< Chapter 16 - Winter Flowers #3 >
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Solusia stood on the cliff from which Uther and Cordelia had jumped, clenching her fists.
In her grasp the crow’s black feathers were clumping together.
“The Sword Demon Kamael.”
The possibility of it being the real thing was low.
It was only two weeks ago that the bastard’s true form was discovered in the southern part of the Kingdom of Seilun. No matter how elusive he was, he wouldn’t have been able to run from the southernmost part of the Kingdom to the northernmost part in just two weeks.
“Don’t give up. You can still catch it.”
Since he was the branch manager himself, he couldn’t go back without getting anything.
She spoke to herself, throwing the crow feathers, now in a mess, on the floor.
‘Catch Cordelia.’
In addition, he eliminates Kamael’s clone, who is a threat to the organization and one of the main forces of the Holy Cross Guardians.
This could have been a considerable achievement. It was still too early to give up.
And that was the moment.
“Caw!”
At the sharp sound of crows, Soluzia immediately raised her head. A flock of crows was flying in from afar.
As if luring me, as if provoking me.
“That’s funny, Kamael.”
Soluzia, who was glaring at the flock of crows with her eyes wide open, sharpened her gaze.
Soluzia couldn’t just let that flock of crows go.
Because there was a chance that Cordelia was with them.
Because I couldn’t just let the clone of the swordsman Kamael go.
“Don’t miss it.”
On Solusia’s head grew magnificent and huge horns like those of a deer. At the same time, demon wings spread behind her back.
Demonization of the upper-level mine.
That alone shook the atmosphere around it. The purple flames that rose from Soluzia’s entire body contaminated the sky and the ground. The snow in the snowfield melted like a lie.
Solusia took flight.
She thought as she tracked the flock of crows.
‘It was you.’
Defeating Shishiot in Frost Anvil.
It was the one that scorched the mines and monsters.
Now I understand.
Because it was impossible to defeat Shishiot with the power that Uder and Cordelia showed in Langest.
Because even the lower-level minions they sent together couldn’t deal with the two.
In fact, even Lucas, who was famous as the giraffe of the Count Hresvelg family, couldn’t even properly deal with low-level mines.
‘A young lad who has just started learning martial arts.’
In fact, Yuder was the type of person who didn’t even hit with full force.
The only one who had to be wary was Cordelia, but she was ultimately just a rookie wizard with little experience.
It didn’t make sense for two people like that to defeat demons and mines in succession.
‘It was you, Kamael.’
You were using the two of them as bait to hunt the devil’s hand.
Soluzia’s suspicions soon became certainty, and her pursuit became faster and sharper.
Dozens of blades of light shot out from the purple scepter and swooped down on the flock of crows, who danced magnificently in the air before quickly becoming one on the ground.
The black knight appeared among dozens of crows.
“Kamael.”
Solusia also settled on the ground. She pulled out her magic sword from the air, and Kamael faced her with a calm expression.
“Are you alone? How foolish of you. Do you think that if you hold me back, Cordelia will be able to escape?”
Soluzia herself did not come alone. She gathered only the best from among the branch’s troops and came here.
Kamael knew it too. He saw Soluzia’s men scattered all over the place while flying here.
The crows that guard the North are those who watch beyond the border, not those who watch within the border.
Moreover, since this place was so uninhabited that it was almost impossible to get help from crows.
So, only with the power of Uther and Cordelia, we can break through the siege of the Devil’s Hand.
It’s impossible.
That kind of thing can’t happen.
What can two young kids do?
Soluzia’s argument was not wrong, as usual.
That was the right story.
But Kamael answered with a calm expression.
“That’s what they said.”
“what?”
“They said I could run away.”
No, it wasn’t just that. Uder had clearly said he would break through.
And one more thing.
An important fact discovered while straightening the distortion of the solar flower.
“Yin-Yang Disorder.”
A being with the potential to inherit both the power of Kamael, who uses extreme power, and that of Landius, who uses extreme power.
That was it. Kamael didn’t waste any more time.
He had a faint smile on his face, just like when he was with Landius, and drew his sword.
He spoke provocatively towards Soluzia.
“Come.”
I will deal with it.
Solusia burst into anger at the gaze that seemed to be looking down from above. She charged towards Kamael.
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Uder ran.
A simple movement of pushing the ground forward with both feet.
But it was different.
The feeling itself is different from before.
Freedom of hands and feet.
The pleasure that comes from knowing you can move your body the way you want.
That wasn’t all.
My whole body was filled with strength.
The circulation of energy became faster. It was to the point where I felt like all the martial arts I had used up until then were fake.
“Chu-pa-ha!”
Yuder stepped on the ground, letting out an incomprehensible scream. He smiled brightly and unleashed the Whirlwind Twenty-Four Steps.
A true whirlwind of twenty-four steps!
Ppaang-!
The atmosphere has burst.
More than ten whirlwinds spread out in all directions, and among them, Yuder became a whirlwind. He swept without hesitation toward the enemies before him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The thunder exploded.
The heads and necks of the hellhounds that were in the path of the gale were shattered and broken. And then, as expected, a golden whirlwind rose and swept through the surrounding area.
Cordelia couldn’t see properly either.
As a sorcerer, it was impossible for her eyes to observe Uther’s movements accurately.
Charge head-on.
Face the hellhound.
The hellhound tries to bite Uther, but it is too much. He passes through the hellhound’s attack like the wind. At the same time, a golden whirlwind arises, hindering the hellhound’s movements.
The thunder explodes.
A lightning-like seven-strike combo shatters Hellhound’s entire body.
bang!
The sound exploded.
Uther looked back. He saw Cordelia and the Red Wind, and then turned into a gale and charged straight ahead.
“beast.”
Cordelia said that without realizing it. She ran in her witch form and struck the enemies that Yuder had defeated with her magical blade, dealing a final blow. At the same time, she noticed the pursuers gathering.
“Haaak! Hak!”
The red wind simply followed Yuder’s back.
She was able to keep up with Uther and Cordelia’s speed thanks to the forbidden elixir she made by mixing various potions.
But as expected, it was still a bit sloppy. Just following along was enough to make me out of breath.
“ha!”
Yuder ran and fired the Holy Cross at the front.
A huge golden cross, more than twice as large as before, stretched out towards the front. It was an attack reminiscent of the True Cross that had been unfurled in the Witch’s Forest.
It was thanks to the internal energy amplified by the Sunflower that it shone.
Moreover, Uder could feel it.
This is not it.
There are still ways to achieve greater efficiency. You can use your stamina more powerfully and more quickly.
The Thousand and One Body.
A talent bestowed by the heavens! The incarnation of Mu!
Quagaga River!
The monster blocking my sight collided with the Holy Cross and was destroyed.
It was a naturally occurring snow golem that often appeared in the northern border region.
Uther ran through the body of the broken man. Cordelia shouted from behind him.
“They’re running from both sides! 7 o’clock! 2 o’clock!”
Places hidden by trees.
But Cordelia’s senses, once she had entered a state of witch-like transformation, were almost like radar.
Uther understood Cordelia’s words right away. He was able to deal with it easily since she even pointed out the direction.
whirlwind.
The ensuing gale.
And then another thunderclap!
“Hey!”
Uther shouted, and Cordelia thought again.
‘You always call me a beast, a beast, but you’re more of a beast yourself!’
But it was good. Cordelia also couldn’t help but laugh.
The only one who couldn’t laugh was Red Wind. But she could tell because she was in a hurry to chase after him.
The fact that the strength of two people far surpasses the strength that their peers can have.
The reason why the Great Storm chose these two people!
“That’s it!”
A sharp rebuke came from the front.
It was the cry of a giant with purple skin and a huge build.
Uther and Cordelia looked at him at the same time. And they understood.
“Baras!”
“A synthetic mine made using non-demonic creatures!”
“My specialty is charging!”
“The attribute is fire! But it doesn’t attack with the attribute, so you can ignore it!”
“You can only attack straight ahead! Attacking from the flank is the way to go!”
“Magic defense is abnormally high!”
“Weak to slash!”
“A vicious murderer!”
They shouted and shouted, and Baras was momentarily confused.
“Huh, how!?”
Have you ever met yourself?
No, even if we met, how could I know you in such detail!
While Baras was panicking, Uther and Cordelia had already finished their attack on Baras. They exchanged glances, and that was enough.
“Bind!”
“Greece!”
Uther and Cordelia shouted in turns.
A binding spell bound Baras’ ankles, and he lost his balance for a moment, falling flat on the floor that had become slippery with Greece.
High magic defense meant that it was resistant to magical attacks, but it didn’t mean that it interfered with magic itself. It could also be easily affected by binds and even by grease.
“100 million!”
And it continued.
Cordelia ran past the bastard and reached out, using her witch’s power to unleash blue telekinesis and flip the bastard over on the slippery floor.
“Ugh!”
Baras flipped over like he was rolling on ice. Of course, as expected of a synthetic mine with the power of a monster, he didn’t just give in and immediately used his power to destroy the bind. He then wrapped his entire body in magic power to increase his defense.
Uther just passed that guy by.
Baras, who had expected a series of attacks, sat up in panic and was only then able to see.
Yuder, who was standing in front of him.
The sight of him with his sword drawn, surrounded by a whirlwind that had not yet subsided.
There is only one thing that unfolds.
A sword that kills with one blow, remembered by the sword of the Eastern warriors.
‘Blood wolf hell.’
The Eastern Warrior’s sword roared. At the same time, Cordelia saw Baras. With one eye closed, she used the Eye of Paralysis to hinder his movements. She didn’t even make eye contact exactly, and she used it weakly out of fear of a backlash, so it only hindered him, but it was enough.
A huge red slash tore through Baras’ chest.
The black blood characteristic of synthetic mines gushed out, and a pure white ring of light appeared around Uder and Cordelia’s chests.
“Ugh··· gasp······.”
As the red wind caught up with the two, Baras fell down with a thud, and Cordelia looked straight ahead. She could see a barrier that must have been at least ten meters high.
“They’re all here!”
It’s a border.
Now all I have to do is get over that wall.
But how.
There was no time to think. Because Yuder had already moved. He held the Red Wind in one arm and Cordelia’s waist in the other, and spread out his Gale Twenty-Four Steps.
“You said you’d hug me?”
“joy.”
Cordelia snorted, and Red Wind blushed in embarrassment. But neither Uther nor Cordelia were looking at Red Wind. Uther kicked the ground again. Cordelia hugged Uther’s neck, and Whirlwind led the way. Whirlwind climbed the ten-meter wall in one breath, and at the end, leaped high as if flying.
Void.
Uther and Cordelia saw.
The vast expanse of savage land beyond the barrier. The overwhelming majesty of nature.
“let’s go.”
Yuder, who had spoken again, kicked the barrier.
We crossed the border to destroy the invasion scenario of the northern barbarians.
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< Chapter 16 - Winter Flowers #3 > End
