58 – Necromancer and Paladin
Tabuer became upset. On the street where the church of the Church of Truth was located, paladins from other denominations were waiting, and the priests representing the denominations were also standing there. A moment ago, a woman with purple hair had joined the Church of Truth, and as soon as word spread that she was accompanying a Necromancer, the people of the Church quickly gathered a paladin who could use force.
Having been waiting in front of the church for over a week, there was no choice but to be less vigilant than the first time, and a woman who was no different from an ordinary person entered the church of truth, aiming for that gap, and it was as if a necromancer was coming soon. If it wasn’t just the purple-haired woman passing by, but four people, including the silver-haired and red-haired necromancer, they would have stopped it, but they penetrated the gap well.
After the purple-haired woman entered the Church of Truth, a little while later, Maria Setin Quaysa, the saintess of the Church of Truth, slowly walked out of the church, leading the paladins. A purple-haired woman, Glowwin, was also with him, but her face turned white.
“They say the Necromancer you’ve been waiting for is coming soon. Paladins and priests from other Orders told you to prepare thoroughly and stop them from coming. Do you agree to ask them to stop the hostilities the moment they enter the Church through that road?”
Maria filled it with mana and conveyed the words in a way that everyone could understand, even though it was small. Then, the priest of the Order of Punishment came out like a representative of someone blocking the way.
“Meet Saint Maria Setin Quasar of the Church of Truth. For a necromancer to break through this siege and enter the Church of Truth means that she will use force, and that even if that Necromancer harms the paladins, if she enters the Church of Truth, forget about her favor. “I think you did. Am I understanding correctly?”
The priest asked politely, because even saints from other denominations are the ones who can best exercise the power of God.
“Wouldn’t it be okay if we weren’t hostile in the first place? That necromancer didn’t dismember and crush people as you know in the first place.”
The Southern Hunter Guild initially spread the rumor and asked for help from the Church. The people of the church who received disproportionate information gathered together as if they hated the Necromancer, and gathered in front of the Church of Truth as if they were monitoring the saintess Maria. However, as time passed and proper information came up, the anger of the Paladins and Priests cooled a lot and the direction was disturbed.
At first, the hunters who raised the necromancer to use their strength, and the hunter guild who supported them from behind, were very annoying to the necromancer who was sponsored by the saint and provoked them beyond the line. And even though there are aftereffects by neatly cutting and attaching limbs, people from other denominations have learned that they can return to daily life if overcome. In a way, you can think that what has remained so far is holding on because it is a waste to walk in vain.
“I heard that, as Lady Cetin Quasar said, they cut off and attached their limbs so that they could sufficiently heal people. But that happened because the people of the church added their strength, and when the Necromancer abused her power again, it would be People would have had to live with a disability for the rest of their lives.”
“Seeing that the members of the Order stop their swords when their mana runs out, they think that they have displayed enough strength to handle their losses. Do you think you can maintain your sanity even after seeing blood?”
“It can be said that the necromancer who can control it to the limit is clever. And like the other necromancers from the north who will come here to receive the patronage of the saintess, if they sponsor the necromancer, they will join other religious groups and I think a proper verification process is necessary. do.”
Maria frowned slightly at the priest’s words. The priest was essentially saying that he would eventually reduce the saint’s authority because something like this could happen again. If I talk more, it seems like it will only hurt my head, and I had to avoid it for the next sponsor, so I decided to turn the story around.
“So the necromancers, Ed Frozenborn and Hermona Donier, said that they would defeat all the Paladins who stood in their way and come to the Church of Truth. That way, they would not be stained with blood and would be able to maintain their sanity during battle. I’ll prove it, but would it be difficult even under that condition?”
“Saint Setin Quasar, there are at least a hundred Paladins gathered here to subdue the Necromancer. If it is possible to subdue them and reach the Church of Truth… it will only prove that the Northern Necromancer is very dangerous.”
After hearing the saint’s words, the knights became angry at the necromancer who seemed to be ignoring their skills. However, when the priest emphasized the dangers of necromancers and I responded well, I felt like I couldn’t say anything. If they really had the power to overpower them, wouldn’t it be better to do everything in their power to eliminate them from this position? When the paladins started chatting and chatting with the people around them, Maria spoke again with her mana.
“I see. It would be cheaper to hire two necromancers than to use a hundred paladins who can’t even suppress two necromancers. Next time, it might be better to research how to hire necromancers who believe in God.”
Priests and paladins of other denominations were furious because Maria had poured out such explosive remarks that even the Paladins of the Church of Truth flinched.
“Saint Cetin Quasar, you will have to take responsibility for your remarks.”
“Then prove your existence worth. The necromancer I sponsor will come to me.”
When Maria turned her back and went back to the Church of Truth, the Paladins closed the door. When communication with other denominations was cut off, senior paladin Whiston Guardian spoke.
“Saint Mary, the remark I made a while ago was a bit careless even to my mind.”
Since the Paladins of the Church of Truth agreed with Wheatstone in their hearts, Maria spoke quietly.
“Is it what Wheatstone thinks about? Then there, paladin. What is the significance of the existence of the paladin and the church?”
Maria deliberately asked another young paladin other than Whiston. Suddenly, the chosen young paladin blinked twice and said what he had learned.
“It is to bring peace by cutting down enemies who threaten the Church.”
“That’s a paladin. What about the Order?”
“It is to spread the will of God and edify them with faith.”
Hearing that, Maria nodded slightly.
“Then do you think the enemies threatening the church include necromancers?”
“Po… Um…”
He tried to say that it was included right away, but remembered that there was already a necromancer supported by Maria, and the paladin kept quiet. And he opened his mouth again.
“I think it includes necromancers who commit terror indiscriminately. Those necromancers sponsored by Saint Setin Quasar are not enemies…”
When the paladin spoke in an uncertain voice from behind, Wheaton couldn’t help but click his tongue. And Maria asked Whiston.
“What about when Wheatstone thinks?”
“I don’t know about the young paladins right now… but the gods borrowed the name of the church and gave them the power to defeat the enemies in the north. I think the young paladins are necromancers.”
“Yes. Right now, the Necromancer is blocking all of those enemies. The kingdom and the church are all living by benefiting from the Necromancer, but they don’t acknowledge it. In order to break that link, I first need the Necromancer’s power beyond our expectations. I want to show that I have it.”
“Then do you think two necromancers can demonstrate that much power?”
At Whiston’s question, Maria looked at the slightly frozen Glowyn and said,
“Yes. Enough.”
Maria, who saw the information Glowin had delivered by herself, was convinced. What he did in the south and what kind of strong monsters he hunted, as well as a brief explanation of Ed’s past, convinced Maria that Ed had no choice but to win. And I came to respect Aunt Enild a little more.
‘Eyes that recognize a high-class necromancer.’
Currently, Ed is a 7th-level necromancer with a 7th-level necromancer’s license, so he was able to avoid the authority. However, Aunt Enild understood the value of Ed just by looking at him from a distance, and made him good friends with the Church of Truth by even sponsoring him.
“We will sit and wait for the two necromancers to arrive. Hermona Donnier, I need to make a token for her in advance.”
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There were quite a few people who came from the central square to watch. As he looked around, he saw silver hair with a bluish tint that stood out compared to ordinary people, and even pointed his finger at him. Edgar, who was slowly walking forward while listening to the murmur that the necromancer had arrived, spoke to Hermona.
“Senior Herr, it looks like the rumor has spread quite a bit.”
“That’s right. I don’t know how long it’s been since I received attention like this. When I graduated from the academy?”
“It’s been a while for me too. I haven’t seen that many people in the North.”
“Are you not nervous?”
“If you think they’re all monsters, well, there were a lot of them.”
Ed was used to receiving the attention of monsters because he always went between monsters and swung his sword.
“It’s a monster. It’s scary to think like that.”
Hermona shook off her red hair and spoke.
“Really, I will only assist.”
“That way accidents won’t happen.”
Ed took out a shabby sword from subspace and held it. It was a quality sword that was impossible to compare with the paladins in front of them with very neat swords and shields. In addition, the Paladins were shining with blessings on their bodies in preparation for the curses used by the Necromancer, so the two people who approached the Paladin and Priest seemed relatively shabby.
When the citizens thought the church’s victory was inevitable, Ed injected mana into the sword.
– Damn it!
A core was created near the handle of the sword, and an ice sword was created around the core.
“Follow me.”
“Because I don’t have a short range like you.”
Ed ran forward.
