How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 139
Chapter 139
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-We are not your enemy.
White light that devoured his entire field of vision along with the voice.
Clench.
When Go Johan could grip his fist with strength again.
Thud.
Rachel collapsed to the floor powerless, and the temple’s isolation was released, unable to withstand that tremendous power.
“Gasp… gasp…”
Should it be called fortunate, Rachel neither died nor lost consciousness.
“……”
At that sight, Go Johan’s eyes sank deeper.
He had never intended to kill Rachel, Go Yoon-su’s fiancée, to begin with.
He had only intended to draw out whatever was hiding inside before she, the vessel, shattered.
It was a gamble only Go Johan could make, knowing the limits of humanity through countless life-or-death crises.
“What…”
But Go Johan hadn’t healed Rachel yet.
So that healed wound was.
“…What on earth happened to me?”
Meaning it wasn’t Go Johan.
-Players with healing abilities can be counted on one hand worldwide.
-Among them, none can regenerate severed body parts.
-It’s unique.
That healing power.
Tremble tremble.
Had occurred in her who was trembling, who had been just an ordinary person a few days ago.
Boom!
That’s when the door opened and Go Yoon-su rushed in.
“A-are you okay! Rachel! Are you okay?”
Go Yoon-su embracing the collapsed Rachel.
It was because what had just happened in the room was large enough to be felt from outside.
“Yoon-su… I…”
“Go Johan, wait… can we be alone?”
That’s when.
“No.”
Go Johan said firmly and approached Rachel and Go Yoon-su.
Rachel was still trembling, and Go Yoon-su was embracing Rachel unable to get his bearings.
“Rachel, I asked what happened to you, didn’t I?”
“……”
Though terrified.
“…Yes.”
She answered.
In truth, she had wanted to ask but couldn’t.
What great fear it was to see only a changed world while knowing nothing, despite some huge change occurring within herself.
“Tell me.”
“You’ve become a vessel.”
Go Johan could confirm the change that occurred in her from what just happened.
“…Vessel?”
“A possession body for a huge existence to possess, just the connection being established grants part of their power…”
There were such people.
“Those who unlock potential beyond limits.”
In this church.
Beside Go Johan, himself.
“And…”
Whoosh.
Go Johan’s sky-blue eyes glowed brightly.
“I know such existences.”
“…Please tell me.”
“Demons.”
Still.
Both Go Yoon-su and Rachel stopped.
“I’m not sure yet. Because they’re different from what I knew.”
And they dared to impersonate the Goddess before him.
He might have, if not careful, been deceived.
But he could know.
‘That’s not the Goddess.’
His Goddess would never use another’s flesh as a vessel.
“Perhaps, they might be those called gods in this world.”
“……!”
More and more, Go Johan’s eyes shone.
“I’ll consider you the church’s most important person. Hyung too.”
“…Go Johan.”
“If they truly are god-like existences as they claim…”
Go Johan turned away.
‘The Goddess too.’
He might finally get a chance to face the Goddess.
Grin.
His lips curled up.
He had to forcibly suppress the laughter about to burst out.
The wall erected at North Korea’s border?
The Black Gates revealed to the world?
The Demon King about to descend?
Thump, thump, thump, thump.
His heart wasn’t beating because of such things.
“Ah.”
The only existence that could move his heart was one alone.
“O Goddess.”
Go Johan muttered as he left the room.
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“From Russia…”
“From Goldian…”
“Japan Player Association, Takeda…”
“Min Jun-hyuk…”
While Go Johan moved, Park Do-young and Lee Jae-kyung were reporting contacts from around the world in place of the absent Yoon Seung-ah and Lee Ha-yeon.
The hotline had already been established through Lee Ha-yeon, and it was a fact everyone knew that Park Do-young existed as a secret line of contact through them.
“We tried to contact China, but without Lord Grid…”
At the enormous darkness cast over the world, the shocked nations were urging Go Johan’s movement.
It was natural since Go Johan had spoken as if he himself were the foremost expert on these strange phenomena and had been compensated for it.
Thump, thump, thump.
Even then, Go Johan’s heart was beating.
‘Ah.’
He wanted to shout.
‘O Goddess!’
At finally grasping the thread to the Goddess, Go Johan was feeling emotions like an adolescent boy.
Would this be the excitement of finally facing a first love who left in childhood?
Or if an intense lover thought dead had actually made a dramatic revival?
Or else.
Thump, thump, thump.
Neither Lee Jae-kyung’s nor Park Do-young’s words entered his mind.
If those unknown beings intended to shake Go Johan using Rachel, it could be said they succeeded without question.
“Captain.”
At Go Johan’s appearance of not concentrating, Lee Jae-kyung grabbed his shoulder.
On Go Johan’s face turned that way, an unhideable smile had spread.
“Ah, I’m sorry.”
“…Is something wrong?”
“No.”
Go Johan said firmly as if not yet.
“Where did you leave off?”
“The neutral nations seem to be moving on their own. Through Goldian, they’ve secured replica relics too. Since players’ levels have risen considerably, they’re trying to conquer the Black Gates with their own power.”
“Let them.”
“…Pardon?”
Go Johan spoke again as if he’d heard wrong.
“Tell them to do so. Anyway, there’s a limit to forces we can deploy now. The warp gate installation isn’t perfect either, and if we touch something wrong…”
Rumble!
A scene of the black wall erected at North Korea’s border collapsing appeared.
“What Seung-ah is blocking with all her might will collapse.”
“…Then?”
“Tell them to do so. Instead, make sure to tell our side.”
The place Go Johan arrived was the chapel where the collapsed Yoon Seung-ah was.
“To do nothing.”
“……”
“Nothing.”
He had no intention of closing the Black Gates that appeared abroad.
“The finale will be in North Korea.”
“…Understood.”
They ultimately nodded and withdrew.
Creak.
The chapel door opened and Go Johan entered.
Like a Jesus statue nailed to a cross, Yoon Seung-ah was floating in the air bound by invisible magic at the chapel’s center.
On one side, Lee Ha-yeon had her eyes closed, isolating the space itself as Greed’s vault.
Woong.
On another side, Kim Si-on was pouring all his might to maintain everything, supplying power that they might lack.
-Captain.
Lee Ha-yeon’s voice was heard, but he didn’t answer.
Thud.
Go Johan approached Yoon Seung-ah.
Yoon Seung-ah rolled her jet-black obsidian eyes to look at Go Johan.
Since her consciousness had flown far away, something like her instinct raised its head to face Go Johan directly.
“Seung-ah, not right away, but I know my voice will reach you.”
The delay was just a bit long.
Someday his voice would reach Seung-ah.
“I have a plan.”
Go Johan said.
“For that, Seung-ah. I’d like you to help.”
That’s when.
Nod.
Yoon Seung-ah’s head nodded as if she understood.
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A day had passed since the black wall appeared at the armistice line with North Korea and near Mt. Baekdu connecting to China, and since Black Gates appeared worldwide again.
Having felt through experience how dangerous Black Gates were until now.
The world’s people were trembling in anxiety, hoping players would do something, but they were still strangely quiet.
Though they hadn’t made any announcement, their actions seemed to say this.
-It’s nothing serious, so please wait.
Since the entire world was quiet, it wasn’t strange to think so.
However, movements in China and Europe were unusual, and America too seemed to have the American Association issue a summons for top rankers.
And in South Korea.
“……”
Countless people had gathered before the thoroughly sealed black wall.
This level of movement couldn’t help but leak, but as a result of the South Korean president, Player Association, and guild alliance including Sanctum combining forces, information was thoroughly controlled.
“Thank you for gathering.”
Before them, Go Johan appeared shaking his silver-white hair.
His hair was still wet with moisture as if he’d just finished showering.
An appearance contrasting with others who were fully armed.
Gulp.
But players felt strange tension and pressure at such an appearance of Go Johan and swallowed.
Players who had seen Go Johan directly just nodded.
‘Wow.’
Those seeing Go Johan for the first time exclaimed.
And for good reason, since those gathered now were selected by the church, favorable to Go Johan.
“I’ll explain briefly.”
Among them were Goh Min-ji who led Sanctum.
Kim Se-hyeon who led Taehan.
And Kim Cheon-seok and Yu Baek of the Sanctuary Alliance were also together.
Their number was about 300.
Considering their level they were impressive, but thinking of the huge wall before them, it was too few.
“Right now in North Korea, a ritual is progressing for a demon never seen before to manifest.”
Go Johan said casually while leaning against a tent.
“A demon never seen before…?”
Kim Cheon-seok said questioningly.
“It’s simple.”
Go Johan also said as if it were nothing.
“Right now in North Korea…”
A truth not yet revealed to the world, and a truth he wouldn’t reveal.
“A Demon King is descending.”
Mention of the Demon King.