< 116. Blood wets the sand (7) >
#116
A huge whirlwind engulfed the two figures. Yuria’s screams were drowned out by the sound of the wind.
“Ah… ah…!”
“You fucking bastards.”
Ronan raised his middle finger toward the whirlwind. Fragments believed to be parts of the hedgehog were shooting up along the whirlwind.
It was fortunate that she did not know the secret of how to cut Mana. It was unfortunate that Yuria’s head could not be cut off due to the sword’s short range but Schlieffen’s follow-up hit went in perfectly. The next storm of swordsmanship would not stop until the two kites were completely destroyed.
“Hmm.”
At that time Schlieffen who was quietly catching his breath staggered as if he was drunk. He adjusted his posture by supporting his body with his sword.
“What are you okay?”
“…No problem.”
It seemed like the shock from being hit by Terranil’s storm still remained in my body. It was the first time I had seen him show weakness since the mid-term evaluation. Ronan snorted as if he was dumbfounded.
“I saw it fly all the way to the pillar and hit it hard but damn it there was no problem. “Stop bragging and do it…”
He was just about to take out Varen’s special potion. An eerie ominous feeling passed over the back of his neck. Ronan instinctively ran out pulled Schlieffen’s arm and threw himself away.
“Shit!”
“What are you doing…”
Schlieffen’s eyes widened. That was the moment when they took cover behind a nearby pillar. Paaaaang! The shape of the whirlwind collapsed and a storm broke out.
“…!”
A strong wind swept away my son-in-law. Countless metal fragments flew in all directions. Every time large or small metal objects fell into pillars floors or ceilings the lights illuminating the room flickered precariously.
“Yes somehow it turned out really well.”
Ronan sighed. It was powerful enough to blow away an entire forest or village. The voices of Terranil and Yuria could be heard through the wind that was slowly dying down.
“Wow… I really almost died.”
“Anyway I can’t let my guard down. “I think I understand why two branch managers were punished.”
“Fuck.”
The surprise attack was a failure. Ronan who saw the two people alive and well cursed. Red-colored metal was stuck to their bodies.
Now that I think about it I can’t see that big hedgehog. Yuria muttered in an annoyed voice.
“He was my favorite child. How are you going to take responsibility for this?”
“Crazy bitch….”
Ronan noticed that it was armor made by disassembling a hedgehog. Empty! Empty! The metal parts that had served their purpose fell off. Terranil muttered chewing his lips.
“Ugh…it hurts quite a bit. “I need to get healing from the church.”
Still it wasn’t completely without damage. A completely battered body appeared where the armor fell. Red blood was dripping from their bodies covered with stab wounds.
“Bishop are you okay?”
“It’s okay. “You don’t fight with your eyes anyway.”
Blood was flowing from both of Terranil’s eyes. It seemed like he was injured while being caught in a tornado. This was one definite achievement. Ronan let out a provocative laugh.
“You went blind. “What should I do because I feel sorry for you?”
“I alone have enough of you.”
“I guess so. “But you’re uglier than I thought.”
“what?”
Yuria’s eyes widened. Her bare face was revealed beneath her torn veil.
“Ugh gross.”
Ronan’s eyes met hers and she frowned. She seemed to know why she usually wore such weird clothes. Yuria was literally half-beautiful.
In her face which was divided by the bridge of her nose as a border beauty and monsters coexisted. Unlike her beautiful right face the left side of her face was covered in disgusting burns.
Her burns swollen like cobwebs stretched from her forehead to her smooth thighs. Wow! Ronan disgusted by her exaggerated movements on purpose glanced at Yuria and said
“Next time wear more layers. “You have to think about the people watching.”
“…I will definitely tear you in half and kill you.”
Yuria muttered lowly. Sigh! She appeared with a long whip flowing down her sleeve. The whip made of sharp metal pieces connected together was reminiscent of a steel snake.
‘Good.’
Ronan was inwardly delighted. Judging by the anger in her voice her provocation was a success. It was also important to shake one’s composure when dealing with an equal or stronger enemy.
bang!
bang!!
Then two huge shadows landed in front of her. Just like the hedgehogs just now they were monsters created through magic engineering technology.
“Krrrrrrr….”
“Purring.”
The bodies of the monsters each in the shape of a monkey and a leopard were covered in dark red blood. Given the circumstances it was clear that they were natives. At that moment Ronan’s eyes grew so big that they almost seemed to pop out.
“…squall?”
“Wow. Ronan…”
An angry gust of wind was held in the giant monkey’s grasp. Blood was dripping from the cracks of the metal fingers. The gust of wind which had been groaning while completely devastated looked back at Ronan and opened her mouth.
“sorry….”
“What happened?”
“Ugh… I was trying to stop you from going towards the cave…”
Gust spoke intermittently. Ronan realized that he had become like this when he was trying to lure the monsters to go to the tribesmen.
The injuries were so severe that it was a wonder he was still alive. Her right leg and left arm were turned the other way.
The body which was so bright red that it seemed as if it had originally been that color had five or six metal parts resembling harpoons stuck into it.
“I thought I caught everything but there was one more?”
Yuria laughed. At that moment something broke inside Ronan. Ronan jumped out grabbing the hilt of her sword and spraying her arm. Sgak! Dozens of red lines were drawn over the monkey’s body.
“Really…?”
The monkey who belatedly sensed something strange was looking back at Ronan. Quang! The upper body cut into dozens of pieces collapsed as if exploding. The creaking lower body fell to its knees. A gust of wind was released from her grasp and fluttered in front of the stairs.
“Gagging!”
“what…!”
Yuria’s eyes widened at the speed of her sword which far exceeded her expectations. Ronan leaping after stepping on her monkey lunged at her. In her panic she lashed out with her whip but Ronan did not dodge. Wow! A sharp whip grazed his left shoulder with a gap of a sheet of paper.
“It’s okay.”
Yuria hurriedly pulled on her whip but Ronan was faster. It was the moment when the red-stained blade was about to touch Yuria’s neck. bang! Terranil suddenly intervened and blocked Ronan’s path.
“Aren’t you going to get out of the way?”
“Don’t be in a hurry.”
Blood was still flowing under the closed eyelids. Terra Nil who pushed Yuria back crossed her lot and dodged her slash.
His movements were unbelievable for a blind person. He looked back at Yuria who was dumbfounded and opened her mouth.
“I would like to ask you to become a minor duke of Yuria Grancia. “I have business with this friend of hers.”
“I can’t do that Bishop. “You heard what I just said.”
“Yuria.”
For a moment Terranil’s voice became low. Yuria shrugged her shoulders. She chewed her lip in disapproval before sighing.
“Whew…shall we do that?”
Yuria turned her body and swung her whip at Schlieffen. Schlieffen who was already running delivered a slash. Kaaaaang! Two weapons collided and a sharp metallic sound rang out. Terranil looked at Ronan again and laughed.
“I’ve waited a long time. “Would you please spare some time for me?”
“Get out of the way!”
A strange breathing sound escaped from between Ronan’s lips. Five mana-charged slashes were fired towards Terranil. I dodged it twice and let it go twice but I couldn’t respond to the remaining one. Suddenly! Blood spurted out onto Terranil’s shoulder.
“Mmm!”
Terranil’s face hardened. Ronan’s attack continued. Terranil who narrowly avoided the slash took power.
Paang! The fist flew faster than sound and stopped just short of Ronan’s stomach. Are you an asshole? Ronan muttered that and was about to counterattack. Quaaaang! A shock wave that shook his five organs and six organs exploded from where his fist stopped.
“Keuuk!”
His breath caught in his throat. Ronan was sent flying like a man hit by a huge carriage. It was a different shock than the wind pressure of flapping wings.
“Fuck…fuck…!”
Ronan managed to twist his body in the air and pinned Ymir and La Mancha to the floor at the same time. Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak! Embers and sparks flew out like spray of water. His body stopped only after being pushed about 50 meters.
“…You’re using your fucking abilities.”
“Even though he looks like this he used to be a fighter for Balkar.”
I thought he was a wizard but surprisingly he seemed to be a martial arts type. Glittering mana was blooming like wildfire on Terranil’s shoulders. The humming and vibrating aura was rippling around his hands.
Suddenly the sight of dead sandworms pulled out of the ground passed before my eyes. It was clear that he had been affected by that ability. Terranil who had been silent continued speaking.
“It’s a shame. “It would have been nice if it had been a little more blunt.”
“what?”
“With a talent like yours it would be enough to become a Lycopos… It is truly a sad thing to be a wild beast that cannot be tamed.”
Ronan frowned at the incomprehensible nonsense. In fact there was a hint of regret in Terranil’s voice.
“Lukopos?”
“okay. The sharpest sword of the church. I was wondering if new talent would be recruited for the first time in a while…”
Only then did Ronan realize that the reason Terranil was dragging him around and saying all kinds of nonsense was to appease him. Terra Nil who was drooling shook his head from side to side.
“What a pity.”
Paang! Terranil chanted and leaped into the air. He had a leg power reminiscent of a monster not a human. bang!! He reached the top in an instant and threw himself off the ceiling. The sight of Terranir rushing forward with his fists was reminiscent of a bird of prey descending on its prey.
“Damn.”
Ronan laughed. It was an intimidating feeling that could not be compared to something like Aarondale. He fired sword energy as if to intercept it but Terranil evaded the attack by lightly twisting his body. Wow! A stray sword energy passed by Terranil’s ears.
“I felt it before but compared to his sword skills his sword skills are poor.”
“You little monkey…!”
Ronan gritted his teeth. Clearly the slow sword technique could not keep up with Terranil’s speed. As before there was no hope of sticking to it and stabbing or cutting it.
The shock wave fired first was pouring down on his head. Ronan who sensed that he could not handle it hurriedly rolled to the side. Kwaaaaaaaaaa! The place where he was standing caved in and a loud noise rang out. The metal floor undulated like waves.
‘This is really dangerous.’
He wasn’t lying when he said he was going to blow up the ruins. Shock waves spread like ripples shaking the basement. Yuria’s frantic voice could be heard not far away.
“Handsome master why can’t you use your strength like this?”
There was a lively whipping going on. Kakang! Kang! Every time the sword and whip collided sparks were bouncing wildly.
Compared to Yuria who was running wild like a crazy bitch her Schlieffen’s condition didn’t look very good. He was so outnumbered that it could even be said to be one-sided.
It was because of the star’s protection. Yuria burst into laughter as she saw Schlieffen being pushed aside by the pressure of her shield and whip.
“Kaahaha! Yes this is correct. “You can’t break through?”
“Ugh…!”
All of Schlieffen’s attacks that could have been effective were blocked by the star’s protection. The fluttering shield was swallowing up both physical slashes and storm auras.
“Kaaaa!”
To make matters worse whenever there was an opening a leopard monster would rush in. When the leopard felt like it was at a disadvantage it would hide under the star’s protection repair itself and come out again and again.
It was surprising that he could endure even in such a situation. But it didn’t seem like it would take long for the balance to be upset. A sigh escaped from between Ronan’s lips.
‘…an operation is needed.’
It was an unprecedented crisis. In order to turn the overall unfavorable situation around some other means had to be used. But Ronan had no time to worry about Schlieffen.
“Where are you looking?”
Quang! Teranil who came rushing in again took power. A shock wave shot in a straight line passed by Ronan’s ears. Ronan immediately counterattacked but Terranil again dodged the sword by a narrow margin.
“It’s no use. Even if no one else knows they can read all of your attacks.”
“You faggot….”
Even if I saw it with my eyes and responded I didn’t think I could move like that. He was engaging in battle perfectly sensing Ronan’s mana.
Ronan felt his breathing becoming heavier and twitched his lips. The mana he was using was slowly running out.
‘Fucked. ‘I can’t catch it with this.’
In order to avoid exhaustion I had to use Vajra’s core. However the sword wielded with sparkling mana was much slower than the sword wielded with mana that Ronan had previously handled.
That was the reason why I had not used it since a while ago. The decision-making power was insufficient to deal with the quick Terranil.
‘I guess I’ll just have to wait until I recover.’
But there was no other way. Ronan switched the power source to Vajra’s core. As energy filled my body sparkling mana came up the sword body. Terranil who had been chasing Ronan suddenly stopped in place.
“Hmm?!”
It was the reaction a person who was suddenly thrown into a foreign place would have. Terranil began to look around him as if he were truly blind.
Ronan tilted his head at the unexpected strange behavior. Suddenly a hypothesis flashed in my mind.
‘no way….’
Terranil relied on mana detection rather than vision. And the sparkling mana generated when the shock wave was created spread around like a cloud of fog.
‘Can’t you tell the difference…?’
Maybe there is a chance of victory. Ronan switched power sources again. La Mancha which used to shine white turned red. Terranil’s face brightened.
“Aha there you are.”
He rushed straight towards Ronan. Quaaaang! Terranil stamped his foot his ground flipped and his sparks soared. The shock wave that occurred again hit Ronan.
Ronan quickly laid down her sword and took a defensive stance but that did not stop her body from flying backwards. Quaaaang! Blood poured out of Ronan’s mouth as he was thrown onto the pillar again.
“Keuuk!”
It was still a difficult technology to adapt to. Ronan stood up shakily and glared at Terranil. He crouched down to deliver the finishing blow. Terra Nir turned his head towards Ronan and grinned.
“Have you given up?”
Ronan didn’t answer. He still showed no signs of fatigue making him truly a strong man worthy of a bishop. He licked his appetite as if he felt regretful about Terranil.
“Then let’s finish this quickly.”
Terranil’s figure disappeared from sight. At the same time Ronan switched the power source. Quaaaang! Terranil flew straight and collided with his pillar. The metal tile flipped over and the mechanisms inside jumped out.
“ah?”
Terra Nil tilted his head. The fist he pulled out of the pillar had no traces of blood or crushed internal organs.
Now that I think about it all traces of Ronan have disappeared. It was the same strange phenomenon as before. Suddenly a chill went up the back of his neck.
“what…!”
Terranil hurriedly turned around. It was at that moment that he swung his fist carrying a shock wave. Ronan who had disappeared reappeared. A familiar voice rang in my ears.
“Okay let’s finish it.”
Tuk. Terranil’s arms fell to the floor.
