Chapter 196 – 196 – I Will Be Your Shield
However, Etheria’s punishment did not reach Thena’s shoulders.
As Mithra leaned back, Erina’s needle lost its target and stabbed her in the air.
And her wrists rested on her toned shoulders. Mithra, noticing her invisible enemy, hardened her face.
On the other hand, Erina’s expression turns white. Maybe it was the same for me, who missed the potion and sable a little while ago.
Mithra wasn’t looking in the wrong direction. What he discovered was Danar’s gaze.
For some reason, Danar’s eyes were looking straight at Erina. He said it was strange that Mitra couldn’t find Erina.
Weird. Danard obviously didn’t notice Erina during the fight in the palace basement.
“Is this? Is this my sister’s last, futile protest against me?”
With bright yellow eyes shining, Mithra turned his body. Then, swinging Erina’s weight with just her shoulders and her legs, she hung it in front of her as if she was working her magic.
I can’t believe I can carry her even with her arms held. What kind of combat weapon has TENA become over the years that I don’t know?
Even though they had been together for so many years, Erina, who had been pinned down as if she had not expected it, showed her wit the moment she was roughly laid down.
The potion syringe she was holding was quickly rolled away. Just before being trampled by Mithra’s feet.
So the trample containing the hero’s power ended up hitting Erina’s wrist instead of the cylinder.
Erina let out her urgent scream. With an eerie crashing sound like a tree branch breaking.
“Aaaaah-!”
“This is an unpleasant struggle. Destroy it, Danar.”
Her heart pounded, and she turned her head again, and there was a bastard where the syringe fell.
Danar lowered his eyes at Mithra’s command and found a brightly shining syringe at his feet. And he looked at it and us in turn.
“Didn’t I tell you to destroy it?”
“What is this?”
“Whatever that filth is, it must be distasteful to your master. Don’t you see that he is trying to invade under this sacred skin!”
Mitra said irritably, as if asking for an explanation? Then the king of elves nodded slowly, and lazily stretched out his hand and took the syringe.
Erina, who was moaning from the pain of being stepped on, gasped for air.
And Danar ran away. Away from Mithra.
A fragment of the Demon King nearby panicked and tried to grab him, but Danar quickly threw himself and escaped between the creature’s legs.
And then I got up and ran again. Floating his hair and spit like a crazy person.
Not only Erina and me, but even Mithra’s eyes widened in confusion.
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Is there a plague that is making people turn their heads among those who are branded as slaves?”
Does the stigma of being a slave refer to one’s aptitude as a porter? I don’t like the choice of words.
But I also have the same doubts as you. Has Danar turned around? Why are you acting like that all of a sudden?
Could it be that the reason I was looking at Erina a little while ago was because I had already changed my mind?
While we were plotting to destroy Mithras, were you secretly rooting for us?
The evidence soon appeared.
No matter how much you train, you will eventually become an apt porter. It’s impossible to outrun dozens of heroes.
Before I could shake off the tightening siege and be caught in the back, Danar threw away the potion that was our hope.
To Lennie who was running towards us.
“Damn it! Tan, Erina-! And… Potion?”
When the two non-combatants were captured by the enemy commander, Lenny, who was in despair and ran to help, was surprised twice.
For once, the potion, the final weapon, was delivered with very accurate delivery. And once again, the fact that the messenger was Marshal Cheolcheon.
The porter’s shoulders, which have superhuman lifting strength, also display terrifying strength when lifting and throwing.
Professional porters who pay attention to that point thoroughly practice how to accurately throw and deliver items. Depending on the situation, potions can be procured from hundreds of meters away to support isolated party members.
A long time ago, I also used it to great advantage during the battle in the Demon Cave.
And the apology that that bastard showed a moment ago… I hate to admit it, but it can be said to be top-notch. I guess I was quite sincere when I was a party porter.
When Leni suddenly took the potion syringe, Mithra gritted his teeth and tried to rush towards Leni. I can feel his impatience.
But I have no intention of letting go.
As he held on tightly and dragged the creature to the ground, deep and rapid anger flashed across Mithra’s face.
It didn’t stop because I caught it. Tena is a guy who could throw me into the sky like a ball game even before he was ten years old.
The one who was powerful enough to stop Mithra was the guardian spirit who lent me his power.
Lilith laughed, squeezing his ghostly outstretched hand.
“The lust that I have accumulated over the dozens of nights by my master’s side is overflowing inside me…”
“···What’s flowing?”
Mithra was embarrassed and tried to twist her arm away. As if she had touched something dirty.
“Never let go, the two-faced, petty sun that once took everything from me!”
Mithra’s brow twitched, and a dark, sharp light poured from the ceiling.
The moment I flinched and narrowed my eyes, I caught a glimpse of something scary.
A fragment of the Demon King catches the light from beyond Thena’s shoulder. Then the light took shape and turned into a spear.
A feeling of fear that makes my spine tingle and throbs. Something that happened in the not-too-distant past flashes before my eyes like a flash.
And they overlap. The moment he threw the holy spear at me, Mithra pulled out her body and threw me into the holy spear’s orbit.
A cold and lonely feeling comes over me. I closed my eyes tightly.
···Shit. I don’t want it to end here.
I hear the sound of skin cracking. It is the sound of a blade being stuck in raw meat.
But there is no pain. There is no strange feeling of internal organs flowing.
It seems like he hasn’t lost his mind like he did in the song. When you see that you can slowly open your tightly closed eyes.
“Ugh… Ugh.”
The first thing you see is Lenny, who stopped while running. The face is wet with astonishment. It seems like today is a day when everyone, from gods to humans, will be surprised.
I moved my gaze along Lennie’s fingers…
“It’s okay… Is it?”
···There is Danar. A holy spear is stuck in the sprawled body.
When I realized the situation, I was shocked. There was no other possibility.
The man who supposedly killed my father saved me by throwing himself into the trajectory of his javelin.
The Lord of the Thorn Throne slowly rose and knelt down on his knees. Then, he raised his emaciated arm and touched the shaft of the spear that pierced his body diagonally.
Resignation passes through eyes stained with age. He spoke while crying and chewing on the blood that was gushing out.
“Son of Calais.”
At that moment, an eerie scream filled the battlefield.
It was like the scream of a little girl who stepped on a snake, or like the scream of an old woman who had just woken up from a nightmare.
Nidrogar, who was flinching after being hit by a barrage of cold wind from a fastball, lowered his outstretched blocking arm and secretly surveyed the situation.
Archmage Evenna, who disappeared from her spot in an instant, appeared next to her son who could not even breathe due to the pain.
“This is crazy…!”
Lenny hurriedly skidded and jumped, unfolding a great folding shield to cover Erina and me from Evenna.
Evenna’s expression distorted as if she was stimulated by the clanging sound of metal. Her face, which had not revealed her emotions until now, shows clear sadness and anger.
And white light poured out. A sudden burst of wind and snowballs struck everywhere.
Lenny, hiding her syringe inside her body, screamed and fell flat behind the shield.
“Damn it, Tan! Erina! Get down!”
“···Is it close enough to the ground?”
Erina, lying down, groaned.
Soon, things other than her snowballs started flying. Lenny, who tried to glance over the great shield, lowered her head in horror when the corner of his shield folded with a clanging sound.
It was a chunk of ice that crumpled her cast iron plate. As soon as Lenny, who had anticipated the impact, put her feet back and took a stance to hold on, the shield began to be pushed away mercilessly with a crashing sound.
Lenny gritted his teeth and looked back at us, trying to somehow steady her pushing toes.
Lilith and I quickly let go of her Mithra and tried to catch Erina and make her escape. But on the contrary, Mithra’s grip grabbed our arms.
When I looked up at her, I saw a mean smile on Tena’s face.
“The special body with the savior’s aptitude will be able to withstand that terrifying magic. Even if it collides with a glacier, all it needs is a healer to get back on its feet.”
“You… Damn bastard…”
“But what about your body, which has been given the aptitude to be a slave? It will soon be torn to pieces and shattered into a lump of blood. Inside me, I can hear the screams of the child you are trying to save. I imagine your terrible end and will surrender to me, so please have mercy on me. A child shouting-“
What I’m saying is, don’t say things like that out of Tena’s mouth, you’re such a horrible bastard with such unique tastes.
“Don’t do this, you crazy bastard!”
“Even after you did the arrogant thing of challenging the sun, did you think the fall would be easy?
Tena’s grip tightens as if she’s going to rip my arm off. When I twist my body without even being able to scream, Mithra shouts triumphantly.
“This is my own punishment, so consider it an honor, you bug!”
“I can’t stop-!”
The moment I realized that the space was strangely narrow and stuffy, Mitra’s cheap and childish taunts also stopped.
The interior of the palace, and the sound of hail hitting Lenny’s great shield.
Lenny, who had been holding on, carefully removed her hand, which was shaking from the pain, from the shield. As the completely ruined shield falls, we see an elf standing proudly in front of us.
The current grassroots guardian of Great Elan, Nenya, stands tall.
And all around… Amethyst-colored tree branches grow thickly, surrounding Evenna.
Did you say that this palace was made by carving an entire living tree? For Nenya, a wizard who controls plants, everything is a weapon now.
Evenna, who was embracing Danar, was not only trapped in the layers of tree branches, but even had her limbs pierced. This is surprising considering that she was the wizard who defeated Lord.
However, Nenya was not fine either. She must have been hit by a small hailstone while rushing, and Nenya stumbled for a moment, wiping away the blood from her nose. And thanks to that, she made eye contact with Lennie behind her.
Lennie’s finger was broken. She is shaking her bruised forearm, as if she can’t stand the pain. The gauntlets, arm guards, and even the Gambison armor were torn off, so her injuries were very visible.
Fortunately, her other arm, which is not supporting her shield, is unharmed. The potion syringe of hope held tightly in that small hand.
Since only the back of his head is visible, the look in Lennie’s eyes is unknown. But Nenya’s eyes can see well.
Our mage had similar feelings to Evenna. However, it is more lively and contains more anger.
“What are they doing? Extermination party! Evacuate all those who cannot fight!”
Party members hiding behind cover forcefully push the adventurers away. Everyone screams and rushes out of the hall, taking advantage of the opportunity when the risk of their heads exploding disappears. Along with the palace guards and vassals.
As Ibenna let out her scream and unleashed the power of the blizzard again, the prison surrounded by her branches crumbled and hail spewed out once more.
However, before those who were taking refuge could scream in surprise, a part of the Amethyst Palace grew explosively again and trapped Evenna and her magic.
Nenya, who quickly overpowered Evenna, was startled by her sobbing and quickly looked behind her.
Lennie was shaking and lying on her stomach, covering her head. She couldn’t even think of picking up her broken shield again. What happened a little while ago, it seems that the Grand Wizard’s threat delivered through the shield was very scary and painful.
Nenya’s face was distorted. Nenya, who was crying and fuming, turned back to Evenna.
“Who dares-!”
After rubbing the bridge of her red nose, Nanya twirled her wand and pointed it at me in a cool manner. Then she hit her chest with her fist and shouted.
“Don’t touch my cute puppy!”
Lennie’s pitiful heaving stopped. Lenny wiped her teary eyes, looked back at me with her heated expression, and asked with her mouth. ‘What did that bitch say just now?’
I hesitated, then shrugged her shoulders. ‘You heard it.’
Leni bit her lip and glanced towards the doorway of her hall. Even in this desperate moment, many people stopped running and looked at Leni and Nenya.
Nenya flinched a little later, as if realizing her mistake. And she added:
“It’s not racial discrimination.”
“It’s noisy.”
“It’s just a habit. I made another mistake.”
“I didn’t ask.”
“I’m sorry. I told you that I’m calling you a puppy because it’s cute and lovely. It’s a nickname.”
“Others hear it. It’s like a mouthful. Even at that age, you still can’t control yourself?”
When Leni chewed the words and spat them out, Nenya stopped making excuses. The ears were colored like carrots.
Eshen, who was running to join the battle but tripped over Nenya’s words, eventually couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter. Lennie, his face flushed, lowered his head in frustration.
“Fuck…”
