Plague (5)
Recognizing the commotion, I hurriedly ran out of the barracks.
“Saint Ronan! Stay in the barracks!”
As soon as I left the barracks, the princess I ran into said that and tried to send me back.
What is this princess talking about? Anyway, if I am attacked in the middle of this camp, I should run away instead of hiding in the barracks.
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Let’s figure out the location of Belarus so that we can escape in case of emergency.
“Stay in line! Secure the light source!”
The sound of the commander of the knights commanding the people could be heard from afar. He wasn’t someone who would be embarrassed by his voice.
Well then, I’ll go check it out. I just had something to guess about what’s attacking us right now.
“Azalea-sama. We can’t go back after hiding until this expedition is over.”
“Aaghh! What the hell is this!”
“Do not panic!”
…it’s safe, right?
Besides, if there was any danger to my safety here, I would have to consider retreating quickly.
There can be no crazy people or beasts attacking such a large force in the outskirts when there are less than a day left until the arrival at the site of the problem. I released it for you, but it must be the zombies who approached this far.
There is no real answer to getting hit by the zombies on the outside, let alone the enemy headquarters.
Understanding the situation was essential.
“Besides, there might be something I can help with.”
After hearing my words, the princess paused for a moment, then sighed and came to my side.
“Never act abruptly. Don’t stray from my surroundings.”
“Okay.”
After reaching a dramatic agreement, the princess and I approached the place where the commotion was happening.
“Respond calmly! Assume that they are all monsters with strong vitality! Leave it to the fire wizards to finish it off!”
The closer I got, the more I could see the commander’s voice and the soldiers’ busy movements.
It was not difficult to secure the sight because the torches and other lights from the clergy were brightly illuminating the surroundings.
Beyond the outer part where the soldiers lined up, there was the culprit of the commotion.
At first glance, the target he was dealing with was no different from a normal human.
However, if you look closely for a second, you can immediately tell that he is not an ordinary human being.
The skin was too pale for an ordinary human being. The flesh that could be seen through the frayed fabric had fallen off here and there, revealing the bones. Most of the hair was missing, and most of the faces, which were exposed, had ugly features such as missing flesh or missing eyeballs. .
“What the heck…”
It was such a shocking visual that the princess next to me inadvertently muttered that.
Although I only thought of it as a typical zombie appearance.
“It’s really hard to believe. That there exists a terrible black magic that manipulates the bodies of the dead as they are.”
It’s even harder for me to believe that the concept of the undead has not been universalized in the fantasy world.
The first time I heard about the situation from the princess, I went to the princess and told her that devil worshipers were moving corpses and carrying plagues, and I remembered how that was possible.
I heard that during the subjugation of demon worshipers last time, they were playing with corpses, so of course I thought undead would be a universal concept, but it wasn’t.
According to the princess, the black magic that directly manipulates the body is a very rare black magic that is hard to find even among devil worshipers.
The way devil worshipers use corpses is to sacrifice them to cast black magic on a grander scale, to conjure monsters, to cause corpse explosions, or to use them as vectors for disease. It was explained that the efficiency was not good.
As the saying goes, looking at it objectively, the power of the zombies didn’t look great.
The body was stiff, so even if they rushed to attack, everyone could respond, and they didn’t use black magic themselves like the monsters I dealt with.
However, since it was a corpse, it was possible to provide the soldiers with a lot of moral bread.
The hideous appearance, the stench of a rotting body, the unpleasant crackling sound of teeth after death, and even the appearance of a human being still moving and attacking even after an attack that would surely cause a fatal wound.
Thanks to this, the soldiers facing the zombies in battle lines were panicking more than necessary.
Because no one had any tolerance for a walking corpse.
At least, I don’t know if the knight commander had experience dealing with the undead or if he was cool-headed enough not to panic in this situation, but it wasn’t a big problem because he was controlling the soldiers without much agitation.
The soldiers formed a group to keep the undead from approaching, and then the fire mages began to deal with the undead one by one by starting fire and burning them in close order. The agitation among the soldiers gradually subsided.
I raised my hand to raise my divine power to deal with the undead by putting a spoon on it even a little bit, and to do a famous work, but I suddenly remembered something, so I looked around.
It wasn’t that far away, but from inside the camp, which was definitely safer than me, I could see the leader of the church looking this way.
I don’t know if he recognized my gaze because he was quite far away, but at least he seemed to be looking at me from there.
…I don’t need to show my bottom line by exercising my skills here.
Anyway, the only information the church has about my ability is rumors. It was an official who cured the young lady, but that doesn’t explain my other holy magic abilities.
Judging from the fact that he had asked me several times over the past few days to quietly gauge the level of my holy magic, it was highly likely that he still did not have a clear sense of my abilities.
I scattered the divine power that I was trying to stealthily raise.
I didn’t have a problem right away, but there was nothing good to show off my ability in front of the person who would take care of the opportunity.
While I was thinking about that, the situation was coming to an end as all the undead were dealt with before I knew it.
Make sure to use flame magic to burn them without leaving any traces, and the priests will approach to purify the surroundings and heal the soldiers who fought directly.
In an instant, the situation regained control.
In the first place, there weren’t many beggars that caused a commotion because of the fact that it was an attack and that it was a corpse, and it wasn’t a monster that the people here couldn’t handle.
“It looks like the walking corpses have spread all the way here, so we’re going to have a brief meeting about the situation.
Perhaps thinking that the situation had been sorted out, the knight commander, who had been wandering around giving orders, came out and approached the princess and conveyed those words.
The words were a recommendation, but it was a de facto sentence, and I had no reason to refuse, so I agreed.
In an instant, people who had the right to speak in their own way gathered together, and a meeting between them was arranged in an instant.
There were me, the princess, the knight commander, the priest, and the princess, as well as mages and knights who seemed to have been active in the battle just now.
“It’s better to see that the plague has spread much wider than we expected. We calculated the distance the plague would spread in our own way and set up the last camp.”
When the knight commander started the meeting by saying that, everyone started to help one by one.
“It’s a situation I’ve never been through, so any surprises can happen.”
“It’s really amazing to see how you react calmly to such an unexpected situation. But the elves don’t seem to have participated in the battle…”
In the meantime, look at the alienation as if breathing.
“I deliberately told them not to participate. Apparently, the elves tried to react calmly and not panic when an incident occurred. Our soldiers have no experience, so wouldn’t it be better to let them experience it when it’s not dangerous?”
Of course, it didn’t work at all for the Knight Commander, who still felt sorry for the Order.
“You must have had such a deep meaning. As expected, it is the judgment that the empire is proud of.”
It was embarrassing to see him drifting naturally after the knight commander came out like that.
“What the hell did those Orion priests do? Except for the extent of lighting up, it seems like all they did was to deal with the post-mortem.”
“The percentage of combat troops in our priesthood is extremely low. Please understand that at the time of the incident, we had no choice but to arrange arrangements to protect other priests.”
“Shouldn’t we have brought all the proud Heretic Questioners?”
“hahahaha, I want to do that too, but that’s because it’s not my jurisdiction. Since the imperial family supported a person like Lord Hexen, we just wanted to focus on reviving this land and saving people. Please don’t look at it too badly.”
In addition, he easily accepts the disputes raised by the knight commander.
After all, I’m going to make that guy suffer an ‘accident’ no matter what.
“Mayburn. Report the damage.”
When the knight commander took a step back and said that, the knight standing next to him, the knight commander’s adjutant, stepped forward and started talking.
“There are no casualties. There are three soldiers who stood guard when the attack first came, but their injuries are minor and are currently being treated.”
“So, what about the other soldiers?”
“It can’t be said that there is no agitation. However, it is not to the extent that there is a problem with morale because it has been successfully repelled.”
“Can I say something?”
While the adjutant continued his report, a wizard belonging to the Flame Magic Tower, who was listening to the story, intervened.
The knight commander gave a small nod, and this time the wizard started talking.
“It is true that fire magic is effective against reanimated corpses, but at the same time, it is forced to consume inefficiently.”
“Tell me in detail.”
“In the first place, human bodies don’t burn that easily. Of course, this time, since the opponents are corpses that have already died, it’s easier than living people, but on the contrary, if you’re living people, the attack isn’t enough to cause a fatal wound. It’s a burden to project high firepower for a long time, and we’re even incinerating incapacitated corpses.”
“Hmm…that’s definitely something to think about. But the next battle won’t be so extreme. Even if it’s not an ignorant method like us, the elven paladins can efficiently dispose of corpses. And conscience If there is, the Orion priests will also participate.”
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Listening to that sound, I pondered for a while. After revealing my ability to some extent, considering the leeway this expedition could get, the gains I could get from it, and the losses I would have to bear, I quietly raised my hand.
“Why do you do that apprentice saint?”
“I can just give the soldiers a spell to dispose of corpses as efficiently as the elven knights.”
Except for the princess, who had already received buffs from me, everyone in the barracks turned to me.
His eyes seemed to be mixed with questions about whether that was true and why he didn’t say anything.
Of course, even if I asked, it was a separate issue whether he would have informed me without hesitation.
Basically, the undead continue to move even if their limbs are cut off or their heads cut off.
Since the demonic power within the body is already moving the dead body, it is not bound by physical limitations.
According to the princess, in order to dispose of these corpses, they eventually needed people who could attack using divine power.
The moment the divine power is embedded in the body, the divine power and the demonic power oppose each other, and even if the divine power does not overwhelm the black magic, the black magic on the corpse is released because of the demonic power inside the corpse, which has already been jumbled. .
Then, of course, if ordinary soldiers’ weapons could contain divine power, they could efficiently dispose of corpses.
However, it was a fact that I only found out recently, and I don’t know why, but the act of giving buffs to others in this world, ‘grace’, was a very, very difficult area of holy magic.
Perhaps, in a world where divine power is regarded as an indicator of one’s faithfulness, it may be a difficult feeling to bestow such divine power on others.
As for me, I’m not sure what the hell is different from healing wounds.
Anyway, it was. At least I give divine power to other people’s weapons, so-called ‘gives additional holy property damage to weapons’. Being able to buff was a very rare ability in this world.
If possible, I thought about hiding my abilities like before, but if it took me this long to deal with only a few undead, it would be better to open up my abilities and increase the efficiency of the expedition.
Also, the fact that I was able to buff her was a very difficult and unique task, like curing the young lady, but it wasn’t a divin technique directly related to my combat ability.
Still, there will be no problem inducing the vigilance.
I thought so and looked at the leader.
Even in the midst of this, the leader’s poker face, which did not change in expression, was admirable, but a very familiar aura was emanating.
avarice?
Is it greed for my abilities? Why?
Of course, the buff ability is a rare ability. Among the different races, there are only a handful of priests who can give buffs, and it is difficult to find them in the Orion Church because they are completely wiped out.
But do you want to have the ability to bestow grace to such an intensity that you harbor a greed you’ve never shown before?
“You mean that’s really possible?”
My thoughts were no longer connected to the knight commander’s words.
“yes.”
“If you don’t mind, do you know the limits of how much you can keep on a scale?”
I’ve been guessing for a while.
Of course, if I use all my abilities, it might be possible to give weapon buffs to everyone in the expedition for a few hours.
But you don’t have to show off your abilities so loudly.
In moderation, it would be enough for this expeditionary force to move toward the enemy base without difficulty.
As much as possible, if I take into account the level of my divine power filling up and even calculate it so that there is no loss…
“If it lasts for ten minutes or half a day…”
Of course it’s all lies.
It is possible to maintain 10 people for half a day or even a full day.
It was a somewhat understated comment, but the knight commander’s expression changed as if he was dumbfounded.
Even the leader’s face was overflowing with emotions of surprise that he couldn’t hide anymore.
“Apprentice saint. Did you say that you can grant grace to the weapons of more than 10 people and make it last for more than half a day?”
The leader even asked the question over and over again as if he couldn’t believe it.
I nodded lightly.
“If this expedition succeeds, the apprentice saint’s credit will be very great.
“You’re very deaf, Lord Hexen. What is there to gain by advising the emperor about the competence of a saint of the Church? Are you planning on giving the Church an offering?”
It was embarrassing to see the leader, who had been naturally ignoring the Knight Commander’s restraints, suddenly set up such a confrontation.
Do you really want this that much? I don’t understand.
It wasn’t very good that the leader’s aggro was attracted, but I decided to think it would be good if I wasn’t vigilant.
If you have greed for me, it will be easier to induce it in the direction I want.
Originally, this is what the guy who wants something loses.
I had a question that I thought was more important than that, so the leader’s thoughts were naturally pushed back.
Why the hell does the elven queen have to risk death?
It was not to say that the undead were not a threat, but it was also true that they were inferior.
In general, there was a point that you had to put in a lot of effort to kill, but the basic specs were still very lacking.
In fact, even in this sudden raid, there were only three minor injuries and no deaths.
If the soldiers were elves and not humans, wouldn’t they have caught them neatly without any minor injuries?
Of course, the corpses that spread the so-called zombie virus black magic under the guise of an epidemic could not be ignored if left unattended. I was thinking of the zombie apocalypse and came here to prevent it.
However, it was true that it was inferior when viewed not on such a national scale, but simply as a combat opponent.
How did the human and elven expedition corps get completely annihilated to the undead, who had no advantage other than the fact that they had no fatal wounds and would attack until they were inoperable?
Are these zombies really just a means to easily conquer the country by transferring the plague, and have they all been defeated by the demon worshipers who led the situation? A revelation? Is that possible unless there’s an absurd premise that demon worshipers are stronger than elven queens?
It was the moment I was thinking about that.
“how should…”
“For now, report…”
Not long after the commotion had subsided, another commotion began to emerge.
As if everyone was concerned, the moment they turned to the entrance of the barracks, a soldier hurriedly entered the barracks.
“I have something to report!”
Then, after approaching the knight commander and stopping the soldier who was trying to talk to him, the knight commander said the same thing.
“Is this a story I have to listen to alone?”
It must have been an unexpected question. The soldier was taken aback and answered.
“no!”
“Then just say it. There’s no one here who can’t get a report.”
“Yes! Then we’ll report you! We’ve found one civilian survivor and we’re transporting the first finder and the survivors!”
“what…?”
We were startled by the soldier’s words and hurriedly came out of the barracks.
And what we saw after leaving the barracks was the figure of a certain human being being transported towards the clergy supported by a certain disease.
“What’s the matter? You’re a real survivor?”
When the knight commander asked that question, the soldier next to him answered.
“After the battle a little while ago, while searching around, a soldier found a survivor! She looks like a pregnant woman, but she doesn’t give any answers and just stares blankly into the sky. I’m going to ask the priests to see if they can treat her.”
“what…?”
The knight commander questioned me in disbelief.
It was worth it.
Seeing that the zombies were already roaming around, I didn’t expect that there would be survivors around here, but it was embarrassing to find a survivor.
…yes, really embarrassing.
I’m embarrassed too.
My eyes clearly saw pregnant women and soldiers being transported to the clergy.
For now, I think I’ve found one reason why the Elf Queen may have lost her life.
The next moment, I fired the Saint Beam as hard as I could towards them.
