Chapter 32 (1/2)

Chapter 32: 020 I Divine Protection -1

The silver-haired girl ran around assisting soldiers while carrying sheathed swords in her hands, as well as a quiver full of dozens of arrows slung on her back

Harman became rather stunned, and couldn’t help but dazedly stare at her carrying all these equip around

For a slender, frail-looking girl to do soth and stamina must’ve been quite considerable

‘But, wasn’t she a daughter of a sihter of Gril the far in the

She was lending her support to those soldiers currently doing their best to protect the citizens who failed to evacuate to the feudal lord’s mansion in time and remained stuck near the city’s outer walls Her focus was on delivering the necessary equip the injured

Harman could only smile bitterly at this

Even the child of a far it her all Yet how dare he stay weak and unfocused like this?

‘We can endure We will defend against them And in the worst possible scenario…”

Haraze away

Several hundreds of undead were surrounding the Vampire Count like a defensive wall

‘…I’ll break past that and cut the Count’s head off htly clenched his fist But then…

The zoirl They rained down froht after

Harman flinched and hurriedly searched for her

Because of the zombie projectile, all of the soldiers and convicts on top of that part of the ere thron to the ground below There wereto crawl back up to their feet behind the girl

“Daht, he quickly unsheathed his sword and rushed towards her position

In the meantime, she sensed movements behind her and looked back A zo down at her

Shethe swords and arrows she had been carrying

“What are you doing?! Run, child!”

Hare

Without a doubt, she must’ve been terrified silly

She quietly sized up the zombie In the next instant, the undead monster finally moved Its jaw opened wide as it reached out towards her

‘Daritted his teeth

‘I shall use divinity and then…!’

“Oh, the God of War Heim Grant your power to protect a poor lamb…”

As divinity rushed out of Hars, and his sword, increasing his speed greatly

Just as he tried his best to reach the girl…

Her eyes suddenly became as sharp as a snake’s She picked up one of the fallen swords and rolled on the ground to evade the zo, she moved the weapon to her rear and unsheathed it

“…Oh, the Goddess of Mercy and Love, Gaia”

Although faint, her sas now eht away even as his legs were still taking him closer to her

“Grant me the power to protect your precious one…”

After kicking the ground and powerfully pouncing forward, she rapidly dug into the zo was planted on the ground, and using it as a pivot, her entire body spun 360 degrees Her blade easily sliced the zombie’s head off

“…!”

That strike was so clean and fast that it left behind the sword’s afterie in the air for a mo halt

Her attack was both clumsy and shoddy, al at a sword training ed to execute the unfath alone

‘However…’

It was rough, but at the same time, truly sharp

As if to display her explosive power, two-thirds of the zo portion looked serrated and rough It seeh the rest

The zombie’s head rolled around like a ball near her feet The headless creature staggered ungainly before finally faltering down on its knees and crashi+ng to the ground

Harman’s eyes twitched as he took a look at the zombie’s neck

‘That was definitely…’

It was the ih the ranks of the ‘Holy Cross Knight Order’ that protected the Imperial Fairl froe use the Iirl, Charlotte, looked at the dead zohed in relief

Her heart was still pounding hard Although she froze a little due to the fear, she still ended up pulling through in the end

‘…My training, it orth it’

She briefly recalled the contents of the books back in the monastery – records that contained all sorts of techniques known to the Imperial Family They were placed there so that the exiled Imperial Prince could at least try to learn thelanced at the any of it

‘What his highness has failed to do, I can do it in his stead’

Feeling elated by this achievement, Charlotte turned around only to spot Paladin Har?”

“…”

She tilted her head and asked him but Harmon simply stood there frozen stiff

“We… on!!”

The soldiers ere protecting the feudal lord’s residence looked at the pile of zoh they had a few casualties, it was still a ainst ghouls and a dullahan

“…I really thought I became a Paladin just now!”

The soldiers spoke in exhilaration while looking at their own bodies The divinity seeped out of them as if it knew its job was over

However, they still couldn’t cal the drea a Paladin for a brief while

The one who felt really confused and flustered here was Jenald, though He was a noble well-tuned to the affairs of the ruling class, which hy he heard more stories about the Imperial Prince than anyone currently present here

‘His reputations says that he’s easily scared, extremely lustful, and an incompetent child who doesn’t even kno to properly wield divinity, but…’

…Easily scared?

A kid using a shovel to attack a dullahan was named a scaredy-cat? No, that would be an act of insanity

And he didn’t knoield divinity?

‘Oh h are the standards in the Ied the seventh Imperial Prince as an incompetent failure? Someone who can’t even use divinity?! Could it be that the blessings from the scions of the Imperial Family can heal hundreds of people at once, and… perhaps even revive a dead person? Is it so of that scale?’

Could it really be like that…?

Jenald inwardly clicked his tongue

He thought that such a thing was nonsensical, but when looking back at the level of divinity the Iinations didn’t seean thinking that all those tales froendary feats the Holy Emperor had achieved, couldn’t have been baseless fantasy anymore

“…Good! Utilise this momentuht now! Escort His Highness the Imperial Prince as well…”

Jenald wiped the sweat off his broith a handkerchief before shi+fting his gaze to the Imperial Prince

He wasn’t there

“…!!”

The feudal lord was stunned by this sudden turn of events and quickly scanned the surroundings He called out to some soldiers to inquire about the prince’s whereabouts

“…My lord, you wish to knohere his highness is?”

“He was definitely heading off soht he obtained permission from you, my lord”

“…He ith some soldiers?” Jenald asked

“Yes, my lord Uh…? Y-yes, he… definitely did… But, uh…”