episode_0062

People have limits.

Limitations of muscle strength. Limitations of physical strength. Species limits.

A clear end that cannot be overcome by will alone.

A law that was already established from the very beginning, when the first God created all life.

Humans were weaker than any other race.

still.

What should I do if I can’t back out?

I couldn’t live with a fairy’s toy.

I didn’t want to live as a beastman’s livestock.

Living as a half-human slave was nothing but pain.

I wanted to escape from the fate of being raised as the mother of countless mixed race children.

I needed the strength not to give in.

To face the enemy of man and finally win.

People resisted.

They raised their swords and rebelled against the providence established by the Creator.

If you can’t reach it as a human being.

If this is the limit of the human species.

Well then, let’s go beyond people.

Somewhere in the heavens, an unknown being admired them and blessed them.

It was the beginning of karma.

—-

“Hashal..le…?”

Damian called my name with difficulty.

The mangled body is full of wounds.

If the cut had been cut a little deeper, the scars would have been cut off.

…It seemed difficult to move properly anymore.

What about Milia?

Surely he’s not dead?

Right Damian?

Please tell me you saved it.

I listened with earnest heart.

“……, ….!.. …, …..!..”

A sound of breathing that seems to stop can be heard.

My heart beats. slow. Very slowly.

Still, he was still alive.

barely.

I took out the glass bottle I received from Friede. The grayish-white drug sloshes around.

One of the last three vials that were all used up.

It was something to drink and fight with when you could no longer move.

…Good thing I left it behind.

“This is a recovery medicine, so use it on Milia. And if possible, step back.”

I handed it to Damien without hesitation.

Because I’m still okay.

I’m just a little tired. You can fight. My legs and arms are still moving.

“You…?”

“I…have to fight.”

I raise my sword again. Towards the female leopard smiling at us, clapping her claws.

Yes, you can kill as much as you want.

With trembling arms, he grabbed the limp long sword again and rushed forward.

I had to buy time. At least until Damian and Millia ducked out.

Even just a little longer.

—-

– Kaang!

The swinging sword bounces lightly.

The body that had always given me confidence is helplessly pushed aside.

I had no feeling in my fingertips.

Prisoner’s Daejeonsa.

Warriors who have trained their uniquely strong pureblood bodies to the limit.

This was not an enemy I could face with my exhausted body.

“The priority goal is here… Boris seems to have failed. Unfortunately.”

“If it’s a black wolf, you can see it if you go to the special hall. Dead like a dog…!”

“Really?”

The female leopard laughs.

I think it’s about 2m. He was short for a pureblood, and his exposed muscles were more agile than bulky.

The leopard’s unique black patterns cover its golden skin, making it mottled.

“Then, well, I guess I should do it. You too, die like a dog and tell Boris who has been waiting. Natalia sent you.”

Natalia’s long sword sheds a black sheen.

The light armor that covered only the vital parts was soaked with human blood and glowed red.

An arrow lodged in his shoulder was shaking, and light blood oozed from a few slight cuts on his fur.

The injuries were so minor that it was embarrassing to call them injuries, but they were still like miracles.

With Damian and Millia’s skills, it would have been difficult to even hold on.

Still, it held up.

Against an overwhelming enemy, without retreating.

So I guess I should do the same.

“Haaa!”

Long swords collide.

With a flash of sparks, the arm that had been pushed by the impact bounces off.

The sword was still sharp, but it lacked the power to move forward.

The tip of Natalia’s sword is aimed at the neck.

“K, ahhh!”

Block with your left arm. The black iron gauntlet rips open and the back of my arm is torn.

are you okay. Still moving.

Just extend it like a stab. Toward the heart of a female leopard.

“It’s slow.”

My clenched hand held on in vain.

The leopard’s legs strike the now empty body.

The body was folded in half.

“Wow!”

He let out a suffocating breath and jumped out.

It crashes into the wall and goes straight through.

With a loud noise, broken bricks rained down.

Dust rises up.

It just rolled around on the ground.

Debris on the floor tears all over my body.

The scratched skin was sore. My shoulder throbbed after hitting the wall.

Something hot rose up in my stomach.

“Ugh, ugh…! Hahaha!”

A few buckets of blood are vomited out.

Is it my blood or the blood of an animal?

The pool of blood mixed with gastric juice gave off a sour, fishy smell.

Is my waist still attached?

My mind goes blank due to the intense pain.

It hurt terribly, as if my side had burst open.

It hurts, it hurts.

So much so that I couldn’t even scream.

Whatever it is.

I put my sword on the floor and stand up holding it like a cane.

I grit my teeth and run again.

Not yet.

Not the limit yet.

There is no way Hershela’s body could reach its limit like this.

I scream and rekindle my will.

Thinking of the people who died.

Thinking back to the screams that echoed through the burned down city.

The culprit was right in front of me.

There was an enemy in front of me that I had to kill.

So you can’t stop.

At that moment, a brilliant light rising from the other side covered the city.

It was Elfinel’s holy light.

—-

Pain is reduced.

My stamina replenishes as if I turned back time.

The power comes back.

The running legs rapidly become faster. For the first time, I run with gratitude to God.

It was unclear what exactly happened.

Still, this feeling of fullness that permeated my whole body with the dawn of time was undoubtedly a miracle.

“Shinseonggwang…?! Is she a candidate for sainthood…!”

Natalia’s expression became urgent for the first time.

The female leopard swung its sword towards me.

A black arc divides the air.

Unlike before, it was a slash with the intention of truly cutting through.

Even if I tried to stop it, I would have been helpless.

– Kaaa!

Block it.

It can be blocked.

The two swords push each other and howl harshly.

Don’t be pushed away. at las.

“Kyaaa!”

It roars and pushes forward.

A brilliant spark rises.

Jin’s long sword dug into the black iron blade, little by little.

“Cheet!”

Once again, the beast’s legs aim for the stomach.

I jumped back and avoided it.

Natalia’s legs cut through the air.

My body felt light, as if I had jumped out of a swamp.

If I had been healthy, I could have avoided this much.

“I said it was slow, how about now!”

He leaps and shouts. The body that regains vitality becomes hot and dances.

swing the sword Shoot out your arms. Stretch out your legs.

It continues to run wild and attack endlessly.

Natalia growled.

“Fuck you!”

Blocks a swinging long sword in the air.

There was a jerk, and the body flew backwards.

Flip your body over in the air and land. The foot slipped and left a long footprint.

“Grrr…”

Natalia lowered her upper body and exposed her teeth.

Exuding a fierce force that was completely different from before.

“How dare a human being…!”

Grasp the hilt of the sword. okay. Now we are at the starting point.

The author was still stronger than me.

—-

“Kaaat!”

“Kyaaa!”

Baring their fangs and howling, humans and beasts collide one after another.

Swords and swords, fingernails and fingernails swing at each other.

The shapes were surprisingly similar.

He holds a long sword in one hand and claws in the other hand and attacks fiercely like a beast.

Not even caring about being hurt, it roars full of anger.

It was like looking into a mirror.

“Even if it’s from the same race, is it okay?”

“My mother is human!”

As if swinging a brush dipped in red paint, blood spurts out in all directions.

My whole body was stained with blood again.

They just continue to attack constantly.

…I felt myself being pushed, little by little.

My physical ability is a little below mine. The sword’s performance was rather superior.

In front of Jin-eun, the beast’s regenerative power meant nothing.

Still, defeat is definitely closer.

Equal conditions. Even though it is a sword image that penetrates the same depth.

Because while Natalia’s sword scrapes through bone, my sword can only cut through the muscle of my enemy.

humans and beasts.

The simple difference in weight class gradually tilts the scales of competition.

My intuition is laughing at me, telling me that if I continue like this, I will die slowly.

They say a person cannot defeat a beast.

However, I cannot admit it.

I gather my fighting spirit once again and take a step forward.

He urges his spirit that says things like defeat and whips his body to run.

If it’s an enemy you can’t defeat, until you defeat it.

Memories of the past few months pass through my mind bit by bit.

Is this the magic light?

The smiling faces of those who were with me.

And, the images of them falling down and bleeding come to mind.

To these guys.

Millia.

“K, ahhh!”

I lunge at the stabbing long sword.

My shoulder is pierced with a cracking sound. I hold on to it and take one more step.

moving forward

The toothless sword blade scratches the shoulder blade and muscles, causing a cold sensation and burning pain in the nerves.

Holding back a scream, I swung my sword like that.

Natalia’s left arm was deeply cut.

Scratched bones were revealed between the gaping muscles.

“Khaaaa…! This bastard!”

The prisoner’s knee, fired like a cannonball, hits my abdomen.

He vomited blood and his body flew into the air.

My fingertips became weak and I lost my grip on the long sword.

Nigel.

I grit my teeth, put pressure on my stomach, and twist my body.

Suppressing the tearing pain and the rising blood, I kicked away the long sword.

The blade, shot like an arrow, pierced Natalia’s thigh.

“Keuuut…!”

The back of Natalia’s hand hit my head.

Like a dog that has been thrown, it falls, rolling on the floor.

The suppressed blood vomited out.

Consciousness is disturbed.

I bit my lip and crushed it. My mind came back.

He stumbles, lands on the floor, and gets up.

Something caught on my fingertips.

A huge sword broken in half.

Damian.

I stand up and grab my great sword.

“Aaaaa!”

Jump, spin and slam down.

Put all the remaining momentum in your body.

“Aishangiorugh!”

Natalia pulls out my long sword from her thigh and throws it away.

The tip of the sword aimed at the heart flashed sharply.

It was too late to stop it. I couldn’t avoid it.

I twisted my upper body just to avoid my heart.

– Whoo!

Aimella’s long sword turns around like a lie.

Maybe I’m caught in the wind of the great sword, but it spins half a turn, and only the hilt of the sword hits my body.

Natalia’s complexion was colored with astonishment.

She raised her long sword.

The two swords collided with a roar, like thunder splitting rock.

The black iron swords are broken into pieces and scattered.

A fragment of the great sword grazed my cheek.

Dozens of blade fragments were embedded in Natalia’s body.

Natalia squirted blood all over her body.

Even if it is a black iron greatsword with the silver peeling off, if the wound is this bad…!

“Kwaaagh!”

ah.

With a roar, four blades pierced my body.

Blood sprayed out.

“Ahhhh!”

My slightly relaxed mind can’t hold back and I let out a scream.

Four long nails pierced around my collarbone.

okay. Fingernail. Even if the weapon breaks, the beastman has claws…

The open mouth approaches.

It’s like it’s aiming for my neck and trying to bite it.

He reflexively kicks and rolls on the floor.

Crimson blood soaked the dug ground.

“Haa…! Haaa….!”

I let out my suppressed breath.

My body is shaking.

Elfinel’s holy light, which had reached its limit, gradually faded.

The body that had been resurrected several times through the power of blessing was finally approaching death.

Even the pain gradually faded away like a haze.

Through the darkening vision, I look at the enemy.

Natalia cries. It roars and runs.

Open your arms wide and raise your eight fingernails.

Wildly like a beast.

Unlike the long sword, the wounds inflicted by the great sword were recovering quickly.

The rising flesh spits out pieces of black iron.

…I wanted to rest.

I was so exhausted that I couldn’t bear the pain, so I just wanted to close my eyes and fall asleep.

But there was still a fight to be had.

—-

Before I knew it, I picked up the long sword that was stuck next to me again.

Make a final promise to yourself.

A promise that should never be forgotten.

I will not lose forever.

I will never die.

Survive, definitely survive.

It is to protect. me. others. This terrible and cruel world.

It’s not a belief.

Faith was burned to ashes.

It is not atonement.

Talking about atonement without achieving anything is just hypocrisy.

So, this is just.

okay.

It is a duty that I must fulfill.

Protect humans.

Hold a sword.

From all enemies in the world.

From the distortion I created, from the disaster that will come someday.

Protect the people.

The blue afterglow lingering on the sword body becomes darker.

increasingly clearer. More and more brilliantly.

The golden imprint burned like the sun.

[L’une des douze épées qui défendent l’humanité]

humans. Protecting. twelve swords

Something seeped into my whole body.

A feeling that cannot be expressed in words, just like warm sunlight.

I could feel it now.

Only now did I finally realize it.

This is up.

It is not a killing job filled with hideous madness, but a job of protection that shines brightly and envelops you.

It was not Hershela, but the karma I had built up.

Clearly, it was an insignificant energy compared to the killing.

If Hershela’s karma was like a river overflowing with blood, mine was just a small stream.

However, that blue light sparkles so clearly.

Just like the morning sky I looked up at. I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

Just like I was possessed. Hold the sword-

Over your head.

and.

swing it

Without even a scream, the beastman’s great battle was split in half.