Chapter 97 – Chapter 10

“You’re finally here.”

The apostle on the third floor smiled when the signal from the believer in charge of the first floor was cut off.

“What about the sword?”
“It only takes a few more minutes to make final adjustments, and that’s it.”

The apostle looked at the place where Galeig, the legendary sword said to have been used by the founding king of Harlot Kingdom, was stuck.

There, something like a slime that kidnapped people and united them into one swallowed Galeig, and some believers were injecting foreign powers into the slime.

“Whoa, whoa, if the plan succeeds, we can dedicate this world to the Great Unity God. Even if things don’t work out as well as we thought and we get the minimum benefit, we can have our own territory.”

While the apostle was happy with a mad smile, a dark-skinned Dark Elf, who had been watching disapprovingly, opened his mouth in the corner.

Chocolate bouncy skin and silver blonde hair in a ponytail that accentuate each other.

Overall, she is a beautiful woman with slim and clear features, but she exudes a sense of intimidation that makes her surroundings unable to treat her carelessly by revealing her ferociousness.

Archers are armed with slim silver armor that exposes the elbows, armpits, and inner thighs, probably to maintain agility and ventilation.

Although she is wearing armor, she is so slim that it seems to fit her body perfectly, and even though she is armed, she can see her body through it.

The armor, perfectly tailored to her figure, was recognizable in the form of a slim, indented waist and bouncy, voluptuous breasts.

“Are you keeping your promise?”
“Of course. We do not lie like the gods of this world. If this plan succeeds, it will take time, but it will have the power to return you to your world.”
“…”

The dark elf woman frowned at her in self-loathing as she clutched a bow that seemed to be made from the same material that her armor was made of.

‘No matter how much it is to return to the original world, I have to cooperate with these bad guys…’

If she was a good person, she would rather die if she died, and she would never have thought of collaborating with such people.

‘I can’t perish like this. I will definitely return, Master!’

However, she also has a sense of duty that she cannot perish like this, but since she was not a good person in the original world, she did not stop cooperating with these cultists.

“The battle is about to begin on the second floor. Ask for help.”
“…I get it.”

The Dark Elf ominously snatched her bright red orb, which her apostle threw at her.

A creepy orb made by refining humans.

‘I don’t know how they got these skills, but I don’t think they’re the source of these skills. It feels like I’m using what others have taught me.’

I don’t like to eat.
No matter how much I fall into the category of evil in the original world, I don’t want to eat these creepy things.

‘But… As a summoner, if I don’t want to disappear…’

He is a summoned object summoned by the master through some medium.
If the magical power disappears, it will disappear as it is.

As she fell to another world, she was separated from the Master who was supposed to supply her magic power. For her, there was no answer other than this.

As the Dark Elf forced her to swallow the marble, she swallowed it in one gulp, forcing her to vomit right away.
Then, while shooting the airship, the consumed mana was filled and the strength of the whole body overflowed.

“Whoa.”

Sighing, furrowing her brow in her self-loathing, she looked up at the stairs to her second floor and drew her bow.

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Anticipating that the battle against the cultists would begin in earnest from the second floor, the special forces moved cautiously, preparing for various situations.

The tactic of hiding in a narrow staircase and swallowing it, or clinging to the ceiling and suddenly falling down and swallowing it, was fully predictable.

It’s not a normal attack, it’s because swallowing itself is a threat.

As everyone moved, carefully checking up and down, left and right, a wizard carefully asked Kaicent.

“Look.”
“Yes?”
“What is the magic you used on the cultist’s body?”

The magicians of this world basically know the nature of mana and inner energy.
This is because Murim people from all over the world come to Jelsdad.

However, Kaicent’s magic that prevented cultists from regenerating did not have mana or strength.

“It’s not magic, it’s the power of magic items.”
“A magic item?”
“I’m sorry, but I’ll only say that. If you’re a wizard too, you’ll understand why.”
“Um…”

Kaicent’s resolute refusal made the wizard look dissatisfied for a moment, but since he would have acted the same way even in the opposite situation, he was satisfied with the efficacy of the magic item and focused on his surroundings again.

‘Whoa. Thank god.’

Kaicent, who had been warned by Lillian and Priscilla not to explain everything to the other wizards when he asked them questions, had his heart pounding madly when the wizard looked displeased.

It was because it was uncomfortable in many ways to be hated by others who were not enemies to him, who was timid.

‘By the way, that’s strange. If they attack from such a narrow place, it would be difficult to deal with even if they knew.’

Everyone, including Kaicent, was puzzled by the passive movements of the cultists.

When I arrived at the second floor without any obstacles or traps, dozens of cultists were waiting in formation to surround the entrance.

Naturally, all the cultists were not normal human beings, but were absorbed into something else.

A cultist with the tough skin of a monster.
A cultist with a sharp stinger attached to its tailbone.
A cultist with multiple arms.

However, all of their faces had a dignified and serious charisma like a high-ranking aristocrat.

“This… These… These bastards!!”
“Not even the gods will save your souls!”

The knights threw away their face at that appearance and spat naked curse words.

“Heh heh heh, these days knights are vulgar.”
“That’s right. I should have given the knights a solid education before I died. It’s disastrous.”

Cultists start a conversation like, ‘A latte’.
Their faces and voices belonged to the founders of the Harlot Kingdom with the first king.

Those who were buried here had their faces and memories intact because their corpses were under preservation magic.

“How dare you say that with the face of Duke Conrad!”
“It’s not just Conrad.”
“!!”

When the knights were angry at the cultists with the faces of founding contributors, someone appeared with a deep charismatic voice.

“Ah…!”
“Kuh…!”

There, the first king, Durden Galeig, who the knights of Harlot Kingdom must know, appeared with a muscular body that seemed to be compressed.

“Durden Galaig, the first king of Harlot Kingdom, orders you all to kneel down and obey my orders.”

The cultist who absorbed all of Durden Galaig’s knowledge revealed the charisma of a real first king and forced him to obey his orders.

It was only natural that Durden, who had become king from a mere noble, had overwhelming charisma compared to those who inherited the king simply because he was a member of the royal family.

“Everyone raise your sword! Didn’t you already predict this situation! We all received an indulgence from His Majesty the King!”

In preparation for this situation, the night captain reminded me of the king’s handwritten document from the royal family stating that they would not be held guilty even if the body of the first king was damaged.

“I had a glimmer of hope when I heard that the lich was dead.”
“Rather, a worse enemy than expected appeared.”

When I did not know the ability of cultists who worship the existence of unity, I thought that I would fight against the undead contributors to the founding and the first king.

However, due to cultists with the ability to absorb the memories of the opponents they absorbed, they fought against talented people who created a kingdom from the bare ground.

“Dawn to purify everything!”
“The Power of Corruption for Circulation!”

Unlike the 1st tier, when the situation came to fight with full strength, the paladins and priests strengthened by spreading divine spells.

“Pattern 3! Defeat the cultists!”

Following the orders of the Night Captain, everyone rushed towards the cultists.

Currently, both sides are making a line, but it is too hopeful to fight a line battle while fighting cultists who have absorbed the knowledge and experience of excellent players.

“Artie! Escort me!”
“All right.”

Kaicent was escorted by Artie and fell from the place where the melee unfolded.
The other wizards also headed to safety with their assigned escorts.
The mage is active only after the ally and enemy collide and become fixed.

Hehe! These days, the knights are weak!”
“That’s right!”
“How much time has passed since we died, and this is the only thing that has grown!”
“Shut up!”
“Dirty cultists!”
“I will definitely kill you guys!”

The cultists deliberately mocked the knights by using the personalities and tone of the founding contributors they had absorbed.

The attacks of the knights became stronger due to anger, but the attacks became monotonous, so despite the small number of cultists, the pincer attack was easily received.

“Damn it! Get off the side!”
“You! Your divine power is blocking us!”

It was very big that the hands and feet were not aligned because the enemies who had been enemies a while ago had to suddenly cooperate.

“Whoa!”

In addition, there was a cultist who overwhelmed rather than overcome such numerical superiority.

The cultist who absorbed the corpse of the first king, Durden, used a different sword instead of the Galaig, which Durden used to use, and practiced Durden’s swordsmanship.

“Keugh!”
“Hold on!”

Those who dealt with the first king were helplessly pushed away by the strong yet chauvinistic swordsmanship.
It is not just power, but it emits magic power with one sword, suppressing the momentum of all enemies.

“Haha!”
“Yah!”

However, there were two people who were not pushed back by the first king’s offensive.

Lillian and Priscilla, who had risen to the level of masters, endured the first king’s offensive, which was heavy and sharp with each shot, and counterattacked in reverse.

“Yup! There are some useful guys!”
“Don’t pretend to be noble with the tone of the first king, cultist!”

Until she was destroyed by the Command Kingdom, her kingdom was bordered by the Harlot Kingdom, so border disputes arose from time to time.

In addition, as the strong characters Aki and Karaiden took their place as Marquis, the conflict intensified, and the relationship between the two countries could not be said to be very good.

However, even considering that, it was clear that Durgen, the first king of Harlot Kingdom, was a respectable person.

Lillian, who showed hostility to cultists using such a great man at will, brandished a greatsword threateningly and launched an offensive.

“Pretending to be classy?

However, the cultist who absorbed Durden smiled at Lillian’s anger as if it were amusing.

‘What is this reaction?’

It was not Durden who was laughing right now, but the cultist’s own reaction.
The problem is that the direction of ridicule is strange.

From the cultist’s point of view, there was no need to have good feelings for Durden, but such a mocking reaction made him feel uncomfortable.

Anyway, as everyone engaged in a melee with the cultists and the battle became entrenched, the wizards waiting in the rear began to reveal their presence.

‘Live!’

Like other wizards, Kaicent, who was slowly trying to support them, looked around hurriedly when he felt a killing force directed at them.

‘What? Where do you feel like living?’

No matter how you look at it, it was impossible for the cultists in a melee to target them.

At that time, Kaicent, who felt a powerful flow of mana on the stairs leading to the third floor, witnessed a surprising sight.

Arrows made of mana expected to have been fired from the 3rd layer to the 2nd layer were rapidly descending, aiming at them and pouring down.

“Sky! Defend!”

Kaicent, who has a wider sense of humor than other wizards, hurriedly gave a warning and hid behind Arty.

“Oops!”
“What… Creepy!”

The wizards who were sluggish at Kaicent’s warning became full of holes from the arrows that descended precisely toward them, and the wizards who reacted promptly were able to survive by deploying defensive magic.

“What, what! This!”
“Come again!”

The wizards who barely survived the surprise had to focus on defense, astonished at the arrows shot from the 3rd floor descending again to target them.

‘I can’t see you, but I’m aiming right here!’

It is surprising to see the arrow suddenly breaking at an angle and rapidly descending, but it is also surprising that it aims accurately even though the line of sight does not reach this side.

When the wizards were unable to support their allies by using defensive magic, the arrows that flew again rained down on the special forces members who were fighting a melee this time.

“It’s an arrow!”
“Damage!”

Unlike the wizards, the fast-moving knights had to hurriedly evade, giving up pushing.

Even after that, when the wizards tried to help the knights, the arrows flew towards the wizards, and when the wizards focused on defense, they flew towards the knights.

“Kuk! It just needs to stick properly!”
Haha! Attack more, descendants!”
“At least this much can be said to be a knight representing the Kingdom of Harlot!”
“Shut up!”

The knights felt strong anger and insult as the cultists who absorbed the memories of the founders were criticizing them.

However, even in the midst of the melee, they could not concentrate their attacks on the arrow attacks that were precisely aimed at them.

“Huh!”

A knight with high loyalty to the royal family took a risk and focused on the offensive, but

Fufufufufu!

As if looking at the whole thing, as if predicting the knight’s movements, the owner of the arrow plunged into the arm and shoulder.

“Keah!”

When the knight was pierced by a magic arrow and was rendered incapacitated, a nearby cultist wrapped his arms around his body.

“Sa-sa…!”

The knight struggled desperately, but was absorbed into the cultist’s body.
Due to its appearance, anyone who hastily attacked has completely disappeared.

‘Dangerous. If I keep going like this, I’ll be attacked from the front and back.’

The Night Captain didn’t know how long those who would be blocking her entrance could hold out, so she rolled her eyes impatiently at wasting time like this.

Naturally, the cultists were moving defensively because they knew that the longer they held out, the better they would be.

‘The fortunate part is that the Masters of the Wolf Mercenary Corps are doing their part.’

Paladins with excellent skills, including the Knight Captain, challenged the first king, Durden, but showed overwhelming skills as if to prove that the legend that the Kingdom of Harlot was founded by force was real.

If it hadn’t been for Lillian and Priscilla, several people would have been killed long ago.

At that time, Lillian, who had retreated from Durden due to the arrow attack, looked at Kaicent through the helmet.

Sensing her gaze towards him and facing the pupils on the inside of Lillian’s helm, Kai Sent could sense her will.

‘Only I can handle that arrow.’

Sensing how it was formed as she blocked or evaded the mana arrows flying towards her time and time again, Kaicent grabbed the bow on her back.

‘I don’t know how to snipe right at this place. But the direction the arrows fly is fixed.’

I want to block the entrance itself with the power of my gloves, but if a powerful arrow pierces the airship comes flying, I don’t have the confidence to block it more than three times.

“Artie! Hold my leg tight!”

Kai Sent shouted as she climbed onto Artie’s shoulder, and she grabbed her master’s thigh and held it steady.

After confirming that his posture was stably fixed by Artie, who possessed great power, Lillian sent a signal to Priscilla and charged from both sides.

“Huh!”
“Haha!”

The two swung their swords at Durden with a spirited spirit.

When Lillian tries to counterattack by powerfully wielding a heavy sword, Priscilla stabs her for an opening.

Even Durden could not easily overcome the attacks of the two masters who had been working together for countless hours.

‘I can feel it!’
‘I can feel Lillian’s intentions!’

In addition, after being embraced by Kaisent, the two felt each other’s will and moved as one body.

‘Huh. It’s my turn soon.’

Noriyoshi, who was watching this situation, tried to use his true strength.

A gloomy situation in which only a few strong people fight hard and aim for a reversal of the atmosphere.

Now is the time for the main character to stand out!

‘In addition, while helping, I also get the heroine’s favorability.’

Noriyoshi prepared to deal with the arrows fired from the third floor as they dived in order to show Priscilla who was aiming for Durden.

Aww! Tuhwahwahwahwak!

However, before Noriyoshi could move, arrows made of blue mana flew from behind the special unit, intercepting and extinguishing the arrows.

“!!”
“!?”

When Noriyoshi and his knights turned their attention to the ally who had intercepted the enemy’s arrow, there was an androgynous, slender boy stepping on the golem’s shoulder.

“I can’t last long!”

Seeing Kaicent intercepting the arrows with a fearful face, all members of the special forces, except for Noriyoshi, burned self-loathing as a source of anger.

They felt humiliated and ashamed that they were showing such an ugly appearance that such a young boy had to step in and protect them.

“A boy younger than my own children is protecting me! If I still can’t deal with the cultists, I’ll risk my family’s name! I’ll kill you guys and commit suicide too!”
“Aaaaa!”
“Fuck! To be protected by a kid!”
“Fuck off!”

At the Night Captain’s rebuke, those who had been enemies until a few days ago forgot their hostility and began to attack with pincers.

“You! I’m responsible for the right side!”
“You are the one who invades!”

The Paladins, who were unable to properly demonstrate their strength due to conflicting divine powers, threw away their pride and launched an onslaught towards the cultists serving foreign media.