Chapter 581 – Good Friends to Meet

I thought for a moment that I had entered some kind of nightmare.

“This, these…!!!!”

Of course, I was not shocked because I was preparing my mind.

“Huh…!!!!!”
“Unbelievable…!!!”

Barkerel and the paladin also frantically made gestures that seemed to manipulate the air, then calmed down and just covered their mouths with their own hands.

We have already screamed too much to scream at the terrible sight.

This screamer, no. To the extent that screaming maniacs keep their mouths shut.

“Saints. What are these… On earth…?”
“I don’t know either.”

The inside was quite large, and it was full of strange structures.

Literally, bizarre mechanical devices, decorations, objects, or whatever, were filling the walls, and next to an altar were piles of meat and bone fragments that were supposed to be humans.

Above all, down there.

ㅡGwoaaaaa…
—-Nii-i-i-ing…!
ㅡQuio oh oh…

The Abominations, as if abandoned, were stretching their arms to climb this way from the bottom of a huge, deep pit made like a well.

“The Pit of Sin!!!!”

Barkerell saw it and jumped up, grabbing his head.

“Saints… It looks like Abominations that failed during production.”
“It seems that way to me.”

Looking at those fucking leaks, it seemed clear that the Abomination was being made in this room. Toss the failed work down the pit.

It’s deep, there’s nothing to grab onto, so you can’t climb up.

They are just abandoned.

“These are… I don’t know about this. Have you seen your sister?”
“Well, I’ve never seen anything like this. What kind of structure is it?”

Winia and Cloudy also looked at the dull mechanical devices that filled the walls.

I’m not really sure what these are.

Even for me, who grew up seeing all kinds of machines on the modern Earth, these were things I had no idea what they were.

Perhaps a device that supports magical powers, or a shamanic construct that wishes evil. Or it seemed to be an altar to summon something, but the strangest thing was the purple jewel embedded in it up there.

ㅡJiying.

All the light that filled the basement was reflecting an ominous light that seemed to come from there.

I don’t know anything else, but I think I need to take care of that.

“We must destroy them all, Paladin.”
“Saints. We must destroy them all.”

That’s the one I agree with.

You can’t take apart and investigate those devices, and even if you go back to Isvan and ask for support, it might take a few days. If so, there is a high probability that the cultists will come back to retrieve or reactivate while we are gone.

All of these must be destroyed.

Should not leave room. Everything here was created to create the Abomination. No matter what happens, it must cease to exist.

Still.

“Wait. First of all, let’s get everything we can get before we destroy it. There’s a lot here. Take them all… Maybe we can learn a little more about their purpose or plans.”

It must have been a fairly important room, so there were a lot of books and strange tools. Barcharell and Elise nodded.

“That’s true. Of course you have to pack everything you can. It’s really hateful, and even leaving it in this world is an outrage, but you’ll need to pack it to get information.”

We collected all the evidence scattered around the scene. I mainly packed what I could put in my bag and what I could carry by hand, and discarded everything else.

After finishing the arranging and looting work, we stood in front of the pit.

ㅡGwoaaaaa…
ㅡNyaaaaa! Nyaaang! Gyaaaaagh!!
ㅡHororororong!! Hooooong!!!

The severely distorted Abominations were smaller than the ones we killed earlier. Those were failures. A failure that would have been a bondi person.

“Winia.”

When her name was called, Winia, who nodded her head, began her chants.

“Flame Arrow.”

The arrow of flame thus created flew deep into the deep pit. The flying arrows soon exploded and burned the monsters inside.

ㅡGeeeeeik!!!!!!!
ㅡQuooooo!!!!!
ㅡHaaaaa!!!

The monsters screamed as they burned.

“…We were the first to discover it.”

Barcharell said in a grave tone, with tears in his eyes.

“It was our job. They are no longer human. There will be no other way than to end the pain.”

The paladins and priests stood next to him and quietly lowered their heads. Elise also said with a depressed face.

“And… If we leave it unattended, the returning cultists may take advantage of them.”
“That’s right. It’s the right thing to do at least like this.”

I said while holding the shoulder of Elise, who looked depressed.

“The gods they believed in in their lifetime will save those poor souls. Elise.
“Saints…”
“To establish justice and bring peace to this world, right?”
“That’s right. It seems that the saints are steadfast as well.”

Elise nodded her head, put her hands together and prayed low.

“Dear Eisermart…”
“Verde…”

Barkerell and his men also began to pray.

“…Then Paladin.”

After praying, Barkerell drew his sword.

“I’ll start right now.”
“All right.”
“Destroy this facility.”

Of course, you have to break them all.

“Dejaaaaa!!!!!!”
“God of order!!!!!!”
“Long live Verde!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Our shouts echoed through the basement.

I swung my sword to destroy this corrupt facility. It was really nice to use a sword that could be self-repairing.

Barkerel, the Paladin, and Cloudy also swung their swords. Elise also swung a mace and erased the traces of the pagans. Thus all the evil things were crushed, cut, and crushed.

ㅡ Eagle Eagle.

The final decoration was, of course, Winia. I hit the flame arrow where I’d sprayed some oil, and soon the room started burning.

The bodies of the Abominations were also burned.

So, leaving the burning basement behind, we ran like mad and went up to the ground.

Because there was a lot of smoke.

First of all, I packed the purple jewel.

“Captain Barcharell!!! What the hell happened inside!!”

When we went outside, the paladins and priests guarding the entrance jumped at us in a fright.

“The cultists were using the people they traded to create the Abomination!”
“Abomination!!! That kind of thing!!!!!!!!!!”

Barquerell told the two people outside what had happened. I roughly finished my work and packed everything I needed to take care of. It did the job beyond expectations.

ㅡBeep beep.

I opened a canteen, drank some water, and looked around.

Come to think of it, where is our pagan friend… Uh-uh! Fuck?!?!

“What, what the fuck!!! Holy Knight! What is that!”

Surprised, I immediately said while pulling the paladin’s shoulder.

“Why are you looking for that bastard!!!”
“Far, Paladin. This, this is so… That, that…”

Surprisingly, the heathen was completely muddy and spread all over the floor! Even if you put a mother-in-law in a pepper grinder or press, you won’t be killed that way!

“I’m sorry, Paladin. I killed it by mistake.”

The paladin scratched his head as if in trouble and apologized like the boy who broke his window. No, since it’s no longer useful anyway, it doesn’t matter if I kill it, but I still wanted to ask about the newly learned facts.

I was going to give it a try, whether or not I could answer, but… Like this crazy paladin.

In fact, I didn’t kill him because I was at least trying to stop him. It was only natural to kill him if there were only three of them because he was with the sagittarius priest.

This is just like entrusting fish to a cat.

Hehe, well that could be! Good job!”
“…Is that so? That was a good job as expected! Chuckkeolkeolkeol!”

The paladin laughed heartily. However, it is true that good things have happened, so there is no need to blame them for what has already happened.

“Anyway! Attention here! Look at this!”

I took out the purple crystal ball I had just brought from my bag. It was taken while they were all beating and destroying.

“No matter how you look at it, it just feels like something evil.”
“It seems to be a cultist’s… Important item.”

The crystal, exuding purple energy, looked somewhat ominous.

Still, this is the most suspicious item, so if you take it, Saint Cadia will really like it.

“Winia. Can you feel anything?”
“Well… I’m not familiar with this kind of thing.”
“What about Cloudy?”
“Unfortunately.”

Well, if you think about it now, you don’t know what you don’t know. Immediately after organizing the incident, each of them got on the carriage. Now you just have to stop by the village and do a final inspection before returning to Isvan.

It was a rather long journey.
Let’s write the report on the way back.

And I have to buy gifts for my wives who are waiting for me.

*           *

Since the map was completed, there was no problem on the way back. It was foggy, but it was easy to get used to and move around.

There was no specific attack, and the speed was fast.

So we returned to Isvan.

“Keuuuuu… You’re finally back. Paladin. You may be a bit tired, but let’s go to church together. It’s important.”
“For now.”

As soon as the matter was returned, Cloudy and Winia returned to her house and headed to the church.

Fortunately, Saint Cadia was guarding the church as always. She immediately went into the chapel and she reported the course of events.

“Hmm.”

Saint Cadia, who had been listening to our story after receiving her report her, took out her cigarette.

“It’s serious.”

It’s serious

The truth of the incident was revealed, and their facilities were also destroyed.

The job was done very nicely. However, the identities of the pagans could not be found out, and destroying one of them did not mean that the pagans would disappear.

This is just one of many incidents.

“First of all, the villagers who returned first have been punished through due process. They are all in prison.”

The paladins who went before us seem to have returned well.

“But the underground research facility and the Abomination… It wasn’t just human trafficking. It’s serious. That’s very.”

Saint Cadia continued to read her report her with her serious face as she lit her chain-smoker. She has also put all the evidence she brought with her.

“I’m aware of the situation. I think this needs to be reviewed internally. Good job everyone. Paladin. Compensation will be given after the incident is settled. I will fully pay for your hard work, so you can rest assured.”
“All right.”

At Saint Cadia’s words, I lowered my head.
Anyway, it’s nice to be rewarded.

“And let’s give thanks to Sister Elise of the Light and Star Cross.”
“It wasn’t a big deal. Rather, I’m just grateful.”

Elise also bowed her head in a formal manner. The church is different, but if she is a saint of another religion, people of other religions will respect her.

“Once the case is sorted out, I will give you an official document then. Since it was resolved through unity among the churches, it must be a necessary procedure. Could you wait until then?”

Then Elise will have to stay in Isvant for a while.

“I’ll wait.”

Elise affirmed.

“Paladin.”
“Yes.”
“You did a great job this time too. No, it’s more than I imagined. Although the time exceeded two weeks… As expected. It’s amazing.”

Saint Cadia stared into my eyes as she extinguished her cigarette in the ashtray.

“This is something that needs to be reviewed internally. It’s a serious matter. I’m sorry I just got back, but I think I need to give the saintess some time today.”

It seems that there are a lot of stories to tell.

It was still midday. Even if I go back now, Karin and Risha won’t be there, so it’s okay to stay a little longer. Riztina has to go see it tomorrow.

“Saintess. Then can I see Elise off for a while?”
“Let it be.”

First of all, I went outside with Elise.