How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 47
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Episode 47. The Purifying Judge (1)
A large military jeep raced across the wilderness.
Inside, the mafia members froze, watching Balud, who was sitting in the backseat.
Since his fight with Ossian a while ago, Balud has been in a low mood, and if he gets caught in that state, it won’t be a good thing.
But in places like this, there are always people who are clueless.
“Director, why did you let the witch go right in front of us?”
The one who asked that question was a newbie who had just joined the company.
Before the surprised member of the organization behind the wheel could say anything, Balud opened his mouth.
“Are you curious about that?”
“Yes? Yes. I let it go, but I didn’t think it was necessary to leave the car behind.”
“Well, I guess it’s understandable that you’d be curious. You said you were going to step down without any explanation. This part was definitely my fault.”
Balud glanced out the window.
“I have information. There is a very dangerous person among the Petra Vatican’s pursuers who are currently chasing the witch.”
“A dangerous person, you say? But we, the North Blinders… … .”
“It’s good to have loyalty and trust in an organization, but sometimes you have to be rational about the situation. And now is that time.”
When you say it like that, even the youngest one who has no tact can’t help but realize that there’s something there.
“Who the hell… … .”
“One of the swords of the Vatican of Petra. A madman who burns heretics with golden flames. A monster called the Purifying Judge. And the scrap heap guys were just annihilated by that guy.”
“Huh? You mean, those biker gangs? Biker gangs?”
Just because the Scrap Iron Pile members were part of a biker gang, they weren’t necessarily weak.
The special drugs they use strengthen the body, and some of them have even become superhuman through illegal modifications.
Those guys were wiped out.
“The wizards who participated in this mission also retreated. They also know that fighting the Purifying Judgement is impossible. We also know the same.”
“Then, then why did you leave the car behind… … .”
“It’s bait. A bait thrown from as far away as possible for the Purifying Judge to eat. In the meantime, we’ll bypass the road and safely retreat to Tirna.”
The member of the organization holding the steering wheel said.
“Then the swordsman and the witch are essentially dead.”
“That will happen.”
Balud added:
“Because no one has ever survived being caught in that monster’s clutches.”
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Anna Grunt’s face turned pale.
That’s him.
A monster of faith sent by the Vatican of Petra, who was chasing him.
It’s okay for other paladins or priests to chase after you.
It was the same even if it was a high-ranking paladin or high-ranking priest.
But that guy is different.
I should never have met that guy.
“Were you waiting for this?”
Ossian narrowed his eyes and took his hands off the steering wheel.
On the way from Tirna to Sadnappal, there were no fields like this.
Because I saw it on my way here.
But now, as if the environment had changed, golden grasses, resembling wheat that reached up to the waist, swayed in the wind.
It was all the result of the guy standing there alone.
‘[Golden Fields]. One of the unique skills of the Paladin.’
Those golden fields were not real plants, but fields made up of divine power used by the paladins.
It was famous for its effect of giving various buffs to party members including the user.
‘In reality, the effect isn’t that great, and it consumes a lot of divine power, so I only knew it as a pretty-looking wide-area buff.’
So the nickname I got was ‘Pretty Trash’.
Look at the size of that plain.
The golden fields that filled the field of vision seemed to extend beyond the horizon.
The size of the field within the game was only a 30m radius centered around the user.
But it looked like it was at least 20 times that much.
‘It was originally famous for being an inefficient skill, but now it’s being expanded to that extent?’
How much divine power must there be to be able to do such crazy things?
Moreover, Ena’s reaction in the passenger seat was also unusual.
She was in despair.
He never made that expression when he was being chased by other pursuers from the Vatican or when he was surrounded by the North Blinders mafia, but now it was the opposite.
It was like seeing someone watching the sky fall before their eyes.
“Wait here.”
Ossian left the vehicle with those words.
And then he slowly walked towards the golden fields.
As I entered the golden fields that seemed ready for harvest, the plants that brushed my body scattered and oxidized into golden dust.
Ossian touched the powder with his fingertips.
A full sense of divine power, even though it is only a very small part of the field.
That awakened Ossian’s spirit even more sharply.
The paladin was also staring at Ossian from inside his deeply drawn gray hood.
The eyes were so inanimate that it was difficult to read what emotions they contained.
Ossian, who had been walking continuously, eventually stopped about 20 meters away from the knight.
A breeze blew and I ran coolly across the golden fields.
“Since you came all the way here and waited, I guess it’s safe to say you actually know everything.”
“Hand over the witch.”
The knight simply said what he wanted to say in short answers.
In fact, it was no different from a one-sided declaration.
As if that were enough for you.
“What if I don’t do that?”
But Ossian asked back.
At those words, the paladin’s eyes turned slightly sharper.
“They will be considered as collaborators with witches and judged as heretics.”
“I don’t really believe in any other religion, and I was just given the task of taking witches.”
“Anyone who walks with a witch is a heretic.”
Ossian smiled slightly at the answer that there was no room for compromise.
“You don’t just want to believe that?”
“Heretic. As a faithful servant, I ask you. Do you have the heart to repent?”
“If you say you will repent, are you willing to let it go?”
“At least I can send him back to his father without any pain.”
Crazy guy.
Ossian shook his head.
“That won’t work. I can’t back down now that I’ve come this far.”
Slurp.
Ossian drew the sword from his waist.
Sunlight and golden light mixed and scattered across the transparently clear sword.
“Then it will only be purified.”
The judge also put his hand on his waist and soon took out a blunt weapon held in one hand.
It was a weapon called the Flanged Mace.
The clean and simple design made it the perfect weapon for a frugal priest or paladin.
Ossian and the Judge stared at each other in silence.
A wind blew between them.
The hems of Ossian’s coat fluttered, and the paladin’s robe cloak also fluttered greatly.
Immediately after that.
A pure white flash of light shot out like a stream from Ossian’s sword.
The unique characteristic of the Sky Knight was [Starlight Sword].
In response, a golden current swirled around the Judge’s mace.
It was a divine power that the knights wielded.
Soon, the two of them ran towards each other without saying who would go first.
The two men crossed the golden fields and met exactly in the center.
The starlight that descended to the earth and the golden light of faith collided with each other.
Kaang!
With a huge impact, the field lay down in concentric circles outward and then rose again.
The divine power that had formed the field could not withstand the impact and oxidized into dust, scattering golden colors around it.
The sight was dreamy and beautiful, like a fairy tale, but no one paid attention to its beauty.
The first attack is a preliminary battle to roughly gauge the opponent’s skills.
Ossian gave his sword some strength.
Then the judge’s body began to move backwards.
But that sight didn’t make me feel stronger or relieved.
The reason was immediately revealed.
“Father in heaven, protect this little lamb in your holy mercy.”
As the prayer was uttered, divine power began to hover around the Judge’s body.
Then, the force that had been gradually being pushed back eventually reached an equal level.
Enhanced physical abilities due to buffs.
This was the reason why the Paladin was called a melee class with a different meaning from the Barbarian Warrior.
But Ossian, who already knew that, was not surprised and pulled his sword back slightly, twisted his waist, and spun around in place.
Chomp!
The Holy Light Sword, which had grown to 2 meters, rotated in a circle.
The golden ears of grain that touched it were cut off and scattered into the air like dust.
The judge raised his mace as he saw the Holy Light Sword flying towards him.
Immediately afterwards, the golden divine power embedded in the mace became clear and took the form of a shield.
Boom!
A sword was thrust into the shield.
The judge, unable to overcome the shock, was pushed back.
A furrow was dug in the ground, and a scar appeared in the golden field.
But Ossian’s expression wasn’t very good.
Because the judge behind the shield was intact.
‘No. The shock must have been transmitted to the body, but it was recovered in real time.’
Even just looking at the golden light that slowly settles on your body, you can tell.
The judge rushed towards Ossian. Ossian watched the judge’s movements closely and swung his Holy Light Sword.
In the midst of the white and gold rays clashing in the air, it was the white that dug into the enemy more precisely.
Crunch!
This time, the hit was really effective.
Ossian’s sword cut off the Judge’s left arm from the shoulder.
The judge stepped back without changing his expression.
Even though one of his arms was ripped off, he showed no sign of hesitation.
The reason was quickly apparent.
The severed arm was regenerated along with the clothes.
It was as if a golden halo had gathered around it to form an arm.
‘This is why I don’t want to fight those knights.’
Paladins are not as good at close combat as barbarians or knights-at-arms.
But still, what made them a close-quarters unit that could fight on the most dangerous front lines was their tenacious vitality.
‘Those guys who can recover their wounds and health at any time if you don’t stop them from breathing right away.’
It’s not for nothing that they call knights cockroaches in games.
It was a nickname given with feelings of admiration and disgust for its tenacious vitality.
At that moment the judge moved.
The divine power that formed the shield soon transformed into a giant cross.
The Judge took the cross and rushed at Ossian, swinging it powerfully.
Destructive power from massive mass.
Instead of attacking from the front, Ossian held his Holy Light Sword at an angle and deflected the attack.
The bounced cross changed shape and turned into a golden spear that was shot at Ossian.
Ossian dodged the attack by doing a backflip, as if he had expected it.
Golden flames rose where Ossian had been, burning the surrounding area.
‘And the traits that guy uses. It’s not just one or two. So he’s not an ordinary paladin, but a hero.’
Since the Paladin also exists as a playable character, his characteristics will change depending on the direction of his development.
The ability of a paladin is a type of prayer called [Shinchan (??)].
And these new offerings are largely divided into three characteristics according to the rules.
[The Eternal Golden Rule]
[Divine Judgment Discipline]
[The Rules of the Holy Protection]
Each had special characteristics specialized in recovery, attack, and defense.
Among them, the discipline used by the judge now corresponds to all three examples above.
The Judge retrieved the golden spear and replaced it with a large golden tonfa in each hand.
Ossian muttered as he looked at the judge who had taken a stance.
“Sacred Pension.”
If a wandering knight has a holy light, a paladin has a sacred alchemy.
While the Holy Light could only draw out tremendous cutting power and force in the form of a sword, the Divine Pension could freely manipulate divine power in any form it desired.
Although he is inferior to Seonggwang in terms of power output, his ability to adapt to situations is superior.
And a paladin who uses that level of divine pension would be at least one of the strongest in the Vatican.
“You know very well. It is the power bestowed by the holy Father in Heaven.”
“The Vatican has nothing to do. They are sending someone of this level of power just to catch a witch.”
“I have taken upon myself the task of eradicating heresy from this world. There is no such thing as big or small.”
You’re not in your right mind.
In military terms, it would be like a star-bearing general walking around a military unit picking up cigarette butts.
A trivial act that is truly out of place.
However, I pursued that action with unwavering conviction that it was right.
‘This. If we delay, this will be at a disadvantage.’
Ossian could tell because he had fought against the Paladin.
The opponent is a tireless monster.
In that case, it had to be finished in one go, in a short battle.
But the question is whether that’s possible against someone who uses all of the new abilities, not just one.
Ossian glanced to one side, then rushed toward the judge.
This time, without any flashy swordsmanship, he simply pushed the judge in with brute force.
Since Ossian was superior in natural close combat, the Judge calmly went into defense while slowly being pushed back.
However, despite the excessive attack, the referee did not receive a proper valid hit.
The referee, who was about to say that it was a meaningless tantrum, immediately felt something and turned his head to the side.
Paaaaang!
And I could see it.
The sight of a steam train hurtling forward, its huge steel rudder in the foreground.
Before the judge could mutter anything.
A steam train crashed into the referee.