Episode 1101 Leap Forward (3)
By focusing the opponent’s attention on the battle and inducing a chaotic melee to gather the enemies together, she projects Junia’s magic onto that spot.Of course, Yurion and his party are also within the magic’s range, but there was a way to withstand the shock without dropping their combat power beyond what was necessary.
Joint Pledge: Joint Life
One of the seasons for a pledgee who shares or drives away harm with a being who has accepted the bond.
Yurion absorbed a portion of the damage that the forces of the Extremes should have borne. This is because the Transcendent’s stamina and resistance are on a completely different level from theirs.
Rustle.
It was a truly dry cutting sound.
As the pale neck is severed, the head and torso are separated. There is no blood splattering, nor is there a death scream. There is only cause and effect.
Bang, the 6th Commander collapsed.
Along with that, his head rolled onto the ground where the earthquake had not yet stopped. Had he been alive, it was a face that would have been considered quite handsome.
[I… shouldn’t have… let… him… go… alone…]
Eyes that do not see reality.An empty voice conveying the past.
[Sorry… … Lu, Gar… … T… … .]
The 6th Commander fell silent, ending with a sentence that was unintelligible due to unclear pronunciation. One of the Empire’s nine commanders fell to the commander of the Alliance’s Southern 1st Corps.
‘Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be the type of undead that moves even after being decapitated.’
Yurion tightened his grip on his toes, braking the speed he had dramatically increased.The dark golden aura rapidly faded, and at the same time, excruciating pain that felt like his insides were being tossed around sharply pierced Yurion’s nervous system.
The price of the sacrifice vow.The backlash of the forced vow.The impulse of the transferred magic.
“So you said you were Verden’s junior. Your destructive power alone is phenomenal…”
The pressure was considerably heavier than expected, but not to the point of being completely out of line.We need to keep the momentum going.
“Roan.”“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Roan, the Commander of the Knights of the Word Spirit, charged like a whirlwind at the forefront. Yurion followed behind. It was not the time to be satisfied with the subjugation of the Commander and settle for complacency.
There is one more commander.
Just as the fragments of earth surging up in the aftermath of the magic began to settle, the final battlefield of this place came into Yurion and Roan’s view.They saw the extreme points that had been used to tie down the 8th Commander, preventing him from joining the 6th Commander.
“Ugh…!”
Beltroa, the Tower Master, lost half of his right hand, which was holding the staff.
Indomitable Iniktor lost his mobility after sustaining a penetrating wound to his left leg.
Vice-Captain Leona dropped her heavy lance after being pierced in the shoulder, and Cardinal Gregorban was driving out the morale that had seeped in through the arrows embedded in his body.
I bought time, but even that has reached its limit now.
Whoosh!
Commander Luerin of the 8th Division held the bone fragment in his hand in a reverse grip and swung it like a dagger. Gregorban’s stomach was torn open by the bone’s characteristic sharpness.Then, he plunged the dagger into the chest of the persistently clinging Leona, pushed her away with a back kick, and floated into the air, aiming at the enemies while standing upside down.
Yurion frowned.
“You’re practically an acrobat.”“I will clear the way.”
Three arrows flew.
Roan swung his sword, deflecting two of them, and pushed the remaining one away with his palm. The trajectory was altered, and it narrowly grazed Yurion.
Three arrows came flying again.
The sword energy Roan unleashed shot down one. The curved blade guided two arrows diagonally in different directions.Because he could not significantly change the angle, part of his trapezius muscle got caught on the arrowhead and was torn off.
Three more arrows hurled down.
Roan threw his sword and shattered the bone arrows. He caught one, but the arrow that followed pierced his palm and dug into his forearm.
The weight of death contained in each arrow stiffened Roan’s entire body.It was obvious that the next arrow would shatter his skull, but a path opened as he blocked the previous nine arrows.
Accelerate and race.
Yurion pushed Roan aside and advanced strongly once again.During the time Roan sacrificed himself to close the distance with Luerin, he recovered a little from the backlash of the oath.
The arrow of deception split.
It entered the gap.
I’ll catch this guy too.
Yurion raised the Sword of the Oath from below upward in a swirling motion, to depict the scene of shattering the bow and severing the neck beyond it.
At that moment, Luerin let go of the hand holding the bow and brought it down.
A savage, skeletal dagger reflected in Yurion’s eyes, as if he had learned the Alliance’s ways.Their blows were about to connect, but neither of them stopped.
Yurion’s lips parted.
Compulsory oath: Order
He would momentarily halt the commander’s actions and behead him first. He would be stabbed by the bone dagger, but doing so would surely bring about the end.In the space where sincerity clashed, Yuri On, like a true transcendent being, knew no retreat.
“Stop───”
It was then that a strange sword energy flew toward them.
Kwag
It was a massive sword energy, large enough to say that the battlefield was split in half. To be precise, it was not pure sword energy, but rather sword energy rooted in the energy of death.
At that external pressure, Yurion and Luerin were sent flying in opposite directions. Although their bodies were covered in dirt for a moment, they immediately regained their balance.
Yurion glared at the sky.
What? Could it be that a different commander has come?
I moved instinctively. Had I not dodged, I would have suffered a fatal wound. However, instead of dodging, I failed to thrust the Sword of the Oath all the way.Likewise, the enemy also failed to bring his dagger down all the way.
Drip… … drip… … .
Red blood dripped from the wound etched on Yurion’s cheek. Luerin had no bleeding, but a new mark appeared where his neck had been partially severed.
The momentary silence soon vanished.
“… … What a disaster.”
Yurion, realizing who the new enemy was, could not help but give a bitter smile.
Of all things, why asymmetric power? Wasn’t that the one Bendie was dealing with?
A commander of the Xerion Empire wielding a greatsword appeared on his battlefield. He was one of the four undead who had shown up during the meeting with the former king.As he looked in the direction from which the creature had burst in… a new legion of undead was covering the hill.
“Ah, I had almost won, but now they’re throwing a wrench in the works.”
Yurion’s legion had preserved a considerable amount of strength, but was generally exhausted.It is difficult to face such a large number head-on.The forcibly subjugated undead giants are unusable as they are being shattered by the Corruptors after inflicting severe damage on the Imperial legion.
Did Bendie get taken down? No, if that were the case, that guy should have been in a terrible state too. I guess we just have to assume the situation got much more messed up than expected.
Yurion lightly stroked his wrist.The communication device didn’t move at all.
My communications device was destroyed in the battle, but the others must have already managed to relay the news. The key is whether we can hold out until Alliance Headquarters sends asymmetric forces… We should be able to hold out for at least a few minutes.
Apocalypse of War – Necranon approaches the 8th Commander with large strides befitting his massive frame. He wasn’t looking at the Allied Forces.
There’s no chance. But I guess I have to do it.
Yurion let out a deep breath… and… drew out his intense fighting spirit again.
If I don’t do it, who will?
Yurion stepped forward while uttering a verbal command and blocked Necranon’s path. Necranon merely glanced in that direction and moved his greatsword.
Kagagagagang, Jjeong───!
The two swords clashed one after another, then came to a stop while touching each other amidst a shockwave.
“I must have been quite a nuisance. Judging by how they are pouring all their energy into this side.”
[You’ve taken care of the 6th Commander.]
“As expected, you know how to speak. Was that guy swinging the halberd earlier the 6th Commander? Right, I beheaded him with this sword.”
Yurion put his weight on the blade.
Revenge won’t be easy.
Not only do I not feel that much emotion, but letting the purpose be obscured by emotion is a desecration of war.
Necranon looked down at him.
[Do not act hastily, Yurion Highros.]
“Who is the undead teaching?”
Yurion closed his mouth and unleashed his technique with his heightened physical abilities. He pushed against the blade of the great sword with his hand, pressing down with the Sword of the Oath held in a reverse grip to stabilize it.In that position, using the arm pressing down on the great sword as a pivot point, he rotated his body and kicked off the ground.
The tip of the sword aimed at Necranon’s wide-open face.
A large gauntlet comes back to counterattack.
“Ugh…!”
The force of the fist sent Yurion flying. Even though he blocked it with his arms and knees, a groan spread through him. Crash! Pushed back dozens of meters, he thrust his sword into the ground.Not stopping there, just as he was about to charge forward immediately, something grabbed his shoulder.
It was General Manager Roan.
“Your Majesty, these are reinforcements.”“Right, reinforcements from the Empire… what?”
Yurion turned his head sharply.
“On our side?”
I turned my gaze in the direction Roan was pointing. Humans were visible next to the new undead army. An airship also appeared.The Southern Extermination Corps, commanded by Vendie, was driving out the undead.
Whoaaaaah──────!Waaah──────!
That shout, overflowing with vitality, proved that he was not a fallen one.
‘Wait… then were those undead retreating instead of coming to provide reinforcements?’
Then where is Bendy?
As Yurion looked around, sure enough, Bendie appeared.
Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!
Crimson arrows raining down from the weapon-type artifact [Arte] devastated the battlefield. Having wiped out a massive horde of undead, she aimed at Necranon.
The axis of the earth shaking from the explosion of energy.
Necranon immediately retrieved the 8th Commander and leaped south,toward the direction of the Gate of Corruption.
widely.
Bendie landed next to Yurion.
“Are you alright?”“What happened? More importantly, aren’t you chasing that guy?”“It seems that individuals of the former king’s caliber possess special abilities. That Third Commander can cause the undead to run wild. If we finish this off here, our legion will be nearly annihilated before we can close the Gate of Death.”
The commander is an entity that must be eliminated, but the ultimate goal is to eliminate the gate.
The Southern 1st and 2nd Punitive Corps must secure the enemy’s front yard where weapons can be established.If they become fixated on eliminating an uncertain commander and suffer heavy casualties, the mission’s success rate will decrease. Now is the time to stick to the plan.
“The Undead’s rampage… If you speak of it that way, it seems like a very dangerous ability. From the looks of it, it appears you have won.”“If reinforcements hadn’t arrived just in time, we would have been in danger as well.”
A vivid radiance shone from the gloomy sky.
The Ruas religion’s airship fleet is purifying morale with immense divine power. At the center of this was the Pope’s unique, massive airship.
It’s Romanus, isn’t it?
The Pope, who had to leave the conflict zone to deal with the corrupted of the Kingdom of Ronia, returned to their side earlier than scheduled.
Bendie said.
“It is said that a revelation was descended upon the Saint. That the Southern Eastern Continent Expeditionary Force is facing danger.”“A divine revelation?”“Yes. As a result, the Pope immediately completely purified the major city of Brefield, and with the Alliance’s permission, teleported back to the battlefield.”
Boom!
She continued speaking while firing arrows of energy at the undead army.
“This is the current outline. Is there anything you don’t understand?”“Don’t understand? What do you mean?”
Yurion slumped down in relief.
“So, it means we won for now.”“Judging by the situation, it looks like securing the expansion base will proceed without any trouble. By the way, I heard you eliminated the Imperial commander.”“Ah, that.”
As Yurion looked around to see where the body of the 6th Commander he had just captured was, Leona and Inictor noticed and retrieved it.
The commander’s body lay before my eyes.
Bendy noticed the cross-section of the neck, which was cut perfectly clean.
“That is a merit.”“As a Corps Commander, I should at least do this much.”
As the Transcendents were nodding in agreement at having chipped away at the Xerion Empire’s military power… … Inictor cautiously raised his hand.
“There is something I need to tell you.”“Go ahead.”“This face… The moment I first saw it, I thought it looked strangely familiar. But seeing it this close, I remembered who you resemble.”“You say you resemble…?”
Yurion tilts his head.
Bendie quietly waited for him to speak.
As you both know, a statue honoring the first adventurer and their party members stands at the Adventurer’s Guild headquarters.
Inictor pointed at the 6th Commander with eyes that showed he could not believe it himself.
“One of the first adventurer’s companions…… He is very similar to him.”
* * *
News of the war is being conveyed to the public through international newspapers and the like. The victories of the Allied forces in battles large and small adorned the headlines of newspapers.
“I saw that transcendent beings were active in various places.”
The leader of Gluttony—Valion Freya—understood the war situation through the newspapers. Even the fact that Verden and the Old King had clashed in Delharun.
As the war intensified, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Kirie nodded.
“If we wait, we should be able to easily obtain the biological tissues of the transcendents.”
Ultimately, the goal was Verden’s blood.
Because I determined that his genetic information was absolutely necessary for the new humanity.
Gluttony was willing to go to war.
However… Jose, who was listening to the story nearby, reflexively blurted out the dissatisfaction he had been harboring in his heart due to the surge of displeasure.
“coward.””……?”
Valion and Kirue shifted their gaze.
“ah.”
Jose, a believer in Verden who was teaching the baby of the new humanity while being held captive by Gluttony… covered his mouth in realization.
