Episode 111. Divine Appearance
Adrias continued the duel without a single break, as if he were pushing himself to the limit.
And whenever that happened, the Endeavor camp was ablaze with joy.
“What kind of swordsmanship is that? Aren’t the heavy swords, quick swords, and phantom swords mixed together?”
“It is doubtful that such a person has not yet had a reputation. Do you know anyone?”
Fillion watched the duel carefully, ignoring the sounds around him.
Fifth duel already.
Adrias evaded the savage chieftain’s grip and naturally left a scar on his hand.
I didn’t know how it was, but from the moment he was wounded by his sword, the orcs started wriggling.
‘Is that sword a relic?’
Fillion didn’t know why, but what was certain was that his movements were no better than those of the Orc chief, and that he was teasing his opponent with unpredictable swordsmanship.
It looked like an instinctive sword rather than a stereotyped knight’s sword, but the skills at first glance suggested that he had mastered quite excellent swordsmanship.
Adrias, who finally defeated the fifth opponent, said as he wiped off the blood on his sword.
“next.”
“Wow!”
his unexpected performance.
The soldiers cheered at his appearance.
For the soldiers who had been defeated by the Orcs, this duel came more intensely.
It was an orc chieftain.
The leader of a tribe, in other words, a position similar to that of a knight leader in terms of human beings.
Of course, it was impossible to argue whether the Knight Commander or the Orc Chief was stronger, but at least it was certain that the soldiers gathered here could not win even if dozens of soldiers were united.
As the cheering did not end, Al-Gourd’s expression contorted a little, then burst into laughter.
-Ha ha ha ha!
That frenzied laugh was enough to drown out even the cheers that rang from the top of the castle walls.
Standing right in front of him, Adrias felt his stomach quiver with the mana contained in that smile.
The cheers were cut short by Al-Gurd’s laugh.
After laughing for a while, he stopped laughing and pointed his mace at Adrias.
—Barry Sanders! You are truly an amazing warrior! Apologize for belittling and pay your respects. Your movements are comparable to those of us Orcs.
Al-Gurd said something that humans couldn’t tell if it was a compliment or a curse.
―Warrior who knows honor, I know that the remaining four will not be your opponents.
thud!
He slammed his mace into the ground, looked up at the sky once, and then at Adrias. Adrias’s eyes lit up as he realized that this behavior was only used by orcs when they recognized others.
-We will not return the duel. But since you’ve dealt with five in a row, I’ll give you some time to rest.
When Al-Gurd finished speaking, the rest of the orcs acted in awe towards Adrias, as if they understood.
thud. thud. thud. thud!
Seeing that, the people on the Endeavor side were strangely moved.
Although he was an enemy, seeing him being acknowledged even by such an enemy warmed his heart.
Adrias, who had been quietly watching the scene, laughed involuntarily.
In the meantime, the superhumans I met in games or in real life rarely had normal personalities.
But even though this Orc Lord was an Auror Master, he looked better than those humans.
“Thank you for the favor, but I will decline.”
Adrias turned his head to look at Fort Endeavor.
There was an excited Luna as if she would come down at any moment.
“I think we need to finish it quickly.”
-good night. If you’re okay, you’ll be okay. I will continue the duel.
The duel resumed again, and the people on the wall now watched Adrias without much concern. Rather, they had already predicted victory and sent a request for support to other fortresses.
“The world is wide and there are many eccentrics.”
“That’s why you should always be careful.”
Listening to Fillion and Dawson’s words, the people around them nodded.
No one here expected that the man he knew only as an acquaintance of Luna Pendragon could be this strong.
―Kuheu.
dump.
As Adrias finally defeated the last remaining Orc chieftain and wiped the blood from his sword, cheers rang out from the Endeavor Fortress.
“Barry Sanders!”
“Berry! Berry! Berry!”
Cheers broke out once again.
A heat that never seemed to be late dawn spread through the crowd.
Hearing the resounding cheers, Adrias immediately wondered what he was talking about, and soon realized that it was his pseudonym and laughed bitterly.
Al-Gurd looked at the corpses of the fallen chieftains around him and smiled with satisfaction.
―Everyone must have left for the land of eternal battle with a happy heart. Honorable warrior, I want to thank you.
“You’re not crazy either.”
―I don’t want you to understand our customs. I’m just telling you my truth.
With that said, al-Gurd put his mace on one shoulder and prepared to leave.
―Young warrior, if you survive this war safely, you will become a warrior equal to me in the future. Humans are great. With a body like that, you can become a warrior like me.
Hearing those words, Adrias just quietly looked at Al-Gurd.
The human’s black eyes stared deep into the orc’s red eyes.
Adrias and al-Gourd looked at each other silently for a moment, then smiled without question.
-Kuh.
Al-Gurd shouldered his mace in admiration for the fearless human warrior.
―Young human warrior, I hope to compete with you on the battlefield.
“Sorry, but you are not my opponent. Your opponent is different.”
– Hehe. is it? I’ll be looking forward to it.
With those words, Adrias turned and returned to the fort, whether or not al-Gurd was behind him.
On his way back, numerous people of the fortress greeted him with cheers.
“Open the gate!”
“But the Oak Road is still right ahead….”
“Okay. And if he was going to attack us, he would have done it right away. Do you think the wall would be useful to an Auror Master?”
Dawson said to his son and shouted again.
“Open the gate! Meet the hero!”
“Barry Sanders! Our hero!”
“Berry! Berry! Berry!”
Fort Endeavor was so full of heat that it was hard to believe that it was early morning when everyone was asleep. As predicted by Adrias, this Ilkito boosted their morale.
As he entered through the gates of the fortress, not only the soldiers but also the citizens of the fortress came out to welcome him.
‘He never looks old, but his skills are like a monster.’
Fillion couldn’t check it properly because of the mask, but he was shocked to see Adrias, who looked younger than him, defeat the Orc chieftain.
If he survived, it seemed natural that he would become an Auror Master, as Al-Gurd had said.
‘Is it the new divinity of the continent?’
It was a thrilling night in many ways.
* * *
As promised, al-Gourd gave him a day’s respite.
In the meantime, the troops I had contacted in advance had arrived, but there was one unexpected thing at Fort Endeavor.
“All-out assault….”
The main force of the Orcs gathered in front of Fort Endeavor, but that didn’t mean the rest of the forts were also attacked.
In the end, the troops that arrived were not very numerous.
In addition, the number of troops that could arrive in one day was limited, so Dawson’s forehead was deeply furrowed.
“Once you decide on the personnel line. I will be in charge of the south gate as I did last time. Fillion is the North Gate and the other two are… ….”
Dawson paused for a moment and looked at me and Luna.
“Can you take on a Barry Sanders alumnus? I’m not asking for command, I’m just asking if you can stop the orcs there.”
“If only the reward is certain.”
“I promise the reward. You already have a record of defeating nine chiefs.”
Dawson, who finally turned his gaze to Luna, showed signs of distress before speaking up.
“Luna Pendragon, run amok the way you want. As soon as the Orc Lord appears, I will send a messenger to inform you of its location.”
“Yeah, it’s getting boring, but that’s okay. Are you my friend?”
He smiled bitterly at Luna’s question.
At the time of the last duel, you don’t know how much I was mistreated because I was the only one having fun.
Still, thank you for staying still at that time.
‘Because I felt like I was going to run into the Orc Lord at any moment.’
It didn’t seem to be particularly interested in the soul of the Orc Lord.
It seemed that he just wanted to have a fight with Oak Road.
In the first place, when she heard the news of the Orc Road, she was delighted as if it were her own business, saying that she would imprint on me with that spirit.
‘I’m grateful. Aura Masters aren’t common.’
Being an orc was a bit annoying, but I was able to endure it.
If you imprint the Aura Master’s soul, that much won’t be a problem.
Soul imprinting was literally a procedure to imprint the soul.
It could be seen as obtaining a permanent effect similar to that of necromancy.
Of course, since it had a permanent effect, it was less effective than necromancy.
Only one soul could be imprinted on one person, and as far as I know, Luna imprinted the soul of her mother, Eve Millennium.
‘Thanks to that, I was able to inherit the souls that Eve Millennium commanded.’
There was a reason why he was famous even though he was the same age as me.
It’s like inheriting the power of the legendary witch, Eve Millennium.
To be honest, I had no idea how powerful Eve Millennium was.
It’s a name that is occasionally mentioned in the game, but since I’m no longer a person in this world, I only felt the impression that it was very strong.
‘This is not the time to think like this. If you don’t catch Al-Gurd, you won’t be able to enter the great forest, let alone imprint your soul.’
When I just arrived in Grandice Kingdom, I didn’t think things would turn out this way.
But if I overcome this, I can become much stronger.
‘I don’t know what Al-Gurd’s aura draw is, but don’t think that Luna will win easily.’
At first, since Orc was the Master, there were some things that he looked down on.
However, as a result of face to face, I was able to confirm that it was not an easy opponent at all.
There is no such thing as a monster that makes the inside shake with just laughter.
Of course, since it was me, I endured, and if I was an ordinary person, I would have vomited blood.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
“It’s about time. Leave at once.”
The same urgent bells heard before shook the fort.
And the moment we all went outside together and climbed up the wall.
“her….”
I heard someone’s sigh in my ears.
But nobody said anything.
Green waves rippling like waves were approaching Fort Endeavor.
It created an optical illusion as if Daesurim stood up and approached.
In the middle of a battlefield infested with corpses.
The orc’s song rang out.
And looking at those numerous orcs, there was only one thought that came to my mind.
This is a battlefield for me.
