How a Former Pastor Lives in Another World

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Campbell incident

As soon as I kick in the door of the mayor’s office, it is already chaos outside.

“Get the bishop!”

Following Ray’s instructions, Jenny and Henry took care of Bishop Yuna first.

And at the same time, Ray gestured with his hand to the corpse that had been disguised as a scribe.

“Aaron! That!”

“Tsk…!”

When the body that Ray had dropped its head moved, Aaron immediately cut it into pieces. However, it is a corpse that moves even when its head is cut off.

The scribe’s body scattered into hundreds…no, thousands of insects and immediately left the scene.

“Damn it! What is that guy!”

“What kind of devil did you make a deal with? Does anyone know?!”

“That’s not important now! People…!”

The birth of monsters, which probably began as a result of the wizard’s handiwork, instantly devastated the city hall.

If all the people Ray saw at City Hall were ‘hatched’, then at least several thousand. Even if they were only baby monsters, thousands of monsters were born.

“They’re still babies! Step on them and kill them!”

Ray killed the monsters that ate the blood and flesh of their hosts by stepping on them and chopping them to death with an axe.

“Keeeeek!”

The monsters born were slightly larger than those of the preacher captured in the sanctuary.

However, it is still too small to be a threat. What if these monsters were born more grown?

If that were the case, I would have felt dizzy.

“Keeek!”

Sigh! Ray chopping the monsters into pieces one after another with his axe. It may take time, but if it’s this small, it can be handled somehow.

The problem is the wizard. There is a high possibility that the runaway wizard is nearby.

“······!!”

At that time, a magic power so powerful that it was visible enveloped the inside of City Hall.

Wizard’s spell!

The magnitude of the power is so great that its source cannot be identified.

“Everyone be careful!”

When their vigilance was full, the magical storm descended like a dark cloud and began to be absorbed somewhere.

To monsters that have just been born.

“no way···!”

Ray picked up the ax and swung it at the nearest monster.

But at that moment, the monster leaps forward with incredible leaping power.

The thing that clings to the wall has four legs that haven’t developed before.

“Kiyak!”

The monsters with legs ran in all directions to avoid Ray and the others. Some of them are already trying to run out of the city hall.

“No! Stop it!”

The newly born monsters leave the corpse of the nearest host and head to another place.

Moving after receiving a clear ‘order’.

I can’t even imagine what kind of disaster would occur if those monsters spread through the city.

“We have to stop it…!”

Aaron, who was chasing the monsters, had to retreat due to a swarm of insects blocking his sight.

“Suddenly, don’t worry~ I was just born.”

“this guy···!”

A voice that sounded like something gnawed by an insect came from the railing on the second floor.

The wizard, who had a bizarre appearance that looked like a mass of thousands of insects, soon gradually regained his human face and voice, leaving behind only a relaxed smile.

“It’s a waste, it’s a waste.”

The wizard’s voice and skin gradually become similar to those of a human. The slurred pronunciation also gradually improved.

“If I had done just a little more, I could have swallowed the whole city.”

The wizard, who had fully returned to human form, looked down at Ray and the others.

“I’m really curious, how did you find out? Your camouflage was perfect.”

Clear malice in laughter. The evil wizard continued speaking as he pleased.

“Well, it’s good. It’s a shame that this idiot, the cult leader, was defeated so easily, but I was planning to explode sooner or later.”

The wizard’s plan was slower and had a clear goal.

The plan was to weaken the Church of the Sun, the monster’s natural enemy, and feed the seeds of the monster to believers who came to the pseudo-church that replaced it.

After the incident occurred, the city hall was also taken over in order to destroy the city’s administration and military.

Now all I had to do was distribute the monster seeds well and wait for them to grow leisurely…

The author ruined everything.

How?

“I remembered your face.”

The wizard’s face is distorted grotesquely. The wizard’s clear malice was expressed through a spell.

＜Spell of growth: rapid growth＞

The monsters still remaining in the city hall accepted the wizard’s magic and began to grow ridiculously.

It grew six limbs, its teeth grew sharp, and its skin hardened like a stone.

Since the growth of living things requires time and steps, that magic went against the laws of nature.

“Kill him.”

Kyaaa!

The monsters screamed and jumped in.

The only number you can see before your eyes is thirty.

Just four people weren’t enough.

Slam!

Until Ray heard a dull piece of metal in his hand.

“Get down!”

Aaron kneels down reflexively at the shout he hears in an emergency situation. A sharp sound of metal passed through the empty seat where he was bowing.

Whoosh!

Kiek!

The monster that was charging at Aaron fell backwards. This wasn’t the end.

Shoo! Shush! Shoo!

The bolts raining down in succession penetrate the charging monsters without any chance.

The speed was so incredible that the eyes of the three people widened.

“What on earth is that weapon!?”

Ray answered with a grin.

“Helsing’s Crossbow.”

Shoo! Shush!

Ray quickly emptied the bolts in the cartridge.

The Helsinga Vision crossbow, which could fire over 100 rounds per minute, was truly a revolutionary weapon.

Hey!

Wow!

Monsters falling one after another. There were some close calls along the way, but they were cut to pieces by the swords and halberds wielded by Aaron and Jenny.

“Bishop! Come inside!”

Ray, Aaron, Jenny, and Henry lined up with Bishop Yuna at the center.

The four people deftly defeated the crowd of monsters, but the number of monsters was too many.

And Ray’s crossbow also needed reloading.

“Reload! Hold on!”

“What? Now!?”

As the crossbow’s firepower disappears, the monsters have no hesitation and rush in at once.

Just as Ray was about to reload his crossbow, the monster threw itself.

“town···!”

Ray loses his bolt magazine as the monster attacks his entire body. Just when the monster that had grabbed the mount in an instant was about to plunge into its vicious maw, wow! And the razor-colored blade passed by.

Kwazijic!

The monster’s neck falling off. It was the halberd Jenny wielded.

“Thanks to you, I survived!”

“Hold my hand!”

Jenny helps Ray stand up. I hurriedly took out my ax and swung it, but there was a large gap in my crossbow.

“Ray! You can’t use a crossbow any more!”

“That cartridge is the end!”

“Why are you carrying only one cartridge?”

Ray also had something to say in response to Aaron’s scolding.

“Hey! Do you know how heavy that thing is? You can swallow it with just one cartridge!”

“Commoners have no guts!”

Ray had a lot to say, but he was busy cutting down the monsters right away.

“aaah!”

“Henry!”

Dustproofing that gradually begins to have holes. And whenever there was an opening, monsters swarmed in.

“Too, it’s breaking through!”

The voice became urgent. In the midst of a desperate crisis, a soft voice came out.

“Solter, Savior, is my refuge and my fortress; in the glorious name I trust.”

The voice flowing from Bishop Yuna turns into light.

The evil monsters flocking from all directions could not overcome the energy and hesitated backwards.

“Now, the wall?”

“It’s a wall of light!”

The monsters were physically separated from them.

Dozens of monsters pounded on the barrier of light one after another, but the barrier was extremely strong.

“Hmm… I guess he’s a bishop-level priest after all. That’s why they tried to kick him out of the city.”

Wizard Luca watched the barrier that Bishop Yuna had created and realized that it could not be easily broken through.

“But the barrier is only effective in a fixed location.”

“······.”

I immediately grasped its structure and limitations. Bishop Yuna realized that the wizard Luca knew how to deal with priests.

“You stay there until the city burns.”

“this···!”

The wizard turned into a swarm of bugs again and disappeared into City Hall.

It’s not just wizards. The monsters also ignored Ray and his group crouching inside the wall and ran out to the city hall.

“We have to chase it!”

“Don’t rush, Aaron. Reorganization comes first.”

Ray picked up the bolt magazine left behind by the monsters and looked around.

“What a mess.”

“I don’t know if there are any survivors.”

The city hall was completely destroyed. Not surprisingly, most of the city hall employees were infected.

He must have diligently secured hosts while working as the mayor’s secretary.

“Let’s go to the cathedral first. There are infected people there too.”

Ray and his group hurriedly headed to Campbell Cathedral.

And in the process, I encountered a messed up street.

“aaah!”

“Monster, monster! Monster!”

“What are the guards doing?”

Monsters unleashed by a wizard are attacking people.

If they were small, they didn’t pose much of a threat, but the problem was that they were ones that the wizard had grown by pouring magical energy into them.

Sigh!

“Thank you!”

The members, who could not do anything without seeing the people, fought the monster and saved the people.

“Tae, this is the Church of the Sun!”

“The Church of the Sun will protect us from monsters!”

As citizens flocked in, the number of people to protect increased.

The problem is that there are still only five of them.

In fact, there were only four armed people holding weapons.

Kyaaa!

“Whoa!”

“aaah!”

The monsters attacked the swelled group.

If we continue like this, most of us will die before we even reach the cathedral.

“Everyone run to the cathedral!”

“Ugh, ugh!”

As Ray shouted, people started running towards Campbell Cathedral in a hurry.

And unlike them, Ray and the others stopped and fought the monsters.

The crossbow was fired one after another, hitting the monsters, and Jenny was bitten by the monsters, cutting her body into pieces with her sword.

The monsters focused their attack on the four people who were attacking them.

If you think strategically, you can just ignore the four people and move on. However, their attention was only focused on the four people in front of them.

‘I’m not receiving instructions. ‘They’re just running wild!’

This means that if the wizard is not present, the monsters cannot be controlled.

It also means that there is no wizard here.

“Where did he go?”

“It’s probably a religious order! That would be an easy place to raise hosts!”

“Thanks to you, the burden has been reduced…”

The problem was what the wizard who was not here was planning.

“Brothers, come in!”

The monks greet the four people who finally arrived at the cathedral.

They locked the church door as soon as the four people entered.

“Whoa…! Whoo!”

“Oh, shit. It hurts. Is anyone seriously injured? Let me treat you.”

“Ugh, Jenny. Please take a bite from my shoulder here.”

Four people sigh in relief.

Bishop Yuna hurriedly approached.

“I’m glad everyone is safe.”

“Bishop, will monsters invade the cathedral?”

In response to Ray’s question, Bishop Yuna shook his head in denial.

“If there is a holy relic, you will need to use power close to authority to drive out a demon with substance. It will be difficult with just the energy of the cathedral.”

“Lord, what if it’s the bishop’s tent? The monsters couldn’t even make a scratch on the bishop’s tent!”

Despite Henry’s hopeful voice, the bishop failed to give a positive answer.

“It won’t last long. The range is limited, so it will only be able to block one entrance.”

The cathedral is a huge building. It was always open to believers and had several entrances.

It is impossible for the bishop alone to cover the entire scope.

“What if… there is a way?”

Everyone’s attention focused on Ray’s voice.

***

The monster incident that occurred in the Free City of Campbell turned the city into chaos.

The city hall and security forces, which were supposed to lead the way and rescue the citizens during the city’s crisis, were destroyed in the early stages of the incident, and the citizens were engulfed in panic as monsters were born to cut open people’s stomachs in various places.

They felt it too.

Now, the tragedy that has struck this city is caused by evil beings.

Then there is only one place they can trust and rely on.

Campbell Cathedral.

It can accommodate over 20,000 people and is a sacred place that is the polar opposite of evil beings.

Citizens flocked to the safest place they could think of.

“Kyaaa!”

“Woah, there’s a monster here too!”

“Run, run!”

Monsters have attacked citizens, and all they can do is run.

“aaah!”

“merry···!”

Even if a child was dragged by a parent, there was a limit to the child’s stride length.

Parents who couldn’t leave behind their children who tripped and fell covered their children even though they knew they would die.

“Kyaaa!”

“Hmph!”

The moment when the jaws of the monsters are about to bite the parents who wrapped the child…

Empty!

The monster that was charging at me with terrifying force fell backwards. Like hitting a transparent wall.

“uh?”

The child’s parents, who had prepared for death, looked blankly at the monsters struggling in the aftermath of the collision.

I soon closed my eyes as other monsters screamed and rushed at me, but all I could hear was a sound like scratching on a glass wall.

“Kyaaa!”

“Kiik! Kiik!”

The monsters scratched and struck with their sharp claws and massive bodies, but the transparent wall did not even leave scratches.

“How did this happen?”

A melody was heard in the ears of those who were dumbfounded.

“Oh, don’t be afraid either!”

The sound of a song echoing through the city.

It’s not just one or two people singing.

In desperation, a tune was poured out hoarsely for the whole city to hear.

“Fear nothing.”

“”Lord, my Soltera protects me.””

The sound of singing was echoing inside the wide open cathedral.