章節 556: CHAPTER 714
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Although his face was covered by a mask, Alisa recognized Wratch upon seeing his curved sword.
"Codename Wratch, leader of the Vermont Special Forces 3rd Division. I heard you were crippled in the Gaifa islands. There's no way the imperial family would have used the blood of Numerus for the sake of the Special Forces... You seem to have become a majin."
Alisa's words were correct. After Wratch's tendons were cut off in Gaifa Archipelago, he underwent majin surgery under the orders of Amir Vermont.
And after Amir Vermont fell, all the technology and resources he possessed at the time were handed over to the current imperial family, led by Airan Vermont.
In other words, it wasn't just Wratch who blocked Alisa at the moment.
Chris, leader of the Special Forces 4th Division, and Beui, leader of the Special Forces Magic 1st Division, were also surrounding Alisa with the majin unit composed of the Special Forces.
"You're the undefeated Alisa, right? I heard you were treated like a legend until you abandoned the Empire with Kashmir."
"Be grateful to the imperial family. I was given orders to dispose of you as painlessly as possible, considering your past contributions."
Although Alisa possessed power of at least an 8-star level, she was greatly outnumbered to face them all.
However, Alisa remained composed and assumed her stance with a calm gaze.
"If they really wanted to kill me without causing any suffering... it's not because of my merits but because they fear retaliation from young master Jin in future. And is their goal here to eliminate me instead of rescuing the Imperial citizens who were brought here? They should be ashamed of themselves."
"How can you call commoners who do not show loyalty to the imperial family Imperial citizens, Alisa Badger? In any case, I have heard your last words; I will remember them well."
Alisa rushed forward and threw a punch.
The clash between her gauntlet and Wratch's curved sword created a shockwave, but the exchange with Wratch did not last long.
Chris, Beui, and the pressure from the majin unit continued to mount. As soon as they joined the battle, Alisa found herself overwhelmed.
She probably couldn't hold on for even five minutes. Truly, for the first time in a while, she felt the threat of death.
'I was once an Imperial Special Forces member to the bone, after all.'
In the midst of the possibility of being killed, the first thing that came to her mind was not her family or her comrades.
It was the Imperial citizens awaiting rescue in Rikalton. The fact that her death would reduce the number of surviving citizens troubled Alisa's heart.
Although she had left the Empire long ago with Kashmir and had even established the Kingdom of Tikan, her feelings for the land and its people called the "Empire" still shone like gleaming steel. Her loyalty had always been directed not solely to the imperial family but to the Empire itself.
"Commander of the Defense Corps!"
Just as Alisa fell to the ground once again, someone broke through the majin unit and stood before her.
It was Kuzan.
Fortunately, he immediately came to support her. Seeing the majins falter in the face of Kuzan's poison mist, she knew that Kuzan's poison was crucial in combating the majins.
"Kuzan!"
"I spread the poison mist so that Ms. Cuicantelle or Sir Hedo will recognize it and come to support us."
Thud!
Kuzan took out a highly toxic pellet from his pocket and bit into it. He believed that without enhancing himself through poison, he couldn't stand against the majins.
"Kuzan! That's too reckless..."
"Quiet down. If the roles were reversed, wouldn't you have done the same? The other comrades would have done it too. So, pull yourself together and fight."
The majins removed the poison mist and started entering one by one.
However, unlike before, they couldn't easily threaten the two of them.
Kuzan was now completely covered in highly toxic poison.
Even though they were majins, if they were affected by Kuzan's poison, it would take a considerable amount of time for them to regenerate.
"And if an opportunity arises, abandon me and escape without hesitation. Fighting alone in this state is much easier and more effective. Besides, I can easily escape using the poison. Those bastards won't be able to chase after us beyond a certain range."
Alisa nodded heavily.
That's how they all engaged in a life-or-death struggle.
It was so easy for them to kidnap tens of thousands of innocent people, but sending them back home required a sense of duty and determination.
'Since Lady Mary left for the inner castle, a great battle has started. Given how aura is spreading, it's highly likely that the remaining flagbearer of evil god have appeared. Moreover, there seems to be a battle taking place near the Sir Luton and youngest division, as well as in the area Lady Alisa is responsible for...;'
Gilly.
While crossing the advancing troops, she was observing the battlefield, trying to deduce the overall situation.
Since it was an area close to the Tona brothers, there were no more surviving prisoners in the area Gilly was responsible for.
Now she had to retreat to the rear and continue the rescue operation.
On the way back, she needed to assess the areas where the battles were taking place and provide support if necessary.
'Sir Luton is too far. Moreover, Kuzan's poison mist has spread in Lady Alisa's area, so it must be a more urgent situation. I should quickly go there and provide support…'
Just as she was thinking that and about to move, a man suddenly appeared in front of Gilly.
He was wearing black armor, symbolizing a Black Knight, but he wasn't wearing a helmet.
And he was someone Gilly knew very well.
"Dox...Oraboni?"
Dox McRolan.
The eldest son of the McRolan clan, he was the Black Knight of the Runcandel clan and had not been in contact since he left Tikan on a mission to investigate Rikalton. Gilly had expected that Dox had gone to Rikalton and probably met his death there.
Alternatively, if he didn't go to Rikalton and simply returned to the Garden of Swords, Gilly believed that Dox would have been executed by Rosa.
Especially Gilly wanted to believe in that.
Dox's appearance, consumed by chaos like other traitors, aiming his black claw at herself and Jin, was something Gilly never wanted to witness.
But in the end, it had come to this.
[Don't call me that, you wretched monster.]
Thump, thump.
Gilly's heart was pounding painfully.
Dox had already drawn his black claw and was aiming it at Gilly.
She needed to regain her composure.
Though he was tainted by chaos, her opponent was a Black Knight.
Unlike Gilly, who had lived her life as Jin's nanny, Dox had trained in combat for his entire life, surpassing ranks and boundaries.
While Dox's claw remained firmly in place, Gilly's claw was trembling.
"Stop it, Oraboni."
[You keep calling me that. Do you think I need to tear your mouth apart to make you listen?]
Sssht!
With a sound like tearing the wind, three slashes appeared on Gilly's left cheek.
If she had reacted even slightly slower, her left cheek would have been completely torn off.
[Oh, so Gilly is still Gilly. It's been a long time since you stopped training, yet you managed to avoid this.]
"Why did you succumb to chaos? No, it couldn't have been your will. You were undoubtedly forced into this by the prophet or the evil god... It's not too late, Oraboni."
[Oh, really? Not too late?]
"As long as there is no physical transformation, you can return with the Purification device. It means there is still a chance for you, Oraboni. Please, stop and regain your senses."
[Haha… you are the same as when you were young. You are still under the illusion that you are in a position to show mercy to me, just like back then.]
"I have never been in a position to show mercy to you, Oraboni. Not when I was young, not now."
[Is that so? Then what were all those pitying gazes that looked down on me back then? Sometimes it felt like you were intentionally losing to me, almost as if mocking me.]
Dox, consumed by chaos, was poisoned by the inferiority complex and hatred he harbored towards the young Gilly.
The commoner his father had brought home had surpassed him in less than a year of training. After that, Dox couldn't defeat Gilly until she left the clan to become Jin's nanny.
It was an unexpected turn of events, even for the McRolan's matriarch, who had brought Gilly in, believing her to be a talented but expendable shadow.
From then on, the McRolans had an uncomfortable time. While Dox was supposed to be the one to bloom, it was Gilly who blossomed instead.
Gilly's rapid growth became widely known, making it impossible for McRolan to deal with her.
Naturally, Gilly became isolated within the clan. Dox grew increasingly mad and lashed out at Gilly, and she did not resist.
Yet Gilly was grateful to have escaped poverty and survived thanks to being adopted by the McRolans.
She was grateful for the clan who had treated her well in the first year. She still hoped that one day she could become a member of the clan and live in harmony with everyone.
Above all, Gilly didn't hate Dox who was treating her harshly.
Gilly is a person who could never be cruel to someone she had once shown kindness to.
Runcandel recognized this aspect of Gilly's character and made her Jin's nanny.
"Compassion, you say? I just wanted to become close to you, Oraboni. Because I was young and naive, I didn't know what I should do. It wasn't until later that I realized my actions must have hurt you. If given the chance, I wanted to apologize someday..."
[Apology? No need for that. You were simply stronger than me. But I, unlike you, am a wretched human, so I have no intention of showing you mercy now. You will die here today, along with the people you love.]
As Dox's attack resumed, Gilly's trembling pupils gradually hardened.
Despair.
If she were to die here, Jin would undoubtedly be consumed by despair.
So she had to somehow defeat Dox. Even if it meant plunging herself into despair, she had to prevent Jin from suffering.
After all, she was Jin's nanny.
"...There's no other choice. I will show you why Oraboni could never defeat me in those days."
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章節 557: CHAPTER 715
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If Gilly had not become Runcandel's nanny and had continued to train as a knight under McRolan, she would have surely been able to keep her word now.
But Dox is a Black knight.
Although he had much less potential than Gilly and is now in a corrupted state due to chaos, the weight of the black helmet he wore had not lightened.
Moreover, the Prophet had put a lot of effort into Dox's corruption. She had tainted him just enough to be consumed by hatred and madness, without losing the strength he had built up as a martial artist.
In other words, the current Dox could fully unleash his true power.
[Dare to speak so arrogantly... How amusing, Gilly. You should have uttered such arrogant words back then. After you left the clan, I went through countless trials and became stronger. It was the same even after I put on the black helmet.]
Clang!
"Ugh!"
Dox's claw struck Gilly. She managed to block it, but she didn't have the courage to engage in a physical fight.
She felt a pain as if her wrist was being completely twisted. Every bone in her body trembled with each block against Dox's attacks.
However, Gilly only grimaced in pain, maintaining her stance and keeping her gaze fixed on Dox. The broken bones in her hand were bound together, forming a tight knot.
[I've had a relatively comfortable time, considering how rotten it was.]
Relentlessly, Dox continued his one-sided attacks. Gilly had to exert all her strength in every moment, but Dox seemed relaxed as if he were dealing with a child.
Strength, speed, experience.
There was not a single area where Gilly could defeat Dox at this moment. Her confident words were only meant to provoke Dox even a little, and she knew they lacked realism.
[That's it. What exactly are you trying to tell me?]
Thud!
Right after Dox finished speaking, Gilly could only hear the sound of her left wrist twisting. In the midst of their tangled claws, Dox unexpectedly shattered Gilly's center and struck her wrist with his elbow.
"Ugh...!"
Gilly grimaced in pain and quickly stepped to the left. But Dox did not give her any chance to escape and attacked the same spot again. The shattered bone pierced sharply into the flesh.
[It's your first time hearing your scream.]
"Well, are you satisfied?"
[No, I'm disappointed. I thought even if I were corroded, the monstrous Gilly you used to be might still have some remarkable qualities... That's what I thought.]
"I'm not a monster, just an ordinary person. The monster is you, Oraboni... No, the ones who made Oraboni like this."
[But you break so easily. So disappointingly…]
Dox stopped his attack.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gilly distanced herself and hastily wrapped her broken wrist with a bandage. She hadn't taken the time to heal herself because she was focused on Dox. Cold sweat dripped from her body, and her breathing became increasingly rapid.
Sigh...
Dox let out a long sigh. There was no trace of the Gilly he remembered in her weak appearance.
Then, Dox took something out from his bosom and threw it in front of Gilly. Startled, she was about to counterattack, but she realized that what had fallen to the ground was a black vial.
"What is this?"
[It's called chaos vial. It's a potion made by the Prophet.]
"Eating this will turn me into like you, oraboni?"
[It temporarily restores your body and gives you explosive energy. Of course, even if you swallow chaos vials, the chances of you defeating me are slim, but isn't it better than dying like this? Moreover, I want to see you once more. Your old self.]
Gilly had no reason to hesitate. She stepped on chaos vial as if crushing it, rendering it useless.
"I don't need it."
[That's strange. When you were praised as McRolan's greatest genius, you didn't seem to have any self-esteem. But now, even in the face of death, you cling stubbornly.]
Gilly steadied her breathing and aimed her claw at Dox again.
"When I was despised and rejected by my clan, I remained silent because I had gained the name McRolan. It wasn't because I lacked self-esteem."
[You have never been McRolan.]
"No matter how my clan and Dox Oraboni viewed me, I never forgot that I was McRolan. Every sword technique I possess is learned from McRolan, and all the happiness I have experienced in my life has been harvested from McRolan."
That's why Gilly had never spoken of her past as McRolan to Jin and the others.
-I'm sorry, young master.
-Why are you apologizing?
-My clan is causing trouble for you. It's probably because of me.
-It's okay, Gilly. Don't worry, I won't hold any grudges against McRolan because of this incident.
Even when Jin became a flagbearer and McRolan did not send messengers, she apologize on behalf of McRolan, and when Dox was captured by Jin, she worried about what might happen if the young master harmed him.
Of course, Gilly had endured numerous wounds during her time with McRolan. But she believed that all that pain was incomparable to what she gained by leaving the slums.
Jin and Murakan, as well as her comrades whom they had adventures with since their days as reserve flagbearer. In a sense, they were her family. If it weren't for McRolan, she would never have had them.
The aura emanating from Gilly's claw grew stronger.
[Are you suggesting settling this with one decisive blow? Very well, I will wait.]
"Do you remember? This is the decisive killing move that you desperately wanted to learn, oraboni."
[The McRolan 66th move... it's a pretty nice move.]
"Oraboni, you still believe that the sword was made by the matriarch."
Dox's pupils narrowed.
[...Are you saying that it was you, not father?]
"Yes, it was known as a sword devised by the matriarch, but it was actually a technique I first conceived at the age of seventeen. That's why only I know the secrets of the 66th move, and in the end, the matriarch was unable to fully master it."
[Heh, so my father felt inferior to you just like me. But it's a pity you didn't swallow the chaos vial. With your broken arm, you won't be able to withstand the 66th move. Anyway, show it to me. Come at me head-on.]
Dox lifted his claw and prepared to parry. Gilly lowered her stance. It was a stance that Dox had practiced hundreds of thousands of times until his youth.
'A charge, acceleration, followed by consecutive strikes. The structure is simple but the weight distribution is extremely difficult for the wielder. To think that she created such a technique at the age of seventeen…'
Then Gilly unleashed her aura and charged at Dox.
If the fight ended before the technique could even start, Dox might not have known, but once the 66th move began, he had no choice but to yield control to Gilly for a moment.
However, Dox perfectly parried Gilly's claw. Even if he had no knowledge of the 66th move, a few superficial wounds would have been the extent of it, but with such a familiar sword, it was a given.
'A three-hit combo, followed by a low strike, and when you blocks or dodges, a rotation and position change.'
Now the 66th move had become a technique fully mastered by Dox as well. As a result, Gilly was the one taking more damage as she relentlessly attacked. Due to her injuries, she was having aura backflow.
The 66th move's backflow is already severe with an intact arm. It's impressive that she handled it this far with a shattered arm. This might be the end.
If Gilly had truly created the 66th move, the only difference would be the final move.
Dox knew that the finishing move of the 66th move was evasion. After all the consecutive strikes of the 66th move were finished, if the opponent was still alive, one had to retreat.
Therefore, the 66th move was a precarious technique. While enduring the backflow, one had to unleash their aura, overwhelm the opponent, and if unable to break them, one had to escape in that state.
Dox, while mastering the 66th move, always intentionally used only about 70% of its potential. The 66th move was undoubtedly an exceptional technique, but it had its limits, as one had to accept the risks of backflow.
That's why Dox believed that the "mastery" of the 66th move lay in complete control of the backflow, where there was no risk of backflow regardless of when or how far one unleashed it. That, in his opinion, was the ultimate stage of the 66th move.
However, Dox never knew that Gilly had achieved that ultimate control. Even if she fully unleashed the 66th move, there was no danger of backflow. He was about to witness the true end of the 66th move.
'Should I lower my stance one more time?'
As Dox anticipated the final strike, Gilly lowered her stance once again, returning to the initial posture of the 66th move. Then, she raised her upper body like a roaring beast, driving both claws into the ground.
In that very moment, Dox realized what the true finale of the 66th move was.
'It was a suicide attack. That's why the 66th move is so extreme.'
All the surging aura within Gilly's body converged into the blades of her claws, piercing the ground in an instant, like the eruption of Runcandel's volcano.
McRolan's 66th Decisive killing move.
Gilly McRolan.
When she first conceived the 66th move at the age of seventeen, she named the sword after herself. And she had planned to reveal it someday when the time came for her to be accepted by her clan, and when she could get closer to Dox.
She created the 66th move to become Dox's shadow. It was a technique she developed in preparation for the moment when she would have to die to save him.
Therefore, Dox had completely misunderstood the completion of the 66th move. To truly finish "Gilly McRolan," it was not about having the control to avoid the backflow of aura but rather acquiring a way to "utilize" it. The true end of the 66th move was to lead the backflow to its limit and detonate it in one fell swoop.
However...
Now, Gilly had no intention of dying for Dox anymore.
Despite still harboring affection for McRolan and Dox, even after receiving so much resentment, the only people she could give her life for now were the young master and Murakan, her comrades.
[You may have quite a fierce spirit, but there is no need for you to evade. Because you're the only one who will die when it explodes.]
"...This time, Dox oraboni has won. No, to be precise... it seems like you've won again."
[If you had swallowed the chaos vail I gave you, it would have been a somewhat burdensome power…]
Sssk!
Suddenly, Dox's side was sliced, and a surge of chaos burst forth like a blood vessel. Someone had attacked Dox with a perfect surprise assault on the battlefield.
In this world, there were not many individuals capable of executing such a flawless ambush against a Black Knight.
"This black meat tried to kill our Strawberry Pie?"
Yona Runcandel.
From the moment Gilly first unleashed the 66th move, she had always kept nameless support in mind. By now, assuming that the nameless had infiltrated separately from Kinzelo, they should have arrived on the surface.
In an instant, Yona swiftly took down Dox, driving her sword into his chest. With Yona and Owal ambushing Dox together, he had no chance to react.
[Grr...!]
In Dox's distorted vision, he saw Gilly kneeling on the ground with her claws embedded in the earth. Her eyes still showed no trace of resentment.
Likewise, there was no sense of triumph, only a dazed and melancholic gaze. It was a familiar expression to Dox as well.
Finally, Dox understood why Gilly always wore that expression.
It meant she never wanted to hurt him.
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