Episode 132
“die!”
A man in tattered clothes ran towards Allen with a sword.
Allen looked at him and waved his hand. Dozens of skeins appeared in an instant and pierced the space, woven with knives.
The thief swung his sword strongly, regardless of this.
Luckily, the cutlery blocked the sword and bounced off. The thief was stunned by the sight, so he paused for a moment and then tried to run again… .
“uh • • • “
The fluke didn’t happen again.
The blade that flew in with a time lag pierced his head at once.
So, after dealing with the last thief, Liam slowly approached.
Behind him lay dozens of wriggling bandits with one of his limbs missing. He probably didn’t kill him for interrogation.
A smile bloomed on Allen’s face as he took the thief away without a single move.
“I don’t think this is too much trouble. Hahaha.”
Contrary to the first time in vain, the chase made progress little by little.
After two days, we could find traces of the demon contractor, and after four days, we could even guess where it was headed.
still the same
Go in the direction the relic fragment reacts and you will be able to get to where the thieves are hiding.
It wasn’t because Allen led them to the place of the demon contractor.
“A moment before interrogation.”
Liam pulled out a fragment of the relic.
A fragment of the relic flashed and reacted to something.
The vibration, which had grown stronger as if resisting an evil force, reached a climax when they found a small altar in the corner.
It was because Allen was going in the direction he was going just by moving along the trail near the mining village.
Without Allen needing to do anything, they moved smoothly to the vicinity of the town Allen had seen.
“•••I wish I had used this relic from the beginning.”
Liam muttered with a look of regret.
These days, due to Esteodor’s actions, the number of accidents related to warlocks has increased significantly. Even the existence of demons floating in the shadows. The work of the demon contractor had to be lowered in priority.
However, even for various reasons, if the relic had been used, it would have been possible to catch it sooner.
From the family’s point of view, it was an efficient choice to deal with other risk factors, but even in that situation, it was inevitable that victims would come out.
Liam’s expression darkened, as if it were a pity.
“Isn’t it fortunate to be able to catch it now?”
“•••That’s right.”
Hearing Allen’s words, he smashed the small altar.
I don’t know how many altars they smashed while coming here.
Liam couldn’t hide his embarrassment, even though he was sabotaging the demon contractor’s plans.
“What else does this mean, huh?”
Altars are made to offer sacrifices to the devil.
However, I could not find any sacrifices on any of the altars I found on my way here.
If you’re not offering sacrifices, there’s a reason why you should be more closely connected with the demon you contracted for… .
Liam reflected on his experiences so far and finished his judgment.
“It looks like they’re plotting something.”
Whatever scheme he is plotting, it will not be good for Bayern.
Allen nodded, looking at Maria.
Her gaze seemed to be on the corpse, and then she looked at the ground.
Although the red blood painted the rock even redder, there was not a drop of blood on her body.
“Is there something wrong?”
Alec, seeing her powers, asked with a little hope, but she shook her head.
“•••No, I don’t know.”
Maria said so, but her wrinkled brow did not straighten.
Liam, who had been sorting out the thieves alive for a while, opened his mouth to Allen and Maria.
“I’ll do the interrogation, so please take a break. It’s not a pretty sight.”
They did not refuse his consideration.
While Liam was leading a few bandits like that, Bestla opened her mouth t that g C— AA I •
“Allen, are you going to use those beads one more time?”
‘no… , I don’t think there’s any need to warn you now that you’ve come all the way here.
Even if the demon contractor has already noticed that he is being tracked, there is a big difference between being completely discovered and not knowing where he is.
Unless you’ve gone to a point where it doesn’t matter if you’re discovered, you can’t miss it here.
There was a scream so loud that it was hard to believe that he was about to run out of breath.
When the intermittent screams had completely stopped, Liam opened his mouth with a serious face.
“•••I think we misunderstood this. I thought he was hiding from people and trying to make sacrifices, but it doesn’t seem to be.”
Perhaps it was because it was approaching autumn, a cool wind swept through my body.
“He is now.”
It is hidden in an abandoned abandoned mine.
crispy- crispy-
A regular sound echoed through the deep corners of the abandoned mine.
The owner of the sound was a kobold.
Not one, but dozens of kobolds. They swung their pickaxes with blank eyes.
crisp-
With dozens of hoes, the road was dug at such a high speed that even the hard wall could not withstand it.
The stone fragments dug up were moved by the goblin and placed on top of the trolley.
When the truck is loaded with stone fragments, two muscular orcs lead the truck to throw away the stones.
Dozens or hundreds of monsters went in and out of the abandoned mines underground.
There was no consciousness on their faces, and they were just repeating the same stupid thing over and over again.
Reiner, who was watching that, trembled with excitement.
‘It’s really, really, a great power:
He looked at the monsters under his control with euphoric eyes.
He was destined to die from exploitation in a mining village,’ he found an altar in a deep underground corner.
Normally, I wouldn’t have paid any attention to it.
However, for whatever reason, he offered blood on the altar as if possessed, and when he woke up, he had made a pact with the devil.
After that there was nothing to say.
He sacrificed all those who tormented him. In the meantime, he even killed those who cared for him, but… , I wondered if it really didn’t matter.
‘I got this kind of ability/
If that’s the price, you got it cheap!
Before he made a contract with the devil, he would have noticed that it was wrong, but he didn’t feel strange at all.
How long have you been watching it?
A man in a dark robe approached him.
“Reiner, the time is running out.”
“Oh, is that so?”
He returned to the front of the small altar, following the thief staring at him with a fearful expression.
With a solemn expression on his face, he drew a long palm with a dagger.
Jureuk-
As blood dripped onto the surface of the small altar, the altar vibrated slightly, and a voice was heard.
-Are you doing well?
As soon as he heard the voice, he banged his head on the ground.
Blood dripped down his forehead, but there was no sign of dissatisfaction with his appearance.
“Yes! As you said, we are collecting monsters and digging underground!”
– Are there any errors in the direction I was talking about?
“At first, I was at a loss, but now I am in a stable state.”
-Good job. liner. If this is successful, you will receive the place of My Apostle.
The devil’s voice was gloomy, but the anticipation of the future was overblown.
“For sure, I will definitely do it!”
As the blood seeped into the altar, the demon’s voice seemed to recede, but then it disappeared.
When the devil descends, no one on this earth can stop that transcendent.
Then he will be cared for as his apostle… .
“Oh, Rainer-sama…”
As he frowned at the voice that interrupted his thoughts, the thief hurriedly shouted with a frightened face.
“Lupinus! The Lupinus family has finally started tracking us.”
At those words, he shouted with a brightened expression on his face.
“Finally? So, how many? Are there any direct descendants of Lupinus? No, who came?”
At his stormy question, the thief hurriedly opened his mouth before he felt bad.
“I sent a few people from afar to check, and they said there were three. It seems that one senior knight and two academy students…”
Reiner frowned at his answer.
‘Did you buy too much?’
I didn’t want to be dealt with by the Lupinus family by sacrificing people for nothing.
The devil didn’t seem to want that either.
Therefore, he made no traces except for turning some people into idiots while testing his abilities on people.
But he didn’t want to hide completely.
“He said you need the bloodline of the Rupinus family to complete the plan.”
If possible, it would be better if one of the collaterals would lead the subjugation.
In his arms, he fiddled with the special stone the devil had given him. You said you need a bloodline from the Lupinus family to use it… .
‘I must give you a warning.’
If you kill them, next time, a family member of a collateral lineage will come directly with a proper power.
”Did you say there were two academy students?”
“Yes, yes!”
“Whether you kill them or drop them, don’t let the senior knights chase you. Don’t touch the knights so they can return to your family.”
“Oh, I see!”
He opened his mouth once more at the look of the unreliable bastard.
“You must create a situation where the knights give up on the students. They say Lupinus guys are tough!”
He was also from this area, so he knew the rumors about the Rupinus family.
The Lupinus family cares deeply for their blood relatives and family members. It is said that it has been established as a family tendency, and even knights have a tenacious character.
As he spoke the warning once more, the thief nodded hastily.
He didn’t want to be like his colleague, who had gone crazy after being bullied.
“All right!”
“Then go out.”
The thief bowed his head as if he was alive and hurriedly ran down the tunnel.
Kick-
The sound of urgent footsteps rang out for a long time and remained like an afterimage.
Reiner quickly got up from his seat and headed towards the monsters again.
In order to fulfill the devil’s plan, it was necessary to break through the road faster than it is now.
How many thieves have you already killed?
After the first thieves killed, another swarm of thieves.
As we proceeded while destroying several hiding places like biting their tails, the thieves seemed to have noticed the group’s movement.
At some point, their number decreased, and the last number of thieves caught was less than five.
Liam moved cautiously, as if he knew the geography of this place.
“I think we have to be careful in this direction. Rogues don’t see much, but… They seem to be connected with the Demon Contractor, so I don’t know what they have in store.”
In the crevice of the canyon, through a narrow road that ordinary people would not know, dozens of thieves appeared.
As soon as they found Allen’s party, they shouted loudly.
“Kill what you prepare!”
“Let’s get revenge on our colleagues!”
“After all, there are only three enemies!”
As dozens of thieves rushed in with miscellaneous weapons, Liam smashed the ground as usual in battle.
The human body shattered in the steel armor and flew away.
But, unlike usual, they clinged to him endlessly, with terrified faces.
As he swung his sword violently, the thieves’ bodies were cut through without resistance.
Nevertheless, the thieves rushed to him with a desperate face.
Liam frowned at the sight.
‘•••These guys are different from the others.’
Is it because you’re stuck? Unlike the other thieves, who had run away in the slightest fear, he rushed at him as if at risk of his life.
Liam did not stop advancing even though he had a puzzled face.
He went a little deeper into them.
“Die! Die!”
On the other hand, unlike Liam, Allen, who was still casting magic, frowned.
‘What are you doing?’
There are fewer thieves.
Most of the thieves rushed to Liam as if they were facing the enemy of their parents, but only a small number of thieves headed towards Allen and Maria.
It was too busy to contain it by throwing a bow or a spear rather than attacking it close as if it were afraid of something.
‘There must be a reason… .’
Allen turned his head to the unknown anxiety that slowly filled him.
However, no matter how widely they spread their senses, there were no other people around except them.
Deciding that he had to join Liam first, he looked at Maria.
“Maria, joining Sir Liam now…”
The floor shook.
Allen’s expression changed. Before he could do anything, the floor shook violently and collapsed with a bang.
Maria flew towards Allen.
Liam saw this and tried to move quickly, but all the thieves who survived grabbed him and did not let him go.
“Damn it, let it go!”
He moved quickly. However, he eventually lost it due to the persistent resistance of the bandits.
aa-!
I couldn’t help but see a huge pile of stones piled up in front of me.
His expression turned blank.