Chapter 332 – The Black Market (5)
Without being seen by others, with the invisibility magic cast, I looked around the church and inspected the active defense system with my own eyes.
“It’s pretty solid.”
The overall security is in charge of the magic circle installed on the outer wall of the building and the private area, and where the security is likely to be vulnerable, a two-person patrol team and a lookout standing on top of a tall bell tower and looking down.
In addition, Detect magic, which detects invisibility magic or stealth artifacts, is activated at short intervals.
It seems that this church, or something in the church, wants to protect it quite a bit.
“Mmm.”
Return to your original seat and think for a while.
A panoramic view of the church drawn in my head.
In addition, the position of the enchanted circle and the angle of view and movement of the guards and patrols are added.
Different types of security systems are interlocked, so there is no blind spot.
In this case, there is only one way.
“I have no choice but to make a square.”
If you don’t have it, make it
Is there any star?
After completing the simulation several times in my head, I stand at the starting line with the invisibility magic applied.
The starting point is in the opposite direction from the main entrance.
It is farthest from the main gate, so the security system is the strongest.
“Now, for now…”
The first thing to do is to destroy the magic circle that blocks entry itself.
From the outside, it is a quiet garden that looks good for children to play leisurely.
However, from my point of view, the impression is quite different.
Threads of magical power that make a loud noise when touched tightly entangle the air, and traps resembling land mines that explode immediately upon stepping on them are tightly packed at intervals of one or two steps.
A bloody landscape that makes you lose your life in less than 3 seconds if you enter without knowing anything.
I will make a way here.
A path that only I can pass through.
It circulates through the body and scatters the refined magic power over the path drawn in its head.
Pure white magic that spreads like fog.
After stealthily infiltrating these into the magic circle within range, chant in a low voice.
「Freeze spell.」
Pure white magic.
In other words, the magic of the freezing attribute freezes everything it touches.
The current magic is a technique that applies this.
After penetrating the magical power of the freezing attribute into the magic circle, the magical power within it was temporarily frozen.
Only for a short time, long enough for me to cross the garden.
Under a beautiful tree.
Reaching the safe zone that I had seen in advance, I looked at the way I had passed with a slightly uneasy expression.
As if it never happened, the magic circles were melted and activated again.
“This is it…”
I seem to be saying this often these days.
As much as that, things that are impossible with common magic common sense are unfolding in my grasp.
Would it be possible to freeze even the magic circle with the magic of the freezing attribute activated in the first place?
If that was possible for anyone, by now all the ice attribute mages would have become great swordsmen.
“I understand now.”
I found another way.
The way my magic should grow.
“Expanding the concept.”
Expanding the range of universally accessible concepts.
Magic today is no different.
The concept of ‘freeze’, embodied by the magic of the freezing attribute, is limited to matter.
However, I just succeeded in extending the concept.
By freezing the magic beyond matter and the flow of that magic.
“… I don’t know how that’s possible.”
I don’t know how it became possible, the exact mechanism or reason.
It just came to my mind, I tried it, and it worked.
Other wizards might be dumbfounded if they see it, but to me, this is magic.
Anyway.
What’s important now is not this.
“Then…”
There are two mountains to overcome.
A sentinel looking down from the top of the bell tower and a patrol team periodically coming and going.
I thought a lot about how to deal with the guards.
But in the end, there was only one way.
“You should cover your eyes.”
Covering those bulging eyes.
The question is how to cover it…
“Wizards like wizards.”
You have to do it with magic
After raising the magic power and spreading it widely, it projects the surroundings as it is.
And this is what blocks the guy’s eyes.
「Illusion.」
An illusion that reflects the truth is cast in front of his eyes.
Now he won’t be aware of my presence even if I walk up to him and wave his hand.
“One is done.”
All that remains is the patrol team.
It was these guys who haunted my mind until the very end.
I just didn’t know how to deal with it.
Then I decided to just finish with what I do best.
Clap!
Wow!
Flutter!
I feel relieved to see the two priests collapse at the same time, unable to even let out the screams of death.
“As expected, people have to use their bodies.”
After hiding the two scattered priests well out of sight.
Jump up and enter through the open window.
As soon as I entered, I saw two bunk beds placed on either side.
“Is it a lodging?”
Apparently, it was the sleeping quarters of the priests living in the church.
I quickly pass by and put my ear to the door to collect the sounds outside.
“…”
After confirming that no sound or presence is felt, the door is gently opened.
Awesome…
Put some grease on the door.
When I left the room, I saw a long hallway.
On both sides of it, there are doors identical to the one you came out of.
Judging from the room number written on it, it seems that this whole place is a bedroom.
Sharpen your senses and walk down the hallway one step at a time.
The railing that was eventually revealed and the chapel on the first floor visible below it.
Among them, what caught my attention was none other than the stone statue placed in front of the chapel.
A statue of a goddess in a form she had never seen before, holding her hands together in front of her breasts while covering her eyes with her eye patch.
“… It’s a pseudo.”
Once it became clear that these guys were pseudos.
Where will our Son Siwoo Hunter be?
The hallways and chapels you just passed by are quickly excluded from the list of candidates.
If it was enough to come here to do something, it would have to be done in secret, so there would be no talking in the open chapel.
A secret place out of sight.
A long hallway can be seen on the other side of the balustrade across the vast chapel.
Doors different from the bedroom we just passed through.
The feeling comes.
“There.”
A strong premonition that there might be someone out there somewhere.
Crosses the air in an invisible state.
The railing on the other side that was lightly lowered.
Corridors lit by flickering candles that do not match the times.
A presence is felt in only one of the rooms.
Carefully put your ear to the door.
“…”
I can’t hear anything.
Looks like something is installed to block the noise.
Getting more and more curious
A church with an upper-floor, sharp security system that can only be entered with a pass.
What the hell is the content of the conversation in the room where the noise is blocked there.
“… I can’t stand this.”
Jerk
I immediately open the door and enter the room.
Of course, not in the room where the two are having a conversation, but in the room next to it.
Even if I put my ear to the wall next to it, I can’t hear anything.
I can’t help it.
After measuring the appearance of the next room through the shape of the room you enter, settle down in an appropriate place.
The lower right edge of the thick wall.
I pierce that place with a magical thread sharpened at the tip.
Parse
Little by little, little by little, without making the sound louder.
When the end of the wall, procrastinating, finally reached nothing.
Change the shape of the tip of the sharpened thread into a trumpet shape and suck in the sound it hears.
“Hmm… , From what I’ve heard, it seems that the situation is quite urgent.”
I hear it.
With a gentle, dignified middle-aged voice.
“… That’s right. I want to ask for help.”
Son Si-woo’s voice, which had been mine for decades, has now become someone else’s.
Urgent situation and help.
What is so urgent and what kind of help are you looking for?
While in doubt.
“Um… , Well. How can I help you?”
A middle-aged man who speaks in a tone of embarrassment.
Then, Son Si-woo answered.
“You look a little different from when we first met. At that time, it seems like he said he would help physically and mentally, but were they just words?”
A tone that seems nervous somewhere, and because of that, the edge is standing.
Look at this bastard
Hiding my emotions is a bit lacking, but I’m pretty good at pretending to be myself, right?
Did the acting of the guy who put all his energy into it?
“Ha ha, can that be? I was just thinking of how to help, so please put away your doubts.”
The owner of a grave voice speaks as if admonishing him.
And.
“Aren’t we brothers who serve the same God?”
Shocking words followed.
“… ?”
What did you say now
Do you have the same god?
That means… , Are you really saying that son of a bitch became a follower of this pseudo-religion?
While they are shocked because they are so dumbfounded, the conversation between the two continues.
“Ah, you can do it like this.”
“… What do you mean?”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to show them in the end? That you are alive and well.”
After that, the conversation pauses for a moment.
And after a while
Jingle and jingle!
There was the sound of a small bell ringing.
What species suddenly?
Soon after, the door to the next room opens, and footsteps can be heard entering.
Clap clap clap clap
Judging by the number of steps, there are four people.
Judging by the sound of metal clashing and the feeling of heavy weight, it seems that they are wearing heavy armor.
“Did you call, priest?”
The gentle voice of a young man.
Then, a dignified voice spoke to Son Si-woo.
“The four of you here are paladins with some of the best skills in our church.”
Was it a paladin?
It seems to have everything that could be a pseudo-religion.
Maybe the force is much bigger than I expected.
“… Why are you showing these people to me?”
Soon, Son Si-woo’s voice was heard.
Suddenly feel stuffy
Oh my gosh, you bastard.
What is the reason for showing them to you at that timing?
“From now on, these will be your arms and legs.”
The story goes as expected.
“Explore the dungeon with them. Oh, of course, brother, all you have to do is follow. They will do everything after that for you.”
Gather information quickly through fragmentary conversations.
Attacking a dungeon with a paladin?
Even without doing anything?
When I hear these words, only one thing comes to mind.
You bastard, did you find out that it wasn’t Son Si-woo?
Otherwise, there’s no way an S-rank hunter would lay his back and ask someone else to clear the dungeon.
But how?
If you do something stupid, can you find out that your soul has changed?
While the confusion mounts.
“Thank you, priest.”
Unlike a moment ago, Son Si-woo’s calmer voice hits my ears.
A deep voice followed.
“Haha, didn’t I tell you? I promise to make sure that you will never regret your decision to serve our god.”
“… It was.”
There is the sound of a chair dragging on the ground and the sound of light steps.
It seems that the priest who was sitting in the chair moved toward Son Si-woo on the other side.
“Brother. You have to change more in the future.”
The voice gets quieter and quieter.
When it reached the level of a small whisper in my ear, I couldn’t hear my voice very well.
“… Do, … Do it. Endlessly…”
But the last words were clearly audible.
“Get off.”
“… !”
In an instant, an auditory hallucination is heard in the ear.
[Go away.]
Why?
Hearing the grotesque voice he had heard in his dream overlap with the voice of the priest next door.
The words of the priest close to the end of the word.
“So rest in the arms of our goddess, Invidia.”
Crying out the name of the statue of the goddess who was covering her eyespatch and holding her hands together.
Invidia…
The moment she hears that name, something pops into her mind.
I hope these cubs
“… Was it a game club?”
King Rijeok Gadsim raised her head.
