episode_0108

The secret organization of the elves, the ‘Crimson Wardens’, the ‘Zion Knights’, a military organization directly under the saints of the Goddess Church, and the ‘Magicians of the Tower’ led by Xenia, a disciple of Yustav.

It was a coalition force gathered to defeat the dark elf Satanael who had fallen to the Night’s Servant.

“This is the language of the ancient Draconian Empire. It’s not perfect, of course, but you can understand the meaning to some extent.”

One of the magicians dispatched from the Magic Tower to join the coalition received the ancient documents from Cypris and began to interpret them.

“The southern part of the empire… guarded by the guardians… a lake of one square meter illuminated by moonlight… there is a blue flower there.”

“Haa… I really wonder why the ancients didn’t write it down directly, but instead left it in such cryptic writings.”

When they heard the contents of the document interpreted by the wizard, the allied forces, including Cypris, sighed.

The content of this precious document, which was barely captured from the enemy, was so vague that I didn’t know where to start.

“The territory of the Draconian Empire is almost the same as the territory of the current Borus Empire. So it is definitely the southern region.”

Everyone’s attention turned to the wizard who had interpreted the ancient documents as he began to speak his mind.

“A one-pyeong lake with moonlight shining on it. It’s honestly hard to guess what kind of place this is. But the important thing is the guardian part.”

“Guardian?”

“Yes, since Blue Flower is a fantasy plant, there must be a guardian protecting it.”

Things that are truly treasures, such as the Dragon Tooth Vessel that guards the lair while the dragon is in its long sleep, have always been guarded by guardians.

The most representative example was Phoenix.

The Fruit of Life, a legendary item that can bring the dead back to life, was nearly impossible to find, but even if you did find it, it wasn’t the end.

I had to deal with the phoenix that guarded the fruit.

But, conversely, this means that wherever there is a phoenix, there is definitely a fruit of life.

The wizard took advantage of this and suggested that they find the Guardian first.

“It’s impossible to search the entire southern region. So, how about investigating through word of mouth whether there have been any sightings of beings that could be called guardians?”

“What a wise thought, human.”

“Please call me Xenia, not human.”

“Okay, Xenia, please take care of me in the future too.”

As Cypris extended her hand, the red-haired girl, or rather, almost a lady now, Xenia also extended her hand and they shook hands.

As the newly formed coalition was still unfamiliar, the handshake between the two representing the Crimson Warden and the Magic Tower seemed like a sign of easing the awkward atmosphere.

but,

“Stop your petty antics and tell me the locations of the guys you know.”

“What?”

“Can’t you hear me, World Tree Whore?”

The atmosphere of the Allied Forces, which had been slightly relaxed by the man’s verbal abuse, suddenly became cold.

“Watch your mouth, you fanatic of adoption.”

“I guess I’ll have to cut off those cute ears to make those bastards come to their senses.”

visor!

As soon as he finished speaking, the man stood up, pulling out a sword in his right hand and a one-handed hammer in his left.

“Please stop. When the Saintess sent you, did she ask you to cooperate in this way?”

“… Tsk.”

When the saint’s name is mentioned, the man, who values her name more than his own life, sits down again and closes his eyes.

It was ‘Alexander’, the leader of the Knights of Zion.

***

“I didn’t know there would be people who would go out of their way to do that.”

Xenia thought of Alexander, who had caused a commotion in the tent where the meeting had been held earlier.

Alexander, the leader of the Knights of Zion, a military organization directly under the saint, was hostile not only to the elves but also to her.

‘Heresy who pursue false truths, I look forward to the moment when you will cross the line.’

Although Xenia had been educated by Yustav before joining the Allied Forces and knew a little about it, she had not expected that he would show such open hostility.

“The Knights of Zion are a gathering place for extremists within the Church of God.”

Cypris explains the Knights of Zion to Zenia.

“If the Gaia Knights are in charge of the bright side of the Goddess Church, then they are in charge of the dark side.”

When the Goddess Cult needed to exercise force openly, it was the Gaia Knights who stepped forward.

The Gaia Knights were made up of upright people who embodied the image of noble priests that people usually think of.

The Knights of Zion were the exact opposite.

A direct armed group that only follows the orders of the Saintess, and especially the Church of God, and punishes the enemies of the Church.

The madness they displayed when fighting the enemy was so similar to that of hunting dogs from hell that they were even given the derogatory nickname of “watchdogs.”

“Our elves and the goddess cult are not on good terms, so they are hostile, and you wizards have been at war with them for a short time, so they just see you as enemies.”

The Knights of Zion despise the elves, who do not believe in the Saint, the daughter of Gaia, and believe that only the World Tree is a gift from the Mother Goddess, calling them the prostitutes of the World Tree.

So the elves also looked at them and sneered at them, calling them fanatics of the adopted child.

It meant that they could not acknowledge the saint they worshipped as the daughter of the goddess.

“But since my skills are certain, I have to accept this level of conflict.”

Cypris nodded at Richard’s words, and Xenia also felt that their skills were not ordinary.

-Never fight the Knights of Zion, Xenia.

In fact, her teacher, Yustav, had given her advice that was almost like an order to never fight with them.

“Okay, then let’s raid one of their strongholds in the southern region. If we do it right, we might be able to get some more information there.”

***

“Hey kid, I heard there’s an old castle here. Do you know where it is?”

“Yes! But the adults told me never to go there… They said a demon that eats people would come out.”

Sigh.

Alexander patted the head of the kind-hearted boy, who was worried that people might get hurt if he revealed their location.

“Don’t worry. The old men are here to catch those evil hands.”

“Really?”

“Yeah! Look at this. There’s a scary sword, right?”

As Alexander slightly shook the sword on his waist, the boy’s eyes widened and he soon became excited and began to tell him the location.

“Mr. Oh, you must be very strong. Seeing you go to such a scary place… .”

“Why do you want to catch a devil too?”

“No. If I were strong like you, I could beat up my neighbor Randall who keeps bullying me.”

When the boy spoke with regret, Alexander sat down on his knees, faced the boy, and held his hand.

“Kid. They say that using violence on people is not being truly strong.”

“… Then what?”

“The only time you should truly use force is when you are protecting people.”

After speaking, Alexander got up and started walking in the direction the boy had pointed out.

And dozens of people follow him.

“Okay! Sir, please defeat the devil and come back!!!”

The boy shouted as he watched Alexander’s back moving away, and a small smile appeared on Alexander’s lips when he heard that.

“And you forgot to tell me about dealing with the demons and the pagans.”

Alexander said with a hint of regret.

***

“You damned bastards, today is the day I will kill you all and offer you up to Satanael!”

visor!

Jarrus, one of the twelve officers of Satanael who were hiding in the underground of the old castle, was fighting against the coalition forces that suddenly attacked this place.

“You’re pretty strong, huh?”

“Khahahahaha!!! Of course, now you realize who you guys messed with?”

It was none other than Alexander who stopped Jarrus, who had been threatening the Allied Forces with claws and teeth that could not be cut even by steel.

“Let me help you!”

Richard, who saw that sight, tried to approach while slaughtering one of the dark elves with his greatsword.

Bam!

“Kyaak!!! This crazy guy!”

Alexander didn’t answer and just bit Jarrus’s nape.

Phew!

But Jarus wasn’t just taking it. He fought back by fearlessly stabbing Alexander’s side with his claws.

“I am the blade that conveys the will of the Mother. I will move as I command and cut as I obey.”

But Alexander raised both hands in prayer, not caring about his pierced side.

Phew!

And as he took the form of embracing Jarus, his sword pierced through Jarus’ back and came out through Alexander’s stomach.

“Cough! What… What are you doing!!!”

“There’s nowhere to run now, you night bug! ”

Jarus couldn’t understand what Alexander was saying as he smiled brightly as if he was happy.

Who would have thought that there would be a crazy person who, instead of running away from you, would instead stab you in the stomach with a knife to tie you up?

And for that brief moment, Jarrus pauses in bewilderment.

“Kaaaah!”

As they were pressed against each other, Alexander’s hands began to glow and he grabbed Jarrus’ face and squeezed it tightly.

“You won’t be able to go to your mother’s arms even after you die, so I’ll pray for you instead.”

-amen.

With Alexander’s words, Jarrus ended his long life, which he had thought would last forever.

“Retreat!”

The dark elves, who saw their leader Jarrus being defeated in an instant, lost their will to fight and tried to run away.

“Fire wall!”

The wizards gathered their strength and formed a wall of flame around them, blocking any escape route.

“If it comes to this, we have to kill them unconditionally to survive!”

With their path of retreat blocked, the dark elves had no choice but to charge at the allied forces with all their might.

“Hold on as long as you can until other people come to help!”

The dark elves who had become the Night’s servants were so fierce in their attacks that they even disregarded their own lives, and those in the Allied Forces with relatively low skill were immediately put on the defensive.

“I’ll take care of it.”

“What? It’s dangerous right now because the enemy and the ally are too close together!”

“Don’t worry, that’s my specialty.”

After finishing speaking, Xenia closed her eyes for a moment to concentrate, and flames shot out from her body in many lines, and the flames began to stick to the dark elves, targeting them specifically.

“Kaaaah!!!”

Even the Dark Elves, with their exceptional regenerative abilities, could not bear the burning pain, and thus the first battle of the Allied Forces ended.

***

“As expected, it’s Captain Alexander!”

“Did you see? The dwarves and wizards couldn’t even close their mouths after seeing the leader take down the enemy leader.”

“There’s a reason why they say he’s the strongest captain of all time, right?”

The morale of the Allied forces, who had finished the first battle without major damage, was greatly elevated.

In particular, the Knights of Sion, led by Alexander, who played the most active role, looked extremely excited.

“The captain really looks like the guy from the comics.”

“Huh? You mean Van Helsing?”

“Did you see that too? Isn’t it just like Father Eriksen from Van Helsing?”

They thought that the leader, Alexander, was very similar to Father Eriksen from the recently popular comic book, Van Helsing.

From the way he wields weapons in both hands to his insane fighting style.

It looked just like it was drawn after looking at Alexander.

“Come to think of it, it’s Van Helsing. Doesn’t it seem very similar to us now?”

“I wasn’t the only one who thought that.”

Van Helsing, which tells the story of a secret society that hunts vampires, had similar content to the now-formed Allied Forces.

Of course, the organization in the comics was primarily comprised of humans, while the Allied Forces were comprised primarily of the Crimson Wardens, an organization comprised of elves.

Although there were other differences in the details, I couldn’t shake the impression that they were similar.

And it wasn’t just the Knights of Zion who were thinking that way.