Episode 33. Breaking the Limit (3)
What? Why is the sword cracked?
You must have checked and repaired it the day before, right?
Could it be that the blacksmith did it roughly?
I had 50,000 thoughts in an instant, but Peremus’ attacks did not stop.
“「Destruction—Fist!」
I twisted to avoid the fist flying at his face.
Quang!
Even though his fists didn’t even reach, the ground was shattered and the whole area was devastated. One defense line was completely destroyed.
You shouldn’t avoid it either.
Each of Peremus’ attacks was so powerful that if he evaded and attacked, the defense line would collapse first.
However, the condition of the sword was in the worst condition when he received it head-on.
Once the crack is gone, it will not be able to withstand the impact and break even if you spill it properly.
“Phasma, the sword…… !”
I made a voice while leaning on the floating debris.
“I know. If it breaks, the possession will be released. If the sword breaks, immediately use the mimic and run away with Ariel.”
“If it is broken, it may not come back. Phasma.”
I wasn’t sure about this either.
Vengeance was rarely used in the second half of the game, so there were no cases where it was broken. Not even once.
This was the first case.
It was unknown if Phasma’s soul could be put into the sword by restoring it.
“I am grateful that I was able to see Ariel again while staying with you. Even if I die, I will kill him.”
Phasma lands on the ground again and speaks.
“Don’t raise a flag.”
“Flag? I don’t know what you mean, but I’ll take care of Ariel even if I disappear.”
“But—”
“Coming!”
“Damn—intercept”!”
It was Peremus’ ranged skill for guided attacks. That can’t be avoided. It was either blocked or hit or both.
“「Welcome to the Island」!”
Swing the sword precisely against the air pressure rushing at me to release sword energy.
Quang!
“Even if it’s difficult to collide directly, it’s okay if you fight using your sword skills. It was unreasonable from the beginning to be attacked head-on by Peremus anyway.”
“This is a trivial level!”
“It ends quickly.”
My body faces Peremus.
“”Welcome bountiful dance”!”
“「Destruction Strike」!”
The slugfest between the two began.
However, even after competing with dozens of sums in an instant, there was no sound. It was because they were avoiding each other’s attacks, and then counterattacking again and again.
If Phasma dodges her fist with a paper gap, Pheremus deftly dodges the sword. Even though it was a giant, it had a sharpness comparable to Lichen.
“Why don’t you give me a shot like back then!!”
“!”
I hurriedly tilt my head at the suddenly changed fist trajectory.
Push!
I just brushed it, but my cheek was cut and blood leaked out.
“That level of speed won’t kill me!”
Suddenly!
This time, I cut off the wrists and elbows of Peremus, not vital parts. But it grows quickly.
“It doesn’t even itch!”
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At his provocation, Phasma swung her sword at his side.
“「Hardening」.”
Kang!
“!”
Peremus’ skin, which had been severed just a moment ago, hardened. Seeing the sword bounce off, both Phasma and I were taken aback. The crack in the sword gets bigger.
“There is hesitation!”
This time, he swings his sword with a close avoidance, but the demonic energy is wrapped around his skin to the extent that it is difficult to cut it even with an aura, so he deflects the attack.
I can feel that the limit of the sword is gradually approaching.
Feeling that, Phasma stepped back and distanced himself from Peremus.
“I have no choice but to bet everything in one room.”
The aura that is clearer and stronger than ever is loaded with vengeance. It felt like I was pulling out all the mana in my body, so my head was a little dizzy.
“The wound that was carved at that time! I will engrave it one more time!”
Phasma and Peremus simultaneously charged at each other. As soon as they enter each other’s attack range, they attack in their own way.
“「Welcome to the Island」!”
“Destruction—Eradication!”
The moment the sword and fist collided, the area around the two exploded with a huge shockwave.
But both knew that it wasn’t over yet, so they ran towards each other to kill the other once more. And attempted an attack.
“Die, Peremus!!”
“You are the one who dies!”
Kang!
After reading the trajectory of the sword, Pheremus hits the sword accurately with his fist. And.
——Pacan!
“The sword…… !”
The sword is broken. More than half of its blade is broken and it wanders through the air.
With the sensation of phasma escaping from my body, huge fists poured in front of my eyes. Since I hadn’t been able to use the copycat, there was no way to avoid it.
For an instant, a kaleidoscope unfolded.
I vividly recalled everything I had lived in this world for the past five years.
[The skill [Expression Management] Is temporarily canceled.]
Am I dying here…… !
“Die, Prause!!”
I closed my eyes tightly.
———Kaang!
“You worked hard, Master.”
The white-haired fox-beast looked at me and blocked Peremus’ fist with ‘one hand’.
* * *
At the time when Praus was facing Peremus.
The situation was not so different elsewhere.
The 2nd corps is in the territory of Rexton.
The 3rd Legion is in Todia’s estate.
The 4th Legion is in the Aium Kingdom.
Starting to arrive at each assigned area.
The sound of screaming and dying echoed incessantly throughout the empire and kingdom, causing chaos.
“Is this enough?”
The knights who saw the young girl who had escaped the forest were about to throw out their questions, but the wizards shouted first.
“Ecabell has appeared!!”
“Hey~ Are you cheering? Then I must give you an answer!”
At the voice that could be heard from afar, Ecabell laughed and clapped.
“Polymorph”.”
The vast black and purple magic that erupted from her body engulfed the entire area.
Soon, a gigantic silhouette will begin to appear between Magi. Those on the defensive line stared at it in awe.
A figure resembling a whale that floats in the Territory of Todia.
It was Leviathan.
Logia, who saw Cavell’s real face, uttered a puzzled voice.
“What is that? Why.”
“According to Prause, this is Ekabel, the corps commander who blew up the forest of beastmen in one shot. They say cutting off all of her tentacles from her face will temporarily incapacitate her.”
“Cut off all the tentacles on that monster…… ?”
“They said that Ekabel’s ability to use in that state is limited. He also said that there is nothing to be wary of other than breath. Instead, it is very hard, so I told you not to use mana to attack and to solve the situation as defensively as possible. Then, if things didn’t work out, they told me to retreat.”
“Are you trying to earn time after all?”
Logia looked at Ekabel, who was approaching more and more.
Seeing the huge body getting bigger as it got closer, even from afar, the people in the defense line of Todia lost their fighting spirit.
“I hate to say this, but that is not something we can deal with.”
“Since there is anti-damage magic, I heard that if Logia-sama puts up a barrier with all her might, she will be able to withstand the breath.”
“This is not a matter of enduring! The Empire can’t beat that. Unless there is a hero from the legend.”
“A hero… ….”
Ella recalled what Prause had said in the noble meeting room.
「The hero is not me, but my disciples. Just hold out until they come. Because those guys will save the empire.”
“The warriors will come soon.”
“Do you believe what Prause said?”
“Yes. Believe. His attitude is nonchalant and sometimes disrespectful, but he has never lied to me. You always showed it with your actions.”
“…… I hope that is true.”
At the end of Ella and Loggia’s conversation, Ekabel’s stomach splits open.
“Go! My daughters!”
Something black fell to the ground countless times from Levitan’s ship. Loggia and Ella, realizing at once what it was, bit their lower lips.
“I don’t know if I can hold out until the warriors come.”
“Really… ….”
Everyone feels despair and fear in front of the pouring demons. He didn’t even fight, but his heart seemed broken.
“Logia! That huge guy is about to use his breath! The magi started to gather at the corner of my mouth!”
“All wizards! It’s a joint barrier! Send me mana with all your might!”
Logia immediately gave instructions to the wizard’s report.
“Yes!”
Loggia raises her arms high. A barrier barrier spreads around the line of defense he is standing on. The wizards absorbed the atmospheric mana and passed it on to Loggia.
It wasn’t long before a breath came out of Ekabel’s mouth with tremendous air pressure.
With the power that completely shattered the entire area, everything outside the barrier began to crumble like cookie powder.
Koo-kwa-kwa-kwang!
Logia exclaimed nervously at the overwhelming power that was constantly pouring out.
“How much breath do you exhale…… !”
The barrier begins to disintegrate little by little. Even though the power was dead due to the Anti-Hangma magic, mana was insufficient.
Loggia kicked his tongue and blew more mana into the barrier, but the momentum of his breath grew stronger.
“I can’t! I will narrow the scope! If we continue like this, we will all die!”
“If you do that, those away from here will die!”
“Isn’t it better than being wiped out!”
Logia urgently reduces the range of the barrier. The disorganized part was restored and it became much easier to endure.
However, those who were barely straddling the barrier were exposed to demonic energy and, at the same time, pressed under the pressure of the breath, their organs exploded and they began to scream in pain.
“Aagh!!”
“Save me!!”
At once, the bodies of dozens of people exploded, scattering blood and organs into the air.
“Not Loggia!”
Ella screamed as if screaming, but Loggia raised her voice even more.
“Eight! Shut up! I can’t concentrate!”
“People are dying!”
“It can’t be helped! It just didn’t make sense that we were dealing with a monster like that in the first place! Damn it!”
It’s already been 3 minutes.
Logia bit her teeth tightly at the breath that spewed out with tremendous force.
It was then.
Cool!
Loggia vomits her blood.
The barrier begins to loosen. It was a phenomenon that occurred when the mana of Loggia and her wizards hit the floor.
“Evacuate to the 3rd line of defense. First…… !”
Logia said urgently.
“But…… ! We haven’t done anything yet!”
“As long as it is spitting its breath, there is nothing we can do but hold on like this! Don’t be stubborn and move quickly! You guys, stop assisting and teleport and move people! We must protect our power!”
“What is Master Loggia doing?!”
“I am done! Move fast! It’s a retreat! Go ahead and teleport!”
A small light of hope fell on the faces of those who were trembling in the defense line at Loggia’s cry. He was relieved that he was alive.
Ekabel, who was watching such a scene from afar, reacted with a shudder.
“It holds up quite well.”
On the barrier that was much stronger than she thought, Cabel gathered a much larger amount of magic power. She even converts mana floating in the air into magic.
“But not Loggia!”
“You must go, Grand Duchess Ella!”
“Hurry up, Archduke Acher too!”
“…… I’ve grown stronger, but can’t I do anything?”
The wizards move one by one. Watching a large number of people retreat to the 3rd line of defense, Loggia, which had been defending until the end, collapsed.
As the barrier disappears, Ekabel’s breath pours towards him.
‘Prause…… I’ll leave the back work to you.’
The barrier shattered and breath covered his body. That was the moment. A new turquoise barrier was created and wrapped around his body.
“You have worked hard, Mr. Alone.”
“You…… ?”
“Leave the rest to me. The Empire has nothing but resentment, but I will protect you.”
Logia’s vision is getting darker. The last thing he saw before closing his eyes was his white coat turning turquoise.
* * *
Rexton Herald.
Conver, who watched the advance of the 2nd Corps, spoke.
“Can we stop those demon knights by ourselves?”
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Those who gathered here were the Imperial Knights, the Noble Private Knights, and adventurers. It consisted mainly of class A.
“I don’t know.”
The knights moaned as they saw the corps approaching with a creaking sound. It was knowing that each one was equal to or superior to him.
“The black guy at the top is Lichen, right? Do you think he can handle it?”
“Probably not. I heard Prause overpowered him for a few minutes. In the end, he decided he couldn’t win, so he retreated.”
“If Prause is enough to retreat, we won’t even be an opponent.”
“Isn’t it still better than the other corps? The other corps are vicious guys like monsters, but what we’re dealing with is still a knight.”
“It doesn’t comfort me at all.”
The Commander of the Imperial Knights of Conver and the Deputy Commander of Benos laughed bitterly as they talked.
“I guess I have no choice but to do it.”
The two drew their swords.
“As soon as I became a sword master, I never thought I would face such a high wall.”
“The next Imperial Knight Commander shouldn’t get hurt here.”
“I have already made up my mind to give my life for the Empire.”
“That means that you should live and show your loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“No one will recognize a knight who has fled from the battlefield as the leader.”
“You really are stubborn.”
“Please understand.”
Originally, the two of them weren’t very talkative. Most of the time, they only talked about business and weren’t good at talking about personal things.
But I couldn’t help it here.
I couldn’t stand it because I was anxious if I didn’t say anything. Although there was also an intention to relieve tension through dialogue.
The corps that came close to me stopped all at once. A strange silence passed between the knights and legions on the defensive line.
“Get out of the way! Human bastards!!”
Richen’s voice echoes in the sky. With an intense life force, an enormous demon soars up into the sky.
“If you try to stand in my way, you will risk your life!”
“It takes a long time to save lives. You damn demon!”
A certain adventurer shouted bravely.
“I see. Then—— die!”
As the Miles he was holding pointed at the defense line, the demons came out all at once. Of course, Lichen was not standing still.
“Everyone get ready!”
“Looks like you are the commander here!”
In an instant, Lichen arrived in front of Venos and wielded Miles.
Kang!
As if Venos had waited, he blocked his sword. Even though it was a light swing, Venos’ center shook.
“The response is very good! But!”
The moment Lichen was about to swing his sword irregularly, Conver aimed at his back neck.
“Don’t ignore me!”
Turning his body toward Conver, who was aiming for his throat, he cut his sword upward.
“Demon Sword Type 2 「Evil Sky Sword」!”
Kang!
‘The sword bounced…… ?’
Conver looked at his sword, which had lost its grip. It wasn’t that his strength was weak. It was Milles’s special ability, “Equipment removal.”
At the time of Prause, the mana loaded into the weapon was greater than Miles’s, so it was possible to offset it. But for others, the story was different.
“It’s nothing compared to Prause. Both strength and movement!”
Richen thrusts his sword towards Conver’s neck. Conver had a hunch that he couldn’t escape.
That was the moment.
“「Iceberg」.”
Kwa Kwa Kwa Gak!
Benos’ swing creates an iceberg hundreds of meters high. Lichen, who had removed her body, exclaimed in small admiration.
“Huh? Was it a contract with the Ice Spirit? But it’s a little late.”
Heuk!
At the sound of coughing from the side, Venos’ eyes turned to the side.
He was bleeding profusely from his chest.
“I can also ‘transform weapons’.”
Milles, who is more elongated than when I first saw it, resonated.
Conver gets down on his knees.
“Damn it… Lungs filled with blood…… Coke! Coke!”
“Captain Conver Knights!”
Venos hurriedly helped him, but it was meaningless. It was impossible to revive him as long as demonic energy entered his chest close to his heart.
“Be… North…….”
“Don’t worry. You too will go with the fallen knights here!”
Lichen laughed at the death rage that could be heard from all sides and dashed towards Venos.
“Devil Swordsman Type 3 [Evil Immediate Attack]!”
“Freeze. 「All things frozen」!”
Miles rubs against the sword wrapped in ice magic. Then Miles said “Kieek!” And let out his moan.
“I will kill you!”
“Are you saying you have enough strength to hold on? Interesting!”
Lichen emits demonic energy to free the frozen Miles. Venos puts an aura on his sword. It was much higher than when he was fighting Tina.
Two people kick the ground at the same time and compete with swords.
Kang! Kang! Kang!
It was so intense that it was incomparable to the fight between the ordinary knights belonging to the imperial knights and the knight demons fighting nearby.
“Ha, that’s interesting! I didn’t know there would be someone like you besides Prause!”
“Shut up!”
“But it was a long way off. Demon Sword Type 4 “Twisted Sword”.”
Push!
Venos’ shoulders, sides, and thighs were deeply cut. Although he wore high-performance armor, he was as light as a sheet of paper in front of the corps commander’s power.
“Even if I am sincere even a little bit, you will become helpless. Stop now and die like the other knights, shouting your deathbed.”
As Venos’s body was about to collapse, Lichen slashed his sword at his neck.
“That won’t work.”
Kaang!
“!”
Lichen is taken aback by the unexpected blow. She slipped Miles out of his grasp, and she flew through the air before crashing to the ground.
“You…… ?”
A young girl with black hair snorted.
“Is that what you mean by dying?”
A girl points her side with her thumb.
Lichen looked to her side and revealed her agitation for the first time. It was because the torso of the Demon Knights who were galloping through the defense line were cut into half.
“No.”
The sword in the form of a Japanese sword glows and burns with a blue aura.
“I want to see Master, so let’s finish quickly.”