Chapter 61 Gather your warriors (3)
3.
The saintess of Eloden arrived earlier than expected.
At the appearance of Laurea Lo Charpel, Ulan and the others all shouted in surprise.
“Laurea?!”
“Why are you here… … .”
“Well, we were supposed to meet here.”
Unlike the rest of the group, who clearly looked embarrassed, Laurea shrugged her shoulders as if asking something so obvious.
“Now, if you enjoyed it enough, please leave quickly. “Because I’m not the only one.”
After answering, she pointed behind her.
A place where sand dunes rise. I could see dozens of people approaching from beyond.
The Holy Knights and Priests of Eloden. And it was Ian, another warrior. Meanwhile, Ibella and Delia’s reactions were different from Laurea’s expectations.
“Well, so what?”
“… … yes?”
“I’m completely fine?”
“that’s right. Even if you see it, it doesn’t really matter.”
The two girls hug Ulan’s arms tightly, ignoring the words telling them to leave. The moment Laurea twitched her eyebrows at this sight.
Hehehe! Pow!
Along with the strong wind that suddenly blew, strong wind pressure exploded.
“Wow!”
“Go, suddenly, what?”
Due to this phenomenon, Ibella and Delia had no choice but to let go of Ulan’s arms. This is because strong wind pressure pushed the two girls away.
And that moment.
The figure who followed Laurea into the camp took off his hood. Then, pure white hair poured out.
“… … No, I care.”
Bright red eyes like a rabbit.
The girl with a blunt expression was none other than Perticia.
Meanwhile, Perticia, who used the wind spirit to throw Ibella and Delia away from Ulan, immediately shouted with a sullen face.
“Wow, I guess you all took advantage of my absence and had a sweet time with Ulan, right?! So now it’s my turn!”
After creating an intangible wall with strong winds, Perticia jumped into Ulan. Then the two girls’ faces hardened when they saw this.
This is because, unlike Ibella and Delia, who each occupied the left and right arms, they just openly climbed on top of Ulan’s body.
“you… … !”
“Get away from Ulan, now!”
A touch that cannot even be compared to simply hugging one’s arms. In response, the two pulled out their swords and staffs without any hesitation.
To break down the intangible wall created by Perticia and keep her away from Ulan.
It was a time when there was a lot of chaos.
Noah slowly widened his distance from where the three girls were and then looked back at Laurea.
With an expression that has many things to ask.
“How did you arrive already?”
I think the letter said it would take about three days.
Also, if you simply think about the route Laurea took to get here, it would have taken two or three days. Laurea answered Noah’s question with a bright smile.
“I thought that would be the case when I sent the letter, but the rangers of the Principality of Arpen are more flexible than I thought.”
The reason why Laurea was able to come early.
This was largely helped by the rangers of the Principality of Arpen and the princess ‘Rudine Arpen’.
Thanks to this, the saint’s party entered the Principality of Arpen without any additional procedures, and were able to shorten the time by using the mountain path used by the rangers.
“If you go around the eastern jungle without passing through the Principality of Arpen, it would take about three days, but this is a different story.”
It is said that in the Principality of Arpen there is a road leading directly to the desert. So, we arrived at the meeting place in much shorter time.
After all the doubts were resolved.
Laurea looked much brighter.
“Anyway, it’s been a while, everyone.”
It was with a smiling face.
However, Noah and Sven were the only ones who responded to her greeting.
Except for the two, the other three girls were in the midst of a struggle to take Ulan’s side at this very moment.
“Then I guess I can’t just sit still.”
Right after I finished saying something meaningful.
She immediately hit the ground and boldly entered the Ulan struggle. She was with a divine spell of light that illuminated the darkness of the camp.
“… … !?”
“Ugh! Nu, it’s dazzling!”
While the sudden burst of light colored everyone’s eyes, Laurea quickly tried to get into Ulan’s sleeping bag.
Although this was a good attempt, she did not achieve her desired goal.
“Hehe, I expected this much?!”
Unlike Ibella and Delia, Perticia had already closed her eyes.
Afterwards, the battle for Ulan resumed again, and the night at the camp became even more noisy.
The day when all warriors gathered in one place.
The noisy night ended like that.
4.
The next morning after the night of reunion.
After completing their mission to guard Laurea, Ian, and Perticia, the Holy Knights and priests each packed their belongings and stood up.
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“Then we will return from here.”
“I hope that Eloden’s blessings will be with you in your future.”
“Everyone, pay attention! Salute to the saint!”
Finally, a brief farewell.
The Holy Knights and priests left the camp.
Now that the Ruben Empire had declared an all-out war on the Desert Church, there was a high possibility that they would get caught up in an annoying situation if they continued to remain in the desert.
I also had a mission to join Cadel Dune Shanktus, a Paladin Master active in the Kingdom of Cerne, so I headed straight to the eastern jungle.
In this way, the group became complete again.
The first thing they did after that was to introduce a new character who had never existed before, Sirpi Rudric.
“This is a guide to guide you through the desert.”
“It’s amazing. “I can’t believe they’ve already recruited local people.”
“No, this one is a little different.”
“huh? “What’s different?”
Laurea asked with a curious face.
In response, Noah revealed Sirpi’s identity.
Everything, including the fact that he came from the Desert Church and came to Arsene Academy with a certain purpose.
“… … .”
After the whole story is over.
Laurea and Ian’s faces literally became as hard as stone. This was a natural reaction.
The Holy Kingdom considered the entire Desert Church to be their archenemy, to the point of defining them as heretics.
Meanwhile, Sirpi was equally embarrassed.
‘Eh, the saintess of Eloden?!’
It was because of Laurea’s introduction.
Now that I think about it, I saw it at first glance when I was holding an exchange meeting with Eloden Academy last time.
This is because it caught my eye because of its beautiful appearance that stands out even compared to others and the powerful divine power radiating from its entire body.
‘I was a candidate for sainthood at the time.’
Because he was wearing black robes, symbolizing his apprenticeship. On the other hand, what she is wearing now is pure white holy clothes that are not stained at all.
It was truly a symbol of an official saint.
‘I heard that I was joining someone before heading to the center of the desert… … .’
I never would have guessed that it was a saint.
Sirpi trembled. At the same time, I finally understood it now.
When I was explaining precautions in the desert, the reason Ulan and his party reacted sourly even after hearing that they had to be careful about casting.
‘Because there would be no fetish in the desert that the Saint of Eloden could not purify.’
Remembering the obvious fact, Sirpi swallowed dry saliva with a nervous look on her face. Meanwhile, once everyone’s introductions were over, there was a strange tension in the hall.
Well, it has to be that way.
The Saint of Eloden, the heretic of the Desert Church, and even the successor candidate for the Church were all in one place. However, this did not last long.
“Once the introductions are over, let’s leave.”
This was because Ulan, who was carrying a large backpack, immediately turned around. Thanks to this, the awkward atmosphere disappeared, and the group resumed their movement.
Some time after that.
While the sun was rising in the sky, nothing particularly special happened.
Except that there was a large-scale attack by a demon called Sandworm along the way.
Couuuuuuuuck!
The body of a sandworm, crumpled beyond recognition, covered the hot sand.
Ulan, the person who created this scene, looked in the direction of the other colleagues and asked.
“How about there? “Are you done?”
“yes! “Everything has been resolved here.”
“This side is over too.”
Answers coming from all over the place.
After a while, the group gathered together again. Sirpi was quietly astonished to see that none of them seemed tired.
‘Wow, I thought Ulan was the only monster… … .’
Looking again, the entire group is full of monsters.
Even if Saint Deliana was like that, she never dreamed that even Ian and Sven would be strong enough to reach the level of master.
Truly overwhelming strength.
I was swallowing dry saliva once again as I looked at the group who had turned twelve sandworms into rags in just a few minutes.
“Sirpi.”
Suddenly there was a voice calling her.
It was Ulan’s voice.
“Finish the explanation you gave me earlier.”
“… … yes? Ah, yesnet!”
Before the sandworms attacked.
Sirpi was just about to bring up a story about the next candidate for the Desert Church at Noah’s request.
“Hmm! hmm! “Then I’ll explain again.”
First of all, there are a total of five successors to the Desert Church.
Among them, there were three who were closest to the cult leader. They were called Muak, Heor, and Arena, respectively.
After mentioning the three names, Sirpi began giving a detailed explanation in the order in which they were first mentioned.
“First of all, the person with the greatest potential to become the leader of the three is definitely Muak Rudrik. “He was a person who was highly respected as a warrior, and he had many followers.”
At the same time, he was the oldest.
When Sirpi left the desert, he was twenty-seven years old. And he was also the most gentle person among the three candidates.
After finishing the additional explanation, Sirpi continued the explanation of the second person mentioned.
“Next, Heor Ludrik. This person showed great talent in necromancy. “He was literally the second coming of death.”
The Second Coming of Death represents the highest level a necromancer can reach. As a wizard, he is at the same level as an archmage.
In other words, being close to this means that as a necromancer, you have reached a level similar to that of a mage.
“But he was a rather gloomy person who was more interested in studying corpses than living people.”
Did I recall some bad memory? Sir Pi suddenly shook her shoulders.
However, it was only for a moment that she regained her composure and started talking about the third and final candidate.
“Finally, Arena Ludric was a strong candidate for the cult leader, but he was less talented and had fewer followers than the two mentioned above.”
There are several reasons for this.
She was a former witch doctor who was somewhat looked down upon within the church, and above all, the Arena faction itself was quite radical.
“We have always argued that we must leave the desert and expand our influence into the eastern jungle and beyond, so we have said everything.”
It was so bad that words like this came out.
If Arena Rudric becomes the new leader of the church, war will break out immediately.
Anyway, this concludes Sirpi’s explanation of the three candidates. Then he asked back as if Delia and Noah, who were listening to the story, had been waiting.
“But, as far as we know… … .”
“I think the person who became the new leader of the Desert Church was Arena Ludric?”
“that’s right. “I heard that too.”
Sirpi nods with a stern face.
According to the information Istan El Deorg sent last time, the new leader of the Desert Church was Arena Rudric.
He is the very person who leads the radical forces that Sirpi explained at the end.
“… … So I have even more doubts. “When I left the cult, the possibility of Arena Rudric becoming the cult leader was significantly low.”
But how did you become the leader?
Sirpi closed her mouth as she felt pure curiosity welling up in her. Then this time Ulan, who had been silent, asked a question.
“So what number were you?”
“yes? What did you suddenly say… … .”
“I’m asking how close you are to the religious leader.”
According to Istan, Sirpi Rudric was also a candidate for the next leader. Sirpi hesitated to answer Ulan’s question.
“… … Do I really have to tell you?”
“I thought it would be a good idea to keep it.”
Ulan rarely backs down.
Meanwhile, when she hesitated to answer, Delia and Laurea immediately looked at Sirpi.
Mind eye and projection eye.
Faced with two pairs of eyes that could see through truth and lies, Sirpi sighed. She then seemed resigned and began to tell her story.
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