Chapter 206: Return of the Hero (1/2)
[The User had indirectly ruined the plans of the disciple of Pestilence and Famine by calling over a punitive force from the church.]
[Congratulations to the User for completing the S-Tier Quest: Exodus!]
[The punitive force that the User had summoned shall cleanse the Village of Tulog]
[The User is deemed qualified to receive additional rewards!]
[The additional rewards will be deposited in the User's inventory after the Version Update!]
[The System will be undergoing a Version Update.]
[The User might experience a few bouts of headaches throughout the day while the Version Update is ongoing.]
[A Patch Note will be available after the Version Update for the User's perusal.]
”Hahaha...” Heisenberg fell on his knees. The expression on his face distorted with relief.
Ricardo's eyes teared up.
Finally, it was over...
The nightmare was done.
They could finally go home.
To their families.
And to the place where they belonged.
”Calvin...”
”Are you all right?” Ricardo asked with this lingering smile on his face.
”Yeah, I am...” Calvin returned Ricardo's gesture with his own smile, ”So, it's finally over. Eh... We can finally go home.”
”Why do you look so shocked as if you didn't expect the church to send a punitive force after us?” Ricardo teasingly asked, ”What? You didn't want us to survive?”
”No, no, no.” Calvin hurriedly waved his hand, ”Don't you find it strange how awfully quick they are to send a punitive force towards a village situated in such a deserted place like this?”
”Now that I think about it, that's actually quite confusing.” Heisenberg interrupted their conversation as he fell into deep contemplation, ”I wonder, just what is the reason why they came here in the first place? Is it because they've detected the sinister aura of that monster there in the village center?”
”What do you think?” Calvin mysteriously smiled, ”I already know the answer though. Perhaps, maybe even Ricardo knows about it too.”
”Damn it, you sure do know how to tease your seniors, eh?” Heisenberg glared at Calvin.
”Senior? Do you mean the elderly?” Calvin retorted.
”Shut up!” Heisenberg hissed.
He turned his attention to Ricardo and asked, ”This guy says that you know the reason why the punitive force of the church came here. Since it seems like this guy is not going to talk, can you answer the question in his stead?”
Heisenberg's tone of voice as he said all of these was very commanding.
Ricardo raised an eyebrow and said, ”Hmmph. Is that the tone that you should use when you're asking someone a question, old man?”
”Goddamned it, just answer me already! I'm about to die of curiosity here!” Heisenberg cried out, annoyed.
”Hahaha, keep him in the dark, Ricardo. It would be more amusing to look at his astounded face later when the punitive force discovers us.”
Calvin fanned the flames.
”What the fuck? You dare?!” Heisenberg glared at Calvin once more.
”Old man, are you really a Priest of the All-Encompassing Light? How come your curses are so crisps and succinct?”
”Fuck off, it's none of your business.”
Heisenberg rolled his eyes at them, eliciting laughter from both Calvin and Ricardo.
Calvin and Ricardo understood that Heisenberg was a straightforward man who never really liked to put pretenses. But of course, since he had a professional job, then he had to put on a respectable air around him.
Right now, he didn't really have to do that though since the three of them could already be considered as buddies that had survived through a life and death ordeal.
In short, their relationship was the closest as friends could be.
”Hey, why do those people around there seem to be holding someone familiar?”
Heisenberg audibly muttered.
The punitive force had descended onto the village center and was now in a battle against the Queen of Plague.
At least a dozen high-ranking members of the Cavaliers were present.
Not to be outdone by the Cavaliers, the remaining two Judiciaries also sent their members to join the punitive force.
”The Missionaries and Evangelists are also here?” Ricardo asked in confusion.
This was the first time that he saw a punitive force of such scale. To think that high-ranking members from all three Judiciaries would join hands together just to purify this village! This was indeed an unprecedented scene.
”Now that I think about it, Ricardo... You're an executor from one of the three Judiciaries, right? Which one?” Heisenberg asked.
Ricardo's footsteps froze.
He turned around in a dramatic fashion to face Heisenberg before he lifted his arm and drew the symbol of the God of Medicine and Poison on his chest, ”I'm a member of the Missionaries and a firm believer of the Merciful God of Poison and Medicine, Aesculapius!”
Heisenberg's pupils constricted.
”You...”
”You bastard...”
”You are comrades with those bunch of ingrates in Ashmelion?!” He pointed a finger at Ricardo and continued, ”Fuck, fuck, fuck... I thought for sure that you're a believer of the Goddess of All-Encompassing Light! Fuck you, man. How dare you deceive me like this?!”
”Hey, calm down... Heisenberg. It's just a difference in faith, you don't have to be so radical.”
Calvin interrupted with a frown.
”I don't have to?!” Heisenberg's fury exploded.
He glared at Calvin and said, ”You bastard, do you even know how much these Missionaries mock me when I'm on my patrol to clean the cemeteries in Ashmelion?!”
”Dude, you won't believe it...”
”Those bastards are always sitting on the entrance of the Angel's Cemetery just to mock me whenever I am doing my job!”
”Let someone else handle the dirty work, they say. But bitch, please! They can't even handle the wraiths, and Corpse Eaters popping left and right in their own cemetery! Yet, they're mocking and trying to provoke me every day?!”
”Damn, they are a waste of taxpayers' money!” Heisenberg huffed and puffed as he tried to catch his breath when he ended his spiel.
”Heisenberg... You... You do realize that it's a part of your job description to frequently cleanse the cemeteries, right? Why are you complaining?” Ricardo asked in doubt.
”Did your mother drop you on your head when you were a baby or what?! Didn't you even understand what I said? I'm so frustrated by you freeloaders because not only you do not appreciate the job that our Priests do, your friends also come to pester us every day!”
”All right, we get it...”
”Your Priests are stronger than us, but that's because we specialize in cleansing. Not killing! Unlike you murderers!”
”Enough!” Calvin shouted.
Heisenberg's figure stiffened. He turned his head to look at Calvin and he noticed that there was a cold expression on his face.