How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 46
Chapter 46
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The final moments before the Black Gate of South Korea was conquered.
“Wooa, wooa…”
The voice of the Orc High Priest, sounding like something ancient.
“Krrr.”
The red energy emanating from the Black Orc’s body, seemingly influenced by that sound.
Dozens of Black Orcs and the High Priest.
That was the final battle Go Johan fought inside the Black Gate.
In other words.
“Is Kartul not here?”
The Orc Warchief, Kartul, whom he had been waiting for, did not appear.
Crack!
The High Priest, with his shoulder crushed, his eyes wide open.
His face was…
“Krak! Krak!”
Stained with something akin to joy.
“Krak! Krak!”
It wasn’t a call for Go Johan.
“Ograk Krak!”
They were calling for their great warrior, Kartul.
Crack!
Go Johan crushed the High Priest’s chest.
At that moment, Go Johan was…
“Is that so?”
Smiling.
“Just as I expected.”
That was the moment.
“Krak! Ograk!”
The High Priest, calling out the name of the great warrior and their god.
[Orc Summoning Ritual is in progress.]
Unlike the demons of the past, who were unaware of Go Johan’s presence, the current demons knew that Go Johan was here.
Such beings would not dare to attempt to conquer this world again with such a meager scale and shoddy methods.
Whoosh!
The inside of the gate was almost completely sealed off from the outside.
Entry from the outside was permitted, but exit was not.
And that meant…
Whoosh!
The souls and spirits of those who died inside were also trapped.
Go Johan, through his divine vision, could see the souls of all those who had died within the Black Gate rising.
Crack!
After crushing the High Priest’s neck, Go Johan reached out towards the void.
In his current state, could he not tear apart even those souls?
[Orc Summoning Ritual is synchronized.]
But Go Johan slowly lowered his outstretched hand.
“It’s been a while since I last saw this.”
The sky gradually distorting.
[The Black Gate is being destroyed.]
As the Black Gate was destroyed, Go Johan and the other players would be pushed back to their own world.
“Kartul.”
When he opened his eyes.
“It’s the players!”
“The Black Gate has been conquered!”
He could hear the cheers of the association members.
The place where Go Johan appeared was near the Black Gate, where he had entered.
Although he had 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 previously sunken eyes gradually began to soften.
And then.
“Why do you all look like that?”
He couldn’t help but make a bewildered face.
Most of Shield, including Kim Cheon-seok, and Baekgang’s Yu Baek and most of his team had their upper bodies exposed, revealing their skin.
Even though most players’ bodies were quite fit, the sight was rather bizarre and funny.
“We had to check for some kind of tattoo or something!”
Kim Cheon-seok shouted, hastily putting his clothes back on.
“We were all checking each other, so that’s why.”
“Pfft.”
Go Johan finally burst out laughing.
“Fortunately, there were no more.”
“From now on, only those coming to the camp need to be checked.”
“How could that be possible?”
Yu Baek spoke confidently, seemingly unashamed of his exposed upper body.
“We saw with our own eyes how serious the threat could be.”
If that was the case, then it was fortunate.
“Still, put some clothes on first.”
Click, click, click!
In the distance, journalists, though kept at bay by the association members, were taking pictures of Shield and Baek Kang.
“By the way, it’s not over yet.”
At Go Johan’s words, Kim Cheon-seok and Yu Baek both froze.
They had just come out of that insane place, and it’s not over?
“I guess we’ll have to go.”
Go Johan turned around before the journalists could approach.
“What… what is it?”
Kim Cheon-seok called out to Go Johan.
“Don’t worry about what happened inside.”
“……?”
“Those with clear minds will know that it wasn’t wrong.”
Finally, they understood what he was talking about.
The Hojo Guild members.
It seemed to be about the punishment they had meted out to those who had sold out players to the Orcs.
“I’m not a villain.”
“I never said you were.”
“Brother!”
At Kim Cheon-seok’s words, Go Johan and Yu Baek spoke simultaneously.
“In war… that’s what a hero is. Anyway, thank you. Because of you, both my son and I survived.”
Without saying anything more, Go Johan walked away.
Whoosh.
His figure disappeared like a mirage, leaving those around him astonished once again.
“Why would he say something like that?”
Yu Baek said, sounding frustrated.
“Just…”
The journalists, pushing past even the association members.
“It’s pitiful. He’s just a child.”
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The Black Gate of South Korea was the fourth to be conquered.
Based on the players’ accounts, it was undeniable that the South Korean Black Gate was larger and more powerful than any other Black Gate opened anywhere in the world.
The first to conquer a Black Gate was Russia.
-Thanks to the sacrifices of our great players, Russia has finally succeeded in conquering the Black Gate.
They had conquered the Black Gate early on and were spreading extensive press releases.
Although as many as three thousand players had died, the fact that they had ultimately succeeded in conquering the Black Gate was the main point.
-That place was a demon realm, with red-skinned Orcs running rampant. They were entirely different from the Orcs we had encountered before.
The Black Gate that had appeared in Russia was…
-We succeeded in conquering an Orc settlement.
An Orc settlement.
Unlike the South Korean Gate, which had seven settlements and rituals, they had only faced one of those settlements.
The same was true for other conquered Black Gates.
Later, details about the South Korean Gate emerged.
-The Black Gate in South Korea consisted of a total of seven Orc settlements.
-Ahem.
-Huff.
The journalists at the press conference couldn’t hide their surprise.
Considering the level of other Gates that had already been conquered, it was overwhelming.
-The death toll was 381…
The number of casualties was also overwhelming in a different sense.
What was interesting was…
-Russia’s Black Gate was a single settlement, but it was a massive one, with ten thousand Red Orcs.
Russia seemed to have taken offense.
As if to say, “We are more impressive!”
-Our great players did not fear death…
That was when.
“It was two thousand.”
Yoon Seung-ah, who had greeted Go Johan, spoke.
“They pushed their own players in, saying they needed to make achievements. Three thousand died that way.”
It was none other than Yoon Seung-ah who had conquered Russia’s Black Gate.
Contrary to Russia’s announcement, the number of Red Orcs was two thousand, and despite Yoon Seung-ah’s presence, three thousand casualties occurred due to their unilateral actions.
“It must be frustrating.”
Yoon Seung-ah said with an emotionless face.
“They offered group-level rewards for conquering the Black Gate.”
They were not their own players.
-Additionally, the greatest contribution to the conquest of the Black Gate was made by a guild known as ‘Sins,’ and their identity is still…
-The suspected monopolistic force of the previous Black Gate, ‘Sins.’
For Yoon Seung-ah, the name ‘Sins’ they had put forward was only worth that much.
The situation with other Black Gates was the same.
“You’ve worked hard. Any injuries?”
At Go Johan’s words.
“…None.”
Only then did Yoon Seung-ah smile.
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Most of the Black Gates had been conquered.
In places where the Apostles had not gone, Goldian had lent over 300 unique items for a fee.
Also, there were stories of guilds that had not been prominent suddenly stepping up and successfully conquering their country’s Gates.
And.
-That place was hell.
The true nature of the Black Gates was gradually being revealed.
-The Orcs, even with their arms cut off, kept charging. They were more like undead than Orcs.
Globally, the number of casualties was by no means small.
Moreover, the monsters encountered there were truly overwhelming.
“We should hurry up with the potion distribution.”
At Go Johan’s words, Yoon Seung-ah nodded.
“Isn’t Gluttony working too hard?”
She was worried about the young Gluttony, but…
Pfft.
Yoon Seung-ah couldn’t help but laugh at the sound.
Truly.
‘He sees us as just ordinary people.’
Only Go Johan saw them as mere children, as people.
The Apostles, who had almost become vessels for demons.
Only their bodies had not grown up in that place where even the flow of time was different.
“……”
Their minds had been tortured for years, decades, to fit the vessel.
Age meant nothing to the Apostles.
Moreover.
‘Babayaga.’
That was what the Russian players had said when they saw Yoon Seung-ah wipe out three hundred Red Orcs at once.
Kim Si-on’s case was even more severe.
He looked like a boy of about fifteen.
-M-monster… Aaah!
They had treated him like a plague, running away as he cut down Red Orcs for them.
Moreover, after that, they sent no player support to the Red Orc settlement, pushing only Kim Si-on forward.
Yoon Seung-ah’s eyes darkened as she thought of that country.
But Go Johan was different.
“You should have gone to school.”
He saw them only as children, as boys, as girls.
“Your words alone are enough to be grateful.”
The Apostles and Go Johan.
There was no romantic love there.
Only the love of a parent looking at their child, and respect mixed with awe.
‘But still…’
Yoon Seung-ah quietly looked at Go Johan.
‘I’m… older.’
That was when.
“Seung-ah, you must have noticed too.”
Go Johan’s sunken eyes.
“……”
Yoon Seung-ah’s eyes also sank in response.
“This isn’t the end.”
Most of the Black Gates had been conquered.
The next Gate opening?
That wasn’t the problem.
Go Johan’s divine vision and Yoon Seung-ah’s…
‘Evil Eye.’
Yes, that’s what they called it.
The two, with their great vision, could feel it.
“Kartul is coming.”
There was a sign of something enormous approaching.