chapter 73
73 – Peace and Upheaval (4)
The town of Chelmbard.
From the riot of the dead to Quilière’s speech, and the visit of the crown prince. After a number of important incidents passed and it was quiet for a while, another great uproar arrived, as if it was really bad luck.
─The minions of disaster that they hate have come!
An attack by evil spirits.
It was an emergency that could not be compared to anything in terms of severity.
Kii Iik——!
“Sah, save me! God please…”
Disgusting groaning and air-shattering punctuation sounds.
And prayers for salvation resounded incessantly throughout the heavens and earth.
The gale, which had already escaped the control of the disaster, was something that even the kingdom could not escape.
“Captain! This way!”
“What kind of commotion is this!”
The Brilliance Knights and Priest Corps, led by Targal, were mobilized.
The mighty temple forces resisted the attack of the unclean.
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In the midst of a bloody battle between monsters wearing various skins and knights, a god in the form of a spider moved to the center of the city.
It was the place where the Daeshinjeon was located.
“The monster is heading to the Great War!”
“We have to stop it somehow!”
Nearby priests rushed in, pouring magic and creating a divine shield.
However, it was not enough.
The Spider God evaded the attack with his unique mobility and broke the defense.
“······Oh!”
The strength that surpasses hemp water has brought agitation in the hall. A challenge beyond imagination.
It was the moment when the approaching spider god revealed its fangs.
─A beam of light shot out.
Kieheek——!
The clear light pierced the monster’s body in a straight line, and a grotesque scream rang out immediately after.
People who were very nervous were surprised.
It was a power that overwhelms ordinary priests, and it was divine power.
There was no need to find the epicenter, a harsh voice pierced my ears.
“Everyone assist me!”
Dressed in fancy clothes, she was Lucia, the head priest. She
She came to participate in the challenge ceremony, but she stayed in the Holy Land without returning yet.
There was a situation where I couldn’t move my feet easily because it was a place where I met a supreme being.
“Miss Lucia!”
“Okay!”
The priests, who knew her reputation, agreed with admiration. The warriors of the kingdom fought like that.
With Lucia, who was skilled in battle, as the center of gravity, she formed her line and developed her skillful response.
Kii-i!
Unexpected counterattack.
The angry spider god changed her strategy and made full use of the feature.
Blood flowed from the wound pierced by the beam of light, but he didn’t care.
“The monster is coming this way!”
A combination of outstanding maneuverability and complex terrain.
Although Lucia has slain many monsters, this was the first time she was as clever and powerful as this.
The spider god, who flashed from her east to west, swooped down on her within seconds.
“Ah…!”
Missing the position for a moment was a failure.
It was at that time that she involuntarily closed her eyes as she watched the shadows rushing over her.
“It’s dangerous!”
Hearing voices for the first time.
Then, a rapier dug into the corner of my field of vision. The blade mercilessly pierced the abdomen of the rushing spider.
Pushuk-!
Khehehehe——!
The spider god contorted her whole body in terrible agony.
Didn’t you know that you were going to get hit while you enjoyed aiming for an opening?
Anyway, the struggling monster was revealing a loophole in the world.
“Now!”
The concentrated attack of the priests with shining eyes began.
Lucia let out her exhaled breath and looked back at the person who had saved her.
“Thank you for your help.”
“You’re welcome… Oops.”
The woman with impressive braided brown hair was wearing leather armor.
She frowned as she looked at her clothes and the liquid splattered on her rapier.
“Ugh, I’ve got all the juices… This won’t lose, so what should I do…”
Overall, a character who appears to be an adventurer.
Gilded adventurer Cigna muttered with a frowning expression.
“What is this all about… It seems that Mr. Nell and Mr. Quilly have also left… And they have come all the way to Chelmsford.”
Aww-
A sullen sigh escaped her mouth.
***
Even the periphery of the continent could not escape the aftermath of the natural disaster.
Glenver, a city near the Ice Mountains.
Twisted monsters ran amok and ravaged the city.
Krurruru——!
The monster’s mouth making a grotesque mockery, its forelimbs cutting sharply, and its massive size crushing the ground were all fatal factors.
This was especially true for the powerless.
“······What is this.”
On the other side of the outskirts.
Duwade, who had come to gather information at Quilière’s order······, felt perplexed.
Literally, it was an unexpected situation.
“What happened… What happened in one morning?”
It is a city that was full of laughter just a short while ago. But now she was immersed in grief and despair.
It was natural.
The power of this small town was too weak to deal with a monster of a different level.
“Kyaaagh!”
Kihehehe——!
The mantis-like monsters scattered pain and screams in a frenzy.
Former paladins felt anger instead of fear.
“It’s full of demonic energy.”
Also, vigor and resentment are rampant.
He immediately realized the culprit behind the disaster.
“······It is the work of a cursed calamity.”
There was no other suspect other than that mass of negativity. I noticed, it shouldn’t be like this.
A Crusader with a crumpled face jumped at a god who was aiming for a child.
At the same time, a vast amount of divine power is released.
Pooh-!
A strengthened body and holy power wrapped around a mace. Tremendous brute force contorted the monster’s abdomen.
Khehehehe——!
The mantis ghost vomited out a cry of pain and attacked the Crusader at random.
However, Duwade, who had reached the stage, managed to counter without being hit by a blind attack.
Krureuk—!
After a brief confrontation.
The monster that had been beaten glared at him and backed away. The Crusader did not pursue.
“Thank you for your help!”
“No. I just did the obvious.”
I didn’t even look at the child, I swung it in all directions.
The situation was hopeless.
Although vigilantes were dispatched, the level was only suitable for a small town. The odds are thin.
“This is embarrassing. How can I do this…”
I can’t leave it like this.
However, it was impossible to deal with those gods alone, even if it was a Duwede.
─That was the moment.
A woman came to mind.
“······· Ah.”
If it is him.
If it was the merciful and generous Quilière, what would he do after seeing this mire?
There was no way he could just ignore the despair that had come to pay the royalties.
“Oh, Mr. Quilière! Could you have foreseen this situation…!”
Did you order me to investigate?
Once the idea came to mind, it was infinitely plausible.
It didn’t matter if it wasn’t, of course. I had to report what I had investigated anyway.
Looking at the street engulfed in smoke, Duwade said as if he was determined.
“Wait a minute.”
After a brief recitation, tadadak─
I immediately ran towards the snowfield.
·······.
······A few days after Duwade left.
I visited a restaurant to eat dessert after a long time. Approaching the distribution center where the items are displayed, pondering for a while,
“Hmm… Shall we do this?”
We sat in one seat after choosing a drink and a budberry sherbet. After staring at the food on the table, I picked up a spoon.
Then I heard a whistle.
Whii~ Whii~
She was Nell, who pursed her lips in a good mood.
The moment she passed her hallway and turned her head, her eyes met.
“Uh.”
The lively legs stop.
She looked around the restaurant and asked me.
“What do you want to eat?”
“Yes. It’s been a while.”
“Aha…”
A small exclamation flowed as if he understood.
Nel rolled her eyes and slipped inside her.
“Then me too.”
Her pick was a strawberry cake and a drink like mine. Nel, holding a tableware, naturally sat down next to me.
“It sounds delicious, right?”
“Yes. Try it.”
The conversation was also natural, perhaps thanks to the intimacy they had built up over the years.
Contrary to my thoughts, she followed her to the snowfield, but she seems to have adapted well, so she is happy inside.
It was the moment when she smiled and took a bite of her cake, and I picked up the spoon again.
“Oh.”
I heard a voice.
It was a familiar voice.
It was Mishra standing in the hallway and looking this way.
“What are you two doing… Sitting together?”
“·······.”
Blinking questions.
Nel opened her mouth on my behalf.
“You can’t see it? You’re eating.”
“A meal?”
“Yes. It’s more like a dessert than a meal, though.”
Unlike before, it was a rough tone.
It seemed that he was still maintaining a close relationship with Mishra.
Mi Shura, who had been standing at a distance, sneaked inside her like Nell.
“······The original woman is also hungry.”
“What? You’re the Dragon King. You always say that you’ve transcended imperfect desires like appetite.”
“It’s noisy. What can I do about a physiological phenomenon?”
She sat to my right, holding a skewer of rice cakes, meat and vegetables, and a drink identical to mine.
Suddenly, both sides were filled.
I came here to have a light dessert.
“·······.”
Well, it doesn’t matter.
She reached out her spoon and brought her sherbet to her mouth.
However, it seems that today was not the day.
Just before eating, this time heavy footsteps pierced her ears.
“It’s annoying. Having to eat three meals a day.”
“That… Can’t be helped! I’m not a superman like you!”
A low, bleak tone and a high, lively voice.
The masters of this unbalanced combination were, of course, Chandra Pale and Paley.
“And growing girls need to eat a lot! I’m not weird— huh?”
Suddenly, they look back and stop.
It was a familiar flow.
The black knight said with a knife-like gaze.
“Did everyone gather here?”
“······Uh, sisters. Hello!”
Paley waving flutteringly.
I responded with a wink and looked at the black knight.
“Are you also a restaurant?”
“Yes. The human body is uncomfortable.”
“So. Do what you like.”
It was a short conversation, nothing unusual.
But for some reason, Paley looked at the two of us with a restless face.
“······· Huh?”
I tilted my head, but soon realized.
You must be very hungry.
Soon they naturally joined in and sat nearby.
“Hey. Communication disorder… No, Chandra? Chan? What do you eat?”
“I don’t eat. I hate unnecessary things.”
“Huh.”
Within a short time, a moderately bustling environment was created, even if it was not noisy.
I look at the chattering guys dumbfounded and think.
“······Somehow they all gathered together.”
It’s still before I open the spoon once.
Actually, it wasn’t perfect. Due to my request, Duway is out.
I’m rather fortunate.
It’s going to get really noisy with him.
Anyway, no one else came.
Take sherbet in your mouth with peace of mind─
Kung! Bang! Coudangtang—!
“·······.”
I couldn’t take it.
The wisdom of the ancestors, and the saying that even a tiger will come if you speak, was indeed true.
If you put on the armor and run through the corridors, you’ll probably hear something like this.
Soon a crusader appeared across the corridor.
“Mr. Quilière!”
There was no confusion or perplexity in that voice, but there was a certain sense of urgency.
If it was none other than Duway’s reaction, we shouldn’t have ignored it.
I had no choice but to put the spoon down.
It’s really hard to eat sherbet once.
“What’s up?”
I asked him first as he hurriedly ran.
The Crusader bowed deeply and began to report.
“I visited Glenver to investigate the information as per the command. But now, that place has turned into an abyss-“
“… What?”
I had some guesses about what kind of nonsense that was…
I straightened up and listened.
“Keep talking.”
“Yes!”
Dew Wade quenched his throat and continued.
“Monsters that look like demons have invaded the city. It is impossible to defend against the strength of the citizens’ vigilantes.”
“More details.”
“Yes. The bigger problem is that this incident happened simultaneously across the continent, not just in Glenver.”
A series of shocks.
As his words continued, the hall sank into silence.
“······!”
Nell’s complexion darkened, and Mishra frowned at her. Paley, engulfed in fear, contrasted with Chandrafale, the only carefree expression on her face.
Meanwhile, I was quite surprised.
“······That’s what he did.”
Black Calamity Mahabharata.
I knew he was aiming for the obelsk, but I never thought he would use such an extreme move.
In the end, it seems that he succeeded in obtaining divine power.
It was a bad development.
“Hmm…”
The agony came, but of course it didn’t show on the outside at all.
She regained her composure soon after that familiar coolness affected her inside as well.
Continued explanations of Duway.
I guessed the identity of the monsters who invaded Glenver.
It’s probably a miscellaneous god.
“·······That’s how it happened.”
“So, the catastrophic invasion of the continent is taking place in all areas without mercy?”
“Yes, it is.”
Eventually, his report was over.
I don’t know what the number of miscreants are, but it won’t be that many.
The problem is not the number, but the strength of the guys.
“It’s an urgent matter. I don’t know much about other areas, but Glenver won’t last long.”
If left as it is, as Duwade feared, the small town would perish in less than three days.
In the old days, even the city-state of Eustia, who was much more mature than Glanver, hadn’t been taken over by a snake god.
Of course, since there are so many of them, they probably won’t have as much divine power as the snake god.
I closed my eyes and pondered.
“… That’s right.”
The time has come.
The final boss, Mahabharata.
There was no way to touch him right now, so I left him alone and watched the progress.
If it came out like this, I had to be serious too.
In a word, it was time to move.
“All ready.”
You have to pick up what you have and throw the odds.
When I opened my eyes, everyone’s attention was on me.
“Yes?”
“To the Continent… I’m going to Glanver for now. I can’t let any more disasters happen.”
It was a task that I, the player, had to complete anyway. Because the world can’t defeat him on its own.
“······!”
Everyone’s pupils shook like ripples.
Armed with my signature cold eyes and cool tone, I chanted.
“Of course you don’t have to follow me. It’s dangerous.”
“Quillière—”
“However, if you do not follow me, that is, it is no different from sleeping separately…”
Finally, a wedge was driven in.
“Get out of here now.”