I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 193

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Along with golden, blue, and black light, the offerings placed on the altar began to slowly disappear into the air.

It was truly a beautiful and mystical sight.

But even the brilliant multicolored light created by divine power couldn’t hide the pitch-black mass gathering in the sky.

I knew this would happen!

I immediately shot up from my seat.

“The sky! Watch the sky!”

Rute, reacting to my movement, shouted loudly.

People who belatedly noticed the sky hesitantly rose from their seats.

That wasn’t just ordinary storm clouds.

“Mo, monsters!”

Monsters.

Hundreds of monsters were flying across the sky toward this place.

“Mo, monsters in the capital!”

“And today is the day of the sacred festival!”

For evil monsters to appear on the day of offering sacred rites!

People turned pale and began to panic in terror.

Just as the garden was about to be engulfed in chaos.

“Mages, deploy protective barriers, and knights, evacuate those unable to fight to safety!”

Rute’s voice, infused with magic power, rang thunderously throughout the garden.

Thanks to the powerful voice that pierced their ears and struck their minds, people fortunately quickly regained their senses.

“…Mages, what are you doing! Quickly deploy protective magic, and imperial knights, escort His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress to safety!”

Feliks, who came to his senses first, gave orders.

Befitting the Empire’s finest elite, the imperial mages and knights instantly formed their battle formation.

The nobles unable to fight also snapped to attention and evacuated in an orderly manner.

There’s less chaos than expected.

If things had gone wrong, there could have been major casualties from people trampling each other while fleeing.

Thanks to Rute’s quick judgment, the evacuation proceeded without major disturbance.

“How dare they invade the Empire’s capital. Don’t let a single one live! Slaughter them all and bring peace to the Empire’s citizens!”

The Emperor, who had only evacuated the Empress and remained behind, shouted powerfully.

His blue-green eyes were filled with rage as he glared at the approaching monsters.

Not fleeing and staying behind.

He’s an admirable ruler, but it would be troublesome if the Emperor became endangered.

I looked around.

My eyes immediately met with Airic, Seth, Monica, and Victoria who were huddled together.

I immediately gestured toward the Emperor with my chin.

“…”

Quick-witted Airic seemed to understand my meaning and said a few words to Seth before heading toward the Emperor.

“Excuse me, Your Majesty. I am Airic Dert, High Priest of the Sun God’s Main Temple. Monsters are weak against the Sun God’s divine power, so may I cast a protective barrier?”

With few people, he couldn’t cast a large barrier, but Airic alone was sufficient to protect the area around the Emperor.

“…Thank you, High Priest.”

“It’s naturally what I should do.”

Airic surrounded the Emperor and the royal guards protecting him with a divine power barrier.

Now I can finally feel somewhat at ease.

Thud, thud!

The monsters arrived after all formations had been arranged.

Screech, screeeeech!

Caaaaw!

The monsters didn’t care if their bodies were broken or torn, and pounded the protective barriers created by the mages with their entire bodies.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Because hundreds of monsters were crashing into it without regard for their lives, thick bodily fluids began to drip down outside the barrier.

Hissss.

Some seemed to carry poison, as soon as the fluids touched the ground, grass withered and the earth rotted.

The protective barrier only blocked physical attacks.

It couldn’t block the putrid stench emitted by the rotting ground, which began to flow in directly.

“Ugh!”

“Po, poison is spreading through the air! Everyone be careful!”

Some knights and nobles near the barrier hastily covered their mouths and noses.

However, the gaseous poison seemed to have already seeped into their lungs, as their complexions instantly turned blue.

Seeing this, people began gathering toward the center in terror.

But if the monster’s poison continued to spread, there would be nowhere to flee.

There was one person who needed to step forward here.

Flash!

Just then, intense golden divine power covered the interior of the barrier.

People looked back with bewildered eyes at the air that had instantly cleared.

“Don’t worry about the poison! I’ll purify it with the Sun God’s divine power!”

Idella.

People were greatly relieved by her appearance standing before the altar, emanating divine power.

“Those who are poisoned, come this way! I’ll treat you immediately!”

Below the steps, Monica and Victoria waved their hands widely.

The poisoned people quickly headed in their direction.

“To purify monster poison so quickly.”

“I heard the Sun God’s divine power specializes in healing power, and indeed it does.”

Even those who were initially anxious began to gradually feel at ease thanks to the two’s efforts.

The girls of the same age are really working hard.

Jeremy would also be by those two’s side while hidden.

“Everyone stand back.”

Then Rute stepped forward with his sword drawn.

As if commands had been programmed into their bodies, people threw themselves to the side without even looking at him.

Rute immediately swung his sword.

Whoooosh!

Gray sword energy tinged with his characteristic golden light violently tore apart the monsters outside the barrier.

“Ugh!”

“Urgh!”

The mages maintaining the barrier groaned, unable to withstand his power.

Even part of the barrier developed slight cracks.

“Tch. Attacking outside from inside the barrier should be no problem at all. Can’t you even handle this little bit of power?”

Rute clicked his tongue at the mages, calling them utterly weak.

“…It’s not that the mages are weak, but that you seem too strong.”

The sight of monsters being torn to shreds by Rute’s sword energy without even being able to scream was more terrifying than when they were pounding the barrier with their bodies.

“Duke Siery. If the barrier sustains any more damage it will be troublesome, so please refrain from attacking from inside.”

Feliks restrained Rute.

Indeed, monsters were sticking their heads through the cracks that had formed.

Thunk, thunk!

Spears made of bright blue water pierced the bodies of those monsters.

It was Carmen.

“Those with strong offensive power would be better off killing monsters outside the barrier. I’ll take the vanguard.”

Carmen tied her long hair back tightly.

Carmen, who looked like she would cry that monsters were dirty and she didn’t want to deal with them, was surprisingly someone who didn’t shy away from battle.

In fact, even in the original work, she fought more desperately than anyone against monsters that had become more powerful by receiving the power of ‘Evil’.

Though she ultimately died miserably with her entire body torn apart.

I had cursed them for having thuggish tendencies, but that was also why I didn’t mind joining hands with them.

Even if they had foul tempers and somewhat cruel methods, Carmen and Dominic don’t run away.

If they had fled, I would have kicked those two out first the moment the Sea God turned back time.

“Wait! Their movements are strange!”

At Idella’s shout, we all turned our heads.

The flesh fragments of the demons torn to pieces by Rute’s magic swordplay began sticking to each other.

Like mending rags, the pieces stuck together with wet sounds and soon formed a new demon.

More grotesque, more horrifying, and stronger.

Kruooooo.

Each time black saliva dripped from the demon’s mouth, the ground began to melt.

“Instead of cutting them to pieces, I’ll have to turn them into powder so they can’t stick together at all.”

Count Kali clicked his tongue and drew his sword.

“Yeah, let the three dukes with power to spare handle it well.”

Three dukes, not four dukes?

I turned around in confusion.

Duke Jose Aster had somehow entered a sturdy barrier along with the High Priest of the Annihilation God Nasha.

“That man is useless, so there’s no need to worry about him.”

Rute spoke without even glancing at Duke Aster.

Count Kali and Duke Aria also looked like they hadn’t expected anything from him anyway.

“The demons are scattering!”

Someone shouted loudly.

Just moments ago they were throwing themselves at this place as if there was something they wanted inside, but now the demons began heading elsewhere.

“They realized their attacks aren’t working because of the barrier! We can’t let the demons roam free!”

Feliks shouted.

“…Remove the barrier.”

As if he had made his decision, he squeezed his eyes shut and spoke.

His intention was to keep them trapped here so the demons wouldn’t go after the powerless citizens of the Empire.

“…I will remove the barrier!”

No one disobeyed.

They simply gritted their teeth and gripped their weapons, as if determined to kill the demons without fail.

Now it’s about time I stepped forward too.

“Rute.”

At my call, Rute snapped his fingers as if he had been waiting.

The moment his magic power enveloped my body, the beautiful dress I was wearing instantly changed into hunting clothes.

Oh, it feels just like becoming a magical girl.

This is pretty nice.

“You’re stepping forward yourself instead of staying in the rear with the Holy Maiden of the Sun God?”

Count Kali asked, seeing my appearance.

“Yes, close combat is my specialty. The rear doesn’t suit my temperament either.”

I put my hand into my lace bag.

There was only one thing stored in the bag enchanted with Rute’s spatial magic.

“…A mace?”

It was my proud weapon.

I dropped the bag and infused the mace with divine power.

【Activating skill ‘Holy Spear’!】

The moment the black mace was dyed in brilliant golden light.

“Barrier removal complete…!”

The barrier covering the sky disappeared.

With nothing left to hold back, I swung full force toward the demons.

Whoooosh!

My divine power shot forward powerfully and collided head-on with the demons charging in unison.

The demons struck by the divine power were torn to pieces without even being able to scream.

That wasn’t the end of it.

“Th-that…!”

“What!”

The divine power completely devoured all the corpses of the shredded demons.

Until not even dust remained.

“Now that looks much better.”

I gripped my mace and smiled brightly.

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