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Chapter 223
Chapter 223
Episode 223: The World (8)
?…Then I will ask you the last question.?
?What if… Instead of being uncertain about the path home and the path back home, there is a path that can definitely save people. If these two were your options… which would you choose…?” * *
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The feeling of losing the stubbornness I had maintained for thirty years was truly a relief and even more painful.
It was natural, since it was a pain I didn’t have the confidence to endure at the time, so I had to block out the bonfire I made myself by pretending it was the sun.
“Huh.”
However, the situation is not very good to be caught up in that pain.
[Bae Bae Bam.]
“If it wasn’t just you.”
Even if I hadn’t been in a situation where I would die, wouldn’t I have had to experience this pain? Wasn’t this a sight that we would have to face someday, if not now?
But what do you know about that? Berserk picked up the stone with red, bloodshot eyes.
The loss is so painful and difficult. It doesn’t really matter that it’s something you had to experience at some point. It is not important that it is truly a path for the sisters and a choice for oneself.
What really matters is that she is in pain right now and there is something right in front of her to vent her anger on.
[It’s okay if you get angry.]
Berserk laughed lightly as he watched the demon clumsily imitating the language.
Due to the structure of the mouth, the pronunciation will be slurred for the rest of his life, but his skill in moving his body is much better than that of human language.
[I took good care of that turtle.]
“I will kill it.”
Even though she would kill him.
She ran forward with an emotion that did not know whether it was her own will or an impulse created by Magi. Even at the moment when the mind was cut off, the body, which faithfully followed the commands of the head, picked up speed in an instant.
Sigh.
The successive waves of water gradually deepened, and now even her waist was swallowed. The blood that seeped through the torn wounds added to the erosion and madness.
The black veins growing all over her body began to stand out.
[I don’t know. Lord, Lord, die.]
And finally, she and the giant Merman’s body got closer. bang! The moment Merman’s tail hit the floor, the blood split to the left and right, revealing what was underneath.
Of course, Berserk did not fall there.
Okay.
The person who dodged the tail by a margin of a piece of paper, but kept in mind that the current would split, let out the breath he had been holding.
The blood that surrounded her has receded in all directions and no longer binds her.
The bloody smell pierced my nasal mucosa.
Quang!
She pressed her feet, ignoring the stickiness of the blood. As the blood that had filled up to my waist drained, my body became able to move more easily and rose several meters straight.
Suddenly!
Not to be outdone, Merman swung his claws. Not enough distance. She noticed one hand passing by without being able to cut her, and then looked straight at the next hand.
The hand that doesn’t know if it’s trying to cut her or grab her is something she can use as a stepping stone.
Sigh!
Before the giant hand could grab him, Berserk stepped on his finger and threw the stone he was holding.
As her body spun and landed on the other side, a flying stone hit Merman between the eyes. What I was aiming for was the eyeball, but it was a shame.
The slippery skin slid across the stone, leaving only a few scratches.
Kyaaaaaaa!
The Merman’s tail moved freely, trying to hit her as she landed nearby.
Berserk easily dodged it and then caught it in reverse. Although it was slippery, it had a handle – a fin growing from the tail – so it was quite easy to swing.
Despite her enormous weight, the moment the veins on her arms stood out, Merman’s body moved according to her will.
“Hmph!”
The person who added centrifugal force by spinning round and round threw Merman to the other side.
The story is that a space that exists like an island was thrown into the middle of Blood Lake.
thud. Merman somehow managed to land while avoiding the concave protrusion in the middle of the island. No, actually, I hit it, but the concave protruding part was so hard that it may not have broken.
Either way, it’s not a big problem.
[Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.] Gaaamhi.]
I don’t like just throwing away enemies and staying still. She ran across the exposed ground before the blood spread everywhere from the impact. The torn and damaged traditional clothes were left with only small pieces fluttering.
[If the turtle gets hurt, the snake gets angry.]
Bang!
And the moment she jumped so hard that the flow of air, which should not have been visible, was visible, her body quickly reached the Merman.
[I’m showing off my anger!!!]
Suddenly!
As if he wasn’t going to let this happen, Merman’s claws cut through the air and cut the air into pieces. However, she was smaller than Merman. Although it is disadvantageous in attack, it is advantageous in evasion.
Hwiik. The person who cleverly used his body as if it were an art to dodge struck the Merman’s stomach. It didn’t hatch an egg and didn’t even have scales, so the shock seemed to have been dispersed by its slippery outer shell, but that didn’t mean the shock was zero.
Mermen also had bones and internal organs due to their biological structure.
Wow!
For this reason, Merman, exposed to the dull pain, immediately became irritated. The huge body moved calmly and dug its claws into the space right in front of me.
Berserk’s feet moved to a position that cleverly avoided it. Pow! One after another, her roundhouse kick hit Merman’s arm. It was an attack aimed at bending the joint in the opposite direction.
[I’m out! Get out of here!]
I guess I didn’t have enough strength to just break one. The weak Merman moved his arms to chase after her, and Berserk jumped back to avoid the attack.
If there were weapons. It would have been nice to have something sharp.
The reason that remained like strings in my fists and legs, unable to have fun due to the outer shell, demanded tools.
“under!”
And then it cut off. equipment? Tool??
Sounds weak! She already holds the greatest weapon. A solid body, refined muscles, and all five sharp senses!
So you don’t need any tools. Her body alone was enough to kill that thing. There is no reason to look for tools just to change the impossible into the possible if you want to save time!
“I’ll tell you about the Weapon Master’s fight, devil!”
Weapon Master. The world misunderstands that he is ‘a person who can use all weapons’. However, the true meaning is ‘one who can use everything as a weapon’.
As the name suggests, a being that uses its own body as a weapon grits its teeth and throws down power. The attack, which controlled every single muscle, avoided the Merman’s attack and struck its groin.
Wow!
The physical structures of Mermen and humans are very different. However, if there are limbs and a head, there is bound to be overlap somewhere.
Berserk aimed precisely at that. Merman’s foot was slightly twisted after being hit on the knee.
Pow!
She didn’t stop there. She took advantage of the fact that her body was smaller than Merman’s and continued striking from an awkward position, between the crotch.
By following the muscle texture visible in the merman’s slippery exterior, she estimated the location of the bones within it and attacked the joints in the form she thought was most reasonable.
Of course, Merman didn’t just sit there and watch. That’s all I did.
The Merman was too big, and as big as it was, there were many blind spots. Even in Berserk, where every ray of reason was torn away by the Magi, he was able to avoid it with instinct instead of reason.
The person who moved his position a few times and stepped on his tail and arms a few times landed on the ground again. And instead of my legs, my wrists that were supporting my body touched the ground and twisted, shaking my whole body.
The roundhouse kick hit Merman’s joint in the opposite direction and his leg suddenly broke.
Kyaaaaaah!!!
Merman screamed and fell sideways.
“Ahahahahaha!!!”
Berserk, who had managed to avoid the falling body, burst into laughter. Blood flows down from the red eyes that no longer show anything.
“die!!”
Mermen are not creatures that stop breathing when one of their legs is cut off. She jumped up and dodged the tail’s attack, then stubbornly grabbed the broken leg and ripped it off.
The cartilage connecting the bones was torn, the muscles were torn, and blood was gushing out. The Merman screamed even more and swung its tail and hands and feet.
However, she already had a new weapon: a rat. Anyway, don’t forget that mermen have sharp claws.
Crack!
After tearing off the leg, the person who tore off the toe swung the claws hanging there. It was a moment when the anticipation that could even cut down the original owner became poisonous.
Suddenly!
The Merman’s limbs were cut off in an instant and its tail was cut in half. Even at this moment, the fact that the lifeline was not cut off was almost merciful.
“Huh.”
One person will die soon. Berserk laughed in a phlegmatic voice and climbed onto Merman’s body, which was shaking. The claws were no longer needed.
She broke something that resembled a protruding bone and held it as if it were a stone.
“you you! What are you doing-!?
?This is what you wanted.?
?You damn bastard! Do you think I wanted a dog fight like this!? What I wanted…!?
?A sacred duel and a just death. know. That’s why it’s like this.?
?…!?
?Die the most miserable death, Squall.?
?Damn brat—?
The past vaguely passed through my mind, but was consumed by madness and just disappeared.
Kwasik!
Bone fragments imbued with faint magical energy broke Merman’s scalp and crushed his bones.
It was similar to breaking her teacher’s head.
Damn.
And inside the raised area in the middle of the island where the blood was splattered, a reaction that she did not know occurred.
There was a crack in the round egg.
* * *
If that’s the question… I definitely want to go home. I’d like to go home, but
that doesn’t mean I can callously abandon the Inquisitor and the others. I don’t know if we’re just breaking up. Wouldn’t this be like leaving them in the fire and running away to live alone?
On the other hand, the fact that going back becomes uncertain… In other words, the possibility of going back does not disappear at all. That means you might be able to go back later.
So I… I… I want to make sure I choose to save people. Because I think that’s more correct.
“Even though you’ve been having such a hard time?”
That’s true, but shouldn’t you speak clearly?
It’s true that I was having a hard time and suffering, but that was because of those people who hid behind the scenes and didn’t come out or explain anything. If they had cooperated, I think I would have overcome it a long time ago and got over it.
And yes. Above all, is it the people of this city that are to blame? Are those reasons why I can give up on them?
That’s not true.
?….?
So it’s okay.
I’m okay. I’m fine… If there’s a way, try it. I brought that up now because there is a way that can be used if I postpone my return.
“…I’m sorry.”
I didn’t answer that. Suddenly, I felt like the warmth that was supporting my head suddenly went out.
The previously unobstructed view turned into darkness.
* * *
Deathbringer clenched his fists, putting on the goggles the Meister gave him over his eyes.
Should I target the Great Evil, the structure, or the sealed person? After much deliberation, the choice I made seemed to be quite effective.
Structures that look like temples no longer spit out demons. It was worth risking my life to come this far.
“What happened!?”
“The demon nest has fallen silent!”
“That’s great!”
The reason I didn’t target the Great Devil was because the target was small and there was a high chance of blocking the attack.
The reason I didn’t choose the sealed person was because it wasn’t clear that beyond breaking the seal, it could cause damage to the sealed person and whether that person would immediately become a force.
On the other hand, what about the structures that endlessly pour out soldiers?
There was a possibility that this attack would not work, but if it worked, it could prevent the devil’s power from increasing. It was a guaranteed result for a risk that was at least manageable.
So I chose it and fortunately it worked.
It was a very good sign.
“Uh…”
The flying demons flying towards them all at once, probably on orders from the devil, are not really good news.
“I expected it, but we failed.”
“It’s you, the great devil.”
“They’re just a bunch of idiots. But there were more flying bells than I expected.”
“Fuck it.”
Still, the two people did not panic because it was something they had expected. I only expected it but couldn’t prepare for it—it’s natural. Aside from a little bit of Ilshin’s talent, they were ordinary people—I was a little worried about their lives, but that was it anyway.
“I have some good news and some bad news.”
“Could there be any good news here?”
“I think I can take another shot.”
“That’s fucking good news.”
“But you probably won’t be ready before they come. “I can’t even die.”
“That’s bad news.”
Deathbringer first moved his body as if being alternately bathed in cold and hot water. Just because the chance of surviving cancer is close to 0%, you can’t just give up and die, right?
Deathbringer preferred living rather than dying, and Meister was even more like that.
They packed their bags and moved as promised in order to survive somehow.
A waterway where water could enter was blocked due to the collapse of the first floor and basement building. All sorts of places were their escape routes.
Quang!
“Fuck you’re so fucking fast!”
“Damn it. “It’s full of water!”
“what?! “Even if you blow up the water, it won’t fill up here!”
“When did I! “I said there was a high chance it wouldn’t kick!”
“That’s it!”
“different! Because it’s different?! “Do you think 100% and 80% are the same!?”
They didn’t want to die by getting their heads ripped off by flying demons, so they only moved around in spaces where they couldn’t hit their heads.
Due to a slight calculation mistake, some waterways were filled with water, but it was worth overcoming.
They ran through the waterway, holding the magical device that was their lifeline in their arms as if they were caring for a child. The demons that landed on it crackled their beaks and tried to peck at them.
“Holy shit…”
But their escape was eventually blocked. The flying demon had collapsed the building and blocked their escape route.
There, the waterway that I had opened to help the warriors suffering from the lava by digging my own grave began to tighten their lives.
The water is rising.
“There’s a hole over there. “Let’s jump over there.”
“That’s a good decision.”
You can’t stay in a waterway that’s filling up with water. It would be a big problem if the device got wet, and it was too exposed to demons.
Right now, we can’t catch them because we only have large flying species, but wouldn’t it be a big deal if something small enough to come in here comes?
So they entered the building through the hole. It was a building where the waterway and the basement of the house were blocked by only a single stone wall, but some of the walls were torn down to allow entry.
bang! Quang!
Of course, the devils are not blind, so they made a fuss as soon as they entered the building. You may not know, but the first and second floors made of wood will soon be shattered and collapse.
Boom boom!
However, the houses here are built close together. Deathbringer and Meister worked together to break the wall first. The house next door welcomed them.
“Go further, go further!”
They moved through a few more houses, jumping through windows in alleys narrow enough for one person to pass through – it was difficult to avoid the evil eye, but better than throwing away one’s life – and often breaking down walls.
It was a good thing that the flying bell demon’s eyes were only focused on the first building they entered.
At least for this moment, I took a breather.
Two people sat down in the hallway of the house and supplied oxygen under their bleached skin.
“It was a chase I never wanted to do again.”
“…I don’t want to agree with you, but I agree with you this time.”
Why are you filming a chase with a devil in the body of an ordinary person? Although they struggled with a sense of self-destruction, they did not regret it, saying, ‘If this was going to happen, I should have just jumped.’
“…After this time. I’ll admit it. “The day will come when I will be helped by a pathetically intelligent person like you.”
“You can either curse or praise. But you did a good job too.”
What they just did was something only they could do, it was their best, and it was something they could proudly boast about to anyone else.
“That’s what I’m saying, let’s shoot one more time.”
“What man?”
“I heard you can shoot one more time.”
“You just said let’s do it again? “It really turned around.”
“It may have helped the City of Braves, but it wasn’t enough to completely change the situation of the war. “We have to do it one more time.”
“Hah, who doesn’t know that…”
Meister made a tired face at the Deathbringer’s offer, but then pointed his head. This is because his reason actually made a similar judgment.
“…Damn it. Yes do it! “The probability of surviving here is close to zero anyway, so what can I do that will make any difference?”
If you are going to die, you should burn it properly and then die. If you back out because you are scared, you will not be able to do anything.
The Meister’s pride stood tall. It was good news for the Deathbringer, who had given up on returning alive from the beginning.
“Go up. “It needs to be located in a tall building.”
“Don’t worry.”
They put their feet up on the stairs, repackaging the things they had brought so far. Luckily, the place they were currently in was the tallest building nearby, so there was no need to look for a taller building.
The meister sitting by the window on the third floor began manufacturing equipment again.
“The two amplifiers are broken, so it doesn’t have the same power as before. The stability is also messed up, so it may not fire or explode. It means that you might only get the attention of the devils and not get anything out of it. “Are you prepared?”
“Fuck, I did all that when I came here.”
“good.”
Whenever one amplifier is damaged, its power drops miserably. Moreover, there are three amplifiers left. It must be seen that it does not produce proper power.
This means that if you compare it to the first one, it will be as different as a knife and a toothpick.
“The target is the Great Devil?”
“…No, let’s aim for that rather than that.”
“what? seal?”
“I don’t think it’ll be any fun if we try to target the Great Devil, so then we’ll have to solve it at least one person.”
“I don’t think we can have any fun releasing that guy.”
The Meister clicked his tongue as he looked at the direction the Deathbringer pointed.
“But yeah. “Why don’t you trust your judgment?”
However, up to this point, Deathbringer’s judgment was mostly correct. So he decided to believe this time too.
The completed gun barrel was aimed at the cocoon sealing the person. Since a person shouldn’t melt after being hit, the trajectory was slightly off from the person itself.
“Then you went—!?”
Quang!
And before he activated the device, the building shook. “shit! “I got caught!” Deathbringer pulled out his evil sword and held it out. Damn it! The very next moment the wall of the building was torn off.
“Don’t worry about me, just shoot!”
If I turn the gun barrel right now, I might be able to kill the demon right in front of me.
However, Deathbringer rejected it in advance.
Quang!
So Meister had no choice but to respect that choice. Along with the sound of the explosion, light spread across the city.
[Ah, finally.]
Someone woke up.