The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 811

Episode 811: The One Who Will Kill You (6)

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The dragon continued to fight its adversary, but judging by its condition, it didn’t seem like it would last long.
Astion took a deep breath.
“Whew…”
This was crucial. Astion stretched his hand toward the sky and cast a spell.
Guuuuung… …
A huge golden magic circle was etched across the sky.
Above it, another identical magic circle was drawn. It was drawn again and again.
There were eight magic circles in total.
The eight magic circles were stacked one on top of the other, spaced out, like a tower.
Ddddddddd… …
Astion, who had created the magic circle, immediately summoned up all his magic power.
Astion had already reached the 8th Circle. At least, his understanding of magic was far superior to Giselle’s.
His robes fluttered, and a mighty storm of magic raged around him. It was an overwhelming force, but Astion did not stop.
“Geuuuuuu…”
Giselle’s voice echoed in his anguished mind.
– We must move now.
“Geuuuuuu…”
Astion was now creating a virtual core within his body, following Giselle’s instructions.
However, he lacked Giselle’s senses and knowledge. Therefore, he had no choice but to force the core.
And this began to send a severe shock to Astion’s body.
Crack!
Blood gushed from Astion’s mouth and nose.
Despite this, he trembled and continued to create the core.
– Success. One more.
Dddddddd… … .
The magical power emanating from his heart created two virtual cores. The magical power began to move again, creating more cores.
Crack! Crack!
Astion’s body burst and split, blood gushing out. It was only natural, since he had ignored all the other processes and created the core simply to amplify his magical power.
However, the divine power overflowing here was rapidly regenerating his body. Giselle trusted in this and entrusted it to Astion.
“W-Wiselle… Are you alright?”
Erenes reached out with a worried expression. But he couldn’t touch it recklessly,
because he didn’t know what he was doing.
Astion, covered in blood, gritted his teeth
and muttered,
“I… am not Giselle…”
Slap
! Slap!
Slap!
Flesh was torn
, bones twisted, and blood gushed
out .
If it weren’t for the realm of divine power, Astion’s body would have exploded and shattered
long
ago
.
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Four .
I just need to make
the last one . “
Geuu
…
He’d always left everything to Jiselle.
Whenever his friends risked their lives fighting, he’d simply watch in a daze.
In fact, it was incredibly comfortable. He didn’t have to bear the burden of leading his friends.
He wished things could continue this way.
He hoped Jiselle would be there until the war against the Demon Realm was won.
But he knew he couldn’t leave it to Giselle forever.
Giselle was the one who had to leave. And he knew that time was running out.
So now… … .
Deudededededede!
Astion endured the pain and channeled his immense magical power. The fleeting moment felt like eons.
He had to hold on. That was the only thought in his head.
“Geuuuu… I…”
The uncontrolled magical power was about to unleash a rampage.
Astion held on with all his might. He endured the pain of his insides exploding with his whole body, and finally settled it in its desired location.
And so, when the fifth core was created…
Gaaaaaaaaah!
A massive storm of magical power surged, engulfing the battlefield.
“I…”
Kwaaaaah!
At the center of the storm, Astion slowly pulled his spear back. The spear, imbued with divine power, trembled like thunder and spewed golden flames.
At the same time, Giselle’s voice echoed in his head.
– Now.
Astion’s eyes flashed.
“I… am Astion―――!!!”
Astion.
He who inherited the name of the great star.
And… … .
The leader who would lead all in Giselle’s stead from now on.
He unleashed all his power and hurled his spear.
The spear passed through the first magic circle.
Pfft!
The magic circle shattered, and fragments of light were absorbed by the spear.
The spear’s power exploded, and the black fog that had filled the surroundings vanished as if evaporating.
A second, a third… … . With each pass through the magic circle, the spear grew stronger.
The more it did so, the black fog burned and dispersed, slowly opening a rift in the space that had been cut off from the outside world.
And finally, the moment the spear pierced the eighth and final magic circle.
Pfft!
A massive hole opened in the sky.
The curtain of darkness finally tore, and the battlefield reconnected with the world.
And at that moment,
Deneb’s desperate prayer reached the heavens.
Tsk!
As she opened her eyes in prayer, an intense light exploded out.
At the same time, a ray of divine light descended from the high heavens toward her.
Deneb slowly stretched out her hands toward the sky and prayed,
“Deana, lift the darkness that obscures the heavens and plagues the earth. In your name, may all creation breathe again.” A
brilliant light emanated from her necklace. The light spread as if enveloping the world, burning the black mists.
“Moriana, break the hand of evil sharper than a blade. Like a star falling from the sky, inflict upon them an inevitable punishment.”
Her bracelet emitted light. The light soared high into the sky and then fell like a meteor, reducing the Crackers to ash.
“Juana, grant freedom to the chained, healing to the wounded, and hope to the despairing.”
This time, her ring emitted a dazzling radiance. The light spread far and wide, permeating the Human Alliance.
“Waaaaaa!”
The Human Alliance roared. An intense light was already emanating from their bodies.
The Crackers, as they charged the Allied Forces, spontaneously burst into flames. The darkness that filled the world was burning away.
Deneb prayed again.
“Serana, have mercy on those who have lost their way and are caught in darkness. Purify their souls, free them from the bonds of sin.”
Her gaze fell on the Adversary.
“Even if they are demons cloaked in darkness, they are nothing but delusions before your grace.”
Paaaaah!
Suddenly, divine power erupted from one of the Adversary’s arms, as if in an explosion. The light devoured the darkness, penetrating deep within.
“How dare you…”
The Adversary’s darkness surged against the light. However, his strength was still insufficient to resist this light.
He had no choice but to remove his bracelet.
Paaaaah!
An endless stream of light erupted from the holy stone, engulfing the surroundings.
The darkness split open, cracking open here and there, and the battlefield was gradually regaining its light.
KWAANG! KWAANG! KWAANG!
The adversary’s darkness recklessly attacked the holy stone that had fallen to the ground. He tried to destroy it somehow.
But
then…
“The saintess has truly performed a miracle.”
The dragon’s voice, filled with joy, uttered another breath.
KWAAAAAAAAHH …
Before anyone knew it, the darkness that had been burrowing into the dragon’s body had completely burned away.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!
The dragon’s claws and tail rained down one after another, and countless spells unleashed, pressuring the adversary.
Chiiik… … .
Engulfed in the divine power flashing from all sides, even the adversary’s body began to burn little by little.
“……”
In an instant, everything changed. The adversary looked around without saying a word.
“Waaaaaaah!”
The Human Alliance was now pressing the rift people with overwhelming force.
The divine power emanating from Deneb grew in size. The black fog that had filled this place had already vanished by half.
Chiiik… … .
Finally, the divine power engulfed the gaping rift. The rift people turned to ash as soon as they emerged.
And the rift itself began to twist and shrink.
For the rift, which the adversary had arbitrarily opened, to remain, his energy had to be continuously injected. But as the darkness that had filled the surroundings disappeared, the rift lost its power.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!
“…….”
The adversary calmly blocked the dragon’s attack, contemplating
whether to fight that divine power with all his might, or retreat.
His deliberation was brief. This was now a battlefield unfavorable to him.
The saintess’s miracle had strengthened everyone. In contrast, he was alone.
However… … He had no intention of simply retreating.
Paaaaah!
All the remaining darkness began to be sucked into the adversary’s body.
In an instant, the adversary’s body, having absorbed the darkness, was hurled forward.
Kwaaaaah!
Already exhausted and weakened, the dragon was unable to easily block the adversary’s attack. Finally, the adversary’s hand dug into the area where the dragon’s heart was.
“Kwaaaaah!”
The dragon let out a painful scream. The adversary poured all his strength into destroying the dragon’s heart.
Dragons are powerful beings, but there are not many of them. Therefore, destroying even one would be a great help in the coming war.
However, the adversary could not kill the dragon as easily as he had thought.
Chiiik… … Before he knew it ,
divine power enveloped the opponent’s body. The holy power, burning like flames, began to consume him.
And all the superhumans who had destroyed the rifts rushed at the opponent.
Kwaaaaang!
Iraniel and Grondal finally pushed the opponent back. As he retreated, the other superhumans attacked him from all sides.
Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang!
No matter how strong the opponent was, continuing to fight in this situation was foolish.
He had also exhausted a lot of energy from the battle so far.
Now was truly the time to retreat. With no choice, the adversary decided to first shake off the superhumans.
Kwaaaaang!
Darkness spread from his body, pushing them back.
As he was about to retreat again,
someone took advantage of the gap and jumped in.
“……!!!”
The adversary raised his head. It was exquisite timing, something even he hadn’t anticipated.
At the will of the opponent who had made the impossible possible, the adversary unconsciously blurted out the name of the one who had appeared.
“……Julien.”
Julien’s sword was imbued with brilliant divine power. No, even all of his mana and will were contained within it.
Ddddddddd!
The world, liberated from darkness, responded to Julien’s will.
In an instant, his eyes saw a trajectory of light slicing through the opponent’s body.
Julien’s sword, exploding with all its power, followed that line.
Kwaaaaaaa!
Julien didn’t give up, continuing to wait for an opportunity.
He knew it.
The opponent was Deneb’s greatest enemy and danger.
It wasn’t a conviction born from knowledge or mere intuition.
Fate.
Those destined from birth to kill each other, perhaps destined to fight on behalf of the gods.
Julien instinctively read the chain of fate intertwined with that vast current.
Therefore, the conclusion was only one.
The opponent must be killed.
‘Deneb.’
That would be the only way to protect her.
Kagagagagagagagak!
Yulien’s sword cut the darkness of the enemy in half.