CH 24

: Chimera (2)

A small bug landed on Bishop Lincoln's hand.

Wherever his gentle expression went, his bountiful face was twisted as if Sura had settled down.

"Did this happen?"

I couldn't believe it.

It was a chimera that combined four kinds of creatures with swordsmanship skills that had reached the level of expert, and also had divine power.

It was not a finished product, but it was an opponent that could not be defeated without a strong man.

'Did the Count come out?'

It didn't seem like that.

If the Count had left, there was a high possibility that even the main body would not have been able to survive. And he would have come to destroy the denomination at any moment.

The opponent is a different guy. The moment the Chimera was about to deal with the bugs that were monitoring this place, a curtain was opened that cut off all power.

'Wizard. It's obviously a wizard.'

A wizard of at least 5 classes. Otherwise, it is impossible to defeat the Chimera Paladin.

Was there a wizard in this land who reached that level?

Even if the Welton family is a master swordsman, it is not without wizards.

But considering that he was a family wizard, he was only a 4th class. I know that a fully prepared wizard is strong, but it was not enough to surpass the Chimera Paladin.

'wait. Then look at that little boy.'

The person who emerged as the hottest potato these days existed in His.

'Jamie Welton.'

Heir to the Welltons who visited here today.

He is a rare magical genius who reached class 4 at the age of seven.

'It's a crazy idea.'

At least 5 classes. It's difficult to defeat the Chimera Paladin unless you're a 5th class mage who's done everything well.

'no. It's impossible to drive into a crisis so that only the main body can escape.'

An unknown being intervened.

It wouldn't matter if you were a skilled adventurer who simply passed by. They usually don't pay attention to these things.

The problem is that it is a different story if he is a third force.

bang!

Lincoln struck the desk with his plump fist.

Office supplies roared loudly.

"What kind of bastard is cocky !"

A swear word that was too harsh for a priest to come out of his thick lips.

Situations where things can go wrong.

'We need to speed up the experiment before it's too late... .'

Sureung-

A mirror-transparent blade slid quietly through Lincoln's folded neck.

Lincoln's eyes widened.

He swallowed dry saliva and rolled his eyes to the side.

"Is the second plan also failing?"

A voice of unknown gender pierced her fat ears.

Lincoln's hands and feet began to tremble. Hopefully he will show up at this moment.

He opened his mouth as calmly as possible without turning his head.

"It did not fail."

"Then what is that in your hand?"

A small bug held in the left hand.

It was the body of the Chimera Paladin, exuding a weak divine power.

"It's not finished yet."

"So it's okay that the unfinished work is like that, you mean?"

"I don't mean that. However, the experiment is still going well. It was just annoying things."

"You don't even understand what the trouble is, do you?"

"You don't have to. After all, once or twice, the experiment will be completely over, and what we hoped for will be completed."

"A couple of times."

The cold blade touched the skin.

I had goosebumps all over my body. He was pretending not to be as much as he could, but the broth was flowing out of his chubby body.

"When the Count comes forward, it's over."

"You know."

"You're watching."

The presence disappeared.

Lincoln exhaled every breath he had been holding, and jumped up to look around.

From the beginning, his office was as quiet as if there was no one there.

I touched my neck.

My hands got a little wet. When he looked at his hand, he saw red blood all over his palm.

" Did you mean Bell?"

If I had made even the slightest mistake in speech, I would have hit my head.

seven nights !"

One of the seven swords protecting the Archbishop from the Zenith Church headquarters is currently dispatched here.

to monitor yourself.

Their swords that are close to masters could not be helped by their own power now.

'If only I could complete this experiment.'

The archbishop's face flashed.

I remembered the vicious old man looking down on him and sneering at him.

'I'll be there.'

In order to do that, we also need to speed up the experiment.

Lincoln's face turned into a ghastly look.

* * *

Jamie was on his way back to the mansion after putting the paladin's corpse in the subspace.

"Master, Master!"

A familiar voice was heard from below.

Looking down, he saw Azad waving his hand hard at him.

'Why is that guy?'

Come to think of it, there was only Liza left in the abandoned building where the paladin had a decisive battle.

As we descended, Azad, who was approaching with difficulty, took a deep breath.

"Why is the undead struggling?"

"Yeah, I will."

At Jamie's words, Azad lifted his head as if realizing it, then quickly cleared his breath.

he was a weirdo

Because the body of the undead is already dead, it is half invincible.

You don't have to breathe, you don't have to sleep, you don't have to eat. Menstrual activity is also unnecessary.

But Azad stretched, even bored, and pretended to be as hard as he is now.

'The nerd.'

It's very different from Liza.

What's wrong with making it?

Although he was assisted by Black, it was quite heavy. However, there was nothing wrong with the formula.

There is no law that there will be no special species among the undead, but his behavior as a human was excessive.

'I'll try it later.'

I want to do it right now, but there is so much to do right now.

"Why are you here?"

"I was running hard because Liza hyung told me to call the master!"

"How were you going to call me?"

"Yeah Well.

Azad, who was thinking deeply, tilted his head to the side.

Iknow, right? If I go there, the guards will know, and then there will be chaos."

That stupid answer made me laugh out loud.

He's not as smart as Liza, but sometimes I like his audacious behavior.

"Liza is back. I've been treated, but I'm still unable to move, so you'll take care of me.

Okay.

"And we withdraw from open surveillance like this one. They're quick-witted, so I'm keeping an eye on them.

Okay.

"Then go."

"Come in!"

Azad greeted him at a 90 degree angle.

Jamie smiled and went back to the mansion.

He thought as he looked at the back of Azad, who was running hard in the distance.

'Maybe it's a special case.'

He suppressed the rising curiosity as much as possible for the first time.

* * *

Time for everyone to sleep.

Jamie returned to the room quietly and took out the paladin with only the shell remaining.

Traces of what had happened to him were all over his body.

The traces of black magic were quite explicit because they didn't look at them in moderation.

"Although the body was fried."

rather better

Because if they're up to something, we can track them down right away.

"Shall we take a look at this shell first?"

What are their achievements?

Jamie felt a little excited and began to carefully disassemble the paladin's shell.

Some time passed.

In front of Jamie, the completely disassembled body of the Chimera was divided into several parts.

The lower body has a red exoskeleton on the legs of an insect, some organs including the lungs have strong fire resistance, and both eyes are insect compound eyes.

Finally.

"The basis is the human body."

A total of four creatures are fused.

That was the reason why he avoided the incredible instantaneous speed, the fire that spewed from his mouth, and his own magic.

"Then what is this?"

In the center of the chimera, a combination of the four living creatures, a turbid silvery marble was embedded.

There's no reason it should be stuck inside.

At first, it was thought that the characteristics of different species were a mechanism to induce repulsion and suppress it.

However, upon further examination, the species was connected so neatly that such a device was not necessary.

Their research had reached a level that could not be ignored.

Hmm.

There's no way those guys with enough skills could have put up a pointless device.

Then a thought suddenly came to my mind.

"You have divine power."

Not sure, but otherwise, there was no reason for such a device to exist.

Since there is a body, of course, I thought it was the source of divine power, but this seems to be the case.

'It's a home, though.'

Jamie gripped the marble and glanced again at the listed Chimera's parts.

Looking at it this way, it seemed that I had a rough idea of what their purpose was.

And that their experiments will be completed soon.

"You're going to make an enhanced paladin."

Reinforced Paladin.

I don't know why, but it was clear what the Zenith Church was trying to create.

But why?

'Why do you need that?'

There is no reason for the Zenith Church to create a reinforced paladin.

Apart from hating them extremely, it was a religion that lived on the faith of its members.

I wasn't a warlock, and there was absolutely no reason for me to do something like this. I couldn't think of any other reason why they would do this.

'Are you going to war?'

If it is a single reinforced paladin, frankly, it is not at the level of being surprised by it. But if we come together one by one, it exceeds ten, more than one hundred, and more than one thousand. Then things change.

Moreover, the chimera we faced this time was not a finished product.

If it was completed, it would of course be stronger than the current one, and I had no idea how powerful it would be if such a thing formed an army.

"Jenice ."

It is true that he is a god who symbolizes war, but war is only a means to him in the first place.

It means that he is not a god who symbolizes war because he is crazy about slaughter.

No matter how much he thought about it, he had no idea what he was thinking.

'Let's not worry about it.'

Whatever Janice's purpose was, it wasn't what was important right now.

The gnome is using his servants to drive innocent humans into limbs. They are enticing them with good words and pushing them to hell.

no sense of justice

I threw away my feelings and altruism as well.

He has no sympathy for those who are deceived by the three tongues of Zenithism and fall into hell.

I'm just angry at him, his unchanging appearance.

'Diablo... Live.'

'Sir Volfi. Our revenge.'

'Wait in Hell, Diablo Volfir.'

Jamie's emerald eyes turned purple.

"You haven't changed anything."

human.

The thought of seeing everything in the world as trash and thinking of it as a tool.

What did you decide to kill the 12 gods for?

Man once lost everything.

thick-

A mighty but secretly rising mana begins to crush the chimera's corpse.

I will never let them do their will again.

To do that, he descended on this land over tens of thousands of years.

Carrying everyone's wishes on your back.

To walk the path of Sura.

"Two times is unacceptable."

A quiet rage erupted.

* * *

- Ha! What are you doing in just one day?!

"I didn't expect it either."

Lincoln made excuses by covering his ears at the shouts coming from the telecommunication area.

-I made it with a lot of effort, but I'm handling it like a rag!

The communication partner was a chimera producer, and he was voicing out his anger at the news that the Chimera Paladin we produced this time had suffered.

"The body has been revived. So don't worry."

- You call that an excuse now?

"I'm sorry. What can you do? Was it the appearance of a third person that no one expected?"

-Damn it. So what?

"I plan to pick another one soon."

- A child who has the qualities of a saint?

"Are you crazy? It's a shame to waste the saint's qualities on something like this.

- What about the chimera?

The producer's grumbling voice could be heard from the communication area.

"Anyway, know that and prepare. I've done this all the time, won't it take long now?

-huh. It's the end anyway. I figured out what was missing while making this one. You just need the material. The next subject is the child's bloodline as scheduled?

okay.

Lincoln opened his mouth with a sinister smile.

"The next subject is Ricky."

- Continued on next episode -