Chapter 217 – Dying Is Also Difficult (01)

Even though it was a holy sword, it had no effect of melting or defeating demons.

However, it only has a function that can deal 100% damage to demons that basically only take half damage from physical attacks.

The rest is just a matter of hitting it with a knife.

Kwazizik!!

A holy sword that lowers branches on top of a wooden sword and radiates light to cut through demons.

Although the shock wave did not spread as widely as before, it was enough to crush the demons while causing splash damage when swinging the holy sword against demons coming nearby.

While connecting his heart with Marian, he regained his newfound [Sword Master] Trait and used the swordsmanship of the Dnevarine family and famous family, which became smoother than before. He swung his sword more efficiently than before and wasted time among the demons.

Because I had just jumped down and exploded [Star Magic] In the air, the terrain around me became flat and demons were rushing at me from all directions, and there was no way to take cover or protect my back.

Wow!

So, the method I chose was that the low-level demons who were attacking me now had no way to stop me, so they charged at me head on and advanced through the path with the holy sword.

Since there is a holy sword, there is no thought of the possibility of the weapon becoming dull, and there is no thought of the weapon breaking or stopping due to its durability running out.

However, as I got more tired, and when I stopped, I had no choice but to be surrounded from all sides, so I constantly ran against the enemy rushing to the front and prevented an encirclement from forming.

Blame it!

Most of them are low-level demons without reason, and they just cling to the few humans who appear here like insects jumping into a fire.

Rather than charging in all at once with intelligence, they bumped shoulders with each other to prevent a tight siege net, and the high-ranking demons who would lead them could not be seen where they had disappeared, so they were just wasting time. Br〉

Patter-patter!

Just by swinging the holy sword around the waist, the demons in front were cut in half and collapsed, but more demons attacked.

“Whoop… Whoop… !”

If I hadn’t had the [Swordmaster] Trait, I would have been overtaken, but I checked the dizzying shadows around me to find my direction, and finally found a path that led to a narrow hallway inside the Demon King’s Castle, rather than A place opens in all directions.

Cheezy!!

“Kooooo!!”

I cut down the legs of the giant demon that was trying to block the front, knocked it down, and cut off its head in one go. I forced myself to run forward, avoiding the attacks of the demons that came up to my back, and entered the narrow hallway.

I tried to dodge and swat away the nails flying at me from all directions, but in the end, one or two nails scratched my back, making blood gush out, and scratching my left elbow, causing tingling pain.

Understand!

He twists his body to prevent his arm from being cut off, uses [Shadow Impartment Art] To fix his left arm, which is still motionless and shaky, and then continues the fight.

‘If it’s now…!’

While I was falling, I calculated the coordinates that I had learned and checked from Alice in advance, and remembered the star that I had checked while waiting in orbit.

Ssuk!

Cover your face with [Shadow Mask] And quickly use [Star Magic].

Compared to Alex’s father or Alice, there is not much difference in power, but there is a difference in accuracy and speed, because the coordinates are already calculated in advance in the air. It could be used even while moving.

Silver stars fall from the red sky.

The orbit was shaking and the orbit plunge was not straight, so the light disintegrated in the air and even its power was weakened.

Still, when it arrived on the ground and exploded, it had enough power to wipe out low-level demons.

Kuwaaaaang–!!

With the [Star Magic] That once again fell on the ruins, countless low-level demons that had been attacked were completely destroyed.

To be exact, he was forcibly expelled from this world due to magic containing star mana, and it will take time to return here.

Of course, the demons who had not yet escaped from the demon world were not harmed and were filling up the ruins by poking their heads in again.

‘It broke through!’

Since there was room in the rear, I was able to enter the collapsed Demon King’s Castle with peace of mind.

As spatial restrictions arose, the demons could not attack in the space blocked by the wall, so the number of demons attacking me from all directions began to decrease, but instead, the level of demons greeting me as they rushed out of the demon castle increased significantly.

The middle-level demons were only one hit from the holy sword anyway, but if I didn’t concentrate and attack, they would either evade or evade my attacks, or use the low-level demons as shields to block the shock waves, so the situation didn’t get any better.

‘How long will it take?’

When I looked up at the sky, the red sky of the Demon Realm spread out.

When I checked the time that had passed so far based on my internal clock and how much the stars inside me moved, it was approximately 3 minutes.

My breath burns up to my throat and it hurts like I’m constantly pouring metal pieces into my lungs, but it’s only been 3 minutes.

It’s not just about demolishing the enclave, it’s about holding out until help arrives.

‘Is it possible?’

How long will it take?

I think it would be enough to last about 30 minutes if only the heroines with the fastest legs would arrive, but in reality, how long would it take to reach the Duke’s Castle, or even the Demon King’s Castle, while leading an army and dealing with demons?

Gigi Gigi Geek!!

Although I was having more and more difficulties using [Shadow Ninjutsu], I fought by concentrating my mind to maintain the [Shadow Granting Art] That I held on my arm.

If the battle before was a defensive battle where you slaughtered and survived against the constantly attacking low-level demons, now it is a 1:1 duel in a narrow hallway without a break.

At least from now on, it’s not a physical battle, but a swordsmanship battle, so I can control my breathing little by little, and in my case, I can use the holy sword to put pressure on my opponent, so I have some leeway .

Kwazijic!

Looking at the intermediate level demons appearing after destroying the walls of the hallway on both sides, it seemed like they had no intention of showing me an easy difficulty level.

“Kooooo!!”

I was trying to swing my sword to blow away the hand of the huge intermediate demon coming through the wall on the right and block the attack coming from the other side, but the demon I was opposing at the end of the hallway was throwing a huge ax, so I had no choice but to duck and avoid the attack.

Kwaaaaang!

“Wow!”

I lowered my body and crouched down to avoid the axe. This time, a mid-level demon rushed at me from the left and trampled on my back with his foot. The shock was enough to break my back and explode my internal organs, but at the last minute, I succeeded in using [Shadow Granting Art] And my back was broken. I was able to prevent it from breaking.

‘Still… You can do it…!’

Cheeeeek!

I cut off the leg that was trying to trample on me with the holy sword, and threw the holy sword at a middle-level demon who had lost his weapon and smashed its head.

Thump thump thump!

When the intermediate demon protruding from the right side, where he had lost his hand, tried to kick him, he evaded the attack by throwing his body, and picked up the holy sword stuck in the head of the demon in front before it lost its light, activating the holy sword of the World Tree.

Chijijijijik!!

Retrieve the holy sword from the demon’s body and throw the sword using [Shadow Granting Art].

Boom, boom, boom!

Rotate the wooden sword a few times to extend the [Shadow Granting Art] And throw it to pierce the chest of a mid-level demon who lost a leg.

However, due to the nature of my ability to cast [Shadow enchantment] On objects, the [Shadow enchantment] Was cut off just by throwing it. As I watched the devil take advantage of the opportunity and rush at me with the horns on its head, even though it had lost both arms.

Ting!

I pulled out the [Sword of the High School] From my belt.

The ‘Holy Sword of the World Tree’ resides in the sword by covering it. Metallic roots sprout from the beautifully refined sword of the famous family, wrap around the handle, and begin to shine.

Poop!

I counterattacked with [Famous Swordsmanship] And put the famous sword on my head, but even though it inflicted 100% damage to the demons, I could not catch the intermediate demons with this single blow.

Whoa whoa!

Two horns pierce my chest and send me flying backwards.

“Big!”

As I felt my bones breaking, my breath flowed out as if my lungs were being forcibly squeezed, and I flew backwards helplessly and fell on the duke’s large room.

‘Not yet… If I still fall…!’

My heart is pounding.

An alarm was ringing indicating that my vitality had reached a critical point.

Dropping the wooden sword and even the famous sword, I struck a blow against a mid-level demon who had lost both arms.

Since I had learned medical knowledge from Priestess Beace in order to use my [Obligation Mass] Ability, the eerie feeling of water filling my lungs and the excruciating pain just by breathing were telling me that my body was broken. Br〉

‘Did you puncture your lungs?’

Need to recover I tried to drink the potion I had just prepared, but my right hand was shaking from the pain and my left arm was numb below the elbow without the [Shadow Impartment Art], So I couldn’t drink it easily.〈 Br〉

Wow!

I have no choice but to break the top of the potion by chewing it with my teeth, and swallow the potion with the sharp cutting edge in my mouth, thinking that it doesn’t matter if there are glass pieces mixed in.

Gulp. Gulp.

I felt the sharp shards of glass cutting across my tongue, and although my mouth was filled with blood, I felt like the components of my body were being regenerated.

[Shadow enchantment] Is used to forcibly fix the rib that pierced the lung back to its original position. Although he trembles to the point of biting his tongue from the pain, he comes to his senses and remains prone until the effect of the potion takes effect.

Since the wound on his elbow he did not recover easily due to a blow containing magical power, he fixed it again with [Shadow Granting Art] And stood up.

“Uuuuuch… !”

Even though the wound recovers, the pain does not go away.

After confirming that my cracked tongue stuck to a piece of glass and the bleeding had stopped, I stood up again, spitting out the blood that was in my mouth.

‘The final battle… Yes, it should be like this…!’

Thump thump thump thump!!

As I watched the intermediate demon rush at me with its horns once again, I spread [Shadow Impartment] Thinly on my arms, legs, and spinal column to prevent them from bending.

Thump thump thump… Boom!

Like blocking a runaway truck, I block the blows of mid-level demons that are bigger than me.

Kwasik!!

Although he suffered the pain of his joints being crushed and his muscles bursting, he was able to keep his limbs from being distorted or torn apart, and while enduring the pain of his entire body bursting, he held the Holy Sword of the World Tree in both hands.

‘My current physical ability is… Over 500…!’

In addition, since it is applied to the [Sword Master] Characteristic, 30% is added to about 650.

It is relatively inferior compared to excellent swordsmen such as Marian and Sailian, but if you use [Shadow Granting Art] And the Holy Sword of the World Tree on your body…!

‘At least, the battle can be established…!’

Kwasik!

Pierce the eyes of a mid-level demon with your hands.

I forcibly dug out and squeezed the eyeballs that were too big to fit in my hands, and put my hands into both jaws of this demon before it could scream.

I could put one knee into my mouth while my razor-sharp teeth dug into my palm, and I would use my knees to support the roof of my mouth with both hands as if I was lifting a heavy load-

Wow!

The jaws of the last intermediate demon were torn apart.