The Paladin Owns the Relic

23 – Cult of the Serpent (5)

Two ostracized groups suddenly live together.

It didn’t go as smoothly as expected.

“If you cross the line, you will fall behind.”

“Shut up and hand over the food!”

After drawing a line, the Serpent Church and the Heretic Inquisitors growled. The overwhelmingly higher number was over there, but in terms of quality, this one was much better.

I directed the growlers myself. If it wasn’t me, there would be no one to step out, and the more people there were, the easier it was to deal with this subjugation.

“Just looking at your face is disgusting.”

“Noisy. Serpent Cult.”

I jumped in between Radatoque and Isabella, who raised their faces and growled.

“Stop bragging about your strength, let’s talk about the real thing.”

First, we gathered food.

The total amount of food was just enough to last a week. At least considering that they had to endure the migration, it was not enough. Moreover, firewood was in short supply.

“This is ours.”

I suppressed my impression of Isabella, who was openly territorial.

“Half, please.”

“Never.”

“Please. Now. Do you want to die together? If you take one look at the blood now, you won’t stop until one side is slain. Are you going to let all of your men die?”

“But this is ours.”

“You’re talking bullsh*t. Scales. That must be an offering you guys took from the Sun Gods.”

“It’s something stolen from incompetent people.”

“This is why we cannot coexist with heresy…”

“Stop!”

Have you seen these brawlers? I know it’s heretical, but bear with it. Please.

“Hey there. Priest Isabella.”

“What is it?”

“I understand your situation, but let’s go for good. You said you were going to make a temporary alliance? I’m not asking you to give it all. Half. No, how about 1/3? You can give that much.”

“……”

“Think about survival. The moment someone dies from being hit by a sword, all that remains is war. Besides, here is now under the ground. I’m being eaten in real time by the eye demon, so I don’t need to strain my strength unnecessarily, right?”

I slammed the floor.

“We have a common enemy right in front of us, so please cooperate first. If we can’t give you even 1/3, I want you to know that we can’t stand it either.”

“…Good. But we won’t give you any firewood. That’s not enough for us either.”

“Feel free. I don’t need that anyway.”

We had ashes. Sun god religion’s unique surname. Unlike those who couldn’t start a fire, we were able to start a fire ourselves.

“Brother. What kind of nonsense is this…”

“Ladatok. What’s wrong with everyone in the know? The most important purpose is right in front of you. Those cults can go out and fight it off. But if the eye demon is released from here, people will die in droves. “

I ruled Radatoque with carrots and sticks.

“I think of Inquisitor Dimona. Without Radatoque, there is no one to assist her, right? We have to survive here. We have to catch the eye demon and go outside. Moreover, the If the Heretic Questioners stop hearing from us, they will definitely request support from the Church Headquarters.”

“…As long as we leave this place, the victory will lean on us, right?”

“That’s right. So let’s be quiet for now. We brought some food separately anyway, right? Get 1/3 of it from there, and if you survive with that food, you’ll be able to live without problems for a while.”

“You are right.”

Radatorque raised a gigantic size.

“I almost forgot the cause for a moment at the heresy right in front of me. Thank you.”

“Ah. What kind of thanks do you need between me and Radatoque? We’re a community of destiny, right?”

“That’s right.”

The huge ice cavity split in two. The Heretic Questioners and the Church of the Serpent.

There was an uncomfortable air current, but they treated each other as if they didn’t exist. It was thanks to Isabella and Radatoque managing their subordinates separately.

But what can I do? It wouldn’t be a subjugation if it ended with just enduring in such a cold place.

I got up from the floor. The earth, shaking once more, sank downstairs once more. Little by little the space is getting smaller and the walls are starting to crack.

I raised my voice on purpose. I said it out loud as if everyone could hear it.

“Strange! I think I can see something through the crack in the wall!”

“What? Brother Zahard. Is that true?”

“What do you see?”

The Heretic Questioners rushed in. The Serpent Church, which had been glancing at them pretending not to see, also secretly attached themselves to the wall.

Cracks in the wall. Inside, all I could see was ice and snow. One of the Heretic Questioners spoke quietly.

“Isn’t it wrong?”

“No. I got it right.”

The time has come for them to appear. Bagness’ parasites.

When he is active, the parasites are also active. He called them wine tasters, or sommeliers, because they were said to be the first to taste before Bagnes devoured them all.

Why are you a wine taster?

Because they like humans the most. They were called sommeliers because they said it was like those who drenched in red blood swallowed wine.

Wriggling, claws protruded from cracks in the wall.

“What, what?!”

“What is this again…!”

“The familiars of the Eye Devil.”

These are simple parasites, but the word should be more intimate.

The giant tongs broke the ice. A creature the size of an adult human resembling a blue crab glanced at the Heretic Questioners.

The first to act was Radatoq. The outstretched sword split the thick carapace.

“All ready for battle.”

Sommeliers appeared from among the broken walls one after another. I spread the embers in my hand.

Come on. Let’s try it.

Subjugation of the Snow Devil!

Gyeomsa Geumsa This is your chance to level up!

. . .

First day.

The fight was rather rough. Except for Radatoque, the rest couldn’t break the thick carapace at once. The same goes for the Heretic Questioners and the Church of the Serpent.

However, it wasn’t long before the Law of Enforcement came into existence. Sommeliers, who used ice as their main stage of activity, were afraid of fire.

In other words, the heretic inquisitors of the Sun God Church were nothing short of rat poison to them.

“What are these bastards!”

“You’re weaker than I thought!”

The Heretic Questioners had fun killing the sommeliers. I also got mixed in. One of the Cult of the Serpent Eaten picked up the missing sword and fought hard against the giant pincers.

Skill proficiency and level grow rapidly in battles that cross the line of fire.

So in short, this is like a free level-up hunting ground for me! ‘Cause I can handle embers, and I’m the worst match for these guys!

“hahahaha!!”

“Brother Zahard! How hot!”

“I can’t lose!”

“Evil is purified with flame!”

We had a sommelier party. However, on the contrary, the situation of the Serpent Church was not so good.

“What the f*ck?!”

“What’s so hard!”

The Serpent Church was struggling. Their divinity was mainly focused on ambush and stabbing in the back. It is the exact opposite position of the Sun God who deals with flames and specializes in all-out war.

The sword was sharp, but blunt weapons were more effective than swords for the sommeliers. Even when penetrated through the thick shell, the majority failed to inflict fatal wounds.

“What are you doing?! Everyone is not doing it right?!”

It is thanks to the Paladins of the Serpent Church that the battle line is maintained. As their swords flashed under Isabella’s direction, the sommeliers poured out bodily fluids with grotesque screams.

But compared to the numbers that came in, it was just a candle in front of the sun.

I said firmly.

“I need help.”

“Brother. That’s not okay.”

Radatalk flatly refused. Flames shimmered on the huge heavy sword. With a simple swing, all of the sommelier’s legs were smashed and scattered.

And Mr. It’s strong. Really.

“They said it was a temporary alliance, but it’s better not to reach out hastily. They’re all heretics anyway. Rather, it’s better for them to die to those monsters.”

“Why?”

“Even if they leave this place anyway, the only thing left for them is the sword of condemnation of the Sun God. And now that food is scarce, if they die at the hands of monsters, most of their food will roll over to us.”

“Blowing your nose without touching it. It feels just like this.”

“That’s right.”

“That’s right, brother.”

“There’s no need for us to reach out.”

“Dirty heretics anyway. If I die from being torn to pieces by monsters, that’s what I wished for.”

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No.

That’s not okay. Don’t be I don’t care if Ashes die or not, but in the boss battle stage, you need head count?

I opened my chest proudly. Lit ashes He roughly cut the oncoming sommelier.

“I’ll help you.”

“Yes? Brother. You didn’t understand me…”

“No. I understand. But Mr. Radatoq. Listen. We have made a temporary alliance with them. It’s like we promised to fight back to back, just for a while.”

“……”

“Everything we say is looked down upon by Ra, the sun god. In front of him, I think only the truth should be expressed!”

Ra murmured.

-Now I can see the guy who shamelessly hides his true feelings.

Shut up. A little. It’s an important moment.

“As long as we carry him on our backs, I think every word we say should carry that weight. Moreover, isn’t it always the role of the Heretic Questioner and Judge of Heretics to condemn heretics?”

“……”

“Are you going to hand over the judgment of heresy, which only you can do, to those monsters? Are you going to hand over that noble honor and feat to those crabs!”

I vomited.

“Heresy! Okay! It’s good to judge heretics! But we’re the only ones who can do that!”

-You are not even the Heretic Questioner.

“Only we should judge the heretics! Who would believe the Inquisitors if they just handed over the weight and glory to the monsters! Who would support you!”

“But no one sees…“

“You all know that. Don’t look away. Wherever we were, where we were and what we were doing.”

I raised my sword. I took a step forward.

“We are always with ‘Ra’.”

-……

“Let the sun be with me, and let his flame sink upon my body.”

I proudly crossed the line drawn by the Serpent Cultists.

“I will not turn our task over to those monstrous bastards. It is only – the Inquisitor’s role to judge heresy.”

“…That’s right.”

“We cannot hand over our tasks to those monsters.”

“Only we do.”

“Something only we can do.”

“Death to monsters is a meaningless death.”

“Death at our hands is the true meaning of repentance.”

“Ra is watching.”

“Even if no one is watching, he is with us.”

The Heretic Questioners crossed the line with me. Radatoq stood next to me. A flame burned fiercely in his eyes.

“I was wrong, brother. We will not turn our task over to those monsters.”

Ra sighed.

-You should just join the Serpent Order. That tongue is the tongue of a serpent.