Advance (6)

Tyria looked at her former colleague with a devastated expression.

Even though they couldn’t talk, they communicated through hand gestures and facial expressions.

We have been hanging out together and living together since we were young.

“…!!”

I couldn’t bear to see him running wild while half losing his senses.

The beautifully shiny hair turned white and scattered.

The once white and bright skin had become discolored.

In addition, his face and body were completely wrapped in bandages, and he even looked at the haggard.

I didn’t know what happened to her.

I fell into a sense of despair as I saw how different I was from before.

“Nie…!”

I raised my voice in case someone recognized me.

Nie was continuing the battle, firing magic as if he couldn’t hear.

And a beam of light falls in front of Tyria.

I threw myself away and rolled on the ground to avoid the lightning.

I took out my arrows and protested to fight back.

Tyria couldn’t bear to protest.

The place she is aiming for is Nie’s head. You will definitely die with one blow to the head.

‘No… ‘

In the end, unable to overcome her hesitation, she protested towards the bridge.

Even that was broken by the magic of lightning.

Even though I had decided before that I would face the enemy.

When the situation finally came, confusion came to Tyria’s heart.

‘I just…’

I just wanted to meet Nie.

And if there was an opportunity, I wanted to talk.

But what is the situation now?

Even if I saw a face, not only did I not recognize it, but I couldn’t even have a conversation.

Would it be possible if I got a little closer?

Tyria made up her mind and decided to approach Nie.

Avoiding the lightning bolts splitting in all directions, they dug into the enemy camp.

I took out a dagger and killed the spirits around me.

As the distance narrowed, Nie’s appearance could be seen more clearly.

If you’re this close, wouldn’t you be able to see yourself?

Even though she knew she was doing something dangerous, Tyria couldn’t stop.

“Nie… ! Sigh…!”

The moment Tyria opened her mouth, someone attacked her.

Could it be that he was attacked by an enemy? The moment when you try to swing a dagger with anxiety.

“Tyria! Calm down!”

“Ah…”

Tyria’s heart sank at the sudden sound of Seohyun’s voice.

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“Ugh…!”

Let’s unleash our magical power to the limit and quench Ifrit’s flames.

Frost fluttered around and a cold wave began to hit.

As love flowed over the heated earth, Ifrit’s magic began to gradually dull.

“Whoa…”

I faced Ifrit while enduring the throbbing pain in my left shoulder.

Being escorted by numerous spirits.

It is a difficult situation to overcome alone.

‘Where is Tyria…?’

I calmly looked around and looked for my colleagues.

Meteor was falling to the left and the formation of the Demon King’s army was collapsing.

To the right, the sound of Catalina’s cheers was echoing, creating chaos.

And Tyria was located on the right, not far from me.

And with her friend Nie.

“Tyria…!”

Even if I tried to call her, my voice was drowned out.

I didn’t know what would happen if I left her like this.

At worst, there was even a possibility that she would die.

“Ugh…?!”

I reflexively dodged the barrage of flames flying towards my head.

It is virtually impossible to escape from Ifrit.

But I couldn’t leave Tyria alone.

At that moment, a silver-colored flash fell from the sky.

The moment Erina’s white long sword touched the ground, Ifrit’s flames disappeared in an instant.

“…Seohyun. “Please retreat to the rear.”

Erina adjusted her posture without even looking at me.

Unlike before, her voice was a little colder.

“Erina. Be careful.”

“…”

After leaving Ifrit in the care of Erina, he ran towards Tyria.

As I raced through countless monsters and spirits, I gradually got closer to Tyria.

I recognized that she was maintaining a passive attitude toward battle.

Even his specialty, the bow, was sealed and he was holding a dagger.

In other words, it meant that he truly had no intention of dealing with Nie.

‘Damn… ‘

Was it to no avail even though I made such a request?

I understand Tyria’s feelings, but this is a battlefield right now.

In fact, Tyria was inviting danger.

I followed the direction in which Tyria ran and jumped in, wading through the enemy.

I finally caught up with her and pulled her body to me.

“Tyria! Calm down!”

“Ah…”

Tyria, who checked me, couldn’t keep her mouth shut with a surprised expression.

But now there was no time to be surprised.

I quickly helped her up and checked for enemies around her.

In the blink of an eye, we were already surrounded by enemies.

Right in front of you was the Spirit King Nie.

Like Ifrit, her entire body looks disorganized, probably due to Makiella’s modifications.

It was understandable how shocked Tyria was.

“Tyria. Pick up your bow.”

“S-sorry…”

“Apples are okay! Quickly!”

“Yes, yes…!”

Tyria quickly adjusted her posture.

Spirits were already rushing towards us from all directions.

I raised my shield with my back to Tyria.

It was impossible to block all the magic arrows coming from all directions.

Instead, he rushed towards the spirits while armed with ice armor.

Tyria continued shooting and took down the enemies around her.

Spirits and fairies were flocking in endlessly.

And lightning strikes from the sky.

Unlike the lightning used by Erina, it had a dark red color.

This would have made Tyria realize it too.

The fact that Nie has absolutely no intention of talking to Tyria.

“Ha… Haha… “

I could feel my man slowly decreasing.

Fortunately, the ice armor blocked the magic baptism.

If I ran out of mana, I had to fight with my bare body.

Until now, I have had a lot of experience fighting large monsters and strong opponents.

There have rarely been cases like now where enemies flock from all directions.

There were too many enemies to deal with to deal with them one by one.

‘If it’s Erina…’

Literally, lightning strikes from the sky and electrocutes the surrounding people.

You will use your overwhelming speed to defeat enemies one after another.

I needed that skill too. Even while dealing with the spirits, I kept thinking.

What would you do if you were a snow girl?

Suddenly, a memory flashed through my mind.

A whirlpool that I experienced horribly in the snowy mountains.

And, a huge avalanche that swept away Erina.

Although we can’t create an avalanche right now.

Wouldn’t it be possible to at least create a vortex?

“Tyria! Stick by my side!”

“Yes!”

As soon as Tyria came to my side, I immediately raised my mana to the limit.

As I scatter mana to a level that would normally be considered impossible, the flow of mana becomes thicker.

Following the long sword, he began to control the flow of mana.

Before I knew it, the surrounding wind was swirling and absorbing the surrounding magic.

Like a huge strong wind encountered on a snowy mountain.

A huge vortex began to ascend around me.

“Seohyun…! What the hell is this…!”

Tyria looked around in surprise, but was unable to answer.

Mana was draining from my entire body and my energy was being consumed quickly.

Rather, the pain that seemed to be being crushed by the flow of mana was passing through my whole body.

“Ugh…!”

Finally, after all the mana in my body was drained, I slashed the long sword in my hand towards the ground.

The swirling snowstorm exploded with a roar.

I gathered my wits with the feeling that my vision was going to blur.

My legs were shaking, my head was dizzy, and the only thing that was clear was the pain in my shoulder.

“Seohyun!”

Fortunately, Tyria helped me up so I didn’t fall down.

When I calmly looked around, there was only a vast empty space left.

The shower of magic and enemies all around have disappeared.

The ones left are me and Tyria. And there is only Nie glaring at us from afar.

“Tyria. I’m fine.”

“No…! Right now…?!”

I quickly grabbed Tyria’s body and threw myself away.

As we fell to the ground, lightning struck where we were.

Soon, Nie started coming towards us.

“Tyria! Get ready!”

“Yes!”

Unlike before, her eyes were full of fighting spirit.

This time, Tyria was aiming her bowstring properly.

An arrow flying at high speed. However, it was blocked by a magic barrier and could not hit.

But Tyria did not stop.

The speed gradually increased and arrows rained down non-stop.

The rapid fire continued at an incredible speed that was hard to believe.

“…!!”

Nie lets out a sharp scream and fires magic.

Apparently, several of the arrows had hit the target and he was struggling.

He quickly covered Tyria with his shield.

He calmly blocked the magic and put pressure on Nie.

Finally, the distance narrowed and the long sword came into range.

He ran forward and swung his long sword.

I’ve already used up all my mana, so all that’s left is swordplay.

He blocked the lightning bolt that flew right in front of his nose with the blade, and then swung vertically, aiming for his shoulder.

“…!?”

As the blade entered his shoulder, Nie fell to the floor with a groan of pain.

They stomped on him with his foot and suppressed him so that he could not get up.

Lastly, a dagger was inserted into his hand to prevent him from using magic.

“Ha… Haha… “

“…!!”

Nie struggles with his whole body to escape from the restraints.

But the winner or loser has already been decided.

“…Nie.”

Tyria approached Nie while maintaining her bowstring.

The arrow prepared for an emergency was aimed precisely at Nie’s head.

“Do you recognize me…?”

Nie paused for a moment at Tyria’s words, and then her struggling gradually subsided.

Have I finally recognized Tyria?

Tyria also seemed to have noticed the reaction and was slowly lowering the bowstring.

“It’s me. Tyria… “

“…”

“What on earth happened…” “?” “

Tyria looked at Nie with a sad expression.

How on earth did we end up in a situation where we had to face each other as enemies?

“Chloe, the other Spirit Kings, and you too…!”

“…”

“What all happened…!”

Tyria’s voice was full of resentment.

Tyria always said she was at fault.

All the spirits and fairies left Hellwood Forest.

Even the situation in which he faced the devil’s army head-on was blamed on himself.

But it wasn’t all Tyria’s fault.

She was just caught up in the situation and dragged along.

Of course, her heart would have been full of resentment and regret.

Nevertheless, Tyria.

“Let’s stop now.” Let’s go back to our hometown.”

“…”

Tyria wanted to go back to the way things were.

Of course, I couldn’t go back to how I was before, but at least I could go back to Nie.

The spirit could not understand human speech.

Did he understand Tyria’s recommendation? Or maybe I didn’t understand.

While waiting for her answer, there was a short silence.

Meanwhile, I was holding on to the long sword tightly with tension.

If Nie continued to rebel, I planned to strike him with the sword right away.

While I was waiting for Nie’s reaction.

Suddenly, thunder began to rumble in the sky.

“…?!”

Tyria and I reflexively took up our weapons.

I wonder if Nie is going to use magic, right before I make a decision.

Kwaang!

A huge bolt of lightning passed through Nie.

Erina’s white long sword was penetrating her abdomen.

“Ah…”

At the same time as Tyria’s empty voice, Nie’s body collapses.

She died without even being able to answer.