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“Kiyayayayak!”

It’s easy to deal with goblins who sometimes have trouble expressing their opinions among themselves.

Monsters that only scream and charge with malice aimed at killing people in front of them.

puck!

Bah!

If you kick it with a military boot, its jaw will be shattered, and if you swing an axe, the back of it will be split apart.

If these guys had been a little smarter, they would have been really annoying.

For example, they know how to take hostages, make tools suitable for use with their own hands, or make poison and apply it to weapons.

If you look at the speed at which their numbers increase, they are comparable to cockroaches, but their intelligence is so pitiful that they can be classified as magical beasts, so I am very fortunate.

Otherwise, they would have become a huge threat to us as another heterogeneous race.

Therefore, those with an intelligence lower than that of these goblins, who cannot form a proper culture, are classified as demonic beasts, and those above that are called other races.

“Ugh, look how messy it is already.”

The ax that killed more than 30 of them was already starting to lose its edge.

If you use too much esterk, it will become stiff and difficult to use later when you really need it.

So, I take out the one-handed throwing ax that I brought to throw away and deal with it.

Now, it feels less like I’m being cut into pieces and more like I’m being beaten to death. It is being used at the level of a complete club.

“Kiss, talent!”

“What’s wrong? I have to rush in like I normally do.”

They seem to be scared, so they start to hesitate and become more active. Pick up the head with your hands, throw it, kick it with your feet, and move forward.

Create a path for corpses covered in blood.

Stress is relieved.

I always meet similar or strong opponents, but meeting these guys really feels like heaven.

They come running with things like carving knife-like blades and farming tools, but even if they swing them hard, it is clearly visible how they will swing them.

If there is a soul soldier who died after being hit by something like that, he or she will die in shame again even after being resurrected.

However, since the blood was pouring out heavily, Thistle looked at him to see if he was too excited.

“Do you think it’s a little hard to see?”

“No. After all, we are a species that enjoys coveting what belongs to others. Since there is a lot of damage to people, it would be right to kill as many people as possible.”

After hearing Thistle’s answer, he continues his work more energetically.

Thistle is also carrying the burden, and Noan has his own two weapons, a shield, and a crown, so I have to do everything.

Since it is a narrow cave to begin with, it is easier to fight alone without paying attention to the surroundings.

For me, even though they are petty people, it is a task to collect souls, so it is better to do it alone, as it allows you to collect as many souls as possible.

Occasionally, those that came through the wall from behind would explode with a popping sound when Noan lightly trampled them or pressed them with his shield.

By the time I had killed close to 100 goblins, I could no longer see them.

‘I guess I did this without thinking too much.’

Drop- Drop-

Blood has now begun to drip from the sleeve that had the most blood on it.

After killing them all, the blood splattered all over my clothes, making me feel uncomfortable.

“Now I have to look for Sam.”

“Sister! I can smell the water from here!”

“I can only smell blood.”

Presbyopia seems to have a good nose. Even though my clothes and everything around me was a sea of blood, I could smell the water.

“You can see a lot of footprints on this side of the road where they tried to enter and then turned back.”

Thistle speaks while looking at the goblin footprints in the direction Noan mentioned.

“Do goblins not drink water?”

“I will drink, but I will not touch this fountain. The place I’m looking for is a naturally occurring sanctuary, and I’m looking for holy water there, so it will feel very scary to them. So I don’t approach you.”

‘indeed. Then I understand.’

I went inside and immediately saw a spring. As Thistle said, it was a sacred place that no one had ever reached, and there were no traces of anything artificial.

The sanctuary that the Adventurer’s Guild found at the request of a person with foresight was a spring large enough for one person to enter.

The clean water contained in the small spring was emitting light on its own inside the cave, where no sunlight could enter. We unpacked our bags in front of him.

“Can you help me?”

“Yes! sister. Brother, you’re getting some rest!”

‘Ah, that title is really hard to get used to.’

When Thistle opened the storage box with Noan’s help, a full set of black armor came out inside.

“Is this the body God will enter? Isn’t it just armor?”

“I also listened to Deshade’s words and used this armor to suit the conditions as best as possible. This is the result of searching through the literature as much as possible, as the only records of the Kangshin ritual are from other races, but honestly, I feel a little uneasy from here on out.”

Well, since there aren’t many records of the river god in human records, what I’m seeing from now on may be the first ritual for others, including me.

Thistle assembles a cross-shaped wooden stand and puts armor on it one by one.

“Now just add this to the spring water.”

Noan and I took the armor and put it in the spring water and set it up.

“What should I do now?”

“You just have to wait.”

‘What, it’s easy.’

There was nothing special about the ceremony. Thistle knelt in front of him and began to pray quietly, so we decided to stay in front until the ceremony was over.

A spring where water flows little by little and gathers in a wide cavity, with a little moss on it.

Light slowly began to flow into the armor locked within it.

This is a sanctuary, so goblins won’t come near you anyway, so you don’t have to worry about it. I completely relaxed.

I shake off the flesh from the axe and Thistle quietly prays. Noan hugs his knees and looks around.

But Noan is squirming. To be exact, his mustache is twitching and he can’t stay still even for a moment.

15 years old. Well, if you take your kids to the playground and tell them to sit still, they are still at the age where they will pick up the rocks around them and throw them.

‘He looks a little different, but he’s still a kid.’

He seemed very bored, so I started a conversation.

“Noan.”

“Yes. Brother.”

“What did you do before coming here?”

“Before you die?”

“Yes. This shit… before I live a boring life.”

“Hmm… I lived in a place with a sky that was a little similar to this world. However, it was an ordinary place with no demons or strange-looking humans.”

Noan seems to have come from a world similar to this one in terms of the times. When I heard that it was another world, I got curious and kept asking.

“Do you remember anything? Things that were fun or things that left an impression.”

“If that’s the case, then there is. I picked flowers every day and brought them to the girl next door.”

“Flowers?”

“Yes. flower. The child next door was sick and couldn’t get out of bed. So he liked it when I brought him flowers.”

“I was young.”

Old Man caresses the weed flowers blooming near the moss with his big hands.

“That same day, I went outside to pick some flowers and bring them to her, but suddenly lightning started to strike. And then I got struck by lightning.”

A curse call that came without warning.

The large-scale summoning spell killed many people, including me, who lived ordinary lives.

“I feel a little sad that I can’t meet the girl next door anymore. Because I couldn’t even ask your name.”

“…”

‘Did I say something wrong?’

I brought this up because I wanted to kill boredom, but I think I touched on some unnecessary details. When the silence seemed to be getting a little long, Noan spoke up this time.

“What did you do?”

“What am I.”

‘Was there anything special?’

I thought about it a bit, but all I could remember was that it wasn’t a very interesting life.

“University, no. You know it’s school? He died while going to school and helping out at the store. … That’s the end. I’m sorry that I asked first and all I got was a boring story.”

“Is there anyone you want to see?”

“Not sure.”

Strangely enough, I didn’t feel like going back.

Until high school, I was fed up with my parents fighting at home every day. So after graduating, I applied to a university far away and found a place to live.

I left without saying anything, so I took out student loans on my own and survived by working part-time.

“Someone who will wait for me.”

‘If I go back, will anyone be waiting for a loan collection letter?’

It had been a while since no one greeted me when I entered the house.

Indifference towards each other. From the beginning, I thought it was natural to feel uncomfortable having more than two people at home.

So, even though I lived in the same house, I almost lived alone.

Every week, I bought a packed lunch with the pocket money left on the table.

Maybe that’s why, at some point, the convenience store felt like a more comfortable space than home.

‘Ah, but he still reminds me a little of my junior.’

The only person I really want to meet again is my junior at a part-time job. However, I don’t want to go back despite all the other circumstances.

“I wish you had a girlfriend.”

“Woman, I’m not your girlfriend.”

“It’s true that a female friend is similar to a female friend.”

“Is that so?”

Noan’s face turns red.

‘It’s fun to make fun of.’

As we were chatting, Thistle finished praying and stood up.

“It has begun.”

Spring water begins to flow into the black armor.

Deshade’s incarnation comes true.

God’s descent to earth.

Isn’t this something incredibly rare that we, as humans, are seeing for the first time?

All the sparkling water goes into the shape of a person, and the black armor begins to move.

It is a luxurious, sharp-looking armor with all joints covered.

‘Since it is an item that will be used as the body of a strong god, a huge amount of money must have been invested.’

At first glance, it was a luxurious armor that would be difficult to buy for an adventurer. Because of that, Thistle suffered to the point where he couldn’t eat or sleep properly.

The armor slowly unfolds in a human motion, and the visible joints are covered with something that looks like black leather.

Slowly, start moving your finger joints one by one.

Clap, clap, clap.

The moment when you feel that every joint has finished its movement.

Flash!

Two lights came to life in my eyes. And a voice comes from inside.

“Is this what it feels like on earth?”

The gauntlet part of the armor grasped the air.

“The manifestation was successful.”

“I congratulate you on the accomplishment of Advent. Deshade.”

Thistle kneels down and says hello.

Noan and I both kneel down because we think we must be careful because we are in front of God.

“Although it was a difficult task, you succeeded again. My first apostle. I will praise you for that and give you the next command right away.”

“Please speak.”

God’s words echo through the cave.

I get nervous because I don’t know what will be said.

A solemn voice. You could say it’s similar to the sound coming from a microphone, but it’s a voice with such weight that you think it’s foolish to compare it to something like that.

That voice echoes again.

“Could you please drop me off from here first? I can’t move.”