The Priest of Corruption - Chapter 11

request.

request.

“It’s nearby.”

At the Ranger’s gesture, the Seonghwagyo priest of the Blue Flame slowly bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

“Thanks for the guidance. Would you mind stepping back for a moment?”

“yes.”

As the ranger slowly stepped back, the priest of the blue flames took a step forward and gently beckoned. Blue flames rose from the fingertips and gently wrapped the earth.

Blue flames crawled across the ground like living creatures, melting only the snow. The ranger was genuinely impressed by the marvelous sight.

“It’s really a great power no matter how you look at it.”

The priest of the blue flame, who blew away all the eyes around him, did not answer. The pupil, shimmering in blue light, took off her white clothes and scanned the exposed winter earth.

“Anyway, since quite a bit of time has passed, a monster or beast must have taken the corpse.”

“Is that so? Well, I guess.”

The priest of blue flames silently looked at the dry land and slowly opened his mouth.

“Could you please tell me the names of the cities around here?”

***

“Thank you very much, priest. If it weren’t for you, I would have died in the evening.”

Now, a week has passed since the devil ran rampant. Puer still had bandages wrapped around his body.

I smiled and patted Puere on the shoulder.

“I was just doing what I was supposed to do as a human being. Never mind.”

Puer’s pupils trembled wildly with emotion. Puyère could not speak easily because his throat was sore.

“Priest…”

“Please take care of yourself even after you return to your hometown. I will visit you when the opportunity arises.”

It must have been quite a shock that all of his comrades were killed by the bandits, but Puere informed me yesterday that he had decided to give up his mercenary work and return to his hometown. Now he was lying in a corner of the upper carriage through his hometown.

Puer said to me with his eyes wide open like those of a cow.

“If you really come to visit me, I will treat you generously even if you have a grudge against living expenses!”

“I’ll have to visit it once without forgetting this.”

In front of the procession at the top, a shouting sound was heard. Departure was near.

“It’s time to part ways. May you go in peace.”

“Priest is always healthy too!”

Puyère greeted me with a difficult motion of his arm. After lightly bowing my head, I headed to the mercenary guild through the west gate.

“I’m not sure what to do with my time today, Mother.”

‘killing!’

“I heard my mother’s words to stop playing and do something, but I still have enough money in my pocket that makes my heart warm every time I see it. You know that, too? I have to hide and be quiet now.”

‘killing!’

The Mother of Decay asked me if I had to rescue the demon, knowing full well that I had to stay hidden.

“Well, that’s true. But what if I took two gold coins in advance?”

‘killing!’

I patted my breast pocket and said.

“Huh, this won’t work. If so, I’ll use the trump card I’ve been saving for once more.”

‘killing…?’

“I heard about it while passing by, but I heard that a drug that is good for skin care has arrived this time. I will buy it on the way and apply it carefully to every corner. How do you like it?”

‘killing…!’

I smiled and walked lightly. My mother’s hands clapped merrily in anticipation.

When I closed my eyes, the divinity absorbed in the past incident rose from within.

[Divinity: 3482]

Having saved the demon, I wandered around and harvested most of the corpses that could be harvested. Thanks to that, I was able to get a fair amount of divinity. Massacre couldn’t have been a really sad thing, but the living still have to live on.

Incidentally, Orbs was a three-fingered man. After harvesting his crushed corpse, he obtained a whopping 1,000 divinities.

Erin exclaimed loudly as she entered the mercenary guild after buying a skin care drug to apply to her mother’s hands.

“‘Demon Slayer’, Priest Marnak!”

“How many times have I told you not to call me by that nickname?

Yes. By the time the incident was settled, Lord Thredon publicly announced that I had saved him by taking the last breath of a great demon. Thanks to this, I earned the grandiose nickname of ‘The Devil Butcher’, which doesn’t suit me.

Erin must have liked the nickname ‘Demon Butcher’ so much that whenever she called me, she called me ‘Demon Butcher’, so I couldn’t help but get the attention of the people around me every time. like now.

“Is that priest the famous ‘demon slayer’?”

“I heard that unlike what he looks like, his strength is very strong, so he cut down seven bandits by himself a while ago.”

“I caught that devil, but I can’t catch seven bandits by myself. I’m still afraid that the giant monster will pop out of nowhere again.”

I asked Erin while whispering about me in one ear.

“How was the return of the holy object?”

An opaque mirror and a pure white sword. Since the divinity of corruption was sealed in the mirror, of course, the pure white sword was just an ordinary sacred object, so it did not gain any divinity.

Erin responded with a bashful laugh. White teeth added to the charm of a playful smile.

“I left it to the passing guild. But is it really okay if you don’t reveal your name?”

“of course.”

There was no need to further entangle with the fanatics of the Reformation Church. The mirror that reveals the identity of the devil and the sword that kills the devil were things I didn’t need much anyway, and if I had them for nothing, I could run into the reformed priests who came to retrieve the holy relic.

“Oh right.”

After clapping their hands loudly, Erin spoke to me in a soft, ear-piercing voice.

“When Priest Marnak was away for a while, the lord’s soldiers came and found Priest Marnak. They told me to come to the lord’s mansion as soon as they had time?”

“All right.”

Erin sneaked closer, glanced around, and whispered in a small voice.

“Perhaps the lord wants to entrust priest Marnak with a job. This kind of secret work is well paid, but it is also very dangerous, so consider it carefully before deciding.”

“How do you know about that?”

“You can know everything. Then go quickly. It’s very rude to keep the lord waiting.”

I left the Mercenary Guild, pushed by Erin’s hand, who gently pushed my back.

‘killing! killing!’

My mother, who had been expecting a lot from applying the skin-beautifying drug, grumbled. I patted my breast pocket and hit the road again.

“Why are you angry when something happened that even your mother wanted so much?”

‘killing?’

“Uh huh. Why don’t we just rest today? Isn’t it very different even though your attitude is different from before?”

‘Kill!’

“I know you’re angry because you’re ashamed for nothing. I’ll go back quickly after hearing what’s going on with the lord and apply it carefully to every corner, so please bear with me for a moment.”

‘killing!’

A dramatic compromise was established and I headed for the manor house.

***

“Welcome! Priest! I’ve been counting my hands waiting for you to come! How come your bright face gets brighter every time I see you! Hahaha!”

Precisely carved wooden prosthetic legs and arms. And a demon wearing a transparent artificial eye greeted me.

“It’s too much praise.”

“What praise is too much for our ‘demon slayer’, Priest Marnak!”

The devil poured me a cup of hot tea and served it to me. The wooden hand moved smoothly like a living creature. It was a strange sight every time I saw it.

I took a sip of the tea and smiled.

“Isn’t the demon that was said to have been captured by the demon butcher still alive and well here?”

“Even the devil has to live. Isn’t there no life born to die?”

The demon grinned, sank into the chair, and snapped its wooden leg.

“It’s always amazing to see a wooden prosthetic leg and prosthetic arm move naturally without any device.”

“I only do this in front of a priest, but in front of other people I am immobile. Besides, I had to pay a huge price for these natural movements.”

“What price?”

After taking a sip of the tea, the devil smiled mischievously.

“Soon, the hair roots of this body will lose their strength and fall like fallen leaves in mid-autumn. If you meet me in a few months, maybe a shiny bald mountain will welcome you.”

It was a terrible price indeed. After all, is it a devil to easily accept such a price?

While I was admiring it inwardly, the devil secretly brought out a business.

“Priest. Do you have a week or so?”

“The time is fine.”

It was a car that had been rolling around under the pretext of self-importance while having no work anyway and having plenty of pockets.

“That’s really good! There’s one good job that happened, and they directly appointed a priest there.”

nominate me? As I looked at it with questioning eyes, the demon quickly moved on.

“I think he heard the title of ‘Demon Butcher’ and thought that the priest was the right person for this job. It’s probably related to the ruins of an ancient empire.”

I was genuinely stunned.

“Are there any ruins of an ancient empire around here?”

“Once, they say they came to explore the ruins of an ancient empire. Since the person leading the party is a noble from the capital, it won’t be completely unfounded. The ancient empire is an empire that ended the era of twisted wizards and unified the continent a long time ago

. For the intellectuals of the present age who have lost the advanced technologies that the ancient empires had achieved, the artifacts of the ancient empire were a valuable treasure with powerful performance

. The

ruins of an ancient empire were a concept similar to dungeons often mentioned in other games.

‘Kill!’

Just like my mother said, I decided that I should put on this matter first. “I

‘ll take care of

that job

.

” no see. All of that is paid in advance. Besides, he said he would hand over one of the artifacts he excavated if he made a significant contribution to the raid.”

I quickly replied,

“I will definitely do it!”

*** There were a total of three

people in the party.

A one-horned man armed with a large shield and an ax Lastly, a man wearing leather armor with a bow on his back.

“May unwavering happiness be maintained in your life.” It is called Marnak, a priest who enshrines the goddess of maintenance who protects daily life.

As I bowed my head in greeting, a handsome man holding a bow walked towards me with a cheerful smile. At first glance, he looked slender, but judging from the thick limbs that didn’t match his impression at all, he must have been constantly training.

“Nice to meet you! Priest. I’m Carmen Baltas, who commissioned me this time. I’ve heard so many stories from Lord Tredon. He is a very wise and outstanding person. I’m really happy to be able to work together because of this connection.”

I replied with a quiet smile.

“Thank you very much.”