The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire - The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire chapter 214

214 – Life Is a Flower. Love Is the Nectar of the Flower. (One)

”Wow!”

My body, which was hanging in the air like a dismembered piece of meat, fell to the floor.

Kwadang!

I couldn’t even guess where in my body that heavy noise came from.

Because right now, I’m busy taking the breath that I haven’t been able to breathe before.

”Cough! Cough!”

”Oh my.”

As I gently caressed my neck, which had been freed from its strict restraints, and concentrated on my breathing for a while, I suddenly heard an admiring murmur coming from above my head.

I slowly lifted my head, which had been lying on the floor.

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Then, the sight of her with her intact right arm in pieces, with a faint smile on her lips, came into her eyes.

”You came sooner than I thought. Truly a warrior’s party. But anyway, isn’t this an overly bold measure? It’s a shame that the arrow passed through my arm safely. What on earth would you do if you were hit by Priest Raiges?”

”Yes, keep fluttering like that. Next time is the head.”

The protagonist of that murderous declaration was none other than Apis.

From that distorted expression, which was clearly visible even from a distance, emotions of anger that could not be controlled were leaking out one after another.

The murderous intent is so strong that even I, an ally, freeze my whole body.

However, as she was facing her murderous intent head-on, it seemed as if all of this was not that big of a deal.

”Oh my, how can you be like this─”

─Kwasik! Kwaang!

Before I could even finish what she said, the girl who was standing next to me was swept away by her strong waves.

If she hadn’t been watching with her eyes wide open, she wouldn’t have been able to chase the afterimage.

It wasn’t an arrow. The identity of that violent projectile is Apis’ sharp knee kick.

Apis, who was staring intently beyond the rising dust, was already preparing for the next attack, without any time to be surprised at the fact that he had covered that vast distance in just one leap.

”Fire. Come. Wind. Come.”

My heart chilled at the quiet, dignified voice.

Its power is outrageous, but its fuel efficiency is so low that Apis’s hidden secret is that it is rarely used except by quite strong enemies.

The dual ministry of the spirit.

That alone was shocking enough, and Apis was even trying to use her own secret technique, a powerful attack, to accompany her transcendental force.

”Api──!”

Peeping! Quagga River──!!!

The shouts raised at the top of their lungs were drowned out by the successive blasts.

When she covered her ears with both hands, her body, which had been stuck on the floor, rose for a moment.

It’s an incredible power that comes from just one arrow.

If all the elf archers in the country could shoot arrows like Apis, the invention of cannons in this world would probably be delayed by several tens of centuries.

Suddenly such random thoughts passed through her mind.

”Hey! Are you okay! The limbs! Is your neck still attached well?”

”I almost broke my heart just now, but my body is fine…”

It seems that I, lying on the floor like a lizard, holding my heart for a moment, seemed quite safe in Apis’s eyes.

It’s true that I’m physically okay, but I thought I’d tell you that mentally, that’s not the case.

She couldn’t be so rude to the benefactor who saved her life, so she kept quiet.

”Thank you for coming to save me. Apis. Thanks to you, I survived. Apis…?”

I was in the middle of saying thank you when Apis suddenly surrounded me.

Now that I look at it, I see a deep look of tension on Apis’ face her

The face of her, which was far too solemn to be said to belong to the person who had defeated her enemy of her, made me quickly intuit a certain fact.

”No way·····. Still…?”

Nod.

Nod with a slight pause.

Quang! Ruk ruk!

What broke her solemn silence was the heavy drinking that made her ears dizzy, followed by the metal’s struggle.

”Tch—!”

Apis hurriedly threw her body backwards.

Those clever movements that made it hard to believe that I was carrying a burden were avoiding the onslaught of metal that came without prior warning like an acrobat.

But.

Kwasik!

”Huh!”

”Apis!”

Even if you are Apis, it is nearly impossible to carry an adult male on your back and evade the ever-changing attacks coming from all directions.

Dark red blood bloomed around Apis ‘shoulder

It seemed like a no-brainer that it was the result of prioritizing the safety of my body.

”Ji, I’ll treat you right away!”

”It’s just a scratch! Keep your mouth shut!”

I tried to treat the wound urgently, but my nervous anger prevented me from doing so.

It was right then.

The reason I was touched by a woman’s laughing voice from the other side of countless chains.

”You’re disrupting the happy time between men and women. You are truly a terrible person. Mr. Elf.”

Apis and my eyes followed the melody at the same time, and at the same time, we were imbued with her sense of astonishment.

Because of the thick heat, we couldn’t confirm the full truth, but that was a good thing.

Even though there were large air holes all over her body, the eerie shadow that was calmly walking towards her had such a miserable appearance that I had to close my eyes tightly.

Since Apis ‘fatal blow her she was hit squarely, it would be normal if not even her form she remained her.

The author’s actions his, not only maintaining his appearance his, but even speaking in an unusual manner, clearly deviated from human standards.

I realized later why Apis acted so urgently.

In fact, Apis must have intuited her capabilities just by indirectly experiencing her intimidation from afar.

Even though I was directly confronted with her status everywhere, I once again felt embarrassed that I could not even guess the extent of her power.

”It’s such a mess, what kind of crazy idiots in the world are fighting and torturing people to the point of strangling them!”

”Oh my, didn’t you know? It’s definitely rare, but lightly strangling someone with a leash or something like that can be considered skinship between an inside and outside group, right?”

”─!?”

Apis urgently asked me for an answer with a look, as if asking if that was true, and I answered with a humble smile.

In my heart, I wanted to completely deny what she said, saying it was nothing but nonsense.

As someone who had committed something very similar to this while sleeping with the warrior before, there was nothing I could do other than remain silent.

”Hee, hee!”

Apis showed a reaction dozens of times more frightened than when his special move she was aborted.

The distinctive pointy ears of the elves, stained red as if they had been heated by fire, clearly represented the confusion that Apis was currently feeling.

”Well, what does that matter now! ”

I tried to control the mood by shouting belatedly, but it was already too late.

Since the strategy of repaying the other party’s provocation with a witty joke failed, the feeling of defeat at having received a blow was not something that could be easily erased.

”Apis. What about other colleagues?”

”No, I don’t know. As soon as she entered the dungeon, she was attacked by a group of saints, and by the time she came to her senses, she had already scattered ”

”Yes…!?”

”Are you okay. Because the saintess had a big team attached to her. She probably doesn’t have to worry much about that. The problem is the hero and Downa. Even if you are a hero. Downa, he’s been feeling a little sick lately, and he’s been in good condition ever since he came here…”

We exchanged the current situation in whispers for a while.

It was fully expected that my colleagues would come looking for me, but the fact that all party members were scattered was an unprecedented situation that went far beyond what was expected.

The words welling up in my throat that I had to go find my comrades right away, but given the situation, I just kept my lips quiet.

”Apis. That person. Is it very strong?”

”Okay. It sucks, but it’s similar to what I was in my prime. The last time I saw it at first glance, it definitely didn’t seem like this…”

For Apis, who has a strong sense of pride, to say something like this, it was no different from saying that the author’s capabilities far exceeded that of the current Apis.

”Hey, if you don’t mind, him. Would you please return Priest Raiges to me? ”

”Under! Unfortunately, this lower body has already been booked! If your crotch is so empty, you should just stick your hands in it!”

”Hehe, you still have a foul mouth. Oh, by any chance, do you mean the elf who will be Priest Raiges’ partner?”

”Well, that’s it! If so, what will you do?”

As Apis said that and prepared to pull the bowstring once again, a deep look of nervousness appeared on his face.

That Apis, who is no other person, is buying time by talking to the enemy.

There was no other situation that made me realize more clearly how hopeless the situation I was in was.

”Wow, Mr. Elf, you’re not good at lying. I can tell just by looking at your eyes that Mr. Elf doesn’t have those feelings.”

”·····!”

”Because I don’t feel love…Love for him at all. If it were me before, I wouldn’t have felt anything. But it’s different for me now. Love is! Is it so! Love is! It’s like a flame that seems like it will burn forever!”

As her voice gradually began to grow louder thanks to the momentum, the severe war clouds surrounding the area began to become less noticeable.

No, it wasn’t just that.

Something sinister.

The tightness that felt like something beyond the bottomless pit, which I had no way to explain, was squeezing my heart suddenly made me swallow dry saliva.

”And sometimes love has a thorn called jealousy. Even if the other person…”

”What…”

”Even if it’s a worthless being like you.”

Kwasik—!

It was right after that quiet word was uttered.

A black chain erupted from her and pierced her Apis’ chest.