Chapter 144: He-llo (4)

Chapter 144: He-llo (4)

13th Judas.Not much was known about him in the world.To be precise, while there were countless rumors, no one knew which of them were true.

Some said he was more vicious than any villain, while others dismissed his reputation as nothing but a grand facade of lies.Some called him strong.Others likened him to a worthless philanderer.Could there be someone with such contradictory assessments?

Those who knew Judas would say this.None of the above evaluations were wrong─.

Judas was a man who deceived everything.He had the face of a philanderer, but his skills surpassed all others.

He was most formidable when holding daggers in both hands, a time when even comrades like Brigitte, Queen, and Enkidus would feel a chill down their spines.

A Judas resolved to a 'kill or be killed' fight became a thief of life.

In fact, a moment ago, a Platinum Holy Knight was quartered by his technique 『Isseom, Asura』.Even among the mighty warriors and masters gathered, no one could witness the moment. They could only guess that something had happened. If Queen hadn't shouted "Fight for your life!!!", everyone would have been so stunned by this 'unbelievable' feat that they would have lost their heads.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah━─!!!"

Queen yelled out loud.

The great warrior Queen's cry eradicated fear and terror, infusing courage in allies, while having the opposite effect on enemies.

Spurred by the cry, a Holy Knight wielding a lance regained her senses.She was Speedie, the fastest among the Holy Knights.

"Yahbach, protect me with your fiery gaze!"

After a swift prayer, Speedie charged towards Judas.

Her speed was faster than a warhorse's charge from a distance; no one would have imagined that someone in heavy armor could move so swiftly.

Specially crafted heavy armor.A lance designed for a fatal blow.

With the blessing of 《Swiftness》 received after breaking level 40, Speedie became a ray of light that cuts through everything.

"Light─Lance!!!"

The Lance of Yahbach.A technique named after the sacred treasure of the order, akin in power.She proudly wielded such a technique because it indeed possessed might comparable to that holy relic.

There was nothing she couldn't pierce.Even the wicked gods would be penetrated, she believed, and her belief was right.

The problem was that it did not reach.

Judas easily sidestepped the lance and struck with his dagger between the armor on the shoulder and neck. With that, Speedie's head rolled on the ground.The sight was enough to strike fear into all present.

"Speedie!!!""How can the gap be this wide...""Lord... grant us courage..."

Everyone was terrified.This included powerhouses like Brigitte, Enkidus, Queen, and Saint Iris. Especially Brigitte, who was very close to Judas, understood the situation better than anyone.

'He's really trying to kill us...! Naru, Cecily, and Hina are here too...!'

Brigitte looked at Naru, Cecily, and Hina.The children used to annoy Judas with their affection for their father. Now they trembled like rabbits thrown before a tiger.

“Hiiik...!”“Hiiik...!”“Hiiik...!”

They were soaked in fear.Normally, Judas wouldn't have made his children tremble with fright.

Brigitte was angry at this fact.At the same time, she calmly assessed the situation.

The holy knights could only curse in disgust.Then Enkidus, partly understanding the truth, peered at Judas with golden eyes.

Great magic came with constraints.

Releasing so many shadows, Judas's true body must bear a burden.Indeed, that was correct.

Judas stood motionless.His face twitched and convulsed.

Judas had confessed without reservation, "When I use great magic, I get dazed. To defeat me, that would be the best time".

'Thinking now... Judas, you must have known such a time would come. That we would have to face each other with swords drawn...'

"Ah... Daaaad...!"

Then someone cried out.It was Naru.Naru tried to rush toward Judas, but Brigitte quickly snatched her by the nape.

"Naru! That person is no longer your dad!"

"No! Dad is always Naru's Dad!"

"Someone open the portal again and take them!"

While Brigitte handed over the children to someone, Naru was sobbing uncontrollably.Her tears also made Hina and Cecily break down in loud cries.

Hina, Cecily, and Naru were young.Honestly, they couldn't understand what the situation was.

But... they were filled with the thought that they might never see their dad's face again if things didn't change.Naru felt like it was all her fault.It seemed like it was because she wasn't strong enough.

She thought she hadn't become an adult because she didn't study hard and liked to play every day, and as a result, she couldn't do anything now.

'I should have worked harder on my science homework!'

Cecily felt the same way.

'I was too picky with food! If I had eaten everything without making a fuss...!'

Also, Cecily remembered that she couldn't call Judas 'Dad' this time. It was a moment when she felt stupid in many ways.Hina had similar thoughts.

'But... we didn't even spend much time together...'

Hina joined the 「Junk Mansion」much later than Cecily and Naru because she had an important mission to guide everything according to its natural order.In the end, Hina had failed that mission.And that's why she was sad.

"Hng...hng..."

The children were powerless.And that's why they were sad.Even if time turned back, the children would still be children.Just then, something that heard the children's crying leaped from the shadows.

━Meow.

It was a black ball of fur.At that sight, Naru shouted with tear-glistening eyes shining like black pearls.

"Oh, holy shh...! Molumolu...!"

━Meow.

Molumolu just wobbled its plump body, but the shadowy figures and Judas, who were emitting a murderous aura just moments ago, stopped their movements.They stepped back a few paces as if they werewary of /genesisforsaken