351. Decision (4)
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Sun Hwa-ryun squinted her eyes and looked at the two people in front of her.
Earlier, she had openly declared that she was going to do something strange, so I was watching her closely.
“…Isn’t it all pretty much the same?”
Up until now, Cham’s battle pattern had been quite uniform.
The Eastern sorcerer — particularly those who had reached the peak — their incantations alone could serve as both a spear and a shield. It was only natural for those who possessed the ability to twist the very “phenomena” existing in reality to not be labeled with such titles.
And Seon Hwa Ryun was one of the peak sorcerers.
With such abilities, it was only natural for the humans in front of her to be simultaneously at a loss.
“-Ugh!”
“Seriously annoying, this guy!”
Eleanor groaned, and Elia screamed, twisting her body at the same time.
If not, they would have been completely cut by the ‘Cham Attack’ that suddenly appeared in the air.
Being able to freely manipulate the laws of the world is a power more dangerous than the sense of oppression felt within that sentence.
For example, the air around them suddenly turning into a ‘Cham Attack’ and attempting to cut them.
“Even if it doesn’t make sense… it’s just too much, isn’t it…!”
“It’s quite an honor to hear such words from a demon and a hero.”
Seon Hwa Ryun said this with a smirk, but the current situation was so nonsensical that it naturally led to such words.
The attack suddenly slowed down, the ground’s elevation suddenly twisted, and the objects and items around them turned into threatening entities that could take lives at any moment.
It would be better to close their eyes and fight. If they constantly doubted everything in their field of vision, their concentration would be disrupted.
The “phenomena” surrounding them were constantly changing.
In a way, it was much more villainous than the method Dowd used when fighting against the Emperor in the past. Their approach was closer to simply enduring the attacks by maximizing their endurance.
The problem was not the penetrating “firepower,” but rather the level of consideration for how to attack.
On this side, the difference in abilities was so evident that it was hard to find any clue of a counterattack.
“-Are you telling us to give up here, after we’ve won everything so far?”
And right at that moment, Eliya’s declaration had a clear effect.
Another rush followed. It was the method they had adopted dozens of times to capture Seonhwa-ryun.
“…Nothing special this time either?”
Although muttering in frustration, there was no visible change in their approach.
So, it was clear that until Eliya suddenly ‘wore’ Eleanor on her body, she had been acting just like that.
“…?”
Before Seonhwa-ryun could voice any doubt about it,
It was soon evident why she had taken on that form.
It was as if she was lifting a human like that, using whatever was pouring nearby as a ‘shield’ and charging forward.
“aaah-!!”
“-If it really doesn’t work, I’ll make them pay twice as much later-!”
“…”
These people are truly insane.
Of course, with their specs being what they are, they could gain a comparative advantage by using equipment or abilities, but their brute force, relying solely on their endurance, was a display of aggressiveness that could almost be called berserk…
No matter what attack came their way, no matter how the surroundings changed, the moment they dealt with it and moved forward, their speed slowed down, and they were eventually overwhelmed.
Instead of that, it seemed they were determined to break through while preserving one side’s stamina no matter what was pouring down.
“Do I seem that easy to deal with?”
Seon Hwa-ryun smirked and manufactured a few more remarks.
No matter how much the other party may be a being from the ancient times that could exist in myths, they were still a human strong enough to seal even such things.
If they keep entering so recklessly, they will only be exposed to the attacks they unleash with all their might!
“Go ahead, then!”
That
Elnoir also defended fairly well and evaded most of the attacks,
But it was evident that the human shield would be killed as it was before entering…
“Take this!”
“I got it, change!”
So
Suddenly, Elijah and Elnoir exchanged positions as if passing the baton, but they did not change their locations.
“…Ugh, cough! This hurts damn much…!”
“Please keep your mouth shut during your turn!”
And, just like before, they continued to receive the attacks head-on and push forward.
No matter how much damage accumulated, the devil, or whatever it may be, had noticeable regeneration of wounds as soon as there was a brief opportunity without being attacked.
“…”
And they repeated that over and over again.
Someone stood in front and took the attacks altogether, while someone stood behind and used it as a shield to advance and heal their wounds.
‘…They keep doing that, enduring the attacks all over their body?’
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Wow.
Wow…
Seonhwa-ryun was at a loss for words, pushing and thrusting relentlessly, even as they were being pushed, pierced, burst, and burned, the sight of them using each other as human shields was enough to send shivers down Seonhwa-ryun’s spine.
How long had it been since they had encountered an opponent who did not value their life to this extent?
“-Nevertheless!”
Even as their opponent closed in on them, Seonhwa-ryun remained composed.
There was no way to bring them down once they got within reach, walking in tatters.
Approach closely, deliver a fatal blow, and it would be over.
But it was clear that it wasn’t just Seonhwa-ryun who thought that way.
It seemed that coming over to this side and engaging in combat was not even an option, as Elijah immediately took action.
“Ugh-!”
Grabbing the soul linker on Seonhwa-ryun’s forearm, Elijah forcefully threw it towards them.
It was purely a show of strength without any special ability, and Seonhwa-ryun simply looked at it blankly, not reacting.
Then, Seonhwa-ryun glanced at the soul linker that Elijah had thrown in front of them a few times.
What exactly was the significance of this?
“Ah.”
Fortunately, that was soon explained.
As the energy gradually gathered inside the bracelet, it soon took on a form as if it were ‘materializing’ a spirit.
“It’s been a while. Enchanter.”
“…Huh?”
“If I say Vakarsus, can’t you understand? How about Boy King?”
Boy King… I understand the term itself. After all, I used to be under the same faction as the prodigy.
Of course, I mostly ignored everything, but at least I knew of his existence.
However, if asked to deduce his identity upon hearing that name.
‘Vakarsus… is it?’
Seon Hwa-ryun, having heard those words, squinted her eyes and stared at the other person for quite some time.
The petite figure before her was undoubtedly…
“I don’t know.”
“…”
“Who are you?”
Vakarsus, in his spirit form, watching her reaction, couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.
“It seems you don’t even remember.”
“No, can’t you at least give me a hint that I might recall?”
“I destroyed my family, relatives, country, homeland, and brought a curse that led to their demise. Would that help?”
Hm.
He, the one who destroyed families, nations, and disrupted lives entirely…
“Do you even realize how unhelpful that information is?”
Honestly, I don’t even remember.
Among the past he has built, there have been more than a few individuals like that.
“…”
Without a doubt.
Among the attitudes towards facing adversaries honing their swords for decades, aiming solely for him, this was probably the most humiliating.
But even in the face of such reactions, Vakarsis, without saying anything, numbly nodded his head.
In fact, he had been expecting this for quite some time.
“It might be better that way.”
“-What?”
Watching the appearance of Seonhwa-ryun, who detached a few beads from the hanging rosary on her body, Vakarsis calmly raised his hand.
Now that he thought about it, as he just said.
He would rather have a person like this.
“All the years I’ve spent building up.”
What he was about to do to this person from now on.
“It was for this.”
Because he could feel no guilt whatsoever.
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“-Hmm.”
Scanning the battlefield unfolding before him, Viscount Beauregard sighed deeply.
“Holding back the forces from the Prosperous Kingdom isn’t as challenging as expected… but, as expected, this side is the problem.”
The equipment handled by the Alliance of Tribes was not only capable of detecting biological signs, but also capturing the flow of energies circulating nearby, which made it even more reliable.
Currently, Dowd Campbell and another person were venturing deeper and deeper into the Void Zone.
“…If we leave them alone like this, they might die.”
“Then why aren’t we doing anything right now, you damn fool!”
“No. From the way they’re moving, it seems like a protest. They will handle it themselves, so we shouldn’t interfere.”
“…”
Kasa listened quietly as Borgert muttered under his breath.
“…Seems like there’s a reason for this.”
“Of course, we can’t just leave them be.”
“Do you have any idea what they’re thinking?”
In response to Kasa’s question, Borgert, who had been absentmindedly tapping his cheek, smiled.
“Well, there are probably people who are itching to go inside there by now.”
Regardless of the circumstances.
It wasn’t their place to leave someone who wanted to die alone.
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