< 116. Blood wets the sand (7) >
#116
A huge whirlwind engulfed the two figures. Yuria’s screams were drowned out by the sound of the wind.
“Ah… ah…!”
“You f*cking bastards.”
Ronan raised his middle finger toward the whirlwind. Fragments believed to be parts of the hedgehog were shooting up along the whirlwind.
It was fortunate that he did not know the secret of knowing how to cut mana. It was a shame that she couldn’t cut off Yuria’s head due to the short range of her sword, but Schlieffen’s follow-up hit went in perfectly. The next storm of swordsmanship would not stop until the two kites were completely destroyed.
“Hmm.”
At that time, Schlieffen, who was quietly catching his breath, staggered as if he was drunk. He adjusted his posture, supporting his body with his sword.
“What, are you okay?”
“···No problem.”
It seemed like the shock from being hit by Terranil’s storm still remained in my body. It was the first time I had seen him show weakness since the mid-term evaluation. She snorted as if Ronan was dumbfounded.
“I saw it fly all the way to the pillar and crash into it, but damn it, there was no problem. “Stop bragging and do this…”
He was just about to take out Varen’s special potion. An eerie ominous feeling passed over the back of my neck. Ronan instinctively ran out, grabbed Schlieffen’s arm, and threw himself away.
“Shit!”
“What are you doing…”
Schlieffen’s eyes widened. That was the moment when they took cover behind a nearby pillar. Paaaaang! The shape of the whirlwind collapsed and a storm broke out.
“······!”
A strong wind swept away my son-in-law. Countless metal fragments flew in all directions. Every time large or small metal objects fell into the pillars, floor, or ceiling, the lights illuminating the room flickered precariously.
“Yes, somehow it turned out really well.”
Ronan sighed. It was powerful enough to blow away an entire forest or village. The voices of Terranil and Yuria could be heard through the wind that was slowly dying down.
“Wow… I really almost died.”
“Anyway, I can’t let my guard down. “I think I understand why two branch managers were punished.”
“f*ck.”
The surprise attack was a failure. Ronan, who saw the two people alive and well, cursed. Red-colored metal was stuck to their bodies.
Now that I think about it, I can’t see that big hedgehog. Yuria muttered in an annoyed voice.
“He was my favorite child. How are you going to take responsibility for this?”
“Crazy bitch…”
Ronan noticed that it was armor made by disassembling a hedgehog. Empty! Empty! The metal parts that had served their purpose fell off. Terranil muttered, chewing his lips.
“Sweet… It hurts quite a bit. “I need to get healing from the church.”
Still, it wasn’t completely without damage. A completely battered body appeared where the armor fell. Red blood was dripping from their bodies covered with stab wounds.
“Bishop, are you okay?”
“It’s okay. “You don’t fight with your eyes anyway.”
Blood was flowing from both of Terranil’s eyes. It seemed like he was injured while being caught in a tornado. This was one definite achievement. Ronan let out a provocative laugh.
“You went blind. “What should I do because I feel sorry for him?”
“I alone have enough of you.”
“I guess so. “But you’re uglier than I thought.”
“what?”
Yuria’s eyes widened. Her bare face was revealed beneath the torn veil.
“Ugh, gross.”
Ronan made eye contact with her and frowned. She seemed to know why she usually wore such weird clothes. Yuria was literally half-beautiful.
A beauty and a monster coexisted in a face split across the bridge of the nose. Unlike the beautiful right face, the left face was covered in disgusting burns.
The burn, swollen like a spider’s web, was spreading its magic from my forehead to my smooth thighs. Wow! Ronan, who retched with a deliberately exaggerated motion, glanced at Yuria and said.
“Next time, wear more layers. “You have to think about the people watching.”
“…I will definitely tear you in half and kill you.”
Yuria muttered lowly. Sigh! She appeared with a long whip flowing down her sleeve. The whip, made of sharp metal pieces connected together, was reminiscent of a snake made of steel.
‘Good.’
Ronan was inwardly delighted. Judging by the anger in her voice, the provocation was a success. It was also important to shake one’s composure when dealing with an equal or stronger enemy.
bang!
bang!!
Then two huge shadows landed in front of her. Just like the hedgehogs just now, they were monsters created through magic engineering technology.
“Krrrrrrr…”
“Purring.”
The bodies of the monsters, each in the shape of a monkey and a leopard, were covered in dark red blood. Given the circumstances, it was clear that they were natives. At that moment, Ronan’s eyes grew so big that they almost seemed to pop out.
“···squall?”
“Wow. “Ro, Ronan…”
An angry gust of wind was held in the giant monkey’s grasp. Blood was dripping from the cracks of the metal fingers. The gust of wind, which had been groaning while in complete disrepair, looked back at Ronan and opened its mouth.
“sorry···.”
“What happened?”
“Ugh…gu, I stopped you from going towards the cave…”
Gust spoke intermittently. Ronan realized that he had become like this when he was trying to lure the monsters to go to the tribesmen.
The injuries were so severe that it was a wonder he was still alive. His right leg and left arm were turned in the opposite direction.
The body, which was so bright red that it made you wonder if it had originally been that color, had five or six metal pieces reminiscent of harpoons stuck into it.
“What, I thought I caught everything, but there was one more?”
Yuria laughed. At that moment, something in Ronan broke inside her. Ronan jumped out, grabbing the hilt of her sword and spraying her arm. Sgak! Dozens of red lines were drawn over the monkey’s body.
“Really…?”
The monkey, who belatedly sensed something strange, was looking back at Ronan. Quang! The upper body, cut into dozens of pieces, collapsed as if exploding. His lower body, which was creaking, fell to his knees. A gust of wind was released from his grasp and fluttered in front of the stairs.
“Gagging!”
“what···!”
Yuria’s eyes widened at the speed of the sword that far exceeded her expectations. Ronan, leaping after stepping on her monkey, lunged at her. In her panic, she lashed out with her whip, but Ronan did not dodge. Wow! A sharp whip grazed his left shoulder just a sheet of paper apart.
“It’s okay.”
Yuria pulled the whip urgently, but Ronan was faster. It was the moment when the red-stained blade was about to touch Yuria’s neck. bang! Terranil suddenly intervened and blocked Ronan’s path.
“Aren’t you going to get out of the way?”
“Don’t be in a hurry.”
Blood was still flowing under the closed eyelids. Terranil, who pushed Yuria back, jumped over the swallow and avoided the slash.
It was an incredible movement for a blind person. He looked back at the dumbfounded Yuria and opened his mouth.
“Yuria, I’d like to ask you to become a minor duke of Grancia. “I have business with this friend.”
“I can’t do that, Bishop. “You heard what I just said.”
“Yuria.”
For a moment, Terranil’s voice became low. Yuria shrugged her shoulders. She chewed her lip in disapproval before sighing.
“Whew… shall we do that?”
Yuria turned around and swung her whip at Schlieffen. Schlieffen, who was already running towards her, struck her with a slash. Kaaaaang! Two weapons collided and a sharp metallic sound rang out. Terranil looked at Ronan again and laughed.
“I’ve waited a long time. “Would you mind giving me some time as well?”
“Get out of the way!”
A strange breathing sound escaped from between Ronan’s lips. Five mana-charged slashes were fired towards Terranil. I dodged it twice and escaped it twice, but I couldn’t respond to the remaining one. Suddenly! Blood spurted out onto Terranil’s shoulder.
“Mmm!”
Terranil’s face hardened. Ronan’s attack continued. Terranil, who narrowly avoided the slash, took power.
Paang! The fist flew faster than sound and stopped just short of Ronan’s stomach. Are you an asshole? Ronan muttered that and was about to counterattack. Quaaaang! A shock wave that shook the five organs and six organs erupted from where the fist stopped.
“Keuuk!”
I was out of breath. Ronan was sent flying like a man hit by a huge carriage. It was a different shock than the wind pressure of flapping wings.
“f*ck…foot…!”
Ronan managed to twist his body in the air and pinned Ymir and La Mancha to the floor at the same time. Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak! Embers and sparks flew out like spray of water. His body stopped only after being pushed about 50 meters.
“···You’re using your f*cking abilities.”
“Even though he looks like this, he used to be a fighter for Balkar.”
I thought he was a wizard, but surprisingly he seemed to be a martial arts type. Glittering mana was blooming like wildfire on Terranil’s shoulders. The humming and vibrating aura was rippling around his hands.
Suddenly, the sight of dead sandworms pulled out of the ground passed before my eyes. It was clear that he had been affected by that ability. Terranil, who had been silent, continued speaking.
“It’s a shame. “It would have been nice if it had been a little more blunt.”
“what?”
“With a talent like yours, it would be enough to become a Lycopos… but being an untamable wild beast is truly a sad thing.”
Ronan frowned at the incomprehensible nonsense. In fact, there was a hint of regret in Terranil’s voice.
“Lukopos?”
“okay. The sharpest sword of the church. I was wondering if new talent would be recruited for the first time in a while…”
Only then did Ronan realize that the reason Terranil was dragging him around and saying all kinds of nonsense was to appease him. Terra Nil, who was drooling, shook his head from side to side.
“Really, it’s a shame.”
Paang! Terranil chanted and leaped into the air. It was a leg power reminiscent of a monster, not a human. bang!! He reached the top in an instant and threw himself off the ceiling. The sight of Terranir rushing forward with his fists was reminiscent of a bird of prey descending on its prey.
“Damn.”
Ronan laughed. It was an intimidating feeling that could not be compared to something like Aarondale. He fired his sword energy as if to intercept it, but Terranil evaded the attack by lightly twisting his body. Sigh! A stray sword energy passed by Terranil’s ears.
“I felt it before, but my sword skills are poor compared to my sword skills.”
“You little monkey…!”
Ronan gritted his teeth. Clearly, the slow sword technique could not keep up with Terranil’s speed. He had no chance of sticking around and stabbing or cutting like before.
The shock wave that was fired first was pouring down over my head. Ronan, who sensed that he could not handle it, hurriedly rolled to the side. Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa! The place where he was standing caved in and a loud noise rang out. The metal floor undulated like waves.
‘This is really dangerous.’
It was not a lie to say that the ruins would be blown up. Shock waves spread like ripples shaking the basement. Yuria’s frantic voice could be heard not far away.
“Handsome master, why can’t you use your strength like this?”
There was a lively whipping going on. Kakang! Kang! Every time the sword and whip collided, sparks were bouncing wildly.
Compared to Yuria, who was running wild like a crazy bitch, Schlieffen’s condition didn’t look very good. He was so outnumbered that it could even be said to be one-sided.
It was because of the star’s protection. Yuria burst into laughter as she watched Schlieffen being pushed aside by the pressure of the shield and whip.
“Kaahaha! Yes, this is correct. “You can’t break through?”
“Ugh…!”
All of Schlieffen’s attacks that could have been effective were blocked by the star’s protection. The fluttering shield was swallowing up both physical slashes and storm auras.
“Kaaaa!”
To make matters worse, whenever there was an opening, a leopard monster would rush in. When the leopard felt like it was at a disadvantage, it would hide under the star’s protection, repair itself, and come out again and again.
It was surprising that he could endure even in such a situation. But it didn’t seem like it would take long for the balance to break. A sigh escaped from between Ronan’s lips.
‘···An operation is needed.’
It was an unprecedented crisis. In order to turn the overall unfavorable situation around, some other means had to be used. But Ronan had no time to worry about Schlieffen.
“Where are you looking?”
Quang! Teranil, who came rushing in again, took power. A shock wave shot in a straight line passed by Ronan’s ears. Ronan immediately counterattacked, but Terranil again dodged the sword by a narrow margin.
“It’s no use. Even if other people don’t, they can read all of your attacks.”
“You faggot….”
Even if I saw it with my eyes and responded, I didn’t think I could move like that. He was engaging in battle, perfectly sensing Ronan’s mana.
Ronan felt his breathing becoming difficult and twisted his lips. Her mana was slowly running out.
‘f*cked. ‘I can’t catch it with this.’
In order to avoid exhaustion, I had to use Vajra’s core. However, the sword wielded with sparkling mana was much slower than the sword wielded with mana that Ronan had previously handled.
That was the reason why I had not used it since before. The decision-making power was insufficient to deal with the quick Terranil.
‘I guess I’ll just have to wait until I recover.’
But there was no other way. Ronan switched the power source to Vajra’s core. Energy filled her body, and sparkling mana came up her sword body. Terranil, who had been chasing Ronan, suddenly stopped in place.
“Hmm?!”
It was the reaction a person who was suddenly thrown into a foreign place would have. Terra Nil began to look around him as if he were truly blind.
Ronan tilted his head at the unexpected strange behavior. Suddenly, a hypothesis flashed in my mind.
‘no way···.’
Terranil relied on mana detection rather than vision. And the sparkling mana generated when the shock wave was created spread around like a cloud of fog.
‘Can’t you tell the difference…?’
Maybe there is a chance of victory. Ronan switched power sources again. La Mancha, which used to shine white, turned red. Terranil’s face brightened.
“Aha, there you are.”
He rushed straight towards Ronan. Quaaaang! Terranil stamped his foot and his ground flipped, sending sparks flying. The shock wave that occurred again hit Ronan.
Ronan quickly laid down his sword and took a defensive stance, but it did not prevent his body from flying backwards. Quaaaang! Blood poured out of Ronan’s mouth as he was thrown onto the pillar again.
“Keuuk!”
It was still a difficult technology to adapt to. Ronan stood up shakily and glared at Terranil. He crouched down to deliver the finishing blow. Terra Nir turned his head towards Ronan and grinned.
“Have you given up?”
Ronan didn’t answer. He still showed no signs of fatigue, making him truly a strong man worthy of a bishop. He licked his appetite as if he felt regretful about Terranil.
“Then, let’s finish this quickly.”
Terranil’s figure disappeared from sight. At the same time, Ronan switched the power source. Quaaaang! Terranil flew in a straight line and collided with the pillar. The metal tile flipped over and the mechanisms inside jumped out.
“ah?”
Terranil tilted his head. The fist he pulled out of the pillar had no blood or crushed intestines on it.
Now that I think about it, Ronan’s presence has disappeared everywhere. It was the same strange phenomenon as before. Suddenly, a chill went up the back of her neck.
“what···!”
Terranil hurriedly turned around. It was the moment when he was about to swing a fist carrying a shock wave. Ronan, who had disappeared, reappeared. A familiar voice rang in my ears.
“Okay, let’s finish this.”
Tuk. Terranil’s arms fell to the floor.
