Because on the face of the man, seemed to be reflected all the human malice.
The man's words could only be shocking to the priestess. One of the soldiers spoke after hearing the words of the heretical god worshiper
- This man is crazy! Better get it over with as soon as possible.
- So it's my life they want to take?!
Resumed the priestess when the soldier who had taken command answered firmly
- They'll never get it! They will first have to pass over our bodies.
The priestess then answered
- Be careful, I fear that this man, their leader, is an apostle.
- If so, then we're going to rid the world of garbage.
Shouted the soldier before rushing straight at the caped men accompanied by the four remaining soldiers. With great speed, they crossed the bridge to their targets without problem.
- Die mentally ill!!!
One of the soldiers shouted before jumping in the air with his spear towards the guru. But before he even reached this one, the giant wolf came out of nowhere to send the soldier waltzing across the bridge with a single kick.
The wolf then stood between the soldiers and the cloaked men who had started to mutter a noise that spread throughout the area in echoes. The soldier struck by the wolf stood up before resuming his position while pronouncing
- Damn wolf...
- Chief, we're going to capture the wolf's attention for a while when it's up to you to eliminate this man before it's too late.
- I would definitely kill him.
The four soldiers advance towards the wolf while the fifth stays behind. They then found themselves four against the giant wolf.
- This monster has the power of a dungeon boss.
- Do you feel it too? My body is telling me to run as far away from here as possible. But...
- Leakage is not an option. We'll do it in the name of the Almighty Goddess.
- At 3 we go. 1...2...3
Four to one, the soldiers threw themselves into battle against the giant wolf. Reinforced by the miracle of the priestess, they managed with difficulty to manage to avoid the attacks of fangs and claws of the wolf to try to inflict damage to him with their turns. But without much success. The wolf easily resisted their sword and spear blows. After a moment of fierce duel, the wolf managed to grab one of the soldiers between his fangs and tried to tear him to pieces but another soldier jumped up to kick him in the shoulder and thus made the wolf let go and make him falter pushing him to the side.
Another soldier rushed at the wolf to attempt an attack but the wolf was faster and tried to crush the soldier under his paws but another soldier intervened and succeeded in blocking the paw of the giant wolf to allow his teammate to pass and deliver an upward blow to the level of the beast's neck.
But the wolf managed to stay steady and surprised the soldier with a claw that badly injured the man in the ribs before sending him rolling on the ground and dragging for a moment in his own blood. Seeing this, the other three threw themselves on the wolf at the same time in a final assault.
The bridge was cracked from the violence of the fight as neither side used any special magic except the soldiers' miracle. But after a fierce fight, the wolf opened its mouth and uttered a loud cry which raised a great gust of wind directing at the three soldiers who rushed at it. The first managed to dodge the shot by shifting to the left and the second planted his sword on the ground to resist the attack.
When the third, he took the full force and was a gliding flight from the bridge to the rear of the caravan to stay behind. Thanks to a magic barrier, the priestesses also had managed to withstand the attack but those of the caravan staying behind, took the full brunt of it too. But the attack was not powerful enough for the scattered. When the wolf's attack subsided.
The other soldier staying behind, took advantage of the situation to use the one who had taken the attack by planting his sword in the ground, as support by propelling himself high in the sky to pass over the wolf and thus reach the apostle lying behind the beast.
- I'll get it over with. haha
The soldier's spear shone brightly with his battle cry as he prepared to bring his spear down on the apostle. But, the apostle did not move an inch and stopped the soldier's spear with a single finger while smiling slyly.
- Sacrifice forbidden!
Pronounced the apostle when several iron bars spring from the body of the soldier by perforating it from side to side. The soldier fell to the ground in his own blood. The apostle looked up to heaven before crying out crying
- O god of desolation and misfortune, punish me. Punish me because I sinned. Haaaa hahahahahaha
The man started to cry in such a way that we couldn't tell if it was crying or laughing madly. He knelt on the ground next to the injured soldier and put his hand on his head, shouting.
- ABNEGATION!!!
A huge blade like that found on a scaffold, springs from a portal in the sky falling straight towards the apostle. Everyone saw it go down at full speed on the neck of the apostle when, he changed his way to cut dry, the head of the soldier in blood near the apostle. The apostle raised his head looking at the sky before pronouncing
- Thanks be to him!
Before getting up with the head of the soldier before throwing it on the ground.
- Thank you for this gratitude O god of disarray. Let me redeem myself by offering you the head of this priestess. This lost sheep from the one and only true way of salvation. This poor sheep who was the victim of a dirty Imposture of the pseudo goddess of light. Yes, I would offer you to my god, the only and the true. Not like the other impostor and lying rotten goddess filth.
The words of the apostle as well as the act he had just committed, had created an unbearable feeling of anger in the hearts of his targets and saw it on the enraged face of the main priestess as well as soldiers who immediately lost all discernment by rushing headlong into their enemies.
their rage had made them forget the presence of the adversary facing them and they all rushed at the apostle. But if they had forgotten their opponents, the latter had not forgotten them and cut with a blow, the right foot of one of them attacking from behind. The latter crashed to the ground while rolling on the bridge before stopping. The latter immediately had the intelligence to stop his attack but to better rush on the wolf behind him when
- Sadness! What sadness. This life is all about sadness but if it's not sad then it's not beautiful. The beauty. True beauty is born from sadness haaa Let this world bathe in an ocean of sadness: Breathe!
At the words of the apostle, a black wind accompanied by green mana blew across the bridge. Immediately, the priestess and her servants collapsed from nausea.
They began to vomit and spit blood which distracted the soldiers again. So the giant wolf took the opportunity to use a ray of light technique that managed to puncture his last opponent still standing. This one collapsed on the ground with a big hole in the chest caused by the shooting of the giant wolf.
The priestesses vomited blood and the civilians left behind near the caravan suffered an even worse fate with blood pouring from every pore of their bodies. The last soldier on the list had just been defeated and the only one who was still trying to get up, had a mortal wound inflicted by the claws of the wolf. The situation was desperate. And the soldier who wanted to get up, was in an even worse state than the others and not only because of his wounds and the attack of the apostle.
- Shit, I've reached my limits. The miracle...it dissipates and life with...
The soldier said to himself, trying to get up in spite of everything. The one with the severed leg leaned on his hands before propelling himself straight towards the apostle with a loud cry
- If I can even take it with me...it will be that.
He thought before the wolf gave him a big kick by sending him waltzing to the priestess who was also struggling to get up. The attack was violent and the soldier was struggling to breathe. Seeing this, and the current state of affairs
- I am really sorry.
The priestess deactivated her power by adding
- It's not worth it anymore. I had forgotten that the apostles were also messengers of gods although they were only heretics. Therefore, they also possess the miracle. We bear the cost of my negligence. Still, I didn't think I would die here and especially not like this. And to think that the High Priestess was counting on us...really sorry...Lady Maria but it looks like I'm not going to be able to take part in the holy battle you've been preparing all this time. Sorry.
The man with tears in his eyes heard the words of the priestess because she meant their defeats against a heretical worshipper. The same for the priestess who bit her lips looking at the apostle who pronounced
- Great dungeon wolf, I order you to bring me the head of this uncultivated priestess.
The soldier hearing this, somehow got up with rage in his stomach, as well as the priestess. They were both thinking, at that moment
- If we have to die...
- Let's die with pride.
They were determined to die but not without a last fight. The wolf rushed at them at full speed and only a few meters from these targets, a man sprang from the sky to pierce the head of the wolf with a blow with his spear. The beast crashed to the ground and slid to the feet of the priestess with the man on his head. A large blue cape with long blue hair and a left eye patch, the man looked at the priestess and said
- An oracle predicted to me that I would soon meet an unparalleled beauty. But I never thought it would be like this. Pretty lady, marry me and I'll take you on my white horse.
The sight of the man caused an unparalleled surprise in the soldier but also in the priestesses.
- Wait for this man... it wouldn't be...
- I can't believe it...
The princess then pronounced with a much more reassuring air
- Looks like the Goddess has heard our prayer... Glad to meet you...Lord Graham, hero of Gaia.
- Huh...a priestess?! Noooooo don't tell me you're one of the 99 eternal virgins?
- Eeeeh so um...
- Haaaa me who thought I had found love.
- Lord Graham, I implore your help in getting rid of this heretical apostle.
- Haaaaa As devotees of the Goddess of Light and Hero too, I cannot turn my back on evil. But that said, would you still agree to have a drink afterwards?
The soldier, relieved, immediately collapsed on the ground and the other priestess as well as servant of one of the 99 priestess of the light, hurried to put themselves between Graham and the priestess while pronouncing
- Impossible! Step back! Not even for a hero.
- The ninety-nine priestess of light have taken an oath of chastity. Until they die, their bodies and souls belong only to the Almighty Goddess so stop this little game now.
Strangely, the simple presence of Graham had dissipated the attack of the apostle who himself was surprised. At the words of the priestesses, Graham replied
- Haah honestly, that's a crime. A girl so cute and sexy... puff it's to make you lose all the desire to fight. Hey, aren't these heretical worshipers of gods? You have some nerve to venture here. But hey... too bad for you, you're all going to die.
Exactly at the same time.
A little further from the bridge towards the hills, the small troops of soldiers who had stayed behind to block the way of the goblins and the wolves who were after the caravan, were also getting by. There were a few deaths but some survived and others were seriously injured but still alive. They were all seated and being attended to by a man dressed all in white, wearing a white cape that covered half his face. The captain of the knights spoke to him
- We will surely all be dead without your help! Once again, thank you Lord Lusty, the holy hero of gaia.