# 299
Helmut
Episode 299
[Huh? Are you… afraid of heights?]
Igrel asked suspiciously. Everyone’s eyes were focused on the back of Elaga’s head.
Elaga gritted her teeth and shouted.
[Who… is afraid of that?]
But his voice was weak.
The vibrations in Elaga’s body were getting stronger. Now I’m almost shaking.
Even leopards only enjoy climbing high trees and do not enjoy flying.
“Come to think of it, Elaga has never flown in the sky.”
Helmut said as if he had realized.
Although Helmut did not have much flying experience, he was fearless from an early age.
Sarah cooed as if comforting her.
“Elaga, I’m scared too.”
Susan turned pale and was speechless. The only safety devices are the wizards, soaring toward the sky with the wind blowing against them.
Feeling fear of high places is a wild animal’s instinct. In particular, the place they were at was at an altitude where it would be impossible to survive if they fell.
Being in such a distant sky with strong winds blowing all over my body, my legs naturally start shaking and my head feels dizzy.
Whether it was big or small, everyone was feeling a little bit of phobia.
But that was particularly severe for Elaga. Ygrel screamed.
[Hey, it hurts! Stop raising your claws! Feathers scratch!]
Elaga automatically raised her claws as if she would never fall from here. It was fortunate that he didn’t have the spirit to unleash demon energy.
Elaga’s eyes, which had become increasingly blurry, were now trembling. It’s a kind of panic.
Area calmly opened her mouth.
“Elaga, I won’t be able to help you break through the barrier.”
Helmut nodded. He placed his hand on the sword handle.
In the first place, I didn’t expect Elaga to be with me, so there was no problem.
All you have to do is combine Igrel’s magic and the strength of others to break through the barrier. Helmut is currently in a state of complete recovery. I plan to participate with all my might.
Ygrel, who was soaring toward the sky with a pile of luggage on his back, was dissatisfied.
[This big, useless leopard! It’s a waste of magic power filled with that dull body!]
But Elaga didn’t seem to be able to hear anything anymore.
Area took out a small metal plate from her hand. As I tightened my hand, the light extending from the metal plate pointed to the convex center of the barrier.
“That way. Let’s slow down. “If you synchronize your breathing and send a signal, you will immediately accelerate and break through.”
They were getting closer and closer to their goal. The peak of an opaque barrier waited for them above.
What is there is Lumen’s will. Isolate Pahe’s forest from the world and protect the land.
But today that will will be broken for the first time. By them!
“Everyone get ready!”
Area shouted firmly.
*
“You lewd, wicked witch!”
A man bound in chains screamed at Heike with a sad face.
The spit that was spit into the air flew through the air and fell down.
Heike stretched out his hand and hit the man on the head.
puck!
It was a dull sound that I couldn’t believe could come out of such slender hands.
The man’s mouth fell shut due to the pain that shook his bones.
Heike clicked his tongue.
“Where did you come from that cheeky young thing? Shall I show you what a lewd, wicked witch does?”
Even though all those who attacked his son are dead, Heike still holds a grudge against the temple.
I guess I had a good reason, so I was able to take advantage of this opportunity and kill a few people without any compunction.
But next to him, Antiol was watching with wide eyes. No matter how many temples and pretense he has, he is not a person who commits murder carelessly.
Even though Antiol was publicly declared in the temple.
In order to prove that the temple is wrong, you have to be right yourself. That was Antiol’s pride.
Heike sneered at the eighteen priests who were tied up and kneeling.
“If there is someone who wants to commit suicide, I will allow that. “If you want to live, keep your mouth shut!”
Of course, no one had enough faith and will to bite his tongue, and there was no reason to do so yet.
Heike only confined them but did not torture them or cause them pain. Because I only held it to achieve my purpose.
Heike turned to Antiol and asked.
“Has the news reached the temple?”
“okay. They too will take action soon. “I have no choice but to respond.”
“What if you don’t respond?”
“That may be the case, so I’ll take charge of this place. “You go there.”
In any case, if you want to check the status of the sacred barrier, you will head to the south of Pahe Forest from the temple. The perimeter only had to be defended for a few days.
Heike is more specialized in combat than Antiol, so it would be right for her to go.
Heike expressed his approval.
“Of course.”
‘Area should get out safely.’
Her brow furrowed. It wasn’t because the area was unreliable, but the difficulty of getting out of the Forest of Pahe was too high.
In order to break through the barrier into the sky above the Forest of Pahe, you must maintain power through magic even after exiting.
If it falls down and collides with the barrier, it will be a big problem.
‘As it has been smooth so far, I hope it will continue to be so.’
More than just wishing, Heike was about to take action.
*
“A hostage was taken. There are fifteen priests, including three high-ranking priests who are candidates for high priesthood. “How can this happen?”
High Priest Levina chanted with a serene face.
The temple is sometimes harsh to those who do not belong to the temple, but those who belong to the temple are treated like their own bodies.
Moreover, it is a force that is difficult for those who are captured to simply throw away.
Two high priests have died in recent years. Even though it has been replenished, it is difficult to say that it has been restored.
The newly appointed high priests were still far from being able to perform their role as high priests representing the temple.
A weakening of the temple’s power means a weakening of its military power. It also meant losing influence over the human world.
High Priest Agato looked up from the report.
“It appears that he was aware of the priests’ movements in advance. These are people who were sent as envoys to the empire. It delved into the period when the escorts disappeared beyond the borders of the empire. On the way back, the tension must have eased.
The paladins were scheduled to join us only a day away. “It’s a place called a safe zone, so they probably didn’t care much about safety.”
Just as the power of a wizard and a swordsman increases when combined, the same goes for the relationship between a priest and a paladin.
The paladin protects the priest, and the priest receives protection, helps the paladin, and attacks enemies with holy magic.
If there are only priests with little combat experience, there is no way they will be targeted by two archmages who are not high priests. There is no guarantee that they would have chosen the regular method.
“Two archmages who were declared public servants of the temple are moving together? Wizards are naturally self-righteous people, so moving together means their interests are aligned. This is definitely an issue that concerns me. “It’s not unusual.”
“Besides, their requirements are a bit…”
“I want to meet High Priest Levina, Agatho, and Paul face-to-face at the border of Basor. Have an issue you’d like to discuss? What on earth are they discussing with the temple? “How can something like this happen one after another!”
One of the high priests was furious.
Levina shook her head.
“I guess I have something to ask for. Didn’t Archmage Heike covet the sacred relics of the temple in the past? “Anthiol is also collecting things from the temple.”
We chose a good location to meet face-to-face. If it is on the border of Basor, it is an area where large-scale troops cannot be dispatched from the temple.
Because the relationship between Basor and the temple has been completely broken for a long time.
Still, it is a temple, so if we go to war with Basor, we will not lose, but he will cause a huge loss of power.
Even in the temple, an all-out conflict with Basor was not desired.
In a temple steeped in long-standing peace, such conflicts were tried to be avoided unless it was a serious situation that put the temple’s existence at stake.
High Priest Levina tilted her head.
‘I and Agato Paul…’
At the temple, a grand ceremony is held whenever a new priest is appointed.
In each temple, there are portraits of the high priests and their names are posted on the altar, so if you want to know, you can easily find out what kind of high priests they are.
However, they pointed out the highest authority and oldest priests among the existing priests.
They even threatened to kill the hostages one by one if their demands were not met.
Considering the recent events, what they want is….
Levina raised her head and spoke clearly.
“I understand their intentions.”
“What is?”
The answer came not from Levina, but from High Priest Agatho.
“Their purpose is to call me and High Priest Levin and High Priest Paul to the border of Basor. So that no action can be taken against the sacred barrier. Because the cause of the weakening of that divine barrier is…”
High Priest Paul listened leisurely.
“Because they have it. They don’t want the temple to pay attention to the sacred barrier. “That’s why we are carrying out this hostage situation.”
“What can a mere wizard do to the barrier where Lumen’s will resides!”
“But it is true that there was actually something wrong with the sacred barrier. “It’s our job to fix it.”
High Priest Levina cut off firmly.
Her clear green eyes had a colder glow than ever.
“It becomes clear what we need to do. I told them I would comply. We must head to the sacred barrier as originally planned. “Our most important mission is to restore the barrier to its original state.”
Someone asked in confusion.
“Then what happened to those who were captured…”
“If they die, it would also be Lumen’s will. Martyrdom is the greatest honor for priests. They will enjoy eternal blessings and rest in the arms of the great Lumen. “Now, let’s hurry.”
High Priest Agato spoke coldly and stood up. It was the end of the roundtable conference.
In this way, the movement of the temple began to take place in a direction that the two great wizards did not want.
