< Chapter 124 - The One Who Moves Towards the Horizon #2 >
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What is the horizon?
What is a sword?
What else is black in the sky?
Many inspectors follow their own paths.
To the common people, the horizon was like an illusion.
I couldn’t recognize its existence itself.
Just walking down the road was not easy for them.
But as they groped their way forward, they could vaguely sense the existence of the horizon.
Shining like the stars in the sky,
That’s why it’s unreachable.
But only a very small number.
There were those who sought a path toward the stars.
Those who go beyond vaguely feeling the existence of that distant horizon and witness its reality with their own eyes.
Some of them again, not a handful among the countless sands that covered the beach, headed toward the horizon.
These people are beyond geniuses, they should be called monsters.
Most of them realized that there were already stars beyond the night sky when they took up their swords.
They saw the horizon and went toward the horizon.
The swordsmanship was the same.
The first sword was like that too.
Maximilian was the same.
And then the swordsman realized.
That they were the ones who were moving forward without any obstacles, so they were unable to reach the horizon.
Just the fact that the path in front of your eyes is blurred makes you think that your path is broken.
I just stop walking.
Because it’s a monster.
Because I was born with a blessed talent.
Because I’ve never even faced a small wall.
The swordsman laughed vainly.
Reaching the horizon was not possible with talent alone.
A heart of steel that is not swayed by one’s own weaknesses.
An unyielding will that never breaks.
These were not words I particularly liked.
But it was necessary.
He who does not know hardship and trials can never reach the horizon.
“Maximilian······.”
It was visible to the swordsman’s eyes.
The most gifted of the Pleiades, who staggers and thrashes before the Sword of Heaven.
The dazzling one.
“Eww!”
Maximilian roared. He howled.
The angel’s ring symbolizing the power of the archangel – the halo – spun fiercely and emitted a strong light.
The six wings of light spread out tautly, radiating terrifying power.
The body has become more strengthened.
The light of the Holy Sword Barisada grew stronger.
“Protect.”
Hold this spot.
Carry out the orders given by the voice on high.
Maintain the natural order and turn back history.
Maximilian’s eyes lit up. The five swords of judgment rose again and headed towards Lucas. The pure white sword energy that could crush even the knights of death with a single blow poured down like rain.
Lucas swung his sword between them.
Because I have always kept my own path through life,
Because I walked and walked and finally reached the horizon,
Lucas could tell.
What to do.
Where to cut.
The rain of black energy was splendid and merciless.
The torrential rain that hit the ground was enough to change the terrain of the surrounding area.
But the swordsman knew.
Scarlett could feel it too.
“Lucas.”
A single ray of black energy cut through the heavy rain.
There was no need to crush everything.
Lucas knew.
What touches you.
What is out of your reach.
How can I break down the heavy rain?
He swung his sword a few more times in succession.
The downpour was broken by that.
The swords of judgment mixed with the rain aimed at Lucas, but it was no use.
Sword pushes sword away.
It wasn’t a simple matter of hitting the target.
The moment they touched Lucas’ sword, the swords of judgment lost their way as if it were a lie. They were thrown to the ground as if it were natural.
“Eww!”
Maximilian kicked the ground.
That one movement shook the very axis of the earth.
Maximilian, who had a body that was particularly strong among the archangels that transcended humans, increased his speed with his brute strength, and then combined the two to create an unstoppable destructive force.
A sword that is dazzlingly fast and powerful enough to shatter mountains.
It poured down from the sky to the ground.
Couldn’t cut down Lucas.
The sword shook.
I couldn’t tell exactly if I had slipped or been pushed.
What was clear was that Maximilian’s sword was pushed back by Lucas’ sword, which was incomparable in strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was a loud noise.
But it was different from before.
It wasn’t the loud noise of swords clashing with each other.
Every time Maximilian’s sword swung, and struck the air or the ground, a loud noise erupted.
Maximilian couldn’t understand.
It was an ordinary sword.
It wasn’t something that had a lot of power, or was as fast as light, or had the aura of a sword that could cut through anything.
But it was shaken.
The moment he faced that sword, his own sword was twisted without a trace.
And the whole sight made Scarlett shiver.
The swordsman let out a sigh.
“Inspection.”
Lucas’ sword contained a sword spirit.
That one fact was creating the entire current situation.
“no.”
no.
no.
Maximilian said, his heart clenching with impatience.
The natural order had to be followed.
I had to uphold the upright destiny spoken by the voice on high.
But the logic was right in front of me.
The sword of the sky, the sword of the sky-
“Voice from on high!”
Maximilian burst into impatience.
He delivered a blow with all his might.
The strongest blow that doesn’t even have a name, but it can be said to be everything about Maximilian.
A dazzling light enveloped the world.
A tremendous crash forced silence upon the world.
But Scarlett smiled.
Because when Maximilian’s tyrannical light enveloped the world, she could see.
“The Holy King’s Cross.”
The King’s sword that advances straight.
Didn’t press down.
Did not oppress.
It unfolded naturally and shattered the false light.
It shattered Maximilian’s power while simultaneously cutting off the evil power that had been possessing his soul.
Kwaaaa …
Maximilian’s wings were broken.
The angel’s ring broke and scattered in the wind.
Lucas’s sword did not cut Maximilian’s flesh.
The Holy King’s sword could only destroy false light.
“Maximilian!”
The swordsman picked up the fallen Maximilian.
Although he had lost consciousness, there was no longer any sign of madness or blindness on Maximilian’s sleeping expression.
Lucas let out a ragged breath.
If only he could go to Scarlett and Kaisa, as Uther always did, but he couldn’t.
Lucas raised his head, his sword hanging down.
The Ancient Bone Dragon was collapsing.
Hundreds of various beasts and demons swarmed the Ancient Bone Dragon like a pack of angry rats, finally bringing the giant down.
There were still undead left.
The spirits also numbered in the hundreds.
But it is true that the number has decreased drastically compared to when it started.
Lucas himself was also very tired.
Lucas took a breath.
The monsters that had defeated the Ancient Bone Dragon were looking this way.
At some point, it started to surge in like a wave.
The number was well over ten thousand, and it seemed as if it would swallow up both heaven and earth.
“Uder.”
And Cordelia.
Lucas took up his sword.
He unfurled the Sword of Heaven in the shadows covering his head.
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“Woooooooooooo!”
Inside the palace.
Cordelia, with her six wings spread wide, spun her angel ring furiously.
As he spread his hands wide, a tremendous explosion occurred, emitting a tremendous amount of light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were many enemies even inside the palace.
It was natural, as it was the most important place where the ceremony was being held.
Cordelia threw bombs without sparing any effort at the monsters rushing in, covering not only the floor but also the walls and ceiling.
“You’re an idiot if you leave the item behind!”
It’s the final boss fight anyway.
There was no need to save even a little bit, because if you don’t get through today, there will be no tomorrow.
“This is C-4 made by Uder! This is dynamite made by Uder! This is napalm made by Uder-”
All kinds of bombs reduced the palace to ashes.
Most of the monsters were unable to even approach Yuder and his party.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cordelia didn’t use the stairs.
He broke the floor to make a passage underground, and wrapped the pillars with explosive wires, not fearing being buried alive. He set off a chain of explosions with a cheerful shout.
Rumble! Rumble!
The palace collapsed.
The monsters now had to worry about being crushed to death by the collapsing debris.
Of course, there weren’t only low-level monsters.
Some fairly strong mines and demons rushed towards the group through Cordelia’s explosion.
But what awaited them was violence worse than an explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It wasn’t binge drinking.
It was a sound of a crack coming from a fist.
Every time Landius’s fist struck, the bodies of the mines exploded.
It was the same 8 questions, but I would say the basics were different.
Although Yuder was also tall at 193cm, Landius was 40cm taller than him.
It’s doubled in size – no, it’s tripled in size.
Landius’s forearms, thicker than the waist of an average woman, explained everything.
“Sometimes… it’s scary.”
As Lena smiled awkwardly and muttered, Yuder agreed.
No, actually, in Yuder’s case, it wasn’t just occasional.
“I respect you.”
You’re dating a teacher like that.
At Yuder’s words, Lena laughed out loud like a girl.
It seems that the Archbishop Manuela had intended to wear down the party with numerous demons and mines, but it was a futile attempt.
Cordelia was barely expending any magical power as she was causing a series of massive explosions, but most of them were caused by bombs, and to Landius, all of that incredible violence was just a normal attack.
[I like the posterity, the posterity because it has humanity. Please just stay like this.]
At Velencia’s unexpected confession, Yuder nodded once and drew a map of the palace in his head.
Now it’s time to slowly reach the bottom.
“It’s a joint!”
As Yuder shouted, everyone who had memorized the map beforehand nodded and prepared for the fall.
The lowest level of the palace was a hollow space that was tens of meters high, and there was a bridge running through the middle of this huge space.
And the room at the end of that bridge.
The center of the ceremony where the Archbishop Manuela is sure to be present!
“Cordelia! Down!”
Lena shouted as she spread her wings, and Kamael, who had turned half of his body into a flock of crows to prevent his fall, looked down at his feet.
“Koooooo!”
A giant snake rose up with a roar.
A monster almost as big as the white snake we encountered in Frost Anvil charged forward with its mouth wide open, its momentum truly terrifying.
But Cordelia wasn’t flustered.
I looked straight into the eyes of the rising snake.
I activated the Eye of Paralysis to paralyze the guy for a moment, then swung my sword while heading towards the ground following gravity.
Clang-!
The telekinetic power-added blast line instantly engulfed the giant snake’s body.
The explosions continued as if it were only natural.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The snake, its body broken and severed, collapsed without even a single scream.
Whoosh-!
Kamael, who had blown away the pouring rain of flesh and clumps of blood with his cold sword energy, landed on the ground, and Landius and Uther were also able to stand on the bridge almost simultaneously.
“Hero Landing.”
Cordelia, who landed last like Iron Man, took a deep breath after collecting her wings and angel ring.
Although she had managed to keep her magical power consumption to a minimum, she was still out of breath due to the sheer number of enemies she had overcome.
‘It was still good.’
Because I really detonated the bomb without any reason.
Should I say that it feels refreshing?
Cordelia smiled brightly and gulped down a bottle of mana potion before looking straight ahead.
A huge gate at the end of the bridge.
A powerful and yet terrifying aura felt from beyond.
It wasn’t one.
There were those who guarded the side of the Ambassador Manuela.
Leaders of a group of devil followers.
Powerful demons with titles.
My heart started pounding again.
Nervousness, excitement, fear, nervousness, anticipation, etc.
Today was a critical day.
After today-
If I can get through today-
Cordelia raised her head.
I looked up at Yuder’s face, who was holding my hand tightly, and soon smiled. My heart was still pounding, but for a different reason than before.
“Isn’t this a great time?”
At Lena’s words, Landius laughed heartily and hugged her waist, while Kamael sighed and adjusted his grip on his sword.
[We’ve been together up to this point. If today’s events become legend later, my name will be included, right? Or maybe in a biographies or something?]
“I will. I will definitely tell you. Thanks to Melissa, I was able to come this far.”
[Chii, that’s just talk.]
Melissa was excited, but her voice was filled with joy.
Because for the first time in a while, I got an answer and even a compliment.
So Cordelia laughed, clutching Moonlight tightly and looking straight ahead.
[You will also pass my name on to future generations, right?]
“Of course.”
[I believe in posterity. As it has been so far, so it will continue to be so in the future.]
Not only yesterday and today, but also tomorrow.
Belencia smiled brightly and became one with Uder.
He passed on his power and experience to Yuder through the sword fusion.
“It looks like the gates of hell.”
I’ve seen it twice in the wild.
“You’re not going to blow up the system, are you?”
“See?”
Cordelia laughed at Uther’s joke and skillfully tied her hair with one hand.
The fight against disaster continued across the continent.
A major fight was also taking place outside the palace.
And here.
The deepest part of the palace.
The center of the continent.
Landius let out a deep breath. He looked straight ahead, clutching the Solar Blade instead of his fist.
Lena unfurled her wings and spun her angel ring, while Kamael heightened his fighting spirit.
And then one moment.
“let’s go.”
To the final battlefield.
Landius took a step forward with the heroes of Paragon.
Uther and Cordelia followed forward.
The gates of hell were opened.
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