Episode 68-Phase (8)
‘Is there still anything left?’
Even though the gruesome corpses and the foul smell of blood were still there, the excitement of the battle had subsided to some extent.
Riena took the lead and walked towards him, who was walking somewhere. He knows that the situation is already over, but Riena has not relaxed yet.
Since I didn’t know when or where another enemy might pop out, I followed him, still holding my sword and keeping watch in all directions.
“This…”
The place he stopped was in the basement of the temple, a warehouse where the religious treasures were stored. He came here because he could receive rewards here.
As they approach, the heavy stone gate opens slowly and automatically. Once inside, he went deeper without hesitation, as if he knew something.
‘This is where the church’s treasures and God’s legacy rest.’
Riena, who looked slightly nervous, also knew what kind of place this was. This is because she also accumulated knowledge about this world through the people she met and talked to.
The corrupt bishop who had fought just before went on a rampage, wondering if they were targeting this place.
‘god.’
She swallowed dryly. It’s not a very long life, but it’s not like I haven’t thought about divine beings throughout my life.
The tribes of the grasslands also had founding myths and folk beliefs. They also worshiped ancestral spirits. However, recently, there has been a big change in their thinking, which was no different from other tribes.
I met a real divine being. Recognizing that her father, Varun, was a divine being, she was strongly influenced by God through this dark blood world, which has the concept of the opposition between heaven and hell.
It was also an extension of this that he was angry and disappointed at the God he believed in and followed, and became truly angry at the corrupt chapter boss, the Bishop.
“Do you mean this?”
At least the God she believes in is sincere towards her. When he stopped in front of a box, Riena pointed to it with an awkward movement.
He repeated his characteristic movement of sitting down and standing up quickly to indicate that he was right. When she saw it, she hurriedly opened the box.
It contained items that could not be compared to precious metals, which were items that could not be taken with you. Rings and bracelets made of platinum, these were objects that could be felt with divine power even at first glance.
Instead of putting it in his inventory, he had her take care of it all. Only then can these items be taken out.
‘Oh, no way.’
Riena remembered Shura, who was injured and returned in a hurry. I also heard about the banshee that Rakum testified about. Realizing that Riena intended to use these items to solve the problem, she quickly took them with her.
“This is the place! Breaking into this place…I can’t believe it!”
“Ah, it’s the devil’s mark. “That could not be the bishop!”
When they escaped from the church they had devastated. Support troops arrived one step late and raided the scene. What they witnessed was the traces of the devil left here and there and the magic book of the devil lord that had become one with the bishop’s hand.
Thanks to this, it was not known who did this, and only rumors spread about the demons who had invaded the church.
“It’s been a while since I last saw you. Coincidentally, I also did all the things I needed to do in this city. Would you like to ride?”
In the meantime, someone appeared in front of them as they left the church and moved to the outskirts of the city, which was turned upside down.
Riena flinched when she saw the coachman’s face as he spoke to her in a friendly manner. On the outside, they look like ordinary coachmen and carriages, but in fact they have an amazing ability to move through space, so it is clear that they are not ordinary beings.
“I’ll get on.”
Riena looked at the person next to her and nodded. Now if you pretend, you pretend. Regner chuckled and offered his seat in the carriage.
After moving on to Chapter 3, he, who was about to quit the game, got on first, followed by Riena.
To him, it was just a split-second as the screen flipped with a loading window, but the carriage actually took off.
“It looks like there was a big uproar last night. “There was a rumor going around that the devil had corrupted the church’s bishop.”
“…you’re right.”
“Oh ho tongjae la. “It’s crazy that God’s messengers, who are supposed to be the last bastion against obvious invaders, are about to fall first.”
Regner spoke to Riena. She was nervous for no reason, but Regner did not stop talking.
“But God has already prepared a way. It’s you guys. “May you save the world with unwavering faith and strength.”
“Well, there seems to be some misunderstanding.”
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Regner didn’t even hide anything. In the first place, he couldn’t hear this conversation right now and was just looking at the loading window on the other side of the screen with his arms crossed.
Riena flinched at Regnor’s gaze looking back at her and reflexively denied it.
“I don’t know what you may think, but the God I believe in is different from the God you believe in.”
“I know. But, little lamb. The important thing is not which god you believe in. You just have to keep your faith like you are now. Generous people already know everything.”
Regner burst out laughing as he looked at the embarrassed Riena. And while Riena flinched when she was told not to worry and to believe in your god, the carriage engulfed in light had arrived in a completely different space.
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“ah.”
Riena got off Regnor’s carriage and looked around with a sigh. The place she arrived at, with a familiar feeling pulling her body, was the center of the village.
After finishing the game, he let Riena out.
“You came early today. “Are you done with your schedule?”
Varun, who was walking around the village on his own two feet to take care of business, spotted her and approached her. Only then did Riena take out the items she had brought with her.
It was possible to take out items she had, such as consumable items such as potions, like this.
“What are they? “It looks precious.”
“It is a gift from Him to us.”
She smiled faintly at Varun’s words after seeing the sacred talismans. Using these, you can protect your allies from enemies that inflict strong debuffs.
“…If his intentions are true, there can be no delay. Go ahead and take it. Fortunately, Shura fully recovered. Go and reveal that it is a gift from Him and spread His grace.”
Varun heard her and pointed to the house where the injured Shura was.
‘It’s clear that a lot of things are happening in places we don’t know about.’
After sending Riena away, Varun looked at the sky and fell into despair. Because in the sky, several people were screaming and flying.
Now, most of the residents didn’t mind seeing that. This is because they recognized that this act was part of God’s act of taking care of them.
As Varun expected, he was busy watching and listening to what they didn’t know and working to achieve optimal results.
“Are you really saying that if I wear this, I won’t have to suffer those horrible attacks?”
“clearly.”
Riena gave the ring to Shura. A mysterious ring that fits perfectly on the wearer’s finger blocks evil forces that attack the wearer with its sacred power.
Shura accepted it with a nervous face when he heard that this was something he was giving him.
“What attack did that black ghost do?”
Riena, who saw Shura’s complexion quickly improving after wearing the ring, carefully spoke.
This is because it is not easy to believe that Shura, who also experienced the Soul Devourer’s fear passive in hunting mode, was helplessly defeated.
“It didn’t just scare me, it darkened my vision and forced me to recall nightmares.”
Shura told me about the debuff he suffered. In the game, it is simply a debuff that slows you down and continuously reduces your HP.
However, the banshee’s curse that became a reality was a destructive curse that blinded the target and summoned their most terrible memories into nightmares.
Shura fights monsters without hesitation and the driving force behind his anger is his desire for revenge on his parents’ enemies. However, the banshee’s power to forcibly bring up the events of that day, the source of that revenge, and embody them into an endlessly repeating nightmare was a powerful curse that broke a person’s heart.
“It’s really okay, right? “I don’t have the confidence to stand in front of that monster again and fight.”
“…If your heart is shaken, it would be better to change your mind.”
Shura, whose strong motivation of revenge was shaken by the banshee’s curse, lost some of the vengeance he had before.
Without that poison, Shura is just an ordinary girl. Riena was saddened to learn that fact. So I opened my mouth to suggest another way to Shura.
You just have to create motivation. The first thing that came to her mind was the image of the paladins fighting for the gods.
“Don’t be weak. Fight for Him. Since you have already received grace, it is your duty. Then he will protect you like he does now.”
“ah..”
Shura sighed at the words, “If you don’t have the will to personally fight by burning yourself, you should make it,” and the words “duty.”
As he said, Shura was already one of the original members and had received a lot of investment from him. Moreover, the strength he had trained based on that investment was comparable to that of any warrior in the village.
It would be blasphemous to run away in this state. He had to fight without hesitation even for those who believed in him.
“I have to prove it.”
Shura changed his gaze and stood up. I was thinking of going back to Banshee and killing him right now.
“Oh, wouldn’t it be better to rest today? “You were seriously injured!”
“If you don’t like it, leave. “I will fight.”
According to his intention, Shura handed over the items received from Riena to the brothers Rasen and Racoum, who were placed together and formed a party.
Larsen was shocked by Shura’s words that she would go again to catch the banshee, but her will was firm.
“I can’t help it. Let’s go first. “I have received His grace, so I won’t be as helpless as before.”
Realizing that he couldn’t stop them, Lacoum smiled bitterly and took the two people with them and headed back to the game world. At the same time, they were thinking that if they thought it was too much, they would throw themselves in and stop the person who saved them.
“He’s watching too.”
In fact, as soon as they entered the game world, a square block human was standing still and watching them.
Having already confirmed that their condition was normal, he did not stop them. Rather, he took the lead and headed to the underground dungeon with a pickaxe.
“It’s a guy…!”
As he dug up and removed all the blocked stone blocks with a pickaxe, the banshee wandering the passage found them and screamed.
They quickly took their stance and gritted their teeth. The banshee’s curse immediately struck them through its cries.