Former General Is Undead Knight - Act 4-13 - Holy City Raid⑦

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The being summoned from the insect realm with 『Banquet of Ravenous Insect』 was the Starving Destroyer Abaddon.

The youth who stood on top of the human skull of Abaddon looked down at Philipo and her party below him with a cruel smile on his face.

Lambert had finally noticed the reason why they used 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 to destroy the holy city.

It was because the corpses of the insects were needed in the ceremony to summon the high-ranking spirit from the insect realm.

And the condition to summon the high-ranking spirit from the insect realm had pretty much been fulfilled since there were heaps of 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 in the abandoned church.

The real target wasn’t the destruction of the holy city with 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』; it was to kill every single one of the Four Great Sages with high-ranking insect spirits.

「O FLAME, BURN!」

Philipo’s subordinates jumped in front of her to act as a meat wall, while unleashing spells toward Abaddon’s head.

But the flames vanished as soon as they touched Abaddon’s head.

「It’s futile. Abaddon is a quasi-high-ranking spirit! Though they will vanish immediately since it is a simplified ritual, they’re enough for small fries like you lots! You lots shall tremble in fear while this fella is here.」

「OOOOOOOOOOO…」

Just a simple roar from Abaddon’s skull mouth was enough to give an ominous feeling and send a chill running down everyone’s spines.

The three sorcerers’ bodies wrapped in flames. They were writhing in pain as their bodies turned into fire dolls.

Abaddon’s empty eye sockets went past the sorcerers who turned into human torches and looked at Philipo.

「E-eh? A…」

Philipo stepped back, falling on her rear.

Her reaction was natural.

Abaddon was a quasi-high-ranking spirit. They were one rank higher than even Rawnpoop, which was summoned by Manzi before.

Its skull face invalidated all spells in the human world, conjuring black flames in any place it wished without fail.

And the most frightening thing of all was its destructive power.

Even one of the Four Great Sages, Philipo—whose mental strength had been honed by gruesome training—was scared of the pressure emitted by Abaddon.

It was even more effective since Abaddon showed that it could easily turn her subordinates into charcoal, pulverizing her prided barrier with ease.

If it was any ordinary man facing this situation, they would simply die from extreme fear.

The lucky ones would lose their minds.

Abaddon’s figure vanished slowly.

It was just as the youth had said: a huge amount of mana and complex procedure was necessary to fully summon Abaddon.

Summoned with simplified rituals, Abaddon couldn’t stay in this world for too long.

Despite her disordered breathing, Philipo heaved a deep sigh of relief seeing the incarnation of absolute destruction vanish right before her.

But her mind had already broken.

「Ha, haah, haah, haah… Dear God, I…」

「Don’t you think that it’s still too early to feel relieved? You’re the one who drew the short end of the stick after all, Philipo. You’re going to die a really painful death.」

The youth circled around Philipo, who was still frozen in fear, and took a bite off her shoulder.

「AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!」

Red lines ran through Philipo’s body. Her body swelled as if there were countless things crawling beneath her skin.

As if that wasn’t scary enough, the number of red lines quickly increased as time passed.

「AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!」

She collapsed on the spot, twitching uncontrollably.

The skin on her whole body tore apart as the red lines increased.

「Why…? Why something… like this…」

Philipo barely managed to squeeze out those words with a broken voice.

Numerous insects crawled out as she opened her mouth.

Gray-colored mucus came out from her nose along with a thin, earthworm-like insect.

Her brain started to dissolve due to the liquid ejected by the insect.

「I have no obligation to answer a corpse’s question, right? It’s really convenient since you think that you’re the only special one. Though I have no interest in your faith, you’ve said it yourself: one won’t go to paradise unless they experience this, right? I mean, you’ve done the same thing so many times before. You’ll suffer for one whole day until the insects in your body eat your brain and viscera. Feeling scared now?」

「I-I’m not… at fault. I’m not the same… as you, heretic, who toyed with… living humans. As long as this body remains… Zebeda-sama will… definitely track you down… Your death is… only a matter of time…」

「Hey, are you seriously still maintaining your faith? At least show your selfishness in your last moments.」

「We are just… That’s what Zebeda-sama… said…」

The youth sitting on Philipo’s body had already been covered with insects. He caught the insect that was sipping on her brain that was secreted from her nose, putting it into his own nose.

「HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」

Lambert swung his sword from behind the youth, aiming for the latter’s head.

The youth leapt up from his position to dodge Lambert’s slash.

The blade sliced off the body of Philipo, who was already on her last leg. That slash scattered the insects that nested in her body.

「How kind of you. Were you aiming for that brat from the very beginning?」

The youth laughed merrily as he jumped again even further from Lambert.

「You’re really one of the Four Demon Generals, right? I’ve heard rumors about you wreaking havoc everywhere to hunt us down, but to think that a real dangerous fella is the one who came after us. Our target this time is this holy city. I have no time to play with you, but… It seems you won’t let me go that easily.」

Seeing the youth laughing with fearless look on his face, Lambert resumed his stance.

「But very well, albeit late, I shall introduce myself. I’m one of the Eight Wise Men:『Gu』. And though I’m of the same Eight Wise Men as Le Look and that 『Spinner of the Truth』, or should I call him Charlobe instead, you shouldn’t put me on the same level as those small fries? I, 『Rose of Subkingdom』, or the 『Knight of Blood Mist』, am not as weak as those small fries.」

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