Chapter 125: Curse Plague (28)
The reapers body fell backward.
The black gate of the Abyss, fluttering behind him, gently enveloped his body.
Noua Zakanuba slowly sank towards the abyss like a corpse thrown into a swamp.
At the same time, the curse that the reaper had cast was lifted.
The members, who had been writhing on the ground in nightmares, gradually opened their eyes.
The doves and mice, frozen in their masters embrace, also regained consciousness, coughing as they thawed.
The grass, which had been covered in frost, began to regain its original green color.
Ella, confirming that everyone was unharmed, looked back at Wonderstein.
He was still standing there, watching the disappearing reaper beyond the gate.
She made a complicated expression as she looked at his back.
Normally, she would have thought, He must have saved us because we needed him! She would have dismissed his kindness and kindness as something he had carefully crafted.
But this time, she couldnt do that.
She remembered a conversation they had when he confronted the reaper.New novel chapters are published on
His words about not wanting to be robbed of the memories they had built over the past few months.
That was undoubtedly his sincerity.
Of course, he was still a person who hid more than he revealed.
His purpose in ascending to the main stage of the Grand Prix Circus, the reason for gathering the monster members, the relationship between the curse plague and him, why he massacred so many people everything was shrouded in mystery.
Still, he seemed a little different from yesterday.
She smiled at him and said, Thank you. Youve worked hard too
It was a word she awkwardly uttered, trying to hide her embarrassment.
But Wonderstein stood still as if he hadnt heard her words.
She pursed her lips, as if annoyed.
Ignoring me?
She murmured until he responded, but she couldnt continue speaking as he suddenly bent forward.
The time of blessing brought by Yuraknes Sincerity had ended.
Pain and fatigue overwhelmed his entire body.
He momentarily felt dizzy, almost on the verge of fainting, before barely regaining consciousness.
Cough.
With a cough, blood gushed out.
It was a dark red clot.
Although he had used Yuraknes Sincerity over a thousand times before, this was the first time such a thing had happened.
It was due to the difference in how he had used his abilities.
Until now, even when drinking tea, he hadnt done anything significant with his enhanced strength.
He had quitely waited for an hour before drinking the next cup.
But this time, he had pushed the enhanced strength to its limit.
He had believed in his toughness and accepted the shock as it was, and had also used up his regenerative power like flowing water.
Thus, all the accumulated stress on his body rushed to him at once when it was released.
Yuraknes Sincerity was a buff that allowed him to exert the strength of 12.0 with a body of 6.0, not a temporary modification to turn his body into a 12.0.
Cough, ugh cough cough.
If there were any debuffs left, he would have done a temporary modification.
But there was none left.
As the debuffs reached zero, the chat connected to Ella was also turned off.
Hey, you?
She called him cautiously, but her voice didnt reach him.
It was then that she realized that the connection between him and her had been severed.
Ella looked around.
The other members were still struggling to recover, the Nun was busy checking on her colleague, and the knight had left to fetch medical supplies from the chruch.
There was no one else to take care of him now except her.
She ran towards him.
As she got closer to him, she could clearly see him lying on the ground, bleeding profusely.
El Ella?
He looked at her barely, panting.
Ellas complexion turned pale.
It was the first time she had seen him in such a weak state.
Huhu m-my body is going haywire
His muscles, pushed beyond their limit by the excessive strength, were tearing apart like a bunch of threads twisted with scissors.
The rate at which his body was breaking was faster than his regenerative power could catch up with.
Is is this because you used that power?
Yes, huhu. I overdid it But then
He laughed as he looked at the object in her hand.
It was a dagger.
She was surprised and put it in her arms.
She didnt realize she was still holding onto it, which she had taken out while confronting the reaper.
it was given to Ella by me.
Tears welled up in the priests eyes as he knelt before him, bowing his head.
Oh, Father!
Why, why are you like this? Huh? What happened? Where are all the patients?
W-well, you see
At that moment, the door to the kitchen of the church opened with a creak.
A nun with pink hair poked her head out and shouted.
Mr. Janitor! Please go wake up the priest now huh? Father, are you awake? Thats good! Lets have a meal together!
A m-meal? Wait, who are you? Whats going on here?
Well explain everything during the meal! Come quickly!
Perplexed, the old priest had no choice but to follow her into the dining hall.
Their companions in the kitchen brought out food.
There was a timid-looking man with a hesitant gaze.
As they ate, they briefly recounted what had happened the day before.
The patients infected by the cursed plague turning into monsters, the attack of the demonic horde, even the appearance of Reaper.
The priests complexion grew paler as he listened, almost as if he would faint.
So, then, most of the villagers
Not most, but all of them.
All? Werent there any villagers left in the church?
Uh one of the attacks by Zakanuba hit the church roof
At that moment, the janitor beside them burst into tears.
Everyone except me was underneath it and got crushed to death!
Ah
The priest sighed, leaning back in his chair.
He closed his eyes for a moment and said a prayer for the souls of the deceased.
I suppose its difficult to stay sane. Listen, could you go to the church basement and fetch some cheese and wine.
After dismissing the janitor from the dining hall, the priest glanced at the two remaining people before speaking.
Are you the Black Magician Search Party?
How did you know?
A team of exorcists capable of confronting high-ranking demons like Zakanuba, with both a mage and a nun, theres only one I know of. Despite appearances, I used to be the assistant bishop of the diocese. I keep tabs on that kind of news. Yes, you must be here because of the information I recently disseminated.
The information he disseminated was about a doctor in the village.
He had arrived in the village about ten years ago.
Although skilled, he didnt disclose much about his background.
Then, not long ago, news came of the Grand Circus being held.
He rushed to the church and confessed his sins.
He was part of the medical team at the Grand Circus two times, 17 years ago.
Such a prestigious medical team Why would someone like that hide away as a country doctor?
He claimed to have seen the Black Magician himself.
At the priests words, both individuals showed signs of tension.
They had met many people who claimed to have seen the Black Magician so far.
But it was the first time they had heard the story of someone who wasnt in a mental hospital.
After seeing him, he seemed to have abandoned his medical duty and fled the city. He ran away without even paying attention to the groaning victims of the terror
What about him?
Bayern asked with a hesitant attitude.
The priest gave them the answer they had already expected.
He died at the beginning of the plague.
Ah I see. Then, can we see the painting he supposedly drew?
That was the reason they came here in the first place.
The news that the priest had obtained a painting of the Black Magician had been relayed to the higher authorities.
The priest got up from his seat for a moment and took out a small scroll.
Bayern and Valentina unfolded the scroll he handed them.
Whats this?
It had a strange shape, resembling a human but not quite human.
Having undergone exorcism training, Valentina had seen even more horrific depictions of demons.
Her surprise was not because of the odd appearance of the creature.
It was because several distinctive features of its body caught her attention.
Legs extending like tentacles with blades at the end.
A spear-like bone protruding from arm-like appendages.
It was clearly in a similar form to the monstrosity that attacked the church last night, having transformed its body.
Valentina provided a detailed description of the creature.
Upon hearing it, Bayern and the priest locked eyes.
The three of them reached the same conclusion.
The Black Magician.
He is related to the Curse Plague.
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