Night of the Soulless Heathens – 275



#275.Ceramite 5

‘This human man. Why did you do something so reckless? No way?’

Sedrin was looking at Azadin.

In fact it was an accident that happened unintentionally because Selim had fallen but to Sedrin it seemed that Azadin had gone to extreme lengths to accommodate his request.

So then what is the reason?

No matter how much I think about it there is no reason for that.

Because no one in their right mind would rush at Sir Sok this quickly.

In the end Sedrin’s thoughts came down to just one thing.

This person has a crush on me. That’s the only conclusion I could come to.

‘Do you like me? Oh this is difficult. What are humans? I only saw them as meat that old people like to eat.’

After losing her clan to Lord Sok she lived as a wild druid living only for revenge.

She was the type of person who didn’t eat properly didn’t wash properly and wore clothes haphazardly so she didn’t care whether her bare skin was exposed or not.

But before that she was clearly a beautiful woman who received various favors from human men.

‘But he’s really pretty for a meat. What on earth were our grandfathers thinking hunting and eating humans like this? Aren’t they too cute and pretty to eat? Oh wait now that I think about it how old is this guy? No matter how I look at him he looks younger than me. Even if you were to show affection for me I wouldn’t give in so easily. Oh no but I promised to be loyal if you defeated Sir Sok didn’t I? I meant to become your vassal. You’re not interpreting it that way are you?’

Sedrin wondered what Azadin’s intentions were in committing such a reckless act.

But before that question could be answered a voice began to be heard from the sky.

Surprisingly Sir Sok escaped from the Biar Swamp and pursued us here.

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Sir Sok was floating above the Black Forest riding a wyvern that was oozing dark aura.

Although he had left his territory the Viar Swamp he was much weaker than before but he was still a formidable opponent for Selim and Azadin who had lost a lot of blood and lost strength due to losing an arm.

However once you enter the Black Forest you cannot enter because of the magic of the Forest of Sedrin so you have to use magic from the sky to transmit your voice throughout the forest.

“Sir Azadin. Can you hear me?”

“….”

“What the hell.”

“Don’t even breathe.”

Everyone held their breath in fear when they heard Sir Sok’s voice.

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Then Sir Sok spoke again from above.

“Don’t worry. Your answer won’t pinpoint your hiding place or anything. It’s been a pleasant experience Lord Azadin. This is purely a compliment to you for giving me pleasure. If you try to catch the one who gave you such pleasure with such a petty trick you will be punished.”

Everyone looked at Azadin.

In this situation both Sedrin and Niselda were left to Azadin’s judgment.

“Why are you jealous of me?”

“I once wanted to be a righteous person. I wanted to be the light and salt of this world so I joined the Rescue Knights but they betrayed me.”

“Given the notoriety of the Fimbul Horde it seems you are the one who betrayed the Order?”

“Hahaha. I am just a small person but they are truly a terrible evil. If you are the flower of true chivalry then the Knights Templar are the great evil that must be destroyed. Isn’t that right? What do you think of the Knights Templar that you have seen so far?”

“It certainly wasn’t that beautiful. But it wasn’t so evil that it needed to be destroyed. At least it was better than you who became an undead and killed and pillaged others.”

“Is that so? Sir Azadin. Do you know about angel blood? What the Templars have done with it?”

“I heard it’s used to manufacture ceramite…”

“Yes that’s true. I’m the wizard who participated in the production of that ceramite. I know the secret of angel blood. How about it? Would you like to hear it too?”

“….”

When Sir Sok mentioned angel’s blood and ceramite Cedrin Selim and even Niselda were startled.

For the knights of the Salvation Knights ceramite is a sign of recognition.

Possessing a ceramite longsword was an honor granted only to those who contributed to the Order of the Salvation Knights. And its recipe was the Order’s top secret.

But Lord Sok reveals that.

“Rumor has it… at St. Mallory there are angels who have devoted themselves to humanity including the three archangels but have exhausted their strength and turned to stone. The stone statues of these angels perform the miracle of shedding tears of blood whenever Jupiter’s power grows stronger. Isn’t ceramite made from the miracle of those tears of blood?”

Azadin told of the rumors circulating among the wizards and the heralds.

Even the messenger clan knew only so much about the secret angel blood of the Salvation Knights.

Just in case I looked back at Sedrin and Niselda and they also nodded in agreement with Azadin’s words.

It seems that they also knew that much about angel blood.

“Hahaha. That’s what it’s known for. But that’s not the truth Sir Azadin. Our noble knights would rather control miracles themselves than experience them occasionally. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Are you sure you’re not going to break the angel statue?”

When Azadin asked that Selim who was standing next to him flinched.

Selim though a Minotaur is also a hospitaler. To him destroying the statues of angels is an unbearable sacrilege.

“Yes. They dare to damage the statues of angels. They break the statues of angels with cursed nails and make them bleed! And it doesn’t end there. This time they are trying to create angels themselves. What on earth are those angels made of?”

The created angels that Lord Sok speaks of are probably the Celestials including Izmilla.

“Huh? If that’s true… I really can’t forgive those guys!”

Selim couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted.

When Sedrin and Niselda shook their heads in surprise and made a gesture of covering their mouths Selim was also startled and covered his own mouth.

“Sir Azadin do you understand? The Order is not worthy of your devotion. If Sir Planck had appointed you even more so…”

Azadin bit his lip as he listened to Sir Sok’s words.

The reason Azadin joined the Knights of Salvation while being a member of the Herald Clan was because it was the Knights of Salvation that supported him during his childhood.

But after I grew up and became an adult I realized that the Rescue Knights were just an organization of ordinary people.

A sham knighthood supported only by skin and bones without the devotion of the old tales and the ambitions of ugly humans.

That alone made me feel like I was going to despair.

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But what if what Sir Sok says is true?

‘That must be true….’

Azadin felt that Lord Sok’s words were certainly not empty words.

Sir Sok is a great wizard who participated in the process of creating ceramite.

What he says is definitely not empty words.

It is a clear fact that the Rescue Knights are damaging the angels’ bodies to create ceramite.

It is an unbearable insult.

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“In that sense how about joining hands with me? Sir Azadin. Let’s destroy the Knights together. Even though I am an undead I am the one who truly cares about the future of the Knights.”

Sir Sok tried to persuade Azadin.

“…Didn’t the Shade Hags say they’d reward you if you caught me?”

“Of course the reward for capturing you and offering you to the Shade Hags is quite good. But you yourself are not the only reward. You Lord Azadin are worth more than what the Shade Hags can give you. Yes. I hope you are highly regarded.”

Sir Sok said this and laughed.

“I value you so highly that I risk cutting ties with the Shade Hags. As the old saying goes a man of purpose lives for those who appreciate him. No one can value you as highly as I do.”

“Thank you for that but… what are you going to do about it? Do you have any plans for the future?”

When Azadin asked Sir Sok told him his plan.

“I will take St. Mallory with my forces. You are the Fireguard Captain of Fireglyphs aren’t you? With your approval we can descend Fireglyphs without any damage and quickly take St. Mallory before the Knights can even come up with a countermeasure. Give the angels who have served humanity including the great Archangels of the Trinity their due respect and rest deal with the fallen knights and then you will restore the Knights. I am undead… and after that mission is complete I will die. If you swear I will entrust you with the source of my life. Kill me when my mission is complete.”

It was an amazing offer.

Now he is urging Azadin who is only a trainee knight to join him in occupying the headquarters of the Rescue Knights and standing at the top.

Even willing to give up his own life. Is Sir Sok truly doing this to root out the corruption of the Knights of Salvation?

“ha….”

Hearing those words Azadin let out a long sigh.

“Hey Sir Azadin. You’re not going to do that are you?”

Selim seemed afraid that Azadin would readily accept this offer.

“No Azadin. First take the source of that guy’s life. Then you can kill Sok. If you just kill Sok I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life. Oh that is loyalty as a subject.”

Sedrin was excited at the thought of being able to kill Sok his blood nemesis.