117 – Desert City Lake
Lake, a desert city located at the tip of the northwestern part of the empire.
Evan and his party fell into Lake’s Market.
Pot!
A place where large rock houses are close together and the hot sunlight burns your skin. Cynthia gasped.
“…… After.”
Cynthia resisted the heat by generating a chill.
If she doesn’t wake up, her head gets dizzy and her skin stings. For people in the north, the heat is rat poison.
This was the same for Nata.
“Ugh.”
I feel like a squid dried in the sun.
The people in the market looked at the unexpected foreigners as if they were looking at something strange. Because the lake has a very small floating population. Even though soldiers came, neither merchants nor tourists came. Who would come to a city that is so hot?
Michael has been there before. As expected, it’s a different species.
Evan looked at Michael and opened his mouth.
“You’ve been here before, Michael.”
“Yes. Because I really enjoy exploring remote areas. hahahaha!”
Michael answers with a cheerful smile.
Evan nodded his head. After Evan also came down the mountain, he visited the lake. At that time, it was a devastated desert city.
‘There is no place in the empire that I have not been to.’
Because there were witches everywhere in the empire.
In his past life, Evan was busy walking around after coming down the mountain. To exterminate witches. It’s a moment I don’t really want to remember, but the experience from that time has accumulated into my skills.
Evan felt the difference in time.
After a while, a corner of the market became noisy and a group of knights approached Evan and his group. Knights wearing puffy hoods like assassins.
The leader among them is a handsome young man with all his blond hair slicked back, and a young man with a long spear draped over his shoulder, his eyes shining.
A face that Evan is familiar with.
It was Sias, an aspiring knight and disciple of Changseong, whom I saw at the Humbaba swordsmanship competition and dinner party.
“Even in this boring city, customers are coming. “Nice to meet you, I’m Sias, the temporary guard commander of Lake.”
Sias did not recognize Evan.
When Evan met Sias, he was disguised as Moonlight. Evan simply nodded his head.
There is no need to deal with Sias for long.
Anyway, the reason I stopped by the lake was to get my bearings. After getting his bearings from here, Evan planned to find the Espionage Bureau.
30 Minutes ago from now.
Sias was sitting bored at the guard post in the lake.
Originally, Sias worked in the fierce battlefields of the west, but was demoted to the desert city of Lake.
‘Ugh, I don’t want to get involved in a political fight.’
Sias was fed up. He fought against heresy in the West and was persistently courted by the 2nd Prince Charlie. He wants to help him create a new world.
‘It’s a new world, he just wants to become emperor.’
Sias was not a fool. There’s no way he doesn’t know about 2nd Prince Charlie’s ambitions. Charlie wants to use many things to become emperor.
Sias hated that. Because of this, he incurred Charlie’s wrath and was pushed out to the lake.
I had to stand guard in this hot desert.
Sias clicked his tongue and drank water from the canteen. He doesn’t like it. Sias himself must be fighting against the heresy’s evil enemies. The guard next to him comforted Sias.
“Lord Sias, don’t worry too much. “Prince Charlie needs Lord Sias after all, so I will call him again.”
“It doesn’t matter as long as you call me. “You keep trying to drag me into political fights.”
“hahahaha… “It’s really difficult to know what the higher-ups are thinking.”
“Tsk.”
Sias frowned and glared beyond the guard post. All Sias wants is to fight the heresy. Why should the spear blade be handed over to other members of the royal family?
All you can see beyond the sentry is a blazing sand dune. There’s no way the Heresy Kingdom would come from there. Sias felt like he was in prison.
Tsutsutsu… ….
A wave of instantaneous movement felt not far away.
Sias blinked at the sudden feeling of magical power. I guess today isn’t the day the supply unit is coming?
Sias turned his head and came up with an answer.
‘You’re a new customer.’
Is this the person who will take Sias back?
Sias felt both dissatisfaction and anticipation. He doesn’t want to be caught up in the political battles of the royal family, but he wants to return to the battleground of the heresy. Sias said he wanted to work for the empire.
So Sias changed his guard duty and then went to the market with his knights.
Contrary to Sias’s expectations, the person he met at the market was Evan and his group.
As Sias tried to shake Evan’s hand, Maya burst out from Evan’s side and secretly raised his magic power.
Tsutsutsu… ….
Magic power prepared to target Sias.
If it weren’t for Sias, who was sensitive to his magic, he would never have been able to sense it.
‘This time Maya will protect her husband!’
Maya wanted to be helpful to Master.
Master always overexerts himself when there is a big fight. Every time Maya saw Master like that, it felt like her heart was breaking. If Maya solves all the tasks assigned this time, there is no way Master will be unreasonable.
Maya was planning to chant an attack spell when Sias did something foolish.
“Oh…… “They are quite talented people.”
Sias felt threatened. How can such magical power be felt in this little child?
The good news is that you don’t feel any hostility from them?
Evan said the purpose of coming here.
“I am Evan, the knight of the Third Princess. “We have to go to the desert to eradicate the heresy, so open the gates of Lake.”
Evan spoke while showing the imperial emblem.
Evan is still a knight of Cornelia.
Exclusive knights of the royal family have high benefits and status. Like this, you can take on independent missions at the front line. Sias was excited when he heard the name Evan.
“Aha, Sir Evan, Savior of the North! I heard rumors widely. However… “Are you saying there is a heresy in the desert?”
“Yes.”
Evan answered briefly. I can’t go into detail here.
Sias’ eyes lit up. There would be no way for the 3rd princess’s exclusive knight to talk nonsense.
“Ho…….”
I thought there was nothing in the desert.
Are there hidden heresy bastards?
Sias was filled with anticipation.
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“There is really nothing here. It’s hot and there’s a huge sandstorm blowing. “In the market, there’s only meat and fruit that you see all the time. There’s nothing good about it.”
Sias is chatting as he writes down Evan’s entry and exit records.
Evan was unexpected.
‘Have you always been this talkative?’
From Evan’s memory, Sias had a quite serious personality.
Sias finished the formalities in the rock barracks and asked Evan for a favor.
“Please take me with you too.”
The burning eyes of Sias.
Evan read the fighting spirit in Sias’ eyes. Fighting spirit against heresy.
‘I see.’
Evan understood Sias’ meaning.
Sias wants practical experience. He appears to be hungry for a fight, as if he hasn’t had any experience in actual fighting.
However, Evan did not feel the need to take Sias.
“There’s no reason to take you with me.”
“Please order me anything. “I will never disturb you.”
Sias looked directly at Evan and asked again.
A typical inspection.
My skills are still good, but… ….
If you want to fight this much, should I at least leave you some chores?
After thinking briefly, Evan turned around and spoke.
“…… Don’t touch a strong enemy. “It’s mine.”
“Thank you!”
Actual permission.
It’s not like Evan doesn’t know Sias’s feelings.
I guess we can just leave it to Sias to deal with the little brats. Dealing with small children was a waste of time. Nata is enough though.
Evan could do it if he could monopolize a strong opponent.
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The party crossed Lake’s outer wall and walked through the desert.
Evan, Michael, and Sias were relatively accustomed to the desert heat, but the women were not.
-hehehe, hehehe.
Maya sticks out her tongue and breathes.
The stinging sunlight pours down on the group as if pressing down on them.
Evan spreads her magic widely and searches for the Espionage Bureau, but there has been no significant results yet. Will the search take about a day for her?
Nata was sweating non-stop and flapping her cool cloth hood.
The wind blows into the stomach, but it is a hot wind.
“Huh… “What is this? Should I just take it off?”
“Professor Nata…… “I think this is an inappropriate choice of words for a professor.”
Cynthia scolded Nata. She’s Cynthia and she’s just as hot as Nata, but she’s trying to keep her body somehow.
Because it’s in front of Evan.
Even if the cold was brought up, it quickly became hot, so Cynthia and Nata were adjusting their magic power.
“I didn’t know that two professors from Charles Academy would come. I used to see Professor Cynthia at a social club. Nice to meet you, Professor Cynthia. Sias innin sitagma.”
“It’s been a while, Sias Yeongsik.”
Cynthia responded to Sias’ greeting, wiping the sweat with the back of her hand.
I saw her briefly at the church.
Gramberge and Sytagma were so powerful that they were famous in social circles.
“With the two professors coming, I’m looking forward to what will happen.”
Sias said with excitement. Sias is excited because it has been a long time since he fought.
Actually, the reason Cynthia followed was just because Evan went… ….
Cynthia was embarrassed.
She didn’t think much about how strong the enemy was.
“What…… Yes.”
Cynthia blushed and hid her expression.
Evan traced her memory.
What Evan saw in the desert in his past life were many abandoned buildings. A place where heresy spies were trained. Although it is hidden underground or on a rocky hill, it is not easily visible.
Tsutsutsu!
Evan sensed his life reaction.
“…… Seek.”
A faint sound of breathing that seems like it will stop soon.
What you see in the distance is the rocky hill that Evan remembers. Evan gestured to his group.
Could it be a priest from a heresy country?
A group of people silently place their hands on the handle of their swords. There is tension. The group headed to the rocky hill.
On the outside, it looks like an ordinary rocky hill.
There are many artificial holes. There is a terrible bloody smell inside. There was the sound of an animal tearing something apart.
Click! Quick! Crash! Munch!
Inside, a short nun is eating her corpse. Human corpse.
This was a kind of resting place created by digging a rocky hill like a cave. Blood-stained bed, broken desk, broken water kettle, etc. Traces of life remain.
Tsuaaa… ….
A scream-like sound rings out and curses boil over.
Chaeng!
The group drew their swords and guarded against the nun.
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“Munch… gulp! “Are you a new customer?”
Park!
The nun’s neck bends backwards. Her veil falls to the floor, revealing her face.
A grotesque woman with blood and flesh all over her face was smiling eerily.
“!!”
Sias, Cynthia, and Michael are shocked.
“Apostle, apostle!?”
One of the seven most dangerous people of the Heresy Kingdom. First among the six apostles, excluding the Messiah.
The evil woman Hadria.
Sias stiffened like a frog in front of a snake. Bad memories come to mind like a nightmare coming to life. A deep sense of helplessness and despair.
And then a sense of crisis took over Sias’ body.
Vicious woman, in their words, Saint Hadria recognized Sias.
“Oh… You’re the kid who ran away. I walked in on my own…… ? Are you trying to eat me? Push… hehehehe.”
Hadria laughed at Sias. A creepy and eerie figure that seems to be holding Sias’ heart.
Sias thought blankly. She is an evil woman who instantly turned thousands of imperial soldiers into pieces of meat in the past.