The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 67 : White Paladin (1) ＞

The Saint of Abundance, Serena Etherant.

She found people approaching from the opposite side, while traveling with Rian to find the hero.

There is one girl who looks like a nobleman.

And there is one young man with a simple impression following him.

At first glance, she looked like a young lady traveling with her attendant.

It looked like there was not much difference from the way she was walking with Rihanna.

Serena’s eyes, looking at the girl and the young man alternately, naturally turned to the girl’s belongings.

“It’s good for your health to walk even a little bit longer when you’re struggling…”

“yes……?”

A large book came into Serena’s sight, who was listening to Rihanna.

It was a luxurious looking book wrapped in an old-fashioned cover.

From the outside, it looked like a fairly expensive item.

In the other hand of the girl holding the book in one hand, there was a jewel vibrating with a red light.

The appearance of the jewel vibrating with light was strangely familiar to Serena.

A book she had read in the temple flashed through Serena’s head as she looked at the jewel.

Relics Dictionary.

It was a dictionary written by one of the heroes who fought a war in the distant past.

It was a treasure of the temple that recorded the characteristics of the relics that existed during the war.

“miss……?”

“Is that jewel… a holy relic…?”

Serena remembered the name of the jewel, and its true identity came out of her mouth.

The jewel in front of Serena’s eyes was unmistakably a relic.

And if you think about the effect that the relic has, the situation in which the jewel was shining in front of you was quite troublesome.

Serena, who had unwittingly revealed the identity of the jewel, immediately drew the attention of those around her.

When the girl holding the jewel heard Serena’s words, her eyes lit up.

Rian, who was sitting right next to Serena, shouted at her with a look of bewilderment.

“Did you say that’s a relic?”

“yes.”

According to Serena’s memory, it must have been a relic.

The name of the relic is Etalia’s Compass.

A relic called a compass was a specialized object to find other relics to match its name.

It has the function of guiding the user to the place where the relic is in his mind.

Although there were difficult conditions to use, it was a relic with powerful performance.

“Etalia’s compass. A relic that seeks relics.”

And more importantly, the people in front of him were using Etalia’s compass.

It also meant that they were using Etalia’s compass to find relics.

As far as Serena can remember, there are no reports of Etalia’s compass on Crossbridge.

The opponent is collecting relics illegally, without the permission of Crossbridge, which manages relics.

“You seem to know a lot about relics.”

The girl who faced Serena spoke up while lifting the vibrating jewel.

Etalia’s compass looked like it had discovered a nearby relic and was emitting a strong light.

It was Serena who came out with a relic for safety in case of an emergency.

The jewel in front of her is constantly vibrating in response to the relics that Serena has.

He was discovered that he had a relic, and he had already talked about the other person’s relic.

It was impossible to completely deny that he knew about relics.

Serena had no choice but to answer the girl’s question.

“Yeah… I studied a lot.”

“is that so?”

“Then why are you looking for relics?”

Serena, who had somehow turned around, asked the girl this time.

Hearing Serena’s question, the girl tilted her head.

It looked like he didn’t understand the question Serena asked her.

The girl said while looking at the jewel in her hand and Serena alternately.

“Why are you curious about that?”

“It is illegal in the Empire to possess relics without the permission of the six temples.”

“You speak like a man who works in a temple.”

“Ugh…”

Did you talk too harshly?

At the question of the girl who doubted her identity, Serena’s complexion, hidden under the hood, darkened.

Apparently, Serena was far from camouflage or infiltration.

Even when it comes to revealing his identity to other people, he has already received Rian’s help several times.

Even the current conversation leaves room for speculation due to Serena’s mistake.

When Serena with a troubled face was thinking about what kind of answer she should get, the girl once again questioned Serena for her identity.

“Was it the right answer?”

“I, I…”

The girl seemed already convinced that Serena belonged to the temple.

At that moment, Serena was troubled by the appearance of the girl who was gradually putting pressure on her.

Rihanna, who was watching the two of them, stepped forward instead of Serena.

flutter.

The hem of Rian’s cloak flew forward.

Rihan blocked Serena and the girl, and pulled out a ring with a seal from her arms.

It was a ring given to the heretical inquisitors sent out from Crossbridge.

Rihann interrupted the conversation between the two by showing the ring to the girl.

“It seems like we need to reveal our identity. We are heretic inquisitors belonging to the Crossbridge.”

“The Inquisitor?”

“Yeah. The Emperor’s decree would prohibit the possession of relics without the approval of the temple.”

“Is that so?”

“If you are using relics in a legitimate way, it would be good to present a permit issued by the temple.”

It was the moment when the seal of the Heretic Inquisitor, which he had just in case, was put to good use.

The fact that she was a member of the temple was discovered, but it would be difficult to guess the identity of Serena from that fact alone.

Avoiding the worst and choosing the next best option.

At Rian’s attitude, who stepped forward on her behalf, Serena sighed in relief.

It was thanks to the belief that Rihanna would take care of everything in any case.

When Lian, who was introduced as a heretic interrogator, asked for permission from the party in front of him, the girl smiled and grabbed the jewel.

“These Inquisitors are people who worship false gods.”

“It’s been… a lie…?”

“A false god? Maybe you…”

At the completely unexpected story, voices erupted from Rihanna and Serena’s mouths at the same time.

false god.

The girl in front of her was denying the six gods of Crossbridge.

There was only one force on the continent that could deny the six temples.

A pagan denomination that worships evil spirits.

They were the only beings who denied the six gods.

Sreung.

Rihanna pulled out the holy sword she was wearing on her waist in the unexpected situation.

“The false god, right?”

“Were you… a member of the evil god…!”

“There is only one person who can be called a true God, who is always great.”

The crowd in front of them must have been the followers of the evil god.

I thought he was just a treasure hunter looking for relics, but the situation was even more serious than that.

Rihanna, facing the girl with the book, sharpened her teeth.

His faith was blasphemed.

Even for the evil crowd who worship evil spirits.

A faint light began to rise from the white holy sword that Rian was holding.

“You’re a follower of an evil evil god, it’s impossible to leave it alone.”

Serena, who was behind Rian, also raised her divine power by pointing her hands.

If the opponent they encountered was a pagan, friction was inevitable anyway.

When the battle broke out, he was planning to use a holy spell to help Rian.

Is it because Rian, who drew his sword, was showing excitement as he sharpened his teeth?

The girl spoke in a soft voice, stroking her book.

“You seem to be in a bad mood.”

“Shut up! Heathens!”

“It doesn’t seem like the relic I was looking for, and I wouldn’t mind wasting any more time.”

However, unlike Rihanna and Serena’s attitude as they prepare for battle, what came out of the girl’s mouth was a heartbreaking story.

She is telling them that she will give up the battle and return.

Serena was perplexed when she heard the girl’s story.

I wonder if Rian was the same as he was embarrassed, he frowned and asked the girl.

“……what?”

“We don’t have much time, so I’m going to leave for today.”

“Are you saying you’re going to run away from us?”

“I wanted to defeat them all and take the relics. I feel very sorry for them.”

It was a girl who confidently declared that she would leave this place.

However, it was impossible for Rihanna and Serena to let the girl go, watching them.

Rihanna turned her gaze slightly, checked Serena’s figure, and blinked.

Lian pointed the holy sword he was holding forward and said to the girl.

“Do you think I’ll let you go?”

“Because that’s what I’ll have to do anyway.”

“What nonsense…”

“—Alpha.”

The girl ignored Rihanna’s words and stroked the black dragon on her shoulder.

The moment when the black dragon in response to the girl’s touch roared once in a small voice.

The shadows around her began to rise.

aah

A jet-black body that appeared in the spreading darkness.

A shadow that looked like the mouth of a huge beast stood between the four of them.

The shadow that rose in an instant engulfed the girl and young man in front of Serena.

“Hey, what the hell is this…!”

“Didn’t I tell you? You can’t stop it.”

Golden eyes that flashed in the dark stared at Serena and Rihanna.

It was the gaze of a predator looking at its prey.

With a size that could not even be seen with the naked eye, Rian, who embraced Serena, quickly retreated back.

Of course, in the meantime, the beast of shadow was slowly shutting its mouth.

The girl hiding in the shadow of the beast looked at Rian and Serena through her split mouth.

The girl who was watching the two of them in the closing shadow spoke in a soft voice.

“I hope to see you again next time.”

“……”

“Then stop.”

Quang!

The moment the animal’s mouth closes with a loud sound.

A huge darkness that engulfed the two of them was sucked into the shadows.

The shadow that engulfed the infidels had just disappeared in the sunlight.

It was an unbelievable sight.

The people who had been standing still were hiding in the shadows.

It was a mystery that even the Archmage of the Empire could not reproduce.

“This is what…”

At the sight of the girl who disappeared in an instant, Rihanna looked at the place where the two of them had been, with dismayed eyes.

The shadows that had spread out were gone, and only the blazing sun remained in its place.

Are you facing reality?

Or are you facing an illusion?

It was a situation in which he could not easily believe what he saw with his own eyes.

Rihanna, who was looking for traces of the shadows with blank eyes, opened her mouth to Serena.

“Saint. Are you… are you okay?”

“yes…….”

“At least, we need to reconsider our future journey.”

An evil wizard who wields shadows.

The clan of evil spirits Serena and Rian faced was much more powerful than they expected.

They watched the traces for a long time even after the shadows disappeared.

People who disappeared like a vision never reappeared.

“…they seem to be very dangerous.”

“I think so too.”

Those who watched the girl’s traces began to move again after Serena, who was holding the cloak, complained of hunger.