53 – Unbelievers and Heretics – 2
devil.
It was the first thought that came to Serena’s mind when she saw Christine rushing at her body soaked in blood.
A monster that follows only its instincts without any beliefs, skills, or rationality, and covets everything it sees.
The monster that, once drunk with blood, would run rampant even if its head fell off, was exactly the same as the Christine in front of me.
If he wanted to avoid the attack that he only believed in his own body specifications and rushed at in an ignorant way, he could have avoided it. But Serena never meant to do that.
Because her master was behind her, and because there was a master named Serena Elizabeth who had to protect her at all costs, the option to avoid it was as if it did not exist from the beginning.
Even if Serena turns around and escapes from here, her lord will never reach that mad bitch. Because Charlotte stood by her master’s side.
Nullification of mana was the concept of returning the flow of mana to Christine to nothing, not the concept of blocking all nearby magic.
So, of course, the moment Christine approaches, she will use magic and run away. But Serena didn’t like it.
Why should her lord have to run away when she is confident? As a knightly duty, that was absolutely unacceptable.
Then there was only one correct answer.
front break.
Serena ran to face Christine. The image of Serena was captured in the eyes covered in darkness where not a single light could enter.
Christine clenched her fists. It was an ordinary fist that had not been clad with divine power yet.
Of course, even that ordinary fist had the power to pierce a human body and rip limbs in one blow, but it was slightly less than enough to deliver an effective blow to Serena.
No matter how much mana she didn’t cover, her blood and flesh wouldn’t pierce through that thing.
“With that filthy body, you dare to worship my god…!”
“You’re introducing yourself out of nowhere.”
Fists flew. It was a fist that drew an honest trajectory without the slightest hint of technique or skill. The target was Serena’s left eye.
Of course, I had no intention of accepting such a simple attack.
Serena momentarily stopped moving her body as if she was going to attack Christine at any moment.
He did the absurd thing, completely ignoring the acceleration and inertia he was rushing at, as if it were natural.
And I closed my eyes. I ignored the crazy bitch, who was like a demon, and ignored the fishy smell of blood.
I gathered my consciousness and pushed it into the manipulation of my body. All focus was on each extremity of each limb.
He read the flow of the wind to determine how far his fist had reached, and left it to his instincts to decide which direction to avoid.
Serena’s body was covered with mana.
In an instant, the legs that gained tremendous momentum kicked the ground sideways. Just as Christine was about to pluck out her eye with her finger.
Serena’s body disappeared to the side as if teleporting. Serena held up the World Eater.
As soon as he did that, the mana around his body disappeared helplessly, but he had already achieved his goal. Serena swung her sword.
The World Eater dug right into Christine’s throat. However, the blade, which could rip through even steel like paper, was too easily blocked by Christine’s skin.
That was enough. Christine’s body staggered and the trajectory of her fists shifted greatly, as if her bizarrely tough skin couldn’t completely absorb the impact.
Soon after, the blood-soaked nun rolled unsightly on the floor. Serena calmly looked at Christine as she flew away with a thud.
But Charlotte was the opposite. With her eyes wide open and clenched fists trembling, she pondered over what Serena had just done.
‘You mean you erased that bitch’s existence from your mind in that instant… … ?’
Charlotte also thought of a way to deal with Christine long ago. However, that was only a theoretical countermeasure.
Ignore whether Christine jumps at her or not, treat her as if she doesn’t exist, and apply mana to her body when leaping to the side or back.
It’s simple, but it must be a very risky method that will fail as soon as the slightest thought about Christine is mixed in the process.
Did it. casually.
Charlotte knew perfectly what to do when she noticed Christine’s arrival.
And, very sadly, I had to accept the fact that the only thing I could do right now was to run away.
It was a conclusion that her ego couldn’t accept, but she couldn’t help it. Christine’s mana nullification was so absolute.
Even Charlotte, who would have reached the closest to the truth of the world, could not solve it without touching the concept of mana itself.
I’ve tried countless times to hang that damn bitch somewhere on the continent with teleportation magic. However, the magic itself did not activate.
But two days ago, it was different when she summoned the man who would become her befriend to the palace without knowing that crazy bitch was by her side. At that time, it came with teleportation magic.
Strictly speaking, it must have been nothing more than Christine’s ‘bringing’.
I never thought it would react to such subtle animosity. A terrible sense of helplessness oppressed Charlotte’s heart.
The moment I thought I had to erase my hostility towards that bitch, it was as if I had already been driven to a dead end. The very thought of erasing hostility triggers Mana Nullification.
‘Is it possible that the action of taking everything in oneself at once was so easily possible?’
Charlotte could be said to be Christine’s antipode.
Even during battle, he constantly thinks of strategies, thinks about what will happen in the future, lays out dozens of reserve magic circles, and thinks of dozens of magic circles to use separately.
But because of that, on the contrary, he was a very helpless existence in front of Christine.
There was no way Serena knew how Charlotte felt. Seeing Christine immediately get up, Serena regained her composure.
Contrary to Charlotte’s guess, it was never easy for her to instantly erase the concept of Christine.
Moreover, somehow, even though it had only been two days, all specs were improved compared to when they fought in the forest.
Although his fists were still slow, he only swung his limbs at will. It was still an attack that couldn’t hit Serena at a speed that could have been avoided if she wanted to.
The risks were clearly different.
Perhaps, whenever a sacrifice was made in that way, there was a possibility that the ability actually got stronger.
Because her lord once explained that what Christine ought to do comes true.
If you believe that you will become stronger through such things, then you will definitely be.
Christine lifted herself from the fall. Then, he walked towards Serena with a staggered gait and cried.
“Why, why do you block my way to God with heretical things? Why do you block my heart toward God with things that are just sacrifices? Are you saying that it makes it impossible for you to growl?”
It was a tearful cry filled with bitterness.
Serena swallowed the disgusting feeling that rose to the bottom of her throat. Every emotion in those words was real.
That mad bitch sincerely believed that all humans except herself and Serena’s lord were but sacrifices.
“It’s disgusting, so I won’t listen to it anymore, so shut up.”
“Ah, God… Please punish me for my immorality of not being able to worship You right in front of me. What can I do about this sin?”
Tears flowed from Christine’s eyes. It was absurd.
“Christine.”
From behind, she heard her lord calling for Christine. Serena forcibly resisted the urge to immediately turn and offer remonstrance to her lord.
You don’t have to pay attention to that crazy bitch, everything is fine, so just focus on yourself.
If her lord would do so, Serena was confident that she would give her infinite love.
“That’s enough. They said they didn’t come here to fight, they had something to say to me. Let’s do that.”
“I’m fine, lord. If you leave it to me—”
“That’s not the problem.”
When he heard a sigh, Serena’s heart skipped a beat.
What if her lord was disappointed by that slip of the tongue? What if he even brought out that he didn’t need Serena anymore?
Even after hearing those words, Serena had no intention of continuing this miserable life any longer. World Eater began to tremble slightly.
All the nerves in his body were focused on the next words that would come out of his master’s mouth. If Serena’s worries become reality… … .
“That means Serena doesn’t have to fight here.”
“……Yes?”
Serena, who was trembling and preparing to cut her own throat, hesitated.
Christine was still crying and praying, unable to overcome her emotions, and Charlotte was still in shock.
After making sure that no one would interrupt the conversation, Serena cautiously turned her head to meet her lord’s eyes.
Contrary to Serena’s expectations, there was only warmth in her black eyes.
Serena’s worries melt away as soon as she sees the soft smile on her lips and confirms that emotion. And the empty place was filled with love.
“I told you earlier. There’s no need for you guys to fight. Of course, I know the three of you don’t get along—”
“My God.”
A cold voice cut off the conversation. Serena glared at the source of the voice with ferocious eyes.
Christine stopped crying at some point and fixed her eyes on Serena with empty pupils, sending an evil look.
It was a very grotesque face because the bloodstains were washed away with tears and rolled up, but even the expression was bloody.
Quite a few people seemed to lose their fighting spirit just by seeing it and run away.
“Why is God mixing words with such a heresy?”
“I told you to do this, Christine. Don’t fight anymore. I’ll listen to your prayers after this, so calm down.”
“It’s all my fault. Because I didn’t deal with heretics in time, those evil things covered God’s transparent eyes and stuck out their dirty tongues at God.”
“Christine!”
“My lord, please step back. This is a bitch you won’t listen to in words.”
Serena interrupted her lord trying to raise his voice, as if it was useless to speak calmly.
Christine lowered her head and muttered a few incomprehensible words. Then when I looked up again, the atmosphere had completely changed.
A white energy mixed with yellow began to rise around Christine’s hands and heart. Serena frowned.
Wearing that would mean that he would now kill Serena in earnest.
“Christine, you—”
“God guides the Lamb, dare not doubt the way.”
The blazing white energy grew stronger. The bloodstain where the energy had passed burned and disappeared. Christine’s body, covered in light, had returned to a perfectly clean appearance.
“Those who reach the end will find eternal rest in the embrace of God.”
divine power.
The power to burn everything that was defined as heresy began to overflow from Christine.
