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Former General Is Undead Knight (Web Novel) - Volume 4, Chapter 16: Princess and Knight
Volume 4, Chapter 16: Princess and Knight
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At the center of the holy city of Heinstia, several sorcerers gathered.
Standing in the center of that place was an armless man covered in bandages, one of the Four Great Sages, Matai.
「THOSE 『DEVIL’S PIPER』 B*STARDS! HOW DARE THEY POLLUTE THIS HOLY CITY WITH THESE LOWLY INSECTS!!」
Matai had yet to recover from the injury caused by Lambert kicking him in front of the grand cathedral a while ago. Even after leaning on his subordinate, he could barely stand.
Below the beautiful structure, the corpses of enhanced demonic insects littered the ground.
Around fifty knight-class angels from the realm of light summoned by Matai were fighting against the enhanced demonic insects near the vicinity of the cathedral.
The army of knight-class angels, the only merit of which lay in their numbers, was the best choice to eliminate the enhanced demonic insects.
Even if the achievements of the other Four Great Sages and the leader of the inquisition squad were combined together, it was still below Matai and his army of angels.
「Dammit, just how many insects are they planning to release in this city?! Those rotten and gloomy b*stars are really looking down on us!」
「…What about the safety of Cardinal Zebedai?」
Matai’s subordinate asked him.
「There’s no need to worry about that person. He’s being escorted by our leader, Simon. He’s already escaping from Heinstia.」
Matai replied with a nonchalant voice.
Rather than conviction, it was as if he was talking about the sun rising from the east, something that was definitely going to happen.
「…But we still have no idea where are those b*stards from 『Devil’s Piper』 are hiding. According to the report, several of the Eight Wise Men comparable to Manzi who single-handedly destroyed Barreira City have already infiltrated this city… Cardinal Zebedai should be in the center of this city, the cathedral. There’s quite some distance from the entrance of the city.」
「Hmph… Those b*stards won’t be able to find that person. Moreover, he also has Simon-sama, the strongest sorcerer in the kingdom, by his side. Those lowly heretics won’t be able to touch him.」
「…I see.」
And yet, that answer wasn’t enough to ease the worry of Matai’s subordinates.
The Simon that the subordinate was familiar with was a thin old man with nothing but skin and bones.
Although his figure was often seen during ceremonies or important events, the person himself had never left the vicinity of the cathedral. There was even a rumor among the believers that his body condition had deteriorated.
「TO BEGIN WITH, DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT OUR KINGDOM’S ROYAL FAMILY WHO ARE TOO KEEN ON USING CLEAN METHODS CAN DEAL WITH THOSE B*STARDS FROM 『DEVIL’S PIPER』?! IT’S THANKS TO THEM THAT WE’RE ALWAYS FALLING BEHIND THOSE HERETICS! BUT OUR INQUISITION SQUAD ISN’T AS NAIVE AS THE ROYAL FAMILY! WE WILL TEACH THOSE B*STARDS WHO ONLY KNOW MAKE-BELIEVE WAR WHAT A REAL WAR IS! WE’LL LET THEM TASTE TRUE HELL ON EARTH!」
「Y-YES!」
「Heh, well, not that Cardinal Zebedai needs to escape with the Four Great Sages and us protecting him. So far, those b*stards from 『Devil’s Piper』 seem to be satisfied with covering this holy city with their toys, but… This move is only enough to kill ordinary believers. It’s only a matter of time before we catch them.」
Matai’s bandaged face moved a little bit.
He was laughing as his cheeks’ muscle twitched.
「Simon-sama aside, Johann of Flames, Philipo of the Barrier, and I don’t fall behind the ones called the Eight Wise Men. Those guys may show up if they want. I hear that some of them possess perpetual youth. A perfect target to be held on a stake or tortured for years to come, right? Those guys might be afraid of death, but they have no idea there’s something even worse than death.」
The moment Matai finished speaking, his subordinates who sat on the floor while holding on to big canes stood up.
「M-Matai-sama! Something really terrifying is heading in our direction!」
「Finally, eh. Like a moth drawn to a flame.」
A thunderous sound resounded from behind.
The one who appeared from the crumbling wall was a tall man whose whole body was entirely clad in Organ full-plate armor like a knight transported to the wrong era.
Matai’s subordinates raised their vigilance upon seeing the man in Organ armor, forming a battle formation.
「…Finally… showing yourself, eh! A conceited and mysterious man clad in armor who suddenly appeared at the execution site! You only managed to take me by surprise back then.」
It was obvious from his bandage-covered face that Matai was truly enraged.
Following after the man in armor, the next one who came out from the crumbled wall was a hunchback woman.
She wore a crown and tattered dress.
Her skin was pale like a corpse.
「Aha~ What a nice city…」
She muttered this with a hoarse voice while looking at the devastating spectacle of enhanced demonic insects eating human corpses or laying eggs.
「You feel the same way, right, my dear knight? Right? Right?」
The tall man in armor nodded.
「Yes… Your Majesty.」
「Do it!」
Following Matai’s order, the sorcerers in the vicinity shot fireballs.
In the blink of an eye, the wall was wrapped by scorching flames.
In the next moment, a gale akin to the passing of a dragon erased the flames.
From the gaps of the flickering flame, everyone could see the figure of the tall man in full-plate armor standing calmly as if he just swung his sword to the side.
Soon enough the surface of the roof beneath their feet was peeled off after it got caressed by wind.
「Is this… a dream?」
「Seriously? Just a single swing?」
The woman behind the tall man giggled non-stop.
「My dear knight is invincible.」
The tall man readied his greatsword again.
Even Matai flinched due to the tall man’s overwhelming pressure.
「F-fools! I released the angels and stood in this conspicuous place like this to lure b*stards like you people! Don’t think that this is the maximum number of angels that I can summon to kill you!」
Matai shouted at the duo.
「Heed my call and come from the realm of light! Army of angelic knights, Fen Melkus!」
Countless particles of light dancing around along with Matai’s voice.
On top of the roof, numerous angels from the realm of light appeared en masse.
The faceless, winged angels rushed at the tall man.
「Well then, it’s time for a rematch! Can your sword surpass my army of knight-class angels?! On top of that, I’ve yet to use my trump card!」
The moment he finished his words, a knight-class angels flew above his head.
「…Eh?」
The angels shook greatly by the weight of Organ armor.
In the last moment of his life, Matai realized that his body was just bisected from above.
The sword was too fast, without a shred of hesitation.
It was a killing move in which the user jumped outside of the target’s range and swung their sword down with the entire weight of their armor. It was called『Lunar Wings』.
This skill, created during the Eight Countries Unification War, was impossible to reproduce in the current era due to the extremely high requirement for physical strength.
But this armored knight could do it. Thus, he jumped high enough in the air to execute this move.
The armored knight retreated, standing beside the woman again.
Matai’s bisected body fell into the hole on the roof as it spurted blood from the cross-section.
The sorcerers headed toward the hole immediately.
「M-Matai-sama! No way…!」
「T-the ones who will die are you guys… The army of angels that protect the holy city is… AAAH!」
The angels around the sorcerers vanished one by one.
「So, bori~ng… Let’s go back, my dear knight. We already completed our job, right?」
To answer the woman, the tall swordsman in full-plate armor nodded.
