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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 210

The cultists had no names. In order to be reborn and live as a demon, he abandoned his original name in the name of dedicating his current life to God..

However, as individual distinction was essential to maintain the organization, they had no choice but to compromise with reality and engrave numbers instead of names. In the end, it was nothing different from the name, but they focused on symbolism and turned their eyes away from such uncomfortable truths..

In this way, he became a cult member number 84 and worked feverishly to escape the overwhelming fear he felt on the battlefield..

Until they were taken prisoner and dragged around like luggage..

2For over a week, what he felt was overwhelming fear and despair. The times he had to go through after being left alone were terrible. Not only was my faith shaken by the tongue wielded by a wicked heretic, but the powerful force wielded by the wicked pagan kept reminding me of a demon..

That alone was a serious problem, but even his suddenly increased colleagues were all talented. They even led a woman famous as a golden wizard with the intention of completely destroying not only their brothers and sisters, but also the church that was their home..

He even holds a vicious magic tool that wasn't there when we first met. I can guarantee that even if you made a surprise attack with just that weapon, 1/3 of them wouldn't even be able to react properly and would definitely die. It was an unprecedented crisis in the history of the church..

84Vern wanted to believe in his brothers and sisters, but he could not turn his eyes away from the reality that the evil heretic was too strong, and he tried every day to somehow escape and warn his comrades..

Fortunately, perhaps because the number of people increased, surveillance was extremely negligent. However, rather than hastily running away, he decided to take the opportunity to make sure he could run away when he got close enough to the church..

They traveled on horseback anyway, and since he was penniless and had only two legs, it was an inevitable choice, but No. 84 deceived himself by saying that he had inferred the situation, made a voluntary judgment, and reached a cool-headed conclusion..

If I don't achieve a mental victory like that, I think I'll run away again like I did on the battlefield..

"We're almost there now, Eldmia. If you enter that forest, you will arrive at their hideout within an hour.."

"It arrived as expected. Then, let’s start by building a camp and planning a surprise attack.."

When the dwarf girl, who had been teasing the cursed snout without stopping even at the moment of stealing the sacrifice, announces her arrival, the pagan who is like the embodiment of violence gives orders. With that alone, other people started to move about and do their jobs in an orderly manner..

It was because one side had committed a sin, and the other side was just taking care of itself, but to Number 84's eyes, which did not know the circumstances, it was a sight that could only be seen as the unstoppable influence of a pagan..

"What should he do??"

As a large female warrior using a warhammer so large it could be considered a battering ram asked a question to the heretic, his gaze turned to number 84. That alone should have put Number 84's life in danger, but fortunately, the pagan didn't seem to have any intention of going back on what he first told him..

"Actually, it's annoying to resist when fighting, so I'll just starve.."

Perhaps to keep his word that he would kill him in the end, the heretic did not cause any harm to number 84. So he reassured himself that he still had one last chance and sighed in relief..

Time, which had passed so slowly until a few days ago, seemed to pass by so quickly today. Even though he had only starved for one meal, the movements of 84, who were trying to somehow untie the rope in the intense hunger, suddenly stopped..

The rope binding his arms became loose..

'Thank you, demon!'

Number 84 clenched the loose part in his fist, pretending that the rope was well tied, and slowly looked around..

It was still early, but those who had decided to prepare for an ambush at dawn were already getting ready for bed. Number 84's heart began to beat like crazy as I looked at the people who had already decided on their night time and were trying to sleep..

It was good that the rope was released, but the chance to escape was completely unknown, so as time passed, his tension soared with no end in sight..

One hour, two hours. I could have been tired because I spent a lot of time being nervous, but I didn't feel that because I was so overly nervous. Number 84's mind was filled with only the will to seize the right opportunity and get out of this situation..

"eww. Are you nervous? I feel sick."

The long, long wait was rewarded.

A bald man who was on guard duty complained of stomach pain and left the room with awkward movements. I knew it instinctively. That now is the only opportunity. Number 84 released the rope without hesitation and began to move carefully..

If I got caught, everything would be over. The heretic may kill you if you try to escape. I knew about number 84 because I had dealt with people who tried to escape by offering numerous sacrifices..

That's why I calmly distanced myself from the camp. Everyone fell asleep anyway, and the only watchman went in the opposite direction and didn't come back for a while. As he entered the forest, reminding himself of that fact endlessly, he took a deep breath, confident that he had gained some distance..

And ran like crazy.

When I was young, playing around in the village, running away from debt, being chased by demon beasts, heading to the battlefield, running away from the battlefield. There were so many moments where he had to run at his best, but he could count on 84. This is the moment when you are running at your best in your entire life. He is literally running using all his strength. Because he ran without even a proper warm-up, his muscles immediately began to feel pain, but he did not stop..

Even though the night was falling, after running until his eyes turned yellow and he had difficulty breathing, a very familiar sight began to appear in his eyes..

"Brothers and sisters! I'm back! Number 84 is back!"

"Oh my god brother?! Hello, are you my brother?!"

They were family. A family that sees the same things and shares the same despair, becoming closer than blood relatives. That's why number 84 couldn't choose to abandon them and run away..

"What happened? Since your return was delayed, you sent a second party, but they didn't meet you??"

Even though he failed his mission, he spoke with concern. Number 84 couldn't hide his tears as he saw his brothers rushing out to greet him..

"Hehehe...! This is not the time! I barely escaped! There will soon be an attack by the pagans.!"

"It's an attack.?!"

"oh my god. Sister number 90! Hurry and tell the high priest! Brother 84, calm down. Are they the reason there was no news from the pursuit party? How many troops did you bring??"

"W, there are only eleven people, but the number is not important, brother. Only one person killed all of the brothers who were part of the chase team! It was unbelievably strong.!"

As I was relieved that I was safe and the faces of my dead brothers came to mind, I started to get emotional belatedly, but now was not the time to be swayed by emotions, but more than anything, I needed a detailed explanation. Number 84 quickly added an explanation as he could see through the masks that the brothers were very nervous after hearing that everyone had died..

"He is skilled at night attacks and surprise attacks. Now they even have powerful projectile magic tools, so the brothers who came later died without even being able to react properly! And... a magic sword! He even possesses a magic sword that can cut down horses and armored men with one blow. If we don't immediately gather the brothers of the 20th division and launch a counterattack, we will suffer great damage.!"

"Oh my... this is such a big deal.!"

Feeling fear and awe of the demons who were overwhelmingly stronger than them, they ran away and gathered together, but almost reflexively recoiled when they heard that they were strong enemies. Since everyone has fought against demons before, it was not difficult to infer roughly how strong they are from the description of number 84..

To be precise, I could tell because he escaped after an indirect confrontation. If we had fought directly, we would all have died of course..

"To prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, the follow-up team was formed to include brothers from the 30th Division. At best, they are at least ten commanders in the Demon King's Army, right?!"

The Demon Lord worships power. Although I only heard about them through rumors, it is said that the reason they are the leaders of each army is because they are the strongest and smartest among them. Some even said that he was made a leader because he could not win even if all the troops under his command attacked him..

30The bandae were capable of dealing with even the ten commanders of the Demon King's Army who were spreading such rumors. Assuming there is some truth to the rumors about demons, they were by no means weak..

"84Brother Byrne to the High Priest! We need to tell you about this quickly.!"

That's why they hurriedly entered the church with a sense of crisis..

Without noticing that there were people quietly watching the back of the building disappearing into the building, which was worn out and collapsed and looked more like a ruin or an abandoned dungeon than a church..

"I fell asleep after playing. Among the idiots."

No one heard what Eldmia, who quietly followed No. 84, muttered with a shit-chewing expression on her face..