[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing":3,"chapter-the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Holy Church Begins with Bestowal of Blessings",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1688730,2156,"Chapter 16 : Cleanup","the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>Chapter 16: Cleanup\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weilin! Fall back and gather a group of spearmen. Form ranks behind the main gate and prepare to support Calon!\" Yara shouted at her foolish brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the head of the family now, don't order me around!\" Weilin retorted angrily, but his body instinctively followed Yara's command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Weilin had assembled eight robust family guards, each wielding a spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood in two rows of four, with Weilin at the front, holding a sword and shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara observed Weilin's actions with a hint of satisfaction before turning her gaze outside the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pour this entire barrel of fire oil out there and burn those corpses to ashes!\" Yara commanded, assisting those beside her in dousing the fire oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Yara spotted a familiar figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had held the main gate to ensure her return to the manor, fighting until his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had become a manipulated corpse, charging at the main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief hesitation, she resolutely grabbed a torch and threw it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Boom!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of heat surged as the fire oil ignited instantly, rapidly spreading and engulfing the area within five meters outside the main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Creaaak, bang!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the firelight, they could see the platform's barrier on the mill being lowered, crashing heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrrrrrrrrr!\" Calon's roar echoed, and then the well-equipped warriors charged down, the sounds of flesh colliding audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare yourselves!\" Yara watched as Calon and his men charged from the mill, their speed visibly decreasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still not knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were knights, accompanied by two squires and seven or eight elites, a few charges would suffice to clear these corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open the gate!\" As Calon and his men approached, Yara shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Creak' The main gate was pulled open, and burning corpses surged in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah! I'm the head of the Daniels family!\" Weilin roared, raising his shield and advancing, with the spearmen closely following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool! Don't rush out!\" Yara scolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't order me!\" he retorted, but halted his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the spearmen's cover, he continuously swung his sword, slicing through the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Calon and his men, exhausted from their charge, burst through the flames and entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With attacks from both sides, they quickly dismembered the dozen or so manipulated corpses that had entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calon, report the casualties.\" After the gate was closed again, Yara looked at Calon, who was extinguishing the flames on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two dead, the rest are injured. Moreover, the wounds are unusually cold, which might affect combat. This could be the necromancer's corruption,\" Calon reported grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weilin, you fool, how are you?\" Yara asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine, can still chop ten more!\" Weilin replied boastfully, though he was panting heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron swords were regulated, and the Daniels family's swords were the guards' 'discarded' ones. Weilin had some brute strength, but hacking through flesh was still strenuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara rolled her eyes and then looked worriedly beyond the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calon's charge had indeed cleared some corpses, but they were quickly replaced by others, and overall, the pressure hadn't lessened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they could clear them like this two more times, but with the current casualties, organizing a second charge was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the side effect of using fire oil was that the wooden wall had caught fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although made of sturdy wood and treated, it was still wood and would eventually burn through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up at the sky, the white star hung overhead, stars twinkling; the night was only halfway through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara felt a bit lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the five generations of the Daniels family's legacy perish in a single night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yara, I'm recovered and ready to fight again!\" Weilin shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara couldn't help but glance at her foolish brother, adjusting his armor and picking up a spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, she really wanted to ask her father why he made her a woman. If she had her foolish brother's physique...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you're recovered, get up there quickly. And don't use that spear anymore; use Calon's. His spear has a modified blade that can cut through them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't order me; I'm the head now!\" Weilin shouted, then exchanged spears with Calon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful, don't get pulled down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't order me; I'm the head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, she worried about her foolish brother's brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing him focused on the battle without concern for the future, Yara forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father, why did you make me so weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yara gripped her longsword tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tha... that's!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, someone exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Yara looked over and her pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A somewhat familiar figure charged straight into the manipulated corpses, swinging his spear in a wide arc, slicing the surrounding corpses in half like harvesting wheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was George, the man she had hastily recruited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought he was just an elite, but he turned out to be such a powerful individual?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knights couldn't easily cleave these corpses, yet he was using an unmodified oak spear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yara! Look, am I under a mage's illusion?\" Weilin stared at George, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though also shocked, seeing her foolish brother like this, Yara couldn't help but scold, \"Fool, hurry and give him your spear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, I'm the head now, don't order me!\" Saying that, Weilin threw the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George caught the modified spear mid-swing, narrowed his eyes, then turned and threw the spear back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does he mean by that?\" Weilin looked puzzled at the spear thrown back into the wall, even though it was better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool, he's telling you to go out and deal with those corpses too,\" Yara scolded, ignoring Weilin's 'Don't order me; I'm the head,' and looked at Calon climbing the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you still fight?\" Yara asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's just following this gentleman, no problem,\" Calon said, eyes filled with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then organize the team, gather those who can still fight, and help George clear out these corpses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, by the time they assembled and charged out, George had already finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Weilin, who had jumped over the wall, managed to deal with two corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew...\" George exhaled, his hands slightly sore from clearing the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask, sir, which knightly order are you from?\" Weilin approached enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not a knight; I'm a monk from the Flower Church,\" George replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flower Church? What's that place? And what's a monk? Is it more powerful than a knight?\" Weilin bombarded him with questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George was about to answer when Yara arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool, are there any other churches in York?\" Yara whispered, making Weilin's face flush red. But with outsiders present, he could only mutter a rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such diplomatic situations, Yara always took the lead, and the family members had to indicate to outsiders that Yara was the spokesperson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your help, George. Without you, we might all have died here,\" Yara said, bowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just hastily cleaned the dirt off her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to thank me. Clearing this evil is my duty as a servant of the Lord,\" George said, reaching for the cross on his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Yara didn't ignore the small cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you also saved the Daniels family. I will later offer a fortune to the Flower Church as our gratitude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, George, you have also earned the eternal friendship of the Daniels family. Whenever you need, the Daniels family will unconditionally assist you,\" Yara solemnly promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His faith urged him to refuse wealth, but thinking of the church's state, he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can give the wealth to Priest Corleon. However, if possible, I hope you can dispatch guards to protect the villagers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George noticed that among those gathering behind Yara, a few wore guard uniforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already cleared the corpses in the village, and there are no more corpses nearby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue glow in other parts of the village had extinguished, leaving only the slowly fading blue glow emanating from the pile of dismembered corpses beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>",1330,"2026-06-06T13:52:13.653Z",1,"novelbin.me","333452c6529a91f6e1255d32e0258e051bf1d5fd368a2da75507027738e30895","the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-365","the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-364",373,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-cover.jpg"]