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“Are you talking about the black priests of the Ajibika religion? Why did the priests of the Eastern Continent Empire lend a helping hand…? … ?”
Alieva answered with a question instead.
“Confucius, what do you think about free cities?”
Free City.
A city with advanced engineering and a strange political structure that was recognized for its autonomy despite belonging to a kingdom.
Heating devices, architecture, transportation, and automation devices have not yet been commercialized because they are clumsy and inefficient, but it is clearly the most advanced scientific center in the world. They are in the business of dispatching mercenaries, mainly dismounted soldiers, and are also excellent at commerce, so more than half of the ten most famous merchants are affiliated with the Free Cities.
in short.
“It’s an interesting place.”
For a moment, hatred flashed across Alieva’s face. His soft voice grew louder.
“It is a city of devils, a smithy of desire that grows by nourishing countless people for the sake of the privileged, breaks the Three Commandments, and burns lives for profit. Melkaran is a dump overflowing with the scraps they left behind. The Mounted Troopers appear to be protecting the Free Cities from the Melcaran threat, but in reality, Melcaran is nothing more than a military training ground. “While they gain combat experience by deliberately causing death, we will bear the brunt of the aftermath.”
I remembered the group of depilates I met a few days ago.
Those guys who were rougher than necessary, Alieva has a point.
I just wanted to know why the Azavika priests were helping, but Alieva was angry and vented her accumulated emotions. Probably because I was relaxed. I had the patience to listen to the old man’s grievances.
Alieva quenched her thirst with alcohol and then continued speaking.
“The Free Cities are a strainer, and Melkaran is a concentration camp. Serfs, fallen nobles, merchants in debt, and even the king’s political enemies. The kingdom sells useless humans to the city, and the lords banish them to Melkaran, giving them little hope. Those who were exiled set out in search of Melcaran’s gold, oil, and relics in the hope that they would be able to restore their status by simply paying the liberation money offered by the lord. However, there has never been a case where the deportees have regained their status. “A gutter is just a gutter.”
I got a little goosebumps. It was a situation I had experienced many times somewhere. Yes, from a past life.
Alieva’s situation was like this. He was a merchant who was recognized for his skills, but after failing to place a single order, he fell out of favor with the lords and was exiled to Melcaran. It is said that it has already been nearly twenty years, and even the interest has not yet been repaid.
“The abundance and wealth of the Free City are the result of Melkaran’s hard work.”
“… okay. however… … .”
I spoke while scratching my cheek.
“You didn’t say why the priests of the Azavika Church are helping you.”
“The three gods served by the Ajibika religion are different in form, but their essence is definitely the same as the sky god! To take pity on us who suffer from irrationality and save us… … .”
“well.”
For the first time, I interrupted Alieva.
When Alieva looked at me blankly with a puzzled look on her face, I decided not to betray her devout faith.
“okay. “I’m sure it will.”
Black Priest.
After the Pope and other high-ranking priests were identified as pretenders and exterminated, the status of Saint Ushas must have been absolutely changing in the Ajibika religion. Black priests are more likely to follow their older sister’s orders. And the Ushas I know are not those who act to save sentient beings. There’s a reason, she dispatched the Black Priests to Melkaran.
“But while the death knights are attacking the village, the priests are nowhere to be seen. Where are they?”
* * *
After leaving the village, I climbed onto a rock in the highlands and opened my eyes.
Alieva said she decided to meet the black priests in the village. But since we haven’t heard from her yet, something must have happened. Because there is no way Ajibika priests who worship the ‘truth’ would lie.
Priests.
Death Knight.
Both have clearly visible energy.
“found.”
Three steps were enough to come down the high rock.
It would be enough to run there in ten minutes.
“Come with me!”
Gulshi chased after me, but I ignored it and put strength on my thighs.
* * *
The closer we got, the more vicious the smell became. I stopped running only when I reached the dark desert with unnatural shadows, as if a huge curtain had been drawn over the sky. While I was closing and opening my sore eyes for a moment, I was unable to fully understand the scenery that unfolded before me. At first, I thought it was a cactus area with cacti as big as giant trees growing there, but I soon realized that they were nailed giants. I couldn’t get used to the stench of the Death Knights. No matter how disgusting the smell is, you get used to it, but their stench only gets worse.
“It’s worse than I expected.”
I wanted to know specifically how many death knights there were.
The spider monsters that attacked the neutral village were only part of the group.
There are dozens of monsters visible to the eye.
The giants, studded with countless nails larger than a soldier’s spear, were estimated to be over 3 meters tall, and the blood that constantly flowed from each hole soaked the sand, making the dry desert retain moisture like the sand on a beach with waves. I clenched and unclenched my stiff fingers at the sight of a black and red world, a nightmare landscape. If I hadn’t faced my power, I would have been swallowed by fear.
I looked where the nail-biting giants were heading. There were some fallen and struggling giants around, but their numbers were small compared to the crowd of giants. And those who defeated the giant, the black priests wearing the priestly uniforms of the Ajibika Church, were still facing death. I was honestly surprised. The Black Priests, the priests who fight against the devil, were much stronger than I expected. Even after seeing the death knights surrounding him, he didn’t look at all intimidated or afraid.
“Vengeance, huh.”
Black priests are different from regular Ajibika priests.
We do not attend the Pope.
Do not spread doctrine.
Don’t pray to God.
There is only one purpose.
Destroy the devil.
People who were almost killed by the devil or who lost family and friends sometimes resisted the devil and ended up injuring them quite accidentally. And a very small percentage of them have the ‘power to resist’. Constant horsepower is a force that has the same properties as the force of a ball. It is probably no coincidence that those with the most anti-magic power arose in the Kunkan Empire, which suffered the most damage from the Great War.
I hid and watched their crusade.
It was not a fight between religious people with devout beliefs.
It was more brutal than any other fight, and it was a battle filled with revenge and anger.
The only thing that offset the fear of the devil was the desire for revenge.
Without hesitation, he rushed at the fearsome nail giants like a nightmare and swung the sword in his hand. Although it is not as powerful as the ‘Ball’, a holy relic of the Ajibika Church, the weapons held by the Black Priests are imbued with anti-magic power and have a faint red color. The fighting priests each used different weapons, but they seemed accustomed to fighting like skilled knights.
“It’s weird. really.”
For a priest of a religion whose virtues are mercy and forgiveness, anger and revenge became the best fuel to kill the devil.
There were many giants, but I didn’t feel the need to step forward. Anti-magic power was also the power to protect against demons while killing them. Occasionally, the giant’s attack reached the priest, but each time, the priest was protected by anti-magic power. It is the barrier of the black priests.
The priests are venting their anger. It seems like deep anger is contained in the weapon being wielded. My coming forward is a distraction. They will be satisfied only after defeating all the nail giants.
The fight went on for a long time.
“young master.”
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Gulsey followed along before I knew it. When I asked how he found me, he said he smelled me.
Are you a maid with dog eyes and a dog nose?
Gulshi watched the priests’ fight with an impressed expression. Gulsi can’t see emotions like I can, but the battle was so fierce that Gulsi’s body flinched.
“Wow, that’s amazing! Are you really good at fighting? There is no need for you to step forward.”
“It’s not an opponent of the Magic Tower for nothing. Something that wizards would be afraid of… … .”
I quickly turned my head. I straightened my body like a meerkat and looked ‘there’. My eyes are throbbing. The energy you felt from the beginning of Melkaran? no. But, obviously that one.
“young master?”
“Use all your skills to hide, girl.”
floating-!
The sound of a huge drum echoing in the bleak desert where only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard.
From the moment the powerful heart-pounding drum sounds rang out, the stench became so bad that I wanted to rip my nose out. As soon as the sound of the drum was heard, the giants fell to their knees. The blood of dozens of giants gathers in one place. There, the sand sank like a sinkhole, suddenly creating a huge hole tens of meters in diameter. At that moment, Alieva’s words passed through her mind. The death knight is buried in the sand. Of course it wasn’t buried in the sand as intended.
I realized it meant ‘bottomless pit’.
The demons’ actions are all strange and incomprehensible.
The nail giants jumped into the hole and committed suicide.
Eventually, the hole gradually fills with blood.
I have been through this situation.
Gaegane!
I gained strength by embracing Dalbi.
I do not have a perfect body like Lanista, so I took a fortune-telling meal to awaken my inner strength.
This was an opponent for whom I had to be fully prepared.
Weeing-! Weeing-!
The black priests noticed what was happening and began pouring anti-magic energy into the hole. The power of the priests came together and became a red barrier. The barrier was made in the shape of a dome to seal the hole. It might buy you a moment’s time, but it won’t be of any use.
ridge! ridge!
It’s as expected.
Just when I thought the drumbeat had stopped.
The thing slowly emerged from the blood-filled hole.
It is large enough to overcome the city walls.
A flesh giant crawling out of a pool of blood with dozens of chained corpses of nail giants draped around its waist.
“Giant soldier.”
Although his appearance was different from the one that attacked the Duke’s house, his strength did not seem to be weak.
thud! Kwasik!
The guy swung the chain. It was a massive blow, as if he had plowed a mountain. The nail giant in his chains screams, and the spilled blood becomes rain and wets the sand. The black priests’ anti-magic barrier withstood his blow, but it was only a matter of time. The priests did their best to maintain the barrier and seemed unable to think of any other method.
Daa!
Dalbi tapped my chest with his hoof and screamed, as if asking me to trust him.
“Daa! Daadaa! “f*ck!”
I held Ramel Star, took a deep breath, and cursed and shouted at the devil. The reason I swore when I was scared was a habit I had inherited from my past life, but I had no intention of changing it. It may be a type of self-hypnosis. After swearing loudly, I was able to remove the soggy soles of my feet.
[Did you ask me to tell you the easiest way to become stronger?]
The moment you rush towards that guy.
Unlike the urgent situation, the laid-back guy’s words came to mind.
[There is a way. It’s a very sure method, and I also became stronger that way.]
The fact that I can hear the voice of someone I don’t want to hear at this moment must be the result of repeated learning.
Because every time I passed the threshold of death countless times, there was always that guy.
Does this mean that it is that dangerous now?
[What.]
[It goes against human desire for survival.]
[huh?]
[The desire for survival is the smartest part of humans. In the end, all actions performed under the assumption of ‘living’ cannot exceed the limit. Even if you train hard for ten years, a single life-or-death duel can advance you to the next level. Go against your desire to live. If you overcome temerity, that is bravery.]
[And what if you die?]
Lannistar smiled and answered.
[It is an inevitable death! Ha ha ha ha ha!]
fantasy,
