How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 43
Chapter 43
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The last battle before South Korea’s Black Gate was cleared.
“Woah, woah…”
The Orc High Priest making sounds like something ancient and.
“Grrrr.”
The red energy emanating from the Black Orc’s entire body, seemingly influenced by those sounds.
Dozens of Black Orcs and the High Priest.
That was Go Johan’s final battle inside the Black Gate.
That is.
“So Kartul isn’t here?”
The awaited Orc Great Chief, Kartul, didn’t show himself.
Crack!
The High Priest with crushed shoulders, eyes wide open.
His face.
“Krak! Krak!”
Was stained with something like ecstasy.
“Krak! Krak!”
It wasn’t calling for Go Johan.
“Ograk Krak!”
He was calling for their Great Warrior, Kartul.
Crack!
Crushed the High Priest’s chest.
At that time, Go Johan.
“I see.”
Was smiling.
“As expected.”
That’s when.
“Krak! Ograk!”
The High Priest shouting both their Great Warrior and their god.
[Orc summoning ritual in progress.]
Unlike the past demons who had no idea Go Johan was here, the current demons were aware of Go Johan’s presence.
Such beings wouldn’t attempt to invade this world again with just this scale and sloppy methods.
Woong!
The gate’s interior could be said to be sealed off from the outside.
While entry from outside was allowed, exit was impossible.
And that meant.
Woong!
The same applied to the souls and spirits of those who died inside.
Through his divine sight, Go Johan could see the souls of all who died in the Black Gate rising up.
Crack!
After crushing the High Priest’s neck last, Go Johan reached toward the sky.
With his current self, couldn’t he tear apart even those souls?
[Orc summoning ritual synchronizing.]
But Go Johan slowly lowered his outstretched hand.
“It’s been a while since I’ll see you again.”
The sky slowly distorting.
[Black Gate is being destroyed.]
As the Black Gate was destroyed, players including Go Johan would be pushed back to their world.
“Kartul.”
When he opened his eyes.
“The players!”
“The Black Gate has been cleared!”
He could hear what sounded like cheers from association members.
Go Johan appeared at the Buyeo gate where he had entered.
Though he fought the final battle alone.
“Is, is it over?”
When he came out, he was with Baekgang and Shield who had entered with him.
Go Johan’s sunken eyes slowly began to clear.
And.
“Why do you all look like that?”
He unconsciously made a dumbfounded face.
Most of Shield including Kim Cheon-seok, and Baekgang’s Yu-baek and most of them had taken off their tops, exposing bare skin.
Even though players’ bodies were mostly fit, their appearance was quite bizarre and funny.
“Di-didn’t you say we needed to check for some kind of tattoo or something!”
Kim Cheon-seok shouted in surprise, hurriedly putting on his top.
“That’s why we were all naked checking each other.”
“Puhah.”
Finally Go Johan burst out laughing.
“Fortunately there weren’t any more.”
“We’ll just check people coming to camp later.”
“How could we do that?”
Yu-baek spoke proudly, not seeming embarrassed about his bare upper body.
“After seeing with our own eyes how serious the potential threat was.”
If so, that’s good.
“Still, please put on clothes first.”
Chwachwachwachwa!
In the distance, reporters waiting but unable to come closer due to association members’ control were taking pictures of Shield and Baekgang.
“By the way, this isn’t over yet.”
At Go Johan’s words, Kim Cheon-seok and Yu-baek stopped simultaneously.
They just came out of that crazy place, and it’s not over?
“I should go.”
Go Johan turned around before the reporters could arrive.
“Hey… you.”
Kim Cheon-seok called out to Go Johan.
“Don’t worry about what happened inside.”
“…?”
“Those with their heads on straight will know that wasn’t wrong.”
Only then did he understand what he meant.
The Hojo guild members.
It seemed to be about punishing those who sold players to the Orcs.
“You’re not a villain.”
“I never said I was.”
“Brother!”
At Kim Cheon-seok’s words, Go Johan and Yu-baek spoke simultaneously.
“In war… that’s what makes a hero. Anyway, thanks. Thanks to you, both I and my son survived.”
Without answering further, Go Johan walked away.
Swoosh.
Those nearby were surprised once again as his figure disappeared like a mirage.
“Why would you say something like that?”
Yu-baek spoke as if frustrated.
“Just…”
Reporters approaching, breaking through even the association members.
“Feel sorry for the young one.”
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South Korea’s Black Gate was the fourth to be cleared.
Compiling players’ accounts, there was no doubt that South Korea’s Black Gate was larger and more powerful than any opened worldwide.
Russia claimed to be the first to clear a Black Gate.
-Our Russia has finally succeeded in clearing the Black Gate through the sacrifice of our great players.
They had cleared their Black Gate early and were spreading extensive press releases.
Though they said three thousand players were sacrificed, the key fact was they succeeded in clearing the Black Gate.
-It was a demon realm, and red-skinned Orcs ran wild. They could be considered completely different from previously known Orcs.
The Black Gate that formed in Russia.
-We succeeded in conquering the Orc village.
Was an Orc village.
Orc village.
Unlike South Korea’s gate with 7 villages and rituals, they had only faced one of those villages.
Other places that cleared Black Gates were the same.
Afterwards, details about South Korea’s gate were revealed.
-South Korea’s Black Gate consisted of a colony of 7 Orc villages and.
-Ahem.
-Huk.
The reporters at the press conference couldn’t hide their surprise.
It was overwhelming considering the level of other gates already cleared.
-381 deaths…
The number of casualties was also overwhelming in a different sense.
What was interesting was.
-Though Russia’s Black Gate was a single village, it was a massive village with ten thousand Red Orcs.
Russia seemed to have responded indignantly.
As if saying we were more impressive!
It seemed like they were pleading that.
-Our great players didn’t fear death…
That’s when.
“It was two thousand.”
Yoon Seung-ah said as she greeted Go Johan.
“They pushed in their country’s players saying they needed to achieve merit. Three thousand died that way.”
Russia’s Black Gate had been cleared by none other than Yoon Seung-ah.
Unlike Russia’s announcement, there were two thousand Red Orcs, and despite Yoon Seung-ah’s presence, three thousand casualties occurred due to their unilateral actions.
“It must be nauseating.”
Yoon Seung-ah spoke with an emotionless face.
“They offered trillion-level compensation to clear the Black Gate.”
They weren’t their own country’s players.
-Also, the guild called ‘Shinz’ made the greatest contribution to clearing the Black Gate, and their identity is still…
-Previous Black Gate monopoly force, presumed to be ‘Shinz’.
That was what was promised to Yoon Seung-ah under the name Shinz they put forward.
Other Black Gates were the same.
“Good work. Any injuries?”
At Go Johan’s words.
“…None.”
Only then did Yoon Seung-ah smile.
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Most Black Gates had been cleared.
Where apostles couldn’t go, Goldian had rented out 300 unique items for a fee.
There were also stories of previously unnoticed guilds suddenly performing well and succeeding in clearing their country’s gates.
And.
-It was hell.
The true nature of the Black Gates began to be revealed bit by bit.
-The Orcs that charged even with severed arms seemed more like undead than Orcs.
Globally, the number of casualties was far from small.
Also, the monsters encountered there were truly overwhelming.
“We should hurry a bit more with releasing the holy medicine.”
Yoon Seung-ah nodded at Go Johan’s words.
“Isn’t Gluttony working too hard?”
Though he spoke out of concern for the young Gluttony.
Snicker.
Yoon Seung-ah unconsciously laughed at those words.
Really.
‘He sees us just as the same people.’
Only Go Johan saw them simply as children, as people.
The apostles who almost became vessels for demons.
Only their bodies hadn’t grown in that place where even the flow of time was different.
“…”
Their minds were worked to exhaustion for years, decades to become suitable vessels.
Age held no meaning for the apostles.
Moreover.
‘Baba Yaga.’
That’s what Russian players called Yoon Seung-ah after seeing her sweep away three hundred Red Orcs at once.
Apparently it was even worse for Kim Si-on.
Though he appeared to be just a fifteen-year-old boy.
-Mo-monster…. Aaaagh!
After he cut down Red Orcs for them, they treated him like a plague and ran away.
Moreover, afterwards they just pushed Kim Si-on alone into the Red Orc village without any player support.
Yoon Seung-ah’s eyes sank thinking about that country.
But Go Johan was different.
“It would have been nice if you could have gone to school too.”
He sees them only as children, as boys and girls.
“Just hearing those words is enough to be grateful.”
The apostles and Go Johan.
There was no romance there.
Only a parent’s love looking at children, and reverence including respect.
‘Still…’
Yoon Seung-ah quietly looked at Go Johan.
‘I’m… older.’
That’s when.
“Seung-ah, you’ve noticed too, right?”
Go Johan’s sunken eyes.
“…”
Matching him, Yoon Seung-ah’s eyes also sank.
“This isn’t the end.”
Most Black Gates had been cleared.
The next gates opening?
That wasn’t the issue.
Go Johan’s divine sight, and Yoon Seung-ah’s…
‘Demon eyes.’
Yes, that’s what they named it.
The two with great vision could feel it.
“Kartul is coming.”
That there were signs of something massive.