NOVEL WEB Chapter 67
Translator: Marctempest
Editor: Rynfinity
Chapter 67
Lunia, a priestess of the Slaughter Cult and a pilgrim.
A clear prayer flowed from her lips.
“O God of Slaughter and Death…”
At that moment, the restrictions on killing that bound her were partially lifted.
“In your name, permit your servant to wield power.”
A red light of holy power glimmered and rose from her body.
A holy power resembling the color of blood.
That light matched Priestess Lunia terribly well.
For a moment, the bandits were entranced by her beautiful smile, forgetting the situation.
Then, sensing the unusual aura, some of them snapped out of it in shock.
“Capture that crazy woman immediately…!”
The bandits rushed towards her all at once.
She chanted a holy spell.
“Holy Enhancement, Strength.”
Swoosh!
She swung a giant morning star, which even an adult man would struggle to lift, brandishing the chains and striking at the bandits.
The iron ball, studded with sharp spikes, punished them.
“Argh!”
“Ugh!”
The bandits’ flesh was crushed and their bones shattered under the blows of the morning star, blood splattering everywhere.
As their comrades wavered and hesitated, a senior member shouted aggressively.
“Get her! It’s just one person! Finish her…!”
But the bandit could not finish his sentence.
“Holy Enhancement, Agility.”
Priestess Lunia’s figure left an afterimage as she disappeared and reappeared before the man’s eyes.
Swoosh, squelch!
She thrust her hand into the man’s chest and pulled out his heart.
Thud.
The man fell backward and died instantly without even a final scream.
Thump, thump.
Holding the man’s pulsating heart in one hand, she clenched her fist.
Squelch!
The heart burst, spraying blood onto her clear face.
“Ahahaha!”
Soaked in blood, she let out a bright laugh.
Her laughter was as pure as a child delighting in squashing ants on the ground.
Her appearance was indeed beautiful, which terrified the Parison bandits, filled with a sense of dissonance.
“Crazy…crazy woman…!”
“W-Wait! Could that woman be…?”
“She’s a priestess of the Slaughter Cult!”
Realizing Lunia’s identity too late, they were as frightened as fawns before a predator.
“Run away!”
“Ahhh!”
It was widely known throughout the continent how gruesome the end was for those marked as evildoers by the Slaughter Cult’s priestess.
Their morale plummeted.
Swoosh!
With each sound of the chains, they fell like autumn leaves.
“Argh!”
People were dying.
Blood flowers bloomed, and their death throes chirped like birdsong.
It was a one-sided massacre.
“Now! Everyone, charge!”
At that moment, Taion and his knights leaped over the burning barricade and charged.
Taion commanded his knights.
“Exterminate all enemies!”
“Yes, sir!”
Their swords, shining with Sword Aura, cut through the bandits like weeds.
“Take this!”
Taion shouted, slashing a bandit’s chest.
“This is revenge for harassing the people of Sedus, you vermin!”
Murderous intent overflowed from his eyes.
“Sword Aura!”
“There are six Aura users!”
The bandits were horrified.
With the priestess of the Slaughter Cult and six swordmasters wielding Sword Aura, their defeat was imminent.
Most of the bandits, except for the senior members at the level of sword resonance, were only skilled at the level of reinforcement.
They could not win against these opponents.
“This is unexpected.”
“Faragus, sir!”
“Please help us, Faragus, sir!”
So, there were not just the bandits.
In response to the bandits’ urgent plea, dark magic energy rose from the warlock’s body.
“Dhk, tpswm! Dhk, vkvlfntm!”
The warlock used necromancy black magic.
-Grrr!
-Ugh!
Then, the bodies of the fallen bandits began to rise one by one as the undead.
“It’s the undead!”
The ones they thought they had killed began to move and attack again.
“Haaaah!”
A knight shouted as he pierced the heart of a bandit who had become undead.
-Grrraaa!
However, the undead bandit screamed and swung his sword.
“Damn it!”
The knight clicked his tongue and stepped back.
Swordsmanship was generally a skill specialized in subduing opponents and targeting vital points.
Thus, when the opponent had no fear and didn’t die even when their vital points were stabbed, it was extremely troublesome.
Even if they cut off limbs, the bodies reassembled and continued to attack.
Since the undead couldn’t be killed, the knights were naturally at a disadvantage.
They needed to deal with the warlock who controlled the undead first.
However, the undead and the bandits surrounded the warlock, making it difficult to attack him.
Faragus laughed and clapped his hands, mocking them.
“Kahaha! Useful sacrifices are rolling in on their own!”
The stronger a human was, the more life force they had.
Having six swordmasters at the Sword Aura level was quite a good harvest for experiments.
He gathered dark magic energy to deliver a powerful blow.
“Now, I’ll finish you off…!”
At that moment.
Swoosh!
A sharp sword protruded from his abdomen.
“Ugh!”
He groaned and coughed up blood.
“An easy one, it seems.”
At that moment, a chillingly low voice whispered in his ear.
Aden, who had been hiding silently behind Faragus, ambushed and impaled him with Baalzebul.
Thanks to the distraction created by Priestess Lunia and Taion’s group.
Then, without giving him time to resist, Aden quickly absorbed his energy.
“Aaaaargh!”
Faragus screamed as if his very soul was being torn apart.
Soon, his whole body withered and dried up like a mummy, and he collapsed.
Thud, thud, thud!
With the caster dead, the bodies of the undead bandits also staggered and all fell to the ground.
The bandits were horrified.
“W-What is this!”
“Faragus was defeated?”
But there was no time for confusion.
Aden charged at them with incredible speed.
“Kill him, now!”
Whoosh!
The bandits guarding Faragus pulled out their daggers and lunged at Aden.
Smack!
But Aden struck their wrists, causing them to drop their daggers.
Bam!
Then he punched one in the abdomen.
At the same time, he grabbed the man’s head and slammed his right knee into his jaw.
“Ugh!”
He grabbed the collar of the unconscious man.
Then he used the man as a shield against an attacker lunging at him with a sword from behind.
Swoosh.
The attacker’s sword pierced the chest of their comrade.
“D-Damn it!”
While the attacker was startled by stabbing their own ally, Aden picked up a fallen dagger and drove it into the attacker’s heart.
“Ugh!”
The attacker let out a death cry and collapsed.
With every move Aden made, the sounds of screams and blood spraying echoed.
It was a brutal scene, like a wolf rampaging among sheep.
Taion and his group of knights, dealing with bandits at the barricade, muttered in awe.
“Is that the power of a Semi-Master?”
‘Terrifying…’
Taion clenched his fist as he watched Aden’s movements.
“Has he gotten stronger already…?”
Even in the midst of fighting enemies, watching Aden’s battle ignited his competitive spirit.
Taion led his knights with burning eyes and shouted.
“We can’t lose to Aden! Everyone, fight with all your might!”
The bandits felt chills run down their spines.
‘No way…’
‘What is that speed, is he even human?’
The bandits watching the scene wanted to deny the unbelievable reality.
They were falling one by one without being able to do anything.
Aden’s eyes, cold and devoid of any emotion, attacked them.
Unlike the priestess of the Slaughter Cult, who at least showed some madness, this swordsman showed nothing of the sort.
The sight of him stabbing hearts and breaking joints without any hesitation sent shivers down their spines.
They had seen and fought many people as mercenaries, but they had never seen eyes like his.
If they had to describe those eyes, it would be like…
‘A monster.’
That was the only word that came to everyone’s mind.
“Ugh!”
Another mercenary fell, bleeding from his carotid artery after being slashed by a dagger.
Aden aimed his sword at the remaining bandits.
Swoosh!
The dark blue Sword Aura burned like flames.
The Sword Aura solidified into threads and wrapped around Baalzebul’s blade.
Pointing the Aura Threads at them, Aden smiled coldly.
‘It’s good to be a Semi-Master.’
Although not perfect, he could now use Aura more freely than before.
Not at 100%, but Aden could showcase a considerable amount of his skill.
Now, it was time to put the finishing touch.
“Aura Rain.”
Swish!
As Aden swung his sword from above, the Aura Threads split into hundreds of strands and fell upon the bandits.
Seeing the sky filled with the light of Aura threads, the bandits lost the will to resist and stared blankly at the descending light.
“Damn it…”
With that last word, the rain of Aura poured down on them.
Bam!
A blue rain of death.
That was the last sight they saw.
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After dealing with the bandits, an achievement notification appeared.
「[Shower Slayer]
Rain that pours unpredictably is called a shower. Those who met their end under your shower-like assault felt insurmountable despair just before dying. This title is granted in recognition of that achievement.
When attacking multiple targets, the probability of an instant kill increases by 10%.」
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With all the bandits dealt with, the villagers cheered, praising and thanking the group.
However, it wasn’t over yet.
“Reveal your base!”
The bandits had captured many people.
Three lucky survivors, bound with ropes, were being interrogated.
“Heh, would it change anything if we told you?”
“You think we’d answer just because you ask?”
They weren’t particularly loyal.
Loyalty and bandits don’t go together.
‘We’ll be executed even if this ends well.’
‘We need to increase our value somehow!’
They knew the only punishment awaiting them after interrogation was death.
So, they tried to bargain using their lives as collateral.
However, there was one thing they had overlooked…
“Kya-ha! Such troublesome mischief-makers! Don’t worry! I’m quite skilled at making troublemakers talk! One hour is enough!”
The fact that the Slaughter Cult had a berserker known for excellent torture techniques.
“Aaaargh!”
“Spare me…!”
“No, not there, please! Ugh!”
She tortured the bandits with a variety of techniques.
“I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!”
“Kya-ha! You don’t have to say anything! Let me just finish this needle first!”
“I said I’ll talk! No, please let me talk!”
“No need to rush! Kya-ha!”
“Please…! Aaaah!”
The torture continued relentlessly, regardless of their pleas.
The bandits’ screams, which seemed to echo through their very souls, filled the air.
Hearing those screams, the villagers, Taion, and the knights, except for Aden, turned pale.