episode_0086

Doom and the soldiers were caught off guard by the sudden attack. They never thought that they would be attacked by soldiers from the Betium nation.

The leader who was commanding the soldiers before Lily arrived quickly assessed the situation like a veteran and directed the soldiers.

“Darn it…! To think they would attack us first like this…! Are they not afraid of war?”

Despite having a significant advantage in strength, the current situation was very precarious due to the surprise attack.

Amidst the struggle to hold their ground, the leader turned his head towards the continuous screams coming from one side.

There, a giant man, towering over 2 meters tall, was literally mowing down the soldiers.

Realizing that the man was the vanguard of the attacking force, the leader gripped his sword tightly and charged towards him.

The leader intended to kill the giant man and turn the situation around, but his attempt was futile.

-Clang!!!

“What… How strong…!?”

The attack, which he thought was perfect, was blocked by the giant man’s sword, and as he tried to push through, the leader was shocked to see his own sword shatter.

“What, there’s someone decent to fight against? It wasn’t fun to kill them all at once anyway.”

The man wielding a sword as big as himself.

‘These are not ordinary bandits.’

Realizing that the man’s physique was not just due to his size but clearly a result of numerous battles, the leader quickly jumped back.

In an instant, the giant man closed the distance between them.

“Insane!”

The leader tried to block the charging sword with his own, but…

-Thud.

‘How strong is he!’

He narrowly avoided being cut by the sword, but his own sword shattered under the immense force.

Quickly grabbing the sword held by a nearby corpse, the leader adjusted his stance.

‘Is that girl already dead?’

The leader thought of Lily, who had come as their commander.

‘I hope she’s not captured at least.’

Women are not well off in wars or battles. They often face unfortunate events just because they are women.

If there’s a chance of being captured by the enemy, suicide is recommended.

Moreover, if it’s the lovely Lily, she was sure to experience the worst.

‘No. What matters now is my own life.’

Pushing aside thoughts of Lily, the leader focused on the giant man in front of him, who was trying to kill him. Just as he was about to fight back…

Amidst the sounds of death echoing on the battlefield, a very peculiar sound reached them.

-Tok. Tok.

In the midst of the chaos of screams on the battlefield, there was a rhythmic sound of footsteps, as if taking a stroll.

The leader and the giant man turned their heads towards the source of the sound and saw Lily approaching.

“What!? Why are you not running away and coming here!”

“Hoho…”

In a black, alluring dress that was completely out of place on the battlefield. The dress hugged her small body, accentuating her curves.

Her black twintails swayed as she walked, and her hips swayed in time with her steps.

Unknowingly, both men were captivated by Lily’s approach, swallowing their saliva.

“I can’t believe there’s such a beautiful female on the battlefield. This must be a gift for me, right?”

The giant man laughed and drooled as he looked at Lily, his pants already tenting as he moved towards her.

“Stop right there! If you take another step, I’ll kill you.”

The captain regained his composure and inserted himself between Lily and the male figure, blocking their path.

“Heh. Trying to act tough just because you’re a man. You weren’t even worth my time until now. Just let go of that female and run away. Then I’ll spare you.”

Although he was annoyed by the idea of pushing himself aside and trying to take credit as a commander, as a father with a daughter, the captain couldn’t bring himself to hate Lily.

Furthermore, knowing that he was likely not acting of his own will by coming here, the captain made up his mind to fight the male figure to protect Lily.

A sound came from behind.

“Get lost.”

With just two words, the captain felt chills run down his body.

He had heard Lily’s voice before. It was the voice of the captain he had been introduced to as the commander when he first met Lily.

But this voice was different.

It sounded like a demon rising from hell.

A voice that made the captain feel death just by listening to it.

Unconsciously, the captain moved his body to the side.

There was nothing between Lily and the male figure.

Seeing this, the male figure smirked and began to approach Lily, twisting his waist and wiggling his fingers.

“Hah. To think I can get such a beautiful female here. I’m a really lucky guy~ It might be tough because you’re small, but I’ll make you get used to it soon. Hm…? Your eyes.”

As the male figure, who was only a short distance away from Lily, scanned her body, he noticed that there was something strange about her eyes.

Her eyes were not ordinary; the whites were all black, the irises were a bright red, and those eyes were enough to evoke disgust.

However.

“Well, well, I can just pluck out your eyes. Hmhm. Your face is pretty, but your eyes are disappointing. What? You’re not running away? Oh, are you trying to see this female get devoured? Oh, so that’s your taste? Alright, alright. I’ll show you right away.”

Just as the male figure’s hand, larger than Lily’s head, was about to touch her chest, it didn’t.

No, the part that was about to touch her disappeared.

The male figure quickly withdrew his hand due to the sudden intense pain he felt.

“W-What is this.”

He looked at his fingers in confusion.

As if something had been put into molten lava and taken out, his fingers were gone.

Black liquid flowed from the missing fingers, melting the flesh and penetrating into his hand.

The male figure quickly realized the situation and vigorously shook his hand to get rid of the black liquid.

“This is insane. Is this the thorn of a rose? Our female is quite sharp, isn’t she? I guess I’ll have to cut off all her limbs first.”

Before he could finish his sentence, the greatsword swung at a speed that the captain couldn’t see, and it was aimed at Lily’s leg.

“Watch out!”

-Shuuuuung!

“”Huh?””

The captain imagined Lily’s leg being cut off and imagined her screaming in pain, but the end of the greatsword that didn’t meet Lily’s leg fell to the ground pitifully.

-Clang.

The part of the greatsword that didn’t meet Lily’s leg fell to the ground.

“How…”

The captain couldn’t understand the situation before his eyes. And neither could the male figure.

“So you’re a magician. No, you can’t feel any mana, but you’re a magician?”

Looking at Lily, who had melted his sword and fingers, the male figure expressed his confusion.

Clearly, the current situation was caused by magic, but he couldn’t sense any mana from Lily’s body.

“Whatever. Just grovel under me.”

“…Amelia’s breast milk.”

“What?”

“…Amelia’s breast milk.”

“What? What? Breast milk? What are you talking about? And why is your voice so sweet. Ugh, just stay under me.”

The man covered his entire body with mana and once again aimed for Lily’s chest to grab her, but he missed once again.

“Kwaaaaah!?”

This time, the man’s massive arm was completely gone.

Blood gushed out like a fountain from the missing arm, staining the ground, and the man quickly grabbed his shoulder with his remaining hand and crushed it.

“Kuuugh…!”

As his shoulder was crushed, the bleeding naturally stopped.

‘What an ignorant fool.’

The captain scoffed at the man’s method of stopping the bleeding.

‘Could it be that the girl was a magician? Is she wearing an artifact that hides mana?’

To be so beautiful and achieve such mastery at such a young age.

‘Is she a genius among geniuses? Is that why the royal family is supporting her?’

Thinking that Lily must have come here not just for her looks but because she was a magician, the captain suddenly wiped the raindrops off his face with his hand.

-Drip. Drip.

Not long after realizing that rain was coming, a tremendous amount of rain began to pour down, but the captain thought his eyes were playing tricks on him and rubbed his eyes with his hands.

But nothing changed.

‘The rain… is black.’

“This woman!!! She should just cry under me, how dare she touch my arm!!!”

Blinded by anger, the man did not even realize the black rain pouring down.

Holding the melted greatsword with his remaining hand, he charged forward and stumbled.

“W-what, what’s happening! My leg. Where did my leg go?”

*Gulp.*

The captain watched closely as the man’s leg melted away with each step he took.

And where he had fallen, a black puddle had naturally formed. The man could not speak another word and melted into the puddle.

Seeing this, the captain quickly thought of the black rain falling and checked his own body, but he suffered no harm.

‘…A witch, she’s like a witch.’

Summoning the black rain, Lily, whose entire body was black and who could kill with a touch, was the epitome of a witch.