Episode 474: Merlin, who was a military priest in Ruspelheim, or more accurately, came to McLane as a healer by order of the Pope, began to pray penance after the war ended.
Even though it was the Pope’s order, it was to reflect on the sin of personally contributing to harming lives as a priest.
The foolish people who did not know much about the doctrine made nonsense about why the priest of Adgar, the god of darkness and death, was reflecting on his participation in the war, but they did not bother to answer. Being misunderstood like that was part of everyday life for a priest of Adgar.
‘Adgar’s teachings are natural death and comfortable rest, never war.’
Ignorant people tended to avoid the priests of Adgar, thinking they were like the plague. They said they would find it again when the funeral was held anyway.
In any case, humans eventually think about what comes after death, so it was funny that the Order of Argar was the most popular among nobles.
‘…Such blasphemous thoughts. ‘Adga, I repent.’
Merlin again began to pray in repentance toward the small statue of God.
But at that moment, a sacred wave that touched her soul came to her.
– No matter how much I search, you are better than me.
“omg!?”
A frightened Merlin sat down and made an ugly sound.
She thought it was an illusion, but before she knew it, a small dagger was floating in front of her.
A glossy black sword body and a simple but old-fashioned handle.
And so much divine power that it is unbelievable that it emanates from a small dagger.
She intuitively knew that it was Sopor, the holy relic of Adgar that she had only heard about.
– Accept my power and preach God’s will on earth, my apostle.
Merlin shed tears of joy at the sacred tremors that resonated through the soul through the sacred relic.
“Oh! God…!”
It has already been 30 years since I served as a priest.
A life of integrity and innocence, always following doctrine.
Every time I heard that priests were corrupt, I felt like I was finally being rewarded for the ascetic life I had endured with the intention of setting a better example.
– Would you like to offer it?
How can I refuse it?
“I give it up!! I give it all to my Lord!”
Merlin shouted enthusiastically, welcoming the miracle that had arrived before him.
– It’s a shame I don’t have time to choose anymore.
An unknown voice echoed in my mind, but isn’t it natural for mortals to not fully understand God’s will?
Merlin accepted God’s choice without the slightest resistance.
At the same time, the sacred light emanating from the holy relic enveloped her entire body.
Her face was filled with joy for a moment.
“Ooooooooo!”
It was already too late when he realized that the process of being chosen by God was very different from what he had imagined.
Merlin, who was holding her head and letting out a painful scream, soon fell to the ground.
After a while.
– An old and sick body. Ha…
She got up with a strange voice as if she had collapsed at some point.
– A mess….
“It’s a mess. Big. Ah ah.”
The moment when a bizarre voice returns to its original voice.
“Still, I need to change it to something a little more usable.”
Wood-dud-dud-duk.
As she muttered to herself with unclear meaning, her body began to show drastic changes.
His face, which had been full of wrinkles, became taut, and his pure white hair regained its original shiny black color.
“…Did you take refuge in me because of this hair color?”
Adgar, who had taken over the body of Merlin, or rather Merlin, looked through the distant memories of the past held by the owner of this body and burst into laughter.
– A bitch who isn’t even from the royal family…
– Tsk, that’s blasphemous.
– Isn’t it the devil!?
It seemed to be in his arms, with the black circle as a symbol, which he chose whether he was chased or not.
“Well, since it was written like this, you should be honored.”
Even if I said that, there was no way I would get an answer from the soul that had already been consumed and disappeared.
Adgar only smiled fully after chewing and swallowing even the fragments of his fallen soul to avoid being hit in the back of the head like in the case of Amunda or Aria.
But then he looked around and frowned slightly.
It was not because it was a prayer room that was tightly closed on all sides.
“Even though I did this, am I still the fastest? If it’s a loss I have to bear anyway, I should know how to be bold…”
Tsk.
The apostle sighed as if he had forgotten that he had hesitated for several days due to summer time.
And that moment.
Flashing.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
A beam of golden light struck her body.
Rumbling.
With a loud noise, a corner of the prayer room exploded, and an ominous-looking beam of black light shot up into the sky.
– How dare you!
Just a moment ago, he was clearly human.
Aside from the deafening roar, the priest’s body was suddenly covered in black scales as he floated in the air.
From the top of its head, what looked like deer horns were sprouting, and just by its appearance alone, it had the appearance of a monster that was far beyond the human frame.
And when Logan, the golden master who destroyed the prayer hall, realized that the bastard had withstood his blow, he relished his appetite.
‘It was too urgent.’
As I sensed the arrival of the Apostle, I was in a hurry to kill him before he could properly settle down, so I couldn’t even use my strength properly, let alone use my divine sword vision.
And now that the monster is staring right at you, any move that could finish it off in one hit will be blocked before you even try.
But even so, it wasn’t that I didn’t have the confidence to deal with him, so I answered confidently.
“This body, you monster!”
The perceived level was exactly what I expected, at least 8 classes.
-Logan McLane! This disaster incarnate!
“If you talk like that, it looks like you’re the only one causing disaster, right?”
– Ruthless!
“It’s been a long time since I came out to the world, so I guess I have no sense of reality. Who are you talking to like that now?”
Gooooooooo.
Blah blah blah.
It seemed like a simple argument, but at the point where black and golden light collided, a bizarre noise was making as if the space was breaking apart.
The process of exploiting each other’s weaknesses.
The force felt is a whistle. Now that both sides have fully increased their power, it will be over as soon as they see an opening first.
It was an absurd situation for an apostle who was faced with a difficult situation as soon as he descended.
It was absurd that a mortal who could kill a person with a single breath would dare to confront him, but it was more because the opponent’s strength was unexpected.
It wasn’t because he was thoughtless that he created an apostle where Zibrik’s incarnation was. According to the existing information, he was confident that he would be able to subdue him with just one of his apostles.
‘Aria and Ageron’s information is incorrect.’
Even though they were competing with each other, it seemed unlikely that they would have given false information at this important time.
That means.
– You’ve grown so much in such a short period of time?
A person who was less than 8th class has already reached that extreme. Even in the ancient times, the golden age of magic, there was no one who showed such rapid growth.
Even that jibrick.
And wasn’t he dealing with the insignificant power of life, which wasn’t even magic?
‘If I do this wrong…’
I gave up my thousand-year enemy attack and forced my way back, but ended up having to leave after suffering even more losses.
‘Can not help it.’
Adgar made a decision at that moment.
I decided to put my pride aside for a moment and gather strength with my soon-to-be descended colleagues.
but.
Wooooow.
I don’t know what to do.
The attempt to instantly fold the space and disappear failed.
And only then did he realize that the entire city had been taken over by the thoughts of the bastard in front of him.
Even so, how can you do it with the power of class 8?
The sense of crisis over the incomprehensible situation soon turned into anger and burst out of my mouth.
– You insignificant human being!!
Logan actually smiled as he watched the surging momentum.
‘It works.’
The idea of blocking magic through the power of will and authority worked.
To be exact, it was just an impurity added to a huge flow, but that was enough to stop the rotation of the gears that were more sophisticated than anything else called spatial magic.
okay. Shake it, apostle.
“You should die to that insignificant human.”
– dare…!
How much of a blow would it be to the gods’ bodies if they killed the apostle?
‘I would have no wish even if I were forced to never come again.’
While blocking the magic, you won’t be able to use the Divine Sword Vision, which requires concentration, but if he can’t use magic, that won’t be a big problem either.
‘How far can I block magic with the power of my will?’
This will also be a test to deal with other apostles.
If an 8th class mage and an auror master fight bare-chested, who will win?
‘I’ll kill you, Sado.’
Logan picked up his sword, imagining something pleasant.
However, a variable arose in the process.
“Your Majesty!?”
“What about the other side?”
“A monster!?”
People flocked to the noise that shook the heavens and earth.
And most of them were priests who lived in temples.
At the same time, the apostle’s eyes changed.
– Beware of the enemies of God!
Soon his will, containing divine waves, spread out in all directions.
“Oh! God!”
“How dare you!”
“An enemy of God!? Where?”
As the number of priests running out one after another increases, especially those wearing black clothes.
– Logan McLane is…!
Kwaaaaang!
“Oops!”
The voice of God, which boasted a powerful presence, disappeared and in an instant, a woman’s voice burst out.
And that moment.
[It’s a devil impersonating God! Everyone beware of the devil’s temptation!]
The intention of the monarch who was already in control of all of Ruspelheim resonated in the people’s minds a beat later.
Of course, the apostle did not stay still either.
– Priests, follow the true vibration of the soul! Do not be fooled by the deception of false humans! Anyone called Seongwoong is an opponent of God!
The priests who flocked to the shout, especially those wearing black robes, looked at Logan with complicated eyes. The priests of Adgar, the god of darkness and death, could not help but feel that the apostle’s words were true.
However, they suddenly become hostile towards someone who has been revered as a saint.
Even if they were priests, it was bound to be difficult for them to follow orders right away.
They can’t do this or that.
[Look at that! The appearance of a monster covered in devil’s scales! Priests, resist the temptation of the devil!]
The moment the will of the war hero and ruler of the eastern continent of Ruspelheim made such a claim, Argar’s priests had no choice but to fall into complete chaos.
Of course, the apostle could not help but be taken aback.
Black scales and deer antlers are just the characteristics of the black dragon, which is Argar’s main body, so you’re condemning him as a devil?
But I couldn’t reveal that fact. Because there was no story about their true nature in the scriptures he and his colleagues created.
So all you can do is.
– Priests, follow the instructions of the soul! Logan McLane is the enemy of God!
Just repeating the same words.
However, except for the direct priests, no one accepted the shouts shouted in the form of the devil as truth.
And unfortunately, the priests of Adgar, whose symbols were ominous concepts of darkness and death, were among the least numerous.
In the end, the truth is.
[As the messenger of God, I will personally punish the devil!]
The words of humans who had already achieved success as war heroes and conquerors could not be overcome.
furthermore.
Wow!
“Get out of this world, monster!”
The force unleashed by the enemy with blazing red eyes was too much for even an apostle.
-You fucking mortal!!!
He tried to vent his extreme anger, but even his half-dragon body converted from a human could not handle the Aura Master’s power.
Furthermore, any anti-magic spell that could have harmed him could not be properly manifested due to strange tricks.
In the end, the apostle, who was completely on the defensive after a while, could only grit his teeth and spit out a curse.
– Do you know that you will suffer for eternity after your death?
“Don’t be ridiculous! I know very well that you are not real gods.”
Of course, even he couldn’t stop the golden aura drawn with cynicism.
Ugh.
The moment when Adgar’s apostle splits into two.
“ah!”
“Ahh!”
“Apostle.”
The priests of Adgar unconsciously fell to their knees with tears in their eyes, but few responded.
And in the meantime, Logan felt a huge presence pressing on his soul.
[You have shown disgrace because of your lowered status by coming down.]
[But you are the incarnation of the mortal Jibrik. Be prepared for the path of misery after death.]
The source of existence that was struggling just a moment ago has disappeared, leaving behind a scary warning.
But Logan instead smiled. By dealing with the apostle, he was able to intuitively sense how much damage the main body had suffered.
‘It was a pretty big blow. Okay, this is enough.’
By proving the way to deal with the apostle and even achieving some results, that alone was a sufficient result.
but.
‘What will happen to the apostles who descended elsewhere… I’m worried about Ilia.’
There was just one thing to worry about.
