Night of the Soulless Heathens – 166



#166. The Rampage of the Faction 3

“You came much sooner than I expected Azadin. Let go of that wizard’s hand or I’ll kill him. I’m not joking.”

Arael restrained his nervous subordinates and demanded that Azadin restrain Scott.

“Scott release the sentence.”

“Hey captain.”

Scott reluctantly released the lock. Then Zibek spoke directly to Arael.

“Miss Arael. Is that right?”

“Yeah. You?”

“I am the Knight of the King’s Church Jibek. Are you the one who caused the Cheonggeon Party to go berserk? If so….”

“No. It wasn’t me. It was their own fault that they went wild.”

“The Taoist monk Cheonggeondang has been suspicious of you saying that nothing like this has happened before.”

“…So you suspect us and ask us to prove our innocence? How arrogant.”

Indim who was next to Arael could not stand it anymore and drew his dagger. However Jibek did not back down.

-Slurp!

The blade cries and the chilling light illuminates the darkness. As Jibek draws his blade Indim’s hostility burns even brighter.

“You look funny. You’re just a paladin!”

Both Zibek and Indim did not back down and stood their ground. There was movement as their hostilities sharply clashed with each other.

Azadin strode forward stood between Zibek and Indim and opened his mouth.

“If you can move that you can juggle a giant bear. Are you stupid?”

Indim and Zibek startled looked where Azadin was looking and saw Seraph and Aleph two of Arael’s subordinates attached to the Emperor’s forge struggling to move it somehow.

When Azadin laughed at that Arael couldn’t hold it back and burst out laughing.

“I see. Azadin is right.”

“Lord Arael.”

“First of all those Cheonggeondang guys are the followers of the old tree Grimsroun of the Swamp. Grimsroun’s elixir can cure them of illness but if the followers increase to a certain amount it will have a negative impact on the present world. It was their mistake to gather so many potential followers in one place during the Jupiter era.”

“Is that so?”

“So now you can understand that at least we’re innocent in that gang rampage incident? To be honest what makes me mad is that I don’t like the idea of ​​people thinking I’m going to make excuses just because some of the Hybris people died.”

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“yes?”

“Do you think I would lie just to avoid your wrath? If that’s what you think then I’ll just kill all the Hybris people outside when I leave now. What do you think?”

“I see. At least you’re not involved in this case then.”

Jibek put away his sword

Arael’s voice was filled with hatred and contempt for the people of Hybris but if it was clear that she had not really caused this rampage in this incident it was only fair that she put her sword away.

As Jibek put his sword away Indim reluctantly put his sword away.

“So Azadin. What do you think about cooperating with me?”

“First of all I won’t go under you. But if it’s an equal partnership… I’ll think about it depending on the conditions.”

When Azadin said that the four members of Hwajopungwol responded.

Dimia and Aleph snickered while Seraph and Indim were outraged that Azadin dared to discuss an equal relationship with Arael.

“How dare this loser son of a bitch…”

“Arael-nim is there someone who can’t even stand shoulder to shoulder with us?!”

“Everyone calm down. Alright Azadin. I promise equal treatment. Do you like it now?”

“Okay. Then would you like to share the information with me?”

“You’re just going to eat information. Isn’t that equal treatment at all?”

Arael complained about being given information unilaterally but Azadin ignored her and asked questions.

“Is this the Emperor’s treasury? It’s a bit different from what I expected. I thought the Emperor would have a lot of money weapons and treasures but it’s empty. Only traces of the warehouse remain.”

“The Emperor’s treasury was already plundered by the Aragas when the Emperor passed away.”

“Aragasa? Us?”

“Yes. The Emperor’s magical relics and assets were taken to the sanctuary by Aragasa. The one who robbed this place was none other than our Aragasa.”

“Wait a minute? Then the Senate must already know about this place’s existence. Why didn’t they tell us about it before?”

“Because the Senate loves the Curse of Service. How could they so easily lift a curse that they can activate at will? In fact they activated your Curse of Service only because they were worried that you might have joined hands with me? What about my father Acre? Don’t you think it would be too convenient a tool for the Senate to be able to kill someone who escapes the control of the clan with a curse?”

Azadin felt embarrassed when he heard Arael’s words. Was it that the Senate had the opportunity to lift the curse of service but instead they used it instead?

‘But if you think about it it makes sense. It’s plausible that the Senate already knew about the Emperor’s treasury and hid the truth.’

Azadin also noticed that there was darkness in the Senate.

“So. Are you opening your eyes now Azadin?”

Arael looked at the mint laughing at Azadin.

“Without gold it would be impossible to run that machine right now.”

“But wait a minute.”

Shati clicked her tongue and pointed ahead.

“Isn’t there another closed door inside?”

The place Shati pointed to was inside the waterfall. There is another hidden door beyond the waterfall.

“Ah that’s… the Gate of Lamentation.”

Arael also answered Shati’s questions.

“We still don’t know how to open it. It was closed when the Emperor died… Even the dwarves don’t know how to open it.”

“okay?”

“According to legend there is something the Emperor has prepared in case humanity is truly in danger… I don’t know what it is.”

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“Shall we try?”

“Have you tried it?”

Arael allowed Azadin to approach the Gate of Lamentation.

“then….”

Azadin called Shati and Scott and headed towards the Wailing Gate. There was no device or even a keyhole to open the huge metal door behind the waterfall.

“Scott Schatie. How do you look?”

“There’s nothing Captain. The shaman can sense life… but he can’t sense anything beyond the door.”

“Really? What about Shati?”

“I don’t have a single blade of grass inside me either.”

Shati tried to check the reactions of the grass and plants with her green magic but she felt nothing either.

“What a strange door.”

Azadin examined the traces left in front of the door.

It was the mark of a cartwheel. Something very large and heavy had passed through this gate and even though hundreds of years had passed the marks were clearly engraved on the stone.

That piqued Azadin’s curiosity.

“Should we break it?”

Azadin pushed and pulled the door but it did not budge as if he was trying to move the mountain itself.

“Can you break it?”

Arael laughed.

Azadin furious drew his Wendigo dagger. He swung the evil Nether being’s ancient reaper’s sacred waters and slammed the door shut producing a clear metallic sound.

“How can this be?”

The door didn’t leave a scratch but rather made Azadin’s hand numb.

“What about blue?”

Azadin drew his Azure steel longsword which he had named Blue and carefully pressed it against the door concentrating his strength as if he were splitting a large tree or rock with a chisel or a hammer.

But the Azure Steel blade made by the master craftsman slid by itself in front of the door protecting its own blade. This time too not a single scratch was seen.

“Hmm. So is this it?”

Finally Azadin took out the black steel sword. He scratched the door with the black steel sword that had only one foot left and now a scratch was made.

But it was a scratch that could be easily wiped away with a simple hand rub. It was a very slight scratch but that was it.

My spirits were broken and resignation set in.

“This is impossible. I scratched it with Heukgangjeon and this is what happens?”

“If you could open it the Senate would have opened it long ago. Azadin.”

“I see. So Arael. You’ve already minted gold coins with the mint so what are you going to do now? Tell me your plans for the future.”

“Can I trust you when you tell me that?”

“At least you know I won’t be on the Senate’s side.”

“But you can’t kill the Senate. If Aldis were to shed tears and appeal wouldn’t they just give in?”

“….”

“I’m joking. There’s no need to bother you with useless talk. We’re going to Bthuma to drag Elder Hathir out. The Bthuma throne will soon be in danger as the Naga forces attack.”

“They do things like Coral Sahar in Btuma too?”

“Yes. Besides Btuma is where the Naga Empire’s stronghold is. It’s likely that the decisive move that will determine the fate of our Aragasa will be made.”

“uh.”

When Shati heard that he was embarrassed.

One day we will attack and capture Btuma. That was the long-cherished wish of the Naga Empire… I never thought I would hear it from Arael’s own mouth.

‘Have things already progressed like this while I was away from the Empire?’

Although Shati was forced to cooperate after becoming a prisoner of Azadin the conquest of Btuma was the wish of the Naga Empire.

If you interfere with it there is no way that the Nagas can forgive Shati. Now is the time to stop being dragged around by the situation and make a sincere decision about your future.

Meanwhile Jibek looked at the situation coolly.

“You say that the Nagas attacked Btuma on their own but wasn’t this your doing in the first place? Didn’t you invite the Nagas just like you did when you attacked Koral Sahar?”

“Yes. We were originally supposed to talk to the Nagas but now that the Senate has taken our place we’ll probably continue on. But this is our chance. Aldis will be unable to move because he’s guarding Coral Sahar so the only one who can come forward to claim the throne this time is Hathir the leader.”

“Chief Hathir…..”

“Kill him. That’s our real goal.”

“Wait a minute. That…..”

“Even if you’re my younger sibling wouldn’t it be awkward if I told you?”

The four members of Hwajopungwol were perplexed by Arael’s attitude of revealing confidential information so easily.

Among Arael’s followers there were many who wanted to kill Azadin before Arael found out and the four members of Hwajopungwol sympathized with their thoughts.

Arael is too protective of Azadin saying that he is her own flesh and blood.

Of course Azadin as the person involved would not feel such an insult.

“You and the Senate are all out of your minds. Have you ever thought about how many people will die?”

If we bring in the Nagas to usurp Btuma’s throne how many people will die and lose their homes just like they did in Koral Sahar?

All of this is treated as if it were just words on a plate and it is the same for all the members of the Arael tribe in the Senate.

Azadin was disgusted by the fact that their plans were all based on human sacrifice.