Raising Paladins

Episode 24. Plundered Marauder (2)

Swoop!

Carl pulled out a wooden sword.

Then Turner laughed.

“You’re going to deal with us with that? Are you really crazy?”

done!

If Carl continued to stir up other scavengers with his tongue, it could be really dangerous.

However, Turner was very pleased when he said he would fight on his own.

“Did you see everything?! This priest is just a madman! Everything I said earlier is just bullsh*t! Can you see everyone saying they’re going to fight us with just one wooden sword?!”

The scavengers nodded at Turner’s cry.

My suspicions about Turner haven’t completely gone away yet.

The figure of the knife standing in front of Hana was very clear.

A group of more than 40 people, even at a rough estimate!

He said he would deal with it with just one wooden sword.

In addition, the scavengers are all holding their own weapons!

It was something I couldn’t do without it.

Not only the scavengers but also the merchants actually had similar thoughts.

‘That’s going to be a big deal… … .’

‘Are we all right?’

‘A real sword with a wooden sword… … ?’

When Carl rescued Terrence by lifting the wagon.

At that time, the merchants definitely regarded it as a miracle.

It was because he lifted the wagon loaded with dozens of crates of fruit with one hand.

But having good strength and sword fighting are two different things.

No matter how strong you are, aren’t your swordsmanship and fighting skills poor?

No, even if both of them are very good, the situation is difficult right now.

Because there are about 40 enemies with weapons!

“… … I don’t know if this is a big deal or not. Be prepared to run if things go wrong.”

Brand, his father, said to Terrence, who was watching the impending situation.

Maybe it was a matter of course.

No matter how much money is involved in transporting fruit, if you get killed, it’s all over.

Brand’s advice to run away if Carl loses the fight.

It was never something to be shed.

but.

“I will not run away.”

“what are you talking about?”

“I believe.”

Terrence looked back at Brand.

There was a lot of trust in the knife in the young eyes.

Unbeknownst to anyone else, Terrence believed that Carl would win.

‘I saw the priest’s eyes!’

The moment I almost became an idiot when my leg was crushed by the spokes of the wagon!

Suddenly appearing and raising the wagon, Carl saved Terrence from danger.

And then, while lying on the floor, Terrence saw clearly.

‘As if this level is nothing… … !’

The sword that performed the miracle of lifting that heavy wagon.

However, even at the moment of lifting the carriage, Carl was serenity itself.

There was no sign of hardship anywhere on his body, and his eyes were like the calm sea.

The moment he saw that, Terrence thought.

That person is like a person from another world.

That’s why Terrence trusted the sword.

“No matter how many scavengers there are, they won’t be able to compete with Carl. I can tell.”

“On what basis do you say that?”

“No matter how many packs of wildcats there are, the leader lion can’t win.”

“That thing… … Are you saying that young priest is a monk?”

“no.”

“… … then?”

“Something more powerful than that!”

Terrence’s confident voice!

After hearing that, Brad’s gaze naturally moved to Carl.

‘There’s definitely something different… … .’

Let’s say it’s like holding the wagon with one hand.

But what was that attitude, rather confident than intimidated in front of dozens of looters?

furthermore… … .

‘Even to me, there are no gaps!’

The knife is only holding a wooden sword.

However, Brand, who was not familiar with swordsmanship, had no gaps at all.

At first glance, it seems flimsy, but something unknown prayer overflows from him.

gulp!

Brand, who was watching the immediate situation, swallowed.

That moment!

“There is only one escort! Hit!”

“Wow!”

Finally, the fight between Carl and the scavengers began.

A small, blunt axe, a wooden bat with iron nails driven horizontally, a sharpened wooden skewer, and even a pitchfork that would have been used as farming tools.

Dozens of scavengers carrying all sorts of hideous weapons rushed towards the knife at once.

It wouldn’t be strange if the knife soon became a piece of minced meat.

however.

Bang!

I heard something explode.

Turner, who thought he had made up his mind by now, quickly turned his head there.

Then an unbelievable sight came into view.

pop! Perbung! Pervert!

“Quaaagh!”

“All, legs… … ! Somebody help me! The leg that was hit doesn’t move!”

“Save people! That madman wields a bomb!”

“boss! Please help!”

Something big is flying through the air.

Things that were obviously people a while ago.

The bodies of the scavengers soared into the sky each time the wooden sword was swung.

Sometimes it was hit by a wooden sword swung horizontally, flying left and right for several meters and getting stuck on a tree stump.

“What is this… … ?!”

pop!

The sword swung the wooden sword in a neat motion without any superfluity.

A single strand of holy power, which started from the silver heart on his chest, passed through his arm, hand, and then through the grip of the wooden sword and cross guard.

And the moment we finally reached the tip of the blade!

I hit the tip of the sword with the shoulder of the scavenger who was running into it.

pop!

“aaagh!”

Clink!

The pitchfork the scavenger was holding fell with a loud sound.

It had only been a few seconds.

However, already close to ten scavengers were lying all over the place.

The scavengers who passed out with their eyes turned white!

Even at the moment when they were hit by a wooden sword, they did not even know what kind of swordsmanship they had been subjected to.

I thought it wouldn’t matter if I hit them with a few sticks.

However, the sword’s wooden sword contained abundant divine power that only swords could use in this world.

“That… … what is… … ?”

Beneath the acorn tree, where there was silence for a moment at the overwhelming power of the sword.

Then Terrence asked with his mouth wide open.

Then Brand, who was also blank, answered.

“Son… … It’s the first time my father has ever seen such a swordsmanship. But is that swordsmanship right?”

“It’s just like an incredibly powerful stick… … .”

I remembered what a scavenger had shouted earlier.

-The madman wields a bomb!

That’s really right.

That mysterious wooden sword wielded with a sword!

Every time it touched the opponent’s body, it exploded and blew the enemy away.

“Isn’t it like an ‘artifact’ that existed a long time ago?”

“An artifact? Arms that have been blessed by God?”

Artifact, a name that only appears in old fairy tales to put children to sleep.

It was said that there was such a thing 200 years ago, when the Lich King roamed the world.

It was a story that the paladins who worshiped God saved people with such tremendous weapons.

However, the story is now so old that it is treated as a legend or myth.

Terrence said with a small laugh.

“no way… … It’s a children’s favorite fairy tale. Where in the world could there be such a thing?”

“Then how would you explain that?”

pop! Perbung!

Even at that moment, Carl’s unilateral violence continued.

The moment any piece of metal touched the sword’s wooden sword, it rose into the air or flew away.

The scavenger, who lost the weapon he was holding, is assaulted with a wooden sword in a defenseless state.

The unbelievable scene had already been going on for over a minute, so Terrence could only nod.

“Well, if there is such a thing as an artifact, it must be something like that… … Otherwise… … .”

“or not… … ?”

“Is that priest special?”

“… … !”

Fruit vendors flocked around.

They nodded their heads at Terrence’s words.

In case Carl lost the fight, he had been gathered at the back of the wagon train, preparing to flee, and came forward to watch as the fight dragged on.

“It’s amazing, that priest!”

“oh my god! I’ve never heard of a priest who is so good at fighting.”

“Would the battle priests of a big city be able to do that? Those priests of the Noon Church or the Temple of the Dusk Church!”

“Can’t they do that too?”

Quick!

Carl’s fist pierced the scavenger’s empty jaw.

A knife that wielded a wooden sword with excitement.

Now he was enjoying the fight, playing with his left hand freely.

‘It’s been 40 to 1 in a long time! It’s fun!’

It is wise for the average warrior to avoid many-on-one combat.

However, the situation is all too familiar to Carl.

At war with the Lich King’s Legion.

All kinds of evil summons and skeleton soldiers all attacked at the sight of a sword.

They knew that the only paladin to deal with the Lich King was the sword.

But the sword never allowed their swords to touch his body.

Even in battles of hundreds to one, thousands to one!

But 40 of these little scavengers?

For Carl, it was like a simple exercise after a meal.

“I definitely gave it a chance. But you ignored it.”

Pervert!

A knife running among the scavengers as if he was out for a walk.

Before he knew it, more than 20 scavengers were lying on the ground with blood clots around him.

something that happened in an instant.

The other scavengers were staring at Carl with their eyes wide open.

“Um, what is that… … .”

“Where did such a monster come from… … .”

The expressions of the scavengers that are beyond absurd are absurd!

The guys slowly took a step backwards.

It was then.

Sureureung.

The longsword was pulled out with a dreary sound!

said Turner, aiming his longsword forward.

“You bastards who can’t even pay for bread, get out of the way!”

As Turner stepped forward, the other scavengers fell back.

Turner looked at the skill of the sword, but his expression was quite arrogant, probably believing in the long sword in his hand.

“Looks like where did you learn swordsmanship? Are you a battle priest?”

“I’m still a wannabe.”

“what?”

“Aspiring to be a battle priest. I am going to Tournoble to take the priesthood exam and escorting the fruit transport.”

“… … madman.”

It must be a lie.

From Turner’s point of view, such a mysterious skill must have been a veteran combat priest who had undergone special training in the Noon Bridge or the Dusk Bridge.

Otherwise, how would you deal with over 20 bloody marauders by yourself?

What is that strange technique that explodes every time you swing your sword?

It was clear that he was trying to catch himself off guard by making fun of the lie called ‘Wannabe’.

“Whoa, you’re a guy who knows a little bit about fighting. You lied at a moment like this and caught me off guard!”

“… … ?”

“But I am also from a senior military officer! Such ridiculous things don’t work!”

“Are you going to keep talking?”

“this!”

Tadat!

Turner, impatient, rushed at a quick pace.

The sight of him extending his sword straight forward in a plausible motion was quite fierce.

but.

‘It’s the basic swordsmanship of the Knight Academy. I couldn’t learn it properly either.’

Carl was a senior early graduate of the Knight Academy before becoming a priest.

Although he had a humble status, he was recognized for his extraordinary ability and entered the school.

Everyone pointed at him, but when he graduated as the top of his class, there was a heartfelt applause from behind.

Even when other academy cadets slept soundly, it was Carlos who practiced swordsmanship through sweat and blood.

That’s why Turner’s basic swordsman stabbing was just a snort.

“I neglected my training. Or fell asleep during Dalian class.”

Swoop!

The sword’s wooden sword clung to Turner’s longsword, which was piercing.

As if glue had been applied, the wooden sword attached to the side slid along the blade.

and.

Tung!

“evil!”

Pingrrr!

The sword lightly lifted the wooden sword, and at the same time the long sword soared into the air.

Then, after turning around a few times, it tapped into Carl’s left hand! It settled down with a sound.

Incredible awesome technology!

Not only Turner, who had his sword stolen in an instant, but also scavengers and merchants opened their mouths.

“In the name of the sun god, I will pay for your sins.”

He slowly raised the longsword that Carl had snatched away.

Then the air flowing around them changed.

Just in time, a ray of light came down through the clouds and formed on the tip of the long sword.

The intense light that even the branches of the acorn tree stretched out innumerable could not block it.

The moment the single point of light gathered at the tip of the sword twinkled, the sword spoke.

“Atonement.”

A very small but intense point of light.

That point cuts through the air and approaches.

A very bright and holy light.

Turner couldn’t handle the light at all, so he closed his eyes tightly.

‘It’s dazzling… … .’

squeak.

A longsword shrouded in light passes Turner.

Even at that moment, only an afterimage of brilliant light remained in his vision.

dump.

Turner’s body collapsed like a puppet with a thread cut.

Then Brand shouted in a trembling voice.

“… … This, won!”