Night of the Soulless Heathens – 479



#480. Guardian of the World 6

“Ahhhhhhhh…..”

“Oh my god!”

Without anyone knowing who would be the first to say anything everyone sighed at the sight.

Just one of them would have devastated the city of Ascendar but dozens of them are weighing down the entire Assander region.

The distance is too far to stop.

If things continue this way most of the kingdom’s population will be wiped out.

“This…this is ridiculous! These kids!”

The elves realized that they could no longer seize power through normal means and began to wage terrorism.

But then Azadin stood on the ruins of the collapsing watchtower.

“your majesty?!”

“Cohen! Get the people underground! Please!”

“yes?”

Bukje Cohen did not understand what Azadin was asking him.

It’s something I was going to do anyway. So why am I doing it again?

The answer came soon.

Azadin kicked the bowstring hanging at his side with his heel.

The moment the arrows ricocheted Azadin took his stance and grabbed his bow.

A golden halo appears above his head and blue halos appear on both of his hands.

Azadin caught the arrow floating in the air and shot it into the sky.

An arrow transformed into a blue ray of light flies across the sky.

A dazzling ray of light cuts through the sky.

The clouds dispersed the cold gust split in two and a hot blast rose where the arrow had passed.

-Kwaaaaang!

The black hands of the gods pouring down from the sky and the arrows shot by Azadin clashed.

Blue rays push away the hand of the black god.

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The arm of the black god is pierced and shatters into pieces falling slowly to the ground as if a mountain is collapsing.

If that arm had a physical form it would shake the world just by falling.

Fortunately the arm was visible to the eye but it was not from this world so it did not fall to the ground and just disappeared into thin air.

“Oh…..”

“oh my god!”

“It’s a miracle!”

Past. When the Yaegasu gods fought to protect humanity many people vaguely accepted it as such. For the current humanity it was a very distant past.

But now right before their eyes the god-king Azadin was fighting the gods of the Nether.

Those who were watching even the priests of the king’s church were amazed at what was happening before their eyes.

“continue!”

Azadin fired arrows one after another.

Arrows of light Blue rays race across the sky striking down the hand of the gods invading this world.

-Wooooow!

Assander’s quartz throne was resonating.

The hand of the black god tried to catch the arrow and block it but it was pushed back and hit the other hand in the back row shattering like a porcelain doll.

All the people of Ascendar saw it. A giant hand descending from the sky beyond the horizon and a spear of light repelling it.

At the point where the spear had been fired Azadin stood bleeding.

“It’s a miracle. It’s a miracle…”

The priests of the King’s Church repeated the same words over and over again.

At that moment Azadin’s body began to fall backwards. Just as a giant tree that has lost all its strength falls Azadin falls onto the tiled roof of the castle.

“your majesty!”

The surprised Zibek and Zion ran to catch him preventing him from falling headfirst.

However the moment their bodies touched Azadin both Zion and Jebeck felt a shock as if they were being electrocuted.

I feel an excruciating pain that makes me want to pull away right away.

But they both gritted their teeth and somehow endured the shock.

The two men desperately laid Azadin down on the tiles as carefully as possible.

Snow was falling from the sky and piling up on the roof tiles.

However the snowflakes that touched Azadin’s body melted away with crackling sparks not accumulating at all.

“…….”

Zion Etar examined his hands.

Even a brief touch caused the tips of my fingers to turn black.

The nails are dying.

In order to shoot that arrow Azadin must have drawn on the power of the King’s Protection and the Book of the New King but that alone would be enough to burn the tips of his fingers.

If this is the case for someone who has only briefly touched it I can’t even imagine what kind of state Azadin who has unleashed this power with his body would be in.

Is this why you’ve been suffering from illness all this time?

North Qi Cohen Lionaire looked up at the southeastern sky as he watched Azadin fall.

The arms of the god disappear and the enemies’ reactions are silent.

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This spell which summons a part of the Nether god would also exact great sacrifices from the elves.

This is a spell that can only be cast by a wizard who has mastered a considerably advanced form of magic and risks his or her life so even if the elves are masters of magic there are not many beings who can use magic of this level.

However if we leave them alive just because they are the remnants they are still dangerous.

“What should we do? Should we chase the elves?”

“Some are chasing the elves… All soldiers open the castle gates and gather the survivors! If it’s the underground hydrothermal area people can take refuge there.”

Cohen had been blockading Ascendar the capital of Assander and preventing outsiders from entering.

Ascendar has been selected to allow only the chosen ones to live there.

But now Cohen has decided to break that rule and open the gates to evacuate everyone.

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The Northern Emperor sat on his throne and began to spread the light of his royal flower to block the cold wave that was approaching Ascendar.

Compared to what Azadin had done it was a paltry light of a king’s coin but even with that it was enough to protect Ascendar the capital of the Kingdom of Assander.

And it didn’t stop there.

The Northern Emperor sent the light of the King’s Fire out of Ascendar creating a path for the people outside the city.

A path of light was created to block the cold wave allowing many residents including refugees to be accommodated in the city.

The inner part of the city was also devastated by the cold tornado.

Although there were still a large number of spiders and wererats lurking in the underground passage the soldiers of the Northern Qi and the northern Aragats were able to drive out the nearby enemies for the time being and take over part of the ancient elven city.

It was much warmer and more comfortable here than on the ground so many people could stay there.

The problem was Azadin.

“…Your Majesty?”

“You haven’t woken up yet.”

Azadin who had shown great courage by taking up his bow and repelling the hand of the Nether God lost consciousness and suffered from a high fever in return.

It was impossible to endure the enormous miraculous power that was performed by a mere human body and a body that had already passed the threshold of death once.

“Azadin of Muan. I don’t understand why Your Majesty who owes nothing to the world and was persecuted even by the messenger clan was chosen for a miracle. You should have some shame.”

Ismail grumbled like this.

He was still a complainer when dealing with Azadin but that was why I knew him well.

How was Azadin treated by his clan… and how was he treated by the world’s church after becoming the king of Banling?

Of course if this means that Azadin will enjoy permanent power and fame then the pain would be worth the investment…

Azadin was now dying.

To die after suffering so much without ever seeing any real pleasure. That made Ismail angry.

Are you planning to make Medium a widow?

Even though Medium knew the situation well he married Ismail and it broke his heart.

“….”

The northern Aragatsas were also in a difficult situation.

He was so impressed by Azadin that he took his side but Azadin did not kill the Northern Qi.

What if Azadin sacrifices himself to save the world?

Then power will likely go to the Northern Qi but will they be able to handle the aftermath?

There is no way that the Northern Emperor would laugh and forgive him saying “Well that could happen then.”

‘Should I kill him?’

But the world needed a new king.

If the Northern Emperor had not controlled the light of the Wanghwa the people of Asander would have died.

Because he had witnessed miracles in Tarasar Karasar and the King’s Church the King’s Church was also actively helping the people to evacuate.

Moreover despite such events the Northern Qi was rather trying to protect Azadin’s honor.

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The King’s Church unwilling to admit its own wrongdoings deliberately tried to ignore the many miraculous testimonies about Azadin.

But the Northern Emperor emphasized to them several times.

‘Azadin is the true successor of Yaegas and the spirit of Yaegas has acknowledged him. If the church does not face this fact and continues to act self-righteously they will all just freeze to death.’

‘But Your Majesty he is a member of the Herald Clan. It won’t end with us being wrong.’

‘Fortunately he is a descendant of the Emperor. That’s not too far off is it?’

‘He is clearly a distant descendant of the Yaegas tribe… but Emperor Yaeslat…’

The emperor’s attempt to monopolize the throne by seizing it entirely was an action that the church of the king which had enjoyed power by mediating issues between the king and the nobles could not possibly accept as it concentrated all power in one person.

But the Northern Qi steadfastly insisted.

‘I must make this clear. I have already acknowledged him as my master so he must be restored to the position of emperor.’

‘Huh? Are you serious?’

‘Yes. Tell this to Tarasar and Karasar. If they do not acknowledge and submit to the true holy king or holy emperor I will spare the people but I will not spare the royal family.’

‘It is a disgrace. Even if he is the King of Kings that is….’

‘Excommunication? That would be good. Excommunicate yourself the one who gave you the ridiculous title of King of Kings. Hasn’t it been over a year since you gave him that title? The church will be in good standing.’

‘…….’

The clergy were silent.

Now we can’t excommunicate the Northern Qi Dynasty.

But that doesn’t mean we should acknowledge Azadin as emperor…

‘If there was such a miraculous power shouldn’t it have been used a long time ago? Could it be some other magic?’

‘Know that His Majesty Azaddin knows the weight of the Emperor’s office and has put you to the test. If he had performed a miracle and shown it to you earlier both the chaff that harbored resentment and the full grain would have been gathered into one sack! Do you understand? If you wish to ask for forgiveness do you know what to do?’

In this way the Northern Qi threatened the clergy and forced them to recognize Azadin as emperor.

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Although the Northern Qi was making every effort to enthrone Azadin as the emperor the northern Aragasa and Azadin’s subjects were only concerned about the Northern Qi’s actions.

‘If you think about it if His Majesty Azaddin had passed away after becoming emperor the Northern Qing Dynasty would have…’

‘Oh shit. That’s fucking shit.’

Are you trying to make Azadin who is dying the emperor in exchange for a miracle and aim to be his successor?

Everyone felt sorry thinking that it was the Northern Qi’s hidden plan.

With Azadin’s lifespan running out there seemed to be no way to stop the Northern Qi’s rampage.