CH 113

Boom! Crash!

Kaboom!

The dust rose like a mountain, and trees were swept away.

In between that, Elizabeth, dressed as a priest, was running away frantically.

'It feels like I'm being chased by a beast.'

Elizabeth, guarding the Forbidden Forest under Simon's orders, had spotted a suspicious man.

Wearing a featureless brown robe all the way to the top of his head, it was obvious that he was trying to hide his identity. On top of that, he was looking around suspiciously, searching for something.

She thought that he might be the priest that Simon had mentioned before.

She immediately sent a corpse spider to call Simon and Pier, but he was preparing to leave the forest before the two arrived.

In conclusion, Elizabeth had no choice but to move alone.

As planned, she transformed into a priest, greeted him in accordance with their formalities, and tried to extort some information, but…

What the other side reciprocated wasn't information, but messy punches.

'!!'

Elizabeth stopped in surprise. Logs and rocks the size of houses flew toward her as if being flung from a catapult.

Although the opponent was undoubtedly human, he possessed supernatural strength comparable to that of the Ancient Undead.

'It can't be helped.'

She didn't like to fight, but she couldn't help it. As she opened her palms, a dark-blue web stretched from the tips of each finger.

Sshhk!

And just like that, when she crossed her arms, the trees were torn apart.

The priest flashed up in the chaos where all the trees were entangled and fell. Spinning like a top, he swung his right arm and left a large claw mark across Elizabeth’s body.

There were scratches on her legs and above her knee.

'Kugh!'

Elizabeth staggered from the pain.

In the meantime, the priest came down to the floor and started charging toward her. Elizabeth reached out her arms and scattered spiderwebs all around.

It was a secret technique that severely reduced the opponent's space, and cut bones and flesh alike the moment they touched the threads. But the priest narrowed the distance by avoiding each spiderweb one by one with bizarre, inhuman movements.

'He's a beast, for real!'

As she crossed her arms with her palms up, the spiderwebs in the air reversed all at once, changing positions. Spiderwebs cut into the man's body, blood coating the floor.

The moment she smirked, expecting her victory…

'…!'

The soles of his shoes filled her vision.

Pooooooooooow!

As she received a kick right in the forehead, she flew back hundreds of meters, smashing through trees, and crashing into the ground.

"Kuuugh!"

The priest jumped on top of her, pinning her to the ground before she could move.

He then raised his fist, blocking out the moon.

"Oh my."

Elizabeth forced herself to smile.

"I'm a woman, so it'd be nice if you avoid hitting my fa—"

Whaaam!

Elizabeth’s head reeled to the side.

Whaaaack!

Poooow!

Craaack!

A ruthless beating ensued.

Then, Elizabeth, who was being beaten on one-sidedly, wagged her finger.

"…!"

The priest soared off the ground. A spiderweb had wrapped itself around his neck before he realized.

[I said not to hit my face, you bastard!]

Her face peeled off before she knew it, and Elizabeth shouted while her monster-like crimson eyes shimmered,

[Die!]

Craaaaack!

The cord around his neck pulled tight.

The priest, who was holding his neck in agony, suddenly lifted his right arm and hit the air.

Ka-bo-bo-booom!

Trees to the right were uprooted and lifted as a huge shockwave passed through them. One of them must have been connected to the spiderwebs, as when the trees fell, the binds holding the priest went slack and he came to the ground.

Ptoo.

He spat a red spit on the ground and slowly stood up.

The moment Elizabeth frowned and was about to ready more jet-black…

"Eliza!!'

Simon's voice could be heard. Her stiff face suddenly brightened.

'Commander! You've come to save me!'

However, the Priest also reacted sensitively to the voice and suddenly ignored her, running in Simon’s direction.

'Shucks!'

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Elizabeth hurriedly followed after, but she couldn't keep up with the priest's speed. Simon was still a student. He wouldn't be able to defeat this monster.

Dash!

The priest, who ran hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye, found Simon, jumped into the air, and did a flying kick.

Simon was also just wearing a robe instead of his uniform, as he had gone to Rochest.

'Huff!'

Simon reacted nimbly and immediately shifted his head to the side, letting the priest's foot cut through the air.

Landing on the floor, he turned to Simon with a somewhat surprised reaction.

But he quickly recovered and, this time, rushed forward, steps crushing the ground beneath him. Simon clenched his teeth and reached his arms back.

"Pier!!"

Flutter!

Pier’s bones flew in from the ruins and connected to Simon's right arm. Simon then flung his right fist as it was.

Pooooooooooow!

The two fists collided in the air, creating a huge shockwave.

"…!"

And the one pushed back was the priest. Simon breathed out his tension and got into his fighting stance.

'Phew.'

Tap, tap tap, tah.

The priest started stepping strangely. His body repeatedly jerked about, head tilting back as though touching the ground, and then forward to the same extreme.

You could hardly fathom how he would act.

"Huuuff!"

In the end, Simon struck first and swung his right arm wrapped with Pier's bones. However, the Priest quickly ducked to avoid it, then went behind Simon and kicked the back of his head.

Pooooow!

However, it was the Priest who felt a sharp pain.

Before the foot hit Simon's head, Pier's skull wrapped around Simon's head like a helmet.

The priest immediately spun around on his other leg and tried to sweep Simon’s legs out from under him, but again, Pier's bones were quicker.

Rattle. Rattle.

Like a puzzle piece fitting into an empty space, Simon's body was quickly being covered with the bones of Pier.

Just when the priest was about to rush in again…

Grab!

Simon didn't make the same mistake.

This time, Simon first grabbed the priest's arm and pulled, getting within range. In response, the priest clenched his teeth and moved jet-black to his face in protection.

Although he intended to use Simon’s force against him and break his fist…

Flutter!

Before he knew it, Pier's bones wrapped around Simon's right hand had transferred to Simon's left.

"…!!"

Pooooooooooooooooooow!

His body broke through countless trees and was pushed out of sight.

The priest coughed up blood and tried his best to get himself up from the ground.

Simon, who was fully equipped with bone armor, was charging in while the shapeless cape fluttered behind him.

Whiiiiiiiiiiiish!

The priest dodged by a hair's breadth.

After dodging Simon by throwing himself to the side, the priest extended his right hand. His jet-black swayed and changed into the form of a spear.

He then flung it at Simon’s back, who had just finished charging and was slowing down by scraping his feet across the ground.

Sshhk.

Simon reached out his left arm, which was wrapped in Pier’s bones.

'Restoration!'

Clunk!

Pier's greatsword immediately flew into Simon's hand, and Simon, who held it at an odd angle, turned around and slashed the air.

Slaaaaaaaaaash!

The priest ducked down in fright. Pier's slash tore the jet-black spear in half and split the trees reaching out behind it.

"…"

The priest felt a cold sweat running down his entire body.

‘He's strong. Stronger than anyone I’ve ever fought before.’

But he couldn't stop here. He bent his knees again and charged.

Pooooow!

But Simon didn't face him. Instead, he stomped down repeatedly, creating a thick cloud of dust around him.

The moment when the priest had no choice but to stop due to not being able to see…

Whish!

Through the dust, a conscripted skeleton swung a sword. The priest took a step back and dodged it.

Wooooosh!

This time, swords were swung from the back and from the side.

Before anyone knew it, over a dozen skeletons surrounded the priest.

Rattle Rattle!

Rattle!

The conscripted skeletons rushed in all at once.

The battle suddenly turned into one against many, but the priest moved flamboyantly without showing any signs of being overwhelmed. As if he had eyes on the back of his head, he flung fists and kicks in all directions while dodging the spears and swords.

Skeleton's bodies cracked into pieces.

Sshhk.

At that moment, the remains of bones rolling on the floor rose into the air. Simon was casting dark magic with the hand that wasn't holding the great sword.

'Bone Nail!'

Psshhk! Pshk! Pshk!

The bones impaled themselves all over the priest, who was distracted from fighting the skeletons.

The priest frowned and tried to break through the siege, but…

Slice!

His back was cut by something sharp.

[I won't let you escape.]

Before he realized it, the area was entangled with dark-blue spiderwebs like a maze. Elizabeth, full of spite, had blocked out the space around the priest.

Ptoo! Ptoo!

On the trees, corpse spiders spat out or rode down webs from afar.

Rattle!

Rattle!

Up close, skeletons stood with their weapons, forming an encircling net.

Sshhk.

Ssshhhk.

Even if he defeated the skeletons, the bones that fell to the ground moved and attacked him.

He couldn't find a way out of the Legion's coordination. His stamina was also dropping fast with all the lost blood.

There's only one thing he could gamble on to survive in this worst-case scenario.

'Take down the boss first.'

The priest, who jumped up as though kicking the ground, rushed recklessly at Simon.

While taking the skeletons’ attacks and gushing blood from the spiderwebs installed by Elizabeth penetrating deep into his body, he thrust his fist toward Simon, who controlled the undead.

Simon hurriedly raised his greatsword in front of him.

Kabooooooom!

The greatsword and fist collided in the center. The priest, who landed on the floor, immediately raised his opposite fist in a swift motion and struck the ground.

Thud!

The dirt floor the two of them were stood on sank down, and Simon, who wasn't prepared for it, stumbled and lost his balance.

The moment when the priest recovered his balance first and immediately whirred up jet-black on his right first in preparation to jam it all at Simon's face…

Slaaaash!

A huge stream of blood gushed out.

Something like a large blade came up from behind and cut the Priest's back.

"Kugh!"

Simon pretending to be off balance was a bluff.

He was pulling the lever with his other hand.

'Good Overlord!'

While the priest's movements stiffened, Elizabeth's web wrapped around his arm, and Simon aimed the greatsword at the priest's neck.

[Give up.]

Demanded Simon, borrowing the voice of Pier connected by the Bone Armor.

[You lost.]

The Priest, whose entire body was covered in blood, let out a long sigh. Then he, took off the hood over his head.

Simon's eyes widened in shock.

[You're…!]