The Death Knight Became an Escort Knight for the Saintess

93. Gorgon

93.

It was clearly snow. I couldn’t help but call it an eye, complete with whites, pupils, and iris. As if to put an end to the doubts that still remained, his eyes blinked slowly once. It was a very simple movement, but it was enough to make all four people freeze.

As Ferien watched the eyes wandering around, she felt her mind jiggling along with them. Only then did she realize that her body was tense, and she could feel a lot of strength in her feet. And at the same time, the hardness of the stones of the lake beneath her feet passed through her soles.

She unconsciously lowered her head at the sensation of the stones, which she could only feel now.

…… It wasn’t. Stones… It wasn’t. At least, it is true that they are stones ‘now’, but at one time they could not be called stones.

Ferien looked at the ‘stone’ beneath the soles of her own feet, fully retaining the original shape of her bird. It looks as if a living creature has hardened as it is. Ferien muttered slowly the name of a creature in Lauren’s jungle that could do such a thing.

“…… GorgonGorgon….”

As if it were the correct answer, the rock slowly raised its body. Ecilia barely endured the momentary outburst. It was great patience. The fact that what looked like a rock was actually just a crouching creature was quite shocking when viewed objectively.

When the part that I thought was a simple protrusion of a rock opened wide and turned into four legs, and when the front part of the rock moved flexibly and became a head, the saintess of innocence said that it was magic that made the rock move, even for an instant. I was just thinking about it.

However, the gentle wagging of her tail near her hind legs, and the rough sound of air moving from her presumably nose, she denied the saintess’ illusion, saying that she was a living creature.

Frigitt drooled at her fiancé’s murmur.

“…… Why is the gorgon in the lake, damn it…. Usually, they live in swamps….”

Perien was also embarrassed. She swallowed her bewilderment and took a quick glance around the gorgon. Fortunately for the gorgon or not, he didn’t pay much attention to her, only her eyes were wriggling. Because of this, Ferien was able to take time to examine the situation in more detail.

Only then did Ferien know why the gorgon hadn’t reacted until she came so close to him. The gorgon in front of her looked quite old. His body was bulky for his age, and his thick skin was roughly cracked.

This huge monster was holding up the weight of the years to come by sleeping. The natives of Lauren Jungle had never seen a gorgon this old. It was because I had hardly ever come to the vicinity of Manmajeon.

I thought it was not entirely unreasonable to mistake it for a rock since a gorgon this old didn’t budge.

But being older means…….

She looked away and was sure she was right. It was quiet all around. The sounds of birds and the cries of animals that had been heard before entering the lake were no longer heard.

The aged Gorgon in front of her eyes was the ruler of this area. The thought of the texture of the stones at the bottom of the lake gave Perien goosebumps. What if all these things weren’t pebbles? What if most of them were petrified by Gorgon’s ability?

Ferien struggled to move her legs, as if struck by the Gorgon’s power. It was her fiancé who released her delusional petrification.

“…… Perien, it’s okay. Slowly, move backwards. That guy doesn’t seem to be able to detect us properly yet.”

From her rear came the tense but calm whisper of the frigate. Only then did Ferien realize that the Gorgon was still rolling her eyes. If she had noticed her, she would have rushed right over. She nodded her head slowly, slowly moving her feet backwards.

Perien’s slow escapism paradoxically made the viewer feel a great sense of tension. In particular, Jer Pied could do nothing but stand on the shore of the lake as if she would jump out of her body at any moment.

The Gorgon itself wasn’t the problem. The problem was that because it was a lake, she did not expect that there would be a gorgon there, and that Miss Perien could be attacked if she even moved. As long as Miss Perien didn’t move beyond a certain distance, his attack would only irritate the Gorgon.

It was the same with the saintess. If Miss Ferien had been near Lizardmen, she would have been able to act more aggressively. By any chance, even if Miss Perien gets hurt, she can heal herself. But what about petrification?

There was no proper way for her to be petrified, which simply changed the state, not from injury or plague. As her cleric, she doesn’t know if it’s to heal the wounds caused by her magic, just like her magic can’t dispel itself. If she had been a wizard, she might have been able to dispel petrification. But she was a priest. The saintess salivated.

At the same time, Ferien’s slow escape continued. Her gaze was immobilized by the gorgon, who did not know when she might show interest in her.

That was her mistake.

-Chin – !

‘…… !!!’

Almost reaching her shore, Ferrien felt as if her mind itself was falling behind her as her body suddenly fell behind her. Ordinarily, it would have been natural for her to fix her gaze on a dangerous object, but it distracted her from paying attention to her rear.

-Tumbong – !

The sound of her drowning shook the quiet lake.

-Toukwaaaaah – !

At the same time, the Gorgon’s actions, which seemed slow, felt like ‘blinking an eye’. It was literally a blink of an eye when the gorgon returned to its half-prone position, and when a bizarre beam of light shot out of its twitching eyes.

The light blooming in Lauren, where the darkness was imprisoned, seemed very different. The darkness seemed to split in half. It was also dreamy at first glance.

-Fuck – ! Jump – !

But that illusion was shattered with the sound of stones breaking. Ecilia blankly saw the sound. One tree hit by the beam hardened and cracked.

“Perien – !”

The quiet lake was suddenly filled with commotion. Frigitt called her fiancee by her throat. But all you could hear was the splashing of the water in the lake from the gorgon’s wild movements.

“Mr. Foot… ….”

Frigitt chewed her swear words and spat them out. The bizarrely shimmering light beam from earlier made it difficult to see. Blurred images flickered in all directions. The erratic movement of the lake added to the confusion. From somewhere in my trembling vision, I heard Zerfied’s voice.

“Frigit-kun, don’t move recklessly.”

“But Ferien…… !!!”

“Keep your voice down. If we do something wrong, we can be harmed too.”

Trying to contain his rage at those words, Freiggit turned his head in the direction of the voice.

“Now, you don’t even know what happened to Ferien, so you’re telling me to stay still?!”

But Zerfied’s voice was calm.

“Miss Ferien is safe.”

“What?”

“When I heard Miss Ferien sinking just now, it wasn’t dull. If you are affected by Gorgon’s ability, your voice should be much duller.”

As if that was right, I heard Ferien’s mumbling voice.

“I’m fine… ….”

Frey Git turned her head in that direction hastily. Now, the flickering statues completely disappeared, and Perien was seen waving her hand in the same position as she had fallen.

“Perien! Unharmed, unharmed…… !”

“It’s okay, be quiet. Are you crazy because you want to be petrified?”

From the slightly harsh voice he heard as usual, Frigate could tell that his fiancé was all right.

“Wu…… It was rather fortunate that I fell. Thanks to that, she was able to avoid being touched by the petrification’s eyes….”

Perien said, raising her body. Cautiously raising her body, she saw the stone that had caused her to fall, presumably the shape of a lizard man’s hand. After hearing her words, Freygit let out a sigh of relief from her and said:

“Thank God… ….”

“Miss Perien, are you feeling better?”

“Wherever, there are no injuries… ?”

“Uh, except for being a little surprised, it’s okay. More than that…….”

Looking at where Ferien was pointing, everyone’s faces showed tension. Being covered up for a moment by the fact that Ferien was safe was showing off their presence.

The Gorgon took a charging stance towards them, raising his hoof.

“Scatter – !”

It was almost the same as Ferien’s screeching sound and the Gorgon rushing towards them. The frigate and Ferien, the Death Knight and the saint flew left and right, respectively. In the place where they were, there was only a large monster’s jeodol.

-Tukuung – !

The saintess, who was caught by the Death Knight and forcibly rolled over her body, was able to regain her senses immediately. The scene where the tree near the lake fell down with a heavy sound after being hit directly by the Gorgon’s horn had an excellent effect on her recovering her spirit.

“Ha, he has lived a long time, so his strength is no joke.”

“Kurrureuk…… !”

After wiping the corners of her mouth once, her frigate murmured as she held out her hand to Perien. Ferien nodded her head to show her sympathy and then shouted at the Death Knight and her saintess who had split against them.

“Watch out! Maybe it’s because he’s a seasoned guy, his strength and speed are no joke! I used the eye light earlier, so I won’t be able to use it for a while! That ability! Because it is used like the sting of a bee, it consumes a lot of stamina…… ?!”

“Damage-!”

Frigit flew straight away. The light in his eyes passed just behind his feet. The Gorgon used the eye light once again, mocking her predictions. Seeing her fiancé nearly covering her own body with his, Perien let out a scream at her.

“Hey, hey! You… it’s crazy?! Decided to die…… !”

“Don’t say anything strange. Why die at home? If he had died, he would have already died outside his hometown.”

“You, you… ! Really… !”

“Two, maybe it’s because he’s older than that, but he seems to be very good at using eye lights. After all, it seems that he has survived for a long time for no reason.”

Frygit spat out the water from the lake that had been thrown into his mouth in his haste, then muttered. Ferrienne slanted her eyes at her fiancé, who let her own words slip away, but then nodded her head. His judgment was right, she said.

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“Kurrureuk…… !!”

But soon, the two men and women had to look nervous at the same time, fearing that they might not be in an engaged relationship. The Gorgon was charging once more. The monster seemed to have completely targeted them.

“Sir…… !”

-Tooong – !

It was then.

“Kureuk…… ?”

A stone flew out of nowhere and landed on the Gorgon’s back. The Gorgon slowly turned its large body towards the stone. A tall man and a short woman shivering behind him caught the Gorgon’s eye.

-Tung – !

As he was assessing the situation for a moment, another stone flew from the man’s hand and hit the gorgon on the back.

“Koo-wo-oh-!”

The Gorgon glared at him and immediately prepared for his long-winded attack.

And that was what Zerfied wanted.

-Hooung – !

The moment the Gorgons charged towards them, Zer Pied grabbed her saintess and threw herself to the side of her. A gigantic crashing sound left its mark in the place where the Gorgon had passed.

-Kooung!

-Awesome!

As before, the sound of trees falling all at once shook the silence. Frigate and Ferien watched with their mouths open. The Gorgon was recovering from the shock, shaking his head, as if he had been hit quite hard this time.

Zer Pied felt that her plan was falling apart, and she reached out and grabbed something near her.

However, it wasn’t a stone this time.

-Hoowook – !

Recovering from his shock, Gorgon raised his head hurriedly at the sudden presence from above. Just as a bee uses its stinger in an emergency, the monster instinctively released its petrified eye light to defend itself.

“Ku… Luck… ?”

It was a tree. The tree he broke with his first dash just before. To be precise, it was ‘it was a tree’. Now it was a stone that took the form of a log because of its ability. Unless it was a tree, he did not have the ability to break a ‘stone’ of that size at once. Especially if the stone is under the protection of gravity.

“Ummmmmm… ….”

The gorgon stared with one eye at the ‘stone’ flying towards him in dismay.

-Koo woo woo ung – !

A louder sound than ever hit the shore of the lake. Frigate and Ferien just looked at each other with Gorgon-like emotions. As if to prove their engagement, the two were able to read each other’s thoughts.

‘What did we just see…… ?’

‘Throwing that big log like a feather…… ?’

The two turned his head back towards the gorgon. As if the two were not mistaken, the gorgon’s upper body was covered with a stone log, and the lower body was not even moving anymore. The two elves came to their senses thanks to Zerfied, who strode toward the Gorgon.

“Uh… me, there… ?”

“What, what are you going for… ?”

At the words of the two elves, Zerfied looked back at them with a puzzled expression.

“Hmm? No, that… I wonder if I can eat this too… It’s dinnertime soon….”

– Pair!

A cheerful sound echoed between the three of them. At the place where the sound came from, the saintess had her palms facing each other with a look of admiration, as if she had realized something about her. And another clear sound came from there.

– Knock – !

The shore of the lake was quiet again. The only sound that could be heard was the movement of the eyelids of the three people looking at the saintess. The saintess of innocence, who had been immersed in an expression of admiration until then, only then blinked when she saw the gazes of the three towards her.

It took me a blink of an eye for the innocent saint’s white face to turn red.