Chapter 97. Brilliant Resolution (1)
Brilliant! jump!
A harsh sound echoing inside the body.
Hearing that sound, Lloyd thought.
‘Isn’t this deadly poison really a joke?’
It really wasn’t a joke.
A palm placed on the king’s stomach.
The energy of deadly poison absorbed through that palm.
It has been attacking the blood vessels and the tissues around them moment by moment.
Every time that happened, the muscle tissue and blood vessels screamed.
Blasphemy! jump!
Deadly venomous energy that tries to tear tissue apart and body tissue that resists.
Between the tug-of-war, Lloyd was sweating profusely.
I beat myself up even more.
I put more strength into the dark heart method.
The three-pronged circle turned even more furiously.
Absorbed the poison that invaded the king’s body to the fullest.
“You…How did you learn these things?”
The King’s gaze looking up at this side.
A mana absorption technique experienced for the first time in life.
There was a mixture of surprise and wonder, doubt and admiration.
A bitter smile bloomed on Lloyd’s lips.
“Uuuuuuuuuuu If you say that….”
“Can’t you?”
“It will make it a bit difficult to focus on first aid.”
“But unlike the words you spit out, you’re good at getting the poison out, right?”
“I have nothing else to say if you say you’re being mean, but-”
Lloyd trembled, maintaining a light heart.
“If you’re going to say something, it would be better if you cheer me on so that I can do my best.”
“Cheer up. However, if you recklessly absorb the poison like this, you will be in danger. Is there any other solution?”
“Of course there are. I will have to release it.”
“Right.”
Could it be because the poison escaped?
Or did you know that there is a countermeasure for this side?
The King’s expression softened slightly.
Only her gaze looking up this way was still sharp.
“Jim has two more questions.”
“Yes, ask.”
“one. How did you notice what was happening here and run all the way here?”
“I have a good feeling.”
“Feel?”
“yes.”
“Be specific.”
“Oh, are you doubting me?”
“Yeah, of course….”
“If I had been with Sir Chernyi, I would not have risked my life to remove the poison.”
“….”
“Really. I just overheard Sir Czerny talking with the chamberlain and felt suspicious.”
“Do you feel suspicious? What was he talking about with the chamberlain?”
“The banquet continued until the moon went down, and they were talking about something.”
“It seems like an ordinary word. Why?”
“It just felt that way. The tone of voice or the look in your eyes made me feel it.”
“Did you feel it?”
“To be honest, I didn’t expect anything like treason at first. Just-”
“Just?”
“I thought that Sir Cherny and the chamberlain were like that.”
“….”
“So I followed, thinking there would be an exciting spectacle. But when I came here, there was such an uproar…It was anyway.”
“You looked like you couldn’t see it.”
“no.”
Silence lingered for a while.
Lloyd rubbed his chest inwardly.
‘Fortunately, the doubts towards me have been resolved.’
The case of the attempted assassination of the king.
Today’s situation that I could have realized in advance by reading the novel Iron Blooded Knight.
No one here knows that.
Not even the king knows.
The same is true of the passwords those assassins share.
It was information that only the person who read the novel knew.
‘That’s why it was a good situation to be suspicious.’
He rushed recklessly to save the king, but that action itself was also suspicious.
The fact that he was the first to notice the circumstances of the assassination that no one knew about.
That is why, excluding the assassin, he was the first to arrive at the scene.
That action alone was enough to arouse suspicion.
I needed to get rid of those doubts first.
So it was Lloyd who tried his own trick.
‘A clever mix of truth and lies. It’s a savage that always works well.’
He said that he had heard Lord Cherny’s password.
In addition, he mixed the lies of ‘Lord Czerny gay rumor’.
He self-denigrated his behavior of coming here as a childish act of simply seeking gossip out of curiosity.
In addition, he was actually risking his life to extract poison from the king’s body.
All of these elements came together to create synergy.
As Lloyd had intended, the king’s suspicions were lifted.
The King’s eyes softened as he looked up.
“Right. But Jim has one more question.”
“Yes, what is it this time?”
“Why did you feel comfortable talking a little while ago?”
“…yes?”
“Ever since I was laying down my luggage for first aid. He is subtly removing manners from his tone of voice toward Jim. Could that be an intentional action?”
“Of course not, Your Highness.”
“Your tone of voice changes faster than the wind.”
“You misunderstood, Your Highness.”
“I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding.”
“It’s really unfortunate, Your Highness.”
“To the point of shamelessness.”
The king’s lips drew a smile.
But even then, her expression hardened for a moment.
“But did you say Lord Asrahan?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Is he okay? Against Lord Czerny.”
“….”
Lloyd closed his mouth.
It was a question that could not be answered with certainty.
In fact, that’s why I was doing my best right now.
He was really pouring all his strength into absorbing the deadly poison.
It was to finish first aid as quickly as possible and run to help Xaviel.
‘Because Xaviel hasn’t reached the level of a sword master yet.’
However, he was confronted by the sword master, Lord Cherny.
What will be the result?
I couldn’t predict.
It wasn’t even predicted.
‘Of course it won’t be easy. But I can’t be relieved.’
It was Xaviel with extraordinary talent.
He achieved the highest level of sword expert and even possessed a triple circle.
But what if you put them all together?
‘There must still be a gap that can’t be crossed between you and the Sword Master.’
As such, the Sword Master was a great and terrifying being.
Sword Master can only be blocked by Sword Master.
Its existence was second only to a strategic weapon.
It was like nuclear weapons in the modern world.
The number of Sword Masters you have.
That number soon became a measure of the country’s military power.
‘But Xaviel was forced to face such an existence alone.’
Of course, later on, Xaviel in the novel also becomes a sword master.
He even became the first Grand Master in history to surpass the Sword Master.
But that was a story in a novel.
Things were different from now.
If you miss today….
‘Haviel could die.’
Xaviel was the support and biggest insurance that would secure his future.
I didn’t want to lose a guy like that here in vain.
Kiyiing-!
Lloyd further increased the circle’s rotational power.
He pushed himself to the limits of what he could do.
The deadly poison absorbed from the king gradually accumulated around the circle.
But he didn’t care.
‘When it’s all absorbed, discharge it and run.’
And I will help Xaviel fight together.
Sweat dripped down his face.
Sweat dripped off the king’s cheeks.
But the king could not rebuke him.
It was because Lloyd’s expression was so serious as he focused on his dark mind.
‘The more I look at it, the more amazing it is.’
Building a suspension bridge you’ve never heard of.
He was the one who proved his ability by making that boast a reality.
However, now that I saw it, it was hiding more abilities than that.
‘It’s a technique that allows you to absorb the mana from the outside, as well as the mana and specific properties of others into yourself. I never thought that something like this would be possible.’
The dream was becoming a reality.
A deadly poison that was leaking out of his body every moment.
That was the clearest evidence.
This fact shocked and amazed her as a sword master.
‘Where is the end of Lee’s abilities?’
I wanted to check it out if possible.
It was interesting.
I was curious.
As such, while the king looked up at Lloyd with a curious gaze, first aid in the quiet resting room continued fiercely.
♣
Sudden!
The blast split in two.
Auror Swords rushed in.
He cut Xaviel’s chest.
But no drops of blood splattered.
‘hmm?’
Sir Czerny’s eyebrows twitched.
For a moment, I thought I had definitely cut my opponent.
However, I felt it immediately after swinging the sword.
Weak taste
cut shallow
The moment Lord Cherny realized that.
Xaviel’s counterattack flew like a flash war.
Wedge liquid!
“…!”
The auror was not loaded.
But it was as fast as a beam of light.
Lord Cherny raised his sword.
Kaaang-!
Xaviel’s sword ricocheted off the sword.
In the midst of that shock wave, Lord Czerney was finally able to see.
‘I only cut my clothes from the previous blow.’
At first glance, Xaviel’s front desk.
It was torn along a long diagonal line.
Part of the bare skin on Xaviel’s chest was visible between them.
‘It’s amazing reaction speed.’
Lord Cherniy was genuinely impressed.
Actually, when I split Xaviel’s blast in two.
When he drove that momentum and cut off Xaviel’s chest.
He was convinced that the match was over.
but it wasn’t
‘Strong and fast for subjects who are not even sword masters. even elaborate. Maybe if it’s just technology, it’s on the same level with me, or more.’
The silver-haired kid in front of you.
I feel like I’ve just turned 20.
It was literally a freaking talent.
But what if that guy rises to the level of a sword master?
‘He’ll jump over me at once.’
I had no choice but to admit it.
At the same time, a violent impulse arose.
‘But you will never surpass me. because. I will die here today.’
The pleasure of pruning and trampling on the buds of a talent that will go down in history.
The corner of Lord Cherny’s mouth went up at that violent impulse.
More strength went into the hand holding the sword.
‘Don’t kill me today. How dare you resist!’
Now it was the yard where the Aura Sword was also raised.
There was nothing to be afraid of.
Whiririk Squak!
Lord Cherny’s sword swung at an odd angle.
A blazing aura was carried on the sword and attacked Xaviel.
Tsukaan-!
Aura and sword collided.
At that moment, part of Xaviel’s blade broke.
It was crushed and ripped apart by the aura.
Xaviel’s expression hardened.
Lord Cherny let out a sneer.
“How dare you try to block the sword with that level of skill?”
Quasac!
The Auror Sword strikes again.
Xaviel’s blade, which was gradually breaking in front of him.
Lord Cherny’s ridicule also deepened.
“Did you stop again? I have to commend you for not cutting off the whole sword even after blocking the aura sword.”
Knock!
The aura sword strikes again.
One side of Xaviel’s blade was crushed again.
I learned to live at Lord Cherniy’s ridicule.
“Hoo. defense three times. Is it because it is the king’s treasured sword? How about resisting while using that technique?”
“….”
Xaviel couldn’t answer.
There was no time to answer.
From the moment I first defended my sword with an aura, my insides turned upside down.
The impact that blocked the aura completely ripped through the inside.
It was like trying to block a giant’s hammer with your fingers.
He could not even dare to absorb mana using the dark simbeop.
Every time he defended, a huge shock accumulated inside.
Legs didn’t move.
I couldn’t quite hear it.
It was completely hardened by the accumulated shock.
‘Should I use a blaster?’
For a moment, I thought so.
But not with blasting.
The strongest skill he possessed was also split in two by the aura sword.
If I used it again, this time it would really cut my heart.
‘If I were a sword master.’
If it was a blast used at that level, it would pierce Lord Cherny’s aura sword at once.
No, without the use of blasting, you can strike back with the same sword.
‘Lloyd…sir.’
Kwaaang!
Shock strikes again.
Feeling like a stake being driven into the ground.
“Cool!”
Coughing mixed with blood came out.
The rotation of the circle became slower and slower.
and fifth.
A brutal blow fell like lightning.
Kakaok!
“…!”
Finally, the king’s sword was cut.
A sword fell between the cut swords.
‘It can’t end here!’
Even if it’s just one second, you have to wait.
Only then can Lloyd-nim heal the king.
Then there is a chance Lloyd-sama will survive.
Since the king is a sword master, he should be able to stand up to Lord Cherny.
‘Awesome!’
Xaviel bent his pride.
In the face of falling death, I want to survive even for one more second.
He fell on his seat and rolled on his side.
Tsukaak!
The aura sword barely scratched the floor. splattered sparks
but survived
It was good for a while.
I wanted to buy time with my life extended even a little like this.
In order to somehow increase the chance that Lloyd would be safe, he swung the remaining sword in half and confronted him.
At that moment, a merciless kick came flying.
Quaang-!
“…!”
A forward kick to the chest.
In front of that heavy blow, Xaviel took nine steps into the corridor.
He hit the table in the corner of the hallway and rolled across the floor.
Kwadangtang Kwagak!
Fragments of broken wood chips.
I managed to raise my upper body from the rubble.
‘It’s not over yet.’
Didn’t give up.
Reached out.
I grabbed the broken table leg.
Lord Cherny rushed right up to him.
A roaring aura came down with a sword.
“It’s over!”
Wedge love!
The aura sword fell like lightning.
Xaviel raised the table leg.
Lord Cherney smiled broadly.
Aura Swords can only be blocked with Aura Swords.
It is an absolute rule.
‘But you dare to come in front of a sword and use something like a table leg? Ha!’
Look where you are struggling.
the moment you think so.
Tucker-!
The aura sword was blocked by the wooden table leg.
“uh?”
what the hell
Lord Cherny’s eyes widened.
Just then, an unprecedented change began to occur in the leg of the table.
Tsutsutsutsutsu…!
A cool light bloomed from stem to stem.
The table legs were wrapped in ferocious brilliance.
It is a brilliant resolution that can only be forged by those who have realized the ultimate meaning of the sword.
It was an auror.
