How a Former Pastor Lives in Another World

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sword master

Quickly!

A unit that moves in unison as one body.

The eagle cape engraved with golden thread on the black cape meant that they were one of the most elite soldiers in the empire.

The golden eagle, a symbol of fear and respect, and the mithril-plated badge on the helmet are symbols of honor granted only after 10 years of loyalty and bravery are recognized in each line.

Among the soldiers, there were those with two or three rows of mithril insignia engraved on them, and they moved in unison as if they were a single organism, showing off their skill.

An elite force directly under the Sword Master.

This is a strategic unit dispatched from the Imperial Army to respond to this dungeon appearance.

In addition to them, nearly 700 troops, including 500 frontier defenders, built a camp in front of the dungeon and took up positions.

It was a faster response than the church that started quickly with a small number of elites after Saint Iris issued a summons.

“You react quickly.”

“The Saint of Eclipse has been making noise at the border, so shouldn’t we respond here as well?”

Imperial army tent. Iris stared blankly at the man in front of her.

One of the Seven Swordsmen of the Empire with the rank of duke in the Empire.

Swordsman Heinrich von Berg.

He, one of the empire’s strongest men in name and reality, looked straight at Iris and spoke.

“The dungeon is in the imperial territory.”

“According to the Continental Commons Act, the Church can be involved in all dungeons.”

“Ha! An old law enacted more than four hundred years ago!”

“It has been well maintained so far.”

Iris’ eyes flashed.

The dungeon is a legacy of ancient evil wizards. In principle, whatever it is, it must be purified in accordance with the laws of the church.

It meant burning with fire.

Heinrich narrowed his eyes and put the rights of the empire first.

“The Empire attacks first. Whether it is an ancient kingdom or a wizard, it is now the Empire’s territory.”

“The wizard we were chasing in Eclipse has hid in the dungeon. This is not a simple dungeon raid, but an Eclipse interrogation.”

Two people competing tightly.

The reasons were mutual.

However, the balance of power was not tilted to the point where one person overpowered the other.

Since the Empire experienced the humiliation of Bramarton, they have been cultivating a military force capable of confronting the Church.

Not just military power, but an absolute powerhouse of all things who can take on an army alone.

A superman who is on par with the miraculous saints of the church.

If the Empire had sent someone other than the Sword Master, Iris would have pushed ahead with her military superiority and status.

However, the man in front of me is one of the three princes of the empire and a sword master.

He is not inferior to adults in terms of status or military power.

In an empire that reveres martial arts, sword masters are valued more highly than saints.

“······.”

“······.”

The war of nerves and negotiations between the two continued for a while.

***

“We each decided to live separately.”

The group’s reaction to Ray’s words was that they had expected it.

“I guessed that they wouldn’t give in to each other. Is there anything else?”

“I’m called the party leader in name as well, but there’s nothing special about it. Well, I have to do as I’m told.”

To conquer this dungeon, the Solarion Church dispatched twelve parties of five people.

Except for the two reserve units, all were veteran high-level priests and paladins.

No matter how much attention Ray gets, he is still a rookie in the end. I don’t think Ray himself would have any say.

“Isn’t there a policy that has been decided?”

“Half of the time is to conquer the dungeon. Half of the time is to stay in the campground. Do you know why?”

Ray’s eyes turned to one side of the camp.

A person’s neck hanging widely on a pole.

Sword Master Heinrich cut off the head of the wizard who was controlling the monster and hung him.

Where the runaway wizard hid, another wizard brought monsters and attacked the subjugation team.

This suggests that there are forces trying to rescue the culprit of the Campbell incident.

“The wizards are also linking up.”

“Did they get dragged in by the guy who ran away from Campbell?”

“I guess so.”

If there are other wizards and monsters, the campsite in front of the dungeon is not a safe place.

In other words, you need to pay enough attention to the defense forces that will guard the camp.

“I think it will be dangerous if we don’t cooperate with the imperial army.”

“Do you want to cooperate? I don’t think they will like this side either.”

“I wonder what they are doing when they are fighting against demons.”

Even during Pastor Kim’s time, there were frequent complaints about territorial disputes and overreach of authority.

The fight between the first world clergy and the second world clergy was like that, and because of that, they got into a fight with Slavic thugs in Romania.

The Middle East and Africa were particularly troublesome.

When I came to catch the ghost, I had to negotiate with the warlords, and the Middle East was chasing after Allahu Akbar from the moment I set foot.

Pastor Kim’s long experience showed that the fight against the devil should not be about worldly emotions.

Humans must unite to fight against their extraordinary abilities and mighty power.

If necessary, we can join hands with the Sandnigers who chant Allahu Akbar and the Shaolin monks.

‘Shall we wait and see the situation for now?’

Whatever it is, Ray and his colleagues are rookies among rookies.

If you’re told, you have no choice but to do as you’re told.

***

On a rock wall, not far from the dungeon on the empire’s border.

A group of men and women were watching the camp.

“The Empire’s response is quick. The Sword Master is dispatching.”

The man in the robe seemed to feel frustrated.

“If this happens, wouldn’t it be impossible to break through that and rescue the ‘dark merchant’?”

Not only is the saint a bit of a headache, but there is even a sword master.

Among mankind, the monsters that are considered to be out of this world are the Sword Masters.

How many people can fight against them head-on and win?

“Of course, if I fight head-on, I’ll be killed. I don’t even have an Alpha Demonic, so I have no intention of doing a suicide special attack.”

A woman’s voice sharply refusing. What reacted sensitively to this was the old man’s voice.

“Tsk, tsk… they just want to take advantage. Young people these days.”

“Yeah, that’s not what the old man who sent out to search for his students would say.”

“Ruthless b*stard!”

The old man was enraged by the woman’s messy hair and raised his magic power.

The ‘monsters’ at the back of the group trembled as the magic power was strong enough to shake the ground.

There are a huge number of monsters around here that seem to have been gathered together. Nearly a thousand monsters were being controlled by the old man.

“Stop. This cannot be accomplished by fighting among ourselves. The ‘master’ told us to rescue the dark merchant. Don’t forget that his orders are the top priority.”

“Tsk.”

“Younggamtaeng was lucky.”

As soon as ‘Master’ was mentioned, all of the Gishen wizards shut up.

Wizards and witches are thoroughly individualists.

Wicked people who can sacrifice thousands or tens of thousands of lives for their own desires and to receive magic power from the devil they have contracted with.

There are people who put aside their pride just by mentioning them.

“Our goals are two. The first is to rescue the undercover merchant. The second is…”

“I know, I know. I’m asking you to find out if that saint is the one who brought down the great and great ‘Fallen Morning Star.’”

The fallen morning star.

Even among wizards who are the devil’s contractors, the existence of the Morning Star is absolute.

There are only 12 of them, and the mere appearance of that contract engulfs the world in flames.

Not long ago, Capricorn, one of the twelve morning stars that was preparing to descend in the northern part of the Kingdom of Albion, disappeared.

Even if one is exorcised or his body dies, the immortal being who will eventually return to the demon world has literally disappeared.

The wizard’s agents were dispatched to the north to find out, but the person there was Iris, the Holy Virgin of Radiance.

Iris and the heresy inquisitors directly killed the wizards who approached them without sparing a single one.

Normally, they would have taken him to a heresy inquisition, but they literally killed him outright.

As if trying to control information.

“Did the Saint of Radiance have that kind of power? I heard that crazy b*tch only recently became a Saint, but she’s never shown that kind of power before.”

“I don’t know. Unlike magic, their miraculous powers are arbitrary.”

Three wizards were dispatched to find out.

If you include the disciples, there were dozens of people who could use spells.

“The problem is that and that. Swordsmanship is completely a variable.”

Even they had no idea that the empire would respond so quickly.

Even more so, a sword master? That monster is an out-of-this-world monster that explodes and kills hundreds of goblins just by emitting aura around it.

“First, collect monsters and bide your time. You should prepare better quality monsters than goblins.”

“What if the dungeon is conquered in the meantime? The saintess and the sword master. Even if they bicker with each other, most of the dungeons will be ruined just by individual play, right?”

“If that’s your problem, there’s no problem.”

The witch tilted her head at the wizard’s words.

“Because a saint and a sword master won’t be able to conquer that dungeon.”

***

The attack force of the Church and the Empire entered the dungeon at the same time.

Although they stood at the same starting line, they acted as if there was an invisible wall between them.

“There is no need to worry about the Empire. We attack the dungeon on our own.”

“We will conquer the dungeon before the Gyogu b*stards. We have swordsmen!”

Saint Iris and Sword Master Heinrich.

The attack team, accompanied by two superpowers, was confident.

The world’s strongest people, located at the pinnacle of humanity. He is a saint and a sword master.

If there is a power comparable to these, it would be the so-called Archmage among evil wizards or the Descended Demon.

Although you may clash with a religious nation or empire over issues of loot or strategy priorities, there is absolutely no idea that you cannot clear the dungeon.

There was no choice but to be there.

“W-what is that…”

“Why… are you here?”

A crossroads in the dungeon.

How long has it been since we decided to go our separate ways?

They had no choice but to rely on the monsters… the ruins’ defense system… and above all, those who blocked their path.

“I am the Sword Master of the Empire!”

“It’s a saint! A saint is attacking us!”

Quaaa!

Aura blades and radiant light pouring down.

What the two raiding parties faced were the strongest superhumans from both camps.

“Saint! Please respond!”

“Your Excellency! We must stop the saint!”

The only one who can deal with Cheon Oecheon is Cheon Oecheon.

Iris and Heinrich had no choice but to deal with the sword master and saintess who appeared before their eyes.

Quang!

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!

And in the battle between the heavenly beings, they do not care that the ants around them are trampled.

“aaahhh!”

“Unleash the power of protection!”

“Now, the barrier will break as soon as it is deployed! Those Auror Blades can’t stop it!”

“The aftermath alone is like this…”

In the end, the engineering leaders of each camp made their decision.

“Withdraw! Withdraw!”

“Saint, we will retreat sequentially!”

The raiding party that had suppressed the dungeon had no choice but to retreat due to an unexpected enemy.

And the two sides who met at the entrance and exchanged information realized something.

“A doppelganger?”

The identity of the enemy lurking in the dungeon.

***

Doppelganger.

It is said that even the doppelganger himself does not know that he is a fake because he looks exactly like him and has the same memories and abilities.

“Is that possible? Even so, you are a saint and a sword master, right? Can someone with that much power be perfectly cloned?”

“Generally speaking, it wouldn’t be possible. An impatient copy would explode and kill the doppelganger.”

It was just as Aaron said.

There is something called ‘class’ in all living things.

It was impossible to duplicate a being far above his level without any risk.

If that were possible, the world would have been dominated by doppelgangers a long time ago.

“It’s annoying! It looks like they’re replicating themselves using the dungeon’s magical power!”

“Is something like that possible in a dungeon?”

“It’s a huge facility with an enormous amount of energy accumulated compared to a single living creature! That’s why dungeon cores are sold at whatever price you ask!”

‘Even if a person is strong, he or she cannot emit as much energy as a nuclear facility.’

It is a system that works even after a thousand years. It must have had enormous energy generation capabilities.

No matter how strong a person is, he cannot defeat a facility in which a large amount of money and technology have been invested.

“Then what happens? Even the Saint Maiden and the Sword Master can’t attack it.”

Even those extraordinaires had no choice but to retreat, but would an attack be possible?

It was Ray who answered Jenny’s question.

“It was already discussed at the party leader meeting. Rather, it was said that the stronger the party, the more difficult it is to attack.”

“The stronger you are, the harder it is to attack? Brother Ray, what does that mean?”

After the first attack failed, seasoned experts gave their opinions.

This is the conclusion they came to:

“It seems like the dungeon scans the strongest being in the party and applies it to the doppelganger. So, conversely, if you lower the threshold of the strong, the dungeon’s defense system becomes weaker as well.”

“ah···!”

If an adult or sword master is taken, it will respond by duplicating the adult and sword master.

So what if the maximum threshold is Paladin or Sword Expert?

“It seems like a worthwhile attempt.”

“As long as you are not an adult or a sword master who cannot fight, you can respond in any way.”

“That’s why we, who were supposed to do guard duty, also got an opportunity.”

Ray took out the equipment he had brought with him.

Holy armor of St. Germanicus.

Amelia’s staff.

The Eclipse Bible of St. Guy Anthony.

“This dungeon. Let’s conquer it.”