Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 243

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“…We needed time.”

The Constellations’ gazes turned to Therios.

“The reason is that my brothers and sisters were easily… and greatly killed by him.”

Therios glared at the corrupted Constellations.

“There’s no way to stop him anymore.”

“W-What…!”

“Therios! This is a sanctuary where thousands of angels and we are gathered. Even the Constellation of the End…!”

“You’re still ignoring him.”

“…….”

“We have only one choice left.”

Therios rose from his seat.

Along with a sacred aura, a brilliant light was emitted from his body.

The dark clouds disappeared, and sunlight poured down.

“We either unite and kill him, or we die.”

“…….”

“What will you do? My brothers and sisters.”

To live, they had to unite and kill the Constellation of the End.

***

Drip… Drip….

Whoosh!

Rain falls.

However, the rain soon disappeared.

It either fell as snow due to the cold air or evaporated and vanished due to the intense heat.

The Esritan Kingdom, which could be said to be the shortest route to Elysion.

The king who served the corrupted Constellations there was beheaded and hung on the castle walls, and the Constellation of Rain, who had appointed that king as an apostle, was also beheaded and held in a man’s grasp.

“…N-No way.”

The soldiers of Esritan couldn’t even think of moving their bodies out of fear.

They were looking at a man standing tall above the palace.

A man called the ‘Constellation of the End’….

And the giant giants standing to his left and right.

A giant spewing flames.

A giant spewing cold air with ice.

The army didn’t need them.

The three of them invaded the Esritan Kingdom, and in less than half a day, the capital was captured.

The king they believed in fell in vain, and the Constellation of Rain, whom they considered the strongest, was killed by those three monsters without even landing a single blow.

The Constellation of the End, Loki, smiled, raising his head.

“Easy.”

Indeed, hunting is best done with a party.

***

“Advance! Advance!”

A large number of troops were concentrated in Arond Territory, where Saint Palise had died.

Nord warriors move forward fully armed.

Supply wagons from the Kron Empire lined up behind them.

“I am Aum Linia, the commander-in-chief.”

“Oh! This is an honor! I am Marco Arond, the lord of this Arond Territory.”

Aum and the Lord of Arond shook hands.

“By the way… amazing! Indeed, it’s like Asgard, the nation of God! The soldiers’ dignity is extraordinary!”

It wasn’t just empty words, but sincerity.

To the Lord of Arond, each Nord warrior exuded an aura of intimidation equivalent to a knight.

40,000 Nord warriors and 2,000 holy knights and priests of the Holy Order, led by Pope Zaus, were currently gathered in Arond Territory and were scheduled to go to the Esritan Kingdom.

The Lord of Arond watched the Nord warriors and then looked at the huge fortress behind them.

“Uh…?”

He lost touch with reality at the scene before him.

A huge fortress is moving.

The Lord of Arond opened his mouth wide at the sight.

‘T-That’s right. That’s…!’

The moving fortress.

That fortress that had brought down the capital of the Holy Order was now before his eyes.

“The vanguard has just arrived, so preparations are insufficient.”

“…I-Is that the vanguard?”

The Lord of Arond was shocked.

That’s… the vanguard?

“Yes, there are separate forces moving by sea. And they are also moving through other territories.”

At sea, Thorsen led the naval fleet. Helga was moving the ghostly forces on the Naglfar [a ship made from the fingernails and toenails of the dead, in Norse mythology].

On land, Sallot was moving on the World Tree [a giant mythical tree that connects the nine realms in Norse cosmology]. Karen followed behind with the Cyclops.

In addition, Canute and Urgart also participated.

They were heading to the Elysion Sanctuary through another land route.

They were planning to destroy the countries that served the corrupted Constellations wherever they passed.

“In the process, the allied forces of the Kron Empire and the Ronia Kingdom will occupy other countries.”

The kings who served the corrupted Constellations would be anxious.

No matter how much power they received from the Constellations, they were just mere humans.

It was nearly impossible for them to withstand the joint attack of Ronia and the Kron Empire, which had risen as powerful nations.

They would ask for help from the Constellations and wait for that hope.

‘It’s impossible.’

Aum recalled the story he had heard from Pope Zaus.

「There is no need to worry. If the Constellation of the End takes the lead and kills the corrupted Constellations, the other Constellations will be frightened and hole up in Elysion.」

Arrogant Constellations.

But the reality was just a facade for cowards.

As much as they were aware that they were Constellations, they feared death more than anyone else.

Therefore, they would never do anything that would isolate them alone.

As Elysion was currently the safest place for them on the continent, they would not think of getting out of there.

‘But that’s why it will become an inescapable prison.’

“Amazing! With this much force, Elysion will be captured in an instant!”

Aum shook his head at the Lord of Arond’s words.

The Lord of Arond did not know how strong the Constellations’ power was.

‘Besides, the frightened Constellations are seriously gathering their forces.’

Even though they call them inferior humans, the reality is that when they are in crisis, they are recklessly calling in such humans to help them.

‘It would have been quite difficult if there had been Black Judges.’

Dealing with the Worm Fest would involve considerable bleeding and hassle.

However, Loki wiped them out, and most of their forces collapsed, so it would be much easier.

***

In the Elysion Palace, the corrupted Constellations issued orders to their respective countries.

「It is an order. Send troops.」

「Send all the forces you have!」

「My servant, faithfully carry out my orders!」

It was unpleasant to have to receive help from worm-like inferior humans, but it would be okay to deal with the bugs that the Constellation of the End was using.

That’s how the troops gathered.

Hundreds of thousands of troops began to enter Elysion in the meadow in front of the huge sanctuary of Elysion.

“Waaaaaaaah!”

The citizens of Elysion cheer as they watch the orderly marching army.

Everyone is dressed in white clothes and neatly arranged. They had bright smiles on their faces, but their eyes were full of fear.

Some of them glanced at the sky.

Angels are flying around, monitoring such citizens.

Those who discovered the sight cheered even louder.

The millions of citizens gathered here were all ‘food’ to be used as nourishment for the Constellations.

They were selected by sending high-quality humans selected from each corrupted kingdom.

Under the supervision of angels, they had to express praise and praise for the Constellations without reservation.

The army gathered in Elysion far exceeded 200,000.

And the army was led by renowned generals or even the king himself.

The Elysion Allied Forces followed the corrupted Constellations.

The commander-in-chief was Milanigel, the emperor of Lotos, called the Empire of Knights.

It was said that if there had been no Holy Order, the continent might have been unified in his hands long ago.

Milanigel entered the Palace of God in Elysion, knelt in the vast, spotless white hall, and bowed his head.

“In response to the call of the great Constellation, this Milanigel Lotos. I meet the Constellations!”

He was the commander-in-chief of this Elysion Sanctuary.

***

The Constellations were gathered.

They looked at their apostles behind Milanigel.

They were kings of each kingdom, famous knights, magicians, or those praised as heroes comparable to them.

But the Constellations who saw the sight clicked their tongues.

Because their apostles were behind Milanigel.

In the end, the one with the greatest military power and authority among them was Milanigel, and he was the apostle of Therios, the Sun God and Constellation of the Sky.

Therios looked at Milanigel.

Milanigel had gained great power with his blessing, and also had the immortal power of the sun’s flame that would not go out.

He wore the magic sword made by Canute in the past on his waist and wore a cloak with the sun drawn on his back.

Therios said with satisfaction at his dignified appearance.

“Thank you for coming all the way here.”

“It is only natural for an apostle to respond to the call of the great Constellation.”

“There are those who dare to challenge us, who maintain and rule the balance of the world.”

Milanigel raised his head.

Therios emits a brilliant light.

It seems that the burning sun is visible behind his back.

“I want to entrust their disposal to you.”

“Following the will of the Constellation, I will subjugate the evil forces!”

“Good.”

Therios nodded.

At the same time, he gently closes his eyes.

* * *

Under the scorching sun, an army entering the meadow of Elysion was visible.

Clang… Clang… Clang….

Northern barbarians covered in dark armor from head to toe and armed with huge weapons.

And behind these people are non-human beings.

Cyclops, a monster with magic.

A giant made of ice.

A giant whose whole body is on fire.

A giant whose body is made of grass and rock.

Such monsters are flocking over the vast meadow.

On the coast, warships began to approach.

Behind the warship carrying numerous barbarian warriors, a huge ghostly ship emitting a creepy aura followed.

Meanwhile, a large tree was slowly moving in the meadow.

And there was a black existence leading them.

Riding a monstrous horse with eight legs and holding a golden spear.

The existence with the skull of a goat.

The incarnation of the end.

Loki.

He has arrived at this Elysion Sanctuary.

***

Loki raised his head, riding Odin’s horse, Sleipnir [Odin’s eight-legged horse in Norse mythology].

In the distance, a huge palace can be seen.

The place was similar to the Tower of Babel that appears in the Bible.

“Lord Loki!”

Cancun descended from the sky with wings of light spread out.

“The palace looked quite sturdy. But apart from that… it seemed vulnerable to siege.”

A city of Constellations that boasts splendor and magnificence, stacked in layers as if piercing the sky.

It is literally a place to praise the gods.

It was hard to see it as a fortress built with war in mind.

In fact, what could be called a gate was only for show, and in terms of efficiency, it was quite poor.

Beyond the gate, there were stairs going up in layers, and on the roads on the left and right of the stairs, there were buildings where believers lived.

“It was a place that revealed the arrogance of the corrupted Constellations.”

The Constellations probably didn’t expect their territory to be invaded.

It is just a sanctuary built for the storage of their nourishment and their fame.

So there is no way to have proper defense.

“However, there is a considerable army stationed there. It was an overwhelming number. It seems to be at least 200,000. There seem to be millions of unarmed citizens.”

“…That’s a lot of people, how do they get food?”

Did the Constellations use their powers?

“That… there were things like farms and orchards, but they were dry.”

It was as Loki expected.

Even if it was just a simple farm and orchard, it would be difficult to feed millions of people.

Then the power of the Constellation would have been needed, and if there were farms and orchards as Cancun said.

“The Constellation of the Earth, Gaiaan, would have provided food.”

The sap and fruits of the World Tree would have been enough.

But the situation has changed.

Since Gaiaan is dead, how can they maintain that huge population?

It would be fortunate if they lasted even a month.

“Constellation.”

Aum and Shaman approached Loki.

“We have identified the enemy’s commander-in-chief. It seems that the emperor of Lotos, the giant empire in the west, has stepped forward.”

Loki burst out laughing.

Currently, the countries on the side of the corrupted Constellations were being occupied by the Asgard Allied Forces.

They would be busy stopping the Asgard Allied Forces, but they were squeezing out their forces and even sending heroes to defend this Elysion instead of their own country.

‘Have they given up on their own country altogether?’

Is it simple faith? Or is it self-abandonment?

Maybe it’s both.

“Constellation, please allow the soldiers who came to Elysion to rest.”

Loki listened to the report and gave them orders.

Now, rest was needed for the war.