Night of the Soulless Heathens – 511



#512. Night of the Soulless Unbeliever 23

Azadin glared at Erasmaya.

Since they were enemies from the beginning their schemes and tactics were nothing more than the results of each doing their best in their respective positions.

But the elves weren’t.

Unlike Nagas they have infiltrated human society deeply and have already been forgiven by humans once despite their past sins.

These elves have once again betrayed humanity and broken trust. This time they have even betrayed their own kind against their will.

How can such an ugly war criminal be talking about deceiving the people in order to simplify the issue of post-war compensation?

Azadin’s voice which never lost its composure even when facing enemies was as cold and fierce as ice.

“Why on earth should I deceive the people for your sake? Don’t climb up. You are not worth it.”

“I am sorry. However Your Majesty we were simply trying to save our clan within the predicted Age of Jupiter and this is how things turned out. The power of the Nether had already grown stronger and we could not stop the return of the old gods who had been sealed due to the changes in the celestial bodies. We the elves and the Naga simply acted to refine the power of the Nether into a form that could be controlled. Everything was done for the good of humanity.”

Erasmaya’s argument was as follows:

The coming of the Age of Jupiter was inevitable and unstoppable as had been prophesied long ago.

Wouldn’t they have prevented it with minimal damage?

“The deception is so clumsy that it feels like an insult. It is true that the coming of Fimbulbert in the Age of Jupiter was inevitable. But isn’t it a blatant lie that you did this out of concern for humanity? You were simply blinded by your own interests exploiting other powers and ultimately betraying humanity. And now that this is the result aren’t you making excuses?”

Emperor Azadin wanted to bring criminals to trial and punish them according to the law.

But Erasmaya’s argument was so shameless that I felt like cutting down the trial and the Nabal right now.

“I will not deny it. We are sinners. But Your Majesty we are still useful. We have great wealth forbidden arts and all kinds of pleasures. If you forgive us and give us a punishment we can accept we will gladly accept it and dedicate all our talents to you.”

When Azadin became angry Erasmaya changed her attitude and proposed a legal bargain.

‘You really think I’m an idiot. Didn’t you get stabbed in the back of the head when everyone spared you for your talents? In the end you think that if you survive this time you can manipulate me with your own pleasures and enjoyment right?’

Azadin decided to cut off Erasmaya and the Telvarin elves this time.

But at that very moment darkness fell before Azadin’s eyes.

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A terrible sense of helplessness came over Azadin.

‘What a time! Those damn elves are so lucky!’

Azadin has come close to death several times to get here.

Since I am lucky to be alive I am so used to my body sometimes not listening to me that it is not surprising.

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But why did I feel so helpless in front of my enemies right now?

Now I can’t show myself weak in front of my enemies.

Even if it’s Erasmaya and Telvarin Elf this Nagaraja Maharaja has a power that is by no means insignificant.

Azadin desperately tried to appear calm and stepped forward.

In this situation we cannot strongly insist on punishing the elves.

However if you suddenly show signs of weakness people will definitely become suspicious.

“You Telvarin elves are still selfish. We must end Fimbulbert before discussing your punishment. Step aside from the throne. We will discuss your punishment after we end Fimbulbert.”

As Azadin spoke pretending to be calm Maharaja looked at Dehares. Dehares nodded.

“Understood. I will return to humans what belongs to them. But what do you plan to do now Your Majesty the Emperor?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Your Majesty has several options. As you know Lord Jecht has isolated this world with the power of the Nether cutting off the hand of the Yaegas Spirit from this Hybris. If Your Majesty restores it the protection of the Yaegas Spirit can once again protect this land or you can artificially strengthen the power of the Salvation Knights by bringing them closer to the Angels of Salvation.”

“If not you could ascend and become another angel. Wouldn’t it be okay to become an archangel of the four orders instead of the three?”

Maharajah slyly suggested another path to Azadin.

“Is that possible?”

“The connection between Hybris and Yaegas has already been severed once. You can end Fimbulbert by restoring the severed connection and reestablishing the connection with other worlds and in the process slightly change the world as you wish.”

“That’s exactly what you guys were doing.”

Azadin noticed what the Maharajah was doing while sitting on the throne.

Through the throne of Btuma Jecht cut off the power of the Yaegas tribe from this world with the light of the royal flower.

That means that the world can be reset through this throne. Naga and the elves were touching the throne in order to reset the world after the defeat of Jecht.

“Yes. After the defeat of Jecht and the release of the throne from his bonds we attempted to take over the power and exercise it. However the throne of Yaegas rejected us. Of course if we take the time to interfere there is nothing we cannot manipulate…”

Azadin sensed that the Naga Maharaja was bluffing.

When they offered a deal to Zect they said they sacrificed 10000 eggs from their clan.

Even if oviparous birth is a more suitable method for fertility than viviparous birth 10000 eggs of a higher organism like me would not be a cheap price.

There is no way that the Maharaja of Naga could accomplish what Jecht a descendant of Yaegas could do by offering 10000 Naga eggs by ‘taking some time’.

“Our Nagas’ magic has reached a level that is on a different level from that of humans but I cannot make the mistake of fighting you who has defeated Lord Jecht the legitimate heir of the Yaegasu clan and has not even a single scale damaged.”

Naga Maharaja and Nagaraja Dehares were mistaken about Azadin’s condition.

Azadin was said to have won an overwhelming victory over Jecht with not a single scale damaged.

‘No you don’t have scales to get hurt in the first place you guys.’

But their misjudgment was a great opportunity for Azadin.

“I offer seven years of abundant harvests seven years of abundant catches and one hundred years of peace. Trade is permitted but regular troops and spies must not leave the Btuma Forest for the next one hundred years. If you do this humanity will not approach the Nagas’ territory.”

Azadin laid out the terms of negotiation with the Nagas.

The damage suffered by humanity from this Fimbulbert is enormous but humanity does not have the capacity to punish the Nagas.

It would be better to seal them in the Bthuma Forest and receive a promise of seven years of abundant harvests and plenty of fish.

“They say it’s a 100-year peace but isn’t it actually confining us too unilaterally? Peace under these conditions is too humiliating.”

“Isn’t this the time to be discussing humiliation? Considering the damage you have done to humanity there are many who would rather fight to the death.”

“What about your military supplies? Are you sure you have enough food and weapons? You probably don’t. Even though you’ve won I know you’re on the verge of death. And aren’t the beings from the Nether constantly coming over right now? Unlike you the Kurt gods we serve were originally gods of the Nether. They were called the Kurt gods because they liked Hybris and stayed here so we who have gained their wisdom know more about the beings from the Nether than humans.”

The Maharaja of Naga secretly threatened Azadin.

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I know you had a hard time passing through Fimbulbert so I’m asking if you want to fight the Nagas.

If we go to war with Naga instead of receiving the promise of seven years of abundant harvests it will be a long way from the recovery of humanity.

But Azadin did not back down from these negotiations.

“If your subordinates willingly offered 10000 eggs then your regime must have a very solid foundation. Lord Jecht’s army has been reporting victories every day so the Nagas must have shed a lot of blood. And even after offering 10000 eggs are you saying that they are all willing to fight to the death when you order them to? Your subordinates are truly enviable in their loyalty.”

I don’t know how much power the Maharaja has among the Nagas but you must have made many sacrifices to remain active in the Fimbulbert situation. If negotiations with Azadin break down in this situation do you think the other Nagas will blindly follow you?

When Azadin made such a fuss the Maharajah also seemed speechless.

I don’t know for sure but Azadin’s comment seemed to have hit a sore spot on his mind.

“Yes. We have suffered as much as humanity has suffered from this war. It is time for the survivors to seek peace rather than fight each other. In the name of Cobra Queen Devislyn I will accept this as a 100-year peace covenant.”

Naga Maharaja agreed to peace negotiations with Azadin.

As humanity was weakened by Fimbulbert the Nagas were also in a situation where they could not continue the war. Even without peace negotiations the Nagas were not in a situation where they could immediately go to war.

“Okay. Then get out of here. Go back to your territory immediately.”

“i get it.”

The men retreated feeling a mixture of humiliation and relief.

Dehares who was already acquainted with Azadin bowed to him.

“I appreciate your generosity Your Majesty. You have defeated Lord Jecht the Nether Avatar and are still thinking of peace. I look forward to our future trade.”

“Please take care of me too. There is no harm in trading.”

“then.”

Dehares left Bhutuma to assist the Maharaja.

A green magic circle appeared in the air and swallowed their bodies and in an instant their presence disappeared from Btuma.

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“Well then you Telvarin elves are left. Your crimes are worse than those of the Nagas. The Nagas were originally a race that opposed humanity and their actions were sincere in their own way but you betrayed humanity despite being part of the Northern Qi. Tell me why you should be spared.”

Azadin finished negotiating with the Nagas and now turned his gaze to the Telvarin elves.