134 – Expedition (8)
The sword that was meant to kill cut straight through Eligos’ magic.
Eligos’ mace was still terribly heavy, but his newly forged murderous intent was just as sharp.
Eligos’ magic was torn apart as if the claws of an animal had passed by.
Could it be because the battle did not go as planned?
Eligos’ mace became nervous.
Every time the chain clanged, a horrifying force rushed through me.
It was a move closer to that of a berserker rather than a demon king. He made no attempt to take care of himself and targeted me with unconditional hostility.
There was no sense of reason in his attack.
A wide-ranging painting that leaves no room for other interpretations.
At first, I thought it was Eligos struggling.
But after fighting, I understand. The current rampage is not what Eligos wanted.
If it is Eligos’s own will, there is no need to let go of reason like this.
The purpose of the runaway was to kill us, even by burning his own life, and not to burn his own life itself.
This runaway was clearly strange.
“Kaaa…… !”
As I thought about it, Eligos’ voice sounded closer to a scream than anger.
The beast, unable to control itself, roared desperately.
However, my sword did not become dull.
Eligos’ attack is a stark reality. Executing Eligos at this point was also a decided matter.
You can think about what happened between the two demon kings later.
The only thing that matters is killing Eligos.
The seething murderous intent was transformed into material.
The entire space distorted along the mace attacks me.
A shock wave that explodes as if it were a powerful blow in itself. The wind pressure that followed, like a storm, pushed me several steps away.
It was okay to be pushed out. It was enough to just move on again.
The two destructions crushed each other mercilessly.
The red lightning that was gnawing at the surroundings gathers at the tip of the blade as if reacting to my killing intent.
The darkness embraced by Eligos. The black sword technique I deal with. The pitch black, darker than night, dyed the world a colorless ink.
Is it because of excessive force?
The armor covering my arms could not withstand my sword energy and crumbled into powder.
What replaced the empty space was my divine power.
– Rest.
I believe in the voice I hear from behind.
The blade was deeply inserted into the spot where Eligos’ mace passed.
The first effective hit was made.
Turn the sword that penetrated Eligos’ body and rip open its insides.
The large blade of the great sword tore off a chunk of Eligos’ body, but it was not enough to be considered a fatal wound.
The opponent is a demon. It’s also a demon lord on the run. Considering the regenerative power, it was an attack that was far from sufficient.
‘If it’s not enough, just keep doing it until you have enough.’
I was not alone now.
Where my sword cannot handle, Sirien’s divinity reaches without fail.
When I swung the sword, my blade was overlaid with blessings, and the shock waves that I could not block were continuously assisted by Holy Law.
“Sirien!”
“Yes, I know.”
Assistant who comes in at the most necessary moment.
Thanks to this, the weight matched the Eligos.
Eligos’ attack is still heavy.
At first, it was difficult to even keep my body healthy.
But now the story was different. My sword was gradually accumulating damage, and the divinity of death began to eat away at Eligos.
The execution of death by Hybras demands a greater price the higher the soul’s rank.
The status of the soul is measured by various standards, but it can drop sharply in situations where normal judgment cannot be made.
This is a situation where one is consumed by fear or gives up on life out of desperation.
So, the power of the Saint of Death began with undermining the reason of her opponent.
From that perspective, Eligos is currently quite vulnerable.
If Eligos’ power is reduced and death is imposed, the outcome will come to a conclusion sooner than expected.
The problem was that Sirien’s divinity did not properly reach Eligos.
The runaway magical energy was acting like solid armor.
So, rather than inflicting death, Sirien had to limit himself to changing Eligos’ attack route or assisting me.
This means that it has been like that until now.
“Believe and go in!”
A dizzying pain was felt in her right arm.
It seemed like her blood vessels would burst due to her increased blood flow, but instead, the sword energy that was output began to push Eligos.
Eligos did not weaken.
However, my murderous intent became deeper, and my connection with Sirien gradually began to shine.
Wherever I look, Sirien’s eyes are already focused.
We already knew what we were going to do without even exchanging a word with each other.
Therefore, the process of coordinating each other’s opinions was unnecessary.
‘Relying solely on power ultimately means that the attack is honest. And the way to fight is too honest…… ‘You can’t create variables.’
I dare say that the connection between me and Sirien was perfect.
We were friends from the moment we were born, we were the only understanding people from the moment we lost Henna and Therion, and now we are lovers who will never exist again in the world.
A deeper relationship than anyone else. Absolute trust. Our will has clearly become one.
After several attacks, cracks began to appear in Eligos’ defense.
If magic power is compared to water, Eligos was letting the current flow too strong and too long for even him to handle.
The dam, which could not endure, gradually began to collapse.
The moment when murderous intent and darkness collided.
Hybras’ scythe came down heavily on Eligos’ life.
The mace that collided with me could not hold on and bounced into the air.
The fact that the weapon bounced to an unexpected place is no different from saying that the defense was completely broken.
You cannot miss this opportunity. The place to aim is the neck. No matter how much the Demon King’s regenerative power, it is impossible to regenerate a blown head.
I took a step toward Eligos’ neck first, and Sirien’s divinity bound Eligos’ arms accordingly.
Now there was nothing to block my sword.
All that’s left is to cut off the devil’s head.
I finished preparations and entered the gap of Eligos.
However, the moment our eyes met Eligos’ red eyes.
A certain ‘intuition’ made me take a step back.
That one step back saved my life.
From Eligos’ fingertips to the place where I was. In an instant, space was completely destroyed and then returned.
There was no light or air left in the black, dead space.
The world, which was nothing but nothing, returned only after a few seconds.
Light appeared and a calm wind rose as if filling the empty space.
Was this the last struggle?
Eligos’ magical power collapsed rapidly. Hybras listened to the saint’s request and sentenced the demon king to death.
I cut off the head of Eligos, who fell helplessly. Even after seeing the severed head, the discomfort did not go away.
“Razen!”
“It’s okay. “I’m not hurt.”
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I could feel Sirien’s presence behind me.
She seemed to want to make sure I was okay, so I gave it to her because she desperately wanted it.
Sirien smiled with relief only after feeling my body temperature, but a suspicion began to rise in our hearts.
“I think I just felt something strange.”
“Me too…… “It’s the same.”
Eligos’ last chosen attack.
That was not the mace that was used as an identity, nor was it the body that had supported him so far.
Eligos clearly interfered with space in a different way than before.
“Demons use sacred power. “And it’s not just a demon, it’s a demon lord.”
At the last moment, we definitely felt divine.
It was a type of divinity I had never seen before.
Even if they are not famous gods like the five gods, we have encountered quite a few different types of deities.
When humans face danger, they want to rely on God, and the battlefield is the space where that danger is most materialized.
As there are many gods in this world, we were able to encounter many gods on the battlefield.
Nevertheless, it was a divinity we had never felt before.
Perhaps it is natural. From the beginning, it was a well-established belief that demons could not use divine power.
In this world, only humans can receive strength through faith.
Rather than being able to handle sacred power, demons appear extremely vulnerable, and beastmen cannot directly handle sacred power, but are not harmed.
That is why demons are not treated as people. Beastmen are gray molecules.
Even in the original work, this story did not circulate.
When the heroine persuaded the pantheon, Gamigin and a demonic child were present.
The narrative clearly states that the heroine’s sincere words moved the elders of the pantheon…….
No. When I thought about it, that was also funny.
Have those rotten old men ever felt moved?
“…… First, let’s settle the battlefield first. “It looks like it’s all over over there too.”
Sirien sounded like he was worried.
After nodding and looking towards the battlefield, the expeditionary force was also nearing the end.
Gamigin’s army is slowly withdrawing without taking any action.
The remnants of Eligos split up and ran away, but were chased by our allies or died after struggling.
It seemed that Eligos’ name would never be heard on the continent in the future.
If you look at the results alone, it was a neat expedition.
Eligos, the original target, was killed, and our troops did not suffer much damage.
But we have a big task left.