Strike – Final Chapter (2)
At the same time, a battle was taking place in another passage.
Those who had once been imprisoned were released, and as they rescued other comrades, they began to be liberated at an increasing rate.
Youn-ha Oh continued to run around, feeling the mana and detecting the ally. As soon as he found the prison where the familiar mana was trapped, he immediately ripped the lock and opened the door.
Inside, there were class A friends. Oh Yun-ha ran to Yoon-seong Oh, who was on her knees first.
“Ummm. You’re finally here.”
“Chi. this fool What do you do to build muscle? I can’t solve anything like this.”
I didn’t show it when Seo Ji-han was there, but in fact, I was still worried. She broke the shackles of Oh Yun-ha, crying. After releasing her other friends, Castell got up immediately.
“Oh Yun-ha. Did you save Ellen?”
“You mean Aiden? Jihan is looking for him right now.”
“Ah…. Looks like a disciple has also come.”
Reassured, Castel sighed.
“What is the situation outside now?”
“Um, it’s surprisingly not that bad.”
The troops guarding the dungeon were also mixed with wizards, but it was the same on the expedition side. The wizards who were part of the expedition were able to fight back using magic because the restrictions of the sanctuary were weakened while they were imprisoned.
Of course, there were people who were strong even without using magic.
Beatrice was running forward with the captured spear and shield. The subspace did not open in the sanctuary, but there was no problem.
This is because the weapon is only a supporting role, and anything in her hand turns into a threat.
From the front, two masked men come running with swords. Since it was a narrow passage, there was no place to escape.
Beatrice grabbed the tip of the spear with one hand and pierced it. Despite the difficult posture, the spear stretched out straight.
“You idiot!”
No matter how much the spear has the advantage of being a lich, it is not a threat even if it is not equipped with power.
The swordsman smirked and swung his sword, while the others leaned downwards and tried to run at Beatrice.
The swordsman clearly swung his sword with strength in his hand to strike the spear. But it was he who hit the spear and missed the weapon.
The prosecutor, bewildered by the unexpected situation, unknowingly looked at Beatrice with a view that looked like a mask. And it was appalling.
Beatrice didn’t look at this in the first place. He was already looking at enemies approaching him from behind.
Whoo! Beatrice swung her arm to the side, and the rushing guy hit her head with a spear and slammed into a wall. At the same time, the shield was stuck in his neck and he was broken.
The swordsman quickly bowed his back to pick up the lost sword. Then he saw Beatrice’s feet.
soo much The mask’s vision soared to the ceiling. Soon, cold metal touched his chin. It was the last touch I felt in my life.
Beatrice frowned and looked at the head that had been pierced by the spear, then put the spear down and picked up a new sword.
Enemies approached from the front, and a one-armed giant was walking leisurely from behind. Beatrice threw the sword she had just picked up at him.
widely. Layette grabbed the sword and swung it lightly.
“I think it’ll be fine for Sir Layit to write.”
“Hmm. It’s a little light, but it’s not bad enough.”
“Are you going to go up to the ground?”
“No. It seems that there are a lot of strange guys among those guarding the prison.”
I had heard beforehand that it would turn into a Kaesong Stone. He didn’t know how it would change, but he asked a fellow of the expedition, who was already locked up, on conditions.
Beware of those wrapped in bandages and avoid contact with eccentric skin. If it comes into contact with it, it melts and dies leaving behind a Gaeseong Stone.
Not even half of the surviving expeditions remained. Layt was in a state of being burdened with that fact. And that feeling further amplified his personality, ‘Guardian’.
“Mika. Take everyone on this floor and join them upstairs. I’ll block the stairs.”
It was said in a situation where he did not know how many enemies were left. However, Beatrice was relieved by the aura she could feel from Layth and turned around.
“Then I’ll leave this to you. I’ll go up to the ground and help others.”
“Yeah. See you later.”
Layette stood alone in front of the stairs on the lowest floor. He, on the other hand, was fighting fiercely to defend the entrance to the dungeon.
The members of the expeditionary force that came up from the basement out of the prison were fighting against the forces of the Maiden Curse that had come after hearing the commotion.
Whoa! A priest of Maiden Curse also appeared. The turbid light they dealt with began to give the troops great power.
The members of the expedition were barely holding on with their tenacity, but the balance was about to collapse. This is because the priests of Grand who came from the Great Hall were unable to use their divine powers because the restrictions of the sanctuary were not lifted.
Moreover, it was the people who belonged to the expedition that were free to fight free from restrictions, but their physical condition was not normal now.
A dim light gradually approaches. One of those who wore the mask even had a holy sword, the ‘Holy Sword’ of Grand.
“Ah. I finally found it. That’s my sword.”
Then, after a clash, someone walked out of the group after a brief pause. Arthur Gran, who stood alone without fear in front of his enemies, did not have the holy sword he always had.
Arthur said to the mask holding his holy sword.
“Give it to me.”
“Kakat. Did it go around? I’ll give you something like that…, uh?!”
Whoa! Then, the holy sword the enemy was holding disappeared leaving heat, and light was created in Arthur’s hand. Eventually, the light turns into a holy sword.
The frivolous voice of his partner could be heard in Arthur’s head. Hearing it in this situation made me feel like it was sweet.
“Ah, yes. I see… I won’t lose it anymore.”
Now, this holy sword will never leave my hand again.
surreung. Arthur took the holy sword out of the scabbard. A monotonous but beautiful sword appeared.
Arthur held the holy sword in both hands and raised it to the front.
“Light.”
Then the holy sword shines.
It wasn’t the turbid light seen in front of me, it was just a dazzling, divine light.
Astiel Grand rarely survives to the end on any route. Her existence as a saint in the second half was like a kind of ‘Deus Ex Machina’.
If an event that caused great damage somehow occurred due to the nature of the game, Astiel’s life was sacrificed in a moment of crisis to overcome the hurdle.
It is still the same now.
In short, even if Astiel is cursed and becomes a Retire, it would be a sufficient advantage to be able to clear the final event outside with that.
‘…but now it’s not just a game.’
Your own ending.
I don’t even know what the end will be. Still, if there is an ending I want to achieve… I wanted to save at least the main characters of this story.
Sacrificing someone is an option you don’t want to choose.
‘Wow…’
Anyway, I did it.
Hearing Astiel’s words, I got angry and slapped my head in the back of my head without realizing it. It’s pretty loud too.
Astiel’s eyes were moist as if in pain. Aiden was also looking at me with wide-eyed eyes as if surprised by my actions.
I lowered my fist and said firmly.
“Don’t say that as a joke. The temple also dispatched Arthur Gran-nim and his troops to save the president.”
“···eww.”
Astiel had an unfair expression that he wanted to say something, but he continued to speak so that he could not open his mouth.
“Do you even know where you are in the first place? If you die, your relationship with the shrine will be ruined. What can the student council president do to ruin the academy?”
“No. Please tell me…”
“It’s noisy.”
Astiel, who was exhausted, shut his mouth and I called out the mask.
“Hey, you.”
Also.
It was a familiar voice from the moment I heard it. Besides, the name that the masked man said was…
‘Liyu.’ That name was the name of the god worshiped by the religion, ‘Eclipse’ in the original work. The names cannot be the same by mere coincidence.
I remembered the bizarre-looking monster I saw just before I came down to the dungeon. It was a sad existence that suffered just by being alive.
“Is the name of the life the teacher is holding Liyu?”
“Yes···.”
“Then what’s the relationship between Liu and you?”
As if confused for a moment, the mask did not answer and kept her mouth shut. That silence reassured me.
“…isn’t Liu your little sister?”
Instead, the other guys responded with surprise.
He did not deny that the mask was his sister. She then took a deep breath and she answered in a subdued voice.
“…Did I say that?”
“But how did you know?”
“It’s just a feeling.”
this is true
Apparently, that mask in front of me was the guy who would become the headmaster of Eclipse in the original story.
‘Eclipse’s dead sister’s name was Liu.’
Apparently, Liu was supposed to be dead, but it seems to have gone this way because he awakened his immortal personality in this worldview.
It was an indescribable feeling. Contrary to the original story, he saved his life, but rather than being dead, he is living a life caught up in a terrible life. From the appearance of that monster, I couldn’t think of a human figure anywhere.
‘···Anyway, the verification is over with this.’
Now it was my turn to speak. I took a step closer to the mask and said,
“Okay. I’ll free your sister.”
The mask looked at me with a suspicious look at my words. Astiel, who had been standing next to him, heard that, pushed his face in and waved his fists.
“Hey! What do you say when I say that, lose?!”
Of course, just by tilting the head, the fist did not reach.
“Ah. I’m not like that, so stay still.”
Pushing Astiel’s face away with his hand, he continued.
“Instead, there is a condition. Cooperate with us.”
“…that’s the truth.”
The headmaster of Eclipse had a personality that could tell if the other person was sincere or not. Perhaps because of her personality, she was able to communicate with Liu, who had become a monster.
‘It was a cumbersome personality in the game.’
It was a pain in the ass to attack because he is a personality who often catches patterns and counterattacks. But in this situation, ironically, his personality made it easy to persuade.
“What can we do together?”
The mask seemed to have hardened his heart. That’s good. I called Noah Park, who was still vigilant.
“Noah.”
When Noah Park answered while still looking at the mask, she said to the back of her head.
“Go find Arwell with that person.”
Noah Park takes her eyes off the mask and looks back at me.
“Wait… I really don’t know who it is.”
In response to the mask’s answer, Noah Park looked at him again, but then lowered the dagger.
“You know I’m a weapon man?”
Having said that, the mask was somewhat familiar.
“Weapon Man? Are you untitled?”
“Yeah. If a weapon man was captured, you would know where it is.”
“…I’m not sure, but I have a guess.”
great. it’s done with this
“Now then, let’s disperse and move. Noah, you go to rescue Arwell. We’ll join the others.”
“I’ll see you later.”
Me, Astiel, and Aiden left Park Noah and the mask behind and went back to the place they came from. I ran and asked Aiden.
“Aiden. Haven’t you been harsh?”
“No. Except for being chained and told to cooperate…”
“Yeah? Good luck.”
According to Oh Yun-ha’s opinion, the headmaster was obviously the guild leader of the Maiden Curse. If he had known that he had a granddaughter of the manager who had driven him out of his powers, it would have been a no-brainer.
However, the fact that he did not experience such a thing means that the intention of the mask is that Aiden’s existence is not known to the headmaster. He is in debt or something.
‘Anyway, in order to clear the quest, I had to destroy the Maiden Curse.’
“But what are you really going to do? Even if the immortality is extinguished, the curse will return to someone else.”
Aiden ran and asked. I don’t get tired even if I open my mouth while running to see if it’s worthwhile to develop my stamina.
“I have an idea.”
A complex of curses, a symbol of religion and a deity, and even the personality of immortality. There was only one way to knock it down.
“Now we have a holy sword.”
“Sacred sword? ······· Seo Ji-han, you must be.”
Astiel looked at me in shock when he heard the word holy sword.
‘If it’s a holy sword, it’s cheap enough to defeat the gods.’
It’s not mine anyway. So, a holy sword.
‘Don’t write anything.’
