144 – Ancient Forest (4)

Pelacan coughed. There was blood mixed in the saliva that flowed out.

Something happened. But I don’t know what exactly happened. My ears were numb. His vision was blurry, and his body was powerless.

He tried to move. But he couldn’t move. Something was holding his foot.

Pelacan saw a support pole from a collapsed building covering his right foot in a haze of dust. He struggled, but didn’t fall out. He didn’t even flinch.

After using dragons for a while, Pelican eventually gave up. He looked for help and raised his voice.

“Who…”

The pelican stopped him. The word for help got stuck in his throat and didn’t come out.

Some of the dust has cleared. The corrected vision began to show the things I couldn’t see until then.

The corpse.

Adults who bleed.

“Uh…Wow!!”

Pelican vomited everything inside. It’s a corpse There are corpses everywhere you look.

The empty stable, which I sometimes heard of, had collapsed, and the corpse of an adult, torn in half, was hanging over it. The head of the friend I was talking with a moment ago was broken and rolled on the ground.

Brainwater that flows down mixed with soil. Pelican trembled. His head wasn’t spinning, and he couldn’t think.

“Um…”

Crying is the only option.

“Mom…Mom…”

Sobbing was accompanied by sound. It flew through the dust and reached the ears of its black hooves.

An angry hoof scratched the ground. Destruction and impulse. The black hooves that had seen blood once again began to trample the ruined village.

The ground shook again. Pelican noticed a shadow cast in front of his eyes.

“Um…”

The pelican trembled. Her uncontrollable limbs scratched the ground.

She raised her head. A harsh whistling whistle.

The black cow in front of her scratched the ground with its hoof. The horns, which seemed certain to be aimed at, glistened in the sunlight.

“Ah… Ah…”

Death.

All Pelican could do was close her eyes tightly. A shiver that did not even scream ate away at the pelican.

The distance narrows in an instant. The hooves pounding the ground roared wildly.

A wild charge that once trampled a village.

“Yeah. It’s big.”

However, that rough breath did not reach the pelican.

A spark rose. The dust that settled in the atmosphere was lifted in an instant.

The pelican opened her eyes wide. A doll (人形) stood in her way. Terrible soot that cuts the heated air in half.

The atmosphere has become hot. The dry lips of the pelican naturally parted.

A man like a blazing fire.

A tall man fell from the sky and stomped his feet.

The black hoof split in half.

Chaw ah!

Blood and flesh bursting. Scattered viscera collided with the pelican. The pelican coughed at the amount of flesh so much that it was so far away in front of her eyes that she vomited her blood that entered her nose.

“It would be nice if there were a lot of edible parts… It might be a bit hard because it’s a mass of muscle.”

The pelican blinked at her muttering words. She barely scratched her dry, stinging voice.

“Who, who…”

“Ah.”

The man glanced back. A handsome man with a handsome appearance.

He was cool even when he smiled, and leaned his greatsword on his shoulder.

“A member of the Church of Ra, came from the scorched ashes.”

After that, the screams of countless black hooves began to echo. A swarm of monsters that swept through a village were swept away in an instant.

Blood bursting and flesh floating in the sky.

“You can rest assured now. Everything according to Ra’s will.”

The pelican closed its eyes. The back image of the knight that had been floating around in her mind had long since disappeared.

The man in front of her took her place.

Me too…If only I could…

A person like that…

. . .

The situation was settled in an instant. Elite of elites. Since it was a party with the lowest power level of the Heretic Questioner, even the beast of a cow could not stand in their way.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted it.”

The rock turned the window round and round. As if he really liked the long spear he had taken out of the treasure house, he wiped the spear blade.

“It is a good window.”

“Well, it’s worth writing.”

It was the same with Balkan. He laughed as if he liked the magic sword with brain energy flowing down.

It was the same with Tsubaki and Eve. He really liked the half-gloves that help the circulation of magic and the magic barrier that protects his body in case of emergency.

“Exploding just got easier!”

“I didn’t have enough means to protect myself…that’s good. Teacher.”

I didn’t give anything to Amar. She soon realizes that her body is a weapon itself.

Besides that, since he never tried to get away from me for a second, I didn’t have to give him anything.

“Zahad. Did I do well?”

A greatsword of fire follows behind an innocent face. Numerous weapons with automatic flight.

The real ones combed from fantasy swept the remaining black hooves.

Quaaa!!!

The occasional explosion is a bonus. Flames, ice, and scorched beasts crawled across the floor.

Walking itself is the devil of a natural disaster. Even if the mana wasn’t the same as before, it was threatening enough. Estimated level 80… I guess. It would be suitable for genocide.

“Good job.”

“Ehehehe.”

It rubs its body like a puppy. As if Maya couldn’t lose either, she threw the remaining corpses into the shadows.

“Maya cleans up.”

“No! Wait! Leave a few!”

“Why?”

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“To see if I can eat it.”

“Impossible.”

Camilla cut it off.

“My dear. Witch Beasts are not edible. Do things with magic power taste very bad when they die?”

“But with my cooking skills, it might be possible.”

“Eat and die.”

Arpina, who couldn’t do anything, lay limp until the battle was over.

“There is nothing I can do…”

The slack tone was very depressing. I put Arpina on her side.

“Now, Zahard?”

“Do you write when the voice of the church becomes like that? Ruler. You have the power to find everything later anyway, right? Don’t be shy, say hello with me.”

“Is it still…?”

”Of course. Anyway, I’m going to follow Your Highness. What.”

“Ahhh…Don’t say that…”

After roughly spraying the remaining healing spells, the villagers prostrated themselves toward us.

“Oops! Priest!”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

“Thanks to you, I saved my life! How can I get this grace…”

I smiled brightly.

“hahahaha. Is there any grace? It just stood out and helped. Isn’t this also the meaning of Ra?”

” Wow. Awesome.”

“The man with two faces…”

Leaving the whispering party alone, I walked in line with the village chief.

The surroundings were a mess. Although they said they had dealt with all the monsters, the lost things did not come back.

Arpina was in tears. She collected the dead, she prayed with her hands together in front of her pile of shichet.

“I hope everyone… Return to Ra’s arms…”

There is no holy power. But the look itself is sacred. Although her figure was deeply hidden in her robes, there was an atmosphere that attracted people just by her praying posture.

A person who was born to be a priest. A cardinal full of compassion.

“…God.”

“Please to those who left…”

“Mom…Mom…”

“Huh…Huhhh…”

I heard the sound of tears falling. Her sobbers prayed after her.

The village chief sighed.

“Fortunately, there are many more survivors… But what to do afterwards…”

Wow.

I saved you, so why don’t you give me the bundle?

“Ra will take care of you.”

“Need a practical solution…”

“If you follow his teachings, everything will work out.”

“Crops trampled on… Damage to buildings is enormous…”

“Everything according to Ra’s will.”

Who do you see as a hogu? I saw the food warehouse in good condition.

The village chief nodded heavily as he hinted to see if he could get something.

“We will… Take care of it.”

Yes. You know what to do. What do people who don’t even believe in Ra ask for?

“Seo, Holy Lady…”

Someone came running. Small child. I grabbed Alpina’s sleeve and bowed her head.

“Thank you for your help…”

“……”

Arpina met her gaze with her child. She stroked her hair carefully.

“Do you have any pain anywhere?”

“Oh, no…”

“…Where is mom?”

“Hey… Ha, but…”

Tears welled up in her child’s eyes.

“Dad…Dad…”

At the sobbing words, Arpina silently hugged her child. She glanced back at me.

“Zahard.”

The way he spoke was cold.

“Can I borrow some money?”

“…..?”

“Even those who do not believe in Ra’s existence are worth continuing her life. This child…And everyone here will slowly starve and die.”

“No, that’s…”

“I can’t leave like this. She intends to at least help her get her footing.”

Have you seen such a hogu?

“Just by saving them, we have done enough. Majesty.”

“Good intentions go round and round and eventually come back to you. I won’t ask for help. I would like to use an IOU. So lend me some money. They have to make time to fill their mouths, even if it is urgent.”

“Those guys have enough food…”

“Zahad. As a priest, it is a natural thing to do.”

Mmm.

It seemed that he didn’t know how to be afraid of money, perhaps because he only took elite courses that didn’t know the world.

“…Good. Her Highness Arpina. I’ll give you as much money as you want. You don’t have to pay me back.”

Alpina’s stiff expression widened. I took the money bag out of my pocket.

“There is but one condition.”

“…Yes?”

“I hope that Your Highness will realize something through this incident.”

She put the money bag in the child’s hand. The child who ran to Dodo gave the money bag to the chief of her village.

I didn’t even bring it to my parents first. Judging from the fact that he gave it to the village chief, that child must have been sent by the village chief.

He’s a sneaky bastard. Just looking at it, I’m going to commit something.

“Good intentions rarely always return good intentions. Majesty.”

. . .

The village chief of Paulton packed up the rest of the villagers and roughly restored the building. Even if the details were impossible, it was possible to rebuild the form.

Even though the number of villagers decreased a bit, a corner of my heart was reassured. The food stores were still there, and the fall harvest was past.

The situation has become more comfortable as the number of people has decreased to make it through the winter. In addition, I received a separate heavy money bag.

People who would hand over this amount of money casually…

What the hell are these people doing? Could it be a saint from the Sun God who is on pilgrimage?

The village chief rubbed his hands together. The guests were treated as best they could.

“We will serve you today!”

A saintess who seems to be the leader of the group.

She said she was staying here for one night just in case. The village chief followed her words and served everything she could.

I poured wine from unbroken oak barrels and prepared food right away. The villagers protested, asking why they had to go so far, but the village chief rebuked them.

“You fools! Just think that if you treat them harder, you can get even a penny more!”

If you report the damage to the empire, some amount of support will also come out. Considering that and the current income, it was as if I had accumulated enough money to safely spend not only this winter but also the next winter.

The village chief moved diligently. Seeing the appearance of the saintess and company, she slapped the stiff village youths in the back of the head.

“Don’t move fast?!”

“Ha, but…”

The young men gulped down.

“Wow… Look at the sucker… It kills…”

“See over there? That person? Damn… So f*cking pretty…”

“It’s an outfit I’ve never seen before…Is something like that popular in the capital these days…?”

“I really want to f*cking eat…”

“These bastards!”

It was only after the village chief threatened that the youths of the village began to move. A grand dinner unlike the night a person died.

After barely finishing dinner, the village chief sighed. He glared at the dark night sky and lit a cigarette in his mouth.

“…Nimi.”

Apart from the gains that could be obtained, the taste was bitter. The death of a person is an event that cannot be easily overlooked.

The village chief who lit the fire inhaled the smoke deeply.

“Chief.”

“……”

The village chief glanced back. Someone emerged from the shadows.

The lower end of the thieves who protects the village instead of giving money periodically.

The village chief’s expression distorted on the face he had seen so often.

“The village is a mess. I express my condolences.”

“…Did you see?”

“Isn’t that obvious? It’s a mess, but I can’t help but watch it. By the way… What do you plan to do with the repayment?”

“Come back next time. I’ll give it to you then.”

“No. No. Isn’t there a set deadline? I want to get it now Plus, there are guys who are too attractive to just pass by.”

“…Didn’t you see them fight?”

“I saw it. But don’t people who are soaked in drugs often lose their strength?”

The man snapped his hand. People who appeared in the shadows threw a chest.

“There is medicine in it. Get drunk and eat. I will sleep through the day.”

“…Are you going to kill them all?”

“Am I a good person now? They are like gold and silver treasures. I saw that he was handed a huge amount of money during the day. Just looking at it… It looked like more than 10 million talents. Huh? Let’s divide by 8:2. I won’t receive this payment, nor will I receive it until next month. Isn’t that a good deal?”

“……”

The village chief opened the chest. I checked the contents inside.

“How effective is the drug…?”

“A beast is so terrifying that even a single drop of it puts him to sleep. He will have nothing to worry about.”

“…..”

The village chief slammed the lid on. He pondered for a while, and finally nodded his head.

The risk was great. But even so, there is much more to be gained.

Didn’t he experience it during his days as a mercenary?

Even the strongest people can’t use their strength in front of poison and medicine.

“…Good.”

It is true that I received grace. But the opportunity to make a fortune was right in front of me.

Wasn’t it visible on the male priest’s body? That there are pockets that deal with subspace.

What’s in it must be far greater than the money bag he received.

And then…

The village chief glanced back. Inside a noisy building. The faces of the women who could be seen slightly were all beautiful.

Faces that I wonder if I can meet once in a lifetime.

It’s a pity to just send it.

“As it is…”

The village chief openly revealed his greed.

“It wouldn’t be bad to play a round.”

“Now I can talk a little bit.”

“I’ll gather some people. Will that work?”

“How much is the ulterior motive?”

“I will persuade the village youth.”

The village chief stood up.

“If you let them know that they can attack the women who have been subdued with gold and silver treasures… Most, if not all, will participate. If there are multiple windows in the situation, the risk can also be reduced. Wouldn’t that be suitable for insurance?”