Chapter 232 – Crusaders

The rain stopped the next day.

The sun, which had been hiding in the dark clouds for several days, appeared, and fragments of sunbeams evenly illuminated the world.

Under the fucking blue sky, all kinds of metal glittered.

ㅡwooooo!!!
ㅡWaaaaa!!!!!
ㅡKooooo!!!!

The village was literally in madness.

All the assembled crusaders longed to advance to the occupied lands of the pagans. The crusaders gathered from the three churches were at most the size of a little over one company, but from what I saw, it seemed like they could conquer even hell with just that amount.

“It’s such a moving sight… I can’t contain my joy. This is what an irresistible urge is.”

Elise clasped her hands together and looked at the crusaders lined up in the plaza with thrilled eyes. The voice was also immersed in joy.

“That’s right. Nice.”
“Finally, the long-awaited day has arrived. Soon you will be able to witness the realization of justice.”
“Yeah, well, if this is enough, Ezatsu and Nabal will be robbed, and even the ass will be robbed.
“That’s right. Now, the only future left for them is to meet a miserable end and become fertilizer.”

Are you also a fertilizer person?
It was extremely regrettable that I made fun of Agari wrongly.

It may be that I unwittingly brought about the agricultural revolution of another world by exercising the knowledge of a munchkin-type modern man. If the cultists’ corpses had the power to surpass chemical fertilizers.

“Mmm, fertilizer is good. If you plant crops later, even those crops will suck the corpses of the heretics and grow, so there won’t be another punishment like that.”
“Are you saying crops… Suck dead bodies?
“…The Justice crop.”
“Sacred crop cultivation indeed!”

…If we talk more, it will never end.

Let’s stop talking before the mental damage accumulates.

Anyway, it was a pretty cool sight.

—-The crusaders in full swing.

All the Paladins of the Brass Castle Angel Society had all of their armor plated with brass. That is their identity. And he was wearing a helmet with ornaments shaped like angel wings, and it was literally like seeing brass-clad angels who descended with the blessing of Verde, the god of scales.

They felt solid.
The brass-colored knights really felt like religious guardians.

The Paladins of the Church of Salvation are truly standard. I really liked the fact that the border of the pure white armor was painted blue. The combination of clean colors created a sacred atmosphere. Perhaps these are the most classic types of paladins.

They felt common sense.
Without any angular parts, they all looked like paladins who truly served God.

However, the Kwangmyeong Star Cross Society was different from that general atmosphere.

“Seriously they look so damn scary. Bastard, I’m so scared.”
“I’m too scared.”

Seeing the shocking appearance of the Crusaders, Winia clung to my waist. Cloudy observed them and said quietly.

“Our cut, if you insisted on it, is that kind of style.”
“Am I like that?”
“Yeah. You felt that way when you were talking about being a hero in the arena, right?”

Their fashion has already transcended Brutal Angel Kim Cut.

Even I, who has a modern sense, cannot keep up with their fashion. Already, I decided to give them the utmost respect and give them a hand.

“It’s nonsense, Cloudy. No matter how it is, I’m not that good.”
“No, that’s right. It’s okay, because it was cool back then.”
“It’s cool? Heh, heh heh… Really?”
“Yeah. Cuts are always cool.”
“You are always pretty too.”
“Whoop whoop…”
Hehe…”

I’m cool.
At the same time, Cloudy is also beautiful.

Winia, frowning, stabbed me in the waist.

“Arena? What does that mean?”
“Oh, I’ve worked in the arena before.”
“Do bastards work in the arena?”
“He was a popular gladiator.”
“It’s fucking unbelievable.”

It’s a story that Winia doesn’t know.
Talking about it will only bring criticism, so let’s move on for now.

Anyway, the sight of the Crusaders of the Light and Star Cross, as if they had just crawled out of hell, was enough to make them feel ominous.

It didn’t cover the body properly, it just replaced the armor with thorns protruding and unpleasant-looking iron plates. There is no uniformity, and equipment that is selfish and moderate heating. It was clear that the weapons were randomly selected according to their taste.

But even so, there were no people who did not know that they were the most dangerous.

Watching Sera’s incomprehensible and violent speech her, gasping for breath and dripping through the cracks in the helmet, made it feel truly dangerous.

“The holy war!”
“For!”

Each of the religious people shouted their slogans and drew their weapons.

The temporary commander stood in the center of the plaza and began to explain something. After hearing it roughly, it was that they would join the Crusade, excluding the village defense troops.

It looks like it will be a massive procession.
If you follow it, the beans will fall.

“After all, I sold all my hair here.”

He didn’t want to go back to Isvan right away, so he turned all the pagan heads he had into prize money. It’s a little disappointing, but if you follow the crusade, you’ll be able to make more money.

“There are a lot of them. It’s like watching a desert caravan.”
“Desert caravan? Why are they gathering in groups like this?”
“Yes. Crossing the desert is quite dangerous. Almost on this scale.”

The crusaders and the soldiers in the village. And since adventurers and mercenaries were involved, almost one battalion-level troops came out. That was a huge number.

Paladins are practically all superhumans, so in modern times, it would be okay to say that they were just tank company level forces.

A large number of wagons for supply will follow, and a large number of villagers who want to follow the army and earn their share by selling their feet will join. It’s because there are many miscellaneous things in the army on the march.

The scale grew bigger and bigger.

Even the young people of the village bought a sword and made a group to join them. There were even old people who personally joined with agricultural tools to guide the bandits who had trashed their livelihoods.

An ajumma…A grandma…Who came along with the idea of ​​doing chores and receiving money… The scale was growing to the point where the war really felt like a business.

In that way, the march was decided for tomorrow.

A city busy preparing for departure.

We also started preparing for a long march to catch up with the Crusaders tomorrow. Buying stuff, making plans, things like that. I would have to camp, so I paid a little more money and took care of all those things.

And rested

When the next morning came, the Crusaders finally went out of town to subdue the infidels.

It is truly a magnificent sight.

Numerous pieces of armor shimmered as they reflected the sunlight. This brilliant beam of light seemed to prove that they were God’s army. It had not rained for two days, and the ground was almost dry, so there was no hesitation in the march.

It was the start of the full-fledged crusade.

“Saints. It seems that they are marching to the village occupied by the heretics.”

Elise, who had heard this and that information, informed her of the situation.

Currently, there are about five villages that have been occupied. Among them, it seemed that he was thinking of going to the nearest village and rescuing its inhabitants and crushing the infidels.

Baron Dodens was defeated, but they will never be defeated.

In the first place, besides the Church Crusaders, the lord’s punitive force was also advancing from a different direction, so it seemed clear that the war would end in victory.

“But how long does it take to get there?”
“If we go at this speed, we’ll be there the day after tomorrow. Oh, do we really have to walk there? Aren’t we crazy?”

Winia, who looked at the map, said angrily.

It was said that he would have to sleep outside for the next two days, so it was not unreasonable to be irritated. It was so strange that there were only real infantry soldiers except for the wagon.

It’s a pilgrimage, so I had to walk.
Truly a temple.

The first day was spent just looking at the floor and walking.

In the middle of the water, the body, which had risen with mana, did not complain of any particular pain. Winia, who was controlling her stamina with strength magic, showed no signs of being tired, and Cloudy didn’t even have to say anything.

As the day fell, the army halted.

After finding a place that could be used as a suitable campsite, they built a simple tent and made a fire. We also made a cramped and small tent using the camping set we brought, and the three of us slept in uncomfortable.

“Pull it to the side, bastard. It’s fucking narrow.”
“Then Cloudy is uncomfortable. This is just the right distribution of space.”
“I’m fine. Shall we stick together more?”

So the second day.

Since the Kwangmyeong Star Cross Society was leading the way, I naturally joined them and walked next to them. It was because Elise was there. Unfortunately, Elise has left the party.

Well, the main unit came, what should I do?
Elise joined the church.

Still, if I was with Elise, I could hear her circumstances in many ways, so I was sticking by her side of her.

“Is it arriving tomorrow?”
“Yes, my heart races… I’m just frustrated that I can’t speed it up any more.”
“Yes, to save the village as soon as possible…”

It was a time when we were talking.
In an instant, the front row stopped.

“Hmm? What? Did it suddenly stop?”

Sensing that something was stirring in the atmosphere, we drew our weapons and looked around. Could it be that he encountered an army of pagans?

Elise drew a mace with a bloody look.

ㅡwooooo!!!!!
ㅡ keaaaaa
ㅡ Such nonsense!!!!

At that time, shouts of unbelievable fury erupted from the front row. Have the enemies finally appeared! The crusaders next to us quickly formed a battle formation, and we moved slightly back and settled down.

“Emergency! Emergency! Prepare for battle!”

A crusader shouted to the rear.

It was delivered and delivered, and the marching ranks began transforming into battle formations in an instant. The movements of extremely trained paladins. Of course, that wouldn’t be the case with the clumsy crowd walking from the back, but at least the paladins and crusaders were ready for battle in just a few seconds.

“…”

However, there was no sign of a battle.

“What’s going on?”
“What, what? Elise, do you know what the situation is?”
“I don’t know either. Just because the battle took place…”

In the meantime, a scream that seemed out of this world was coming from the front.

Merge?

Did the barefoot Crusader step on the fallen lego?

“Let’s go.”

At Winia’s words, the four of us broke away from the procession and headed forward cautiously.

—-That’s what we saw.

“This… How can it be! What the hell is this! This happened! This happened!”

I couldn’t help but doubt my eyes.

“This, what the hell is this…!”
“Hmm, it’s bad taste. I think it shows malicious creativity.”
“I saw something I couldn’t see, fucker. Aren’t you crazy?”

It was a grotesque structure made of human corpses.

It was the most evil object they made as if they were showing off that this place was their territory. It was a six-pointed tower of hell, made of human remains, and decorated by stacking dismembered limbs and heads!

ㅡ Kooooo!!!
ㅡ aaaaa!!!!!!
ㅡGod! Oh God!!!

The Crusaders were sobbing and planting their heads on the ground.
Then, while tearing off both ears, he stuck out his tongue and screamed.

…Yes.

After a massacre in a village occupied by bandits, he made a structure out of people’s corpses to appease his boredom. The procession stopped because the crusaders at the forefront saw this and burst into rage.

I, too, felt the fury of my head exploding!

Oh, to do such a cruel thing…!

As the bandit interrogated the other day said, the road to hell was spreading in the occupied village! Not only cannibals, but they even played with corpses!

“Uhhhhh…!!!! This!!! This is unbelievable!!!!!! This! Can this possibly be real!!!!”

I also screamed while looking at the six towers. This was an obvious display. Those who come here are pressured by the bandits to prepare to rummage like that!

“Aaaaa!!!!!”
“Aaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“My God! My God!!!”

But it backfired.
The crusaders have fallen into complete madness.

It seemed that no one in the world could handle the wrath of the muscular brazilian warriors who ran around like monkeys brandishing pitchforks, then took a break and beat their chests like gorillas.