Chapter 74
The next afternoon. Messai walked out from the prayer room.
She has been repenting since morning. She hoped that the gods would help her calm down her restless heart.
Yet… all of it ended up in a failure!
The more Messai prayed before the god’s sculpture with her palms together, the more vivid her memories of the past couple days became.
Then, Hearthstone voice lines like ‘I will fight with honor!”I am your nightmare!”Reporting for duty!’ and others would begin to fill her head.
Could it be that the arcanotech device was cursed?
Standing under the sun, Messai looked to her hands. Through her third eye’s perception, she knew that there was no issue with her body at all.
Not to mention something malicious like a curse, her magic power had even grown much more abundant than two days ago.
But, the Holy Church cannot turn a blind eye to the demons. Because of that, Desireless decided to take the middle road and, utilizing his undying body, came to infiltrate the demon’s lair all on his own. He had decided to keep a close watch over the demons’ each and every movement.
If Joshua planned to open the entrance leading to the Demon Realm and have the demon army descend upon Norland, Desireless would be able to discover it immediately and unite all the mages of Norland to prevent Joshua.
Unfortunately, Joshua had never planned to command a demon army to invade the city of Norland. The reason why he established this tavern was purely so that he could play Hearthstone.
But, Joshua didn’t bother to explain things to Desireless either. No matter what he say, it would all be the devil’s whispers to this clergy.
Instead, Joshua felt that having an additional long-term patron to his tavern was an excellent thing.
“In that case, old mister, you take your time and enjoy yourself. I will have to take my leave for now.”
Joshua utilized one of the Rogue’s classic combo ‘Leeroy Jenkins’ + ‘Cold Blood'[3] to kill his Priest opponent.
After winning, Joshua stood up and turned his eyes to the young female knight standing at the entrance pondering whether to walk into the tavern. Then, he left the tavern hall and entered the second floor.
[1] [1. Thoughtsteal: https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Thoughtsteal ]
[2] [2. Sap: https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Sap ]
[3] [3. Cold Blood: https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Cold_Blood Leeroy Jenkins: https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Leeroy_Jenkins This combo cost 7 mana and would deal 10 damage. Leeroy has been Hall of Famed but the Hearthstone in this novel seemed to be only based on the Classics and Basics set. Furthermore, it was written before Leeroy got Hall of Famed earlier this year.]