Declaration.
Declaration.
Crick crick crick.
The tree monster’s head grew rapidly as it ran down the dark alley. Finally, the white deer mask that Marnak had broken took its place again. Katus remembered the two priests and the woman he had just seen.
A muscular priest, a slightly stronger priest than a normal man, and a woman with bright green hair.
The movement of the priest who rushed at him with a sword was not an ordinary person’s. Although he doesn’t have a lot of knowledge, he knew better than anyone else that this body he obtained from contracting with the devil was not something that could be easily cut off.
Yes, it was impossible to cut down this hard body with a single sword like pruning trees on the street. Even though the impossible happened earlier.
Catus, the deer masked monster, made fun of his long legs even faster. Despite the monster’s furious steps, it made no sound of hitting the ground.
However, the pursuer who followed him through the alleys did not think of giving up at all.
Perhaps it was because he had deliberately used his strength to lightly injure the woman hiding behind him, but one priest was nowhere to be seen, but the muscular, large priest followed after him, ignoring the woman’s injury.
Where did it go wrong? Was it wrong to steal the ingredients little by little and often to avoid being caught? No, it wasn’t too bad yet. This incident could have been nothing if he had perfectly evaded the pursuer and escaped.
A sharp sound that rips through the air. With that sound, a dagger cut through the air. The dagger thrown by Dillgent accurately dug into the joint of the monster’s left leg.
Clink.
But in an instant, Katus’s long legs melted into a handful of powder and disappeared, then came together again. The dagger that had been pulled out tumbled across the floor with a loud noise.
Dilgent, who was running after him, quickly reached out and picked up the dagger in front of him without slowing down.
The method of slowing down the monster by targeting the joints with a dagger failed. So how else?
He touched the poison he carried in his bosom, but it didn’t seem like using it would do any significant damage to that tree monster. Because this poison was a neurotoxin.
The power of the healing goddess permeated his increasingly tired body. Divinity revitalized every cell of his body. Dilgent chased after the monster that had made a contract with the devil at the same speed as when he was running at the beginning.
The deer mask monster glanced back and made a quick decision. If I just run like this, I will never be able to drop that priest.
He has yet to be caught by anyone. Because there was something I had to do.
[Damn it.]
The monster muttered briefly, and made up his mind. Although his work will become a little more troublesome in the future, he decided to get rid of that priest.
The behavior of the monster that was wandering between the alleys suddenly changed. Instead of running through the dark alleys, the monster started running towards the tall walls of Ebedos that could be seen in the distance. Dilgent didn’t care what kind of ambush the monster did. If you don’t die instantly, the healing goddess will raise you up again.
The two strong legs of faith kicked the ground more violently. After confirming that the priest was following him well, Katus teased the long wooden leg even more vigorously.
rampart. Crossing the dark streets, the monster arrived right in front of the castle wall and crashed into the wall. No, his whole body turned into black powder and passed through the wall as it was.
The monster passed through the wall and disappeared. Dilgent raised his awareness of the fact that the monster could in fact escape the walls of Ebedos at any time.
I could never miss that monster. It’s because if the castle walls don’t become the shackles that imprison the monster, the next opportunity might not come anymore.
Dilgent pulled out two daggers and kicked the spot. As he had been trained, he drove his two daggers into the gaps in the walls and climbed the walls at speeds impossible for criminals. Dilgent’s movement on the wall was like that of a skillful insect.
“omg?!”
A soldier wary of the flickering torches. The soldier was astounded when he saw Dilgent, who suddenly climbed up the wall and appeared.
“What are you doing here in the middle of the night…”
“I’m chasing the devil. I’ll take care of it and report it to the lord, so there’s no need to make a fuss.”
“yes?!”
Dilgent gave a rough answer and quickly scanned the outside of the castle. He soon found the monster he was after. At the entrance of a dark forest far away, a monster wearing a white deer mask was standing still and looking at him.
As if to tell them to come and see if they are going to come after me.
Dilgent gladly responded to the devil’s provocation. He jumped off the rampart, landed softly, and ran toward the woods.
To the place where the monster created by the devil awaits.
***
Quaang!!!
The guard who had just met Dilgent was thinking about how to deal with what happened during his working hours. As if gunpowder had exploded, the walls beneath him exploded.
“What?!”
Surprised, he raised a torch and illuminated the lower part of the castle wall. What he found was a man. Black armor surrounding the lower body and right arm, and pure white priestly clothes exposed on the rest of the body. The rising dust and the stone fragments that were the walls protruding in front.
The guards thought that the castle wall might not have exploded at the moment, but that priest might have broken it with force. It was a story that made absolutely no sense for a person to break down the castle wall with their bare hands.
The armored priest appeared out of nowhere, scanned the surroundings quickly, then raised his head and shouted at the guards looking down.
“direction!”
“yes?”
The guards who met the priest’s eyes gave goose bumps. In the eyes of that priest looking up at him, there was a clear and meaningless light. The frustration you feel when you see someone you can’t handle. It was the first time he had felt this kind of emotion since he saw his father’s eyes run amok when he was drunk. His instincts roared loudly.
Whatever that man asks, answer right away and let him disappear.
“Where has the priest who preceded me gone!”
“I went into the forest over there!”
The armored priest jumped out of his seat without replying and ran in the direction he pointed. At a speed that normal people can’t do.
The guard hoped that what he was looking for was at the end of the direction he pointed. I didn’t want to be questioned by that priest about why he came back to me and pointed me in the wrong direction.
After a while, when he calmed down a bit, he realized that it was not the time for him to think about whether he should report or not.
Because there was a hole in the wall big enough for a man to pass through. He walked quickly and ran to his superior, who was on duty.
***
In the dreary forest. Dilgent walked out through the desolate forest.
The shape of the monster wearing a deer mask disappeared the moment it entered the forest. Dilgent looked around with his nerves on edge. To not miss a single trace.
It was true that the monster had lured him here, but this was something that Dilgent also did not want. The need to grapple with monsters in crowded places is gone.
He quietly pulled out a sword from his waist. A dual swordsmanship that wields one dagger and one sword at the same time. Taking the standard swordsmanship of the imperial rangers, he moved slowly.
Bassrock.
In the silence, only the sound of Dilgent’s footsteps could be heard. Dilgent moved forward slowly and steadily.
card win.
A sound you didn’t make yourself. At the same time, a scream rang out.
[Kaaah Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhently
the grilled deer between trees, a monster popped out. ” The monster raised a sharp wooden claw and pushed it down. expected raid. Dilgent calmly swung his sword and cut off the claws of the deer monster. no i had to knock it down
Right before colliding with the sword, the monster’s claws once again crumbled into powder. Dilgent quickly threw down the dagger he was holding in his other hand and hit the monster in the shoulder.
The dagger lodged in the shoulder joint and the arm could no longer move forward. The powdered claws of the monster reappeared in place.
[Ah?!]
Dilgent smiled quietly when he saw his perfectly fine body. The prediction was correct. Even if a part of the body turned to powder and seemed to disappear instantly, the part of the body that disappeared was still connected to the monster that had contracted with that devil.
If the whole body could be turned into powder at any time and attacked freely like when passing through the castle wall earlier, there was no way that monster would have escaped like this. I just killed all the witnesses on the spot and went out if I managed to escape.
Dilgent slowly opened his mouth and spoke in a low voice.
“Where is the lord’s son?”
The white deer mask was distorted. With a bright rage.
[That’s none of your business!!!]
With a snapping sound, the shoulder with the dagger stuck in it moved forcibly. The nails and sword collided with a loud sound. Dilgent was slightly taken aback when he estimated the power he felt beyond the sword.
The power of the monster was stronger than expected. I couldn’t believe the power that came from that skinny arm.
Quaang!!!
Dilgent’s body, which had been thrown off, collided roughly with a thick tree. Dilgent quickly rose to his feet, but what covered his vision were huge claws. Huge, sharp wooden claws.
[I’m sorry, but I’m dying.]
The claws stirred inside Dilgent’s body. Pieces of intestine splattered and blood splattered. Catus saw Dilgent’s tattered, almost torn body and stood tall.
I couldn’t help it. Instead of receiving this power from the devil, he handed over several things to the devil.
The devil also took from him the right to tell the truth to others. That’s why Catus knew very well that he couldn’t be understood by anyone.
The skinny deer masked monster moved slowly into the woods. I was thinking of finding a suitable place to bury the dead priest.
After a while, Katus disappeared, and Dilgent’s half-torn body slowly began to heal. Dilgent muttered as he lay on the floor, feeling the pain pulsating through his whole body.
“More than I imagined.”
“What do you mean?”
Marnak walked out of the woods. Following Dilgent into the forest, he was able to come to this spot after smelling the vivid scent of blood spreading from the forest.
Dilgent smiled bitterly and looked up at Marnak.
“The monster’s power is beyond imagination. I got over the hurdle by pretending to be dead, but I can’t do this alone.”
“Is that so.”
A very dull voice. Marnak opened his mouth with an expressionless face.
“Where have you gone? monsters.”
Dillgent raised his restless finger and pointed in one direction.
“I went over there. Once I recover, let’s move together.”
“All right. Oh, and don’t worry, everything will be resolved when you wake up after a sigh of sleep.”
“What is that…”
Whoops!
Marnak kicked Dilgent in the jaw without hesitation. Dilgent, who was about to say something, collapsed to the floor at the impact of the blow to the jaw. Marnak turned his head without regret after confirming that the wound was still regenerating even though he had passed out.
“You went that way.”
Marnak kicked off his seat and started to cross the forest, and a moment later, a sharp claw came out of the air to greet him.
Why hey hey hey hey!!!
And the Butcher cried out.
momentary conflict. The results were clear. One arm of the monster shattered and the butcher’s blade still spinning noisily.
The wooden monster’s arm, which had withdrawn, quickly grew back. Marnak left without a word and charged at the monster once more. The monster’s claws disappeared once again.
Marnak was not interested in the missing fingernails. Without hesitating for a moment, he threw his body and burrowed into the monster’s arms. The claws that reappeared dug into Marnak’s side and stirred inside.
Blood splattered and intestines spilled out. Marnak swung his arm without wavering even in the pain that stirred his brain. A spinning Immortalium saw blade cut off one of the monster’s legs. The monster’s body leaned.
Katus was genuinely perplexed. This priest was silently doing his job while shedding blood and intestines.
Why hey hey hey!!!
The rest of the leg was also cut off. The monster’s body fell to the floor. The pure white priest’s robe was stained red with the blood and flesh that flowed from his body. Marnak trampled the chest of the fallen monster with one foot and smiled.
“From now on, you will rot away alive. until the sun rises tomorrow morning. Don’t beg for help. Now, I have no intention of saving anyone.”
[I will not die!!!]
As Katus violently swung his nails, Marnak stepped back and roughly cut off the organs that had flowed from his body and threw them away. His punctured body quickly healed. Marnak ran his bloody hands through his hair. His black eyes glowed quietly in the moonlight.
“No, you die. here today drowning in endless regret. Instead…”
Marnak laughed quietly.
“I won’t accept an apology, especially.”
