Chapter 573 – #118_Betrayal (2)
#573
One.
The unconscious Shin Si-woo, the black knight, is much stronger than the real Si-woo.
No matter how remarkable growth was achieved, the difference in specifications between the two was significant at this point.
He had fought against the black knight several times, but had never won.
In addition, the Black Knight, who created his own hunting ground by directly intervening in the ordeal, even released the restriction that ‘it is maintained at the strength at the time of the first registration’.
This is supported by the fact that he is able to talk to the extent of interacting with Siwoo and that the quality of his magic has improved remarkably.
But.
– Hard!
Sparks of mana and distortion fields exploded with a sharp sound.
Siwoo had already been confronting the black knight for over 5 minutes amidst the hem of the ribbon, which could not be entangled with each other and was torn and fluttering ceaselessly.
It’s not just because you’re lucky.
This is because they are resisting more desperately than usual as their lives are at stake.
There was no detailed confirmation of “What happens if we lose here”, But no matter how you look at it, it’s not an atmosphere where you can go over and say “Tada, it wasn’t really a big deal”.
The sense of crisis that their lives are in danger makes them unleash their normally dormant potential.
“Whoop!”
The lungs, which had been filled with air, let out breath like drums.
As it rotated once, the sharp tip of the spear loaded with acceleration broke through the thick ribbon and stabbed the black knight’s helmet.
The Black Knight’s reaction to the inevitable blow was astute.
The spear, which was enriched with distortion fields, flowed out using the curvature of the helmet.
A normal witch would have suffered a great blow with just that.
The distortion field and barrier that entered through the circuit of the armor made of ‘magic’ must have caused a fatal short circuit like pouring water into an elaborate electric circuit.
Unfortunately, however, the Black Knight deals with the same kind of magic as Siu.
Even in the skill of handling the distortion field, that one is a step above.
It is difficult to subdue by relying only on the advantages of arms.
However, in close combat, Siwoo has the upper hand by one move, so Siwoo digs in thoroughly like the previous aspect.
A black knight who tries to secure an interception distance by removing opponents who cling to him like a leech.
There is another crucial reason to release the shackles and achieve a close encounter with the black knight who unleashes all his power.
It is a magic formula that covers all sides.
The Black Knight is devoting some of his abilities to the magic ceremony that must be unfolded to arbitrarily remodel the ordeal.
In the aftermath of the battle, immediately giving feedback and correcting the broken magic formula in real time was an acrobatics that Siwoo couldn’t even dare to imitate.
However, in order to transform the ‘cradle of dreams’, which is only a fleeting dream, into an arena where lives are staked, enormous calculations will be required.
“Suck!”
In order to take advantage of that advantage, I step on Jin-gak roughly.
The moment the power that spread in a circle along her toes shook the magic circle, the black knight’s reaction slowed down.
-Shaheek!
A spear that extends far beyond the speed of sound is aimed at the heart.
Except for the fact that he was risking his life, the aspect was the same as the previous ordeal to the point where it felt monotonous.
I was going to use the wave of the distortion field, which was newly established in the theory, but no matter how hard it is, I am not bold enough to use the technology that has been completed ‘only in theory’ in practice.
Rather, if the black knight hesitated and lingered on the timing, only inducing close combat….
– Whiririk!
At the straight blow, the black knight responded by turning his spear like a windmill.
As ‘parring’ used in many martial arts and sword fighting proves, a straight attack is vulnerable to power coming from the side.
At this rate, the tip of the spear would pass between the sides and take away the number.
I bite my teeth tight and catch my breath that is about to flow out.
“Sup… !”
He forcibly stopped the spear that was stabbing him in the middle.
– Squeak
Of course, even if the body is strengthened with spiritual body and armor, the reverse action puts an enormous burden on the body.
Along with a dangerous creak, intense pain that seemed like a dislocated bone ran through the whole body, starting from the knee.
But I got it right.
The turn did not pass.
“Haap!”
At the same time as the spirit, it cuts toward the blade so as not to be affected by the rotation.
A slash that was swung in a fan shape.
The black knight’s neck hangs in the arc’s orbit.
I was sure of victory.
Realize that the conviction was too quick to conclude.
– Quickly!
Definite taste.
Siwoo’s spear definitely hit the black knight.
However, it did not feel like separating flesh from armor.
It was because the black knight rushed towards Siwoo and threw himself at the spear.
A defense method that minimized damage by pulling the point of impact forward, which was completely unexpected since only attempts were made to increase the distance.
A long-swung spear is inevitably affected by centrifugal force.
The side of the spear has enough acceleration and is powerful, but the inside is much less powerful.
The black knight used the power of the spear to kick his foot in the opposite direction.
A human body, especially a body wearing armor that easily weighs over 200 kg, flies like a baseball.
The gap they had been trying to keep widened all at once.
“What…?”
According to conventional wisdom, it should be an easy way for anyone to come up with.
However, the reason why Siwoo is shocked is not just that he was caught off guard.
The spear that Siu wields is not a blow at the level of ‘common wisdom’.
It is a technically perfectly executed blow thanks to the foot mirror, magical body reinforcement, armor that is no different from a powered suit, and the King of All Diseases contract.
Even if the power is reduced to the fullest, it is no different from throwing oneself into a running dump truck.
As proof of that, the left arm of the black knight, who was moving away while spraying shadows, was abnormally bent.
An open fracture where the bone would have protruded if the armor had been removed.
Through the cracks in the gauntlet, you can see blood dripping non-stop.
But that wasn’t enough.
A gamble that could have cost him his life gave the Black Knight an advantage in exchange for his left arm.
“Bloom!!!”
There was no time to be idle.
He belatedly chases after the black knight.
As long as the distance had increased this much, it was no different than the turn of the black knight.
A black ribbon extending in all directions like a blooming flower, and a red branch loaded with it as a demonstration.
Now all that remains is the sipping time that I have experienced enough to get tired of.
The black knight survived at the cost of his arm, and Siu was left with only the choice of dodging to the left or to the right.
A red light flashed.
It can be said that it is an illusion, and at the moment of an instant, I run with all my might to the right.
– Breakup liquid!
The trajectory of the red branches that were thrown with all their might.
All at once, downy hairs sprouted on the skin around that area.
However, even after successfully evading and closing the distance with full force, uneasiness remains.
During the last ordeal, the black knight recovered the red branch that had been fired in some way and reused it immediately.
And even at this moment.
As if it wasn’t a one-time bug, the red branch erupted from the black knight’s hand once again.
“Bloom.”
Black flowers bloom gracefully.
Once again forced Russian roulette.
No luck twice.
Lady Luck gave the Black Knight her kiss.
While flying into the air, Siwoo’s body was caught in the aftermath of the distortion field and fell to the ground.
2.
Dorothy met her eyes with Leruhe, who was looking up at her while breaking out in a cold sweat.
Even though he has become Lee Ji-kyung, there is no hostility in his eyes.
There is only embarrassment, anguish from pain, and much more shock.
As expected, it was a much more lax response than that.
Dorothy’s magnetic magic is specialized in close combat.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was in the ranks of the strongest within the reach of the sword.
I assured you that even the 23rd level of self-defense would be able to penetrate lightly as long as the distance was easily given….
I couldn’t believe that the autonomous defense wouldn’t even work until the moment the blade of the sword pierced the abdominal cavity.
It made me realize how complacent Leruhe was.
“Dorothy…. Why…. Why are you like this all of a sudden…. Dare Jim…. Us….”
Leruhe wriggles and tries to stand up somehow.
The effort went back to idle time and time again.
Her hand, which covered her wound, scraped away, leaving only blood stains on the floor.
Her wound itself is not very deep.
If you use recovery magic, three or three days of recuperation is enough, and even if that is not the case, it is a wound that will be wiped off in a month with the unique resilience of the spiritual body.
The problem was the location of the wound.
Dorothy has killed many witches and knows the best places to neutralize her witches.
The blade that pierced the dantian at an angle did not do any effective damage to the brand itself.
However, Dorothy’s blade that cut through the spiritual body accurately cut through the center of the magic circuit extending from the stigma to the whole body.
Now that this has happened, even witches of the 23rd rank will no longer be different from ordinary people.
“Foolish Queen….”
Dorothy knelt quietly at her bedside in Leruhe, like a saint praying for a fallen soldier on her battlefield.
“Is it okay to trust others so easily?”
“Believe in your friends…. What do you mean it’s bad…”
“Trust and carelessness are two entirely different matters.”
At that moment, the crew gathered around them.
The moment Akula’s master, Rruye, senses that she has been attacked, she rushes like her white blood cells to protect her captain.
Leruye knew what choices the loyal crew would make upon seeing this scene.
“Oh no… ! Stop!”
However, they are merely familiars who take care of chores.
On the other hand, Dorothy is a great witch who has a winning streak when it comes to battles.
The results were so obvious that L’ruhe hurriedly tried to dissuade her crew.
-Widely
“Come on, stop.”
The moment Dorothy flicks her fingertips, the crew members, who were ferociously pulling out her pistols, stop all at once.
Also, Leruye felt that her Akula and her pass, which connected her, were seized in an instant.
Dorothy, who remodeled a submarine with her ancestor Nukelaby.
Taking away the contracts of the submarine and the crew members belonging to it at the point where L’ruhe’s magical power was cut off was the level of eating the cake on her plate.
“Hold on. The affected part stops bleeding.”
Loyal subordinates, who had been running as if they were indignant just a few seconds ago, instead arrest Leruhe.
Even though Leruhe looked at everyone with a bewildered expression, they did not waver at all.
Until now, everything that has supported Leruhe is only acting, and he silently carries out Dorothy’s orders as if he were only a mechanical device.
“The Queen seemed to care very much about these familiars. Do you see them? These guys are just parts. The Queen’s Nukelaby Kingdom play is nothing more than playing house.”
“Not! They all pay their allegiance to Jim… !”
“Then why don’t you stop taking my orders?”
“Anastasia, Natasha….”
Leruye asked by name for each member of her crew.
However, what they followed was Dorothy’s callous order, not Leruhe’s earnest cry.
Leruye stared blankly at Dorothy, as if she had lost the strength to resist.
A bowed head soon after.
Beads of tears flow down your cheeks.
“Why, why are you doing this? Was Jim’s magic the purpose? If not….”
“The queen’s magic is so different that there is nothing to refer to. But he had some pretty cool toys.”
Even in the midst of the situation, Leruye realized that it was Shin Si-woo’s story.
“Can not be done… ! What were you thinking of doing with him? !”
“It should be useful for magic research, right?”
“No… ! Can not be done… !”
The hem of an ominous imagination unfolds.
Dorothy steps forward in front of Leruhe, who is struggling more violently than when he was stabbed.
“Queen.”
Dorothy caressing Leruhe’s cheek slowly.
“This is a public life. He would do anything for the sake of magic, and even stab his dear friend’s disciple from behind. A life filled with fleeting desires.”
Dorothy, as always, showed an incomprehensible smile to L’Rue, who backed away involuntarily at the bizarre level of spirit.
“Isn’t that funny?”
