EIITAB - Chapter 132 < The Saintess Save Us >
Even if it is Trampled and Broken
Hestia and other knights' eyes turned towards the sound that did not fit this space.
A young boy who looked to be about 4 or 5 years old, wearing pajamas, was crying with a pale face.
Because the noise was so loud, there was a high probability that people sleeping inside the building would wake up.
“Aaaah!”
The child, who had seen a magical beast the size of a house so close, was now panting as if a match had been started.
That child was a boy whom Hestia knew well.
Both of the child's parents were attacked by demonic beasts and were hospitalized in Dr. Vito's medical center.
So the child was being cared for by the village people, but since everyone had their own relatives to prioritize, they had no choice but to pay less attention to the child.
Because of this, in the past, the child would often stay in the ward past bedtime, and it seemed like that was the case today as well.
Everyone, including Hestia and Martin, was embarrassed.
However, the reason they couldn't go to save the boy right away was that the wolf-type demon was closer to the child than them.
"Damn it."
Martin, who was spitting out harsh curses between his teeth, lowered his voice and gave orders to several knights.
"You guys should first get out of line and enter the back door of the building. Only then can I bring the child."
"I understand."
The three knights who received orders from Martin moved. Martin quickly looked around him and adjusted his strategy in his head.
As three people were missing, their strength was reduced.
However, it was a choice he had no choice but to get the child out safely.
'First of all, I guess I'll have no choice but to waste time by confronting these damn bastards while my subordinates rescue the child.'
However, the wolf-type monsters were not stupid either.
They noticed that people were paying too much attention to the child behind them.
He didn't know if it was intended to eat the mountain or to take it hostage, but one of the beasts turned its body towards the child.
'This!!"
Hestia, who was observing the situation quietly from some distance so as not to disturb the knights, made a face of disappointment.
When she first came down here with Martin, she had the intention of treating any injured knights right away.
This was because she had quite a bit of experience healing injured people with divine power.
Since her power was much higher than that of other priests, the effect would have been immediate.
But I never thought she would face a situation like this!
It was something completely unexpected for Hestia.
“Cruk! Krrr!”
One of the demonic beasts, which was advancing step by step toward the child while making a harsh growl as if threatening, soon took a leaping stance.
"Hi! Oh, I'm scared......!"
The frightened child hesitated, took a step back, and was blocked by the wall of the building.
When there was no way for him to retreat, the child sat down, closed his eyes tightly, and wrapped his arms around his head.
At that moment, the demonic beast rushed towards the child as if it were going to tear it to pieces at any moment.
"Oh, no!"
Hestia raised her voice.
Before she could even think about what to do, her body moved.
She swung her hand towards the demon beast that was trying to attack her child. Then, the golden energy flowing from Hestia's fingertips split the air at high speed.
Whoosh!
The force was like a thick rope.
Hestia's energy entangled the thick neck of the demonic beast that was about to attack the child like a noose, tightening it tightly.
"Wow!"
The demon beast that was ambushed instantly made a strangled sound.
Thud!
The guy who was thrown to the floor with a heavy sound began to struggle in pain as his breathing became constricted.
"What is this...?"
All of the knights who had no time to step forward just stared at what was happening in front of them, mesmerized.
They had fought numerous battles with demonic beasts, but this was their first experience. So they didn't know how to react in a situation like this.
The wolf-type beasts also seemed a little embarrassed at first, probably because they didn't expect to be attacked like this.
Then, they rushed towards the golden energy to save their bound colleague, even if it was belated.
One of the guys immediately opened their mouth and started biting, as if trying to cut the rope, while the other guy scratched the caught guy's neck with his front paw.
And then.
Tsutsutsutsu!
“Kaaaaak!”
"Wake up, wake up! Wow!"
The stinging smell of burning fur wafted out, and the sound of the demon beast howling in pain split the night sky.
Only then did Hestia look at her fingertips with surprised eyes.
Regardless of her inner turmoil, golden waves still flowed from her fingertips.
Her power was shining even more vividly and brilliantly than when she had treated Jerome before.
'What the hell is this...? What happened?'
But there was no time to be lost in thought.
As the demonic beast began to struggle in pain, the energy holding its neck began to tighten.
Hestia's body also swayed from the force.
'There's no way I can keep doing this.'
She quickly focused her strength again and raised her voice with desperation.
"Sir Martin! Come on!"
Since they lacked physical strength, if they wasted more time like this, there was a high possibility that they would lose the initiative and Hestia would be swayed by the demon beast.
Martin heard her brief cry and immediately adjusted his sword.
He moved quickly while the demon beasts were unable to come to their senses.
First of all, one guy.
He plunged the knife right into his artery and cut off his arm in one go.
And then he immediately swung his sword and cut off the front leg of the other guy so that he could no longer move.
“Keeeeeek!”
The demon suddenly lost his balance due to losing his leg and screamed to go away.
Without hesitation, Martin plunged his sword into the throat of the guy lying at his feet.
Soon the big guy's body lost strength and began to droop.
After killing two demon beasts in an instant, Martin sighed lightly and drew his sword. The remaining guy, who had to watch his comrade die before his eyes, began to cry out and struggle in a more ferocious manner.
Hestia was breathing heavily but did not withdraw her strength.
"Ugh, ugh."
Hestia, sweat beading on her forehead, grabbed the golden energy with all her strength and pulled it towards her body.
At the same time, the snare made of divine power hung around the demon beast's neck, strangling its breathing forcefully.
The foul smell of his burning fur stung his nose even more.
Meanwhile, three knights who went to the back of the building safely rescued the boy.
At that moment, Hestia's power, which had been strangling the demon beast, also reached its peak.
The demon beast couldn't even moan anymore and couldn't breathe properly, so his eyes were closed..
Then...... Quack!
The force that was digging into the flesh as if it would cut it off soon completely burst the head of the demon beast.
The beast was as quiet as if he were dead.
Martin and the knights, who watched the entire situation from beginning to end, did not even dare to breathe.
He felt as if he was being overwhelmed by something.
Even though she exploded and killed the demon beast, Hestia's divine power did not disappear immediately.
The golden energies changed from a rope shape to a feathery cloud shape and began to fly around Duke Kalathi Castle at high speed.
Then, it returned to its original position and wrapped around the dead demon beasts, lying on the floor.
Hestia's divine power quickly coalesced like a сoсoon.
When the light that burned brightly like the midday sun flickered little by little and then disappeared completely.
"...!"
"What nonsense is this... Huh."
Each person looked surprised and let out a soft sigh.
Some even rubbed their eyes as if they couldn't believe the sight before them.
It has to be that way.
As the light disappeared, the three bodies. disappeared without a trace. The demon's entire body had been reduced to ashes as if it had been made up.
At that moment, a strong wind blew from the snowy mountain, and the ashes were mixed with snow and scattered far away.
If it weren't for the blood stains left on the floor, no one would have believed that a battle had taken place a moment ago.
At one point, there was silence for a long time.
“Sa, Saintess...!”
One of Kalathi's knights looked at Hestia and knelt down before her.
As the silence was broken by that single word, someone took a prostration position, and someone else raised their clenched fists to the sky and raised their voices.
And...
"Aaaah!"
A loud roar split the night.
"The Saintess saved us!"
Without having to say who was first, he raised his voice and praised Hestia.
However, Hestia, the person directly involved, showed no reaction.
Breathing quietly, she stepped towards Martin with a stern look in her eyes.
Lightly brushing off the blood from his sword, he saw Hestia and bowed his head in silence.
Looking at him, Hestia opened her mouth.
"Sir Martin, I can't wait any longer."
She had a determined expression on her face as if she had already made up her mind.
"Tomorrow morning, I will leave for the snowy mountain. Get ready."
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