Chapter 718: Alps (3)
A grey warrior chosen by the holy swordâŠ
âRaphael.â
It was a familiar name.
Didnât he also compete hard to be chosen by the holy sword? Iâd never talked much about him, but it was a name that made me feel jealous.
There was no other reason. It was because I still couldnât forget the sensation when I first grabbed the sword.
Back then, I couldnât tell the difference between the enormous malice that penetrated my head, the darkness that covered my heart, and the sense of maggots penetrating my skin and digging through my gutsâŠ
âI donât want to feel that again.â
How could I not be interested in a warrior who endured hardships that I couldnât endure?
Only then could I understand the window that opened just before entering the room, which I had assumed where the first guest came from.
I didnât ask old-fashioned questions, but perhaps he went into the office first. I thought there had to be a grey warrior on the way. The road wasnât properly visible because of the fog, but the faces of the party members who seemed very nervous stood out.
I was also nervous, but it was because I was well aware that it was a dangerous area.
It was a completely ruined and heavily polluted place.
The deeper I entered the depraved land that hadnât been purified, the more I frowned because of the stench. It was a sensation similar to the one I felt when I was subjected to the test of the holy sword.
Darkness stained with anger and regret, despair and fear, all kinds of negative emotions. I didnât know if itâs an appropriate expression, but the feeling of where I was at that moment was like that.
I knew I had to be as silent as possible, but I had no choice but to speak up.
âThe Guild Master, is he really alive?â
âActuallyâŠâ
âYes?â
âItâs fair to say that the function of his body has completely shut down. He canât breathe, and his heart has completely stopped⊠Medically, heâs completely dead.â
âThenâŠâ
âBut thereâs still magic in his body. As you know, in the body of a dead manâŠâ
âOh, magic canât flow.â
âWhen we first discovered the Guild Master, he didnât have a handful of magic left, but in about three hours⊠The magic began to flow again. He wasnât breathing, though. The contamination of this land now isâŠâ
âItâs because of the magic in the Guild Master.â
ââŠâ
She didnât answer, but I saw her nodding. It occurred to me that she probably couldnât judge the current situation accurately either.
Although it had been said that magic was flowing in him, we had no choice but to question what the nature of the power was. We didnât know exactly how big it was, but the range almost covered a city and was decaying it.
The environment had changed. How could I explain such a phenomenon�
I knew the Guild Master had died of evil, butâŠ
âAre you sure heâs alive?â
Even if we could save him, would he still be his previous self? Maybe he had already become a completely different being.
No, was it really beneficial to reach out even if there is a way for him to be saved?
I thought I could see why that was happening secretively. If Benignore and other denominations learned about it, they wouldnât remain silent. MaybeâŠ
âMaybe sheâs trying to revive the devil.â
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Of course, such a concern might just be nonsensical. However, as soon as I captured the image of a beast in my eyes, I instinctively reflected on what I had thought before.
He already had a form that couldnât be called human. It was no different from the appearance of the devil that I had encountered as a child.
The huge horns were hideous and ominous, and the wings on his back were twisted in a strange direction. I couldnât find the Guild Master Iâd seen before even if I washed my eyes and looked for him.
However, more noticeable than its appearance were the cuts on his body.
The stench was so bad that I had to hold my breath because he was already rotting.
It was visible. He looked so tattered that I doubted he could even move.
His body was covered in black marks, and the strangely twisted figure seemed to tell how painful his death was.
âCan he really⊠survive?â
The surroundings were filled with hardened blood.
I could tell without touching it. It was already completely stiff. Perhaps because I witnessed a tragedy that I couldnât explain with words, I couldnât speak properly.
WhyâŠ
I felt like I knew why Cho Hyejin asked me to go with her.
âHow am IâŠâ
How was I supposed to see that?
How could we face such a tragedy? How could I face that figure with my eyes open?
When I turned my head slightly and looked up, I saw Cho Hyejin, who had an expression that was hard to describe.
I felt like I was shaking. However, after holding hands a little bit, I calmed down a little bit.
âIt was more serious when I first saw him. At least nowâŠâ
âYes. He looks much better.â
When I turned to the voice that came from somewhere near, I saw someone I hadnât seen in a very long time. The first thing that caught my eye was the Holy Sword, which was established as a symbol of the warrior, and the blonde hair. The gray warrior chosen by Benignore.
It was Raphael.
âI heard that you werenât comingâŠâ
âI changed my mind.â
âWell thought out, Cho Hyejin. Oh, this is⊠I know you. Youâre Alps, right? Long time no see.â
âYes, long time no see. Raphael, if I had known you were awake, I would have gone to say helloâŠâ
âNo, Iâm fine. As soon as I woke up, I headed here right away⊠I heard Hyungâs voice looking for me.â
âHyung?â
âYes, the Blue Vice Guild MasterâŠ.â
âOh.â
âI got a message out of the blue. Itâs a message that said, âSave this man. I know you can save him.â
âItâsâŠâ
âWhat do you say, Raphael? After thatâŠâ
âI havenât received any other messages since. It was only once right after I woke up. I didnât get any other answers about how to move or what to do, but I think I have to do this. Of course, I donât know if Iâm doing the right thing now, but⊠This is the only duty Iâve got right now.â
âThe Guild Masterâs condition isâŠâ
âItâs exactly as you see. The gray sacred power is filling the scar. Iâm glad it didnât cause a rejection like normal sacred power, butâŠâ
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âIâm glad that works.â
âYes, Iâm gladâŠâ
In addition to the gray warrior, others stood out.
I couldnât remember them well, but that person who was wary of the surroundings was probably⊠Lee Juhyuk, the hound. The one who built the safety zone around him with his divine powerâŠ
âThe Miracle Priest Marien.â
There were a few other familiar faces. They were the members of what was called the Holy Sword Party. Not everyone seemed to be present, but they were certainly the ones which often showed up in the guild. They werenât the only ones present. Choi Young-ki of the Red Mercenary, andâŠ
âMaster of the Black Swan Guild?â
She was currently talking to Cho Hyejin.
I thought it would be good to say hello, but it didnât seem like the right timing. Everyone looked extremely nervous, after all.
Park Yeon-joo, the Holy Sword Party, Choi Young-ki of the Red Mercenary, and other powerful people all had similar facial expressions.
It wasnât because of the Guild Master in front of them. It was because the enemy could come in at any time.
âHow long did we walk?â
Where exactly were we?
The fog covered us, but there was no wall around us. Made of magic and divine power, the Safety Zone wouldnât be strong enough to deter enemy attacks.
If the demons in angel masks could reach usâŠ
âIt could be dangerous.â
Perhaps it was because of the tension I had never felt before, but my palms began to sweat. The fog made me feel ominous since I couldnât even see an inch ahead of me.
âEeeiiik.â
Whitey whimpered and fixed their eyes in the distance, and I followed his gaze without even realizing it.
âUhâŠâ
I could see a masked man looking our way.
âHuh?â
It was such a remote place. I didnât even know if what Iâd seen was a human figure.
Perhaps I had gotten it wrong. I rubbed my eyes for a moment and looked at it again, but all I could see was fog.
âWas I hallucinating?â
However, wouldnât it be better to do some research?
A man wearing a white mask? Why was he staring our way?
âEiiikâŠâ
I was about to talk to an adventurer nearby.
âPrepare for combat!â
ââŠâ
âAll units ready for battle!â
âWaaang! Waaang!â
âWhitey!â
I heard the sound of an explosion from somewhere.
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âWizards, release the magic youâve prepared!â
âOur location has been discovered. Requesting assistance! Enemy numbers canât properly be verified.â
âMove according to the manual.â
The air changed instantaneously. I could hear wizards chanting spells all over the place. The surroundings themselves felt like they were getting heavier.
I urgently pulled out the sword on my waist as I saw a demon in the image of an angel stretching his spear through the mist.
âI can avoid it.â
I was slightly stiff with tension, but it was an attack that could be avoided good enough.
âWaaang!â
When I heard that sound, I felt my body gaining vitality. My movement got faster, and my force got stronger. I thrust my sword out to the enemyâs heart exactly, but it was caught with the sound of a âchin.â
âAh!â
I felt flustered for a second when someone saved me. A spear came through the mist, its tip penetrating the angelâs neck.
âGo to a safe place.â
âOh⊠no. I can fight.â
ââŠâ
âI can fight.â
ââŠâ
âThen join the unit immediately.â
âRoger that.â
I watched Cho Hyejin throw herself into the fog.
It wasnât known where she was exactly headed, but albeit a bit blurry, I saw her stretching out her spear against the angel with long brown hair.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!
âLetâs go Whitey!â
âWaang!â
I knew how to fight. I had gone through a lot of training.
The manual was also in my head. It was important to ensure that beneficial effects on party members werenât lost.
In order to use the buffs given by Whitey, I had to move as much as possible.
âThe fog is blocking the view.â
It was difficult to distinguish the land and find exact locations. The same went for our troops and for our enemy.
âWhitey can tell the difference.â
He should able to tell by the smell. It wouldnât work in large-scale battles, but in small and medium scales, oneâs ability would be of great help in guerrilla combat.
I followed Whitey, who was quickly leading the steps.
I had to keep remembering the surrounding terrain amid a hectic run. Any information could help later. That was when Whitey, who was running without hesitation, stopped moving.
âWang!â
âWhere are we? Are⊠Are you here?â
âWaang! Wang!â
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What I saw in front of me was a man wearing a mask.
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