91 – black eyes
Serena stood still on the dead earth.
The emotionless walls stared blankly into space. Brilliant golden hair was gathered in a ponytail and draped at the back of her neck.
Even after cutting countless monsters, there was not a speck of dust on her beautiful appearance.
Serena took a deep breath, holding the World Eater blade pointed down in her right hand. A cloud of black, turbid air gathered.
The soil and trees around it boiled like liquid. The air was polluted all over, giving it a gray tint. Sabaton, supporting both legs, was sunk in the ground like a molten swamp.
The blood that flowed from the corpses of the monsters was terrifyingly toxic by itself, but it was meaningless to Serena.
I don’t know why. There is only a simple guess that that overwhelming strength might be the cause.
Besides, even if they knew the reason, no one could imitate Serena.
The World Eater hummed and trembled thinly. It meant more blood. There are dozens of black blooded monsters that have just been sliced around, but it’s still not enough.
Serena gripped the handle of the World Eater firmly. The trembling stopped suddenly, as if he had recognized the intention contained in it.
Anyway, there was nothing to be gained by shining like this. The surroundings were full of corpses and miasma, and there was no life except Serena.
Serena was the only one standing on the ground with both feet in this place where entry would be banned for the next few decades due to the blood and flesh that the black blooded monsters had slain and splattered.
The rest were all corpses rolling around on the floor.
The blood that flowed from the corpses made this space itself rot and become brittle. Those who can withstand this pollution can be counted on one hand even on the entire continent.
Ordinary humans would die instantly just by coming close, and even an S-class adventurer or royal knights could lose their lives within a few breaths without the priest’s full support.
Of course, it’s not possible for priests who are half-assed. In general, only high-ranking priests and saints, who are considered to be the greatest strength of each religion, were able to resist the contamination of this place to some extent.
Even though there are only a few religions that produced saints in the first place.
I heard that the saintess of the Holy Church is the most enthusiastic in supporting the Royal Knights and Royal Magicians. The reason was unknown.
Serena didn’t have any special feelings about religion, but now, because of the woman named Christine, even a little bit of hatred was born.
The idea of worshiping her lord as a god is not to blame.
Serena, too, was ready to serve her lord as a god as long as the lord’s words fell.
There was only one problem with that damn year. Why is it that the subject is not Serena herself?
that was the most disgusting Only Christine that bitch gets saved? it’s literally bullshit Even though only you can be by your master’s side.
If it wasn’t for that goddamn ability to nullify mana, Serena would’ve decapitated that bitch long ago.
“My lord…”
Serena called the lord she served with a voice full of affection. I missed you. Your voice, your face, your gestures, your actions, your warmth.
all of that.
However, you have to be patient. Serena bit her lip and suppressed herself.
Serena had to follow that order, as her master had put off ordering the royal knights to leave and to catch and slay the black-blooded monster.
That was the reason Serena was killing black blood monsters like crazy.
I could count on one hand the number of times I’ve been asleep over the past few weeks, Serena morbidly killing them.
Inside the Royal Knights, there seemed to be whispers about how this all happened, but without the support of wizards and priests, there was no explanation for the idiots who couldn’t catch even one properly, let alone subdue dozens at once.
As she thought the job was done, she heard a squeaking noise in Serena’s ears as she tried to return to the palace using the summoning function built into her armor. It was a familiar sound.
It stopped working.
There was something that made a clicking sound. Serena grabbed the World Eater she was about to sheath.
“Is there anything left?”
I turned around. From far away, I could see a black shadow approaching Serena, trampling on the liquefied earth.
The first thing I noticed was the four arms.
Each of the four arms held a long spear-like pole. The spear was almost as long as Serena’s height.
Since the length of the weapon is equal to Serena’s height, you should be able to guess the height of the monster holding it without saying anything.
It was as high as if Serena had been piled on top of it once more. Even though it was still far enough away, I could tell at a glance that it wasn’t normal size.
Of course, it was a fact that Serena didn’t have a problem at all. I’ve caught a lot of guys bigger than that, and I’ve caught a guy that’s the size of a building.
So, at most, there was no reason to be afraid of a monster twice his size.
The skin was glistening like soggy mud, and a disgusting liquid formed on its surface. I didn’t know if it was his bodily fluids or something else.
eyes were not visible. None at all, or too small to see with the naked eye.
Saliva dripped from his mouth, which had been torn to his ear. A long tongue was visible between them. The tongue was also black.
The other side also confirmed Serena’s appearance, and the black tongue protruded between the sharp teeth and licked up the area around the mouth.
Serena got into a pose. He aimed the World Eater held in both hands horizontally and slightly bent his knees to lower his center of gravity.
Both legs kicked the ground.
“ㅡ!!!!!”
In the very next moment, Serena was standing behind the monster. The click of the World Eater in the scabbard resounded quietly.
A long solid line was drawn around his neck. A drop of black liquid flowed from the line that separated the body from the head.
One drop became two drops, two drops became three drops, and more and more black liquid began to flow out.
Degururu, his head fell off.
It was nothing special, just an ordinary black-blooded monster. To the extent that simply adding one number to the corpses scattered here was all.
Thinking so, it was time for Serena to activate the summoning magic on her armor again.
“…?”
Suddenly, the fact that one side of the armor was distorted caught my eye.
dented? this armor?
You used body enhancement and even put mana on your body?
Serena’s eyes widened slightly. The armor was intact until just now, so there was only one possibility to think about.
The blue eyes looked back. There, there was a black blooded monster that was slowly regenerating the severed head.
‘Was it a regenerative monster?’
Serena took a closer look at the scene.
The black blood that splattered around it could be seen riding up its ankles and body, reconstructing its head. The regenerative type is the regenerative type, but it seemed to depend on external substances for its recovery.
But in the current situation, there was no problem. Because what was scattered nearby was the material needed for that recovery.
and the previous action.
Serena examined the arm part of the armor that was distorted. It was in a dented state as if trying to pierce the armor with something sharp had failed.
“You bastard…!”
Seeing that, Serena’s eyes lit up. Rather than the fact that the armor was distorted, the anger that came from the fact that he allowed that thing to attack was greater.
Because there was only one person in the world who could touch Serena’s body.
Armor didn’t matter at all. Considering who the human who made the armor was, Serena felt grateful just by wearing this armor.
Serena took out the World Eater again and infused the blade with mana to the limit. The blade vibrated like crazy.
The monster opened its mouth wide and ran. In response, Serena raised her sword.
‘It was different from before.’
Serena stared at the black blood monster lying dead on the floor with an expressionless face. The ground that touched the black blood bubbling up.
After that, Serena killed him without even allowing a single attack. The terrain nearby had completely changed.
A gorge that stretched far was carved out, and a pit dug with an indeterminate depth beside it. It was all Serena’s work.
However, this one showed a significant difference from the black blood monsters that Serena had dealt with so far.
The fact that he absorbed the black blood around him and showed an unreasonable appearance of regeneration, as well as the fact that he appeared close to a human.
More than anything, I followed Serena’s speed, albeit vaguely.
Her lord would snort when he heard that anything other than a damn bitch named Charlotte reacted to Serena’s speed when she used her body enhancements to the limit.
However, it was also said to be true now.
For a moment, Serena imagined what would have happened had she met the monster the other royal knights had just killed.
It was concluded that even if all of the Royal Knights and Royal Magicians attacked with the support of a high-ranking priest or saint, it would be difficult to guarantee victory.
Serena was able to kill them all by herself, and since this monster followed Serena even vaguely, she thought it would be possible.
You must visit the lord. You have to visit the lord and tell him that a monster like this has appeared.
Serena, who was crazy about that, activated the summoning magic without delay. With the blue light, Serena’s body disappeared in an instant.
And then, two black eyes were quietly watching.
