Chasing and being chased (4)
Tyrone showed no signs of following Chris even as he mounted his horse.
Chris sighed and asked.
“Are you not going?”
“Why am I following you?”
“That’s because you’re a walking treasure chest right now.”
Tyrone’s expression quickly rotted as he noticed the implications of Chris’ remark.
The people who gather here now are those who have a deep relationship with the status window.
So I know a lot about epic items.
Even though they banded together to overthrow the Black Flag, Chris didn’t trust them too much.
Originally, a person can turn into a devil even for the benefit of the palm of his hand.
If they learn Tyrone’s true identity, there’s no guarantee they won’t get a knife in his back.
Of course, the people of the Cadral Church wouldn’t just watch it, but I couldn’t trust them and show my back.
After thinking for a while, Tyrone called his horse and followed Chris.
William nodded slightly, as if he had expected this to happen from the beginning.
As the two hide deep in the forest, people begin to gather in the abandoned fortress one by one.
Chris took a closer look at the faces of the reinforcements using the clone he had left on the tree.
It didn’t take long for him to be convinced that this choice was the right one.
“You did well to run away, too.”
“Are there any faces you know?”
“Yeah, about one or three people.”
Chris’ answer made Tyrone’s expression strange.
He asks again with the attitude of holding on to his last hope.
“Aren’t all three of them Cheolcheon enemies?”
“If they see my face, they’ll cut me right away, won’t they? Ugh, why is he still alive? I stabbed myself in the stomach with a knife… … .”
“What the hell have you been doing?”
Tyrone let out a deep sigh as Chris bit his lip and blamed himself for his poor job.
It seemed that the direction of reflection was a little wrong, but it was too late anyway to point it out now.
As expected by Chris, the number of reinforcements arriving at the acid far exceeded 50.
The reinforcements who had just arrived listened to William’s explanation and investigated the entire secret laboratory in earnest.
The interrogation of the priests begins for the prisoners gathered on one side of the castle.
“Hey, Holy Knight, you managed to occupy this place by yourself.”
“I did not do it alone, other brothers helped me. They went first because an urgent message came down from the church.”
After guiding the people who had just arrived, William sneaked out of his seat and approached the place Chris had pointed out.
He looked at the expressions on Chris and Tyrone’s faces to find out the answer to the unasked question.
“Is it difficult to get along with other people?”
“Yes, quite a bit.”
Before Chris could say anything, Tyrone said in full force.
A walking treasure chest, he has to take care of himself.
It seemed that nothing would be as unfair as getting caught up in the grudge Chris had built up.
After Tyrone’s fuss, Chris, who had been organizing his thoughts before William came, spoke lightly.
“Then shall we get out of here for a while?”
“yes? Are you missing?”
When William asked back politely, though his expression slightly stiffened, Chris smiled.
“It’s not that I’m completely out of step. We used all the information we had anyway, and others can handle the rest.”
It’s okay if it’s not Chris and Tyrone getting the next clue from the prisoners and the lab.
In fact, even if two people joined those 50 people, the efficiency of tracking did not go up significantly.
It would be better to take a break and catch your breath than to intervene and cause discord for yourself.
Tyrone, who seemed to have misunderstood Chris’ words the other way around, frowned and protested silently.
He seemed to be annoyed, fearing that the Black Flag’s research achievements would be taken away by others.
Chris had no choice but to stay away from William and convince Tyrone.
“You can’t believe it, because you’ve seen everything you see. Trying to run away… … .”
“Calm down, man. Just before, we were able to preoccupy the research data thanks to the three of us, but now there are 50 of us. Do you think we can beat everyone else and do it this time?”
“Um, probably not. I thought you were trying to run away because you were too skinny again.”
“… … .”
It’s obvious what other people have joined the Black Flag subjugation team for.
Like Chris and Tyrone, they must be trying to steal their research results.
It is usually not difficult to get hit by such people and preempt the performance.
Even if clerics like William were to convince them like this, outsiders wouldn’t stand by.
Chris has already achieved his own.
Wanting more here is greed and recklessness.
Anyway, the two have already made a big contribution.
So, even if I were to take a break, I wouldn’t say anything bitter about the Cadral Church.
William looks slightly worried and confirms Chris’ intention.
“Then, when do you plan to join us again?”
“You’d better come back when you hit the Black Flag base. If it’s just once, I think I can somehow hide my face and help.”
Tyrone, who was listening to the conversation between the two, clapped his tongue at Chris’s heart, which was no different from a robber.
He meant that he had already done enough, so he would rest comfortably in the back and intervene at the end to get some bean curd.
However, William, who had seen Chris’ skills with his own eyes, had no choice but to accept his words.
It was the Cadral Church that had reached out to various places because it was still lacking in power.
I don’t know about other places, but it’s ridiculous not to get help from someone as talented as Chris when I hit the base.
Among the newly joined reinforcements, there were few who could fight Chris head-to-head.
Eventually, after consulting with the other priests using a divine spell, William reluctantly allowed the two of them to take a leave of absence.
“Then, please rest for a while. However, we still need to keep in touch, so please stay at the temples of our church located in each city.”
“If the accommodation fee is solid, we are good too.”
Chris greeted William lightly and climbed the ghost horse again and left the mountain.
Tyrone had a slightly uncomfortable expression, but he had no choice but to follow Chris as he did not know much outside the Empire.
Of course, even if I followed Chris, I didn’t feel very comfortable.
Tyrone kept glancing at Chris, as if conscious of what he had just heard.
He had a terrified expression on his face, not knowing when he might stab him in the stomach.
Chris, who had been quietly appreciating Tyrone’s unsightly expression for a while, took a break under the shade of a tree and scolded him.
“Don’t stab me man. If I was going to stab you, I would have stabbed you earlier.”
“You wouldn’t have said that to the others, would you?”
“What the hell does this guy see in people… … .”
Tyrone flinched when Chris, slightly bewildered, pretended to feed him honey chestnuts.
In fact, it wasn’t that Chris didn’t think about killing Tyrone and taking the epic item, but the eyes of the Cadral Church were bothering him to do so.
Besides, right now, it requires more hands than epic items.
Just a few hours ago, how useful had Tyrone been in the cellar?
Chris had been a mercenary by himself for years, but he was more aware of the importance of his colleagues.
In the past, although it was difficult and difficult, I was afraid of being stabbed in the back, so I went alone.
But now, I am confident enough to easily block a knife in the back of my head.
That’s all.
In the first place, Tyrone used Chris as a stepping stone to connect with the Cadral Church, so without him, he would become a duck egg in the Nakdong River.
So until he gets the status window back, this uneasy alliance will somehow survive.
The two men moved busily after leaving the mountain.
He said he had a vacation this time, but he had no intention of hanging out leisurely.
In particular, Chris has to practice the skills of the Shield Knight, which he has not fully mastered yet.
Tyrone’s expression softened a little when he reached a place where there were signs of people living after passing for a long time the roads that seemed to have been swept away by a storm.
As we proceed along the fertile farmland unique to the south, we finally see a city.
There must have been quite a few refugees who escaped the massacre, but the city didn’t feel much alive.
Perhaps the refugees and the city’s residents left the South because they were frightened by the massacre that took place right in front of them.
It is a common sight in places where Elgar passed by.
Tyrone, who confirmed the abnormality of the city even from a distance, shouted at Chris.
“Are you going to stay over there?”
“Why, do you want to go to a place like the capital of the kingdom and play around?”
“It’s not like that, but that’s a bit harsh.”
Tyrone licked his lips at Chris’ words, but sighed.
Unlike Chris, a normal player, he was used to a wealthy life.
It is a daily routine to be invited to the banquet of nobles every day and to enjoy all the pleasures.
But I wasn’t so ignorant as to say that out of the blue here.
Chris shrugged and persuaded Tyrone, who was a bit sullen.
“There will be black flag spies lurking in famous cities. I’d rather stay in a run-down city like that than fight with them.”
“okay. Because I was just asking.”
Tyrone’s expression, as he tried to answer casually, was like a cow being led to a slaughterhouse.
The two of them forgot even the jokes and jokes as they saw the city getting closer little by little.
From afar, the city looked messy, but up close it was even more messy.
As for the unreliable castle wall, it was not enough that it was protruding here and there, so one side collapsed at all.
The attitude of the guards guarding the entrance is less trustworthy than that of mutts raised in the countryside.
The two men, who passed through the gate without any restraint, first visited the temple of the Cadral Church.
Fortunately, even in this crumbling city, the grace of Cadral seemed to dwell.
Tyrone’s face turns bright when he discovers a temple in the center of the city, which is a relatively intact building.
“Still, it looks a little ok over there, doesn’t it?”
“well.”
As Chris entered the gates of the temple with an anxious look on his face, he was greeted by a well-kept garden.
It’s hard to find anything like the skill of an excellent horticulturist, but the grass cut at the right height is the only trace of sincerity in this city.
After getting off his horse and knocking on the temple gate, Chris was able to meet a small boy.
Judging by the outfit, it seemed that he was not an official priest, but rather an apprentice.
The boy, intimidated by the sight of the two armed men, said with his whole body trembling.
“Ka, welcome to Cadral’s territory. I am Joseph, an apprentice priest. How can I help you?”
It was only words to welcome uninvited guests, but there is no reason to criticize them for helping them anyway.
Chris said with a small smile at the pitiful frightened Joseph.
“Aren’t there other priests besides you?”
“The head priest fell ill a few days ago… You can see that I am the only one now.”
Although the person was said to be bedridden, there was little sign of seriousness.
It is probably due to chronic illness or old age, and it is because they have become accustomed to it.
Tyrone makes a strange expression when he hears that the priest of the temple in charge of healing people is sick.
However, no matter how much a priest is, being a natural born beast is inevitable.
Around that time, Chris gave Tyrone an explanation and looked around the inside of the temple.
It’s not that big because it’s a small city branch, but it’s a scale that’s hard to manage alone.
However, it was difficult to find even a speck of dust in every corner of the temple.
Joseph, the sole priest of this temple, seems to have a very diligent personality.
The boy priest, who was very intimidated, was dubious even after hearing Tyrone’s explanation, but when he showed the mark he had received from William, his face relaxed a little.
This mark proving that he was a collaborator of the Order was something that ordinary people could not obtain.
The two washed their bodies briefly in the backyard of the temple and were guided to a simple but tidy bedroom.
It was originally a room that other priests would have used.
‘Isn’t it true that the priests by name ran away?’
With a strangely impolite thought, Chris went out into the garden to look after the ghost horse.
If Joseph entrusted the ghost horse, his identity might be exposed, so he decided to take care of the horse himself.
As soon as the ghost horse sees Chris in the stable that has been empty for a long time, it taps the ground with its paw.
“Purreuk. Hee hee!”
“what? I guess you don’t like the room?”
Chris asked in a sarcastic tone, but the ghost horse always had a serious expression.
Realizing the unusual atmosphere and opening the door of the stable, a ghost horse jumps out like a shot.
When Chris saw the guy clamoring for a saddle, he got a rough idea of what was going on.
“Is Elgar calling you?”
“Food good.”
The Ghost Horse glared at Chris and nodded.
Of course, I didn’t need to think about it after that.
For Chris, calling Elgar is not a matter of choice.
When I calmly put on a saddle and climb on top of the horse, the ghost horse enters the sound dimension and busily moves its legs.
Chris, feeling slightly uneasy, bent down to withstand the guy’s speed.