111. A Name Engraved in the Heart
Christine's army deliberately moved into a difficult valley.
The only way to deal with the huge number of papal knights was to use the terrain.
They drove their enemies into the valley and rolled rocks on the mountain, or set fire to them when crossing bridges.
These are all warriors who have lived on the battlefield.
The paladins were a ragtag group with no proper combat experience.
Nevertheless, with such a large force constantly intensifying, there was no end to the fighting.
In addition, with the addition of the priests' magic, half of the allies were casualties.
Fortunately, Christine's army also had more than a dozen wizards in addition to Leanna, and wizards who had been hiding from the Vatican's persecution joined them.
Among them was Kenny, an imperial mage who was favored by Jan.
Christine's army deliberately moved into a difficult valley.
The only way to deal with the huge number of papal knights was to use the terrain.
They drove their enemies into the valley and rolled rocks on the mountain, or set fire to them when crossing bridges.
These are all warriors who have lived on the battlefield.
The paladins were a ragtag group with no proper combat experience.
Nevertheless, with such a large force constantly intensifying, there was no end to the fighting.
In addition, with the addition of the priests' magic, half of the allies were casualties.
Fortunately, Christine's army also had more than a dozen wizards in addition to Leanna, and wizards who had been hiding from the Vatican's persecution joined them.
Among them was Kenny, an imperial mage who was favored by Jan.
***
After a fierce battle, Christine's army arrived at the Oswald cottage at dawn two days later.
"Reinforcements from the Russwolf are arriving this evening!"
Zimmer rushed over and reported.
"You're here sooner than I thought."
Leanna, who had been listening to Zimmer and Christine's conversation, cautiously interjected.
"You two... Do you think we're still alive until then?"
"Of course."
"Obvious."
"Ha, ha, ha..."
Leanna laughed with a depressed face.
Their army, covered in dust and sweat, seemed to be overwhelmed just by breathing. If another battle started, it would collapse.
Moreover...
Leanna groaned thinly as she gazed at the dawn before her.
A sea of torches was raging around the villa. If you didn't know the situation, you would have been ecstatic, but in fact, you were surrounded by tens of thousands of troops carrying torches.
However, their fortress is only a ruined villa of the Oswald family.
Kenny and other mages were defending themselves by making shields, but they didn't know how long they would last.
In fact, with this kind of magic shield, Maurice would be able to break through it alone. She was sure they wouldn't be able to last even 30 minutes.
In the evening, when the reinforcements of the Rusdwolf arrived, all they had to do was recover their bodies.
"This is too reckless. Surrender to the Vatican and see if you can escape later..."
"Reinforcements from the Russwolf are arriving this evening!"
Zimmer rushed over and reported.
"You're here sooner than I thought."
Leanna, who had been listening to Zimmer and Christine's conversation, cautiously interjected.
"You two... Do you think we're still alive until then?"
"Of course."
"Obvious."
"Ha, ha, ha..."
Leanna laughed with a depressed face.
Their army, covered in dust and sweat, seemed to be overwhelmed just by breathing. If another battle started, it would collapse.
Moreover...
Leanna groaned thinly as she gazed at the dawn before her.
A sea of torches was raging around the villa. If you didn't know the situation, you would have been ecstatic, but in fact, you were surrounded by tens of thousands of troops carrying torches.
However, their fortress is only a ruined villa of the Oswald family.
Kenny and other mages were defending themselves by making shields, but they didn't know how long they would last.
In fact, with this kind of magic shield, Maurice would be able to break through it alone. She was sure they wouldn't be able to last even 30 minutes.
In the evening, when the reinforcements of the Rusdwolf arrived, all they had to do was recover their bodies.
"This is too reckless. Surrender to the Vatican and see if you can escape later..."
Christine interrupted Leanna.
"No, we will surely win this battle. You'll open the seal."
Zimmer shouted.
"Leave this to us and go!"
Sneung, sneung!
At the same time, about 50 remaining knights entered into battle posture and drew their swords.
Surprisingly, they didn't seem to think that they were going to lose this battle. It was clear that everyone was crazy.
"Let's go, kid."
Christine urged Leanna.
In fact, Leanna, who had always been confident, was afraid.
If she fails, this place will be everyone's graveyard.
The two descended to the basement and followed the maze-like corridor. Then they came to a dead end.
"Here."
Christine's words made Leanna stop walking.
The wall in front of him was half-torn. Behind him, he saw a door.
He kicked it, and the half-burned wall collapsed helplessly.
Only then did the whole door appear.
On the huge, sturdy stone door was written a strange red letter.
"It's an ancient language. The red ancient fish can hold strong magic."
"Does this text contain magic?"
"Yes, and only stronger magic than the one contained in it can be unlocked."
"Can you unlock this?"
Leanna laughed arrogantly.
"Of course. Moreover, people who know how to use ancient magic are among the best in the Vatican."
"You'll listen to the self-praise later...”
"Wouldn't that be better?"
Slowly stroking the ancient fish with her hand, she began to recite the spell.
Clang! Clang!
Meanwhile, the sound of swords clashing became closer and closer.
It seems that the wizards' shields have already been broken. It would be a matter of an instant for the Vatican knights to come here.
"Boss! Your defense shield has been breached!"
Zimmer ran over and shouted.
"How long can you last?"
"I'll hold on as long as I can!"
'Please hurry up, kid!'
Christine cried out to him, his burning lips tightly closed.
Soon, a soft light began to envelop Leanna. As she recited the incantation, beads of peregrine sweat formed on her face.
She is also struggling.
“... !”
After a while, the red ancient fish seemed to glow, and the stone door began to move slowly.
Grrr...
The interior space revealed by the rotating door was shrouded in a thick blue mist.
The cool, humid air felt like a completely different world.
Christine stepped through the door without hesitation.
Leanna followed in, and the door closed automatically.
Oooh!
"No, we will surely win this battle. You'll open the seal."
Zimmer shouted.
"Leave this to us and go!"
Sneung, sneung!
At the same time, about 50 remaining knights entered into battle posture and drew their swords.
Surprisingly, they didn't seem to think that they were going to lose this battle. It was clear that everyone was crazy.
"Let's go, kid."
Christine urged Leanna.
In fact, Leanna, who had always been confident, was afraid.
If she fails, this place will be everyone's graveyard.
The two descended to the basement and followed the maze-like corridor. Then they came to a dead end.
"Here."
Christine's words made Leanna stop walking.
The wall in front of him was half-torn. Behind him, he saw a door.
He kicked it, and the half-burned wall collapsed helplessly.
Only then did the whole door appear.
On the huge, sturdy stone door was written a strange red letter.
"It's an ancient language. The red ancient fish can hold strong magic."
"Does this text contain magic?"
"Yes, and only stronger magic than the one contained in it can be unlocked."
"Can you unlock this?"
Leanna laughed arrogantly.
"Of course. Moreover, people who know how to use ancient magic are among the best in the Vatican."
"You'll listen to the self-praise later...”
"Wouldn't that be better?"
Slowly stroking the ancient fish with her hand, she began to recite the spell.
Clang! Clang!
Meanwhile, the sound of swords clashing became closer and closer.
It seems that the wizards' shields have already been broken. It would be a matter of an instant for the Vatican knights to come here.
"Boss! Your defense shield has been breached!"
Zimmer ran over and shouted.
"How long can you last?"
"I'll hold on as long as I can!"
'Please hurry up, kid!'
Christine cried out to him, his burning lips tightly closed.
Soon, a soft light began to envelop Leanna. As she recited the incantation, beads of peregrine sweat formed on her face.
She is also struggling.
“... !”
After a while, the red ancient fish seemed to glow, and the stone door began to move slowly.
Grrr...
The interior space revealed by the rotating door was shrouded in a thick blue mist.
The cool, humid air felt like a completely different world.
Christine stepped through the door without hesitation.
Leanna followed in, and the door closed automatically.
Oooh!
***
"Could this be that well?"
Christine looked at the vast water in front of him.
The place was covered with thick fog, and it seemed more appropriate to call it the sea rather than the well. At the end of it, he could only see the horizon.
In the middle of the water, a huge rock altar towered.
"No boat."
Leanna laughed at him, embarrassed.
"If you're a wizard enough to come in here, you don't need a boat. Forgot it? I'm a superlative mage."
Leanna recited the spell, and the two moved to the altar in an instant.
The altar was surrounded by five stone pillars about 1 meter high. At the top of the pillar, there was a hollow in the shape of the crest of the five families.
"I think I should put the key in this place."
Leanna took the key from the golden box and put it in order.
After a while, the five pillars glowed... lengthened to reveal the letters engraved on the body.
"Is this also an ancient language?"
"Yes, I think I carved out a way to break the seal."
Leanna's face hardened as she read the words on the pillar.
"This key is not enough to break the seal."
"Damn, what more do you need?"
Christine groaned in embarrassment.
"There was another key that was the most important."
She looked at him sadly.
"Immediately... Boss."
"What's that?"
She pointed to a part of the ancient language written on the pillar.
"Only the blood of the wolf warriors will awaken them. Those who wish to resurrect the clan will pay the price of sacrifice, so follow and worship warriors... That's how it says."
"That's a good thing."
"What?"
"It's better than not being able to get it right now."
"It's called sacrifice. You may have to give up your life!"
"Anyway, we have to give our lives to the Vatican, which is better than that."
"What about Adele?"
When Adele's name was mentioned, his expression hardened. Then he held out the pocket knife he was wearing around his waist.
"I don't like it. I won't take it!"
Freaked out. He smiled at Leanna as she shook her head.
"I'm not saying to stab me with that knife. I wanted you to engrave something. Here!"
He opened the front of his shirt and pointed to his firm left chest.
"What are you carving?"
"Adele."
“...!”
Leanna's face contorted as if she were crying.
"I want to be with her until the last beat of my heart."
This time, he handed over the ring he was wearing on his left finger. It was a coupling with Adele.
"What if... If I can't go back, tell her. I'm sorry I couldn't be there until the end..."
He paused for a moment.
On the day he came to the coupling, he remembered kneeling in front of many people and courting them.
Adele also played the role of a courted lady. But he didn't know how lovely she was to blush with embarrassment.
A smile appeared on his face as he remembered that day.
"I'll tell her."
Putting the ring in her arms, Leanna promised.
After a moment, the sharp tip of the knife slowly carved Adele's name into his heart.
A, D, E, L, E
When she had finished carving out all the names, Leanna swallowed her tears and closed her mouth.
The red blood flowing down his vast chest felt like his tears.
But he smiled and patted her on the head.
"Thank you, Leanna. You were going to find a good guy instead of your father."
His hands were so big and warm, they were just like her father's, and she couldn't stop crying.
After the day her dad was burned at the stake, she thought she would never cry again.
She decided to live without giving her heart to anyone.
"You don't need that..."
Leanna shouted, clinging to the hem of Christine's robe.
"Just run away with Adele and live! I, Uncle Zimmer, and everyone else are all up to them! It doesn't matter if we live or die! So don't make sacrifices! This kind of thing doesn't look good enough to make chicken meat stand out! Ugh!"
"This is my choice, Leanna."
Christine finished speaking decisively and walked between the pillars without hesitation.
He held his rapier aloft.
Pooh!
The blood that had soaked his feet flowed into the stone altar, and he roared!
Christine looked at the vast water in front of him.
The place was covered with thick fog, and it seemed more appropriate to call it the sea rather than the well. At the end of it, he could only see the horizon.
In the middle of the water, a huge rock altar towered.
"No boat."
Leanna laughed at him, embarrassed.
"If you're a wizard enough to come in here, you don't need a boat. Forgot it? I'm a superlative mage."
Leanna recited the spell, and the two moved to the altar in an instant.
The altar was surrounded by five stone pillars about 1 meter high. At the top of the pillar, there was a hollow in the shape of the crest of the five families.
"I think I should put the key in this place."
Leanna took the key from the golden box and put it in order.
After a while, the five pillars glowed... lengthened to reveal the letters engraved on the body.
"Is this also an ancient language?"
"Yes, I think I carved out a way to break the seal."
Leanna's face hardened as she read the words on the pillar.
"This key is not enough to break the seal."
"Damn, what more do you need?"
Christine groaned in embarrassment.
"There was another key that was the most important."
She looked at him sadly.
"Immediately... Boss."
"What's that?"
She pointed to a part of the ancient language written on the pillar.
"Only the blood of the wolf warriors will awaken them. Those who wish to resurrect the clan will pay the price of sacrifice, so follow and worship warriors... That's how it says."
"That's a good thing."
"What?"
"It's better than not being able to get it right now."
"It's called sacrifice. You may have to give up your life!"
"Anyway, we have to give our lives to the Vatican, which is better than that."
"What about Adele?"
When Adele's name was mentioned, his expression hardened. Then he held out the pocket knife he was wearing around his waist.
"I don't like it. I won't take it!"
Freaked out. He smiled at Leanna as she shook her head.
"I'm not saying to stab me with that knife. I wanted you to engrave something. Here!"
He opened the front of his shirt and pointed to his firm left chest.
"What are you carving?"
"Adele."
“...!”
Leanna's face contorted as if she were crying.
"I want to be with her until the last beat of my heart."
This time, he handed over the ring he was wearing on his left finger. It was a coupling with Adele.
"What if... If I can't go back, tell her. I'm sorry I couldn't be there until the end..."
He paused for a moment.
On the day he came to the coupling, he remembered kneeling in front of many people and courting them.
Adele also played the role of a courted lady. But he didn't know how lovely she was to blush with embarrassment.
A smile appeared on his face as he remembered that day.
"I'll tell her."
Putting the ring in her arms, Leanna promised.
After a moment, the sharp tip of the knife slowly carved Adele's name into his heart.
A, D, E, L, E
When she had finished carving out all the names, Leanna swallowed her tears and closed her mouth.
The red blood flowing down his vast chest felt like his tears.
But he smiled and patted her on the head.
"Thank you, Leanna. You were going to find a good guy instead of your father."
His hands were so big and warm, they were just like her father's, and she couldn't stop crying.
After the day her dad was burned at the stake, she thought she would never cry again.
She decided to live without giving her heart to anyone.
"You don't need that..."
Leanna shouted, clinging to the hem of Christine's robe.
"Just run away with Adele and live! I, Uncle Zimmer, and everyone else are all up to them! It doesn't matter if we live or die! So don't make sacrifices! This kind of thing doesn't look good enough to make chicken meat stand out! Ugh!"
"This is my choice, Leanna."
Christine finished speaking decisively and walked between the pillars without hesitation.
He held his rapier aloft.
Pooh!
The blood that had soaked his feet flowed into the stone altar, and he roared!
Urrrrrrrrr...!
A sound like thunder shook the heavens and the earth.
Papa Pad!
A dazzling light from the five pillars soared high into the sky.
It swirled in the air like a whirlwind, engulfing the water on the floor and the fog in the air.
Gooo...oo
Chaos in the beginning.
Leanna was mesmerized by the explosion of mana.
She was suffocated by the enormous sight, and her limbs trembled.
But soon, she remembered what she had to do and struggled to raise her arms.
“...!”
She closed her eyes and slowly recited the spell between her lips.
A sound like thunder shook the heavens and the earth.
Papa Pad!
A dazzling light from the five pillars soared high into the sky.
It swirled in the air like a whirlwind, engulfing the water on the floor and the fog in the air.
Gooo...oo
Chaos in the beginning.
Leanna was mesmerized by the explosion of mana.
She was suffocated by the enormous sight, and her limbs trembled.
But soon, she remembered what she had to do and struggled to raise her arms.
“...!”
She closed her eyes and slowly recited the spell between her lips.
***
The early morning sky was brightening.
Maurice and some of the other priests, as well as high-ranking knights of the Order of the Holy Knights, were watching the situation from the top of the hill.
The villa's defensive shield had just breached, and the paladins and priests poured inside.
However, the situation, which was expected to end quickly, took longer than expected.
"Is there any news yet?"
Maurice drove his horse to the Paladin.
The knight leader was so afraid of him, and he was wearing iron armor from head to toe. His horse was also covered in armor, so just standing there seemed to be too much for him.
"Don't worry. Soon our knights will be carrying the Count of Weiss's neck."
His pride on such a subject pierced the sky.
"Don't look at the Count so lightly."
"Oh no, can we be scared if he's hurt?"
Then the other knights next to him also joined in.
"Priest Maurice, if you are afraid, stand back."
They mock Maurice for hurting Christine's shoulder.
Maurice stared into the distant sky, leaving behind the ridicule of the fools.
"Be careful, though. It won't be easy to escape with a full plate of mail."
"What!"
"That's a lot of mana. We priests will withdraw for now."
Without hesitation, Maurice turned his horse and headed for the Vatican.
The paladin leader was stunned, and his jaw dropped.
"Hey, that's something!"
A black whirlwind engulfed the Oswald villa.
Ugh... Then... heard a terrifying sound, like the roaring of a huge mythical beast.
And in the middle of the whirlwind, something great arose.
It was both a man and a four-legged beast.
"Ugh, is that a wolf clan?"
The paladin muttered, trembling.
Tens of thousands of wolves emerged from the whirlwind and swept away the Order in an instant.
Rivers of blood flowed quickly over the earth, and the disgusting smell of death wafted through the air.
Maurice and some of the other priests, as well as high-ranking knights of the Order of the Holy Knights, were watching the situation from the top of the hill.
The villa's defensive shield had just breached, and the paladins and priests poured inside.
However, the situation, which was expected to end quickly, took longer than expected.
"Is there any news yet?"
Maurice drove his horse to the Paladin.
The knight leader was so afraid of him, and he was wearing iron armor from head to toe. His horse was also covered in armor, so just standing there seemed to be too much for him.
"Don't worry. Soon our knights will be carrying the Count of Weiss's neck."
His pride on such a subject pierced the sky.
"Don't look at the Count so lightly."
"Oh no, can we be scared if he's hurt?"
Then the other knights next to him also joined in.
"Priest Maurice, if you are afraid, stand back."
They mock Maurice for hurting Christine's shoulder.
Maurice stared into the distant sky, leaving behind the ridicule of the fools.
"Be careful, though. It won't be easy to escape with a full plate of mail."
"What!"
"That's a lot of mana. We priests will withdraw for now."
Without hesitation, Maurice turned his horse and headed for the Vatican.
The paladin leader was stunned, and his jaw dropped.
"Hey, that's something!"
A black whirlwind engulfed the Oswald villa.
Ugh... Then... heard a terrifying sound, like the roaring of a huge mythical beast.
And in the middle of the whirlwind, something great arose.
It was both a man and a four-legged beast.
"Ugh, is that a wolf clan?"
The paladin muttered, trembling.
Tens of thousands of wolves emerged from the whirlwind and swept away the Order in an instant.
Rivers of blood flowed quickly over the earth, and the disgusting smell of death wafted through the air.
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