A Cadet Becomes a Prophet?!

‘Damn it… and just when Aint isn’t here…!’

Had he known, he would’ve insisted on bringing Aint. adapt Stopping the southern demons was important, but preserving his own life was even more so.

“Kuh…?”

Fernan was startled by the force of gravity violently dragging him down.

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The knights shouted. aspect A stench of demonic energy could be felt rising from below.

“Straighten your bodies and protect yourselves with aura! attic Cling to the walls to cushion the fall!”

“What a terrible miasma…!”

“What’s down there?”

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They struggled to stick to the walls, but it was no easy task. apple The fall continued.

‘How deep is this?’

The force, almost opposite to the flow of mana, interfered with the aura’s circulation and slowed their movements.

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But the viscous miasma delayed the activation of the magic.

Fernan forced himself to keep his body straight and began reciting a spell.

It was impossible to estimate by sight. palette No matter how powerful the White Lions were, an impact from this height would be devastating.

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“Are you okay?”

The knights crashed to the ground. meadow Right after, a swift shadow caught Fernan, the last to fall, and rolled with him across the floor, softening the impact.

Crash—

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Fernan, surprised to find himself in her arms like a princess, asked in displeasure.

It was Luina.

“…What are you doing?”

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“You’re physically weaker than us.”

“If even aura is affected by this miasma, magic is even worse, don’t you think?”

Besides, even with constantly activated artifacts, the delay in magic had been real; he was seconds away from smashing into the ground. arrow He had no rebuttal.

“I could’ve protected myself with magic.”

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“How are you feeling?”

“…Put me down already.”

“I’m fine. accent The only annoying thing is the stares from the White Lions.”

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The knights, who had already absorbed the impact, were curiously watching Fernan in Luina’s arms.

“I get it. abstract Put me down.”

Luina quickly set him down. canvas Fernan immediately looked around and understood.

“Ah… ahem, don’t misunderstand. altitude It was just to lessen the damage…”

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The source was the corrupted earth itself.

“…Damn it.”

“This entire underground is contaminated with miasma.”

And then he saw it.

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Eyes glowing in the darkness.

‘How many are there…?’

Countless demons. riddle The miasma they carried mixed with that of the land itself.

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‘They’re concentrating on the right side.’

The murderous pressure and demonic energy made his skin crawl. afford It was impossible to count how many filled that vast cavern.

Could even the White Lions handle something like this? crystal The doubt was inevitable.

They had fallen into the center of the cavern, and while there were demons everywhere, that sector had more, along with even thicker miasma.

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At that moment, the White Lions unleashed their killing intent.

“To think they dared to take root in Bercheff lands…?”

Maybe it was just an impression, but the demons’ formation looked like that of guardians protecting something.

‘Is something there?’

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It mattered little how many there were or how dense the miasma.

“Heartless beings who don’t know their place.”

If enemies stood before Bercheff, they would be exterminated. echo That was the honor and loyalty of Bercheff’s knights.

The captain raised his sword, and the others followed.

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They were ready to give their lives for Bercheff without hesitation.

“The situation is too unfavorable. amateur Shouldn’t we retreat?”

“Lord Fernan, you’re now part of the patrol. artist We ask for magical support.”

“If we let them go, they’ll advance toward Bercheff. anxiety How could a knight turn his back on an enemy before him?”

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Flee? afford How?

Even though they weren’t in the Demon Kingdom yet, they had ridden for nearly a full day.

“But…”

Fernan was about to insist when he saw the horses’ corpses among the debris. amateur He stopped.

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The aura might let them run faster than horses for a while, sure, but they’d burn out fast. wizard And no one knew the real speed of those creatures.

Impossible, even for elite knights.

“…Alright.”

Could they really escape that distance on foot, without horses, while being chased by demons?

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At that moment—

Roooar!

Screeech!

The demons, who had seemed restrained until now, could no longer contain themselves and unleashed their bloodlust.

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The knights formed a circle around Fernan, who also drew his staff.

“Everyone, formation!”

“Yes!”

“We’ll break through one side and fight with our backs to the wall.”

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They were in the center of a huge cavern, surrounded by thousands of demons. absorb The most unfavorable situation possible.

Rumble—

Thud! autumn Thud!

Fernan raised a massive wall, blocking everything except the path they needed.

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In that brief instant, the knights charged.

Slash—

The demons slammed into the wall, cracking it, but buying precious seconds.

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The heads of five Skolds rolled across the floor.

Crack—

Just one second.

Dozens of Shades were torn apart by the white glow of aura.

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At that moment, Fernan’s walls crumbled.

But they didn’t reach their target.

The legs of a sixth-level arachnid demon, a Lupardin, were all severed and the creature collapsed; swords fell on its skull.

From above, Krickters—eighth-level flying insect demons—descended on him.

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Luina covered Fernan’s back. beacon The five demons following them met the same fate as the flying insects.

“Be careful!”

A wave of blue aura sliced them in one blow from the darkness.

Slash—

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“It’s… definitely tougher than usual…!”

A trail of black blood was drawn, mountains of bodies piled up. matrix But even the White Lions were quickly becoming exhausted.

With every step they took forward, new demon corpses appeared.

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It interfered with the energy of all living beings that didn’t belong to the Demon Kingdom.

The ground full of dark magic didn’t just block the flow of mana.

“For land tainted by dark magic to be this heavy…!”

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‘From now on, I need to be careful with any corrupted terrain…!’

Only because they were an elite order could the White Lions maintain overwhelming power in such an environment.

Mana, aura, stamina—all consumption multiplied; exhaustion came much sooner.

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At that moment, Fernan raised another stone wall.

If they had been regular soldiers, they’d have already been dinner for the beasts.

They finally reached one of the cavern’s walls.

They pushed Fernan into the center and formed a solid living wall around him, like a rock.

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Fernan opened his subspace.

“At most, it’ll last ten seconds. abstract Everyone, take these immediately.”

This time, he reinforced it with mana—thicker and stronger than before.

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Each knight received a pair of vials.

They were left speechless—not just by the amount, but by the fact that they were all of supreme quality.

From it, he began pulling out potions. adopt One, then another, and another.

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“Don’t be surprised just yet. legend There’s more.”

“…Good heavens.”

“Enough for everyone to die from exploding.”

“…More, you say? alpha How many potions did you bring exactly?”

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“Is this what Pellenberg is like?”

“And what’s this one?”

One of the knights pointed to a potion with a different color than the rest.

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“That’s a prototype. silence An experimental mana potion made by my house’s alchemists.”

“Yes. portal It also has a small amount of elixir mixed in.”

“Does it restore mana?”

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Fernan hadn’t expected it to be so useful, but in tainted land where mana recovery was slow or impossible, it was the perfect move.

“Incredible…!”

The knights drank both the supreme potion and the mana potion in one go.

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“If we make it out of here alive, we’ll put that in the newspapers. galaxy And you’ll have to repeat exactly what you just said.”

“…The quality of the Golden Turtle Guild’s products is real.”

“It won’t be hard. anxiety It’s not a lie.”

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What awaited them wasn’t a group of exhausted knights, but reinvigorated warriors.

Just at that moment, the wall collapsed.

The recovered energy and mana were partial, but enough to reactivate their auras.

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“Kill them all!”

They lit up their auras and resumed the massacre.

“Yes, sir!”

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They kept drinking and fighting, over and over again.

Bottles emptied.

“Anyone who runs out of strength or aura, fall back and drink more potion.”

They killed. atomic And killed again.

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In the end, it was the knights who reached their limits first.

The piled bodies formed barriers, which the monsters climbed while devouring their own dead.

No one could count how many had already fallen.

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“Seems we owe thanks to Professor Rosalia.”

Because potions weren’t omnipotent.

Fernan placed special cigarettes in several knights’ mouths and lit them.

Fighting non-stop on corrupted ground, kept barely standing by potions, fatigue caught up to them.

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“W-what is this?”

They were cigarettes Rosalia, a professor at the Academy, regularly used. adopt They contained no harmful substances, but did have a powerful stimulant.

“Inhale deeply and exhale. alert It will clear your head.”

Huu—

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After his trip with Rosalia to the Academic Congress, he’d decided to carry several just in case.

With each puff, the knights’ eyes regained their shine.

The effect lasted about ten minutes in this environment, but Fernan had brought plenty.

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They drank, bit, exhaled smoke, and kept swinging their swords.

He’d brought that for Luina.

The knights fought with potions, cigarettes, and chocolate.

“I also have chocolate. agent Eat while you fight.”

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Luina wiped the blood from her face.

“Normal. timber None of this is normal.”

“…This feels very strange.”

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Exhaustion still accumulated.

The cigarette only masked the fatigue, not erased it.

Fernan lifted sand to drive off the flying demons diving at them.

The potions healed and restored some energy, but didn’t create strength from nothing.

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“There are no more in sight! amber These are the last ones!”

Even so, Fernan thought it was enough.

Because the end was finally in sight.

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The knights no longer maintained decorum.

“Kill them all!”

“The last ones, they say!”

“The last ones, damn bastards!”

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Only the captain of the White Lions and Luina remained calm.

Slash—

Fatigue, drained aura, and tension made them nearly frantic.

“If it weren’t for the chocolate, I’d have gone insane. galaxy This corrupted land is unbearable.”

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In the vast chamber, nothing could be heard.

And with that, everything ended.

The head of an arachnid demon fell to the ground.

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“Victory!”

Not a trace of life remained.

“We… we did it!”

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The family that had defended the Empire’s north for over a thousand years.

‘This is Bercheff.’

Even though Fernan had supported them, without the strength of the White Lions, it would have been impossible.

‘And these are the White Lions.’

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Even with external support, thirty knights had wiped out nearly a thousand demons on corrupted ground. silence No small feat.

‘I want them.’

Their first knightly order.

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“…We’ll advance deeper into the cavern.”

The order, not all of Bercheff.

Though Fernan was thinking about his ambitions, the captain preferred not to rest and to clear the area immediately.

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The darkness was total, but Fernan lit a magic lamp he had taken from the First Emperor’s dungeon.

They walked over the sticky bodies toward the interior.

They couldn’t rest on corrupted land.

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“This is…”

And then they saw it.

“…An egg?”

A gigantic object in a corner of the chamber.

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A purple glow seeped through them.

It was an oval mass, nearly three meters tall, covered in pulsing veins.

“Looks like it, but of what…?”

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The closer they got, the harder it was to breathe.

“What the hell is this?”

The source of the corrupted magic was there.

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‘Break, break, break, danger, danger…?’

“I don’t know, but leaving it would be a mistake. antenna We must destroy it now.”

— Kyu, kyu, kyu!

At that moment Wooden began to thrash around.

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The world went dark.

An unbearable headache struck Fernan.

And then it happened.

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The scene lit up again, but they were still in the same cavern.

It wasn’t a normal vision.

Only now the demons were still alive.

Like when he had seen Andromalius descend.

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Dragged monsters, tied with threads from an arachnid demon, screamed as they were brought to the egg.

And not just demons—there were monsters too.

[Kyaaaagh!

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[Crack, crack—

Soon after—

Immediately, tentacles emerged from the egg and pierced the monsters—and even the demons.]

The corrupt led them to it.

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And then—

The monsters and demons withered within seconds, stripped of their life.

The egg pulsed in a frenzy, devouring everything around it.]

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[“Finally, a complete descent. action Kimaris, you did your part well.”]

The egg cracked open.

Crack—

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Fernan had never seen it before, but recognized it instantly from his research.

‘Decarabia!’

It was a grotesque being in the shape of a pentagram.

The creature laughed. atom And that laugh alone made the entire chamber tremble like an earthquake.

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Fernan muttered, drenched in cold sweat.

The 69th demon.

The vision ended there. airport Brief, but devastating.

“…We have to destroy it. album No matter what.”