Chapter 323 – 323. The Only Way to End Revenge (1)
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Numerous remains of the mighty fortress fell all over Maherit.
The bitter cold of the nostrils.
A white hail rose, and with a crackling sound, the pillars that were barely holding on broke and the heavy roof slammed down.
“…….”
A blond high elf warrior chief with his head bowed as if lost in thought in the horribly half-destroyed ruins.
Hearing the shadow’s call, Ardena agonized over whether to follow Corte’s intentions obediently or remain by the side of the mortally wounded Yushin.
The opponent is a fallen warrior who betrayed his compatriots.
Whatever the reason,
Her crime of massacring dozens of her compatriots deservedly atone for him with her death.
‘There is no reason to follow. He was the former head priest, but now he’s just the Demon Lord of Explosive Slaughter. It would be foolish to move as you please, guided by the call of a fallen person who is no longer an elf.’
She was Ardena who said that to herself, but she hesitated at some emotion felt in the pitch-black shadow.
It was different from before, when it was stained with vengeance.
Loneliness and loneliness,
A wish for someone to end their suffering.
He seemed like someone who had completely lost the will to live, lived a terrible terminal life, and wanted to die the way he wanted.
“Ardena.”
Yushin called her name as she wandered alone in the maze of hesitation.
How did you notice
Ardena, who was unable to make an easy decision while repeating her struggles and agonies, her shoulders trembled at the sound of her voice calling her own name.
In response, Yushin stretched out his hand, which had become somewhat normal thanks to the use of holy water and potions.
To a woman with a troublesome personality who wants to take on all her problems alone… She, but the woman who was most dear to her, helped her make up her mind.
“Come on. The Demon King of Explosions… You want to make a deal with Corte dos Liberia.”
“… It is most likely a trap.”
“Me and Allen will be guarding the perimeter. If it’s a trap, I’ll run right away.”
Actually, it can’t be a trap.
Ardena said so.
Never corte,
She wouldn’t have used any traps.
Even though she had fallen into the Demon Lord of Explosive Slaughter, she still had the appearance and memories of the priestess.
“Anyway, she’s a troublesome woman.”
Allen shrugged her shoulders and spoke to Ardena in a grumbling voice.
Swallowed up by mission and responsibility,
Ardena, blaming herself and wandering in the swamp of her anguish, was evaluated by Allen as a ‘annoying woman’.
It was not wrong. Because Ardena, her party, also sympathized with Allen’s words to some extent.
“I agree with you. I really… She seems to be a troublesome and troublesome woman.”
The blonde high elf warrior chief nodded to the fiercely competitive rival, sent a glance at the man he loved and thanked him,
He moved his feet as he turned his back.
Where the dark shadows are headed.
I headed for the place where the power of the explosion was flying dangerously like a haze.
‘Corte dos Liberia.’
A worthy price for the priest who served in the past,
As the warrior chief who protects the elves, he must punish the priest who betrayed his compatriots.
With my hand,
I kill her with my own hand.
Because she was the only elf who could judge her after she fell into the demon lord of explosions. She expresses her gratitude and respect to Yushin and Allen, who have been willing to lend a helping hand to her so far, but her ‘elf’ has to decide to judge her.
“Ardena.”
“… Were you waiting for me here?”
The place where the beautiful beauty with her blue hair growing to her calves met the high elf warrior chief was Maherit Palace, the center of the elves’ culture and also the sacred place of their faith.
Why is it the palace?
The priest, who inherited the authority of the demon king and became corrupted, confronted Ardena with his back to the beautiful palace.
Eventually, Corte raised his head, which had been lowered for a moment.
He stared at the blonde warrior commander with dark, jet-black eyes and wine-like red eyes, smiling faintly.
“Ardena, I expected you to answer the call, but… I really didn’t expect you to come.”
“What would you do if I refused and turned away from the call?”
“Maybe he just left.”
Corte answered Ardena’s words with a wry smile, and as if revealing her will to fight, she dropped her jet-black whip on the floor.
In response, Ardena also grabbed the hilt of her sword and tried to counter the whip wrapped around her explosive power.
“When you guys were having a hard time at the Immortal Fortress, I invaded behind the scenes completely cut off from the real world and killed all the priests hiding like ghosts. I killed all the priests without exception.”
“… I know because I heard it.”
Corte, in a voice full of joy and longing,
Even so, her eyes were full of empty loneliness.
Long achieved revenge.
She swallowed the targets of her vengeance as shadows, leaving them to feel eternal pain.
But nothing changed. The joy of finally achieving revenge, the revenge of his beloved father, was only short-lived… An empty void began to squeeze his heart.
“So how are you feeling right now?”
With a voice full of hostility and contempt,
The emerald eyes glared at the traitor with determination.
“Betraying and killing fellow countrymen… Are you satisfied with the bloody revenge you gained after betraying all those you gave your trust and loyalty to!”
Like a sharp dagger piercing her lungs, Ardena’s words hit Corte’s heart, which was consumed by the void.
Like a ripple in a calm water,
A crack formed in her stagnant heart.
Is it because the emotions that have been pushed out so far have reached the extreme? As soon as she could finish her words, Corte and Ardena lunged at each other, brandishing their weapons almost simultaneously.
“Ardena!!”
A feast of shadows shaking like afterimages.
A whip dyed in pitch black,
As if black paint was spilled on white drawing paper, it began to disturb the clock that illuminated the maherit palace covered in snow and ice.
“Suck!”
Celestial Sun (天璇).
Slashes the enemy in one blow.
As Ardena swung her sword in a dark green glow, she cut through the pitch-black shadow.
As if a lump had been cut,
The large shadow lost its original shape and splintered.
“I don’t know why you killed all the priests behind the scenes!”
Ardena, who cut off the shadow manifested from the power of the explosion, shouted as she approached Corte.
“And why did you betray your fellow countrymen! He may have killed the compatriots he trusted and followed!”
Pouring heart,
Fluctuating passion,
Just as the waves of life and the shadow of death collide and the surrounding area collapses, as the offensive continued, the hearts of Ardena and Corte were shaken without hesitation.
“However, no matter what reason or justification you have, the evil deeds you have committed cannot be justified.”
The high elf warrior chief, clad in a single point of unshakable justice, drove away the darkness of death.
In the end, unlike the time when she collapsed helplessly in front of the power of the bomb, Ardena preempted her superiority even in the midst of the swarming blows.
“Corte!”
Chunchu (天樞).
Crush enemies with external pressure.
Corte, hit by the sword pressure from Ardena’s holy sword, flew backwards and fell to the ground covered in snow.
Without time to mend the messed up body,
Corte, who rose to her feet in one breath, swung her whip vigorously and tried to tear Ardena’s body apart.
“Kheup!”
Ardena swung her swordsmanship once again and parried Corte’s blow.
Is it because it’s the second fight?
I sensed the blow of the whip that was blurry in my eyes.
Movements began to appear. It seemed that he was able to respond to some extent to the jet-black whip that struck faster than the speed of sound.
“I can never forgive you.”
A chilly wind blew through Ardena and Corti’s faces.
With short breaths,
Ardena, who raised her sword again, glared at Corte, who swallowed her drool, as all her attacks were futile.
It seemed that the will of the referee to never show tolerance and mercy stood out.
“Even the crime of hurting the young priest and his companions, and even trying to inflict disaster on Maherit…. There is no turning back.”
If the madness and vengeance had stopped before it came to an end…. If Corte gave up his revenge.
Maybe Ardena gave Corte her chance, a chance at atonement.
If only she had simply betrayed her people.
She may have become her ally by extending her hand to the depraved head of the god of explosions.
“Yes, there is no turning back. Just like the dead can never come back to this world. I know very well that the sins committed against you can never be saved. That is why I called you here.”
Ever since his father was murdered,
Everything in Corte was already ruined.
Because it can’t be undone.
Because dead life can’t come back.
That’s why the feeling of love is a scary law. The moment that emotion collapses, the emotion of love, which suddenly turns into murderous intent and hatred, only leads to ruin until it crashes into a dead end like a train without brakes and is shattered.
“Judge me, Ardena Valencia! Only you are qualified to judge me! You are the only one who can subdue me, the enemy of the elves, the traitor, and even the enemy of all creatures living on the continent!”
Where my revenge began.
In the place where your pride and my hatred dwell.
Let’s finish everything.
Finish everything
It was the most suitable stage for the end of the ugly monster who fell for a lie and fell into a fake, lost his one and only flesh and blood after being deceived by a false illusion.
“Kill me and seize the magic core of the explosion.”
So recited Corte,
He entered into the final battle, releasing all his powers and powers with all his might.
