Episode 264 This is a real fight for life. (1)
Jiselle suddenly shouted to the people who had lost their minds.
“Wake up! Quickly eliminate the monsters around you!”
The battle was still ongoing. Some of the monsters that were fighting the soldiers were turning and rushing at the enemies behind them.
The knights and hunters regained their senses and attacked the monsters around them. However, their complexions were not very good.
‘What? Why am I spitting up blood when I wasn’t even attacked?’
‘Did we get hurt somewhere without knowing?’
‘Then how do I catch the monster that’s running at me now?’
I was so worried. I was even wondering if I should run away now.
Chomp!
Kaor spoke urgently to Giselle after slaying one of the monsters approaching her.
“My lord! Are you scared? Why are you suddenly like that?”
Kaoru also became slightly anxious. He had seen this symptom once before.
It was when he caught the Blood Phyton. At that time, Jiselle had exerted a lot of strength and passed out for over a day.
‘Damn! Is this similar to that time? Did I use too much force?’
But things were a little different back then. At that time, I entered Blood Python’s body and was even affected by its poisonous aura.
It wasn’t like that now. It was like he was just running around on his own and lost all his energy.
I couldn’t accurately judge how dangerous the situation was because I didn’t know Giselle’s exact skills or the penalties he would suffer if he used his power.
Still, it seemed like he had really used up all his strength, as all the spears that had been flying around him had fallen to the ground.
Jiselle said, wiping the blood from her face.
“I’m in a lot of pain right now.”
“… … Then what about the guy running towards me now?”
“You catch it. You can catch it yourself.”
“How can I catch something like that by myself!”
“Are you scared again?”
“I wasn’t scared!”
“Then go and fight. I’m sure you can catch him. There’s no time. Move quickly.”
“Kuaaaaaaah!”
Boom! Kwung! Boom!
The Twin Headed Ogre approached close range, blowing away even other monsters.
The knights and hunters also retreated in fear.
“Damn, how do I do that?”
“Shouldn’t we all be clinging to that guy?”
“Then what are you going to do with the monsters around you? If you only focus on that guy, you’ll end up getting hurt.”
Ogres are monsters that cannot be guaranteed to be captured even if dozens of knights are attached to them. They are not called the king of the forests and mountains for nothing.
Due to its immense power and speed, even one solid hit would shatter the bones of any knight.
Twin-headed ogres are more intelligent than regular ogres, and are also much larger.
If all the knights and hunters present attack, we may be able to catch it, but more than half of them will definitely die.
When everyone is scared, we need someone to stand up and fight.
Jiselle vomited blood and fell to her knees. Then the next strong person must come forward.
All eyes turned to Kaor.
“Hey, shit! Why are you looking at me!”
Kaor was confused. He didn’t have the confidence to defeat such a monster alone.
“Kwaaaaah!”
The Twin Head Ogre had now come right up to us. Even the monsters around us were shaken by its force.
“Coolook!”
Jiselle spoke to Kaor again, spewing blood.
“Come on! You’re the only one who can stop him!”
Kaor’s eyes wavered. It was the first time he had seen the lord show such weakness. It was unbelievable.
My heart was weak. The lord who always seemed as strong as steel and unbreakable was asking me for a favor.
He had rarely had such expectations placed on him in his life, especially from someone as powerful as the lord.
A man could never let down this expectation.
“Zenjaaaaang! Leave it to me!”
“Kuaaaaaaah!”
Booooooo!
The twin-headed ogre, who had come right up to me, swung its huge club.
Kwaaang!
Kaor raised his greatsword to block the club. The ogre was so strong that he almost dropped his greatsword.
“Ugh!”
The huge shock made me feel like my insides were being shaken. I could never win with strength. Kaoru decided to fight with speed and fell back.
Boooow!
“Huh!”
But the subsequent attacks were too fast. How could such a huge thing be this fast?
Kaaaaang!
I managed to block it again, but this time my body was lifted into the air and I fell backwards. The force and speed were unbelievable.
Kaoru felt that this time she might die.
‘Still, it has to be me!’
Excluding the lord, he is the strongest here. No one but him can stop him.
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The lord seemed to have suffered internal injuries. They needed a wide space to fight that enormous ogre. They had to evacuate the lord first.
Kaor turned his head and shouted loudly.
“Your Majesty! Get out of here! Everyone, take your Majesty… … .”
“Hey hey hey! Kaoru has decided to take care of the ogre, so everyone hurry up and clear out the surrounding monsters! Hurry up and move!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before they knew it, Giselle was wielding her greatsword and slashing away at the monsters around her. The knights and hunters also let out a sigh of relief when Giselle became active again and focused on the battle.
Everyone had no idea about Kaoru.
“… … What the hell?”
Jiselle had already lowered her core to stage 2 and was fighting. She could no longer continue to stage 3.
Of course, he could have dealt with the Twin Head Ogre in Stage 2 as well, but he deliberately chose not to do so.
This time, Kaor had to solve it.
“Hey! If you’re okay, then the lord will take your place… … .”
Kaor couldn’t even argue. The Twin Headed Ogre continued its attacks without even giving him a chance to breathe.
Kaaaaang!
“Ugh!”
Every time I blocked, my body was pushed back. Blocking wasn’t going to work. I had to fight while dodging.
The space behind was empty, as others had swept it away. Kaor fell back for a moment.
“Kaaaah!”
The twin-headed ogre charged at him as if he would never let him go.
“f*ck… … How the hell did I… … .”
The Twin-Headed Ogre, charging with its club held high, appeared even more threatening due to its large size.
Kaor began to be consumed by fear without even realizing it.
Booooooo!
The Twin Headed Ogre’s club swung down again, cutting through space. Kaor narrowly avoided the attack by concentrating as much as possible.
Choaaaak!
Kaor’s greatsword sliced through the Twin-Headed Ogre’s flank. It was full of mana, but its incredibly tough hide prevented a deep cut.
In the end, it only fanned the Twin Head Ogre’s wrath further.
“Kaaaak!”
Boooow!
Kaor couldn’t dodge the attack that followed at incredible speed. He quickly raised his greatsword to block it, but his posture was messed up.
Kwaaang!
“Ugh!”
Kaor, who had been hit once, flew away and rolled on the ground again. He was no match for it.
‘Oh, no. I can never win.’
Whether it’s poison or something else, it’s something you can only use when you have an enemy that you can deal with.
In fact, I was confident and full of motivation during that time. I had nothing to fear as I was fighting alongside strong people.
The lord was a monster in and of himself, and so were the rest of his companions. Gillian and Belinda were strong enough to hold their own against anyone, and Vanessa, though conditionally limited, was the strongest in the territory in terms of destructive power.
As they all faced strong enemies, Kaor was unknowingly losing his venom and becoming lethargic.
And now, when I faced the real reality, I suddenly became scared.
Boohoo! Boohoo!
The Twin Head Ogre’s attacks were unstoppable. Kaor ran away, keeping as much distance as possible, and shouted.
“Young Master! I can’t win! This kind of monster must be taken care of by the Young Master!”
At that moment, Jiselle’s voice rang in my ears.
– If you want to grow, fight and win with your life at stake.
“Damn it! I fought with Donkad and risked my life and won!”
– You can’t take that. This is a real fight for your life.
“I can’t do it with my skills! Please help me!”
― You can only grow to the next level if you overcome a situation where no one helps you and you cannot rely on anyone.
“This is just a dog’s death! What am I supposed to do with an opponent I can’t beat!”
– I told you you can win. I’m leaving it to you because you can win.
“Damn it! How the hell did I do that!”
― You are weaker now than before you met me. You have to realize it yourself, so do your best.
After saying that, Giselle said nothing more. Kaor was busy cursing repeatedly and avoiding the Twin Head Ogre’s attacks.
A variety of emotions consumed him: anger, resentment, fear, humiliation.
But even so, there was one word that wouldn’t leave my head.
‘I am weak now.’
It was clear that his skills had improved, but he had become weaker than before. He felt the same thing that Jiselle had pointed out.
It wasn’t a problem with physical ability. The problem was that the Dokki, who was called the Mad Dog of the North, was losing his temper the more he spent time with Jiselle.
He didn’t have to fight like he used to and risk his life. He had many strong comrades by his side.
There’s nothing wrong with relying on others. There’s nothing wrong with being together. That’s what colleagues are all about.
But trusting them and becoming lazy yourself was the problem. All that was left was a dirty temper.
‘Damn, how did I end up like this… … .’
As I felt when I fought Donkad, I was the type of person who got tired easily and became lazy easily. I was the type of person who would only reluctantly respond when a problem was right in front of me.
I’ve managed to survive so far thanks to my ability to improvise.
But when an overwhelming problem appeared before him, his mind began to crumble in an instant.
Kaor bit her lip. Ever since her difficult childhood, she has lived with a venomous spirit in order to survive alone.
I became so caught up in my comfortable life that I lost even the little bit of good I had.
‘Kill.’
Kaor gritted his teeth. A murderous glint began to form in his eyes.
It was different from when I was angry at Donkad because I thought I would lose. Twin Head Ogre was an opponent you could never win against unless you were prepared to die.
This was a real fight for life.
Boom!
The Twin Headed Ogre’s club and Kaor’s greatsword clashed head-on for the first time.
Kaoru’s face was distorted. She was still being pushed, but her momentum was incomparable to before.
‘Today is my last fight.’
He truly had that determination. With that in mind, he swung his greatsword.
Kaang! Kaaang!
If she could avoid it, she avoided it, and if she couldn’t avoid it, she blocked it. The wounds on Kaor’s body continued to increase.
Every time I blocked it, my body would fly away and roll on the ground. Even if I managed to dodge and successfully attack, it didn’t inflict fatal wounds.
Rather, the Twin Head Ogre’s wrath only grew stronger.
“Kaaaaaaah!”
The scream alone made her eardrums burst. Kaor gritted his teeth and fought back once more.
Kwaaang!
The club and the greatsword clashed, the greatsword bouncing back even further. Before Kaor could regain his stance, the club came flying at him.
Kaor quickly raised his arm and blocked the flying club.
Boom!
Wood crack!
“Ugh!”
In just one blow, the arm wrapped in mana broke. The shock that was not relieved spread throughout the body.
Blood was leaking out of his mouth, as if his internal organs had been twisted by the direct impact.
At this point, she really should have run away or given up. But instead, Kaor gritted her teeth even harder.
His eyes were already sparkling with madness.
“asleep!”
Now that defense was abandoned, Kaor poured most of his mana into his greatsword, prepared to die if he got hit.
As I swung my sword with the sole intention of successfully attacking, disregarding defense, the leather that had been as solid as steel finally began to cut deeply.
Kagagagagak!
The twin-headed ogre’s chest was cut open long and a huge amount of blood gushed out.
“Kuaaaah!”
The twin-headed ogre screamed in pain for the first time, then swung his club wildly.
Boohoo! Boohoo!
As the movement grew larger, it became easier to dodge. Kaor began to retreat again and look for an opening.
He abandoned all distracting thoughts. He simply repeated the simple actions of dodging, blocking, and attacking.
‘wall…….’
At some point, the Twin Headed Ogre began to look like a giant wall blocking his path.
A wall so strong and huge that it can never be overcome or broken.
As I risked my life, the venom rose again. As the venom rose, the fear disappeared.
Now there was only one thought left in his mind.
‘I’m going to break through that wall.’
Kaoru continued to move her heavy body with only that one thought in mind.
Kaang!
The wall wasn’t even scratched. That’s what it felt like.
Kaang!
I tried again, but the wall just stood there without moving.
He just stood there so proudly, as if no one like him could ever surpass him.
‘Kukukuk.’
Kaor smiled. Now it didn’t matter whether he climbed over the wall or not. What mattered was that he was moving towards that wall at this moment.
But does this really make sense?
Kaang!
None. It’s just a pointless struggle.
Kaang!
But he didn’t stop. There was no other way. He could throw away his life now. He just kept attacking without stopping because he had the will to do so.
Jiselle’s voice is heard again.
– I have already taught you everything you lacked.
― You have achieved some enlightenment on your own, however crude it may be.
― I just didn’t have the time and experience to embody them.
― Now put it all together. You can do it now.
– Then you can make your own path.
Hwaaaaak!
The basics of swordsmanship taught by Jiselle.
The sword extends as instructed.
It seemed as if the realm I had briefly glimpsed while fighting the Donkad was once again visible.
But it was a little different from that time. The senses I had gained through actual combat and the senses I had realized while fighting with my life on the line were overlaid on top of the swordsmanship I had learned from Jiselle.
Swish.
The sword has changed.
It was the enlightenment that Kaor had risked his life to obtain. It was neither a orthodoxy nor an improvisation, but his own path mixed with his enlightenment.
And it moved to find the one weak point in the wall.
Swish.
‘I cut it… … .’
The wall still stood, but Kaor’s sword had left a long, deep scratch on the wall.
The damaged wall was no longer invincible. Although it was only a single scratch now, it would be the starting point for breaking down the wall one day.
Hwaaaaak!
The walls of illusion disappeared and Kaor’s mind returned to reality.
What he sees with his bloody, sword-wielding eyes is…
It was the body of a twin-headed ogre that had lost both its heads and was slowly collapsing.
