Chapter 17: Holy Nation

Dimensional fusion, and dimensional rift.

Beings who came to Earth from other dimensions…

Various beings with special powers that were literally different from those of Earth and that could only be seen in subcultures came to Earth, and Earth entered an era of great chaos.

Even before dimensional phenomena occurred, conflicts and disputes continued throughout the world.

From simple quarrels between individuals, to conflicts due to hatred or ideology, religious conflicts, and even wars…

Earth, or to be precise, the humans who lived on Earth, were not very peaceful from the beginning.

However, in the midst of all this, dimensional phenomena triggered by the first dimensional fusion suddenly occurred as if a person had been struck by lightning while walking down the street.

A new land suddenly appeared on the already chaotic Earth.

At the same time, humans from other worlds with unique and heterogeneous powers, as well as non-human races and other races collectively referred to as heterogeneous races, also came, and monsters that had never been seen on Earth before also came.

These dimensional phenomena gave Earth new powers.

The powers of the Awakened.

However, the things that the dimensional phenomenon brought were more problems than benefits, causing chaos and confusion.

Sometimes land was created through the fusion, but sometimes it wasn’t, and sometimes it was covered over existing land and mixed together.

Sometimes people came in lumps like cracks, and many times the territories of those who came over were completely lost during the dimensional fusion process, large or small.

Those who came over that way were beings who lived in environments and civilizations different from Earth.

At best, they could communicate with other races through translation magic or something, but unidentified monsters were just enemies without even being able to communicate.

Peace was a piece of cake, and of course, chaos came.

Problems with racial discrimination, places to live, land, culture, religion, monsters who just wanted to kill everyone, and many other things!

In the early days of the dimensional fusion, all sorts of incidents really happened.

Now, it can be said that it’s a more stable era than back then…

but honestly, it’s hard to say that it was completely peaceful.

There were still many problems in the world that had not been completely resolved, just waiting to explode.

Since unity between like-minded forces was not going well, countless dimensional cracks would occur in the future, and it was obvious that dimensional fusion would occur again later.

Although things had been relatively quiet recently…

there were still so many things that could cause chaos in the world, to the point of overflowing.

And one of those people was the Holy Nation, located in southern Europe.

The Holy Nation to others.

They called themselves the Holy Empire…

a nation created by those who came over through dimensional fusion.

How could those who came over from another dimension through dimensional fusion establish a nation?

Was it because they obtained a small city similar to the Vatican through peaceful negotiations, were granted religious freedom, and continued humanitarian activities?

How could that be possible!

They were extreme fanatics.

In the early days, when there were still not many Awakened, they led an army of knights and priests and arrived on Earth through dimensional fusion.

The first thing they did was to carry out a massacre called the Holy War in the name of purifying the uncivilized heretics who did not believe in their god.

They simply killed indiscriminately any beings from other dimensions who did not believe in their god, whether they were people from Earth or beings from other dimensions.

They mercilessly trampled cultures, cities, and other things.

Europe, which was already in chaos due to all sorts of things happening, was unable to respond properly, and it returned as a hellish disaster.

However, the advance of the religious fanatics of the other world, who were advancing at a rapid pace, could not last forever.

The first S-rank Awakened people who were nearby at that time were Romania’s Blood Prince and Hungary’s Hussars.

When the flames spread to their own country, those two who were really angry trampled the Holy Nation.

When about half of the territory they had occupied and the population that had come over were torn away, they thought they couldn’t handle it anymore and completely retreated.

Using the holy relics of the goddess they served, they completely isolated the remaining territory and built a space defense system that no one could enter or leave, and began to hold out, planting eggs.

They wanted to completely erase everything, but they couldn’t.

The Holy Nation who wanted to make a new star and make it shine in the name of the god they serve, and the Awakened people on Earth who wanted to tear those fanatics apart and exterminate them.

Since neither side has a way out right now, they are just waiting for an opening to open up and gathering strength.

And among them, armed only with faith and pure-bloodism, they treated all those who did not follow their religion as heretics.

They despised and brainwashed them, discriminated against them, and exploited them as slaves, and recovered their power.

The Holy Nation was looking forward to the day when it could smoothly release the power of the Holy Relics and advance outside.

But, bang!

Towards them, [Kururururur…] disaster descended.

A heavy sound like the roar of a wild beast spread sharply from underground.

And immediately after that, a large, crimson hand burst through the desolate ground.

Kwak!

Ggeuggeug!!

The hand, surrounded by sticky, flowing flames, roughly shot out and melted the area, and a monster rose from beyond the growing hole, trampling the earth.

Chi, ee, eeeek!

The persistently flowing flames slowly burned and melted the earth, and the monster that appeared while breaking the ground soon completely took out its body and stood on the earth.

That being was a being that fit the word monster very well.

A large and gigantic body that fit the word giant.

The body that continuously flowed red and sticky flames was muscular, and its entire body was covered in dark red fur.

The legs had thick and strong reverse joints that were very different from those of humans, and the hooves on the feet were burning with sulfur fire.

The long, snake-like scales covered the core and were surrounded by flames like a whip, and the twisted horns rose high toward the sky.

The pupils that were like those of a goat were surrounded by blazing flesh, and the sharp teeth that protruded like sharks’ mouths poured out hellfire every time it breathed.

You could tell just by looking at it.

This monster that burst out of the ground was a demon!

A being that the Holy Nation that worships God and proclaims holiness absolutely cannot tolerate.

Such a being has now appeared on the land of the Holy Nation that the holy relics firmly protect.

And just as it is difficult for the gods and the Holy Nation to tolerate the existence of the demon, the existence of the god and the Holy Nation that worships him is not easy for the demon to tolerate.

Especially, it is even more so for the filthy priests and gods who claim to be holy…

[… It smells dirty…

The filthy stench of those filthy worms that cannot even be hypocrites…]

Krrrr…!

In accordance with the demon’s rage, the body heated up and pulsed hotly, and with that alone, the entire area melted, burned, and transformed into ash and lava.

It was the hellish flame that would never go out.

From the breath that he exhaled, he could immediately feel the anger and hatred toward the races that ruled this land.

However, for the devil, such feelings could not be expressed through words.

If there is anyone who makes me angry, I should burn them to quench my anger, and if there is anyone who instills hatred in me, I should tear off their three legs and quench my hatred with their blood.

That is the very nature of a demonic creature!

That is why, rather than adding another meaningless word, it took action first.

[Come.

You filthy creatures.]

Its strong and vicious arms stretched out toward the hole it had made when it first came out, and soon, a huge flame rose up from there…

And the flames soon transformed into a huge and vicious sledgehammer of overwhelming violence, and it caught it in its hand.

Boom!

The hammer struck the ground…

Crack!

Crack!!

Soon, the earth around the demon began to completely crumble and melt.

Crunch!

The molten earth now became a giant ring of fire, opening up the void, and beyond it…

in the desolate and painful land overflowing with hellfire, the eyes of hungry beasts awaiting only the command of the Most High flashed.

[I will grant you freedom.

Run wild!

Until only ash remains in the eyes of this body!]

The gates of hell opened, and the demons and monsters began to run wild, unleashing their destructive instincts uncontrollably.

[I will burn this disgusting land and make it a bouquet of flowers offered to you, Zion, my contractor!]

The demons who came in search of their contractor began to sweep through the Holy Country.