The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 38 : Beast (3) ＞

A small town located in the southeastern part of the Empire.

Hans was born and raised in such a small village and continued to live as a farmer until he reached middle age.

The village was located at the foot of a remote mountain, not often visited by outsiders.

Occasionally, a tax collector or a person comes to town to pay taxes.

It was rare for a stranger to come to Hans’ village.

Therefore, the village Hans knew was always quiet and peaceful.

At least it was until yesterday.

“What is this sound?”

woohoo!

A heavy crashing sound echoed in Hans’ ears as he was returning home.

A huge amount of smoke was rising from the mountain where the sound resounded.

I don’t know exactly what happened, but looking at the acting, something unusual must have happened.

Hans, seeing the smoke rising from afar, felt uneasy, and immediately began to move toward the place where the smoke was rising.

It may have been a situation that could cause problems in the village.

Someone had to check the scene.

“What the hell happened?”

The sound of lightning resounded through the mountains.

Something unusual must have happened to the mountain.

Hans, who moved quickly along a familiar mountain road, was able to ascertain the cause of the roar within a short time.

In the middle of the forest covered with dense trees.

Something with a huge size existed there.

“Hey, this is…!”

– Goo.

The black mass is wriggling little by little.

Tentacles protruding from the mass were acting as legs for moving the body.

Koo! thud!

The mass with its tentacles outstretched was moving forward slowly with a heavy sound.

Whenever something huge moved forward, the trees around it got caught up in it and fell.

Hans covered his mouth at the sight of the giant moving in front of him.

“……”

What was in front of Hans’ eyes was a monster.

It was also a monster that looked like it came out of Hell, not from Inse.

For the first time in his life, Hans realized that he had met the creature most suited to being a monster.

Just by moving, the earth vibrates and the forest collapses.

The body that had to look up to the point that it hurts my head was so large that it wouldn’t budge even if I put a knife in it.

It was nothing like a disaster.

It wasn’t just a human being who could survive in the face of it.

‘… … I have to go back.’

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Hans slowly began to backtrack.

You shouldn’t come face to face with such a dangerous creature.

It was best to get out of the seat as quickly as possible.

People in the village must also be evacuated.

To deal with such a thing, the lord who governed the province had to come up with a solution himself.

At the very least, there was nothing the residents of a small town could do.

The moment when Hans has finished judging the situation and is about to leave his seat.

An eye popped out of the monster’s back, which was walking towards the other side.

– Goo.

“Heh, heh heh…!”

Hans’ body stiffened as he met the monster’s eyes.

Huge eyes protruding from the mass were staring at Hans.

caught up

Only that thought remained in Hans’ mind.

thud! Koo!

The monster that encountered Hans immediately started running towards him.

A roar rang out one after another, and in an instant, the distance between Hans and the monster drew closer.

– “What are you?”

The monster who had narrowed the distance with Hans drew his big eyes closer to him.

As the monster’s eyes got closer, an unfamiliar voice resounded in Hans’s head.

It was not the language Hans knew.

Still, he could understand it.

The monster was asking Hans a question.

It was a question about Hans’s own identity.

Hans answered his name to the monster in a trembling voice.

“Hey, Hans…”

– “Hans? Is that your name?”

“What does that mean…?”

– “Are all those gathered over there living things called Hans?”

Tentacles from the darkness pointed in the direction of the village.

The whole village was asking if it was Hans.

It seemed like he wasn’t asking for his name, but about the concept of a human being.

Hans’ answer itself was wrong.

Hans then corrected his answer again.

“We… are calling us humans.”

– “Human. Is that your name?”

“Oh, yes. What are you…?”

– “I am Kueberg, Lord of the Abyss. I am here by a call from the Great.”

The lord of the abyss, Kueberg.

It was the first name Hans had ever heard.

Of course, even if it was a bigger name than that, there was no way that a mere farmer in a rural village would know it.

thud. kuung.

After speaking, Kueberg’s eyes grew closer to Hans.

– “And He wants the souls of men.”

“uh……?”

– “Humans. Become one with the abyss.”

Thick tentacles from the darkness picked up Hans’ body.

Hans’s bewildered eyes looked at Kueberg.

Under the huge eyes that were staring at Hans.

A large mouth appeared there.

His big mouth opened wide, and the endless abyss beyond that met Hans.

Hans struggled and screamed at the sight of Kueberg moving himself towards his mouth.

“Come on, wait! Save me!”

– Goo

“I don’t want to die like this! Save me! Please! No!”

Despite his pleas, Kueberg’s tentacles did not stop.

The tentacles, which were moving slowly, stopped still at the top of their gaping mouth.

The strength of the tentacles wrapped around Hans’ body began to slowly release.

Hans tried to catch the tentacles that had been released from him so as not to fall down.

However, Kueberg’s tentacles became foggy and scattered, only refusing to touch Hans.

Hans’ body, which had nowhere to hang, fell toward Kueberg’s gigantic mouth.

“Ahhh–!”

quack.

Hans’ consciousness was cut off at the last eerie sound.

* * * * * *

The only archbishop of the denomination, Roan Hebris, looked at the door where guests had begun to enter.

The place where Roan is currently located was a house he had borrowed from the owner, Shron.

It was borrowed for the purpose of being used by Roan and the church’s party.

And the guest who came to such a mansion was the person he was aiming for.

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Meyer’s first Confucius, Lex Meyer.

He entered the mansion with his one and only escort.

“This is the mansion where the Viscount Eisalia’s young Ae is staying.”

When Rex and Palios set foot inside the mansion, Peter, who had welcomed them, closed the door again.

thud.

The sound of the door closing resounded, and Palios glanced at Roan.

However, he soon found Euthenia and followed the moving Rex there.

Tub. Tub.

Rex walked towards Euthenia and found his seat opposite her.

Then, he gracefully handed the nobility to Yutenia.

“Nice to meet you. Eisalia’s little girl.”

Eutenia, who was greeted by Rex, looked at him with an innocent smile.

Rex’s cheeks flushed red as he faced Eutenia.

Rex looked at Eutenia for a moment, then sat down in the chair opposite him in an awkward position.

When Rex, who came to Utenia, sat down, Yutenia’s soft voice resounded in the hall.

“Are you Rex?”

“……yes?”

“answer.”

“I’m Lex Meyer, but I was so rude in the beginning…”

It was a rude attitude for anyone to see the young girl of a neighboring country.

Palios, who was escorting Rex, was also looking at Euthenia with a frown.

But Roan, who was watching it, couldn’t hold back the laughter that leaked out and twisted the corners of her mouth.

Pointing out a disrespectful attitude toward Utenia.

It was a scene that made me laugh when I thought about what was going to happen in the future.

“That’s enough.”

“What did you say now…?”

“Roan. I have a barrier in the mansion, so I can do whatever I want now.”

Yutenia spoke as she opened the book that was lying on her lap.

At Yutenia’s words that her turn was approaching, Roan, who was watching the situation, stood up.

From now on, it was something Roan had to deal with.

Sreung.

Hearing the word barrier, Palios drew his sword straight away.

He seemed to have noticed that the situation was taking an unusual turn.

But it was too late for Roan to think.

When the First Apostle entered the boundary of Euthenia, it was absolutely impossible for them to go out.

“A barrier? What are you doing now?”

“Sir Palios?”

“Confucius, be careful. It seems that you have dug a trap for Confucius.”

With his sword drawn, Palios stepped out in front of Rex and began to be alert.

He seemed to be wary of the movements of Roan and Yutenia.

Peter, who received Palios’ lively gaze, reflexively shrugged.

However, for Roan, even a plan to subdue the knights who had come to protect Rex was ready.

Among the apostles of the denomination, there was a person specialized in subduing opponents.

Roan lifted her head and looked at the ceiling of the mansion.

“Sir Evan. It’s your turn to move.”

“Is it already time for that?”

The moment Palios was about to raise his sword at the sound of a voice coming from the ceiling.

A blue flash of light hit the floor, and Evan appeared.

breakage. phlegmatic.

Evan, who appeared from the thunderstorm, reached out toward Palios.

Evan, who had descended on the electric current, appeared behind Palios, so he couldn’t even respond properly and had to give up his back.

“Your guy, at some point…!”

“——Astrafe.”

A powerful spark erupted from Evan’s hand, which was holding Palios’ head.

Gripping support!

Electric current flowed through the gauntlet, and Evan’s lightning bolts poured down towards Palios.

A blue flash of light emanating from Astrafe covered Palios’ body in an instant.

Palios, who was hit directly by Evan’s lightning while in contact, let out a scream of pain.

“aah…!”

“Sir Palios!”

“Ahhh…”

Palios, who had been screaming at the lightning that ran through his body, drooped.

Rex looked at Evan with eyes full of fear at the sight of Palios who rolled his eyes and fainted.

However, Evan ignored Rex, grabbed Phalios by the neck and dragged him away.

Rex had no choice but to sit blankly in his seat and watch Palios being dragged away.

Evan, who moved past Rex, said while looking at Roan.

“Is this one guy enough?”

“Of course, Apostle. Well done.”

“Call me when the situation is settled.”

“I do that.”

After a short conversation, Evan took Palios and disappeared somewhere in the mansion.

When Palios, who had been guarding Rex, disappeared, Roan finally approached Rex.

The frightened eyes of Rex and Roan met in the air.

There was no one left to protect Rex any more.

Rex, who was left alone, trembled with his hands and spoke threatening words to Roan.

“You, you guys, are you doing this to know who I am? If I disappear, I will definitely move from the count.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah! If you don’t want a big deal, you’d better release me right away!”

“It’s a pity. The big thing has already happened.”

“what……?”

Roan leaned his face toward Rex, who had doubts.

As Roan’s face got closer, Rex’s pupils began to widen.

And the moment when Rex’s pupils dilated to the limit.

The face of the warlock with a young smile filled the vision of the aristocratic young man who could not take off his youthful tee.

“Aren’t we here?”