< 312. Finale (3) >
#312
It didn’t take long for the battle to end. Abel brushed the blood off her knife and opened her mouth.
“how is it. Are you ready to give up hope now?』
No reply came back. Only Ronan who had been confronting him until the end was coughing up clotted blood and giving a nonsensical answer.
“Gawk…Huh-uh-uh…!”
My whole body felt like it was on fire. The traces of cuts and stabs from Abel’s sword remained on her bare skin exposed under her torn clothes.
Her bleeding wound showed no signs of healing easily. It was indeed a sword that turned the savior into a half-baby. Abel chuckled showing her the stab wound on his side.
『Still I was impressed by you. It would have been dangerous if it had been a little deeper. I knew your martial arts skills were outstanding but I didn’t know it was to this extent.』
Ronan gritted his teeth. As he said it should have ended then. If he hadn’t wasted his strength in the battle with the Bald King he could have driven his sword to the heart.
‘Damn I wish I had time to recover.’
It was a shitty thing to do but there was no way to turn back time. Ronan who was muttering a curse under his breath made an obscene hand gesture.
“Fuck you.”
“ha ha ha. He is also my nephew. You have to come out like that.』
“Step away from those people.”
Ronan snarled pointing the tip of his sword at him. At Abel’s feet lay the seriously injured Jaifa and Nabirose.
As soon as the melee began the two swordsmen rushed at Abel but were defeated. Jaifa was unconscious and passed out. The butterfly barely raised its head and I opened his mouth.
“Ro…I. Run away…”
Ronan faced her and twisted her lips. It was difficult to open my eyes and see the sight of my teacher covered in blood being trampled by his enemies. Wow! Ronan made Abel retreat by shooting out sword energy.
“Get those dirty feet off me!”
『Roughness.』
Abel laughed humorlessly and walked away from her. Somehow the teacher’s honor was preserved but that did not make the situation any better.
Aside from the two sword saints there were many strong people scattered around. The moans and screams that were heard in succession were driving the listener into confusion.
【Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..!】
Not far away Orsay was writhing in pain. When he returned to his original form a spiral spear carved from his own bone was deeply embedded in his side.
The head of the Shadow Duke was lying nearby. The fanged mouth slowly opened.
【Bal…Zac….】
It was a wonder that he was still alive. Torn bodies were scattered in all directions. If he hadn’t possessed seven essences of fresh blood that could revive the dead he would have followed his younger brother a long time ago.
Among those who fell were Navardoje and the Dragon King. He fought hard while enduring severe burns but was ultimately defeated. The position in the sky when the first large-scale attack came was fatal.
“Ro Ronan….”
Asher who was watching the confrontation between the two from afar cried. Behind him were his unconscious friends including Schlieffen and Marja Braum.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”
“Here is the medicine. “You all can’t die… okay?”
Iril who was relatively unharmed was busy running around and tending to his wounded. Adeshan who suffered a wound on his shoulder groaned.
“Damn….”
They were all huddled together. The protection of the hemispherical star raised by Asher was protecting about 5000 people.
It was a force that Adeshan urgently retreated after realizing that there was no chance of victory. She lowered her head and a muffled voice came out of her mouth.
“I’m sorry…if only I…were a little more competent…”
“Don’t say things like that….”
Asher shook her head. No one could fault her for doing her best.
In fact if Abel had put her mind to it she could have torn away the protection right away but he didn’t. It wasn’t specifically to show mercy it was just to look at the faces of people filled with despair for as long as possible.
Everyone on the battlefield knew that fact but it was just a damn thing that no one could resist. Absorbing all of her giants’ powers Abel was much more powerful than Ronan expected.
He also received wounds as the battle continued but all of them healed quickly except for Ronan’s. Abel suddenly turned his head towards her and spoke in an admiring voice.
“ah. The thing that surprised me the most today was you. Alibrihe.』
No answer came back. In the corner of his eye Alibrihe was gasping for air as his limbs fell off one by one.
“This… devilish guy…”
It was no exaggeration to say that Alibrihe’s condition now in tatters was second only to that of the Shadow Prince. Right next to him a dimensional rift was opening its blue mouth. Abel who was looking at the crack laughed.
『I never would have guessed that they would have created another sealing stone identical to the one that imprisoned Navardose… I admit it was dangerous. If he had been a little late he would have been caught dead.』
He sighed seriously in relief. Because Ali Bry He took advantage of the melee to approach so secretly he was almost sealed.
The second sealing stone made using the remaining materials had the function of sending the first person swallowed to an isolated dimension. Of course it’s all useless now.
『I will slowly think about who to put in there. Just take a break.』
“Wait a minute… wow!”
Ali Bryhe who was about to say something fell down and vomited his blood. Except for the remaining troops that Adeshan had retreated separately all the soldiers were seriously injured and were lying on the ground. Something like a pure white haze was creeping over the bodies of the dead.
『I didn’t mean to kill you just now. You are so weak.』
Abel who saw the scene clicked her tongue as if he was pitiful. In reality he hurt people in such a way that they didn’t die. It seemed that my weakened body could not overcome the injury.
All of the haze that escaped his corpse was being absorbed into Abel’s body. Ronan instinctively sensed that those were the souls of those killed by Abel.
‘Son of a bitch. Has he really become a giant?’
Crash. There was a cracking sound as Ronan’s hand gripped the hilt of his sword. Rather than continuing to see things like that it seemed better to kill or settle the matter.
‘If it’s just once it might work.’
I thought I might be able to win if I take advantage of the gaps. First I had to catch him off guard. Ronan who was silent for a moment opened his mouth.
“Listen…let’s see….”
“hmm?”
“What on earth is your grand plan for doing something like this? Let’s see what happens.”
Abel raised his eyebrows after hearing Ronan’s question. Actually I wasn’t curious about that at all but I had to buy time. He glanced up at the white night sky and nodded.
『Well there’s still time left so let’s do that.』
As everyone would soon find out anyway he decided to be especially kind. Abel took up her sword and spoke to her.
『Actually there isn’t much to explain. My purpose is to help those who live on this planet evolve into higher-dimensional beings.』
“High-dimensional existence…?”
“okay. The giants you’ve cut down so far are representative examples. They are apex predators that roam the universe hunting planets. Exterminate the life forms living on the target star absorb their souls and live while increasing your strength.』
Ronan frowned at her after hearing Abel’s words. Even after listening to it again I didn’t understand it. He who had been concentrating all his attention on recovering from his wounds blurted out.
“What kind of idiot… do you really think it’s better to live like that?”
『You people who live a fleeting life will never know. How pathetic we are today. It’s frustrating that we can’t eat each other because we live tied to stars that are worse than dust.』
Abel’s face stiffened for a moment. It was because she remembered the days she spent with her savior. He remembered both the mushroom clouds rising above the atmosphere and the number of civilizations that had faded away.
“Then why did you attack the giants?”
『It was to gain personal initiative. Previously we were mere prey but now that I have obtained their source we will become the subjects of this collection of souls. We will become beings that never die or grow old and reign over the universe for eternity.』
“He’s as pale and bald as a runny nose.”
『I can assure you that it will be built in a cooler form than that. Because the form of the soul body can be transformed at will.』
Abel said clearly that he also hated baldness. He was twirling his sword playfully and then looked back at Iril.
『In fact you could have had a much better ending. If I had left Ilil alone I would have at least been able to have a happy dream and face the end. I couldn’t understand why they kicked away the mercy I worked so hard to give.』
“What a fucking bastard. “Is that mercy?”
『Then is there any word that can replace it? Well don’t worry too much. Everyone except you will disappear before even recognizing death…』
Suddenly Abel dragged her by the tail. Sparkling mana began to spread around his body. He finished speaking while looking up at the sky.
『Anyway it’s time to end this.』
Ronan’s brow furrowed. If something unusual was to attack by surprise it seemed like the only time would happen now. Ronan who instantly jumped off the ground aimed her sword at Abel’s neck. Kaaaang! A short metallic sound rang out.
“…Nimi.”
Ronan twisted his lips. Two blades were swinging together in front of my eyes. It was a fatal blow but it was blocked too easily.
『Something that fell less. I thought you didn’t know that you were wasting time?』
“shut up!”
Abel sneered. He had already seen through Ronan’s plan. Ronan overcome by evil swung his sword one after another but all of them were blocked.
『Stop it. You already lost.』
Abel laughed out loud. Despair also appeared on the faces of the survivors she watched. She was just as Abel who quickly gained the upper hand was about to finish her off. Suddenly Ade Shan jumped up clutching her wound.
“Ronan! “Now is the time!!”
A split cry rang out. At the same time the mana of her shadow shot from her and struck Abel. A power that took over his mind enveloped him.
『It’s foolish. Do you think that will work now?』
But Abel was unfazed. In reality Adeshan’s abilities had no effect on him now. Abel closed her eyes and tried to activate her mental barrier. An unbearable feeling of dizziness shook his mind.
『Keuuk!』
Abel was disgusted. He felt like he had been hit by a powerful shock wave. Ronan surprised by the strong reaction raised his eyebrows.
“what?”
『Some kind of guy…!』
Abel quickly pulled away and looked around. His eyes which had been searching for the culprit stopped at a certain point. Iril was glaring at him from beyond the tent Asher had erected.
『You…!』
“Don’t bother my little brother!”
Iril shouted in appeal. The sunset-colored eyes were shining like a fire. Although he was not aware of it his abilities were being revealed. The wish-fulfilling force the most powerful of her savior’s powers was attacking Abel.
『Kuh…Keuuuu…!』
For the first time confusion appeared on Abel’s face. I didn’t expect that two types of mental abilities would attack me at once.
Of course it wasn’t that there were no countermeasures. Because the power manifested from the source was strong enough to handle even that. Abel held his forehead and let out a short sigh.
『Haaap!』
The mental curtain was spread. The consciousness of the women who had been eroding his mind was violently thrown away. Blood burst from Adeshan’s nose and mouth.
“Gagging…!”
“Aaaah!”
Iril screamed and fell backwards. Her Adeshan managed to catch her. An angry growl escaped from Abel’s mouth.
『These damn bitches…!』
Abel stumbled clutching her forehead. Ronan instinctively knew that now was his last chance. bang! Abel seeing him rushing back burst out laughing.
『Do you think anything would change by a fluke?』
Abel twisted her body and struck her hard. Ronan pushed from her force was thrown back like a battering ram. The faces of the people who were putting their last hope on their faces hardened. Abel shouted.
『It’s over now. I’ll kill you all!』
Suddenly a bright light appeared on Abel’s body. The space around him began to distort due to the ridiculously powerful mana.
“That thing…!”
“Are we all going to die now?”
People instinctively realized that it was the same attack that destroyed 30% of the stars. It was a moment when two words death appeared in everyone’s mind.
Hahaha! Suddenly a band of scarlet light burst from the direction Ronan had flown.
『Hmm?!』
Abel turned his head to see her being pulled by something. Ronan was still flying. However the direction was unusual. His body was heading towards the dimensional rift that Alibrihe had opened.
『No way you!』
“You stupid bastard. “Have you noticed it now?”
Abel was astonished. Ronan raised the corner of her mouth. He had no intention of missing the last chance he had been given. Using Abel’s power against his will he quickly reached her destination the crack.
“Come here!”
Ronan shouted and grabbed the hilt of his sword. Paaaa-! The sunset light surrounding Abel’s body became brighter. His body which was barely holding on was dragged as if it had been hooked.
『This…how dare you!』
Abel strengthened his legs. But no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t stop being dragged. Ronan’s aurors were much stronger than when they faced the king of giants.
Abel grabbed the hilt of her sword backwards and slammed the sword into the floor. Let’s go! A long line cut through the ground and the brakes began to apply. It was a moment when I felt relieved that I could survive this. Ronan who had reached the very edge of the crack shouted loudly.
“Asher! “Push!!”
“what?”
“You probably have that much mana left! “Push that bastard off his back!”
Abel turned her head with an ominous premonition. Before he knew it Asher who had received the star’s protection was looking at him. He muttered in a voice that sounded like he was about to burst into tears.
“But… if you go in there Ronan…!”
“Don’t think about the future! “Do you want to lose everything?!”
Ronan got nervous and urged Asher. Asher realizing there was no other way clenched his fists. He squeezed out the accumulated tears and stretched out his arms.
“This invisible hand!”
“for a moment…!”
Abel’s face hardened. Whoa! An invisible force pushed his back hard. The body that was barely holding on was thrown into the air and started being dragged again.
“Gotcha. This chewy. ”
Ronan laughed. The dimensional rift had already swallowed him halfway. Abel who once lost his balance was dragged right in front of Ronan in the blink of an eye. There was no way to respond. Phew! Ronan’s waiting sword pierced his chest.
『Gagging!』
The wound this time was deep. Blue blood burst from Abel’s mouth. The overlapping bodies of the two men fell behind the dimensional crack. In the amorphous turbulent world Ronan glared into Abel’s eyes and growled.
“I will definitely kill you.”
