chapter 203
The Decisive Battle (2)
The light that was tiring my eyes subsides.
-Kururung! Boom! Boom!
A loud noise is heard in my ears simultaneously.
My eyes, which had been closed, open.
Countless bolts of lightning are seen striking down, seemingly tearing apart the floor.
A wide open field is seen, stained with black sewage.
A huge gate is visible, its light fading and sitting on the ground.
And then I see a man. He’s looking at me with a faint smile on his face.
“···Evil spirit.”
And next to it.
“···Master.”
I see my teacher with her platinum blonde hair, staring at me with clouded eyes, but still beautiful.
-Slurp.
Two swords are drawn from their scabbards without delay.
Strength comes into your hands.
Mana and starlight are reflected back as if in repulsion against the tidal wave-like magic.
-Chiieek!
The black mud nearby evaporates, unable to withstand the starlight.
“···hey.”
I’ll call him.
At my call, one corner of the b*stard’s mouth slightly goes up.
“Have you been waiting long?”
When I ask, the b*stard’s lips open. My stomach turns as I see black pus stretching out like lines from his upper and lower lips.
“Yesterday.”
The corners of the guy’s mouth, which had been faintly raised, now rise up in a large and bizarre way.
“I have been waiting for you so desperately!”
The guy spreads his hands and looks happy.
The sight of that disgusting sight made me feel like vomiting, and my face crumpled.
“I have the key to open it!”
At the b*stard’s words, a faint golden light shimmered from the master’s chest.
“Here comes the one who can open the gates of destiny! And he is fully qualified to do so! And!”
A blue light begins to flicker from the two swords, not of my own will.
“The one who defies fate is also right here! So···!”
The b*stard turns around and shouts at the door, as if venting his anger.
“Open the door! Your favoritism has now worn off!”
-Whaaah!
A dazzling blue light begins to flicker across the large, faded door.
“Gatekeeper of fate, your fate will be decided from now on!”
The guy continues with a twisted smile.
“Just wait and see and accept.”
Looking at a faint figure visible within the large blue door.
****
The battle was still going on in the Machenia Canyon.
A massive fortress exquisitely constructed between two cliffs.
Knights and wizards pouring out swords and magic from above.
-Boom! Boom!
-Oh my god!
-Kwaaang!
In addition to that.
-Whoaaah!
-Thud! Thud!
Thousands of magic circles drawn on the cliff were glowing and spewing magic toward evil.
Most of the monsters that had been blindly charging forward based on their instincts were dying before they even reached the fortress.
In fact, it was closer to a massacre than a battle.
but.
“Kkaaak!”
“Kueeeeek!”
Still, the number of monsters was overwhelming.
“They’re climbing up the wall!”
“Those kids… They’re throwing themselves at the magic circle and destroying it!”
“There are even guys who use their dead comrades as shields…!”
The monsters, strengthened by the protection of the evil spirit, were gradually approaching humans in their own ways.
“How long do you think we can last, Sir Hilda?”
“I think there will be one of them climbing up the fortress within an hour at the earliest, or within two hours at the latest.”
“I agree with you.”
Michelan, Hilda, and Jan periodically scanned the battlefield, unleashing overwhelming sword energy and magic without pause.
Beside them, Dian and Darren were assisting the Allied forces with magic, and Yan asked Dian.
“Diane, what do you think?”
“It’s going so smoothly. It’s unsettling.”
“Anxiety…? In my opinion, even if there were no damage, I don’t think we’ll lose today.”
Then Jan looked at his disciple and grandson, Fran.
Fran was active at the very bottom of the fortress.
I was proud. My disciple was emitting an overwhelming sword energy that even I could not compare to.
His grandson, who is recognized and raises the morale of those around him to the sky with just his skills.
Dian nodded and acknowledged Fran’s appearance.
But that only lasted for a moment. He looked into the distance with a complicated expression.
“If things continue like this, we should be able to stop them just as the Master said. However… we’ve never had an easy time dealing with them.”
“Are you talking about the days of the warrior party?”
“Yes. Just like that guy said, we’ve never had a smooth battle. Whenever I think about it, they always come up with some kind of variable to make things difficult for us.”
Darren answered Jan’s question with a serious expression on his face.
“As expected. It seems like a big variable has appeared now.”
As the conversation continued, the eyes of those nearby gathered in the direction Darren was looking.
There, two men were seen walking leisurely among the monsters.
No, to be precise, two corrupt sins.
“Jikel… You are such a loser.”
One of them was Jikel, who was Hilda’s disciple and a professor at the Academy.
“Senior···.”
The human with half a skeleton body walking next to him with a sad expression was Malik.
****
Malik muttered, brandishing two swords made of bone.
“I knew that the destiny that was destined for this world was destruction.”
-Whoaaah!
Then, the bodies of the monsters blocking the way are torn to pieces, opening up the path.
“No one knew that my fate would be to be its henchman.”
Humming a mournful tune, Malik spoke to another poor fellow beside him.
“Life sucks, huh? Isn’t it, Jikkel?”
“···Looking at those faces, I do get that kind of feeling.”
“That must be true. You must have been hoping to stand up there, side by side with them.”
“That damn guy… I won’t deny it. But that was a long time ago.”
“Okay. Are you stupid?”
“···.”
“Go do some work. Well, even if you don’t want to, you’ll do it on your own.”
“I guess it’s the same for you too.”
“That’s right. Actually, I was just trying to turn around and cut down those beasts, but I couldn’t do that. Hey, look at this. My hands are moving on their own, fucking!”
As he said this, Malik swung his sword.
-Whoaaah!
Then, a crescent-shaped black aura was emitted from the sword made of bone.
-Bang! BANG! BANG!
The hundreds of swords and magic that were being shot at the monsters exploded in place and lost their prestige.
“···I thought it was some nonsense, but it really is. My body moves on its own.”
Jikel, who had been frowning, stretched out both palms toward the cliff.
-Whoosh!
Then, black sap began to burst out from his palm.
The black slush flowing out like a flood began to obscure the countless magic circles drawn on the cliff.
“···You really are incredible. You were able to nullify all those magic circles at once.”
“That’s right… You too, really….”
Surprised by his own actions, Jikkel looked up at the top of the high fortress and muttered.
“So, what do you want to do now?”
The bearded old man whom he once respected more than anyone else. Looking at Hilda, Jikel awkwardly raised the corners of his lips.
****
The emergence of two sins.
This simple fact was more than enough to drastically change the landscape of the battlefield.
Thousands of magic circles have become useless, and the long-range attack methods of swordsmanship and magic have become useless.
And tens of thousands of monsters that were relatively free.
“No, they’re coming…!”
“Everyone, get in line!”
“Prepare for close combat! Wizards in the rear!”
The knights and wizards gulped and watched the black legions advance.
“Keeeeeek!”
“Kkaaak!”
-Bang! Bam!
The giant monsters shook the fortress walls by striking each other with their heavy bodies.
“Keaaak!”
“Keeruk!”
The relatively small monsters used the monsters shaking the fortress walls as support and jumped up, then began to rush up the walls.
-Whoaaah!
-Crunch!
-Boom! Boom!
The knights and wizards did their best to fight against the monsters that had come within striking distance.
Fire magic and cut down the monsters that appear before your eyes.
“Keuk···!”
“G, support… Keuk…!”
“Ah··· No···.”
Naturally, casualties began to appear here and there.
Torn by fingernails and toenails,
My flesh was bitten by molars.
The moment when the knights and wizards who had been safely slaughtering monsters for several days suddenly collapsed.
-Whoaaah!
A black aura, tinged with pure white starlight, covered the scene.
“Hey, warrior···!”
“The warrior Fran is with us.”
A warrior of this era. The main character of the original work.
Fran joined them the moment casualties began to pile up.
Brilliant starlight, overwhelming swordsmanship.
-Oh my god!
The monsters that had struggled to climb up the wall were helplessly falling to Fran’s sword.
Is that all?
“Huh···? Why am I here···?”
“Oh, this is incredible magic…! Who are those girls?”
“Wow, look at that red-haired cadet. Oh, she’s incredible! She looks as good as any warrior!”
Camel’s friends were also doing their best to keep the Allied Forces from collapsing.
“Rose, don’t push yourself too hard and go to the back…”
“Don’t worry, just swing your sword. Those girls will protect you.”
Fran’s sword, soaked in starlight, sweeps away the monsters.
Rose’s sword, which has been taught the new sword style, cuts off the lifelines of monsters that are not swept away by the starlight.
Any monsters that stand in the way of their movements are swept away by Sage’s ice magic, and Daisy’s subspace magic saves those in danger or disrupts the monsters’ attacks.
Just when it seemed like the tide was turning in favor of the Allied Forces again,
-Chaeaaeng!
The movements of Fran and Rose’s swords were blocked by two swords made of bone.
-Whoosh!
-Pfft!
Sage and Daisy’s magic was nullified by the black filthy water.
“You’ve all grown up so much. How have you all been?”
The half-skeleton smiled bitterly and greeted the man and woman.
“I haven’t been doing well.”
With such muttering, Malik deflected Fran’s sword and Rose’s sword at the same time and quickly got into his stance.
“Divine Sword Style Je···.”
While exuding boundless murderous aura.