Level up with swords (72)
The sky is getting darker.
The night in Rubena comes early.
The sun set over the mountains at 5 p.m. and soon extinguished its light, covering the entire city in darkness. The starlight that was invisible because of the sun reveals itself, and the moon takes its place.
It was a time when vampires could operate freely.
Two vampires, Tepes and Roman, who had been hiding in the ruins, came out into the city and jumped onto the roof of a building. It was a movement that did not feel any weight at all, a bit different from a leap.
Just because it was daytime didn’t mean they just slept.
Tepes used his ability to create illusions to communicate with Leon, and in the process, he learned that the Holy Knight had arrived.
and.
“Nice to meet you, Angela.”
Roman, the middle-aged man who stepped in front of Tepes, opened his mouth. Angela, the castle knight who was first on the rooftop, greeted them.
Since she couldn’t speak, she just nodded once.
“I heard the story.”
Roman knew that fact, so he summarized the current situation without showing any displeasure.
“My role, the prince, is to fight together with you in the camp, and then help the prisoners escape and join us. Is that correct?”
Angela nodded once again.
The two high-ranking vampires were a powerful force, but there was no way the Count would not have taken that into account. They must have prepared a number of traps and suppression methods that work well against vampires.
It was clear that this would be especially true if it was a concentration camp, a place they had no choice but to target.
This was something Roman had already confirmed directly.
“There are not many troops guarding the camp. “There is only one expert-level knight stationed here, and there are magic barriers everywhere that reproduce the light of the sun, so we can’t be of much help.”
“If we destroy the axis of the barrier, we will be able to access it, but… .”
In fact, it was almost like telling Angela to attack alone.
Still, she didn’t show the slightest bit of agitation. All she had to do was slowly close and open her eyes, moving her gaze around as if searching for an opening in her target.
He had a physique that was neither large nor small, and an outfit that looked like a mixture of priest’s uniform and plate mail.
Angela, as the Holy Knight, always looked like this.
Crash.
As she put her hands together as if praying, the surface of the silver gauntlets made a clanging sound as they rubbed once.
A pair of gauntlets made of mithril.
That was Angela’s partner for decades.
She herself does not know how many heads have been shattered by this iron fist or how much evil has been crushed. She just kept going, believing that one day the blood would dry up.
“… “It was 3 minutes ago.”
Unlike her, Damien, who was well versed in s*xual laws, took on a different role. Together with Leon and his group, interrogate the Count and, if possible, neutralize or capture him.
However, it is difficult to subdue the Count with just them.
Angela had to attack the camp as quickly as possible and free the people detained there before joining them.
“Angela?”
When the rush time was up, Angela made the vampires step back with a few hand gestures.
Even among the Seongcheolsae Knights, she didn’t have any tact.
I didn’t have a good weapon technique, so I ended up having to punch him.
Ugh!
Light gathers.
Starting from Angela’s right fist, an enormous power gathered and crushed the surrounding area, and the holy power and aura resonated and swirled.
〈Holy-Fist〉.
A person who proved his strength with only his two fists in the Knights of Seongcheolsae where many strong people gathered. The story of how he broke down the castle gate with a single thrust of his fist is still passed down orally in some cities.
“――!”
As Angela screamed in a silent voice, a flash of light exploded from the tip of her fist.
* * *
… … !
A loud noise came from somewhere in the city and shook the ground. I don’t know what tactic was used, but it must have been an incredibly powerful tactic.
Leon was secretly impressed as he estimated its destructive power.
In terms of just the density of power, it is inferior to the <Merak> he unfolds, but the total amount is not much different. It was a technique that was sure to be shattered if it just brushed against it.
“You must be Angela.”
Damian, who had taken a few steps ahead, muttered that.
“yes?”
“That vibration from a little while ago.”
Since he had carried out cooperative missions with her several times, he knew well how fearsome those tiny fists were.
The power to shatter the lance charging of a heavy armored knight from the front.
Those who looked down on her based solely on her gender and physique had to be knocked to the ground with one punch. Not being able to speak is a huge limitation. No matter what the situation, there are many times when you have to overcome it with your strength, not your head.
Angela survived as a knight of the Seongcheolsae for decades like that.
“In terms of pure strength, he would be more than twice as strong as me and stronger than most of my seniors.”
It wasn’t for nothing that she was dispatched as a team to attack the concentration camp.
Damian decided that was enough.
“I guess this is the problem.”
They were the personnel who had to attack Count Rubena directly.
Four B-rank mercenaries, one B-rank adventurer, and one A-rank adventurer. Although one Holy Iron Knight has been added to the composition, the power of a high-ranking mage swells several times in his home base.
Even with this power, do I have to hit it well to get a whistle?
‘If even one person dies or loses combat power… .’
At that moment, the table turns over.
Perhaps guessing what Damian had omitted, Gustav and Leon also turned their faces and walked away without saying a word.
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It was also easy to get to the count’s mansion.
The knights standing in front of the main gate blocked them.
“What’s going on! “You’re visiting the Count at this late hour. If you have any sense of etiquette, please leave immediately!”
“It is you who must step aside.”
Damian took a step forward and stretched out his hand.
“The 38th Holy Knight of the Sacred Church, Damian. “I declare that I have come to this territory to ask for the sin of heresy.”
“What, a denomination…?” !?”
“Seongcheolseokknight… !”
While the panicked knights were struggling without knowing what to do, there was suddenly a person running out of the mansion.
An old man well dressed in a tailcoat.
The head of the Count Rubena family bowed in a polite manner.
“The Count told me to come inside. “Please follow me.”
It’s an incredibly bold attitude.
As a butler, you welcome the Knight of Seongcheolsae who came to interrogate him for heresy? Leon and the others were momentarily taken aback by those words, but soon realized that there was no need to refuse and entered the mansion.
It was a different atmosphere from when I visited during the day.
There was no human warmth at all in the dark, quiet hallways and the uninhabited mansion.
“He’s waiting inside.”
When we finally reached the front of the living room, the deacon stopped after saying those words. It was an attitude as if he had fulfilled his role.
Damien reached out and opened the living room door.
No matter what traps lurk, we must not back down once we have come this far. The Knight of Seongcheolsae is a person who carries out the will of the Goddess. There is no option to retreat in the face of heresy.
“Welcome, Damian, Knight of Seongcheolssae.”
Count Andrei Rubena, with a relaxed face, smiled as he faced the group.
There is not even a trace of the anger seen a few days ago.
I didn’t know if it was all a lie from the beginning, or if it turned out to be a good thing.
“It’s a sudden visit, so I won’t be able to treat you like a guest. Since I said I was going to be accused of heresy, I wouldn’t even drink a cup of tea. Isn’t that right?”
“Don’t lie, Count. “I didn’t come here with the intention of making jokes at this late hour.”
Damian, whose gentle demeanor changed into a sharp one, snapped.
“You are accused of detaining a Wallachia clan who had completed their service labor sentence in our church and exploiting their power by using the blood of innocent citizens of the territory.”
“Hoo, how did you know that?”
“… “It looks like you have no intention of making excuses.”
Count Rubena, Andrei took a sip of the wine in his hand and asked back in a slow tone.
“Even if I make an excuse, they won’t even pretend to believe me, right? “Then there’s no reason for me to participate in that skit.”
After emptying his wine glass, Andrei immediately looked at Leon and the others behind Damien and said with a chuckle.
“You fooled me well. To secretly eat with those bats and destroy my things, you have a pretty big liver for a lowly bastard. “I personally promise you, I won’t kill you as kindly as you.”
“That’s not even funny.”
Gustav openly laughed at those murderous words.
“If a vampire is called a bat, aren’t you a leech who sucked its blood again? Besides, admitting to the charge of heresy in front of the Knight of Seongcheolsae, it seems like you have a swollen liver.”
“… “You’re so good at barking, Cheongeo.”
“Seeing as you understand all my barking, it doesn’t seem like there’s that much of a difference, does it?”
Nobles and mercenaries.
It was decided which side would be more adept at arguing. If it’s a position where minimum courtesy is required, mercenaries are the ones who can even bring back parents in order to upset the other person.
After only a few words, Andrei was at a loss for words, and his once relaxed face began to tremble.
“Do you really want to die?”
“You said you wouldn’t kill me kindly, but were you planning on letting me live? Well, he must have done something like that because he was senile.”
“-bloke!”
Finally, Andrei’s patience ran out and he got up.
“You’re cutting the few remaining cords with your tongue! good night! “I will kill you right here and now!”
With that shout, the atmosphere in the room changed.
The pendant hanging around Andrei’s neck suddenly broke, and at the same time, the magical power that erupted filled the room.
Leon and the others’ faces immediately turned pale.
“It’s absurd magical power… .”
“At this level, it’s at least 7th rank! That damn old man, how have you been hiding this power all this time?!”
“Is that the pendant from a little while ago…? … Magic suppressor… !”
They quickly change positions while exchanging a few words.
The Count’s drawing room was quite spacious, so even if seven people surrounded it with appropriate distance between them, there would still be some space.
Even though Andrei looked at the herpes, he did not do anything.
You guys just looked down with anger and ridicule on your faces, as if your struggles were in vain.
“Do you still not understand, you thousand things?”
He spread his arms wide and flew into the air.
Although it was only a few meters long, no one could underestimate the intimidation of a man with a vast amount of magic wrapped around him like a cloak.
Leon and the others looked at him with their eyes wide open.
The wizard’s weakness is close combat, but this is his base. If he made a hasty move, he could have suffered greatly at that moment. You shouldn’t waste your strength until the moment you reveal a gap.
“Why didn’t I gather the knights? “Why did I invite you guys here?”
Andrei, floating in the air, spread his palms forward.
“Die while blaming the arrogance and ignorance of those who stood before me without thinking about anything.”
It was that moment.
Black lightning flew out from Andrei’s hand and struck Gustav’s great sword, which was barely in front of his body.
And Gustav was shot backwards like an arrow and hit the wall.
He was already several times stronger than others and had blown away an Auror user who had almost reached A rank. Low-level magic cannot produce this level of power.
When Damian realized this, he opened his eyes and shouted.
“Use high-level magic with a chantless chant… ?! You really used a sacrifice! It wasn’t enough to exploit the blood of the poor, even their souls… !”
“There’s something I’ve wanted to ask you for a long time, the dog of the church.”
Andrei ignored his anger and continued talking.
“You guys defined us warlocks as heretics and banned several lines of magic. Drain was like that, and so was Sacrifice. “Most of the magic I study was put into practice that way.”
Black magic was once classified as a branch of magic.
Before its viciousness and cruelty became widely known, black magic served as a good weapon for those who sought power over the world.
In particular, those in power abused their power.
To them, their people were like overflowing wealth, and they thought they could use it like water. The history of several ancient empires rising and falling through black magic is quite famous.
“because? Why did they ban such effective magic? Decades can be shortened by a few insignificant lives, and immortality can be achieved by using worthless people. Why does the goddess forbid that? Why do you let mortals die?”
“Are you going to ask me to give a sermon?”
“no way.”
Andrei laughed bitterly.
Then, his eyes turned red and he shouted like crazy.
“It means that I will make you realize your foolishness!”
Evil power overflows.
This mansion resonated with the power radiating from Andrei’s body, and the waves shook the bodies of Leon and the others. It’s not even an attack. It just revealed its hidden power, but the strong players of B rank and above felt dizzy for a moment.
A high-ranking warlock of 7th rank or higher.
Not only has he accumulated a huge amount of sacrifices, but he also controls the entire territory like the palm of his hand.
[Be careful, Leon.]
El Cid said.
Suddenly, Andrei’s body changed from an old man with white hair to a neat young man.
That presence is more than just the preacher we encountered in Blaine in the past.
Although it cannot be compared to the monster from <Devouring the City>, the odds of winning are less than 30% with the power gathered here.
[The power of the holy sword also works with black magic, but it does not work as well as outer magic. I think it’s to the extent of antagonizing them.]
‘What if I stop that lightning from a while ago?’
[You won’t be thrown around like a big guy, but your wrists will feel numb. You can’t just cut it down and move forward.]
‘It must be difficult.’
Contrary to his tone, Leon did not flinch.
Swinging the holy sword, he pushed away the heavy air in the room, took a step forward, and aimed the blade at Andrei.
The group, who were still stiff, looked at his back.
“Okay, let’s get started.”
Leon felt Karen approaching his side and grinned fearlessly.
Gustav spoke very well.
Thinking about that made me laugh for no reason.
“Mr. Leech, that’s quite a nickname.”
“―You lowly bastard!”
Enraged, Andrei stretched out his hand, and Leon swung his sword.
Whoops!
The lightning cut by the blade of the holy sword fades away.
The moment Andrei was shocked by the result, Damian took advantage of the opportunity and put his hands together.
The natural enemy of black magic is holy magic.
Even in the places where Andrei took the lead, the superiority is clear.
“Goddess, please give us light even in the dark and cold shadows. Please give them light so that they may know the mercy you have given them and their own heartlessness.”
The light emanating from Damien’s body fills the room.
The black magic barrier that had temporarily taken control of the mansion stopped, and the magic flowing into Andrei decreased.
That was the beginning.
“Now!”
At those words, the <Steel Claws> mercenary unit rushed in all at once.
