Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World

Holy Punishers (4)

Partne territory in the northern Allendia.

The Lord of that place was a middle-aged Nymph, Viscount Partne, who turned 310 years old that year.

The Partne family was one of the Strauss Family’s forces, the Royal Nymphs of the Fairy Kingdom.

Hollien especially favored Viscount Partne, giving him high status.

And he was as notorious as his power.

Viscount Partne, which was especially interested in jewelry and gems, was extravagant.

Every time his jewelry box became heavy, ten citizens starved to death, and wailing cries could be heard every day in his territory after the big change of the night.

However, that day’s wailing cry was ringing inside the house of the Viscount, not in the city.

“Ahhhhhhhh!”

“Argh!”

There was a big fight undergoing throughout the garden.

Viscount Partne, who was watching the scene on the terrace, shouted.

“S-stop them! What are you all doing?”

It didn’t work.

Strong soldiers who had trained so much flew like autumn leaves.

The knights fell on the ground with blood.

The Viscount muttered in horror.

“That’s ridiculous! How can my knights be defeated so easily…”

People in power usually didn’t notice that they were doing bad things.

They just thought that they were enjoying the natural rights given to them.

However, even those in power were fully aware that the ‘minor people’ were ‘blaming’ them.

Viscount Partne also prepared a considerable number of troops to protect himself.

Even if all the citizens rebelled in unison, they could overcome them without difficulties.

However, those who came in at that moment were not powerless commoners.

The Templar Knights, a member of the Church of Water, were all strong and were above level 50.

Like a tidal wave, Rhamniana’s Templars swept through their foes.

“In the name of Rhamniana!”

“Punish the heretics in the name of the Goddesses!”

To the slender beauty in a light armor leading them, Lady Angelica, the Viscount knight, Pallen, shouted as if he was falsely accused.

“What are you doing? The Fairy Kingdom has always had a friendly relationship with the Water Church!”

“An oracle has been granted to me.”

Responding indifferently, Angelica took an aggressive stance.

A blue air spell was brilliantly cast.

-Turbulence, Wind Waves!

Pallen’s head soon flew into the air.

He was a powerful warrior at level 72, but he was also much weaker compared to Rhamniana’s Templar Lord.

“U-uh…”

Looking around, Partne groaned strangely.

The Holy Punishers’ flags were already flying throughout the mansion.

They couldn’t even see a corner to run away to.

On the terrace, a beautiful Magician flew up like an elegant bird.

“A puppet of the corrupted Transcendental…”

Soon, her blade flashed and cut the throat of the Viscount.

“Die in the name of Rhamniana!”

* * *

The territories of Count Prouasar and the Viscount of Partne were not the only places that tragedy struck.

The territory of Magister in western Allendia.

Corpses littered everywhere in the castle.

In the middle of the castle, the head of Count Magister, the Lord of the castle, was ung with his eyes wide open.

It was caused by Frederick’s army, the Templar Lord of Sorondi.

The territory of Baroness Lesporos in eastern Allendia.

Yessen’s Templar Lord, Palmer, swung a huge Battleax and raised his voice.

Blood and screams were rampant wherever the red Blade Aura on the ax passed through.

“To those who follow the Transcendental, taste the wrath of the Goddesses!”

A military fort outside of Allendia.

It had already been taken down by Merdill, the Templar Lord of Preleu, and the Wind Templars.

“Place the flag! So that every Latnain can tell that the Goddesses’ will is upon us!”

There had also been attacks throughout the kingdom.

All were sieges and attacks executed by the Templars and priests of the Six Churches and their collaborators.

The public cheered rather than feared their deeds.

It was because most of the dead royals were notorious.

Some people liked it, saying that the justice of the Goddesses had been turned into reality.

Of course, most of the Fairy Kingdom nobles were not as corrupted as the dead lords.

Rather, a lot of nobles kept their principles and looked after the safety of their citizens.

If most of the nobles were a mess in the first place, the country wouldn’t be able to function properly, and they wouldn’t have been able to join the Continental Three Powers.

The territory of Laiyar in central Allendia

Baron Laiyar, a young Elf who turned 180 that year, was one of those good nobles.

* * *

A forest on the outskirts of Baron Laiyar’s territory.

The Baron was fighting bravely, leading his army in the frontlines.

“Fight! Don’t back off!”

Red eyes glistened in the dark surrounding them.

At the same time, all kinds of bizarre monsters attacked his knights and soldiers.

They were the Alien monsters that appeared every night since Kybriel’s disappearance.

The soldiers bled and screamed.

“Ahhhhh!”

“You monsters!”

“Die!”

The battle was brutal since the monsters that were attacking them seemed to have come out of high-ranking dungeons.

The number of people falling increased.

Nevertheless, the Baron did not treat.

Even though his life was in danger, he encouraged his soldiers and took the lead in rushing to the strongest monster.

“If we lose, those monsters will go after our families!”

The example of taking the initiative truly befitted a noble.

Baron Laiyar was a great lord and had great character.

He was also considerate to the people, and he had no prejudice against the human race, unlike the Elves who had lived long.

His knights and soldiers believed and followed him with all their hearts.

However, having a strong personality didn’t mean that he had a high level.

“Argh!”

A monster struck the Baron and knocked him down from his horse.

Rolling on the floor, the Baron felt a deathly fear.

“Dirty monsters!”

With a roar, a silver Blade Aura crossed the battlefield.

In a flash, dozens of monsters were slaughtered in unison.

Boom!

The power was tremendous!

Baron Laiyar looked back in surprise.

“R-reinforcements?”

What he saw shocked him.

Donning the symbol of the six Goddesses, a group of soldiers with flags with a spear and a sword crossed on it was approaching.

They were the Holy Punishers, who had been assaulting the Fairy Kingdom lately!

Besides, the leader of the army was a tall female warrior of 180 centimeters.

‘Althea’s… Sabine Asil!’

Baron Laiyar turned deadly pale.

He had heard the tragedy that took place throughout Allendia.

The Laiyar family was also a long-time member of the Strauss family.

‘How come they’re attacking at this situation?’

Baron Laiyar didn’t have the power to defend against them since he had to focus on the fight against the Alien monsters. It would be hard to deal with them both at the same time.

As he was about to fall into despair…

Sabin didn’t attack him.

Rather, she passed by encouraging him.

“What are you doing? Take care of your soldiers and clear out the monsters!”

Once again, a silver Aura sliced through a group of monsters.

Boom!

Soon after, the Holy Punishers’ army began to slaughter the monsters.

The Baron’s knights and soldiers were embarrassed, but they still followed.

“What?”

“Are they here to help us?”

“Isn’t our Baron also at Queen Hollien’s side?”

“I don’t know! Kill the monsters in front of you first!”

The war situation quickly changed when Sabine Asil and Althea’s Templars joined in.

Most of the wild animals that were pushing against them collapsed and bled.

Eventually, Baron Laiyar won.

But the Baron didn’t feel the joy of victory.

It was because he still couldn’t understand their behavior.

“Thank you for your help. But I don’t understand. Didn’t the Holy Punishers antagonize the Queen?”

Baron Laiyar should’ve been the target of their punishment.

“The Transcendental has surely committed a crime against the will of the Goddesses.”

Sabin shook her head.

“But how can we just stand around while the Alien monsters are killing people? That is not justice.”

And with a gentle smile, she looked down at the young elven aristocrat.

“I heard you’re pretty smart, Baron Laiyar. A wise man can make the right choice.”

A gentle voice followed.

“Think carefully about what you should do to follow the Goddesses’ will truly.”

“Well, but…”

Baron Laiyar hesitated.

Still, he couldn’t doubt Hollien.

Even at that moment, he only thought that Aliens had committed a trick.

But if he answered recklessly in that situation, the precious soldiers who barely survived would die by their hands!

Sabin turned around.

“Of course, I don’t want you to decide right away. My Goddess said that prudence is the virtue of the intelligent…”

They began to leave his territory.

“The choice is yours, Baron.”

The Holy Punishers didn’t attack all the nobles of Allendia.

Among them, they fought together against the night’s oppressors and tried to tell the truth through persuasion.

They offered a hand of opportunity to the good.

They fought with an iron first against the wicked.

The Holy Punishers’ name spread throughout the Fairy Kingdom.

* * *

Royals died miserably throughout the kingdom.

The ruling system of the kingdom was also greatly shaken.

Naturally, Loflan, the Fairy King of Allendia, was furious.

“What nonsense is this?!”

He couldn’t stand still because the six denominations dared to bare their fangs against the Fairy Kingdom.

He immediately gathered the army.

“I will punish those who dare distort the will of the Goddesses!”

The Royal Knights headed directly to Althea’s religious headquarters with 10,000 regular troops.

Starting with the Althea denomination, all six denominations were to be punished in order.

However, no war between the six denominations and the Fairy Kingdom occurred.

As soon as the kingdom army arrived at the headquarters, the Pope of Light Church came out to greet them.

-Welcome, knights of the Fairy Kingdom.

There was no resistance, let alone a counterattack.

They opened the gate wide and sent the troops into the main mountain, where they said:

-It’s troublesome. We’re very troubled, too.

They told the Holy Punishers to be careful until they found out the oracle’s authenticity, but the Templar Lords of the Churches couldn’t stand it, so they jumped out and made a fuss.

That was the official position of the Althea Church.

Of course, the Fairy Kingdom didn’t accept it.

It’s like burying one’s head in the sand like an ostrich!

-If they are truly irrelevant, why don’t they excommunicate them and take them as their enemies?

In order to do that, the authenticity of the oracle must be determined first.

Until then, they were just disobedient to orders, but they couldn’t do anything like ex-communication.

It was against the teachings of the Goddesses.

-If you wait a little longer, we will be able to find out the truth.

-Are you kidding us? How long do you want us to wait?

-How can we decide the authenticity of the Goddesses’ oracle recklessly? Didn’t the Goddess teach us to be careful?

They had nothing to say.

Apparently, according to the Goddesses’ teachings, the Althea church was behaving properly.

Thanks to that, the Royal Knights and the 10,000 Fairy Kingdom troops also had to return home without being able to do anything.

Only then did Hollien feel that the situation was going strangely.

“What’s happening?”

Six Churches had been hostile to the Fairy Kingdom…

“… But the Fairy Kingdom cannot antagonize the six Churches?”

* * *

“Okay, it’s going well.”

Ryu Han-bin, who heard about it, grinned.

“The first step is a success.”