The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 66 : black sky (4) ＞

Crossbridge, Seonghwangcheong.

Hwang Hyuplight II looked around the conference hall with tired eyes.

The black sun, which had caused everyone to worry, disappeared in just one day.

However, in contrast to that, the atmosphere in the conference hall was even more subdued.

Until yesterday, all the elders who had been arguing loudly were all silent.

In addition, the commander of the knights, who had been actively preaching the increase in armaments, seemed to avoid his gaze now.

All of this was a landscape created solely because the black sun disappeared overnight.

Seonghwang let out a sigh and opened his mouth while looking around at the participants in the meeting.

“The black sun has disappeared.”

“……”

“……”

Fortunately, the urgent problem was resolved without any problems.

Even though Sung Hwang declared the end of the situation, no one responded to his words.

Everyone remained silent with their heads bowed.

In the stillness of the conference hall, Sung Hwang frowned.

He looked at Antonio, who was sitting closest to him, and spoke.

“Elder Antonio.”

“……”

“The black sun is gone.”

“……”

The first elder’s complexion darkened upon hearing the words of the Holy Emperor.

He continued to wriggle his eyebrows and lips, trying to hold back a reaction.

Why the elder looked like this, Seonghwang, who faced him, knew well too.

It was clear that the event of yesterday’s argument was vividly recalled in Antonio’s mind.

Otherwise, there was no reason for the chatty First Elder to keep his mouth shut like this.

His gaze turned to the fifth elder who was next to him this time.

The 5th Elder was an elder who had been determined to study the Black Sun by order of the Holy Emperor.

“——The Black Sun.”

“……”

“The black sun is gone.”

“……Yes.”

The 5th elder also looked into the eyes of Sung Hwang and spoke quietly.

The corners of the elder’s mouth in answer to Sung Hwang were constantly fluctuating up and down.

It was a situation where it seemed that there was something he wanted to say, but he couldn’t get it out of his mouth.

Seonghwang, who was looking at the dazed elder, sighed once more.

Seonghwang shook his head in disappointment and gave instructions to the fifth elder who was facing him.

“You never know when the black sun will rise again in the sky.”

“Yes.”

“Let theologians not neglect the study of the Black Sun.”

“……Yes, I understand.”

When Sung Hwang’s gaze passed the elder, the elder calmed the corners of his lips.

It seems that the aftermath of last night’s debate was in vain.

Passing through the 5th Elder, this time, he looked at the Knights Commander on the other side.

Commander of the Knights, Rebels Etherant.

As a paladin chosen by the black holy sword, Rivelz, who came from one of the most prominent noble families in the Empire, was not much different.

Revels, who received the attention of the great successor, was crouching like the other elders.

“Rebels Ball.”

“……”

“Rebels Ball?”

“Yes, Holy Emperor.”

Rebels answered his call with his eyes tightly closed when Sunghoong called his name again.

It was Rivelz, whose usual dignifiedness had disappeared, and only the appearance of a lack of pulse remained.

Seeing Rivelz like that, Seonghwang smirked.

It was because it was never common for that great knight commander to show weakness.

Seonghwang did not forget to ask a question to Rivelz as well.

“The black sun is gone.”

“……Yes.”

“What do you think of Rebels Ball?”

“…I’m glad I was able to get over it without any problems. Apparently, this Black Sun appears to be a mere warning.”

“The ball thinks so.”

black sun.

The greatest curse that evil spirits can cast disappeared overnight.

It also meant that a full-scale invasion had not yet taken place.

Even at this moment, somewhere on the continent, the forces of evil spirits will be preparing for war.

It was clear that it wasn’t just something to go over simply because the black sun had disappeared.

Rebels added his opinion on him with wide eyes.

“But you should never be relieved, because you never know when the black sun will rise again.”

“Prince Rebels is right.”

“……”

“Prince Rebels. How is the work that you entrusted to me yesterday?”

This time, it was a good time to ask questions about the agenda that came up at the meeting.

What Seonghwang entrusted to him yesterday.

It was a story about preparing an escort force for a food transport squad to be dispatched to the Kingdom of Hegros.

Of course, the situation has not progressed sufficiently yet.

Rivelz’s face became even more troubled by the interrogation of prosperity.

He spoke to Seonghwang with a dark expression.

“…we are still preparing for the formation.”

“I believe that Gong has learned a lot from this.”

“Yes.”

“Next time, please put all your efforts into cultivating strong soldiers so that you can call out troops at any time.”

“As ordered… I will do it.”

As the successive gaze was removed, Rivelz also sat quietly in his seat.

Was it because everyone who talked with Seonghwang kept their mouths shut?

Once again, a thick silence settled in the hall.

The previously noisy conference hall was a scene that seemed like a fleeting fantasy.

In silence, the gaze of Sung Hwang looked at the faces of the crossbridge.

Despite his old age, there was still a strong look in Seonghwang’s eyes.

Seonghwang looked at the members of the council in charge of the six temples and said,

“I couldn’t hide my deep disappointment at Crossbridge because of yesterday.”

“…there is no face.”

“No, it’s not just yesterday. Half of the heroes haven’t been found yet, and no one predicted it until the black sun rose.”

“……”

Quang!

When Sung Hwang’s fist struck the doctor’s wand and the wooden board, his fist hit the wooden board and shattered it.

Everyone looked at him with a surprised expression at the sight of Sung Hwang who broke the wooden board in an instant.

Although the whole wooden board was smashed, there was no visible wound on Seonghwang’s hand.

Seonghwang, who drew everyone’s attention, became a solemn face.

He swept away all the debris that had been scattered on the desk, and warned the priests in the conference hall.

“It seems like they’re thinking of preparing for the evil spirit only after they’re all dead?”

“……”

“The six great gods are not willing to help those who cannot even take care of their own business.”

All the clergy bowed their heads at the sight of the Holy Spirit reciting scriptures and arguing.

Even the elders, who would normally have spoken freely about the prosperity, did not say anything to Hyperite II for this moment.

Seonghwang shifted his gaze to his own hands in the boiling emotions.

Having told all the stories that had to be done, it was to do what had to be done.

“The Black Sun was gone in one day. But I don’t think what we discussed yesterday would mean anything.”

The doctor’s stick and wooden board had already been broken by Seonghwang’s hand.

bang! bang! bang!

Seonghwang’s fists slammed the table hard.

Seonghwang, who moved his fist on behalf of the doctor, looked around the priests and brought up the following story.

Aside from the story of the Black Sun, there were many important things to do at Crossbridge.

“I’ll stop talking about the Black Sun. The next item will be about the subjugation of Kueberg.”

The lord of the abyss, Kueberg.

Subjugating the clan of evil spirits that corrode the empire was the next agenda item of the Seonghwangcheong meeting.

* * * * * *

“Looks like it’s somewhere around here.”

Somewhere in the province of Keterent, located in the western part of the Empire.

There, Euthenia with the relic said:

The jewel in Yutenia’s hand glowed red and looked like it was standing still.

It is showing a reaction that only appears when there is a relic nearby.

It also meant that there was a relic somewhere near Euthenia.

Hearing Euthenia’s voice, Peter began to look around.

“Are you saying that the progenitor of that vampire is around here?”

“It’s probably like that. I’m glad I made up for the time I was late yesterday.”

At Yutenia’s words, Peter nodded quietly.

As Yutenia said, they had to stand still for the whole day yesterday.

It was because the entire sky was covered in darkness and it was impossible to move normally.

No matter how much Euthenia could create light with magic, it was dangerous to rely on a small light to drive a wagon in the dark.

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Moreover, it was impossible to use magic while using Etalia’s compass.

Even if it created light and moved, it was meaningless.

Eventually, they stopped in one place, lit a fire, and waited for the darkness to subside.

“Certainly… I thought something big was going to happen yesterday.”

“I don’t dare agree with his thoughts… I think the Great One may have put the earth to the test.”

“Test the ground…?”

“It’s just my guess, though.”

Yutenia, who was holding the book, spoke while putting the Alpha on her shoulder.

Talking more than that was considered blasphemous, so Yutenia stopped talking.

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Maybe it was because Peter too had a wonderful feeling when he faced the black sun.

Peter, who was following her, didn’t say anything about her master.

“For whatever reason… I don’t want to face such a sight any more.”

Rather, it was Peter who showed fear whenever he looked up at the sky.

It seemed too early to serve her master, but one day she might succumb to His greatness.

With a satisfied smile, Yutenia hurried her steps forward.

As Yutenia with Natalia’s compass continued to move forward, at some point the jewel in her hand started acting strangely.

“The signal has gotten a little stronger.”

Woo woo–.

The jewel emitting a red light trembled more strongly than before.

It was the sound of getting much closer to the relic than before.

It was also said that if they proceeded in the direction they were moving, they could encounter a relic.

Utenia moved in the direction the compass was guiding with anticipation.

Peter, who was following Eutenia, also spoke with a little anticipation.

“I will meet the vampire in person in a little while.”

“If this is the right direction… no, I don’t know.”

“……yes?”

Yutenia, who was walking along Etalia’s compass, withdrew her laughter and denied his words.

Peter showed that he could not understand the sudden change of attitude of Eutenia.

But with a serious face, Yutenia looked at the compass and the surrounding terrain.

It was because it seemed to her that there was something wrong with the direction the relic was pointing.

“I’m moving away from the nearby mountain. I think the location of the relic is in the middle of the road.”

“In the middle of the road? Maybe…”

The position that Etalia’s compass is leading is moving away from the mountain.

This fact indicated only one thing.

It was a story that there is a high possibility that the place where the relic is located is not a specific place.

Considering the characteristics of the relics Euthenia heard, Etalia’s compass is now detecting other relics.

There is an unidentified relic nearby.

Recognizing that fact, Yutenia raised a look of alert on her face.

“It’s a story that is more likely to be in people, not places.”

“You mean there are people holding relics?”

“Maybe it’s the people over there?”

In the middle of a rough road that is not properly trimmed.

There, there were people approaching Euthenia and Peter.

Two people wearing thick cloaks.

One was a man who looked like a knight with a strong-looking face and a sword.

And the other was a girl with a hood covering her face next to the man.

Despite the fact that her face was covered, the girl was feeling an unknown elegance.

“Isn’t this cloak too hot?”

“Isn’t cooling magic on?”

“It’s still hot. Isn’t the cloak that Rihanna wears cooler than mine?”

The street that gradually started to get closer.

In the narrowing distance, a voice from the other side could be heard in Yutenia’s ear.

The two seemed to be in a master-slave relationship, and the man was showing support for the girl.

Tub. Tub.

The sound of footsteps of two people echoes from the narrow street.

The reduced distance became close enough to talk to each other.

The moment the girl who was having a conversation with the man who was accompanying her immediately moved her head forward.

The eyes of Yutenia and the girl met in the air.

“It’s good for your health to walk even a little bit longer when you’re struggling… Miss?”

“Is that jewel… a holy relic…?”

Over the shoulder of a man wearing a cloak.

Seeing Etalia’s compass in Yutenia’s hand, the girl murmured.