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Episode 144. Pioneer
‘hmm.’
Galahad looked straight ahead and let out a sigh.
To Adrianna, mana was fuel. The thicker the concentration of demons, the more violently her nature burned.
It is the natural nature of the Demon Race, but the problem is-.
‘You’re saying you’re going to burn me too?’
Galahad muttered as he watched Adrianna walk away.
Adrianna’s white aura flared violently as she faced the Pioneer.
The pioneer waved his hand. Adrianna’s sword cut upwards. A pure white line was drawn in the air.
Boom! The area around Adrianna sank deeply. Ashes flew. Blonde hair fluttered wildly.
Adrianna kicked the ground right away, drawing a long white line in the air.
The pioneer’s rusted shoulder armor turned to ash and fluttered away. At the same time, an invisible energy struck Adrianna.
Adrianna was roughly pushed back. Adrianna, floating in the air, stabbed her sword into the ground. The ground split open, slowing her speed.
Adrianna kicked the ground again without hesitation.
The battle continued quickly. A white line was drawn, and the pioneer’s power was repeatedly struck.
At that moment, the knights of the direct unit raised their auras and took their places.
Adrianna took full charge of the pioneers, while the other knights took advantage of any gaps.
It was a kind of hunt.
Hunting high-ranking demons in the Demon Realm.
‘That’s pretty good.’
Adrianna’s direct unit was not called the elite of the North for nothing.
“Are you okay?”
When I turned my head to the voice, there was Gilbutton. Behind him was the special forces, and they were all in shambles.
Gilbert’s gaze fell on Galahad’s red shirt.
“No, why are you getting hit?”
“The guy who hit me is dead. But why was it so late?”
“Yes? I came as quickly as possible.”
“Come faster next time.”
Gilbert made a sullen expression. Then Tom held out his demon coat. It was clean.
“Here it is.”
“Thank you, Tom. Your coat is clean. Did you wash it?”
“Yes, the demon coat can be burned, so it’ll be done quickly.”
“Good, it’s Tom after all.”
Funnily enough, the demon’s coat was fluffy. Galahad, wearing the coat, took out a cigarette from inside and put it in his mouth.
Then Damian shook his stick. The road he had come from was rough, and Damian looked like a mess. Ironically, his face looked better than outside the magic circle.
‘You have a devil’s constitution.’
Galahad nodded with a grin.
“I have a favor to ask.”
“Whew-. Hellfire.”
Damien thrust his stick in and chanted a grandiose spell with an impudent expression.
Contrary to the spell, the fire from the stick was of a suitable size for use at the beginning of a new year.
“Thank you, Damien.”
“after-.”
Damien twirled the stick in a cool way.
The refreshing lemon scent of the beginning of the year woke up my stagnant mind. My stimulated mana moved slowly.
Galahad took a deep sip of his tobacco and studied Adrianna.
With the addition of Adrianna’s direct subordinate knights, it seemed as if victory had been won. In fact, Adrianna was continuously pushing the pioneers.
“As expected, it’s Lady Adrianna.”
Gilbert exclaimed rudely. Galahad found Gwen.
“Gwen. It’s raining.”
“Huh? I don’t have any! I’ve used them all up!”
Gwen raised both her hands. Her once plump cheeks were hollow, and her eyes were sunken. She seemed to have used up all her mana.
“Should I have used it sparingly?”
“Huh?! The captain wrote it all down!”
“Fill it in advance.”
“How do I fill it?”
“You still don’t know?”
“Yes! I don’t know! Please tell me!”
Gwen demanded confidently. It was a change from Gwen, who had been passive about magic.
However, it was difficult to explain to Gwen how to replenish her mana. Galahad shook his head lightly.
“Take a deep breath.”
“Big?”
“yes.”
Galahad nodded and adjusted his collar.
“What are you doing?”
“I have to help my wife.”
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Gilbert looked back and forth between Galahad and Adrianna in the distance.
“Are you talking about Lady Adriana, Captain?”
“You, your eyes are quite submissive.”
It was Adrianna, who was pushing the pioneers while showing off her white aura brilliantly. It was somewhat strange that the messy Galahad would help Adrianna like that.
but-.
“Adrianna will lose.”
“······yes?”
“The pioneer is a high-ranking demon. This is the demon’s homeland, the Demon Realm.”
“Isn’t Lady Adrianna in good condition too?”
“Because it’s a magic realm. Mana is fuel to Adrianna. This place is overflowing with fuel.”
“······Wouldn’t that be a good thing?”
Galahad clicked his tongue lightly. Gilverton’s face turned pale.
“What happens if you pour oil on a blazing fire?”
“It burns brighter.”
“That’s right. Adriana will be riding high.”
Galahad looked at Adrianna. The pure white aura was quite strong. The aura grew bigger and bigger like a fire filled with wood.
“In the Demon Realm, Adrianna receives both the Demon Mana and the Demon Realm’s Mana at the same time. She receives twice as much burden as the Demon. However, if she can endure it, it is doubly advantageous, but-. Right now, it is somewhat lacking.”
Galahad said calmly.
“······The only one who would say that Lady Adrianna is lacking is the captain.”
Gilbert said with a weary look on his face. Galahad shook his head.
“I know that Adrianna is the youngest sword master and one of the strongest. It’s just that her opponent and environment are not good.”
Gilverton flinched at Galahad’s firm words and then closed his mouth.
Galahad quietly checked his condition. Although he could not receive Gwen’s treatment, he was still able to use magic.
There was also blood of the demon tribe-.
“I don’t think you need to help me.”
Gilbert spoke in a strange voice.
“Lord Gilbert, didn’t I tell you? As for Adrianna, now-”
“Is that lacking?”
Gilbutton pointed to one side. When I turned my head to him-.
Adrianna was seen running towards the pioneer. Adrianna was shot towards the pioneer like a cannon.
The pioneer reached out his hand to Adrianna. The pressure was so strong that it could be felt even from a distance.
Adrianna’s aura as she faced him flared up violently as if oil had been poured on it.
‘It’s a crisis-.’
Galahad opened his water bottle in a hurry.
It was clearly a moment I couldn’t endure-.
Adrianna swung her sword.
A pure white line stretched across the sky. The ground rose violently on both sides of Adrianna. A split mountain was created behind her.
The pure white line did not stop at cutting the pioneer’s power, but continued to connect the dots.
and-.
A long white line was drawn on the pioneer’s rusted shoulder armor.
Boom! The pioneer’s center of gravity shook. Soon the pioneer fell to one knee. His left arm was blown away and turned to ash.
Not only did he cut off the pioneer’s power, he also lost his arm.
‘You’ve grown up.’
Galahad admired it earnestly.
“I think Lady Adrianna will take care of it.”
Gilbert said with a mischievous smile. I nodded slightly.
“This is beyond my expectations. The growth is quite fast. Is there a reason for this?”
“It seems like Lady Adrianna is angry, so maybe that’s why she became stronger?”
Gilbert said with a grin.
‘Adrianna was angry. That made her grow up so quickly-.’
The reason he was angry was probably because Galahad was injured.
“That makes sense.”
Galahad nodded seriously.
“So, don’t push yourself too hard and stay here. Didn’t Lady Adrianna tell you to stay here?”
Galahad shook his head slightly.
Adrian was definitely stronger than expected, though-.
“Do you see that?”
“What is that corpse?”
“I am the disciple of the monster trainer. That is why the pioneer went berserk.”
“yes?”
“So to put it simply-.”
Galahad coughed harshly. Blood was spraying out again. He was not feeling well.
“There are two phases left.”
“What is Phase 2?”
Instead of answering, Galahad turned his head. Adrianna was advancing toward the kneeling pioneer.
The pure white aura on the sword was rough. The moment Adrianna was about to swing the sword at the pioneer-.
“Adrianna! Get back!”
Galahad shouted.
It was a moment when the pioneer’s head was right in front of him.
Ignoring her, she could have blown off the pioneer’s head, but Adrianna retrieved her sword and kicked the ground.
All there was was a tiny bit of hesitation.
Boom! The ground ripped open violently. The place where Adrianna was suddenly turned upside down.
What came out of there was-.
“Isn’t that a top-tier monster? Why is a top-tier monster hiding in the ground?!”
“It was hidden by the demon tamer’s disciple.”
The monsters that emerged rushed at the pioneers.
“Why are they fighting among themselves?”
“No, I’m putting in firewood.”
The pioneer held the lamp high.
Like moths to a flame, the monsters rushed to the lamp.
The lamp continued to belch out a gray flame. Ashes were scattered everywhere.
The ashes that Adrianna had erased had darkened.
More than before-.
Kwaaang! Adrianna took a long step back. The pure white aura burned more violently than before.
The pioneer’s arm, which Adrianna had cut off, had grown back. If anything, it was thicker than before.
The rusted armor was covered in ash, thick enough to obscure the pioneer’s massive form.
‘Are you using the life force of the lamp?’
It wasn’t for nothing that he was a high-ranking demon.
“Didn’t I tell you? It’s phase 2.”
“No, what is that-.”
“There is something like that. Sir Gilbert and Damian, follow me. Tom, take care of Gwen.”
I walked without hesitation. Gilbert and Damien followed me.
The pioneer raised his lamp. The ash around him grew thicker.
It was thicker than before. It couldn’t be otherwise. Three top-tier monsters had gotten in.
Adrianna was still holding her sword and facing the pioneer. Her hand was shaking slightly.
‘Barely holding on.’
At that moment, the pioneer spread his power in all directions. The knights retreated, but Adrianna did not retreat.
Although I was trembling, I finally faced the pioneer alone.
The key now was the demon trainer’s magic circle.
‘Where could it be?’
The strong wind continued to scatter ash. Galahad squinted his eyes and examined the pioneer.
“I have to find out where the demon tamer’s magic circle is.”
“Are you talking about the monster trainer’s magic circle?”
“Yeah, if we secure that location, we can stop this chaos.”
“How do you find it?”
The concentration was so thick, and Adriana was there too, so it was hard to find it by spraying mana.
I had to find it purely by eye.
therefore-.
“It must be on the back of your neck.”
“······yes?”
“Usually, monsters are tattooed on the stomach. They are usually placed around the heart, which is the main area. However, pioneers exist even if their reason is weak. The one just now even removed the reason. In order to do that, it has to be close to the head. However, the effectiveness decreases if it is far from the heart.”
Galahad snapped his fingers. He checked his calculations several times. Then he nodded.
“The magic circle will be behind your neck.”
Galahad spoke firmly.
“So what do you do?”
“We have to destroy the magic circle. It’s impossible with magic. The pioneer’s mana concentration is too thick-.”
Galahad turned his head slightly. Damian, who looked like a mess, was staring at him.
Gilbert was a rough knight. Not good at infiltration. So-.
“Damian, can you do it?”
“yes.”
Then, there was another loud noise. The knights flew backwards, spitting blood. Gilverton’s eyes twitched.
“To entrust such an important task to a kid. I don’t trust him. I’ll do it myself.”
Gilbert expressed his concerns bluntly.
“Sir Gilbert, I know you are skilled with the sword, but that requires instinctive evasion. Damien is a good fit.”
Gilbert looked at Damien.
Damian was taking off his armor without any particular problem.
“Kid! Why are you taking off your armor!”
“I don’t think there will be any difference anyway.”
Damien pointed to a knight lying a short distance away. The knight’s armor was oddly crumpled. Gilverton’s face crumpled even more.
“···Can I go?”
“Sir Gilbert, you are very affectionate. That is good for a human being, but judgment must be made with reason. Damien is the right person.”
“That’s right. You have a beer belly.”
Damien chuckled. Gilbert couldn’t laugh.
“Damian, if you succeed, I’ll teach you a magic trick.”
“really?”
“I don’t lie.”
“Okay. Magic.”
Damien crouched low, his sword in his mouth, in a dog-like posture.
“When you see an opportunity, start.”
Damian, with the sword in his mouth, nodded his head. Galahad took a step forward.
“You damn brat. Just try to get hurt.”
Galahad turned his gaze to Adrianna, letting Gilverton’s words slip away.
Adrianna swung her sword repeatedly. The pure white aura drew continuous lines.
Adrianna’s aura was burning even brighter, though-.
‘You’re just holding on.’
Unlike before, Adrianna only fended off the pioneers’ attacks.
The reason is-.
‘You seem to be having a hard time suppressing your temper.’
Adrianna’s aura flared more violently than ever.
Adrianna’s enemy was not the pioneers, but her own temperament.
Her temper was burning inside her. Even in such a situation, Adrianna swung her sword.
‘What amazing mental strength.’
At that moment, Adrianna’s eyes met mine. Adrianna’s blue eyes shook.
“I’ll take care of it!”
Adrianna’s voice was trembling. She was going to take charge of this situation. It was just like Adrianna.
‘You were holding on with a sense of responsibility.’
It was a great sense of responsibility. However, what Galahad wanted from Adrianna was not a shield.
It was a sword that would stab the king of the demon tribe.
‘Well, it’s grim.’
Galahad looked at the pioneer. The pioneer was fixated on Adrianna.
Galahad went to the pioneers.
The pioneer’s gaze turned to Galahad.
“Magnus.”
Galahad raised both hands as if surrendering.
The noisy surroundings became quiet.
The lamp dangled in the pioneer’s hand.
Galahad looked at Adrianna. Adrianna, her veins bulging, kicked the ground desperately.
It was a little bit slow.
‘Failure.’
Thump! Thump! The egg of pain screamed.
At that moment, someone’s back appeared in front of me. The familiar, ignorant back of the head was-.
“Knight-! Gilbutton-!”
It was Gilbutton. Gilbutton stabbed with the sword that filled the aura.
To swing a sword at the power of that pioneer – how foolish.
Thanks to this, the Pioneer’s power was blocked for a very short time. In return, Gilverton was sent flying backwards roughly.
It was a very short gap, but it was enough for Adrianna.
Adrianna stood in front of me. Her flawless white face was full of blood vessels. She must have clenched her teeth, because the veins were even visible.
A thick line was drawn in the air.
Bam-. The pioneer’s two arms were cut off at the same time. The lamp rolled across the floor.
Cutting off both arms of a pioneer with one sword-.
“What a great job.”
Galahad was purely amazed.
At that moment, Adrianna turned around. Her expressionless face broke. Adrianna’s face was creased and she opened her mouth.
“You are truly reckless!”
“You’re reckless. I trusted you. And the results were good.”
Galahad smiled, pointing at Adrianna. At that cool smile-.
“this person······.”
Adriana licked her lips. It seemed as if she wanted to curse, but she didn’t know how to curse.
At that moment, the pioneer’s momentum was greatly shaken. Something shone behind his neck. It was Damian. Damian fluttered and flew away. Gilverton limped and ran.
The Pioneer’s focus returned. Could it be a reaction to the magic circle? The focus was clearer than before.
The pioneer looked down at Galahad. There was a glimmer of determination in his rusty eyes.
“Let’s talk later.”
Adrianna glared slightly and blocked Galahad’s path.
Galahad grabbed Adrianna’s trembling shoulders.
“I’ll take care of it.”
“No, it’s dangerous.”
Adrianna’s eyes turned into axe eyes.
“Please.”
Galahad’s face was serious as he spoke.
“Why must you-.”
Even with both hands cut off, a pioneer was still a pioneer. It was still dangerous.
I wondered why Adrianna insisted on handling it herself when she could have just handled it herself.
“I have something to tell you.”
Galahad gave an incomprehensible answer.
I couldn’t stop him because his voice was more solemn than usual.
Galahad passed the hesitant Adrianna and approached the pioneer.
A familiar smell greeted me. The smell of burnt coal, blood, and rusty iron.
Defeated everyone and faced the pioneer.
Galahad studied the pioneer carefully.
The once splendid armor and swords of his glory were now rusted, covered in dust, and broken and broken here and there.
However, the eyes were still the same.
To the dull loyalty that has not yet rusted.
“So, how far did we get?”
Galahad held out the lamp and asked calmly.
Fantasy, Fusion,