Joint Combat Practice 2 (13)
Open the entrance to the church and go straight inside, and you will see the chapel right away.
Clarisse walked straight through the hallways of the cathedral with the two escort knights.
Edward split up and decided to move. I didn’t pay attention because I was dealing with so many things in an instant, but after I left Ed, I felt like I was feeling a bit of anxiety again.
‘You have to make up your mind.’
However, Clarisse quickly shook her head and stiffened her neck.
Perhaps the whole story is unfolding inside this Bachelor’s Cathedral. This time, he moved faster than ever and entered the interior of the church. It is clearly different from the past that has been repeated countless times until now.
“Stand, Madame… ?”
When we reached the entrance to the hallway, the Apostle of Telos who was guarding us, the Third Seat, Taldarek, blocked the way.
Saint Clarisse, who is favored by the current Telos Church, is said to be blessed by God just by sharing a few words.
I don’t know why, but I have a lot of scratches and I’m tired… As far as appearances are concerned, whoever sees it is the same saint.
“crack… Weren’t you waiting at the Trix building? W, how the hell is this… .”
“Move away, Taldarek.”
Saint Clarisse, who was always kind and at the same time cheerful.
However, with cold eyes like an adult who has gone through everything before and after childbirth… Clarisse ordered the Taldarek to make a way.
There is no sign of astonishment as to why the apostle of Telos is here. Her dignity has changed so much that she wondered if it was the saint she saw in Seonghwangdo. yea it has to be He is a human who has watched hundreds of thousands of people die dozens of times.
“Ha, but… Lady. The Holy Emperor ordered… .”
“I’m going to talk to Seonghwang-nim directly, so get out of the way.”
Having said that, Clarisse strode past the Taldarek.
Taldarek stretched out his arm to say something for a moment, but Clarisse grabbed his wrist and looked up at him for a moment… I loosened my hands again and went my way.
The knights of the saint’s escort guarding behind them also looked at each other, and slowly followed Clarisse into the chapel.
-bang!
As soon as I opened the door, I could see the entire chapel at a glance.
The first thing you see in front is a huge podium. Behind it is a large stained glass window. The brightly colored glass shines beautifully in the sunlight. It is engraved with a picture of a large angel distributing bread to people with his wings wide open.
A huge pipe organ stretches out grandly along the outer wall behind the podium, and in front of it are rows of wooden seats prepared for the worshipers.
No lay people are coming in. However, there were plenty of high-ranking believers.
For example, Holy Eldain, Archbishop Verdio, and the apostles of Telos.
Seeing this, Saint Clarisse’s heart swelled.
The root of the situation we have been searching for so much, and the parties involved in all these things, are all gathered here in one place.
How many times did you wander to get here? How many times did I have to watch Ed Roth Taylor’s death, watch the bachelor fall, and grab hold of his crumbling spirit?
He clenched his teeth, but did not show any emotion. He just quietly lowered his voice and spoke with strength to resonate in the hall.
“What are you doing here… ?”
If you look at the top of the podium, a relic that resonates with the sealed Velbroque, ‘Velbrok’s Molar Necklace’ is shining. The original sword, Luden, took the fragment of Velbrok’s broken teeth and made it into a necklace.
It is a legendary grade item that increases the user’s magic sensitivity and grants enormous resistance to all physical attacks, but that’s not the only role.
It also serves to awaken the survival instincts of the Velbrok sealed in the deep sea beneath Aken Island, breaking the fragile barrier and inducing them to escape.
“Saint Claris… ?”
Archbishop Verdio, who was checking the apostles in front of the podium, caught his eye. On the other hand, the Holy Eldane is also sitting.
“Arch Verdio.”
Archbishop Verdio is like Clarisse’s teacher. He guided Clarisse, who had just become a saint, in many ways so that she could become dignified.
Also, he was a person who was respected by everyone by maintaining his faithful appearance anytime and anywhere. All the people of Seonghwangdo united and praised him as a devout believer.
Was that reputation the result of proving a sincere heart, or was it the result of a thorough management technique that would make even merchants cry?
You can’t estimate it until you come here, but at least you can know that it’s not the time to sit still.
“Stop everything you are doing right now.”
There were quite a few gray gray hairs mixed in between the gray brown hair, probably due to the traces of time. He had not yet bent his back and his body had not yet shrunk, but he was at an age when he had to worry about the decline of his physical abilities.
Nevertheless, Verdio kept his back upright and spoke leisurely to Claris, whom he had met in almost a few months.
“I didn’t know that Saint Mary would come to the church first, but… .”
“I won’t say the same thing twice.”
Clarisse looked around. How long will it be until the resurrecting of Seongchang Dragon Velbrok?
Right now, it was unpredictable.
“What am I going to do… Do you know… ?”
“You are trying to resurrect Sung Chang-ryong.”
Whoa, Verdio smiled. It was clearly different from the solemn and kind smile he had seen in Seonghwangdo.
How you knew it is not something to be considered now. Whether there is a traitor or someone has been planted inside, if the saint knew the truth, things would go awry in an instant.
“Archbishop Verdio. I thought you were a conscientious believer who only thought of the Holy Hwangdo.”
“you’re right. I just live my life thinking only of Seonghwangdo.”
Verdio looked up at the ceiling and sighed without unpacking his back. The stained glass spread out behind the podium shines in the sunlight.
“Expanding the church is also a business area. Faith is trust. The Holy Lord always exists in the heavens, but the lowly people do not believe in it unless they show it.”
“therefore… I will kill Sung Chang-ryong and spread his grace… ?”
“It doesn’t take long.”
“Do you not even think about the possibility of failure?”
Having said that, a possibility suddenly came to mind.
As Clarisse lowered her gaze, she saw a giant sacrum of sacrifice drawn beneath it. that… It was a preparation process to put Velbrok to sleep using the saint’s unique divine power.
While Saint Clarisse was waiting in the Trix Pavilion, Hwang Hwang and the Archbishop were making these preparations at the Haksa Cathedral.
Clarisse’s cold eyes turned towards the podium.
“Insurance is… It was my life.”
negative or positive?
I wanted to deny it at least superficially.
“It’s just insurance. It’s a story about when things didn’t go well.”
Archbishop Verdio’s expression as cold as Clarisse’s eyes… Literally, the image of a fanatic.
Clarisse had seen pagan fanatics. It was when I went out to a village that had been damaged by the Ain people in the northern steppe.
It was hard to see the fanatics who lost their reason and ran rampant as common sense people. Those who forsake their ethics and morals because they are absorbed in their religious beliefs are thus far from civilization.
Seeing it like that, the fanatics in Clarisse’s head were nothing more than common-sense, incomprehensible, and almost psychotic alien species.
However, it is a narrow view as it is.
He has reason, he maintains his dignity, he talks, he is always formal, and his will is sublime… There may also be those who have entered the realm of fanaticism.
Ultimately, the key is how far you give up for your faith.
Homage to God has the power to save the heart, but you shouldn’t stop thinking about how far it is tolerated.
“Sir. Do you really think this is okay?”
Eventually, Clarisse’s eyes shifted to Eldane, who was sitting at the back of the podium.
A series of initiatives led by Archbishop Verdio… In the end, it would not have been possible without the support of Eldane, the final manager.
Even if he did not lead, he was a bystander. Wasn’t he the one who had the power and power to stop Verdio?
That’s why Clarisse looks at the prosperity with earnest eyes… Archbishop Verdio is the one who has saved Sung Hwang-do from financial threats over and over again. One of them contributed far more to the glory of Seonghwangdo than hundreds of thousands of followers.
Seonghwang gently closed his eyes and lowered his head, and Clarisse unconsciously swallowed his breath.
A hot emotion, strangely different from anger, runs through his throat.
The bud of ‘distrust’ that has settled in one side of the heart… whisper to her Stop this disaster.
The body went out first.
Clarisse, striding up the stairs to the podium, reaches out for Velbroque’s molar necklace, but Archbishop Verdio grabs his wrist.
As strength entered her clenched hand, a crushing pain rose from Clarisse’s wrist. Still, Clarisse kept her eyes open and stared at Verdio.
“I am sorry. Lady. It won’t take long, so please sleep for a while.”
A rumble could be heard from behind Clarisse.
The apostles who had been seated got up one by one and began to spread their wings.
* * *
Ed grabbed Adele’s wrist and dragged him in stride. Instead of going in the direction of the cathedral, I was riding a roundabout going back to the side of the church.
“Yeah, it’s not very pleasant.”
It took quite some time before Claris heard the facts about Sung Chang-ryong, pondered it, understood it, stopped by other places to ask for help, and arrived at this cathedral.
There is not much time left until Sung Chang-ryong is resurrected.
Ed quickly walked, but listened to Adele’s explanation without missing a single word.
“It has been like that since Archbishop Verdio was a regular priest. what is called a crossroads. And to make the warehouse of Seonghwangdo leisurely. That was how the Archbishop proved his faith.”
“I don’t think he is a talented person to be a priest.”
Adele shook her head as she caught up with difficulty.
“The faith was real. However, the methodology was just too extreme.”
“The world calls it a fanaticism.”
“To be dismissive like that… He is also an overly rational person.”
rational. Ed clicked his tongue at that expression.
The movement of the cathedral, which Adele described, would have been more than just a tongue-in-cheek.
It begins with the accession of Emperor Chloel. The great emperor this time is really a great person who can be called Seonggun… He was known as the person who built the continent’s peace and stability centering on the Chloel Empire.
The majesty of the Telos Church, which commanded the continent and called out the tax of its members, was also buried in the glory of the Chloel Imperial Family, and gradually declined as a merchant selling faith.
Of course, the word is just a decline, but there is no doubt that the Telos Church is still the largest religious group in the Empire.
Compared to the Telos Church of Genesis, which was treated as a heathen on the outskirts of the continent, it is literally hundreds of thousands of times larger now.
However, was the decline of the church viewed as evidence of distrust rather than the change of the times?
Archbishop Verdio… He wanted to resurrect the majesty of the Telos Church in the old days, when the Changryongs ran rampant and the Ain massacred.
So, miracles happen.
It was the intention to subdue the Holy Chang Dragon that threatened Aken Island and spread its glorious name throughout the Chloel Empire.
“Did you convince me? you are a prophet Don’t you believe everything you say?”
“I… I have already lost the trust of Archbishop Verdio.”
‘Why?’ was not asked.
Although Adele had a lot of foresight, it was almost never fully conveyed to the denomination.
He even hid the prophecy and even deceived it. The reason for not ascending to the position of a saint was not revealed until the very end, and he even ran away at night, leaving the torch of the spire… It is safe to say that all trust in the denomination has already been lost.
“The Holy Emperor must also be following Archbishop Verdio’s policy.”
“There is no one who is this one and that one, and there is no sane one.”
“At first, I was confident. That’s enough power. Seonghwang also brought six of the ‘Apostles of Telos’, the largest group of magicians.”
Apostle of Telos.
The strength of each individual is magnificent, but as their number becomes two and three, their strength increases by tens of hundreds of times.
This is because they share the basic divination techniques, can exchange enormous powers, and have received joint formation and joint training.
If the apostles of Telos, who are more than five, have a good formation and are provided with sufficient supplies and magical power, it is almost said that the gates will not be penetrated against tens of thousands of troops.
There are six such apostles of Telos. If you think about it, it was an excessively large combat force for coming to inspect the saint. I couldn’t think of it as a simple escort force.
“Besides, unlike the world in the history books, there have been many great developments in magic until now. Reforms in the efficiency of the ordinance have also been made tremendously.”
“therefore… Is this what you were trying to subdue by resurrecting Sung Chang-ryong?”
Is it correct to say ‘arrogant’?
It is symbolic that the monster from the distant history will be captured again now.
If you look at the historical records after time has passed, you can also see a surge of unfounded confidence.
From noblemtl.com
Monsters in mythology. From Minotaur, Cerberus, Cyclops, Harpies to Leviathan Ships.
All of them appear as terrible monsters that killed many people in the book, but in modern times, guns, bombs, cannons, ships, and tactical nuclear weapons come to mind and seem to be able to subdue them at any moment.
As it turns out, history is distorted and inflated as it is transmitted.
No matter how much the Holy Spear Dragon Velbrok, he would not have thought that it would tear the sky and split the earth.
However, there is very little falsehood about the lore of Velbrok.
However, there is no way to confirm it because it is an old memory that is more than several hundred years old. The original swordsman had long since died, and there are no people left who have seen the majesty of Sung Chang-ryong with their own eyes.
The apostles of Telos are a powerful group capable of dealing with a formidable army. I’ve seen scenes that radiate such great majesty over and over again… You must have thought that even Sung Chang-ryong would be able to subdue it.
The price of that arrogance is the lives of thousands of people. The land called Aken Island will be completely erased from the map.
“Listen, Adele. How many more times do you think you can turn back time?”
“well… I don’t know… Power too… I’m almost out of it… .”
Looking back again, Adele was following me, gasping for breath, almost as if being dragged along. Ed checked Adele’s physical condition again, then lifted her thighs up and lifted her up.
“Woah, ah!”
“Take a break and try again just one more time. Give me strength in my stomach.”
“yes… ?”
Perhaps Adele is close to the limit. No one can predict how many more times we will be able to turn back here.
In the first place, it is not that Adele will return it to her own will, but the protection of the Holy Law engraved on her body is to draw and use Adele’s power at will.
“At the end of the day, the key is to keep things simple. Isn’t it enough to pat the ass of the denominations who are doing terrible things in front of that Bachelor’s Cathedral? However, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it will end with that.”
“… … .”
“Arch Archbishop Verdio is a man with a lot of brains, who is overly cautious about the subject of a fanatic. Never make a plan without a back. If plan A doesn’t work, there will definitely be B and C prepared.”
“Ed-senpai… You know Archbishop Verdio… ?”
never met However, you should know. No matter how he wrapped it around him, Ed just shook his head and ran through the avenue.
“Our job is to block all the escape routes to keep the rats from escaping. He’s a cautious guy, so it’ll be hard at once. so… I’ll have to see what he’s doing.”
“then… We… .”
“okay. I’ll pave the way, there’s only one thing for you to do.”
I reached the back door of the Bachelor’s Cathedral. Ed put Adele down on a nearby bench, and talked while looking into each other’s eyes.
“remember.”
“… … .”
“Remember what he’s doing, and come to me. I’m sure I’ll be stunned again without knowing anything. It doesn’t matter though. I’ll come to my senses as soon as possible, figure out the situation, and draw a picture of the whole story… I believe once… Come to the terrace bench in front of the Glockt Hall. Me and Jenica will be sitting side by side.”
Adele leaned against the back of the bench, unable to keep up with her weak body.
“However… I’m almost out of power… Hard to explain… .”
“The explanation is given by Saint Clarisse, so don’t worry too much. You are not alone in your memory. just… We just need more eyes.”
“… … .”
“You wanted to live, didn’t you?”
Ed took off his coat and threw it next to Adele, and rolled up the arms of his shirt.
“Who will save you if you stay still? I wonder if I’ll survive even if I struggle while grabbing my collar and stumbling around in the filthy mud… ”
Adele’s pupils get bigger.
The fact that he didn’t cry while holding his father’s collar, who had abandoned him, said he didn’t want to be alone… Adele from childhood, who did not appeal because it was scary, overlaps.
“Surviving is basically just enduring everything so insignificant and ugly. Have you forgotten everything while living as a saint while being supported by the Holy Spirit?”
Survive.
Perhaps it was his only goal in his life, but he never reached the end.
It’s not a far-fetched story for Ed.
For him, every moment of his life at this academy was a struggle to survive.
“You know everything, too.”
“still… The Apostle of Telos is not an opponent that can be tried by force… .”
“force? Power itself isn’t much of a problem. Like I said, the problem is blocking all the other escape routes he’d been hiding like a rat.”
“The powerlessness… No problem… ?”
Do you even know who the apostles of Telos are?
I wanted to reply like that, but Ed’s face didn’t show any anxiety.
* * *
– Clink.
―aan!
It happened in an instant.
It was the moment when the apostles of Telos flew in to subdue the saint.
One side of the huge stained glass behind the podium is broken, and nearly half of the area is shattered and collapsed. Shattered glass crashes against the marble floor, making a piercing sound.
The human-shaped shadow that quickly broke into the middle of the chapel snatched the two apostles flying in the air and hung them in the center of the podium. It was a speed that I couldn’t even follow.
The shock from the landing was so strong that everyone around him fell out with just that wave. All the lumber mortals who had lined up for the believers also fell out and rolled the floor, and the humans who flew like a piece of paper took their place.
Soon the aftermath subsided and the dust dispersed… The true nature of the shadow appears.
The Apostle of Telos, Fifth Seat Felver, was trodden on the floor, and Seventh Seat Hubress was lifted by the collar.
With one hand, I hold the witch’s hat tightly to fear that it will be blown away, and with the other hand, I grab an apostle, several times my size, and pick it up.
Her white hair, which had been curled in two parts, was swaying in the aftermath of the shock, and there was no intense emotion in her cold gaze.
Lucy Meryl.
She quickly picked up the man she was holding in one hand and threw it against the wall.
– Kwaang!
―aa
It hit the tube of a huge pipe organ and fell straight down to the keyboard.
An ominous coffin sound echoed from the gigantic pipe organ that filled the exterior walls of the cathedral. The sound echoing against the wall seems to speak of the arrival of disaster.
The priests who looked up at the podium while rolling on the floor of the hall swallowed their breath.
Only half of the broken stained glass remains. The engraving of the benevolent angel’s wings is also spread out behind Lucy, with only half remaining. There were cracks everywhere.
The gaze is still cold.
“yes… your guy… now… what are you doing… .!”
“I don’t believe in gods.”
The light coming down from the half-reflected stained glass subtly illuminates Lucy’s dwarf body.
I can’t even feel emotion when I look down at the priests while trampling on one of the apostles.
“I think it is right to say that if you commit a crime, you should be punished. It’s not that your prayers are always wrong.”
“What… Called… ? It’s a sin… how… what… .”
Verdio, who barely got up while rolling on the floor, clenched his teeth towards Lucy, who was standing straight on the podium.
Lucy still speaks quietly, without even changing her tone.
“You have all written in the temple and the ordinances.”
When you open the temple of the denomination, the seven deadly sins of mankind appearing in the first chapter. Lucy doesn’t believe in gods, so she doesn’t memorize them all, but… some knew
lower your gaze
Velbrok’s molars, the Law of Sacrifice, and the apostles who had just been convinced. Those things caught my eye, but Lucy didn’t give it any special meaning.
Atheist, Lucy Meryl.
She merely gives a brief sentence in a dazed voice.
“Oman.”
Who has arrived in front of you? Even when all eight apostles gather, the best way to block it is to be a rare archmage. Even the apostles had only six of them to come, and two of them suffered as soon as they came.
The rising magic filled the chapel and went out.
Lucy being Lucy