I Became an Ancient All-Host Lifeform - Chapter 30

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030 Asymmetric Power

Mercy had no place in the enlightenment campaigns of the Lumina Inquisition’s holy knights.
The moment a holy knight’s Iron Mace rose ruthlessly toward the small child before her, the Female Priest squeezed her eyes shut and screamed.

“Aaaaahhh!”

No—I was about to watch Jimi’s head get crushed right before my eyes.
I urgently called out to Morgul.

‘Please, sir! Help me!’
– I was already planning to.

Morgul immediately unleashed a torrent of violet mana.
He pulled together the Regeneration Mushroom spores scattered across Debri Village in a single, concentrated moment.

Pop. Pop. Pop…!

In an instant, verdant Regeneration Mushrooms burst through the earth and erupted all around us.
They wrapped around Jimi like a shield of pure protection.

“What the—?!”

The holy knight recoiled in shock at the massive mushrooms suddenly sprouting before him, hastily withdrawing the Iron Mace he’d been about to bring down.
The spectacle that unfolded drew cries of wonder from the crowd.

“A, a miracle! The Forest Goddess protects the child of the forest!”
“Oh! Blessed Forest Goddess! We thank you….”

The villagers threw themselves to the ground in reverence, witnessing what seemed like a divine act.
Even I, knowing what I knew, felt my chest swell with awe—how must those people, witnessing the Forest Goddess herself, feel in their hearts?
Faith that never existed before would surely bloom within them now.
Meanwhile, the priests’ faces turned pale with horror.

“What… what is this? There was no trace of power nearby.”

I immediately offered my gratitude to Morgul.

‘Thank you for helping me, sir. I think that should be enough now, don’t you?’
– Indeed. They won’t understand what just happened, so they won’t dare harm the boy carelessly. And the villagers have all witnessed this miracle themselves….

Just as Morgul and I were catching our breath, that very moment arrived.
The moment Jimi’s provocation began.

“Kuhaha! Did you see that!”

Suddenly, Jimi rose with supreme confidence and started pointing at the investigation party.

“Behold the mighty power of the great Forest Goddess! Everyone, seize those blasphemers at once!”

No… you absolute idiot! You fool!
I only shielded him from the Iron Mace, and he decides to floor the accelerator like this?!
But Jimi wasn’t the only one who accelerated.

“Uooooh! For the Forest Goddess!”
“Drive out the blasphemers!”

Spurred on by Jimi’s cry, the crazed villagers surged forward en masse toward the holy knight.
Ah—looking at them now, the villagers’ eyes weren’t normal either.
Hey, you madmen! You’ll all get yourselves killed!
They seized whatever farm tools lay at hand—pokers, hoes, every crude implement they could find—and hurled themselves mindlessly at the massive templars.

Thud! Crack!
“Argh!”
“Ahhh!”

Of course, the clumsy weapons of common villagers stood no chance against armored holy warriors wrapped in Heavy Gauntlets.
Each time a merciless steel mace swept through the air, another villager crumpled to the ground.

‘Damn that troll! If he’d just stayed put, we’d have half our people left!’

Why was every soul around me utterly unhinged?

– These lunatics!
Grrrrowwwl….

As Morgul drew upon his magic, Mushroom Monsters began sprouting up all around us in droves.
I couldn’t stay idle either.

‘Let’s go, Gyusik!’
Snap!

I lunged forward at once, Gyusik at my side, bursting from the undergrowth.
In the same breath, I shouted toward the forest where Bokgu 3rd Generation was hiding.

‘Bokgu! Get over here, now!’
‘Chirp!’

Bokgu’s response came from somewhere in the woods.
Good. Now I had to buy time until he arrived.
I directed Gyusik toward the templar who’d been about to cave in Jimi’s skull.

Whoosh!

Gyusik shot out like lightning, attempting a powerful knee strike against the templar—but bounced clean off the Heavy Gauntlets instead.

“What the—this rat?”

True, I hadn’t dealt any real damage to the armored warrior, but it was enough to draw his attention away.
Then the Male Priest, who’d been watching from behind with sharp eyes, suddenly furrowed his brow.

“A rat that summons Mushroom Monsters? Is that the Ghost Rat from the rumors?”

Hmm? They knew about us?
Could they have been sent specifically to eliminate us?
But there was no time to dwell on that.

“Seize them!”
“For the Forest Goddess!”

The crazed villagers seized the opportunity and rushed in again.

‘Damn it. Focus on the fight.’

From then on, Jimi’s yard became pure chaos.
Villagers charging in with whatever lay at hand, countless iron-headed Mushroom Monsters, and Gyusik—all tangled together.
Against them stood two wild-eyed, muscular templars and the male and female priests supporting them.
All of them clashing in a swirling melee.

Of course, we had far greater numbers on our side.
The problem was that once the priests realized this, they repositioned themselves with their backs to the wall and began fighting us in earnest.
Two Holy Knights formed the front line to face us while two priests behind them provided support—the classic arrangement of a four-person party.
It was the moment a traditional formation revealed its true power.

Crash! Thud!
“Argh!”
“Ow, my head!”

Each time that brutish iron mace carved through the air with a whistling arc, villagers tumbled down like leaves in autumn wind.
Morgul’s Mushroom Monsters had their heads caved in by a single merciless swing from the Holy Knight’s weapon.

‘Insane! What kind of priests are these—they’re nothing but hired thugs!’

I seized the moment while the Holy Knight was pulverizing one of the Mushroom Monsters, aiming for the gaps in his armor.

[Skill “Plague Fang Level 3” activated.]
Crack!
“Where did this damned rat come from!”

But the Holy Knight’s pupils were half-rolled back; he seemed to have already transcended pain itself.
The wounded knight swung the mace wildly in all directions.

Whoosh—!

A truly indiscriminate area attack born of thoughtless fury.

‘Oh no, this is dangerous!’

I twisted my body desperately to evade, but the sheer force of the wind pressure was enough to send Gyusik’s small frame flying backward.

Crash.
Crack, crackle!

Gyusik, slammed into the ground, let out a pained whimper.
Looking up, most of the villagers were already sprawled across the floor, and the Mushroom Monsters had been crushed beyond recognition.
Meanwhile, a white luminescence swirled around the wounded Holy Knight, and color was returning to his face.
It was clearly healing magic from the priests.

“Troublesome rat. Let me end this.”

The Holy Knight picked up the Iron Mace and walked toward Gyusik to finish him—a moment of absolute desperation.

‘Is this… the end?’

The instant I was about to squeeze my eyes shut.

Bang!
Crackle!
“Aaaagh!”

The Holy Knight was struck by something and slammed into the corner of the courtyard.
Above the fallen Holy Knight, a slate-gray beast crackled with brilliant sparks, growling.

Grrrrr—!

In that climactic moment, I saw the figure of Bokgu 3rd Generation.

‘Bokgu… I knew I could count on you. Finish him now!’

Bokgu 3rd Generation, pinning the Holy Knight beneath his four legs, tore into the creature’s throat.

Crack!
“Gaaaahhh!”
“Kyaaaah!”

The Female Priest shrieked at the sight.
I didn’t want to kill someone unintentionally, but there was no help for it. I had to survive too.

“Gah… L-Lord….”

The Holy Knight, who had been raging without mercy just moments before, collapsed with foam at his lips. As if brutally crushing a civilian’s head wasn’t enough, he’d even terrorized a child.
In the end, the unhinged Holy Knight drew his last breath.

Ding—!

[Defeated the Lumina Inquisition Holy Knight lv 17.]
[Your level has increased! lv 11 → lv 13]
[Host ‘Gyusik’s’ level has increased! lv 11 → lv 13]
[Ally ‘Bokgu 3rd Generation’s’ level has increased! lv 9 → lv 10]
[Ally ‘Bokgu 3rd Generation’ has reached the level cap.]

Good. My level’s gone up.
It’s the right timing for Bokgu 3rd Generation to evolve, but with everything happening so fast, the evolution process hasn’t manifested yet.
The crazed Holy Knight is dealt with. What’s left is one Holy Knight and two Priests.
Plus Bokgu 3rd Generation has joined the fray.
The moment I thought we’d finally gained the advantage—

“Great Goddess of Light, shield your servants from the grip of darkness!”

The Female Priest, trembling in the back, raised her Staff and began praying desperately.
Blue light swirled around the remaining Holy Knight.
Morgul, seeing this, explained.

– Tch. She’s cast a Magic Resistance Blessing on the Holy Knight. Most elemental magic won’t get through him.

‘Wow, she can do that? We can’t lose either. Why don’t you show us something, old man!’

At my words, Morgul bellowed.

– You want me to step forward with priests staring right at us? If I were fully revived it might work, but in this state it’d be pure suicide! One Exorcism Ritual from those priests and I’m done for—banished to the other side!

Right, of course. Our self-proclaimed Grand Sorcerer is a ghost at the moment.
Damn it all. Everyone around me is absolutely useless!
In that instant, Bokgu 3rd Generation, still not fully grasping the situation, rushed headlong at the remaining Holy Knight.

Wham! Crackle!

Bokgu 3rd Generation unleashed a Discharge, but the Holy Knight didn’t budge.

“Such petty tricks are worthless!”
Thwack!
Yelp!

Bokgu 3rd Generation was sent flying, crashing into the corner of the courtyard.

‘Damn it all! In games or reality, support mages buffing from the back are always the biggest pain!’

With the buffed, muscular Holy Knight blocking the way entirely, neither Bokgu 3rd Generation nor Gyusik could reach the Priests behind him.
In raw force alone, breaking through that combination was realistically impossible.
This is precisely the moment when asymmetric power becomes essential.
At last, the time has come for me to step forward myself.

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