Chapter 77 – Heretic Saint, Forbidden Nun (10)
11. Heretic Saint, Forbidden Nun (10)
“Fuck… !”
I forgot how many times she gave me goosebumps after coming here. People are said to be animals of adaptation, but how did they not adapt? They make movements impossible for humans and look at us with those black eyes at the same time… One nun had her neck turned 180 degrees to see us. She was disgusted
I hurriedly looked at my colleagues. They, too, seemed to be in great shock. Even Shay, who would have poured out abusive words that would be difficult to say normally, was only standing there with a pale face.
“Bestia… Rivera… On the glass… Airy…”
Sestia was muttering the nuns’ names one by one, as if she was just trying to treat the current situation as if it were incredible, while Kaya was squeezing the handle of her mace.
Can not be done.
I screamed as I tried to keep my eyes on the masked man.
“What bullshit is this!”
“Hmm. Isn’t that interesting? They were originally priests and nuns, each with their own firm beliefs. Those that each claim to be a god, such as Lyla of love and generosity, Justitia of light and justice, and Tenezia of war and victory. Each of them pursues different things, but they have in common that they pursue, follow, and believe in those they serve first.”
“Not things that claim to be gods, but gods and concepts themselves! Because of them, countless virtues exist on this earth! A person who worships the wrong thing with a twisted faith is saying that he has a pierced mouth!”
“Oh. It’s a plausible statement. Of course I don’t think so, but what about it? The plan is almost over anyway, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Ah. No There, in the special seat, watch the birth of a new saint.”
“Saint? Who wants to call my sister a heretical saint!”
“Is there anything more fitting than the title of saintess for a woman who will be able to get to know ——sama, who is longer than anything else, even for a short while on the ground instead of in a deep dungeon? Sacred could not be a better word.”
“Such contempt… !”
Cestia, whose usual benevolent tone had completely disappeared, severely reprimanded the masked man, but he was not the kind of person who would expect a normal answer in the first place. Kaya and Shay were already preparing for battle even when their minds were going crazy.
“Cestia.”
“Hendrick.”
“It’s not a person or a situation that can be dealt with with words anyway. What are we supposed to do now?”
“…”
Sparks flew from Cestia’s eyes. She took a look towards her central disc, then she gritting her teeth and taking a step back.
I also raised the ax without a word. The battle preparations are complete.
“This. It seems that the stimulation was too severe for the self-proclaimed faithful. Next time, I will try to pay more attention so that you can enjoy it for a little longer.”
Just-
“If there is a next chance, I mean.”
The moment the masked man snapped his fingers, the corrupt nuns and priests who had only been staring at us slowly began to approach us. It didn’t make any sound, just like zombies.
[Speed check]
Shay: 2
Kaya: 4
Eugene: 7
Cestia: 4
Dread Priest 1 : 3
Dread Priest 2: 3
Dread Sister 1: 4
Dread Sisters 2: 4
[Eugene’s turn comes first.]
‘Crazy.’
The moment I took a step back without realizing it, the battle started before I knew it, as if I was wondering where to run away. Even at a rough estimate, they seemed to exceed ten people, slowly surrounding us from all sides. Of course, there was no retreat.
No matter how weak these guys are physically, a battle with an elite monster that’s over ten.
Haha.
Are you over Mr. Sun?
“Captain!”
“I can’t help it! Think of one thing!”
It was like that until now, but now I couldn’t even think of the back. Since the combat team of the Church of Raella and other churches are not even visible, it is impossible to return them to the arms of the original gods.
‘We were able to come because of that necklace. If so, there is a high probability that the powers of other denominations will continue to get caught up in the loop. In fact, the only power that can stop that madness is our warrior squad… !’
In the meantime, seeing that Shay’s speed dropped by 1 more, she checked her mentality.
[Mentality]
Shay: -60
Kaya: -49
Eugene: -43
Cestia: -40
‘Fuck…’
As I went through five more loops, my mentality overall declined further. In particular, Shay fell below -50 and the negative trait ‘dependence’ was activated, so her speed dropped by 1 more, and above all, the situation was worse in that enemies mainly launched mental attacks.
Even if Shay’s defense was high, even if Cestia was good at healing and shielding, it wasn’t how she could withstand the mentality bombardment. This was not to the extent that even a bard could do anything about it.
‘Shay being encroached upon is the basic premise. Even her stamina needs to be preserved.’
I was already prepared for the situation to get worse and Kaya and I to be eaten away. But for the sake of the future, at least Sestia… It should never have been submerged.
‘I can attack the nuns in row 3, and Kaya and Shay can attack the priest in row 1.’
The stigma does not stick.
There were too many enemies to defeat to fight while branding them one by one.
Sup- Whoa-!
[Crush the head]
The tense standoff was broken as I swung an ax at the nun in the third row.
[Eugene did 9 damage to the Dread Sister 1.]
[Remaining HP 57/66]
“Uh… ?”
[The speeds of Kaya, Cestia, and the Dread Sisters 1 and 2 are the same.]
However, the absurd amount of damage hit me hard on the back of my head.
[Speed roll]
Kaya: 4
Cestia: 5
Dread Sister 1 : 3
Dread Sister 2: 3
[Cestia’s turn will precede Kaya’s turn and the turn of Dread Sisters 1 and 2.]
[Kaya’s turn will precede the turns of the Dread Sisters 1 and 2.]
But the turn has already passed. No matter how I felt, the speed roll happened. Fortunately, Kaya and Sestia both won the roll, but it was the same in front of their eyes.
Extreme (lower balance of attack power).
The previous attack was a max-dam critical hit, but this attack is a flat hit close to mindem… In this situation, when mindem appeared, its characteristics came to be particularly painful.
“La Ella, please protect us.”
[Fortress of Protection]
[Cestia restores 2 HP to all warriors.]
[Cestia creates a shield that prioritizes all attacks.]
[Shield remaining health 8/8]
First of all, I asked Cestia for a fortress of protection. Although their attacks were weak, I had to prevent them from getting wet in the drizzle. At least his stamina had to be preserved.
“Kaya.”
“Yes. Leader.”
I don’t know if it’s a way to fill the vacancy right away when you kill an enemy, or a new way to come in only after you’ve dealt with all four. However, if the chance is low, Kaya can instantly kill the enemy and even grant a second action. If it were her, I wondered if she would be able to show another miracle in the current situation…
‘No. It must be very confusing, but I can’t give you a lot of pressure. Then it won’t work.’
Instead of saying I believe it, I patted her on the shoulder.
“Your target is the frontmost priest.”
“… Yes. Leader.”
Kaya nodded her head calmly and, unlike her usual, ran at a moderate speed and swung her mace appropriately.
‘Am I trying to distribute my strength because there are so many enemies?’
[Everything according to God’s will]
[A great blow!]
[Kaya deals 23 damage to Dread Priest 1.]
[Remaining HP 46/69]
[Hope begins to sprout in the hearts of the warriors.]
[Shay Mentality +3]
[Kaya mentality +3]
[Eugene mentality +4]
[Sestia Mentality +3]
“Huhhhhh!”
However, the results were not adequate.
Kaya, who had landed her fatal blow from her first attack, stared straight ahead at her, holding her mace obliquely, her blood dripping with no emotion.
Seeing her astonishingly equanimous, I also came to have equanimity… Her composure was bound to be broken by the ensuing enemy attacks.
[Gospel of Fear]
[Gospel of Fear]
[Embrace your fear]
[Embrace your fear]
The 4 consecutive mentality attacks without mercy, no matter how much I expected and prepared myself for it, it was very fucking disgusting from the point of view of being directly attacked.
[Mentality]
Shay: -69
Kaya: -57
Eugene: -51
Cestia: -57
Luckily, Sister 2’s attack was a miss, but what was really upsetting was that the fuckers were persistently aiming at Sestia. As if she had figured out who she wanted to protect the most in the current situation, she pushed her fear toward Sestia without hesitation. Cestia said it was all right, she smiled and said she couldn’t help herself with these things… No one took it literally.
“Because it was not enough to fall into a heresy that was not even trash… !!”
“Shay. Calm down.”
“…”
[Shay mentality -4]
I heard Shay grinding his teeth. I know that’s not a complaint against me, but I couldn’t help but be startled at the moment.
Shay, though. There are still many enemies. Just like Kaya did, you can’t burn up already. I need to adjust my pace.
‘Let’s condense that momentum now.’
[Crusader’s Tenacity]
[Shay activates Crusader’s Tenacity.]
[For 3 turns, you will never be pushed back.]
[Shay’s speed increases by 1.]
[Shay’s HP is restored by 1 each turn.]
[When attacked, you can counterattack only once.]
[Remaining HP 20/20]
[Counterattack 1]
Shay obediently obeyed my words. She somehow managed to contain the anger that seemed like it would burst out at any moment. Her exhaled breath was full of anger, but she didn’t act like a bitch.
That’s how Shay’s turn, which was the last turn, ended. The round went around, and my turn, which was a sun turn, came back again.
‘I can’t do that trash damage this time again.’
Was my earnestness lacking last turn? It wasn’t. But this time, I put the idea that this attack is the last. I expressed my determination that this attack would kill me or that bitch.
I thought that not only me but also the life and death of my colleagues would be divided. He overlaid her burden with his damn self. At the moment, the sweat almost slipped her axe. If that was the case, it wouldn’t even be funny.
‘There’s no stigma, so even if a critical hit hits, I won’t be able to kill her.’
[Crush the head]
Still.
“Aaaaa!!!”
[Destructive blow!]
[Eugene inflicted 39 damage to the Dread Sister 1.]
[Remaining HP 18/66]
[The devastating blow temporarily removes even fear.]
[Shay Mentality +4]
[Kaya mentality +4]
[Eugene mentality +5]
[Sestia Mentality +4]
Due to the series of mental attacks, the stagnant atmosphere was able to be reversed.
“You can do it. Calmly, one by one. Believe in yourself and believe in your colleagues.”
He quickly brushed the blood off the axe. The splattered blood drew a diagonal line in front of Shay. It wasn’t intentional, but it just seemed like a warning.
A terrifying warning that if you cross this line, your blood will be smeared here.
Of course, that warning had nothing to do with us.
“Cestia.”
“Yes, Mr. Hendrick.”
“A hand of kindness to Kaya.”
“… Aren’t you Hendrick?”
“Uh. To Kaya.”
Cestia, who had opened her eyes wide in response for the first time, soon closed her eyes and concentrated.
“La Ella. Please allow me to imitate your warm touch for a moment.”
[Hand of Mercy]
[Sestia grants Kaya a status ailment called ‘Warm Kindness’ (3 turns).]
[Kaya’s ATK increases by 3.]
[Damage against monsters with ‘Fear’ is increased by 15%.]
[Critical hit chance increases.]
[Speed increases by 1 when killing a monster.]
Sestia’s 4 skill, Touch of Mercy (Physical), was thrown onto a combat nun walking on the path of Mercy.
