Became the Academy’s Munchkin Power Priest

56 – Heretic Questioner Gran

Familiar priests and paladins gathered at Pierce Cathedral. It was so sudden that not everyone seemed to have gathered yet.

“High Priestess, this way.”

I followed the priest’s guidance and headed to the conference room in the basement of Pierre’s Cathedral. Archbishop Arco and the high priests were sitting there, and the commander of the Holy Knights and elite Paladins were sitting on the opposite side.

“Yes, you are here. I heard that Vicilia is also affected. So what happened?”

Arco the Archbishop asked me with a worried face.

“All the warlocks in Visilia have been wiped out. We rushed here, so we couldn’t figure out the extent of the damage.”

“Yes, I had a hard time. The Pope….”

“Yes…. I heard that they attacked the Riel Temple.”

“Yes…. Are you okay?”

“Yes, it is fine. And Chloe is fine, so don’t worry too much.”

The commander of the Holy Knights, Valion, who was sitting on the other side, jumped up.

“Where is Iares now? Why doesn’t he show up?”

“Iares-nim was attacked by a warlock. Life is not affected. However, he is not in good shape and he remains at the academy. He will need a few days to recover.”

When the hero said he was injured, both the paladin and the priest in the meeting room were surprised.

“Yo, are you saying that even the hero was killed…? . Who the hell inflicted such an injury on a hero?”

“Deian, who ambush the hero, is the guy who entered school at the beginning of this semester. It is unknown whether he entered Visilia for the purpose of keeping the warriors in check from the beginning. He is no ordinary warlock.”

Balion gently closed his eyes. Hearing the news of the hero, he slumped down in his chair as if his strength was exhausted.

“Yes…. That said, life is not affected. Archbishop Arco. What are you going to do now We will attack their stronghold.”

“The enemy is right in front of you. How can you stay still with the enemy in front of you?”

“Where are they now?”

I asked.

“They dispersed after the attack on the temple. It must be an intention to disturb us. But fortunately, I found out where their base is.”

The strategy set up by the Holy Knights and the High Priest was simple. It was impossible to catch the scattered ones. I didn’t know how many of them were divided into units, and it was most efficient to attack the base by scattering in different directions.

Of course, there was the inconvenience of having to fight in their stronghold, but the warlocks wouldn’t have full physical strength either.

So the key to the strategy was to attack their stronghold as quickly as possible.

“But…. Isn’t there a possibility that we won’t be able to gather at the base?”

“Yes…. It is possible. But you’ve built a fort. Their stronghold is not a place to simply give up. At least they will defend the castle and try to hit us. I think it would be better to clear the base rather than chasing those who don’t know where they’ve been scattered.”

Arco said calmly.

As he said, raiding the base was the surest strategy. However, the problem was that the siege was always difficult, and if the fortress was strong, the church had to attack with all its might.

However, except for the base, now that their location is unknown, the church had no choice but to make an unfavorable choice.

It was best to attack as quickly as possible before they regained power.

“Summon the priests today. We will also summon the Paladins.”

Arko nodded his head.

The paladins at the temple moved quickly. The priests inside the temple were also moving fast to fight the black magicians.

“I’m sorry…. We should have saved Termeo….”

“No. How did Termeo die?”

“I heard you were captured by a guy named Moras. You said you resisted until the end so that the other priests could escape. The Pope’s sacrifice saved the saintess.”

“Was the saintess there too?”

“Yes…. Don’t worry. Because she is resting here. Go and see him.”

“No. I have a place to be heard.”

I was thinking of going to Riel’s temple first.

The situation of the temple was also checked, and there were items to be taken care of.

After hearing the explanation about where the warlocks’ stronghold was, I headed straight to Riel’s temple.

The time given to me is three days.

I had to move quickly.

I moved to the temple without stopping.

The appearance of the Riel Temple was disastrous. The appearance of the temple was enough to tell what was happening here.

The iron gate was wide open with a dent in the middle, and the inside of the temple was filled with a stinging odor.

The dirt floor was black and muddy from soaking up water and blood. There were many corpses dressed in priestly clothes, but their faces were unrecognizable because they were severely corrupted by black magic.

According to Arcoe, there was no trace of the Pope either. He said that after the eradication of warlocks, he would maintain the temple and perform funerals.

I went inside the temple. The air was thick and dark.

A fishy smell came up. There were also several dead priests inside. I couldn’t recognize their faces, so fortunately I didn’t lose my mind.

I went straight to my room. There were traces of someone tossing and turning, but the items I brought were still intact.

They were essential at this moment.

I found a finger-thick hole in the wall. After that, insert your index finger into the hole and pull it sideways.

Things I haven’t used in a long time. It was the armor I wore when I was active as the Heretic Questioner. There was also a staff beside it.

The armor was not in the form of covering the whole body with metal like the knight’s armor. The armor was a black priest’s uniform that was only on the chest and shoulders.

The reason I found the armor was not to protect myself, but to kill them. Black clothes were perfect for hunting demons. Because it doesn’t matter how much blood they spill.

The weapon was 30 kilos heavier than the staff I brought to the academy. There was a protrusion at the tip of the staff, so he could effectively hit them.

The armor and weapons were in good condition.

I didn’t have time to relax, so I changed into my armor and set off right away. I left the temple and walked in the direction of the base. Then something big jumped at me from afar.

“… hehehe, did you live around here?”

It was an ancient wolf I met during vacation. He behaved like a puppy as if he was waiting for me to come.

The wolf lowered his stance as if telling him to get on.

“You are a smart guy.”

I met a wolf by chance and was able to move quickly.

The wolf ran nonstop for half a day. The wolf was exhausted and collapsed. I stroked the wolf’s head and took out the jerky. The wolf was hungry and hurriedly swallowed the jerky without chewing.

“You are here. Those clothes….”

“Shouldn’t we judge heretics?”

“Yes, their stronghold is over there.”

The place Archbishop Arco pointed with his hand was a huge cliff. A densely grown tree obscured the view, but I could tell that there was a fort at the bottom of the cliff.

As the archbishop said, their base was not ordinary. Just the fact that it was built at the base of a huge cliff made it clear that their defenses were strong.

“You managed to stay undetected until now.”

“Yes…. It’s well hidden, and I thought it was a nobleman’s citadel.”

“When is the attack scheduled?”

“We will attack as soon as the day dawns. They always hate the light.”

“Are there no bastards on patrol?”

“There was already a patrol. I caught him as soon as the patrol came out. They should know that they are surrounded.”

“Okay.”

I decided to rest until the attack began. I couldn’t sleep properly because the black magicians raided the academy. Moreover, since I had not slept for two days and ran, I was drowsy.

Just as I closed my eyes, someone tapped my shoulder. When I opened my eyes, Chloe was there.

“Chloe, you are here…. Hmm, it’s already daytime.”

I thought I had closed my eyes, but it was already morning. Looking around, the Paladins and Priests were diligently moving.

“The attack has begun. Actually, I didn’t want to wake him up, but my grandfather asked for it.”

The church’s offensive has already begun.

It’s surprising that no one woke up before the attack. Maybe it was because of the wolf I slept on.

“Okay. We will move quickly.”

I grabbed my staff and headed for their stronghold. As we got closer to the citadel, we heard shouts of waaa.

When I saw their stronghold, I could feel that the siege had begun. The black magician’s black arrows flew in the air, and on the contrary, the church fired arrows of light.

The Paladins were breaking down the gates, but the Warlock’s resistance was strong and it didn’t look easy.

The paladins climbed the wall without ladders, but fell by the magic of the warlock.

Hmm….

I couldn’t help but watch.

I sped up slowly.

“That, Grand-nim, where are you going!”

“I will open the castle gate.”

I accelerated and ran toward the wall. He threw his staff at the wall.

Quaaagh!

The staff was stuck in the wall. After jumping high, I stepped on the stick embedded in the wall and jumped again.

After that, we landed on top of the castle wall.

“… Yes?”

The warlocks on the wall stared blankly at my face as if they hadn’t grasped the situation yet.

“You are subject to summary execution. Be still.”