Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1370
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1370 times. It happened because of your lack of faith.
Broke!
A light flashed along with a sharp cracking sound from around Elio’s neck.
At the same time, Elio’s upper body slid backwards.
The self-defense device was activated, but the unexpected blow surprised him and he widened the distance.
For a moment, the eyes of both Elio and Metatron opened wide.
While Elio was surprised by the paladin’s movements that transcended time and space, Metatron was shocked that his sword could not pierce Count Lagoa’s skin.
The pause was short-lived, and Metatron chased his opponent even faster.
His movements were like seeing a ghost.
The position changed here and there every time the viewer blinked.
Flash! Flash! Flash!
But Elio did not fall for the same trick twice.
He thought that Metatron used Blink freely like any other wizard.
In fact, I was controlling time with the ‘Blessing of Concentration’, but I didn’t know that.
He only thinks so because he also uses a heterogeneous phantom similar to Blink.
Blink and Lee Hyeong-hwan-wi cannot be caught up with the five human senses.
As a countermeasure, Elio radiated spiritual energy like a spider web.
This is because you can feel any movement.
If the battlefield had been in the air, it would have been a little more difficult, but Metatron was caught off guard in that regard.
Metatron had no intention of leaving the plaza due to his experience so far.
The results were soon revealed.
When Metatron struck like a thunderbolt, Elio took a step out of the way and let go of the sword.
Flash!
Ssuk!
A stranger would have thought that Metatron was pushing his opponent.
Metatron’s attack and Elio’s evasion went smoothly like a rain dance.
Only then did the people watching start to murmur.
Each and every one of Metatron’s attacks is a fatal blow made with all his might.
Is it possible to avoid it for so long?
Metatron, who was pushing back, seemed to feel something strange and quickly retreated.
Elio said, stroking the nape of the neck where the first blow was struck.
“It’s okay to be proud that the tip of the knife touches my body. “I don’t know how long it’s been since I last had this thrilling experience.”
“Don’t be bluff!”
Metatron screamed in shame and raised his longsword high.
“Dia Puno (Punishment)!”
At the paladin’s shout, hundreds of bolts of lightning struck Elio’s head.
Gurgling!
At that moment, Elio raised the ‘Sword of the Void’ above his head as if to block.
Unbelievably, the ‘Sword of the Void’ absorbed hundreds of lightning bolts.
No, it seemed that way.
White lightning swirled around the ‘Sword of the Void’.
Damn it!
When Elio slashed the ‘Sword of the Void’ vertically, lightning followed the blade and extended to the ground.
It was like seeing a whip of lightning.
A whip of lightning struck Metatron.
Viscount Kwaja!
Metatron’s body caught fire and eventually smoke rose.
Metatron, who had received his attack back, let out a loud noise.
“This can’t be happening! Mana Prathras! Why are you subjecting me to this ordeal? You are great! The power of Mana Prass! He will destroy the wicked and heretics!”
Suddenly Metatron rushed towards Count Elio Lagoa.
His longsword raised above his head shone brighter than ever.
Flash!
Time seemed to stop, and Metatron’s shining sword pierced Elio’s chest.
At that moment, Elio swung the ‘Sword of the Void’ in the manner of a latecomer.
Yep!
Metatron’s shining sword was cut away with the sound of the ice cracking.
Metatron saw that and said with a ghost-like face, ‘Aaah!’ It roared.
He appears to have completely lost his senses.
Elio wasted no time and struck Metatron’s demon blood with a powerful attack.
Metatron’s body, which had been as stiff as a stone statue, slowly fell backwards.
“Do you think even a holy knight can go crazy?”
Then Fabian came over and spoke as if explaining.
“It’s not crazy, it’s berserk.”
“Going berserk? “Isn’t that something you can only see from demonic beasts and monsters?”
“Sometimes, knights with mental problems go berserk. Even a paladin can go berserk… … . “I can’t believe it when I see it.”
The Holy Knights came belatedly.
Among them, the chief paladin, Eleleth, spoke as if making an excuse.
“There is no problem with Metatron’s mind. “He did this because he was surprised to see Count Lagoa attacking him with ‘Heavenly Punishment.’”
“scourge?”
Elio tilted his head, unable to understand what was being said.
Then Eleret continued his explanation.
“The thunderbolt sent down by Metatron is called ‘Never’s Punishment.’ Until now, no one has been hit by lightning and been unharmed… … Count Lagoa attacked himself with it… … . For a moment he must have thought he had been abandoned by God. He is a person who has as much doubt as he has strong faith… … .”
“is it so? Contrary to appearances, you are a weak-hearted person. “It looks like acid, but my heart is in trouble.”
Count Elio Lagoa called the great Paladin Metatron a reed, but the paladins did not dare to refute him.
Eleleth, who had been hesitant, cautiously opened her mouth.
“Actually, ‘Never’s Punishment’ is a unique blessing bestowed on Metatron by Manaptras. He took it and hit Metatron like a whip… … You are bound to be greatly shocked. But that led us to believe that Count Lagoa was an apostle of Shastra Parakti. “It is a miracle that can never be performed unless you are an apostle of Shastra Parakti.”
Since the relationship between Manaptras and Shastra Parakti is strong, they seem to be pushing it that way.
Elio just nodded and said nothing more that would cause misunderstanding.
If I wasn’t going to kill the paladins, I should have covered it up at this point.
“Uh… … “Can I take Metatron with me now?”
“Please.”
Elio nodded willingly.
Now that I was working for Manaptras, I had no intention of fighting with the church.
As the Paladins carried Metatron on their shoulders, Elio gently released the blood sword that had been blocked with a powerful attack a moment ago.
Eventually, when the Holy Knights left, the onlookers who had gathered in the square quickly dispersed.
Fabian asked on the way back to the dorm.
“How did you do it?”
“what?”
“You gathered the thunderbolts called ‘Death Punishment’ into a sword and returned it to me. “It looks like Metatron was so shocked that he went berserk.”
“I tried it because I thought it would work, and it worked?”
“Hey, where is that? “Please reveal a little secret, at least to me.”
“Really. When I see paladins, I feel more friendliness than hostility. “I think it’s because I’m carrying out Manaptras’ request.”
“… … .”
Fabian glanced at Elio with bewildered eyes.
I knew what he was saying, but I couldn’t understand it at all.
“That’s not possible just because you feel friendly, is it? Moreover, mana is related to spiritual energy, water, and fire.”
“Fabian, the world is not everything it seems. You too will find out someday. “What you think you can become, may seem impossible to others, but it becomes possible.”
Fabian nodded at Count Lagoa’s words.
Count Lagoa is a man who does not know lies, so although it is somewhat absurd, he decides to believe it.
***
Daesinjeon Hall in Buk-gu, Jedo Island.
Penance room.
Metatron walked in front of Priest Almatio, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his head.
Even though he is a strong man comparable to the Grand Master, his status in the church is a priest below that of a priest.
It was only natural to humble oneself in front of priest Almatio, one’s superior.
“I heard that you failed in front of all witnesses.”
“I’m sorry. “My abilities were not up to par with his.”
“His Holiness the High Priest’s worries have deepened because of you.”
“… … What should I do now?”
“A Paladin’s ability comes from the depth of his faith. It is not that your abilities are inferior to his, but that you lack faith.”
“… … .”
There was despair in Metatron’s eyes.
A paladin’s lack of faith was a matter of existence before dishonor.
He sighed and suddenly asked,
“The grace I received from God did not work on Count Lagoa. “What happened to this?”
“Because of your little faith, God’s grace has been violated. “Isn’t it the law of nature that if you can’t protect something, it will be taken away?”
“Grace is given by God to punish wicked people and heretics, but can it be taken away by an unbeliever?”
“That was the only vessel of your faith. “Because you were so flawed, I knew something like this would happen at some point.”
Metatron bowed his head at his teacher’s cold assessment.
Priest Almatio, who was looking at Metatron, spoke in a grave tone.
“Increase your faith through endless repentance. That is the beginning and end of a paladin. And forget about Count Lagoa for the time being. “We are inquiring with the Shastra Parakti Church whether he is an apostle.”
Then Metatron raised his head.
“He said he was an unbeliever. “How can an unbeliever become an apostle?”
An apostle is an agent of God and is a being who transcends the religious status system.
It was difficult for Metatron to accept that an unbeliever was an apostle.
He himself is only a holy knight who lives through prayer and penance, so an unbeliever is an apostle?
That was impossible.
“I don’t know the inside story of the Shastra Parakti Order. He said that His Holiness the High Priest would personally find out. “The decision was probably made for political reasons.”
“Isn’t that an act of mocking God?”
“How can you criticize a fellow cleric when you are also a paladin? All actions of priests are according to God’s providence. “It’s not up to you, a mere paladin, to judge.”
Metatron felt dizzy at the words ‘God’s providence’.
Just now, you criticized me and said it was a ‘political decision’, and I don’t know what the teacher really meant.
“Count Lagoa said that the god Ushas Undra had defected. “Has there been any revelation from Manaptras about it?”
“Tsk tsk! You say that Count Lagoa is a non-believer, so why are you swayed by his myths? So the grace is taken away from the non-believers.”
Metatron shrugged his shoulders at his teacher’s sharp criticism.
I was envious of the absolute faith of Priest Almatio, a true teacher and father of faith.
‘ha! If only I had the same faith as you… … ‘We could have punished the non-believers.’
Metatron could not understand why God only gave grace and did not increase faith.
After leaving the temple and returning to his home in the slums, Metatron locked himself in his room and did not go out.
slam! slam! slam-!
The sound of whipping echoed continuously throughout the shabby shack.
The blood that had flowed from the torn backboard was pooling under the floorboards.
Although his back was in tatters, Metatron’s whipping continued.
It hurt more than my torn back from being whipped when my teacher said, ‘I knew something like this would happen at some point because you were so flawed.’
When I stopped whipping for a moment to think about something else, a dazzling light exploded from my body, and my torn skin healed in an instant.
Now it has reached a point where it heals on its own without being conscious of it.
It could be said to be the pinnacle of divine power, but Metatron’s mood did not improve at all.
As he twisted his whip again, Count Lagoa’s words passed through his mind.
―You say you believe in and serve Manaptras? Then Mana Prass would have taught me. Why don’t you know that important thing? Is it possible that communication is not possible?
right.
Due to his lack of faith, he could not communicate with God.
Count Elio Lagoa is famous for not lying.
Is he, who calls himself a non-believer, really an apostle of Shastra Parakti?
Apostles are God’s agents.
The words that come out of his mouth are the words of God.
Like a drowning man grasping for straws, he wanted to ask Count Lagoa.
How can I escape from this despair?