price of slaughter (4)
“Oh God······.”
Daniel’s lips trembled slightly as he cried out the name of God.
Daniel couldn’t believe the words that came out of his mouth now.
Daniel’s face frowned as he looked back at himself.
What were you trying to do now?
He was about to ask for help from the evil spirit he was so afraid of.
He looked like he was begging for his future from the evil god who had been begging for his life with his hands clasped every night.
“her······.”
It was really funny.
At a meeting, he deceived others and pretended to be strong, but in the end, he tried to live on by revealing his weak self.
Only then did he feel like an idiot who criticized those who attended the meeting.
In the subject of crying out for salvation to evil spirits when they are in danger, who is calling whom the lord of evil?
The present Daniel was far more ruthless than the malice he had so shunned.
It was because he was hoping for a miracle to happen at any moment.
Deep in his heart, he wished that lightning would come down and end this troublesome situation at any moment.
“Hey! Master! Are you in there right now?”
Of course, miracles do not come to those who do not act.
There was no such thing as a thunderbolt falling on the Inquisitors’ heads.
Nevertheless, the crisis that would suffocate Daniel was getting closer and closer.
thud! Koo!
Faced with a stronger hand than before, the lock was bent.
A small crack was also created in the board that was blocking the door.
Daniel clenched his teeth and held on to the bent lock.
The voices of the two men intermingled in front of and behind Daniel holding the lock.
“Uh, how are you doing?”
“Master! I don’t know if you’re listening, but we don’t have much time left.”
“If Daniel-sama doesn’t come forward… I will have to leave my colleagues and run away from here.”
“I will count to three, so open the door inside it! Otherwise, I’ll break it in!”
The heretic inquisitor of the temple who tries to break the door with the members of the dangling denomination.
Daniel got up from the disgusting situation.
Thick hands opened the leather pouch and picked up the slaughter knife that was inside.
It was the sword that killed the Warlock last night.
A cool sensation spread from Daniel’s fingertips as he grasped the sword.
At the same time, the harsh voice of the Inquisitor reached Daniel’s ears.
“one!”
thud!
The Inquisitor knocked on the door as if warning him.
As he said just before, after counting all three, he seemed to come in.
The image of the Inquisitor flashed through Daniel’s mind.
The power slowly drained from the hesitant hand.
It was impossible for a slaughter knife to fit into the armor made for the paladin.
And if it couldn’t deal with the opponent in one blow, the Inquisitor would quickly heal his wounds and rush to deal with Daniel.
“two!”
Daniel’s hands cannot deal with all the Inquisitors.
What he needed now was overwhelming power.
They needed the power to get rid of them all, and to restrain those who came after them.
People call them monsters.
It was possible only for those who attended regular meetings of the denomination.
In order to protect this village and Anna, I had to become a monster like them.
With Daniel struggling in front of him, the last count of the Inquisitor rang out.
“three!”
A thick wall stood in front of Daniel, who was holding the slaughter knife.
Even if he said that he would cross that wall and defeat the Inquisitor, another enemy would come after him.
Beyond one, the other.
If he passes over the other one, another enemy will be waiting for him in front of him.
cloud. six temples. Yeongju-gun.
Either way, it was an opponent that Daniel could not overcome.
So he had to become a monster.
And there was always only one way to become a monster.
To dedicate one’s all to the evil spirit.
That was the only way given him.
“Daniel, the door will open soon. Preparing for battle…”
Daniel’s eyes, having made a decision in his heart, looked at Elliot.
A pitiful life begging for his life, clinging to himself, who has nothing.
Daniel’s depraved gaze poured down on him.
In the thought that dominated his mind, Daniel threw his slaughter knife to the floor.
Then he talked to Elliot, who was holding him and asking for help.
“Pray.”
“Yes?”
“If you want to live, pray to God.”
He had to be a monster.
I had to hope that all the ridiculous stories we shared in the conference room would now be true.
Do great people get great places?
Or do you become a great person only because you have risen to a great position?
Daniel, a mere farmer in the countryside, did not yet know the answer.
Still, he was longing for it in his heart.
“I warned you three times, so now I have no choice but to break in!”
I hope you are the right person for this place.
Whoops.
Daniel took off the jeweled ring he was wearing on his finger.
Then, holding it firmly with his right hand, he lifted it high toward the sky.
It is foolish to expect a miracle from God.
Still, he decided to hope for a miracle today.
“–Oh God. I will live as you will.”
Daniel’s harsh voice declared towards the sky.
I will live for you.
I will move according to your will.
I will cry out your name all my life.
So—.
“Give this lowly life the power to punish your enemies.”
The moment when the determined eyes stare into the air.
A faint haze rose from Daniel’s body.
A torrent of power and emotions that overflowed throughout the body.
The celestial evil spirit answered his oath.
Everything in Daniel’s eyes was changing every moment.
A change in the senses that transcends humans.
A dignified voice pierced into Daniel’s ear.
– “Accept your fate.”
Quang!
A large sword pierced the floor in the empty air.
A sword wrapped in a disturbing light fell in front of Daniel’s eyes.
It was not difficult to understand what kind of gift the sword that fell right in front of him was.
The old-fashioned sword had an unusual energy no matter who looked at it.
The moment Daniel was about to reach for the fallen sword.
Other swords continued to fall around Daniel.
“This······.”
Quang! bang! bang! bang! bang!
Six swords that were put down sequentially.
The swords that fell from the sky looked like they were stuck on the floor in a shape that surrounded Daniel.
There was a mysterious energy flowing through each of the various swords.
And a dagger fell from Daniel’s hand as he looked at those swords.
tuk.
Daniel’s eyes looked at the dagger that had fallen into his hand.
A jet-black dagger that holds darkness.
Only then did he realize that the swords stuck next to him were not his.
“It was like that.”
This was a sacrifice to celebrate the birth of the great assassin.
And it was the prey offered to the god in his hand.
Daniel lifted the spirit given to him with a slow hand.
What was in his hand was a butcher.
Just as Daniel gave the last time to the farm animals, it was the final sentence for all the demon swords.
The magic that was given to him— Daniel, who held Latimeria strongly, glared at the six demon swords.
Now it was time to examine the miracles that had been given to him.
* * * * * *
“Ha-am…….”
I yawned and looked at the screen of my smartphone.
Unless otherwise stated, I tend to play games on weekend mornings.
It’s been a habit that has been going on since I started this game.
Of course, there were days when I couldn’t get up in the morning sometimes, but in that case, I would log in to the game after having lunch.
No matter what game you played, it was important to stay connected.
There’s nothing to call homework in this game, but nevertheless I log in almost every day to check karma and characters.
It was because I felt happy just watching the characters who were influenced by me.
“If God really exists, I don’t know if the gods would think like this.”
In a sense, these characters are like children.
The same goes for spending a lot of money to feed and dress those characters.
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Moreover, it was not temperamental to leave the characters who worshiped me like a god.I can’t help all the characters, but it was fun to give a hand to the characters who asked for help.
Usually, that kind of help, and karma also came in with ease.
Because most of the wishes I made to me were to bring down punishment.
“Let’s check karma first.”
After running the game, I immediately checked the accumulated karma.
The total karma collected so far is 3300 karma.
It was at a level that barely met the cost of making the 5th apostle.
Since Kueberg, who had been faithfully accumulating karma, is recovering, it is inevitable that the amount of karma supply has decreased.
Fortunately, the supply of karma did not decrease that much.
As I looked at the accumulated karma, I turned my attention to the ＜Apostle Selection＞ skill icon placed in the corner of the screen.
“This time consumption will be 3200, so the next consumption will be around 6400. Hmmm…”
The karma consumption of the ＜Apostle Selection＞ skill doubles the more you select an Apostle.
Until now, he had made an apostle by consuming relatively little karma, but from this apostle, the consumption was at a level that was very burdensome.
At the current pace, it seemed impossible to continuously create apostles forever.
The karma target of the game is 1 million karma, but even if the consumption exceeds 10,000, it is impossible to use karma to select an apostle.
Personally, the Maginot Line was the 6th Apostle.
From then on, it would be more efficient to strengthen the existing characters.
“After making the fifth apostle… I’ll have to think about it for a while.”
After making the 5th Apostle, I was thinking of stopping making Apostles for a while.
Of course, he had already decided who would be the fifth apostle.
The Silent Butcher, Daniel Hethroff, who attends the church’s regular meeting.
Daniel, the assassin, was going to be chosen as the new apostle.
Just yesterday, the game ended in front of the believers who were heading to Daniel’s place.
If you scour this area, you will most likely find Daniel’s hiding place.
“Daniel, where is Daniel?”
I immediately moved the screen and started looking for Daniel, who might be somewhere on the map.
Of course, it took quite a while to find Daniel on a large map.
It must have been about 5 minutes since the screen started moving.
Far away from where I started the game, I can find a farm built on a ridge.
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Men in armor were screaming in front of a small building located on the farm.– “I will count to three, so open the door in it!”
– “··········!”
– “Otherwise, I’ll break it in!”
Inside the building illuminated by ＜Eye of the Spectator＞, Daniel and a member of the church were seated.
It looked like a situation where Daniel and the men were facing each other with the door of the building in between.
There was a dead character in the corner, but it must have been taken care of by the assassin Daniel.
Daniel’s craftsmanship could be glimpsed in the appearance of the character who died cleanly.
Daniel, who knocked down the character, was holding the door and watching the men behind the wall.
If I waited a little bit, it seemed that a fight between Daniel and the men would break out.
“what. Are you fighting?”
– “Daniel, the door will open soon. Preparing for battle…!”
The god next to Daniel also seemed to be warning Daniel whether he had sensed the situation.
He seemed to have come to the right moment.
If you wait just a little bit, you can witness Daniel’s skills in person.
How much skill does Daniel the Silent Butcher have?
As he was looking at Daniel with eyes full of anticipation, he threw the knife Daniel was holding on the floor.
I couldn’t help but be amazed at Daniel’s appearance like that.
He was expecting Daniel to be strong, but he didn’t even think that the assassin would throw his weapon and fight.
“I wonder if… a well-rounded assassin wins even if he fights with his bare hands?”
Can an assassin who has trained to the limit be able to assassinate with his bare hands?
He seemed to have the confidence to defeat men even without weapons when he was Daniel’s.
Watching Daniel throw his weapon like that, Daniel relaxed himself with his bare hands and looked at the believers.
A speech bubble began to float above Daniel’s head, who looked at the believers with a serious face.
– “Pray.”
– “Yes······?”
– “If you want to live, pray to God.”
Each and every word was a matter of faith.
In terms of his religious beliefs alone, it was comparable to that of the church’s executives.
It was a reaction difficult to believe that he had become a fanatic not long ago.
After telling the faithful story to the believers, Daniel raised his head and looked up at the sky.
Daniel’s eyes were looking exactly where I was.
Daniel is showing the skills that were possible with the boss characters of the game.
Daniel, proving his worth with one glance, floated a speech bubble toward me with a determined face.
– “Oh God. I will live as you will.”
– “Give this lowly creature the power to punish your enemies.”
The story brought up by Daniel who looked up at the sky.
It was an oath of allegiance to me.
The assassin, who had reached the limit, swore his oath of allegiance towards me.
That’s because I haven’t even done ＜Apostle Selection＞ yet.
It was a difficult action for me, who had beaten up characters and made them into apostles.
Seeing the character swearing allegiance towards me, I smiled with joy.
A great character wanted to become my subordinate with his will.
“Daniel······.”
– “·········.”
“If it’s for you, I don’t think my 3200 Karma will be wasted.”
Daniel Hethroff.
I met him because of the ring I handed him the wrong way.
However, making such a mistake was probably the greatest fortune in my game life.
It was because it allowed me to meet such a reliable character.
It was foolish to delay the selection of an apostle any longer with such a character.
I touched the skill icon of ＜Apostle Selection＞ and pointed Daniel in front of me as the target.
Daniel’s body was wrapped in bright light, and messages were displayed one after another at the bottom of the screen.
– [Daniel Hethroff] is selected as an apostle.
– Spend 3200 Karma to craft a new weapon for the Apostle.
– [New Ki: Latimeeria] has been assigned to [Daniel Hethroff].
– [5th Apostle: Daniel Hethroff] has become your Apostle.
– Your magic power will be shared with the apostles selected by the effect of ＜Apostle Selection＞.
– You can send a separate message to the selected apostles by the effect of ＜Apostle Selection＞.
As the ＜Apostle Selection＞ progressed, the karma I had accumulated was drained.
After 3200 Karma was gone, there was only about 100 remaining Karma.
However, the 3200 Karma I am now was not wasted.
It’s because I got the ‘Apostle Daniel’ who was much more reliable than that.
Having designated Daniel as an apostle, I immediately opened the inventory and looked at the stored items.
At the same time as selecting a new apostle, a newly created item was added to the inventory.
“······Latimeria.”
Daniel becomes an apostle and the newly acquired item name is [Divine Ki: Latimeria].
[Shingi: Latimeria] was a dark black dagger that matched Daniel.
I clicked on Daniel’s shoes with eyes full of anticipation.
As the icon of [Shingi: Latimeria] was enlarged, the detailed information of the item was displayed on the screen.
With great anticipation, my gaze stopped at one spot as I carefully read the information printed on the screen.
It was because the characteristics of Daniel’s divine spirit were unusual.
“What… [Demon Sword Devourer]…?”
The name of the attribute [Divine Spirit: Latimeria] has is [Demon Sword Devourer].
And the effect was to destroy the demon sword and absorb its properties.
Misunderstandings 😌
best character hahaha