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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 285

Cheryl moved forward with a gait as confident as her resolute reply to Saint Teneancy..

It would have been nice to have been in a location where reconnaissance could be conducted, but since the area where the enemies were located was a single road, there was no way to hide and approach, so it was a choice made. Even though they were the ones who ran away out of fear of treason, it was a natural result since they were talented people who had been educated at the academy. However, Cheryl, who still wanted to end the case a little more comfortably, looked at the students who were making blank expressions at her..

"Decide. Will I die here or will I die on earth?."

Even those behind her seemed to wonder if it was a surprise attack that caused them to let down their guard due to her extremely relaxed attitude as she just drew her sword. However, Cheryl did not move while looking at the enemies who were so embarrassed that they could not even speak properly, proving that what she had just said was an invitation to surrender and that she was sincere. did.

"Fuck you, Ogatorf! wake up! Ogatorf is here...."

And as soon as the enemy ignored his advice and adjusted their weapons, they rushed forward like lightning. Even though no preparatory movements were shown, Cheryl moved quickly enough to be momentarily out of sight, and as Cheryl responded and retreated between the two who were standing guard, Cheryl jumped up and made a neat turn..

Then, the sword swung with her in a neat arc carved light into the air..

The enemies couldn't accept the situation, and Tenea, who was watching from behind, thought Cheryl was suddenly dancing. Even though they knew it was a really stupid idea, they couldn't get rid of that thought. Only after seeing Cheryl land in a neat circle and open the sword she was holding and blood gushing out from the enemy's carotid artery did the group realize that the movement she had just shown was an attack. realized that.

"Crazy, that makes sense...?"

"Well, it's Cheryl.."

Unlike Entire, who was shocked by the fact that she couldn't see clearly because the movement was so fast, the calm 4th and 6th places followed her and stepped forward. Teneasi and Entire naturally followed suit, but the shock did not go away. What surprised me more than anything was Entire..

Is it going to end with a reaction like that? Is that possible? Even though I was very nervous, I couldn't see the sword for a moment. Even though they were swinging at that speed, I knew better than anyone else that it was not as easy as it sounds to accurately aim for the necks of two people who were moving differently and cut them at vital points..

She also doesn't live off of swordsmanship. Entire had always believed that she had the same level of skill as she was proud of being one of her warriors, but she felt like her confidence was diminishing after just one move that Cheryl had just shown her. In some ways, it can be evaluated as a swordsmanship no different from a stunt, but if it can be performed successfully in actual combat according to the situation, it is no longer a stunt but a high-level skill..

What he had just seen was no fluke. And Entire wasn't the only one who felt that way. Of the seven enemies who initially reacted reflexively to the warning, nearly half put down their weapons..

"Hey, you crazy bastards! You're going to die anyway! fight!"

There was no point in pointing swords at each other, whether it was internal strife or not, but it was clear that the response was delayed. Cheryl did not miss the opportunity and dove into the midst of his enemies and swung his sword again. In anxiety and embarrassment, he received the swung sword without any sword skills and mercilessly cut the enemy's tendons with the swung sword and aimed for the vital point. Sheryl's sword moved her feet without paying attention to the enemy's hastily crouching down after realizing he had been cut. This time, Cheryl's sword cut the wrist of the person who tried to attack from the side and stabbed deep into the inside of his thigh..

Seeing the enemies flinch and tremble at the attacks that could not kill them all with a single blow but inflict fatal wounds that would inevitably lead to death, Cheryl dug in once more without getting tired..

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"Looks like the raid has begun.."

The boy, who heard the devil worshiper's dull mutterings, was unable to react properly. This is because the gap between the naturalness of the words and the seriousness of the words, as if looking at a gloomy sky and muttering that it will rain soon, was too great..

"what?"

"The kingdom moved. Fortunately, it looks like your colleagues hit it first. hurry up..."

He paused as the sword was pulled from the boy's scabbard and aimed at the devil worshiper's neck. But the devil worshiper, who was not the least bit embarrassed, just looking at the sword draped across his uvula with his calm eyes, still looked at the boy with his sunken eyes and asked:.

"Why are you aiming at me??"

"The first reason is that we now know that you were watching us. Secondly, I am not at all happy that my colleagues were attacked.."

The fifteen other devil worshipers who were busy with the boy's answers and actions all stopped their hands and turned their gaze towards him. However, no one showed emotional changes such as embarrassment or anger at this unexpected situation..

Unable to understand such consistent calm, the boy felt a strong sense of isolation, with cold sweat running down his spine. It occurred to him later that he may have been people he should not trust in that he cooperated with Count Envelde in the first place, but he did not know that it was already too late to regret it..

"Go and help right now."

"I don't think I've ever met a true devil worshiper in my life. Death can't threaten us."

"why? Even if you don't die?"

"no. Because our worship is completed through death anyway.."

The devil worshiper naturally placed his neck against the boy's sword and lightly scratched it, as if to prove that he was not lying. Although I grimaced slightly from the pain, it was nothing compared to the scratching sound and the clear wound. And at his unexpected behavior, the boy frowned and almost pulled his sword back..

In fact, I didn't think it would make much of a difference if I removed it. The devil worshiper did not finish by decapitating his own head, but instead looked at the boy with the blade still digging into his flesh and opened his mouth..

"Nothing changes whether I live and strive for His coming, or die and become another sacrifice. So these threats are useless. If you follow us, we can at least get revenge.."

"What can you do, having lost everything from the headquarters of the Holy Light Cross and running all the way here??"

It was a question that came out of anger, but at the same time, it was also a question that the boy and his colleagues all had. Although he was told to cooperate and helped move supplies, the boy had no idea what the devil worshipers were doing here. I just saw their calm demeanor and had hope, not hope, that there would be something..

Even he now wondered if he had been deceived because he did not recognize the maniacs, but for the first time, the devil worshiper answered his question with a smile..

It was a creepy, artificial smile..

"We didn't lose. Rather, I gained more, and because of that, I changed my original plan and came here to prepare for something bigger.."

"what?"

Instead of answering, he slowly stretched out his hand and pointed at another devil worshiper. Then the devil worshiper who was pointed out rummaged through his chest and pulled out what looked like a small wooden box..

"Didn't you say it right away? Our worship is completed by death. How many people do you think died on the way here??"

The wooden box opened, and at the same time the boy fell to his knees on the floor, gagging..

"So I can't help but think that everything is an arrangement for Advent. That's a cool sensory ability. Yeah, can you feel that great energy??"

Memories from when he was younger flashed through the boy's mind. On the day of his first sparring with his older brother, his older brother, for his younger brother's safety, unilaterally incapacitated the boy even though he was carrying an object that was more like a blanket wrapped around a wooden sword than a wooden sword. The last blow was strong enough to cause a mild concussion..

No matter how safe it may seem, why have I forgotten until now that attack, which I deliberately swung with force to remind me not to let down my guard?.

"What on earth... did you do to me... ugh?!"

The boy was in a situation where he was dizzy, his hands and feet were shaking, and was unable to control his body. He eventually let go of the sword and hit his face on the floor, but the devil worshipers just looked at him calmly and did not show any abnormal symptoms..

"I didn't do anything. And I'm so jealous of you. Lowly ones like us can't even feel that power.."

When he managed to turn his head and look upward, he saw the devil worshiper still smiling creepyly, looking down at the boy..

"Don't worry. You will become a 'vessel' and disappear, but you will be able to take revenge. Not just those who killed their comrades above, but the entire kingdom.."

In a situation that was not easy to even think about, I could see someone holding a wooden box approaching. The devil worshiper, who stepped back with a low laugh, was seen spreading his arms in satisfaction, not even bothering to heal the wound on his neck. But rather than being angry that they were sacrificing him, the boy regretted the fact that he had forgotten the old teachings..

'You are honestly clueless. If you try to teach two and then another, you're bound to forget one. But I hope you never forget this.'

The cost of forgetting the teachings of my older brother, who was more dependable and knightly than anyone else, was great..

That much was clearly his fault. That's why the boy was able to laugh while lamenting his own foolishness even in his helplessness..

"Ha... Delt hyung. sorry..."

Before the boy could finish speaking, something dark and red came out of the wooden box and engulfed him..