160. Explosive Ordnance Squad (3)
As a candidate for sainthood, Belle Irusi is a person who shines brighter than anyone else in the kingdom, but in fact, she is also a person who has spent more time in darkness than anyone else.
Bell remembered the dark days. Those days when I risked my life to survive day by day in the slums where killing was taken for granted.
At that time, it was a darkness that I wanted to be really deep. If you are careless even for a second, what you have will be taken away, and you will lose your place to sleep.
His eyes were always looking forward, backward, left and right, and his five senses were on edge.
If you try to survive 365 days in this situation, no matter how bright you are, you will rot from the inside.
In those days when there were no dreams or hopes, Bell was polluted.
Chills, tingling chills ran down Bell’s back.
“Ahh-“
Sometimes when he thinks of the past, Belle seeks out Sister Olivia.
Then, after saying aegyo, “Sister Olivia,” she falls asleep with a lap pillow.
This is because when Sister Olivia embraces her, the dark memories that haunt her disappear as if washed away.
It was a habit that was ingrained in the body.
Like a habit, Belle, unconsciously walking in the rain looking for Sister Olivia, suddenly realized that Sister Olivia was nowhere in the world.
There is no one to be on your side
There is no one to trust, no one to comfort oneself.
She didn’t even qualify as a saintess candidate. How could a person who couldn’t use even one holy power become a saintess candidate?
Its very existence was denied.
As if everything in this world is trying to erase the existence of Belirushi.
Tears welled up in Bell’s eyes.
A short distance away, two crusader cadets are escorting her. When Bell told them not to put an umbrella over them, they couldn’t help it either.
I noticed that the saintess candidate was strange today, but she didn’t even bother to come up to me and ask what was going on.
Because she is a candidate for a saint.
The gap of status, which is difficult to attach even simple words to, was blocking them like a wall.
Bell was completely alone.
“… … .”
Would it be different if I won the grand festival and held the trophy in my hand?
Will I really see Sister Olivia?
“It’s useless.”
With what kind of power would a saintess candidate who could not use a single divine power use to win the Great Festival?
He only sins against the church people who follow him.
Bell looked up at the sky. Raindrops fall on Belle’s cheeks. The sky where the rain falls is so wide, but his own world is too narrow.
I wanted to sit down somewhere and cry.
Belle slowly rolls her light purple eyes to find a place to sit.
There, there is a bench in the garden. A bench that fell alone in a quiet atmosphere seems similar to his situation.
Belle moved to a lonely-looking bench.
“Well?”
As I approached the bench, a shiny, metallic object shone.
It was the moment when Bell, who had been walking absentmindedly, reached out his hand without even suspecting what it was.
“stop–!”
Pod!
An arrow cut through the wind and hit the ground.
The threatening arrow that landed right in front of Bell’s feet made her stiff like a herbivore in front of a beast.
“under… … ?”
“Candidate Saint!”
“Who are you!”
Crusader cadets came rushing in.
However, they too were blocked by a window that suddenly flew in. A muscular man stopped them. The man silently shook his head and signaled not to move.
“Ooh, don’t move! never!”
The red-haired boy hurriedly shouted at Bell.
“You have to stay in that position! Ponte! Hurry up and call Aren!”
“i get it!”
It was hard to figure out how things were going. Doesn’t it suddenly appear and shoot an arrow to tell you not to move?
Bell asked with a teary face. I started to get tired quickly because my back and knees were awkwardly bent.
“Don’t you move?”
“yes. Stay in that position. It is dangerous to move.”
“It hurts… … ?”
“If you don’t want to die, then you must.”
Bell, not knowing why, began to hold on in a mounted position.
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“Wh-what’s going on!?”
As my expression grew serious, Ciana took off her raincoat and approached me.
“Well. Well.”
I was quite shocked that Fonte, and no one else, had texted me like this. Thanks to that, my thoughts stopped, and I couldn’t easily decide what to do or how to act.
“Shouldn’t we go quickly?”
Sianna looked up at me with bright eyes. Originally, I was not very interested in the world, so I did not show much embarrassment.
It was understandable that she was strong-hearted, since she had the potential to have a dragon’s heart.
I’m sure Shiana is judging me just by looking at my expression and text messages.
Well, in this situation, Siana was right in keeping her cool.
The first step is to run before figuring out what the situation is.
“Siana. Let’s leap.”
“yes!”
Without the slightest hesitation, Shiana grabbed my hand and jumped through the space.
* * *
“under.”
“Saint, saintess candidate!?”
After passing through the leaping magic, my back stiffened at the sight unfolding before my eyes.
sh*t.
It is true that the situation is serious enough to embarrass even Ponte.
Bell, not anyone else, was in a dangerous situation.
Belle was slightly bent over and reaching for something, which was none other than a marker.
I can feel a tremendous amount of demonic energy just by looking at it, but if I touch it wrongly, I will be cursed like Cain and lose my life.
No, that one might die instantly. It was something much more dangerous than last time.
It was like stepping on a landmine by mistake.
It is absurd that such a dangerous object casually exists on the academy campus. Ha, my head is pounding.
“Don’t move. lady candidate. Siana. Please keep the candidate saint from moving with telekinesis magic.”
“yes. Okay.”
Silver light flowed from Siana’s eyes.
Belle was caught and pinned down like a rabbit.
“yes? yes… … .”
The first priority is to save Bell.
I began to calmly assess the situation.
The marker was self-luminous, like a predator enticing prey.
Bell must have been caught by that strange figure and reached out, but was stopped by Ackerman and the others.
“Huh, my back hurts… … .”
Instead, the timing wasn’t good.
Bell was holding out almost on horseback. As I was trying to pick up something, the ice ding game started.
However. Clearly, Ackerman’s judgment was nice. It’s because you don’t know when that monster summoning device will activate if you move further.
“These guys! What kind of evil are you doing to the saintess candidate!”
The crusader cadet drew his sword. It was a situation that could cause enough misunderstanding. Most of all, since he threatened the saintess candidate, it was difficult to pass over easily.
“Ponte. Knock them both out.”
“her? I don’t listen to those who are weaker than me.”
“You are weaker than me.”
I didn’t know when I was in first grade, but now I can answer without hesitation.
“Kuhm… … I can’t admit it, but it’s urgent.”
Ponte tightened his forearms! gave. As if trying to vent your anger.
puck!
puck!
Before the crusader cadets could react, Fonte slapped them in the neck.
“excuse me! what are you doing now-”
As the crusader cadets fall, Belle exclaims in embarrassment.
But I immediately silenced her voice using black magic.
“Eup!”
“sorry. lady candidate. I will explain everything later.”
Unnecessary witnesses were removed, and the situation was controlled to some extent.
The problem now is to move Bell to a safe place while preventing the marker from triggering.
Marker was leaking demonic energy as if he were going to explode at any moment. No, if it was normal, the demonic energy should have already exploded and the monster should have been summoned.
However, it seemed that it was because of Bell’s special skill, 『Suppression of Magic』, that nothing had happened yet.
‘Is it enough to block even the curse of that shadow?’
The saintess candidate was not a saintess candidate for nothing. She is the strongest power of the Church of Light when she explodes her potential. You have to do this to be a saintess candidate.
Bell is great too.
‘If you drop the bell, the magic will immediately explode at the marker and the curse will be activated.’
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Keep this in mind and rescue Bell.
In turn, I began handing down the strategy to Ackerman and the others.
“Hoya! When the monster is summoned from the marker, shoot it straight away.”
“Huh? Do demons come out? Oh, I see!”
“Ackerman. Neither do you. I don’t know what type of monster will pop out, but if you look at Marker’s demonic energy, it will be very strong. You have to kill it with full force. Don’t damage the academy.”
“yes. Okay.”
The thrusting in Acheron flashes. It seemed that Acheron was already ready to drink the blood of the monster.
“Ponte! You take the crusader cadet and run far away.”
“i get it.”
Ponte raised the two giants at either end of the spear and slowly withdrew.
ruler.
All that was left was Bell, me and Siana.
Even at this moment, Marker was glowing in order to explode the demonic energy he was holding in.
As a result, the surrounding air was considerably heavy.
Ung-ung-
When our preparations were finished, Marker also maxed out his magic power and magic power as if he knew everything.
The monster summoning device was like a bomb that didn’t know when it would explode.
“Siana. If I give you a signal, will you be able to move the candidate saint?”
“Yes, preparations are complete!”
The jump spell was already drawn on the bottom of the bell. No matter how things go wrong, Ciana will surely protect Bell’s life.
reassuring with this
The raindrops intensify.
Even the sound of thunder shook the air, as if announcing the harbinger of a fight.
“Ready.”
I floated the Eight Tree Shield ver.2 made by Hilda in the air.
It is to defend against the bursting curse or the surprise of monsters.
The octagonal mechanism immediately absorbed my magical power and splendidly grew branches. Like the ending world tree, it has to be big enough to cover everyone here.
… … Everything is ready.
“Siana!”
“yes!”
Ciana stretches out her arms and closes her eyes.
――!
In an instant, a silver glow flickered and at the same time, black magic exploded from the marker like a volcano.
What follows is a strong wind with a stench.
We had to face a storm that was difficult to handle without standing properly in our place.
After one round of uproar, I raised my head with an ominous feeling that suddenly crossed my skin.
‘How did it go?’
First of all, it was confirmed that Hoya, Ackerman, Cyana, Bell, Fonte, and even the Crusader cadets were all safe.
The surroundings are dark.
It wasn’t just because there were a lot of dark clouds, it was closer to a more fundamental darkness.
‘Yes, this too… … .’
――――――!
The monster was summoned.
A huge shadow casts under my feet.
I raised my head. Gradually, I began to recognize the monster in front of me.
heavy body. green skin. A disgusting hole in the middle of the skin. A tail divided into six parts. A stench that stings the nose.
This monster was a monster with an inexplicably disgusting appearance.
The true identity of this monster is… … .
A high-level monster that will never appear in Act 4.
‘The king of stench, Octor.’
It hurts like being hit right in the head.
Even if this is done, it is too much.
The King of Stinks is Act 5. In other words, it is a mid-level villain that appears on the way to the Thanatos Resurrection Stop quest.
Why is this monster here?
My breath stops. To have a headache.
It is possible if it is a guess.
If there is a possibility, it must be a ‘gift’ Argon prepared for me.
It must be my intention to raise my ‘Destiny of Demon Worship’ to 100% in line with the Diamon resurrection ceremony.
If so, it makes sense that this dangerous monster appeared in the middle of Act 4, especially in Act 4.
Besides, Ponte had apparently said that the monster he met in the underground canal was at most a brown bear wearbeast.
However, the fact that the difficulty suddenly jumped like this meant that Argon and Iden were checking the situation in real time.
Flash, and lightning strikes. All of us were alert to the sudden appearance of a high-ranking monster.
Rainwater ran down my cheeks. All clothes are wet.
The original owner of this body has a clean personality, so getting wet in the rain makes me feel uncomfortable.
It’s still embarrassing, but I didn’t feel very good to have to go through this.
It’s like being tracked in real time and even aiming for your life.
“Aren! What do we do!?”
Ackerman is looking for me.
Somehow, I pushed the main character away and I pretended to be the leader.
It feels like it draws too much attention.
‘I’m leaving… … .’
It was true that the situation was bad, but it was not a situation to despair.
The fact that the argon comes out so violently is proof that it is not flowing as he intended.
On the contrary, I could tell that I was still trusted by him, seeing as he arbitrarily touched the people around me.
If they judged me to be a traitor, they would have targeted me right away.
The crisis never ends.
Slowly, my patience is reaching its limit.
It is good for mental health to release extreme stress once in a while.
‘OK. If you so wish.’
let me run amok
Argon You win or I win.
‘Acheron.’
-Ahh. was waiting Should I seal the space?
‘yes. But, it’s just me and Octor.’
-What? this crazy guy! Are you going to overdo it again?
I do not deny it.
It was too much, because I was about to increase the fate of the demon cult.
―If you do, you might die!
‘no. Argon won’t let me die.’
-It’s too risky. I can not! won’t do it!
I shook my head slowly.
‘This is how I live.’
This is like the resolution of a life-and-death, a life-and-death.
Just as you have to enter the tiger’s den to catch a tiger, you are directly challenging the fate of the demon worship.
Anyway, my fate is decided.
Will I be swung by Argon and then offered as a sacrifice to Diamon, or will I make him a sacrifice?
Is the answer obvious?
The Great Festival is coming soon. The moment of decision is coming, so I must prepare accordingly.
‘request.’
-sh*t. I’m an ice maker. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but it looks really dangerous this time.
‘it’s okay. There’s Siana and Bell here too.’
I have a colleague to take care of.
So, without thinking back and forth, I intend to kill that monster.
—… … i get it. Good luck.
“Ah, Aren! Where!”
“Seniors?”
At the end of the call of Shiana and Bell, who were moving away, the space was separated.
Except for me and Octar, everyone seemed to stand still like statues.
Even the rain stopped.
Thanks to that, the stench stung my nose even more violently. The will to kill soared.
Grrr—!
“Disgusting bastard.”
I frowned and checked his status window.
Name: Octar
Faction: Hyven
Race: Monster – mixed species
Specialty: [Smell] [Poison gas] [Foul skin]
Stats: [Strength: 60] [Agility: 5] [Stamina: 90] [Luck: 2]
mana: [1,500/1,500]
Looking back, he’s an annoying guy. In particular, that ‘filthy skin’ is really disgusting. As soon as I saw it, I started cursing.
… … still.
‘Now it’s just my punching bag.’
Shadow armor wrapped around my whole body.