CH 102

Alma jumps into the group of headless knights and the church knights follow, but the enemy is acting in pairs and playing with the church knights with excellent coordination.

Due to the effect of the holy magic used by Alma, the forces are competing, so they will not be defeated immediately, but it is unlikely that it will be settled soon.

I was about to move in to join them, but I notice that the first black knight is not at the altar.

Where did he go?

I move my eyes to the aisle, the benches, and the ceiling, but he’s not there. I look at the altar again, but there is only a hooded woman standing there. She’s holding a large, black crystal wand in both hands.

Hmm? A wand? Was it there all along?

And aside from the color, the shape looks like something …… I’ve seen somewhere before.

The moment I tried to remember what it was, I felt a killing sensation along with the movement of magic power from my feet.

“Sophie, get back!”

At the same time as I shouted, the head of the black knight appeared from my shadow. The tip of his sword appeared next.

You’re aiming for my left chest!

I’m not sure what to make of this.

“[Energy Bolt]”

Several translucent arrows pierced the ground. It was the fastest magic I’ve ever released, but it seems to have escaped by ducking into the shadows.

I felt the movement of magic power again. I looked at the altar and saw the Black Knight standing next to the hooded woman.

Had he moved that far in an instant?

I gave up on the chase and stepped back to stand next to Sophie.

“The black knight comes out of the shadows. Watch your step.”

“Understood.”

I warned her, but it’s hard to avoid them when you know they’re coming. If Sophie is a priority, I can’t leave her side. I need another way to attack.

“Can’t I use the [Turn Undead]?”

“You could try, but It’d probably get in the way.”

I looked at the hooded woman at the altar. If she could use magic similar to that of the dungeon master, it would not be surprising if she had a way to counter holy magic. The reason why she didn’t move from the altar was because she had a bird’s eye view of the whole situation.

You can’t give your opponent an opening to use magic. If you make a bad move, the situation will get worse. I don’t have enough moves to break up this tough situation. As I was worrying about this, I heard a voice from behind me.

“I’m sorry to keep you waiting. It looks like we made it just in time?”

Roy had caught up with us with his adventurers. We’ve completely outnumbered them.

We can win this one!

“Thank you for your help. Can I ask you to help Alma and the others?”

“Of course. Everyone wants to go wild, so leave it to me.”

“Watch out for the black knight at the altar. He moves in the shadows.”

“Another undead with troublesome abilities, but once the seed is broken, it’s no longer a problem.”

He seemed to be enjoying himself very much. This was the only time he seemed to have a natural smile on his face.

“You guys!”

Roy called out to the adventurers.

“The one who kills the most undead will get an extra bonus! Go fight, to your heart’s content!”

The adventurers, who had been wary of the unknown monsters, changed their eyes and jumped into the battlefield.

Did they dangle a reward for clearing out the unusual and dangerous undead all at once? You have a quick grasp of the situation and are very good at handling adventurers. We can’t be too careful, but the situation has turned out to be quite favorable.