147 – Defensive Battle (5)

“Yes… It’s you.”

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Catherine glared at me with her teeth clenched.

Instantly, cold sweat running down my spine.

I felt intimidated just by being stared at.

“The man who defeated Ragnar…”

Of course, there was no way Catherine didn’t know me.

I defeated Ragnar like no one else.

At least among the Demon King’s army, there is no way that there is someone who doesn’t know me.

“You have that much power and yet you want to become the dog of the kingdom!”

Catherine gritted her teeth as if she couldn’t understand.

She knew her past well.

She was born as the child of a slave and grew up suffering from bad work and being abused by her parents.

She ended up killing her own parents and she became a wanted person.

After that, she reached the demon world with her own power and survived by claiming to be one of her demons.

She has longed for her strength to survive ever since.

She finally committed a crazy act by transfusing her own demon blood.

Thanks to her

She was able to take on the power of the monster, but of course she couldn’t stay safe.

Hair that was so white that it was burnt to a gray color.

Mottled skin that burns black or loses pigment and spreads white.

Unbalanced muscles and a distorted body.

It had an extremely bizarre appearance.

What would be the use of gaining strength at the expense of an ugly body?

Even though I sympathized with her, I could never understand her.

“If you come over to the demon world right now…!”

“Nonsense.”

I know that there is an episode in the story where the main character betrays the kingdom.

But she had no intention of crossing over to the demon world again.

At the end of betrayal, only a bad ending awaits.

“Do you think it will change if the devil rules the world?”

“At least it’s better than a rotten kingdom!”

“…Okay. Okay.”

She didn’t want to waste time arguing pointlessly.

The longer the battle goes on, the more disadvantaged we are.

I quickly grabbed Erina’s arm and pulled her.

When I hugged the body that was mangled with the monster’s blood, it was covered in blood.

I hugged her waist even more tightly.

“It’s okay. Erina.”

Her body struggled to get away from me.

Meanwhile, he was catching his breath with a tired expression.

Instead, she leaned on her body and supported her, helping her maintain her balance.

“Seohyun…”

Only then did Erina calmly adjust her posture.

“Let’s focus. “This is your chance to kill Catherine.”

In fact, if only Catherine fell, this battle could have ended.

Then, you can return to the capital and have a comfortable rest.

Erina held her long sword and dagger tightly at my words.

She held out her blade to strike down Katrin.

Catherine likewise thrust her long sword forward.

“Yes. In the end, I have to kill you guys to conquer the world…!”

The conversation did not continue any longer.

A huge flower covered the sky and headed towards us.

But the moment Erina threw her long sword into the sky.

Lightning struck from the dark clouds and tore apart the flames.

Dust rises above the shaking earth and obscures the view.

A burning sword stabbed into his chest.

I managed to block it with my shield.

“Ugh…?!”

The pain that felt like my arm was going to fall off came over me.

Fortunately, I blocked it, but I almost let go of the shield.

But the attack did not end with just one attack.

A violent attack that follows dozens of trajectories.

I realized that I couldn’t block it with my shield, so I left the spot.

While all eyes were focused on me, Erina took off and flew up.

I aimed to strike with a long sword wrapped in lightning.

Catherine quickly left her position and was out of range.

But Erina’s attack did not end.

“Wha…?!”

The moment her legs touched the floor, Catherine’s body swayed.

A dagger that she had no idea had come from nowhere was stuck in her knee.

Sparks bouncing off a small blade.

I shouldn’t have given myself a chance to pull out the blade.

She once again charged at Catherine with her sword.

Then Katrin let out her scream and released her fireball.

A red sphere flying at high speed.

It will probably explode the moment it touches the ground.

However, if you dodge to her side, Catherine will regain her momentum in that gap.

So what should we do?

There is only one way.

‘I can cut out her magical power with a sword.’

The day I sparred with Kayla.

I could feel it when I cut down the huge flame barrier.

It is not impossible to cut out magic power with force.

The fireball gets closer and closer.

She gathered her magic power to the limit, increased her speed, and ran.

“Danger…!”

Before Erina finished speaking, she leapt into the sky and struck down her sword with all her might.

At that moment, a heavy sensation of something splitting passed through her hand.

Catherine’s appearance was revealed through her half-splitting sphere of fire.

A face distorted with embarrassment.

He fell to the floor and aimed at Catherine’s shoulder.

“Ugh… !”

Drops of blood splattered with a groan of pain.

She struck down the blade with all her strength, releasing her magical power.

Her blizzard whipped around and froze the wounds where her blade had been pierced.

When the long sword pierced her waist, she had no choice but to twist her body to avoid it.

And in the split second, Erina took advantage of the opportunity.

“This… Cowards… !!”

Catherine tries to leave the place while wildly swinging her long sword.

But her constant pressure was pressing on her.

When the ice blade finally got stuck in her leg.

Her body collapsed, revealing gaps.

“Erina… !”

Opportunity to strike a blow.

But Erina did not aim at her Catherine.

Instead, he ran towards me and hugged me as if pushing me.

“What are you doing now…” ?!”

At that moment, meteorites began to fall from the air.

Let the huge stone that covered the sky crash to the ground.

The forest became chaos and began to collapse.

If only we had continued our sparring with Catherine a little while ago.

It would have been crushed by a meteorite.

“It was really dangerous… !”

Erina hugged me with an expression that made her look like she was about to shed tears.

But she was not in a position to feel relieved.

She quickly stood up and assessed the situation.

She ran to Catherine, dodging countless falling meteorites.

And Catherine has already finished reorganizing.

At the same time, burning black flames began to burn the earth.

The focus of both eyes has disappeared and only the whites of the eyes remain.

The fireworks exploded with an ear-piercing scream.

‘Runaway state…’

She had lost her mind halfway and was pouring out her magic.

Most of the knights were swept away by the explosion.

The elves didn’t even dare to advance.

The confrontation line is gradually being pushed back.

“Seohyun! “You must avoid it!”

Erina pulled me back with her strong hands.

I quickly withdrew my hand.

If he retreated any further, he would actually have to give up Hellwood Forest.

The only chance to win the battle is now.

No matter what it took, we had to defeat Catherine here.

“Erina! “Now is your only chance!”

She always showed a confident side.

Why is he showing such a passive attitude?

In the past, you would have run away without listening to me.

I couldn’t understand the sudden change in attitude.

“If you’re not careful, you could really die!”

“…I won’t die.”

I will definitely survive.

I knew it was reckless, but I had no intention of backing down.

Also, we were not at a disadvantage.

“Ha… ha…”

Catherine is breathing heavily.

She was no more safe than us.

The power of a demon obtained in exchange for its hideous appearance.

Since the magic power was obtained through a transfusion of demon blood, there were bound to be side effects.

I became convinced when I saw Katrin staggering around and moaning as if in pain.

‘You have completely lost your mind.’

Commonly referred to as Phase 2.

It turned into a struggling monster, using black flame magic wildly.

Catherine charges with a long sword in both hands.

Let Erina quickly step forward and block her blade.

A pitch-black fire began to spread across the land.

I tried to extinguish the flames by emitting cold air.

Rather, the snowflakes were being swallowed up by black flames.

‘It’s dangerous if we’re isolated like this… !’

There was no chance of winning if we fought in a fire pit.

However, the gap that is advantageous to Catherine will be maintained to retreat like this.

While I was wondering what to do.

“Everybody fire!”

A barrage of arrows followed Tyria’s voice.

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Arrows focused precisely on Catherine.

At least I was able to steal her attention.

“Damn it… !”

The helping hand did not end with a barrage of arrows.

A little while ago, a meteorite fell in the exact opposite direction of the meteorite.

Kayla’s magic was evident.

Let the movement of the demons that tried to surround us be sealed.

The Daejeon Line, which almost collapsed, has barely begun to be restored.

“Erina. “It must be taken down!”

Then Erina made a pitiful expression as if she was about to shed tears.

“I understand… !”

Finally, Erina chose to fight.

She gritted her teeth at the same time and glared at the person in front of her.

Catherine runs towards me, swinging her long sword at random.

After sheathing her sword, she lifted her shield with both hands.

After freezing her shield to the size of her body.

She thrust her shield towards her katana coming across.

As her blade and shield clashed, her brutal power was conveyed.

A series of shocks that shook her bones continued.

Her legs became weak and her arms began to tingle.

“Erina… !”

While I focused only on her defense, I had no choice but to leave the rest to Erina.

Before I knew it, I picked up the dagger that had fallen on the floor.

Like an animal, it lunged at her with her back bent and collided with Catherine head-on.

A flash of light blinded her eyes and black flames radiated hot heat.

A melee was unfolding.

The sword rolls around her body to avoid the blast while applying pressure with her shield.

Erina swung her sword persistently, aiming for her vital spot.

On the other hand, Catherine responded with irregular movements.

It was difficult to predict her trajectory as she grotesquely bent her arm and stabbed her with her long sword.

Meanwhile, her power was so incredibly strong that it was not easy to block it.

As the merger continued several times and no one could back down, the situation continued.

Slowly, she began to run out of breath.

“Ha… ha…”

Unlike me, I am gradually feeling weaker.

Catherine was continuing her fearsome momentum.

Luckily, Erina didn’t look tired at all.

As time went on, we were the ones who were at a disadvantage.

While we were competing with Catherine.

The knights and elf warriors barely held on.

I didn’t know what would happen if I didn’t win the game as quickly as possible.

“I will definitely kill you… !”

Along with Katrin’s cries, the group of monsters howled as a group.

The momentum of the Demon King’s army was rising.

Amidst a tense battle.

The boundary line that could barely be maintained was collapsing again.

While the stalemate continued like that.

A new group was discovered behind the Demon King’s army.

A flag with a silver eagle on it.

Cavalry that charges and is armed with matching iron armor.

“This is the capital’s knights!”

With one soldier’s shout, the situation of the war began to change.

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