[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war":3,"chapter-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apostle of the Goddess of War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},394503,657,"Chapter 45","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Ch.45 Apostle of the Goddess of War\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oopsie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier let out a foolish sound as he walked. His actions were even more foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, then abruptly turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Sion. Something’s… happening…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion looked at Tier and let out a short sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Tier can sense it too, then it’s definitely confirmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, yes. We’re in trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion and Garfenn exchanged a conversation that seemed to be known only to the two of them. They had already noticed the oddity that Tier felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re circling the same path over and over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, really!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier brightened with excitement. He felt proud of finally realizing it, even if it was late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next wave of worry had no immediate solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only follow the path where Sion walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion checked a mark he had carved into a tree earlier. He pulled out a dagger and peeled off the dried bark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three lines. Yes, this is the same tree we passed before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you even do that!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier exclaimed in admiration. It seemed he had truly been the only one unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly felt embarrassed about his earlier pride in realizing it so late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a barrier meant to block intruders. Well, a common trick, really.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Elim now had such barriers. There was nothing surprising about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the mountain path was desolate. He hadn’t expected any structures suitable for magical devices, yet they had fallen for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a demonstration of the high-dimensional nature of the magic forming the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what should we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier stamped his feet anxiously. If they kept losing their way and were discovered, the situation would worsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least we made it here correctly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sion. Should I take the lead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn said, leaning against a withered tree. All the trees in this barren mountain had lost their green color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion also stood up, leaning on a tree. His eyes were as desolate as the mountain itself. In his mind, he was already retracing the paths he had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t take the wrong path. I just walked into the barrier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no trigger. It wasn’t spatial teleportation or distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, it was closer to perceptual distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can find the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lead the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier stepped aside, confused. Sion stepped back onto the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Use divine power to find the way.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine power could locate paths unaffected by perceptual distortion. As long as he could spread holy power, any maze could be easily penetrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion steadied his breath and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooshhh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of energy rippled over Sion’s shoulders. To Tier, it was a black haze he still couldn’t see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess might guide the way. That would make it much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all of this was part of Sion’s training. He needed to accumulate wisdom and experience to overcome any situation. This was precisely what he desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The strength to overcome limited circumstances.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion carefully controlled his holy power as he had learned and spread it outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he could feel a continuous thread leading forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion stepped forward. Without opening his eyes, he walked briskly, nearly colliding with a cliff wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-Sir Sion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier hurriedly tried to grab Sion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sion simply passed straight through the cliff wall. Tier’s hand flailed in empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what? Huh? Eh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop standing there dumbfounded and walk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn’s palm pushed Tier forward. Tier tightly shut his eyes and covered his face with his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly… there was no collision with the cliff wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cliff was merely an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real path blocking their way was beyond the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well done, Sion. The Goddess is pleased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn also passed through the cliff. Finally, the proper path appeared—a steep mountain made of rocks and yellow cliffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oddly, a well-maintained path ran through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a route frequently traveled by blood cultists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. I’ve learned a truly useful technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion gave a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Sion might have wandered for a long time or even given up searching for the path. With luck, his exceptional senses might have helped him break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to the divine power manipulation technique, he could easily pass through the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ve definitely become stronger.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion had grown in many ways. Garfenn ruffled Sion’s hair vigorously, then added an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s the method you just used to find the path, and there’s also cutting through the barrier itself using divine power. A more advanced method involves using your holy power to analyze and dismantle the barrier from within.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can that really be done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High-level mages from the Magic Kingdom could probably manage it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To understand and analyze a demon’s barrier—this sounded like pure magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advancement of magic would elevate humanity to a higher level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we had forcibly cut through this barrier, we’d have been discovered. So just now, Sion’s method was the correct answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected of Sir Sion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, would you have done the same?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Sion’s question, Garfenn smiled coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even as you see me, I am an Apostle of the Goddess. She tipped me off long ago. If I were alone, I’d never lose my way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion forced a smile. He also felt a strange jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was it like to communicate directly with a Goddess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘To have a Goddess who tells you the way… seems incredibly convenient.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This Goddess is not a guide. Sion…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anticipating that day to come, the three began climbing the rugged mountain once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tier, crouch down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sion spoke, his hand was already pressing Tier’s head down. Garfenn had also hidden behind a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armed blood cultists were visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were guarding the entrance to a large crevice in the rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That looks like the entrance, doesn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the structure, there seemed to be a vast space inside the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching it was difficult, but afterward, only the War Sect’s specialty remained—time to crush the nest of Evil God worshippers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn grabbed Sion and Tier’s shoulders and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, each of you takes one. Go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion moved the instant Garfenn gave the signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body shot forward like a bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Sion closed the distance and drew his sword. The blade sliding from its sheath didn’t even make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion’s sword flashed, slicing through a pale neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood cultist died without even realizing he was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultist’s body collapsed on the spot. His head rolled far away across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion flicked the blood off his blade and murmured,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cutting the head quickly is the way to kill them easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Garfenn’s teaching. Since most wounds could regenerate by drinking blood, decapitation was the best option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What use was it if they couldn’t drink blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, the clash of metal had just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Tier’s opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier’s axe collided with the cultist’s greatsword, sending sparks flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Tier was already being pushed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier had only just started learning martial arts. He couldn’t compare to someone who had wielded a sword while drinking human blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard kicked Tier backward. As Tier was slightly pushed back, the guard alternately glared at Sion and Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You. What the hell are you? How did you sneak in here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tier. Should I help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the blood cultist’s question, Sion asked. Tier desperately wanted to scream for help, but he forcibly suppressed the urge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, please watch me. I can do this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’ll be dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’m prepared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t move until you ask for help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier gripped his axe handle tightly, steeling his resolve. Sion smiled and nodded. He truly had no intention of helping, even sheathing his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it! I don’t know anymore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier slightly regretted his decision. This was how he truly grew into a proper warrior of the War Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You damn brats! Are you mocking me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the blood cultist’s anger surged higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to immediately scream that intruders had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to. That was the single mission he had for guarding this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My voice won’t come out. Damn it. Why?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even trying to say the first syllable in the word ‘intruder’ made him feel like his throat would be torn out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vaguely sensed the reason himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blond boy calmly observing the standoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That greenhorn is the problem.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After already sending one comrade to the side of the Goddess of Death, that arrogant young knight’s gaze made him unable to attempt anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t know who he is, but he’s exceptionally skilled. I’m no match for him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young knight wasn’t involved in the fight—but if he made a wrong move, that lightning-fast sword would clearly kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d die like a dog without even being able to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That can’t happen. Who would benefit?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blood cultist had enough awareness and intuition for that. Regardless of the indescribable sense of humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he had only one choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll toy with this Tier guy and buy time. Then someone will come to help because of the commotion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the best he could do in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan was decently good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…The plan itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An axe swung without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a massive hunk of metal appeared before the cultist’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honor of knights or duels be damned—Tier desperately needed victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaaang—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, ughaaaak! You damn bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dieeeee!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier might lack skill, but he wasn’t weak in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the guard nervously swallowed and glanced at Sion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier seized that moment of distraction with a decisive strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard couldn’t react as sensitively to everything while thinking like Sion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely managed to block with his sword, but the downward force was so powerful that the axe blade couldn’t stop from digging into his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagagaga!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier put everything into this one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all the strength he could muster, even the strength from his infancy, he pushed the cultist straight back into the cliff wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kraaak! You damn— Help— Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultist screamed in pain. Tier quickly clamped a hand over the man’s mouth. Their bodies were so close he couldn’t swing his weapon anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand blocked the man’s mouth from screaming, the other hand fiercely struck the cultist’s torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ribs broke, the cultist’s body twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, realizing the danger, his eyes rolled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bloodshot eyes turned completely red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, his fangs sharpened—and he sank them into Tier’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier thrashed violently. Even while his blood was being sucked, he kept striking the man’s broken ribs, desperate to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the two rolled on the ground. Now, swordsmanship or technique meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight would be decided by who was more tenacious and vicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion suppressed his urge to help immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is Tier’s fight. He hasn’t asked for help yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier, perhaps realizing he couldn’t go on, stopped striking and began pushing the man’s face away. If the blood-sucking continued, Tier would die first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his natural grip strength, Tier seized the man’s jaws and stabbed his right hand into the cultist’s red eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, ughbubub!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the cultist’s body went limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without being able to suck more blood, Tier strangled him until he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, huff! Paaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier exhaled a breath he was about to collapse with. His chest inflated and deflated like a balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, tears and snot streaming, he raised both arms high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… did… it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to shout loudly, he swallowed his roar and savored his victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion and Garfenn looked at each other and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Tier had won alone, the result was even more precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion ran to Tier and extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well done, Tier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, thank you, Sir Sion. But… why am I so sleepy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Psssh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of blood shot from the two holes in Tier’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn chuckled and prayed to Goddess Achille.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a ritual to heal wounds using the blood cultist’s blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess smiled and readily accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I shall personally lend my power for my new warrior.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achille’s grace descended upon Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier had achieved his wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schedule: Every mon, wed, fri and sun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Review at\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NovelUpdate\u003C\u002Fp>",2055,"2026-05-30T06:48:22.039Z","2026-06-01T04:30:34.110Z",1,"novelbin.me","fd5cd3df25a93987d141a2069aa0eaa7ba67c97d24872e4a29f365bc212a22fe","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-46","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-44",174,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-cover.jpg"]