Chapter 96
Chapter 96: The Embodiment of Death
A strong and fearsome firmness .
The arms of the beast monkey were made of steel . This frightening monster shook and destroyed the entire road where Caria stood . The demon beast kept shaking his arms fiercely . A roaring sound reverberated through the space, and the air almost dissipated .
Everyone around the beast monkey looked in awe at the movements from the monster arms .
That was no good . Obviously, those movements were out of this world . It was something that everybody understood . A terrible strength that could distort the world by creating extreme turbulence in the air .
There was no intention to kill with those fearsome but random arm-movements . There was no hostility, but an obvious confusion in that monster’s head . However, a simple strike with its hand palms could break off a huge obstacle . How many people would die just by touching that pressure?
Caria, on the other hand, was no different from usual . She held the silver long sword with pride, and of course, pointed its shine blade towards the ravaging monkey .
Her silver hair shook as soon as she saw the strikes from those large hand palms . Indeed, those palms could be weapons . If those palms were to touch Caria, it would transform her into a mere lump of meat . Caria moved her body quickly and made a half turn to avoid those strikes, and slashed the beast monkey’s skin with the tip of her sword . Then, Caria breathed involuntarily .
*metal sound*
A dull, iron-to-iron sound echoed throughout the battlefield, despite the fact that it was a clash between the sword and the skin .
Caria felt the real threat of that monster in her hands . The skin was so hard that made that beast no longer a living thing . She noticed that her slash didn’t damage that beastly thing . She felt as if her sword resembled a rusty knife without a sharp edge . Caria involuntarily strengthened her eyes, and took a step back .
At this moment, the road was carved only by the shadow of the devil . The road itself was no longer a road or a pathway . Everything around it was destroyed, and the road itself almost ceased to exist . The stone pavement attached to the road scattered like a thin piece of paper . Destruction and more destruction .
A flash of silver ran through the road in response to the ongoing destruction .
The momentum created when the hand palms stopped moving after destroyed another piece of the road . Caria used this chance to determine her attack, and placed her long sword towards the wind in order to cut through the wrist of the demon monkey . This time, she didn’t use her sword just to slash it . In fact, she used the sword, along with the power of her whole body, to break the wrist of this impeding menace .
The whole series of movements were beautiful and breathtaking . There was no hesitation in her footsteps, and the tip of her sword wiggled smoothly like the wind . All of those movements proved Caria’s natural gift . Besides that fact, one could imagine how hard she trained as well .
However, that was Caria’s natural gift as a human being .
A duller sound echoed throughout the battlefield .
The sound of steel . Caria hoped to inflict damage on the monster’s wrist . Did she accomplish that feat? No . Caria knew the answer immediately through the reverberating feeling passing through her hands .
In reality, Caria could only reach the upper layer of the monster’s skin . The bones were robust and the flesh couldn’t be torn . Caria’s silver eyes swayed astonishingly . How was this possible? Was it possible for a monster like this to exist in this world?
Caria perfectly knew in the corner of her brain that something unexpected could happen when one faced against a demon beast .
Caria understood that very well, and she never lost that reasoning . In fact, Caria kept moving with the assumption that her blade would not pierce nor break the wrist of that unbelievable creature . Caria knew that failure was a possibility . Yet, she also believed that success could only be achieved with hard work and resilience . That’s why she didn’t give up yet .
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However, this time was different . Caria noticed the irregularity the moment she touched the monkey’s skin with her sword . The solid feel that resembled iron no longer seemed real . It was as if she were trying to slash the ground itself . Even with hundreds of swords, nobody could slash the ground . Yes, because it was impossible . True, Caria understood this difficulty .
For a short moment, Caria thought she wasn’t in the real world . The implausible existence of this fearsome opponent made it all look unrealistic . Still, this was different . Yes, that thing was something that no longer behaved like a demon beast .
On this instant, Caria’s cerebral spine shortly perceived that notion . Her brain gave her an order after she failed to inflict damage on the beast monkey’s wrist with her sword .
“…Run away . I cannot win this fight . Human beings cannot triumph over the existence of something that is out of this world . ”
Caria’s legs suddenly moved .
She didn’t think about anything . She just jumped out of the monkey’s way, as if her legs had a mind of their own . The next moment, the place where she stood was shattered into pieces by a malicious force .
“If I stayed there, I would be dead by now . Yes, definitely . ” Sweat fell from Caria’s forehead . The sense of death passed through her spine . Her internal organs became heavy as if they were rocks, and her fingertips holding the long sword began to quiver .
“How could this happen to me?” Unexpectedly, Caria scorned herself and slightly distorted her mouth . Her heart wrapped in fear, and her instinct told her brain to escape .
“I see; that’s the most rational move to make . ” Caria’s long eyelashes blinked repeatedly .
At this moment, Caria thought about the stupidity of fighting against a monster that could rob her life . This was no longer a normal fight where a human fought with chances of victory . She probably had no chance to win over this fearsome opponent . No magic nor talent could subdue this demon beast . All it proclaimed was the embodiment of death .
She would be a fool to keep going against such a threat . Actually, a true knight would go forward and fight with a single sword against any enemy . Nonetheless, this was not just any enemy . Honor and pride were no longer important now . Just survival .
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…Hyahhhhhhhhh!
That monster screamed again . Those screams shattered the windows and broke trees . The human soldiers and elves ran away from the demon monkey as if they were desperate . The madness of the battlefield engulfed the entire place . It engulfed everybody’s mind . Caria remembered the preciousness of life once again .
Running away was probably the right choice . This place was no longer a battlefield where soldiers fought each other . That demon monkey repainted the entire battlefield with fear, chaos and blood . Now the ruler of the battlefield was that beast monkey .
「If I could kill that monkey, victory would fall into our hands . But, the chance of victory is thin, and I will surely die if I keep fighting…Wait, I told him that I would bring victory no matter what happened…」
Caria’s lips moved slightly and she murmured low .
Even in situations where the path to victory could not be seen, Caria would fight bravely to the end . However, this time, she had no option but to withdraw . Her silver hair, which was divided into two ponytails, got untied by the shattered fragments that flew in the air . Her tidy hair became loose and dull . However, running away was really what she truly wanted? A normal knight would withdraw, but Caria was no normal knight .
Even if the blade did not penetrate the skin, and even if its existence was an unmistakable embodiment of death . There was no reason to run away . Besides, Lugis entrusted Caria with something important . To grab victory . In response to that wish, Caria accepted it and said that she would bring back victory no matter what happened .
That’s why she couldn’t afford to retreat now . She had to be a strong person . A person whom everybody could trust . “If I step away now, will he regret believing in me?”
In the old days, Caria was not only called a hero because of her natural gift for bravery .
The noble spirit gave her the unparalleled spirituality and brilliance of the sun . This brilliance could cut off the slightest weaknesses that existed in her brain and body . This existence was what made Caria Burdnick a worthy hero .
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And then, Caria involuntarily relaxed her cheeks .
“…I told myself that I would stand by his side no matter what . In order to accomplish that, I’m willing to make a foolish decision and sacrifice my life . ”
Her sliver eyes sparkled with resolve . She jumped straight ahead with a fearsome roar, and she aimed at the fingertips, feet and joints of the demon monkey . Caria’s movements were like a stunning dance .
A dull and metallic sound echoed many times . Caria felt her long sword squeaking and screaming in pain .
There must be some way to defeat this opponent . There has to be a key point to make this monster die . Caria firmly believed in that . Therefore, she didn’t stop assaulting the body of the beast monkey with the force of her sword .
The strength of the beast monkey was atrocious, but it didn’t attack with precision . That was obvious since this monster was attacking without any type of strategy . It was just a wild and rampaging animal . However, the movements of this monster’s limbs could turn its prey into dust . There was no need for techniques or tactics in these attacks .
“If I take one step wrong, or if I misread it for a second, I will die . ” Caria’s intuition told her those words . After all, this instinct sent the danger of death to her brain .
She had tasted this sensation before . The bitter feeling of despair that made her feel helpless . It was when she faced that wild boar hexenbiest in the Forbidden Forest .
“Why did I win that fight?”
Fatigue filled Caria’s body . Her lungs were suffering and she needed air desperately . Her body was sore, and pain swallowed her limbs . Under these circumstances, Caria followed the strings of memories as if she were running through a dazzling light .
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