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Former General Is Undead Knight (Web Novel) - Volume 4, Chapter 11: Holy City Raid⑤
Volume 4, Chapter 11: Holy City Raid⑤
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Since Lambert had already done a preliminary investigation about the Heins faith, he naturally knew of the blonde-haired girl within the inquisition squad.
A woman with her eyes covered with cloth and long, golden hair tied into pigtails—those traits described Philipo of the Four Great Sages.
Philipo was an expert user of barrier sorcery; she was infamously even more cruel than Matai.
It seemed Philipo managed to locate the master of the 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 before Lambert and had already engaged in a battle against him.
The movements of the 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 inside the abandoned church seemed to be centered around the youth who fought against her.
Lambert looked around the insides of the abandoned church.
Seeing the situation, Philipo seemed to be cornering the youth while reducing the number of 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 within the barrier.
The barrier didn’t seem to suck mana from Philipo.
The bodies of the 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 that passed through the barrier soon turned white, cracked, and died.
Maybe because the youth also realized that he couldn’t get past the barrier, he tried to kill Philipo first.
Moreover, the three sorcerers of the inquisition squad who stood by Philipo’s side didn’t seem to use their magical powers either.
In short, no one but Philipo could unlock the barrier.
But then, Lambert realized why the youth didn’t try to escape from this church which had been locked by Philippo’s barrier and guarded by another three sorcerers from the inquisition squad. It was because the entrance to the underground waterway, in which he bred the first generation of the 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』, was right in this abandoned church.
With his undead perception ability, Lambert could feel the swirling miasma in the underground waterway beneath the church.
Thus, the youth stopped Philipo and the others from entering the waterway.
Philipo’s line of sight moved from the youth to Lambert.
「O Light, Become a Spear!」
The light conjured from the tip of her cane turned into a spear of light, heading toward Lambert.
Lambert dodged the incoming spear of light by a paper-thin margin.
The spear of light stuck into the ground behind Lambert and vanished into the air. At that moment, a magic circle appeared right where it vanished, releasing an extremely brilliant light.
「Uh…」
Lambert, who suddenly felt that he was about to be intoxicated, kicked the ground immediately.
After the brilliant light receded, Lambert looked at the hole left behind by the spear of light.
「That should be effective against undead, but… Your lingering attachment in this world seems to be quite strong. But it’s okay—this Philipo will send you off properly.」
Another three spears of lights appeared within Philipo’s barrier.
Thanks to his wealth of experiences against numerous sorcerers during the Eight Countries Unification War, Lambert could guess the effect of the spell from Philipo’s words.
That spear of light would break upon impact, unleashing a spell that caused the mana in the surroundings to go into a state of chaos.
For undead who depended on mana itself, that kind of spell was the most dangerous.
「…My current priority is to kill that member of the Hudo tribe over there. And yet, aren’t you guys prioritizing the safety of the citizens of the holy city?」
「Oh, I’m honored to be recognized by those in this era.」
The youth smiled eerily as he twisted his bloody head.
「My salvation is impartial. Properly speaking, my salvation isn’t something as crude as life or flesh—it’s the soul. According to the teaching of Heins-sama, salvation should be brought about equally to everyone, regardless of their wealth or social status!」
Philipo spread her arms as she spoke in exaggerated gestures.
「The souls of those slaughtered by monsters need salvation! If it’s not me, then who else?! At this point, your cursed soul needs salvation! Without it, you’ll suffer an eternal damnation in hell!」
Tears rolled down from beneath Philipo’s blindfold.
Even Lambert, who had his fill of various kinds of tragedies during the Eight Countries Unification War, was left speechless upon hearing Philipo’s speech.
「…Does that mean you’re going to prioritize torturing me and that man over there than the safety of the citizen of the holy city?」
Philipo cocked her head as if she didn’t understand what Lambert had said.
But she just swung her cane without even replying to Lambert.
Three spears of light rushed toward Lambert with speed incomparable to before.
Lambert moved out quickly from the range of the mana disturbance.
「Hah, that’s what you get for trying to talk about common sense with those lunatics. I won’t help you, but shall I create some chances for you? I’ll play with you after we take care of them.」
The youth spoke to Lambert.
Lambert turned his head, looking at Philipo, who stood behind him again.
There, he saw Philipo pointing her cane at Lambert’s back with a triumphant look on her face.
She conjured another spear of light.
Lambert ignored her and turned to the front again, pointing his greatsword at the youth before him.
The youth’s face warped lightly.
「…I don’t know where you get that fortitude of yours, but I know that you’re quite skilled. Don’t you know that you’re at a disadvantage if you keep fighting me? You’re going to regret this, you know?」
Lambert inched closer to the youth while keeping a tab on the spear of light behind him.
The moment he confirmed that the spear of light was fired, he dashed at once.
The insects that tried to coil themselves around him were knocked away by his simple rush.
The bodily fluids of the insects that were trampled spewed into the air.
Upon seeing Lambert’s rush, the youth was dumbfounded for a moment, but he fixed his stance immediately, preparing to receive Lambert’s rush.
「Protect me!」
The 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 that were crawling around him gathered in front of the youth, forming a meat wall.
「HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」
But a wall like that was akin to a piece of paper for Lambert. He swung his greatsword, aiming to destroy both the youth and the wall.
The youth leaned forward at once.
The flesh of the torn insect got into his hair.
「T-that was close, and that’s my strongest defense…」
「That’s your limit.」
「Hah?」
The youth’s left arm suddenly fell to the ground, bisected right from his shoulder.
He realized that he failed to dodge Lambert’s slash.
「Y-you b*stard…」
The youth raised his face, glaring at Lambert.
At that moment, Lambert kicked the youth’s face with the weight of his Organ armor.
The youth was blown back like a bullet, blowing away the 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 on his way and only stopping after his body sank into the wall.
「I have no regrets. I’m going to kill you before anyone can interfere.」
The youth stood up again even though his skull just got crushed by Lambert’s kick.
「Interesting, it seems that armour ain’t just for show. But too bad—I’m quite tough myself… I guess it’s time to go all out.」
