358-352 Barrier

It's good that the Holy City isn't like the capital of Brange, where the miasma is flooding out from underground.......

On the one hand, I think so, but on the other hand, the unnaturalness of the miasma accumulating only in the headquarters of St. Schuler's Church, could it be that someone did this on purpose?　It didn't seem that way.

I just didn't know if that was what the evil gods had done, or if it was what the Pope and other church officials had done.......

Well, either way, we won't know until we enter the church headquarters........

Before that, let's surround the magic circle above with a sanctuary ward.

With that in mind, I turned my attention to the sky above the church headquarters.......but the magic circle that should be above the labyrinth wasn't there.

It's hard to determine if it's an irregularity or if it's after the magic circle has already been activated.

The miasma of the miasma is not only a miasma of the Association's headquarters, but also a miasma of the miasma that can be seen by the eyes of the masters.

.........If demons and demons come out of the church headquarters with this, people will think that the church headquarters is actually the home of the demon tribe.......

If that were to happen, the church, which had gradually begun to recover, would be crushed this time. If that happens, the St. Surreal Republic itself will be destroyed and a war may break out over the center of the continent.

That much must be avoided by all means.

''Let's go...''

I activated the Aura Coat on myself and descended into the invisible warding that surrounded the miasma... and that was the moment my foot touched the warding.

It's a good thing that the miasma is not a problem.

''..........Oh no, I'm shocked, I'm sober. But if it goes on like this, it won't taste good.''

I changed my mind and decided to transition into the ward........but another bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee was generated and I was played by the ward.

It's as if they can't get in without Rockford's authentication........

However, I can't just remain unable to enter the ward forever, so I decided to break in with a bit of force, and decided to activate the sanctuary ward first to collide the ward with the sanctuary ward.

It would be nice if we could easily advance into the warding, but it's not going to work out that way, and there are violent electric shocks and sparks flying where the warding covering the church headquarters and the sanctuary warding meet.

I ignore it and pour magic power into the connection between the wards to neutralize it.

Then, when a small gap opens up, I attempt to transfer again.

Then this time he was able to transfer firmly.

However, he couldn't transfer the entire sanctuary ward, the sanctuary ward was forced off in the blink of an eye, and the ward that covered the church headquarters once again returned to its original state.

Could it be that this ward was the reason why they couldn't contact the people inside the church?　I decided to try and contact the Grand Master of the Adventurer's Guild first.

I tried contacting the grand master of the adventurer's guild, but there was no response, and I tried contacting the master and Kefin, but they were unable to communicate with me.

The miasma is not only an anti-intrusion device, but it also prevents the miasma from leaking to the outside world and cutting off communication with the outside world.

It seems that there are various effects within the wards, and it is not possible to feel any sign of the Pope and Lumina-san and their magic power that are supposed to be inside the church.

I think they are activating it in order to avoid detection.　It seemed so.

I decided that I had taken enough measures to just tell the person I was rescuing where he was, and this time I decided to try contacting the Pope, who was supposed to be in the ward.

But unfortunately, there was no response from the Pope.

As expected, it's not as if the Pope and the others were already killed by demons and monsters, right?　Slightly impatient, I contacted Lumina-san this time.

'Lumina-san, can you hear me?'

But there was no immediate response.

And that's when I thought it was a bad idea.

"....Mr. Luciel?

It was a small voice, but it was definitely Lumina's voice in my head.

''Yes. We have entered the wards set up in the church headquarters.''

"In that case, since the Pope is maintaining this ward all by himself, I'd like to ask him to cover me first.

I knew it was a ward put up by the Pope.

Just as a means of covering up, there was some information I wanted to ask first.

''Lumina-san, how many of you have turned into the demon race?''

The miasma-repelling robes and armor means that no one has become a demon yet.

I understand.

I immediately activated the purification wave to dispel the miasma in the church headquarters' wards.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. It's not just a matter of time before the miasma is eliminated.　However, I couldn't feel the miasma and magic power.

For now, I continue to purify and dilute the church headquarters so that the miasma is not visible from the outside.

''Lumina-san, where is the Pope?''

'The Pope is supposed to be in the Pope's room with Lady Catherine, Lady Galba and Miss Rosa.

Hearing those words makes me a little uneasy.

It's because I invited Katrine and Galba-san to power-leveling as well, but they were too busy with various things to make time for me.

If they faced the demon race, they would have little chance of winning.

Well, I have a feeling that Galva-san would be able to handle it.......

''Chinami Lumina-san, where are you going to be?

''The Saint Knight's Squad of War Maidens are on their way to stop the demons from overflowing from the labyrinth.......''

Hmm?　Are you okay?

'For now I can manage ... I'd like you to join us if you can, but I need you to put the Pope first.

It's rare for Lumina-san to be weak.

And even if Lumina-san is an exception, everyone in the War Maiden Holy Knight Squad also has a level of over four hundred, so they shouldn't have that much trouble.

Considering that, it could be that the demons in the labyrinth are getting stronger as well, or it could be that the miasma flooding out of the labyrinth has affected them, or it could be that the stench is getting stronger, or all of them.

'You're sure you're okay?'　

'We're just getting started, you'll be fine.

'All right. Don't proceed too far, just wait. I'll come to you.

"Thank you.

That's when I lost contact with Lumina-san.

I immediately tried to transfer to the Pope's room.......but I couldn't transfer.

Is this another effect of the warding?　It felt as if we were separated by a labyrinthine hierarchy.

I didn't want to lose too much time, so I decided to fly towards the Pope's room.