Found it, finally (1)
There were dozens of dragons flying across the sky.
“Come on, hurry up!”
“By now, the leader and Theo should have already stormed the upper Ceres headquarters. The Holy Demon Cult might be there, so even if it’s hard, let’s just speed up a little bit!”
At the front of the formation, Shelford and Arin took their places and encouraged their comrades.
5th Battalion of the Baek Gap Yonggi Corps.
Most of them gathered there because they were spread out over a wide area in the north and rarely gathered in one place.
‘I can’t believe I get to watch such a sight… …!’
Holcus was looking at his crew with an almost ecstatic face.
‘I held up one hand so that everyone could gather like this!’
Hehe.
I was worried that the corners of my mouth might get caught in my ears.
Erica shook her head as she looked at her younger sister.
‘Here he goes again.’
But even though she didn’t express it, she was secretly proud.
The Baek Gap Yong Gi unit was much more attractive than she had thought.
‘Everyone is working hard. They are of one mind and one purpose. Even though it was a sudden call, not a single person complained.’
After the Erica siblings delivered the promotion test orders to Theo, the mission they were given was simple yet difficult.
– Gather as many members of the 5th group scattered throughout the northern region as possible and join up with Team Leader Evelyn.
The goal of this mission is to track down Ed Troyban.
Naturally, there were bound to be armed conflicts during the process, and at times it might have been necessary to directly destroy some forces.
Ed Troyban’s influence in the North as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was equally great.
In the first place, it wasn’t a mission that would end with attacking the Snake Season headquarters.
‘But once the 5th team was all gathered, we were going to start the operation as a linked mission… … but due to Theo’s suggestion, we ended up moving much earlier than planned.’
It was a decision made because the on-site commander, Cleve, and the leader of the 5th squad, Evelyn, judged that Theo’s suggestion was reasonable.
For the youngest member who had to gather the crew, the past few days had been like hell.
Thanks to that, haven’t you almost memorized the geographical features of the northern region?
‘If it’s true that the Ceres upper class joined hands with the Holy Demon Church as reported, then dealing with them will definitely not be easy. So… … we have to hurry.’
Shelford and Arin are well aware of this fact, which is why they are pushing the pace even harder.
Somehow trying to comfort and appease the exhausted dragons.
“Sister.”
“why?”
Erica watched quietly, wondering what nonsense her little sister, whose head was full of flower gardens, would say next.
“If we show up like this, Theo will be really surprised, right?”
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“I guess so?”
“Uh-huh-huh… …! What if I beg you to please become my sword?”
“… … .”
“Ah, then that would be really difficult. If I accept the offer too readily, my charm would diminish. But if Theo keeps begging and asking for help, huh, I can’t be weak-hearted.”
Holkus even twisted his body into a bebe.
He said that he couldn’t bring himself to offer to be the first sword because he wasn’t of much help in the previous mission.
This time, it seems he was determined to prove his worth.
“And, and… …! I’ll go on a blind date with someone who works for Theo’s mother and get a really pretty girl! How about that! My perfect life plan!”
“… … .”
‘Oh my, I guess I was more interested in the ashes in the end.’
Erica just shook her head without answering.
It was annoying to even deal with him.
Wedge-
Meanwhile, the squadron was picking up speed even more.
* * *
“What the hell are you doing, son-in-law!”
Naban’s sudden betrayal was a great shock to the upper class of Ceres as well.
Although he is not well known to the world, Naban is also a master of the upper level.
In addition, he was a genius who was once called Thorkell’s rival.
Naturally, if we turned towards Ragnar, the power gap would inevitably widen.
Whoosh-
Naban sneered at Quadrac and Lily while lightly wiping the blood off his sword.
“Why would a weirdo do something? He just lives the way he wants to live.”
“… … !”
“… … !”
“Well, I feel sorry for your wife. To be honest, you’re not really my type. I guess I’ll have to find someone else to prove my feelings to.”
“this person……!”
Lily’s tightly clenched fists trembled with anger.
Quadrock shouted.
“There’s no choice. Now that it’s come to this, kill them all! Don’t let a single one of them escape!”
At that moment, the blood priests who had been watching each other all at once activated <Blood Light Harmony> and sent the Black Iron Beast flying towards Theo and his group.
The entire surrounding area was covered in a blood-red glow.
“Are you planning on killing us all and making it seem like we never visited? You’re advertising yourself as a total rebel.”
Cleve read Quadrac’s intentions and sneered, adjusting his grip on his sword.
But I didn’t let my guard down.
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Just by taking a quick glance at the number of blood priests here, it seemed like there were easily more than ten of them.
‘Could it be that an entire parish has been transferred?’
If that was the case, then they were in over their heads.
Even if Naban joins in.
Kwaaaaang!
In an instant, a cloud of dust rose and enveloped the entire surrounding area.
Quadrac took advantage of the chaos around him to speak urgently to Lily.
“Lily, you hurry to the fourth storage room and burn everything inside. You mustn’t let them find out.”
“But, Father!”
“Stop talking nonsense. Go! Hurry up!”
Lily bit her lower lip and glared at where Theo and Naban had been before turning away.
“Theo Ragnar.”
As I used my magical powers in the way I was taught in the Holy Demon Church, my right arm started to tingle again.
“Theo, please spare Ragnar. I will cut off his right arm as well and feed it to the dogs.”
“Okay, I’ll keep that in mind.”
Paat-
Only then did Lily kick the ground with a face that seemed much more relaxed.
The fourth warehouse that Quadrock spoke of contained not only documents related to Ed, but also various valuable items that absolutely must not be taken to Ragnar.
-But there was a gaze watching it.
‘There you are.’
Theo moved, his eyes shining coldly.
<The God of Wind and Thunder – The Storm and Storm>
Phaaaat!
A gust of wind centered around his feet formed a whirlpool, then quickly kicked up a dust storm and pushed Theo all the way to where Lily was.
“This… …! Theo! Theo Ragnar, stop that bastard! Quickly!”
Quadrock became thoughtful as he realized that Theo had been waiting for Lily to make a move.
The location of warehouse 4 could have been revealed!
“Where-!”
“How dare you!”
Wedge!
Two blood priests blocked Theo’s path.
He was completely engulfed in blood and his eyes were gleaming with madness.
It means that the state of reception has already reached the point of ecstasy.
[The life energy of ‘Skill: Lesser Drake Fear’ is sharpened and applied to the blade.] [You can now infuse the blade with magical power.] [The blade becomes heated with immense heat.]
Tsk tsk tsk-
In an instant, Drake’s blade burst into flames as if it had just entered a furnace and emerged, releasing a puff of steam.
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It was Theoman’s signature form that appeared as the heat diet was added.
The blade exploded with a beam of light.
Kwaaaaang!
<Five Claws of the Dragon – Cham-ma>
The trajectory of the swing, made with [Strength], roughly pushed back two blood priests.
A moment of shock crossed their faces as they saw the black iron beast, whose hardness rivaled that of a diamond, being wounded.
“Evelyn! Naban!”
Two gusts of wind immediately followed Theo’s shout, one moving to the left and the other to the right, and latched onto the flung blood priest.
Both of them are high-level swordsmen that Ragnar is proud of.
It wasn’t that difficult to remove the injured blood priests and such.
Phew, phew-
Meanwhile, Naban glanced at Evelyn.
He could tell intuitively.
‘You told me to be the second sword. I guess that person is the first sword.’
Although Evelyn may be above Theo in the current chain of command, her skills in assisting Theo were extraordinary.
and,
Following the path the two of them had made, Theo quickly closed the gap between himself and Lily.
[Additional stat 10 to Agility.] [Agility: 89 → 99] [Movement speed becomes much faster.]
I reached out to the guy, pouring the extra stats I gained during the fierce battle into [Agility].
A look of shock crossed Lily’s face as she looked back.
‘Okay… …!’
But just before his fingertips could grab the back of Lily’s neck, an intruder suddenly came between Theo and Lily.
Kwarrrrrrung-
Woof woof!
A strong sword that can easily deflect even Theo’s sword strike, which is full of heat.
Theo was thrown back for a long time by the shockwave so strong that he thought his body would break, but he managed to regain his balance with gritting his teeth.
‘Damn it! If only I had 1 more [Agility] stat!’
If that were the case, the coefficient would have exceeded 100, unlocking a new special ability and avoiding interference.
“Haha! They say a nice baby dragon has appeared in Ragnar recently, and it’s you?”
The one who had repelled Theo was someone whose hair and eyes were completely dyed blood red, as if his entire body was drenched in blood.
Lily, who barely managed to survive Theo’s touch, let out a sigh of relief with a drained face.
‘Parish priest level… …!’
In the Holy Demon Church, which has a hierarchy of ‘Apostle → Cardinal → Archbishop → Bishop → Parish Priest → Blood Priest’, the <Parish Priest> in charge of a parish sometimes boasted power much stronger than three or four high-ranking swordsmen.
In addition, it is a position where you can hear the voice of God directly.
It wasn’t easy to see.
but,
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“If you let me live here, I will become the seed of a curse that will hinder God’s will for a long time.”
The reason the parish priest was actually feared by the world was entirely different.
“Listen, you servants of God!”
At the priest’s shout, more than twenty blood priests and a few weaker but equally formidable followers appeared on the roofs of the buildings surrounding Theo.
Tsk tsk tsk-
The blood they were emitting was so intense that it was turning the air red.
-Please pass on the message!
-Please pass on the message!
Echoes rang out everywhere.
Enough to completely fill the entire headquarters at the top.
Bloodthirsty Night Walk.
Wherever the parish priest moved, there were always dozens, or as many as a hundred, of fanatics following him like a horde of monsters.
And they always cause disasters and massacres.
People called them ‘blood demons’.
‘Those crazy guys… …! I told you not to come out until I gave the signal!’
Quadrac shuddered in thought.
Due to the appearance of the parish priest and the blood demon, other merchants from the Northern Merchants’ Guild who had been stationed outside the headquarters have also begun to notice the true nature of the Holy Demon Church.
Originally, they were the ones who were called in to carry out <brainwashing fanaticism> when all the union members gathered in one place.
After the brainwashing was complete, I thought that if I sent one or two demons to mix in each of them on their way back to the top, I could <infect> all of those places as well.
If that had happened, the Northern Merchants’ Guild would have fallen completely into the hands of the Ceres upper class… … !
The problem was that these impatient fanatics came out without any particular notice.
They weren’t the kind of people who could be persuaded no matter how hard he tried.
Because they were crazy from the start!
“Kill all the non-believers, the dragon’s offspring! Bring joy to God with your blood!”
-Holy crap!
-Holy crap!
It was at that very moment that the demons, including the blood priests, were about to rush into the melee while shouting in response.
Hwaaaaak!
A sudden tingling sensation ran down Theo’s spine.
But the familiar feeling was trying to tell him something.
Keeeeek!
Umbra must have felt it too, because the shadows rippled greatly.
“It’s over.”
Theo lifted his head up, smiling brightly.
Above their heads, above the headquarters atop Ceres, dozens of shadows began to form.
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Theo raised the flag he was holding in his left hand.
As I said here.
As if welcoming.
The flag of Theo came into the eyes of those in the sky.
-Is that guy with the flag a new recruit?
-Yeah. This is my first time meeting you too.
-There were rumors that he was a genius and had great abilities. Let’s meet up sometime.
With a few short words of conversation,
-All hands, descend.
The 5th Battalion of the Baek Gap-yong Corps has descended.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
