#197
Helmut
Episode 197
Before we knew it, the sunset was falling. A long battle.
Kwasik! Helmut broke through the Paladin’s defenses and broke the barrier.
My fingertips are tingling. My heart tightened. I had a taste of iron in my mouth. As if blood was flowing backwards.
Helmut raised Vis to block the divine power that was trying to seep into his body.
No matter how much Helmut he was, fighting, where not even a single mistake could be tolerated, brought extreme fatigue.
He had to be aware of the enemy within. A sprout of darkness that may attack at any moment due to divine power.
‘There isn’t much left now.’
Each time the barrier was broken, the blood of a priest was splattered.
The barrier is directly related to mental power. Every time the barrier was broken, the priest who hit the barrier suffered internal injuries and fell down, rolling around on the floor.
The other priests hurriedly set up the barrier, but Helmut’s sword was faster than the speed at which the barrier was created.
He slit the throat of the lying priest, and also cut the throats of other priests who panicked at the sight of their colleague’s blood.
The lone paladin belatedly attacked him, but it was not enough.
If he had just tried to deal with the Paladin, he could have been exposed to holy magic, so Helmut quickly withdrew.
Take out the priests and kill them, leaving only the paladins. Helmut did it without fail.
The wooded terrain of the forest aided his stealthy movements.
One group per paladin. Of the five groups in total, two groups were slaughtered like that.
Holy magic belatedly fell on the spot where Helmut had passed and was scattered senselessly.
Attack and take out before being attacked. It’s a very effective fighting strategy.
‘He is a vicious guy.’
High Priest Gascal, who was watching the scene while preparing for a large-scale purification, clicked his tongue.
But his purification magic was almost complete. The moment he aims for the third barrier, then he will be able to finish him off.
Even if you pull out right away, you cannot be safe. It is the divine magic of the High Priestess. It would take up almost all of his strength to stop it.
White light reflected from Gascal’s grasp. A powerful purification spell containing the essence of the High Priest’s power was waiting for its moment.
Helmut finally moved. He shot out like an arrow and struck his third barrier.
One surviving paladin was added, but it doesn’t matter. Kill the priest, and kill the paladin who is no longer supported. That was the turn.
Screams erupted among the targeted priests.
“Oh my god, Lumen!”
“Lord, save us!”
Gascal’s hand moved. Just as his purifying magic, condensed like a small sun, was about to be used, a cold voice came from behind.
“Aria of Lightning.”
‘no!’
It was a beautiful voice. An unexpected voice eerily penetrated my eardrums.
Soon, a tremendous shock struck the priest’s body. Enough to break his barrier, which had weakened while preparing for purification, and to destroy his mental strength.
Ugh! Gascal knelt on the floor. The purification magic that was completed at best was scattered helplessly on the spot. The divine power dyed the entire place white.
Pointless exhaustion. Purification magic literally purifies demonic energy. It doesn’t work for wizards.
Area was standing there without being affected in the slightest by the power of purification.
He secretly killed the enemy until the end and then counterattacked.
Gascal’s eyes trembled as he looked at the beautiful silver-haired wizard he had coveted. Cold eyes.
It was something that had been completely overlooked. Area was asleep, not dead.
“Spear of flame! “The wings of the cold wind!”
The lips that spoke the first spell followed by several attack spells.
Gascal struggled to defend against the magic by raising his remaining divine power, but it was not easy for his body to resist once it had been hit.
His charred head was scattering ashes. Blood was flowing out of my teeth.
Gascal finally realized that he was going to die. As the High Priest of Lumen, he never once thought he would be defeated.
Gascal, lying face down on the floor, licked his immobile lips and begged in the face of approaching death.
“Save me, save me, save me! Well, do whatever it takes!”
His subordinates are being killed by the black-haired boy at this very moment. There was no one who could stop the wizard who was right in front of him. Eyes full of fear.
“Die arrogantly, like a high priest. Lumen will welcome you with open arms.”
Area prepared the final magic. A magic that could completely reduce the High Priestess to ashes.
‘Now that this has happened, all traces must be completely erased.’
Area made a heartless decision.
A memory flashed through Gascal’s mind as he looked up at him like a reaper. He muttered as if he realized something.
“You look like you… … I know women. Heike, that witch! A feat of the temple!”
Area muttered bitterly.
“I found out too late.”
“But, the witch’s remaining blood relatives are women…” … .”
“I don’t need to know that. bye.”
The last spell hit Gascal directly. Grumble! Gascal, engulfed in a pillar of fire rising from the floor, could not even scream and died in pain.
Alea narrowed her eyes. It wasn’t because of the housemaster. Because it was easier to erase traces that way.
‘The enemy anyway. ‘No mercy is needed to kill the enemy.’
But for some reason, Area tilted her head. He was also someone who had a bit of a bad feeling about what happened while he was asleep.
According to Lumen’s doctrine, those who commit sins suffer in hell fire after death. It was ironic that the high priest burned to death.
‘It looks like you’ve committed a lot of sins.’
Area naturally blamed Gascal. It wasn’t a good look, but it couldn’t be helped.
It was an exquisite way to handle it, even though we didn’t know what had happened.
It seems that he didn’t attack because he realized that he was Heike’s blood relative.
Well, even though Heike was a credit to the temple, he wasn’t chased as hard as he could be. The problem is simply that it has damaged the reputation of the temple.
‘Should I say I was lucky? If this high priest had been involved with Heike, he would have recognized me right away.’
It was fortunate that Gaskal, a pedophile, had nothing to do with Heike.
Only then did Area look back after scattering the ashes and completely erasing all traces of Gaskal.
The moment he attacked Gascal, the battle that seemed to have stopped for a moment continued again.
No, it was now a one-sided massacre rather than a battle.
“Kaaaaak!”
A deathly sound filled with fear rang out in the forest dyed red by the sunset. The screams that rose one by one soon stopped.
Helmut killed the last survivor who chose to run away and looked around. As if to check if anyone else survived.
Blood dripped from the sword in his hand. No, it’s not just the sword. Blood was stained here and there on Helmut’s body.
It was mainly the other person’s blood, but it wasn’t complete either.
And in this forest, other than him, he was the only one who survived.
Helmut walked slowly. As soon as his high priest fell, shock hit his entire body.
‘Area has woken up.’
But Helmut did not forget what he had to do. Now that I’ve finished cleaning up everything, a strange, urgent feeling comes over me, as if my heart is being crushed.
The exhausted and listless body stands erect with the will to fight.
Although I had just completed the most difficult battle, it felt like an even bigger battle was ahead.
The one who gave him that feeling was that area.
After about ten steps away, Helmut’s feet stopped. Area stood still. The two people’s eyes met.
Helmut looked into Area’s eyes. A gaze that seems to be looking at something unfamiliar that one has discovered for the first time.
A certain realization flowed from Area’s mouth.
“You have a seed of darkness.”
As expected, did you notice? Why is Helmut fighting the temple, and what is the slight magical energy that oozes from his body? Area saw it right away with her clever mind.
‘Area… … .’
Helmut looked at Area silently. In contrast, Area was clean and spotless. The vivid silver hair was reflecting the cold light.
Like black and white, the two were in perfect contrast.
Helmut clenched his fists. Bis fell to the floor. Area is not an easy wizard to deal with.
Although Area is not in perfect condition, it is at least much better than Helmut.
You have to kill them and shut their mouths. It was a thought that occupied Helmut’s mind while killing those who belonged to the temple a while ago. There was still life in his body.
This is your first and last chance to shut your mouth. However, it was obvious that I could not choose that opportunity.
A chill entered my heart. An unknown fear encroaches on him.
I thought that someone might catch me someday. However, the reality that was faced was rather unrealistic.
Helmut managed to extend his sword. At the tip of his sword was Area.
“say.”
Alea’s eyes slightly wavered.
“The reason I have to keep you alive.”
A low, dry voice. It’s like they’ll kill you if you don’t tell them why.
Area did not answer. Instead, he slowly approached Helmut.
Time seemed to have stopped. The distance slowly narrows.
Area was in no hurry. As if approaching a wary animal with its fur on end.
Helmut just watched. Until Area passes Helmut’s sword and reaches in front of him.
His hand pointing the sword did not move. The location where Area stopped was inside his wrist.
It was close enough to be threatening. It was unclear whether it would be okay to allow the wizard this distance, but what was clear was that Helmut could not decide what to do.
Area was making an expression that did not make sense. Area’s hand grabbed the bracelet.
The bracelet that fell off her wrist took away magic from Area. Area’s appearance changed with a faint light.
Now the people standing here were not two boys, but one boy and one girl.
Another deep secret was revealed here. It’s no longer a secret.
Area, who did not know that fact, spoke softly.
“Now you know my secret.”
“I already knew.”
Alea’s eyes widened.
“But why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I didn’t want anyone to know.”
Area said with emphasis.
“I can do that too, if you want me to.”
“To no one?”
“To no one.”
A soothing tone of voice. Area’s eyes were calm. It was a look in his eyes that understood Helmut’s anxiety, sensitivity, and even his briefly revealed aggression.
Killing her and silencing her mouth was a method that Area had always had in mind, even though she had never tried it.
Helmut’s mood eased. The hand holding his sword went down of its own accord. As he inserted his sword into his waist, his tension eased and fatigue came over him belatedly.
Area asked as if she had finally realized it.
“Then, even during your festival.”
“I knew.”
“Why did you ask me to watch the festival together then?”
“Because I knew it was you.”
“… … “If you knew it was me, why did you hold my hand?”
Area asked tentatively. Of course, they never usually held hands.
“Because I want to catch it.”
For some reason, there was silence. Alea’s face turned bright red.
“you… … .”
“You didn’t let go either.”
Helmut pointed out keenly. Calm tone of voice. There was no sign of teasing. His black eyes were always serious.
This time Helmut asked.
“Why did you do that?”
Alea pursed her lips. In fact, both of them were vaguely aware of it. The reason why we feel special for each other. I was just turning my head away, pretending not to notice.
But now the two were facing each other. The heads of the two people got closer. No one escaped.
