began pouring out countless objects.

“I brought all the sacred relics that fell all over the western continent. I literally took it to myself. How is it. Deus.”

“Very good job!”

“It’s a holy thing.”

The Giant King Kubera raised a sword.

“The quality is definitely high… It can even work for giants. You said you couldn’t see it for a while, so you’ve been collecting these.”

“I had other things to do. Deus. Is it useful?”

“All the holy powers contained are different, but they can be extracted together as one! Enough!”

“It’s a holy thing…”

Typhon kicked the jewel that had fallen at his feet.

“It’s more strange to call this a holy relic in the first place. It’s just that it contains the power of a god, right? It’s the same as claiming that a dog or a cow contains magic, so it’s a magic tool.”

“Typhon says nasty things most of the time, but this time he’s right. It’s just an object containing holy power, so it’s strange to call it a holy relic.”

The archangel floating in the air, Sleipnir yawned lazily.

“There are only a few things in the world that can be called real holy relics. At least in my experience it is. Because I was cut by one of them.”

“That is fake too.”

“Yes?”

Mercedes opened his mouth.

“It was just a replica. Fake world fake. The original is stronger.”

“Mr. Mercedes. How do you know?”

“Because I’ve broken it thousands of times. Those are the things to watch out for. Real sanctuary. A blessed weapon that even gods can cut.”

“…….”

Mercedes turned her head. She glanced at Deus.

“Deus.”

“I know. Queen now. Won’t everyone move on?”

Deus took all the holy relics.

“I have something to show you. You will be very happy. Really.”

. . .

You don’t know how far it leads underground.

The smell of oil was very strong from the wall made of magic engineering where steel and life were mixed. Sleipnir grumbled.

“My nose hurts.”

“Be patient. Angel. You’re almost there.”

As if excited, Deus’ shoulders moved.

“The experiment we’re doing this time is connected to the field of research on small people. Biotechnology. Ah. A small person’s favorite study!”

“It gave me goosebumps to see human flesh being ripped open and then dissected alive.”

“Typhon. Didn’t you like it too?”

“I never liked it. I was just curious. Because the human body is mysterious.”

“That’s what Soin said. The human body is mysterious. Doesn’t the body itself collapse without proper balance?”

Deus laughed lightly.

“It resembles the ‘law of causation’.”

“The law of causation. After all, all living things resemble it.”

“That’s right. Whether we look at it small or large, it is with us. That’s why we’re hiding.”

Deus opened the huge iron door. He entered his password and went through a light disinfection procedure.

“Isn’t the law of causation really complicated? The more powerful you are, the more you have to take responsibility for it… It’s literally ‘balance’. It’s God’s design to protect this beautiful planet called ‘Latera’… But I think it’s a rule that they decided according to their taste.”

“Restriction by force. It’s not wrong. Because if a being with power that transcends living things moves, the law of causation ensures that dragons also have the right to move.”

Deus clapped.

“That is it. Didn’t we cross the front line with the queen earlier? I am very afraid now. Even the SS, which are said to be strong, can’t reach our toes. But that rather held us back. In order not to be discovered by the Five Dragon Kings, I have to keep crouching down in this narrow basement.”

“I am an exception.”

“Me too.”

“I think you two are completely no exception. Even if you go outside, shouldn’t you be extremely careful about using power? Anyway, we were stuck in the ground a year ago…”

A mist crawls out. Cold temperature. In the freezing cold, Deus raised his head.

“The story is different now.”

Mercedes and her apostles raised their heads after him.

A huge underground cavity. Numerous machines unfolded beneath it.

A single glass tube was placed inside the complicatedly twisted wires.

“Soin uses pollutants periodically produced by polluted waters as raw materials. It is a very efficient resource. If you pour it in large quantities, you can make one of these facilities run in one contaminated area.”

“…Was this the story of having to disperse? I thought I had to prepare for war again…”

The Giant King Kubera looked into the transparent glass tube.

“This is…”

“Yes.”

Deus stretched his shoulders. He chuckled and laughed.

“The pinnacle of evolution…Nearly the end of biotechnology…That is…”

Transparent glass tube.

The person inside was illuminated by a dim light.

Bronzed skin. Gorgeous appearance. Black hair.

His muscular body was infinitely similar to someone else’s.

No.

It was exactly the same.

“Fabian?”

“Then this is…”

“Avatar.”

“It’s called incarnation.”

Typhon clicked his tongue.

“Look how ugly it is. Why do you look like that?”

“I’ve never heard of people losing their looks.”

“I don’t even want to make eye contact. Kubera. Cover your face.”

“Can I cover it like this?”

“Just cover everything. What. Did the genital part contain a personal wish?”

“It is the same as the original.”

“That’s bullsh*t.”

“…Could you concentrate for now?”

Deus pointed to the facility.

“This entire facility will operate as a power source that connects the avatar – that is, the alter ego and the main body. However, since there can only be one avatar per contaminated area, we inevitably have to disperse.”

“If you use an avatar, can you escape from the pursuit of dragons?”

“Of course. But that’s not all. The limit that an avatar can contain is not simply the limit of transcendentalists, but it can also contain more power than that. Even so, I am not bound by the law of causality.”

“…How much?”

“50% Of the original.”

“50%?”

Sleipnir raised his finger. She counted lightly and smiled broadly.

“That amount can easily destroy a city!”

“Even the ten swords of the empire can be lightly chewed and eaten. But with this, you probably won’t be able to respond to all variables. There must be some in the Empire who are stronger than the Ten Swords of the Empire. Still, there’s nothing like this avatar to handle the ground work. Anyway, it’s still a prototype, so I’ll have to do some more research. The avatar in front of me is not a finished product either. This is an unfinished product with less than 40% output.”

“Still, it’s useful.”

Fabian glanced into the glass tube.

“How do I connect?”

“I can do it right now.”

“What if the main body is in danger?”

“The moment they sense external danger, they are supposed to wake up right away. It will be a situation where the avatar is thrown into the air… But isn’t the main body the most important?”

“You are not wrong.”

Fabian glanced back at Mercedes.

“What do you think? Mercedes.”

“What about my body?”

“That was a bit… Far away. Queen No matter how much I am, I can’t just create the body of a true incarnation…”

“It is not impossible.”

”If you only have the time and budget…!”

“Good.”

Mercedes stared into the glass tube. Fabian whispered.

“How is it? Do you like it?”

“No.”

“…It’s still an iron wall. But wouldn’t it be nice to see it?”

“I left all of my emotions behind. There is only one thing I have to do now.”

Mercedes whispered.

“I will show everyone the same despair. A future where no one, including me, can be happy. Fabian. Connect with Avatar right now.”

“What?”

“I will check the output of the avatar. Maybe the dragons don’t really react.”

Mercedes said coldly.

“Anyway, the crown prince, who is like an emperor, is on our side. Most of the troops guarding the Corrupted Lands are dissidents abandoned by him. You’d rather like it if you remove it. Kill humans Fabian. Eliminate the army, expand the tainted area. Then you won’t hear the unpleasant sound of ground bombing anymore.”

“……”

“Do you like it?”

“…No.”

Fabian laughed.

“Can you not like it? My queen. She’s just kinda funny She pretended nothing was wrong, but didn’t she hate the shaking of the building?”

“…Do something.”

“As ordered.”

Fabian stroked the glass coffin.

“Avatar. Where should I try it?”