Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 385



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The 385th episode of The Merry God of Betrayal

Lyos’ sword and the homunculus’s giant arm clashed head-on.

Kuuung.

A heavy rumble shook the air, and soon a shock wave swept through the surrounding area.

“and…….”

Glenn, who was dealing with the ghoul, let out a sigh without realizing it.

The giant homunculus radiated a ferocious aura that made even skilled knights flinch for a moment.

But Lyos faced the monster alone, without wavering an inch.

The holy sword that blocked the long arm of the homunculus was imbued with the sword energy of Raius. At the same time, the artifact, ‘Shadow of the Strong’, was also activated.

“… … .”

After a tense standoff, the homunculus was pushed back and lost its balance.

Lyos didn’t miss the opportunity and swung his sword with all his might.

Kuung!

The homunculus’s arms were thrown away, and its massive body lost its balance for a moment.

The pure white divine power contained in the sword split the night sky.

Crunch!

A large scar was carved into the homunculus’ upper body along with a bloody sound.

The homunculus seemed to take another step back from the impact, but soon regained its balance and counterattacked with its other arm.

The sharp claws flew straight towards Leo.

But Leo had already jumped back and escaped the spot.

Crunch, a giant hand dug into the ground, sending debris flying everywhere.

Lyos kicked the ground again and charged towards his enemy.

Leoparding the bastard’s arm, he leaped up and once again drew divine power into his sword.

The sword, imbued with the power of the sword, divine power, and artifact, vibrated slightly.

The homunculus turned its head and caught Raius in his empty eyes. Almost at the same time, Raius brought down his sword.

Kwaaang!

Once again the sound of a blast tore through the air.

The knights who were fighting the ghoul raised their heads without realizing it and looked at Laius.

“… …Wow.”

Pure exclamations burst from the rider’s mouth as well.

In an instant, a homunculus that had lost one arm was looking down at Laius with empty eyes.

The sight of Laius suddenly standing in the midst of the whirlwind he had created was so majestic that it seemed almost sacred.

The bright blue eyes that faced the enemy straight on had an unusually clear light.

It was the influence of the divine power that surrounded the holy sword.

The regenerative abilities unique to homunculi, which had been a huge headache for the knights, seemed powerless before the holy sword.

‘How can I not praise it?’

A hero chosen by God who only destroys evildoers.

He showed no signs of being overwhelmed or afraid. With his men behind him, Laius simply stood on the front lines, silently facing the strongest enemy, as if it were his job.

As the homunculus began to move again, Laius responded immediately.

Rider, who had been blankly staring at him as if possessed, saw Leo’s lips part.

He wondered involuntarily whether a prayer to the god Luce would flow out.

But a word came out that was completely different from what he had expected.

“Wake up and focus on what’s in front of you. This is a battlefield.”

A firm voice instantly brought those who were in a trance back to reality.

“… … !”

It felt like cold water was being poured on my hazy mind.

When I suddenly came to my senses and turned my gaze back to the battlefield, all kinds of ugly monsters were running towards the knights with their mouths wide open.

Laius clicked his tongue inwardly and looked at the homunculus with cold eyes.

He knew all too well how the knights viewed him.

‘Power is just power.’

If a cocky apprentice knight were here, he would certainly say the same thing.

Even the Holy Sword is just a tool to eliminate enemies, so don’t be mistaken.

‘I don’t have time.’

I was getting more and more anxious.

Even though he sent Arthur and Licht away, Leos still felt uneasy.

Leos raised his magical power again.

Kuuung!

The homunculus took a heavy step toward him and swung its remaining arm.

Kwaaang!

As soon as Lyos rolled away, the attack struck the ground, causing a cloud of dust to rise.

For a moment, his vision was blocked and he stopped, but then he sensed an attack coming from right next to him and raised his sword.

Kwaaang!

“Ugh… … !”

His body was thrown backwards, and a tremendous shock that felt like his insides were being shaken swept through his body. However, Lyos somehow managed to stand upright on both legs.

As the dust cleared, a homunculus emerged into view, transformed into a four-legged beast resembling a wolf.

“Krrrrr… … .”

Perhaps because he was unable to regenerate his severed arm, his physique was noticeably smaller than before.

The scars on the wolf’s upper body that Laius had carved were also clearly visible on his back.

It seemed that the wounds inflicted by the Holy Sword could not be regenerated.

“Knights, listen up.”

Laius raised his voice and shouted, holding his sword in his hands.

“Clean up as quickly as possible and prepare for the next surprise attack.”

“yes!”

A loud reply came.

* * *

Lexion looked down at the small creature in his grasp.

“I just wanted to see how far it would split.”

Contrary to his peaceful tone, the area around where Lexion stood was as dire as if a large explosive had been dropped.

The shards of the ghouls, shattered beyond recognition, were dyeing the ground red, and the severed remains of the homunculi were engulfed in bright blue flames and burning all around.

“Even that crazy count would be satisfied with a specimen like this.”

Even though it had become a small lump the size of a palm, the homunculus was still alive.

It was writhing and changing its form into a small rat, trying to bite Lexion’s finger. Lexion clicked his tongue and tossed it into the air.

The homunculus disappeared, as if being consumed by darkness.

I’m trapped in a subspace created by Lexion’s magic.

‘I’ve taken care of all the leftovers… … .’

The elves might have a hard time, but the heroes should be able to handle this easily.

In that case, it seemed better to do what Arendt asked first.

“Tsk. How did I end up in a situation where I have to run errands for a little kid?”

With a brief grumble, Lexion immediately cast teleport.

Whatever the purpose, there was no reason not to listen to the idea as it was admirable that they wanted to minimize the number of victims.

* * *

Arendt looked up at the night sky and tried to gauge the time. There was still some time left until sunrise, but that didn’t mean she had time.

“This is really annoying.”

Crunch!

Arendt clicked her tongue once and cut down the enemy rushing at her from the side without even looking.

He collapsed without even being able to scream.

Arendt leapt out of the battlefield, leaving Licht and Arthur fighting beside her.

“Hey, where are you going?”

Arthur asked urgently, but of course he was ignored.

Arendt quickly climbed to the top of the wall and looked down at the battlefield.

Torches were tangled in a mess under the pitch-black night sky.

Arthur, who was trying to follow Arendt, gave up due to the enemies constantly rushing in and focused on the battle again, and Richt was also smoothly reducing the enemies among the tangled troops.

Arendt frowned slightly as she looked at the corpses and injured people strewn about.

‘It seems like our losses are greater than expected.’

Fortunately, the Chernion Church bastards began to focus on him, so it seemed like there were no more killings among his own troops.

‘Still, I think the Royal Knights will be able to sort out the rest.’

At that moment, Arendt, who had seen her alone, cried out:

“There it is!”

At the same time, a sharp, bloody sound of something flying in reached my ears.

As soon as Arendt turned her head slightly, an arrow fired from somewhere grazed her cheek.

“Don’t they have the ability to learn?”

Arendt grumbled.

Even though they must have already realized deep down that they were no match for them, the enemies continued to attack them tenaciously.

‘I thought that using an artifact would at least discourage some people.’

It seemed like it wasn’t as easy as I thought.

Arendt looked around and discovered archers aiming at her from the roof of the main palace.

“It’s dangerous, come down, kid!”

At that moment, Arthur shouted from below. Arendt made a vague gesture of picking at her ear.

“Where did the senior bark?”

“Do you really want to die?”

“If you can, try it.”

Arendt responded indifferently and stood there for a while without moving.

More enemies began to surge towards where he was.

Although she was completely surrounded, Arendt paid no attention.

The battle lines were clearly divided, with Arendt at the center.

Thanks to this, the royal knights and soldiers could easily distinguish between enemies and allies.

A fierce battle broke out between the royal knights and soldiers dealing with enemies and traitors who were trying to kill him.

“Ah, you disobedient little brat!”

“Stop getting worked up and focus. If he had listened to you, we wouldn’t have been so upset.”

Needless to say, Arthur and Licht became even busier.

Phew!

At that moment, the waiting archers shot their arrows all at once.

Arendt simply swung her sword once to knock down all the arrows.

Then he glanced at Edgar with indifferent eyes.

“Go up and take care of the archers!”

“yes!”

The commander of the knights, who had read Arendt’s intentions, gave orders to his subordinates.

Only then did Arendt feel satisfied and turned her gaze towards the night sky.

The pale moon cast an ominous light in the darkness.

‘Not yet?’

After a while.

Arendt discovered a small ball of light flying across the night sky.

A smile crossed Arendt’s lips.

It was the spirit of Salem.

The spirit quickly approached with its wings flapping, circled around a few times, and then landed gently on my right shoulder.

It was a signal that had been decided in advance.

The left shoulder was moved to a safe place, but the royal family’s backstory was not revealed.

There was an emergency situation above.

And the right shoulder… … .

“The mastermind has been revealed, and everyone else has been moved to a safe place?”

To Arendt’s question, the dove-like spirit nodded as if in agreement.

“What about the homunculi?”

The spirit shook its head and pecked Arendt twice with its small beak.

“… … Two bodies left? Then what about Lexion?”

This time, a small head nodded.

This meant that Lexion had already cleaned up the homunculi and had perfectly carried out the task that Arendt had requested.

“I told you, it’s a secretly useful lizard.”

Although she muttered like that, Arendt didn’t look very pleased.

The revelation of the truth means that Victor is destined for an inevitable tragedy.

But now was not the time to be lost in thought.

‘Anyway, civilians are safe now.’

People near the palace had been evacuated to a nearby plain. But that was not enough to make them feel safe, so Arendt asked Lexion to take action.

It was impossible to move them all at once, so they were placed in a barrier and illusion magic was used to keep them from being noticed by enemies.

“Okay, then go back now. Let them know that this side will be sorted out soon.”

As Arendt waved her hand, the spirit flew up without any hesitation.

Salem had come all the way here at her request, but it seemed like she didn’t want to be around someone she hated even for a moment longer.

However, the spirit that seemed like it was going to leave just like that circled around and then came back.

“What, why aren’t you going… … .”

Arendt, who had been frowning, soon spotted a group approaching from the other side of the castle.

Salem, who was supposed to be with Llewelyn and Viktor, was quickly approaching the palace with the elf warriors.

And on the other side, the three knights led by Laius were advancing towards the palace, covered in ghoul blood.

“Oh my.”

Arendt muttered in absurdity and tried to check the situation again.

At that moment, a sudden murderous aura was felt right above his head. Licht, who noticed the intrusion, shouted.

“Arendt! Get out!”

Arendt reflexively threw herself to the side.

Kwaaang!

The sword wrapped in flames shattered the ground he had just been standing on.

Debris flew everywhere and sparks flew, but Arendt jumped back without showing any sign of surprise and gained some distance.

Arthur, who had been focusing on another enemy, cried out in surprise.

“Hey, are you okay?”

He just stared blankly at the villain who had barged onto the stage with his eyes sunken in and gloomy.

As the thick dust cleared, the enemy was revealed.

The eyes behind the mask sparkled eerily.

“We meet again, apprentice knight.”

It was Roger.