Chapter 862 – Meanwhile, on the Ground -6-

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Kwaang!

A sound like a bomb exploded echoed from the ground again.

Can people believe that it is the sound of a shock wave created by humans without using any weapons, collapsing the building?

Dharma chases after him persistently, and every time he swings his arms, he sends out a shock wave mixed with the walls and collapsed debris of the building as if he had used some kind of magic. Amelia, Sasha, and Calia are confronting him – no, Shade is quite nervous. I felt like I was being chipped away.

After receiving Amelia’s challenging words, he stood up on the spot, as if the damage he had suffered earlier was no problem.

It immediately started attacking the three people like a living bomb.

In the process, it is absolutely impossible to avoid all attacks.

The idea of ​​somehow protecting the limbs that can move and protecting the vital areas.

Sashana Shade was able to somehow see and avoid the attack with her own agility, but Amelia couldn’t –

Coo! And in the end, Amelia’s hammer and shield clash with Dharma’s fist again and again.

Normally, it wouldn’t have been surprising if it had shattered her shield and hurt Amelia’s shoulder from the impact —

Amelia’s shield withstood Dharma’s attack once, and she used the momentum to strike Dharma’s body once again with the hammer.

Kyaang!

Still, she heard a sound that she couldn’t believe was coming from a human body, but instead of panicking, Amelia stepped back, widened her distance, and joined Sasha and Shade.

Dharma looked down at his arm as he felt that the punch he had thrown was blocked by Amelia, and that she had also allowed him to counterattack.

Hehe… As expected, the shadow’s restraint was released, but it seems that the strength has not fully returned.”

It would have been clear that Amelia had increased the level of strengthening of her physical abilities by further increasing the consumption of her magical power, but in addition, this was only possible because the strength of her own arms had not fully returned, and Dharma said that she had lost some of her strength. It was figured out through previous integration.

Dharma stood up while thinking that it was a technique so clever that he could not even feel the difference in power.

If he hadn’t recovered his strength enough to decide the game in the clash a little while ago, he might have had his head smashed by that kid and collapsed.

“It’s cowardly, but effective. I’ll praise you, Shade.”

＂Even if I receive praise from you, I have no appreciation.＂

Rather, Shade was surprised that his recovery was greater than she expected.

Secret Qi – Causal Cutting is a powerful curse placed on the opponent using the power of the contracted shadow spirit.

Even if you cannot cut the real body, if you cut the opponent’s shadow with the power of the spirit that can freely control the shadow itself, it will leave a bind on the real body identical to the part that was cut, taking away the function of that part. Technique.

No matter how strong the physical strength of reality is, the strength of the shadow does not change, so Shade had the confidence to cut down the opponent even if he was wearing full-body armor made of adamantite.

It was definitely an advantage to be able to use such a powerful spell without consuming any magical energy, but the disadvantage was that you had to bring your shadow closer to the opponent, and over time, the bind would be automatically lifted without any action.

Of course, the release speed also changed depending on the strength of the opponent, but recovering physical function in just a few minutes like Dharma, and regaining stupidly strong strength, was unprecedented.

The problem is that the strength needed to lift the curse is not ‘physical strength’, but the strength of ‘will’.

Considering that the firm will to fight against the trials and tribulations that come upon one plays the biggest role in lifting the curse of the shadow, it can be seen that Dharma is not only physically strong – his will is also beyond the level of ordinary people. I was able to.

The problem is that its will is in an evil direction, and it is trying to somehow kill Lord Miyeom, who can be said to be the pillar of this country, and turn Asteris into a sea of ​​fire and massacre countless people.

Going that far was a pitch-black will that would be impossible unless he believed that he was carrying some kind of mission.

I could have used that will to do the right thing.

… No, he clearly believes and has no doubt that what he is doing is right.

Because they believe that the ideology of the church is an immutable law that will lead this world to salvation and create a new world – they kill someone without hesitation, and their will is unwavering.

Shade knew very well that terrorists with such religious and ideological beliefs were difficult enemies to deal with.

“Amelia. Sasha. As time passes, the strength in his amputated arm will return. It was almost a fluke to once again use the power of the shadow spirit to restrain his body. We need to take him down quickly.”

However, that didn’t mean I could avoid a fight with him.

If he were to be released to Asteris with that will, there would be no greater disaster for this country.

So he had to take him down here himself.

For the sake of Miyeomgong, Bourbon, and even Herti.

“Before Miyeom-gong leaves, there is one thing he left behind for me.”

He tells Amelia and Sasha, who are standing next to him, what he received when Lord Miyeom was barely conscious.

After hearing that story, Amelia nodded her head with a determined face that was as strong as Dharma’s, but Sasha narrowed her eyes and looked at her Dharma.

“I don’t know if I can succeed, but… I’ll try.”

And like Amelia, when she nodded, she tied her own flowing orange hair down into a ponytail, as if to concentrate her mind.

＂Please. Sasha.”

When Amelia spoke as if she was leaving it to Sasha, Dharma spoke by clenching and unclenching the fist of the arm where the shadow had been cut, as if he felt that her arm strength had recovered a little more by spending time chatting with them.

“It’s still about 60%… But even at this level, there won’t be any problem in crushing your head like an apple.”

Amelia and Sasha probably knew well that this was not a metaphor or an exaggeration, but that it was really possible, but they were not weak enough to be scared by such words.

As for the fear that seemed to overtake the world, I felt it both in Elesia and at the Academy.

For Amelia, who had dealt with numerous demons, Dharma’s malice did not match that of the demons, and even when looking at her power, it was not enough to compare to the literally god-like power of the Goddess of Death that she had seen in the Realm.

Above all.

Now he is alone.

He was standing alone without a friend who could watch his back.

No, he probably won’t tolerate people standing behind his back, even within the church, even if they share the same views.

Because of confidence in one’s own power.

Sasha and Amelia’s thoughts reached a common conclusion that they could not lose to such a person.

Sasha pulls an arrow from the quiver hanging on her back, attaches it to her bow, and draws her bow.

Even after being able to create magic arrows, she never neglected or left behind her real arrows when she went hunting.

Of course, there may have been a psychological reason why his identity as a hunter did not allow it.

It was to prevent them from being helpless in front of an enemy that could not be dealt with by ordinary magical power or magic.

It was only the observant Sasha who felt that the magic power that had touched him earlier seemed to be disappearing not due to the impact of the collision, but due to some kind of repulsive force.

It’s crazy to think how many arrows are hit at the same time! It shoots out while making a sound and flies towards Dharma.

It was an attack that seemed to disturb vision and restrict movement rather than causing damage, as the trajectory of the arrow curved in the air as if it were a circus performance.

Besides-

Wow! When the sound was heard, the arrow passed through the debris scattered on the ground, leaving a mark but not losing speed and flying through the air without falling to the ground.

This is a net.

The barrage made of arrows was just a kind of halfway point.

Although she was well aware that her own arrows could not pierce her own body, Sasha was also a user of a technique that allowed her to momentarily bind Dharma’s movements using her own arrows as her medium.

Will you dodge, or will you trust your body’s durability and take the arrow head on?

But the next moment, Dharma’s eyes were on Sasha, who shot the arrow.

She had already fired the next arrow – one of her secret arrows, which had a different type of arrowhead than the one from before – and was looking at Dharma with a stern expression, as if waiting for something from her.

＇Indeed…＇

Dharma laughed.

Although he was young, he had the eyes of a wild beast.

It’s a cheeky look that cleverly sets a trap for humans and seeks the golden opportunity.

In her eyes, there was confidence that ‘the other person will not avoid her arrow anyway.’

And those eyes – Dharma really disliked them.

How dare she try to hunt herself down with a beast.

Accepting her challenge head-on and trampling on it was the victory that Dharma should have achieved.

Therefore, the choice of dharma is.

Defense.

She didn’t move from that spot, just raised the corner of her mouth and waited for the rain of arrows to pass.

However, it was probably only a posture to block Sasha’s attacks, not a posture to block other people’s attacks.

The next moment, Amelia, who was standing next to Sasha, raised her hammer high and shouted.

＂Light!＂

At the same time as the cry, which can be said to be a familiar phrase to the crusaders, a powerful flash of light erupts from her hammer.

＂Is it blindfolding…! Doing something unbecoming!”

Dharma protests as if Amelia’s actions are not the same, but closes her eyes tightly.

And, that! At the same time that the sound of kicking the ground is heard, Dharma opens his eyes again and examines the battlefield.

Even though his eyes were still unable to clearly perceive objects around him due to the flash of light under his eyelids, the silhouette alone was enough for him.

Then, even though the arrows were surrounding Dharma, we could see Amelia jumping in between them.

No matter how excellent Sasha’s archery skills were, it was impossible for the arrow’s trajectory to automatically avoid allies as it left the bow with the ‘bow skill’ alone.

Therefore, even though Amelia was at risk of being hit by Sasha’s arrow, she ran into him in order to take advantage of the moment when Dharma was stopped.

＂Are you coming, disqualified princess!＂

Dharma smiled like a monster and spread his arms.

Her pose was as if she was fully welcoming the woman approaching her.

However, Amelia wasn’t so stupid that you couldn’t tell that her arm was tense.

In both of their minds, a simulation of what to do next runs for a split second.

Defense, evasion, attack, counterattack, positioning, escape.

A fight that cannot end with just joining together and joining together.

What collides is a sacred hammer and an arm stronger than steel.

Cough! And, an unimaginable sound reverberates from the collision of bodies and weapons.

And, it was Amelia’s hammer that was pushed out.

＂Ugh…!＂

Amelia’s hammer booms! And as it flew out of her hand and floated behind her, Dharma burst out laughing and swung her empty fist at Amelia.

Then, Amelia quickly raised her shield in her other hand to block the blow, but the impact coming from her shield pushed her to the side.

“I’m sorry, I misled you! It seems like you’ve become stronger than before, but you’re still just a helpless kid!”

Dharma lifts his leg, which is as thick as a log, as if he wants to put an end to the annoying kids.

With the dented shield and broken posture, a direct hit to Amelia would be a fatal blow.

Amelia knew it too, and she would be lying if she said she didn’t expect this to happen.

That’s why Amelia’s face-

Even with cold sweat on her face, she was smiling boldly.

＂──.＂

Dharma felt uncomfortable there.

My instinct as a natural fighter sensed something and sounded an alarm.

What is the goal?

Is this the kid from earlier who was aiming the bow?

Or Shade, who uses the pesky Shadow Curse?

Dharma’s gaze tried to look towards the place where the two were standing a moment ago.

I couldn’t do that.

The reason was simple. As he was moving around, there was another object that caught his eye.

＇Hammer?＇

A battle hammer to be held in the hand and wielded.

It is also a familiar item to Dharma.

That’s right, it’s the hammer that I hit with my fist a little while ago.

It should have fallen to the ground a long time ago, but it was floating in the sky and spinning around, moving slowly as if time had slowed down.

＇It is not a weapon made physically, but a weapon made with the magic power of this princess – it is natural that the general laws of physics do not apply -‘

And one more thing.

Shade, who should be by Sasha’s side, was nowhere to be seen.

＂Light!＂

The next moment, when he thought of Amelia’s voice resonating, Dharma would suddenly come to his senses and close his eyes once again-

The hammer floating in the air created a bright light like the sun, and Dharma’s vision was completely blocked this time.

No matter how much dharma it was, it was impossible to train the eyelids and cornea to become immune to flashes of light.

In the end, Dharma had to stop attacking and step back to gain some distance.

However, if someone makes signs or footsteps to attack – even if it is a truly invisible Shade – you can swing your fists and legs in that direction.

It was clear that even if she swung with just the right amount of force, the wind pressure would have blown the slender woman away.

It would be the same with the arrows that that little boy is firing.

To Dharma, she was confident based on her skills.

However, he himself led to arrogance, and arrogance soon led to mistakes.

A flash of light exploded to block Dharma’s vision.

Amelia’s hammer disappeared as if it had done its job, but its light remained for a while.

The light that spread behind Amelia’s back naturally created a shadow in front of Amelia.

Thanks to this, Amelia’s longer shadow is followed by the shadow of Sasha’s arrow floating in the sky.

The shadow, which continued as if crossing a bridge, eventually connected to Dharma, who had backed away.

And the shadow was also the path along which the spirit of shadow moved.

＇Presence＇ ＇Footsteps＇ ＇Murderous intent＇ The length of movement without such a thing existing-

Something hiding in Amelia’s shadow ran out.

Starting from her shadow, riding the arrow’s shadow, and then, to Dharma’s shadow.

He would not have noticed his own approach.

The next moment, Dharma felt that one of his legs had suddenly lost strength due to something.

It was after that I felt like I was popular.

＂What…!＂

I’ve felt this sensation a little while ago.

It was the feeling of helplessness he felt when Shade’s dagger cut off the shadow of his arm.

＂Damn it…!＂

Dharma stood on his one remaining leg and swung his fist, but it grazed the air.

No matter how Dharma he was, there was a limit to his power even if he swung his fist while standing using only one leg.

The vision slowly returning, and what Dharma saw in the middle was-

Even when the flash occurred twice and Amelia fell, it was Sasha who was still looking for an opportunity.

Now, it is Dharma who has lost one of his legs and lost his balance due to moving his body so much.

It is the perfect prey.

Peeing!

The string bounces, and the arrow splits the air.

One of the three most powerful arrows that Sasha has –

Among the three arrows of Seolwolhwa, the arrow of ‘Seol’ flies as if it had been waiting.

Dharma must have felt the unusual magical power felt from that arrow and had no choice but to take a ‘defensive stance’.

Anywhere is fine. As long as it doesn’t pierce your vital spot.

If he had trained everything, including his head, neck, groin, and heart, he would once again raise the power of the characters imprinted on his body to create an iron wall of defense.

But-

Wow! Her voice rang out, and he felt pain and coldness beneath his knees that he had never felt before.

＂Keuuuuugh─!＂

She let out such an ugly moan without even realizing it.

As Dharma’s vision slowly returned, he looked down at his leg—there was a very small dot there, and Sasha’s arrow had penetrated that spot.

And, the cold that started from that area and slowly spread to the surrounding area went beyond frostbite and was causing necrosis of cellular tissue.

＂Why… How…!＂

Dharma stretched out his trembling hand and tried to pull out the arrow, but Amelia grabbed one of his arms.

Then, feeling his other arm lose strength, Dharma’s huge body had no choice but to collapse to the ground.

＂Damn, damn…! “Let go of this!”

Dharma cried out and struggled to move his arms, but the cold that was gradually eating away at his body spread throughout his body.

“Amelia, you can leave now!”

When the horse raised her arms, Amelia quickly let go of Dharma and walked away from him, and soon Dharma-

＂Kuhhh!! Stop it, stop it!!!”

The sweat on his body and the air around his body froze, leaving him surrounded by ice, like a frog trapped in ice in the middle of winter.

What sticks out from the ice is an arrow that Sasha planted. There was only one.