Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 604

604. New God

Esther looked at the blue eyes that resembled her own.
If another man had done this, she would have ripped out not only his eyes but also everything else, but this man was fine. She
could tell just by looking at his eyes. As he said, he had no other motive than to recover his body temperature.
There was only sincerity in those eyes.
Above all, she remembered that he had asked her to hold him before she passed out.

“okay.”

Esther said and checked my body condition. The flow of magic? No problem. What happened to the curse that made my bones cold? The coldness of Del Gretcher, the master of the frozen land, had settled in due to the excessive borrowing spell, but it was as if it had been washed away. Warmth spread over my body.

“I’m better now.”

Esther left the bed and put on the robe she had placed on the chair right next to her.
Encred saw the blue dawn light coming in from the window, illuminating her back. The act of putting on the robe revealed part of her naked body. Her
white fleshy back embraced the light and let out a rustling sound as she put on the robe, and the smell of her body that she had smelled all day because she had been holding her for several days brushed the tip of her nose.
It was a scent like a night when you fall asleep looking at the stars above your head while feeling the cool breeze blowing pleasantly.
If Esther’s body scent were to be made into a perfume, it would be a perfect name to name the scent Night Sky.
Esther shivered for a moment. She said she was better now, but she could feel the chilly air as she left the warm embrace.
She saw Encred on the bed with her top off. That embrace was really warm.
In her dream, Esther was lying in a flower garden, enveloped in a pleasant warmth.
The warmth, the smell, everything was really enjoyable.

‘The smell of sunshine.’

The scent of sunlight, similar to the smell of well-dried cloth, lingered in her nostrils.
Esther said, looking at Encred, who was looking at her in bed.

“Take care of your eyes.”
“Of course.”

With a light joke. As she recalled her dream, a thought came to her that turned Esther into a leopard.
Her robes clung to her flesh and turned into fur, and her blue eyes remained, but her body shrank and took the form of a four-legged beast.

“why?”

Encred asked. The leopard nodded to indicate that it was going first and went out.
Encred stared blankly at it and shrugged, and Luagarne, who was in the bed next to her, puffed out her cheeks and spoke. Puffing out her cheeks now was similar to smiling. Now, she could tell the difference just by looking at Frock’s puffing out his cheeks.

“It’s embarrassing.”

Luagarne said with her cheeks puffed out.

“Who?”
“Esther.”

The witch Esther, the black flower, the owner of a bizarre hobby of gouging out the eyes of anyone who looks at her body.
Esther being embarrassed? Encred didn’t sense such a thing.

“Those guys don’t know what effect their actions have. Tsk. You’re a sinner.”

Luagarne spoke and kept puffing out her cheeks. She seemed to be enjoying something all by herself.

“What are you talking about?”
“That’s just what it is. It’ll be interesting to see what happens later. Don’t worry about me. Proc doesn’t care about physical love. If I want to have offspring, I’ll find a suitable male Proc.”
“What did I say to make you say that?”
“That’s just what it is.”

Luagarne repeated the same words. Encred stayed in the city for another day.
The cult gatherings had also disappeared as if they had been washed away. It was only natural that a prog would go crazy and run wild if he saw a gathering.
With the crime guild gone, a few men came out and made a fuss about collecting protection money, but the lord caught them without mercy and beat them.

“Kkuek! Stop, stop! I will work diligently!”

The screams of the man who was hit echoed like background music in the city for a while.
Lord Louis’s policy was clear.
Once the troops were organized, if they did not listen from now on, they would be beaten.
It was not something Encred had to get involved in.

‘I’m sure you’ll figure it out.’

It was now out of my hands.
There were some jewels in the mansion that the vampires and the magistrate had collected. The lord had gathered them all and brought them. Encred could see the jewel box on his way out.

“Please accept it.”

It is natural to receive payment for work. Since he took on the request, he should receive a fee.
However, there is no rule that it has to be a jewel or a crona.
Encred knows that there are countless waves that the lord will have to overcome in the future.
It will take a lot to overcome the flow of those waves.
The box in his hand right now is just a fee for the request, but it could be a meal for the lord and the city.
He couldn’t accept it because he could see it. And he thought that he had already received the fee.

“I already received it.”
“I will feel better if I receive this.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to use it to rebuild the city?”

It was all true. The lord had prepared the box with great difficulty. He had not even organized the inside neatly. He had just thrown valuables in it haphazardly.

“I told you I already received it.”

Encred spoke again. It was just last night that Thelma came to see him and said.

“Thank you.”

He said that.
Encred thought that the value contained in those words was greater than that box.
It wasn’t just Thelma who came to see him.
Everyone who knew what he had done came to see him and said that.

“Thank you. For saving my child.”

The innkeeper who rescued and raised a child who was not even related by blood was also like that.

“Thank you! When I build a boat, I’ll be the first one to take you on it!”

A dull man, but conversely, a wise man was also like that.

“Thank you.”

A mother of a child said the same thing. And now the lord bows his head and says.

“I sincerely thank you, sir. If the day comes when you need my help, I will help you even with a small gesture. Even if it means risking my life.”

It was obvious that he was sincere. Even
if time passes and the color of that sincerity fades, it doesn’t matter.
On the contrary, even if time passes, the lord might want to express his gratitude more firmly.
All of that would be known only after living tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow again.
After hearing their words. Encred walked out of the city. He still received anxious and cold stares, and so he stepped out on the cross guard.
Although the stares were not all favorable, Encred was quite satisfied with all of this. Because
this city would still greet the sun tomorrow.
That was truly satisfying.

* * *

Later, I heard from Esther that she had killed an apostle.
And this caused a commotion among the cultists all over the continent.
They started to act in a very unique way.
This was something that neither Encred nor Chrys had expected.

* * *

“A revelation has come down. This is a task given to me by God.”

Overdeer finally confronted the Archbishop who had betrayed God and used God.
Among the Templars guarding him, there were two who had been brainwashed to the point of blocking his path. He had just defeated them both.

“Overdeer Lord.”

The archbishop was a woman of about fifty. She had a very pitiful expression on her face. The corners of her eyes were drooping, and she spoke as if she was in great pain.

“Why are you doing this? If you stand on the opposite side of the church, what will be left for you? Is it worth throwing away your honor as a knight?”

The Archbishop spoke of Overdeer’s honor, but upon closer examination, it was not only honor that he spoke of.

“Is there really nothing to protect? Is that so?”

The archbishop spoke again. What he meant on the surface was this.
Is what he is doing now worth throwing away the honor he has built up throughout his life? Can’t he just leave the rotten fruit alone? Can’t he just stand by and watch from the vested interests?

‘iced coffee.’

That can’t be. Even if it’s just an old man’s stubbornness,
I can’t stand to see the foundation I’ve worked on rot away and crumble any longer.

“You are here.”

So I answered.
The archbishop closed his eyes with my hands around his neck.

“Curse to all who betrayed me.”

The Archbishop smiled even as he died. He was truly a terrible person. Suddenly, his neck snapped and his tongue came out. It was an instant murder, without giving him time to say the spell.

“Phew.”

Overdier sighed in relief after crossing a large mountain.
It was an old and worn-out mansion. It was a place that fit the description of a ruined house.
Here, the archbishop had tormented many people with spells similar to sorcery.
She had the ability to control anyone who spent a certain amount of time with her from a distance.
She herself named this ability ‘torture’, but Overdier called it ‘torture’.
It was an ability to force people to do asceticism that they had voluntarily done for training,
by whipping their own bodies against their will .
Preventing them from sleeping.
Preventing them from eating.
That this was a purely divine spell? It was impossible.
It was like a curse combined with Western sorcery.
The problem was that Overdier’s wife was among the people under the archbishop’s care.
This was why he had secretly threatened her when discussing honor.
The moment he decided to dig up the rottenness of the church, he knew that there was a threat to his wife, Lorna.
It was fatal.
So he needed someone new. Someone who would take his place.
Someone who would do the work while distracting the Archbishop.

“Is it over now?”

The man asked. He was a large man who lived up to his nickname of Bear Man. The divinity he possessed was greater than that of Overdeer himself. I can say with certainty that there was no one within the religious order with such talent.

“It’s not the end, it’s the beginning.”
“But I guess my work is done.”
“That’s right. I have to do something else now.”
“Are you sure you don’t have any doubts?”

Audyn asked right away. Despite his appearance, he was a writer with a good head. Overdeer understood the intention of the question and asked back.

“Was it too easy to follow the revelation?”

He felt that way too. Things were going too well.
The Archbishop was easily revealed, and the Templar’s escort was not tight. No matter how great Audyn’s skills were, this was easy.

“Yes, that’s right. An old brother who enjoys bragging about his wife.”

As I was talking about my wife’s good points while we were going around, she quickly gave me that nickname. Overdeer took it as a compliment. He only replied that he had no doubts and that things were too easy.

“It was something that had to be done. Even if someone had intended it, it was something that could not be avoided.”

If I let it go, my identity will be revealed, and my wife will lose her life after suffering. So I can’t stop.
Even if I lose my wife, it’s something I have to do.
This is to protect the land I’ve built.
But even so, I really hate losing my wife. So how grateful I am for the presence of Audyn in the midst of all this.

‘May the Lord guide you.’

While Overdeer prayed inwardly, Audin nodded.
While he was working, he had received help from the shadows. He had a feeling that the help was not out of favor, but he could do nothing about it.

“I’ll go back then.”
“I won’t go far.”

The brief companionship was over. Audyn turned around, and his intuition was right. Just before he could return to the Border Guard, something happened.

* * *

“Who is following the word of God? Who is right! Is the knight who murdered the archbishop right? If you do not know right from wrong, do not interfere. I will punish them myself and set the will of God right!”

Some of the priests of the god of abundance, some of the priests of the god of war, some of the priests of the god of heaven, and even some of the Templars.
They declared a holy war.

“It would start with a monastery that betrayed the church and used the saint for personal gain.”

The troops that declared a holy war gathered. Behind them, the cult’s tricks were mixed.
They boldly started a fight where the knights were staying.
Several of the cult’s apostles started fighting the knights. Because of this, the knights were unable to participate in the holy war.
It was not the time to take sides. Shouldn’t I be protecting the area I was protecting right now?
Everyone has their own desires, but the cult’s goals were vague.
But if you think about it, starting a holy war was beneficial to them.
It was like the Holy Nation was eating each other’s flesh.

“I will erase that damn cult from this land.”

The Justice Implementation Priests and the Cult Extermination Priests were mobilized by the appearance of the Apostle.
In the meantime, a rumor spread that a paladin belonging to the priests had died. The rumor was widespread that an apostle of the Demonic Church had killed him.
Because of this, the two priests were unable to express their opinions or interfere in the holy war.
The Holy Nation was a country where the religious order was central, and three cities were their territories, and all three cities were engulfed in chaos.
In the meantime, one of the Seven Apostles of Abundance, who had declared a holy war and was to become the new pope, Müll, finally advanced to the monastery he had targeted.
The new holy army distributed indulgences, and it was announced to the public that there were two holy knights in this unit.
If things continued this way, a new religious order would truly be born, led by Müll.

“We worship the gray god.”

They proudly declared their colorless light as divine. They were truly crazy.
They created a new religion by creating a god that never existed before.
In the actual religious order, those who secretly gave off gray light would gather together, and that became reality.
However, they were also part of the religious order’s vested interests, so the situation became bigger.

“These kids have all gone crazy.”

Overdeer couldn’t just sit by and watch, so he organized an army and moved.
Noah, who led the monastery, chose to hold out in the monastery built like a fortress. They couldn’t all die quietly like this.
Mul headed to Noah’s monastery and gathered an army. The number of people increased as the days passed, and he decorated his army as the Gray Holy Army.

“I will burn your flesh and offer it as an altar to the Gray God.”

He also said that he would not accept the monastery’s forgiveness.
At this point, it was a religion that was different from the god of abundance, but now it was like a chariot that was speeding downhill.
No one could stop it.