Chapter 156 – Artificial Demon -2-

At the same time, the event ended safely with the saintess reciting a prayer and scattering her divine power splendidly like pollen.

Officials engaged in the empire let out a sigh of relief at the time that passed without incident.

Now, as long as the lower ranks clean up, there will be nothing different from the usual routine from tomorrow.

The lower end is also the lower end, but there was a separate person who finished work last at this event.

“You have worked hard. Holy Lady.”

When the saintess is inside, the éclair and the holy knights under her direct control are in charge of security.

After reciting her prayers and greeting her at the event, we guided her saintess to her reception room.

“It’s hard work. It’s such an honor to be with Eclair Dritna, the 5th knight of the Empire, when I suddenly came here without any manners.”

“I’m just doing what I’m supposed to do as a sword of the Empire.”

Since her body was weak from birth, her stamina was particularly weak, and she already seemed quite tired.

Even though a carefully selected female paladin follows her and serves as her assistant.

Her dedication and her spirit of service, dragging her body around the continent, seemed unfeignedly great.

“I’ll catch my breath for a bit… And I’ll go back quickly. The driver and others are taking away precious time because of me.”

“It’s okay if you don’t talk like that and go home.”

She said her obvious words, but her saintess looked at her with a surprised face at her lightheartedness, which she had never felt before in her éclair.

“Is this the third time the knight and I have met?”

At the saintess’ words, Eclair traced her memory, counted her number of times, and answered.

“As far as I remember, it’s the fourth.”

“It’s not a small number, but I’ve never had a proper conversation with the knight. The relationship between the church and the empire is close, but wouldn’t real people lack sincerity when they face each other like this?”

Eclair nodded her head at the words of the saintess, who felt only her innocence without her selflessness.

“…That’s right.”

Eclair and the saint cannot say who is higher or lower than each other.

They belong to different affiliations, and their reputations are at their peak in their respective fields.

Respect each other and elevate each other was the acceptable answer, so we didn’t have private conversations even during breaks.

“Actually, the reason I’m doing this now is uhm~ So~ It seems like the knight has some room in his heart, so he’s finally able to bring up sadam.”

“Is that so··.”

Éclair thought of Roman and Chloe at the saintess’ words, and unconsciously smiled with a very faint smile.

Seeing such an eclair, the saintess put her hands together and put on a satisfied expression.

“It’s a really good energy! When I saw you before, you looked tired and seemed to be chased by something…”

“Saintess! Such remarks may be rude to the knight. Please keep in mind that this is not a church.”

A sturdy woman who was indistinguishable from the man standing behind her.

When her saintess’ direct paladin gave her her stinging attention, her saintess turned her head and let out a snort.

“Hey! You’re not narrow-minded like Magella, right?”

“…I apologize on behalf of the saintess. Can you understand that the word ‘pursued’ was chosen without malice by the saintess who lacks in etiquette…? I will give you a strict education once you return to the church.”

The escort and direct subordinate, Magella, as if familiar, ignored the chatter of her saintess and nodded to Eclair.

“It’s okay. You two are still good.”

Eclair had felt it from before, but perhaps because the two had been going together for a long time, they seemed to be close enough to be called close friends beyond their positions.

“The knight must not be fooled! If only the knight knew how much Magella troubles me every day…!”

Smart! Smart!

At the sound of hasty knocking on her waiting room, Eclair first asked permission from her saintess before opening the door.

Seeing one of the articles she was sweating over in her thoughts, she asked.

“What’s going on? The saintess is resting.”

“I’m sorry! There is an urgent call from the church right now——”

Tuquaaang!!

The sound of the explosion cut off the conversation, and the heads of the three in the waiting room turned to one side at the same time.

A creepy and terrifying sensation that stimulates the whole body even from a very long distance, even at the tip of the capital city.

The saintess’ expression hardened, and her paladin, Magella, who was waiting behind her, quickly put on her helmet, which she had taken off as a courtesy.

“Magella.”

“Yes! Holy Lady.”

The girl who was standing behind her quickly approached her and bowed her head.

“Will you move me?”

*****

There were a couple of odd things about Chloe and Rike, who couldn’t properly grasp the situation, when they asked the church to come.

Let’s dig into her back alley without avoiding Mana, who has become much more reluctant than before.

As the blood presumed to be human was wet, it spread and the scent of blood vibrated, and fragments of the body that looked like animals had eaten were seated.

As I stepped on her wall and gained great altitude, there were flying flies that caught my eye.

“That’s right. Bugs.”

Those who were alive and well among the numerous corpses were not the vagrants of the back alley.

The first thing I found by searching was a man with a small bat-like familiar.

“…Permill—-!!”

Pugak!

Casting black magic, I broke the head that was about to make a fool of myself with a fist wrapped in Gleipnir, and confirmed the body.

When I opened the parchment in my bosom, something was recorded by listing numbers that seemed to be hours and letters I had never seen before.

Given the circumstances, the content is predictable.

I tore up the parchment that might be used for tracking or other purposes, threw it on the floor, and finished it by rubbing it in the blood.

‘Is it a language that only they use among themselves? Even if you don’t interpret it, it’s an obvious story where you belong…’

No one other than Nema Natas would do such a thing in the Empire.

While following the ominousness that stimulates the senses, it neatly pushes out the trifles around it.

Looking at at least ten people, a small familiar that seems to have a special purpose, and high-quality parchment for various equipment, it seems that they are putting a lot of effort into it.

‘I can’t pass it over nicely.’

Woo Doo Deuk-

“Keoreu… Gup!”

After stepping on the fallen warlock’s cage and kicking him in the head, killing him instantly.

I close my eyes in the alley and focus on the search again.

‘There is no more.’

I don’t know if he doesn’t take it or not, but I did my best to do what I could.

The church would take care of the nasty undead creeping up in the back alleys.

Free service for unknown imperials or outcasts? I hate that kind of thing.

Chloe was almost hurt, and if any of my girls could be a target, I’ll have to dig out the filthy buds quickly so I can stretch out and go to sleep.

If it’s that kind of opponent, it’s comfortable to go out directly.

“I’ll clean it up now~ Stay still.”

Chareuk-!

He took out two bottles of holy water and wiped Gleipnir and his fists, which were wet with the blood of warlocks, clean.

Now there is only one target left.

In that short time, there was only one demon that became stronger than it was at the beginning.

As if he had no intention of running away like before, he is strongly exuding the momentum to come in through the jaws of the tiger.

Stepping on his wall, he jumped up, checked his surroundings one last time, and jumped toward his target.

Bang!

“Hey you motherfucker.”

…
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“Shut up!! Run away… Run away…! There is no shame!!”

-■.

The sword protruding from the floor after hearing the chant looks rough, but I feel that it is not an ordinary item.

“Okay. Let’s try.”

A guy who gets excited about something that wasn’t said with the purpose of provocation.

His calm and demonic personality at first disappeared as he grew up, and he resembled ‘that guy’ when he was human.

‘Performance··? Self-destruction? Doesn’t it mean anything?’

Just in case you don’t know.

Tududuk-

Showing off his muscles, the demon pushed his foot away from holding the sword, while striking him in the chest with his dragon horn, opening the distance.

Tsuuk-!

The dark flesh split messily, then the worm-like flesh entwined and quickly healed as if turning back time.

‘…Well, that must be it!’

I expected it, so I corrected my posture for the next one.

Ignoring the kick and pulling the greatsword out of the ground, the exposed blade seemed longer than my height.

“Graaa!!”

Catch the sword striking with a roar and pour mana into Gleipnir.

[ White Flame ]

As I blocked the falling sword as if condemning it with a chain rising from white flames, my foot broke the stone floor and dug into it.

Wow-!!

Whether it’s because he couldn’t use it or because he didn’t like it, he didn’t have talent like Aura, but his pure strength was amazing.

The weight of the chains around his arms seemed to tear his muscles.

‘It’s heavy.’

What is satisfactory is Gleipnir, which cannot be cut even with this level of destructive power.

The devil’s greatsword was so large that it was unbelievably fast.

Booung-

He jumped over the greatsword that was swinging along with the strong wind like a skipping rope, and continued the complicated manipulation of throwing and pulling the chain.

Charleuk! Pajak!

The wounds inflicted by Gleipnir were not deep, but in a short moment they traversed the demon’s gigantic body as if drawing a picture.

Gleipnir’s blow, which contained flames, not an aura, did not cut off the demon’s hard and gigantic body.

The white salt remaining after drawing the line moved to the unclean flesh and burrowed into the dark muscles, melting them like paper.

“Muaa-!!!”

Charreuk!

He grabbed the chain he had pulled back with his shoulder and punched his abdomen, where his gaze was just touching.

“Oh…!”

Good timing to bend your back in pain, even if your fists are so digging that you can’t see your elbows.

Pulling out the fist that was buried in the muscle, he took a step back.

[ First Form – Rakshasa (羅刹) ]

Along with the mask he hadn’t worn in a long time, Mana spat out a familiar sword.

White flames and Rakshasa swords whose output has increased dramatically.

At the same time, did the devil properly feel the crisis of the red light coming into his instincts?

Reversal left behind a late greatsword and sacrificed his thick arms to block a slash with flames.

Cheak-

“Ugh…··!! You were hiding your power-!!”

“Is it because you’re sick? It seems your intelligence and language are deteriorating?”

A seasoned judge of his size who abandoned two forearms to save his eyeballs and head from an attack he thought would go deep.

I laughed, but inwardly I admired it.

Then, using magic to prevent subsequent attacks, it shows a quick evasion by flying like a bird into the air.

The speed of improvisation was like that of a mercenary who had been on the battlefield for years.

“Are you good at it?”

He carries a great sword and wields it, but as expected, this guy can’t use an aura.

A typical wizard who is actually different from his appearance even though he is parasitized using the body of a knight.

His true self seems to be showing off now.

The demon who had not yet regenerated his arms with white flames that were making a crackling sound.

I started casting black magic that I knew from the knowledge of the game while flicking my long tongue.

– O sinful darkness. Please engrave the name of the author with fire in the deep and dark cave.
– I’m’s torch.

A chant that can be heard clearly, expressing a clear will beyond the devil’s language.

Jiing-

All of the black magic that had been installed to hide their presence and uncleanness was twisted by the swirling mana.

Jin was carved into the land of evil thoughts, and the ground turned upside down.

Tuquaaang!!!