episode_0094

Beatrice Constantino swallowed back the sticky liquid in her mouth. As I returned what had been rising inside me just a moment ago, bitter pain followed.

When she first faced the dragon Nidhog, she was terrified, but felt victory. Even if it’s a fierce and even fight, he will win in the end.

This is because Beatrice herself was fully aware of her own strength. Although she borrows Oscar’s magical energy, Beatrice also has her own natural strength and vast divine power. Beatrice considered herself the strongest combatant in the group except for Oscar.

Of course, Beatrice was strong objectively. If he went to the continent right now, he could cut down anyone unless he was absolutely strong. In the past, when he made a contract with Lucifer, the devil of arrogance, he even had a record of defeating the ‘absolutely strong man’.

However, Nidhogg was not a being that Beatrice could carelessly ignore.

“How dare a mere human try to block this body! You are so arrogant!”

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

Níðhöggr. A being of destruction that grew by gnawing at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil.

It is said that Nidhogg, who is gifted with as many as four attributes, pollutes the trampled earth with poison every time he takes a step. It spreads death and infectious diseases wherever it goes.

Even though he was appointed as the next Dragon Lord, he was taken away by the Dragon King for that reason. Nidhogg was an object of contempt, loathing, and fear for all races on the continent, and there were many opinions that he was not suitable for the position of Dragon Lord, who must be respected and respected by everyone.

Even if Ilsin’s power is strong.

The Dragon King Endros took pity on Nidhogg and suggested that he come to the Demon Forest. Nidhogg did not reject the call of a being who was no different from the ancestor of dragons. From then on, Nidhogg disappeared from the continent.

“Lizards and such… Pfft!”

“You’re just running away from something like a lizard!”

Kwazizig-!

A ray of light erupted from Nidhogg’s four heads, destroying everything in its path. Beatrice dodged the beam by strengthening her loose legs.

There was already a red stab wound on his left shoulder. Every time she moved, her whole body throbbed, but Beatrice kept moving to survive.

“Try your best! Back up your confident attitude!”

“Damn… !”

Evil flowed between the lips. In her heart, she wanted to cut Nidhogg’s face in half right away, but her body was so exhausted.

Everywhere is encroached upon by a sea of fire and poison. At least to be called a ‘fight’, they had to attack together, but Beatrice was being single-sided by Nidhogg.

Nidhogg is a dragon with excellent magical capabilities. If Beatrice tried to approach, he would immediately use teleportation to catch her from behind or limit her speed.

“Lightning-!”

It’s so scary!

A flash of lightning fell from the dark cloud-filled sky. Before Beatrice’s mind even realized it, it hit her directly. Beatrice was struck by the pain of an exhilarating electric current flowing through her entire body. A high-pitched scream spread.

“Ugh, ugh… .”

Beatrice barely fell because she used the sword stuck in the ground as a cane, but she was in a state where fighting was virtually impossible. It was like a mouse pushed into a corner.

‘What kind of pathetic piece of shit is this?’

Beatrice lifted her head with difficulty. Although he was so exhausted that he couldn’t even lift a finger, there was a four-headed dragon in the sky, flapping its wings and alive and well.

‘You made a boast that you would fight Nidhogg alone… ‘I don’t have the honor to see my lord.’

The cold handle of the great sword felt particularly heavy today. It wasn’t because of my mood.

Even if she tried to draw the sword again, it was too much for her trembling arm muscles.

‘It’s over…’ The poison has already seeped into the body. Any further resistance is simply meaningless.’

It’s a hopeless situation. Hope was just an invisible dream. It seemed like Oscar had encountered a ‘difficulty’ that he always talked about.

Beatrice closed her eyes tightly. And I tried to tighten my grip again, but the sword did not come out. Instead, a demon’s mask passed through my mind.

Although he sometimes showed his ‘face’, Oscar always wore a mask. Even when sleeping or eating, he lifted the mask slightly and ate underneath it.

The knight recalled what his lord had secretly whispered.

‘Sir Beatrice, it goes without saying, but everyone encounters difficulties in life.’

‘hmm… Difficulties are called difficulties because we ultimately have to overcome them, but there are cases where the obstacles are so high that we cannot overcome them. If I were to look at Beatrice now and say, ‘I’m going to destroy the world,’ of course that would be impossible, right?’

‘If it is the master’s order, you can try it.’

‘… It’s okay if you don’t. Because I have no intention of damaging this beautiful world. Anyway, when you encounter such unassailable difficulties, think about what lies behind the respect.’

‘yes?’

‘Why, there is such a thing. The story of a mother who encounters a knife-wielding assailant while walking down the street at night with her young son. Between a future in which they abandon their sons and run away, and a future in which they fight while leaving their sons behind, most mothers choose to fight.’

‘Why would you do that? Because you can’t back down. ‘There’s something precious behind my back that I can’t run away from, so I’ll just face it and see, even if it means dying.’

‘Of course, the result of such reckless actions is usually a miserable death. but… Only one person out of a hundred may show up. A mother who overpowers a gunman with superhuman strength and returns safely with her son. ‘There is something called a miracle in this world.’

Blazing bonfire. Eyes shining black inside the mask. The sight of them chatting excitedly while eating deer meat… . At the time I heard the story, I thought it was just nonsense. Because she didn’t believe in miracles.

Miracles are a blessing from God. It is a ray of grace given by God who took pity on the person who worked the hardest. But Beatrice abandoned God a long time ago. The Pope, who believed in the Lord more than anyone else, realized on the day his father died that although there are devils and angels, the Lord does not exist.

‘But I have some doubts.’

‘In such a story… ‘What is truly valuable?’

‘Is it the Lord who gave us salvation in an emergency situation?’

‘Or is it the noble maternal love of a mother who must protect her son without running away even though she is almost certain to die?’

“… It’s the heart.”

The driver noticed a change in his voice. The closed eyelids slowly opened. There was determination in the knight’s eyes.

“You must not back down.”

Following his lord’s advice, the knight thought about it. Even though it is a bleak situation with no hope to be found, he carries it on his back. The reason why it should never collapse.

“In the first place, I had no choice. I gave up everything, including the right to choose things like giving up, on the day of my investiture ceremony as my master’s knight.”

A demon who wears a white mask and acts slyly, but loves himself. A little prickly but cute wolf girl. A foolish but dependable king of humans. An angel who is foolish and clumsy, but gradually grows up. A goblin who is dignified and unique for his age.

If you don’t stop Nidhogg here, his poison will extend to them.

So, who can stop Nidhogg?

“… No, it’s a future we shouldn’t think about.”

block it No matter what happens, stop it. We have the feelings of parents who are protesting while leaving their children behind, and we have the feelings of soldiers going into battle for their country, and stop them.

Throw away the thought that you can’t stop it. This is something that must be done, and something that will definitely be done.

“I cut off Nidhogg’s head.”

Sereung-.

The divine power that rose from somewhere pulled out the great sword that was deeply embedded in the ground. There was quite a bit of bleeding on the handle, but the hand covering the handle did not tremble.

The knight raised his knees. A frightening sight still unfolded before her eyes, but she had no intention of hesitating now.

Quaaaa-!

At that moment, Nidhogg, who had gathered enough energy, released his breath. The breath, which could blow away an entire mountain, was aimed at Beatrice.

To counter that, Beatrice.

He swung his sword.

Fit-.

Neat movement without unnecessary details. Unlike before, which had been somewhat extreme and violent, it was a cool and quiet moment.

“… ! Breath!”

The breath that touched the light split in half. The flash of light went beyond the breath, as if it wasn’t satisfied even after splitting the huge breath to the end. Nidhogg quickly lowered his head. A flash of light narrowly passed over Nidhogg’s head.

Blood flowed next to the dragon’s ear. Nidhogg rolled six of his eight pupils to examine the wound. It was a minor wound, but it couldn’t be ignored.

This means that the current knight has ‘the power to kill dragons.’ Unlike before. It was Nidhogg’s first wound in this fight.

Nidhogg’s eyes turned downward. A small human who had cut his breath with sword energy and wounded himself was staring straight at him with his sword raised.

If it had been a few minutes ago, the gaze would have seemed extremely arrogant.

“Hahahahaha!”

Not anymore.

“A will that never breaks! You have reached the point where you can sublimate your will into sword energy!”

“… .”

The brightly shining energy surrounding the human sword proved this. It was much brighter and darker than normal energy.

“You humans call that sword-fighting, right?”

“… Stay still.”

“In other words, he is also called the Sword Master! Another absolute powerhouse has been born in the world!”

Absolutely strong. A term used to refer to a person who has reached a state that transcends all species, regardless of species.

A human stronger than a dragon. Humans who fight against God. A case where an individual can become the power of a nation.

The world calls such a transcendent strongman an absolute strongman. And right now, Beatrice Constantino has stepped into that absolute powerhouse.

“It’s easy to cut if you stay still.”

The determination to never lose and the belief that he was his master’s knight were sublimated into strength. Beatrice struck with her sword without any anxiety. Filled with the firm determination to win this duel unconditionally and sentence the enemy to the tragedy of defeat.

Shuaaa!

“But! This body has also reached the absolute! Do you think you can be defeated so easily?”

“Your opinion is not important. All I know for sure is that I will win.”

Nidhogg fired four breaths at the same time. Perhaps because the energy contained in each one was such a huge wave, it was not broken into pieces like before even though it collided with Beatrice’s sword strike.

The fight between the two was fierce. Beatrice continued to fire sword strikes, a higher level of sword technique, and Nidhogg used the harmony of heaven and earth to attack Beatrice with all kinds of disasters.

Beatrice’s great sword was colored white and black. As divine power and demonic energy were mixed, Geomgang became even more fierce. However, the energy did not flow aimlessly. This is because Beatrice’s frighteningly firm mental power held the energy tightly together.

“Lower pressure!”

“Krrr!”

Both Beatrice and Nidhogg felt pressure as if they were resisting the waterfall. However, unlike Beatrice, who faced resistance only with blind faith, Nidhogg objectively predicted victory.

‘amazing. I never thought I would climb over the wall in such a short period of time. If it were any other dragon than me, that person would have become a dragon slayer a long time ago.’

‘But I’m sorry it’s me. Right now, the situation looks similar, but in the end, there is a limit to the amount of energy that a human can contain. Compared to Dragon Heart… It’s not enough.’

‘Soon there will come a moment when you will run out of energy. All you have to do is take it easy until then. Although it’s a bit tight, this level of energy is enough to fight back… .’

That was when I was thinking about it.

Kwakwakwakwakwa-!

At that very moment, the ‘magic energy’ exuded by Beatrice suddenly grew as if it were exploding. It is so great that it cannot even be compared to her divine power.

It suppressed the divine power and engulfed the sword in complete darkness, growing bigger and bigger until it even engulfed the sky.

No, it wasn’t the darkness that came from the sword. Before I knew it, the sky was filled with pitch black darkness. It couldn’t even be compared to the few pieces of dark clouds Nidhogg had summoned.

Kku-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

Beatrice’s demon energy grew larger and swallowed Nidhogg. Although it was only a single blow, Nidhogg’s entire body was crushed and his breath stopped after receiving that single attack.

“What… ?”

Beatrice was astonished as she looked at the ink-colored sword in her hand, as if she had never thought that she would have this much energy. A demonic energy that could not be contained was gulping out from her whole body, rising like a haze.

“What on earth happened to my lord…? !”

Cold sweat ran down my spine. Beatrice’s gaze turned to the northern sky.

Since the Dragon King Endros resides there, the sky should always be clear.

It had turned into complete darkness.