Episode. 22 Trial of the Gods (3)
The black rotted and twisted tree was dreary like a scarecrow at dawn.
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When such trees gathered to form a forest, Moritz’s shallow courage reached its limit.
“Horsi, Horsi, Horsi, Horsi, save me, Horsi, Horsi… … !”
Lying on Nar’s back, he muttered incessantly.
In the forest, you couldn’t even hear the cries of small grass insects, and it was really an atmosphere like a ghost would come out.
In addition, as the magi was on a ride, my heart was beating like it was about to explode.
“Out!”
In Moritz’s eyes, the view beyond the forest came into view.
They crossed the forest in two hours.
“ha… … ha… … !”
After getting out of the pile of corpses in the tree, it was only then that I felt a little livable.
It was all pitch black, but I felt much more comfortable outside in the open air than in the dead forest.
but for a while.
After the forest came the river.
A terrible stench emanated from the black dead river.
“crazy.”
Moritz opened his mouth after a while, and his complexion was pale.
Just as Rio Castle and the rest felt like another world, the inside and outside of the forest seemed like a completely different world.
The air was thick, and the wind smelled of corpses.
Since demons cover the sky and the earth, wouldn’t this be the demon realm?
“And I have to scout this damn place.”
He covered his nose.
Breathing in this disgusting air seemed like contamination.
In fact, his mind was showing symptoms of something abnormal.
I laugh even when I’m shaking, and I cry even when I’m laughing.
He also held Nar’s glossy hair as if plucking it.
But I can’t go back now.
The reconnaissance had only just begun.
Moritz moved forward, forward, with tears in his eyes.
A day passed just like that.
After wandering through a few empty small towns, he finally had a big city in front of him.
The estate of Count Poir, who had attacked the castle.
The pride of the Baren Kingdom, which has guarded Paulin Castle for generations.
“… … .”
Looking at the big city with the familiar flag hoisted, Moritz took out a notebook and pen.
[I don’t know if it’s been a few days since I went on reconnaissance. However, it is certain that a day has passed since crossing the boundary line. Now I want to enter Count Feuir’s estate. Oh, let’s talk about the previous one. The situation outside the border is the worst. okay. I can only describe it as the worst.]
It was a diary that I wrote down indiscriminately.
The letters following the pathetically quivering tip of the pen were a mess.
[The food that Richard gave me was jerky and water. However, when I tried it a little while ago, the taste was all strange. Beef jerky, and water. I hadn’t done this until yesterday. First of all, I had to fill my stomach, so I swallowed it. I ate it, so it was worth eating. Oh, and looking at it, the color has also changed to black.]
[…] … The chatter was long. The reason I write a diary is to double as a reconnaissance journal, and to remind myself of my will and mission to destroy.]
Moritz, who had been hesitant for a long time, put the notebook into his bosom.
I realized it only after writing it all, but I wondered if it would have been better to write it after scouting the count’s estate.
“What are you looking at?”
Kreung-
Gnar, who was staring at him, silently shook his head.
A small concern was glimpsed in the eyes of the beast that had sunk deep.
“Singy. You look like Richard, so it’s no fun. Let’s get going.”
A beast and a human set foot on the estate of the count family.
The scenery was no different from the villages we had passed so far.
A vibrating stench and cracked buildings.
There were bloodstains that had dried up hard on the ground.
Moritz, who had been nervous about the unexpected attack, let out a sigh.
The county has literally become a ghost town.
To the extent that there wasn’t a single corpse that I was tired of looking at.
“Because the undead aren’t falling from the sky… … .”
It must all come from this side.
actually came in
So maybe all other places are like this?
Even the undead that had attacked Rio Castle would build a mountain two or three times.
Hope hovered over Moritz’s face as he turned the happy circuit.
“It’s easy to rob an empty house!”
After confirming that no one was there, reconnaissance gained momentum.
Moritz, who climbed on top of Nar and quickly looked around the territory, raised his head.
At the top of the lord’s castle, a certain tower stood tall.
At the tip of the tower made of unknown material, some orb was exuding a gloomy aura.
That’s clear… … .
“There was too. damn it!”
It must have been what Richard had told him to break if he saw it.
What will happen if you break it?
After struggling for a while, Moritz pulled out his sword.
If it’s black, you have to
sh*t.
gooh-
Moritz’s aura ran on a high-quality sword.
It was his own recent achievement.
Kwajangchang-
The slash fired along with the sword he swung vigorously broke the orb.
“what. Is everything okay?”
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[The 2nd day of reconnaissance. Here, the second day refers to the time when the border line was crossed. Yesterday I scouted the town of Count Poir. The place that was once magnificent and full of vitality has now become a ghost town where only emptiness remains.]
[…] … I ended up discovering that it was the sculpture Richard was talking about. I, who had grown remarkably, weaved an aura, and even the marbles attached to the sculptures were raptures in front of dragons. Knowing how to handle Auras at this age was an achievement that proved that I also inherited Battenberg blood.]
[…] … I knew that if I broke the beads, something would change, but not a single sparrow cried.]
[The 5th day of reconnaissance. Write a diary in three days. Isn’t that what I wrote yesterday? I checked and it wasn’t written. Right now, I have the territory of the Ra-den family in front of me.]
[…] … Before arriving here, I passed through big and small villages again. All were ruins and no body could be found. Maybe there are no more undead left. First, I will scout Ra-den’s territory.]
[The 6th day of reconnaissance. I want to cancel the bullsh*t. I’m in hell now All over, corpses, corpses, corpses, corpses, corpses, corpses… … .]
[…] … My mind is confused. Fortunately, my stealth skills were excellent, so I didn’t get caught. But that Death Knight is dangerous. I think you will notice my existence soon.]
[…] … Likewise, there was a pitch-black marble in the castle of the lord, so I broke it somehow. Then, this time, a change occurred. The blinded corpses ran out of the estate and hit the open. The problem seems to be the direction towards Rio Castle. Apparently, Richard was aiming for this. Crazy kid.]
[The 7th day of reconnaissance. came out of the manor As much as the Death Knight, Raden’s family head, remained in place regardless of whether the beads were broken or not. I made a small mistake and was cut by his sword.]
[…] … The wound is deep. Demonic energy flows in between the gaping flesh. Hungry, he gulped down a handful of beef jerky. It was insanely delicious. If the beef jerky is this good, how much is the fresh meat?]
[The 8th day of reconnaissance. do reconnaissance reconnaissance. reconnaissance. reconnaissance. reconnaissance. dead body. dead body. dead body.]
[The 14th day of reconnaissance. Richard is resentful. i’m weird Horsi, why did you give me this ordeal?]
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“Horsi, why did you give me this ordeal… … .”
Moritz muttered blankly.
Then, soon, he jumped up and shivered.
“Come to think of it… … You haven’t prayed in these days.”
oh my god.
How the hell do you forget that?
His complexion turned pale, and he frantically glanced through his diary.
From day 1 to now on day 14.
A spine-chilling madness melted into the letters.
Moritz took out the jerky this time.
Dried meat that has rotted away like it was made from the flesh of the undead.
However, this was insanely delicious and I ate a fistful of it.
“Ooh, ooh… … !”
I threw everything away right away.
must be crazy
During reconnaissance, the odd behavior he had been doing occasionally came to mind.
While he was vomiting for a while, the wounds from Raden’s family burst open.
Suddenly, black blood poured out.
“uh… … ?”
I lifted my clothes and checked the affected area.
The area around the wound was black and rotted, giving off a stench.
Other large and small wounds were the same.
It was like an undead.
“I am alive… … .”
Moritz’s face was covered in fear.
“Horse! Take care of this little lamb! Please wake me from this nightmare!”
The answer to his earnest prayer was only a small amount of vitality.
He is said to be the supreme and omniscient god.
Don’t you know that vitality isn’t what you need right now?
“Ugh… … !”
Moritz groped for his arms with trembling hands.
What came out immediately was a small seed.
Before leaving for reconnaissance, it was handed over along with food.
– Chew and swallow when you really want to die or give up. and come right back this is your lifeline
right.
Richard had clearly said so.
Moritz’s eyes shook as he looked at the seed.
If I just eat this, won’t I become an undead?
Is my crazy mind going back to normal?
“Then right now… … !”
Suddenly, the hand that was about to pour the seed into his mouth stopped.
The truth I wanted to ignore ran around in my head.
If you eat this, you must go back.
Without completing the mission properly, like a defeated soldier.
I finally came to the front of the enemy base.
It felt as if the seed had become a river from which it could never return.
A groan escaped from his teeth.
“Kick… … Kick kick!”
Moans turned into laughter in an instant.
He giggled for a long time and then banged his head on the ground.
I thought I had changed since I knew the existence of God.
Did you say the so-called light?
Yeah, I just thought I found it from God.
Because I really wanted it.
But I guess it wasn’t.
“I am still weak.”
I thought that if I became a believer, anything would come true.
It was such a stupid thing.
He said he wanted to be a man worthy of the name of Battenberg, but he became an idiot in search of God.
God only helps by the side, not the one who acts instead.
A real Battenberg is straight and solid.
Like Father Ludwig.
Also, he never shows weakness.
Just like Richard.
What is the difference between the two and your own status?
Moritz, with his head on the ground, was silent for a while.
“… … In order to change, you have to act like you’ve changed. There’s no way you can just beg quietly.”
He quietly closed his eyes and remembered.
the look you want yourself to be.
Then, the hand that held the seed suddenly gained strength.
“It is better to die following your convictions than to die shivering. Let’s not forget the mission I shouldered. The coalition must be informed of all the circumstances of the enemy in detail.”
Richard, whom Moritz regarded as having a bad temper, was no longer savage.
Accepting this mission was of her own will, and in her own eyes, this was something only she could do.
“For Hor.”
I put the seed back into my bosom.
No need to eat right now.
Suddenly, my mind was clear, and my heart was beating loudly.
The only place left to search is Pauline Castle.
A fortress of evil that spit out the worst and worst demons.
Moritz walked into Hell on his own feet.
With that step, I threw away my petty, petty, and weak past.
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[Shindo Moritz Battenberg – Satisfying the qualifications of the lowest class paladin of Horgyo.]
[Speciality – Learning Divine Power Conversion (E).]
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Richard stared blankly at the system window.
At first glance, he had a calm face.
“ha… … .”
The sigh that burst out after a long time contained relief that could not be hidden.
It’s been 6 days since the prayer was cut off.
In the meantime, Richard’s insides were charred.
There was no way to know if this was dead, or if it was covered in demons and transformed into demons.
No, looking at the wishes that came only today, it was clear that he was becoming a demon.
But suddenly he became a paladin.
“I don’t think I swallowed the seeds… … .”
There is no such feeling.
In other words, it meant that Moritz had escaped the pollution on his own and accomplished such a feat beyond that.
“I never thought I’d get my first paladin like this.”
Those who overcome great ordeals are rewarded accordingly.
It seemed that I should prepare a present.