Chapter 79

Chapter 79

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What has begun? And what is that unpleasant magic power?

Tessia, who was basking by the campfire, asked.

Ian took off his cloak, put it into his subspace storage, and began tightening the loosened straps of his armor.

Tess, you stay here and guard the carriage. Dont let a single horse get lost.

He added calmly and stretched his neck and shoulders.

So Can you explain a bit?

Tessia, who was grumbling, suddenly turned her head toward the entrance of the village they had entered. Her eyes, which had paused for a moment, slowly moved sideways and eventually turned to the other entrance on the opposite side.

Are we Surrounded?

Just dont forget your role.

Ian uttered and headed toward the open space.

Charlotte, who had been regulating her breath with her twin swords lowered, looked back at him.

Her orange eyes were brimming with anticipation for the imminent battle.

Many of them. And Somehow different from before.

Yeah. Theres one commanding them.

Ians gaze suddenly turned toward the entrance they had come through.

Ill take care of that one. But I may not be able to pay attention elsewhere in the meantime.

Ill handle the rest.

It wont be easy alone.

Thats what makes it meaningful, Ian.

Ian stared at Charlotte intently, reading the various emotions in her eyes, and eventually spoke. Dont think about dying here.

Ill try not to.

Charlotte shrugged.

You two arent in your right minds

Tessia mumbled glumly as she stood up and approached the carriage.

The two draft horses already seemed to sense something and were snorting nervously.

She approached them and muttered while gazing into their frightened eyes.

Its okay Just rest. They wont eat you.

Her red eyes rippled outward from the center like expanding concentric circles.

The horses fidgeting eyes began to glaze over.

Their breathing calmed down, and both collapsed to the ground, motionless.

A semi-unconscious, hypnotized state.

Tessia gave a faint smile as this occurred.

Swhoosh- Tap tap-

Ian and Charlotte leapt onto the roofs of separate buildings.

Tessia, who had also taken off her cloak, leapt into the air as well. Catching a scurrying mouse in a corner, she used the nearby wall to propel herself up onto the roof.

As the mouse in her hand squirmed, the shabby view of the abandoned village unfolded before her eyes.

And beyond the protruding palisades

Tessia frowned as she took in the sight of the beings surrounding the village, standing still.

Human and dwarven undead armed with worn equipment stood motionless like inanimate objects, encircling them dozens deep.

Between the falling snowflakes, their calmly wavering blue lights were eerie even to a vampires eyes.

Hick

Tessia suddenly gasped as her gaze swept over the undead.

Her eyes had met something that abruptly towered in the midst of them.

It was a giant with blackened skin, larger than the other undead surrounding it.

Clad only in tattered trousers and gripping an enormous double-bladed axe, its head, unlike its other body parts, was mummified and bared the form of a skull.

The hollow eye sockets flickered with an irregularly wavering blue light, appearing more emotive than the others.

A giant warrior revived, harboring the madness of a black wall.

Marvelous

As Tessia gazed vacantly at the giant, Charlottes voice reached her ears. A smile was etched on Charlottes face as she observed the giant warrior.

Not that its my place to say, but youre quite the mad one

Tessias mumbling trailed off.

A question had flashed through her mind.

If thats Charlottes opponent, then what is Ian facing?

Swhoosh-

At that very moment, the wind gusting along with the snowflakes froze Tessia in her tracks.

The tainted magic infused in the wind momentarily overwhelmed her with its viscous, obsessive madness.

The mouse in her grasp dropped lifelessly with a crunch, and Tessia instinctively lowered her stance, her gaze turning in the direction from which the wind had blown.

The first thing she saw was Ians back as he stood on a distant rooftop.

Why is he

He seemed to be muttering, his head tilted slightly downward.

Tessias gaze followed his line of sight.

?!

Her eyes widened.

In the middle of the main road leading into the village, a massive figure stood, clad in tattered and holed armor.

The darkness within the armor was no illusion a pitch-black silhouette, seemingly capable of devouring all light, was its true form.

A formidable specter, retaining an intact shape.

Amidst the ebony mass, its features wavered like a mirage.

The overwhelming emotions that had washed over Tessia emanated from this being.

A deep blue light flickered from beneath its helmet, which covered even its nose.

An ominous stillness.

The shockwave from its fist sounded ominous.

Despite its massive bulk appearing sluggish, Charlotte, gripping the sword hilt, simply bent her arm before extending it again to propel herself up, releasing her grip on the hilt.

Woooosh-!

The giants fist barely grazed beneath her as she spun through the air, landing precisely back where she had leapt from.

Gripping the hilt tightly, she forcefully drew the blade and leapt onto the giants crossed arms as it raised its fist.

The giants mummified face, with only skin clinging to bone, drew near.

Its blazing blue lights burned with fury.

Ah aaaah-!

The giant roared, mouth agape.

Simultaneously, a shockwave burst forth, sweeping Charlotte away. Losing grip on one sword, she spun through the air before landing hard.

The giant warrior pulled its axe from the ground. The ichor flowing from its arm had already congealed viscously, resembling its original skin.

Swhoooosh-!

The giant swung its axe down again in an overhead strike to cleave Charlotte.

Watching the axe blade descend, Charlotte sidestepped at the last moment.

Thunk-!

The axe embedded deeply into the ground.

Amidst the billowing dust, Charlottes orange trails converged on the axes haft.

Her double-gripped sword struck the giants wrist.

Crunch-

The blade sliced more than halfway through the giants wrist. Charlottes arms bulged with muscle for an instant.

Swish-!

Finally, the giants hand was severed.

Black fluid sprayed from the severed stump, splattering over Charlottes hair.

Ooh- Ooooooh!

The giant howled, raising its severed hand.

Hah hahaha!

Ecstasy spread across Charlottes face as she gazed up at the giant.

As she shook the blood from her blade and lowered her stance, suddenly-

Swhoooooosh-!

A shockwave exploded from far away, shaking Charlottes entire body.

She instinctively turned to look behind her.

The first thing she saw was the spectral giant bringing down its greatsword.

A massive explosion rippled outward from the swords impact.

For a fleeting moment, she glimpsed a whirling sword being flung away.

There was no need to wonder whose sword it was.

Ian?

Her sigh trailed off shortly.

The giant warrior had already risen and was swinging its axe down toward her once more.

Without even realizing her concern for Ian, Charlotte leapt to engage the giant again.

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Ippotranslation

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Thud thud thud-

Ians grimacing face was contorted as he bounced and rolled along the ground like a cannonball.

Despite the protection of his barrier and wind blades, the impact would have shattered the bones of an ordinary person.

If he hadnt released his sword, his wrist would have been broken long ago.

Of course, there was another reason for Ians grimace.

Starting at the final phase is really going too far.

This spectral giant, the Keeper of the Gate, was a named monster he had fought before in the game.

And its first phase consisted solely of physical attacks.

He had stepped outside the village to avoid getting mowed down by the giants greatsword strikes.

Like in the game, Ian had intended to methodically demolish its armor while keeping the fight as safe as possible, until it unleashed the skills it used only in its final phase.

Naturally, he had anticipated some variables to a certain extent.

After all, this being wasnt meant to appear here in the first place.

Usurper-!

It spouted nonsense Ian had never heard in the game. Most crucially, a quest appeared the moment combat began.

However, he couldnt have foreseen it immediately escalating to the final phase right from the start.

Until now, the variables were merely new attack patterns emerging or phases progressing more rapidly.

Kyaaah- Kwung!

Rolling to a stop against a tree trunk.

Despite the coppery taste of blood in his mouth, Ian first checked the sensations in his limbs.

Fortunately, he could still move everything.

Got flung quite far.

His gaze turned toward the distant figure of the Keeper raising its greatsword after slamming it down.

or prove yourself-!

The giant roared, glaring back at Ian.

Its blazing blue lights flickered intensely.

Yeah, go ahead and try, bastard.

Ian spat out the blood pooling in his mouth, retrieving the Archmages baton from his subspace storage as he stood up.

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