Night of the Soulless Heathens – 237



#237. Bishop Akenar 4

“That’s amazing.”

Azadin was surprised to find out that Bishop Akenar’s status was higher than expected.

She appears to be a young woman and I would have expected her to be of high status as she holds the position of bishop but I never thought she would be a former queen who had become a nun.

“It’s embarrassing to say but if I’m going to listen to you I have to have nothing to hide. So first would you tell me about Korsar and Bthuma?”

“Okay but before that can I ask you a favor?”

“What are you talking about?”

Bishop Akenar questioned Azadin’s request.

“I would like you to leave some trustworthy men in this village to guard against the Lizardmen attacking again. The cavalry can move with the wagons so infantry would be better.”

Azadin said that out of concern for the villagers.

Since the Lizardmen wanted to sacrifice people it was possible that they would attack a village they had already attacked and plundered once again.

I should have done as much damage as possible against the lizardmen a little while ago but the rescue knights got in the way and prevented me from doing so.

However the groom and escort became irritated when they heard Azadin’s proposal.

“Are you telling us to split our forces?”

“No. He is concerned about the villagers. Yes I will do so. I will leave the parish infantry to clean up.”

“thank you.”

Azadin began to speak to Bishop Akenar politely and respectfully.

The curse of service that was placed on the Herald Clan the fight between Hatir the leader who tried to use it to make himself emperor and Arael who rebelled against Hatir during which Korathar and Bthuma were attacked and the death of Bthuma’s golden king Manza-Zadek and the downfall of the Clan were told as briefly and quickly as possible.

“My goodness. So you are now the sole messenger of the Emperor? Sir Izmilla is lucky. Or perhaps this is fate’s guidance.”

“What do you mean by the guidance of fate?”

“Yes. Do you know the prophecy given to Lord Planck?”

“No I don’t know. What kind of prophecy is it?”

“There is a prophecy that the last person he appoints will become the flower of chivalry.”

“…yes?”

“Up until now the last knight that Sir Planck appointed was none other than King Cohen Lionaire Assander. So there are even frivolous rumors that King Cohen deliberately tampered with Sir Planck’s accident in order to claim the prophecy as his own.”

“….”

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Azadin knew directly from Lord Planck that it was Cohen who had killed him.

It is not a frivolous rumor. At least Cohen really believed in the prophecy and took it upon himself to make the destined fate his own.

‘You damn old fart. You should’ve told me that. Cohen’s going to kill me right?’

If word gets out that Azadin has been appointed by Lord Planck Cohen Lionaire will not stay still.

“So how about we make it so that on paper I give you the title?”

“Many people have heard and seen this is this okay?”

“Well I’m not a bishop for nothing. At least in official settings such talk won’t come up. But um…”

Bishop Acenar stroked his chin.

“I know it’s a bit odd for me to say this when I’m wearing a mask but I want to see under your mask.”

“Is that what’s under the mask?”

“Yes. I don’t want to hear that I appointed a man whose face I don’t even know. Actually I don’t mind if I don’t see him. Ah it’s just pure curiosity. You don’t have to show me.”

“yes?”

“But I would like to see that.”

Bishop Akenar said twisting his body. I heard he was a high-ranking person but seeing him act like this he looked like some teenage girl.

“It’s just a disgusting ugliness that I’m hiding.”

“Then you’re not going to show it to me? It’s such a shame.”

“ha.”

Azadin had no choice but to take off his mask.

“….”

“Did you see that? Then.”

“Oh just a little more over there…”

Just as Bishop Akenar was about to rise from his seat to stop Azadin a warning suddenly came.

Arael’s voice which had been scouting the surroundings warned Azadin.

But that warning was too late. The opponent had also used magic to hide their tracks as much as possible before approaching.

“Oh! Excuse me!”

Azadin immediately braced himself by stepping on the back of the carriage seat and the ceiling and holding Bishop Achenar he braced himself for the impact.

-Bang!

The carriage rose from the ground with a loud noise.

“Whoa!”

The carriage flips over and the ceiling breaks. Unable to withstand the impact of the overturn the carriage collapses. Azadin jumps out of the carriage window with the bishop.

Outside a pack of wererats and hobgoblin crossbowmen were attacking.

But the hobgoblin crossbowmen’s weapons were amazing.

They were firing explosive cans made by filling bamboo tubes with black gunpowder with crossbows causing the knights to panic.

“Eww!”

“It’s because of you! If only there had been an infantry corps…”

“Even if we had infantry we would have suffered this.”

Azadin was astonished at the enemy’s elaborate attacks.

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Black powder is an expensive product made and sold by dwarves. It is more expensive than silver of the same weight and it is difficult to store and manage. Since Cohen Lionaire is behind them they can use such weapons.

‘It seems like there’s no answer unless we do something about those crossbowmen first.’

Azadin looked around holding the bishop in his arms and found Ismila.

“Izmila!”

“yes!”

“Please take care of the bishop.”

Azadin handed Bishop Akenar over to Ismilla and put on his mask.

-The land spider of flowers birds wind and moon!

Following the shadows and flowing through the darkness Azadin’s body moved about 5 steps in an instant breaking through the enemies.

A close-range teleportation technique specialized for assassination!

I hadn’t been able to use it for a while so I was foolishly imitating it with martial arts. Azadin was once again amazed by the power of the messenger clan’s magic book Flower Bird Wind and Moon.

The Apostles of Mejeri held their arming swords in both hands and swung them madly to block the approach of the knights and slaughter them but Azadin jumped over the Apostles of Mejeri and reached the hobgoblin crossbowmen in one go.

The surprised crossbowmen tried to fight back but Azadin hurled the burning gunpowder kegs fired by the crossbowmen at the Apostles of Mezeri.

-Phew!

Mejeri’s apostles are shattered with a loud noise.

As the wererats screamed and fell Azadin drew his ceramite longsword and swung it. Blinding golden flames shot out from the blade and the hobgoblins fell.

‘Aha. So that’s how it’s written. A sword that emits holy flames. But it can’t be used here.’

Azadin came to his senses suddenly as he swung his flaming sword.

If you hit the guys holding the gunpowder kegs with a flaming sword and they explode even if it’s Azadin it’s obvious that they’ll all end up in the hole together.

But the moment I made up my mind the flame disappeared from the blade.

‘Is it adjustable? That’s fortunate. The blade is dull and the cutting sensation is inferior to that of steel but this is how this sword is used.’

Azadin cut down the hobgoblins with his ceramite longsword now devoid of flame.

Although Kazas was weakened Azadin’s killing power became overwhelmingly stronger thanks to his complete acquisition of the Flower Bird and Moon.

Azadin’s form shifted from shadow to shadow slashing at hobgoblins then his body sank low and moved at high speed slashing at yet another hobgoblin.

The two ground spiders that use the golden sword light to connect the Kajas Sea in the Flower Bird and Moon dance and deal with the hobgoblins in an instant.

Thanks to that the dull ceramite blade became dull and damaged.

As Azadin raises his sword flames burst from it melting the blade and reforming it. The blade shiny and smooth as new reflects the moonlight.

‘I see. This is Aurelia Dunn. What a wonderful sword.’

Azadin also realized the charm of the ceramite longsword.

A sword that burns itself like a phoenix and is restored again.

This sword is perfect for Azadin who had to change his weapon frequently due to his great strength in the past.

I don’t have that kind of strength right now but after I beheaded the hobgoblin I needed to revive myself.

however.

“That’s ridiculous…..”

The rescue workers who were watching couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

‘Wasn’t it true that only true knights could create fire from their ceramite longswords?’

‘Why is that damn ceramite sword burning?’

‘Even the sword melted and reformed its own blade!’

With the sacred power of the Salvation Knights weakening only the most capable paladins in the Order were able to draw flames from the ceramite longsword.

However everyone was taken aback when Azadin drew the flames from the ceramite longsword so easily.

And that’s not all that’s surprising.

The attack power from the combination of Hwajopungwol to Kazashae is enormous. He was able to single-handedly sweep away the hobgoblin archers.

“Eek.”

“That’s ridiculous!”

“Get out!”

The apostles of Mejeri tried to flee when they saw the hobgoblins being annihilated.

But Azadin picked up the gunpowder barrel that had fallen to the floor and blasted it away with his ceramite longsword.

As the fire continues a gunpowder keg explodes among Mezeri’s apostles.

“Ugh!”

The fleeing Mezeri apostles were unable to come to their senses. Even though Azadin tried to continue pursuing them.

-Thud.

A drop of blood fell from Azadin’s chin.

‘hmm?’

When he wiped his chin blood appeared on the back of his hand. Startled Azadin touched his face. Bloody tears were flowing from his eyes.

‘ah.’

His body is not yet fully recovered. Now that he has inherited Arael’s magical talents Azadin’s power is immense but his body cannot handle it.

‘What a pity.’

A fever came over him along with dizziness. Feeling dizzy and hot Azadin stopped pursuing him.

At that moment something flew in from behind Azadin.

“hmm?”

I quickly reached out and grabbed it and surprisingly it was the Moonlight Palace.

“under.”

Azadin noticed who had thrown it and put the moonbow on his waist.

*********

The Northern Aragasa’s tenth lieutenant Zan took advantage of the confusion to escape.

Even though he surrendered to Azadin under the circumstances he was certain to be interrogated by the Rescue Knights if he continued to stay by Azadin’s side.

Once you are tortured no matter how much you are tortured there is no answer.

It is possible to not tell the truth but it is wiser to commit suicide before that as you will end up a wreck after being tortured.

“But I never thought you would come to save me.”

Jean bowed her head to the one who saved her.

“Of course. My father considers himself emperor. He wants to win the loyalty of the Aragasa.”

Among the countless demons and apostles of Mezeri and the apostles of the spider queen Atra stood a silver-haired young man who inherited the blood of the Yaegasu gods.

“Then let’s talk about it as we go. Jan. I wonder what kind of great guy you are that they captured you.”