Night of the Soulless Heathens – 483



#484. Miracle Paradox 4

Azadin’s men were terrified by the monster that suddenly appeared from under their feet.

A creature with a body of over 20 chapters that looks like a giant salamander jumping out from under a frozen river?

Its huge body had tentacles that slithered like snakes and the tentacles absorbed all kinds of flesh including humans fish and even mutated Nether creatures and were fused into a half-digested state.

The monster swings its tentacles at Azadin who is thrown into the sky.

“Messenger Clan!”

“How dare you claim to be God!?”

Amazingly a single cry burst out from the mouths of those buried in the monster’s body.

The tentacles swung with resentment hatred and anger towards Azadin.

Azadin dangled from a shard of ice that had shattered mid-air and with the head of the executioner’s axe attached to Grimthrown’s club slammed it upside down climbing onto the ice cliff to dodge the tentacle attacks.

“What? Are you three-legged?”

Azadin saw through the monster’s true identity.

It was a horrible sight with no human parts left but I could feel a slight trace of the energy of the Yaegasu gods.

‘Is it because I end up providing sacred magic to those who believe in the Yaegasu Gods? Your senses have become more sensitive.’

Azadin pulled out Aurelia Dunn surprised at himself for seeing through it all.

The current Azadin sensed the presence of the Yaegas divine clan from Sebalhan the emperor of the Yaegas divine clan and felt sorry for him as if he were looking at his ruined nephew.

I want to be freed from that horrible sight as soon as possible.

A golden ray shot out from Azadin’s hand.

Aurelia Dawn was thrown. Aurelia Dawn flew with such a terrifying momentum that it cut through Sebalhan’s tentacles and turned into a blazing ray of light that pierced Sebalhan’s torso.

“Kwaaaaak!”

The monster writhes in pain and regenerates tentacles. As the tentacles regenerate the fire that has spread across his body also grows larger.

But as soon as Azadin succeeded in his attack he grabbed Grimslown’s club and fell behind the ice shards.

Even though the monster swung its tentacles it could only hit ice blocks and not Azadin.

And isn’t that ice block moving over the monster Sebalhan’s head?

“Accept rest you poor thing.”

As soon as Azadin finished speaking a block of ice fell on Sebalhan’s head and crushed it.

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Sebalhan’s stomach bursts like a salamander’s stomach burst after being hit by a rock.

And from within it came forth black and red smoke.

The fraud took the form of countless people and began to scatter into the blizzard-filled sky.

“Kkaaaah!”

Sebalhan continued to struggle but there was no way to stop him.

Azadin floated Grimslow’s club and hung on to it to slow his fall landing safely on the snow.

“Ah! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!”

“His Majesty has defeated Sebalhan and rescued the souls of the captured residents!”

Azadin’s subjects the elves who had just become Azadin’s subjects and the northern Aragatsas the supply troops sent from Asander to transport provisions and sleds cheered at the sight.

However people like Zibek and Ismail who were familiar with Azadin’s tactics were not surprised.

No matter how bad Azadin’s condition is there’s no way a monster this big could catch Azadin.

More than that I was worried about the physical strength I was expending fighting this monster.

“your majesty.”

“You need to rest a little more. The blood is….”

“Ah. It’s a very mountainous area.”

Azadin wiped the blood from his nose and examined his body.

The more he uses miracles and accomplishes great feats the more people will serve and follow him and each time Azadin does so he gets closer to death.

It’s okay for now but I need to report this incident to Chitai now.

Because he will declare that he has killed the previous king of Chitai Sebalhan who has fallen to the devil and will demand the throne of Chitai.

“Zion Etar. The Sun of the Sunwoo…..”

“yes.”

Sion Etar understood why Azadin was bringing up the topic of Sunwoo’s sun now.

When Azadin arrives in Chitai he is uncertain whether he will be able to bring back the Sunwoo Sun from the Herald Clan’s sanctuary.

“Choose you your wife and your blood relatives to go with you. I will bless them so that you can go through the cold. Give me a sled.”

The battle was coming to an end.

At first Azadin’s cold blasts were effective in wiping out enemy forces and when the elven knights bravely charged into the enemy lines and eliminated Atra’s high-ranking spider disciples the Nether beings lost control and began to devour each other.

Because they had been eating each other while marching here they had developed the habit of cannibalism.

Without the magic of the Atra Apostles they would become mindless monsters who would eat each other… It would be a terrible ending for the original inhabitants of Chitai but there seemed to be no other way to save them.

“ha.”

Azadin cast his spell cautiously looking at this terrible battlefield.

Azadin who became the emperor through the funeral rites of burying the remains of the dead cast a spell that covered the entire battlefield.

As the souls of the dead were freed from the taint of the Nether and the power of the Kurt gods and began to head towards the other side they too drew admiration from the soldiers.

“…I’m dead now.”

Azadin smiled bitterly knowing the side effects of this praise.

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When Azadin’s forces reached the Changgok Pass Sion Etar chose to return with his wife and the northern Aragatha Elder House to the Heralds’ sanctuary hidden within the Kerim Mountains.

Azadin entrusted the production of official documents to the scholar Garasan and his disciples and followers.

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They wrote a proclamation announcing that Azaddin had defeated the previous king of Chitai Sebalkhan and had officially declared his claim to the throne.

Garasan and his subordinate scholars composed poems that were in keeping with the etiquette and style of Chitai and proclaimed them throughout the country. In addition to the governors who had already come governors from other regions also submitted to Azadin.

Azadin marched into the capital of Chitai without any problems defeated the monsters of the Nether and sat on the throne of Chitai.

and….

Azadin fell unconscious while sitting on the throne of Chitai.

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The treasured flagship of the Knights of Salvage Nislav was racing through the sea boiling with cold and strong winds.

Every time the ship cuts through waves as big as a house ice builds up on top of it.

Even though Nislav is said to be a gift from angels he cannot stand this much ice piling up on the ship.

In the name of Emperor Azadin a priest had to consecrate and cast a spell so that the ice on the ship would naturally break and fall back into the sea.

“If you use that much force isn’t His Majesty in danger…?”

The girl who was standing on the dock watching the operation grumbled.

She was the empress of Emperor Midiam Etar Azadin wearing light armor a characteristic moon-bow on her waist like a belt and carrying a short sword.

She climbed aboard Nislav herself and set out on a forced march towards Chitai to meet Azadin.

Although she was a young empress she was able to keep her balance on the rocking ship and the sailors did not dare to look down on her keeping her place.

“Your Majesty if you don’t do this the boat will capsize.”

“What do the priests of the Salvation Knights do?”

“…I’m sorry. I’m not very good at it so I can’t break the ice all over the ship like that.”

The priests and paladins of the Order of the Salvation Knights confessed as much.

Their limited magical skills were unable to keep up with the speed at which the ice was filling the ship.

‘That’s why…. Ah fate is truly cruel. Azadin has been persecuted by the messenger clan and the entire world yet he must give everything he has to the world. If he doesn’t do that he won’t be able to endure even a moment!’

Midiam knew Azadin well from his childhood. She was a member of the herald clan that looked down on Azadin and challenged him.

But now Azadin has become the emperor who protects the world and a giant human pillar who grants people the power of miracles from the Book of the New King.

He endures the weight of the world all by himself. Thanks to him people realize their mistakes and begin to praise him but the origin of that praise also eats away at Azadin.

The reason Azadin could not endure Chitai and fainted was because by then the news of Azadin’s miracles had spread throughout the world and more people had begun to worship him.

“Okay I understand so just take turns.”

“…yes.”

Because the ship would rock up and down with each wave the sailors worked on the ship while hanging from ropes and wearing shoes with nails in the soles.

Although the crew is rotating in three shifts there is no point in resting when operating in such a strong wind zone.

Even in the cabin it rocks up and down so no matter how generous you are you can’t fall asleep.

“I’m sorry! But please hold on a little longer!”

Midiam asked his servants and ordered a forced march.

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After a terrible forced march Nislav arrived safely at Chongqing the capital of Chitai.

The shipping route near Chongqing the capital of Chitai was calm and the water was not frozen unlike the rough seas that had been experienced so far.

Midiam landed at the port of Chongqing where Niselda and Jibek Ismail were waiting for her.

“You have arrived Your Majesty.”

“It must have been a rough road but I am very glad that you are in good health.”

“Um. Thank you for coming to see us Lord Zibek. What happened to Ismail? I heard he lost consciousness.”

“Yes. Your Majesty is currently unable to leave the throne as he is forced to replenish his power by using sacred magic in the king’s churches in each region.”

“You can’t leave the throne? Are you conscious?”

“….”

Zibek and Niselda hesitated not knowing what to say.

Azadin’s current appearance is horrible. Can I show it to Medium?

But what can I say about the Empress’s feelings after she parted the winter seas filled with the madness of Netherstrom?

Then Ismail said

“He keeps waking up and falling down. He’s in so much pain as if he’s been struck by lightning… It’s horrible to see.”

“Look. Guide me.”

Medium moved towards the palace of Chongqing.

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Chitai’s capital Chongqing was completely destroyed by Nether’s followers and its inhabitants were slaughtered.

Fortunately they still had a lot of supplies and food left so Azadin’s forces were occupying Chitai clearing away the corpses and contaminated material gathering as much food and supplies as possible and organizing the uncontaminated materials as much as possible.

The work is still ongoing. The salvageable materials from the collapsed buildings are being used to build defensive lines and shelters for refugees and the work is progressing very quickly.

It was amazing to see the ship still running smoothly even though Emperor Azadin had fallen.

“The scholars and ministers of Chitai are all loyal to Your Majesty. They are helping you wholeheartedly.”

Ismail grumbled when Jibek praised the sincerity of the Chitai people.

“I know that Your Majesty supports the world even in such a state. Unless you are a beast you should be like that.”

What on earth makes him do that?

Medium steeling his resolve arrived at the throne room deep in the palace.