#196
Helmut
Episode 196
“Ahh!”
Blood splatters along with a scream. The forest is filled with artificial energy.
The stray holy magic hit the floor, scattered into pieces, and flowed into this place. Waves that stimulate the skin.
A subtle reaction occurred throughout Alea’s body. Normally, I would have fallen asleep soundly and focused on recovery.
But the stimulus that makes it impossible to do so. The magic power is halfway back. It’s not enough, but it doesn’t have much of a problem opening your eyes.
The mental power that had been consumed in taking over the dungeon was almost completely restored.
The three days I told Helmut about were the maximum possible time. Also, that doesn’t mean he can’t come to his senses even when his life is in danger.
‘what… … .’
Alea gently pushed up her heavy eyelids.
What is heard from the other side is the sound of cutting the air, the sound of metal, the sound of bustling footsteps, and screams and shouts. My ears were confused by all the sounds.
Area noticed that a battle was going on around her. The accident, which had been rolling slowly, returned to its normal speed.
‘Where is Helmut?’
He is the one who told me to protect him, so he will protect me, but the fact that he is not nearby means that something has happened that leaves me no choice but to leave. That must have been the reason he opened his eyes.
Area, who was trying to get up, faltered. I feel her approaching me. Shallow footsteps.
Area closed her eyes again, pretending to sleep. Her fingertips twitch spontaneously.
If anyone approached with bad intentions, I would burn their entire body with magic.
When I slightly open my eyes, I see white armor first. An anxious expression. Area immediately recognized the identity of the man who was holding his breath and taking steps carefully.
‘Paladin?’
Why is a paladin here? Could it be that Helmut is fighting a temple?
Anyway, the conclusion was simple. Paladins were the enemy. Either to Helmut or to Area.
The paladin who had reached the feet of Area looked back towards the direction where the fight was taking place. He muttered with a cold, stiff face.
“Your rampage is now over.”
Thinking that he might be using her as a hostage, Area made a decision.
That was the moment when he bent down and extended his hand to Area.
puck! An object flew from somewhere and pierced the paladin’s side.
“Kaaaaak!”
Sigh! Blood splattered. The soaked liquid stains the robe. The fishy smell vividly permeates the tip of my nose.
The Paladin fell to the side as if he had fallen, foam covering his side. A tree branch was seen that had pierced through his armor. Only the tip of a fairly long tree branch was poking out in this direction.
Although Alea frowned at the terrible sight, she did not move her body.
“Ugh!”
The paladin put his hand to the tree branch stuck to his side with difficulty. It seemed like he wanted to pull it out and treat it, but in the end he couldn’t achieve his goal.
puck! The second branch that flew in pierced his eye. Blood flowed from the burst eyeball.
The paladin fell to the ground and trembled. Death.
Area escaped the crisis covered in blood. Without lifting a finger on her part.
After killing the paladin, Helmut put down his bow.
‘There’s no movement. Is he dead?’
Helmut’s expression, depicting a situation that could have come from a war, still remained unwavering.
He had sensed one of the Holy Knights secretly turning to the side. I also noticed that they were trying to take Area hostage.
However, the pressure coming from the front was too much, so I just left it alone for a while.
The moment he reached Area, Helmut took out his bow. It is not difficult to hit the target.
To shoot a bow with enough power to pierce a paladin’s body and armor covered in divine power, a lot of vis is consumed.
Although he succeeded in finishing off the Paladin with both feet, the cost of the attack was high. Before he knew it, his visa had been reduced to less than half.
It has been worn down rapidly since the battle began.
It is not easy for a Paladin to fight while protecting himself from the divine power that surrounds him.
To defeat a paladin, you had to pierce the armor covered in divine power rather than the head that was tightly protecting it.
They worked well together, and the sacred magic that flew in from time to time, blocking their movements, was fatal if they were hit directly even once.
In order to avoid that one occurrence, Helmut exerted great concentration.
If you don’t have to make mistakes, you don’t have to make mistakes. There is no letting down. A battle that was expected to be difficult.
But even though it wasn’t easy, Helmut was doing quite smoothly. So much so that even I found it surprising.
Now there were only five paladins standing. Everyone is turning white in fear of being hunted. It’s as if not even faith in Lumen can suppress the fear of death.
The reason they didn’t run away was probably because of the presence of the high priest who was encouraging them from behind.
‘I am stronger than I thought. No, has it become stronger?’
Even when he was in the Forest of Pahe, he was not in this state. If so, he must have become stronger.
All the experiences he has had since leaving the Forest of Pahe have made Helmut grow.
‘Area will be safe now.’
I was glad he didn’t wake up. Helmut was slaughtering the paladins like a murderer.
For some reason, I don’t want to show this blood-stained appearance.
Perhaps due to the influence of divine power, the sprout of darkness that had oppressed him in response to the murder did not show any movement.
It is said that a person with a seed of darkness becomes a murderer.
Helmut did not want this situation. However, if we have to walk the same path even if we don’t want to, isn’t this the fate of those with sprouts of darkness?
Whether you have reason or not.
When I think about that, my heart becomes heavy. On the other hand, my nerves were sharp.
In order to wash away this blood and return to the academy as if nothing had happened, Area had to be unknown. She hoped not to know.
Helmut raised his sword in determination.
There are only a few left now. Although the strongest high priest remained, they planned to deal with it quickly and clean up the place.
‘What a useless bastard!’
The moment the paladin who had been taken to the wizard collapsed, High Priest Gaskal was inwardly angry.
The reason he didn’t say it out loud was because there were still people who followed him around him.
“High Priest, what should I do?”
“That monster is too strong! If all the paladins fall… … .”
The priests’ faces turned white. After the paladins, it was their turn.
One thing that made Gascal a high priest was that he never lost his appearance as a high priest, at least in front of those who belonged to the temple. He had a solemn voice.
“Everyone, calm down. No matter how strong the evil is, we are the believers of Lumen! You must not show fear in front of your enemies! May God’s protection be with us!”
Gascal made up his mind.
‘I have to take down that guy, even if it means taking risks.’
A person with sprouts of darkness. He shouldn’t have thought to take it easy in the first place, but the fight started prematurely and he ended up making a huge sacrifice.
We must pay for the lives of those who fell here. To that arrogant and evil little brat!
‘A guy who can fight this much while maintaining his senses with the sprout of darkness.’
What a huge threat it will bring to the temple. I got goosebumps. Gascal ordered.
“The priests join the paladins and work hard to block him.”
There were only a few paladins left. Since there were only a few left, there were fewer people for the priests to care about.
He has not yet touched the priests who are gathered together in one place and form a sacred barrier.
However, if they come out and try to attack, we will try to eliminate them without hesitation.
It was not only Gaskal who became dangerous by scattering, but also the priests.
“I will prepare an area purification spell. Just stop him heading towards me. “You shouldn’t even give them a chance to attack by shooting a bow.”
“yes!”
If you’re a quick guy and can avoid holy magic, you can use magic that you can’t avoid.
Purifying the entire area. Although a large amount of sacred power is consumed and defenses become loose while preparing sacred magic, there is nothing that can be done.
‘I won’t forget the sacrifice the temple made today because of you! ‘You unclean one.’
Gascal gritted his teeth.
***
The priests gathered together in twos and threes and began to step forward.
They were the ones who fought passively by sticking together and hiding in the barrier, casting recovery magic on the Paladins, and keeping them in check with holy magic. That’s probably how a priest usually fights.
Since they are not the ones fighting physically, if they expose their bare bodies, they are bound to be as vulnerable as an ordinary person.
Helmut quickly noticed.
‘Choosing a new way means trying something.’
The one left alone is High Priest Gaskal. Helmut was the one who had to be defeated more than any other person here.
If you are a superior and use your subordinates as shields to escape, it will be difficult. Darian’s enemy.
However, the priests’ sacred magic was concentrated on blocking him so that he could not approach that direction.
If he chooses to aim for Gascal, holy magic will fall in his path like hail.
‘Should I go through there and aim for the high priest, or should I?’
Helmut was conflicted for a moment. The High Priest would not be alone for no reason. Is it bait or something else?
If there was something else, it was right to aim for Gascal, even if it meant taking risks.
However, if it is a bait, heading in that direction will act as they intended.
“You evil one, pay for your sins!”
The priests who were keeping a check on them from a distance took turns setting up a barrier to protect their bodies up close and performing sacred magic.
A flash of pure white light rushed in this direction. It was almost like a huge wave. Helmut had to avoid each and every wave.
As the category narrows, it becomes more difficult to avoid.
Helmut quickly jumped over the tree as the magic extended right beyond where he stood. The tree that had been hit by divine magic looked unharmed, as if the wind had passed by.
‘This is a magic that only burns yam.’
The ones destroying the forest are Helmut and the paladins. Holy magic only buys magic. So even though it had been quite a while since the battle took place, the forest was still relatively intact.
It even felt as if the being Helmut was being rejected as something alien and different from this forest.
Helmut made a decision.
‘I guess I’ll have to deal with the priests first.’
Even if they were, they weren’t so small that they could ignore them because they cared about the high priest.
I had avoided them all so far, but if I missed even once from their holy magic, the silent sprout of darkness might go into a fit.
This is a situation where we are fighting with a penalty.
‘It breaks the barrier even if it means consuming vis.’
A barrier that is strong when united becomes weaker when separated individually.
When the high priests and priests were together, their barrier was difficult for even Helmut to break through.
It was as obvious as fire that the magical energy-tinged vis would evaporate and be consumed in great quantities.
Helmut knew that holy magic could be cut or blocked with vis.
But the reason I haven’t done that until now is because of the cost.
There would be no problem with normal Vis, but Helmut’s Vis mixed with magical energy was consumed excessively when dealing with divine power.
‘I don’t have much energy either.
We had to quickly win the match with the remaining balance. Helmut’s black eyes flashed coldly.
