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I Became God of War's Youngest Disciple - Episode 278

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Tursons. B-class mercenary. 34 years old.

The unlucky man who stretched out his fist at me and was thrown all the way to the bottom of the basement..

However, this guy was either quite strong or had neglected his training, so even though he crashed and fell on the floor, he looked fine..

It means that he is naturally strong and perfect for being a mercenary..

“They said they saw a body.?”

“exactly.”

A corpse under a private house…….

It was an appropriate setting for the introduction of a thriller novel, but unfortunately, considering the behavior of the cultists, it is not surprising..

“There were a total of several bodies.?”

“Six in total. however…….”

“……?”

“You believe me right away..”

You're saying strange things.

I looked at him with a puzzled look and Tussons said:.

“We know how inadequate our mercenaries are in the eyes of your heroes. Maybe that's why. On missions like this, even simple reports are often met with suspicion. Are you really sure you saw it right?…….”

“Well, it's like that. Didn't you say you were class B??”

“exactly.”

“If you are a B-class mercenary, you can do your job wherever you go. A veteran with extensive experience and performance. That kind of guarantee is enough..”

At least it meant that they weren't so pathetic that they would panic just because they saw a few corpses..

I passed Tersons, who was looking at me with strange eyes, and headed towards the gaping hole. He squatted in front of it and looked down crookedly..

sniff.

Even if you focus on your sense of smell, you won’t smell a rotting corpse..

Actually, if that smell had been in the air, I would have noticed it as soon as I entered this building..

So it's one of two things.

‘Either the mercenary saw something wrong. Or did something happen.’

Since I have already denied the former possibility, the second is more likely..

Whatever it is, I will have to see it with my own eyes to find out..

I looked at Sandra and said.

“Did you check the bottom??”

“for now. Still, I couldn't look at it in detail. It felt a bit uncomfortable, and it was too dark. Still, I saw the body. There…….”

After hesitating for a moment, Sandra shook her head and said:.

“no. I would appreciate it if you could see the rest and judge for yourself..”

“great. And I have one favor to ask of you..”

“what?”

“Our clan leader and chief will be in this village chief's house. Could you please go and check to see if anything is going on? If possible, arrest the village chief..”

“That's right.”

Unexpectedly, Sandra obediently followed my instructions..

He immediately nodded and left the house..

“Okay then…….”

I threw myself down a gaping hole..

fault.

The underground space was bigger than I thought..

The light coming out of the hole was not enough to illuminate everything, but I naturally used the power of the divine beast to clear away the darkness..

“…This place looks like a warehouse..”

It was a place where sacks that were presumed to contain grain, tools that had rusted from not being used for a long time, old clothes, ropes, candles, and other household items were piled indiscriminately..

After looking around for a moment, I saw that there was another hole underneath..

“aha. It was structured like this.”

It seems that there was even a second basement floor to begin with..

In other words, this seemingly ordinary basement level is disguised..

Perhaps, if the force I put into the ground was even a little weak, the space underneath wouldn't have been exposed..

2The hole leading to the next level seemed much deeper than the previous one, and with my snake eyes, I could clearly see all the way to the landing site..

It's about as deep as a well..

“You fell all the way down there, but you were fine..”

Mercenary called Terson.

He may be a stronger talent than I thought..

Anyway, I was prepared and it wasn't a height where I could get hurt if I jumped, so I threw myself down again this time..

thud.

And this time, I realized that the atmosphere had changed from the moment I landed..

It's cold.

Unlike the first floor, where some warmth remained, this place was so cold that your breath came out.…….

The corpse the mercenary mentioned was immediately visible..

“…….”

Is it a corpse??

At first glance, it looks like he's just sleeping. When I looked up close, I could tell it was a corpse because the blood had drained from its face..

In other words, it was in an amazing state of preservation..

Just because it's cold here?

no. It is true that cold prevents decay, but there is a degree. It's strange that there isn't even a bad smell even though no post-processing was done..

I walked around the body without touching it..

And then I realized that the seemingly random location of the body might not actually be that way..

Although it is faint, there is a magic circle engraved on the floor. I couldn't interpret it, but the shape was slightly familiar..

A magic circle that feels like the uncleanness I saw at the Academy... … . In other words, the black magic circle.

‘Is it a ritual? This body is a sacrifice.’

Of course, all I can do is guess. Black magic is not so shallow that it can be understood by an untrained eye..

In order to figure it out accurately, I think I'll have to get help from Riese like last time..

Anyway, I think the reason the corpse doesn't rot is because of that magic circle..

‘and…….’

I turned my attention to what interested me more than the corpse..

That is, the door that is suddenly embedded in the wall..

“…….”

strange.

In this dark, underground space filled with corpses, there is a stone door so large that it takes up half of the wall..

The stone gate exudes an atmosphere that cannot be expressed in just one or two words, and I thought I knew why Sandra told me to see it for myself..

Tuk.

I put my finger on the tip of the stone door..

I can feel the cold, rough texture of the surface. And the movement of air beyond it also.

I could feel the wind blowing between the stone gates..

First of all, the space beyond this is quite large, and there is a high probability that it is connected somewhere..

“…….”

I don't feel any special presence, but on the other hand, I don't feel the need to open it..

Wouldn't it be better to prepare a bit more first and then open it when several people gather??

The village chief might know something, so interrogate him..

First of all, is it like this?.

“Save me... please…….”

At that moment, a faint voice was heard beyond the door..

The faint voice that seemed to cut off was that of a child..

I clicked my tongue and immediately pushed the stone door as hard as I could..

coo goo goo……!

The door opened with a loud noise, and a cold wind blew as if the sealed winter had been liberated..

I reflexively tightened my collar..

Fortunately, the cold wind died down quickly and the scenery beyond was revealed.…….

“…….”

It was an ice cave with nothing particularly strange about it..

Of course, the village chief could not have dug a cave like this underground, and it appears that the village was originally built on top of the underground cave..

‘Isn’t this quite dangerous??’

There is such a large underground space under the village... … . I thought that at any moment, I might not be able to withstand the load and the entire village might collapse..

“who… Isn't there…….”

I quickly ran to where I heard the voice. After a short walk through the cool underground cave, I saw the figure of a little boy almost buried in the cold snow..

The pale complexion made the condition seem serious..

It seemed like I didn't even have the energy left to shake, but I immediately wrapped myself in the cloak I was wearing and opened fire..

“Huh…….”

The kid then took a deep breath and looked up at me with frosty eyes..

“are you okay.”

I nodded my head slightly to reassure him, then quickly returned the way I came while holding him..

* * *

When I went up to the building, I saw Oimer with a surprised face..

“Are you here? Uh, the body……?”

“Are you still alive? Please warm up your body first. I think my whole body is frostbitten..”

“Oh, I see..”

The head of the northern branch would know how to deal with situations like this much better than me..

I left the kid in the care of Oimer and was about to go straight to the village chief, but Oimer, who was standing behind me, said.

“Wait! Do you want to go to the village chief??”

“however?”

“If it's Sandra, she's already back..”

“is it so? The boss is?”

“The Corrupted clan leader and village chief also came. First of all, Sandra is interrogating the village chief.…….”

“i am here.”

Lanfero came down from the second floor of the building..

For some reason, it feels like the spots under my eyes have become more evident..

“You're welcome, boss. Did you understand the situation??”

“Roughly. Just as I was just suspecting the village chief, a hero named Sandra intervened, cornered the village chief, and even subdued him..”

“ah. is it so?”

Even if he is rotten, he is still the clan leader. You were already suspicious of the village chief..

I thought maybe the reason Lanfero sent me was to try to judge the village chief in his own way..

“But where did you get that kid from??”

“That's it…….”

I explained to Lanferro exactly what I saw in the basement..

“hmm…….”

“This is just a feeling, but it seems somehow related to the mission that Senior Feed was talking about..”

“okay. Even though the north is large, it's still time..”

“What was the village chief's attitude??”

“He seemed calm. It seems like he's giving up... … . It seemed like he was still up to something. I don't know exactly what you're thinking..”

Lanfero continued speaking with his arms crossed..

“First of all, looking at the circumstances, it is almost certain that Snero is a member of the church. But that doesn't mean he can't be treated like a church member right away..”

“Yes. Because there is a difference between being almost certain and being 100 percent certain..”

I thought for a moment and said.

“First, I need to talk to that guy..”

“Yes. I'll go to the hunter's mansion and bring back my clan members. I told them to gather information from the outside, so they might have found something..”

“please.”

Lanferro left the mansion, and I entered the room that had temporarily become an interrogation room..

When I opened the door, I saw the village chief who had just been captured. He was wrapped in a tight rope, his upper body and ankles tied like a prisoner..

I looked at Sandra, ignoring the village chief, and Sandra, who was sitting across from me, got up from her seat and came towards me..

The expression of irritation and fatigue on his face makes it seem like he's quite stressed..

“Did you get anything??”

Normally, this kind of conversation should be held out of sight, but…….

The other person is a church member.

I couldn't leave the room and leave him alone, because I didn't know what he might do when I was out of sight..

So I whispered in a low voice that even I couldn't hear, but Sandra, who managed to understand, answered..

“I tried to console him with words, comfort him, and threaten him, but it had no effect. I'm just repeating what I said like a parrot, and to be honest, it's annoying..”

“I also used drastic methods.?”

“…okay. To be honest, I did use some violence. There was no particular effect.”

Sandra sighed in frustration..

“He is an old man who has eaten enough to live his life, so if he acts too aggressively, he could die quickly. It's such an awkward situation..”

“I'll be dealing with you from now on, so why don't you get some rest?.”

“okay. please.”

Sandra leaves, leaving only me and the village chief in the room..

I sat down in front of the village chief and carefully examined his expression..

“…….”

A wrinkled face showing traces of time, eyes staring into space, and tightly pursed lips showed a kind of stubbornness..

All of these elements came together to resemble an old tree rising in the middle of a snowy field..

I've never interrogated anyone, but I get the feeling that someone like this can't be coaxed simply with words..

‘I don’t think any torture will work..’

So how should we attack this person??

We need to dig into our weaknesses.

A weakness that could break the old man's composure..

I slowly pieced together the information I had gathered so far in my head, but I couldn't find anything that could be a clue..

At that time, the village chief took a deep sigh and opened his mouth..

“…i don't know anything.”

“…….”

“I don't know what happened in this town, but I don't care. You are persecuting innocent people. Please release them now..”

“A body was found under the mansion you said you rented? That's six too.”

“I don't know.”

“okay? So why was Corrupted suddenly excluded? I heard from Branch Manager Oimer that it was you who came up with the idea first..”

“That's also wrong. I am… I never said that..”

My voice was trembling, and my eyes were red, as if tears were about to fall at any moment..

‘It seems really unfair..’

Could it be that I got it wrong??

So, I thought that even this old man was actually just caught up in the church member's scheme and was making a mistake..

If so, we were making a big mistake..

I talked to Snero for quite some time afterwards, but the more we talked, the more I felt like I was falling into a labyrinth..

It seems suspicious.

It seems innocent..

“Wow…….”

Suddenly, hunger, thirst, and fatigue hit me in three waves..

When I think about it, I just arrived in the village today, so I couldn't eat properly, wash, or rest..

We're all just trying to make a living, but I sighed as I wondered what the hell this was..

It was then.

sweet.

The door opened and an unexpected person appeared..

This woman dressed in neat monastic attire made eye contact with me and smiled slightly..

“Thank you for your effort I'll take charge from here on out, brother..”

“ah.”

Now that I think about it, why didn’t I think about it??

We had an expert in inquisition..

In my mind, this guy had a stronger identity as a colorless believer than as a heresy inquisitor of the 72nd Church, so I forgot about it..

“Are you okay? He's not an easy opponent..”

“Of course it is. I have never had an easy interrogation before..”

Verita smiled brightly and sat in front of Snero. And she smiled softly and left her speechless..

“Hello, Chief Snero..”

“…72Are you a heresy inquisitor?.”

“That's right.”

“Then you have no right to interrogate me..”

“why is that?”

Snero lowered his head. I was wondering what she was doing, but she was biting the necklace string with her mouth..

Since he couldn't move both hands, it looked like he was trying to take out the necklace.……

What was soon revealed was a rosary in the shape of an inverted cross..

72It's a religious symbol..

“I am also a believer of the 72 religions. I was officially baptized.”

“…….”

“Of course, I have no intention of claiming my innocence through this. Even among the believers of the 72 churches, some are in hiding... … . However, only high-ranking clergy have the authority to interrogate fellow believers and determine the truth. It means that a mere inquisitor has no right to persecute me..”

The village chief glared at Berita with strong eyes..

“And one more thing. I swear to God that my position is truly upright and that I will not give in to any threats from now on..”

The way he declared that and closed his eyes tightly looked quite pious, so I was impressed without even realizing it..

“haha.”

Berita laughed softly..

Then he shook his head slightly and said.

“The village chief really doesn't know anything..”

“what……?”

“Whether you are a member of the church or not, a believer of the 72 denominations, or any other identity… That has nothing to do with it..”

It's the next moment.

Berita grabbed the village chief by the back of his head and slammed him into the desk..

Kwasik. It probably sounds like the bone in your nose has been crushed. Ugh... … . A groan escaped from the back of the village chief's head due to the pain that came belatedly..

Berita pressed her palms together and whispered in the village chief's ear..

“…If I say you're a heretic, you're just a heretic. How dare you mention God's name? A bastard who doesn’t even know the topic.”

“…….”

As I froze slightly, Berita turned her head and asked.

“By the way, brother. There's something I'd like to ask.”

“Uh, yeah?”

“How much can I ruin??”

“what?”

Betira continued..

“So, this heretic. Can I kill you? Can I become permanently disabled? It looks fine on the outside, but it just destroys the spirit.?”

“uh… that is… I'm not sure.”

“I'm telling you, just figure it out. Well sir.”

Berita smiled at the village chief, who still had his face down on the desk, and then sat back down in his chair..

And the moment I covered one eye with my palm, my exposed eye was filled with a golden glow..

“ruler… Chief Snero, let’s take some time to get to know each other. There is no need to worry. 'Cause we have so much time left before the sun rises.”