Chapter 32. Standing on a plain where ice and fire come together. (11)
Clang.
When Black Star turned his body back, a heavy metallic sound came from the armor he was wearing.
It was a black armor sent from Vittoria after revealing my identity. To be exact, it is the armor that Alessia would have made at the request of Melina.
From head to toe, perfectly stained black. Now I am literally a ‘black knight’.
“your majesty.”
Hayden, who saw that, couldn’t bear it and said.
“I think the enemies will be shocked when they see it.”
Roland and Klaus also helped.
“well. “I think my head was about to run away the moment I saw Your Majesty.”
“No, I think he will already be dead before I even see him.”
They were originally loyal guys, but now they act zealously as if they were serving God.
“I’m done flattering you.”
I took my gaze away from them who were muttering that it was not flattery but the truth.
“… … .”
Many soldiers were waiting for my orders in the cold wind.
The white breath blowing out from between their mouths wasn’t just because they were cold.
The soldiers’ attention was focused on the battle taking place throughout the camp.
Sparks fly, the air freezes, and lightning gusts blow. A battle between non-humans.
“Are you nervous?”
The soldiers swallowed their saliva at the soft question.
The premonition that the battle to come would be different from the battles they had fought so far made their bodies stiff.
“… … no!”
“… … Not at all!”
Nevertheless, they denied my question with a strong voice. It was an expression of the will not to be overcome by this fear.
“Don’t lie.”
He smiled and looked into the eyes of each soldier.
“If you don’t get nervous after seeing that, you’re not brave, you’re stupid.”
The soldiers’ eyes were slightly shaken. They bit their lips and waited for me to continue.
“It is foolish to fight against an irresistible force.”
As the Requiem was waved, the soldiers’ eyes turned to the blackened day.
“So, your battlefield is not here.”
Sze-
He lifted up the Requiem and pointed to a campsite.
“That place.”
thud! thud!
Soldiers from both sides fight to take over or destroy the catapult.
Suddenly! three!
Sigh! Kwakwak!
“Aaaah!”
“Kill me!”
Soldiers who fight with all their might to drive out their opponents and not be pushed out.
Their battle was rough but fierce, and there was a solemnity that separated life and death.
It was a battle that shined brilliantly in itself even without noble power and dazzling sparks.
“If they win, then we win.”
“… … .”
“So you fight what battle you can.”
I picked up the Requiem and placed it right in front of me.
“I will fight to protect you.”
Ugh- Ugh-
Requiem responded to my will and began to cry softly.
The sound is ironic,
“… … .”
It had the effect of calming the bodies of the soldiers who were shaking from tension.
yet,
thud!
Without any hesitation, the soldiers’ knees hit the floor.
thud! thud!
In an instant, hundreds of soldiers knelt in front of me.
thud.
Not to be outdone, the knights, including Hayden, also knelt down.
“I will sacrifice my life!”
“For His Majesty Abel Kindreal!”
The tension that people had during the day disappeared, and only determined will filled them.
At this moment, they were completely one.
“… … good night.”
An unfamiliar feeling of elation rose from the corners of my chest all the way to the tip of my head.
“Everyone stand up.”
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Just like that.
The sight of hundreds of people standing up at the same time was truly spectacular. There wasn’t even any dissonance.
“we are-”
He said, giving strength to the hand holding the Requiem.
“-It will be a spear that pierces the enemy lines.”
People’s eyes sparkled. The eyes were sharper than an actual spear blade.
“All troops, we are leaving.”
I drove Black Star and started going down from the cliff.
‘You could just jump.’
Because ordinary words don’t do that. I deliberately walked down the slope slowly to keep pace with the people behind me.
Coming down to the level ground and running quietly and quickly,
“… … .”
I slightly raised my eyes and looked at the sky. The white, round moon was quietly shining in the night sky.
‘If all goes as planned.’
It will start soon.
I grinned and maintained a steady speed.
Doo doo doo doo!
Cain’s camp, which seemed small, was getting bigger.
❖ ❖ ❖
Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak!
Leah’s feet scraped the ground and she was pushed back.
“-!”
Leia gritted her teeth and stared at Cain through the crossed Aria eyes.
“haha!”
A spark flashed in Cain’s eyes.
His expression was filled with the joy of finally meeting his opponent and the satisfaction of being able to wield his power to his heart’s content.
“That’s fun!”
The cadenza was a destructive flame, but its enormous size overwhelmed people.
If you hit it with a heavy blade, there is no one that can withstand it.
Cain was well aware of this fact, so he actively took advantage of the physical differences.
Wedge!
I just swung the sword, and there was a vicious sound of the air being torn apart.
Leah’s aria was too thin and thin to counter that.
Wow!
I could only block it by crossing my two swords. Even he couldn’t last long because he lacked strength compared to Cain.
Passat!
As Aria radiated cold air, it touched Cadenza and melted. The resulting moisture formed a thin film between both blades.
Crack!
Leia used the moisture to slip Aria,
Boom!
We succeeded in pushing the cadenza back.
“Hoo.”
Cain found it amusing to see Leah like that, so he smiled.
How many rounds has it been already?
No one has been able to hold on to his sword for this long. He had never had anyone make him so happy.
Every time the two swords collide,
Grumble!
The flames swirl wildly,
Passasasat!
A wave of coldness rose up against him.
Ssaaaa-
The steam created when the two collided filled the surrounding area with haze. Even that quickly froze and fell to the ground due to the cold weather.
The ground around the two was a mess with traces of digging and flooding.
Cain and Leah’s battle was like a natural disaster to ordinary humans. Therefore, a large invisible circle was formed with the two people at the center.
“Hehe.”
“Purring.”
The two men’s horses were circling around them. It keeps looking at its owner as if it’s anxious, but can’t get any closer.
“Hey, over there!”
“Avoid, avoid!”
Everyone on both sides fought to avoid the two men.
“We must drive it out!”
“You must not be pushed!”
A blood battle of their own was taking place, with them brutally cutting and stabbing their opponents to death.
Cain and Leah were like a quiet island. The air itself was different.
“What do you think, Leah?”
Cain laughed, lightly flicking his cadenza.
“You would have figured it out after crossing swords a few times.”
“… … .”
“You started a pointless fight.”
It was visible in his eyes.
The cadenza’s flame was so powerful that Arya’s cold did little more than block it from Leia.
The difference in strength between the two was also evident. If things continued like this, it was clear that Leah would get exhausted first.
“Once you started, didn’t your thoughts change?”
Cain said soothingly.
“How about surrendering now?”
Leah just stared at Cain in silence.
“… … “Don’t you have the energy to talk?”
Cain sneered. And I found the answer in Leah’s brilliantly shining eyes.
“then-”
chuck.
Cain raised the cadenza again.
“I have no choice but to see the end.”
“… … .”
“Don’t worry. “I won’t kill Aria’s master.”
The chill that Leia gave off was like cool ice water to Cain.
The wild desires that continued to boil in my heart calmed down, and my chaotic mind seemed to gradually become clearer.
So, I planned to capture Leah alive and keep her by my side.
“Goes!”
Cain shouted loudly and rushed at Leah again.
Wow! Kang!
The loud sound of metal was scattered between the clashing swords.
Hung! Huh!
Cain persistently aimed at Leah’s arms and legs. He planned to overpower the maneuver and knock it to the floor.
Sigh!
His aim finally paid off.
“Ugh!”
One of Leah’s arms was crooked,
“yes!”
Cain was delighted and swung the cadenza with all his might.
Kak!
Leah struggled to block the cadenza with only one arm. The two people’s eyes met over Leah’s trembling arm.
“… … !”
In an instant, the smile on Cain’s face disappeared.
“haha.”
This is because Leah showed an incomprehensible smile.
“… … “Why are you smiling?”
Leah’s smile deepened at Cain’s question. Instead of solving Cain’s doubts, she
“I understood what ‘Master’ said.”
He left an unknown reply.
And then,
Sigh!
With his other hand, which was hanging down weakly, he pinned Aria to the ground.
Transmission and permeability!
The water remaining on the ground condensed and gushed out.
“Sigh!”
Cain hurriedly took the cadenza and blocked the way.
Bub bub bub!
The ice picks rushing like crazy were blocked by Cadenza’s flames and melted.
If I had been a little late, I would have become a frog stuck on an iron skewer.
The body had already been pushed back for a long time by the force of the ice pick. It was the exact opposite situation from before.
“under… … !”
Cain clicked his tongue and raised his head.
Tap, tap.
Leah was lightly shaking her arm that had been stuck on the ground. It was a movement that looked very normal, considering it was a bit sprained earlier.
“A cowardly trick… … !”
As Cain growled, Leah pushed up one corner of her mouth.
“Isn’t it foolish to be deceived?”
Leah held Aria in both hands again. The emerald eyes were calm, as if they had never been embarrassed.
“The adaptation is over.”
“… … adaptation?”
Cain could not understand the words Leah used.
What do you mean by adapting? Today is the first time the two have actually crossed swords.
“Because people are different.”
Leah continued to say something incomprehensible.
At the same time, the energy emanating from Leah changed.
“-!”
Cain felt every cell in his body stand on end.
Grung-
Cadenza also felt a hostile presence and trembled.
Aria’s coldness no longer felt cool.
It had become cold and sharp like dozens of ice picks, and was now close to chill.
Trudging.
The moment Leah took a step, cold fell in front of her feet and the ground froze.
“You won’t kill me?”
A cold smile appeared on Leah’s lips. Behind that smile, there was a mockery of ‘How dare you do it in front of me?’
“… … !”
Cain realized at that moment.
Leah, right in front of me, is a well-versed inheritor of the ‘node sword technique’, which involves subduing monsters by tying their limbs.
fault!
The next moment, Leah’s body disappeared. The moment Cain blinked, Leah had already arrived in front of him.
Empty!
“Tsk!”
A moan escaped from Cain’s teeth. It wasn’t something I saw and blocked, it was more of an instinctive defense.
“This thing-”
I tried to push Aria away with force, but
Pass!
A cold burst from Aria, blocking her vision.
My skin was so cold that it started to sting. I felt a bursting pressure toward my eyes.
“Tsk!”
The moment Cain closed his eyes and stepped back,
Shoo!
A harsh sound passed through my ears and a warning light rang.
“Ugh!”
Cain quickly retrieved the cadenza and covered his face.
Yep! Yep! Yep!
Aria stretched out like a beam of light and struck the cadenza vigorously. Each blow was so powerful that the surface of the cadenza trembled.
“shit!”
The attack with the thin Aria was incredibly powerful. I picked only the parts that would be dangerous if I brushed against them and stabbed them evenly.
If he continued to block it like this, he would be trapped in the prison of cold created by Aria.
Boom!
Cain pushed Cadenza away and jumped backwards at the same time. But Leah did not let him back down.
Clap la la rock!
At the same time as freezing the floor and tying Cain’s feet,
Saaagh!
He himself naturally slipped along the icy road.
Leah’s body caught up with Cain at twice the speed that Cain was moving away.
“—-!”
Cain couldn’t escape Leah who was getting closer to him. Leah’s emerald flash passed over Cain’s eyes.
puck!
Leah’s leg kicked Cain’s solar plexus.
“Wook!”
Cain fell to the floor for the first time after holding the cadenza.
“Huh… … !”
Even more than the pain that made it difficult to breathe, the fact that he hit his butt caused him more pain.
Kak!
Aria flew in and landed next to Cain’s red face. Cain quickly turned her face to the other side.
Kak!
The rest of Aria flew in and landed in front of him.
“… … .”
In the end, Cain had no choice but to turn his face distorted with shame.
“I’m the one asking.”
Leah stood upright and looked down at him who had fallen on the floor.
“Wouldn’t it be better to surrender now?”
A voice with a faint smile was heard.
fantasy,
