How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 54
Chapter 54
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“Captain!”
Yoon Seung-ah, Kim Si-on, and Lee Jae-kyung ran toward Go Johan.
Swish.
At Go Johan’s gaze directed at them.
Halt.
The apostles and Lee Jae-kyung unconsciously stopped in their tracks.
Go Johan seemed different from how they had seen him before.
His appearance was the same, but his eyes, emotions, and the power he exuded were different.
Thump! Thump!
Like when they had seen Kartul, no, even more than when they had seen Kartul.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Their hearts pounded like crazy.
It was something instinctual.
The natural fear that prey feels in the presence of a predator.
Like when a tiger the size of a house appears before a hunter.
Step.
But Yoon Seung-ah suppressed all that and approached Go Johan.
“You’ve been through a lot.”
Ignoring her racing heartbeat, she spoke to Go Johan and smiled.
If she were to be cut down by Go Johan’s hand at this moment, she felt she could accept even that with a smile.
“…Why do you guys look like that?”
His tone was different, but it was still Go Johan.
Only then did Yoon Seung-ah smile even brighter.
“Unnie, what if you go first like that?”
“…Tsk, you know being scared is human instinct, right?”
Kim Si-on and Lee Jae-kyung, who had approached belatedly, also spoke while pretending to be nonchalant.
Their feelings were no different from Yoon Seung-ah’s, it was just that their bodies hadn’t moved.
“Did you get like that from fighting orcs?”
At Go Johan’s words, Kim Si-on and Lee Jae-kyung’s faces twisted.
“What are you talking about, Captain!”
“That’s a bit…”
The surrounding orcs had been nearly annihilated.
The surviving ones were either unable to accept Kartul’s death or had despaired at the power shown by Go Johan and the apostles, as they were kneeling on the ground.
“It’s the aftermath of the fight between the Captain and that monster. Don’t you remember?”
Lee Jae-kyung said sulkily.
“We couldn’t even fight the orcs in the middle of it. We just ran around avoiding the fight between the Captain and that monster.”
Was it that bad?
“What was that at the end?”
The sword of light, something they had never seen before, was a beautiful light that made one feel reverent just by looking at it, but it was also a destruction that took the form of light.
“…? It’s the swordsmanship I taught you, Uncle.”
“That?”
Chuckle, chuckle.
A small laugh spread.
In the midst of it.
‘I had forgotten.’
Go Johan realized his own change.
A feeling of relief.
And.
‘The power of envy.’
The newly awakened power of the curse.
Swish.
And the form of the great sin that could be transformed into the Mark of Sin.
Until now, Go Johan had been unable to wield a sword, as his body couldn’t handle the destructive swordsmanship, and even the sword couldn’t withstand it.
But the form of the great sin, as it was called, was different.
As if.
“Holy sword….”
No, that couldn’t be.
Thinking that that monstrous mass of destruction was a holy sword bestowed by the goddess felt like blasphemy.
“…….”
But it also made him think that it might truly be a holy sword bestowed by the goddess, like the Mark of Sin.
Unlike in the past in Travania.
“It seems these are the spoils of war.”
And in the place where Kartul had been, there were two greatswords that Kartul had used.
When Go Johan picked them up.
Squirm.
He could feel the immense power and sin within the greatswords flowing into him.
[Ograk’s Twin Fangs]
[Legendary]
[Two forms….]
The abilities of the item were listed in detail.
“Tsk, but you still can’t use it, right?”
Lee Jae-kyung said regretfully.
That was undoubtedly an evil weapon.
It was incomparable to the legendary items they had collected so far, and even the strongest among them, Vermouth’s Claw, was just a fragment compared to the power of these greatswords.
Then.
[The Mark of Sin absorbs the sin contained within Ograk’s Twin Fangs.]
The black light that had been swirling within the greatswords was felt moving toward Go Johan’s necklace.
“Hmm. There seems to be a way.”
The conversation ended there.
Whoosh—!
With Kartul’s death, the black land was destroyed, and the dark clouds cleared.
The walls surrounding Vladivostok would all disappear.
“Cough… cough…”
The surviving orcs were also turning to ash and disappearing.
Stagger.
Then Go Johan staggered as if he was about to fall.
“Captain!”
“Captain!”
Kim Si-on and Lee Jae-kyung, who had run over, supported him, and Yoon Seung-ah’s magic enveloped Go Johan.
“You must have overexerted yourself.”
The injuries inflicted by Kartul were caused by a demon, so the recovery was slow.
‘It seems I still haven’t reached the power of my prime.’
It seemed that his body couldn’t handle the last bit of Michael’s power that he had drawn out using the power of envy.
“I need… to rest…”
Just as Go Johan was about to say that.
Squirm.
Go Johan, Lee Jae-kyung, Kim Si-on, and Yoon Seung-ah.
Their faces showed subtle changes.
The one who stepped forward was Yoon Seung-ah.
“What is this?”
There, Anton, the head of the Russian association, along with other Russian players, had gathered.
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Anton’s face, which had appeared, clearly showed his complex emotions.
Swish.
The surroundings, the center of Vladivostok, had been completely destroyed.
‘Truly, this is….’
And because he had been on the battlefield, he had seen it.
‘Is this human?’
The aftermath of the battle that had taken place here.
Pillars of fire had risen, and blood and flesh had flown everywhere.
But what was most frightening was.
‘That light.’
A destruction disguised as a brilliant light.
Even though he had only felt a part of it from a distance, he had collapsed.
Not just Anton, but all the players gathered here.
“What is this?”
“Is it… over?”
Anton cautiously asked.
“You’re not answering my question.”
Anton had seen Yoon Seung-ah’s power during the last Black Gate.
And he had realized that these ‘Shins’ had a significant influence on the Temple, which held great power in North America and Europe.
[TL Note- Shins had previously been translated as Sins. It seems they are called Shins instead of actual sins because sins itself has an evil meaning.]
So he had wanted to use them.
After all, they were also human, so if he kept them close and found a way, something might work out.
He had made an absurd agreement and promised to transfer nuclear weapons.
He thought that in the future, it could become a kind of shackle or a gesture of goodwill toward them.
“Anton.”
No.
“I’ll ask one last time. What are you doing?”
Yoon Seung-ah, with a changed tone, spoke.
“You are…”
Anton finally answered.
“Monsters.”
Swish, the players began to move.
“A black bear that breaks trees and tears people apart can be tamed if you put a shackle on it.”
They were surrounding Go Johan and the apostles like the orcs had done earlier.
“But monsters… monsters cannot be tamed.”
“Ha.”
At first, he had thought he could intimidate them and extract some kind of promise.
But his thoughts had changed.
“Your existence will not help Russia’s future. No!”
Anton shouted.
“With your existence, Russia will only decline further.”
After all, the place they were deeply connected to was the United States, a potential enemy.
“We will die here. With you.”
“Just this much?”
“If we fail, dozens of nuclear weapons will be launched here.”
The ones prepared to be fired at the black land.
If Anton reported that the Shins had failed and that this was the only way, the president would execute it.
-Anton! You’re crazy!
At first, Mikhail, who had been wary of the Shins, said that, which only strengthened Anton’s conviction.
“…All units, prepare for battle.”
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He didn’t think they could defeat these monsters with this many players.
‘Huh.’
Thinking that, he let out a hollow laugh.
Nearly three thousand players, the pride of Russia, yet they couldn’t guarantee victory against just four people.
But.
‘They’re also tired.’
Those monsters were also tired from fighting another monster.
Their appearance was proof of that.
Even so, he couldn’t be confident of victory.
‘If we risk everything and drain their strength…’
With dozens of nuclear weapons, even they couldn’t guarantee their survival.
“All units, prepare for battle.”
The players here were different from those of other countries.
They were those who could be given absolute orders, those with shackles.
Twitch.
Even though they were terrified, they were the kind of people who would strap bombs to themselves and charge forward.
“Are those guys possessed by demons?”
Lee Jae-kyung said with sharp eyes and voice.
“No. Some might be, but most are fine.”
Go Johan answered.
“They’re just…”
Go Johan, who had been supported, moved away from the support.
Twitch.
The three thousand players retreated like a wave.
“This is what humans are originally like.”
He had forgotten.
The fall of Travania was not caused by demons.
That’s why.
“Anton.”
He had created a force.
But he wanted to give them a chance.
“If we suffer any harm here, everything you’re thinking will happen.”
The sharp voice was businesslike.
“At this very moment, if you so much as twitch a finger, the Russian president will be found dead from a heart attack, and Russia’s finances will collapse.”
“Nonsense!”
Was it really nonsense?
“You will not be able to request any help for future Black Gates…”
Then suddenly.
“Ha.”
A sigh escaped.
What is all this?
He had already given them many chances.
As Lee Jae-kyung had said.
“They’re just possessed by demons.”
Go Johan stepped forward and said that.
Step.
The moment he took another step, Anton was about to order the attack.
But.
Whoosh—!
The light that burst from Go Johan, the light that instantly healed Go Johan and the apostles’ wounds.
“Uh… ugh!”
All he could do was exhale in panic.
The wounded monsters had instantly become unharmed.
And that.
Thud.
Was the last moment Anton thought.
Something with only its head missing, tilted and fell.
“Next in command.”
Go Johan said in a cold voice.
“…….”
At the horrifying sight, no one stepped forward.
-Right, and the man in red…
Yoon Seung-ah’s voice echoed in his head.
That was.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A death list.
“Next.”
At Go Johan’s voice, no one dared to speak.