Chapter 156 – Battle of Yeongji (14)
A golden veil passed over the wagon and the townsfolk and wrapped itself around Karen.
Barrier of light.
It was a miracle that the nuns gathered and used during the undead rush that occurred in the village where the cultists had invaded.
“Your body… Is becoming more comfortable.”
“I mean.”
The barrier of light belongs to the axis with the highest expression level among miracles. As such, the effect is excellent. It restores the mind and body of those who enter the barrier, and excludes the entry of unclean things such as the undead.
The Undead, who had been running like crazy just before, collided with the golden curtain.
Would the animals who first saw the window behave like that?
No, even the expression beast is a waste. Beasts at least have curiosity.
Those undeads just saw the prey in front of them, but when they couldn’t reach it, they just got angry at the unknown translucent membrane blocking their way.
Even bumping heads, scratching with nails, punching, and even pushing in the face.
However, it had no effect on the tent.
Karen looked at it and laughed.
“You can’t use your strength in the miracle of a mere nun, not even a god. We’ve been chased by those guys. Seeing this, there is no comedy.”
There was a hint of despair in her smile.
“It is no ordinary miracle. Intermediate nuns can only be manifested when four come together, and it is a miracle that even high-level nuns cannot even dare to do alone.”
Karen’s bitter laugh was comforted by a divine voice from behind.
It may seem strange to say that the voice is divine. But if you listen to that voice, you will understand why I expressed it that way.
If I were to express that voice as an object, it would be like a clean and elegant white porcelain without a speck of dust.
She turned her head back.
Indeed, there stood a woman with an aura that matched her voice.
She wore a pure white habit and on her head a navy blue veil that reached down to her chest. A gentle expression breaks the boundaries of the viewer, and her silver hair matches her fair skin.
‘This is the first time since Seris has silver hair.’
Come to think of it, she’s seen a lot of unique hair, but it doesn’t seem that there was a poisonous silver hair.
“It must have been a greater miracle than I thought. Excuse me.”
Karen looked at her nun and lifted her up. With her right hand, she made a fist and placed it on her chest. Her head bowed slightly.
“First of all, thank you. Thanks to this, she was able to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
“Benefit people and stay away from unclean things. This is the doctrine of our school. I am just glad to hear that it helped.”
“Ohhh… You’re a rare faithful believer.”
“Sir Karen was a wonderful chivalry. For the weak, the sword wielded with wonder was an example for all knights.”
“This is the original… You will get gold lacquer unintentionally.”
There was a warm atmosphere between the two women. It is a beautiful sight. However, because of the uneasiness in the back of my mind, I had no choice but to intervene.
“Sorry to interrupt… Sister, can I leave that alone?”
I pointed at the tattered golem vigorously beating the barrier. There was an experience in the past when a tattered golem broke the barrier that Sister Nella had spread. Because of this, whenever he knocked on the barrier, he was uneasy.
The nun saw the tattered golem I pointed at and she let out a benevolent laugh.
“No matter how much that unclean thing hits, the barrier won’t collapse… But I can understand why you’re worried. It seems that the other brothers and sisters feel the same way, so I will exclude them as soon as possible. Sir Melissa?”
At the call of the nun’s name, one of the five knights standing next to the carriage came forward.
She was a knight wearing pure white full plate armor and carrying a sword on her waist and a spear on her back.
“What are you doing?”
“Please rule out the big unclean thing over there. My brothers and sisters are anxious.”
The head of the knight wearing her helmet turned. She looked at the tattered golem and she sighed.
“Am I that? Can’t we have someone else do it?”
“Sir Melissa. I begged you.”
“Ah, no matter what, there is jjambab. How will the kids below look at me when they see me running small errands like this…”
“Kyung?”
Displeasure came over the nun’s voice. With a benevolent expression, she expressed her anger with only her eyebrows twitching.
“Ah, I see. We deal with it right away.”
A paladin named Melissa drew her spear and ran after her. Her spear was stained gold. Melissa cut off the abominable golem’s head with the spear.
Karen and I marveled at the sight.
“Cutting that thick neck all at once. You must be a good paladin.”
“Because I am the commander of the Holy Knights. If your personality followed only half of your ability, you wouldn’t have a wish.”
“The commander of the Holy Knights… Hm? Wait, what did you just say…”
“Holy Lady, I have taken care of it.”
Even when Melissa, the head of the Holy Knights, came running quickly. I was taken aback by her spontaneous words.
‘This nun is a saint?’
The word saint is a very familiar word to me. It’s a word that comes out like a regular in many fantasy creations.
It came out so many times that it has hardened like a cliché.
A woman loved by God.
I never thought the woman in front of me would be such a giant.
“Saint..?”
I wasn’t the only one surprised. Karen also opened her eyes wide and looked at her saintess with a stupid expression.
As if the saintess expected that reaction, she sighed heavily.
“Melissa, didn’t I tell you to call me by your first name outside?”
“Yes? Haha, how do I call a saintess by name? Disrespectfully.”
Melissa replied smirkingly. Her saintess narrowed her eyes and glared at her.
“…Balm. You have a three-month pay cut.”
“Yes? No, that’s not it. There is nothing to cut the salary for that small salary…”
“It’s noisy. I don’t want to hear it, so please go back to your seat. Before extending the pay period to one year.”
“1 year…?!”
Melissa was taken aback by the suddenly increased units. She hurriedly ran to where the other knights were.
“Are you really a saint?”
Karen asked with a look of disbelief. The saintess answered with an awkward smile.
“Yes, I am Armia, the 11th saint of the Church of Eurmia.”
“..! Forgive the rudeness!”
Suddenly, Karen got down on one knee. Her nobility is as polite as she is. It seems that the status of a saintess in this world is higher than I thought.
I hurriedly followed Karen’s posture.
“Sir Karen, you don’t have to be so polite.”
The saintess lifted Karen up with a troubled smile.
“But…”
“Because I hate that. Please wake up.”
“If the saintess is like that… I understand.”
“Thank you, Sir Karen. Will her brother stop standing up too?”
Following the saintess’ words, I stood up again. The saintess grinned.
“There are many things I would like to share with Sir Karen… But there is something I must do first. Could you wait a moment?”
The saintess walked toward the edge of her barrier. Her undead saw her and started rampaging harder.
“The poor ones… At least I’ll send them off comfortably.”
She brought her hands together and placed them on her chest. She bowed her head and recited her prayers.
The translucent barrier began to glow. The undead leaked into the golden light suddenly started crying in pain.
“… Please have mercy on these poor lambs. A comfortable rest.”
The saintess lifted her bowed head. She spread her gathered hands wide and uttered her last words.
“Sacred Exorcism.”
The shining barrier became small particles and scattered. Particles gathered to form marbles. The marbles flew towards the undead.
One by one, it goes into the hearts of the Endeds.
Without any resistance.
The movements of the suffering undead stopped. It collapsed like a stopped machine. It started to turn to ashes from the tip of the toe, and it soon crumbled.
The wind blew.
Ashes scattered and flew freely.
Looking at the sky, I remembered the expression the undead had before turning to ashes.
A comfortable smile as if held in mother’s arms.
“That’s why you believe in God.”
I just suddenly felt that way.
* * *
After the work was over, the saintess and the others moved right away, saying that they had to deal with the other undead.
Karen was sad about the breakup, but she said she would stop by Kalita, and she saw off with a smile at the saintess’s words.
After the saintess left, we headed back to Kalita. Fortunately, there were no undead encounters on the way to Kalita.
It was thanks to the saintess having dealt with all the undead she met on her way.
So we arrived safely in Kalita.
“It was a lot of work. Next time I’ll formally invite you to the castle.”
After Karen said that, she returned to the lord’s castle with the knights who met her.
Other villagers also moved somewhere along with the captain of the guard.
All that was left was Ariel and me.
“What are you doing? Let’s go back soon Why are you still standing here?”
Ariel whined beside her. Ignoring that guy, I lost my mind.
It wasn’t about Seris and Kara. Because the saintess and the others said they helped the mercenaries ahead.
All I care about is my whereabouts. As you can see, the leather armor was considerably torn. It’s probably because she jumped to save her mother and daughter.
I remembered what Celis had said.
– Just try to get hurt! I won’t see Yoosung’s face for three days!
Ceris shouted in her spiteful voice.
What if I go home in this state? I really won’t see her face for three days. But an angry Celis would nag her for hours, and she might end up in tears.
Well, when I think about it, it seems to have been fucked up.
‘…I guess I’ll have to stop by the smithy.’
Lately, she’s been reluctant to go because of Anne’s constant push, but she’s better than seeing Cersei’s tears.
With a deep sigh, I dragged Ariel to Marlton’s forge.
And I regretted my stupid choice.
“Brother!”
Kara jumped out of the forge. I was frightened and froze at the unexpected event. Kara looked at me and she smiled broadly and ran to her arms.
He rubbed his face against my chest.
My hair went white, but I tried to stay calm somehow.
‘Ah, it’s okay so far. It’s because the armor is broken on the back.
Just don’t show your back somehow.
Somehow only…
“Haa… KARA, let’s just go home and wait. Come to think of it, there is no need for this…”
A clear, soft female voice came from behind. It’s the voice I love the most in the world, but it’s the voice I don’t want to hear the most right now.
“Uh? Mr. Yooseong…?”
The bright voice gradually sinks into darkness.
Ruined.
Cold sweat started flowing like a waterfall. He forced his stiff neck to turn.
Seris was standing at the entrance of the smithy.
“Mr. Yooseong?”
The way you look at me is really…
“Your back… What’s wrong?”
It was chilly.
