Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 480 This is impossible! The Double Illusion Infiltrating the Theocracy
"Living Wooden Armor!" the Azure Sky Dragon King roared, chanting as a semi-transparent, resilient luster emanated from his entire body.
"Armor of Thorns!"

No nonsense at all!
The two sides clashed almost like a battle the moment they made contact.

Boom—Boom—Boom!

Three figures, one in green and two in white, clashed fiercely in the air, their roaring collisions striking the battlefield below like tangible hammer blows.

The dragon's might erupted unrestrainedly.

The ferocity of the breath.

A radiant, sacred, and purifying power.

Several terrifying forces released suffocating shockwaves and pressures that made everyone on both sides of the empire kingdom suffocate.

Scenes from heroic tales and biographies are coming to life!
This was a breathtaking battle that surpassed everyone's imagination.

Ordinary soldiers, let alone looking up, felt a sense of impending death just from hearing the dragon's roar.

On the battlefield.

Only a few dared to look up and gaze directly at the battle raging overhead.

"That's it, that's it!"

Fluder's eyes were bloodshot, his fists clenched, and he looked up at the sky with barely suppressed excitement.
"...The power of seventh-tier magic?"

It's only a difference of one rank, yet the difference is earth-shattering.

He seemed to have glimpsed the abyss of magic!

Compared to Fuluda.

Although "Infinite Magic" and "Four Elements" are weaker in strength, they have much greater knowledge.

Even so!

The two men's expressions remained grave and grim.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

“These are two of the highest-ranking angels… why, why…” Beneath the hood of “Infinite Magic”, a messy, thick blue ponytail was visible. Her voice was filled with shock and resentment as she continued to mutter curses under her breath.

The smile he had on when he shot down the Azure Sky Dragon King vanished completely.

In the Demon Tree incident.

[The Dark Codex] Almost everyone died once, and the enemy was the Silver Knight, who was suspected to be one of the legendary 13 heroes.

Although it is unclear why the other party did not die, it is suspected that the Silver Knight who appeared may be a descendant of the Silver Knight.

Regardless of their true identity.

The five high priests all suspected that the other was from the Council of States.

This was originally just speculation.

The Council of Nations suddenly took action, forcibly triggering a war between the Kingdom and the Empire, which turned the speculation into reality!

The Church understood that this was a test from the Council of Nations... no, it was a test from the Platinum Dragon King.

That's exactly why!
The church must demonstrate sufficient toughness and strength to curb such spying.

"Surprised?"

The Four Elements raised their heads and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Since the High Priests have sent out two Eternal Angels, they have already realized that the Archangel of Radiance alone cannot defeat the Dragon King."

Battle in the sky.

Even "Infinite Magic," a member of the Dark Codex, felt fear upon seeing it.

The Four Elements, however, remained much calmer, for they had witnessed far more terrifying battles, and these were merely the aftershocks.

It's several times more powerful than the battle right now!
Boom!

The roaring sound from the sky continued, but the situation was not complicated.

Despite facing a two-on-one attack from two radiant archangels, the Azure Dragon King was still able to maintain a certain advantage.

The Archangel of Glory is ultimately a summoned demon, so its strength is inherently inferior, and its combat style is rather rigid and lacks flexibility.

Before the two of them could even get anxious, someone else had already started to panic.

"You two from the Holy Kingdom, I'm here to help you!"

Fruda strode forward, his face serious and solemn.

"Lord Furuda".

"Lord Furuda".

The two, representing the "Four Elements" and "Infinite Magic," turned to look at each other and then bowed to Fluder.

On this battlefield, the only one qualified to intervene in the fighting is probably the "Guardian" of the Empire before us, one of the few abnormal individuals among humanity.

"Group-based defense!"

Fluta nodded slightly and took a step forward.

A magical barrier appeared on the two radiant archangels.

"Psychic shock!"

He began chanting again, this time targeting the Azure Sky Dragon King.

"Will wavers!"

"Magic Binding!"

Fluder continued to cast spells.

He doesn't need to cause any damage to the Azure Dragon King; he only needs to affect its movements to reduce the pressure on the two angels and increase the chances of attacking.

He had noticed it a long time ago.

These two powerful and radiant archangels were not something that the two envoys of the theocracy could summon.

Seventh-tier magic already belongs to the realm of demon gods!
The power surpasses anything humans can control, and the ability to summon angelic monsters of this level suggests the theocracy used some kind of ritual!
"Roar!!"

The Azure Dragon King felt immense pressure and roared furiously, trying to bypass the two angels and deal with the swarm of wretched insects below first.

result.

The Archangel of Glory's reckless fighting style kept him firmly entangled.

Monsters are tireless and feel no pain!

The Azure Dragon King's anger was gradually replaced by reason, and he realized that it was pointless for him to entangle with the two demons.

"Green breath!"

Its powerful breath forced a radiant archangel to retreat.

The Azure Dragon King broke free from the other radiant archangel once more and flapped its dragon wings to retreat quickly.

"You lowly bug!"

The Azure Dragon King ceased his entanglement with the two angels, retreating as he made a pronouncement in a judgmental tone:
"When the summoning time for the angelic demons ends, I will grant you eternal slumber, so await your death!"

A sound that resounded through the sky.

For the soldiers on the Empire's side, it was not just the Dragon King's proclamation, but also a countdown to their deaths.

Panic and despair permeated the air!

Seeing that the Azure Dragon King had retreated on his own initiative.

The two radiant archangels did not continue the pursuit, but instead descended from the sky again, hovering above the heads of the two "Four Elements".

"What are you doing, envoys?"

Why not press your advantage?

Fruda, still unable to comprehend what was happening before him, became more urgent and shrill in his voice.

In Fluder's mind, such a powerful summoned monster must have required a huge amount of resources and effort to summon through a ritual.

Monsters have a limited lifespan.

To maximize the value of the summoned creatures, it is advantageous to inflict the greatest damage on the Azure Dragon King before the summoning time expires.

Ideally, we should be able to completely force them to retreat!

"Lord Furuda".

"Rest assured, the Archangel of Radiance will not disappear as long as he is not defeated." The Four Elements smiled and responded softly.
Fluder was increasingly bewildered. If the person in front of him hadn't been an envoy from the Holy Kingdom, he would have thought the other was saying something ridiculous.

Time passes little by little!

One hour.

Two hours.

Five hours.

As evening approached, the sun began to set.

Two radiant archangels, continuously emitting a gentle, serene light, hovered silently in front of the empire's defenses, illuminating the battlefield.

—That's impossible!!

This thought.

It not only emerged from the heart of the Azure Dragon King, but also from Fluda, and even from everyone who had some understanding of magic.

The existence of the Radiant Archangel has defied everyone's expectations.

"This unusual situation... must be reported to Lord Charles!" This was the only thought in the Azure Sky Dragon King's mind.

The kingdom's offensive came to a halt. The situation gradually became clear to everyone.

The key to victory between the kingdom and the empire lies in which side, the Azure Dragon King or the Radiant Archangel, can defeat the other first.

Think more deeply!
This is the conflict between the Council of States and the Slane Church.

…………

The religious capital of the Silian Theocracy.

In an inconspicuous little hotel.

"Ah."

"Surprised? This is hardly groundbreaking." Tang Zheng stood by the window, gazing at the bustling street, and chuckled after listening to Renas's report.

The undead created by Ainz Ooal Gown from corpses can also exist for a long time.

The astonishment of the people from another world can only be attributed to their lack of knowledge.

"The premature exposure of the eternal angel is not necessarily a bad thing."

"The future Ainz Ooal Gown's investigation revealed that, given the other party's personality, he might directly suspect that there are powerful individuals within the Church who are skilled at summoning angels."

"They might even speculate directly that there may be an unknown number of high-ranking angels?"

After understanding the situation on the battlefield.

After finding that the results were not significantly different from his predictions, Tang Zheng cut off contact.

"With the assistance of two radiant archangels, plus Fluta, an aberrant individual, even if they cannot defeat the Azure Dragon King, they can at least hold him off."

"If the reviewing state wants to continue testing the theocratic state, it can only send another dragon king or use other methods to break the balance."

Tang Zheng's eyes remained calm. Even if the overall trend differed from the prediction, it wouldn't be too far off: "The Kingdom of Theology also has corresponding countermeasures."

I raised my hands and stretched!

"Speak."

"The class build for 'Dark God' Sylvanas is the same as that for Ainz Ooal Gown."

"The other side should also be able to create a large number of immortals that can exist for a long time through corpses, so why doesn't the Church have them?"

"There is no information on this in the records and classics of the religion." Tang Zheng lowered his arms and crossed them over his chest, his brows furrowing slightly.

He never had an answer to this question!
The Church has no secrets from him anymore; at least so far, he has not discovered any powerful undead within the Church.

of course!

Excluding the level 50 or so "NPC" Red Mummy Cat from the six top guilds.

I don't understand.

Tang Zheng wasn't the type to dwell on things, so he simply put them aside for the time being and focused on the task at hand.

Princess Lana's unexpected reminder.

Make him aware.

Besides manipulating the war between kingdoms and empires and openly probing the theocracy, the Platinum Dragon King may have other plans.

Tang Zheng appeared in the Holy Kingdom to secretly investigate this matter, as his current strength improvement has reached a bottleneck.

Want to go further.

It requires both "time" and "professional intelligence".

—Mid-Water Moon.

Octover 2st

The border battle remains deadlocked.
The Azure Dragon King showed no intention of launching a proactive attack, and the kingdom's and the empire's armies remained stationed on the battlefield, continuing their confrontation.

Tang Zheng, on the other hand, mobilized the captain of the Divine Man team.

He was tasked with directing the intelligence-savvy "Astrologist" and the "Dark Scripture" to conduct a covert investigation of the entire cult.

Unfortunately, we didn't find anything!
In this seemingly calm but turbulent situation...

evening.

The fiery clouds in the west were bright and clear.

It is located in a small village less than ten kilometers from the capital of the Slane Theocracy.

Cluck~ Squeak~
The joints of the wooden door emit noise due to excessive friction between the parts.

The old pastor named Paul, with his frail hands, tremblingly closed the church's wooden gate and hunched over, headed home.

along the way.

Many villagers greeted him warmly.

Every now and then, people jokingly remark that the church "needs a new successor."

If it were usual.

Pastor Paul would usually respond with a smile, but in recent days he has been responding to the villagers much less.

The villagers all agreed that Pastor Paul's hearing was getting worse.

Click!

Push open the door and close it.

Pastor Paul lived alone in a room with minimal furniture. Apart from the unusually clean spot where the statues of the Six Gods were placed, the other corners appeared cluttered.

The magical "Eternal Light" is activated!

The old pastor Paul straightened his hunched back in an instant, and the air of old age emanating from him vanished without a trace.

He didn't want to turn on the magic lamp.

However, if the lights are not turned on, it will stand out compared to the surrounding villagers!

He was certainly not an inferior human being, much less the real Pastor Paul.

It comes from a great and sublime place!

The floating city where the god-kings who rule the world reside!
The old pastor, disguised in a double illusion, looked more anxious and hesitant.

Under the illumination of "sustainable lamps".

The shadow suddenly became longer.

Immediately afterwards, two level 80 mercenary monsters, Hanzo, emerged from the shadows and stood on either side of the double phantom's body.

"The intelligence gathering has been completed!"

"Why don't you take action?"

The two Hanzos, one in front and one behind, spoke at the same time, like twins.

All three were mercenary monsters, and the Double Phantom's level was only around 40, far lower than the two Hanzos.

However, based on simple conversations...

The Double Phantom clearly holds a higher status, and the stronger Hanzo obviously needs to obey the Double Phantom.

"You understand nothing!"

The dual phantoms were equally anxious.

After gathering detailed information about the Elf King from the Great Forest of Ivanshah, one of Hanzo's companions departed to relay the information back to the Elf King.

It then infiltrated once again into the theocratic forces stationed in the forests of the elven kingdom to conduct a second verification of the intelligence.

I thought it would be over soon.

result.

Hanzo, who had left, returned with the Guardian, Lord Horned Fury, and a new mission assigned to him.

"The capital is the stronghold of the Slane Theocracy!"

"This means that the core area, the six legendary gods of this country, are beings that are only slightly inferior to the supreme and great God-Kings."

The dual phantom's voice carried a hint of tension and fear:
"Even if they are already dead..."

"From what I learned at the Starshine Watchtower, there is another guardian in this country, just like Lord Horned Fury, and he even possesses world-class artifacts."

"If we get too close, we're very likely to be discovered!"

The two Hanzos visibly tensed up upon hearing this.

Only then did I begin to understand why the Double Illusion had not taken any action, even though they could easily kill these weak humans with their power.

"The intelligence we've gathered... that being known as the 'Dark God' died at the hands of the supreme and great God-King..." a Hanzo said in a somber, hoarse voice.

"no!"

The dual phantom responded shrilly, somewhat annoyed: "Such a stupid rumor, how could inferior humans believe it?"

"If they are enemies, why didn't that Dark God, who possesses a world-class artifact, bring it with him?"

"It is precisely because of these rumors that we cannot easily approach the core area!"

It wasn't the rumors that angered it.

Instead, they actually dared to frame the supreme and great God-King!

Although the Double Phantom is a mercenary monster, it is not known for its strength, and therefore serves Lord Imralis, who is known as its "butler".

The other party was the person in charge of "Starry Sky Watchtower", which indirectly exposed it to a lot of secrets!
(End of this chapter)