Chapter : 33

“Huuuummm.”

Leaning against the window frame and looking out at the city, I grumbled.

The city's alert status was stricter than ever, and everyone was prepared to face the monster with silver-plated weapons.

But the Soul Eater, as if mocking our efforts, did not appear. Thanks to that, I could only spend my time in an anxious state.

If only it would appear quickly and we could settle this!

As the boring waiting period dragged on, both my body and mind grew tired.

“Did it just go somewhere else?”

Such a thought suddenly occurred to me.

Since I had lowered my infamy stat quite a bit recently, it might have been a possibility.

“No. My infamy is still over 10, so how could that be possible. Is it because the security is so tight? That thing has intelligence, so it probably isn't moving easily. Hsssss.”

A part of me felt like I had done something unnecessary. Indeed, with soldiers scouring the area like this, how could that thing possibly act so openly?

I considered withdrawing all the soldiers and deploying knights to lure it out quietly.

‘Of course, that's not easy either.’

As if the tin-can warrior knights who only shout for honor would hide. They would rather go around making a fuss, calling it a dishonor.

Living in this [Pangea Universalise] as a modern person was tiring in many ways.

‘Whatever the case, I wish it would end quickly. I have a mountain of work to do, and being stuck here like this doesn't seem right.’

I clicked my tongue and rested my chin on my hand. The backlog of work had come to mind.

It had already been three months since I raised an army to suppress the city's rebellion. When I returned to the main castle, there would surely be a mountain of work to deal with.

As I was thinking that.

Finally, the news I had been waiting for arrived.

“My lord!! It has appeared. It has attacked!”

“Oh?”

Speak of the devil and he shall appear?

“Really?”

I stood up abruptly in delight and asked. The messenger, breathing heavily, nodded his head.

“Then prepare for battle at once! We will prepare to catch it. Tell the knights to gather in my room quickly.”

“Yes?”

“What do you mean, yes. Didn't you say the monster has come! Where is it now?

Has it entered the inner castle, or are we confronting it outside the gate?”

“Th-that is… what do you mean, my lord?”

At my repeated words, the messenger's words trailed off.

“What, you say? Didn't you just say that the monster is coming? Naturally, we must quickly call people to defend this place.”

Why is he being so frustrating? Puzzled, I looked up at the messenger's face and saw a very perplexed expression.

“Uh… my lord. The m-monster is not here.”

“Huh?”

“It is said to have broken the church steeple and entered. It didn't attack the inner castle, but the church where the bishop is.”

“?????”

* * *

“Meeeeeeeeeeh-! Help!”

The goat beastman, Bishop Marco, screamed as he ran around the room.

There were soldiers and knights in the church cloister, but Bishop Marco couldn't stop. It was because the suddenly appeared Soul Eater was persistently targeting him.

Swish-!

It used its tail like a whip, striking the floor with thuds. Each time, the stone floor cracked and pitted.

If he were hit even once, his flesh would be torn and his bones would be crushed.

Thanks to that, Bishop Marco, despite his plump body, managed to move nimbly and narrowly avoid the attacks.

“Meeeeeeeeeh~~!!”

“Aaargh!! Protect him! Protect the bishop-!”

If the faithful had seen it, they would have said a miracle of God had descended and offered prayers of repentance, but unfortunately(?), there were none here.

If the knights and soldiers hadn't been desperately trying to stop the Soul Eater, Bishop Marco would have long since become a lump of meat.

But this thrilling game of tag did not last long.

-Flick! Swish!

In the end, the monster's attack caught Bishop Marco's ankle.

“Squeeeeeeeal!”

Bishop Marco, letting out a sound more befitting a pig beastman, fell down with a thud. A hard monster's tail was now coiled tightly around his torso.

“Meeeh! Help~! Help me, meer!”

“Y-you monster! Let go of the bishop at once!”

The knights and soldiers, who had belatedly grasped the situation, tried to intervene, but it wasn't easy.

-Clang! Clang!

-Kagang!

-Crack! Crash!

The attacks launched by the knights and soldiers could not penetrate the Soul Eater's hard hide, and the provoked Soul Eater, on the contrary, began to move its body ferociously, pushing them away.

As if dealing with children, the knights and soldiers were sent flying.

‘Oh God. Meeeeeeeeeh-! Please, please. Save me, meer~!’

If this continued, he would surely die. And he would be chewed up by the terrifying monster's teeth.

Thanks to that, as he was dragged away, bound by the Soul Eater's tail, Bishop Marco prayed more fervently than ever before. And as if his desperate prayer had reached God…

“You beast! Let him go!”

A group led by the Margrave arrived.

* * *

Since being transmigrated into this world, I had felt many things. That games and reality are fundamentally different.

The Soul Eater I saw in [Pangea Universalise] and the Soul Eater I was seeing with my own two eyes were completely different beings.

“■■■■-!”

Glistening eyes, sharp teeth, and skin so dark it hardly seemed to belong to a living creature.

It was exactly as described in the game, but the description could not fully express this monster's aura.

“Everyone be careful-!”

I shouted as I drew the silver-plated sword I had pre-ordered from the blacksmith. Evil beings like the Soul Eater were inherently weak to silver.

“■-!”

Upon discovering it, the Soul Eater began to react violently. It puffed up its body and charged straight at us.

-Kagang!

-Kagagagak!

A fierce and swift charge!

But unlike before, it couldn't go more than a few steps before it had to stop.

Because silver-plated weapons were aimed at the Soul Eater from all directions.

“■■■■■■■■---!”

The Soul Eater screamed.

It was because a spear was stuck in its body. Taking this opportunity, I shouted without missing a beat.

“Look-! It is just a creature of flesh and blood!”

“Yeah!!”

“Aim for the wings! Its weakness is its wings.”

At my words, brave knights rushed in and swung their swords.

-Kakang!

But the cunning Soul Eater was not to be underestimated.

At the knights' attacks aimed at its wings, it twisted its body and tried its best to protect its wings.

Moreover, it was using the bishop tied to its tail as a shield whenever it could.

“W-what?”

“Meeeeeeeeh~! Help me, meer!”

“Careful. Be careful! It's the bishop.”

And this method was very effective. The knights hesitated, unable to attack the bishop, and the Soul Eater did not miss this opportunity.

-Thwack!

-Swish! Swish!

“Keoheok!”

The charging knights collapsed, vomiting blood. Seeing that, I clicked my tongue. This is why knights are...

“What are you doing! Get a hold of yourselves!”

[High Combat Power provides a correction.]

[Subordinate soldiers' status effect: Confusion is lifted.]

Only then did the knights and soldiers regain their senses and form a line. Watching them, I ordered once more.

“Bring the net! We need to tie it up with a net. We absolutely cannot let it get outside!”

“Yes! Understood.”

The knights and soldiers began to move busily. Some soldiers hurried outside to get the net, and the remaining knights, perhaps thanks to their harsh experience a moment ago, began to cautiously drive the Soul Eater back.

“■!”

At that, the Soul Eater, realizing the situation was unfavorable, spread its wings. It seemed it was about to flee outside through the broken church steeple.

“Damn it! Spears! Throw the silver-plated spears!”

I shouted in surprise.

If that thing left this place and was released into the city, there would be massive damage. I had to prevent that at all costs.

“B-but the bishop is there.”

“The bishop might be hit by mistake.”

As they said that, the knights and soldiers hesitated. I replied in a firm voice.

“It's fine! The bishop would want it. A bishop who sacrifices himself for the citizens of the city! What a beautiful and noble saint! When this is over, I will propose to the church that the bishop be canonized as a saint.”

I said things that would have made Bishop Marco shed tears of blood, and I gripped a spear.

It seemed they would only follow if I showed them myself.

-Grip!

I gripped the spear shaft and condensed my strength.

And when it was distracted by something else and hadn't noticed me yet.

-Fwoosh!

I threw the spear like lightning.

“■■■■■■■■-!”

The thrown spear pierced the Soul Eater's wing. The creature, which was about to fly into the sky, lost its balance for a moment and tumbled to the ground.

“Ooh-!”

“It works! It's working!”

Seeing that sight, the knights and soldiers gained courage and rushed at the Soul Eater.

It tried its best to shake them off, but it wasn't easy. One of its wings was already torn, and its abdomen and legs were severely wounded from the continuous attacks.

Finally, the end of the Soul Eater hunt was beginning to be in sight.

But at that moment.

“Huh?”

-Crack.

-Crack, crackle. Crack.

Suddenly, the wounded area where blood was flowing hardened and began to petrify at a rapid pace. It was hard to believe, but.

“You've got to be kidding me?”

“■■■■…”

What kind of absurd thing is this, is this some kind of boss monster's second phase?

The Soul Eater's surface was gradually turning to stone, and it was becoming a moving statue.

“I don't know what it is, but we have to stop it! Throw the spears.”

-Thwack, thwack, thwack!

At my words, the knights hurriedly began to throw their spears.

But the Soul Eater, which had already finished petrifying, swung its body and broke all the incoming spears.

“Ugh?!”

“It's a m-monster!”

At the unbelievable situation, the morale of the knights and soldiers began to break.

Seeing that, I immediately rushed in again and swung my sword.

-Kang! Kang.

-Crack.

-Thud.

With a few sparks, the sound of striking a lump of iron was heard, and a few attacks cut through the creature's hard body.

And in the end, the silver sword had served its purpose and snapped.

“■■■■-!!!!”

The Soul Eater let out a scream of pain. I shouted at the dazed soldiers.

“Hurry and stop it! Where is the net? Quickly cast the net!”

“Ah, yes!”

Just in time, the soldiers brought the net.

“Throw it now!”

-Swish! Swish!

Fortunately, the net that arrived in time flew through the air. Nets covering the Soul Eater from all directions.

The knights and soldiers didn't stop there and wrapped silver chains around it, pulling them taut.

-Screeeech!

At that, the chains screamed as if they would snap at any moment. A very strong tension was applied.

“The silver-plated weapons? The spears? Where are they all?”

“They are all gone, my lord.”

“What?”

“They were all broken in the recent engagement. We will hurry and send someone to bring more.”

I made a mistake in not bringing more. As I was thinking that.

-Screeeech!

-Ting! Tididid!

A problem began to arise with the chains binding the Soul Eater. Unable to withstand the immense tension, they began to snap somewhere.

‘Damn it?’

The sword was broken, and there were no weapons to kill it. If the chains broke and the net tore, it would be a disaster.

I hurriedly looked around.

I was thinking of grabbing even a broken spear and trying to stop it. But at that moment, something caught my eye.

A giant silver cross.

The one that had been hanging from the ceiling was rolling on the floor after the steeple collapsed.

‘This is also silver… If I hit it with this, maybe…?’

But there was no time to think.

-Ting! Ting! Ting!

-Bwaaaaaak!

“Uh oh! It's breaking!”

“It's tearing!! The net-!”

Without thinking, I hastily grabbed the giant silver cross that was rolling on the floor.

And I swung it with all my might.

Towards the head of the Soul Eater, which had just torn through the net and was pushing its sharp snout forward.

-Crack!

[You have executed the monster of the city.]

[The Soul Eater will return to eternal rest.]