The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire - The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire chapter 217

217 – Life Is a Flower. Love Is the Nectar of the Flower. (4)

”Huh! Huh!”

My breathing, which had been getting heavier every time I hit the ground, was already up to my chin.

A heart that cries loudly like the ancient sound that announces the end of war.

Two legs that don’t feel anything else than a tingling pain.

No matter how much I breathed, my body was constantly crying out for oxygen, and I almost began to wonder if my lungs had a hole in them.

”Left… Side…!”

It was the low voice of Apis that came from within my arms that lifted the string of consciousness that seemed as if it would break at any moment due to extreme fatigue.

Kwaang─!

As I urgently twisted my destination to the right, the strong wind pressure accompanied the dizzying explosion lifted my body slightly.

”Big!”

After barely regaining his balance, which was about to collapse, he kicked the ground again with all his might.

I didn’t even dare to look back.

The pursuer who is now following closely behind me did not seem to have a large enough distribution to allow such leeway for the fugitive.

”Stop.”

If it were you, would you stop?

I wanted to scold him like that right now, but I felt like my intestines would pop out if I opened my mouth, so I focused on controlling my breathing.

”I left… And went… This idiot… b*stard…”

Apis, who was struggling to squeeze out his tight throat, tried to tell me what to do, but I just decided to ignore it.

If I could have left it behind, I would have done so a long time ago. I couldn’t do that even if I had to die, even if it was a shame that I had to carry it all this way.

Fortunately, Apis was able to overcome the danger of death, but his current physical condition was still at its worst.

Unlike external trauma, healing internal wounds was a task that required considerable skill.

I was able to provide at least first aid, but even that was interrupted, so another prayer was inevitable.

But.

Sigh! Quang! Kwasik!

In the face of the merciless onslaught that came with no time to breathe, it was quite an ordeal just to run with your eyes wide open, let alone perform a miracle.

”Wind… Hey… Come…”

Bang! Quang! Kwaaang—!

Apis recited the incantation with all his might with his cracked throat his his his. That murky voice once again saved my life.

Because I was so busy running, I couldn’t know specifically what was happening behind me.

Just looking at the fact that this unbalanced game of tag with a clear difference in power was able to continue until now, I was able to guess that Apis was fighting off a significant number of threats coming towards me.

However, even at a glance, it was clear that this close confrontation would not last very long.

The remaining stigmata are two strokes away.

Since one stroke must be used to treat Apis, the only thing that can be practically used is the next stroke.

This is the only thing I can trust right now, so I couldn’t waste it.

Sigh! Kwasik—!

”Big!”

My eyes suddenly opened as a dizzying pain passed through the flesh of my side.

Although it was a very painful mistake, it was fortunate that Apis was not hit.

Unlike me, for whom even a small hole in my body is not a big deal, for Apis now, every small wound could be fatal.

”Light…God…!”

In the midst of all this, I was not only surprised but even admired by Apis’s toughness, which forced him to spit out curses.

”Kyahaha! What! It’s that intruder from earlier! When did you run away again?”

”─!?”

Pow!

It was right then.

The body, which briefly stumbled from the unexpected pain, was swept away by another force that came from outside of my field of vision and finally collapsed.

”Ugh…!”

I reflexively hugged Apis, who was in my arms.

Thanks to this, Apis was able to remain safe even as her body flew dozens of meters.

”Good job. Pie. Mother will praise you.”

”Really!? Oh yeah! Exciting! I don’t know what it is!”

The identity of the uninvited guest who suddenly kicked me was one of the two men who had detained me in the stable just moments before.

I can’t believe I was caught twice by the same person. If this is some kind of fate, it must be fate.

”Ha·····. Ha…”

Is it the aftermath of rolling and rolling like a soccer ball on a hard floor?

There was no place on the body that was covered in blood, bruises, and stains.

My body was constantly shaking like a person suffering from hypothermia, clearly indicating that my physical strength was at its lowest point.

”Fool·····. Leave me now and run away…”

”Oh, please be quiet…”

I spoke irritatedly to Apis, who was persistently scolding me, and resolutely faced the threat approaching me.

”This is Mother’s command. Kill the elf, save the man and take him to Mother.”

”Kahat! Okay! Okay!”

Although they fall short of saints, there are two superhumans who can wield powers equivalent to them.

On the other hand, this side has one elf on the verge of death and one pseudo-cleric on the verge of death.

It was a truly bleak situation, where no matter where I looked, only a shadow of despair was cast.

”Enough of the pointless resistance. Rest assured. They told me to kill the elf, but Mother’s order was to bring the man alive ”

Chuck!

Although I wasn’t satisfied, I stretched out my arm, which still moved according to my will, and prepared to call the bell.

Now that it was like this, it was a mixed bag.

If escape is impossible, the only option left to me now is to struggle with all my might.

The odds were slim, but I still had to do it.

We live together and return.

It was not just a resolution, but a desperate resolution engraved in my soul.

”·····Okay. If that’s what you want, there’s nothing you can do. Even if it is cut off in one place, I will resent it─”

It was right then.

The moment she saw me spewing out pitiful hostility from her tattered mind and body, she suddenly let out a sigh of exasperation.

Kwaang─!

An unknown projectile flew through the wall out of nowhere and instantly pinned the two people standing right in front of me to the wall.

The Quagga River! Damn it!

”Wow!”

”Ahh!”

The sight of people being hit sequentially on a solid wall was like watching a dartboard.

The feeling of shame that my solemn resolution had ended in vain lasted only for a moment, and my face, which had been blurry for a while, soon became colored with a strong sense of astonishment.

”Huh! I don’t know who you are, but I’m really sorry!”

”─!?”

As the dust that was blocking my vision gradually cleared, my eyes, which had been half-closed due to fatigue, suddenly opened.

The identity of Shinhyeong, who saved us from danger, was none other than the warrior.

Since I encountered an unexpected person at an unexpected time, the sense of surprise was double.

Is that all there is?

Although it wasn’t as bad as Apis’s and me, who were completely disfigured, the hero’s behavior had become more noticeable compared to the last time I saw him, and I felt quite shocked.

Even if this place is a hell full of saintly candidates.

It was because I couldn’t easily imagine in my head a being who could push a warrior who was skilled enough to dodge the saint’s chain attack and even cut it off to that extent.

”Dragon, use…?”

Apis must have been so surprised that he was showing embarrassment even while he was in a daze.

”·····Huh?”

It was right after that that I made eye contact with the hero.

”Poetry, Father?”

The cute behavior of tilting its head like a puppy whose name was called was relieving the tension in its tense body

”Father! You’re safe!”

Crack!

As if a light bulb had just been turned on, the warrior, whose face was quickly turning bright colors, approached me with tears in his eyes.

Since I encountered a fake hero just a little while ago, my guard rose for a brief moment.

In addition to calling me before Apis, even though he called me first.

After seeing those voyeuristic eyes quickly looking up and down my now gaunt appearance, I became convinced that that person must be the warrior I knew.

‘ Haha…”

As the tension eased, a sense of relief came over me.

I suddenly felt drowsy, but I was able to barely stay conscious thanks to the pain that gradually became clearer every time I breathed in and out.

”The warrior is safe too…”

”Sure! Father! It’s okay to not worry about me! Because I am a warrior! Rather, the priest is safe… That hurt. Who said that?”

Creak.

The warrior’s head suddenly twisted with an alien sound that could not come from human bones.

The action itself is not much different from before.

Just because the emotions in his words he had changed, the hero’s demeanor had become inexplicably bloodier.

”Please explain who did it and the impression made as specifically as possible. It would be much better if you drew a portrait for me.”

It was difficult to find the light of reason in those clouded eyes.

Although it felt quite admirable to have a desire for revenge for me.

The culprit who made us like this had long since become one with the wall, so it was difficult for him to come and tell us now.

”Hero. Now, Apis is ahead of that…”

”Huh! Ah, Apis! Who on earth would do such a cruel thing?”

”Cough…I see it so quickly…”

It was at that moment that the warrior, who belatedly noticed the presence of Apis, was so surprised that he cried out.

Strange.

The air around this area began to vibrate, with a sense of crisis as if my spine had been stabbed with a needle.

”Huh! Father! Apis! Stay behind me!”

With rare excitement, the warrior drew his sword

But for some reason, even in the midst of this fierce killing spree, the warrior’s sword remained in its sheath his.

I found out the reason.

”It’s not possible! Downa!”

It was after I realized that the warrior’s earnest request was directed towards the huge fire that covered the sky.

·····Downa?