Chapter 182: Main Character [1]
Chapter 182: Main Character [1]
There are many differences between Carl and Garten, but the most obvious one is that Carl is not swayed by emotions.
"The Sisterhood of Duren will split up into groups of three. Assist Master Jaren and disperse his curse. The Laurel Corps will advance in formation and block the approaching eyeballs."
Carl is not the type of person who wastes time rambling just because he has the upper hand or gives his opponent a chance to turn the tables. Words are unnecessary now. All that remains is to kill Garten.
The Sisterhood of Duren waited for Lyanna's instructions despite Carl's orders.
"Let's get moving."
Because Carl specifically mentioned 'Master Jaren,' Lyanna accepted it, knowing it was the most effective tactic.
Even though the Sisterhood of Duren is a formidable force with immense power, it is still a story below the level of the Master.
It is right for Master Jaren to be the main character now.
Carl ordered them to split up into groups of three. This was done so that when someone was cursed and unable to move, others could help them.
Also, if too many people gathered in one place and entered Garten's field of vision at once, it would be difficult to tell who was being cursed.
Even though Garten was burning with hatred towards Carl and targeting him, Carl focused on killing Garten coldly rather than devising a separate defense system for himself.
If the Sisterhood of Duren and Jaren pressured Garten, Carl would be safe too.
There was no reason to do such useless things. Carl's judgment, which regards even his own life as a pawn on a large chessboard, is often so rational that it can be seen as irrational.
Crunch! Crunch!
As soon as Lyanna finished speaking, the sisters dispersed in unison.
Among the sisters who dispersed in groups of three, Rihanna, who has a particularly large body, and a woman with a particularly small body moved alone.
Since there were eleven dispatched sister groups, each team only had two people.
Of course, Carl didn't worry about them.
He trusted it was the result of their own careful judgment. And if he could kill Garten and get things sorted out, he didn't care if the Sisterhood of Duren survived or was destroyed.
Master Jaren, the Sisters of Duren divided into four teams, and the Laurel troops advancing in formation.
Garten was glaring at all of this with a distorted face from atop a tower of eyeballs.
Black eyes that were not human gleamed.
"The situation won't change just because a few of Duren's dogs come."
Garten muttered softly.
The moment he finished speaking, the eyeballs that filled the surrounding area began to move frantically, each as if they had its own will.
The sloshing sound from the eyeballs moving as they teased the nerve bundles overlapped and reverberated like a swamp.
"Ugh...!"
"Stop!"
"Understood!"
As the soldiers of the Laurel Division stumbled, Carl immediately stopped them and focused on maintaining their formation. Carl also felt dizzy, his eyes were hurting, and his vision was becoming blurry.
"You can resist with mana," Catherine advised him, but there was nothing he could do about it. Carl's mana was too low.
"Milton, focus on protecting your body and conserve your mana."
"Yes,Lord Carl."
"I can't waste my mana on something like this."
Carl stood upright and raised his spear, speaking firmly to the worried Milton.
Although he couldn't resist the curse with mana, Carl's strong body and transcendent regenerative powers prevented his physical condition from worsening significantly despite the continued curse.
Other than the pain of being hit hard in the eye and the blurring of his vision, there was no major abnormality.
"Ugh!"
Clank!
But no matter what, it wouldn't be possible to stop the curse that Garten's black eyes cast directly upon him.
As Garten rolled his eyes and glared at one of the approaching sisters, she staggered helplessly.
She didn't fall down because others supported her, but she was unable to move easily due to a terrible curse that, if left untreated, could cause permanent loss of vision.
Kwaaaaah!
The eyes of the Sisters of Duren, whose feet were tied, rushed forward like rain.
"Take the right side."
The two sisters who could still see ahead stood with their shoulders touching each other, raising their silver staffs.
Even the sisters who had lost their eyesight stood firm, feeling the presence of their strong sisters, and held the silver staff unwaveringly.
"Now!"
And the moment the eyeballs came close to their noses, they simultaneously swung the silver staff as instructed.
Kwaaang!
The three sisters' shock spread in three directions. It was a magnificent display, but not as absolute as the Master's.
Unable to stop the ensuing wave of eyeballs, they eventually had to retreat.
"Protect with divine power!"
"Can't stop it!"
It was pointless to tell someone to stop the curse. The curse cast by Garten's black eyes was too powerful.
Woohoo!
In this place, there was only one person, except for the superhuman Jaren who had reached the rank of Master! Jaren spun his halberd like a windmill, smashing out the eyeballs, and approached Garten while hiding himself in the pouring flash of light.
Garten looked away from the Sisterhood of Duren and glared at Jaren.
"Huh!"
Jaren stumbled.
However, it was a curse he had already experienced once, and above all, the curse was greatly weakened by the Master's mana management method.
The difference between a Master and a Non-Master was whether they could emit mana outward.
No matter how hard a Non-Master tried to channel their mana to protect their body, they would eventually have to endure the curse with their body.
However, Master Jaren, who could emit mana outward, could greatly weaken the curse from the outside and withstand it with a body of great strength.
"Plaguy…!"
The new Garten on top of the tower of eyeballs seemed to sway violently, then fell down and disappeared.
Choaack!
Woohoo!
The tower of eyeballs collapsed in an instant, and Garten disappeared.
Jaren's mana blade only slashed out a few eyeballs. It seemed like something would work out, but when he actually tried to do something, it didn't work.