Episode 88
The moment Junian looked at us with an embarrassed look on his face… Charon rushed towards me.
And like the last time he fought me, he swung his sword from a small distance away.
Huh!
The sword wind generated from the dagger flew towards Junian, but rather than being surprised, Junian stretched out his hand with a motionless expression.
Kaang!
Then, a sword wind that was sharp enough to leave scratches on the giant tree blew down like a breeze.
There wasn’t even a scratch on Junian’s palm.
‘Crazy durability… … .’
Eighty thousand?
Or the whole body?
In any case, it is clear that it is a difficult opponent for the two of them to face.
“Hector!”
After shouting loud enough to be heard outside, I joined the battle.
Is the other person human?
I don’t know, but I decided that it was for now and then stepped on the memorandum.
But why does it feel so strong?
Junian’s eyes stayed on my face the whole time.
‘What kind of visual acuity does this woman have…? … .’
Heresy interrogator of the Church of the Sun.
They said that the combat power of each of them, a small number of elites, was generally at the level of a warrior approaching a master, but it seems that it was not a rumor.
fault!
At that moment, Junian kicked off the ground and arrived right in front of me.
This was the first time that Ambo’s trick was so ineffective, so I was a little late in reacting.
How do you plan to attack?
While I was not taking my eyes off the other person’s every move, Junian spread his palm towards me and said.
“Aton.”
“… … !”
The moment he muttered the name of the Supreme God of the Sun Church, holy power erupted from Junian’s palm.
I momentarily crossed my arms to block the energy bullet, but it did not lessen the impact.
Kwajangchang!
He smashed the conference room door with his body and then rolled to the ground outside.
“Luan!”
I saw Evan running from a little distance away.
“what’s the matter?”
“… “I’m looking into it.”
It was an honest response.
I still couldn’t tell if the opponent was an enemy or not.
At that moment, the other wall broke and Charon flew out. Charon, who was rolling a little away from me, jumped up and glared at the other side of the wall.
“To be impatient… … .”
The teacher walked out through the hole.
Junian looked around with a dull look, but soon stopped at someone’s face.
“You’re alive, Evan Helvin.”
“yes?”
Evan made an idiotic voice, probably not realizing that he would suddenly be called by a teaching teacher with whom he had almost no contact.
match!
I clapped my hands.
Then, the dazed guys suddenly come to their senses and form a formation to surround the opponent.
Of course, I didn’t think it was particularly advantageous.
Junian said, stroking his hair.
“I am not the enemy.”
“… But why did you attack?”
“You attacked first.”
“… … .”
That’s right.
I was the one who suspected it first, but I didn’t know that Charon would rush in like a crazy person.
I sighed.
Among the powers of the Church or the Demon King, there is something called necromancy.
Not only can you simply raise a corpse, but you can also steal another person’s body.
But just now, the teacher completely proved that he is not a member of the church.
The proof is that he used the sacred power of the 72 gods.
– Only a baptized clergy can claim complete innocence.
This is a reference to the priests of the Sun Church, and the reason is simple.
This is because members of the Dark Church can never be baptized by the Church of the Sun.
It has been confirmed that even the blessings that only descendants of great families can receive are compatible with curses.
Of course, whether it is the 72 gods or the demon king (an evil god), they are the same god if you exclude the presence or absence of good and evil, and even protection and curse are just word differences, so if it is natural, it is natural.
Therefore, the divine power that Junian just unleashed proves her innocence more than a hundred words.
As I relaxed my battle stance first, the guys around me also slowly relaxed.
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I asked in an absurd voice.
“You are a religious priest. Why didn’t you recite the scriptures to me?”
It’s so difficult to recite those few lines.
Then Junian slightly averted his gaze and said.
“If there are things people are good at, there are also things people are bad at.”
“yes?”
“Simple memorization is not my nature.”
“It’s a scripture?”
“What’s the use of that phrase?”
Then, he puts his hands together, closes his eyes, and assumes a prayer posture.
“What is important is the heart that believes in God.”
“… … .”
The sight of him praying against the backdrop of the broken building seemed so sacred for a moment that we were left speechless.
To be honest, the sight I just saw was enough to make me believe she was a saint.
“Once the doubts are cleared, shall we talk inside first? “Do you want something to eat?”
* * *
I followed Junian back into the instructor building.
We sat at a moderately wide table in the cafeteria of the instructor building and shared the video we had seen through the conference room’s communication correction.
“A priest? “Instructor Juan?”
“Nonsense.”
“… hmm.”
Hector and Evan were greatly surprised.
Seren seemed to be thinking about something.
“receive.”
At that time, Junian disappeared for a moment and reappeared, throwing something at us.
One is a canteen, one is… … .
“What is this?”
“It’s called an energy bar. “When you become an official hero later, you will be eaten hard, so prepare in advance.”
“… … .”
Looking at it, it looks like it was made by clumping and hardening mixed grains.
Crackling.
Anyway, it was hard to eat because it was so hard, but I decided to focus on filling my stomach.
Junian asked, looking at us.
“Are you the only surviving Yeongdo?”
“There are a few more.”
“Right.”
Charon asked after chewing the flavorless energy bar.
“What happened to the other instructors?”
“Either dead or subdued.”
“To whom?”
“Master Juan. Should I call him a priest now?”
“… pontiff.”
I asked Hector, whose expression was stiff.
“Brother, do you know anything about martial arts teachers? “This is what he did before he became a major criminal.”
At this point, I wonder what he was doing.
A person as high as a priest holds the position of chief priest of the main family, and there are questions as to whether no one really knew about it.
“Mr. Juan is from the Vasquez family, a prestigious southern family. From a young age, he showed natural talent in all martial arts, and based on his excellence, he became the youngest member to join the Third Imperial Knights and rose to the position of leader at the age of thirty. After that, he was even offered to be the imperial instructor, but he politely declined and came to be our family’s master instructor.”
“hmm… … .”
Coming from a prestigious family and having experience in the Imperial Knights.
With this level of history, it would be rude to doubt it.
Looking at the year alone, it seems that there is no opportunity to make contact with the denomination, so how did this come about?
Evan muttered in a low voice.
“… “What should I do now?”
“… … .”
Then Junian looked at Evan’s face for a moment.
So deep that it feels a little burdensome.
‘Come to think of it… … .’
Junian was conscious of Evan the whole time.
Just when Evan was starting to feel the pressure, Junian looked away and spoke.
“Because of the barrier formed in the Butterfly Forest, outside intervention cannot be expected for the time being… … .”
“… … .”
“… “Generally speaking, you would think so, but somehow it stinks.”
“Does it stink?”
“No matter how much of the Great Wizard’s barrier there is. “Is it true that Badniker doesn’t know about an incident like this?”
“… … .”
Sharp.
Rather than having excellent logical thinking, it feels like I have excellent intuition.
Hector frowned displeased.
“Are you really saying that Badniker is condoning this situation?”
“I was just saying I was curious. “How can I know the circumstances of high-ranking nobles?”
“… … .”
“Isolated among enemies and unable to expect any outside support… … . Usually in situations like this, you have to give up false hopes and come up with a strategy using only the resources you have. The most likely thing is to kill the priest with only the living ones.”
Seren asked, looking at Junian with her unique transparent eyes.
“… Weren’t even the instructors killed without being able to do anything? “What can we, the people of Yeongdo, do?”
“It wasn’t the priest who killed it. “It gave the devil room to intervene.”
“What does it mean?”
Junian said, crossing his arms.
“You probably also saw the video of the communication modification, right? The priest said. Ignorance is tragedy. Those present attacked the priest at the beginning of the ceremony. That’s why the devil was able to intervene. So we just have to ruin the consciousness in other ways. Then the angry devil will kill the priest.”
Words poured out like rapid fire.
‘The devil kills the priest?’
To be honest, I didn’t really understand what he meant.
But Junian is an Inquisitor.
Those who know the church more accurately than active heroes.
“How can I ruin the ceremony?”
“Stolen the sacrifice, scattering the mana of this forest, or destroying the altar… … . All you have to do is make a noise so that the ceremony cannot proceed in any way.”
“hmm… … .”
“Of course, this is the most extreme method… … . “There may be another way, so I’ll have to think harder.”
Junian looked at us and said.
“Just rest for now. And Luan Badnicker?”
“yes.”
“You need to see me for a moment.”
alone?
I pointed to myself, and Junian nodded.
I had no choice but to follow him.
Junian went up to the second floor and entered a room. Looking at the interior structure, it seemed to be a private room.
“Do you have something to say to me?”
“okay. First of all, let me ask you, you are the leader of those guys, right?”
To be honest, it was a topic I wanted to avoid, but there was no one I could replace, so I nodded.
“hmm.”
Junian gave an ambiguous response and took something out of a drawer.
I thought about something and realized it was pipe smoking.
Junian asked, pressing the cigarette leaf he had also taken out.
“I mean Evan Helvin.”
Evan’s name came up again.
Somehow, I think the reason he called me here was related to that guy.
“Did you notice anything strange?”
“There wasn’t anything in particular.”
Even though Raven was self-sealed and had a hard time dealing with monsters.
I don’t think that’s what Junian is asking.
“Why are you so obsessed with Evan?”
“hmm. “Did you notice?”
“You’ve been conscious of it from the beginning, but if you don’t realize that, you’re a fool.”
“Right. But I’m not the one who’s obsessed. “He is a priest.”
“yes?”
At that time, Junian suddenly started crying.
I was wondering something, but it seemed like there were no matches to start a fire.
It’s all different, really.
“Give it to me.”
I focused the flame on my thumb and lit the cigarette leaf.
“oh… “It’s pretty good.”
“It was nothing.”
Wow.
Junian smoked a cigarette with a satisfied look on his face and continued speaking.
“There are many things that are puzzling about this summoning of the Demon King. “What I find most incomprehensible is that the number of sacrifices is so small.”
Junian leaned against the wall and looked out the window at the cold, dark forest.
“Devil… To borrow a word from the church, Angsin is a very picky god. “Once you start memorizing the [Evil Scriptures], which are the treasures of the church, you must finish them. If you make even a single verse mistake, your body will mutate or you will lose your life.”
“hmm… … .”
“So, they also proceed with the ceremony with great care and caution. “If the ritual once started fails, all the members who carried out the ritual will be punished.”
Interesting knowledge, but… … .
What does this have to do with Evan?
“But there are beings who are completely free from such penalties. He is not punished even if he messes up the ritual, can communicate with the Demon King without any conditions, and is favored by all six Demon Lords. “The empire’s worst enemy and the embodiment of evil.”
I know who Junian is talking about.
All citizens of the empire know its name, but paradoxically, it is a mysterious entity that no one has ever seen.
“Dark cult leader.”
“that’s right. The level of difficulty is much lower for rituals that are directly presided over by the religious leader. “The number of sacrifices is reduced, and there is no need to memorize the sutra to the end.”
“Are you sure that the cult leader is here?”
“That’s not right. But it is clear that the number of sacrifices in this ritual is insufficient. And I overheard the priest’s instructions.”
“I beg your pardon.”
“Before the ceremony ends, we must secure Lord Xiao.”
At that moment, I was thinking about Evan Helvin from my previous life.
Evan Helvin’s fall was the most painful betrayal to humanity.
But what if it wasn’t actually a betrayal?
If only Evan had returned to where he was supposed to be from the beginning… … .
Phew-.
Junian exhaled poisonous smoke and spoke in a drowsy voice.
“Evan Helvin. “That guy is the Sogyoju that the priest is looking for.”
fantasy,
