Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 222

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Choice of Possibilities (3)

Huarp, the berserker of the pantheon, rolled his eyes. He smiled happily as he saw the approaching paladin.

“Huh.”

It was a proper year.

Not only the sacred tattoo that glows softly from inside the armor, but also the pure white brilliance that covers the sword and the sharp energy that encompasses it all.

After being deployed on top of the castle walls, I’ve only dealt with idiots and have finally tasted the blood of a proper warrior.

Since it is a city of transcendents, my high expectations were about to cool down a bit, but I felt my expectations rising once again.

“Hehe…kehehe.”

“Fuck you…you keep bringing up your old habits.”

Lucia frowned and raised her sword.

“Farn. behind me. “Don’t move too hastily.”

“yes.”

Lucia activated her sacred tattoo to the maximum and pushed the one-eyed boy back.

He looked like he was drooling like a crazy person, but that berserker’s skills were definitely real.

A sword roughly wrapped around a rough blade. Eyes that are red and bloodshot and dripping with magical power.

The corpses of the soldiers scattered around were all bleeding, with their faces all cut.

Considering the blood stains on the berserker’s mouth, it would seem that dozens of soldiers were all killed by that one bastard.

‘Blood magic that amplifies one’s power by drinking blood… Is there a god in the pantheon with such power?’

Since it is a pantheon where the name of God is attached to all kinds of things, it is impossible to say for certain that it does not exist.

Regardless of the number of believers, there may even be a horsefly god or a mosquito god.

However, Lucia could not determine the power of the berserker in front of her. Although that berserker is temporary, he is clearly a superhuman who has reached the 5th rank.

It was difficult to believe that a humble deity with only a few believers could have achieved a level of power that transcended species.

‘When you think of blood magic, the first thing that comes to mind is vampires, but the count has been hostile to the empire for hundreds of years…’

It’s probably not a question that can be solved right away. Lucia collected her thoughts and straightened her posture.

The berserker who wiped the corners of his mouth also slowly lowered his posture. A dark red energy blooms explosively, covering the scarred body.

bang!

As soon as the stone beneath his feet cracked, it rushed at him at such a speed that the muscular body was barely visible. It was the moment when the tip of the sword

,

overflowing with divine power, was fired along the trajectory of a berserker who was almost like an animal.

[You are that paladin.]

Time seemed to have stopped.

[Demon slayer. The sharpest white sword of the God of War. A guardian who reached the place of transcendence to protect the protagonist of the prophecy.]

No, it was definitely only for a moment, but time stopped.

It was only for a moment that the sharp sword attack stopped. Although the gap was so narrow and natural that it was difficult to perceive.

“…You are the transcendental of the Diamond Palace.”

The paladin’s heightened senses were able to vaguely pinpoint the gap.

“yes. that’s right.”

Next to the berserker who was frozen in the air in the same stance he was in. The girl with long white hair nodded.

Lucia slowly retrieved the sword she had extended. The girl’s height seemed to be at least two spans shorter than her own.

In this crisis of the imperial army invading, there are a total of twelve transcendents of the Diamond Palace whose barrier law has been canceled.

During the past three days of fighting defending the castle walls, I had seen the faces of all but one of them at least once.

In that case, the girl who instantly defeated the berserker right in front of her eyes was the last one who went to save Dallen and the group.

Eberron said that he was the strongest and longest-lived among the transcendents of the Diamond Palace…

“Inquisitor, could it be that she is that old woman…?”

“…Farn?”

“That doesn’t mean you look old at all…”

“Haa…”

Wood clatter!

“Ugh… Ugh…”

The berserker’s limbs, which had been fixed as if stuffed in the air, were twisted mercilessly in directions they should not have been bent.

The berserker’s body was broken and twisted several times like a skinny tree branch.

“…Hi.”

The boy’s face turned white after realizing he had made a mistake and covering his mouth.

“Don’t misunderstand. “I have no ill feelings toward that child.”

“…….”

“Eberron Rachtala, you damn bastard. “You’re saying that even outside, right?”

Wow!

A berserker of the pantheon who flutters and then falls limp.

Lucia seemed to know what it meant that misunderstandings that did not exist existed arise.

***

Fortunately, there were no further misunderstandings.

The person who had told Lucia and Parn about the strange nickname of the Precursor soon joined them.

“You worked hard, grandma. “It arrived earlier than expected.”

“…I never thought you would call me that in front of outsiders. “Would you come to your senses if you were beaten like when you were a child?”

Words fired with a sharp tone. However, even her innocent eyes only looked cute because of her face without any breast fat.

If it weren’t for the presence of a transcendent person emanating from her entire body, it wouldn’t be strange to say that her appearance was similar to Parun’s age.

In any case, regardless of appearances, the landscape of the siege was completely changed after the appearance of the Forerunner.

Kkwangwang- Kurrrrr!

Every time the imperial army’s artillery shells shatter the castle walls, a star appears in the sky at dawn.

As soon as the starlight shining through the dawn sunlight touches the broken part of the castle wall, time goes backwards.

Starlight instantly restored the collapsed area to its original state and went one step further, retracing the trajectory of the cannonball and sending it flying.

Not only that, even the parts that Elgaia Tower and Shania Philopon had worked hard to repair over the past few days returned to their original state before the damage was done under the shining stars.

Thanks to this, the magic tower, freed from the endless repair work on the castle walls, joined the attack with Felber and devastated the enemy camp.

“…Wow.”

The boy paladin let out a small exclamation as he watched the heavy stones rise and stick together on their own.

What was happening on the vast walls of the castle was an unrealistic sight that I could not believe even when I saw it with my own eyes.

“They’re not called demigods for nothing.”

Crying –

said Sienna, who appeared with the cry of a dove.

“If a 5th rank transcendental person can fight an army alone, then a 6th rank transcendental person can handle the entire battlefield alone.”

She lightly patted his shoulder and passed Parn and stood in front of the three people.

“People living in the lower streets of the southern district have been evacuated as much as possible. “We set up temporary refugee camps in the border villages between the east and west.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Sienna.”

“Gawain has decided to personally lead the Silence Company in charge of security inside, and my crows are on guard on the outskirts, so you don’t have to worry.”

Was there a lot of fatigue from evacuating tens of thousands of residents? Sienna sat on the spit of the castle wall, rubbing her darkened eyelids.

A white-haired girl approached her as she quietly gazed beyond the castle wall.

“It’s been a while, Sienna Eclasia. You’ve grown a lot. “I’m just thankful that we’ve grown so well despite our mistakes.”

“I didn’t forget.”

One word that made me cry. The girl’s steps stopped.

When she stood in front of the three, Sienna didn’t even look at her.

“You allowed my mother to die. “I knew it would happen and I had the power to stop it.”

“Siena, you also know that omnipotence is not omnipotence…”

“No matter what good excuse you give, it’s just an excuse for the victims. “You know?”

The girl bit her lip slightly. Either way, the witch didn’t look back.

I just look down at the battlefield where arrows and shells are flying at this moment. It was a battlefield where the balance was slowly shifting in this direction after Felver and the Forerunner joined.

“But who said that? He says he moves forward so as not to lose himself. “The moment you step away because you are afraid of losing, you will only lose more easily.”

After being silent for a moment, she opened her mouth again.

“This is something only someone who has already lost can say. In the end, it’s up to me to choose. Will you become a witch who devours the city, or will you become a friend who helps the powerless?”

“Although it is impossible to go against the river of fate, it is the privilege of a self-willed being to choose the branching path that stretches out. As for what direction you will be facing in the end….”

“Can you please stop talking like a damn spellcaster?”

The Precursor closed his mouth. There was a faint smile on the corner of the girl’s mouth.

“That tone of voice seems somewhat familiar. “I guess that’s what Philopon said.”

“Shania? Do you believe what that drugged old man says? What on earth is good about a person who drinks tea like alcohol?…”

Rumbling…

In the middle of the imperial army’s formation far away. The dark clouds were slowly getting thicker.

Sienna’s eyes, which were staring in the direction of the dark clouds, suddenly took on a different color.

“…no way.”

“Is it because of Dallon? He said he would sweep up the chain of command. I said I would leave right away if it seemed too much, so my biggest worry is…”

“No, that’s not it.”

Sienna stood up. At the same time, dozens of large and small birds appeared from nowhere and instantly surrounded her.

[I’ll be back for a moment.]

“Si…!”

The witch’s soft voice flowed from inside the birds flying like small whirlwinds.

Food!

Eventually, she could not be found among the birds scattered in all directions.

***

Doo doo doo doo…!

The sound of horses’ hooves gets louder. A thrilling wave of death blows threateningly.

Between the soldiers widely divided to the left and right, dozens of knights on horseback could be seen coming in formation.

‘The Twilight Knights.’

The knights’ armor was brass colored. A full-body armor that stands out with runes engraved on the entire body and a large crystal embedded in the center of the breastplate.

‘Brass itself is not a very hard metal, but its magic efficiency is so excellent that it is compared to pure silver. ‘The protective ability relies on the engraved rune magic rather than the armor itself.’

Since I inherited the skill of keel processing from a blacksmith, various knowledge flows into my head just by looking at the weapons.

The weapon or weapon owned was often directly related to the level and ability of the opponent, and since it could be used in reverse, the utility of such small knowledge was quite high.

Meanwhile, that armor also showed how many sub-races, including dwarves, lived there despite the empire’s culture of disdain for sub-races.

Of course, it was an unchanging fact that most of them were slaves or lower class people.

“Stop the attack! I will personally behead anyone who attacks without orders!”

While I was letting my thoughts go, the knights were already surrounding Dallan.

The knights built a circular siege network with a radius of several tens of meters in the middle of a wide formation of soldiers.

The knight who shouts to stop the attack must be the commander of the remaining knights.

Considering the status of the Twilight Knights within the empire, it was safe to assume that the author was the overall commander of this army.

Slam!

A knight who jumps off his horse without hesitation. Looking at the helmet with a slightly more ornate pattern than the other knights, Dallon naturally placed his hand on his belt.

“Dallen, the platinum-plated mercenary. Is that correct?”

“right.”

The knight with the fancy helmet asked and Dallon nodded.

However, the hand on his belt was already gently holding the ax head.

Interrupting your breathing and throwing an ax while the other person is talking is now a movement that is as natural as breathing.

The energy you feel seems to be that of a 5th rank superman, so if you fit into the conversation a little more and find an opportunity…

“Nice to meet you. “My name is Vukvan, leader of the Twilight Knights.”

“…what the fuck?”

Silver mercenary Vukban?

Did I sell my name?