Chapter 54: The Necromancer King Arcrosis (1)

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The incident of the external forces raiding the church while I was away.

I had a satisfying time smashing the screen, but I was still bitter.

If the church had some defenders, the damage could have been reduced.

The apostles were characters who could use powerful abilities with their artifacts.

But Evan and Eutenia were both busy with their own affairs, so it was hard to summon them to the church.

It was a time when the church needed new forces to protect its base.

“I can’t call the apostles either. And it’s awkward to appoint Roan as an apostle.”

I had already decided to use the <Apostle Selection> skill on the vampire that Eutenia would find.

It was also inappropriate for Roan, who was acting as the archbishop, to double as an apostle.

I couldn’t move the existing apostles.

Nor could I appoint Roan as an apostle.

In the end, there was only one conclusion I came up with after a long time of thinking.

“There’s no other way... than that.”

It was to use <Creature Maker> to create a new creature that would guard the church.

I moved my eyes down to the screen and looked at the skill icon of <Creature Maker>.

It had been quite a while since I created [Dark Beast: Alpha].

The mana that I had been paying as a penalty was also fully recovered long ago.

If I used <Creature Maker> now, I could create a new creature.

If I couldn’t use the apostles to protect the church, I could use the creatures to protect it.

Having decided to make a creature, I wondered what kind of creature I should make using the skill.

“Since it’s going to be the guardian of the church, it would be better if it had a scary face, right?”

The guardian of the church should have some dignity.

It wouldn’t scare the enemies if it looked too gentle.

That’s why I planned to set its appearance close to the low value.

Of course, if I set it too low, a creature like Cuebaerg might pop out again, so I thought of adjusting the value to 2 or 3.

After finishing my thoughts on the appearance, the next item was the aggressiveness.

“For aggressiveness... well, let’s make it 5.”

There was Estasia, the cherubim, as a side effect of the low aggressiveness item.

She had never moved from her place since I created her with <Creature Maker>.

She was still living in the cave where she first settled.

Meanwhile, a large and splendid building was being built in front of Estasia.

The more I saw it, the more mysterious it was that Estasia’s faction was flourishing.

Anyway, apart from that fact, it would be unacceptable for the guardian of the church to be idle like Estasia.

A moderate level of aggressiveness was necessary, so I decided to make the new creature’s aggressiveness 5.

“The size is... hmm.”

The last item was about the size.

I recalled the creatures that I had made so far in my head.

Cuebaerg. Estasia. And Alpha.

Alpha was an exception, so I excluded him, but it would be troublesome if the size was too big.

It was because it was the guardian of the church that would live there.

It seemed better to have a size that was not much different from a normal character.

Either 1 or 2 seemed good enough, so I decided to make the new creature’s size 2.

“Appearance 3. Size 2. Aggressiveness 5. This is how I’ll do it.”

After deciding on all the items, I activated the <Creature Maker> skill.

The mana consumption was 85% of the total.

The creature’s appearance was 3.

The aggressiveness was 5.

The size was 2.

After setting each item, I pressed the create button and a target location appeared in the middle of the screen.

I tried to set the target location to the church building, but I moved it to the back mountain of the church just in case.

“Please come out normal.”

After setting the target location to the back mountain, I touched the target location again to activate the skill.

Squish.

As soon as I pressed the screen, a huge light filled the screen.

When the light that blocked my sight for a while faded away, a creature of human size

appeared in its place.It was a creature that wore a shabby hood over its head.

You have created [Commander King: Arcrosis].

Due to the penalty of <Creature Maker>, you cannot recover the mana you consumed for 24 hours.

[Commander King: Arcrosis] reveres you.

<Karma’s Judgment> converts [Commander King: Arcrosis]’s actions into your causality rate.

The name of the new creature that was created with the light was [Commander King: Arcrosis].

When the summoned creature lifted its head, I saw that its eyes were dark and empty where they should have been.

“And there were a lot of urgent things to tell you during that time.”

“What are they?”

Hus had spent most of his days in the magic training room since his brother Evan Allemier went missing.

Was it because he had lost his idol that he had been chasing all his life?

Or was it to fill the void left by his brother?

Hus didn’t know why, but he showed himself immersed in magic training all day long.

Naturally, his conversations with Aurora decreased as time went by.

Aurora rarely came here unless she had something important to tell Hus.

“The holy land has decided to form a Cuebaerg subjugation force from the empire.”

“Cuebaerg subjugation force? That’s a new name. What is Cuebaerg?”

For Hus, who had been stuck in the magic training room, the name Cuebaerg was quite unfamiliar.

As if she had expected Hus’s question, Aurora looked at the paper in her hand and answered him.

“Cuebaerg is the name that the evil god’s minion who appeared in the empire calls himself. He’s a monster that made a city and more than 20 villages disappear so far.”

“The evil god’s minion...”

Hus’s face darkened at the mention of the evil god’s minion.

The evil god who coveted the continent.

For now, his followers were suspected to be the culprits who made his brother disappear.

Evan Allemier disappeared on his way back after finishing his investigation of the church.

Considering Evan’s skills, who was selected as a heretic interrogator in the holy land, it was impossible that he was caught by bandits.

So it was natural that Hus pointed to the church as the cause of Evan’s disappearance.

“So the empire ordered Cloud to subjugate this Cuebaerg.”

“Cloud is leading the subjugation, yes.”

“And in the process, half of the subjugation force, including the leader Gedur, were killed by Cuebaerg.”

“Gedur chief...”

It was rare to find someone who didn’t know Gedur among Cloud’s investigators.

Gedur, a first-class investigator, was a well-known figure.

And he failed to lead the subjugation operation.

It was a clue to how strong Cuebaerg was.

As Hus continued to listen to Aurora’s words, he understood why she brought up the subjugation force.

Perhaps she wanted to involve the heroes in the holy land in the new subjugation force.

“So this time, the heroes are going to step up?”

“You’re right. That’s very heroic of you.”

“If it’s an evil god’s minion, then it’s an enemy that the heroes should deal with. I understand. How should I prepare?”

“You’ll get a call from the temple tomorrow. I’ll tell you the details then.”

Hus nodded at Aurora’s words and looked at the hieroglyph.

Heroes of knowledge grew faster than other heroes.

It was not strange to say that they could be deployed to the field right away.

When Hus looked at the hieroglyphs in silence, Aurora coughed lightly while waiting for him.

She seemed to have something more to say to him, or she was waiting for him to look at her.

“Do you have something else to tell me?”

“...Of course.”

“What is it?”

“The other one is the news from Cloud, who went to search for the heretic inquisitor Evan Allemier...”

The news from Cloud, who went to search for Evan.

As soon as he heard that, Hus approached Aurora closely.

And then he grabbed her shoulders and asked her about Evan.

He spoke in a higher tone than usual, perhaps because he was excited.

“Don’t tell me you found my brother?”

“...No, that’s not it.”

“Then what... What else do you have to tell me?”

“Most of the agents from the Centurion branch, including the branch chief agent Period, who went to search for him, have gone missing, they say.”

Most of the agents from the Centurion branch went missing.

It was actually more like annihilation than disappearance.

And even his former boss, agent first-class investigator, had lost contact.

Hus’s expression was completely distorted as he heard the story of his former colleagues.

“The Centurion branch... was annihilated...?”

His brother who found the trace of the evil god disappeared, and his former colleagues who chased him also disappeared.

People kept disappearing just by trying to get close to the cult.

What kind of being was he fighting against?

And what was he fighting for?

He tore at his chest as he felt a bad feeling in his heart.

He had already lost too much before the fight even began.

It was a war that he couldn’t even guess how much more he would lose.