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Chapter 390
Chapter 390
Chapter 390
(390) Carol’s pinch
Translator: Tseirp
The two of us headed toward the royal army .
They did not fire arrows at us when we left the gate .
When we arrived at where the royal army was, the soldiers opened a path .
Strangely, despite heading toward the King’s tent, we were not searched to remove our weapons .
I had a bad feeling instead .
“Carol, are you nervous?”
When I asked, she shook her head silently as she held the metal cane carefully .
“I see – but don’t let your guard down . ”
I said and entered the tent .
There, I saw a familiar face .
“I somewhat knew that you would be here – Talwi . ”
The White Wolf race Swordsman who fought with us as companions and was an enemy that I fought against just the other day .
She smiled faintly when she heard me .
Then, I looked at the proud-looking man seated beside Talwi .
The man sporting a beard in expensive-looking clothes only had Talwi as his guard and was seated on a chair that looked expensive as well .
He had that heavy-looking chair brought from the castle all the way here?
“So you are the King of Tsaobal –”
“Indeed . ”
“Dispel!”
I chanted but my magic didn’t activate .
As Carol had predicted, I guess there was a magic sealing barrier up .
“I see, so you think I have been brainwashed . Foolish . Brainwashing will not work on me . ”
“Yeah, I agree that there won’t be much effect . ”
I knew that there was little chance that the King had been brainwashed when I saw him .
After I saw his job .
【Demon Lord: Lv53】
I didn’t know if the King and the Demon Lord was the same person, or that the Demon Lord had taken the form of Tsaobal’s King .
“First will be the match in the presence of His Majesty . ”
Talwi said and drew her sword .
Unlike the ordinary sword from before, it was a sword that gave off an ominous aura .
I guess it was a magic sword .
“I came to talk though . ”
“You came knowing that it would be a trap? That’s a dull reaction . ”
I looked at the Demon Lord from the corner of my eye .
“Talwi, you still wish to fight even after I beat you so badly last time?”
“Of course . ”
“I see – sorry but I won’t hold back . I don’t have time after all . ”
I said and drew White Wolf Fang .
This time, I set all my jobs for physical combat from the beginning .
With this, she won’t be able to stop my attack – or so I thought but she moved many times faster than before and parried my blade .
“You’re faster than before!?”
“You’re gravely mistaken if you think that only you can grow stronger . ”
Talwi swung her sword .
I immediately leaped back but my cheek was slightly cut .
I thought I dodged it completely but a black ripple extended from that magic sword . It was a lot more troublesome than expected .
Her level had not changed much from before but her growth speed was evidently a cheat that surpassed my growth cheat .
I continued to parry her sword but I was left with superficial wounds from the black ripples from the magic sword .
“Ichinojo, how many Berserkers did you fight?”
Talwi laughed as she asked .
“I told you I don’t have time to talk to you – Flash!”
I withdrew my sword and swept it sideways but it only cut the clothes and the skin on her abdomen . It was not a mortal wound .
Despite being hurt, Talwi looked happy .
“Berserkers have the Berserk skill . It is a unique skill that only Berserkers can use . However, when Berserkers reach the peak, they receive the title called the Peak of Berserk and the skill evolves . It changes from a unique skill to an ordinary still and can be activated in any state . ”
“No way, you – but you are not confused!”
“Confused – the people term it like that but that is their way of interpreting it – it is just a state where we are controlled by madness to want to fight the person in front of us . Regular people wouldn’t be able to speak but I am different . ”
Talwi spoke as she slashed as it continuously .
“After all, my heart is always ruled with the desire to fight!”
In other words, she could use the Berserk skill without any of the negative downsides of it .
But how did she return to Beast-Warrior from Berserker? If she wanted to do so, she would have had to level up Atonement-Seeker .
In the first place, how did she max out Berserker in a few days?
She was connected to the Demon Lord acting as the King in some way .
There is always a way .
For example, I farmed experience by defeating high value farmed monsters .
And her method was a lot more evil than I imagined .
“Ichinojo, you have no idea how much I yearned to fight you again – and to fight you again, you have no idea the number of people I killed . ”
“You bastard!”
She killed people to level up .
It was probably not just death row prisoners or criminals .
I swung my sword in anger but it didn’t work .
Because of my exaggerated swing, Talwi took advantage of the gap and thrust her sword at my chest .
“It didn’t cut? So those clothes aren’t ordinary . ”
Talwi narrowed her eyes and looked at my clothes .
The clothes made with the Dark-Elves’ secret technique would redistribute the strike from a sword to the entire body .
So it would avoid a mortal wound but conversely would cause damage over a wider area . It might even cause internal bleeding . Perhaps even some broken ribs .
That said, there’s so much commotion but nobody was entering the tent – were all the guards guarding the tent brainwashed?
If that was the case, escaping here without a plan would be dangerous .
The Demon Lord moved at the edge of my field of view .
As expected, the Demon Lord’s aim was not to call me out to kill me but Carol .
“Carol, run!”
I shouted .
“I knew about your existence from Dakyat . A Mini-Hume Temptress capable of manipulating monsters . I thought you would be a threat – it is a big deal to be able to maintain that transformation within this magic barrier . ”
This guy had already investigated on Carol .
To think that he investigated about Carol’s ability to transform into an adult – no, he already knew about it .
The Succubus true identity was that of Mini-Humus . josei
“I thought you were trouble . With your ability, you could manipulate the monsters and would be a nuisance to my plan . ”
“Prepare yourself!”
The sword swung by the Demon Lord was not something that could be avoided by ordinary humans .
But she easily avoided it and positioned herself behind the Demon Lord in an instant .
“What!?”
The metal cane suddenly transformed into two daggers .
Then, her temporary appearance of Carol was erased and she regained her original appearance .
“You should prepare yourself instead . ”
The White Wolf race young girl who was my sword and shield – Haru .