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Chapter 190: Showdown (2)

The undead, a mix of countless races and monsters, began to emerge one by one from the blue mist.

Some were human.

Some were beastfolk.

Some were monsters.

Additionally, races capable of living for over a thousand years, including elves, emerged from the blue mist as undead, forming a group and walking toward the black figures approaching Lartania.

■■■■■■■■■■■-!!!

The black figures, making a noise that sounded like the distortion of mechanical sounds, began to disrupt the gathering of the undead.

The bodies of the undead, touched by the grotesque arms of the black figures, were shattered, torn apart, and ravaged.

It was the same elsewhere.

The black figures were overpowering the undead, as if they were mere prey, in a situation where the undead were defenseless.

However, despite the undead being completely overrun, the frontlines were holding steady.

The reason was the constant emergence of undead from the blue mist.

As if a portal to hell had been opened, the undead, emerging endlessly from within, advanced without any fear, following the command given by their queen to eliminate the black figures.

Without any emotional hesitation, they advanced purely to carry out the command given to them.

At the point when the undead were holding off the black figures.

Meanwhile, Merilda, who had leapt from the castle wall moments earlier, quickly reached Arthur and slashed at her with her claws.

Kaa-aa-ack-!

The terrifying sound was like a massive piece of iron crushing a house.

However, Arthur, without any change in expression, blocked Merilda’s claws with her half-broken sword, and immediately after, Rin appeared from the shadows, drawing her sword to strike.

Clang!

Rin’s sword clashed harshly against the gauntlet raised by Arthur, making a grinding sound.

“…!”

Rin’s eyes widened in shock, and Merilda, watching from the front, frowned. However, she didn’t stop and twisted her body to strike Arthur’s head, but her attack was—

Swoosh-!

Arthur simply leaned back slightly, and the attack was nullified.

And then.

[…Among all the heroes I’ve seen in the Middle Realm, you stand out the most.]

With those words, Arthur’s form disappeared.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

However, Merilda, as if she had foreseen this situation, immediately turned her body and raised her guard.

Kwah-aaaang-!

“Kuhk!”

Before she could fully raise her guard, Merilda, struck by Arthur’s half-broken sword, was sent flying and crashed to the ground.

Immediately after, Rin, realizing the situation, gripped her sword and tried to charge.

“…!”

Before she could move, Arthur was already in front of her.

Realizing this, she dropped her sword and deliberately leaned forward, entering close combat.

Normally, a sword had to have a certain reach to be used effectively.

Bang!

With that judgment, Rin, who had closed the distance to Arthur, was caught off guard for a moment and was struck by her fist.

From Rin’s perspective, it was a swift and light strike.

But from the perspective of another hero, Arthur’s counterattack was so fast it was almost invisible, aiming at Rin’s neck, chest, and abdomen.

However.

“…!”

Arthur easily blocked Rin’s fast attacks with her left hand, which wasn’t holding a sword, and then swung her fist in return.

Crack!

“Gahh!?”

With an overwhelming ease, Rin was struck and crashed into the ground. Arthur immediately ran toward her, preparing to end it by stabbing her half-broken sword into the earth, but—

Bang!

At that moment, Merilda, who had gotten up and rushed toward Arthur, kicked her body, pushing her back.

[…For a hero from the Middle Realm, you’re surprisingly strong. No, are you a demon…?]

“……”

Charyll was also in battle with Lancelot.

Lancelot, with his face hidden, spoke with a voice full of curiosity as he looked at Charyll, as if her very existence intrigued him.

Charyll did not respond to Lancelot’s words.

Instead.

[-!]

Charyll, gripping the Executioner’s Sword given to her by Kim Hyunwoo, began her second confrontation with Lancelot.

Bang-!

The pitch-black sword that Lancelot held clashed with the Executioner’s Sword that Charyll wielded.

Neither of them yielded.

At least their strength was on par.

However, Charyll was already shocked at that point.

Her current strength was boosted to its limit, thanks to the assistance of the Executioner’s Sword and the artifact, which amplified her power hundreds of times.

Thus, even demons, whose strength had increased tremendously, would have to submit to Charyll’s newfound strength. Seeing her equal in strength to Lancelot, she frowned.

Bang!

Soon, Charyll, with quick reflexes, blocked Lancelot’s punch by striking it with her own.

Kwah-aaaang-!

With the explosive sound of the punch, the ground cracked beneath them.

Charyll, distracted by the strange phenomenon caused by just a punch colliding with another, quickly turned her gaze to Merilda and Rin.

From an outsider’s view, it might have seemed like they were fighting well, but Charyll could clearly see that Merilda and Rin were at a disadvantage, causing her to feel a slight unease.

Just by briefly crossing swords, she easily realized.

At the very least, the two enemies before her were strong enough that she couldn’t deal with them alone.

‘…At least I need to deal with this one and quickly join the others—’

So, as Charyll furrowed her brow and thought of the best option in this situation,

“Ugh!”

Bang!

Rin and Merilda were already being cornered.

Rin, who blocked Arthur’s attack with a sword pulled from the shadows, was thrown backward and tumbled on the ground, only for Arthur’s sword to descend again.

Crrk-!

Rin rolled to avoid the strike.

However, Arthur, with her sword embedded in the ground, repositioned herself to swing at Rin, and at the moment she grimaced in the face of imminent death—

Kwah-aaaang!

With the sound of an explosion, Arthur’s body was slammed into the ground.

It was because Merilda, who had approached in the nick of time, had kicked Arthur’s head just as she was about to swing her sword.

“…Damn, you’re tough.”

However, as Arthur brushed off the attack like it meant nothing and stood up, Merilda frowned.

And the battle continued.

Merilda and Rin desperately dodged and moved their bodies to land even a single effective hit on Arthur, but after allowing the surprise attack, Arthur focused even more intently on the battle, no longer allowing any further strikes.

As time passed, Merilda and Rin began to slowly get pushed back.

The battle, which had seemed evenly matched just moments ago, had completely changed direction after a certain point.

At this point, it was clear to see that Merilda and Rin were struggling just to block Arthur’s attacks.

And then.

‘It’s unavoidable.’

Seeing this, Kim Hyunwoo was about to use the final trump card he had been holding onto.

───────!

From far away, a massive roar echoed.

The black figures, which distorted the mechanical sound, released a chilling roar that raised goosebumps all over.

And in that fleeting moment, as Arthur moved, grabbing Merilda’s neck and aiming to stab her half-broken sword into her abdomen—

[Stop-]

With that voice echoing throughout Lartania, the movements of the black figures came to an immediate halt.

It was as if they had heard the command of an undeniable being, standing still, unable to move.

The same was true for Lancelot, as well as the other heroes.

Even the undead, who had been relentlessly moving toward the black figures without any hesitation, stopped in their tracks.

The battlefield was suddenly filled with an eerie stillness, as if the entire world had frozen in time.

[…!]

Even Arthur, who had been moments away from stabbing her sword into Merilda’s abdomen while grabbing her neck, stopped and frowned as if this voice applied to her equally.

However.

Shuddering-

Despite everyone being frozen, Arthur still tried to forcefully push her sword into Merilda’s abdomen.

Arthur’s body moved just a little bit.

Kwah-aaaang-!

[Didn’t I tell you to stop-]

But, as something shot down from the sky and released a sound, Arthur, who was struggling to push the sword in, came to a sudden stop.

And soon, everyone present could see it.

A dragon, with its red wings spread, looked down at Arthur.

And then.

[★★★★★☆ Hero ‘Crimson Dragon’ has been recruited to Lartania territory!]

A message appeared before Kim Hyunwoo’s eyes.