Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 426



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 426

Woof woof woof!

A wolf’s howl echoed through the dark sky. Lieta, looking out the window, spoke anxiously.

“Brother, are you okay? Rick hasn’t come back yet… … .”

“It’ll be okay.”

Even Louis’s voice as he answered like that wasn’t very refreshing.

In Lietta’s hand was clutched a leather necklace that she had yet to put on Rick.

The Duke of Middleton had warned us not to go outside the mansion tonight, as a horde of monsters would appear.

As if to prove his words, the area around the mansion was filled with soldiers on guard against monsters from early evening.

Whether it was because they were scared or not, the dog that Lietta had named Rick was nowhere to be seen all day today.

“You didn’t get harmed by monsters or other wild animals, did you?”

“It’s okay. Rick is big and has big teeth. Most monsters wouldn’t be able to attack him. Maybe Rick went hunting today because he thought it was his chance.”

To reassure Lietta, Louis spoke in an exaggerated tone.

Only then did Lieta seem to let her worries go a little.

dripping.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door of the room where the siblings were staying.

“Lord Louis. Lord Rieta. Are you okay for a moment?”

It was the voice of the Duke of Middleton. Louis exchanged glances with Lietta, then stood up and opened the door.

“Uncle. What brings you here? I thought you would be busy today… … .”

“I’ve sent the soldiers away, so I have quite a bit of time left. I figured you wouldn’t be able to go for a walk tonight, so I came to see you since you seemed bored.”

Looking down at Louis, the Duke smiled gently on his blunt, scarred face.

“If you don’t mind, wouldn’t you like to have some tea and chat with me for a while? I’ve specially asked the chef to prepare some tea and cookies that you both like.”

The two people’s eyes widened at the sudden suggestion. But it didn’t stop there, and the Duke of Middleton threw out another bait.

“And I’ve also brought you some books that I think you’ll like. Let’s review them together.”

“Thank you so much, but… … Uncle, do you happen to know where Rick is?”

Lietta said, full of worry.

“They said a monster appeared, but I haven’t seen it since a while ago… … .”

“Don’t worry, Lady Lieta. I heard she’s with the soldiers now.”

Lietta and Louis’ expressions brightened at the Duke of Middleton’s answer.

The Duke continued speaking slowly, facing his two nephews.

“I’m hunting monsters with the soldiers. I told the soldiers to leave me alone since I thought I was having fun. I’ll be back soon after the hunt is over.”

“Thank you for your concern, Uncle.”

The Duke answered calmly as Louis smiled faintly.

“No. The lonely mansion seems to have come to life thanks to you two, and I am even more grateful.”

Protecting them to the best of his ability was his duty to protect the royal family, and it was his final atonement toward the former king and Victor.

“If you have stopped worrying, would you mind chatting with this old uncle before bedtime?”

“I would be happy to do so.”

“Yes! Thank you, Uncle.”

Louis nodded readily, and Lieta also answered brightly.

* * *

Where Warren had passed, there was nothing but a pile of meat and blood. The explorer who had been chasing him, Rodrick, shook his head with a tired expression.

“At this point, I don’t even know what its original shape was.”

“Isn’t it almost a piece of meat?”

Ken also responded with a similar disapproving tone.

It was still a little early for everyone to be asleep, but the alley was completely quiet.

It was thanks to the Duke who had already disciplined the people, saying that a horde of monsters had descended.

“I’m starting to get a little antsy. Can’t you kill that Warren guy more nicely?”

Rodrick grumbled as he lit the fire and set it on the flesh. The ghoul’s flesh began to burn with black smoke.

“You’re still not hurt, that’s amazing. And don’t talk nonsense. If you play these guys the right way, they’ll regenerate endlessly… … .”

Ken, who was about to respond annoyedly, suddenly stopped talking. It was because he sensed a suspicious presence behind him.

“… … !”

The moment the two people, startled, turned around, they met a pair of bright red eyes head-on.

Sreung!

At the same time that Rodrick and Ken reflexively drew their swords.

“Keeeeeek!”

The ghoul lunged at them, swinging its forelimbs like giant scythes. Rodrick lunged forward first and swung his sword in a powerful strike.

But before his sword could even touch the ghoul, a black monster appeared out of nowhere and snatched the ghoul away.

Boom boom boom!

Two beings entangled in the darkness rolled on the floor, black blood splattering.

“Keeeeeek!”

The ghoul trapped under the giant wolf screamed. However, Warren mercilessly tore the ghoul apart with his sharp claws.

Thud.

Pieces of shredded flesh were scattered everywhere along with blackened dead blood.

But even in its tangled state, the ghoul continued to struggle.

Even the severed legs began to move and wiggle in an attempt to rejoin the main body.

That wasn’t all.

“Krrrrr… … .”

“Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.”

One by one, other ghouls began to emerge from the shadows.

Rodrick suddenly came to his senses and shouted.

“Hey, move!”

“Huh? Hey hey hey!”

Ken, who had been absentmindedly staring, suddenly came to his senses and joined the battlefield.

Kaaaaang!

Ken’s sword and the wolf-type ghoul’s claws clashed head-on.

“What the heck, where the hell did these kids come from?”

Warren responded stiffly as Ken screamed.

“It’s a summons. We let our guard down.”

Woodduck.

Warren continued speaking quickly, tearing off his enemy’s head in one stroke.

“Those outsiders who suddenly showed up besides us. They were scattering small magic stones here and there.”

As a result, the territory became swarming with monster-like ghouls, in addition to the ‘miracle soldiers’, ghouls with fully human intelligence.

A ghoul suddenly appeared from the shadows and rushed towards Ken.

But Warren was faster than that.

“Keeeeeek!”

The ghoul let out a terrible scream, but it was a pointless resistance.

Quasi-snap.

Warren crushed the bastard’s skull with his fist and tore apart its struggling body.

Warren looked back at the two of them, soaked in blood.

“I have to go find other humanoid ghouls. Is it okay if I leave the beastoid ones to you?”

“Let’s not waste time here and just go quickly!”

Crunch!

Rodrick retorted annoyedly and cut off the ghoul’s head.

Meanwhile, Ken ran in, took out a small lump of gunpowder from his bosom, lit it, and stuffed it into the empty throat of the bleeding ghoul.

As the two people hastily distanced themselves, the gunpowder inside the ghoul’s body exploded.

Kwaaaaang!

In an instant, flames rose and the ghoul’s limbs were torn apart.

Chunks of blood and pieces of flesh scattered across the night sky like red rain.

Ken took advantage of the brief moment Warren gave him to prepare for battle.

“This is really useful. It’ll definitely make our captain’s head spin.”

Ken, who was sticking his tongue out, was holding a handful of small bombs made by kneading gunpowder.

These were items prepared according to Llewelyn’s instructions.

As explorers have recently been drawn into the fight against the Cult of Chernion, the likelihood of encountering ghouls has increased.

However, since the explorers did not have the overwhelming fighting power of the Imperial Knights, Llewelyn had no choice but to think of a way for them to deal with the infinitely regenerating ghouls.

This was the result.

It was developed into a weapon by applying small explosives that explorers used to break through blocked walls or dig tunnels.

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

“We’ve already trained several times. The other guys will be fine, so you just do your job.”

Ken smiled playfully as he faced the ghouls that were advancing towards him.

“Shouldn’t you be running errands for that ill-tempered apprentice knight Nari?”

“… … .”

Warren’s face hardened. But that was only for a moment, as Warren nodded and jumped off the ground.

Warren disappeared over the wall in the blink of an eye, leaving the stinking ghouls, Ken, and Rodrick behind.

“Kurururuk… … .”

The ghouls began to slowly surround the two, drooling sticky saliva.

Ken and Rodrick calmly backed away, putting some distance between them.

“You’re so fucking ugly.”

Rodrick deliberately threw in a joke to ease the tension.

Ken also forced himself to nod his head, which was becoming stiff.

“Anyway, those damn fake kids, they have bad taste.”

But there wasn’t much free time.

“Kurrrrrrrr!”

The spider-shaped ghoul at the very front began to howl and rush towards them.

Rodrick, with his sword in hand, and Ken, with his hands full of gunpowder, simultaneously kicked the ground and began to move them.

It was an unusually long dawn.

* * *

A battle between the Evil Cult and the Ecclesiastical Cult broke out in the territory where Princess Rieta and Prince Louis were staying.

The news was instantly spread to the Imperial Palace of the Kalion Empire, and Arthur and Arendt, who had been in Count Stadler’s laboratory, also returned to the Imperial Palace with Lexion.

Everyone was tense and only listened to the brief communication reports that came from the Kingdom of Lucain from time to time.

In particular, Llewelyn had no choice but to spend the night wide awake, unable to hide his anxious expression.

It was because of word that other explorers along with Warren had also gone out to fight the ghouls.

Finally, the sun rose.

News arrived that the enemy was retreating and the fighting was over, and several more hours passed.

Finally, the communication port that Llewelyn uses for the Explorers’ Alliance has been lit up.

It came from the Duke of Middleton’s estate.

“… … .”

Llewelyn, who had been listening absentmindedly to the report coming from beyond the communication port, sank to his seat as if his legs had given out.

“… … Is that true? You’re not lying?”

Llewelyn, who had been blankly staring, asked several times in a distant voice.

“Really? No one really died, right?”

-I’m not a free-spirited person. Why would I lie to the captain about something like that? I’m so tired, don’t make me repeat the same thing over and over again.

Rodrick replied in a gruff voice, deliberately trying to sound more annoyed.

-Some of them are seriously injured, and some are injured enough to have to retire… … But fortunately, the damage is less than expected.

It was thanks to Warren that he traveled around the territory alone and dealt with the most dangerous enemies first.

Rodrick’s report continued from beyond the communication port.

-Warren was badly injured, but he’s very strong, so he’ll be fine. The Royal Knights dispatched by the royal family are nearby, so I decided to leave the remaining enemies to them.

“……great job.”

Llewelyn slowly wiped his face and sighed.

“You really, really had a hard time.”

It was something that could not be repeated enough.

Arendt, who had spent the night with Llewelyn, sat on the sofa opposite him and shook her head with a sullen face.