A Berserker Mob, I’m Going to Participate in the Main Story - CH 27

A town of outsiders.

When the town of the outsiders used to be a slum in the fourth district of the royal capital, there was a relief center that claimed to help people but behind the scenes was involved in the sale of slaves and illegal drugs, as well as the mediation of prostitution for both men and women, and was truly a place that combined the good with the bad.

When the slum was officially transformed into a town, the church of Elinora was supposed to have been reborn as a church with proper management.

But that was short-lived, and once again, underhanded businesspeople came in and out of the church, using the church as a front to mediate their underhanded work.

And time passed. The lineage of the church’s underworld business was passed down to a deacon and executioner who condemned evil based on his own judgment and prejudice under the belief in the goddess Elinora.

The deacon and executioner is no longer in this world as a living person. He is now only bound to this world as the Dead Spirit.

Whether you think this end of life is pathetic or self-inflicted and spit on it is up to the mind of the viewer. ……

As was the case in the former Relief Institute, there were indeed a number of people who were helped by the church and deacons, although they were involved in underhanded business. It could be said that there was just a big difference between the front and the back. And which was the front, and which was the back? No one knows that anymore.

The spirits of the dead are no longer stirring.

****

“…..So this is the destination, the church. I can certainly feel the mana of impurity. There were a few undead in the eastern canyon, but this is the first time I’ve sensed the spirits of the dead so clearly.”

“Daryl. You’re just visitors today. Don’t get too far ahead of us.”

Daryl and others, through the favor of the archbishop, are to witness the defeat of the dead spirits that are hibernating in the abandoned church. The church’s forces will be the main force in the fight.

The Knights of the Cathedral.

Those who use the “sacred arts” for battle. The church’s own battle group.

Although they are only fighting undead demons such as spirits of the dead, they are said to include “guidance” for those who go against the church’s doctrine and the inquisition of heretics.

In other words, the Inquisitor and the Inquisition are rumored to be the backbone of the Knights of the Cathedral. Rumor only.

“Daryl and Cecily. Please be careful, both of you. ……I think you don’t need me to warn you, though. Both of you are young but well trained. And although I feel it is a little different from the mana of the “Sacred Art,” …… I also feel a power like the blessing of the Goddess. Truly wonderful.

A middle-aged man, a knight of the cathedral, is accompanying them. Including him, three knights and four squires have been dispatched on this occasion, which is a very careful arrangement.

“Master Al, They are on the move. It seems that Daryl and the others are going inside. After all, it seems that this is a setup to verify the abilities of Daryl’s group.”

“Can we get any closer? The roof is partially off during the demolition. …… Let’s try to go around to the higher ground and see if we can’t observe what’s going on inside.”

And Al knows. A part of the hero Daryl’s power.

****

Abandoned church.

Not much time has passed since the deacon died unexpectedly, and the church was decided to be demolished when no replacement could be found.

However, the presence of the dead spirit has left an impure mana in the air, and the interior is more decrepit and dilapidated than it seems from the passage of time or from the outside.

And an empty church chapel. In front of the statue of the goddess Elinora stands Mary.

A woman.

As if her flesh were back. If her blood was there, if her expression moved, you would know that she was of an age when even flowers were ashamed of her. But now she is a pale shadow of her former life.

Daryl and the others had no way of knowing, but the Knights of the Cathedral knew to some extent. Mary is an assassin who, along with Deacon Franz, was active in the underworld. Yes, in fact, Deacon Franz’s underworld activities were tacitly approved by the church.

Dead Spirit. A body composed of black, impure mana. It is not only the expression that is dark, but all of its Existence.

Now it is just standing there, doing nothing against the intruder. But it is obvious that it is not an ordinary being.

“…… Mr. Wallace. Is she a spirit of death?”