Chapter 267 – I’m Going to See You Now (4)

“Radish… Roar Mohan! Hear my final roar!!”

After saying that, Jeff pulls out his own heart with his normal hand.

A hand raised toward the sky as if offering it to someone. The moment I saw the beating heart on top of it, I felt it.

That something is wrong

In this regard, the Paladins, who are much more experts than me, must have thought so, so they hurriedly raised their holy power.

It’s not as powerful as the first blow, but it’s probably thanks to the strength of four elite paladins.

A wave of fairly powerful divine power rushed towards the dying man.

… Although a bit late.

Wow-!

The fluttering heart melted into a muddy mess, and soon something like red mud swelled up.

Mud grows, engulfing not only the dying Jeff, but also the other half-dead cultists.

Every time that happened, it swelled several times, and in the end, it pushed out all the coming divine power and soared into the sky.

“These bastards don’t always die gracefully!”

“Yes, yes. You’re a fucking fanatic!”

I and Iona hurriedly gathered mana to prepare for what would happen in the future while spitting out curse words.

I don’t know what it is, but it’s best to destroy it before it’s finished… !

Normally, I never conserved my mana, but this time, I poured out my magic as if I was about to throw it on the floor.

Flames burn, cold blizzards exhale. Iona, like Iona, tried to clear the mud using her blood salt or blood blast.

However, she was only slightly damaged on the outside, and she wasn’t able to do any damage properly.

No matter how solid the barrier was, it would be impossible to receive this kind of magic without any damage.

Then there is only one thing left.

Only if the evil spirit, the reckless roar, directly intervened.

If she eats the sacrificed devotees and consumes her own strength to some extent, then her defensive power is understandable.

The only thing that works is the divine power of the good system…

Is the amount of divine power consumed so far worth it? The light around their weapons was visibly dimmed.

Can’t help it

“It’s okay, get back here for now! It doesn’t work now, so whatever comes out, the moment it pops out, we attack at once!”

“… Quit!”
“All right!”

The paladins, who gritted their teeth, followed my words and returned.

I started casting while watching them. Iona also started preparing the best magic she could use, Chepeshu.

The moment I completed the magic with my eyes wide open. There was a change in the mud that gushed up like an inverted waterfall.

They gathered in a circle at a point in the air… Scattered in all directions.

“… Eh?”

I waited a little longer just in case, but nothing really happened.

Part of a reckless roar manifests, spits out an enormous monster, or even explodes.

There was no such sign.

The moment I tried to relax a little, wondering if there was a misfire.

“Yandel student. Look over there.”

Iona raised her hand as she frowned. At the end of it, I could see the curtain that completely covered the Great Hall.

“Ah.”

I will turn

***

“Ah.”

As if a switch had been turned off, the chapel suddenly became dark.

A sigh escaped from Helena’s mouth, who had not been able to sleep properly for several days and had not eaten much, and had only prayed for her.

It was only once so far that a place that should always be bright with the power of righteous light has been plunged into darkness like this.

The time when the righteous light was forced to use its strength to make Helena her saint, and now it is barely holding on surrounded by the forces of evil spirits.

In the former, the righteous light is restored and the light naturally returns, but what about this time?

Maybe something happened

Helena, struggling to suppress her rising anxiety, raised her direct words to her own god.

‘Your righteous light. Any trouble?’

It is said that prayers are offered to the gods, but no one really wants an answer from the gods.

However, with Helena, the story is different. Because the consciousness of the righteous light was actually staying inside her.

‘Huh. For some reason, the connection with her main body has been lost.’

God… A very friendly tone to say. However, the heavy presence that is buried in the voice puts a great burden on the human spirit. Especially if the condition is broken.

Helena frowned slightly at the rising pain in her nose.

Righteous Kwang-myeong, who knows that she has endured so far with her minimum amount of sleep and food, cuts what she has to say as short as possible.

‘It seems like the barrier that isolated Clara in the past. Clara will explain the details!’

‘All right.’

Helena, nodding her head lightly, focused her attention on the medallion she held in her hand.

Then, a will that is too clear to be a thought inside wriggles and speaks.

– Ugh. Is this again?

“Clara. About this barrier…”

– Of course I have to tell you. Let’s see. Where should I say

Her voice trembled a little, probably because of the memory of the past, but Clara calmly continued her explanation.

-First of all, this is a barrier that cuts off the connection between God and followers.

“Are you saying that the supply of divine power is cut off?”

-That’s right. Since the connection with the righteous Gwangmyeong-nim has been cut off, isn’t it possible that the divine power is not supplied from the body as usual?

However, Clara advises that the divine power already stored in the body does not suddenly disappear, and that it will be a little burden on the body, but if you use the sacred power sparingly, you will be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive.

He also tells her how to reduce her divine power consumption by slightly changing the structure of her barrier, and she comforts her by telling her not to worry, making her look like a close sister.

Righteous Gwangmyeong watched all those scenes and was troubled.

I was just passing it on, but would it be okay to tell these children the truth?

Instead, what was isolated by her barrier was not the former, but her own body overlapped in a different phase.

That the followers spread across the continent would soon lose their divine power.

Maybe you will no longer be a righteous light.

And… That soon you will all die

Can I really say

Righteous Gwangmyeong pondered over and over again. It was the first time she had felt so helpless in her long life.

And she concluded.

She whispered to her saintess who was anxious but did not lose her smile.

‘Sorry. I’m taking a break for a while. … When I wake up, everything will be settled.’

“Lord… ?”

For a moment, Helena tilted her head at the incomprehensible words. Suddenly, her body falls to the side like a doll with a string cut off.

Just before hitting the floor. A pair of lion ears rose above her light blonde hair.

Forcibly knocking Helena out of consciousness, she herself rose to the surface.

As if guessing everything, Clara opened her mouth.

-… My lord Did we get fucked too?

“Huh. Are you that picky?”

-Sure. Helena doesn’t seem to notice yet, but I’ve been serving Gwangmyeong-sama for nearly 20 years?

“Ahaha. It happened that way. Sorry.”

– You have nothing to apologize for. I don’t know what to say, but we did our best. They just got more cunning and tougher.

“Huh. Sorry though It hasn’t been long since I’ve been outside, even with thoughts, but it looks like I’m going to die one more time.”

– Having died once, dying twice is not so scary. Lord anyway. You…

A righteous light shrugs at Clara, who blurts out her words.

“All I can do for Helena is replace her at the moment of death, right? I want you to rest in peace at least a little.”

– I’m sure it will.

After that, the two continued to talk about this and that for a long time.

Like an old friend trying to tell a story they couldn’t tell. Or like a child struggling not to fall asleep.

But everywhere there are limits.

– Gradually, the charged divine power is running out.

“… Sorry. The remaining divine power.”

-You mean you have to use it to keep the barrier longer? For those who still remain inside the temple?

Clara interrupted the righteous words of light.

It was rudeness that I would never normally commit, but Clara still had something to say when her voice reached her.

– My lord. You who bring light to the world like the radiance of the sun. Your choice is right. So don’t feel sorry for me. Rather, it was an honor to serve you.

Whether it is a thing of the past. Whatever the current one.

He says he doesn’t resent God at all. You just made the right choice, as always.

Clara put her last words in her mouth in a voice that was fading.

-… Still you are the light of justice.

“…”

A voice that completely disappeared at the end of those words. Clara’s thoughts did not disappear from the medallion. She just lacks the strength to speak out.

Righteous Light knew this well, so it gently swept the medallion.

And whispered softly

“Huh. That’s right. I am the light of justice.”

Helena is asleep, Clara is silent.

Because I was born from the light, and because I was always praised, I felt the darkness and silence that I had never felt in my life so cold.

When a man feels insecure, when he is faced with something he cannot handle, he prays to God.

Hoping that a transcendent being will save him.

Then, what should God do when he is wandering in despair?

Who to look for
Who should I pray to?
Who… Do you save yourself

Righteous Gwangmyeong smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Because he was the one who saved, not the one who was saved.

A long time ago. From the day she met her first priest, she became a god.

So, the righteous light promised to fight until the last moment.

As it has been so far.