< 296. Decisive Battle (5) >
#296
A poignant bursting sound rang out. The sword, which had never been broken before and whose blade was not damaged even when cutting off Navardose’s scales, shattered. Abel’s face suddenly distorted.
“Nonsense.”
It felt like I was having a terrible nightmare. But she had no time to sit still. Ronan didn’t stop even though he broke her sword. He immediately rushed in and slashed his sword vertically.
“Get lost!”
Even if I wanted to block or parry, I didn’t have a sword. Abel barely avoided the attack by twisting his shoulder. Hiss! La Mancha’s blade narrowly grazed the bridge of her nose.
“damn···!”
“How are you avoiding it?”
Ronan continued to pour out sword strikes. Abel, who was avoiding her by just one piece of paper, gritted his teeth. Unlike herself, who was increasingly out of breath, she could not find any signs of exhaustion in Ronan.
‘Is this place still far away?’
It wasn’t very good. He had two cards left that could turn the situation around, including Iril, but it was of no use if he died before he could even turn the cards over.
I had to fight. He could only pray that there would be just one opening. Abel, who had been retreating step by step, eventually came to stand with his back to the wall. Suddenly, Ronan’s body turned sharply to the right.
“Your delusions end here!”
“······!”
Ronan shouted. Abel’s eyes widened. It was noticeable that her movements were large, as if she thought it was a finishing blow. When he saw her empty side, he let out a low laugh.
“But you’re still young.”
“what?”
Ronan frowned. Abel lowered her body and gathered strength into her hands.
Like Ronan, he also did not forget skills once he had experienced them. La Mancha flew in a wide arc and narrowly cut off Abel’s hair. Cain, who was watching the battle, shouted urgently.
“Oh, son, it’s dangerous!”
“late. “Didn’t you teach me not to use the same technique?”
Ronan’s side was still empty. Abel held her hands together like a spear and threw them away. Although she was weak, she was strong enough to break this brat’s ribs and burst his heart.
“this···!”
Ronan quickly turned his head. Abel’s hand was flying towards the heart. Suddenly, one corner of his mouth quirked up.
“Such a body.”
“uh?”
Abel paused. His hand was about to touch Ronan. bang! Ronan kicked the ground and jumped straight up.
“What!”
“Did you think I didn’t even know that?”
Abel took a deep breath. He realized late that he had been deceived. phut! As soon as the attack missed, a hollow sound rang out.
“you···!”
The shadow created by Ronan fell over his face. There was no more space left to escape. Ronan twisted his sword in the air and swung his sword in a circle. Sigh! Abel’s right arm, which had been withdrawn, rose into the air.
“Aaaah!”
“I finally caught it. “You rat.”
Abel screamed. Ronan, who landed straight on the ground, raised her sword diagonally and slashed. Suddenly! With no time to do anything, the slash came and split Abel’s neck.
“Huh…!”
Abel fell forward, clutching his neck. She couldn’t breathe properly. I could feel that more than half of her cervical spine and blood vessels had been cut.
Blood was leaking out through the cracks between my fingers holding the wound. Neither human nor giant, his blood took on a bizarre purple color.
“Fuck. “How are you alive?”
Ronan raised his eyebrows. I cut his throat, but he was still alive. He was, after all, a monster. Of course, it didn’t really matter, so he silently raised his sword. Let’s cut it one more time.
“Gagging… I can’t… Wow, like this…!”
Abel struggled as if pleading, but that was none of Ronan’s business. It was the car where he was about to deliver the final blow.
Quaaaa-! Suddenly, a loud noise sounded like the earth was turning upside down.
“Nimi, what is it?”
It was not a sound that could be ignored. An indescribable ominous energy was weighing down her entire body. Everyone, including Ronan, reflexively raised their heads.
“Um, what is that?”
“The magic circle…”
Ronan looked up at the sky and raised his eyebrows. A sight I had seen for the first time in my life was unfolding. Dozens of magic circles connecting the world of giants and this world were slowly disintegrating.
However, it did not seem to disappear completely. The elements of the magic circle, divided into the form of letters and pictures, swirled in a huge way and began to draw another magic circle.
It didn’t look like anything good would happen. The clouds that had disappeared were gathering again. The savior looked up at the sky and clenched his fists.
“That’s…!”
Lightning began to growl in the white clouds. Every time a lightning-like flash flashed, something huge was peeking out from inside the magic circle.
It looked like wings, and it also looked like human limbs. The giants attacking the battleship Dainhar all stopped moving. One of the silent giants slowly opened his mouth.
『He is coming.』
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“Huh… Still… wow, is it still that far?!”
“It will be soon.”
Schlieffen answered dryly. Even though he ran the same distance, he did not shed a single drop of sweat. Gritting her teeth, Marya strengthened her legs.
“shit···!”
I was glad that the armor stopped my chest from shaking. The three people were running towards the top of the Pale Castle.
It was the place where the ritual to summon the giant was carried out and the place where Iril was believed to be imprisoned. Schlieffen’s interrogation method of cutting off the believers’ limbs one by one until the desired answer was obtained had good results.
Because it was so large, it took a long time. The path they passed was littered with dismembered bodies like a mountain. It was a human wall that exhausted Marya and Braum, who were both confident in their physical strength. Marya said.
“Anyway… Wow, Iril is the saint of these fanatics. What happened?”
“I don’t know about that… Sigh.”
Braum shook his head. They happened to find out the truth of the incident and were quite shocked. The reason she kidnapped Iril was to promote her as a saint of her church.
Of course, no one raised suspicions of betrayal. Because they’ve all met Iril before. However, since it was such a strange incident, I really wanted to know the truth.
“Now the blood is slowly running out, so it’s a big deal… Huh, we need to settle the matter quickly.”
“I know.”
Braum muttered in a voice filled with concern. Marja bit her lower lip. As he said, Ronan’s blood was slowly running out.
Schlieffen seemed to be in a similar situation, although he didn’t say it. This was a very serious matter, because the protection of the stars was not something that could be destroyed even if one had excellent skills.
If he wasn’t careful, he could have been defeated by a group of idiots who barely knew how to use divine protection. No one wanted that to be the end, so they sped up in silence. It was the moment when the three people finally arrived at the top floor and stepped into the hallway. Braum’s eyes grew so big that they almost popped out.
“Everyone is in danger!”
“what?”
Marya was about to say something. Braum, who was blocking the front, raised his shield. At the same time, a huge explosion exploded with a roar. Quaaaaang-! A cloud of flame and electricity covered the entire landscape in front of the shield.
“Ugh…!”
“Braum!”
Braum gritted his teeth. It felt like my arm was going to be torn off like this. If he had been a little late, he would have been in big trouble. At that time, someone’s voice was heard from where the explosion had subsided.
“Oh my, is it blocked?”
“Who are you?”
Maria concentrated her mind and swung her great sword widely. Quaaaa-! As soon as the crescent-shaped sword was fired, all the smoke covering the hallway was blown away. A slim man appeared.
“I thought I had Zyfa… but I’m also unlucky.”
“you···.”
Marya narrowed her eyebrows. Looking at the badge on his sleeve, he was a bishop-level strongman. The man behind her made her eyes widen.
“You little ones. “How dare you know where this is?”
“Tsk…!”
Marya and Braum shrugged their shoulders. The murderousness flowing from her man’s body was unusual. It was at a level that could not be compared to the believers he had dealt with so far.
“Aren’t I asking? “You probably didn’t come here because you got lost, right?”
When there was no answer, the man asked back angrily. Lights and flames similar to those seen a moment ago were flickering around him. Marya and Braum quickly exchanged glances. There was a chance of victory if one attacked strategically.
“You go when I give you the signal.”
“I get it.”
Marja grabbed the hilt of the sword. Braum nodded and was preparing to run out. Schlieffen, who had been silently scanning the hallway, opened his mouth.
“Is there a ritual going on out there?”
“what?”
The man frowned. Schlieffen’s gaze rested on the huge door behind him. There was nowhere else to go, so unless the information was wrong, the ceremony was definitely taking place there.
“I asked if a ritual to summon giants was taking place from beyond.”
“···Ha, you’re a bold kid. I get it. “That’s why you came here.”
The man laughed. Judging by his attitude, it seemed like he could relieve his boredom a little. In fact, if he had lived his life being praised as the rising star of the empire, it was not unreasonable for him to be overconfident in his abilities.
As the next archbishop, he was confident that he would never lose. Although I heard that several archbishops were killed by him, there were always variables like Ronan and Seiffa by Schlieffen’s side at the time.
However, the beggars next to him did not seem capable of such talent. I guess I can just play with her until Jaifa comes. The man who thought so opened his mouth.
“I’m sorry, but no. If it were such an honorable mission, I would have been happy to take on it. Damn it, you’re making this soon-to-be archbishop do all the work of taking care of some girl…”
“···what?”
“They said it was my job to take care of the girl. Well, let me have a little fun. “I was just bored…”
The man was about to continue speaking. Suddenly Schlieffen’s figure disappeared from sight. It was before he could react. Whoa…! He thought he could hear the wind blowing, and then Schlieffen appeared behind him.
“what···!”
“Thanks for letting me know.”
Schlieffen said. In his hand, he was suddenly holding a long sword that was shining bluish light. Her man tried to turn her head, but her body wouldn’t move. Several red lines were drawn over his frozen body.
“Big… billions.
“But I can’t forgive you for calling her low.”
Crash. Schlieffen, who led the way, concluded his speech. At the same time, the dismembered body collapsed. Kwajangchang! The limbs frozen by the Pale Road were shattered the moment they hit the floor. Schlieffen, who immediately struck out, swung his sword at the door.
bang! As soon as the door broke, the scene inside was revealed. It was a luxurious room where a princess might have stayed. A huge chair reminiscent of her throne was placed in the middle.
And sitting on the chair was a familiar woman, sound asleep. Although she dressed differently, she was clearly the person he was looking for. Schlieffen’s eyes widened. He approached slowly and opened his mouth.
“···Miss Iril.”
