Episode 182
182. Christine in crisis
Christine shouted at Douglas, who grabbed his wrist and ran away.
“Put this down! “Why are you doing this!”
“It’s dangerous! “Hurry this way!”
Christine was momentarily confused by Douglas’ urgent shout.
‘You weren’t trying to betray me?’
If a quiet person suddenly acts out of the ordinary, it can seem suspicious.
I thought Douglas was trying to betray me by joining hands with some kind of organization, but I was mistaken.
‘Rather, it was to save me.’
I could tell just by looking at them that they immediately grabbed their wrists and walked away from the approaching group.
“Follow me quickly! “I’m going to get caught like this!”
“Oh, okay.”
Christine mustered up all the strength she had from breastfeeding and ran away, led by Douglas’ hand.
I just ran forward without any time to look back.
I wanted to ask what was going on, but there was no time.
I was busy getting as far away from the unknown group as possible.
Could it have been 10 minutes?
Douglas finally stopped.
“Whew, I think we’ve gone far enough. “It will probably be difficult to chase after you.”
“Ha, ha, ha.”
Christine, who didn’t have the strength to respond, just leaned on her knees and took a deep breath.
Still, I felt like I had some free time to look around.
‘Where am I?’
The place where the two people took a breather was in an unknown forest.
Perhaps because I was running so frantically, I couldn’t even figure out which direction I was coming from.
“I used neighborhood search and it seems like I was definitely left behind. Good luck, Chrissy.”
“Mr. Douglas. “Do you know who those people are?”
Douglas, who was silent for a moment, nodded.
“yes. “They are a group called the Church of Despair.”
“Bridge of Despair?”
“It is a pseudo-religion born with the idea of driving the world into despair. It is a new American religion with a strong negative perception of the world and is a large organization with over 200 registered players. “The leader is a necromancer with the nickname John Delgado.”
Christine, who was listening to the explanation, opened her mouth.
“Huh, how do you know so much about it?”
“that… … .”
Douglas, who had been hesitant, confessed it as if he were confessing.
“The Church of Despair approached me to join.”
“yes? “Really?”
“yes. “Do you remember that one of the new colleagues you received a few months ago was Berber?”
“Berber? Sure, I know. “I said hello today too.”
“He is a cardinal-level official in the Church of Despair. “He went undercover as a spy to monitor Chrissy in the first place.”
“Yes?”
Christine couldn’t help but be surprised by what she didn’t know.
‘B-Berber… … ‘He was a spy for the Church of Despair?’
This was my first time hearing about the Church of Despair, and I had no idea that there were spies.
For a moment, a look of caution appeared in Christine’s eyes.
Can I trust the paladin in front of me?
They say you received an offer from the Church of Despair?
Douglas seemed to have noticed the change in his eyes and smiled as if to reassure himself.
“Don’t worry. I was offered to betray Chrissy and join the Church of Despair, but I just pretended to accept it. “To get information about who would dare target the saint.”
“ah… … Are you targeting me there? why?”
“I’m still in the middle of nowhere, so I haven’t been able to figure out the reason. What is certain is that today was the day to kill Chrissy. “You can tell just by looking at the fact that we mobilized 200 believers, right?”
“Well, then so many people came to kill me…” … .”
“It’s probably more about sorting out followers rather than Chrissy. “Aren’t they probably fighting to the point of bleeding right now?”
Christine came to her senses at those words.
“Well, I have to go back.”
“yes?”
“It means that my colleagues are in danger. “If I intervene, I can save it.”
“It’s not possible. It’s too dangerous. “The number of enemies alone is double.”
“but… … !”
“If Chrissy steps forward, we might be able to turn the situation around. But don’t they know that?”
“… … .”
“Our enemies are not fools. The moment they spot Chrissy, they will definitely target him first. “It’s too dangerous to come forward now.”
“I have control. So somehow… … .”
“Isn’t dominance useless against a high-level opponent? Moreover, you can only use it 10 times, so how can you deal with 200 people?”
“… … .”
“Chrissy, the way to live is to wait here safely and observe the situation. Did I just run away with Chrissy for no reason? “If we step forward, the enemy’s intentions will be fulfilled.”
“ha… … .”
Since it was right in every detail, Christine could no longer be stubborn.
‘Why are you targeting me? What did I do wrong?’ … .’
Christine sat down, covering her head with complicated feelings.
No matter how much I think about it, I’ve never done anything offensive, so why?
In the first place, I have never had any contact with the religion called Despair.
‘The leader is a necromancer? Did he even have a job like that?
Maybe it was in a different area, but I’ve never seen it ranked before.
‘I don’t know why, but I knew there were enemies trying to kill me.’
Everything is as the prophet said.
‘Then the person who will save me from danger is… … .’
Christine looked blankly at Douglas.
A paladin who is praised among his colleagues as a saintly knight.
He was the prince on the white horse of the prophecy who was said to save him.
“Why are you doing this? “Is there something on my face?”
“Oh, no. “Thank you.”
He could definitely be trusted.
Aren’t you still pretending to join the Church of Despair and acting as a double spy?
Thanks to you, I was able to escape the crisis.
“Thank you. Who will protect Chrissy if not me? Hehehe.”
“Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. “Thanks to you, my life was saved.”
“I was just doing the obvious thing. By the way, are your wrists okay? I wonder if I pulled too hard… … .”
“You did that to get me out of that place quickly. are you okay.”
“But let’s take a look. “Isn’t it nice to see a scar on your pretty wrist?”
Douglas took Christine’s hand and looked at her wrist here and there.
In the meantime, as she fiddled with her hands, Christine’s brows furrowed slightly.
‘What are you doing? In this situation?’
I felt a strange current.
No, I could see that they were trying to lead me in that direction.
“Okay? “It’s okay.”
Christine, who didn’t want a strange atmosphere, pulled out her wrist and blocked it.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Then suddenly there was an awkward silence between the two.
Christine was not interested in men to begin with.
No matter how much I saved his life, there was no way he would have any rational interest.
“Thank you for saving me, Paladin.”
“It’s Paladin… … .”
Douglas’s mood was unusual.
“Why are they suddenly calling me by my occupation instead of my nickname?”
“yes? that… … .”
“Are you drawing a line? Do you hate me that much? Even though you saved my life?”
“… … .”
“Do you really hate the idea of me becoming a lover?”
Douglas, who was shouting, pushed Christine.
“Ouch!”
Because the difference in strength was so great, I had no choice but to fall.
I couldn’t stop myself from jumping on top of it like an animal.
“W-what are you doing!”
“What the heck, now that things are like this, I’ve decided to give up acting like this.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
Sigh-!
It was a slap to help her come to her senses, but Christine was so shocked that she couldn’t come to her senses for a moment.
“Hey, you bitch. Even though I betrayed the Church of Despair and even saved my life, you are putting up an iron wall? huh? Is this why you hate me so much? uh?”
His tone of voice had completely changed, and his once gentle expression had suddenly turned into that of a vicious criminal.
It was Douglas, who used such vulgar language and facial expressions that one could say he was not a paladin, a noble knight of a saint, but a street bastard.
“I asked you.”
match-!
“What? You’re not answering? Is this hurting your pride? ok?”
I was so embarrassed by the lie-like situation that I couldn’t even cry.
He just glares at me with a vicious look in his eyes.
“Ha, does this bitch know how to make facial expressions like this?”
Douglas, with a sly smile on his face, showed greedy eyes.
“I rather like it. Isn’t it a taste that should have a taste of rebellion? Tsk tsk.”
“… … I beg your pardon?”
Instead of answering, Douglas used a skill.
Clap la la rock-
Paladin’s skill ‘Divine Restraint’.
Golden chains sticking out of the air bound Christine’s limbs.
A situation where you can’t even lie down and move.
“Hey, untie this!”
“It’s not a request tone, it’s an order tone… … . Let’s see how long that humble pride lasts.”
Douglas, with a sinister smile, buried his face in Christine’s arms.
“Why, why are you doing this! Don’t do this. “We are family!”
“Huh, family?”
Douglas lifted his face and sneered.
“You’re trying to be funny, right? “You don’t really think of those who follow you as family, do you?”
“… … .”
“It seems like you don’t understand reality because you’re a saint and you’re being supported and sucked at, but we’re just coming together for each other’s benefit. There is a high chance of survival if we move together with you, the priest. You too. There must be a rune that says that if you help people, your experience points will increase. That’s why we provide heels for free. is not it?”
“… … “You knew.”
“of course. Otherwise, how could you level up without any attack skills? Unless you’re an idiot, everyone will notice. Family in that situation? “What kind of family are those who are not even related by blood?”
“but… … We went through the round together. “You have overcome difficult situations.”
“yes. But people are colder than you think. Even if you go through life and death together, if there is no benefit, you will be stabbed in the back. “Just like me.”
Douglas, laughing heartily, put his face into the back of Christine’s neck.
Although she was fed up, Douglas actually enjoyed that reaction.
“Sniff, it smells good.”
“Don’t do this.”
“Don’t do this. Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this moment? “It was difficult to endure it all this time.”
“… … .”
I had no idea that Douglas, the holy paladin, had such dirty thoughts.
When she saw Douglas scanning her body with sinister eyes, Christine’s face became urgent.
I tried using Dominion right away, but it didn’t work because the level was high.
“S-Stop it! “Nothing good will happen to either of us.”
“There’s nothing good about it. Just wait a moment. “I will give you a taste of heaven.”
“Do you think you’ll be safe after this? “You stole me away, so the Church of Despair won’t leave you alone!”
“Oh, don’t worry about that. There will be no problem if I hand you over to the Church of Despair as if I caught you belatedly after raping you here. “Hehe.”
“Well, do you think such an obvious lie will work? If I get caught by the Church of Despair, I will tell them everything I heard. So please let go now. Then let’s pretend it never happened… … .”
Christine trailed off as she spoke.
‘You’re not listening to me at all.’
He is only looking at his own body with unfocused eyes.
Watching him snort with excitement made me feel like he was out of his mind.
Despair appeared on Christine’s face.
I tried to persuade him somehow, but it seemed like nothing I could say would work in this situation.
Because I felt that instinct rather than reason was ruling my mind.
“Hehehehehehe… … Yes, yes. Stay calm. I’ll make it fun soon… … .”
It was then.
Douglas’ head jerked to the side.
The movement of a third party was caught on the presence detection radar network.
“who is this? What kind of bastard… … .”
Douglas, who stood up to kill the intruder, soon fell silent.
His expression became stiff and goosebumps appeared on his back.
“iced coffee… … .”
It was none other than the leader of the Church of Despair right in front of me.
“You were here, you rat.”
Necromancer John Delgado was approaching with a scary look in his eyes.
‘Haa, f*ck, it’s so f*cked.’
While cursing under his breath, Douglas grovelled and closed the distance.
If the situation arises, he intended to cut off the head of the cult when he was caught off guard.
“Has the leader come? lol.”
“What are you doing here? “I must have ordered you to bring the saint, right?”
“Ah, that’s what you mean… … .”
There was no opportunity for Douglas to respond.
chin-!
Before I knew it, the undead appeared from behind and was holding Douglas’ head.
“There is no need to answer. “The only penalty for disobeying my orders is death.”
Puddeuddeuk-
Douglas, whose neck was turned 360 degrees, sank to the floor.
At the same time, the golden chains were lifted and Christine was free, but she could not move hastily.
Before I knew it, another undead that looked like a skeleton was holding a knife to Christine’s neck.
‘W-what is it? ‘I didn’t even feel like I was being detected by presence?’
Did he even guess what Christine was thinking?
John Delgado hinted.
“My descendants have no substance. Therefore, it is not detected by presence detection.”
“Well, then you are the necromancer John Delgado…” … .”
“I guess that horny traitor has been blowing all about me in the meantime.”
John Delgado was a skinny American.
A typical wizard class wearing robes and a wand.
At first glance, he looked weak, but the atmosphere of his summoned beast was unusual.
‘It feels like each summoned animal is equivalent to the player.’
In fact, didn’t they simply kill Douglas as well?
“It doesn’t matter if you know my identity. “You’re going to die by my hands now, Saint Chrissy.”
“Why me… … .”
“Go to heaven and think about it slowly.”
Just-
As if snapping his fingers was a command, the undead raised its sword.
‘I’m going to die like this? Like a prophecy… … ?’
Christine’s eyes turned white for a moment, but she was not mistaken.
It’s so scary!
Because the white and blue beam of light hit the undead behind and destroyed them.
John Delgado frowned and turned his head at the sudden death of the summoned beast.
Christine likewise raised her head in the direction from which the electric current came.
And saw.
Who is the prince on the white horse who will truly save him?
‘That person… … no way?’
A man holding a huge scythe was walking this way.
