Chapter 955 – Exile Cult

I heard a brief story from Mr. Mejim about what had happened so far.
Stories such as the people of Matan being as kind as real people, and the high priest who was captured suddenly disappeared.
After listening to the rough story, I entered the house and the users found me.

At first, a big cheer poured out from them, who looked long and worried.

They rushed to me, grabbed my arm or tapped my shoulder and laughed out loud, asking if I was okay.

“Are you all right?”
“Ah. We’re resting here. What?”
“Mr. Dre! I’m so glad you’re safe~~”

Ah. This person crossing my arms as I speak now. I remember.
She is the female fighter who answered me well and saved me.

“Thank you so much! Buying us some time!!”

I am grateful for your favorable interpretation.
In reality, it was just an act of my own accord.

Anyway, female fighters are very desirable to wear.
In particular, this person secretly puts his heart into it…
…Why do you intrude?

“I hear you got the use?”
“Great, yes.”

After sharing the joy of reunion with the users for a while, I asked about the invisible people.

“How about rankers including Mr. O’Brien?”
“Ah. Did you hear about the circumstances so far from Mejiem?”

Maya’s lieutenant. Mr. Haken.
I nodded at him.

“You may have heard this, but the Ghost King is still targeting us and is outside the palace. Even in the Matan Palace, he won’t let us in, and there was a guy who stopped us from attacking the palace.”
“The one who dries?”
“The Hero of the Church of Judgment. Hear about him from that person.”

That person
When I turned my head, I saw most of the Judgment Cults here, and Horus, who was said to be the next saint, smiling and waving at me.

I turned her head away from her, and Mr. Haken continued her explanation.

“Actually, it’s not just because of what the hero of the Church of Judgment said. I don’t know, but at the warrior party, the scholar said that there is one of us who is ‘marked’ by the Exile Church, and that if we move recklessly, we will be annihilated. So we are waiting “We’re on our way, and the warrior party is looking for Hiro, the missing Kite. Also, Reina and O’Brien, who are the strongest among us. And Pristan is trying to figure out a pattern by directly confronting the Ghost King.”

A combination of O’Brien with observation skills and two solid people.

The ghost king is also an easily unavoidable combination.
But, is it difficult to defeat the ghost king even with that strong Reina?

The reason I retreated against the ghost king before was because I didn’t want to see users who became normal specs die like dogs, but even if I fought back, it might have been difficult to kill them.

“Then, Maiya-san and Paltra-san…?”
“Ah.”

Harken glared at Horth as if he didn’t like it.

Her Judgment Cultists stood around her, and I approached her.

“Horse. Where did Mr. Eltman go?”

The next saintess of the Judgment Cult responded quickly.

“There was no way to enter the palace with Maiya-nim and Paltra-nim, so I went to look for a side road.”
“Byway?”
“That’s why. Didn’t our hero figure out the way to the magic bullet like a ghost? Maybe he’ll figure out the way to the palace too.”

Hors looked at me and smiled.
A smile that feels bewitching even though it has scars.

“I worked hard to save you.”
“No. For revenge.”

Silence for a moment.
Hors went on as if he hadn’t heard me.

“After hearing the purpose of saving Dre-nim, Faltra-nim and Maiya also followed the hero. Gwang-yeom-nim is very popular…”
“Don’t call me by that title.”
“Yes?”

I said impassively.

“When I get out of here, I plan to throw away the title of light flame.”
“…That…”

Hors was about to ask something, but stopped.
I know what the question is.

He must have been asking if it was because of the relationship between the existence within you and Nanar.
She blurted out her words and spoke again.

“Anyway, mentally, there was a reason for the two of them to follow, and the abilities of the two transcendental beings were also very outstanding. The combination of Maiya-sama, who is strong enough in melee combat to be able to respond…”
“Month month.”
“…”

Horth’s face went numb at the sound of my dog’s barking, and I pushed my face.

“Let’s stop acting each other’s clumsiness. Horace-sama.”
“…Eh. I’m not quite sure what you mean.”
“Hasn’t Mr. Eltman betrayed you now?”
“…”

Hors-sama smiled lightly.

“No matter how much Gwang-yeom-nim says it, it’s hard to just listen to those words and pass them over.”
“I think I asked you not to call me Mad Flame.”
“Yes. I know.”

We are rude to each other.
Surprisingly, your heart might be right?

In a tense atmosphere.

Ahahahaha.

At the same time, I and Horth smile as if to refresh the atmosphere.
And, almost at the same time, the followers of the Judgment Church tried to take out their daggers from their arms.

In the next instant, the Cult of Judgment flew in all directions, forcing Hors to fall to his one knee.

“…Wow.”

Cold sweat ran down Horth’s cheeks.

“Altman seems to be so strong that even I can’t guarantee a match. You guys aren’t particularly tough opponents.”

In the sudden situation, I stopped the buzzing users with one hand.

Although the Judgment Cult drew their swords, they had no intention of killing.
Maybe it was just a moderate threat.

I want to go out like a gentleman without crossing the line like these people, but there is something Eltman did to do that.

“Isn’t it that most of you, who should be assisting the hero, are here because you felt like you were going to die while staying with Mr. Eltman?”
“We…”

He had a furious expression on his face, so he quickly corrected his words.

“Of course, there are no members of the Judgment Church who would be reluctant to die in battle on a sacred mission.

Hors was silent and opened his mouth.

“…Whoa”

Horth raised his hands in surrender.

“Yes, yes. That’s right. It’s completely out of the palm of your hand. No, in the first place, you and the hero must have had a premonition that you would fight each other, right?”

Hors sighed again, saying that an ominous hint had come since the two of the Hart family and Eltman seemed to be fighting at any moment.

“Yes. That’s right. The hero probably took Maiya and Faltra with the intention of holding them hostage.”
“Hostage.”
“Ah. Please don’t misunderstand that we helped too.”
“I don’t have the illusion that all members of the Judgment Church are in one group.”

Although the rumors about the Church of Judgment were heinous, they were famous for strictly not touching civilians other than criminals.
It has its own beliefs.

“Yes, yes. It’s as you said. We didn’t even know that the hero was from Matan.”
“Is that so.”

After all, Eltman was from Matan.
… For some reason, he was the only survivor.

“…Ah. That’s right. The hero kidnapped the two of you to bring you in, and he’s probably trying to kill you. We know where the hero is and his general location.”

I drew my sword

“Can you guide me?”
“You’re going to kill me if I don’t guide you.”

I know.

At my laughter, Horth stopped laughing for the first time and furrowed his brow as if he was angry.

Whether it was a hard march or a fight with a ghost monster, he was always a person who laughed sincerely in any situation, but now it feels like he has revealed his true feelings.

“Ah. I thought it would be all I had to do to purify the demons, but for some reason a mechanical person who usually only carried out orders from the upper ranks actively stepped forward and liked it. I’m stupid.”
“…”

Hearing her lamentation, he thought about how Eltman would suppress them, the two rankers.

Eltman is strong, but Maya and Faltra are also strong.
To subdue them… You’ll need support.

“Perhaps. Are the residents of Matan helping Mr. Eltman?”
“Yes. Those terrible ghosts are very cooperative with the hero. Even if they suddenly turn into monsters according to the information obtained in advance, they won’t disturb the hero.”

A terrible ghost
True, but poignant.

“So. What are you going to do? You’re digging a trap to do something, whether the hero kills you or extracts something inside. Are you going to stick your head in it?”

I was troubled.
The timing of Eltman’s work was exquisite.

If only Maya and Faltra were in danger, they would have gone there right away, but now, neither the intangible nor the life and death of Kitz is known.

A warrior is also a warrior.
Is it that the timing is amazing when you have to wake up because there is a jjambab.

“Excuse me…”

Yuvar, who had been silent all along, called me cautiously and then shut her mouth.
Seeing that all the people in the subjugation party here had a reputation, they seemed intimidated.

I held out her hand to ask her to wait for a while, and then I was immersed in her troubles.

Let’s summarize the current situation.

First of all, from the bad situation.

By defeating the phantasmagoric Malachia, the people of the Magician Empire, at least the royal palace troops, became friendly with me.

But that’s all. He said that in order to complete the quest with the Devil’s Ear, the source of all these, he had to go deep into the palace and release the ‘Grudge’.

Originally, it seems that the resentment would have been resolved just by getting rid of the illusory Malachia, but now, perhaps, they have felt the ‘real’ inside of me, so the resentment does not fade.
In other words, it is impossible to proceed with the current quest.

Katz’s life and death are unknown.
The intangible was taken to the exile church.
The base of the exile religion is in the nest of evil spirits.

In order to go to the nest, you must inevitably leave this place, but currently, outside the palace, there is a ghost king who instantly turns powerful users into ordinary people.

It seems that even the original specs would be difficult to break through, but there were various restrictions and pitfalls, such as the fact that Matan had awakened and the mental world was limited, and if necessary, the residents of Matan would turn into monsters and attack.

It was already a hectic situation, but the warrior of the Judgment Church kidnapped Maya and Paltra.

So what is the solution to this situation?

If you complete the return quest, Matan’s awakening will end, and Matan’s residents won’t have much of an impact, but as I thought earlier, the quest isn’t possible right now.

The quest can’t be solved quickly, so put it on hold.

Then, what is the religion of exorcism?

The Demonic Religion is a separate group that has nothing to do with magic.
Contact them to find out if Kitz is alive, save the intangibles, find a way to complete the quest, dig a trap, and kill the waiting Eltman.

Hmm.

“It’s fun.”

This level of difficulty is what it should be.

Looking at Horth in front of me, I wondered if Eltman would come out on his own if I cut off their limbs and provoked them.

Judging from the various circumstances, it seems that Altman cares about his Judgment Cult colleagues to some extent.

However, compared to my long-cherished wish, my colleagues will probably feel insignificant.

Turning my eyes to the wary Horth, who might have sensed something bad for me, I walked toward another keyword.

That’s… A man in a corner hugging his knees and feeling intimidated.
It was Byron.

As I approached, he raised his head with a disgruntled face.

“…What is it? Anything to say.”

Fu-wook!

“…?!?!?”

Byron’s mouth wide open in amazement as the sword was inserted deep into his collarbone.

Before he could scream, I jumped.

“You are the ‘marked’ person that scholar-type said that if you move recklessly, you may be annihilated, right?”
“…What, what are you talking about…!!”
“I deliberately provoked you to make the Exile religion more accessible.”
“…”

Byron kept his mouth shut.
Cold sweat ran down his cheeks.
He seemed unable to accept this sudden development.

“Ha, Mr. Haken! Help me! Eight days gone crazy!!”

Maiya-san’s lieutenant, Mr. Haken, glanced at me, then looked at Byron.

And with a ferocious expression, he said to Byron.

“Crazy, what are you crazy about? The crazy one must have been possessed by a ghost before and tried to do strange things.”
“…!”

“How did you know?” Mr. Haken turned his head to me after seeing the bewildered look in his eyes.

“I don’t know what it is, but I’ll cooperate with anything that can solve this situation.”
“Thank you”

I smiled and approached Byron.

“Don’t worry. I’m not doing anything special. I’m just examining the body for a moment.”
“Oh, don’t come. When you come…!”

Poop!!

Byron was knocked out by Mr. Haken who slashed his neck from behind.

Haken-san, it seems that he likes Maiya-san enough to know that Maiya-san didn’t even tell him about it.

“Call me back when you’re done.”

Mr. Haken moved a little further.

I reached out to Byron and saw Horth approaching me.

“The situation is complicated. How will you move?”

Her relationship is uncomfortable, but she shows an admirable attitude to help.
I asked her after her hesitation.

“Mr Hors.”
“Yes?”
“A while ago, you said as if it was natural for me to care about Mr. Maya or Mr. Paltra. What is the basis for that?”

At my words, she said with a face that she asked if that was a question for now, as if it were absurd.

“The sounds they made at night. I heard them too?”
“…”

That. I heard you.

Mmm.
Maybe this is, really maybe.
All ranker-level users might be aware of my garbage.

What to do
It was the most dangerous feeling I’ve ever had.