Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 436



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 436

The sky was unusually clear.

As soon as they got out of the basement, the sunlight poured down dazzlingly. The prisoners who had been locked up for a long time seemed momentarily overcome with emotion, but Arendt urged them on.

“Don’t stop, keep moving.”

“yes yes!”

Fortunately, there was no sign of enemies around.

It seemed like the right answer was to clean up the surrounding area, even if it was a bit difficult.

‘It seems like those two are pretty good at clowning around.’

By now, those who had been dealing with Licht and Arthur would have figured out their intentions.

Of course, he would have given orders to the prison staff to guard the prisoners, but unfortunately, all those who were to carry out that order were killed by Arendt.

However, we can’t just ignore Arthur and Licht and send our troops here, and most of them will be preoccupied with dealing with Raius, who suddenly appeared in front of the castle gates…

Now was the perfect opportunity to buy some time.

“You hurry up too.”

Luna also flew up without showing any complaint, perhaps realizing that it was not the time to joke around.

“If there is anyone who cannot walk or has difficulty moving, please help them or carry them.”

“Are you really okay being alone… … .”

A middle-aged woman who was trying to break up the fight spoke with concern.

It seemed unsettling to have such a young knight leading them alone.

Arendt, who had been pondering for a moment, gave a reassuring smile, befitting her role as the hero’s agent.

“Of course. No problem. In the name of Commander Leos, I will definitely protect you.”

Luna was making a scene above her head, but Arendt pretended not to notice.

Anyway, it won’t be visible to other people.

And outside, another spirit, Salem, began to move after receiving a signal from Ray.

* * *

Ray, who had just returned from a mission, found himself in Salem’s arms.

Salem, who received information about the situation from Ray, immediately took action.

“This way!”

Under Salem’s command, soldiers and elf warriors moved busily.

“Please hurry up as much as possible, there is no time!”

“yes!”

The hands of the soldiers digging the ground became faster.

Ray confirmed that all entrances and exits to the castle were either blocked or heavily guarded.

So there was only one option left to get the prisoners out.

Creating a new path for them.

The job had to be completed before the enemy noticed and before Arendt and her party escaped with the prisoners.

“All right, Salem!”

“Everyone, get out of here!”

At Salem’s signal, soldiers and warriors quickly formed a line and lit the fuse.

At that moment, Ray flew up and used his magical power to create a golden barrier that could block out sound.

Chijijik.

A few seconds later the fuse burned out quickly.

Kuuung.

Gunpowder exploded beneath the golden shield, thick smoke rising.

Ray completely blocked out not only noise, but also debris, sparks, and smoke.

“Good job, Ray!”

Ray raised his head in pride at Salem’s praise and raised his shield.

Black smoke rose briefly, but it was quickly dispersed by a few flaps of Ray’s wings.

To others, it only appeared as if golden magic was swirling around, creating a protective barrier, and then instantly dissipating even the smoke and flames.

“That’s spirit magic… … .”

One of the soldiers let out a dumbfounded noise.

But immediately the next order came flying in.

“One more time! It’s not enough!”

“Yes, yes!”

There was no time to be lost in thought for long.

The explosion just now has shaken and cracked the walls somewhat, but it is still far from creating a breach.

If you can’t find an escape route, just tear down the wall.

It was Llewelyn who first proposed this operation, which was simple and ignorant.

“It’s impossible to escape the territory by taking the civilians with you while fighting the ghouls. We need to make a straight path and protect the civilians as quickly as possible. That way, we can also ensure the safety of the knights.”

These were Llewelyn’s words to persuade Ludwin. Ludwin was reluctant to accept the seemingly reckless plan.

But he also couldn’t be convinced because Laius and Arendt sided with Llewelyn.

“We must move as quickly as possible! Lord Arendt will be here soon!”

Salem’s command made the soldiers’ hands even busier.

* * *

I couldn’t even count how many enemies I had killed. It was like an endless tug-of-war.

The knights’ bodies began to bear more and more wounds, and the corpses of the ghouls rolling around on the floor also piled up.

‘I still have some leeway.’

Laius, who was observing the battle situation, swung his sword without even looking at the enemy rushing from the side.

“… … !”

The priest was reduced to a piece of meat in an instant.

Flesh poured out at Laius’ feet. His uniform became dirty and blood splattered on his face, but Laius wiped it away and looked around the battlefield again.

‘About an hour and a half… … .’

The knights’ wounds were increasing. None of them had suffered fatal injuries yet, but Laius was still growing increasingly impatient.

As I was using my sword to defeat the enemies that were advancing towards me, I began to feel more and more emotion.

But Laius forced himself to move forward.

‘The important thing now is to catch the ankle.’

Killing many enemies wasn’t the only skill.

What Arendt demanded was to hold the line by stalling for as long as possible.

To prevent the enemy’s sight from reaching the rescue operation site.

Reclaiming the castle came next.

But I couldn’t help but feel my head getting hotter.

The longer you spend fighting the enemies, the more injuries your subordinates will sustain.

“It’s a summons!”

Then Glenn shouted loudly.

Raius, who suddenly came to his senses, raised his head. He saw someone who seemed to be the leader of the priests activating a summoning circle at the very back of the front line.

The enemies, who judged that they could not stop Leos on their own, tried to summon Homunculus.

“this.”

The moment when Leo’s face hardened.

Wedge!

A steel arrow flew from behind, cutting through the air and flying towards them. Llewelyn had moved to block the summoning.

But the arrow was blocked shortly after.

puck!

Instead, a ghoul of a strange appearance jumped in and blocked the arrow.

The arrow fell to the ground, leaving only one ghoul detonated.

Llewelyn and the elven warriors again fired their arrows at the bow, but the same result was repeated over and over again.

“Everyone stand back!”

Lyos, sensing that he could not stop it, gave the order.

As the knights cut down their enemies one by one and quickly retreated to the front line, a fierce storm of magical power swept through the battlefield.

“… … !”

A flash of red light burst out, blinding them for a moment. When the knights checked their front again, a huge pitch-black monster was slowly unfolding its crouching body at the very back of the ghouls.

“… … Is that a wolf?”

The rider crumpled his face.

As if waking up from a long sleep, the huge pitch-black wolf slowly raised its head.

“Krrrrr… … .”

The bright red eyes, shining brightly, accurately captured his enemy.

Even though the distance was quite far, the wolf-shaped homunculus began to show its teeth towards Laius.

Laius straightened his sword indifferently.

“Everyone, stand back. Focus only on the enemy in front of you.”

The knights paused at the cold command.

Lyos, who had read the expressions of his subordinates, added briefly.

“That’s a good thing.”

The blue eyes cast a cold chill.

Lyos, too, needed an enemy to cool his increasingly complicated mind.

* * *

Kuuung!

Arendt raised her head for a moment at the ominous sound.

What felt like an earthquake did not seem to be a normal explosion or a loud noise caused by a fight.

‘Is it the captain’s side?’

Arendt could easily sense that the fighting on Laius’ side was becoming more intense.

But I couldn’t pay attention to that for long.

Arendt, sensing movement from the front, gave urgent instructions.

“Go behind that wall!”

“… … !”

A group of people quickly hid themselves at his direction.

Arendt, who was the last to enter behind Gramza, just stuck her head out to check the situation.

“Where have all the guys on patrol gone?”

The priest, walking quickly, was venting his anger on his subordinate.

“Damn it, an intruder! Did you check the prison?”

“There’s still no news. They say they’re engaged in a skirmish with two knights who were trying to infiltrate nearby.”

Arthur and Licht still seemed to be tied down.

Arendt gestured once more for those gasping for breath to be quiet, then focused on their conversation.

Another priest who came running from somewhere reported.

“All the guys guarding that area are gone!”

“It’s gone?”

“Seeing that there are only pieces of ice left around it… … it looks like it’s been hit.”

“What, ice? Is that a frosty touch?”

After swearing at them, they quickly ran off somewhere. They were probably trying to check out the inside of the prison.

“song.”

We had to move as quickly as possible during this gap.

As Arendt took the lead again, the nervous crowd followed suit.

People who couldn’t walk were carrying each other on their backs, and some were carrying two children at a time.

It wasn’t easy for this many people to sneak out, but the ghoul-turned priests had a fatal weakness: all senses other than sight and hearing were dulled.

Thanks to this, Arendt was able to easily lead the people and escape the castle with Luna’s help.

“Come this way.”

There was a small hole between the walls surrounding the castle. Luna had found it.

Arendt waited until they were completely out, and then she was the last to go out.

“phew…….”

Fortunately, there were no immediately noticeable variables.

Arendt, who had taken a quick breather by leaning against the wall, soon discovered Ray busily moving back and forth on the distant ramparts.

‘So in the end, they didn’t find a safe escape route.’

I had a feeling that it wouldn’t go to the point of destroying the wall, but…

As always, nothing helped.

“You little bastards.”

“Huh? Sir, what did you just say… … .”

“You all have worked hard to get here.”

Arendt, who had blurted out a curse word without realizing it, suddenly changed her expression and smiled.

“Just hold on a little longer. You will soon be able to join the prince.”

“Thank you, sir.”

There was no sign of them fighting or hitting each other as they kept bowing their heads.

It was clear that the hope before one’s eyes played a big role.

Right now, that role is being played by Leo and himself.

‘It’s a bit awkward, though.’

Because it’s not a role that really suits ‘Arendt’.

Arendt, after putting the thought aside and confirming that the people had caught their breath a bit, urged them on again.

“Let’s move again.”

Luna flew up again and began to cross the blood-stained alley.

The sun, with its warm light, soon rose above their heads.

That meant that it was time for Jiklin, who was preparing to come here, to hear about the current situation.