The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 28 : Corrupting Sword (6) ＞

A small cave located in the mountains.

Evan, who had been sleeping in the dark, opened his eyes.

Flash. Flash.

It prepares the eyes to adapt to the darkness without light.

When Evan got up from his seat after acclimatising to the dark, a feeling of suffocation came from Evan’s ear.

A cold feeling lingered in his body, leaning against the cave and sleeping.

“Obviously, what is it…”

What woke Evan from his sleep was an unidentified sound.

Evan moved with his sword to find the source of the sound.

Tub. Tub.

With every step, footsteps echo through the cave.

In the cave where there was no one else, only Evan’s presence was felt.

After exiting the cave, Evan looked around and began to search for the source of the sound.

“I don’t think there’s anything suspicious about it.”

However, there were no traces outside the cave.

Even the presence of animals passing by was not felt.

Under the dazzling night sky, only the scenery of the quiet forest caught Evan’s eyes.

Evan couldn’t figure out what woke him up.

It was the moment when Evan was about to move to get some fresh air for a moment at the peaceful appearance of the forest.

– “Accept your fate.”

The moment Evan was about to move a little further away from the cave.

A spear of lightning appeared from the sky.

phlegmatic.

A spear of lightning that appeared scattering thunderbolts began to slowly change direction.

Evan hurriedly ran into the cave at the spear of lightning that began to aim at Evan.

bang! Aww!

As soon as Evan entered the cave, thunderstorms began to pour.

Evan raised his sword with both hands at the sound of thunder resounding violently outside the cave.

“Goddess——!”

A bright light emanates from the hand holding the sword.

It was the sacred power that was exclusive to the paladins with strong faith.

The divine power radiating brightly became a lamp that illuminates the dark cave.

Evan hid in a cave and prayed while waiting for the lightning storm to pass.

The only thing Evan could lean on now was his own sword that radiated light.

“Lead the way, guide me.”

Is it a struggle for survival?

If not, is it the desire for salvation?

Unable to come to a conclusion as to which side of his prayers were, Evan continued to stare at the lighted sword.

The moment of salvation has not yet come.

There was no promise of when he would come.

Nevertheless, Evan grabbed the sword and continued to pray.

That was the qualification to have the name of a paladin.

* * * * * *

It has been three days since Evan was trapped in the cave.

In the meantime, Evan sat down, prayed, and fell asleep repeatedly.

Of course, there were moments when I wanted to go out from time to time.

They were moments of impulsive hunger and thirst.

– “Accept your fate.”

Each time Evan tried to get out, he saw a spear of falling lightning and hid again.

The thunderstorm raged violently every time Evan went out.

It was Evan’s body, which had weakened considerably because he had not eaten or drank anything for several days.

He was not even sure that he would be able to block the attacks of evil spirits as before.

In the end, there was only one response method Evan chose.

“…Goddess. I swear that I will become a paladin who obeys your will.”

I’m hungry.

and thirsty

The hand holding the sword firmly did not have proper power.

However, Evan continued to recite the oath of the Paladin with his dry and chapped lips.

The present pain is only temporary.

In order to forget the pain in front of me, it was better to focus completely on prayer.

What Evan chose for him was the oath of the paladin, which Evan uttered when he first became a paladin.

“I swear to defend your honor.”

Every time you say a word, your lips part.

The dehydrated neck complained of periodic tearing pain.

The sound coming out of the mouth gradually diminishes.

However, Evan continued to pray.

“I swear I will fight for my own honor.”

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Many trials and tribulations follow in a person’s life.

The current ordeal was only one of many trials at best.

Only those who overcome trials can move forward in a more valuable direction.

Evan was a person with such thoughts.

And he chose faith and prayer as a way to overcome it.

“I swear to destroy the wicked and to save the weak.”

Throughout his life he has been chasing the light.

He believed that saving others and punishing evil would one day be the light to save himself.

There was no doubt that the brightest light shining from afar was the answer.

So now I had to go towards that light.

Because only the sun shining in front of his eyes is a milestone that shows the way forward.

“So, Goddess, lead me on the right path.”

So Goddess

If you can hear this voice,

If you see the little lamb with your own eyes,

lead me on the right path.

* * * * * *

Five days have passed since I was locked in the cave.

Hunger could be suppressed somehow, but thirst was unbearable.

That’s why Evan kept drinking water from the pool at the bottom of the cave.

However, there is a limit to the stagnant water in the cave at all.

Without water, people cannot survive and die.

Evan, who had reached the limit, finally drew his sword.

“Goddess. Guide me.”

Trapped in a cave forever, it was impossible to survive.

starve to death Or die fighting.

Evan had only two options left.

If there were only crazy options left, there was now only one path he could choose.

Salvation that is only a façade does not wait.

Creating their own path had to be done with their own hands.

Even if I die fighting against it, I will not die shabby.

Evan, who made a decision, raised his divine power by praying.

“May I be on the right path.”

shudder.

The sword that Evan raised contained divine light.

The intensely rising light was more majestic than ever.

It is a torch that burns everything about itself.

Evan felt that this moment was the last, and went outside holding the sword.

When the evil spirit comes, we will fight it.

If the messenger of the evil spirit approaches, he will cut it with his sword.

That was the path given to the paladin, Evan.

– “Accept your fate.”

The voice of the evil spirit resounded in Evan’s ears as he stepped outside.

But Evan ignored him and moved forward.

In order to live like a human, I had to go outside.

Evan drew his sword according to his beliefs and moved on.

Each time Evan’s steps moved away from the cave, a spear of lightning appeared one by one from the distant sky.

A bitter arrow of malice was aimed at Evan and demanded that he run away.

“I will decide my fate!”

It is his destiny to face the end as a paladin.

Evan, who took a pose, pointed his sword at the falling lightning.

If you swing it, you can block it.

If you block it, you can move forward.

A fierce shout erupted from Evan’s mouth, holding the sword.

“Come on! Evil Evil God!”

One more step forward than now.

Evan swung a brilliantly shining sword.

Kaang! Kang!

Each time the luminous sword was swung, the evil spirit’s blow was cut one by one.

Evan at this moment was stronger than his previous self.

Evan’s eyes filled with fighting spirit faced the evil spirit that looked down on him.

“I am Evan Alamere, Inquisitor of the Holy Land!”

There is only one thing I want to protect.

I am proud of myself now.

Evan had to be a paladin belonging to the Holy Land.

He also had to be a heretic inquisitor who guards the Holy Land.

That was the fate Evan had chosen.

“Evil God! Be condemned!”

Evan shouted with a confident voice to the evil spirit.

A strong determination arose in Evan’s heart against the evil spirit.

Only to take one step forward.

He swung his sword with everything he had.

And it failed.

* * * * * *

A quiet cave engulfed in darkness.

There, Evan, who was covered in blood, lowered his sword to the floor.

A deep brilliance was emanating from the sword Evan had embedded in it.

Only now has he reached a stage of growth as a paladin.

Although it didn’t even mean anything against the evil spirits.

“after…….”

close.

A cracking sound was heard in the clenched teeth.

Evan felt the fishy smell in his mouth, then looked at the sword he had placed on the floor.

A clear light was emanating from Evan’s sword.

It was the proof of the glorious paladin.

Even in the Holy Land, a paladin with such a light was rare.

“At the end of the day… did you survive?”

Evan, who was looking at the sword, muttered to himself.

A pure white aura flashed in front of Evan’s eyes.

It is a warm and soft light.

If anyone faced this light, they would believe in the existence of the goddess and pray.

Even so, the present Evan did not have the confidence to pray.

“why…….”

The miserable life failed to move forward, and eventually came back into the cave.

couldn’t die

Even in the midst of being broken and tattered, death continued to approach me as a fear.

Eventually, Evan gave up and came back.

You cannot move forward on your own.

I needed someone else’s help to get out of here.

And there was only one person left who could help Evan himself.

“Why, why won’t you help me!”

Evan’s voice, overcome by evil, resounded in the cave.

Even though the evil spirit came after Evan, the goddess of honor did not help him until the end.

The ordeal towards Evan had not yet come to an end.

Hungry. And I’m thirsty.

Still, he cannot eat even a single slice of bread, and he cannot even put a sip of water in his mouth.

As a paladin himself, he is living a life that is inferior to that of a roadside bastard.

“There’s an evil evil spirit watching over me! Why don’t you look at me!”

Evan continued to spit out grunts of resentment.

The countless complaints he had built up erupted toward the goddess.

There is no hand of salvation that falls upon you.

The evil god moves directly to protect his subordinates, but the goddess of honor does not even help a loyal knight.

don’t save yourself

Besides, he doesn’t even give him a piece of bread.

He just left him in the cave, hoping that he could somehow escape by using his own power.

The result was the current Evan.

It was Evan who was hungry and skinny, and cried out the name of the gods with his chapped lips.

“What’s so great about not being able to save a single person, are you just looking at me from the sky!”

If only the goddess had helped him a little.

If only I had given him water to wash his throat at the very least.

He would continue to cry out the name of the goddess in this dark cave.

Believing that the day of salvation will come one day.

However, even the evil spirit’s gaze on him, the goddess did not turn to Evan even once.

The closest thing to Evan was the evil spirit.

A monster in the sky that uses lightning and devours innocent people.

“I keep calling you——!”

There is no answer to the cry.

However, Evan’s voice burst out and cried out to the goddess.

The tears in Evan’s eyes that were holding the sword rose red.

At this moment, Evan felt abandoned from everything in the world.

All that was left was Evan.

It was the moment when a feeling of never ending loneliness was about to rise in Evan’s heart.

“I, I am, what the hell am I doing until now…!”

– “Accept your fate.”

Evan’s head became cold at the voice of the evil spirit calling to him.

What did you just say with your mouth?

denied God.

He insulted God, resented God, and denied his roots.

Those who do not serve God are no longer paladins.

Evan Allamere.

He was a human who wanted to die as a paladin.

Realizing the situation, Evan released the sword he was holding.

“Goddess! How dare I doubt you!”

bang! bang! bang!

He slammed his forehead hard on the floor of the cave.

The light emanating from the lowered sword became fainter than before.

Not succumbing to the fading light, Evan continued to hit his head on the floor.

Blood dripped from his forehead and ran down Evan’s cheeks.

“I dared to doubt you…”

Despite the reddened vision, Evan continued to pray for apology.

Those who doubt God have no qualifications for salvation.

The only thing he could do now was to ask for forgiveness from the goddess who was looking at him.

The voices crying out to God continued to resound through the cave.

Evan never stopped his voice, knowing that there was no response to the act.

* * * * * *

At some point, Evan stopped counting the time.

He just looked at the sword in his hand.

After doubting the goddess, Evan’s light faded.

It was impossible to illuminate the inside of the cave with a brilliance as strong as before.

All that was left of Evan now was a single sword that was heavily gripped in his hand.

“……”

The sound of prayer that came out of his mouth was no longer there.

Evan looked at his sword quietly.

The sword, which had gone through many battlefields and had been damaged a lot, was there.

Evan’s sword has always been with Evan.

Even if the goddess of honor completely abandoned Evan, the sword he was holding would stay with him until the end.

Evan, who was looking at the toothed sword, grabbed it and stood up.

“Uh-huh…”

A heavy sigh escaped Evan’s mouth.

A time of silence trapped in a cave.

In the meantime, Evan has been thinking about his future countless times.

What action should you take?

What is the right path left for you?

And now I have succeeded in drawing that conclusion.

“It was a pathetic life.”

Sreung.

Evan brought the sword he was holding to his neck.

This was the conclusion I came to after thinking for a long time.

You cannot escape the sight of evil spirits while you are alive.

If he had decided to die in the right form, this was the only way left.

It was the moment when Evan, who had a disappointed smile, tried to give strength to the hand holding the sword.

“It looks shabby.”

The gentle girl’s voice echoed through the cave.

It was a very familiar voice to Evan.

First Apostle, Eutenia High Lost.

An angel of the evil spirit appeared in front of Evan.

Evan lowered the sword he was holding from his neck.

A divine light rose from the sword Evan was holding.

“Did you come here to make fun of me?”

A shabby brilliance emanated from the sword held in his hand.

He looked weaker than before.

No one would think of Evan as a heretic inquisitor by looking at his present state.

again. again.

Yutenia approached Evan with slow steps.

“Well. I don’t know.”

“……”

Evan raised the light even higher in order to cut down the Jutenia that was approaching him.

The hand holding the sword felt heavier than before.

However, until Euthenia came right in front of Evan, Evan’s sword was not swung.

Yutenia’s hand moved toward Evan, who had stopped in place.

“Paladin, are you broken?”

Yutenia’s hand caressed Evan’s cheek.

As a cold hand brushed past his cheek, Evan felt that the sword he was holding had no power.

It wasn’t bound by some kind of magic.

However, Evan’s body felt fear and stopped.

What are you afraid of right now?

In order to shake off his own weakness, Evan recalled the embers that remained within him.

“……ah.”

I liked seeing people’s smiling faces.

He liked the people of the temple who welcomed him.

So I decided to become a paladin.

Because I wanted to protect people’s smiles with my own hands and spread the word of God to the continent.

While working as a paladin, he saved a large number of people.

Even if no one praised the natural thing, the goddess only came out of the act of observing her good deeds.

“I…….”

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My throat is stuffy and the sound doesn’t come out properly.

Even though I had a story to tell, I couldn’t get it out of my mouth properly.

He is a heretic inquisitor belonging to the Temple of Fame.

He must always be more noble than others, and more devout than anyone in the temple.

The moment the faith, which is the foundation of the heart, was shaken, the value as a heresy inquisitor disappeared.

Even so, Evan couldn’t bring anything out of his story.

He has already doubted his faith several times.

I’ve been watching the gods turn away from me several times in the dark.

Even if they claim to be noble, no one will believe them.

“I…….”

In the silence, Evan’s eyes looked at Yutenia.

What is in front of you is an apostle of the evil spirit.

If it were now, he might be able to kill her by swinging his sword.

However, the hand holding the sword did not move properly.

The light emanating from the sword continued to flicker, laughing at his precarious appearance.

What can you do with this weak sword?

What he was holding now was just an illusion.

This is an illusion of the past when he was a paladin of the Holy Land.

– “Accept your fate.”

Accept your fate.

A sigh escaped Evan’s mouth at the voice of the evil spirit he was now familiar with.

It’s destiny

What is the fate given to you?

The power slowly began to drain from Evan’s hand holding the sword.

Lived glorious days.

But there was no glory at the end of this road.

In the end, at the end of this long ordeal, he was no longer a paladin.

The present self is not a paladin.

He is not even a heretic inquisitor.

And now you are———

“I am… a weak human being.”

tuk.

The light of faith has gone out.