Episode 169: Swordsman’s Bloody Fight (3)
The chest was pierced.
Why this had happened was difficult for Brantley to comprehend.
For there was enough distance between Brantley and Alberich.
At this distance, he was confident that he could respond no matter how Alberich moved.
But Alberich pierced Brantley’s chest without any preliminary action.
How was this possible?
‘Right.’
Brantley realized it belatedly.
Alberich’s right arm was now stretched out like a tentacle.
Having abandoned his human body, he was able to reach out and stab Brantly in the chest with a speed that was impossible for a human.
‘Are you all trying to become transcendental beings by giving up your human body?’
In the meantime, the Black Heaven Demonic Cult has been using the human body as an experimental material.
At times, innocent civilians were used as ingredients for Soma or turned into monsters, and at other times, they even transformed themselves into terrible beings.
Was it all an experiment to transcend human limitations?
‘Certainly, if we discard the human body, we will be able to transcend human limitations.’
Humans have limits.
Brantley, too, had felt his limitations before.
The academy mates, Carleon and Claubice, must have been the same.
Even Aernas, who has tremendous talent, has reached his limit and has lost his mind.
You won’t be able to go beyond that limit by ordinary means.
‘The Archbishop of Polka, whom I dealt with earlier, also greatly improved his combat power by discarding his human body.’
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Polka dismantled her mana heart and spread her magical energy throughout her body, gaining tremendous physical abilities.
By obtaining a demon-like body, he transcended human limits.
‘but… That’s all.’
The fight against the powerful foe Polka gave Brantly a lot of realization.
But Brantley had no intention of learning anything from Polka.
It was because he felt that Polka was being swayed by Mine’s body.
and… Alberich now feels the same way.
‘Alberich, you are stronger than ever. but… Can I say that I have risen to a higher level as a prosecutor?’
Alberich did not improve his swordsmanship skills.
It’s not like the technique of spreading swordsmanship has improved.
It just improved the magic efficiency… It was only by changing the skeleton that it was able to make movements that are impossible for humans.
It has only become stronger than the peak grade graduate, but it has not reached a higher level as a graduate.
‘Alberich, do you know why humans took up swords and became graduates?’
long ago.
Humanity had to bow their heads to the demons.
It was the same even after learning how to use magic from the demons.
However, at some point, mankind was able to fight against the demons.
It was when he started walking the path of graduates with a weapon called a sword in his hand.
‘Humanity pursued the path of graduates with a sword… It was to defeat an opponent of a higher rank that could not be defeated with bare hands.’
To defeat an entity stronger than oneself.
The swordsman continues to wield his sword and trains himself by practicing magic.
He thought that reaching a higher level as a swordsman was the only way to defeat a higher level opponent.
‘You didn’t become stronger as a swordsman. It just got stronger as a creature.’
So, Alberich is no longer a graduate.
It’s not a swordsman that can defeat a higher-level opponent.
Unlike Brantley, who is dying right here with his heart pierced.
‘I’ll prove it now.’
Alberich’s second attack began towards Brantley, who did not collapse even when his chest was pierced.
However, Brantley felt no fear.
Even if he died here, he knew that the final attack would reach Alberich.
‘Look carefully, Heinrich.’
I spoke to my son in my heart.
It would have been nice if I could speak up and say the last words, but my voice doesn’t come out.
In fact, he was already blind and deaf.
He was just feeling Alberich with his senses as a swordsman.
‘This is something only the head of the Agrippa family can use… … .’
Squeeze out all the mana remaining in the body and put it into the sword.
‘It is the essence of Agrippa’s blue moon swordsmanship.’
A sword that cuts through space.
A swordsmanship capable of severing even the highest level of existence.
More than any swordsmanship in the world, Brantley was proud of Agrippa’s Blue Moon swordsmanship, which contained the spirit of a graduate.
Now this pride… Heinrich would have to take over.
‘I’ll leave the work behind, Heinrich.’
After talking to my proud son in my heart.
Brantley launched a final attack.
* * *
Heinrich watched everything carefully.
Alberich’s second strike through Brantly’s head.
and… Brantly’s attack, which had unfolded before that, cut Alberich in two.
“ah… … .”
Father, I tried to shout.
But no voice came out.
I thought that one day my father would die too.
But I never thought that I would die so horribly and so quickly.
“Ahhhhh… … !”
I heard Alberich’s screams.
Not long ago, Alberich was split in two by Brantley’s Agrippa Blue Moon Swordsmanship.
The guts were pouring out and it was a terrible sight.
However, even in such a state, Alberich did not die.
“Damn it… … !”
Up until now, he had been taking a relaxed attitude, but now he was screaming and howling.
“Damn it… … !”
thump, thump.
Flesh sprouted from the cut surface.
Even in the state of being split in two, Alberich was trying to regenerate his body.
“Ha ha, ha, I don’t understand… … .”
While regenerating his body like that, Alberich muttered painfully.
“The heart was pierced, how did you launch such an attack? The mana heart was also lost, but how? Is that possible?”
Alberich was perplexed.
It is hard to believe that they launched such an attack at the last moment, even though they didn’t get rid of mana hearts and spread magic all over their body like they did.
“Could Brantley reach a transcendental state at the last moment? No, it can’t be. There’s no way a guy like that could reach the Black Sky level… … .”
Panting, Alberich continued talking to himself.
“But even so, it would be dog death.”
dog death.
As he put those words into his mouth, Alberich burst into laughter.
“Right now, I am a being closer to the Dark Heaven level than anyone else! It’s no use attacking me with Agrippa’s blue moon sword! The Agrippa family, one of the six great swordsmanship families, the head of the empire’s most prestigious family, was killed by me… … !”
There was hostility in Alberich’s voice that had never been seen before.
Inside of him, there was hostility towards prestigious families such as the 6 great swordsmanship families.
“no.”
“huh… … ?”
“My father did not die of a dog.”
Alberich was taken aback at the sudden low voice.
“My father never suffered a dog death.”
“hahahaha… … !”
Seeing Heinrich glaring at him, Alberich burst into laughter.
“Heinrich Agrippa! Are you sad about your father’s death? But I hope you know this! More of the lower classes who were trampled to death by your prestigious families… … .”
“Shut up, Archbishop Alberich.”
Interrupting Alberich’s words, Heinrich raised his mana.
Mana Heart has already reached its limit. However, Heinrich didn’t care and squeezed his magic.
“My father was the head of the Agrippa family until the very end… No, as a swordsman named Brantly Agrippa, he fought admirably.”
“Funny! Brantley just… … .”
“I will prove it now.”
“what… … .”
At some point, Heinrich’s ears stopped hearing anything.
My eyes couldn’t see properly either. Everything seemed blurry.
What looks right… There was only a red bead-like core that could be seen from Alberich’s dismembered face.
“I am Heinrich Agrippa.”
All unnecessary sensations were blocked.
In order to cut down what he saw in front of his eyes, he concentrated all of his body’s leeway.
“A graduate of Agrippa’s family who inherited Agrippa’s blue moon swordsmanship.”
“… … !”
He reproduced his father’s last move exactly.
The trajectory of the sword, which spread at super-high speed, cut through space itself.
“How can you… … !”
Alberich screamed.
I’m asking how you use Agrippa’s blue moon swordsmanship, which can only be used by the pinnacle.
But to Heinrich, whether or not he was at the peak was no longer important.
The most important thing was to take over his father’s swordsmanship and avenge his father’s enemies.
To do so, you can go beyond your limits.
“ah… … .”
Whoa!
The spatial cutting of Agrippa’s blue moon sword cut Alberich’s body again and destroyed the red core.
Flesh fell from the cut surface that was being regenerated.
“aaa… … !”
Alberich screamed while twisting the remaining body.
Heinrich watched as blood dripped from his mouth.
“How is it, the demons… … .”
The front of my eyes became blurry.
It is because of the power beyond its limits.
“this… It is the swordsmanship of the Agrippa family, the best master of swordsmanship who will lead the empire in the future… … .”
With pride, I spit it out like that.
Heinrich closed his eyes and passed out.
* * *
“Turn it off… … !”
Alberich crawled on the ground using what was left of his body.
Right now, Alberich’s body was grotesquely twisted like a piece of mashed meat.
Because beings like Alberich and Polka are not properly black, they need a separate core to control magic.
If that core is destroyed, the magic power cannot be controlled, and the body of the demon cannot be maintained.
As a result, Alberich’s skeleton, muscles, and internal organs were overturned and turned into a hideous piece of meat.
“Not yet, yet… … !”
Shouting with vocal organs buried in the flesh, Alberich crawled across the floor.
The destination is an underground lake hidden in deep darkness.
It is located where the spirit veins beneath the volcano gather, and it is not filled with water, but with soma.
The Patriarch was asleep there.
“I sacrificed what was left of my body… So that the Patriarch can wake up as soon as possible… … !”
There is no time.
Valentiano or Angela should be running this way.
If the Patriarch does not wake up quickly, all efforts made so far will be in vain.
“Yes, if only the Patriarch awakens, everything will… … .”
Alberich crawling and dripping bodily fluids finally reached the vicinity of Lake Soma.
The moment he squeezed out his last strength to throw himself out.
“ah… … .”
In the dark, someone stood up.
The great existence that had not even moved all this time… it raised the body
“Ahhh… … !”
Alberich was delighted.
It was worth the time it took to get to this point.
“Patriarch… … !”
Alberich raised his voice as he burst into tears.
“Finally, you’ve finally reached the Black Sky level!”
Alberich could feel it.
The enormous presence felt by the man standing on the lake… It was the black heaven level that Alberich was aiming for.
“I am relieved now, Patriarch!”
Alberich shouted as he lowered his head.
“No one can stop the Patriarch now! No graduates, not even Ernas Landstein… … !”
As long as the Patriarch reached the Black Heaven level, no one can stop the Black Heaven Demonic Church.
Soon, Alberich’s dream will come true.
“Destroy the empire, annihilate all the noble families, and create a new world! A world of struggle where only individual skills are recognized… … !”
The moment Alberich raised his head again while shouting that.
“… … !”
A dark aura emanating from the Patriarch engulfed Alberich.
Without giving a chance to scream, ruthlessly.
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