Water Magician

Chapter 411: Spirit Smoke

Editor: Tseirp

Stefania, get away from there!

Graham screamed.

Stefania, who had been stunned by Sachariass suicide, quickly stepped back and away from Cardinal Sachariass corpse.

The other Inquisition officials also moved away from Sacharias almost without delay.

In contrast, the movements of the cardinals and archbishops were more sluggish.

The concept of explosions is also known in the Western Countries.

Of course, gunpowder is not common, but among fire-attribute offensive magic, there is magic that can be called explosion magic.

Lo and behold, Sachariass body seemed to explode.

Those who failed to distance themselves were blown away by the blast.

A cloud of dust erupted.

The dust soon began to swirl.

How many of them noticed that the Popes body was gone at this time?

When the whirlpool stopped and visibility restored

Something came out from within.

Spider?

Golem?

It has four legs.

The legs the knees? There are human faces on the knees

The upper body is a humans

The head the face is His Eminence Sacharias

No, look! Theres a face on its stomach

His Holiness the Pope!

Okay, I definitely wasnt expecting that.

Graham muttered to himself as he looked at what had appeared.

Whats that alchemy?

No, alchemy couldnt have compounded six people together in that instant This is not the work of man.

Stefania asked, and Graham answered.

As if to confirm Grahams words, the clear sky began to cloud over and lightning began to flash.

Furthermore, it began to rain from the sky over the entire assembly hall

Something that wasnt rain.

A myriad of monsters.

Raining down on the audience.

Magicians, put up barriers above! Physical class will protect against enemies from the sides.

Hugh McGrath sent out orders.

Already, a defensive formation had been set up with the civilian officials in the center to protect them and deal with the falling monsters.

Not only the Kingdom Delegation but also the Empire and the Union had set up similar defensive positions and were observing the situation.

If possible, they would like to move to a safer area.

And as soon as possible.

The biggest problem, however, was not knowing where was safe.

Looking at the sky, it seemed that it was raining monsters not only in the assembly hall but also outside it.

Not only within the Papal Palace but possibly throughout the Holy City.

The Central Countries Delegation had a total of nearly one thousand people from the three countries.

Could they move such a large number of people outside?

That would be impossible.

Because outside the assembly hall, there must be panic among the fleeing Holy Capital residents.

The audience seating area was not necessarily an easy place to defend because of the staircase, but it was still better than outside the assembly hall.

That was the conclusion of the commanders of the three countries, who arrived at the same conclusion while making separate decisions.

While setting up a defensive position, Hugh was conscious of not overlooking everything that was happening.

Though its likely not why he noticed, but

Still, he certainly noticed it fairly early on.

You dont need to finish off the monsters. Focus on maintaining your defenses. If you injure the monsters, they will start cannibalizing each other!

That was what Hugh noticed.

It may have been partly because he saw the Red Bear that rained down outside the assembly hall.

The Red Bear can be recognized at first glance as an unusual monster that releases fire-attribute magic.

It could be the same red bear previously reported by Room 10 and Room 11.

The red bear was attacking other monsters as well.

It meant that monsters were not friendly with each other.

Like the monsters in the forest, they were each others enemies, fighting each other if they came into their territory, and attacking and trying to eat those they could defeat

It doesnt seem like anyone was controlling all the monsters.

So the fallen angel-sama can summon monsters, but cant control them as he pleases.

Hughs muttering was heard by DeLong of Coffee Maker who was next to him.

But as Stefania said, there are many among the priests who perceive it as only a legend or a symbolic depiction of something else.

Of course it is not a legend. True, apart from New-sama, only a few popes have come into contact with it.

Graham is also known as a researcher of Founder New-samas Sacraments.

Therefore, hes probably one of the most knowledgeable people in the church regarding this Spirit Smoke.

The problem is that no one has ever fought Spirit Smoke.

I suppose not

At Grahams words, Stefanias face stiffened and she nodded.

Angels, in the Western Church, are those who guide people.

Angels, in the Western Church, are agents of Gods might in the mundane world.

Angels, in the Western Church, are at least not enemies.

But the ones in front of them right now didnt seem to be an ally.

Graham and Stefania had been conversing in low voices since earlier, but they had been retreating ever so slightly.

Along with their subordinates, the Inquisition officers, of course.

They were already a considerable distance away from what had been Cardinal Sacharias, which had appeared from the dust.

In addition to the twenty Spirit Smoke that emerged around it

And then

Your Eminence, here.

One of the Inquisition officials held out a long bag, obviously containing a sword, in front of Graham.

Graham said with a wry smile as he took it.

A Holy Sword I dont think Ill ever be able to wield it.

The Holy Sword chooses its master.

A sword said to take the life of anyone it doesnt recognize as its master

There is no one else who can be recognized by the sword in this place but you, Graham-sama.

Stefania said with a straight face.

At these words, all the members of the Inquisition, clad in black legal robes, nodded vigorously.

(What a burdensome thing, absolute trust. Roman was able to take on such a heavy burden at such a young age and throughout the Western countries too. What makes him a hero is not so much his body, but his mind itself.)

Graham sighed in his mind.

A former party member, now in the distant lands of the Central Countries.

Although much younger than Graham, he was someone he truly respected.

Yes, age has nothing to do with respect.

Well then am I truly worthy of this?

Were Grahams words directed at the Holy Sword or to the absolute trust they had in him?

Meanwhile, the Spirit Smokes had struck the Templars as well.

It was also a one-sided slaughter.

The Knights Templar exterminated the monsters together with the Holy Knights, but there was nothing they could do against the Spirit Smokes.

Theyre impervious to swords.

Which is not surprising, since they are smoke.

They couldnt defend themselves with shields.

Which they evade as a matter of course being smoke.

It was thanks to the deployed by the archbishops that they were barely able to prevent the front from completely collapsing.

It seemed that while the Spirit Smokes can penetrate ordinary magic barriers, they cannot penetrate , which boasts absolute defense.

However, can be said to be a miracle of God, the very essence of the priesthood.

It is not something that can be performed repeatedly.

And continuous deployment was only possible due to the large number of archbishops who were high-ranking priests.

And just as they were reaching their limits.

A gust of wind swept in front of the and cut through one of the Spirit Smoke body.

Your Eminence Graham

An archbishop called out his name involuntarily.

Of course, all the priests know that Graham is also a highly respected vampire hunter.

That also means that his individual combat skills are unusually high.

However, its unusual to not even see the movement of his body, let alone a sword flash.

Another archbishop noticed a smoke, different from the Spirit Smoke, drifting around Graham.

Sacred Smoke

Graham is also known as a user of Sacred Smoke.

However, even though it is known, most priests do not have an accurate knowledge of the Sacred Smoke.

The Sacred Smoke is not only capable of disorienting a persons senses but also of disorienting the Spirit Smoke and even the senses of the monster that was Sacharias.

Hmm. It may be only temporarily, but it seems that this holy sword has recognized me as its master.

Grahams muttering wasnt heard by anyone.

Graham could hear the cheers of Stefania and the Inquisition officers from behind him.

Looks like I can cut them down as I please, huh?

Graham muttered as he slashed at the second Spirit Smoke body.

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