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385Tue Second Continental War (8)

Passsss-

Shadows spread throughout the city.

The shadows that were quickly scanning the alley, as if permeating the wind, flashed red eyes as soon as they spotted a person..

Kwasik.

Quad deuk.

“Ugh, ugh.!”

People's bodies were bitten from all directions..

Without any way to resist, the limbs were torn off, and with painful screams, the alley walls were drenched in blood..

They were like bloodthirsty ghosts..

Strategic movement was completely excluded, and whenever it discovered the movement of a living creature, it rushed in and tore people to pieces..

this operation.

Shadows similar to magical beasts were mainly used..

Considering the possibility of magic bombs, they did not target people inside the building, but they made sure to kill people exposed outside, such as carrying supplies..

It was an instant before Dmitry became confused..

Most of the fully armed troops were fighting for their lives in the outer walls, so the helpless civilians had no choice but to watch the situation while forcibly covering their mouths that threatened to let out a moan..

It was then.

“Hmm.”

Moment.

The shadow and the woman inside the building made eye contact.

When I tried to sneak a peek outside through the window, what happened was that the shadow's face was distorted fiercely like a demon..

“Crumbling.”

Kill all humans you find..

It was an order given to the shadows..

I tried not to touch the humans inside the building as much as possible, but I didn't calculate the situation so complicated that I would leave them alone even if I discovered their existence..

The shadow swelled its huge body.

The moment he was about to swing his huge fingernail towards the window, the sunlight shining on his head was obscured by a mysterious shadow..

puck!

Quack.

He stabbed his head with a sword and twisted his neck..

The shadow lost its life with a deathly scream..

it started.

Situation where location is exposed.

McBurney roughly pulled the sword from the shadow's head and shouted as he looked at the shadows that had discovered him..

“The number of enemies is not large. Perhaps the intention was to cause chaos in the city and crack the defenses of the outer castle. We will protect civilians from now on. We will kill all the shadows running rampant in front of us, and we will block the problems here from our line so that they do not affect the outer castle..”

“All right.”

Sassasashak-

The separate unit moved.

Their movements were all unique..

Some walked with a limp, some were missing an arm like McBurney, and some walked a little slowly as if they were uncomfortable..

It was a feature of the separate unit..

People who were evaluated as no longer able to hold weapons due to the aftereffects of war took up arms with a strong desire..

McBurney was their hope..

As he proved that even with one arm, he could show tremendous force, people visited McBurney every day and succeeded in creating the current separate unit..

and.

Behind them was Roman Dmitry..

To those who were intensely anxious, he was capable of offering all the solutions, just as he had given them the Left Hand Sword..

“Crumbling.”

“gagging.”

A scream rang out..

The limping member of the special unit kicked the ground and cut the opponent's chest, and the others rushed in to deal with the shadows..

The resistance from the shadows was formidable..

The form of the demonic beast puffed up its body and revealed its ferocious teeth, and there was also a shadow that used a sword and emitted an aura..

Crumbling rumbling.

Above the heads of the special forces.

the sword fell.

Like McBurney, he only had one arm, so he had no way to defend since he had already attempted an attack..

OK.

Kaang!

“Fight back!”

Another member of the special unit blocked it instead..

They trained how to compensate for each other's physical deficiencies, and a member of the special unit with impaired legs repelled the shadow's attacks..

The transition between offense and defense was very natural..

As if he had expected it, the one-armed team member immediately raised an aura, and as he cut into his chest in one go, the shadow trembled and dissipated into smoke..

this place.

It's Dmitry's land..

A very familiar space to members of the special unit..

There was hope on the faces of the civilians watching the situation as they quickly dealt with the shadows by using the terrain of the alley..

In particular, McBurney's performance was outstanding..

Dozens of shadows were scattered like dust by his lightning-fast attack, to the point where he didn't even realize he was missing an arm..

but.

It's still too early to talk about victory..

McBurney, who was trying to deal with the fallen shadow, raised his sword to block the dangerous energy that invaded his senses..

Kwaang!

Crumbling rumbling.

“Ugh.”

I was pushed all the way back.

I was crying, blood came out from inside..

“You guys are barely trying to stop us. I'll cut off your head to prove how vain it is..”

Crumbling rumbling.

Aura swaying everywhere.

It was certain.

The shadow before my eyes was a six-star swordsman and the leader leading the shadows..

* * *

one breath.

The moment he took a breath and exhaled, McBurney saw a shadow coming right in front of him..

pot.

Cry rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I barely stopped it.

He raised one arm to somehow stop his head from being blown off, but McBurney had no choice but to be pushed back like crazy by a single blow..

The opponent is a 6-star aura swordsman..

Although the aura system was newly established by Roman Dmitry, it was impossible to block the 6-star aura with only McBurney's skills..

“Hehe.”

I spit out blood.

a fleeting moment.

Seeing that the shadow was about to attack again, McBurney tore up the magic scroll he had prepared..

“Haste, strength).”

Hwaak.

It was a blessing-type magic..

This alone wouldn't have been enough to close the gap to the 6th star, but it wouldn't have been possible to run away with the shadow right in front of us..

‘The skills of an ordinary detachment member would never be able to deal with a 6-star swordsman. I have to make as much time as possible. The only way to defeat this guy is to organize the remaining shadows and attack them at the same time..’

In fact, it wasn't hopeful..

will die.

Even knowing that, it was something McBurney had to do..

Kaang!

Kakakakakakang!

It was a fierce clash.

In the face of a strong shadow, McBurney frantically tried to block while aiming for a vital spot with strange movements..

It was an anomaly unique to the Left Hand Sword..

Although the attack deviated from the normal trajectory and exploited the loophole in the shadow, the being with the 6-star aura showed a reaction speed that overwhelmed McBurney..

Kaang-

attack blocked.

at the same time.

flash.

blood spattered from face.

Too bad he turned his head just by a narrow margin, McBurney almost got his head blown off by that blow..

I was out of breath..

When I was at the southern training camp.

6I couldn't even imagine a confrontation with Prosecutor Seong..

Even though he was an instructor in charge of a training center, he was just an ordinary person whose origins were not that great..

Even now, I don't have the confidence to do something as great as Chris and Kevin..

But I can only handle it. With no one to solve the city's carnage, McBurney swallowed the blood gurgling disgustingly in his throat..

hook.

I aimed for a vital spot.

The shadow twitched and laughed..

“cheeky bastard.”

a series of circumstances.

The reason they were able to exchange attacks and defense in their own way was because the target McBurney was training was Roman Dmitry, not an ordinary being..

6Destructive power that overwhelms even the castle's aura.

The hours of rigorous training against him made McBurney what he is today, and that appearance was very annoying to Shadow..

Dmitry without Roman Dmitry.

There are barely such creatures..

I didn't like the idea of ​​trying to stop Alexander's ambitions..

Although the 6-star level is not often found in the human world, the Kronos Empire mobilized a new 6-star swordsman unknown to others even though Sven died in the last operation..

That was the difference in class..

Because they were fundamentally completely different, Shadow expressed his anger and pushed McBurney hard..

Kwaang!

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak.!

My body shook..

Every time there was a big excitement, McBurney's eyes twitched..

I felt like my life was burning away.

That moment.

Suddenly.

“Sigh.”

I got a shallow cut on my leg..

As McBurney staggered back, the shadow laughed as if he had won..

“Go and call others. please help me Since all of Dmitri's people are about to die, please help here no matter what the situation in the outer castle is. If you don't call for help until the end, I will kill everyone in Dmitry. I will turn this place into hell, march into the inner city, and cut off King Dmitry's head..”

finished.

It was an impossible match from the beginning..

Not Chris, not Kevin..

However, he is not the type of person with the same fundamentals as Fernando, who was recognized by people..

an instructor.

It was McBurney's limit..

As a person without an arm, the very premise of blocking a 6-star aura test was wrong..

My heart is pounding.

my heart was racing.

‘Am I going to die here?.’

maybe.

That will be an unavoidable reality.

But even so, I believed that the detachment would complete its mission until the end..

It was then.

Kwaang!

Cry rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

a little distance away.

A huge explosion was heard there..

At that sound, McBurney recalled the conversation he had with the members of the special unit an hour ago..

* * *

1time ago.

The separate unit announced its intention to help the outer castle..

However, Knight Commander Jonathan reminded each person of their role and asked them to block any possible variables..

Beyond the outer castle.

I heard a noise.

Hearing magic exploding, people screaming, and weapons clashing loudly, McBurney spoke to his followers..

“……The day I first met you. I thought you guys were really crazy. The guys who lost their arms, lost their legs, lost their eyes, had nightmares every night and couldn't sleep, begging to take up arms again for Dmitri was both pitiful and funny. I didn't ask you the reason back then. Because I went through the same thing, I accepted the position of leader of the detachment in the hope that you would find some hope for your future life..”

at that time.

McBurney was not pleased..

It was obvious that it wouldn't look that good on the outside, with a bunch of guys who were somehow lacking in a separate group gathering around..

but.

Still, I couldn't refuse.

Just like myself, who fell into despair the day he lost his right arm that used to use a sword, he couldn't turn away the gazes of those guys who were struggling to survive in any way they could..

In this way, a separate unit was created..

Although I was given a mission, I went into training without any doubts about whether I would be able to fulfill my role in actual combat..

and today.

Dmitry is in crisis.

In a situation where the power of a separate force may be needed, McBurney reveals the doubts he had been trying to suppress..

“Why? Why did you want it to be a separate unit?.”

“……That's natural..”

It was a familiar voice.

A man who was calmly listening to McBurney's story lowered his head, looked at the ground, and remembered the past..

“Leader. We still can't forget what happened when we were taken prisoner. I was trembling in a dark space, not knowing when I would be tortured, and my colleagues who were dragged away screaming were left on the floor with nothing but their breath. I heard clearly that the war was over, but I felt like I was going crazy with resentment toward Dmitry for not rescuing us prisoners of war. Actually, it wasn't a matter of blaming Dmitry. Dmitry didn't even know about the existence of prisoners of war in the first place, and even if he knew, canceling the ceasefire negotiations to save us was a very sensitive issue..”

his name.

It was Carol.

A person who was a prisoner of war and belonged to the 3rd unit after being liberated from captivity..

He gathered other colleagues to persuade McBurney and created a new group called the Detachment..

“But Roman Dmitry saved us. It's truly absurd, but he was prepared to go to war with Kronos just to save a few prisoners. Leader. Why do you want it to be a separate unit? As people around us say, we can make a living off of war compensation alone in our newly assigned safe role. But that makes it even more impossible to just watch. I absolutely cannot allow Dmitri, who never abandoned us, to fall to an evil group like Kronos..”

one sincerity.

It colored the surroundings..

Everyone expressed their true feelings, and even though they were physically uncomfortable, they went out to find work for Dmitry..

“Maybe we will die as a separate unit. Someone might say that if you die like that after barely escaping from being a prisoner of war, your life is truly meaningless. But if I, and we, die for Dmitry. If Dmitry preserves his existence until the end with that sacrifice. I am confident that Dmitry will take care of my family. My wife, my children. Dmitri never gives up. So even if I die, Dmitry must remain alive and well..”

The voice became increasingly louder..

My eyes turned red.

He is a person too.

Dying was a scary thing, but Carol went through many things and learned that life was more important than life..

Others joined in silence..

Everyone had the same thoughts, and although the detachment may not be as physically healthy as other units, it was fully equipped in spirit..

People who will do everything for Dmitry. That was the identity of the separate unit..

McBurney was silent for a long moment..

And then.

“There is something I have prepared for a day like today. I requested official permission for this from my superiors, but they rejected my request. The only person who knew about this was Knight Commander Jonathan, and he was against it until the end, but I managed to get permission by emphasizing the fact that we must prepare for the worst..”

It was a cautious voice..

but.

With Dmitry pushed to the edge, McBurney was ready to do anything..

“What we are going to tell you from now on is our secret, and I hope that this secret will not be revealed to others..”

* * *

Phuwak.

blood splattered.

With red blood drops decorating the sky, Carol stumbled with an unfocused face..

‘……Is this how I die?.’

last few years.

It was a truly passionate life..

As Dmitry's soldier, he watched the baron's family leap to the kingdom, and even though it was not that great, he went around various battlefields and contributed in his own way..

Then, he was taken prisoner during the war against the Kronos Empire..

After being tortured every day and thinking that his life was truly over, Roman Dmitry appeared to save the prisoners of war by catching the contents of a communication that could have easily passed by..

thank you.

this world.

It is a world where extraordinary sense is accepted..

Class society divided people into classes, and there were many cases where nobles treated commoners as insignificant consumables..

That's why my feelings for Roman Dmitry had to be special..

Everyone devoted themselves to him, but Roman Dmitry did not take devotion lightly..

Compensate financially.

Show it with your attitude.

He didn't take everything without a price..

Because my heart was grateful, because I was so thankful that I cried for taking care of my family's well-being..

Carol accepted Dmitry wholeheartedly..

I was proud to be within Dmitry's enclosure, and created a separate team to do something more..

“Wow!”

the shadow rushed.

behind oneself.

I heard the screams of civilians.

The shadow will tear itself to pieces, and not satisfied with that, it will kill all the civilians..

Carol grinned..

“Dmitry is not a land you can covet..”

What he regrets now is.

The only truth was that I would never see my family again..

However, I did not regret this choice because I knew that if Dmitry was destroyed, they would not be safe either..

Quack.

body bitten.

Seeing the figure trying to tear it apart, Carol hugged the shadow..

“come with me.”

That moment.

The magic bomb connected to the heart reacted..

Kwaang!

Quarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!

huge explosion!

A blinding light appeared, instantly sweeping away Carol and the shadows around her..