novelraw Chapter 118 : Chapter 118
Chapter 118 : Chapter 118
Chapter : 118
At Magician Agpiel's words, I immediately received a recovery potion from Azuela, drank it, and stood up.
Having just faced that hideous monster, I felt a sense of vigilance.
‘[Cultist] events are usually for descending something.’
If the monsters they drag around are at that level, then what level of monster would descend from the [Cultist] event?
At this rate, it was a Grand Descent level event that occasionally appeared in [Pangea Universalise], capable of destroying an entire territory.
No wonder they said the pattern was different from the [Cultist] event in the Prince-Bishopric of Cologne that I experienced in my past life…
‘I need to deal with this quickly!’
I needed to wipe them all out and stop the event before the descent happened.
“Where should we go? Agpiel!”
“Here! Follow me quickly. Goodness, the mystery is fading fast!”
“Hmm, Magician Agpiel. Pardon me for a moment.”
“Uh, huh?”
I put Magician Agpiel on my back and put more strength into my legs. Then, we shot forward rapidly.
“Oh my, I'm dizzy. You crazy man.”
But despite his words, he didn't ask to be put down. Magician Agpiel steadily pointed out the direction without losing focus even in that situation.
And not long after. Magician Agpiel and I found a tightly closed stone gate.
“Hmm….”
“How can we open this?”
“Well. Let me check.”
Magician Agpiel got down and stood in front of the stone gate.
The stone gate, installed on a cliff soaring high into the sky, had a relief carving of a brave warrior fighting grotesque monsters.
Magician Agpiel rubbed and tapped it, trying hard to find something.
“It seems to be a structure that opens and closes from the inside. There are no rings or devices to pull from the outside.”
But soon he shook his head.
He looked very dismayed. But I stood in front of it and rubbed my chin.
“Hrmmm….”
Somehow….
Somehow…. This….
‘I think I can break it?’
-Woooom!
As if agreeing with my thought, the Goddess's blessing within my body began to squirm.
“Y-Your Excellency! You should go with us.”
“That is right. It is dangerous, Your Excellency.”
“Why do you try to take the honor of battle alone? We wish to join you! Huff. Huff.”
Just then, the elf knights and the Knight Order people came running from behind. They were gasping for breath in front of me.
“Hammer. Do you have a large war hammer?”
“Pardon?”
“I asked if you have a war hammer that can be wielded with two hands.”
Only then did an elf knight clap his hands.
“Ah! We do, Your Excellency. Hey, don't you carry a big one on your horse?”
“Hmm, I do. Why?”
“His Excellency is asking for it.”
At the following words, the elf knight tilted his head.
It was something he bought once for show but couldn't even use because of its immense weight. But why was he asking for that?
Then, the elf knight suddenly saw the stone gate in front of him.
‘S-surely not…?’
Nah, it couldn't be.
Even so, how could a human possibly…
It was impossible by common sense.
But the elf knight's common sense was shattered the moment he handed over the two-handed war hammer.
“Hmm, good.”
Feeling the heavy weight, I tightened my grip.
“Are you really planning to break that?”
“Yes, I think it is possible.”
“Hoho. Even if you have received God's blessing… huh?”
While speaking, Magician Agpiel's eyes grew larger than ever before.
-Vrooom!
-BOOM!
He witnessed the stone gate twisting with a heavy roar.
Moreover, this was not the end.
The hammer swung once more.
-Rumble rumble!
With a sound like thunder exploding, the stone gate cracked and collapsed-!
“Oh, Goddess… What kind of monster are you creating….”
* * *
-Rumble rumble!
The stone gate collapsed with a crash, and a huge hole was pierced in the front. I thought only a part of it would be damaged, but it seemed there were many cracks inside due to its old age.
Once the stone gate started to collapse, it immediately began to shatter like powder.
“Hmm? Did it crumble because it's old? Indeed, nothing lasts forever against time.”
“What nonsense. It is a phenomenon caused by the destruction of the mystery protecting it. Usually, mystery can only be broken by mystery….”
Magician Agpiel decided to think that there was no ‘absolute’ anymore. How many times had he been surprised since meeting this young noble!
However, unaware of such thoughts, I just shrugged my shoulders awkwardly.
“K-khm. Is that so?”
“Yes, but that is not what is important right now. We do not know what the bastards inside might do. Especially since they must have clearly heard this roar.”
“Ah, right.”
I clicked my tongue and immediately ordered.
“Enter in order. It does not matter if you kill every single one who resists. We will subjugate this hotbed of curses!”
“Ohhh!”
“In the name of God!”
Saying so, I entered the stone gate straight away with the elf knights and the Knight Order.
-Ding!
[You have entered the Polluted Temple.]
[An ominous aura is wary of you.]
[The Forgotten God watches you.]
Then, just like last time, various information popped up along with the notification sound.
‘Hmm? Watches me?’
I was startled by the sudden content. But like last time, there was no particular movement or change in the temple.
Only the ominous and damp curse mystery continued to fill the temple.
“It seems it was originally a temple from the Ancient Empire era.”
Entering the stone gate, there was a long hallway. The floor was paved with neat marble, and the monsters I saw earlier were carved on the left and right as if they were trophies.
Passing through there, Magician Agpiel muttered.
“Weren't those monsters carved in relief on the stone gate earlier?”
“Hmm… Maybe?”
Actually, I was more focused on breaking the stone gate, so I didn't remember.
“Seeing that the statues here are those monsters, it seems to be a temple honoring a hero who became a god during the Ancient Empire era.”
Indeed, a plausible deduction.
But seeing that there was no reaction like last time, it seemed that wasn't the case.
‘Well, that's not what's important.’
Isn't the important thing right now to punish the cultists hiding in this temple?
And a while later.
“Uh oh?! E-enemy!!!”
“I-it's real. As the High Priest said, enemies have entered!”
We soon encountered the terrified cultists. We ran right into the bastards as they came out of the temple grumbling.
“T-the stone gate was tightly closed, so it shouldn't be possible to open it?”
They must have been quite surprised, their eyes went wide. But instead of answering, I swung the war hammer straight away.
-POOF-!
With the sound of flesh bursting, the cultist was bounced back to where he came from.
“?!”
“What????”
The cultists were startled.
Such insane power!
“Strike them! Kill them all. They are wicked ones who believe in false things.”
I didn't give the cultists time to come to their senses.
I immediately gave the order to the elf knights and the Knight Order.
“Ohhh! Die! For my merit! Scatter with my honor! You dirty cultists.”
“To believe in false things when God is watching over us. Do you not fear the hellfire!”
“Eeek! Where do these false followers believing in a false god come from!”
As expected of those who infiltrated the Prince-Bishopric of Cologne and stole the holy relic, the cultists were formidable. They quickly came to their senses and began to counterattack.
-Clang clang! Clang!
-Crash!
-Crunch!
But the tide of battle was never in favor of the cultists. It was a raid they faced suddenly without much preparation, and at the very front line, there was me holding a war hammer.
-Whoosh!
-BOOM! Crunch!
Shields, armor, it was all meaningless.
One swing of my war hammer made everything equal. Whether one had armor and a shield or was just wearing clothes.
“C-crazy! It's a monster. A monster has appeared-!”
“Bastard! How dare a dirty cultist call His Faithful Excellency a monster.”
“High Priest! Find the High Priest! Quickly! We absolutely cannot stop them by ourselves.”
The cultists had stepped forward confidently, but they turned into children in an instant.
This overwhelming violence I unleashed.
They were engulfed by it and fell into terror.
* * *
‘Kuhuhuk. This makes no sense!’
The black-robed magician, the High Priest of the cultists, fell into confusion.
Fine, let's say they dealt with the Dullahan and the Satyr. But how could they smash the stone gate protected by mystery?
The time his order spent trying to break through this stone gate was a whole ten years!
But he couldn't just stand there dazed.
‘The Ritual! I must complete the ritual quickly.’
Stealing the holy relic from the Prince-Bishopric of Cologne this time was all for this ritual. With the sacrificed offerings and the power of the corrupted holy relic, he would be able to descend the true Great Warrior of the true God.
“W-why are you coming in such a hurry?”
“Silence. How is the progress of the ritual?”
“It is just reaching the middle stage now, High Priest.”
“What? Too slow!”
Hearing the situation, the High Priest shouted. That monster-like existence was chasing them in real-time right outside.
“No! Speed it up. Kill all the sacrifices right now and offer them!”
“B-but if we do that, an imperfect descent will….”
The priests were flustered by the sudden order, but the High Priest didn't care.
“Shut up, you fools! Do as you are told! Every second counts now.”
“U-understood.”
“We will do it right away.”
Only then did the priests hurriedly speed up. They killed all the offerings prepared for the ritual and offered them.
-Aaaahhh!
-Save me!
The screams of the people who became targets of human sacrifice echoed in the corridor where the altar was set up.
Truly a horrific scene.
But the High Priest only became calm after hearing those sounds.
‘Arrogant dog of the Order. Let's see if you can win even after seeing the Great Warrior of the true God. Kehehehe.’
Confidence soared again.
* * *
“My goodness!”
As we followed the fleeing cultists deeper inside, Magician Agpiel let out a sigh.
“Truly a terrible curse mystery!”
He felt a powerful curse mystery surging from beyond the room at the end.
At the same time.
“It is a terrible smell of blood.”
“Oh… God. What on earth is this place?”
The fishy scent of blood, which could only come from killing dozens, no, hundreds of people, pierced deep into our noses.
Just smelling it made me dizzy.
-Aaaahhh!
-Save me! Save me. Please save me!
Suddenly, screams of people were heard from inside. Hearing the terrible sounds, I knew. This was human sacrifice.
“We must stop it. They must be offering living sacrifices! Usually, this kind of prayer brings about terrible results!”
“I thought so too, Agpiel!”
Thinking that, I immediately rushed towards the room at the end.
“Ugh?!”
But the moment I entered, I couldn't help but be shocked.
A sea of blood!
The altar of the temple, which must have been holy once, was dyed red. Everywhere there were sacrifices brutally killed with their hearts ripped out, and in the center on the altar, there was a strange creature absorbing that blood.
It was a sight that naturally made curses come out.
“Kihihihi! Dog of the Order! You have come!”
At that moment, an old man who discovered me shouted in a sharp voice.
I knew instinctively.
That that old man was the main culprit of this situation.
-Squeeeze!
Instead of answering, I put all my strength into the war hammer and threw it straight away.
And soon.
“You are late! No matter how much you struggle, you will not be able to stop it! The descent is already…. Quek!”
-Crunch!
The High Priest, who was shouting excitedly, realized with his body why the stone gate was broken and the Satyr died.
To think the mystery heavily wrapped around his body was destroyed in a single blow!
At the brutal throw of the war hammer, the High Priest couldn't even react and died instantly.
However.
“Damn it!”
I knew.
Just like that damn High Priest said…
[The Great Warrior of the Forgotten God awakens through the polluted holy relic.]
-Kuaaaaaah-!
That it was too late.