Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 433



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 433

Kwaaang.

A heavy rumble was heard not far away, followed by explosions from all directions.

Arendt, Arthur, and Richt were quietly hiding in the darkness.

Arendt, who had been quietly watching the flickering flames, the flying flesh, and the screaming ghouls, opened her mouth.

“It’s chaos.”

That peculiar, indifferent voice flowed out.

“Isn’t this a very appropriate funeral song? I’m sure the people hanging over there won’t feel wronged.”

“… … Don’t say things that you don’t know whether to joke or not.”

Arendt shrugged her shoulders in the darkness as Richt responded sheepishly.

“I’m not joking. As the saying goes, the more extravagant the revenge, the better.”

“Can you please be a little more serious at times like this?”

“I always say, if you get serious, you lose.”

Arendt remained indifferent to Richt’s criticism.

“It is far better to laugh and trample on others than to risk your life in a desperate manner.”

“Courtesy to the deceased… … .”

“That’s none of my business.”

Even though her senior cautioned her again, Arendt cut him off completely.

“Don’t you think a noisy and comical revenge drama would be better than a grand and gloomy funeral? Not for those people, either.”

“… … .”

Licht simply kept his mouth shut. His neck, hanging from the wall, occasionally swayed limply in the wind.

The flames that burned the enemies flickered above the twisted heads of the Marleys.

Perhaps because of the oddly shaped shadow, the shaking head seemed to appear to be smiling.

‘Am I crazy too?’

Licht rubbed his eyes for no reason. Arthur, who had been quietly watching the situation while the senior and apprentice argued, let out a gasp.

“It has begun!”

Finally, Lyos’ sword shattered the first ghoul.

The other knights also rode their horses and charged into the battlefield without hesitation.

A melee broke out between the ghouls, the priests leading them, and the invading knights.

Eric, the leader of the battle priests, shouted.

“Don’t leave a single one alive!”

“Suppress the evil villains!”

In response, Laius’s shout echoed throughout the battlefield.

Arendt glanced at Luna, the spirit sitting on her shoulder.

“You too, move slowly.”

The spirit with the ornate plumage deliberately turned its head away from Arendt.

But Arendt was merciless.

“Don’t be a jerk. If you don’t cooperate, your master will have a hard time later. Do you not mind?”

“… … .”

“Think carefully when I say nice things, you idiot.”

For some reason, the spirit seemed to break out in a cold sweat for a moment.

Luna, who had been pondering for a while, soon kicked Arendt’s shoulder and flew up.

“Do you even threaten the spirits?”

“Even if my spirit is like that, it’s still a bird’s brain.”

When Arthur spoke absurdly, Arendt responded indifferently.

Kwaaang!

Another explosion was heard from the gate.

The arrows fired by Llewelyn struck deep into the gate one after another, and then Shekinah detonated the magic placed on the arrows.

The flames rose more fiercely. And after a while.

“Stop them from destroying the gates!”

The enemy shouted loudly. Before long, the darkness had almost disappeared and the sky had become bright blue.

Now it was time for them to move too.

Luna, who had just come back from looking around, landed on the branch of the tree where they had been hiding.

“The spirit has returned. Let’s go too.”

At Arendt’s words, Richt and Arthur said nothing more and immediately began to move.

Arendt followed Luna’s lead, quietly but quickly walking. Arthur and Richt followed behind her, keeping a close eye on their surroundings.

Luna, who had been ahead for a long time, led them to a place where there was little sign of people.

Because most of the troops were concentrated at the gate, the other side was relatively undefended.

As if she had reached her destination, Luna did a big circle in the air and soon landed on top of a high wall.

It meant that there were no troops guarding the area.

Licht, who was briefly looking around the castle walls, frowned slightly.

“… … I don’t see any holes through which one could get in.”

“Tsk. It’s a bit dangerous, but I guess we have no choice but to go over the wall.”

Arendt, who clicked her tongue, was the first to take the lead.

Turning their backs to the area where the fighting was in full swing, the three of them lightly kicked the ground and jumped.

As soon as they landed next to her, Luna picked a direction and began flying without a moment’s hesitation.

Arendt grumbled as she jumped down the wall without even taking a breath.

“That idiot, it seems like he’s deliberately choosing to only guide us to places that are difficult to get to.”

“Isn’t that why you called me a newbie?”

Arendt responded annoyedly to Arthur’s comment while running alongside her.

“If you call a newbie a newbie, what do you call him?”

“Is it normal for someone to call a spirit like that?”

“Why is someone who can’t even be seen telling you what to do? If you have any complaints, you should consult the spirits.”

“Please don’t fight unnecessarily, it’s annoying.”

When the argument seemed to be going on for a long time, Licht cut him off in disgust.

Fortunately or unfortunately, there was no time for a long argument. Not long after entering the empty house, we encountered enemy soldiers hurriedly heading somewhere.

“… … .”

They exchanged quick glances and quickly hid themselves in the darkness.

“Have you gathered all the ingredients?”

“The living were kept together. The dead were preserved and stored separately.”

“Damn, everything was going well… … and then suddenly this hero guy comes barging in.”

“The captain has ordered that the materials be killed immediately if they show any signs of resistance. They are still useful even if they die, so it is better to do so than to have them taken away. They will try to retake them alive anyway.”

The voices of the battle priests were heard talking. Luna, who had been floating around, returned and landed on Arendt’s head.

As the enemies completely left, Arendt spoke in a trembling voice.

“Hey kid, where are you sitting right now?”

Regardless, Luna kicked his head hard and flew back up.

“Oh, really!”

After briefly reeling from the shock, Arendt had no choice but to vent her frustration and chase after the spirit.

Luna guided the knights in the opposite direction from where the priests were heading.

As soon as they passed through the alley and entered the main road, they encountered a group of priests.

“What, what is it?”

“Intruder!”

Someone shouted after quickly assessing the situation behind the absentminded voice. However, by then, the three had already prepared to fight.

Before the priests could even take up their weapons, Arendt activated the artifact and dove into their midst.

Silver frost scattered under the morning sun.

The priest who was about to give the order to attack froze in an instant with his mouth wide open.

And after a while.

Parsak!

The enemies who could not overcome the extreme cold eventually turned into pure white ice powder and scattered into the air.

“What the hell!”

The enemies, moving quickly, rushed toward Arendt.

But before they could even take a few steps, a sword flashed from behind them and sliced ​​their necks apart.

It was Arthur and Licht.

“… … !”

Bam.

The head that had lost its owner fell to the floor in an instant.

At the same time, the cursed bodies of the ghouls who had not yet died were covered in pure white frost.

Arendt kicked her frozen enemies to the ground, leaving them decapitated.

Clang!

The enemies were instantly reduced to pieces of shattered ice, rolling around on the ground.

“Licht said, sharpening his sword.

“If this continues, it won’t be easy to escape with the people.”

“That’s right. There seems to be quite a bit more trash inside the castle than I thought.”

Arendt looked at Luna, responding calmly.

The spirit, who had been sitting on a nearby tree waiting for them to clear out their enemies, flew up as soon as it realized that the situation was over.

“For now, we have no choice but to trust that another spirit will be searching for an escape route.”

Luna was flying towards the castle. She was guiding the knights to where the prisoners were.

Arendt’s eyes, which were urging her to follow the spirit, suddenly became cold.

‘As expected, Jiklin is coming.’

All the prisoners had to be rescued before she got here.

Until we could rescue the people, our top priority was to move quickly and undetected as much as possible.

* * *

Ludwin’s troops, who had been waiting around the castle walls, just watched Laius fight in a daze while surrounding the castle.

One of the soldiers muttered as if he was groaning.

“Is that the hero of the Holy Sword… … .”

They were completely overwhelmed by the battle taking place at a distance.

Laius was a truly heroic man.

The sight of him riding a white horse and cutting down his enemies without hesitation was a sight that could not help but steal the hearts of those who saw it.

The knights who followed the hero were also bravely marching through the battlefield.

They had no hesitation whatsoever in the face of hideous monsters and enemies that would not die no matter how much they were killed.

“… … This is literally a blessing from Lord Luce.”

Ludwin’s lips twitched involuntarily. The prince’s gaze was completely captured by Laius.

“well…….”

At that moment, a cautious voice broke into Ludwin’s thoughts. He turned his head and saw Salem waiting right next to him.

“Mr. Salem?”

“Of course, Commander Leo is a wonderful person who even steals the heart of Lady Luce.”

Salem swallowed hard and continued speaking slowly.

“They would probably have been strong enough even without the Holy Sword.”

It was a strange thing to say. Ludwin blinked for a moment and then asked back.

“That… … . What does that mean?”

“No, just.”

Salem was looking at the battlefield with a worried look in his eyes.

As expected of an elf, his eyes, sparkling with the flames of the battlefield, showed years that did not quite match his young face.

“Even if Commander Lyos had been holding a tree branch instead of the Holy Sword, he would have definitely been at the forefront of the fight.”

“I agree with that point too.”

Ludwin nodded seriously.

“So, isn’t that why you were chosen by Luce?”

“… … .”

But Salem did not answer easily.

He stared blankly at the battlefield with a face that seemed to want to say something more.

But instead of adding anything, Salem chose to keep her mouth shut.

It was because the soldiers’ devout voices were heard praying towards Luce.

Ludwin was somewhat puzzled by the unnatural silence. But that was only for a moment.

Kwaaaaang!

The explosive sound was so different from what he had heard before that he had no choice but to hurriedly turn his gaze back to the battlefield.

“The gate… … !”

Ludwin let out a gasp.

The joints of the gate had become considerably loose, unable to withstand the successive attacks.

Wedge!

Just then, another arrow was fired and flew quickly through the air.

Llewelyn again launched an attack targeting the castle gates.

But the arrow did not reach the gate.

puck!

A huge ghoul flew forward and blocked the arrow.

The steel arrow dug into the ghoul’s flesh.

At that moment, an explosion magic was activated, and the ghoul blocking the gate was shattered into pieces.

“Keeeeeek!”

Thud.

The ghoul’s body was instantly torn to pieces, dyeing the area in front of the gate red.

But that wasn’t the end. Another giant ghoul blocked the gates.

“What the heck is that… … .”

As Ludwin muttered in the distance, Salem, who had been standing by his side, answered in a somewhat stiff voice.

“That is the Chernion way.”

Salem clenched her fists and glared over the wall.

The presence of spirits moving to do their part was clearly felt.

Through the resonance they sent, we could also roughly grasp the situation inside the castle.

“… … Prince, please send some of your troops behind the walls. Once Lord Arendt has completed his mission, he will escape that way.”

Ludwin turned back to him at the sudden words.

“yes?”

“You must make sure that you can join Arendt at any time. Any delay would be irreversible.”

The young elf’s voice was full of conviction.

“Your Majesty, stay here. If you give me your troops, I will guide them.”

“……All right.”

Ludwin nodded without thinking for long.

As he gestured, the adjutant quickly understood his meaning and began dividing the troops.

Everyone in this place had a gut feeling.

If even one person made a mistake, not only would the lives of the captured prisoners be in jeopardy, but the future course of the battle would also be in jeopardy.