chapter 183
183 – Accept the Uninvited Guest (3)
Gulp gulp.
Blood gushed out.
It was truly reminiscent of a fountain.
Crimson blood reached the ceiling.
The ceiling, walls, and ground were all covered in blood.
I glanced around and saw Laurent’s head.
It floated up like a soccer ball, but soon, unable to overcome gravity, it crashed to the dirty ground.
Laurent’s head, which had been rolling around for several laps, hit the wall and stopped moving.
Laurent’s head, which had formed a path with blood vessels, suddenly became silent.
“… … .”
I moved my gaze a little further.
Then a headless body appeared.
The headless body flailed about helplessly.
The sight of him waving his arms around is just pitiful.
As if unable to accept death, he continues to pour out his sorrow, and then suddenly falls over like a doll whose strings have snapped.
All this happened in the blink of an eye.
Even though it was a rather gruesome sight, I didn’t even blink.
If it had been me back then when I lost my memories, I might have felt a little nauseous, but for me who had regained my hellish memories before my regression, this kind of sight didn’t give me much of an impression.
This is because the brutal slaughter of monsters and humans alike was vivid in my mind as if it were just yesterday.
To be honest, it wasn’t a very good memory, but I could tell that it made me mentally stronger.
Of course, it seems that humanity has been greatly damaged as a result of the backlash that followed… … .
But should we say that it’s a blessing in disguise?
Knowing that they were alive didn’t bother me as much as it used to.
No, it was clear that every time I saw her face, painful memories would come back and my heart would ache a little, but every time I reminded myself that she was alive, I could feel my heart loosening along with a sigh of relief.
‘This time, I have to protect the kids somehow… … .’
After I snapped out of my thoughts, I looked at Laurent’s body.
Laurent de David, one of the executive officers of the Church of the Holy Spirit, was seen beheaded and killed.
If Laurent had really died, we would have had to prepare for an all-out war with the Sungcheon Church, but Laurent could not have died.
Of course, if he had been someone who could die to this extent, he wouldn’t have been called the Immortal Laurent.
“What the heck? This is too much.”
“… … .”
“Is this a Korean greeting?”
“… … .”
“It hurts. Ugh.”
Suddenly, a reckless voice pierced my ears.
I quietly turned my head towards the source and found Laurent looking fine.
Laurent grumbled something about how it hurt and how this was Korean greeting culture while gently caressing his neck. He really wasn’t dying.
“I’ve heard a lot about you. You’re the immortal Laurent?”
Laurent stared at me with a calm expression and smiled faintly, as if the fact that he had just been decapitated was a lie.
“You know the embarrassing nickname. Immortal Laurent… … Ugh. It’s kind of embarrassing, isn’t it? I really don’t know who gave you a nickname like that.”
Even the scattered blood has disappeared without a trace.
The body also disappeared without a trace.
It’s really strange.
‘Laurent de David… I’ve never seen him before, not even before the return.’
It is known as a fierce dog raised by the David family.
He currently serves as one of the executives of the Sungcheon Church and is in charge of capturing those with powers.
As the loyal confidant of the saintess Edelin and known as the female protagonist, he possesses considerable skills, but not many people know of Laurent’s abilities.
Among the three closest associates of Seongcheonnyeo, the only one whose abilities are not yet revealed is Laurent.
According to popular belief, there are many hypotheses such as the ability to return from death, the ability to travel back in time, causal interference, and the ability to clone oneself, but one thing is certain: Laurent’s ability is by no means ordinary.
‘I knew he wouldn’t die, but I don’t know what his ability is.’
I watched to see how Laurent would react when I attacked, and Laurent was hit by every attack beautifully.
I couldn’t tell exactly whether he was avoiding it or not, but he seemed confident that he wouldn’t die.
But considering his reluctance to make direct physical contact with me, I think he might have considered my absorption ability a threat.
“By the way, isn’t it too much to cut someone’s throat on our first meeting?”
“You’re not dead.”
“It’s because I didn’t die, but if it were someone else, they would have died?”
Laurent shook his head and looked at the few believers lying near me with a troubled expression.
“I’m a little worried, so I’m asking, but did you happen to kill our children? They don’t look dead, but I’m still a little worried.”
“I didn’t kill him. If I had killed him, I wouldn’t have been able to take him out.”
I only absorbed the ability.
I quietly looked down at the faces of several members of the Sungcheon Church, who were lying on the ground covered in blood and gasping for breath intermittently.
These members of the Seongcheon Church were Edelin’s loyal followers who had sworn loyalty to her and were granted powerful abilities, so-called mass-produced ability users.
They were extremely powerful, each with abilities ranging from A+ to S.
But since he was busy floundering around without being able to properly utilize his powerful abilities, he was nothing more than easy prey to me.
To be honest, it was like putting pearls on a pig’s neck.
I felt sad that I couldn’t use all those great abilities to their full potential.
Of course, if I invest a little more time in training, I could handle my abilities much better than I do now, but that’s a story for the distant future.
As of now, at best, they would only be able to move from an A-rank ability user to an A+ ability user.
… … Well, that alone is strong enough.
‘By the way, you must know that I regained my memories, so why did you leave the mass-produced ability users defenseless?’
Didn’t you expect them to come rushing in like this today?
no.
That’s not it.
The Edelin I know would have definitely expected this.
Considering that even in the Relics and Treasures Management Office, there were no truly skilled people, it seemed that they had intentionally avoided placing powerful people there.
Whatever the reason, it was like a delicious buffet to me, because I could absorb all the powers I wanted.
It’s like a wolf entering a flock of sheep. But you can’t just like it without thinking.
It was very suspicious that, rather than rejecting me, who was no different from a risk factor, they were actually helping me.
“You can’t even take it out. It’s s*xual harassment, s*xual harassment.”
What are you talking about, you crazy b*tch?
Laurent chuckled and made absurd jokes.
They say she’s the crazy dog of the Sungcheon Church, but even the way she speaks is not ordinary. No, she’s just like a crazy b*tch. I should’ve known when she giggled even when her neck was cut off.
“Oh, I haven’t introduced myself. Nice to meet you. My name is Laurent de David. I’ve heard a lot about you. I’ve always wanted to meet you sometime, but now we’re finally meeting like this?”
Laurent pretended to be friendly with a bashful smile.
“I thought Charlotte would come first.”
“Oh. I see. I thought Charlotte would find you first… … .”
Phew.
A dagger was thrust into Laurent’s chest.
The dagger was transmitted using the ability to teleport.
If you can’t feel the vibrations in space, then this is a technique that is almost a fatal flaw.
I immediately drew my sword and cut off Laurent’s arms and legs. Laurent’s limbless body fell to the ground, splattering blood.
He reached out to Laurent, who was instantly rendered incapacitated.
The intention was to take away Laurent’s abilities.
Of course, if Laurent were to absorb the ability in this situation, he would lose his life, but it was better to kill someone with abilities like Laurent when he could.
“It’s dangerous.”
It was just within reach.
Laurent’s body, which had been stabbed to death, began to flicker and then suddenly disappeared, leaving Laurent, who looked fine, scratching his cheek.
“I wonder what kind of ability it is. Since I won’t attack anymore, can I just absorb it once?”
“You want to touch a lady’s body? How impudent. But I’m a premarital virgin. If you touch my body, you’ll be responsible. Is that okay?”
“I’m sorry, but this person already has a partner.”
“When you say it like that, I feel more attracted to it. It must be fun to steal it.”
“You said you were a virgin before marriage?”
“I forgot about optional premarital chastity.”
Laurent took out a pistol from his pocket, grumbling with a grin on his face. It didn’t seem like an ordinary pistol. It was a slide-type automatic pistol, and it felt like it had an unknown power.
“I don’t like getting hit all the time, so I’ll start fighting back. Oh, don’t worry. I won’t kill you. However, I have my own position, so I might break an arm or something.”
He twirled the gun around and around, smiling brightly.
And then suddenly he stopped laughing and was about to fire his gun.
Fighting Laurent without fully understanding his abilities was not a good choice in many ways, but continuing to face Laurent like this was a huge advantage for me.
Because just by looking at him like this, there was a way to figure out Laurent’s abilities.
In fact, the very act of having a useless conversation with Laurent was just to waste time.
But at that time.
“Laurent. Excuse me, could you stop for a moment?”
“Ah… … What is it? The Saintess is here already?”
Wouldn’t it be the sound of shoes clicking away from you, and a beautiful woman with golden hair smiling and trying to dissuade you?
“Ah. Seojun? It’s been a while.”
Edelin greeted me with a bright smile, as if she was seeing someone she had missed for a long time.
As I looked at her face, memories of after I chose to return flashed through my mind.
– You are the same.
The sight of Edeline looking at me with a lonely smile.