Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero chapter 62

62 – The Second Nightmare

“Huh, huh….”

I took a deep breath and stared blankly down at the dusty floor.

A mixture of blood and sweat soaked the dirt floor. A fishy smell stings the nose.

Why am I doing this?

What are you fighting for?

A sarcastic voice came from above, as if to wake up the momentary dizziness.

“Is it over already?”

At that word, my drowsy mind awoke.

“Keuugh!”

I gritted my teeth and got up. Although his whole body was already in tatters, he ignored the pain throughout his body and stood firm on his knees.

Blinking several times, the blurred vision finally became clear. The face of the opponent was clearly embedded in the eyes.

Pure white hair. Blood red eyes. He was smiling arrogantly as if looking down on everyone.

There were countless names for that man.

The first prince of the Galatea Empire.

The descendant of the White Dragon.

The owner of the holy sword.

A warrior who will defeat the demon king.

On the other hand, standing on the other side was nothing more than a mere soldier on the battlefield. I was in a position where nothing could compare to his flashy modifier, but I just grabbed the spear once again.

The man in front of him, Wilhelm von Galatea, frowned as if he couldn’t understand.

“Oh, I don’t know.”

I pierced the spear in the front with strength in both arms. It was an action repeated tens of thousands of times. The spear that was being thrown stabbed exactly where I wanted it without shaking.

However, my spear was too easily blocked by Wilhelm’s easily wielded sword.

“The technology is crude.”

Wilhelm just bounced off my spear and kicked the boat.

“Kuk!”

Even with a light kick, my body, which I trained every single day for years, flew off like a toy and fell to the floor. I couldn’t control my body properly due to the suffocating pain.

“The body is weak.”

What Wilhelm held in his hand was an ordinary iron sword supplied to ordinary soldiers. The holy sword, the proof of a hero, was just adorning his waist.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t even block that ordinary iron sword. I just had to roll on the floor, trying desperately not to miss the spear.

Even my appearance seemed ridiculous to Wilhelm, so he said without hiding a smile in his voice.

“Why do I have to duel with such a low level guy? Huh? Why don’t you try to answer me?”

The question was not addressed to me, but to a nun watching this duel.

She was a woman with dark hair, dark eyes, and pale skin.

And she was watching this duel from the side of the hero, not from my side.

“… ….”

“Char… Lot….”

Why?

What the hell, why?

Why are you there?

I couldn’t understand it at all.

Just a few days ago, we were laughing and spending time together.

Envisioning each other’s future, we promised to be together until the day our dreams come true.

What she wanted was exactly what I wanted. So I was determined to make it happen even if this body was crushed. However, my determination was ridiculously futile.

Because Charlotte said she would leave me.

“Why… why… ?”

Am I lacking?

Is that why you decided to follow the hero?

I couldn’t understand. So I thought I’d prove I’m stronger by defeating that man, and capture Charlotte.

But the result looked like this.

I couldn’t reach the hero with my skills.

Charlotte made no reply. Both my question and the warrior’s question. He was just quietly waiting for the outcome of this duel with a cold expression like a doll.

The corners of his mouth, which always had a kind smile, were kept firmly shut.

When Charlotte didn’t answer Wilhelm, she lightly snorted with a sullen expression.

“Huh, what happened…. Have a good look there. Seeing this guy break like an idiot.”

I struggled to get up, sticking a spear pole into the floor.

At that moment, Wilhelm’s sword swung fast. A blow that is hard to follow with the eye. All I had to do was lift the window and block it with the window.

Zeng! The moment he blocked his sword, a tingling shock spread throughout his body, not only his arms but also his spine.

Wilhelm was sarcastic.

“You say to block it?”

A kick hit my stiff abdomen again.

My body rolled on the dirt floor, and a bitter, fishy taste spread in my mouth.

“Keuk… !”

However, as if by instinct, my body struggled to get back up.

I squeezed my remaining strength as I scraped the dirt floor as if my fingers would break. I cleared my blurred vision again and looked straight ahead. Wilhelm’s red eyes seemed to be staring at something awkward and unfamiliar.

“Seriously, I don’t understand.”

As soon as I struggled to get up, Wilhelm removed my spear and kicked me in the stomach as if he had waited.

“Did you seriously think you could beat me?”

Puck!

“Keah!”

From a while ago, Wilhelm had been relentlessly attacking my abdomen. Like mocking a defeated dog.

Puck! Fuck!

The sound of flesh breaking was clear in my ears. I struggled desperately, barely controlling my breathing, but that only prolonged my suffering.

This duel was not only witnessed by Charlotte. The other comrades of the hero and everyone in the unit were watching my miserable appearance.

My superiors, my fellow soldiers, those who once bullied me, and even the guys who still don’t like me. Even the unit’s commander-in-chief, Count Karlstein, was watching the duel.

They all looked at each other saying this.

Why do you do that?

Stop giving up now.

Didn’t you realize that you couldn’t win?

I loved me, and the woman I loved is just looking at me coldly. Those who hated me and were indifferent to me were eagerly urging me to give up.

“Heo Eok, Heo Eok….”

I struggled to put my palms on the floor and try to get myself up. But there was no strength in the legs. Sweat dripped from his forehead, and deep breathing echoed in his chest.

My whole body ached. My heart felt like it was going to explode.

Still, I got up again.

“Huh.”

Wilhelm swung his sword while bursting out laughing, whether it was admiration or ridicule.

I couldn’t even follow the first blow with my eyes. But now it looks better than before. I thought I might be able to avoid it, but…….

Zeng!

“Ugh!”

It didn’t make any sense. My body was already at its limit. If your body couldn’t react even if you followed it with your eyes, the only thing you could do was stop it.

“Yeah, what. The stamina is great. It’s great, though.”

Wilhelm swings his leg. He was obviously aiming for the stomach. His trembling arm twisted forcefully to block the kick.

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“That’s all.”

Even if it was blocked once, the attack continued. Shocks that were cold to the bones piled up one after another throughout his body. If this is repeated, I knew that it would be impossible to even prevent it later.

At that moment, it would no longer be possible.

Puck!

“Kuhup!”

In the end, Wilhelm’s kick landed in the abdomen.

“Oooh wow!”

In the end, I couldn’t stand it because of the repeated pain and vomited heavily.

Saliva and gastric juice mixed together, and the liquid dripped onto the floor.

“Anyway, a guy who can’t even do strong chess. Wasn’t the outcome obvious from the start?”

“Keuk, keup! Cool, cool… !”

I knew that too. I did enough. Dozens of times to fall down and get up again in a fight where there is no possibility like this. Even if you fall like this and don’t get up again, no one will say anything.

The dusty dirt floor looked as cozy as a bed. I felt like I could fall asleep just by lying down.

My whole body desperately wanted a break.

But when I wake up from a deep sleep like that.

Charlotte would no longer be by my side.

“Big, big… !”

I didn’t like it.

I didn’t even want to imagine it.

Losing Charlotte. Long ago, she couldn’t bear to relive the sense of helplessness and loss she felt when she lost Ella.

Why am I so helpless?

Why do I keep losing my precious people?

I knew the reason well enough to be sick of it.

Because I have no strength.

Because if you’re weak, you’ll just be taken away.

I didn’t like it anymore. I have already experienced enough of my helplessness to the point where I’m tired of it.

I needed proper strength. So, what is true power?

I opened my eyes and stared straight ahead.

Blue magic power was rising from Wilhelm’s body like a haze. Proof of strength that is not allowed to ordinary people.

Rigid body art.

I didn’t know what rigid body art was until now, no matter how hard I tried. I had no idea what magical power was, how to transmit it to the body, or what it meant to strengthen the body.

But if I didn’t try anything, I would do the same thing over and over again.

I punched my immobilized thigh and stood up with my teeth clenched. Then, holding the spear as short as a sword, he imitated Wilhelm’s posture.

I took the perfect posture in front of me as an example and imitated it as it was.

Then, Wilhelm’s face went beyond ridicule and annoyance and even stern displeasure.

“What are you doing right now?”

Me and Wilhelm’s posture were exactly the same. The only other thing is the weapon he’s holding in his hand.

Wilhelm said in a harsh voice, contorting his face as if he thought he had been insulted.

“This isn’t just about following your posture. Anyway, the most important thing is missing. You wouldn’t know it was you?”

I know. A high-level swordsmanship naturally presupposes the use of magical power.

So if you can’t handle magic, you’re just a shiny shell.

However, when it comes to how to use it, I have experienced it with my body.

“Sup-“

Take a deep breath.

“Haa-.”

And spit it out.

Wilhelm took up his stance before my last outburst.

“… Ha, yes Now I’m bored too. The entertainment is over.”

I followed the same posture. Like a mirror.

The moment Wilhelm kicked off the ground and jumped forward, I kicked forward at exactly the same time,

At that moment, blue magic exploded from my body.

“What-!?”

In an instant, the spear edge slashed Wilhelm’s sword. The sword that had left his grip soared high into the sky, and he saw a face stained with bewilderment. It was the first expression he saw.

“Hey!”

I took that face with the point of a spear.