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[True beastman leader, Dark Lion, Simba point of view]

"Ha...ha..." [Simba]

I can feel every breath that I take becoming heavier and heavier with each passing second. Such a tenacious foe, this serial killer dwarf. In terms of strength, skill and magic power, I am clearly the superior between the two of us, but, his stamina knows no bound and his tenacity know no limits. Such a foe should be defeated from the moment notice as prolonging the battle will only bring advantage to him. Even after few what should be fatal injuries that I inflicted on his head, neck, chest and spine, there he is, still trying to launch his attack

~Magic knives thrown~

Using my shield, I quickly block the incoming magic knives attack. Again, there's not so much power behind it, but the fact that he keeps on attracting those knives through magnet magic and keep on throwing it is indeed a problem. He will also occasionally launch a piercing attack with the knife attached to his hand, something that I can dodge and counteract

~Pierce attack~

As he launch the pierce attack, I jump behind him, quickly kicking his head before smashing his head with this shield of mine imbued with dark fire magic. It should have been fatal but

"Blood... Nice" [Serial killer dwarf]

All my instinct are telling me, that it's near impossible for me to win this battle, as his maniacal smile and red blood eyes are sending shiver down to my spine

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[Basement of the Holy Palace]

[Agnes point of view]

And to the holy palace we go.

Transporting ourselves with the portal stone, we safely arrive at the basement of the holy palace. It's a reliable method of transportation but the valuable resource of the portal stone are quickly diminishing because of it. Location, number of people involved, and of course, the interference of Ash as well as Seraph burn out the portal stone way more than what we initially calculated

"Motra. Alright?" [Zin]

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you Zin" [Motra]

"Agnes. Fine?" [Zin]

"So do I" [Agnes]

"Angela. Ok?" [Zin]

"Yes, just strain myself a bit" [Mysterious witch, Angela]

"Take. Good. Care" [Zin]

"Yes, I will" [Angela]

This giant Zin. His conversation skill has significantly reduced. Must be the side effects of Angela modification to him. No sweat, once our god is resurrected, he could fix this problem in literal second

"We are safe!" [Old follower A]

"Thank you, Saintess Angela. Mrs Motra and Mrs Agnes as well" [Old follower C]

"Me?" [Zin]

"Shut up non human!" [Old follower E]

"I. Will" [Zin]

"You did realize I am a beastman" [Motra]

"But you're different! You have been converted!" [Old follower F]

(Fool) [Agnes]

Converted by Angela. How pitiful of them to quickly accept those lie when Angela told them so

Saintess Angela. Our very own talented witch. She is in her 30, with long black hair and a blue eyes like that of the ocean. Her fair skin with some freckles in her face just add to her charm. I might be the connection between our god to all of the followers, but when it comes to managing the old follower, as well as the Achalasia Externa, she can be said as the figure leader. She handles things on the surface while I am responsible for what happen behind the scenes

(Not to mention, her power as a witch is truly phenomenal. I can say she actually far surpassed the first witch) [Agnes]

"Now then, how about we go upstairs. I'll introduce you to the saint and the holy palace prince" [Angela]

"Really!" [Old follower A]

"What a lucky day!" [Old follower F]

And they quickly left. Whether that is a lie so that she can use them for her own experimentation or she's actually feeling generous, that I do not know. She is after all, a saintess. Even though she isn't recognize as one by Goddess Achalasia, I'm sure once our times come, she will receive the title from a better god

"So, a spectacular failure" [Agnes]

"Failure. Motra. Fail" [Zin]

"Apart from my true identity are now known and we lost Drant, I said we have ourselves a win as well, don't you agree" [Motra]

"That indeed. To think that kid is the one taking care of all of them" [Agnes]

Again, just like before. The original ten heroes were taken cared by the traveler king when they're all orphans who have lost their homes and families. Not to mention, I just noticed something. To think that Ash in Estel might be the same Ash I killed when he backwas still an infant then. Truly, him receiving the blessing from God of Death and Goddess Achalasia is no coincidence.

(Vincent, Maria, and now Ash. You guys keep on coming aren't you) [Agnes]

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[The Curse land]

[Saint Louis point of view]

I had crossed the dungeon, and now, here I am, at the curse land. A land once rule by the Angel king, with the name and title, Seraph. When Saintess Rumia told me regarding what happen at Estel, and that there's an angel which called himself as Seraph, I was shocked beyond disbelief as I thought Seraph was just a myth.

"The ruin doesn't hold a single clue. It's ancient after all" [Saint Louis]

I thought of exploring a nearby ruin for a bit, hoping to find a clue or two, but this once settlement for the angelic doesn't provide any clue for me.

"I should start moving as well. I need to "visit" them after all" [Saint Louis]

I can handle the saint of old follower as well as the prince of holy palace, but something about Saintess Angela give me a creep. Something, but what is it. I can't even remember properly the conversation that I had with her, even though the conversation with those other two are still vivid

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I can hear some voices. I wonder who? It's behind this large house. Better observe them first

"So, there wasn't anything to help the Mermaid king here?" [Mermaid A]

"No. There isn't." [Fairy A]

"The holy beast of water, Ice Dragon Reshir doesn't response to us, and Mahsuri is... So does the blue hair little girl we encounter at Rock and Sea dungeon once. Looks like she still hasn't realized who she really is" [Mermaid B]

"Huh? A human! Run!" [Fairy B]

"WAIT!" [Saint Louis]

I try to reach for them, but they simply disappear inside the well. Even the fairies. Strange. Just what manner of power does they employ? I can't sense any barrier nor any mana, and I'm sure it will be pointless for me to jump inside this well, as I don't have any mean to catch up to them

Still, what with their conversation just now? Is something happening inside the Mermaid Kingdom? There have been multiple reports especially by the adventure guild about the appearance of strange mermaids all over Achalasia. But the mermaids just now seem normal

"Oh Goddess Achalasia, I have a bad feeling about all of this something big is happening. So, O Goddess, Please guide us all" [Saint Louis]