Paladin in Dark Fantasy

Episode 52 .

A demonic stench wafted from the giant’s breath.

The red eyes glowed with a sense of triumph as he stared at Iden as if he were going to eat him.

Aiden clenched his fists.

For a moment, I wondered what it would be like to kill him and slaughter all the cultists in this facility, but it was too emotional.

If even one is sent alive, their identity will be revealed before they finish Kardach’s work. The possibility of survival is uncertain.

I kept suppressing it. Jude didn’t react either and followed Aiden in impersonating a demonic cult.

The giant roared in front of him as if in annoyance.

His messy hair brushed against Iden’s face.

The moment the giant opened his mouth, countless tattoos appeared on his face. The text glowed purple and began to control the giant.

The guy resisted fiercely. He banged his head against the outer wall of the aisle and howled bitterly.

Aiden pulled the cart back and backed away for a while.

After some time had passed, the giant’s red eyes lost their vitality. Then it crashed to the ground and shook the earth.

The clergy gathered on the other side shouted at Aiden.

“You bastards! Why don’t you go up?!”

Jude replied loudly that he knew. Then I looked at Iden.

“It must be underground.”

Aiden nodded.

However, the problem was not the location of this place, but the area.

In that vast hall, resembling an amphitheatre, there were numerous stairs and passages connecting them.

It was like an ant nest.

In this vast space, how could he find what Kadak had left behind, or a way to bring down the principality?

Aiden visited the mansion, believing only one route in the original story, that Kadak’s legacy contributed greatly to the suppression of the principality.

But I never thought it would be connected to a place like this. If I had known in advance, I would have investigated it, but it was something that could not be specified.

In the yard where I didn’t even know if I was looking for an object or a means, the radius to search was too wide.

Aiden looked at the great hall. Even if I move all day, I won’t be able to look back halfway.

The assassination was successful, so it was okay to return to the Empire, but the feeling of not wanting to miss the opportunity still remained.

Regret seized Iden.

Of course, in times like these, the judgment had to be quick.

Just as he was thinking about it, Shiron’s arm came out of the cart and touched Aiden’s stomach.

She squeezed through the white cloth and only peeked out her face.

“It’s shining. Be careful.”

Wondering what it was, I looked in the direction the tip of her index finger was pointing, and I saw a faint beam of light coming from her chest.

The black priest’s clothes were dyed dark blue.

Elohim Derk. Aiden turned his back and carefully took out the necklace. It was to prevent the demonists from noticing.

However, the blue radiance quickly disappeared.

The well-springing hopes had subsided somewhat, but there was always a reason when this jewel embraced the light.

In case there was a hidden function, I tapped it here and there and looked all over the surface.

Nothing happened. Are there any conditions? I thought about it, but I couldn’t figure it out right now.

As Iden swallowed his disappointment and turned back toward the hall, the necklace began to glow blue. The light beam straightened out in a straight line.

Iden hastily covered it with his hand and hid it in the cart.

I glanced at the priests in the distance. I was moving very busy without even being able to pay attention to this side.

Aiden felt that Elohim Derk was a blessing. The ray was definitely pointing somewhere.

The one who had been left behind had come on his own and was solving Aiden’s troubles.

It may have been Kardach’s design, but it couldn’t be less lovely. I thought that I shouldn’t dispose of things carelessly.

said Jude, pointing to the high stairway on the other side.

“God was watching over there. While the bugs are gone, why don’t we move them in advance?”

He was right. By now, the principality should have figured out that the culprit was not a cadet.

It was because he had left too many traces of divine power in the Magic University.

Time was not infinite. I had to move on.

I walked towards the hall.

*

The noisy facility subsided quietly.

They were in such a hurry that they made a mess inside and disappeared.

Even at first glance, shady and humid places where confidential information was handled, the doors were wide open without being locked down. Papers were strewn all over the hallway.

Stuffed humans and half-horses cultivated in glass tubes were seen through the open laboratory.

A very hateful and inhumane organization. Aiden bit his lip.

Even the Balancers were not normal, but the magician’s erratic knowledge far exceeded him. It was not a man-made group.

Devil bastards wearing a pharynx. Even if the seeker of destruction didn’t react, the intrinsic sense of hostility made the murderous intent soar.

Jude cautiously opened his mouth to Iden, whose expression was distorted.

“Look here.”

Before I knew it, I arrived at the place Elohim Derk was pointing to.

A rectangular frame covered with silver-grey minerals. It was supposed to be an entrance, but the form of the door was a bit ambiguous.

It was like a scattered puzzle.

Jude swept the wall lightly.

“The entrance is clear, but it is sealed with a very high level of magic.”

Saying that, Jude swallowed his saliva.

“Even if you tear it off and bring it to the church, you won’t be able to decipher it.”

Iden, ignorant of magic, could not sympathize with his feelings.

It would have been made by the Archmage, so it would have been amazing.

There was no sense of danger. It was because it was the role of Elohim Derk.

“I’ll be able to get in.”

Aiden took a step closer and brought the necklace to her.

There was no reaction.

After thinking about it for a while, I breathed divine power into it.

At that moment, numerous messages appeared before my eyes. The jewel glowed and colored the surroundings with blue light.

At the same time, the silver-gray minerals began to mesh with each other. With a rough sound, he poured stone crumbs down.

I find my place like putting a puzzle together.

Jude sighed as he watched the scene.

“This, with this formula…”

Iden didn’t know what surprised him. Roughly, I guessed that it was related to the magical level.

The noise soon died down, and there was an open black space on the wall.

It was too dark to see inside.

“Let’s go in.”

Iden entered first, pushing the cart, followed by Jude.

After taking a few steps inside, I looked down.

“You may come out now.”

Shiron and Goth let out rough breaths and pulled up the white cloth.

It must have been difficult to breathe as he lay with the corpse.

Goth immediately revealed the inside.

An open-air son-in-law. A black heart was beating in the center.

Other than that, the inside was empty except for one office table at the end.

However, the black heart’s presence was so strong that I didn’t even think it was empty.

The seeker of destruction went wild and ran amok.

The core of the high-ranking demon drove Iden to madness. The faces of the Aspects were also stained with astonishment.

The pattern burning crimson on the pitch-black surface was symbolizing the great demon, Guxian.

It was a demon recorded in the Bible and one of the beginnings of the Demonic Realm.

The blood vessels extending from the heart were connected to the pipe, supplying demonic energy.

Therefore, this place was the deepest part that could control everything in the principality.

Jude swallowed and opened his mouth.

“If you destroy that…”

The kingdom must collapse.

In conclusion, Kardak led Aiden to this place. Does the Archmage want the kingdom to be destroyed? However, in most of the routes, Kadak sided with the principality.

The only thing Iden twisted was saving Sein and Daryl.

It was difficult to interpret that such a reason changed Kadak’s state of mind.

Aiden ignored the demon’s heart as much as possible and looked around.

There was a long table. He immediately approached and grabbed a piece of document lying haphazardly.

It was a thesis that detailed the process and results of the human experiment. The author is Kardak. Same with other documents.

Looking at the reports scattered on the floor, they were all waiting for the archmage’s approval.

It meant that the general manager of this facility was Kadak.

What was the reason he led Aiden to this place?

Could it be that Sain and Daryl were artificial half-horses created here, and Kadak felt pity for them and tried to atone for them?

It was dog noise. A human being who sacrificed so many humans for human experimentation could not have sympathy for someone in particular.

Even if that were the case, he would have destroyed this place himself.

Aiden looked through all the parchments on the desk and rummaged through the drawers.

It was locked, but it was possible to open it with force because no tricks were involved.

A bundle of papers was kept inside. I opened it right away and took a look.

＜Before getting into the main topic, I would like to clarify that this author is a half-horse… … ,＞

Aiden’s eyes widened. While I was asked to read for a long time, my expression changed countless times.

The Aspects picked up each card that Aiden put down and turned them around.

Aiden couldn’t help but laugh.

Long story short, Daryl and Sain were Kadak’s children, not disciples.

Half-horse bloodline, quarter.

Also, this facility was a laboratory created by Kadak to wash away the black blood of siblings.

Countless specimens were needed, but half-horses were not common. Eventually, it led me to the idea of making my own.

Horrible experiments have been conducted for years to convert innocent people into half-breeds and turn them back into humans.

Kardak wanted to give human life to his children.

So many lives were trampled on with just one thought.

The study was not complete. Although it is possible to turn a human into a half-horse, it seems that the reverse is still impossible.

However, the hero chosen by Elohim Derk saved the siblings.

There is no reason for Cardach to continue doing this.

Those were records. Also, regret. I was declaring that I would live the rest of my life atonement.

not even funny. I couldn’t apologize for anything to those who had already been sacrificed.

Because they really died. It was a worse death than a dog.

Aiden frowned and finished reading the lower part.

＜Lastly, I hand over my everything to someone reading this! See you at the Magic View.＞

At that moment, the parchment was ignited and scattered to ashes.

Aiden was silent for a while. I just looked down at the table with sunken eyes.

Shiron quietly approached and asked Aiden.

“Why is that?”

Jude and Goat were also looking at Iden with puzzled expressions.

For a moment, Iden wondered if they didn’t know about Daryl and Sain.

One couldn’t do that. This is because he had posted a report to the church that the brother and sister were pardoned.

Come to think of it, I couldn’t see a single sheet of paperwork that was scattered around.

Aiden made a puzzled expression and asked the Aspects.

“What did you see here?”

The three looked at each other, not understanding Aiden’s question.

Jude opened his mouth.

“I saw the black heart. It is still there.

Aiden let out a dejected laugh.

It seemed that this bastard, Kadak, was playing tricks to the end to protect his children.

If the facts come out, the church won’t spare the siblings, whether they’re human or not.

Iden finally knew why this case was not handled properly in the original work.

Because I erased all my memories.

Aiden chewed his lips and walked slowly toward the black heart.