Chapter 231 – 231. The Great Mage Merlin, Who Inherited the Blood of a Demon, and His Supreme Nature [Mage Merlin and Little Witch Claudia][3]
‘Wow… Such a betrayal… I helped defeat the village’s plague…’
Kim Tae-sik, who was listening to Claudia’s story, had an absurd expression on his face.
I felt even more empathetic because I had also experienced being betrayed by the people at the Daeseong-gu Survival Camp who had helped me.
“…”
However, Claudia’s expression was not colored with resentment toward the village people.
It was an expression full of a different kind of bitterness.
‘It’s the fire of divine power…’
Claudia saw the people dragged by the villagers.
She learned the identity of the power that broke the barrier and made the witch’s fire burn.
“Are you sure? Is that kid the witch who caused the plague? “At first glance, I thought I heard you were a mage.”
Owen, the leader of the Holy Knights, asked the villagers.
“Oh… Well… There was a wizard and a witch…”
The villagers were speechless at the sight of Owen’s intimidating appearance.
Because of course it’s a lie.
While suppressing the epidemic, Merlin never accompanied Claudia.
“Don’t push me, Sir Owen. How difficult and scary it must have been as a resident of this village. As Sir Owen saw, there were corpses strewn about the village and the cries continued.”
Then the acting archbishop came forward to support the residents.
This is because he was instigated by the Gwangmyeonghoe side.
The Gwangmyeonghoe, who heard that a plague was spreading in the village and that there was a spirit forest nearby, secretly dispatched informants.
The primary intention was to frame Merlin and frame him as a heretic who needed to be eradicated.
But she had nothing to hold on to.
She therefore chose to manipulate evidence and witnesses.
“Yes… I witnessed my wife take the medicine that the wizard and the witch gave her and then rot and die right in front of her eyes… So I was so scared… Huh… “
Dump!!!
When the acting archbishop provided the cover, the villagers who had been bribed acted like fish in water.
He sat down and sobbed, tears and snot pouring out of his face.
“I see… Something like that happened… It happened because the Holy Spirit of the Gwangmyeonghoe could not reach the area because it was so remote…”
Pat…! Pat..! Pat…! Pat…!
The acting archbishop showed off his amazing facial expressions and comforted the villagers who had been bribed.
“Sir Owen…?”
Sigh…!
“Yes, Acting Archbishop.”
The acting archbishop stood up again and called out Owen, the leader of the Holy Knights.
“The judgment is made by our Gwangmyeonghoe leadership. Sir Owen can become the sword of our Bright Society, just like the Holy Knight’s oath.”
Afterwards, he showed a mean smile and impressed Owen with his status as a Holy Knight.
“I understand, Acting Archbishop.”
ㅡ Sturgeung …!
In the end, Owen drew the paladin’s sword towards Claudia.
ㅡCharang! Bye! Chop! Chop! Clap la la la la!!
Shooooo! Shooooo! Shooooo!
Then, about 30 Holy Knights in the back also drew their swords and summoned their shields.
“Kooooo…!” “Ooooo…!” “Kuuuuu…!”
Stride… Stride… Stride… Stride… Stride… Stride… Stride… Stride…
With her paladins in full-scale battle formation, mud golems also gathered by her side for the purpose of protecting Claudia.
“Mud dolls… Fun!!!”
ㅡPaaaaa!!!!
Owen, who was looking at the scene, charged in, flashing his armor and sword, which were a mix of blue, white, and a bit of gold, typical of a paladin.
“Magic protection shield!!!!!!!”
ㅡCheoeok!
ㅡSuooooo…!
At that moment, Claudia extended her witch’s wand forward and cast her guardian spell, engulfed in her light purple magic.
“You have incredible magical power that is not appropriate for your age… But, you know what, little girl…”
ㅡShoouuuuuck!!!
A protective shield flashed brightly, large enough to encompass all the golems surrounding Claudia.
Basically, Guardian Shield is a skill that can only be used by advanced wizards or witches.
Looking at the spectacular skill feast, Owen raised his sword.
“Isn’t the compatibility too good!!!!!’
ㅡ Kaaahahah Ahhhhh !!!!
Owen struck Claudia’s mana protection shield with his sword, which radiated golden divine power.
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Claudia was startled.
ㅡBlah blah blah blah!!! Blah blah blah!!
A crack appeared in her mana protection shield.
“A shield made simply of mana like this is an easy opponent for us paladins…”
Paladin is a class that can be said to be at the intermediate level between physical and mana abilities.
Therefore, if there is an understanding of magic power, it can be considered the best for wizards or witches who use simple magic power.
‘Unbelievable!!! My protective shield!!!!!!’
Claudia didn’t know what to do about the situation in front of her.
At this time, she not only had no practical experience in combat, but also had no interest in it.
Sarrrr…!
In the end, Claudia’s protective shield melted like ice cream.
ㅡSharp!!
The feeling of helplessness I experienced for the first time.
Now she’s only 14, Claudia’s legs give out and she sits down.
“-Wooooo!!!” “ㅡKwaaaaa!!!
ㅡToo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!!!
So the mud golems began a battle with the paladins to protect Claudia.
“What a ridiculous bunch of clay dolls…!”
ㅡWow!!
Owen tightened his grip on his sword in order to fight a physically strong opponent.
ㅡSugeooooo!
“–Kuuuuuck!!!”
Then, the body of the mud golem that formed a thick defensive shield in front of Claudia was split diagonally.
“Aaaaah!!!!”
Claudia screamed.
Because her friendship with the mud golems was so deep, Claudia and them had a great resonance.
The lethality and damage of her sword, which entered the bodies of her mud golems, and the desperate hearts of the mud golems to protect Claudia were conveyed to her.
“-Kuuuuu…!” “—Uuuuu?” “–Uuuuu…!”
-Pooooo!!! -Fuaaaaa!! ㅡSuuuuuck!! ㅡFuuuuuck!!!
Afterwards, the Holy Knights flooded in,
The slaughter of the mud golems has begun.
“I have to do something…! I can’t let those kids get hurt anymore…! Uuuuu…”
—Rattle, rattle, rattle…!
Claudia, overcome with fear, tried her best to help the mud golems, but
Her body stiffened to the point where she couldn’t hold her wand properly.
“This is bland…? Is this how it will be organized…?”
The acting archbishop was looking at Claudia, raising the corners of her mouth.
She crossed her arms, feeling quite drained.
That moment
ㅡChuaaaaa!! ㅡChuaaaaa!! ㅡSuuuuut!!
Huge tree trunks rose up from the grassy ground where the battle was taking place.
“Get out of the way!! Fall back and reorganize your line!!!!”
Owen, the leader of the Holy Knights, who sensed that it was a magical power beyond imagination, ordered the Holy Knights to quickly fall back.
“It looks like he’s finally appeared…”
Sigh…!
However, the acting archbishop smiled in repentance and looked upwards to where the tree trunk rose.
“Are you okay Claudia? “Are you hurt somewhere?”
Shuuuuu…!
Above, Merlin was coming down through the floating magic.
“Uuuuu… Merlin… I’m fine… But the mud golems…”
Bars… Bars… Bars… Bars… Bars… Bars…
Claudia looked up at Merlin with her tearful eyes.
“It’s okay, I’m here. Rest assured, Claudia.”
Good!
Merlin smiled warmly as she landed next to Claudia.
“But Merlin… Those paladins are too strong… Huhhh…”
Sigh…! Sigh…!
Claudia said, wiping away her tears with her sleeve.
Merlin usually said that her magic power was not much different from his.
Claudia is worried.
‘This is not normal, that mage… My intuition, trained in countless battlefields, tells me that the magical power I feel now is not his original power…’
However, the eyes of Owen, the leader of the Holy Knights, who faced Merlin, were full of alertness, unlike when he was fighting Claudia.
“Just go back. Burned houses can be rebuilt, and injured earth golems can be treated.”
“So let’s end it here. “Please don’t make any unnecessary sacrifices and go back.”
Merlin seemed to have read Owen’s psychological state.
It was Merlin who spoke with a calm expression, looking at Owen, the leader of the Paladins, and the Acting Archbishop.
“Kkkk… Right… Merlin, you could be so confident…”
Jeok… Jeok… Jeok… Jeok…
Then the acting archbishop walked forward with a wicked smile.
“Merlin… Merlin…? Merlin…! It was a name I was personally familiar with. So I turned my head to her and looked at her records, and I remembered! Merlin, the wandering archmage! “Merlin, a former archmage who was expelled from the wizard group!”
She then spread her arms wide as if she was happy to see him.
“Grand mage?”
Owen, the leader of the Holy Knights, was surprised to hear that he was a great mage.
“Merlin… The Grand Mage…?”
Claudia, who had recognized her Merlin as being between the highest level and a great mage, was also surprised.
“If the opponent is a great mage, it will be difficult even if Sir Owen is there. “I fully agree.”
Nod…! Nod…! Nod…! Nod…!
The acting archbishop nodded her head with a solemn expression.
“But as I was collecting information, I also discovered this secret… The reason you were expelled from the wizard group was not simply because you were pursuing an affair…”
Sigh…!
Then she immediately flashed a cold, mean smile.
“You say it’s a mixed race of demons…? That’s why they kicked you out from the magic group that wanted to be free from the checks of our Light Association!! Haha!!!”
The acting archbishop laughed like crazy as if it was a big hit.
After the death of the Demon King, the Gwangmyeonghoe produced a hero and worked even harder to maintain discipline.
Thus, heresy was thoroughly rejected, and wizards were no exception.
Because the Society of Light was so powerful, the wizards rejected Merlin, who was of half-demon blood, in order to escape their control.
“…”
Merlin was silent.
It meant an affirmation of the acting archbishop’s words.
‘Merlin was a half-demon…?’
Claudia also looked at Merlin with her round eyes.
Caring for her ostracized Claudia,
Merlin, who could never look at people struggling,
This is because she herself has lived with such discrimination.
“In that situation, if you don’t receive the help of a wizard’s Noble Phantasm… Don’t you have a fatal weakness as you have demon blood mixed in, Mr. Merlin…?”
Cheok!!
ㅡ Shuaahah ahhhhh !!!
The Acting Archbishop raised one hand high, and a golden barrier was created above that hand, as if something was being summoned.
-Flash!!!
Seeing that, Merlin’s eyes also changed.
ㅡGuooooo…!
“The sacred relic of our Goddess of Light Church… A huge debuff will be inflicted in front of this sacred thing… Kkkk!”
In the barrier, the Mirror of the Goddess, a sacred object of the Gwangmyeong Goddess Church, engulfed in divine power, was summoned.
