Gargoyle Supremacy

Four days later, the entire world and Europe somehow regained their peace. Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire

While waiting for new passports from Gwen, Carn's team had already prepared themselves. They gathered in the kitchen for a meeting.

Rosa and Gawain reluctantly shapeshifted into small fluffy dolls. As they were as small as a hand, they fit perfectly inside luggage. With the addition of the grimoire, Carn's luggage was ready. He put the dungeon core in the same bag and carried it with him.

With the bag in hand, Carn teleported ahead. His next destination was France, where battles between the NATO forces and the undead army were still ongoing.

The group left home at 6 AM and arrived at the Europe continent at 8. However, due to the randomness of the ocean and miscalculations that Carn made on the way, he emerged in Lisbon, Portugal.

He teleported to the Sao Jorge Castle, where his stone appearance blended with the gray color of the castle wall. He took refuge on a secluded rampart and dropped his subordinates there.

Gawain and Rosa reverted to their true form and let out a long sigh of relief. Two hours of travel was short, but it was suffocating within a tiny cramped space.

"We rest here for a bit. After this, we'll continue our journey."

Gawain raised his hand, "Can I travel there myself?"

Carn pointed at the sky. As the time zone was different, it was still night. He nodded, "If you have leftover energy, you should leave now while nobody is watching. It will be harder to sneak around when the sun is up."

Rosa and Gawain cheered. The latter volunteered, "Then, I'll be going ahead. Do you mind if I purge some zombies and farm some Aether first?"

"Donate some to the dungeon core later."

"Okay!"

Rosa was overjoyed. She instantly vanished, teleporting ahead. Gawain chuckled and followed suit as he didn't want to miss out.

Meanwhile, Merlin was left alone with Carn again. As both were the silent type, they didn't usually initiate a conversation first.

However, this time, Merlin already gathered enough information. He informed Carn.

"Lord Pebble, Demon Lord Fleur and your father seem to be plotting something without telling you."

Carn shrugged, "Just be direct. Stop beating around the bush. I know that you know everything. Since they're planning something, your vessel should have already registered the information."

"Yes. Well, Demon Lord Fleur is plotting to steal the dungeon core from you by seducing you. I believe you are already aware of that, right?"

Carn smirked, "I can tell from our last interaction. She's nasty, I know. But what about my father?"

"He is holding on to the chalice of sacred water. He's planning to mass-produce holy water to increase his holy power."

"Typical for the former sword emperor, so?"

"But we need it to defeat Kaim and the former Lich King. They're working together, right now."

"We'll get it when we really need it. How about it? When will we need the chalice? Can you calculate or predict?"

"Alright."

The grimoire opened and flipped its pages by itself. Merlin then predicted their future.

"Kaim's ultimate goal is to corrupt the entire Pacific Ocean with his undead viruses, and he is in the middle of doing it. Japan fell to his hands, and Lich King Mordred led another force to occupy the Chinese coastal line and accelerate progress. If this continues, all sea lives and food sources from the ocean will be inedible forever and sea monsters will be born."

"…"

Carn rubbed his chin. Indeed, Kaim and Mordred came prepared. But one thing confused him.

"What about the holy spirits and their dogs? Are they doing anything about those?"

Merlin flipped several pages and continued reporting, "Incarnation from India is busy purifying his home country and playing politics. The one in China is keeping a low profile. She's waiting for the CCP to collapse from the undead army and external pressure. The third from Alaska has visited the White House recently because Demon Lord Fleur took out 90% of their senators, military generals, and ECD directors."

Hearing about Fleur again, Carn had a conflicted feeling about her. He knew that she wanted to trample on him, but she proved useful when she dealt with the human forces.

Merlin resumed, "Aside from these three, the one that you met the other day has already determined to retire and stop meddling with the other holy spirit's affairs even if they will kill her. So, should we recruit her?"

Carn shook his head, "Leave her alone. She needs some time to think."

"Yes, my lord. Holy Spirit Elaine and her incarnation Jack Hornet have rendezvous with the incarnation from Alaska. From their interaction at the White House, they are dead set on pressuring the acting president to mobilize the entire military force to kill you and your entire family. Afterward, they will go after Fleur and recover whatever artifacts that are left in the buried ECD facilities. Also, the FBI and CIA are already aware that you were responsible for murdering people in the orgy mansion the other day, and they put a bounty on your head."

"How much?"

"As much as Bin Laden."

Carn didn't know if this was an insult or an honor. He bitterly laughed.

"I guess I'm famous now?"

"Not really. Only a few agents are aware of your name and bounty. The higher-ups are afraid of the mass repercussions or backlashes since many people on the internet start treating you as a secret hero behind the miracle in Manhattan. Well, they saw you riding on the Statue of Liberty, and one of the fighter jet pilots published your footage on WikiLeaks."

"…"

Carn wasn't sure if he should be proud of this, but he was secretly happy that someone was on his side.

"As for the rest of the holy spirits and incarnations, they are moving to Korea and gathering their forces there to counterattack… or gain fame. There's nothing else noteworthy to report."

"Thanks. So… What about my parents? Is there anybody in danger?"

Merlin paused for a long time before he revealed an urgent matter.

"There's a mercenary group, led by an individual by the name Speedwagon. He has a spy in the Secret Service, and he is currently tracking your mother's activities because of the lottery. Also, the lawyer firm that your mother and Miss Gwen have contacted belonged to Speedwagon's affiliate. Therefore, he knows of your mother's winnings, and he's going to abduct Miss Gwen and your mother in two days in the guise of an official arrest."

Carn froze. He stared at Merlin, doubting if he was concealing or withholding this piece of information on purpose.

"When did this information appear in your book?"

Merlin read Carn's mind and sighed, "One hour ago."

"…"

Carn slowly nodded. If this was the truth, Merlin was in the clear. But if Merlin lied, he might need to do something about the disloyal grimoire.

For now, he had two days to act. He needed to clean up Paris and rush home ASAP.

With the deadline set, Carn continued his journey northeast.

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Paris, one of the famous tourist attraction landmarks, had turned into lairs of undead creatures of various kinds. Giant skeleton rats, hungry canines, tiger-like mutated cats with snake tails, skeleton knights, banshees, and zombies roamed the city.

That was not all. These creatures were controlled by vampire lords, who also governed their vampire subordinates. A few junior liches assisted them, helping these elites in trivial tasks.

Iconic buildings were no more. Museums, ancient architects, and the tower, the liches transformed them into scraps to arm their armies. The armed undead were concentrated on the frontline to the east, attempting to spread the horror to Reims and Belgium in the process.

Rosa and Gawain arrived at what remained of the Louver Museum. Even though they had never been there in person, the sight of ruined buildings and leftover remains reminded them of the war aftermath in their old world.

Rosa made her move first since she was a priestess. Like Carn, she purified the whole city at once with a purification spell.

Morning sunrise came along with the gold beacon of holiness. The monsters looked up and half dissipated into dust instantly. The rest were ignited in gold flame.

However, vampires, banshees, and liches survived the first onslaught. They screeched and rushed over to counterattack against the mysterious beings.

That was when Gawain entered the fray. He sheathed a gold sword from his waist, and the weapon left behind a hundred afterimages in the air. By the time Gawain lowered his weapon, the hundred vampires and spirits were sliced to shreds.

A lich screeched and raised its staff. A dark beacon emerged from the ground, countering Rosa's holy power. But Rosa smirked and stared at the lich. Instantly, the bone in a robe turned into stone and stopped moving. Gawain walked toward the petrified lich and sliced him with a holy sword, turning it into dust.

The other liches and vampires in the surroundings flinched, but they continued surrounding the duo. Banshees, on the other hand, gathered in the sky and started singing.

Both Rosa and Gawain looked up and teleported in unison. The next second, they vanished from the area, fleeing the scene.

The vampires and the liches shouted incomprehensible words, and the banshees dispersed, searching for the mysterious intruders. They also looked up in the sky and found countless spirits of the victims, moving to the east.

They sneered as they were aware of what they were. The liches smirked and raised their staffs. In seconds, a million undead skeletons crawled out from a void in the ground. The bones in Paris catacombs also reacted as the tomb collapsed. Every piece of skeleton came to life and assembled into skeleton knights.

Within a minute, millions of skeleton knights replaced the purified undead creatures. The liches also summoned more dead spirits from other places to reinforce their armies.

Five minutes after the brief contact, the entire Paris was flooded with 5 million skeleton knights and 10 million undead creatures. They marched west, chasing after Gawain and Rosa who ambushed them.

Meanwhile, Carn arrived after Rosa and Gawain had fled the scene after robbing some Aether. He stared coldly at the horror at the heart of Paris. He looked around, but he found no spectator.

"I guess I'm doing this in secret. Oh, well. Not that I complain."

Unlike Rosa, who was just a former priestess, Carn's holy spell was more potent. With a thought, a 10km diameter magic circle emerged in the sky, facing Paris.