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Chapter 4 Part 9
Translator : PolterGlast
Proofreader : John4891
"Hey
Kevin, is it really alright?"
One
of Kevin's party members called out to him.
They
went through the forest. Their purpose was to subdue the Mad Bear.
Mad
Bear, as the name implied, was a big bear demon beast. It was equivalent to
Rank C, but his worries weren’t about the Mad Bear.
"Hm?"
"It's
about our conversation at the guild. You said that the Triclopes are wandering
around."
He
was worried about the Triclopes that were recently seen in the forest. An
extremely dangerous demon beast of rank A, and it might’ve been near them. If
we looked closely, we could see the fear and anxiousness in the eyes of the
other members.
"Oh,
it’ll be alright. They’re usually in the depths of the forest, and the
adventurer probably saw a stray one lost from the flock. Because I'm here, No
matter how strong the Triclopes are, it won't be a problem if there’s only
one."
"…….Well...that's
true……"
However,
unlike his worried members, Kevin didn’t seem to be worried. He was certainly
one of the most talented students in the school. He was confident in his own
ability. His demeanor sometimes seemed arrogant, but his appearance did not
change as usual, so his party members interpreted it as unnecessary worries.
"Hey!
What's wrong? You can go home if you're scared."
"I-I'm
not scared! I-I'm alright!"
"Hmm!
All right then."
Kevin
moved forward while sneering at the members, who were still feeling uneasy.
Kevin never changed his arrogant behavior, but in a sense, he was a powerful
and strong leader. He was the only one who could sway the party’s morale. He
was the emotional support for his party members.
"Hmm?"
Kevin,
who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and began to squint his eyes and look
around. His silver-haired ears, which were characteristics of the Silver Wolf
tribe, were moving restlessly, and his nose seemed to be drawn by something.
"What
happened? Kevin?"
"Something
is coming........."
When
one of the skeptical members asked, Kevin announced that someone was
approaching.
At
that time, soldiers in armor appeared with a rustling sound from the bush in
front of them.
The
Arcazam crests were engraved on their shields and armor. They were definitely
Arcazam Guards.
"Are
you Solminati students?... Haven't you heard the report from the guild? It's
dangerous here. Go back to the city right away."
"Huh!
Why do I have to listen to what you say?"
When
the guards caught Kevin's figure, they urged him to return to the city, but
Kevin, the party leader, dismissed the guards' warning.
His
arrogant attitude may have offended the guards, and the guards' tone changed to
a harsh one.
"We
are in charge of this matter. The enemy is that Triclopes. It is not something
that students can deal with."
"That's
the case for trash. It has nothing to do with me."
The
soldier warned him with a stronger tone than before, but Kevin's attitude
didn’t change. It further turned the nerves of the guards towards the worst.
"Even
if you are there, you'll just die in vain. Leave this place to us and go home
for today!"
"Huh!
There's no reason for me to listen to someone who can't get stronger without a
group."
"Cut
it out! If you continue this childish selfishness anymore, I'll detain you and
put you in prison!!"
"That's
interesting! Just try it.....”
"That's
as far as you go..."
“!!”
"Jihad-dono..."
When
he finally thought he was going to scuffle with the guards, a warrior carrying
a sword, which was larger than himself, on his back broke in between the two.
Black hair mixed with white and traces of scars deeply carved on his face.
Although
he was about 40 years old, the body visible under the silver armor was further
covered with muscles, and his sharp piercing eyes were full of the vitality a
youthful man in his twenties would have.
Jihad
Roundel.
He
was a knight, who belonged to the Silver Rainbow Chivalric Order, and was one
of the best swordsmen on the continent, having the title of "Jaw
Drop".
He
also taught at Solminati Academy and was the strongest knight in Arcazam.
This
time, the Silver Rainbow Chivalric Order, who received information from the
guild that they saw Triclopes, sent him to support the Arcazam Guards in
consideration of the danger.
"I'm
sorry, Mauzu-dono. My student caused such an inconvenience."
"N-No.
It's not Jihad-dono's responsibility..."
"The
mischief of the students is the mischief of the teacher. I will be responsible
for supervising these students, so please forgive me."
Jihad
bowed deeply to the captain of the guards, Mauzu, and stated that he would be
responsible for whatever happens.
Captain
Mauzu, who was active during the great invasion 10 years ago, was terrified,
because the swordsman, who was making his name famous throughout the continent,
was bowing to him now.
They
were free to enter the forest, but even if they died there, it was at their own
risk. It didn’t matter whether it was students or ordinary people.
Nevertheless,
if someone like Jihad went that far, even Mauzu couldn't help but yield.
"...I
understand. I'll leave them to Jihad-dono."
"Thank
you.....you guys. I don't mind if you follow me, but in case of emergency,
follow my instructions. Do you understand?"
After
Jihad thanked Mauzu, he turned to Kevin and others and reminded them again.
The
students nodded obediently and no one shook their heads, because they understood
their current situation.
"Kevin,
you understand, right?"
"Oh...well,
that's fine."
Jihad
asked Kevin to remind him once more.
Kevin
admitted that Jihad is a much stronger man than himself, and listens honestly
to what Jihad says.
"It's
good then. Let's go..."
Kevin
obediently followed the instructions. There was nothing more to say. Jihad
began to walk toward the depth of the forest, followed by Kevin, Mauzu, and the
others.
Into
the pitch-black darkness. The darkness that seemed to continue forever.
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The
three-eyed and one-eyed giants rushed towards the boy.
The
walls of meat that lined up shook the earth, rushing in like a tsunami.
A
huge cluster of mayhem rushed. It was so large that it completely covered one's
field of vision.
Even
a high-ranking influential person may have been stunned by the intensity and
bloodlust of the incoming giants.
However,
Nozomu looked at the scene with cold eyes.
The
fury that was smoldering within until now, was like lava.
Nozomu's
emotions that had been pushed finally exploded.
Moreover,
now that he already knew more about the giants, he was no longer scared with
that level of mayhem and bloodlust.
"...3,
4, 5 vanguards. The rest are three on the right, two on the left, and three
Cyclopes at the rear..."
Nozomu
calmly evaluated the huge meat wall that was approaching him. Even though he
could be turned into minced meat in a few seconds, the thoughts in his head,
which were accelerated, focused on how to slash the giants in front of him.
Now
that his remaining hesitation had completely disappeared and that his power had
been completely released, his extreme concentration had accelerated his
thoughts and experience exponentially.
In
his thought-accelerated world, Nozomu devised a number of ways to slaughter the
giants in his head . Only a few seconds passed in the real world.
A
huge amount of Qi had already been sent to his katana. It was extremely compressed,
and a beam of light clinged to the blade.
The
distance between Nozomu and the giants was only a few meters at this point. It
was a distance that giants with doubled physical strength could traverse in
less than a second.
The
giants were just around the corner. Nozomu's death was imminent.
However,
in an instant, Nozomu moved.
The
dirt under his feet was blown away. He accelerated, traversing a distance of
several meters in an instant, less than a second. He appeared in front of the
giants on the left side.
The
Cyclops was surprised by Nozomu, who suddenly appeared in front of it. The
Cyclops hurriedly swung down the club it had in its hand.
Its
muscles doubled by the "Demon Eye of Madness" squeaked, and the club
growled and swung downwards.
Although
it was inferior compared to the Triclopes, its club's strength could be said to
be excessive when killing a single person.
However,
it was instantly knocked down by Nozomu.
The
club, which was supposed to crush Nozomu's skull, was knocked down by the
katana that Nozomu casually shook with only one hand, and was vainly driven
into the ground.
Nozomu
didn't even look at the club that he had knocked down. This time, he reinforced
the scabbard in his other hand with Qi and launched it.
The
swung-up scabbard accurately hit the elbow of the Cyclops, crushed the giant's
joints into pieces, and the impact bent the log-like arm into a dogleg.
Furthermore,
the top part of the arm that lost its support of the joint bounced up, and
Nozomu slashed the defenseless torso. The katana's blade with [Phantom -Clad-]
cut the giant's body into two parts, the upper part, and the lower part. Then
he cut the other giants' body into two pieces together with its club.
Nozomu
put his feet t good use without hesitation, activating [Instant Move]. He
rushed towards the 5 Cyclopes in the center.
The
five giants in the center slammed their clubs one after another in an attempt
to kill Nozomu, but Nozomu exerted a high-speed curve movement when he changed
his [Instant Move] into [Instant Move -Curve Dance-]. He effortlessly dodged
the clubs and ran past the giants.
Nozomu's
purpose was to use the physical disparity between his opponent and himself to
set up maneuver warfare and defeat each individual.
Living
things were unlikely to fight head-on with creatures larger than themselves.
But
that didn’t mean that the smaller ones couldn’t beat the bigger ones. That was
because the smaller ones could use something more effectively than the bigger
ones.
The
physical disparity between him and the giant was certainly large, but on the
contrary, if the body was too large and a battle maneuver was set up against an
opponent who excelled in mobility and reaction speed at close range, the
reaction of the giants’ bodies and thoughts wouldn’t be able to keep up.
Nozomu's
current movement couldn’t be caught by the giants. Extreme concentration made
his thoughts accelerated and manifested physical abilities that surpassed even
the giants.
Nozomu
left the five giants behind. With that momentum, he rushed towards the three
Cyclopes to his right.
The
giants were still unable to react to Nozomu, who appeared in front of them in
an instant.
Nozomu
cut the two completely defenseless giants standing in front of him with two
bisection slashes and plunged into the one remaining giant.
The
giant tried to shake off and drive away Nozomu with its club, but Nozomu saw
the club's trajectory as abnormally slow, and Nozomu opened his mouth at a slow
speed, mocking the gian’t slow movements.He read the trajectory of the club,
and when it completely passed his shoulder, he rushed towards the giant.
The
giant stopped the rushing Nozomu with its giant body.
Nozomu
collided with a giant with tremendous charging power.
With
just the momentum of his rush, Nozomu managed to push the giant, who boasted an
overwhelming weight compared to himself.
The
giant's feet, like a big tree, made 2 traces along the ground.
However,
the overwhelming weight difference eventually stopped the rushing Nozomu.
The
Cyclops, who stopped Nozomu's rush, tried to shoot his rock-like fist down in
an attempt to turn Nozomu into minced meat, but...the next moment, the giant
lost consciousness due to the shock wave that punched into it.
The
giant's body was blown away with an airburst-like sound. Nozomu was stopped by
the giant and was supposed to be crushed by its fist, but he was there
unscathed. The giant's chest, which had caved in, sank as if it had been hit by
a hammer hitting a metal plate.
[Vibration
Discharge]
It
was an internal destruction technique similar to the Qi technique [Breaking
Strike]. It was a physical technique that struck using perfect synergy between
leg, hip, and torso movements.
It
concentrated all of one's power to the torso and struck a blow in an instant.
The blow became a shock wave and penetrated the opponent's body. The internal
organs were destroyed by the shock wave.
It
was purely a physical technique, meaning no Qi was involved, and it didn’t need
to take into account activation unlike the [Breaking Strike]. Moreover, it was
a technique that was difficult to defend due to the perfect synergy between all
body parts.
Originally,
it was one of the techniques used in martial battles with swords. Although it
was more difficult than using a [breaking strike], it was a very reliable
technique in close combat where the sword couldn’t be swung.
The
previous Cyclops received this technique on its chest. Its chest and ribs were
crushed. Furthermore, the impact that ran through the giant's body ruptured the
capillaries of its heart and lungs, leading to fatal cardiac arrest.
*spurt*
Suddenly,
blood spurted from Nozomu's shoulder. New blood oozed from under his clothes as
well.
This
was not due to his previous battle with the Wild Dogs and Triclops. It was
actually because Tiamat's power and his power as a dragon slayer had both been
released.
Tiamat's
power, which Nozomu had acquired, was enormous compared to the previous dragon
slayers.
Such
extraordinary power wouldn’t fit into one human being, even if he gained some
aptitude. Surely, without his Ability Suppression, Nozomu would have been
swallowed by that power.
Until
now, whenever he released his Ability Suppression, Nozomu managed to control
it, albeit for a short time, because Nozomu himself was trying to suppress the
power from breaking through his body with all his might.
But
since he wasn’t thinking straight, he even forgot to control it, and his leaked
excess power began to eat his own body.
Perhaps
his survival instinct subconsciously refused to release it completely, and it
controlled the power of the dragon slayer instead.
Otherwise,
Nozomu would’ve disappeared from the world in just a dozen seconds.
"""Ooooooooooooo!!!""""
The
five Cyclopses that Nozomu left behind had caught up. Three of them swung down
their club from Nozomu’s front, left, and right.
Nozomu
parried the club that shot down from the front with his bare hands and at the
same time, struck the club that was mowing down on his left.
A
roaring sound rang out from the impact, and a shockwave spread out, but Nozomu
intercepted the giant attacking from the right without worrying about it.
The
moment the club that was swung out sideways was caught by Nozomu's katana, the
club was unilaterally torn and divided into a left and right.
Nozomu
cut the giant that was dumbfounded by its club being torn apart. With that
momentum, the remaining two Cyclopes that were taken aback were cut off with a
single slash.
The
three giants were sliced into six parts and rolled on the ground, spilling
their internal organs.
Dozens
of seconds. In such a short time, seven giants were slaughtered, exposing their
corpses.
The
remaining two Cyclopes plunged into Nozomu. Seeing their figures, he charged a
huge amount of Qi towards his hand holding the scabbard.
The
charged Qi tore Nozomu's arm from the inside, and blood spurtted from his
wound, but Nozomu slammed his fist on the ground no matter what.
Qi
technique *Light of Extinction*
A
torrent of light erupted and blew away the ground in front of the giants. The
Cyclopses couldn’t stop the momentum of their rush, and their body was burned
down in the light and died.
(With
this, the Cyclopses were wiped out. Only the Triclops left…………)
The
Cyclopes were annihilated. Nozomu held his breath. His whole body was covered
in wounds. Despite the blood flowing endlessly, he didn’t feel the pain at all.
Nozomu
could only feel the bright red view spreading in front of him, Tiamat rampaging
inside himself, and his fury.
(Yield
yourself. Unleash it. Burn everything in front of you!)
Nozomu
and "Tiamat" were in sync with each other like never before. Was the
voice that resounded inside his heart really his own?
It
was so blended that he couldn't tell if it belonged to him or not.
His
heartbeat was beating faster and stronger than ever before. Every time his
heart beat, Nozomu's life force leaked from his wounds, hurting himself in the
process. The engraved wounds were hot and blazing, but he felt comfortable with
it, on his own.
Nozomu
glared at the remaining three Triclopes.
The
Triclopses, who should have been immersed in their madness, were completely
startled, and their crimson eyes were swaying in confusion.
However,
he had nothing to do with the other party. Nozomu thrust forward with [Instant
Move] while creating a new wound on his own legs.
Out
of three, two Triclopes rushed forward in a hurry, but it was already too late.
Nozomu
was faster than the Triclopses swinging their clubs, and when he snuck inside
their space, he slashed their arms holding the club with a Qi-enveloped blade.
The giant's arm fluttered in the air while still holding the club. He
immediately launched another attack. Nozomu slashed the giant's chest.
Nozomu's
slash cut through the giant's thick chest, which was like an iron plate. It was
slightly shallow and didn’t cause fatal injury, but that was enough for him.
A
slash shot by Nozomu. The Qi-enveloped blade that cut through the giant's chest
suddenly expanded. At the same time, when the Qi on the surface of the blade
stood up like countless needles, it exploded along the sword surface.
Qi
technique [One Billion Severance]
If
[Phantom] was a bisection technique that killed the opponent directly, then
[One Billion Severance] was a technique that scraped the opponent's body. The
Qi along the sword’s surface expanded into innumerable needles and was
released. A Technique that scraped the opponent's body like a scraper file.
The
Triclops, whose chest had been torn, had all its chest muscles and ribs scraped
off by [One Billion Severance].
The
giant's lungs and heart, who lost their support, spilled, and the Triclops
collapsed in front of him, blowing bubbles of blood.
Nozomu
immediately jumped into another Triclops. He grabbed the giant's face, broke
his opponent's collarbone. He just flipped his head and legs upside down and
jumped over the giant's head.
Upon
landing behind the giant, Nozomu used [Breaking Strike] on the back of the
Triclops while sheathing his sword.
The
Qi and shockwave from the strike spread to the internal organs of the Triclops,
and as soon as the giant's belly exploded, its internal organs popped out and
scarred to the floor.
(This
is the last one…………)
Nozomu
faced the last remaining giant while dying his whole body red with the blood of
his victims, and the blood that had flowed out due to self-harm.
"Guaaaaaaaaa!
Guoooooooo!"
The
roar of the last giant echoed in the sky with twinkling stars. Did it feel the
fear of the monster-like being in front of it? Was it desperately trying to
inspire itself so as not to be swallowed by that fear? Was it saddened by the
scattered relatives in front of it?
However,
Nozomu didn’t care about how the giant felt. All he had to do now was to
slaughter the existence in front of him.
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
With
a loud roar, the Triclops plunged towards Nozomu. It was done without the help
of its friends. The giant knew that what he was doing was crazy. He couldn't
beat the existence in front of him.
However,
the giant still didn’t back down. Was the reason revenge? Madness? Or instinct?
No
one knew the reason.
Nozomu
himself didn’t know, and this was a battlefield. He didn’t care about the
reason the other party had while life and death intersected with each other.
Nozomu's
hand was attached to the handle of the katana that was sheathed in his
scabbard. At the next moment, one of the giant’s arms were slashed by the Qi
technique [Phantom].
"Ooooooooooooo!!!"
But
the giant didn’t care about its slashed arm. While squirting blood from its
wound, it tried to step towards Nozomu.
However,
the moment the giant took another step, its other arm was slashed by [Phantom
-Recurrence-].
The
Triclops lost both of its arms and was deprived of its way to fight. Still, the
giant didn’t give up.
The
Triclops started running again. It charged straight toward Nozomu and was about
to hit him.
(At
least I will return a blow!!)
The
giant was screaming and approaching, and it seemed to say so even if it didn't
speak human language.
However,
that thought didn’t reach Nozomu.
Nozomu
pulled both of his hands and held them on his hips. A large amount of Qi gathers
in his hands and was compressed.
When
the giant wasjust a single step away, the technique was released.
Qi
technique [Cannon]
The
torrent of Qi that had been compressed was released in one direction and struck
the Triclops that was approaching Nozomu. The giant's bodywasis instantly blown
away in the opposite direction.
The
Triclops slammed to the ground. It lost both of its arms and managed to get up
using its upper body. What it saw was a monster wielding a katana.
Nozomu
sent a huge amount of Qi to the blade of his katana and compressed it
extremely.
He
took a stance of thrusting with one hand and aiming with his other hand holding
a scabbard. His appearance was just like a master archer. The intimidation he
emitted was incomparable to before.
The
enormous power released from Nozomu's body made the atmosphere squeak with a
creaking noise, further damaging his own body, but Nozomu didn’t even notice
it.
Nozomu's
body descended for a moment, and the next moment, with the roaring sound of the
ground exploding, he disappeared. He reappeared in front of the Triclops in an
instant.
For
a moment, the eyes of the two intersected. The giant's eyes were no longer
filled with the color of madness. The giant was just staring at the existence
in front of it, and Nozomu's face changed slightly.
Those
who kill and those who were killed.
A
momentary encounter in a long life.
Qi
technique [Core Piercing]
Without
knowing what the giant was thinking, Nozomu fired the nocked arrow.
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Nozomu's
POV
A
corpse of a Triclops lay in front of me.
The
[Core Piercing] I released almost penetrated the back of the Triclops and then
exploded. However, it still blew the giant's spine along with his internal
organs and made a big hole.
[Core
Piercing]
It
was a combination technique of the Qi technique [Phantom] and [One Billion
Severance]. The extremely compressed blade was thrust into the inside of the
other party, and then the [One Billion Severance] was activated.
The
opponent, who had been hit with an extremely deadly Qi technique, would be
chopped up by the needles of Qi that had spread innumerably inside the
body.
I
was wondering why this guy got rid of his [Demon Eye of Madness] at that time.
Did
he give up knowing that he couldn't defeat me? Or was there something else?
I
didn’t know. At least for me, I would struggle until the end. I didn’t want to
die, the same was true when I fought against Tiamat.
But
they didn't...They didn't struggle until the end. Why………….
The
figure that the last giant showed me.
Reasoning
began to return to my mind when I had doubts about it.
"…………Ah……"
Suddenly
my face was raised and my field of vision was dyed bright red. The tragedy I
caused is spreading in front of me.
The
corpses of the giants are scattered in front of me. Those who have their upper
and lower body cut off, those who have a broken neck and have collapsed with
their internal organs scattered, and those whose whole body has been burned.
There were many others, but all of them exposed the corpses in a brutal manner.
The
blood that flowed out of the corpses dyed the ground bright red, creating a
large pool of blood.
The
red dream flashed back.
The
ruined Arcazam, and the burning smell of people that I was familiar with.
What
spread in front of me and dyed me was the bright red of rusty iron.
Both
of them sprinkled an indescribable smell of death.
"Guh~
!!! Guee~ee~e~e~e!!"
Everything
in my stomach was pumped out in an intense vomiting sensation. I couldn't stand
it. I knelt down, and vomited everything in my stomach into the pool of blood.
A
sour taste spread inside my mouth, and stomach acid burned my throat.
"Gee,
ugh, guh, oee..."
The
feeling of wanting to throw up didn't disappear even after I threw up
everything in my stomach. Even the gastric juice left in my stomach was
exhausted, and only soundless air was exhaled from the mouth.
"I...become
like this..."
(I
want to become strong)
I
certainly thought so. I wanted to support Lisa's dream. I tried to become
stronger because of that. After that time, only a reason to escape was left,
but I still wanted to be strong.
I
looked at both my hands.
Hands
dirtied with blood and vomit.
The
hands of a murderer, who trampled and killed everything with rage.
Not
like this.
I
didn't want to be strong because of this.
Even
if my reason was to escape, at least I didn't want to spread death like
this!!
"I...I
didn't want to be stronger...for such a thing..."
My
body collapsed into the sea of blood in front of me.
Swallowed
by the mistakes I made.
My
consciousness was swallowed by the abyss.
