Chapter 139

Level Up Heresy Inquisitor – Chapter 139 (139/227)

Chapter 139: The Sixth Executor (6)

KOOOOOM!

A rock imbued with Sacred Flame soared through the air in a curve and smashed into the thick fortress walls one after another.

Not only did it cause primary damage, but fire spread wildly in all directions, inflicting massive destruction.

“AAAAAAHHH!”

“Damn it! Where the hell did they get these kinds of weapons from?!”

Catapults, siege towers, cannons…

Unbelievably powerful top-tier siege weapons had appeared on the side of the Light Church.

They were far superior to the catapults they originally brought.

It was impossible to acquire weapons of this caliber within such a short period.

The sudden World Event that popped up without prior warning was unexpected even for Binghai, who owned the city. But for the believers who had hastily gathered following the quest, it was even more sudden.

While Binghai had always prepared defenses against invasions from other guilds, the believers never expected anything like this.

That’s why despite the power gap, they’d managed to hold out through the defense.

There was no way a church could have professional crafters like a large guild. So it was completely incomprehensible how these siege weapons suddenly appeared.

But there was an explanation.

These newly appeared siege weapons were crafted by the Dwarves renowned as the best craftsmen among all races.

Even more specifically, they were made by the top master craftsmen of Eltris who rushed to the surface to create them.

These craftsmen, united by their unwavering faith in Lu, not only worked at incredible speed but also created weapons of astonishing power that completely turned the tide of the battlefield.

BOOOOM!

A giant cannonball was fired, shattering a tower on the fortress wall.

The immense piercing power and destructive force of the ballista used for sieges rendered even the high defense of the high-level tower meaningless.

“Thanks to the new siege weapons, our city capture operation is proceeding successfully. At this rate, those bastards won’t last more than a few days.”

“We must keep pressing forward. We can’t let their attention shift elsewhere.”

“Understood!”

As Me finished speaking, the Church intensified its assault on the city.

Binghai was barely holding on using all their strength against the endless attacks from the believers.

Although named characters like Ail and Luuk, who were always on the front lines, along with some other named heresy judges were missing, the enemies hadn’t noticed at all.

This was thanks to Me actively drawing their attention while commanding the other races, allowing the siege to proceed relentlessly.

Lu’s fanatical believers rushing forward like madmen, unafraid of death.

Amidst the chaotic battlefield filled with madness, there was no way anyone would notice such details.

With the help of the Dwarven siege weapons, victory was practically assured just by continuing the assault.

But Ail was still moving around, preparing to deliver the final blow to the enemy…

* * *

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Dirt rained down from above as vibrations could be felt through the ground.

‘They’re making quite a racket up there.’

Above Ail’s head, a large-scale siege battle was raging.

His current location was underground beneath the city of Amsterdam, which was currently in the midst of war.

Together with over forty elite operatives following behind him, he was entering the city interior through tunnels they had dug.

Generally, large bases like cities would have defenses against underground infiltration.

However, if you dug deep enough and emerged far inside the city, such defenses could easily be bypassed.

Of course, it wasn’t something that could be done easily.

Digging long and deep tunnels like this was an impossible task with human labor alone.

So Ail received help from the Ratfolk who lived deep underground in Eltris.

The Ratfolk’s digging abilities needed no further explanation.

It was thanks to their efforts creating new tunnels that the Dwarven craftsmen were able to reach here directly without passing through other areas.

‘Now that I’ve sent the Dwarves and Ratfolk back and sealed off the tunnel leading to the surface, we shouldn’t be discovered.’

Besides Me and Luuk, he hadn’t mentioned anything about the other Eltris races.

While they were working separately on the siege weapons and tunneling, he had truthfully informed only them to ensure smooth operation of the plan.

Of course, even as members of the Church, they couldn’t be trusted completely.

But since they both received messages directly from Lu, they were relatively trustworthy individuals.

Moreover, revealing such information would immediately incur the wrath of the deity and result in expulsion from the Church, causing them to lose everything they’d built up.

Given these consequences, the risk of betrayal was minimal.

CLUNK!

Reaching the end of the tunnel, Ail emerged first onto the floor outside, followed by the rest of the advance team.

He looked around.

Just as the Ratfolk had said, it was a quiet underground area where no one came or went.

However, something seemed off.

‘I thought this was supposed to be a basement… Something feels different.’

Instead of a small basement, it was a massive underground facility with corridors extending in all directions and numerous rooms with doors.

‘This is completely unfamiliar…’

Ignoring the faint smell of blood and eerie atmosphere for now, a facility of this size beneath the city should have been discovered long ago.

Yet until now, there had been absolutely no rumors about such a place.

For whatever reason, it seems this facility had been kept a tightly guarded secret, unknown even to informants.

The corridors were lined with rooms, each sealed off by sturdy iron doors chained shut with inscriptions in an unknown language.

SNIKT!

Ail cut the chains off one of the doors to check inside.

But before he could even touch the doorknob…

KEEEEEEEEEK!

Numerous Demonkin broke through the iron door and poured out.

Every single one was considered elite monsters at level 170.

Not only were there many of them, but each individual was powerful.

Fortunately, they’d picked the wrong opponent.

All of the operatives accompanying Ail were named heresy judges from two regions, each possessing high levels.

What’s more, they specialized in eliminating demons and undead – perfect counters for these creatures.

“Prepare for battle!”

WHOOSH!

As Luuk shouted, sacred flames erupted from everyone’s weapons.

The wide corridor became a battlefield illuminated by white flames as the judges mercilessly punished the demon spawn rushing towards them.

[Heresy eliminated!]

[Heresy eliminated!]

SSSSSSHHIIIIIICK!

The monsters were instantly reduced to ashes, granting stat bonuses.

After cleanly slaying every last one, Ail and the judges entered the room.

Inside the large chamber lay a gruesome sight.

Bloodstains everywhere, dismembered corpses, and most disturbingly, “failed experiments” in various stages of demonification scattered about.

“I’d heard vague rumors about occasional disappearances among Amsterdam’s citizens, but I never imagined something like this was happening.”

As he looked around, a massive sigil covering the entire floor glowed faintly red.

Gelgaraz, the Demon of Corruption.

Having encountered demon worshippers twice already, Ail immediately understood what was going on upon seeing this scene.

They were forcibly turning kidnapped citizens into demonkin.

The quest description about “collaboration with demons” wasn’t just some excuse fabricated by Lu.

The city lord had genuinely made a pact with the Demon of Corruption, and this quest was created to punish and purify him.

“Executor.”

“Yes, let’s do it.”

Ail and Luuk exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.

Though they should obviously burn and judge all the demons in each room as followers of Lu, there was another way they could use this situation.

With one motion, the judges began cutting all the chains.

KEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

Monster cries echoed throughout the area.

Listening to the distant sounds from afar, the senior officer managing Amsterdam’s administration felt his neck burning.

“What the hell… Doing something like this underneath the city without even telling us!”

He exploded in anger.

Amsterdam was practically managed by the Binghai Guild.

But due to the crazy actions of the nominal lord without any communication, the situation was rapidly deteriorating.

The city was thrown into chaos by the sudden appearance of elite Demonkin monsters, and the lord trying to escape was caught by Binghai members.

When confronted, the guy finally admitted the truth – he had made a pact with the Demon of Corruption to create monsters underground.

What they initially thought was just insane talk from the Goddess of Madness turned out to be completely true.

BOOOOM!

A catapult stone flew in, destroying part of the fortress wall.

“Damn it!”

The shocked officer cursed.

With intense battle raging outside and high-level elite monsters pouring out inside, the situation was maddening for those trying to defend the city.

“Don’t panic! Get organized! Even if monsters are running rampant inside, we can handle both threats.”

“Big trouble! Fire is spreading through the city!”

“What?!”

WHOOSH!

Before they knew it, fierce flames were consuming the city.

Not ordinary fire, but powerful Sacred Flames.

The forty-plus advance team members had infiltrated the city, sprinkling holy water everywhere as they gleefully set fires.

All citizens had already evacuated, so there was nothing stopping them.

“AAAAAHHHH!”

“Damn it, there’s no way to stop it!”

The guards desperately tried to extinguish the flames, but the holy water acted like oil, causing the fire to spread uncontrollably.

That wasn’t all.

The massive smoke rising from inside the city was clearly visible to the Church believers conducting the siege outside.

“The signal has come.”

Me gripped his sword, recognizing the sign.

The flames engulfing the city served to increase confusion, making it harder for the guild to respond effectively.

Simultaneously, it was also a signal to those outside.

To sweep away everything until not even ashes remained in the city.

“The execution begins!”