Chapter 144 - Devil’s Plague 5 (2/2)
“Speak.”
“As a result of scouting around the village, I found a magic circle.”
The magic circle’s intent was to summon a ferocious demonic beast by sacrificing the souls of the villagers suffering from the plague.
While it wasn’t a demonic beast with the power to destroy a small kingdom like Charybdis, it would be quite annoying to deal with.
It would be preferable to remove the magic circle before it was triggered.
“So what did you do it?”
“For now, I used my ability to neutralize it, but... it was impossible to completely remove it since it was cast by an entity higher than me.”
If it were an entity higher than Petos, it was likely to be Aleister Crowley.
Petos guided Woohyuk and headed to the place where the magic circle was.
“Here it is.”
“It definitely isn’t an ordinary magic circle.”
The magic circle almost felt alive as it emanated a dark and eerie aura.
When Woohyuk approached the magic circle, members of the Witch Cult appeared one after another from the surrounding buildings.
They were wearing clothes with stealth magic imbued in them, and were hiding their presence.
“Seems like King Philip II didn’t have time to deal with the Witch Cult.”
”Indeed. He must have been busy purging the lords who sold their souls to the demons.”
“Would you like to play an active part in the battle this time? Since you're a high-ranking demon, you can easily deal with those guys, right?”
”Of course. Please leave it to me.”
Petos raised his hand with a smirk plastered on his face.
Immediately, dozens of pitch-black double-edged axes appeared in the air and began to relentlessly slaughter the enemies.
Spluuurt!
Blood burst out like geysers and stained the area.
Woohyuk watched the scene and fell in deep thoughts.
'Why did these guys appear?'
They normally would’ve retreated once they saw Petos.
Woohyuk thought about it for a while before he stopped Petos.
“Stop it. This is a trap.”
”Excuse me? A trap?”
“They are sacrificing themselves to trigger the magic circle.”
The magic circle that would summon the demonic beast needed a sacrifice.
However, since their original plans were ruined, they chose this extreme method.
Once Woohyuk explained the situation to Petos, a strong wind blew for an instant and the pools of blood on the ground began to flow toward the magic circle.
“Damn, we’re too late.”
Apparently, there had been quite a lot of sacrifices offered until now.
As Woohyuk took out Verserios and prepared for battle, Karin ran towards them.
”Wait! I will stop the magic circle’s activation!”
The protective necklace she was wearing was emitting a blue light that shone slightly differently than before.
Petos spoke as he expressed his curiosity.
“Oho, that’s an unusual type of divine power.”
“Do you think it’s possible to stop the summoning with Karin’s ability?”
“I'm not sure. I’m not certain about it, but it wouldn’t be a bad choice to leave it to her.”
She didn’t look remarkable on the outside, but she was a girl with talents good enough to be chosen by Saint Maria.
Woohyuk nodded and watched Karin's actions silently.
“I promised Saint Maria! I promised that when the necklace shines in a mysterious light, I will pray to the Earth Goddess!”
The people of the Eeth Continent could ask for help from any of the seven gods depending on the situation.
If one did not serve the god as one’s master, one would have to pay the price for their help.
But Karin worshipped the Earth Goddess from the beginning, so she didn't have to pay that price.
As she knelt and recited a prayer, the surroundings were covered with blue light, and a black-haired woman with white wings appeared in the air.
'… An angel?'
In the current situation, the Earth Goddess would never have appeared, as she was one of the gods who had rebelled against the Creator and was confined somewhere.
When Woohyuk was shocked by the appearance of the angel, she smiled and spoke aloud.
“Nice to meet you, Karin. I am Angel Ramiel, the representative of the Earth Goddess.”
“H-hello.”
“Your desperate wish has reached the heavens, so there is no need to worry. This village will be restored according to His will.”
When Ramiel finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at Woohyuk with deep eyes.
Afterwards, when she disappeared with a dazzling flash, and the jet-black magic circle immediately lost its shape and shine, and collapsed.
“The appearance of Angel Ramiel… It’s as the prophetic book had predicted.”
”Is this encounter important?”
“Well, you could say that. But I can't tell you about it right now.”
Helena winked at Woohyuk and shook her index finger sideways.
“I have no idea what's going on.”
He had never seen an angel in his past 40 years of life.
He was curious about this event, but that didn’t mean he could threaten or torture Helena.
He had to maintain friendly relations with Eteria Rodinus in order to get his hands on the Sangreal Chronicles.
Feeling the need to stay patient, Woohyuk approached Karin.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, but I can’t use the necklace Saint Maria entrusted to me anymore.”
The transparent crystal of the protective necklace was shattered.
As Karin wept, Woohyuk patted her head.
“Maria must’ve known this would happen. There’s no need to feel guilty.”
“This all feels like a dream. Is all the nightmares and despair over?”
“Who knows? For now, the epidemic was destroyed.”
It was impossible for humans who were not chosen by the goddesses of fate like Saint Maria to foresee the future.
Woohyuk left Petos in charge of cleaning up and went to join the others with Karin.
'That was interesting. The appearance of an angel.’
As far as he knew, angels were the vassals of the Creator.
The appearance of such a being meant that the Creator had begun to intervene in this world from behind the scenes.
The angel’s intervention was probably according to his will.
The incident this time had fortunately ended without any complications, but he had to be careful in the future.