Overpowered Sword Chapter 161

Level up with swords (161)

“This way.”

Al Razaz moved with Leon to the outskirts of Amar, a sparsely populated place. The warriors lined up, leaving no room for even a rat to escape, get out of the way, and as the sounds of people laughing and talking become more and more distant, a heavy silence falls.

How long did you walk?

Accompanied by only a few warriors, the two finally arrived at the place where the ‘monster’ was separately imprisoned.

It’s dreary.

That was the feeling Leon got when he set foot there.

Grrrr…

A growling sound like an animal, filled with hunger and hatred.

There was no such thing as reason.

No, even if it existed, it wouldn’t have meant much. The undead have two powers. Because it was a blind and absolute hatred towards living beings and the orders of the magician controlling it.

“That… !”

Leon, seeing the true face of this guy, took a deep breath.

It was a monster I had never heard of.

Bandages caked with pus covered the entire body, and the skin exposed between them was twisted and shriveled like a withered corpse in the middle of the desert. At the same time, the ominous glow in the eyes was dark green, causing fear in those who saw it.

Not only that, the darkness writhing around the body and the miasma flowing through the bandages continued to threaten living things.

“I’ve already tied it up for four days and it’s still moving well.”

Al Razaz sneered and stabbed the monster tied to the pillar with his sword, but the monster did not even scream or moan.

It seemed that pain sensation did not exist.

[It’s a mummy. Recovery is faster than expected? It’s to the point where he creates followers and spreads them around.]

El Cid said in an irritated voice.

[It is a member of a family with the trait of immortality. Originally, it was a funeral custom, but <Black Pharaoh> uses it to turn the dead into puppets that do as they wish.]

‘Immortality means you can’t kill it?’

[Well, it’s not impossible. It’s just a little tricky. Wouldn’t it be difficult if it wasn’t an <Auror Weapon> with Holy Law or solar attributes?]

At that time, Al Razaz joined the conversation.

“How is it? “What about these unholy and hideous beings?”

“… Yes, it is truly terrible.”

Leon answered that question honestly.

Unlike those created with black magic, the undead created through <outer magic> stimulated the instinctive aversion of living things.

This is different from regular undead, which are avoided simply because they are ugly, smelly, and dangerous. ‘Existence’ itself causes the beings of this world to feel rejected.

[Perhaps it is more so because you are the owner of the Holy Sword. Because the stigmata were created for the purpose of detecting and eradicating extraterrestrial existence.]

‘Ah, the stigmata of the Watcher!’

Only then did Leon remember the stigmata in his own eyes, and he widened his eyes and glared at the mummy.

Then, the darkness around the body cleared, and a soul was seen crying out in pain inside.

A by-product of unforgivable evil deeds.

It was the power to blaspheme the dead who needed to find rest.

“As I said before, these monsters could not be killed even if you stabbed them with a knife or crushed them with a hammer.”

Al Razaz said in a dry voice.

“We tried burning them using magic or incantation, burying them in the ground, or soaking them in water for a long time. “When I burned it, the playback speed felt a little slower, but eventually everything returned to normal.”

This was the most frightening thing about ‘Foreign Law’.

I don’t know how to deal with it.

Even if you try all the methods that come to mind, most of them have no significant effect or no response at all.

Only the sacred method worked well in any case.

‘But the Bedouin do not worship gods. There are only a few branches of the denomination. So it must have been more difficult to respond.’

The Holy Church never forces faith.

Instead of reaching out to those who reject, we simply extend our hand to those who embrace.

Due to such circumstances, sacred law could not be the answer in the great desert.

“We had no choice but to cut off the limbs and fasten them by driving thick stakes into the body. “Whether you regenerate or not, if your entire body is tied up, no harm can come to you.”

“Well done.”

For the Bedouin, this was the best response.

If you keep killing it, it will come back to life endlessly, so you will be restrained with only its combat power lost. Although it is inefficient, there are no other effective measures.

Al Razaz said with a bitter smile.

“Still, I could destroy it with the <Auror Blade>. “In terms of combat power alone, it’s absurd that we have to use ‘Auror Blade’ on people who can’t even reach B rank.”

It was thanks to him that Amar was fine.

Villages with thousands of warriors eventually fell to the mummy’s immortality and massive offensive, but Al Razazman was able to destroy them, so there was no major damage.

Conversely, this situation was created where only a few animals were left alive, then they were captured and a solution was studied.

‘Are they creating undead that cannot be killed except by Holy Law or ‘Auror Blades’ and manipulating them like an army…? .’

And the life that the mummies suck from killing the living flows into Nephren Ka and becomes the food that makes him perfect. After death, the body joins the army as another mummy.

It is extremely efficient and vicious enough to make you shiver.

Unlike the monsters that ran wild and killed based on their own instincts, it was an ability that felt like calculated malice. To kill even one more life, to sow more death on earth.

Leon’s eyes sank coldly as he sensed this.

‘He’s a guy who shouldn’t exist.’

For Leon, it was the moment when his impression of “Black Pharaoh” and Nephren Ka was solidified.

‘El Cid.’

[huh?]

Leon asked as he took a step forward.

‘What should I do to free these mummies?’

[…] In the end, there is only one way.]

El Cid answered.

[Not only the 〈Foreign Law〉, but even its by-products are worthless to the Holy Sword. It even contains your aura, so if you cut it once, it will scatter right away.]

The holy sword was pulled out as if waiting for those words.

Kiyiing, I said.

A blade stained with golden aura struck down the mummy.

Sigh!

At the same time, the bandages that had wrapped the mummy scattered like mist, revealing the withered body of the person. The green eye light goes out and the eyes return to normal.

Because of the Holy Sword, the influence of ‘Outer Law’ was stripped away.

An unknown man, whose name I did not know, smiled.

“… … go… Oh my… ”

Immediately after that, the body that had been continuously abused even after death collapsed into a handful of dust.

Al Razaz, who was watching from behind, opened his mouth.

“How did you… ?”

“My sword contains divine power. And these undead are weak to the sun. “The reason the body is surrounded by darkness is to prevent it from coming into contact with sunlight.”

“Huh, I guess you knew the identity of these?”

“This is my first time seeing it with the naked eye. “They are creatures that only remain in ancient records.”

Leon asked back, answering his question.

“Even if we hold on to it, we won’t be able to find out any more information. “Do you mind if I give them their rest?”

“… “Please.”

Al Razaz said with a sad expression.

That doesn’t mean he didn’t know that these monsters were undead based on nomads. Even though he knew, he pretended not to know and only swung his sword for the sake of the living.

If he had known that there was a suffering soul left in that body like a moment ago, he would have destroyed it with his own hands a long time ago, rather than holding it like this.

Afterwards, Leon swung his sword a few more times, and the gloomy air no longer remained in the clearing.

‘Forgive me for being late.’

They said they did their best, but if they had been a little faster, they might not have died. Leon looked at the pile of dust at his feet and bowed once.

Behind a warrior’s back, only comedy remains, but tragedy always awaits him in front of him.

Another burden he had to carry increased.

[hmm?]

It was that moment.

El Cid noticed the discomfort before anyone else, and Al Razaz’s complexion hardened a beat later.

Finally, Leon responded.

Creepy.

As the pores tighten, the hair on my entire body stands up stiffly, and the nape of my neck, damp with a few drops of cold sweat, feels unpleasantly soggy.

‘What, what is it?’

It was an indescribable feeling.

I felt as if I had been caught in someone’s grasp, as if I had fallen into a swamp that I couldn’t get out of.

Even if there was no actual force interfering, it was a presence that made even Al Razaz, including Leon, hold onto the hilt of his sword. The eyes of a man located far away were looking down at them.

〈Black Pharaoh〉, Nephren Ka’s eyes.

“―――Ugh.”

As soon as he recognized that, Leon gritted his teeth.

It was a being that could not help but be intimidated.

Nevertheless, Leon raised his head without flinching. As if staring down at them as if they were ants from above, meeting Nephren Ka’s gaze directly.

At some point, he roared wildly while swinging the holy sword in his hand.

“go away—-!!”

The straight sword light cuts through the empty sky.

Was it because of my mood?

Something was cut off by the sword that Leon swung.

It was immediately after that that Nephrenka’s gaze disappeared.

[oh? It’s quite good!]

El Cid said as if he was proud.

[Cutting the ‘eyes’ of the higher dimension may not have been intentional, but it was very well done. Nephrenka, that son of a bitch must be pissed too.]

I got a kick out of a guy I thought was a loser.

Even if the actual damage is not great, the damage to prestige and reputation is immeasurable. For Pharaoh, who was already treated as the incarnation of the sun, a god who had descended to earth, the shame was even more intense.

Thanks to Al Razaz’s quick response, his mind and body had not fully recovered, and the insults he faced in that state immediately cut off his patience.

El Cid sensed this and raised his voice.

[Ha ha ha ha ha! Did you open the lid properly? Nomads, Nabals, and disciples, they will come after you first and try to kill you!]

‘what?!’

As if to prove those words, the earth began to shake.

… Kugugugugugugugung…

It’s different from an earthquake.

It is a sign that only those who are strong above a certain level can feel, as if an extremely large and powerful being is approaching.

〈Black Pharaoh〉, it was the main body of Nephren Ka.

He stood up to clear up the insult he received from Leon!

“It looks like you got on his nerves.”

Al Razaz said in a puzzled voice.

I don’t know how fast it moves, but if it comes to where Leon is staying, Amar is dangerous. If I were to judge as the head of the Bedouin tribe and not as a warrior, I had to get Leon out of this village as quickly as possible.

But Al Razaz knew the information he brought and what he had done for the nomads. I couldn’t abandon my benefactor like that.

“Al Razaz.”

As if reading his agony, Leon spoke.

“From now on, I will lure him. In the meantime, evacuate Amar! And as I said before, I ask for your solidarity with the Holy Church, the guild, and the beast people.”

“… “Can you survive until we finish preparing?”

“of course.”

A pair of wings rose like a pillar of fire behind Leon, who was smiling with a confident face.

〈Icarus Wing〉.

Wings that challenge the sun.

Its mobility was sufficient to engage in a dogfight with the Drake encountered in the Titan Mountains. I don’t know for sure what the movement speed of Nephren Car is, but considering that the area expansion has been slow so far, it doesn’t seem to be a big problem.

‘More than anything, a crisis is an opportunity. He won’t be able to focus on the hunt while he’s chasing me, and we can lure him to an advantageous spot for us. ‘Being chased doesn’t necessarily mean you’re at a disadvantage.’

[But don’t let down your guard. Even in an imperfect state, he can use any number of techniques to deceive the eyes of the transcendental and goddess.]

It was in the same context that I couldn’t identify him using the Holy Sword’s quest ability. If you use powers such as jumping through space or manipulating cause and effect, it is fatal regardless of flight speed.

After gathering his mind and body once again, Leon flew up.

The sky of the great desert.

Beyond the sun, which was gradually sinking to the west, I saw a pitch black darkness that was completely different from the darkness of the night.

“… … “He is a bastard.”

El Cid had nothing to say.

His instincts caught on.

That darkness is the essence of Nephren Ka, 〈Black Pharaoh〉 and the form of evil lurking within it.

At present, the gap is more than 50 kilometers.

Considering its subsonic flight speed, it was a distance that even Drake could easily outrun. Still, unable to afford to take his time, Leon immediately began accelerating.

Kwaaaaaa――!!

Leon’s body was launched in the opposite direction of Nephren Car.

Then, as if following behind, darkness spreads from the sky like ink. The transcendental being stabbed in the eye by a mortal was spewing out anger.

That was the beginning.

From the skies of Amar, light and darkness began a chase.