How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 51
Chapter 51
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In an instant, flames erupted and engulfed the Red Orcs and Black Orcs.
“Gurgle….”
The Red Orcs, revealed within the flames, were melting, their faces twisted in agony.
But they couldn’t even move.
Sizzle….
Their vocal cords burned away, and they turned to ash, scattering in the wind.
The Black Orcs, however, were different.
“Huff! Huff!”
They exhaled rough breaths, blowing out the flames.
Though their bodies were burning, they didn’t collapse.
And then.
“Leader. I’ll handle it.”
Kim Si-on spoke and charged forward.
Whoosh.
Kim Si-on’s figure disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared amidst the burning Black Orcs.
When you blinked again, Kim Si-on held a sword in each hand.
Blink.
And when you blinked once more.
Whoooosh!
The surviving Black Orcs were torn into dozens of pieces.
The torn pieces were then completely reduced to ash by Yoon Seung-ah’s flames.
“…….”
No one dared to speak after witnessing such a scene.
“Just who are you people…!”
Some players shouted, but there was no answer.
“The gate over there is open, so go ahead. But you’ll have to go through some annoying procedures.”
Lee Jae-kyung said, his hand resting on his sword hilt.
“There will be those who’ve sold their souls even in this situation.”
Shudder.
The tremors felt in several places didn’t matter, as Anton had already made arrangements.
And then.
“Seung-ah, how’s the magic?”
Go Johan asked.
Whoosh.
The staff of Drows in her hand.
The crow’s head on the staff glowed with light.
“It’s actually possible.”
“Then let’s move.”
“Yes, Leader.”
At that moment.
Whoooosh!
The light from the staff intensified, enveloping Go Johan and his group.
When those blinded by the light regained their vision.
“…….”
They were gone.
Those left behind stared blankly at the spot where they had disappeared.
Crash! Whoosh!
In the distance, explosions and flames could be felt rising.
“Players, disarm the survivors and strip them of their clothes!”
Anton’s voice echoed.
“Pour magic into those with tattoos! Confiscate their items and have them appraised!”
The association members, snapping to attention at Anton’s voice, immediately moved.
“What kind of nonsense is this!”
“You’re taking our items…?”
The players couldn’t help but be bewildered.
It was a natural reaction.
“That was the request of ‘Sins.’”
At the name Sins, the players shuddered.
“Sins? What’s that?”
“The ones who just wiped out the Red Orcs.”
That was all.
The power they had just witnessed was beyond the gap between ordinary people and players.
If the flames that swept through the orcs had swept through them?
Gulp.
No one would have lasted even a moment like the Black Orcs; they would have all turned into molten lava, flowing across the ground.
Swoosh.
One by one, they began to strip off their clothes.
Thud, thud.
And then they started to disarm themselves.
The reason they could do this was that the orcs’ presence, which had been felt just moments ago, had been completely erased.
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When Yoon Seung-ah’s magic flashed.
Crack!
Sparks flew.
Kim Si-on charged forward, swinging his twin swords and cutting down the Black Orcs.
“These guys have great texture.”
Lee Jae-kyung moved to the opposite side, swinging his sword.
Unlike Kim Si-on’s swift and light strikes.
Slice!
Each of his strikes was sharp and heavy.
With each swing of Lee Jae-kyung’s sword, a dozen orcs staggered and fell.
“It’s satisfying to cut through.”
In the past, Lee Jae-kyung’s swordsmanship wasn’t like this.
It was closer to Kim Si-on’s.
A player who, as if possessed, would relentlessly slash at enemies until his body gave out.
Thus.
-Sword Demon.
His stats were built that way, and so were his skills.
“Please….”
Go Johan said, holding his head.
“Can you not say such things with the swordsmanship I taught you?”
Lee Jae-kyung’s changed swordsmanship was inherited from Go Johan.
Unlike the apostles, Lee Jae-kyung became Go Johan’s ‘disciple.’
He was taught power beyond magic, divinity.
And swordsmanship that matched his essence and the divinity he had gained.
Lee Jae-kyung’s current level was in the early 400s.
A top-tier ranker among the best.
But even that alone couldn’t explain the level of combat he was capable of.
[Disciple Lee Jae-kyung has earned a small amount of Karma Points from defeating orcs.]
The paladin’s disciple was appointed by the goddess.
“Oh! My faith stat is rising!”
They too had gained a faith stat.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m praying. I thought my faith stat would rise faster this way.”
As Go Johan shook his head, Lee Jae-kyung chuckled and swung his sword.
Whoosh!
The orc blood on the blade flew off, staining the ground.
‘What the hell….’
Though he joked, Lee Jae-kyung felt a chill every time he used the swordsmanship he learned from Go Johan.
‘What kind of swordsmanship is this?’
The emotions surging with each swing, the pain as if his body was being torn apart.
Yet.
‘Divinity.’
The inexplicable power Go Johan had engraved in him moved on its own, healing his body.
Of course, unlike Go Johan, this divinity couldn’t heal others.
It only restored his own body.
Thus.
‘This is terrifying swordsmanship.’
Lee Jae-kyung found Go Johan’s swordsmanship horrifying.
This wasn’t swordsmanship.
‘It’s self-flagellation.’
It was about whipping oneself, engraving pain.
A swordsmanship that would cause an ordinary person to self-destruct after a few battles.
But the power of divinity kept him fighting endlessly.
‘Sword Demon.’
It was truly a swordsmanship befitting the Sword Demon.
That’s when it happened.
Crash!
Go Johan also reached out and crushed a group of orcs.
“Huff, that’s it.”
When Kim Si-on’s voice was heard.
Flash!
They were transported again.
“Alright, then again….”
The task of clearing the orcs near the civilians.
“Leader, you’re the best!”
Kim Si-on shouted, mimicking Lee Jae-kyung as he charged out.
“Envy, don’t tease the Leader.”
Yoon Seung-ah’s voice echoed on behalf of Go Johan.
“Ha.”
Go Johan, looking amused, gazed into the distance.
Whoosh!
The surging black clouds felt ominous.
Kartul’s summoning was imminent.
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The apostles’ levels didn’t rise in the usual way, just like Go Johan’s.
However.
“Oh!”
Only Lee Jae-kyung’s level rose like a player’s.
Twenty-four level-ups.
And then again.
Flash.
When the light flashed.
“…Seung-ah, can you say something?”
Lee Jae-kyung said, looking embarrassed.
The surroundings were filled with red and black waves.
Countless orcs surrounded Go Johan’s group.
But it was different from before.
Swoosh.
They seemed to have no will to fight, quietly stepping back.
“Gorzl Krak.”
They must have known.
Just like in Trabania in the past, that monster couldn’t be defeated even if they threw in a few orcs.
“Gorzl Krak.”
Moreover, that monster, who was terrifying alone, had brought along his little monsters.
“Gorzl Krak.”
Thus, just like in the past.
“What the hell are they saying?”
A monster can only be dealt with by another monster.
“They’re insulting me.”
“What…?”
“These pig bastards!”
“…….”
Those who were angered by Go Johan’s words.
“It seems more like they’re afraid than insulting you.”
“The Knight of the Evil God.”
Go Johan answered Lee Jae-kyung’s question.
“That’s what they’re saying.”
“…It’s an insult.”
Go Johan rarely spoke so openly.
But.
‘Goddess.’
He knew that Go Johan deeply revered and worshipped such a being.
He had wanted to discuss it many times.
‘He’ll tell me someday.’
He thought it was best to wait for now.
“So that means….”
But there was something else only Lee Jae-kyung and the apostles knew.
“Those things, are they from that Trabania or whatever?”
That Go Johan was a reincarnated being with memories of another world.
And that world had been destroyed by demons.
It wasn’t an unbelievable story.
Rather.
‘So that’s why….’
Only after hearing that did he begin to understand Go Johan a little.
Swoosh.
The apostles and Lee Jae-kyung stood protectively around Go Johan, who was staring at the orc high priest at the front.
“Is the summoning ritual not ready yet?”
“…It will be soon.”
“Kartul….”
Go Johan’s eyes darkened.
“Then.”
As Go Johan raised his head again.
“I’ll help.”
Whoooosh!
A surging black energy poured toward the black cloud, which seemed to be the center of the ritual.
“……!”
The orcs panicked and gripped their weapons.
“Stop!”
The orc high priest shouted, stopping them.
“…Thank you for your help, Knight of the Evil God.”
Go Johan was accelerating the ritual by sharing his own sins.
“We can’t keep pointlessly fighting forever.”
Killing all the orcs wouldn’t end it.
As long as ‘hope’ remained, they would fight to the end, sacrificing everything.
But with Go Johan’s appearance, the orcs stopped their meaningless slaughter and gathered their forces.
Whoosh!
If Kartul, whom they were eagerly waiting for, descended.
Whoooosh!
That battle would decide the outcome of this small war.
From within the black clouds, a pillar of black light descended.
And within it.
Whoosh.
The sound of footsteps that shook the earth began to be heard.
Black armor, a massive frame, and an even larger pair of greatswords.
From within the half-shattered helmet.
Whoosh!
Horns sprouted, one, two, three….
Six in total.
[The Avatar of Ograk, Kartul, has descended.]
“Kartul.”
The Black Orc King.
It was Kartul.