episode_0128

Camilla ran frantically through the hallways, constantly checking the communication equipment. The communication equipment was still affected by the jamming waves and did not work.

please! please!

I was resentful of myself for not being able to run faster. I was so disgusted with myself that I left my colleagues and friends alone and ran away to ask for help.

Rationally speaking, it would have been better for Camilla to run away. If she had stayed, she would have been defeated so quickly that it would be laughable to say she was dealing with a giant god soldier. However, if it was Gilbert, he might be able to buy time against the old Colossus. She liked to think so. I felt like my heart would break if I didn’t do that.

Even now, I regret it several times.

If he had stayed and Gilbert had run away alone, he might have survived.

Of course, it was a meaningless assumption. The man Camilla knew named Gilbert was not the type of person to abandon his colleagues and run away alone. He must have been stubborn, saying that even if he died, he would die with him.

So Camilla rushed out to call for backup.

To call reinforcements as quickly as possible.

Camilla, who was completely out of breath, felt pain as if her lungs were being stabbed with a knife. My body was crying out for lack of breath, but I didn’t stop walking.

In the end, the communication equipment worked only when we arrived at the entrance we first entered.

“What’s going on? While panting like that. Or rather, where is Gilbert?”

Brynhild, who was waiting outside with his arms folded, looked at Camilla, who was turning white, and urged her.

Her characteristic skill, Sixth Sense, began to react violently.

I felt uneasy as I entered the central headquarters, but it seemed like there were even scarier things lurking inside.

“Gilbert is… dangerous! ”

Camilla screamed, taking deep breaths.

Brynhild’s expression crumpled. My sixth sense began to alert me that there was more danger.

“Tell me what’s going on quickly!”

“Inside… there’s a spherical giant spirit bottle. I do not have time. We have to go help Gilbert quickly!”

As soon as Brynhild heard Camilla’s words, he quickly ran down to the entrance. He was followed by Hans, whose expression was distorted like that of a demon.

Camilla tried to follow them, but figured she might need more support, so she connected the communication device.

“This is Sparrow Platoon! Reply please!”

[This is Polar Star. Report.]

“An old Colossus bottle was discovered in the Slaves central headquarters building! Sparrow is fighting alone!”

[what?]

Seraphina’s voice hardened.

He seemed to feel a sense of crisis upon hearing that a spherical giant god soldier had appeared.

[Notify the knights waiting nearby! Support Sparrow!]

“Communication jamming waves from the old Colossus are spread throughout the central headquarters, making communication impossible!”

[These scum are doing their work!]

Camilla ended the communication and immediately rushed into the central headquarters where Gilbert was. After recovering her body to some extent after a short rest, she was able to run faster than before.

Camilla ran like crazy.

I kept picturing the worst case scenario in my head, but I tried my best to shake it off.

Gilbert will be safe.

You will definitely be safe.

After repeating and repeating again and again, Camilla was able to arrive at the place where she faced the old giant god soldier.

“Gilbert! Is Gilbert okay?!”

“…See for yourself.”

Brynhild answered in a somewhat weak tone.

Camilla passed by Brynhild, trying hard to hide the anxiety creeping in again.

“This is…”

Camilla lost strength and sat down.

Fortunately, what she was worried about did not happen.

However, it could not be said that it was safe. He stood with his back to them, holding his sword in his left hand.

The academy uniform he was wearing was torn here and there, and was completely covered in dark red blood.

Nevertheless, the wide back did not bend and was spread out straight.

One thing that was strange was that he just stood there without any movement.

“Ha. What a monster he is.”

Brynhild shook his head. Her eyes were looking somewhere beyond Gilbert.

Camilla’s gaze followed Brynhild’s gaze.

“Nonsense…no way”

Camilla was only now able to see what she had not noticed while examining Gilbert.

Over Gilbert’s shoulder, there was a long sword that had drawn a diagonal line across the entire weapons warehouse, and a spherical giant soldier split in half in the center of it, lying there in a heap.

***

At that time, Camilla had just gone to ask for assistance.

Gilbert was having a hard time despite shouting at the old giant god soldier.

As expected, what Gilbert was dealing with was a giant god soldier. No matter how old the model was and its size was significantly smaller than that of the current generation of giant gods, strictly speaking, it boasted a size much larger than a human.

Often, when fighting, they compared their physiques to determine superiority. The reason why weight classes are divided in modern martial arts is because under the condition of equal fighting skills, the higher weight class is unconditionally advantageous.

Moreover, this was a fight between humans and giant gods. No matter how much Gilbert stepped into the realm of superhumans, he couldn’t cross swords with a giant god soldier two or three times the size of a human.

Just brushing against it can cause serious injury.

Gilbert took aim at the fact that his opponent was inexperienced in controlling giant soldiers, and focused on evading them.

[die! die! I’m dying!]

The way he was swinging his sword like crazy had no basis. It could be that he was unable to perform normal swordsmanship due to his immature piloting skills.

Either way, it was fortunate for Gilbert.

If the opponent had not been inexperienced in controlling the Giant God Soldier, it would have been impossible to avoid it so narrowly.

How long did a game of tag that wasn’t just a game of tag last?

Now, Gilbert has focused on strengthening his body as much as possible to raise his mana.

As time passed, the opponent’s movements began to become more precise, perhaps as he became more accustomed to controlling the giant soldier. Since it was a giant soldier in the form of a reinforced suit, it seemed that he adapted quickly.

Is it possible to be so unlucky?

Gilbert cursed several times and rolled over. The iron sword that grazed the spot where he was completely destroyed the outer wall of the armory.

[This is it. This was the real Giant God Soldier.]

The opponent laughed and laughed like crazy, gradually demonstrating systematic swordsmanship.

Gilbert, who had been avoiding it leisurely at first, now had to move his body carefully. The reason was that the skills of the man riding the giant god soldier were much better than he expected.

Not a mercenary, but an excommunicated knight.

From what Gilbert judged, the man’s swordsmanship was not something that had been learned through countless battles like that of mercenaries. There was a certain system in place, and the level seemed to be that of a level 4 knight.

Because of this, as the man began to adapt to the giant spirit disease, the number of times he had to roll on the floor increased. There was a limit to how a human body could avoid the high-speed shift of a giant god soldier.

Fortunately, Gilbert’s physical ability was close to that of a superhuman, so he was able to survive like this with only a small amount of magical power.

But that doesn’t mean you can run away forever.

– Boom!

“Wow!”

When a heavy iron sword flew towards him, Gilbert reflexively channeled all his magical energy into the sword he was holding to defend himself.

His body was thrown back by the strong repulsion, and he fell against the wall, spitting out a handful of blood. My vision became blurry from the shock that felt like my body was going to be shattered.

It was only once.

This was the price the knight had to pay for momentarily missing his movements. Even with all the magic power, it was impossible to block the iron sword wielded by a knight.

Gilbert was pinned against the wall and coughed repeatedly. Every time I coughed, blood came out in lumps, as if I had injured my internal organs.

“Khu… ”

He finally stopped coughing and looked at the sword he was holding. As for the knight, the sword that collided head-on with the iron sword was completely shattered. There was nothing left except the grip and guard area of the sword.

He threw away the remains of the sword and picked up a nearby sword.

“Ugh!”

When I tried to get up, I felt terrible pain. It seemed like he was already incapable of fighting.

But it was obvious that if I lay down like this, I would die. The only good thing was that the excommunicated knight riding the giant soldier did not attack him straight away with the intention of mocking him, so he had time to collect himself.

If he couldn’t get up and was lying on the floor, it was obvious that he would have been hit in the neck with a single knife.

[okay. That’s it! Don’t fall down already. I must continue to stand up until I return the pain I suffered to the bastards of your empire!]

Me, you fucking bastard.

Gilbert turned on his double wick and gripped his sword tightly. Every time I saw someone pretending to be a victim who didn’t even look like me, I felt sick to my stomach.

So do you think what Ji did was justified?

It was something that Gilbert would not understand until his death. And at the same time, it was disgusting.

Gilbert took a deep breath and checked his body.

First of all, it felt a little uncomfortable to breathe, so it seemed like a few ribs had been cracked in the collision a while ago.

The right wrist that had been blocking the iron sword appeared to be broken as it did not have enough strength. In addition, minor bruises and wounds were visible.

However, compared to blocking that huge iron sword, it was a cheap result. Normally, it wouldn’t have been surprising if every bone in my body had been broken.

– Ugh

Gilbert collected the blood in his mouth and spit it out on the floor.

To be honest, I wanted to run away without looking back. No matter what the situation was, it was too reckless to fight against a giant soldier with only a sword.

It wasn’t a straight hit, and I used the sword in my hand to exert as much force as I could, but it still got to this point.

In this situation, winning against a giant god soldier was not even a joke.

However, he did not choose the option of running away.

Instead, Gilbert slowly began to use his magic power.

And it was that moment.

[Physical abilities have increased by 1.]

[The skill is activated when the hidden conditions of skill unemployed are met.]

Golden magic began to surround Gilbert’s body in a certain pattern.

Skill Unemployed.

Although it was a growth-type skill, it had an absurd starting level of Legendary, but it was a skill-like skill that could not be used unless the physical abilities met the activation conditions.

However, as the physical ability increased by 1 and the activation conditions were met, the activation became possible.

Super Regeneration, registered as an unemployed person’s lower skill, began to heal the body. Cracked ribs and broken wrist bones were healed, and all minor injuries were completely healed.

That wasn’t all.

The passive effect of the Unemployed skill occurred, golden magical energy flew out like a skein of thread, and the body’s durability began to be readjusted to suit its abilities.

The muscles and bones were torn from the root and repaired. As the strength of the skeleton and the elasticity of the muscles increased, the structure and endurance of the body rose to a different level than before, and the mana in the body began to be extremely compressed.

When the reorganization of my body was complete, I felt as if something hot was piercing the exact center of my body.

[The magic core is fully bloomed due to the effect of skill Hundreds.]

[The magic power level increases by 10 due to the flowering of the magic core.]

Gilbert’s red eyes began to emit golden magic.

A magic core was created only when the mana core reached a certain level, and mana spread throughout the body.

Although it could not be compared to the transformation he experienced when he ascended to the rank of superhuman, it was true that he had a body that was far superior to before.

Gilbert felt the overflowing power and glared at the giant god soldier who was still standing blankly.

I thought maybe I could take him down before reinforcements arrived.

[What are you doing?]

The man riding the Giant God Soldier asked if he felt a sense of crisis.

However, Gilbert, who had no obligation to answer, lightly ignored the question and raised his sword.

It was the basic stance of the Winter Sword.

[You cheeky bastard!]

Perhaps because it seemed like he was not daring to face the Giant God Soldier with a human body, the man grabbed the Giant God Soldier’s iron sword and swung it at Gilbert.

Gilbert accurately captured the movement of the iron sword coming down and twisted his body to dodge it. Although her hair was cut off, she tried to counterattack with lighter movements than before.

– Boom!

However, breaking the giant god soldier’s magical barrier was still impossible. I swung my sword with a lot of magical energy, but it was blocked by the giant soldier’s magical barrier.

Gilbert clicked his tongue and took a step back. This was because the fist of the enormous giant soldier came flying right away.

Judging from his previous moves, the opponent seemed to be somewhat confident in sword wrestling.

What now?

I thought I could take it down, but I didn’t think it would be easy. The probability only increased by about 5% from the possibility of converging to zero.

However, the attack was blocked by the magic barrier and dropped to 1%. It was better than when it was like zero, but I had no idea how to overcome this difficulty.

First, Gilbert decided to take advantage of the Giant God Soldier’s greatest weakness.

The older the model, the more there is a delay between the rider and the giant soldier.

Gilbert thoroughly researched that point, predicted the Giant God Soldier’s movements, moved his body one step at a time, and knocked down the magical barrier.

It was a sincere effort that contained all the magic power in one sword and one sword.

– Boom! bang! bang!

Gilbert swung his sword three times in succession and ducked low to avoid the crosscut. Since the length of the great sword was so long, I didn’t even think about dodging by stepping back.

I took advantage of the moment between the next attack and plunged my sword into the magical barrier again. Following the herbivorous use of the winter sword, the attacks went in like a water stream.

– Boom! bang!

It was the same this time too.

After that, the trembling dodges and attacks continued. It only lasted a few minutes at most, but for Gilbert, it was an infinitely long time.

– Boom! Boom!

Meanwhile, the man riding the Giant God Soldier began to attack even sharper, as if he had completely adapted to the Giant God Soldier. They seemed to have forgotten that this was underground and did not hesitate to deploy magical weapons.

Gilbert felt increasingly short of breath and his stamina was depleted.

Compared to the enemy riding a giant god soldier, he is giving his all at every moment, so no matter how badass is active, he quickly reaches his physical limit.

＂Ugh!＂

This time, I raised my sword to block the great sword that flew at an angle that I could not avoid.

Although I was thrown into the wall like before, I was able to get up right away, probably because my body was in better shape.

However, because his right arm was shattered again, he held the sword to the left.

Since super regeneration had already reached its limit, healing of the right arm continued slowly.

[You monster…]

The man who had just said he was going to kill me by tearing off his limbs muttered in a tired voice. I never dreamed that there would be a human who could fight a giant god soldier with his bare body.

Thinking that if he delayed any longer, reinforcements might come, he raised all his magical power and concentrated it on the iron sword. It would have been nice if the conditions had been more enjoyable, but now it was time to get out of here.

Gilbert also bit his lip after confirming that all of the opponent’s magical power was contained in the iron sword.

In a way, the next time was the final conclusion.

He eventually took out the last card he had saved until the end.

“Breaking the limit.”

[Starting to break through the limit.]

[warning! When a limit breakthrough is activated, a permanent decrease in abilities may occur.]

As the limit was broken, the perceived field of view began to stretch.

The surrounding scenery, which had begun to flow like taffy sticks, returned to normal as soon as Gilbert let out a breath, and this time, everything began to slow down.

The ‘area’ to strike the perfect sword that all prosecutors so desperately desire.

Gilbert sensed that this was the area.

He slowly lifted the lead sword and grasped the scabbard with his right hand, which had healed to some extent.

He gently closed his eyes and concentrated everything he could contain into the sword.

“Phew”

As he exhaled, a cold chill came out of Gilbert’s mouth.

His image began to form.

Very cold winter.

Clear and cold blue winter sky.

Magical power output under the effect of the skill Unemployed increased explosively.

At that moment, Gilbert’s eyes opened.

Winter Sword – Iihap

split the winter sky

Winter with cold winds blowing.

The sky split in two.