< 293. Ahayute >
#293
【Disappear!】
Navardose let out the breath he had been holding. A tidal wave of fire swept across the sky. Abel’s voice rang out from the crimson-covered flames.
“You know that doesn’t work.”
Sigh! The wall of flame split and Abel jumped out. Even though he was exposed to the primordial fire, he was not harmed other than his hair being slightly singed. Abel’s sword, cut through the wind, passed by Navardose’s cheek.
【Tsk…!】
The fight between the two was taking place at the edge of a white land where nothing existed. The skills were so equal that there was no chance of a match. He was about to fight back when he raised his eyebrows.
“hmm?”
Navardose was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly her voice rang out from above her head.
【I know.】
“this.”
Abel, realizing his mistake, raised his head. Her huge hand was already right in front of her nose. Navardose’s hand struck him down. Kwaaaaang! The body fell with a loud noise and hit the floor.
“This isn’t going to work.”
Abel muttered while lying down. The blow was significant. It was so deep that the hole he had penetrated seemed as small as his fingernail.
I expected it, but Navardose was too strong. Even though he was protected by the stars, his back was throbbing. I felt like I could really lose if I continued like this.
“…I can’t help it.”
I didn’t feel like it, but I felt like I had to use my secret trick. Abel made up his mind and lifted her up.
****
“Damn it, get over it at all costs!”
“Bring blood, bring more blood!”
The final assault order was given. Shouts mixed with swearing were coming from all directions. The Allied forces, having lost their fear, were mobilizing all their power to attack the headquarters.
Huge battering rams were pounding on the castle gates, and ladders and siege towers were slowly advancing. People were preparing for the final battle by drinking diluted liquid made from Ronan’s blood or applying it to their weapons.
“Get over it! Just get over it for now!”
“We must capture the castle before Mage Asher falls!”
someone shouted. The star’s protection still covered the sky. Asher’s defensive shield, which he deployed with desperate determination, was barely able to block the giants’ barrage. The dwarf body was absorbing the mana of all wizards.
“Ok… Ugh…!”
Blood was flowing down Asher’s tiny lips. No matter how much support was received, the limitations were clear. He was concentrating as if he were walking on blades, and spoke as if he was holding out.
“Wait around!”
[Don’t stop! Find the Archbishops and stop the ritual! We must not let the giants come down anymore!]
At the same time, Adeshan’s electric sound rang out. The most urgent thing was not to make the situation worse. She remembered Tieria’s words that the advent ceremony was in progress. There was a high probability that it was taking place inside the castle.
‘We must occupy the castle first and fight the giants. As long as I hold out until Navardose or Ronan return…!’
We had to bide our time by taking away the enemy’s foothold. Fortunately, the siege itself was going in the Allies’ favor. The believers of Nebula Clazier, who had not expected the situation to go this far, were busy moving about.
“Hey, these guys never give up…!”
“Get it off! “Don’t let them climb the castle walls!”
In fact, if you exclude the giants, it was actually the church that lacked power. The religious leader had gone somewhere with Navardose, and most of the archbishops who were next in line were concentrating on the Advent ceremony.
Of course, there was no change in the advantage for the defending party. The believers defending the North were preparing magic to destroy the siege tower. Coogung! thud! Dozens of shadows shot up from below and landed on the castle wall. The shadow that came up first opened its mouth.
“nice to meet.”
“Come on, Zaipa!”
The believers were astonished. In the black Were Tiger’s hand was a scimitar with an aura. Sgak! Without even having a chance to say anything, the slash was struck and the believers’ bodies were cut into pieces. Marya, who was standing behind, sighed.
“It really came up. “I don’t know anymore.”
“Hahaha, isn’t this the glory!”
Braum chuckled. Thanks to the shadow’s mana eradicating his fear, he was able to regain his cheerful smile. Schlieffen, who was looking around, ran forward.
“I will come back after rescuing Miss Iril.”
“Shoo, Schlieffen!”
Marya called, but Schlieffen did not answer. He ran deep into the Pale Castle without even looking back. Sigh! The screams of the believers rang out along with the sound of the wind rushing. Jaifa, who had wiped out all the enemies in the area, blurted out.
“Kill them all.”
“Waaah!”
With those words, the people who climbed up the castle wall rushed forward. It was a temporary special forces group organized to prevent the ritual and save Iril. But if you ask whether they can turn the situation around, it’s not true. Sigh! Blood spray erupted in the middle of the Allied camp.
“Ugh…!”
The wizard who was hit stumbled. Suddenly, something seemed to jump from the top of the castle wall and a hole opened in his chest. He was dispatched from the Full Moon Tower and was helping Asher along with other wizards.
dump. He eventually got down on her knees and extended his hand towards the woman in front of him.
“Give it back…”
“Who would just watch such arrogance?”
Archbishop Tieria laughed. In her hands was the heart of the wizard. Eventually, the wizard ran out of breath and fell to the floor. Tieria opened her mouth, taking a bite of her heart as if it were an apple.
“Give up hope. “Because this is your final stop.”
“Don’t be funny!”
The soldiers rushed in all at once. However, Tieria, along with Pantasion, was an archbishop who boasted the strongest fighting power. Each time she swung her claws, her severed limbs shot into the air.
“Ugh!”
“Save me!”
“Ahahaha! This is it!”
Tieria burst into maniacal laughter. Her allied forces, preoccupied with taking her castle, had no time to pay attention to her. Asher’s body reeled every time one of her wizards died.
“Wow.”
The limit was really approaching now. Maintaining the star’s protection required a great deal of mana. The giants were still bombarding, and outside, familiars summoned from feathers were glowing and pounding on the shield.
Meanwhile, the supply source was disappearing, so I really couldn’t hold on. It was the moment when Tieria was about to collect the heart of the thirteenth wizard. Kaaaang! Something sharp struck her fingernail.
“Oh, you’re doing something.”
Tieria’s eyes widened. Landing on her back, she turned and looked up at her opponent who had blocked her. With the tip of her sword aimed at her Tieria, I opened her mouth.
“Do not disturb my disciple.”
“What if you don’t like it?”
Tieria laughed. Instead of answering, Nabirose kicked the ground and ran away. Kaaaaang-! A sharp metallic sound erupted from the spot where the two women clashed. Asher, who had somehow regained her energy, was trying to focus her mind again. Her familiar voice echoed from the sky.
“Are you guys having a good time?”
“···what?”
Adeshan’s face hardened. Unless her own ears were faulty, she heard a voice that she clearly shouldn’t have heard. I felt her breathing becoming heavier.
“no way···.”
She raised her head in the direction the voice came from. In the empty sky, only the magic circle where the giants were summoned was flashing.
Yes, you heard wrong. Adeshan, who was chanting like that, was in the process of catching his breath. Kwajangchang!! The space in the middle of the sky broke apart and a man jumped out. The believers who were desperately fighting to defend themselves erupted in cheers.
“Cyo, teacher!!”
“The leader is back!”
The atmosphere has completely reversed. The Allied forces, in shock, all raised their heads. The man coming down through the wind was clearly Abel, the leader of Nebula Clazier.
“What, haven’t you finished yet?”
thud! He landed on the castle wall and clicked his tongue. The faces of the Allied soldiers turned pale.
“what? “A religious leader?”
“I, Navardose…?”
Abel was the only one who came out of the portal. Navardose was nowhere to be seen. They were frozen in shock. Perfect! Abel, looking around her, snapped her fingers.
“Hurry up. “There is no time to delay here now.”
Sigh! At that moment, a curtain of bizarre colors began to climb the outskirts of the headquarters. The protective shield that rose up with a roar threw away all the soldiers and siege towers that were climbing the castle walls. Adeshan let out a cry of despair.
“Oh, no!”
However, the new star’s protection has already completely covered the castle. All of the operations that were thought to be final ended up in vain. Those who had already entered the castle were isolated.
We had to quickly plan another operation, but Abel did not give us time to do so. He wordlessly drew his sword and fired the sword energy towards the shield protecting the allied forces.
Kwaaaaaaaa! As soon as the sword energy hit directly, the shield shattered. Asher’s defense shield, which was already in danger, could not block the cult leader’s blow.
“Kahak…!”
Dark red blood spurted from Asher’s mouth. Eventually, unable to withstand the shock, he fell to the floor. Orsay gritted his teeth when he saw the scene from above.
【Damn it, wizard!】
I wanted to save her right away, but I couldn’t afford it. Five giants were already chasing him. Orsay was avoiding the spear of light by continuously using acrobatics and even blinking.
Quaaaang! The spears that Lorhorn was unable to throw away began to rain down on the Allied camp again. Every time a pillar of light rose, hundreds of people’s voices echoed.
“Mo, everyone run away!”
“Command…gagging!”
The familiars lurking outside the shield also rushed in as if they had been waiting. Abel, who was behind her, turned his gaze to Adeshan.
“You are the commander. “You still look young, but you’ve managed to make it this far.”
“Ah… ahhh…”
Adeshan did not answer. It would have been more accurate to say that I couldn’t do it. Now the means to defend against the giants have disappeared. The castle could not be taken over, and the carriage containing Ronan’s blood was completely destroyed.
Even with my eyes open, I couldn’t see anything. Where hope had disappeared, despair was quickly filling in. Abel, who had been clicking his tongue, blurted out.
“I told you so. “It will all be in vain.”
“···shut up.”
Adeshan, who was dumbfounded, reached for the crossbow hanging on his back. It wasn’t something I thought about or did differently than usual. Her will to do something was the only thing that moved her.
“Stop it. “Face the end calmly.”
Abel shook his head. But Ade Shan finally pulled the trigger. Kang! Her crossbow, aimed at Abel between the eyes, was cut into pieces in the air. It wasn’t even a task for Abel to cut down even one of her crossbows. Her Ade Shan reloaded her crossbow with her trembling hands.
“You have done enough. Don’t be afraid and accept it. “Through this, we become better beings.”
“I told you to shut up…!”
Kang! Ade Shan fired again, but Abel cut off his crossbow with a single slash. Just as she was about to reload, one of her spears of light landed near her. Kwaaaaang! Adeshan was thrown out in the aftermath of the explosion and rolled around on the floor.
“Gagging!”
“I feel sorry for you.”
Abel turned his back. She saw Ade Shan struggling to his feet, but Abel had no intention of watching it until the end. It took a little while, but she eventually finished. It was a matter that could be dealt with gradually in Navarre.
“Okay then, what should we do first?”
Abel muttered. Because Iril’s abilities were not yet complete, he could not send the giants out into the outside world. He didn’t want people to die in pain.
“okay. “I have to catch the cockroaches.”
He soon came to a conclusion and pulled on the hilt of the sword. Since the giants would take care of the enemies outside anyway, it seemed like all I had to do was catch and kill the idiots who entered the castle. As we wait for ‘him’ to descend. Abel was about to step into the car.
Sigh-! A sound like a million sheets of paper being torn apart at the same time echoed across the sky.
“what?”
I’ve never heard anything like this. Abel’s eyes widened as he turned to her. The space in the middle of the group of giants was torn apart and something huge was appearing. In an instant, everyone’s eyes were focused on the sky. Adeshan barely raised his head and narrowed his eyes.
“Is that…?”
A shadow was casting over the battlefield. The mass that tore through space took on an inexplicable, bizarre shape, a flower made of rock and metal. Or, it felt like I was seeing a whale holding such flowers.
As impressive as its appearance was its unrealistically large size. If the mountain was pulled out as is, would it look like this? Everyone was confused. Quaaaaa! Suddenly, the mass flashed, and dozens of red rays were shot towards the giants located up, down, left, and right.
“What…!”
People held their breath. It happened in an instant. The beam could not pierce the star’s protection, but it bounced the giants far away. Some of the giants below were pushed to the ground and crushed.
“What is that again?”
Abel frowned. She thought she had seen something like that somewhere, but couldn’t remember. The giants changed their goals and threw their spears at the unidentified mass.
Quagwagwagwang! The spear of light hit every single shot, but there was no damage to the mass. A shield similar to the one they used covered the mass. At that time, a small shadow shot out from the mass. Abel’s eyes widened.
“no way···!”
“It’s not even a plague. “Fucking bastards.”
Ronan looked around and cursed. I could see the battlefield becoming hell in real time. The huge pits dug here and there brought back memories of my past life.
Still, seeing as there were still many troops left, it seemed like it wasn’t too late. He jumped out at the same time as Dainhar leapt through space. The winged bald heads were staring at Ronan, who suddenly appeared, dumbfounded.
“Eh?”
Meanwhile, Ronan’s eyes landed on a giant. He expected that he would be fighting giants, but he didn’t expect that this child would also be there. One corner of Ronan’s mouth rose.
“It’s been a while, you bastard.”
『What about you…?』
Ahayute twitched her eyebrows. The person in front of me clearly had memories of seeing it before. He soon realized that this person was the man who killed Douaru.
『The person who murdered Duaru?』
“Oh, you remember?”
『What…』
Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. The giants who shared the senses reacted simultaneously. Photons around them began to gather in their hands. The first to attack was the nearest Ahayute. Six windows of light were formed around him, moving on their own.
『You who go against His will. Disappear.』
“Fuck you.”
Ahayute swung his spear. Ronan raised his middle finger and twisted his body. Six spears of light came in from different angles at the same time, but none of them reached Ronan. He remembered all the mannerisms of his opponents whom he had once fought.
Of course, it wasn’t just because of past experiences. After the curse disappeared, his body was much different from before. Ahayute’s brow slightly furrowed.
『This is impossible…!』
The window doubled in size. This time, twelve spears flew at Ronan, but this time the result was the same. Ronan, who easily destroyed Sword Road, dug deep.
Ahayute’s torso was completely empty. Ronan pulled at the hilt of his sword. In the long stretch of time, memories of her past life were passing by.
A childhood living like a bastard, a punishment unit captured after killing a nobleman. The days I spent soaked in blood and alcohol, and my comrades in the punitive army who gave up whenever they got tired of it.
The three giants who suddenly came down, the dying people, and the sister who disappeared along with her hometown, Nimberton. Lorhorn, who chose Dongguijin, and Navarreau, and the fierce end of Schlieffen, the Imperial Swordsman, who did not achieve his goal in the end. The feel of General Adeshan’s lips remains vivid even after many years.
Looking back now, a lot has changed. There were things here that could not be protected at the time. Adeshan glanced down and saw that he was looking in this direction as if he had lost his mind. Ronan’s eyes met hers and she muttered softly.
“Ronan.”
Ronan didn’t answer. Looking at him in complete disrepair, he seemed to have suffered quite a bit. He smiled slightly and looked back at Ahayute. The sluggish bald head was still unaware of the sword strike.
Now that I think about it, this guy also gave me his own motivation. Okay, what did you say? She clearly remembered.
-It is truly fortunate for us. You have rotted your talents in the mud.
-If you had polished yourself, you would have become a huge obstacle blocking our long-cherished wish.
“under.”
Ronan laughed. Now that I think about it, it was all true. In a way, it may have been that bald head, and no one else, that fixed my rotten mindset.
I guess I should at least say thank you. Ronan grabbed the hilt of the sword and slashed it horizontally. La Mancha, imbued with the spirit of the holy sword, advanced in a lively arc. Only then did Ahayute, who noticed Ronan’s approach, shed confusion.
『What…』
I hurriedly tried to do something, but the decision had already been made. It didn’t take long to let go of the past. The blade glided smoothly across Ahayute’s neck. Sigh! Her head, which rose with her blue blood, fell in a parabola.
