4-004-Those who take everything away

"130 years of St. King's history, blue moon, 16th day of the month, before dawn.

＜The only light in the dark world, the city of psihate.

'A horde of monsters has appeared from the Lost Forest!

The city was turned upside down by the shouts of the gatekeepers, and the city was in an uproar.

We don't know how many monsters are in the horde, but looking at the other adventurers who were staying at the inn preparing themselves and trying to flee the city all at once, it seems that this is not a level that can be managed by fighting.

"As expected, I'll have to get rid of a ton of stuff too.......

A lost forest, a horde of monsters........

--I was born here to watch their movements and to transmit them to the gods in case of emergency.

Elena!

I hurriedly looked out the window of the inn to the west where the Sacred Fountain was located, but all I could see was the huge wall protecting the city.

''Well, it's just that the people in the city are making a lot of noise, and they're quickly escaping to report the situation to the gods...''

I was muttering to myself as I packed my bags into my tattered cloth bag and stood up to leave soon, when Elena's "one word" flashed through the corner of my mind.

-- I can't get out of here, right?

''Huh!!!''

For some reason, I felt terribly upset.

I ran out of the inn and ran towards the west gate of the city.

There was one gatekeeper left in front of the west gate, staring at the western sky with an anxious face.

''Old man!　So the monster horde is coming from that direction!

Oh, oh!　I'll be evacuating in a while, too, but........hey, hey, nee-chan!　Don't go over there, you'll be in danger!

I ran as fast as I could in the west direction, bowing to the gatekeeper who was concerned for me!

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Even on the plains where I would normally be able to run away, there were so many monsters that I couldn't even move half the distance I wanted to, and I had used up all the poison bottles I had in reserve.

After that, I continued to fight off the monsters with only melee combat with stones and daggers, but I was not unscathed, and by the time I arrived at the sacred spring, I was so battered that it was a wonder I could move.

'Finally, we're here.........'

As I flopped down in front of the sacred fountain, Elena appeared on the fountain in a panic.

'Kanata-san, please get a grip!　Heel!　Antidote!

Fortunately, there didn't seem to be any damage to my body that could have led to a fatal wound, and thanks to Elena's recovery magic, I somehow managed to survive.

''Thank you. I didn't expect to be rescued out of the blue after what happened yesterday.

'It doesn't matter!　Please, Kanata-san, please leave this place quickly!''

Elena's unusual panic made me feel strange and uncomfortable.

''........Aren't monsters unable to enter the Sacred Fountain?

''That's only if the automatic recovery of the sanctuary wards outweighs the accumulated damage. I can't endure this for much longer!''

As Elena pointed her finger at them while saying this, she saw a swarm of acid ants trying to devour the wards with their powerful jaws (jaws).

Although many of them were flung off by the damage they did to the wards and became grains of light that disperse into the air, the layers seem to be getting thinner and thinner as the wards are shaved off and the ants come charging in one after another.

'If that's the case, Elena has to run away too, it's not good!　In the first place, I'm pretty sure a horde of monsters have come out, so isn't the mission complete once we let God know about it!

At my words, Elena looked down with a pained face and began to speak in a whisper.

''My mission........is to tell God that a horde of monsters has emerged from the Lost Forest.

Yeah.

But there's no way for me to directly alert you to the presence of a monster.

Is there any way to tell...?

I couldn't understand for a moment what Elena was saying.

''Triggered by the destruction of this ward and the withering of the sacred spring, the gods know of a mass outbreak of monsters... that's how it works.''

What?

--Why is there a sacred spring in such a remote place?

--Why is the water spirit alone?

--Why does Elena look so sad?

Now I understand the meaning of it all.

'So, the reason Elena was born was to die here from the beginning...'

In response to me muttering dumbfoundedly, Elena nodded with a smile, tears welling up in her eyes.

''Fu........don't be silly!

I let my anger get the better of me and jumped into the holy fountain.

[Warning.

We have confirmation of a human species invasion.

Guardians, please respond immediately.

''Waaaaaaaah!　What are you doing, Kanata-san!　You're not allowed to come into the Fountain!

What's the mission? You've got to be kidding me!　Throw one girl out in a place like this and then die when your role is done?　No matter how much of a god you are, there are things you can do and things you can't do!!!

'But, but, but!　That's my mission...!

Shut up!　Besides, you weren't told not to run away from it just because God would notice if the holy fountain dried up!

''I mean, I know that's true, but but... but what?

I held Elena in my arms and stepped out of the fountain.

'Hi, eh, um!

I put all my strength into my arms to keep Elena, who was cringing and red-faced, from falling off, and came to the other side of the river, where there were still no monsters.

And the moment I was about to step out of the spring, the revelation (message) that I saw yesterday appeared.

[Security Warning]

I am not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain.

"I am not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain!　There are no monsters on this side yet, so please hurry up and run away, Kanata-san alone!''

....

[Security alert]

You are not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain.

[Security Alert]

You are not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain.

[Security Alert]

You are not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain.

[Security Alert]

You are not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain.

[Security Alert]

I have no authority to leave the Sacred Fountain.

Every time an inorganic voice echoes, a pain comes over me as if my whole body has been hit with a blunt instrument as hard as possible.

But I won't stop walking........

Even if it's a god, there's no way you can stop me!

Mr. Kanata!

I step forward one step at a time, feeling the tremendous pressure of the fountain trying to push me back into it.

The landscape is distorted, and I'm in a daze.

But this is one thing I will not give up!

I don't know if you're a god or what, but...

[Security alert]

I don't have the authority to leave the Sacred Fountain.

I hold Elena with my left arm and clench my right fist tightly while biting my back teeth.

And.........

If you don't want God, then give me Elena!

At the same time as she slammed her fist with all her might towards the ward, the jewel in the necklace on Elena's chest shone with a strong glow.

The warding surrounding the fountain shakes greatly, and the landscape around it begins to collapse.

[Security Alert]

You are not authorized to leave the Sacred Fountain.

[Security Alert]

You are authorized to leave the Holy Fountain.

[Security alert]

The authority to leave the Sacred Fountain is a [Security Alert] sacred [Security Alert] sacred [Security Alert] securite [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [Securite] [System Anomaly Detected]

Error checking has begun.

[Condition fulfilled]

I've mastered the unique skill 'The One Who Takes Everything'.

''Huh...?''

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-- all I remember is the last time Elena let out a goofy voice.

Then my vision went dark and I lost consciousness.

[System message]

Error checking has been completed.

A fatal error has occurred and the system will be restored (rollback).

[System message]

Restoration was not completed correctly.

[System message]

Reboot.

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