Overpowered Sword Chapter 171

Level up with swords (171)

‘… finished.’

With the holy sword plunged into the man’s heart, Leon barely managed to support his knees and let out a long sigh. Although he was in the center of the scorching flames, not a single hair of his head was singed.

Sun Sword, 〈Solaris〉.

The Aura Blade that appeared in Leon burned only those that he recognized as enemies, just as it recognized its user.

Ammut, Babi, Mnevis, Apis.

By quietly surrendering myself to the light that burns my rotten body and soul, my rampaging thoughts return to rest as if it were a lie.

Although they are said to have been bound to the afterlife by Nephren Ka, they are all spirit creatures and a type of divine beast. They sensed the presence of the sun god Ra from the sun with Nephrenka as firewood, and took advantage of the weakening of his control to end their false lives.

As the demonic beasts, which could be said to be the main force of the undead army, disappeared, the tense balance of the battlefield collapsed in an instant.

【Oh no, Lee… Yes, there isn’t… !】

In the sun burning more intensely because of her own curse, Nephren Ka cried out desperately.

【My strength is disappearing… ! My kingdom, my power… !】

In life, he sacrificed countless people to satisfy his greed, and even in death, he clung to the body of an evil spirit to avoid judgment and fell into duat.

This death can be said to be a cause and effect.

Flesh melts, bones burn.

The flame reached not only the body but also the realm of the soul, and eventually even transferred to the soul that was contaminated by magic from an external dimension.

【Oh oh… ! oh… ! Sun… ! Is it you again… ! Are you once again usurping the glory that should have been given to me…? !】

Beyond her fading consciousness, Nephren Ka was visualizing a scene from more than a thousand years ago.

In the past, when it was discovered that he was offering living sacrifices to foreign gods, he lost his throne and had to flee to a distant land. He could not accept the fall and once again performed an offering ceremony and became the king of death.

There is no need for a subject.

There is no need for the people either.

Only he is great and glorious, and all the rest are good as absolutely obedient slaves. Supporting this nephren car is the only purpose of life given to slaves.

【… Don’t you even allow that! Sun!】

Arrogant and shallow, mean and petty.

Because his actions led the ancient kingdom that had prospered for thousands of years to ruin, he ignores his mistakes and turns his hatred towards the sun.

〈Black Pharaoh〉.

Neprenka’s existence was not erased from history for nothing. Because his very existence was a shame, it was impossible to record that someone who should be revered as the incarnation of the sun was so ugly.

【Then I’m fine too! Until the end of this unfortunate life, I will desecrate your light!

Infinite malice soars.

In the midst of the fireball that was furiously burning her body, Nephren Ka stretched out her bare, skeletal hand.

The epicenter of light.

Towards Leon’s eyebrows.

“It’s hard to mess up until the end… !”

That point-blank strike was truly the last struggle.

Nephrenka’s soul was torn into tatters like a rag due to the sun embodied in her body, and the power escaping from her in real time was so enormous that she was even losing the ability to stay in this world.

But his malice went beyond even that limit.

The index finger, sharp as a skewer, slowly pierces Leon’s head as if it were going to pierce it.

‘shit!’

Nevertheless, Leon could not avoid it.

When he plunged ‘Solaris’ into Nephren Ka’s heart, he literally used up all his might. Both body and mind have limitations. Fingers that could pierce his skull like a sheet of paper are approaching, and he doesn’t even have the energy left to tilt his head back.

I couldn’t help it.

“please.”

It was time to turn over the one card left until the end.

“… Karen.”

《――I’ve waited a long time, hero!》

A cheerful voice rang out from Leon’s shadow.

Karen was hiding inside from the beginning.

Although she had reached the beginning of becoming an Auror Master, her compatibility with the undead, including Nephren Ka, was truly the worst.

Critical attacks and poisons don’t work, and the Auror Weapon is a temporary solution. 〈Auror Blade〉, which focused on stealth and speed rather than destructive power, had a difficult time performing properly in this battle.

For that reason, Karen chose this position.

A dagger hidden in your arms.

A position where I can move in place of Leon if the situation arises.

Jet black dance

1 puppet type

Road murder

Leon, who didn’t even have the strength to lift a finger, moves his body as he is pulled by Karen’s shadow.

I turn the sword that was inserted into the center of my heart.

The blade, which was inserted diagonally, was raised vertically.

Sigh!

He slashed vertically with all his might from Neprenka’s heart to her chin and crown.

Due to the shaking, the index finger that was trying to stab him between the eyes lost its place, so it only waved in the air before falling. Only after the head was split from side to side did the light in its eyes become clear.

Inside the blackened skull, the light in the eyes that had been extinguished blinked at a rapid pace.

【… curse… would… curse… Receive… of the sun… 】

“Noisy.”

Leon spoke in a disdainful voice to the man who was spewing out only hatred and resentment toward someone even as he was dying.

“Go to the bottom of hell, scum.”

At the same time, Karen’s shadow moved him and cut Nephren Car, which was collapsing, up, down, left and right.

The one that was shattered into pieces was still on fire.

Until I turned into a handful of ash, I couldn’t even let out my screams or resentments. That trivial and meaningless thing was the end of a ruin that had survived for thousands of years.

Ugh.

Only after Nephren Ka disappeared did <Solaris> shrink its body and slowly return to Leon’s heart.

It was right after that.

Damn it! Damn it!

Dozens of cracks appeared in the pyramid summoned to the ground by Nephren Ka, a building that poured out unholy power and demonic beasts. Each piece of gold was so large that it could not be blocked by repair work.

Is it because the owner of the pyramid disappeared?

Even though it was deteriorated, the pyramid, which was supposed to fulfill the role of a ‘coffin’, seemed to have fulfilled its purpose along with Nephrenka.

Kugugugugugugung… .

Just as it appeared, a crack appeared in the ground, dragging the pyramid underground as if swallowing it.

With that collapse, the undead also met their end.

As the bandages on the mummies come off, the bodies trapped inside fall to the ground one by one, and swarms of scarabs turn their stomachs as they dry out and die.

Undead are beings that violate the providence of this world. It is impossible for a necromancer to even exist for a moment without paying the price or bearing the backlash. When Nephrenka was defeated, this ending was predestined.

“… “Did you win?”

someone asked.

Starting with those words, the punitive force murmured together.

“I think so.”

“Aren’t there more people waking up?”

“Confirmed. “There’s no fighting sound anymore.”

Leon, who saw them murmuring, eventually raised the holy sword.

Neither Barg nor Al Razaz.

This was because the people who could be said to be the leaders of each force were all looking at him.

It is his job to declare victory.

“Listen!”

He raised his voice with what little strength he had left and shouted loudly, attracting hundreds of eyes.

Leon said without flinching from the attention.

“The enemy leader, Nephren Ka, has been defeated! “It’s our victory!”

Was it a coincidence?

The moment he declared victory against hundreds of punitive forces, the sun began to rise behind him.

The sky brightens from the eastern horizon.

The sight of Leon standing with his back to the dawn was, to anyone’s eyes, that of a hero. People looked at him, forgetting what to say. He recalled an old story he had heard once or twice in his childhood.

And then they finally realized that they had won.

Waaaaaa――!!

Because it was a tough fight, the cheers were even stronger.

Survived against thousands and tens of thousands of undead. There were people who died or were seriously injured, but at this moment, more than anything else, the joy that came from the victory was full of joy.

The Beastmen and Bedouin tribes embrace each other without hesitation, and the adventurers who were only going to get their money’s worth end up in a state of complete disrepair and end up having a drink with similar knights of the Holy Iron Chain.

Blood oaths are made with blood.

In this difficult fight, they achieved something they might not have been able to achieve even after several years of interaction.

Beast King Barg and Al Rajaz held each other’s hands with bitter smiles. They also felt it intuitively. There won’t be another fight until this generation retires.

It was then.

【excellent.】

A majestic voice rang out and woke them up.

“What?!”

“Was he still alive…? !?”

The punitive forces spread out all at once and surrounded him. However, even though he had completed the formation, no one was relieved.

It had to be that way.

The being who spoke out a moment ago was Anubis, the messenger from the ancient kingdom whom Nephren Ka had summoned. The lower body had already been reduced to ashes, but the upper body and head, which had been torn off almost half, were still moving and looking at them.

【There is nothing to be wary of, warriors. I salute your efforts and express my utmost gratitude to Anubis for opening the way to return to Duat.】

“Are you free from Nephren Ka’s bondage?”

【It is as you said, Apostle.】

Anubis’ eyes looked back at Leon.

The way he looked at him was softer than before, and contained a wisdom whose depth was difficult to grasp.

【My foolishness was detrimental to you, but you were kind to me. Therefore, I, Anubis, as the guide of the list, must return an appropriate reward.】

Anubis plunged the crescent moon spear into the sand, then folded his hands together while reciting an indescribable spell.

Leon thought about stopping it, but he felt no malice at all, so he stopped. He also looked completely different from when he was manipulated by Neprenka.

It was a few minutes later.

The crescent moon spear that had been stuck in the ground was suddenly buried in the sand, and soon could not be found.

Anubis then explained while blinking his eyes.

【We have restored some of the depleted intellectual power of this land, and brought up the water veins buried deep underground to near the surface. Over the next 100 years, whenever a damp place is found and sold, an oasis will emerge.】

“what?! “Is that true?!”

Al Razaz spoke with a skeptical look on his face, but Anubis just nodded without saying a word.

Believe it or not, it was a face that said everything was done.

【Apostle who embraces the sun, I will bestow my protection on you. If you add the stigmata engraved on that body and my protection, the dead will not be able to attack you carelessly.】

There was no reason for Leon to refuse the offer.

“I will accept it gratefully.”

【In the name of Osiris, I wish you good luck.】

After leaving a line of congratulations to him, Anubis’ entire body was completely reduced to ashes. Unlike Nephren Ka, his soul would have left for Duat, the afterlife where he belonged.

When Anubis disappeared, people who had finally let go of their tension sat down.

In the end, it worked out well.

The situation of the Great Desert was at its worst due to Neprenka, but it at least provided an opportunity for reconstruction. As the number of oases increases, it will be easier to supply food and unite the collapsed and scattered tribes. In the long run, it was an opportunity to revive even more than before Nephrenka invaded.

‘Well, it seems like my relationship with the beast people has improved quite a bit.’

Bargh, Al Razaz, and many others were talking without distinction of faction or race.

I didn’t know it would turn out like this, but isn’t a good thing a good thing?

Leon opened his mouth while thinking like that.

It was slowly reaching its limit.

“… Karen.”

As soon as he called, Karen’s head popped out.

“what’s the matter?”

“I feel like I’m about to faint. “Would you mind moving your body for me until I return to the village?”

“what? No, what?! “Just wait a moment!”

“Please… crab… .”

Leon’s vision had been getting increasingly dark since earlier, and he eventually passed the limit and lost consciousness.

But there was a gentle smile on his lips.

Evil was defeated, and peace returned to the desert and grasslands.

As a warrior, I somehow played my role.

[Good job, disciple.]

That was enough.