Chapter 486 – Killing Demons

After all, people have to live by building trust and networking.

If I had just been an adventurer with no clue whatsoever, I would have just listened to this tip as completely unreliable information and issued a congratulatory order.

No matter how much they are fanatics who are obsessed with punishing demons, they know how to make sense. They also distinguish between those who are trustworthy and those who are not. No one believes what an asshole says.

“Thank you for your trust!”
“It’s a matter of course.”

I expressed my gratitude by holding both hands of Pastor Ajae and shaking them vigorously. A smile hung over his face as well.

Done.

If the paladins were put in, there would be no problem.

They are true saints who literally endure murderous training and physical and mental pain for the purpose of defending world peace by defeating demons and pagans.

There is a feeling that the taste has gone somewhere, but there are few people who are truly sincere and strong as they are. Because these religious warriors are stronger than those who fight for money.

Things turned out well.

As long as they are with the church, the strength of demons is good.

In the first place, if there were demons there enough to push the Paladins, that would be a fucking big problem. Rather, the value of my information increases, so the reward also increases.

Of course, it is the same to receive a large reward even if the existence of a fixed gate is confirmed.

If there is one concern, the truth is that because Hildegard hit a bright red ball, it will end with nothing… If that happens, the church’s trust will be lost.

But it’s worth taking that risk.

“However, I hope you understand that we cannot organize a large number of troops. The current situation is insufficient, and there are not many troops that I can bring myself.”
“No! Thank you very much! There is nothing more glorious than having church members help!”
“I’m glad that’s the case… Then I’ll set the scale and the time of departure.”

Then we talked about organizing a search party.

The number itself cannot be drawn very much.

Unexpectedly, a lot of demons are being discovered, and they say they can’t just pull out the troops as much as there are casualties. Still, I’ll try my best.

In fact, the number of search parties itself is not very important.

In such a situation, the search team would have to think of a minority.

In dawn the end, we decided to meet at the church at three days later and set off. Mr. Pastor explained that it would take roughly that long to report, get approval, and organize troops according to the schedule.

I’ll do everything to find the way, but I’ve been asked to follow the lead of the field paladin for safety. Of course it will. This is because they are experts.

“Then see you in three days!”
“Take good care of yourself.”

After making a detailed agreement, I left the church.

Good night.
It’s a very good thing.

If it goes as planned, it is an opportunity to build greater trust as well as rewards. Maybe everyone in the church will change in favor of me.

Hehe.”

It’s kind of a gamble.

If things go well, I can at least put aside my intention to kill Hildegard.

With that thought in mind, he returned home and informed her wives of this.

“They’ll organize a search party. We’re leaving in three days. If we do well, we might be able to touch a lot of money.”
“Three days later… Bastard. But are you really okay?”
“I believe in the paladin. The purpose is simple search anyway. Gate or whatever, if there are traces of the devil, it’s a business that remains.”
“Well, I think it would be fine if it was a paladin, but…”

Winia has a lot of worries. I’m worried too, but once I saw the ability of the Paladins with my own eyes, I had no choice but to trust them. I trust my eyes and my judgment.

“Kat, then what shall we do for three days?”
Hehe, Cloudy. What do you want to do?”
“Are you asking that? Kat, that’s really mean.”

Since it was the third day, the preparations for the departure itself could be leisurely.

*         *

“Ohh! Nice to meet you! It’s been a while!”

I prepared from dawn and headed to the church with Cloudy and Winia, and a group of religious people who had been prepared a long time ago greeted me.

Roughly speaking, five paladins and three priests. And one nun A total of nine people were organized as search force forces.

It was a squad-level force, but it was clear that the fighting power would eat up a fair amount of bastards. They have monstrous stamina and brute strength. It was like an all-round special forces unit capable of even all sorts of divine skills and healing.

Most of all, the Paladins came out wearing proper armor that sparkled with brass.

Paladins who protect themselves with blessed iron plates are literally human tanks.

Trust springs up.

“That speech in the last crusade was great!”
Hehe, did you participate in the Crusade? This is a comrade. Nice to meet you, brother! How have you been?”
“Cancer, no way! We are comrades-in-arms! Well done, brother!”

The senior paladin Barkerel, the representative of the search party, was a young man with a gentle impression who looked to be in his mid-thirties. He, of course, only looks younger, maybe older.

Karin is in her 30s, but she was in her late teens.

Whether it’s divine power or mana, it has the ability to slow people’s aging and maintain their health. Anyway, he showed me great kindness and arranged a brief self-introduction.

“Nice to meet you. I’m a priest, Illihan.”
“Paladin Deiratyo. Nice to meet you, Saint Nari.”
“My name is Rainy, the nun who serves Verdenim. Please leave the treatment to me.”

The people in the search party all seemed nice and nice people. I laughed and shook hands with them. Goodness and divine aura seemed to come from their fingertips.

Hehe, it’s such an honor to have people from the Brass Holy Angel Society help me. My name is Katt.”

Anyway, the atmosphere of the search team was really good. They showed their trust in me and shouted slogans saying that they would destroy the source of the devil.

“Then I ask for guidance, brother.”

In such an atmosphere, the search party set out.

I immediately took out the map and consulted with senior paladin Barkerel. He’s the leader of the search party, so even if I say I’ll guide the direction, I’ll have to take his command his for everything else so there’s no dissonance.

“This is the map where I marked the location during my search. I could feel the evil energy intensely around this circled area. I hope it’s nothing special… But we’re in a crisis right now. We can’t just ignore it.”

He looked at the map with me and nodded.

“Of course, it’s something that can’t be overlooked. We have to check things like this… To be honest, even I’m hoping that nothing special is going to happen.”
“Didn’t you want to kill the demons?”
“Of course, there is nothing more important than balancing the balance by punishing the evil beings. Still, it’s better to avoid dangerous things if possible.”

I thought I would rather have a devil, but surprisingly it wasn’t. Okay. It is only natural for a true sage to think this way.

After discussing this and that with him, I moved.

“To dare to insist on giving information on something that could have been done by simply reporting it… The brothers are truly righteous people that are rare these days. Even if they had reported it, they would have organized a search force.”

He seemed to take great pleasure in my offering to lead the way myself.

“This demon avalanche is everyone’s problem. It’s only natural for me to help out as well.”
“I see… That’s right. I believe in it. Don’t worry about the devil. If it appears, we’ll punish them all!”
“If the devil appears, I’ll help out with a knife!”
“It’s a good fighting spirit! However, I also have an obligation to protect my brother. When we fight, don’t fall apart. Let’s stick together and fight together. If a brother gets hurt, he doesn’t want to see the pastor.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”

The journey went smoothly.

The location Hildegard indicated was approximately a little over a day’s drive from the city. Of course, that’s how long it takes when you go as fast as possible.

Finding the way wasn’t difficult.

You may not know it in other towns, but the vicinity of Isvant is quite familiar, so you can find it accurately with a map.

And I don’t know if Hildegard was considerate, but he properly marked the path for people to walk. It was very easy to follow the road because there was no place marked as such, saying that the road was flying straight through the mountains.

“Mmm, the road seems to be in order.”

Winia also evaluated it that way.

“That succubus… Can I see it?”
“It’s better not to see it for too long.”

Cloudy whispered softly to me.

Apparently, he wanted to see Hildegard himself. But that girl is so cautious that I don’t think she’ll ever show herself in front of Cloudy.

“Stop!”

At that time, Barkerell shouted from a little behind. We immediately ran to the back of the Paladins and then prepared for battle.

When Barquerel gave the signal, he agreed to camp like this. It is essential to follow the command for a smooth search. We are not moving by ourselves, so we have to do as the person in charge says.

“Brother! What’s going on!”

Could it be that the devil bastards have already appeared?

“Wait… Brothers! I’m feeling the evil vibes!”

Barkerell, who had drawn his sword, shouted loudly.

It takes another day to walk to reach the destination, but now the area is infested with demons. No matter where you appear, there’s nothing strange about it.

—-Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…!

On the other side, dark brothers swayed.

ㅡWow!

As his gaze his focused on that direction, the monster presumed to be a demon quickly flew away and fled. I think I ran away because I couldn’t even look at it. No matter how demonic they are, paladins are feared.

“Deirat! Reach! Chase! Anything you can feel! Don’t overdo it, and if you miss it or decide that you can’t kill it with two people, return immediately!”
“All right!”
“Okay!”

It was an immediate response indeed.

As soon as the order was given, the two paladins jumped out,—-paw. A brass light flashed. The bodies of the Paladins, strengthened by divine power, were no different from human tanks, and their momentum was like that of a cannonball.

“Ooooo!!!!”

Is it a similar speed than I jumped out of Heaven’s Demon King Limbo?

Paladins quickly caught up with the demons.

“Long live Verde!!!!!!”

The shouts of the Paladins raising their hammers echoed. It’s a fucking brutal cry. They were true good men, but there was an irresistible impulse lurking inside them. Inhuman violence against evil beings was the only way they could vent their madness.

“Now we’re chasing too! Follow me at my pace!”

As expected, the paladin who was eaten by the battle was very quick to deal with. Paladins, priests, and nuns formed formations and moved quickly to match Barkerel’s speed. We followed him. Our role was to be a guide. I don’t know if it’s a big fight, but there’s no need or opportunity for such a small thing.

ㅡQueeeee

The situation ended as I was following the search party.

“Long live Verdenim!!!”
“Kill the devil!!!!”

In fact, the fate of the devil was decided at the point when the two paladins were put in. If I could win 1:1 with the devil, I said everything with two paladins.

“Krahaaaaagh…! Dirty human bastards!!! They’re like slaves of the vulgar gods!!! Let them go now!!”

The demon, completely subdued by the two paladins, howled.

“Shut up, devil!”

It was a Lesser Demon that looked like a fusion of a chimpanzee and a human and arranged it demonically. He was sprawled with limbs shattered and vomited black blood.

“Okay! Good job capturing you alive!”

ㅡ clap clap clap!

Barkerell applauded and congratulated the Paladins.

“Then execution… Alas. Come to think of it, my brother told me a good thing the other day. Since then, the rules for captured demons have changed. I’ll show you that.”
“Yes? Show me what?”
“It’s worth seeing. It’s a rule that could be changed thanks to the brothers.”

Barcharell tapped me on the shoulder with his mad eyes. It seemed like the rules of engagement had changed because of my previous speech and making pagan stew. Did he create a special execution method?

ㅡSureung!
ㅡSureung!

In an instant, the priests, nuns, and paladins of the search party all pulled out daggers from their waists. It was the same type of dagger I received. It seems to be a basic church supply.

“Let the executions begin!”

At Barkerell’s signal, those who pulled out the daggers began inserting them into the subdued Lesser Demon’s torso like madmen.

ㅡPoo-wook!
ㅡPoo-wook!
ㅡPoo-wook!

“Kiheeeee!!!!”

Even if nine people stabbed it once, it was a total of nine knife punches. And it takes less than one second, the time it takes for a trained person to release a knife three times.

The mad pirate roulette game lasted almost a minute.

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