LIGHTNOVELWORLD chapter 140
140. Join People (2)
Sreuk-
Yuma walked up the tent and went inside.
“….”
And then sat down on the chair in front.
The reason I sat quietly without making a sound was because Hestia was asleep face down on the desk.
A little drool was flowing out of the small open mouth.
There were numerous documents placed on the desk.
It’s a scene of miserable overtime.
Yuma thought so and picked up one of the documents.
I looked closely at the words written at the top of the paper.
One sentence was clearly written.
-How to raise your faith to the maximum
Yuma couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. Fortunately, the coolness didn’t last long.
-Those who see Yuma using his power as a god awaken their faith faster than anyone else.
-People who saw Ermel’s brilliance also quickly awakened faith in Yuma.
-Reciting prayers by believers every morning helps to inspire faith and increase mythical power.
This is because the content listed was more normal than expected.
Yuma frowned and put the paper down again.
And then he looked at Hestia, who was still asleep on the desk.
If you’re going to sleep, you’ll have to lie down to sleep.
The scarlet cat ears had a very strange appearance. Usually, when I fell asleep, my ears were down, as if my head was down, but this time, they were upright.
Yuma moved his hands without realizing it.
His right hand was already touching Hestia’s scarlet ears.
I touched it very carefully as if stroking it, but without realizing it, I pulled it slightly.
“Hi—!”
Hestia perked up her scarlet cat ears and let out a faint scream.
hook!
I couldn’t help but raise my head in surprise.
“Uh…eh?”
Hestia blinked her round green eyes as she looked at the suddenly appearing God of War.
“Lay down and sleep. Lie down.”
Hestia blinked a few more times and smiled brightly as she faced Yuma’s eyes.
“Okay…Yuma Yuma.”
Hestia came to her senses and stood up.
“Huh.”
Hestia stretched out and spoke quietly.
“But, do you feel that the number of believers has increased a little? I started yesterday morning and preached non-stop why we must worship the god of war.”
Yuma nodded. Before entering this high priest’s barracks, I checked the ＜List of Believers＞, and there were three new lines listed under the countless names.
“Good job.”
Yuma’s gaze turned to Hestia’s sword leaning against the wall of the barracks.
Hestia was still using the famous sword, [Full Moon Ciseteria], which Yuma had given her from the sword god Kronos’ subspace pocket shortly after they met.
As Yuma touched the Kiseteria handle, a very lively voice came out of his head.
-You used a sword. That too a few hours ago. No matter how famous the sword is, I still see traces in it.
It was the voice of Egosword Balmung.
Yuma looked at Hestia.
“Did you spar a little while ago?”
Hestia’s eyes widened again at Yuma’s words.
“As expected, Warlord Warlord… Ciseteria doesn’t leave marks on the blade. You can recognize it at a glance.”
Hestia continued.
“Yes, Yuma recruited new talents. We sparred with Argyle and Ragnarc.”
He raised the corners of his mouth with a grin.
“I was defeated overwhelmingly by Bell every day! Bang! As I was getting beat up, I was able to clearly see the swords of those masters. I might be able to become a master sooner or later.”
Yuma also smiled.
“Yes, it will happen soon.”
[Lv.91] Hestia
Maybe not anytime soon. It won’t take that long.
“Okay then. I, Hestia. My side job is definitely the High Priestess of the God of War… but my main job is a swordsman!”
Hestia said excitedly.
***
Yeigel Continent.
The front lines of the Kingdom of Zepharos.
Boom─
Sameer, a massive member of the Join tribe, raised his huge body.
Using an ax bigger than his own size as a staff.
Samer’s gaze turned to the knights of the Zepharos Kingdom who were at the forefront. Samer muttered softly.
“Why are you suddenly leading an army like this?”
At Samer’s words, Arwin, the knight commander of the 2nd Zepharos Knights, drew his sword and took a step forward.
“I have come to visit you in the middle of the night because I have something to ask you from the Kingdom of Zepharos.”
There was enough caution in the tone and tone of voice.
However, the very act of raising swords and spears to all the knights as the night deepened made such shallow formalities meaningless.
Jump and jump
Kregel, the chief of the tribe ＜Eger＞, approached the unexpected guests who had suddenly invaded.
“Stop talking nonsense and tell me straight why you suddenly invaded here.”
A ferocious energy began to flow from Kregel’s body.
The aura was so powerful that even Knight Commander Arwin, who had reached the level of master, felt fear for a moment.
“If you don’t tell me straight, I will take it as if you are going to war.”
Arwin’s brow furrowed at Kregel’s words.
They came to scare, not to be scared. All the knights next to me were intimidated.
‘I didn’t know that they would start talking about war with just that number of people… It certainly seems like it has that much power.’
Still, Arwin did not think that his troops would be defeated.
This is because if all troops are mobilized, there will be an irreversible numerical difference on the part of the Joiners.
‘I’ll have to talk first.’
Arwin decided to talk to Kregel.
Marcus, the king of Zepharos, his lord, wants to kill the Joiners, as if he were conducting a witch hunt, by labeling them as the cause of the gods’ invasion of the continent. Arwin knew very well that this kind of conflict would never bring good results.
“Our king, Marcus, thinks that you, the Join people, are the reason why transcendent gods suddenly began to invade this land.”
Arwin accepted a document from the subordinate standing on his left.
“The kingdom investigated numerous materials. As a result, we confirmed that a thousand years ago, there was a place called the Kingdom of Purma on the Gehergen continent. They were hated by the gods and were destroyed.”
Arwin continued.
“I would like to ask Mr. Kregel and the other members of the Join tribe about this. Is it because you are the survivors of the Purma Kingdom that this crisis has now hit the continent?”
The tone of voice was quite polite, but the words spoken were not.
Because of you, the gods invaded the continent of Yeigel. That’s why the Kingdom of Zepharos is involved and is suffering such damage.
Kregel slowly opened his mouth.
“Our tribe. The Egger tribe is the tribe that carries on the lineage of the Purma Kingdom.”
Kregel continued.
“And I’m not even a descendant. You could literally say I was a party to it. It happened to me when I was young.”
The coldness that was weighing down the space became deeper.
From the perspective of the knights who listened to Kregel’s words, their despair could only grow.
Because Kregel’s words sounded no different from embroidery.
“But now the gods, no. I can tell you with everything that the reason they invaded the Yeigel Continent was not because of our tribe. Those b*stards did not invade the Continent with the aim of targeting us, but just came down to invade the continent. It’s just that everyone became the sacrifice equally.”
Kregel gestured with his chin toward the barrier his tribe was deploying.
“It means that the barrier that our tribe is spreading with our own hands is not being spread to ensure that only we can survive, but that we are using our power to help this continent of Yeigel survive.”
The blonde knight Arwin furrowed his brows.
“Are you telling me to believe that now?”
Kregel nodded.
“Trust me, and I don’t want to start a useless dispute, so please put your troops back.”
Hahahaha!
Even at this moment, there were attacks hitting the barrier.
The wave of red flame spread widely in front of the colorless barrier.
The barrier should have perfectly blocked the fired pillar of fire. But the attack had variables.
Hwaaa!
A larger variable than that assumed by Kregel and other joiners.
A huge voice rang out.
“As expected, it can’t block all attack patterns.”
It was a cold voice.
These were the words uttered by the master of flame who broke the barrier and invaded Zepharos’ territory.
“It’s a good thing the attacks followed a very consistent pattern for several days.”
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
＜Burning destruction＞, Agnet walked further inward, condensing the flames like a very large sun.
Omerta, who had the shape of a burning fireball with not only his body but also his face, slowly glanced at the humans and the join people.
“…….”
Kregel looked at the collapsed line of barriers with a stern expression.
A member of the Join tribe, who was standing on the far left and pouring magical power toward the barrier, could be seen lying on the ground.
As Agnet said, he was surprised by the suddenly powerful attack and was unable to withstand the threshold and broke away from the barrier.
Since the join wizard who was maintaining the camp had fallen into a state of powerlessness, it was natural for the barrier to be dismantled.
Although it was powerful enough to block divine power, the conditions for its establishment had to be kept.
Among them, the composition of five hundred people was a big part.
The Join tribe and the kingdom knights felt their entire bodies becoming as hard as stone.
An overwhelmingly strong man has appeared among the weak.
Predator.
No matter how powerful the Join people were compared to humans, they were infinitely weaker compared to gods.
Not only the humans but also the Joiners all stood still as if frozen.
＜Burning Destruction＞, Agnet, and ＜God of the Dangerous Mace＞, Morgue walked towards the inside where the barrier was placed.
Red flames spread out from Omerta’s hands.
Hwaak─
The flames flashed red and exploded forward.
Kregel, the chieftain of the Egger tribe, raised his staff high.
Dozens of colorless, transparent barriers appeared in front of Kregel at the same time.
Morg, a god with the appearance of a Yeti with pure white fur, chanted softly.
“Your flame has weakened a lot…Agnet.”
Agnet let out an angry yell.
“Shut up, Morguuu!”
Morgue’s sarcasm made me extremely angry.
Morgue ignored those words and hit the ground hard.
“New station declaration.”