Chapter 292

Seong Il-hwan, who saved his wife by a hair's breadth, quickly looked around to check on her safety.

'... ... It's not too late.'

thank god.

My wife was safe.

It was really… … fortunate.

Seong Il-hwan was so relieved that he felt relieved when he realized that fact.

But he said he was relieved.

"Who are you?"

His swaying gaze glared at the apostle of paradise and asked.

At the same time, Seong Il-hwan had to suppress the magical power that seemed like it would burst out

from within his body at any moment.

For fear that his unrefined energy might have a negative influence on his wife.

To make matters worse, wasn't his wife already a person with no immunity to magic, to the point where s

he had already suffered from sleeplessness in the old world?

So he had to desperately suppress it.

This anger feels like it could explode at any moment.

But contrary to his mind, his anger was slowly seeping out of his body.

Tsk, tsk… … .

"You… … body… … ."

Park Kyung-hye's eyes widened as she checked his condition.

My husband's skin is all over...

The stones embedded in his body were cracking as if they would tear apart at any moment.

Even to Park Kyung-hye, who knew nothing about magic, Sung Il-hwan's body looked dangerous, like a g

lass bead about to shatter into pieces, or a bomb about to explode.

However, Seong Il-hwan tried to reassure his wife by calmly and calmly speaking.

"Don't worry. You don't have to worry about anything, honey. I'm here now."

okay.

Everything was okay.

Because my wife is safe.

Because this time it's not too late.

Feeling relieved, Seong Il-hwan turned his gaze and asked the Apostle of Paradise again.

"You can't speak, can you? You just asked me who I was."

[If you want to know who I am, start by telling me who you are.]

"what?"

Shh.

Instead of answering, the apostle of Paradise asked Seong Il-hwan a question.

Even though his crucial moment was suddenly interrupted, the Apostle of Paradise was not at all angry.

Instead, he was laughing.

Very brightly.

Isn't it good?

Because the face of the intruder happened to be the face in the family photo of Seong Su-ho that was in

the documents handed over to Yuri Orlov.

'Seong Il-hwan'

'Seongsuho's grandfather'

But even though he recognized his face and name at a glance, the Apostle of Paradise insisted on asking

him about his identity.

This was not a question asked of Seong Il-hwan as a human being.

I didn't even expect an answer in the first place.

Because the state of his body that was already visible before my eyes was giving me the answer on its o

wn.

Tsk, tsk… … .

Even at this moment, the foreign stones embedded in Seong Il-hwan's body were resonating and emittin

g a blue light.

Reacting to the outer space mana emitted by the Apostle of Paradise!

[I really couldn't have imagined it. Who would have thought that there would be a high priest of a foreign r

eligion in Seongsuho's family.]

"… … What did you just say?"

In that moment, Seong Il-hwan's expression hardened.

And he revealed his teeth in a scary voice.

"Whose family are you? Are you the one who came here to target our Suho?"

[Our guardian… … . Interesting. Really interesting.]

Even when faced with his wrath, the apostle of paradise simply smiled.

And it whetted my appetite.

She scanned his body with her snake-like gaze.

[Twenty-three foreign stones. And a perfect fairy tale. Who would have thought such a perfect vessel wo

uld be hidden in such a remote place.]

licking.

High Priest level.

How could I not be drooling when I found this guy?

But no matter how he reacted, all of Seong Il-hwan's attention was focused on his wife.

In fact, he didn't ask because he was curious about the identity of the apostle of paradise, he just needed

a definitive answer.

"Apostle of the foreign press. I am not a high priest."

[No, you are indeed a high priest. And you are a very well-made vessel. I have never seen a vessel as fin

e as yours.]

In the first place, Seong Il-hwan's answer wasn't important.

The Apostle of Paradise smiled brightly and reached out to Seong Il-hwan.

And he introduced himself confidently.

[So worship me. My name is Apostle of Paradise. I am the Apostle of the God you will serve from now o

n.]

At that moment.

Shwaaaaak-!

"… … Huh!"

Seong Il-hwan barely resisted the invisible pressure.

Suddenly, following the gesture of the Apostle of Paradise, the stones embedded in various parts of his b

ody began to move forward at once.

Like a puppet tied to strings, her body was being forced to move against its own will.

It felt as if each and every one of the foreign stones was connected to his hand by an invisible thread.

When Seong Il-hwan gritted his teeth and resisted the force, the Apostle of Paradise laughed as if it was

funny.

[You're cute. Just submit. This is not something a mere creature can withstand. The alien stones embedd

ed in your body were planted for this moment.]

The situation was completely different from when Ha-seul was holding a sickle made of foreign stone in

North Korea.

From the priest level and above of the foreign religion, the foreign stone is directly implanted in the body,

just like Seong Il-hwan.

It was to use them as puppets directly, just like right now.

[Since the temple here has disappeared, you probably didn't know, so I will tell you the truth myself. The

power inherent in your body is a device solely for becoming my faithful puppet. So obey. That is the only val

ue of your existence, and the mission given to you by the great Itarim!]

Phew!

With those words, the invisible pressure grew stronger.

But Seong Il-hwan gritted his teeth and answered with the corners of his lips raised.

"...gibberish."

Kwaaang-!

He withstood the force and exploded blue energy from his entire body.

And at the same time, he swung the dagger he was holding in his hand and slashed in all directions.

What the heck!

Then the invisible, intangible power was cut off.

[No, how?]

The apostles of Paradise opened their eyes in surprise at the sight.

I just realized it.

[You, now that I look at it, you weren't just a high priest! What on earth did you do to that body!]

It was amazing!

What kind of training has Seong Il-hwan been doing with that body all this time!

He had already reached a level where he could not only passively receive the mana of the outer space, bu

t also perfectly control its power!

Choke choke choke choke choke!

Taking advantage of the brief moment of confusion that the Apostle of Paradise had, Seong Il-hwan quick

ly swung his dagger and cut off all the tree trunks that were wrapping around all the orphanages that were b

eing held captive in the restaurant, and shouted.

"Everyone gather together!"

Knock knock… … !

"grandfather...!"

As the tree trunks that had been binding their bodies were cut off, the children were set free and, followi

ng Seong Il-hwan's words, they hurriedly gathered around him.

Only then did he finally feel relieved, and he began to sob belatedly, shedding tears like chicken poop.

Just a moment ago, they had mustered up the courage to protect the old lady, but as expected, children

are children.

In the first place, isn't the current situation scary enough even for a fully grown adult?

Because, as the expression goes, the whole world turned into hell in an instant.

And in the center of that hell.

Seong Il-hwan stood alone and took up his sword to protect his wife and children.

At the tip of the sword, the apostle of paradise grumbled with hurt pride.

[Oh my. You dare to defy my authority? This guy, that guy… there's not a single one of you who listens to

me obediently.]

But I wasn't disappointed.

No, it was even better.

Anyway, isn't it true that the human body is already completely soaked in outer space mana?

Even though he had tried so hard to become accustomed to that mana, he had become perfectly accusto

med to its power to the point where it even deflected his own dominance.

Hehe.

[Then the story changes again.]

So, I felt like asking instead.

What kind of experiments must be done to refine the body of a high priest to that state?

If you know the method, doesn't that mean you can make dishes like that over and over again?

The apostle of paradise made up his mind.

[That's a good thing. Now that I think about it, I think it would be better for me to use your body myself ra

ther than just take you as a soldier.]

It was uncomfortable to be temporarily in a clumsy human body, but a vessel like that would be perfect fo

r my own use.

[I have decided. You are now my new vessel, so prove your faith through death!]

Swaaaaaaah!

At that moment, the Apostle of Paradise unleashed an incredible amount of divine power and rushed at S

eong Il-hwan.

"Where!"

Seong Il-hwan swung his sword and counterattacked.

But the apostle of paradise was clever.

[Struggle as much as you want! While protecting those humans!]

Kkwarreung!

The Apostles of Paradise collapsed the ceiling of the dining hall above their heads.

Targeting his wife and children, who are being protected by Seong Il-hwan.

Then they screamed in surprise as a pile of concrete poured down from above their heads.

Seong Il-hwan quickly changed the direction of the attack, destroying and bouncing off each and every on

e of the collapsing concrete piles.

[Good move! I'm even more tempted!]

Meanwhile, the Apostle of Paradise spread his divine power wide like a net, encircling Seongilhwan from

all directions.

[Hold on to this too! If you dodge, will they be safe?]

"Ugh… … !"

Even though he knew the bastard's obvious trick, Seong Il-hwan couldn't back down.

As he said, his wife and the orphanage children would be in danger if they were even slightly touched by

his mana.

With this much concentrated energy, even a simple brush with an ordinary human would cause them to b

urn to death in an instant.

In the end, he had only one choice to make.

Without taking a single step back, he cuts off all of his divine power.

Choke choke choke choke choke!

[Hahaha! Good, good!]

The more he rebelled, the more the apostles in paradise rejoiced.

Rather, it is something to look forward to.

That bowl will eventually be yours.

If my soul were to dwell within me, how strong would I become?

In order to handle the mana flowing in from outer space, a large and strong vessel that could withstand th

at power was ultimately needed.

'With a vessel of this size, I might be able to withstand a force similar to my main body even without havi

ng to find and collect all the pieces of my main body!'

The sky was hollowed out by a collapsed ceiling.

The apostle of the foreign god, who was emitting brilliant divine power from above, pressured Seong Il-h

wan even more strongly.

[Worship and praise God! Prove your faith! That alone is the value of your existence!]

At the same time, he was talking behind people's backs.

Just as the net of divine power covered the sky, the situation underground was actually the same.

Isn't this land already covered with a net of the roots of the predatory plants that he had planted?

You don't have to make any gestures yourself, just put your mind to it and you can do it like this!

Kwachang!

"… … Gyah!"

Suddenly, a tree root burst through the ground and wrapped itself around the girl who had just had her firs

t conversation with the Apostle of Paradise.

At that moment, Seong Il-hwan's gaze turned to the girl.

The moment his sword changed direction and cut off the root.

Swaaaaaaah!

Starting with that, countless tree roots appeared simultaneously through the ground and attacked the orp

hanage children.

'this!'

It was a crisis.

There weren't enough hands to protect everyone.

Seong Il-hwan was only focused on defense, not having time to attack the Apostle of Paradise.

From the beginning, it was going according to the plan of the apostles of paradise.

In that gap, the divine power emitted by the Apostle of Paradise changed from a net to a chain, binding S

eong Il-hwan's body like shackles.

"Ugh!"

[Got it… …!]

It was the moment when the Apostle of Paradise, who had finally captured Seong Il-hwan, showed an ex

pression of joy.

Kkwarreung!

Before he could finish his words, the sky split open.

Flash-!

A dazzling flash.

Blue thunderbolts streaked down from the hollow ceiling.

The powerful lightning caused the roots of the trees that had been attacking the children to turn to ash an

d disappear.

The eyes of the apostles of paradise widened at the magnificent sight.

On the other hand, Sung Il-hwan's face showed more relief and joy than surprise.

"Are you here?"

Wheeing-

White flame.

Above the dazzling lightning that struck down one after another, a huge shadow fell over their heads.

Kyaaaaah!

Above the hollow ceiling.

The shadow dragon Kaisel, with its huge black wings spread, let out a long howl.

And above it stood a woman.

With the 'Demon King's Longsword' pointed downwards.

"Sorry I'm late, Father!"

"No, you arrived just in time, my daughter-in-law."

A smile appeared on Seong Il-hwan's lips at that sight.

Thanks to my dependable daughter-in-law, I can now focus solely on fighting.

Thud, thud!

"Okay, now it's real."

He broke the chains of divine power that bound his body.

But whether or not, the apostle of paradise's reaction was very strange.

[Oh, my God… … .]

As Cha Hae-in appeared, the expression on the Apostle of Paradise's face as he raised his head to check

on her rapidly grew more terrified.

What he was looking at was not Cha Hae-in.

[How… … . this could happen… … .]

Rather, the image in his eyes, which were so large that they seemed about to pop out, was that of the sh

adow dragon Kaisel that Cha Hae-in was riding.

And it was the identity of the familiar and eerie aura that was strongly felt from Kaisel.

The Apostle of Paradise could tell as soon as he saw the shadow soldier that it was not the shadow soldie

r of Seongsuho that he had encountered in North Korea.

[No, that can't be. Could it be that 'he' is really on Earth...?]

He panicked.