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The presence was different.
It feels like you have become a completely different person.
And I’ve come to meet someone who gives me this feeling.
Rebecca.
She was Luke’s lover and former warrior.
Seria felt an aura similar to that of Rebecca.
“Hero!”
Arin shouted at Seria.
The closer I got, the more I couldn’t help but notice her outfit.
I thought I was wearing something different, not the shabby clothes I was wearing at first, but that wasn’t the case.
Her clothes were stained… red.
Me and Luna instinctively couldn’t help but frown.
It was because the closer she got to Seria, the thick smell of demonic blood emanated from her.
Slowly Seria turned her head towards us.
The profile of her holding the dripping sword…
It wasn’t the face of Seria I knew.
“…Yuwol-ah.”
A feeling of hopelessness lingered in the half-opened eyes.
…What on earth did you come back from?
Ceria.
No. 1253.
The number of times I met death in the rift.
Contrary to the homeroom teacher’s words that I would never be able to return if I died, I went back to that point in intense pain.
In its place was the Duchy of Iern, which was in ruins, and my master, who was in a state of disrepair. Duke Iern was kneeling awaiting death with the loss of an arm.
I knew that this place was in a rift, and I knew that I shouldn’t die, but I could never stand by and watch Master’s death.
The moment I first met Bellos.
Even though the peripheral nerves in my body sent signals of danger, I drew my sword toward him.
When I saw the end of the teacher I loved with my own eyes, unbearable anger dominated my reason.
But as my former homeroom teacher told me, I was no match for him.
Even though I thought I had grown and strengthened through the lessons and exams, I couldn’t be his opponent.
Bellos was strong.
Every time the blue eyes in the black armor that couldn’t see my face looked at me, my body shivered with chills that I could feel to the bone.
With each swing of his spear, demonic flames carved an indelible scar on the ground, and with each move he made a hollow in the ground.
I clashed with him and felt my muscles scream each time I swung my sword.
For the first time, I thought I couldn’t win.
I knew that the moment I admitted defeat, all human hope would disappear, but I couldn’t think of a way to defeat him.
I thought about giving up and running away for a moment, but savagely, Luke’s note was pointing to Belos’ heart.
in other words. It was said that I couldn’t escape from this place until I defeated him.
In the end, the result of hardening your mind and doing your best.
“You’re weak. Hero. You’re so weak.”
“It’s dark…”
He lifted my neck with one hand.
“Isn’t it ridiculous that the existence of the Demon Realm is endangered because of an insignificant existence like you?”
I felt it getting harder and harder to breathe.
He struggled and tried to free his arms, but he wouldn’t budge.
“Seria…!”
Master’s scream resounded in the blurry consciousness.
That was my first death.
I, who had given up on life and thought I was dead, fell into the same scene again.
Master was still on his knees, and Bellos drew his spear to finish him off.
I couldn’t grasp the situation properly, but I ran towards him again.
The results did not change.
Again I was savagely trampled by him, this time his spear pierced my heart.
The third had his stomach pierced, and the fourth had lost limbs one by one before he killed me.
No matter how many times it was repeated, the note was still directed to his heart.
…After passing the 50th death, it was difficult for me to remain sane any longer.
My mind remembered the excruciating pain he had inflicted on me, and the imprinted fear seemed to weaken me.
However, one thing that could be obtained through this process was information on the movement of the bellows.
I was able to predict what trajectory he would wield his spear for the first time, and little by little I could figure out what techniques he would use.
“…avoiding this?”
Bellos looked at me in amazement.
Naturally, he thought he was seeing me for the first time, so it was a perfectly normal reaction.
“It’s quite good. You’re a hero. But you should know better that you have no chance of winning if you just avoid it forever.”
That was the correct answer.
My goal was not to survive.
Victory. I had to kill Bellos and break his heart.
Bluish mana began to run wild from Velos’s spear.
“Still, I’ll tell you why our demons have always been the object of fear for you, who showed a higher level of skill compared to the current point.”
…what. that’s it
He stretched his right foot back and held the spear with one hand.
Are you trying to throw that thing away?
If he dodges his spear right now, he’ll be temporarily weaponless.
Of course, I knew that his armor was very hard, but I thought that if I was aiming for that moment without a spear, I might be able to get at least one effective hit.
good. Let’s avoid it.
I thought that if I avoided it, there would be a chance for a counterattack on this side as well.
Concentrating, I opened my eyes.
come. do not avoid it in any way
But that was my arrogance.
It is also very arrogant.
because i…
It was because I couldn’t even see his spear throwing motion.
A bluish flash had already pierced my heart.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
“…why.”
What I saw after 50 deaths was just the tip of a very small iceberg.
It was said that he had never been sincere in that long time.
I couldn’t help but shiver with fear.
How many times must I go through this horrible pain to kill him?
How many times do you have to listen to Master’s will to escape this terrible nightmare?
But the rift did not allow me to rest.
I had to face him again and his blue spear pierced my heart over 500 times.
dying die again
falling down happening
fall down and get up again
He died 300 times before seeing his speed with the naked eye.
And I had to die 200 times to avoid it.
It wasn’t until the 554th challenge that I was able to parry his attack for the first time.
Belos’ face was stained with astonishment.
“A rookie warrior who doesn’t even have a relic yet, this attack…”
I am no longer who I used to be.
He was not afraid of death, and he was accustomed to the pain of tearing his limbs.
Things outside the rift felt like things in the distant past.
I couldn’t even remember Yu-Wol’s face that I missed so much.
I only wish for one thing.
All I had to do was kill Velos in front of my eyes and exterminate all demons out of here.
When the spear finally left Belos’ hand, I focused my energy on the sword.
An aura that was incomparably stronger than when he first entered this place enveloped his sword body.
“…Goes.”
“Did I really think that window was my everything?”
Running head-on into his heart, I sensed something was wrong.
“I will admit you as my adversary. You deserve to be called the strongest warrior in the human world.”
The demonic energy was condensed in his hands so that it was difficult to breathe.
really…? The spear I dodged wasn’t his power?
“Die. Warrior.”
Even in the pain of a burst heart, nothing but laughter came out.
ha ha ha…
rather kill me
Because that seems to be better.
1254.
That was the number of times I had to die before I could kill Velos.
Having defeated him, I had no intention of letting him go in peace.
Having severed his limbs, I never broke his heart first.
“Aagh!”
I could feel the catharsis at the sound of his screams of pain.
My whole body trembled with a pleasure I had never experienced before.
Stabbing his chest with my sword, I slowly twisted the sword to sweeten the pain.
“Stop…! Stop…!”
“Do not be ridiculous.”
I looked down at him with cold eyes.
Having killed me over 1000 times, he was begging me to stop with a mournful voice.
push. push.
As I hacked up his body, I breathed heavily.
“hahahaha…”
His entire body was stained red with blood fountains.
finally… finally…
I was able to go back
A single tear flowed from his eye.
Now this excruciating pain is over.
I heard Master’s voice from behind telling me to stop, but I still had the last step left.
“…die.”
I stabbed the already unconscious Belos’ heart with all my might.