Episode 226 Episode
73. It was fortunate that there were only two of Murakan’s benefactors (2) .
It’s okay if you suppress it in the same way.
Sreung!
The moment the paladin in front of him reflexively drew his sword, Quikantel’s fist struck him in the face first. Quick! The helmet crumpled and blood spattered, and he fainted and shuddered.
Kuzan was not taken aback and paralyzed the opponent by stabbing the seams of his armor in the same way.
“You killed four paladins as soon as you came.”
“If anyone hears it, they will misunderstand, Mr. Quikantel.”
Jin said as he hid the fallen paladins in a ditch. It looked like a corpse, but it wasn’t dead.
Fortunately, there was no one inside the side door. It was the result of having already sealed off the center of the city to prevent civilians from leaving.
The three of them walked without saying a word. I had to go into the streets and check the news of Murakan as soon as possible.
There were quite a few Paladins on patrol as I entered the side door a little bit. As reported by Jet, there were no troops in the Scholl Empire, and it was composed only of extreme and authoritative personnel like the Doctrine Guardian Dawn Society.
The reason why Jin and the others are able to safely infiltrate into the center, avoiding their eyes, is because the streets are very noisy and busy, although some of them have excellent skills.
Not to mention the sound of buildings burning and collapsing from the flames that Kadun had left behind.
It was full of singing and crying. Aigoo aigoo…! People who lost their families and friends in the battle were lying on the streets and weeping.
Bodies that had not yet been recovered were often seen. The Paladins threw their bodies into the cart while covering their heartless eyes with their helmets.
Most of them.
No, not a single one was left, and all the bodies were burned to death. The whole body was burnt so black that even the identities were unrecognizable.
So far, there has been no sign of the aura being used.
“…that’s terrible.”
“Fire dragons, including Kadun, originally don’t care about humans. Unless you’re a special human, you’re no different from a bug. Although most dragons see humans as inferior creatures, fire dragons are especially more like that.”
But can we say that Murakan was not at fault with those corpses?
The moment that thought suddenly crossed Jin’s mind, Quikantel continued to talk as if he saw through it.
“At least he’s not the type to randomly slaughter humans for no reason for his own purposes.”
Instead of answering, Jin smiled awkwardly.
The more they entered, the more corpses increased. There were also quite a few sights where priests surrounded them and sang a song of consolation while they were piled up like a mountain.
It seemed that the death toll would be at least five thousand. For a city the size of Santel, it was damage that could be described as destruction. It would have to be assumed that more than half of the city’s inhabitants were dead.
It wasn’t just a dead body.
Even fewer wounded were groaning and screaming incessantly. The healers of Vankela, called ‘saints’, attached themselves to them and poured out sweat.
However, not all saints were focused only on healing.
Because of that, the party felt a strange sense of incongruity.
“The atmosphere of Confucius’ city… isn’t it a bit strange?”
Jin nodded quietly. Quikantel also looked after the saints with the same mind. It was not those who practiced healing arts, but saints who spread sermons or something.
“Right now, in the plain in front of the city, the Fire Dragon is still fighting the monsters. But, good and docile people, the heavenly messengers have come, so do not be afraid and do not despair…” “The
hateful monster that killed our parents, siblings and children will soon be killed at the hands of the Fire Dragon! Let’s all pray together God looks down on the fire dragon…”
It was obviously a lie that the fight continued on the plains in front of the city. Jin and his friends had just passed through and entered the city.
Outside, there were only a few reporters and paladins blocking them.
However, the people who crouched down in front of the saint seemed to believe what he said.
“Let’s pray!”
“Ahhh!”
There were even those who were moved by the saint’s ridiculous agitation and collapsed.
Healing on one side, agitating for the less injured on the other, shutting down the city. The people from Bankela were doing something that was obvious.
However, it was not that the common people were fools and fell for the instigation of the saints.
In the midst of the shock and sadness of losing a family member, he is being brainwashed by the ‘sermon technique’ unique to saints.
Saints claim it as ‘divine power’, but most mages, including Jin, didn’t know that it was a kind of demonic eye.
The preaching technique, which has a similarity to the old spirit world magic, was mainly used for preaching and evangelism at such times.
The soft yellow light in the saint’s pupils was proof that the sermon was manifesting.
“The dead and the living are bound together by the power of prayer, and we will not be alone! Those who fulfill their mission will find peace…!”
Sulphasul is of no use to those with strong mental power, but it could fool the people who are in shock like now.
“The present king would have strictly forbidden the saints to use preaching, but they are all using preaching.”
It was the current Holy King, ‘Miklan’, who even announced that any saint who uses serfdom would be classified as a ‘heretic’.
In the meantime, it was continued to be used by convenience and custom, but the reason was that preaching was clearly contrary to the doctrine and the line pursued by the Holy Kingdom.
“It’s an instigator trying to put the massacre of Kadun on the monsters. If Murakan is a monster, then I don’t think he was captured by Kadun.”
“That is what I think, Mr. Quikantel. If you’re caught, there’s no reason to make a fuss.”
The monster, presumed to be Murakan, ran away, and Kadun was in a hurry to chase after it, so he did not retrieve the sparks he had scattered in the city.
Jin and Quikantel inferred the same situation at the same time. If he was caught, it was a situation where Kadun could reap the flames that spread in the city and even shine the name of Jiple with the credit for killing the monster.
‘I need to find out why they’re helping Jiple even while violating the King’s strict orders.’
Judging from the circumstances revealed so far, Vankela was no longer a ‘neutral country’.
He even uses the taboo called seolphasul to help Jiple. This could not have happened without permission from the state level.
But right now, finding Murakan was more urgent than worrying about him.
“Let’s seize the opportunity and try to talk with the good people. I’m sure the monster is Murakan, but I’ll check and leave.”
It was not easy to find an opportunity to come into contact with the common people than I thought. It would be meaningless to talk with the people who were caught in the agitation, and there was a high possibility that it would be reported to the saint saying that it was suspicious.
Just as they were about to move again, a paladin found the saint at the front of the party. Then, after announcing something in a whisper, he quickly moves somewhere.
“…Good and docile people! A report just came in. It is said that some wicked group has invaded the city. So, if you see a suspicious person, please find our messengers immediately.”
The movements of the Paladins patrolling also changed. So far, we have only looked at the people who strayed from the main road, but now we are starting to look at alleys and gaps in buildings.
I quickly left my seat and started looking for Yang-min again who I thought I could talk to.
But everywhere there were paladins, saints, or fire-fighting wizards. It’s to the point where you can’t find a single person who is separated from them.
The biggest problem was the fact that the number of Paladins on standby at Santel far exceeded their expectations.
“Damn, the streets are full of paladins. How many people are there? At this rate, hiding is the limit, Jin.”
“You’re getting tired, although I expected it from the moment I broke through the side door.”
Squeak… thump-! Awesome…!
In the distance, the sound of the double locks on all the gates being firmly shut was heard.
The paladins of the streets ran through the streets screaming something among themselves, and the saints were disappearing somewhere leading the people.
“It’s here!”
As soon as they passed the alley, a paladin who ran into the party screamed.
The flames and hustle and bustle of the city all over the city had hidden the party well until now.
Conversely, the party was also less sensitive than usual. Even if the mind’s eye was manifested, it was impossible to accurately detect the energy of hundreds of people moving nearby in the midst of this chaos.
Because of this, at the turning point of the alley, he was unable to turn his direction before encountering the paladin.
There were about five more paladins behind the shouting paladin. As befits the heresy judges of the Doctrine Protection Dawn Society, they quickly blew trumpets and fired flares to announce that they had found the target to be searched.
“Lay down your weapons and get down on your knees!”
If there were not five, but fifty or more captains, the party would have had to fight carefully.
However, five second-class knights of the Dawning Society could not help the party. While Quikantel and Kuzan each took on two and tried to subdue them, Jin chose Sigmund.
Kwazijik-!
The five paladins dropped their flats before they even formed camp. Since the location was exposed to bugles and flares anyway, it was better to spread the thunderbolts and move quickly.
In 5 seconds, 10 thunderbolts were dropped and 4 were subdued.
Of course, Jin intended to subdue all five. The one who did not get struck by lightning calmly took steps even though it must have been his first experience with Myeongwang’s sword.
It means that even by Jin’s standards, he is quite talented.
However, the paladin didn’t pull out his sword for some reason.
Even the moment he first saw Jin, he did not take the appropriate action when the other four immediately drew their swords and screamed.
The moment Quikantel and Kuzan were about to run into the paladin together.
“Wait a minute!”
Suddenly, the paladin raised both arms. It was an unbelievable act for a knight of the Dawning Society to defend the Doctrine, which is the only extremist group in Bankella.
“What?”
“My name is Lani Salome, a second-class knight of the Dawning Order of the Guardian of Doctrine. You guys don’t seem heretical to me.”
“what?”
“Isn’t that heresy? Please answer me.”
sudden question.
However, the look in the helmet was so serious that Jin just nodded.
“I will never draw my sword against someone who is not a heretic. And you have to do with the black dragon that fought that crazy fire dragon. Is that correct?”
Jin’s eyes widened.
The paladin who identified himself as Lani was using the term black dragon rather than ‘monster’. In addition, he felt strong animosity toward Kadun for being a mad fire dragon.
clap clap clap clap-!
The footsteps of another paladin were heard coming from the back alley. In a few seconds you will reach the alley where they are standing.
“For now, follow me. If you are caught by my comrades, you will not be able to survive.”
