The Priest of Corruption - Chapter 15

proposal.

proposal.

Carmen stared at the arrowhead with trembling eyes, her face hardened.

Even so, if the beads were soaked in blood but did not show any reaction, it meant that the blood relative they were looking for had already died. Carmen was worried that her mother might already be dead.

After stabbing her fingertips several times, Carmen stopped and raised her head and spoke to me.

“Priest Marnak. Could you please pray for me?”

I smiled and nodded.

“I can do anything.”

He tapped his breast pocket to call the Mother of Corruption and whispered softly.

“Mother. Did you hear?”

‘killing!’

I just quietly smiled at the scolding that I didn’t know better than anyone that I didn’t have that ability.

Carmen finally closed her eyes and pierced her fingertip with an arrowhead. Drops of blood fell from his fingertips and touched the orb, which gobbled up his blood.

As Carmen watched the marble with trembling eyes, a small needle emerged from the blood-soaked marble and began pointing somewhere. it was west

“Oh. Mother…is still alive after all.”

Carmen cried, tears dripping from her eyes. He was always a very emotional man. Carmen, wiping away tears, bowed her head deeply toward me.

“Thank you so much. This is really all thanks to the priest. How the hell am I supposed to repay this favor…”

“Anytime, you can pay it back with a lot of sincerity. I’m a very patient person.”

I shoved the firewood into the campfire. Carmen, who had been staring at the orange light, spoke cautiously.

“Would you mind if I make a suggestion?”

“As much as you like. Feel free to tell me. The night is long and my ears are bored.”

Carmen put the beaded necklace around her neck and opened her mouth slowly.

“I want to extend the employment of Priest Marnak a little longer. Until I find my mother. The direction I have to go is also west, so I will stop by the capital in the middle and give you an ample reward for this job.”

That offer meant, in other words, that we would not leave Gus together.

I was lost in thought as I rummaged through the firewood with a kindling stick.

I needed to compare the benefits I gained by staying in Gwyth with the benefits I gained by leaving with Carmen.

Once in Gus, there was a demon lord who was very friendly to me. Thanks to the recent demon incident, we have laid a pretty solid foundation. If I go back now, I’ll probably be able to get a silver mercenary plaque from the mercenary guild.

But there was a small problem. Because I became so famous in Gus, I was noticed everywhere. Those gazes were very burdensome for me, who was trying to sleep quietly.

On the other hand, what are the benefits of leaving Gus with Carmen? First of all, he was an aristocrat in name and reality, even though he was a bastard. The son of the Black Wolf, Ansis Baltas, who is saddened if he doesn’t know about that in the North. Just the fact that I was with him allowed me to visit many places that were not easily accessible to me.

That means you can find holy relics in more diverse places.

I made up my mind.

“Of course, I’ll pay all the travel expenses while I’m gone. I can afford it.”

paused for a while I thought I would feel like a snob who reveals money for no reason if I answered right away.

I patiently pushed in about three more sticks of firewood and smiled.

“I’ll help you find your mother.”

While looking for the holy relics of the Mother of Corruption.

Carmen smiled brighter than ever.

“thank you!”

***

Erin glared at me with pouty eyes.

“So you’re leaving? So suddenly? I’ve been so good to you?”

I laughed awkwardly.

“Not right now, I’m leaving tomorrow.”

“It’s the same as suddenly today or tomorrow! Well, that’s all right. Anyway, where are you going?”

“I’m going west. I’m going to stop by the capital on the way.”

Erin tapped the reception desk with her thin fingers and said, ‘Capital…’ he muttered. Then he pursed his lips and looked at me again. At first glance, these movements might seem like a child’s tantrum, but she performed them very naturally and lovingly.

“It’s really too much.”

‘killing!’

The proud mother was already drenched in the feeling of victory.

“Give me your hand.”

“yes yes.”

When I held out my hand, Erin placed a silver mercenary plaque on my hand.

“This doesn’t usually come out this fast, but I worked really hard on it. So what do you have to say to me?”

“thank you?”

A thin white index finger flicked in front of my eyes. Erin, still glancing at me with pouty eyes, snapped a shot.

“No. That’s not it. Let’s meet again. I will definitely come back here to see you again. I have to say this.”

I smiled quietly without replying. In my life wandering around like bupyeongcho, saying that I will see you again was just a promise I couldn’t keep.

So instead of lying, I chose silence.

Erin stared at my face and let out a wide sigh.

“Really, Priest Marnak, if you live like that, you won’t be able to date until you die of old age.”

‘killing!’

Of course, her mother’s cry that it was none of your business did not reach Erin. Erin, who had a mischievous smile on her face again, gave a light greeting as if passing by.

“See you again.”

see you again?

“yes?”

“I’ll see you again when the opportunity arises. I think that opportunity may go to Priest Marnak a little sooner than expected.”

‘killing?!’

“What the hell does that mean?”

Erin pushed my back with a knowing smile.

“I heard you’re going to meet the lord before you leave. Go quickly. The lord is waiting for you, so you can’t hang out with the mercenary guild receptionist. Cancer. No way.”

I asked again as I was being pushed away.

“What do you really mean! That!”

“You don’t have to know. Just be curious. That’s my punishment for Priest Marnak.”

***

“It’s very delicious when you eat it together. Eat it quickly.”

An elaborate prosthetic arm moved as if it were alive, pushing a bowl of cookies at me. I picked up a cookie and put it in my mouth. Again, there was no taste whatsoever.

The devil saw my face and smiled kindly.

“You look like you’re curious about something.”

“I was asked a naughty question on the way home. It’s very troubling to keep thinking about it.”

“These problems that keep clinging to your mind are life. Are you leaving anyway?”

“yes.”

I raised my head and faced the devil. Until he left, his hair, which boasted of its abundance, had lost its strength and was drooping. My scalp shyly showed itself through thin hair.

I said with regret.

“The side effects came very quickly.”

“Hahaha! Don’t look too pitiful! Aren’t humans born without heads? I’m just one step closer to the true nature of humans. Are you going to the capital?”

“yes.”

“I heard the story and prepared it in advance.”

The devil handed me a white envelope. I asked as I took the envelope.

“This···?”

“I’d like to give you some money, but as you know, I don’t have a single penny in my pocket because I’m robbing all of my slush funds to restore Gwis. Really.”

The devil, who took out his pocket and brushed it off, smirked.

“That’s why the priest wrote a letter of introduction while he was on his way to the capital. If you ever get into trouble, open the envelope and go to my friend, and he’ll be able to help you. It might be a good idea to visit! Hahaha!”

a friend of the devil He didn’t tell me whether he was a friend of the human ‘Tredon Fillian’ or the demon ‘Crawling Waiting’.

Well, it’s always good to have a variety of means. Once you have something on hand, it’s always an advantage.

“Thank you.”

In response to my greeting, the devil bowed his head.

“I hope that the priest’s trip will always be enjoyable.”

“Are you blessing it as a demon or as a human being?”

The devil chuckled and replied.

“I am blessing you as a friend. Priest Marnak. May you always have fun! Life is always too short!”

***

“Let’s go, priest.”

“yes.”

Early in the morning, Carmen and I left Gus behind and walked out in the snow that had fallen all night.

So I left Gus.

***

A few days later.

As usual, as I was walking toward the west pointed by the orb, the faint scent of blood stung my sensitive senses.

“It’s blood.”

“yes?”

“It’s very close. And it’s coming towards us.”

Carmen hardened her face, drew her bow and put an arrow through the string.

The scent of blood gradually thickened. Something was approaching with great speed.

thud!

– Hey hey hey hey!

A body covered in pure white fur and eight legs. A spider the size of a carriage came out. Carmen exclaimed urgently.

“Eye spider!!! Why isn’t he supposed to be on the side of the road like this?!”

I was confused as well. Why did the monster attack me when I was there? This was absolutely not a natural phenomenon.

“Carmen! I’ll deal with you first! Watch and fire when I signal.”

“yes!”

Instead of the frost steel sword, I took out the artifact sword I got from the ruins.

In fact, the reason I told Carmen to help me if I dared to signal it was because I wanted to try using this relic sword. The past few days have been so peaceful that I haven’t had a chance to use this sword at all.

When I started the sword, it began to roar like mad.

Why hey hey hey hey!!!

Yes. This artifact sword I got was a chainsaw sword with chainsaw blades taking the place of normal blades.

‘killing!’

And my mother gave this sword the name ‘The Butcher’.

I raised my roaring sword and lunged at the snow spider.

– Hey hey hey hey!

Huge, blood-drenched paws came forward relentlessly to pierce me. Without hesitation, he swung ‘The Butcher’.

Why hey hey hey hey!

The rough metal blades rotated at high speed, shaving off the snow spider’s forepaws. I didn’t stop there and cut off the snow spider’s body. No, ‘The Butcher’ tore it apart.

– Kki-Ik!!!

The snow spider let out a scream of death and turned into well-minced flesh. The high-speed spinning blade slowly stopped.

I said, wiping the bodily fluids from my face. The eye spider’s bodily fluids were extremely viscous.

“When using this sword, you must prepare a place to wash in advance.

Carmen stood blankly and looked at me with a bewildered face.

“As expected, artifacts are artifacts. The power is really amazing.”

‘killing!’

Mother’s warning. I gripped the butcher again and shouted.

“More coming! Two, no three!”

– Hey hey hey!

– Hey hey hey!

– Hey hey hey!

Three snow spiders jumped out with a terrifying scream. Snow spiders are obviously not swarming creatures.

“Carmen! This time just shoot randomly!”

“yes!”

As the arrow Carmen shot cut through the air, I started the ‘Butcher’ again and kicked off the seat.

Why hey hey hey hey hey!

A rough start-up sound echoed over the snowfields.