6. Proof of Existence (27)
‘The faceless monster’.
It was an existence that had attacked Leah before. Did you say that he was an unfortunate puppet who could not think or act on his own because the contract magic of the Dark Church took over his body and mind?
His appearance was also hideous.
The face, which seemed to be made of clay, had no clear features. In the slanted eyes, the height of the nose disappeared, and only the nostrils were barely visible. The face that couldn’t even have lips was blurred even the boundary of the mouth.
Several of these monsters were approaching, surrounding the saintess and me.
where did it appear
I didn’t even notice the signs properly. I was particularly curious about this.
The dark-haired woman I met at the military camp of Seongguk, as well as these faceless men, were not detected as if they had deliberately erased their presence. It felt like standing on a field of nothing.
I may investigate this later.
Before that, he had to protect the saintess. The handle of the sword was already gripped in my hand.
Hatchet starts vibrating.
It was after he had already shattered one of the faceless monsters. Thanks to Jeong Jung-dong’s trick, the ax blade danced in the air again.
What was surprising was that, unlike the last time, the faceless assailants had considerable skills.
The hatchet bounced off with a bang. Considering my skills, which have grown rapidly in recent years, it was an amazing performance.
It must be an expert, or an equivalent skill.
Even the assailant who showed such propaganda was not alone.
Several daggers drew strange trajectories in the air.
The dagger itself was cheap, but the magical power contained within it was unusual. An imaginary line began to be drawn in front of my eyes.
It was clearly a dagger aimed at the saintess.
No, it wasn’t just the dagger.
The monsters that climbed over the wall were all heading towards the saintess. Even the swordsman who had cut off my hatchet was ignoring me and glaring at the saintess.
Of course, I wasn’t the one watching this.
“Where are you going… You bastard!”
The swordsman who was about to pass me was kicked into the side. The monster rolled on the ground several times without even breathing, and looked at me without a word.
It was then that lightning struck from the sky.
The hatchet, spinning in the air with a snap, fell like a waterfall of light. Even so, the skull was not crushed, so the hatchet had to repeat the up and down movement as if chopping firewood.
Pak, Pak, Pak.
I threw my sword against the regular noise in the background.
Aiming at the daggers flying at the saintess.
The saintess was just about to lower her stance in surprise, and my sword brushed past her as if crossing over her. A silver curtain engraved in the air as if brush stroked.
It was a technique that applied Hae (解).
The daggers touched by the fog of aura began to run wild and collide. It was because the mana was scattered and the trajectory was not properly fixed. I took advantage of that gap and approached the saintess.
After taking only a few steps, the saintess held her breath without even uttering a scream.
The swaying light pink pupils represented her feelings. You must have been surprised, but the saintess did not make a sound.
It was just a look of desperate concern.
What would be the best move, and how to act to benefit me.
It seemed that he had become accustomed to the battlefield. In the past, I used to scream whenever I was startled.
I decided to reassure the saintess first.
“Holy Lady, it’s okay… What?!”
Then, with a hook, one punched out.
The assailant who approached in an instant possessed a well-trained body. From that poomsae, it was obvious that he was a martial artist of the Holy Land.
If she retreated like this, the assailant’s elbow would slam the saintess’ back.
I couldn’t leave it like that.
I grabbed the arm that was passing in front of me, and I turned around and threw the assailant to the ground.
bang!
The monster’s entire body convulsed with a strong shockwave. Nevertheless, struggling to get up, I had to kick the monster’s head with all my might.
A strange movement stopped with a cheerful sound.
Only two now.
I quickly looked around. There were four more assailants still alive.
Especially the guy with the dagger was annoying.
The opponent who could adjust the trajectory from a long distance was very tricky. Especially when there is someone to protect.
I could finally feel how difficult Jung Jung-dong’s technique was to counteract.
It was then that the saintess broke her silence.
“… … So sophisticated.”
“Yeah?”
I didn’t even have a few pieces left. The saintess hurriedly stood up in response to the question she had simply uttered in a daze.
“Ian, please leave me alone for a moment.”
What does that mean? I inadvertently suppressed the question.
The saintess must have been able to do something.
However, I couldn’t completely shake off my worry, so my worried gaze turned to the saintess.
The saintess was shaking the dust off her clothes.
“Come on. Instead, you deal with that dagger-throwing monster.”
It was a serious tone. In the end, I had to turn my head while swallowing a moan.
Trusting colleagues was also one of the important virtues.
Immediately after that, the assailants who had been keeping an eye on the two of us all at once resumed their attack.
The blade thrown again, the other three rushing at the saintess.
I rolled on the ground and grabbed the sword that fell on the floor. Then he got up and slashed the daggers one by one.
Kang, Kang, Kang!
Every time sparks flew, daggers flew through the air. As I took one step at a time, a dagger was held in my remaining hand, and a beam of light was fired with a puncture effect.
Pak, the body of the monster whose forehead was pierced began to move convulsively.
There was only one way to stop the throwing that would not stop even in death.
Suddenly, the Milky Way cut through the storm of daggers and scattered them.
The amputated arm wriggled on the ground and screamed. Even so, there was nothing that one arm that had lost its support could do.
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Just waiting for the one remaining arm to be amputated.
It was around the time that I disassembled a mysterious limb.
“… … Light!”
A pure white explosion covered my retinas in pure white and passed by. Seeing that it was energized with subtle warmth, it was clear that it had divine power.
To project such dense divine power over a wide range.
It was an unreasonable amount of divine power. The person who actually caused the miracle didn’t seem to have any idea.
What stood out more than that was the reaction of the faceless assailants.
Khehehehe!
Kieeck!
The monsters touched by the holy woman’s divine power fell on the spot and began screaming. From objects choking me with both hands to objects that struggled like cockroaches in contact with insecticide.
A golden glow shone over the parched skin. A calm light filled the inside of the monsters like fireworks.
Even though it was simply contact with divine power?
My eyes were stained with suspicion. The divine power was initially intended for healing. Although it had a strong effect, the damage it could do to beings with a physical body was limited.
I don’t know if it’s undead.
Even so, the saintess did not show even a hint of agitation. As if the result was expected, he took a light step and grabbed one of the struggling gangsters by the collar.
A suppressed question leaked out through the saintess’ teeth.
“… … who are you.”
Of course, the monster that lost its reason couldn’t answer. He was just struggling and trying to remove the saintess’ hand.
Eventually, I couldn’t contain my curiosity and had to ask.
“Saintess, what the hell is going on? Why are these monsters in the divine power… … .”
“I was being manipulated.”
My speech was naturally blocked.
It was such an obvious answer. To say he was being manipulated was natural, given that his body and consciousness had been taken away by the Dark Church.
Of course, there was no way the saintess would give such a meaningless answer.
Supplemental explanations followed.
“Your actions are so precise. No matter how complex the formula is, it is impossible for a being who has lost reason to make such agile movements. In other words… … .”
“You mean you are watching.”
Instead of answering, the saintess kept her mouth shut.
I didn’t bother adding, but it was clear who was watching what.
The existence that created that monster, us.
It was then.
A giggle and a sharp laugh pierced my eardrums.
It was the noise of a monster caught by the collar.
“Kick, cu ck… Puha, aha, ahahahahaha!”
Like squeezing out all my lungs.
The monster was laughing. As if it would be okay to suffocate or die, the wrinkled head clicked and shook randomly.
The bright eyes came out and turned to the saintess.
“Did I show off too much?”
It was a sight I had seen before.
When Mitram was possessed by the test subject, did he create such a different atmosphere?
The saintess gritted her teeth and asked again.
“… … who are you.”
“Calm down, calm down… Why should we blush already? Also, if you know who I am?”
The corners of his mouth remaining in the gap drew thick arcs.
“So, can you afford it?”
“You ask who I am!”
The monster shook its head at the saintess’ unusually excited attitude.
A sticky gaze followed me and fell.
“Don’t push too hard, we’ll meet soon anyway.”
“What the hell are you doing with your kids? How many spies have been planted in the Holy Kingdom?!”
“Even if you don’t rush.”
A fresh, wrinkled face made a smile.
that was the last
“You will find out soon… I mean everything.”
When the voice stopped, the saintess burst into tears. The woman’s hand roughly grabbed the monster’s collar and shook it.
However, there was no reaction to come back from the empty shell.
My hand caressed the saintess’s shoulder without a word. It was a signal to stop.
“It’s late, saintess.”
“Ha, but… But, Ian!”
“I got all the information I could get anyway.”
Only then did the saintess’s grip loosen.
Facing the gaze of the saintess looking up at me, a low mutter escaped from my mouth.
“… … Maybe.”
All that was left was an opportunity to solve the mystery.
And that opportunity came to me not long after.
One night an orphan came to me. The boy who one day sent me a wary look, saying, “Did you come to pick us up?”
The little boy cried and said.
“Mister, please help… The adults said they would take my sister.”
The hands of the clock were making a lonely sound.
The time is now midnight.
It was time to reveal the secret.