Chapter 353 – Inside the Soul

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The personality of Alexios, who controlled the body of the false goddess, shuddered at Cleon’s declaration and provocation of her.

It wasn’t joy or fear, of course.

What he felt now was anger that made even the blood of the exposed half of his body boil.

“Karma, the price to be paid…!?”

Cleon frowned at the hideous sight of bubbles rising and disappearing, but the magical pressure he felt from Alessios pressed down on his body her even more heavily and thickly than before.

It was a shame because he was holding a magic-eating sword, but if he didn’t have that sword, he wouldn’t have been able to prevent his feet from being blunted by this magical pressure.

I don’t know who the maker was, but there was no doubt that it was a really useful sword.

“Why is what the ruler reaps ‘evil’…! Why is it karma…! I just do what I have been given!”

When the monster, constantly rationalizing his actions, stretches out his bubbling arms and swings them at Cleon and the shadows-

As if stretching and contracting freely, Alexios’ red arm his attacked while making a menacing sound.

Hearing that all living things that come in contact with its blood his are disintegrated and absorbed into magic and life force, Cleon gives up even blocking with his magic-eating sword and immediately rolls his body her to avoid the attack.

The direction was reversed, but after shadow Cleon also narrowly avoided the arm blow, he immediately ran forward without stopping and swung the shadow sword at Alexios.

Then, a blade made of blood protrudes from Alexios’ half body his, blocking the sword of shadow.

The blade made of blood split into several thorns as sharp as a shark’s teeth, trying to swallow the shadow whole.

However, it wasn’t Cleon who was going to see it right away.

The power-eating sword swings heavily as it rips through the air once more.

What Cleon was aiming for was not a half body made of blood, but a body that was maintained a relatively intact form.

It is said that he is not wearing a piece of cloth and has close to perfect proportions, but he is the target to be cut down.

When the shoulder blade is cut without hesitation from top to bottom, bright red blood flows out, and the thorns formed on the other side lose their shape and scatter.

“Keugh!”

Alexios let out a moan of pain and looked down at his severed arm his-

Immediately, while holding onto his shoulder his, I stepped backwards to distance myself from Cleon and the shadow.

However, in order not to give such a chance for regeneration to Alexios, Cleon immediately took advantage of the momentum of swinging the sword and took a step forward.

This time, with the determination to separate the upper and lower halves by slashing the entire waist.

The moment I tried to swing the sword horizontally by rotating my body and putting weight on it.

The arm, which had fallen to the ground, moved by itself and flew through the air as if trying to reconnect with its original body.

And, as it is, it flew to the neck of Cleon, who was on a trajectory to return to his master’s shoulder, and grabbed his neck.

“Kuh…!”

I wasn’t vigilant, but Cleon allowed that blow to show an unexpected move.

The sensation that something important is being sucked in from where skin to skin touches.

And, of course, the oxygen that should be supplied does not reach, and the eyes are blurred.

I struggle to get my arms off somehow due to the unavoidable feeling of disgust, vomiting, and loss, but when the strength to escape, the weakened arms try to sag.

Keying! When I thought I heard a sharp sound that stimulated my ears, a lump of black light flew in and hit the hand that was strangling Cleon.

When the strength in his hand her weakened momentarily from the shock, Cleon succeeded in tearing it off with all his might her and crushing it by stepping on it with his foot her.

When he turned his head and looked in the direction the light had come from, he could see Peruvian Luca holding an open book of law in his hand and pointing his fingertips at Cleon.

What she just said must be the magic she manifested.

“A half-baked, half-baked topic…!”

Perhaps angered by the missed opportunity to finish off Cleon, Alexios is aiming for Peruluca himself this time.

A huge bloody hammer appeared at the same time as an angry cry and fell from the sky with gravity.

From above his head his, he tries to crush Peruluca by crushing him.

“Peruruca!”

It was too far for Cleon to run and block it.

But the next moment, if you think that the weightless shadow flew towards Peruluca with explosive acceleration.

After using his sword and entire body to block the hammer falling from the sky, he tore it in two with one breath.

“Take turns… Disturbing me…!”

Cleon, Shadow, and Peruluca assist each other to block Alexios’ attack, and counter it at the same time, reducing physical strength and mana.

Furthermore, the magic-eating sword Cleon is holding is relentlessly devouring the magic that makes up Alexios’ body of her, reducing her regenerative power and strength of her at the same time.

“No matter how hard you all struggle… Illenu won’t come back! He’s already blended into his shattered ego his… And has become no different from a ragtag vampire…!”

Alexios gradually became more eloquent without interruption, and the overlapping voices diminished.

As the number of vampires in the soul decreased, it was indicated that Alexios’ dominion was growing.

Dyurahan-Wilhelmina clicked her tongue as she watched him.

Decreasing magic power was a good thing for Cleon and his party her, but it was not very desirable for the remaining self to become one Alessios.

Now, the reason why the false goddess could n’t finish Cleon even though she had the magical power and power to create and maintain one of her realms her was because the souls fighting within her were interfering with each other.

Even if she succeeds in shaving off her power her a little, if what remains is Alexios’ self her in the end…

In the fight of the party, victory does not come.

She had to awaken the consciousness of Illenu, who had lost her self in her soul her and was fighting with her vampires.

‘But…How…’

If you’re thinking like that, boom! As the sound resounds, Cleon’s body her is thrown out and comes flying as if rolling her on the ground and coming to the front of Dyurahan.

After a moment’s glance, the false goddess saw that her bloody sword in her hand her had grown from a rapier to the size of her greatsword her.

Probably, Cleon was blown away by the shock of receiving that sword attack.

“You’re having a lot of trouble~ Magic Swordsman-kun…”

“It’s not as good as you… That guy’s mana is getting weaker, but it’s disgusting to see him getting stronger…”

When Cleon said that and took a deep breath, Dyurahan replied while darkening his face her.

“As expected, is that so…”

“Isn’t there some way? The magic-eating sword is doing well enough, but… There’s no end to it.”

In front of his eyes his, Dyurahan narrowed his eyes as he watched the shadow swing his sword as if dancing and parrying Alessios’ attack with minimal force.

And, connected to the end of that shadow is the real Illenu, who is unconscious while leaning on the throne.

Neither the false goddess nor the shadow thought body are parts protruding from her body.

If so – what the hell is left inside her?

“… Hey, Magic Swordsman. It’s a good idea… There’s a gamble to solve this situation.”

When Dyurahan quietly said that, Cleon asked her back with her gaze fixed on her Alessios.

“What…?”

“Listen…”

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After a short talk, Cleon jumped into the arms of the enemy once again with one breath.

Alessios, who was in the middle of a battle with the shadows, clicked her tongue when he saw Cleon, who had jumped into battle again.

Then, this time, he stretched his arms into two, holding another weapon and fighting Cleon with a shadow at the same time.

‘As expected, my abilities are getting more and more sophisticated…’

Feeling the change in Alessios, Cleon kicks her tongue her, and at the same time blocks the weapon wielded by her arm her, which sprouts to deal with herself, with a sword.

Kigigiggik…! And, even though it must have been a liquid weapon, it collided with the magic-eating sword and sparks flew.

The magic-eating sword ate up the magic needed to form a weapon, but there was a limit to its processing speed.

If you channel the magic that maintains its form faster than it collapses.

His form his cannot be broken with a single magic-eating sword.

Cleon swung his sword wide to get out of the meaningless battle and shook off the weapon that was in his way her.

However, being able to extend one of his arms her means that the same can be done with other parts.

Immediately, terrifying eyeballs protruded from his back and sides of him, and he looked everywhere while making a disgusting sound.

Of course, Cleon could be seen inside, and another arm or tail-like organ protruded right next to the eye of her, successfully blocking Cleon’s attack of her.

Literally, he became a monster with his back she pressed against him.

“You fool…!”

The next moment, when the tail is wrapped around the magic-eating sword, and it starts to give more power.

The sword could not stand it and made a squeaking sound, as if the blade was about to crack.

It would have been best for Cleon to give up the sword, let go of it, and open the distance again.

Cleon, who thought that he needed to be punished using this sword somehow, did not let go of the sword and rather applied his own magical power to the sword.

The magical power received from the sword body and the magical power received from the sword hilt are two different things, and in that situation, the magical power-eating sword that absorbs Cleon’s magical power well.

Just like the shock wave that threatened Cleon, when the sword pressure exploded from the blade that would tear everything it touched.

Alexios’s tail also shattered and fell to the ground with a pattering sound.

However, Cleon is not rushing forward this time.

Because Alexios has the ability to manipulate the pieces of his body that have fallen off.

Cleon tries to attack from a distance while maintaining alertness and distance.

If he swung his sword and applied sword pressure to Alexios, who had lost his means of defense in an instant.

The invisible blade cut through the air, causing dust to come into contact with Alexios’ body with his.

“Huh…”

However, that sword pressure is less powerful than if it exploded close to the target, and it disappears immediately with just one swing of the sword in his hand.

However, until the dust rose and settled, it only covered Alexios’ vision of his.

The next moment, when the dust was blown away by the wind caused by Alexios, Cleon was no longer visible.

“Where-“

And, his gaze was directed to Cleon, who was beside the throne.

Alesios confirmed that Cleon turned his back while trying something on the fainting Illenu.

With a fishy smile on his face his, he grabbed Shadow and Peruluca with both of his gigantic arms hers.

Fortunately, it’s fortunately, it doesn’t absorb magic from anything it touches right away.

If it goes on like this, even the shadow might suck up mana until it truly disappears as Peruluca.

But, if there is something more important than that.

Even if Cleon turns his back, the means to protect him must have disappeared.

If you think you heard the sound of hitting the ground right away.

The tail, which had been cut off, reattached itself and flew towards Cleon’s back once again.

Its tip was sharp and ferocious, like the edge of a spear.

“Mr. Cleon!”

Peruluca tried to call him by name to announce the crisis, but he had no choice but to say that the timing was too late.

Different from the one sprinkled around, red fresh blood spurted out.

Cleon sees his body his being pierced from the back his, piercing his stomach his.

When the blood that rises on its own comes out of your mouth with a ‘cool’ sound.

Cleon collapses forward, breaking his stance from his knees as it is.

His hand was still touching the body of the fainting Illenu.

“Cleon!!!!!”

Peruluca shouts his name out loud in urgency.

Even without drinking his blood his, his hair his slowly begins to turn white.

And, at her cry her, Cleon’s party, who were fighting from a little distance, looked at her with bewildered expressions.

“…Cleon…?”

If you think that anxiety flowed on Amelia’s back her.

She runs straight to Cleon and Peruluca.

Please hope he is okay.

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“…Is this what it is…”

Cleon looked down at his ship, remembering what had just happened.

It remains unharmed here, but the previous attack must have pierced a huge cool tunnel from its back to its stomach her.

“…The moment when you were really about to die, the soul jumped out of your body…”

Is it fortunate or unlucky?

No, that was what Wilhelmina, her high-ranking necromancer her, was talking about, so if it were her her, she would have known originally.

To put it simply, Cleon’s body her fell into a state on the verge of death, and while the body fainted, only the soul escaped.

However, thanks to the separation of the soul from the body, Cleon’s soul her immediately became an empty body nearby.

It succeeded in entering Illenu’s body hers.

To be precise, it was not a completely empty body, nor was it possible to control that body at will.

It’s just that, in this bloodstained space, if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to meet ‘Illenu’ somewhere.

“…It’s really a gamble… Illenu. It wouldn’t make sense if there wasn’t this much risk in hunting vampires.”

Even in his spirit state, he lit a flame in his hand.

Just, as the intuition in my heart leads me, I go through the dark space.

At the end of that road, thinking that Illenu would be waiting.