The Paladin Owns the Relic

166 – Ancient Forest (26)

The gate was half destroyed. A bitter iron smell emanated from the inside.

It’s not just the smell of weapons. Smell of blood. It is also mixed inside.

Everybody was speechless. Even before leaving, the place that had been peaceful was now a battlefield.

Bernie asked.

“What are you going to do?”

I stepped forward.

“Looking for Mr. Basmov first. Priority is given to handing over samples, and the spirits you encounter along the way…”

It was simple to do.

“Break all earthenware pots.”

I straightened the window round and round. I blew off the head of the giant tree spirit that appeared inside the castle gate with a javelin.

The Holy Relic Brunak that returns with a flick of the hand. I stepped over the tree spirit’s corpse.

The city seen from the inside was more sh*t. Where there were some vines and bushes, tree spirits were rising through the ground without fail.

The soldiers move, but it’s already a melee. I let out a sigh at the dizzying battle situation.

The fortunate thing is that we are not just being pushed back.

It was in a state where it could be suppressed enough. I stepped out. They went into the city and tried to wipe out all the spirits in sight.

But it stopped.

I could feel the gaze. A gaze that can never be denied.

“…..”

I raised my head.

A tall spire that stands out even in the city. There was someone there A person who spends his time leisurely while contemplating the chaotic war situation.

No. I couldn’t even call it ‘ja’.

That’s a tree spirit that looks like it was modeled after a human.

That too…

It wasn’t the gibberish people around.

The real of the real.

“……”

“……”

We looked at each other. For each other, we realized what we needed.

“…Rock.”

“I am listening.”

“Take care of Eve. Balkan is on the Arpina side. Tsubaki, please find Camilla.”

“Leave it to me.”

“Yes. Okay.”

No one asked for details. I just immediately moved my body.

“…That is…”

Bernie asked.

“What the hell is that… what is it…?”

What is it?

I grabbed the spear tightly.

“A. Bunny.”

“Ha, but.”

“Take everything and go to His Excellency Basmov. Make handing over samples a priority.”

I stepped out.

“Because I will handle that monster.”

Amar and Maya stood next to me.

I didn’t say anything. To be honest, I wasn’t sure.

If the three of us work together… Will we be able to catch that monster?

No, in the first place…Where the hell did that monster come from? I don’t remember that a monster like that exists in the Ancient Forest, right?

. . .

Root. Leaf. Sun. Sky.

Clouds. Dreadful. Singe. Fire.

Rotten oxygen.

Life is worthless.

Crushing…

Crushing roots.

The knight of the forest raised his head. I heard the scream of a tree being crushed.

Everyone is a precious people. It is said that you cannot die within the territory of the Ancient Forest, but the pain does not go anywhere.

Everyone in her is giving her life for her and only her.

You have to move even if you don’t feel like it. That would be the right behavior for a ‘knight’.

Kill humans and save spirits.

Save the world tree and present peace to the forest queen.

But…

“……”

The knight of the forest raised his sword. The sword made from the roots of a tree emanated a terrifying yet calm chill.

Look down. The humans inside the walls were weak. There were some strong players, but not enough to notice.

However, it is different.

The human being down there differs in ‘class’ by itself.

Are humans right in the first place?

The knight of the forest was silent. He quietly raised his head and looked up at the sky.

A sky without a single cloud. Maybe the end of oneself will be today.

…No.

Not yet.

Since the queen did not fall, she herself will not fall either.

“Who are you?”

The knight opened his mouth and asked. Two women standing behind the man’s back waved their hands.

A scaffolding was built in empty space. Rotten flesh spilled out of the shadows.

Strong. It’s not comparable to the man in front, but even so, it’s strong.

Each one is on par with the Guardians. Where the hell did these strong people come from?

“Who are you?”

A man walks up. He stops in mid-air and glares at himself atop the spire.

The knight of the forest lowered his eyes. I looked at the sword quietly.

The fact that he always answered himself even when there was no answer.

“…I am.”

Honor shouted.

“It’s a knight.”

. . .

Clash.

“Keuugh?!”

A tree spirit who introduced himself as a knight. The bark of the tree mimicking the human appearance moved.

And everything was destroyed in an instant.

Through the void. Breaking barriers. Amar’s embodied vision shattered like a window.

The rotten howled. It grew to a gigantic size and swung its arms, but it was all broken into pieces.

Speed that the eye cannot catch.

Immediately moved Brunak. The spear that moved earlier than expected pierces the air.

aaa!!!

Amidst the sharp resonant sound, the mana was shattered. The knight’s sword rode on Brunak’s sword and moved.

It is a strange movement. Suction power as if being sucked in. Even if it bounces off in an instant, it will catch up immediately.

A workshop.

The shock eats up the sound.

“How crazy!”

It bounces off. Swing the spear and move your body. I follow the movement of the knight of the forest that follows me to the end.

Move your feet. Step on the steps He pours out everything he has accumulated so far.

The difference in power.

The size of holy power.

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All of that is useless against the enemy in front of you.

An attack arrives before the power is gathered, and the air splits as soon as breathing stops.

A terrifying blow. The serial attack that follows it.

The total amount of power felt is around level 90.

It’s a monster. However, there is something beyond even the mass of that power.

“…f*ck…?!”

A monster whose skills surpass its level!

“What are you fighting for?”

The shock is gathering. I tried to break the sword, but for some reason it became stronger.

The edge of the blade, which was clunky at first, is now more solid. It seems that the sword he throws out holds the shock and trains himself even more.

The wooden sword catches fire.

A golden flame quite different from mine.

Never seen it.

I’ve never seen a guy like this in the damn game…?

Contains holy power at the tip of the spear blade. Wield the blazing torch with all your might.

Quaaa!!

Enemy distances himself before the attack hits. We looked at each other in the ruined plaza.

The forest knight was the same as the first one. But my breath was rough.

He was out of breath. His body shuddered in shock.

But on the contrary, my body was hot.

“…You…”

The body that had been trained reacted. The opponent’s sword is straight. It was so straight that it was literally a sword close to a ‘knight’.

Damn it, I’ve never seen anything like this before. So it’s more fun

An unexpected situation.

An unexpected enemy.

But even so, it’s a clean sword that doesn’t hide anything.

My soul as a gamer is longing for it. This stimulus. Opponent in front of you.

…A strategy.

Is it possible to attack?

“Where are you from?”

The knight of the forest raised his head. Asked me again

“What are you fighting for?”

“Let’s get rid of the f*ckin’ Seon dialogue, huh? Who are you? You. Shut up immediately.”

“A knight who serves the Queen.”

I’ve never heard of it. Something like that

“Four high-ranking spirits… So are they guardians?”

“I am different from them. Since you answered one, I will ask you one. Who are you?”

“I am a priest.”

“What kind of god do you worship?”

“D. Sun god.”

“La…”

Muttered the knight of the forest.

“… If you are a priest, do you fight according to the will of God?”

“No? Are you just fighting the way you like?”

“I see. Is there a cause in it?”

“If personal happiness is a cause, it is a cause.”

“Personal Happiness.”

“Why? Say you don’t like it?”

“It’s the same for each other.”

The forest knight stretched his sword obliquely. A glowing golden sword pointed at me.

Looks like a human, but doesn’t resemble a human. The bizarre armor that seemed to be covered with a helmet made of tree bark moved.

“I don’t know if we are similar.”

Outstretched feet. But then it didn’t happen. The forest knight raised his head.

I heard the sound of an old thin whistle. A shrill sound pierces the whole city.

The knight of the forest took the sword.

“Time is up.”

“What?”

“Now that I have taken care of what I need to take care of, I will step back. Messenger of god Save the rest of your time.”

“What is that…”

“Do not hasten a senseless death. Our victory has already been confirmed.”

Roots began to grow under the feet of the forest knight.

In an instant, it swallowed his body.

“I don’t know if that would be…a real victory.”

He teased his hand. Brunak turned his ground over.

Quaaang!!!

I couldn’t find the figure of the forest knight in the rising dust. This cub Bouncing skills are no joke.

But there was feeling in his hands. It must have been broken somewhere. Well, he was a little b*tch, so you could tell he wasn’t hurt too much.

The screams that had been raging all over the city began to fade at some point. I retrieved Brunak again as an earring. I glanced around the ruined city.

Even if you get hit, you get hit properly.

I wonder if Alpina is safe. I don’t know about the other guys, but I’m most worried about her. Even if she is attacked, she doesn’t have enough strength to resist.

“……”

I made my way through the dust. Searched her city to find her.

Who said that ominous predictions came true?

Damn it, that was the case this time too.

“Now… Hard…”

A penetrating wound in the abdomen.

Roots wrapped around Arpina between the places where the blood spurted out.

That’s also very bad.