Overpowered Sword Chapter 288

Level up with swords (288)

These things happened in just one day.

The monster wave that invaded the Kingdom of Jugend from two directions was used as a deception to focus all of its power on one Kassim, and Vritra’s plan turned out to be exactly right.

Giant King Cassim.

The combat power that could only be called the best unit in the Allied Forces was gone.

He was seriously injured in a close encounter with Vritra, and his recovery ability was blocked due to the <Corruption>. She tried to see if Ellahan could resolve it with the “Right Fa”, but even with her divine power, she had to hang on for at least a few months to see if it would be possible or not.

Ellahan, who had removed his hand from Kasim’s abdomen, muttered, unable to hide his gloomy expression.

“… sorry. “My abilities are so lacking.”

“Never mind. Although it is only a part of it, this power is the power of the Demon King, and it is an impurity that not even the Goddess can directly use.”

On the contrary, Kassim, who was seriously injured, comforted Ellahan.

“It’s even more surprising that we were able to get even a little bit of it out. “It must be proof that the Holy Church has also worked hard for 300 years.”

Although it was only a small amount of the ‘Right Dharma’ that Ellahan manifested, it succeeded in erasing the black stain that had stained Cassim’s abdomen.

Rather than clumsily imitating the power like Desmond, he nullified the power cast directly by Vritra. Since the scale of the power is enormous, it cannot be expected to be neutralized like Desmond, but it may be possible to at least cause a rift in the <Reverse Heaven>.

Cassim was internally relieved, as there was a possibility that could threaten Vritra in addition to Leon.

‘I felt like I was leaving a heavy burden on a priest, but I guess I was overly concerned.’

It is different from Saint King Roderick.

I shouldn’t have identified with a guy who was so strong that he didn’t and didn’t have to rely on anyone. He had no one he could call Rodrik a comrade. There were countless people who ran after him.

He was fatally different from Leon, the hero of the current era.

“Priests.”

As Kasim thought so, he looked back at the seat next to him.

Leon was sitting there quietly with his eyes closed, but his consciousness rose to the surface in response to his call.

“Did you call me?”

“Well, I called you here to summarize the situation a bit.”

It was a series of unexpected events, but as a result, the situation took a big change.

Kasim was out of power, and Vritra retreated after losing one of her three horse leaders. It was the same way that Area 13 was protected and Area 11 was almost reduced to ruins.

It was truly a complicated situation.

Nevertheless, one thing is clear.

“You’re at a disadvantage.”

“Yes, I guess the leadership has completely passed over to them.”

The two admitted defeat regardless of who was first.

“By subduing Lich Desmond, we have prevented the rebuilding of the undead army, but the gap left by the execution is too large. “Britra’s wounds will eventually heal over time.”

“On the other hand, my wounds can only be recovered when he falls. “It wasn’t a profitable exchange.”

“Even Vritra has used up all of his ‘Corruption’, so it can’t be said that he has lost nothing. “It won’t be able to create minions like the two that survived or contaminate its allies further.”

Leon calmly weighed what he had gained and what he had lost.

Although they had lost their best hand in the previous day’s fight, their enemy had not been shut out either.

Since all of the <Corruption> had been consumed, Albion, who had been hiding outside the theater to avoid Vritra’s eyes, was able to come forward. Even though she is greatly weakened from her prime, she is an ancient-level dragon.

Even if you just let out your breath once or twice, several of the Monster Wave’s battle lines will be blown away without a trace.

‘If Vritra doesn’t step forward, the only power he can send to the front line will be the two minions and the monster wave he drew from the Titan Mountains.’

If concentrated in one place, the power would not have lasted half a day even when the imperial capital of the Clyde Empire was alive and well.

Thousands and tens of thousands of monsters with a level of danger ranked A are pouring in.

No matter how great Jugend’s Iron Wind Lightning was, he could not stop monsters of that number and quality. If it is a monster with a danger level of S rank, it will not be seriously injured even if it receives a direct hit from several large-diameter artillery pieces.

Just as Hrimturus deflected a barrage of cannonballs with a single wave of his hand, there would be no answer if he launched an invasion with giant monsters at the forefront.

‘After all, you shouldn’t be obsessed with defense.’

Because Vritra’s forces are so powerful, it is difficult to attempt an all-out war, and they continue to rely on Jugend’s defense system.

A defensive battle clearly gives an advantage to the side that can actively utilize the castle’s defenses, but in the current situation, the castle slowly withers away to death within the castle.

The point at which the Allied Forces’ chances of winning were highest was not when all the forces of the entire continent were gathered, but now, when all the Vritra that had been consumed in the battle with Cassim had not recovered.

“We must go on the offensive.”

Leon said firmly.

“Unlike the enemy, who can attract and recover as many troops as he wants, the Allied Forces cannot continually replenish their depleted forces. “If the gap widens, we will inevitably lose.”

“Hmm.”

Kassim agreed with that statement, but could not give a definite answer.

“What the priest said is definitely true. But he’s not that prudent, he’s just a coward with a shriveled personality. Even if I am in an advantageous situation, if I am not in a good state, I will throw away my face and run away.”

“It means that even if you chase it, you won’t be able to catch it.”

“Going after them also carries quite a bit of risk. “If we face the monster wave again in an open field rather than a water-based battle, the exchange rate of the troops will be reversed in an instant.”

Leon, thinking about the battle in Area 13, nodded with a heavy expression.

It had to be that way.

‘The only forces that could deal with them outside the castle walls were the Royal Guards and the Fortress Knights. Each and every one of them is an elite, and if they are not experienced in group battles, they will be slaughtered unilaterally.’

[This would be especially true if they were monsters from the Titan Mountains. If something like Mountain Worm, Cyclops, or Drake comes rushing out, they won’t be able to withstand it.]

‘If the cardinals and masters from each country do not arrive by then, they will have to endure enormous damage.’

It was a dilemma.

If we chase Vritra, the damage that will occur in the process is enormous, and there is no certainty that we will be able to catch him. However, if we continued to focus on defense, we could only see a future in which the team would become increasingly disadvantageous and eventually die.

Cassim must have reached a similar conclusion as he pressed his temples and grumbled.

“It’s difficult.”

“It’s difficult.”

Being completely deprived of the initiative means being deprived of the right to participate in the context of battle.

Leon was realizing that reality all over again.

It was then.

Paaaa—!

Ellahan, who was listening to the conversation between the two, was suddenly engulfed in a brilliant light.

A pure brilliance similar to, but more than, divine power fills the room. An ordinary person would not have even felt a sense of discomfort, but Cassim and Leon were transcendental beings who only existed in this world.

The density of dimensions changes.

Unlike 〈Outer Law〉, it is a change of law that is very natural.

‘This phenomenon… ?!’

Leon, who unconsciously raised his mind, felt the space-time in the area swell.

It felt like I had experienced it once before.

and.

《It’s been a while, you two.》

The goddess who descended to earth smiled faintly, embracing Ellahan’s body with dazzling brilliance.

I can’t say it was a proper advent.

He was unable to exercise or give the power he possessed as a god, so he only sent down his will. However, as soon as Leon and Cassim realized who he was, they got down on one knee.

““Meet the Goddess.””

“Oh, don’t be so polite, get up. It’s okay to feel comfortable in front of me.》

The goddess hurriedly waved her hand and helped the two stand up.

《You both really worked hard. Leon and Cassim. Even if only one of the two had not been there, it would have been an irreparable situation.》

“You are saying too much.”

“No, Kasim. You always worked harder and sacrificed more than I asked. This time, he didn’t back down until his strong body was horribly injured… 》

As a hand stretched out in the shape of light traced the wound, Cassim silently twitched his eyebrows.

“We have prevented further encroachment of ‘corruption’. I’m really sorry for not being able to fix it properly.》

“You have nothing to apologize for. “I and all living beings on earth owe you a great debt, so this is a worthy dedication.”

“Now that you say that, I feel a little lighter.”

The goddess smiled faintly at his grave voice.

It was a smile filled with deep regret.

If he hadn’t run out of power due to his involvement in the battle between Chief Cardinal Larc and Vritra not long ago, completely healing Cassim’s wounds wouldn’t have been difficult.

However, if I hadn’t helped Lark, I wouldn’t have been able to stop Vritra, so I was like Sammosa Jo.

“I have heard both of their stories.”

Even if she regrets the past, the only thing that comes back is regret, so the goddess immediately shook off her regrets and got to the point.

“Is there a need to prevent Vritra from escaping?”

“Yes, it is.”

When Leon affirmed, the goddess patted his chest with a confident expression.

“Just trust me! I will make Vritra run into the battlefield on her own feet!》

“how? Have you come up with a silver bullet?”

“So, how did that happen… 》

The two quietly listened to the story, and soon found out why Vritra had become corrupted and trembled with despair and anger.

Still, I was convinced by the goddess’s words.

She, or only she, could definitely bring Vritra into battle.

* * *

Hundreds of kilometers from Jugend’s eastern border, on a nameless mountainside, countless monsters were writhing in confusion. Even though they could not escape Vritra’s control, their instincts were not completely suppressed, and some S-rank monsters who could not control their appetites preyed on lower-level monsters.

Even if the number of goblins, kobolds, gnolls, and orcs was reduced, it wasn’t a big problem as they were soon replenished.

Several kobolds that had been caught in Cyclops’s hands a little while ago were dragged into the creature’s maw with pitiful screams. The sound of meat and bones being broken and torn apart rang out, and some drops of blood fell, and the situation was soon resolved.

【They are lowly, lowly, and insignificant.】

Vritra curled up his huge body on the mountain peak and looked down at the army he had subjugated.

Monsters, monsters, and more monsters swarming around like a swarm of ants flocking to a beehive on the ground. Due to Vritra’s nature of despising lowly beings, there was not even a single penny of pleasure that came from the act of dominating them.

It is endured solely in order to obtain the goddess who resides in the heavens and to kill the warriors and scum that stand in the way.

Vritra growled fiercely, suppressing the urge to sweep everything out of my sight right now.

【Fight for me, die for me. Then, it will remain as a unique achievement in a worthless life and existence.】

Intelligence, suppressed by Dragon Fear, indiscriminately carves its commands into its body, becoming closer to a puppet than a beast.

Since the monster’s natural ferocity has been lost, its combat power is slightly lower, but it is better than running wild recklessly. Once he started fighting, his eyes went blank, and he was unable to engage in guerrilla warfare or retreat as he intended.

【I will kill you slowly, very slowly. I will not tolerate even the slightest possibility of defeat.】

It was exactly as Leon and Kassim had feared.

Even though Britra neutralized Cassim through his own manipulations, he had no intention of engaging in a direct fight. Rodrik’s blow, which we saw 300 years ago, not only took away all the pride and arrogance of being born as a great race, but it was also the result of a timid personality that was not thorough.

However, since this timidity was now fatally applied to Leon and his group, life in the world was truly unknown.

【—hmm?】

It was that moment.

【No way.】

Vritra’s mental waves trembled slightly.

It was a moment he had hoped for and had never imagined, even though he had calculated numerous possibilities.

The light that fell before his eyes coalesced into a human-like shape.

Divine and majestic brilliance.

There is only one being who can wear that divine glory.

《… We will meet again in the end, Vritra.》

Vritra, who was ecstatic at the sound of her voice, exploded with mental waves like crazy, causing most of the monsters gathered on the mountainside to burst into foam. That kind of thing is fine.

Biwon, who did not follow his compatriots but remained in this world and has been hanging out with trivial things until now, has appeared right before my eyes!

【Oh oh… ! Oooh… ! Goddess! Hello, is it you! You, who had ignored me for hundreds of years, have finally stood before me!】

After hearing Vritra’s roar, the goddess let out a long sigh.

Then he raised his eyes and looked at the other person.

“I didn’t want to see you again if possible. I don’t know if it was you from a long time ago, but I didn’t want to see you as you are now.》

【Hehe, if I hadn’t become who I am now, I wouldn’t have been able to come this far. I have no regrets, goddess.】

“is that so. In that case, there is nothing we can do.》

The goddess spoke to Vritra while raising one of her fingers.

“One last thing, shall we make a bet?”