“It really is a difficult maze.”
Victoria and her group finally entered the secret headquarters of the Sophist Church.
The secret passage leading into the cave was almost like a maze.
So Vincent stuck out his tongue in a low voice.
"I agree, Vincent. I don't think we can rely solely on the map. We need to hurry, so as not to miss the signal ahead."
Victoria looked at the map again and glanced around.
The map was a secret passageway prediction of the secret headquarters of the Sophist Order, secretly provided by none other than Kaiser Antoine de Sel Oblain of the Imperial Knights.
Although the map was more detailed than I had expected, the actual maze was no joke, and the completeness of the map alone was not enough to make me feel at ease.
So Victoria and her group navigated the maze for about 10 minutes.
“It’s a rebellion!!! A rebellion has broken out!!!”
As the maze neared its end, an ominous cry was heard from within the Sophist.
“It’s started.”
A signal was sent, Victoria hastening her steps so as not to miss it.
Victoria is a thoroughgoing person and prefers stable work over adventure.
The number of troops at the secret headquarters of the Sophist Order, as previously investigated, was not a great number, but Victoria still wanted to put in place safeguards.
The plan is to have the comrades already positioned within the Seongdong-Gyeokseo and Sophist take the aggro from the front, and Victoria's side will take advantage of this gap to quickly advance to where Jedi Laonzena is, or at least secure an advantageous position.
“What the heck! Enemies have appeared from behind too!”
-Phew! -Phew! -Tsk! -Tsk!!
Soon, not only the front but also the Victorian camp began to fight with swords.
There are five sword expert or higher inspectors, including Victoria, and four sword user inspectors supporting the rear.
Of course, there may be a lack of numbers for an all-out war, but in a situation where a surprise attack was made from the rear using the Seongdong Gyeokseo as a foundation, its efficiency and destructive power could be displayed by more than 200%.
"Now, Jonathan and the rest of the elite knights, hold this position and monitor the situation at the front. There's no need to consider active support for our side; just block the passage and keep your frontal support in mind."
“Yes, I understand, Victoria Quest.”
Victoria and her party, having cleared the first section of the quest, entered a mid-term inspection.
Victoria intends to make the most of its labyrinthine interior.
That is, since it is inefficient for more than five people to gather together, we want to have four sword users take on the crossroads shooter.
"this."
After dividing the parts, Victoria and her four companions headed to the space where the current Jedi Laonzena of the Sophists was believed to be hiding.
But soon her expression turned slightly embarrassed.
“How could such a fork in the road exist in a sector where the map is cut off?”
The map of the Sophist's secret headquarters provided by Antoine was incomplete. While the entrance and intermediate passages were clearly marked, only a rough outline was provided from where Laonzena was believed to be hiding.
And when they reached that point, what greeted them was a fork in the road.
“My brother and I will enter this way.”
Then, the Twin Sword Experts pointed to the underground passage on the right.
Since there are five of us, it was suggested that it would be more efficient to split into groups of three or two to search.
"Let's do that. If you spot Vargas on Pedro's side, don't rush in to suppress him. Instead, send a magic stone signal."
“Understood, Victoria Quest.”
Victoria agreed with twin inspector Pedro.
He then asked the twin inspectors to wait until they could join him if they found any evidence of the attack.
Because Victoria, the person in charge of the quest, must be thoroughly aware of the situation for the final report.
“Contrary to expectations, it seems security isn’t as tight as I thought, Victoria.”
Victoria and her group separated from the twin inspectors and began running through the left passage.
At that moment, Farnese tilted his head slightly.
Because there were very few troops encountered compared to the security of the passage structure.
"I was conscious of that, and that's why I accepted Sir Pedro's suggestion a little while ago. But for now, let's pay attention to the presence of the special device. We can't just retreat now that we've come this far."
Victoria was also aware of it.
If Laonzena's power was weakened due to the side effects of the leap, she would be more desperate to keep more troops around her.
And although I was confident because the actual secret base's security structure was quite high, the deeper I went in, the fewer troops there were.
But at that moment,
Drrrr! Thump! Drrrr! Thump! Bang!
The back of the passageway that Victoria and her party entered through began to close.
“Victoria! It looks like something has been activated!”
Cheer cheer cheer!
At that sound, Farnese and Vincent had no choice but to stop,
“Keep calm.”
Victoria, who had stopped together, first calmed the two.
"Was this the passage where Laonzena was hiding? I didn't hear any similar sounds from the other side."
But Victoria, who maintained a poker face of her own, was also flustered.
But in the meantime, Victoria started to understand the situation,
I think that if it were a normal closure device, it would not have worked on the twin inspection side as well.
But before now, and afterward, the sound of a heavy iron door slamming down on the other side was not heard.
At that moment, Victoria was suddenly feeling uneasy.
[Kekekekeke... That Antoine guy... In the end, he's going to throw me away like this... Kkekekekeke]
A voice filled with a considerable amount of energy was heard by Victoria and her group.
‘What is this?’
I could intuitively tell that it was Laonzena's voice.
Perhaps, due to the leap, energy close to magic has accumulated, and as a result, the current energetic voice is appearing.
So, in itself, it is a situation that makes your eyes pop out,
The short comment Laonzena made while mentioning Antoine was quite unusual.
"Come inside, you intruders. At this point, I'm even more curious. What exactly is that snake-like human's plan? He must have had his reasons for sending you here.
Ddd ...
Not only did Laonzena's voice come through again, but the huge wall in front of Victoria and her group began to open with a strange feeling.
"Who is it! The one with that serpentine heart! Who else but our brother's father, the Sword Saint Ulysses Schneider, has stepped into the eclipse of the Demon God? Did he awaken the Eye of the Demon God?"
A sense of foreboding suddenly arises.
Although it was a fourth dimension, Elizabeth, who had a keen sense of humor and intuition, was filled with thoughts that this was it.
"Before that, I, too, had become quite curious about you. If the Witch in the Wall has maintained a relationship with you to this day, I think you're no ordinary person."
Then, Anastasia suddenly changed the topic to Elizabeth.
"What the hell is this! This feeling of being so close to climax that you're stopping! This woman is so annoying!"
She was close to her goal. Elizabeth had walked to this distant northern region, wandered through the cold, snow-covered mountains of the Demon Tribe, and reached the moment when she would achieve her goal.
So she was enjoying the dopamine rush as if she was on the verge of orgasm.
Elizabeth almost lost control of her expression for a moment when she saw Anastasia changing the subject instead of saying what she wanted to say.
"Is it difficult to answer? Then I guess I'll have to think about it a bit more. What I'm about to say will have a truly profound impact. I have no desire to tell it to someone who can't handle it."
However, the hilt of the sword was clearly in Anastasia's hands.
Because she also saw that Elizabeth was getting impatient.
She seems genuinely interested in Elizabeth's identity.
Before I knew it, I had finished understanding Elizabeth's character, and I was very cleverly scratching at her.
"It's difficult, yes. It's not difficult at all. I just didn't do it because it seemed out of place for me to be the one to bring it up first."
Who is Elizabeth? Even at the age of 20, she represents the Academy Tower and serves as the head of the Imperial Project.
The only time she feels helpless is when she is being fucked and disciplined by her beloved brother.
Therefore, Elizabeth soon regained her usual proud and dignified demeanor and responded to Anastasia's provocation.
"What do you want to know about me? My abilities? Prove to me that I'm a vessel of magic capable of joining your scheme?"
Oh my!
Elizabeth picked up the wizard's wand that had been resting on her lap.
The priestess of the Demon Tribe, at first glance she may seem similar to the nuns of the Holy Emperor, but in reality she is more similar to a witch or wizard.
Their basic abilities are curses and debuffs, not buffs, and the witch class itself was created through the process of a wizard interacting with a demon priest.
That's why her personality is similar to that of a witch, but she has a huge ego and wants to have sincere conversations with people who are on the same level as her.
"Hehe, now that I'm at this age, I've come to deeply realize the futility of that kind of ego-fueled battle. Unfortunately, I don't have the aggression to demand proof, like I used to, with my eyes burning brightly. All I want is to satisfy my curiosity. I want to know about your background, which seems to come from a rather noble family."
But Anastasia waved her hand, a hand that bore the weight of over a thousand years of experience.
The sight of the 20-year-old girl getting angry was cute, so she scratched her head, but that wasn't what Anastasia really wanted.
‘Um... Actually, that’s something you don’t want to talk about even more...’
However, Elizabeth, who did not like to brag about her family, felt embarrassed.
“I am from the first noble family of the Elysium Empire, the Grand Duchess of Oblean. I am the third lady, Elizabeth de Cel Oblean.”
Still, her younger sister Elizabeth, desperate to help her brother, bragged to Anastasia about how much of a good family she was.
“I see... that’s what happened?”
Shhh...!
Then Anastasia raised the corners of her mouth with interest.
"Then, I will now keep my promise. I will tell you who the snake-like being that stepped into the Demon God's eclipse and opened the Demon God's eyes is."
Then, in an instant, he became expressionless and continued speaking.
“He was none other than Antoine de Sel Oblain, a swordsman who was at the time considered the next Kaiser of the Imperial Knights.”
The name mentioned in the expression that made it impossible to read the true feelings was none other than Elisabeth de Sel Oblain's father,
The current Imperial Knights' highest-ranking Kaiser and the real power holder of the Empire was Antoine de Celebes Obléan.