Chapter 61 Gather your warriors (4)
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“… … “I was the lowest.”
A self-mocking smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.
Sirpi sighed deeply in response to Ulan’s question about the possibility of becoming the next religious leader.
“I did not receive any selection during the ceremony where the candidate for the cult leader was decided and recognized by the cult’s new head, that is, Rudric’s family.”
So I left the desert.
In order to visit the white wolf hiding in the fog, a member of Ludrick’s family known to exist outside the church, to unseal him and be recognized as his successor.
Furthermore, it would be the icing on the cake if we could get the support of Baekrang. So she hid her identity and entered Arsene Academy.
“Of course, being recognized by the white wolf did not solve all problems.”
“What does that mean?”
“Unlike the other candidates mentioned above, I have no talent. So there were almost no forces following me in the first place.”
Muak, an outstanding warrior, Heor, the most talented necromancer of all time, and Arena, the new sect leader.
Compared to these people, Sirpi’s talent was truly ordinary. This was around the time she made her mixed expression.
Suddenly Noah blinked three times.
Then, a screen with content that only she could see appeared.
[Name]: Sirpi Ludric
[Age]: 16 years old
[Grade]: D(B)
[Attribute]: Blood Inheritance
It was Sirpi’s status window.
The content remains the same as when I first saw it.
However, there was one part that bothered me. This is the part about grades.
‘It’s true that if you’re grade D, you don’t have any talent.’
At most, at the level of a single soldier.
Considering the original work, it is no exaggeration to say that they are just extras walking around on the streets.
‘but… … .’
Sirpi had characteristics that could not be found in any other character. There was another level right there in the parentheses.
‘Grade B.’
Considering that at the beginning of the semester, Himel Deorg, who was called a swordsman genius, had a grade of B+, this was by no means a low grade.
However, the problem is why the grade is in parentheses. When he first looked at Sirpi’s status window, the unanswered questions were filling his head again.
“That’s a good thing.”
I heard a sound that broke my concentration.
Laurea’s voice. Meanwhile, when she suddenly said something that I didn’t know how to understand, Delia tilted her head and asked back.
“Suddenly, what are you talking about?”
“I said it was fortunate that that woman had the lowest chance of becoming the leader of a religious cult.”
Cold amber eyes.
Laurea concluded her answer in an unusually cold tone.
“If they had said I was a strong candidate, my attitude would have changed from then on.”
After hearing the answer, Delia realized why Laurea was reacting this way.
The relationship between the Holy Kingdom and the Desert Church was so bad that they could be said to have been enemies of Cheolcheon since ancient times.
And one more reason, she had no choice but to hate the desert pagans.
‘… … Laurea’s past.’
Noah, who belatedly remembered the character’s story, swallowed a low groan.
Before she became a candidate for sainthood.
Laurea was an ordinary girl who lived in a village on the outskirts of the Holy Kingdom. She was called ‘Irea’ at the time, and she lived her normal days like any other of her children.
Then one day, an incident occurred.
A small merchant came to the village, but in fact, it was not a merchant but pagans disguised as merchants on some kind of mission.
However, their identity was discovered along the way, and they burned the village to destroy evidence and fled.
‘And the only survivor of the village… … .’
The saintess of Eloden who is currently in front of us.
This is Laurea Lo Charpel.
That is, her hometown was burned to the ground by infidels, and she lost her family and friends. So, you can’t help but hate pagans more than anyone else.
‘If Sirpi wasn’t a guide, they might have tried to destroy it as soon as they found out its identity.’
That’s how deep Laurea’s hatred was.
Meanwhile, around that time.
Sirpi, who saw Laurea’s reaction, kept her mouth shut. She then gulped down her dry saliva as she felt cold sweat running down her back.
‘Ha, I almost got into big trouble!’
Sirpi, who continued her story while lamenting about her situation, almost revealed a secret she had been hiding without realizing it while talking about her past.
A secret not even told to Istan.
It is the secret of origin.
It is said that it was the descendants of Kazan Rudrik, the hero of the ancient desert kingdom, who founded the Desert Church.
As time passed, the descendants were naturally divided into direct lineage and collateral lineage. And currently, there is only one successor candidate from the direct lineage.
There is only Sirpi Ludric.
‘If I reveal this… … .’
It won’t end with simply receiving cold stares. So, it was a secret among secrets that had to be kept hidden no matter what.
When Laurea closed her mouth, Sirpi also closed her mouth. In an instant, the hall was filled with a prison-like silence.
When the situation became like this, Noah silently watched the two girls. Then, the moment she was about to say something to break the awkward atmosphere.
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“Everyone stop in your seats.”
There was someone who spoke first.
It was Sven, who was walking at the head of the group.
“What happened?”
“I smell blood over there.”
Sven sniffs.
Laurea slightly frowned at the answer she received. This was because it had not been long since the battle with the sandworm ended.
“Is it really a demonic beast again?”
“No, this time is different.”
Sven shook his head.
Then, just as he was about to continue speaking, Ulan suddenly appeared and interrupted his answer.
“… … “It smells like human blood.”
The road leading to the heart of the desert.
Ulan glanced across the sand-covered hills. A strong wind blew with him, and his companions could smell a similar smell.
The fishy scent of blood mixed with the wind. Furthermore, there was the smell of iron produced by swords clashing together.
It was the smell of battle.
“let’s go.”
Ulan, who had decided on a direction, turned his body.
The other party members also followed him without saying a word. The smell of this much blood in the desert meant there was a high possibility that the enemy was a heretic.
‘If that’s really the case… … .’
The plan was to capture him prisoner and extract information from him.
It was to investigate the recent trends of the Desert Church, which Sirpi did not know about. So Ulan and his party crossed the hill, following the scent of blood.
6.
Meanwhile, around that time.
The epicenter, which smelled of blood, was currently in the midst of a fierce battle. No, to be exact, it was closer to a one-sided massacre.
“Aaaah!”
“Ugh! Buy, save… … .”
The soldiers who were desperately holding on fell like fallen leaves. However, not everyone was like that.
Even in hopeless situations, there was someone who did not give up and persevered until the end.
“Everyone, come to your senses!”
It was Alec Dropin, a lieutenant leading a reconnaissance unit under the Southern Command.
He shouted stubbornly, not caring even though he was covered in blood.
“Just a little longer and reinforcements will come! Until then, maintain the formation somehow!”
After finishing encouraging the soldiers.
Alec stood at the head of the formation, trying to hide his expression. A face crumpled as if in pain. Because he lied about reinforcements coming.
Of course, it was true that a signal flare was fired to request support, but the possibility of reinforcements coming was low.
‘… … It was a mistake.’
Originally, Alec and his unit members were scheduled to patrol and scout the desert area along a set route and then return to the unit.
However, today at noon, in order to investigate a suspicious incident discovered near the turning point, I deviated from the route and came to the cultists’ base.
In other words, it means that they have entered the depths of the enemy camp.
Therefore, it was unclear whether the support unit would be able to detect it even if a signal flare was fired.
Afterwards, Alec recognized this fact and quickly tried to return to the original path.
‘but… … .’
I couldn’t do that.
This was because a group of heretics appeared out of nowhere and attacked them. If it were just this, I would try to solve it somehow, but the real problem was different.
‘They’re in a bit of a strange condition.’
Alec is a veteran who has been rolling in the desert for over 5 years. Therefore, he was more familiar with battles with heretics than anyone else here.
However, the heretics in front of me were different from usual.
It’s hard to explain clearly in words, but it felt like watching wooden dolls rattling and moving while hanging on a string.
‘And one more thing.’
There was a big problem.
The monster that appeared with the pagans.
It was a black wall that moved slowly like a living creature.
‘What on earth is that?’
Seeing that it was with the heretics, it was of course a demonic beast, but I have never seen such a demonic beast before.
Also, he had a strange ability.
When Alec tried to escape with his soldiers, he had the ability to block the escape route by moving at extremely high speed.
That wasn’t the only thing that bothered me.
The living wall greedily swallowed the corpses of fallen soldiers.
At the same time, seeing him grow even bigger, Alec felt an uneasy feeling of foreboding. At a time when the number of soldiers was gradually decreasing.
‘It’s impossible for everyone to escape.’
Alec realized the miserable reality.
As he expected, reinforcements will not come, and if this continues, everyone will be annihilated. So he had to make a decision.
‘If I could send just one person… … .’
It won’t be a dog’s death.
If the information about the heretics and the unidentified wall is shared, the magic tower wizards gathered on the southern front will surely come up with a prepared plan.
But this was a vain hope.
Quagga-ga-ga-ga! Clap!
The wall, which had grown in size by swallowing the corpse, suddenly enveloped the entire area.
“W-what… … !”
Not only the retreat, but also the wall that instantly surrounded Alec and the soldiers. Several panicked soldiers swung their swords, but the wall remained unmoved.
A situation where you can’t go anywhere.
And that moment.
The heretics, who were standing at a distance, launched an all-out attack at once.
“Don’t back down! Formation… … . “Wow!”
“Ugh! “Save me!”
The soldiers lost their will to fight as their retreat route disappeared.
Naturally, the formation collapsed in an instant, and the heretics began massacring the soldiers at a speed that was incomparable to before.
‘Is this really the end?!’
Alec clenched his teeth in exasperation.
Furthermore, at the moment when he was blaming himself for his hasty judgment and mistakes, a heretic who ran through the formation swung a sword made of obsidian.
Death is just around the corner.
Just as I was about to close my eyes in despair.
“… … uh?”
The sword that reached the nape of his neck froze in the air.
As if someone had stopped time.
After a while, the body of the cultist who was targeting Alec collapsed. When I was confused about this inexplicable situation, there was something reflected in his eyes.
“Woe, arrow?”
Countless arrows pierced the heretic’s back.
At first glance, dozens of arrows hit his back without a single one missing.
The moment I saw this, a question arose.
Of course. Because Alec and his soldiers don’t handle these types of arrows.
‘That means… … !’
This meant that the unexpected reinforcements had arrived.
Just as Alec’s face was turning bright red, a sound similar to someone chopping down a tree with an ax was heard.
Quad Deuk! Oh my!
“… … !”
At the same time, Alec widened his eyes.
It had to be that way.
The black wall, which had been impervious to any attack until now, was shattering as if it had been struck by lightning.
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