I Was Deemed a Worthless Saint Without a Level-Up Blessing and Was Sent Off to Marry a Neighboring Country, but It Turns Out My Blessing Was Actually Level Cap Removal - Episode 60

The town of Tanzes, which Ferulina visited for the first time, was located at the foot of the mountains and was primarily a mining town.

Therefore, due to the location, the distance from the forest inevitably becomes closer.

Since high-quality iron ore is extracted from the Tanzes mine, it seems that many of the knights’ armaments are also made in this town.

If the mine is occupied by dragons and mining becomes impossible, it would be a huge blow to the Gobules Kingdom.

The town, which would normally be bustling with many miners and blacksmiths, was filled with a hurried and ominous atmosphere.

At the point when the approach of the dragon was detected, many of the residents had already received evacuation orders via swift horses from the royal castle.

On the street, the arriving knight brigade and the departing residents’ wagons and carts were lined up in opposite directions.

Since we cannot completely halt the town’s functions, not all residents will be evacuated, but more than half of the residents are scheduled to temporarily evacuate.

Of course, as a knight order, we have no intention of letting the dragon get anywhere near the town.

However, if something were to happen and the residents are not evacuated, the damage would be immense.

The Ferulina Knights were stationed in the open square in front of the mine.

Around the square, there are several buildings such as huts with tools needed for mining, resting places for the miners, the foreman’s office, and dining halls for the miners.

On the roof of the building near the forest, makeshift platforms were constructed, and one by one, ballista transported from the royal castle just before the knights set out were installed.

If it’s a ballista even more powerful than a bow and arrow, I hope it can pierce through the dragon’s hard scales.

The arrowhead is coated with a poison concocted by Ilk from the toxic fruit of the Poison Treant, glistening slickly in the autumn sunlight that filters through the heavy, pale gray clouds.

The knights, except for the archers and sorcerers who climbed onto the roof, were positioned at various spots in the square.

Ferulina is also climbing onto the roof of the guardhouse.

I have already cast support spells to increase the defense and attack power of all the knights, but since I can’t predict when and on whom I need to cast healing spells, such as for those who are injured, it’s easier to respond from a high vantage point where I can see clearly.

Those standing on the ground were limited to those skilled with the sword, like Alvent and Robes, or those nimble like Nanette, or those with high defensive capabilities excelling in shield handling.

For an ordinary person, close combat with a dragon is far too dangerous.

The reason they are not forming a tight formation is to be wary of the dragon’s breath. If they continue to hide in the forest while being subjected to its breath, it will become difficult to deal with.

The knightly order, waiting for the dragon that would soon appear, was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Thanks to the efforts of the reconnaissance team, as much information as possible about the dragon has been gathered.

It seems to be a still young individual with black-purple scales and a cloudy left eye.

Three years ago, Alvent, at the cost of his own life, inflicted a deep wound to the dragon’s left eye and drove it away. It is undoubtedly the same dragon that previously attempted to attack the mine in the town of Tanzes.

According to the report, the dragon is heading straight from the demon realm to the mine, which seems to be affecting the distribution of the forest’s magical beasts.

In fact, Ferulina and the others, who usually wouldn’t encounter Poison Treants or Poison Squirrels, are witnessing the changes brought about by the dragon’s movement.

Whether the birds and animals fled all at once in fear of the dragon, the forest that spread out beyond where Ferulina and the others had taken up defensive positions was eerily silent, as if all life had perished.

The heavy clouds in the sky and the dimness that makes it hard to believe it’s still daytime stir up anxiety whether I like it or not.

The air, filled with silence and tension, feels like a bowstring drawn to its limit, making my skin tingle as if it were being scorched.

Since everyone is holding their breath in silence, the only sounds that can be heard are the faint rustling of armor and the soft sound of the wind stirring the autumn leaves.

Feeling her stomach tighten painfully, Ferulina instinctively placed her hand on her chest over her leather armor.

Unlike the other members, this is the first time Ferulina is facing a dragon.

I have accompanied many expeditions before, but I have never fought a life-or-death battle against such a formidable enemy.

Even though the fate of Alvent is at stake, how can I not be nervous?

However, while tension is important, if you become too tense, your body will stiffen and you won’t be able to move quickly.

Especially for wizards and saints who must chant spells, having a dry throat and being unable to speak is absolutely unacceptable.

Trying to moisten her lips, Ferulina finally realized that her mouth was parched.

During the expedition to the Klein Kingdom, this kind of thing only happened during the first expedition.

Calm down, calm down, Ferulina tells herself.

The reason Alvent married Ferulina was not to treat her as a wife, but to make her the cornerstone of defense in the dragon battle.

Now is the time to be of use; I can’t face Alvent, who helped me out of the difficult situation in the Kingdom of Klein.

I don’t know how much Ferulina’s holy magic can withstand the attack of the incredibly powerful dragon.

But still, I must do my utmost to protect Alvent and the others.

I scolded myself and clenched my fists tightly.

Yet, the more I think I need to calm down, the more I get flustered and my tension keeps increasing.

On the contrary, my body is trembling, and I can’t even muster a voice.

This battle, above all, we must win at all costs.

Above all, the thought of something happening to Alvent fills me with a terror greater than facing a dragon, rendering me unable to think of anything else.

The sound of someone stepping on the ground reached Ferulina’s ears, who was in a panic due to an uncontrollable anxiety.

When he raised his gaze, Alvent, clad in black armor and with a sword at his waist, was stepping forward with Robes in tow, approaching the knights.