Became the Emperor in the Hero Game

76 – Part 2 Episode 32

‘Ah, this is difficult.’

The bloodied Slaughter cult leader looked at the hero.

Can you kill me?

It could be.

You must do everything in your power to kill the hero here, but then you will be caught.

Then everything will go wrong.

‘Well, for now, this should be enough for a greeting.’

I didn’t kill as many as I thought, but the purpose of today is to inform the emperor of the existence of the Slaughter Cult.

I have achieved my goal, so there is no need to hang out here anymore.

Um, um. Clear your throat

“… Warrior… “

A growl-like voice.

Okay, that turned out well.

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“Lord Shen, who is the author?”

“I am a pseudo cult leader who calls himself the leader of the Slaughter Cult, Your Excellency the Marquis. But that skill is real. It handles the red blade, which is different from the Aura, and with the first blow, those with substandard inaction were wiped out.”

“Substandard inaction… ?”

“Yes. The first blade went right through the knights and pierced those who were weak on their own.”

Hearing that, Shien’s expression suddenly darkened.

As I said, isn’t it a power specialized in slaughtering the weak?

“… I will kill you here.”

“Be careful. Even with an aura, that person won’t be decapitated. One of our knights hit the neck with an aura-infused sword, but it didn’t even hurt.”

“I will take note.”

Saying that, Shien kicked off the ground and charged at the Slaughter Sect.

The Master of Slaughter once again summoned the red blades to block Shien’s path, but with an unpleasant roar, they were all shattered by Shien’s single sword.

“… See you next time.”

“Where!”

The Master of Slaughter summoned thousands of blades and put them together like a shield in front of me, and Shien gathered an aura on his sword and swung it.

I was thinking of cutting down the slaughter cult leader with my shield.

Shien’s sword rushed forward, emitting a blue light.

The blue light soon became a gigantic sword and proceeded to devour everything in front of Shien with a huge gong sound.

After the sword spirit disappeared, everything in front of Shien’s eyes was cut off.

The Red Shield and the Slaughter Master disappeared without a trace, and all the trees and rocks in the area split as they followed Shien’s sword strike.

“… You are amazing, Your Excellency Marquis. Did you kill him?”

Shen approached right after and asked in admiration, but Shien’s expression was still dark.

“No, I missed it.”

Sien couldn’t cut down the slaughter cult leader, and in the end, the slaughter cult leader escaped alive.

That fact weighed heavily on her heart.

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“hahahaha, I almost died.”

Returning to the hideout, Master Haksal grumbled after returning to his original form.

“If I was even a little late, I would have split in half and almost died. Warrior, aren’t you kidding? I thought it would be strong, but I didn’t expect it to be this strong.”

The black energy hovered around her mockingly.

“Ah! But, unlike that beast, I came back alive. Don’t compare me to that stupid werewolf.”

“Well, but since the hero saw me, he will run to the emperor and tell me everything, right? I have served my purpose admirably. Now all that’s left to do is cause some real chaos. What are you going to do? Of course evangelism! First of all, I am the leader of the Slaughter Cult, right?”

“First of all, start with the scumbags! It’s the same as during the devil worship. Trash who will do anything to gain a little bit of power! It’s to seduce those guys. Come on, give me strength! Kill those weaker than you if you want more power! Is this something you might like too?”

“Since you’ve done it once, you’ll do better the second time. In fact, since the devil worship, how many people have you watched closely because you wanted to seduce them? This time, I will definitely put them under me.”

“Yes, I’m leaving right away. Then, see you next time!”

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“… Is it.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After returning to the system, Xian immediately requested an audience and met with me to report everything he had seen and experienced.

“I met the Slaughter Lord himself, and he killed the nobles and knights of the Empire, including Count Megan.”

“… Your Majesty, with all due respect, do you know the Master of Slaughter?”

Since my tone seemed to indicate that he knew something about the Master Slaughter, Shien cautiously spoke to me.

Instead of answering that question, I handed Xian the report that came up from the intelligence department yesterday.

“This is… !”

Southern Empire, Philaine Manor. After 20 Slaughterers killed 40 of a village’s subjects, they were discovered and exterminated by the Knights of the Lord.

Chamber Kingdom. Capital. An aristocrat calls himself a massacre and attempts a rebellion. Exterminated by the Imperial Knight who was watching King Keyas.

The periphery of the kingdom of Anon. 200 Slaughter Cultists occupy and exterminate a barony. After that, he was annihilated by the Royal Knights who were dispatched.

……

“Those pseudo-thugs have been active all over the continent not too long ago. Random evangelism and slaughter continues. I have already told the intelligence department and ordered them to prioritize finding their leader and base.”

“… I will move.”

“Shien, if Sultan Haeol is as strong as you said, then of course you have to step in. But not now. It moved intelligence organizations across the continent, including the Empire’s intelligence department. Their stronghold will be found sooner or later.”

Bastards.

Dare in the Empire. No, doing something like this on the continent I’ll rule over.

It was also the lack of manpower to prepare for the event announcing that the continents had become one.

I don’t like anything from one to ten.

I went on with my anger inside.

“Minister Dia said that their behavior patterns are similar to demon worshipers.”

“Ah… !”

“When they first appeared, they were like this. There are many similarities in that ordinary bandits, mercenaries, or ordinary people suddenly gained power. As you may remember, the demon king died, but the leader of the demon worshipers was never found. So, the intelligence department is currently investigating after assuming that the cult leader and the demon worshiper are the same person.”

“… The power that Sultan Haeol handled was different from the power of the demon king worshipers. The power of the demon king worshipers was ultimately the demon king, but the power that the master of slaughter handled was very unfamiliar.”

“Yes, since they are referring to the cult of massacre, the source must be massacre. It’s a name I’ve heard casually from the Grand Duke before. It is said that he is an old god who was decapitated by Sarion, the first knight.”

“Are you talking about God… ?”

Ah, come to think of it, Shien wasn’t there.

I retold the story I shared with the feudal lords to Shien.

“… Why would a man called God do such a thing?”

“Even God is not always right and just. Looking through the old records sent from the holy kingdom, Kiriya is the only one who fits the god that ordinary people imagine.”

Well, it could be something like the data sent from the holy kingdom.

“Shien, according to what you said, that Slaughter Master didn’t get his throat cut even with an Auror. He wasn’t protected by any particular power, but if the sword wasn’t raised, it would be fair to assume he wasn’t a normal human being. Even if he is a master, he can’t withstand the expert’s aura without an aura, so it’s right to think he’s not human. Maybe the demon king worshiper and the massacre cult are the masks he wears.”

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“Sure… The power he showed wasn’t great, but for some reason I couldn’t take it lightly. I kept thinking that there must be some hidden power behind it… “

“Yes, maybe your intuition is right. So you should wait and be prepared to chase him when he shows up again.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Also, I would like to hear some stories about free people. They say there are assassins you’ve been eyeing.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. It was an organization that didn’t even have a name, but rather than an assassination organization, it was more like an order of knights who had learned the art of assassination.”

I’ve been quite busy lately, so I didn’t pay attention to it, but when you say it like that, I definitely remember it.

‘Sien Chronicles’ basically formed a party with the warrior Shien, the elf princess, the saint, the beastman, and the wizard of the Mage Tower, but depending on the branch, if they did not receive the support of the Empire’s anti-demon king alliance, they made another party. .

Assassin, magic swordsman, and shaman.

In this case, instead of getting help from the large forces, the strength of each comrade was higher than that of the basic comrades.

Well, now that I know that the magician was the lord of the Mage Tower who hid his identity, I know that’s not the case.

Actually, right after ascending the throne, I even thought about finding them and using them as subordinates, but I gave up because it was too difficult to find because I didn’t know the detailed settings of the game.

Well, I still remember some of them, so if I decided to find them, I would have to find them, but in a situation where strong people like Giel and Pale were already guarding me, it would have been much better to spend the manpower and time to find and persuade them elsewhere.

Well, if I possessed a status other than the emperor or survived after being pushed from the throne, would I have contacted them somehow?

Anyway, the head of the assassination organization Shien met is probably the assassin I know.

The shaman is probably from Tamiel, so even if he died or was alive during the war, it would be difficult to recruit him, and where is the magic swordsman?

“Did you recruit those assassins?”

“They asked for some conditions, but I thought it would be difficult for me to give a definite answer, so I said I would deliver it to His Majesty.”

“Good job. After a little rest, organize their request and bring it to me. Ah, Sien. How did they look to you?”

“They were the ones who set the line and kept it. Once they are loyal, they are considered trustworthy. Also, although there were not many of them, their skills were superior to those of any knights except for the imperial family and the imperial family.”

“Okay. If so, Jim will also positively review their request. You’ve worked hard, Sien. Get some rest for now.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Shien soon left, but I still kept my seat and lost myself in thought.

‘Slaughter cult leader, he was probably a devil worshiper. What the two have in common is that they give power to others. The price is unconditional obedience. Or brainwashed. If you give power for a clear price, it is a contract. If you give away your power in exchange for a contract, that’s not a god. Then… “

Having reached that point, I summoned Dia.

“Minister Dia, cooperate with the Seongguk to gather information about the demons.”