How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 144
Chapter 144
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Whoosh!
Blazing black flames began burning the demonic beast.
Clang!
Meanwhile, a two-horned demon rushed at Yu Baek.
Using its arms like blades, its form was grotesque beyond measure.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Its combat method and power were equally bizarre.
This was what made facing demons so difficult.
“Ugh!”
Combat methods completely different from humans, intelligence incomparable to monsters.
“Kihyat! Lucky me. Fleeing that monster, only for trash like this to challenge me!”
The demon’s incomprehensible voice pierced his ears as if translated in real-time.
Clang!
If it were two horns, Yu Baek would have easily overcome it.
“……!”
Two more horns protruding behind the demon’s back.
Boom!
Yu Baek could see while flying back as if bounced.
Four-horned demon, a level 600 monster.
Among Earth’s current players, those who could face such monsters were extremely rare.
However.
“But what’s that flame? How can a mere human…”
Though lacking in level, the church was nearly the only group possessing means and methods to face demons.
“Can handle sin?”
Whoosh!
The moment Yu Baek’s flames blazed higher.
“……!”
The demon’s three pupils rapidly enlarged.
Instantly, a feeling of being bound all over.
Though the demon sensing danger tried to twist its body urgently.
Slash!
Yu Baek had already cut through the demon and passed.
“……!”
The demon still seemed unable to understand what happened to it.
“Just now… that was…?”
Restraints as if binding the whole body, something felt only when meeting a superior.
‘Sin’s hierarchy.’
Whoosh!
The demon’s entire body split and burst.
The sin dwelling in Yu Baek was more special than other battle priests’.
“That person’s grace.”
The special elixir Gluttony called grace.
‘Status window.’
Yu Baek turning back toward the demon carefully called up his status window.
[Yu Baek]
[Level 399]
[Class: Warrior]
After that, similar numbers to other players with nothing special.
But at the very bottom.
[Partially inherited —‘s sin.]
[Current Karma Points….]
Something in black text clearly different from other players appeared.
Gluttony had said.
-By our judgment, one-horned demons are 100 karma points. Two-horned are 300, three-horned 1000.
And.
-Four-horned are 2000.
That much sin manifests as horns.
And through the elixir Gluttony made, he could partially inherit and borrow that person’s sin.
[You have defeated the four-horned demon Burtaeng.]
Against demons with less sin than possessed, fatal penalties activate.
[Small amount of karma points acquired.]
[Large amount of karma points paid to sin’s original owner.]
Ignoring the system voice, Yu Baek looked at the writhing flesh before him.
True to a demon with excellent regeneration, the demon called Burtaeng survived though shattered completely.
Squirm.
Trying hard to reattach.
This too, without sin might have already completed regeneration.
Whoosh!
Yu Baek’s sword blazing again.
Whoosh!
It swung, burning all writhing flesh.
No more demonic beasts or demons remained nearby.
Those that escaped, Sanctuary Alliance members had dealt with them all.
-And remember.
Gluttony’s voice seemed to echo.
-Sin isn’t power ordinary humans can handle.
That moment.
Thump!
His heart beat.
-The price will never be light.
Whoosh!
A transforming world, a body seeming to shrink.
“Aaaaargh!”
Yu Baek screamed terribly.
“Guild master! Guild master! Are you alright?”
When Yu Baek regained consciousness, considerable time seemed to have passed.
[Sin’s erosion partially progresses.]
Yu Baek recalled the unforgettable pain again.
“Gasp, gasp. Let’s hurry.”
He stood up.
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Yu Baek could enter the village the demon Burtaeng and demonic beasts were targeting.
‘Sin… can I use it once more?’
This was the first time using it in actual combat.
The terror and recoil felt while using sin was power that seemed to deny everything about Yu Baek who prided himself on living desperately.
Power that writhed as if alive, trying to devour him.
“……”
Just imagining using it again brought chills.
Simultaneously.
‘Just how does that person…’
The apostles who handled that sin casually were once again admirable.
Yu Baek had asked Gluttony then.
-If not rude, could you tell how much sin the apostles can use?
The answer came as if nothing special.
-Ten thousand.
A number beyond common sense.
-There’s variance among apostles, but that much before opening.
-Opening?
Most still didn’t know details about apostles’ opening.
-There are limits.
Then suddenly another curiosity arose.
-Perhaps….
Wondering if he was someone with this much curiosity, Yu Baek asked.
-What about that person?
The answer heard then.
-Don’t know.
That they didn’t know.
-We can’t even dare look at the captain’s sin. That’s…
It was the first time.
Seeing an apostle looking frightened.
-An abyss that seems to devour just by looking.
Gulp.
Even then those words sounded so frightening and dreadful.
But simultaneously admirable.
About that person who bore such power alone, using it to face demons.
Also, hearing that person performed the ritual ‘atonement’ to bear sin so apostles wouldn’t.
-By estimation, at minimum 100,000.
Recalling that memory.
“Ah.”
Admiration naturally arose in Yu Baek again.
If apostles are great.
‘That person is noble.’
That’s when.
Bang!
Hundreds of gunshots rang simultaneously.
Having come forward alone plus suffering sin’s side effects, Yu Baek immediately swung his sword and drew magic to deploy a barrier.
Ratatang!
Those many gunshots, and.
“……!”
Something imbued with magic.
Swoosh!
He couldn’t block them all.
Those avoiding vital points made all sorts of holes in Yu Baek’s body.
“Guild master!”
Sanctuary Alliance members rushing forward shouting.
Yu Baek urgently raised his hand to stop them.
“Cough!”
And.
[Sin activates.]
[Demon trait, regeneration activates.]
Yu Baek’s perforated body began recovering instantly.
“……!”
Confusion and shock felt from all directions.
“Republic of Korea…”
Yu Baek began speaking aloud.
‘No.’
His affiliation isn’t Republic of Korea.
“Church affiliated, Sanctuary Alliance. I’m Yu Baek. Who’s the commander here? We…”
Yu Baek who recovered completely said with shining eyes toward surroundings.
“Came by that person’s will to rescue you.”
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After Yu Baek’s declaration, no more gunshots were heard.
‘There are players too.’
Magic felt everywhere included traces of players, a minority in North Korea.
Then good.
Step, step.
Approaching shadow.
“Pyongyang Guard, Colonel Ryu Baek-su. You said church?”
And simultaneously he could feel.
‘Strong.’
He’d heard North Korea had decent players, but didn’t know they had players at this level.
“That’s right.”
“Mean you’re Jesus folks? Or…”
When Yu Baek shook his head, Yu Baek noticed a strange light in Ryu Baek-su’s eyes.
‘Could it be?’
Still just speculation.
“Great and noble.”
At words suddenly from Ryu Baek-su’s mouth, Yu Baek tilted his head.
Could he be about to commit suicide bombing while naming his supreme leader?
But.
“Great and noble.”
At Ryu Baek-su repeating again, he could realize something.
That suspicion.
“O Michael.”
The moment Yu Baek spoke as if possessed.
“Pyongyang Church Branch, Colonel Ryu Baek-su greets church believer! Church branch affiliated heroes, 6 people! We rescued people and have been waiting!”
Atmosphere and tone changed instantly.
Simultaneously.
Whoosh!
Hidden players immediately appeared, standing surrounding Yu Baek.
“We greet church affiliated believer!”
At their resounding voices, not only Sanctuary Alliance but rescued soldiers and citizens hiding were confused.
“……”
Same for Yu Baek.
“Didn’t you hear?”
“…Pardon, but no.”
Even at Yu Baek’s words, Ryu Baek-su showed no confusion.
“Naturally. Our existence was top secret.”
“May I ask whose affiliation?”
“Apostle Grid.”
And.
-Apostle Lee Ha-yeon took us in.
If he knew even Lee Ha-yeon’s name.
And.
‘Great and noble O Michael.’
A phrase used only at gatherings secretly held by believers alone in the church.
If he knew that, there was no room for doubt.
‘That person had been watching even here.’
There was reason for saying to just leave North Korea alone.
“Everyone come out! These people were dispatched to rescue our people!”
Ryu Baek-su shouted.
“Colonel Ryu, who the hell are these South Korean bastards…”
“Bastards! Watch your mouth!”
Ryu Baek-su yelled at someone appearing to be a colonel of equal rank.
But his tone seemed to address a subordinate, as if there was a difference between player and civilian.
Probably military affiliated.
“These are the guard sent by the true leader!”