The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 93



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Episode 93 28. You’ve grown so much. (3)

5.

Some of the survivors who had fled out of the village returned to the village.

But even if you add them all up, there are only 29 survivors.

It is said that the original number of residents living here was two hundred, so only about ten percent of them survived.

They buried the bodies of the dead residents without saying a word.

They would have liked to bury him in a nice place, but they didn’t have the luxury to do so.

After the simple funeral, the surviving residents prepared to evacuate.

In fact, there wasn’t even anything to prepare for.

Because the monsters have already destroyed most of the village.

“We are leaving now.”

The man who led the group of refugees, Kirak, bowed to Caron and his group.

Caron said, handing Kirak a small stone.

“This is a stone that has some of the energy of my sword infused into it. If you have this, you won’t be attacked by monsters.”

A stone infused with magical power by inserting a guillotine into it.

The validity period may not be very long, but it will be enough to protect them from monsters.

“But do you have a place to go?”

Kirak answered Caron’s question with a bitter expression.

“If you walk about half a day to the east, there is a village adjacent to the Holy Kingdom. I heard that knights and priests occasionally stop by there… … I think I’ll go there first.”

This area is already virtually occupied by monsters.

If there were any paladins, it would be better than this place.

Caron nodded slowly to Kirak’s words and said.

“I wish you good luck.”

“Are you, gentlemen, staying here?”

“Someone has to finish it.”

When Caron answered calmly, Kirak quietly looked into Caron’s face. Then he bowed again to greet him.

“I will remember you for the rest of my life. May God bless you all.”

After praying for protection for Caron and his party, he turned around and joined the refugee procession.

And after a while, the refugees began to slowly walk out of the village.

Caron and his party watched the backs of the refugees in silence for a long time.

“It seems like no one can easily take their foot off the gas.”

Leo said, watching their backs.

“Because I have no choice but to leave my precious people here.”

“Would things have been different if I were a little stronger?”

At those words, Caron immediately slapped Leo on the back.

“Is puberty here now?”

“Ugh. Is it because it’s been so long since I’ve been hit? It seems to hurt more, you punk.”

“Don’t be so impatient. You’re growing fast enough.”

Charon’s praise suddenly popped out.

Leo looked at Charon with his eyes wide open.

“… … Did you just compliment me?”

Then Charon nodded.

“You should praise them for doing a good job. I can see that you’ve put in a lot of effort while I was away. I hope you’ll work even harder in the future.”

“Am I still dreaming? You’re praising me all the time… …. Keuuuuuuuu.”

Leo’s body floated up as he spoke.

This was because Utula, who was behind, lifted Leo’s body high with both hands.

“Leo Reston! The attitude with which you were willing to sacrifice your life! That was the mark of a truly great warrior! I, Utula, salute you! You are truly a great warrior!”

“Uh, Uttula. Thank you… … but. This… … .”

“We made a declaration earlier, so now we are friends! It is an honor to be friends with such a brave warrior as you!”

“Save me… … .”

While Utula and Leo were developing a fierce friendship, Charon turned to Leon and said.

“We leave in half a day.”

Then Leon narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Isn’t it urgent?”

I already explained the Chaos Gate to the group earlier.

How dangerous is the Chaos Gate, and what will happen when it is completed.

Charon could already guess the reason why they were trying to summon a Chaos Gate near the Southern Forest.

“Their target will be the Southern Great Forest.”

The Southern Great Forest was home to many different races, including elves, but it was most famous for its World Tree.

Therefore, their target was most likely the World Tree.

If I could only corrupt the World Tree, I could dye the entire vast land of the Southern Great Forest with black magic.

Leon frowned at Caron’s words.

Because she also knew well what kind of place the Southern Great Forest was.

“There’s no way the elves would just sit by and watch that happen.”

“Since you have already virtually cut off all contact with humans, it is highly likely that you are not properly prepared.”

I know this well, having heard the story from Neria, the elf who rescued me from Leven.

The elves only noticed that something was going wrong, but they didn’t know exactly what was going on.

What if the Chaos Gate opens in this situation?

Clearly, the southern conifers will take a fatal hit.

One thing that was fortunate, however, was that the Gate Summoning ritual had not yet begun.

“So, what’s the plan?”

When Leon asked Caron, Caron shrugged.

“First, get some shut-eye and practice some magic training. Since it’s close to the Southern Great Forest, magic training will be very efficient, right?”

“Recover your body first?”

“Actually, the way to stop the Chaos Gate summoning is simple. Just go, tear the caster apart, and kill him. Done.”

“Don’t you think something is a bit too much?”

“Let’s just summarize the main points.”

Charon had seen the Chaos Gate with his own eyes.

In the palace of the previous life, the evil emperor had summoned a chaos gate there.

I remember clearly what a disaster it caused.

“As a member of the great Duke of Reston, you must block the Chaos Gate at least once.”

“We haven’t identified the location of the sorcerer yet.”

At those words, Caron shook the guillotine slightly and said:

“We have a very capable hunting dog. Guillotine will show you the way.”

Charon let out a soft breath as he sat down. And then he spoke to Leo, who was now riding on Utula’s back.

“Brother, stop playing around and start practicing your magical power. You need to recover your magical power to fight or not, right? Anyway, whenever you have time, play. Okay?”

Did he not have the strength to answer?

As soon as Leo got off Utula’s back, he started practicing his magical power without saying a word, and Leon also closed his eyes and started circulating his magical power.

As the two began their magical training, Charon sat quietly and thought of various scenarios.

‘The problem is the Holy Kingdom. It’s them.’

Divine power is the ultimate opposite of black magic.

Perhaps the Holy Kingdom has already figured out this situation and is taking action.

This might help.

but.

‘They’re fanatics, so you never know where they might go.’

Fanatics are always unpredictable, so much so that even the elders of the family warned them to avoid conflict as much as possible.

It also has the characteristic of rejecting those without faith.

What if those fanatics were joined by elves?

“… … Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.”

At this point, I feel confident.

“This could be a mess… … .”

This mission will not be an easy one.

But Caron shook his head and looked at his cousins.

First of all, it was important for those two to recover.

6.

Late at night.

As Kirak and the group of refugees walked east, they soon encountered a group of soldiers.

“stop.”

Knights in pure white armor and silver masks stopped them.

Kirak immediately recognized them as knights of the Holy Kingdom.

Because only the knights of the Holy Kingdom walked around wearing armor like that.

“We are refugees!”

Kirak spoke on behalf of the refugees.

Then one of the knights answered in a low voice.

“You come from a place steeped in evil black magic. Are you heretics?”

“That’s not true. The village… … the village was simply attacked by monsters.”

“Those who are under the influence of evil spirits are likely to go mad. It is our job to judge your sins! Kneel down now!”

As soon as the knights shouted, the refugees fell to their knees on the ground.

Then the priests behind the knights began to diligently walk among them and sprinkle holy water.

Kirak watched their movements with a very tense expression.

‘This is still the territory of the Kingdom of Keas… … .’

The number of troops, including the knights, appears to be over a hundred.

In other words, they are carrying out military activities.

Although knights and priests often appear in the village of Laia, located to the east, they are only those who have come out to do volunteer work.

But this was an excessive number of troops to be considered a volunteer force.

As Kirak was making his judgment while scanning the troops of the Holy Kingdom, the knights blocking his way retreated to the sides.

And then, in between them, a priest wearing pure white robes began to walk forward.

“Given the circumstances, we hope you will understand our unusual circumstances.”

A voice that puts the listener at ease.

Kirak couldn’t help but bow his head toward the priest.

“……no.”

There was an air of piety about the young priest that made people feel naturally pious.

I once felt this way from the high priests of the Holy Kingdom I encountered.

That’s why Kirak continued talking while looking down at the floor.

“We are refugees from the village of Yusla. The village was reduced to rubble, and we were leading the survivors toward the village of Laia.”

“I am sorry for the tragedy you have experienced.”

The priest stopped right in front of Kirak.

Then he put his hand on Kirak’s shoulder.

“May the brilliant light illuminate the darkness that has fallen upon you.”

With a short prayer.

Hwaaak-!

The light flowing from the priest’s hand seeped into Kirak’s body.

Then, the fatigue that had settled in various parts of Kirak’s body melted away like snow.

Thanks to that, my mind became clearer.

Kirak raised his head and looked at the priest.

Platinum blonde hair and intelligent, shining brown eyes.

Who better to be called noble than this priest?

“Are you feeling a little better?”

The priest asked with a bright smile. Kirak nodded cautiously.

“thank you.”

“It is the job of the priests to provide warm embrace to those who have fled from great evil. From here, you can easily travel to the village of Laia. But… … .”

The priest’s eyes slowly turned to Kirak’s trousers.

To be exact, it was the leather pouch that Kirak was wearing.

“There seems to be something in that leather pouch. Can I take a look?”

It’s a gentle tone to hear.

But for a moment, Kirak thought that if he disobeyed his words, something serious might happen.

‘… … In the pocket there is a stone the knight gave you.’

A stone that drives away evil spirits.

Could there be something wrong with that stone?

As Kirak hesitated to answer, the priest smiled and looked at the paladin next to him.

OK.

Taaaaaah.

The paladin ripped open his pockets menacingly.

And after a while, a stone with a dark blue glow appeared inside the pocket.

“… … That’s amazing.”

The priest picked up the stone with his white hands. Then, with his mouth closed, he looked at it from side to side for a long time.

“It’s not black magic, but it’s unholy magic. It seems like someone intentionally poured magic into this stone. Is that right?”

Kirak kept his mouth shut at that question.

The atmosphere wasn’t very good. I thought that if I opened my mouth carelessly, it could cause harm to my benefactors.

“Answer this question immediately.”

The paladin next to him shouted as he drew his sword, but the priest raised his hand to stop him.

“This man is innocent, Lord Harken. How can you be so rude to someone who has lost his home?”

The priest looked at Kirak with a big smile.

“I always value faith. There must be a reason why you don’t speak. So you can keep your faith.”

A polite tone of speech.

Kirak spoke cautiously, his tone seeming like he was being teased.

“thanks…….”

“But just as you must keep your faith, I also have faith in punishing the wicked. Please understand.”

The priest placed both hands on Kirak’s head, and immediately a pure white light poured in.

“Ugh.”

A groan escaped Kirak’s lips.

It felt as if that light was piercing through my head.

How much time has passed like that?

dump.

Kirak fell unconscious, and only then did the priest withdraw his hands.

“… … Well, that’s what happened.”

The priest looked down at Kirak, who had fallen to the floor, and smiled meaningfully.

And he spoke to the knight standing next to him.

“Please attach one of your knights to these refugees.”

“Isn’t there a need to handle it separately?”

“Their souls are not corrupted.”

The priest recalled the scene he had just seen in the man’s memory.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it a magic sword, that dark blue sword.

The unholy magic that flowed from that sword was contained in this stone.

“It seems there is an intruder trying to disrupt our temple.”

Elijah, the saint of the Holy Kingdom, said with a smile.

“I think we might have to hurry up a bit.”

Because the task of dealing with evil was an honor granted only to those who followed the light.

“Let us go forward again. To the bright light.”

“Yes, your majesty.”

The saint had no intention of yielding such glory to the impious.

The fanatics moved forward again.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house