The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire

178 – Runaway (3)

The reality is that we have not yet fully grasped the situation in front of us.

The series of storms without time to breathe rarely gave me a chance to organize my thoughts.

”No way, you…”

”You recognize me! Is it so! I am!”

Kwaang!

In the blink of an eye.

It literally happened in the blink of an eye.

From the moment he picked up the holy sword, a group of familiar chains suddenly flew towards the warrior, whose expression changed as if he were possessed by a ghost.

However, the warrior, who easily avoided the unexpected attack that was difficult to follow with his eyes, was letting out a nasal laugh as if it was all laughable.

”Haha!”

Arrogant words and actions that a normal warrior would never do. And facial expression.

My consciousness, momentarily dazed by the strange sight, slowly twisted toward the epicenter from which the chain extended.

”Get away from my brother.”

Beyond the shattered wall.

The one who majestically emerged, wading through the thick dust that had yet to be passed, was a saintess clad in layers of ferocious hostility.

”It is truly the vessel of the highest god! That was a pretty good attack! Of course, it’s not up to my standard!”

Hero. No, something in the shape of a warrior fiercely drew his sword and pointed at the saint.

However, despite the visible provocation, there was no trace of disturbance in the saintess’ calm expression her her.

”Hey! Warrior! What on earth is this?”

It was Apis who responded to the provocation.

There was a beautiful tremor in her nervous throat that only she and I, her old acquaintance, could recognize.

It was inevitable.

Even I, who have experienced a similar situation before, can’t help but feel embarrassed.

The confusion that Apis, who has no prior information, must be feeling right now is indescribable.

”Warrior! Explain! Right now!”

”Wow, it’s so noisy…”

”What!”

Kaang!

The bloody impact of metal colliding with metal lifted my consciousness for a moment.

The warrior’s swift sword strike blocked by the saint’s chain.

The trajectory was aimed precisely at Apis ‘neck her her her her.

”Dragon…?”

”Hey~ Could you please not disturb me~?”

Was it because of the shock of having her life threatened by her family, whom she regarded as her own younger sister, was unusual?

Apis’ eyes suddenly became blurry.

Just looking at the fact that Apis, who was not her other person her her, did not even flinch from the blow that was aimed at her own life her her, it was clear how extremely shaken she was right now.

”Good job! Wellna! Just hold on like that!”

I urgently whipped out my loose consciousness and started moving my body.

The purpose of that scoundrel who took over the warrior’s body was unknown at this time.

Therefore, rather than uncovering the identity of the author, the priority had to be placed on restraining her, as we do not know what she will do with her her hero’s body her her her her.

But.

”Hehe, this is why they are underworld people.”

”─!?”

Changrang─!!

My foolish thoughts were shattered with a low, mocking laugh.

”Wow!”

She swung her sword.

That was the only thing I could recognize with my poor visual acuity.

It wasn’t even easy to tell whether the trajectory was sharp like a blowing wind or smooth like flowing water.

When she came to her senses, the saint’s chains wrapped around her body had already been torn into pieces like cookie crumbs.

My body her her her, which I had raised to stop her, was rolling around on the floor like a dried, twisted leaf.

I could clearly feel that what little bit of fighting spirit I had left was fading away.

That’s because the series of movements was amazing and transcendent.

This is Hapki, a combination of mankind’s strongest body and mankind’s best weapons.

Now that I was able to experience that reality with my whole body, the feeling that settled down on my skin was closer to awe than fear.

”Haha! It hasn’t been long since he was raised, but he can already gain this level of strength! Just as I thought! No, he said it’s a more perfect vessel than I thought ”

The dormitory, which was a two-story structure, had been converted into a single-story dormitory due to a previous workshop, but rather than feeling guilty, she seemed to be just proud of these signs of destruction.

”What the hell are you, you b*stard! What did you do to the hero?”

Apis, who struggled to get up while digging through the building debris that covered her entire body, burst out in rage.

It seems that Apis also realized that she was not the hero, but something that had taken over the hero’s body

”They are truly barbaric and noisy. But unfortunately, I have no interest in you at all. What I’m interested in is this unremarkable underworld person. All I can do is make the criminal who committed something worthy of punishment from me pay the appropriate price.”

”What…?”

She pointed at me, who was lying disheveled on her floor her, with her her holy sword her her her.

Then, her Apis’s eyes widened with a feeling of shock, and her saintly spirit, which she did not even show when her own chains were broken, also became noticeably cruel.

”Whose body is this guy right now…!”

”Ah, Apis wait!”

She hurriedly stopped Apis, who was trying to use her spirit magic on her.

The reason was no different.

First of all, Apis without a bow and arrows had no chance of winning against the warrior who even possessed her holy sword.

Even if there was a chance of victory, this was not a suitable place for them to fight.

”Su, the dorm suddenly became half-destroyed!”

”What, what!? Did you get struck by lightning!?”

”aaah! My arm! Save me!”

Apis, who belatedly regained his cool after my passionate appeal, looked around for a while.

Traces of destruction loomed everywhere. The screams of citizens filled with pain were continuously coming out from the seams.

All of this was a tragedy that occurred with just one swing of the sword.

If a fight were to spread here and now, no one could have predicted how far the fire would spread.

”I will take this underworld person with me. Please know so that you know. Even with your pitiful level of intelligence, you would know what would happen if you dared to confront me, right?”

”This b*stard needs to be burned to death…”

As Apis picked up her tattered body as if she were lifting a bag, Apis hurled the best curse among her elf clan.

Apis is always angry, but it is rare to see him so angry.

The dark red blood leaking out from under tightly closed lips clearly represented the level of anger that Apis was currently controlling.

But.

”Hey, are you going to die?”

The saint casually broke the thin ice-like confrontation and entered.

At first glance, she seemed like the embodiment of destruction, with a murderous intent wrapped around her body that even her unique mysterious aura could not completely dilute.

Kugugu.

There was no way to know at the moment whether the strong vibration that constantly shook my gaze was caused by the shaking of my body or the waves in the atmosphere.

”Brother. Give it to me.”

”Oh, if that’s what you’re thinking about, that’s not a bad idea. I think it would be good to decide here who has the better vessel.”

It’s not surprising when and how Satan strikes.

The embers of that struggle burned so fiercely that I had no time to do anything.

The area around this place, where the holy power of the saintess and the fighting spirit of her hero were combined, was being mercilessly crushed by the force of gravity known as intimidation.

It was right then.

The reason why a child’s unique whitish voice stood out in the extremely rigid and tense air.

”Please save me, save me, save me…”

As soon as I realized the direction the voice came from, a deep sense of despair began to creep into my thoughts.

The voice is right across from where I am.

Because the sound was coming from the direction where the ruthless man who stole the hero’s body was about to swing his sword again.

Whether it was the child of another guest staying at this hotel, the child of a clerk working here, or whatever, it was clear that there was a child on the trail of the sword attack.

”Oh, stop—!!!”

I squeezed out all my remaining energy and desperately cried my head out.

However, with her sight fixed in front of her, she noticed that she could not hear anything, neither my plea nor the voice of her child struggling in fear.

”Haha!”

Is that all there is?

The maniacal smile that bloomed at the corner of his mouth even looked as innocent as a child holding a new toy.

Wrong. There were no more means available.

If things continue like this, the warrior will end up hurting an innocent person.

It was a moment when such a despairing thought passed through my mind.

”······!”

Faaah!

My eyes were filled with a reality that was hard to believe even when I saw it with my own two eyes.

The saintess, who seemed to be agonizing over how to painfully kill the target in front of her just moments ago, was urgently throwing her body towards her young child.

As if trying to protect that delicate being from the vicious swordsman who will soon devour the entire surrounding area.