Ron's back was shaking with rapid breathing. The two trembling legs, the leaner body than the first time, and the thick gray patterns of the sword of overlord showed how serious his physical condition was.
“Lord Ron!”
Ron didn't look back and swung Rashid again to spread the sword aura. Gray blades of wind slowed down Glyek’s swords and spears.
Ron wasn't the only one standing in Glyek’s way to protect Jin.
Ruyan, Acquita Hairan, Errol Lyman, Bell Artemiro, and Franz.
The Five Sword saints of Hairan also stood beside Ron, aiming their swords at Glyek.
They also exploded all the remaining energy when the storm of chaos raged and helped Ron to reach Jin.
The sword saints standing next to Ron were motionless. After clearing the way for Ron, they died standing up.
That was the true end of the Sword saint.
‘The Sword saints…!’
Pzzz....
Jin don't know how they were able to fight until this happened. The bodies of the sword saints were scattered as ashes.
It felt like his heart was being cut by a knife. Jin thought the long fight that continued throughout was a farewell, but the sword saints gave everything to Hairan and the people who loved Hairan until the very end.
As the sword saints flew away, Ron alone became the figure guarding the forefront.
Everyone was looking at Ron's back. So no one knew what his face was like.
Tears, sweat, and blood flowed mixedly between the deep wrinkles around his eyes, and from his empty mouth, sobs escaped like wind as he tried to suppress his sadness.
The sword emperor castle was destroyed without a trace, and the grandson, who was irreplaceable and more precious than life, was eaten by that monster.
Finished.
Almost everything that Ron Hairan had guarded and loved all his life was gone far out of reach. To a place where he will never see or touch again.
And as always.
Despair does not give man time to grieve. Glyek was waving his hundreds of arms in all directions as if he didn't care about his grief. Most of them headed towards Jin.
Kaaa, ah...!
Ron's hoarse voice, supported by the shouts, resembled Dante's voice who was born with weakness and roughened by despair..
Revenge was out of reach. He is exhausted, and the new foe is too powerful.
Ron couldn't ignore Glyek and put on a final fight against Zipfel and the traitors.
However, there was only one reason why he did not give up and stood here again and fought.
If it ended like this, even after death, he would not be able to see his grandson's face. Still, there were still things to protect, and his grandson’s friend who fought for him.
He had to let him go alive and has to give a chance to live as an adult. Even if he can't repay the favor, he shouldn't be left to die in this desolate land.
Rashid's gray radiance deepened.
Ron alone was cutting off more than 70% of Glyek’s blade falling on Jin. The rest were blocked by Stam, the Black Knights, and Jin himself.
'You mean you still have that kind of power...!’
Kelliark Zipfel, he had to fall into shock again when he saw Ron raging like a wild beast from afar.
He should have ended but he does not ended, he should have died but he does not die, he should have stopped but he does not stop.
Ron's fighting against Glyek was obviously an advantage for Kelliark now, but the members of the Zipfel continued to be demoralized by the Knights of Hairan. Both Kelliark and Octavia felt unknown anxiety from Ron and the Sword saints.
Even after using the Demon’s God’s orb, he could not easily move to the ground. He was still far superior in terms of pure strength, but it was meaningless.
Although Ron was a little closer to Glyek, Kelliark know that he would not have reached the ground sooner than Ron was.
Also, if he had been Ron, Kelliark would have somehow continued to fight Zipfel instead of running into Glyek to save Jin. Even if that is the shortcut to catastrophe, where everyone perishes.
The trust and loyalty are everything between Hairan and Jin unlike Zipfel, which has the goal of completing the Demon’s God’s orb.
Even if he had made the choice to save Jin, it would have been to negotiate with Zipfel later, not for trust.
'Anyway, thanks to his naivety, I'll be able to relax for now. Please hold on, until we and Runcandel can properly unite.'
Kelliark glared at the ground, forming the Decimating effusive flame orb,demon empress second version. His pure flame, not mixed with the power of the Demon’s God’s orb, was clearing away the chaos.
Rosa, Runcandel, and even Octavia and the spectres were on their way to save Jin from the ground behind them. Rosa did not order an attack even when she saw the defenseless backs of Octavia and the spectres in the distance.
It is time to join forces.
'Even if lord Ron is blocking it, it's only a matter of time before all my comrades die at this rate.'
Since the attack continued to focus on Jin from the start, he had to leave for the safety of his comrades.
But changing locations was a gamble. There was no guarantee that Glyek would completely neglect his side if Jin left this place.
'It's better than staying still.'
Instead, Jin try to test it once before moving. He deliberately decided to further strengthen Bradamante's shadow force and observe Glyek’s reaction.
[Sol…… deret...…!]
Glyek reacted as soon as Jin’s shadow force amplified, he attacked more ferociously.
“Murakan!”
"Yes!"
“I get his attention, you and Tess watch the rest of the crew. Until Madame Talaris recovers!”
“Damn it, I got it!”
As Jin started to run with all his might, Ron and the Black Knights followed suit.
Fortunately, Glyek immediately changed his gaze. All of the swords and spears of chaos were being moved to Jin's direction.
“Good work, Jin. I lost my sanity for a moment and did not think of your comrades.”
At Ron's words, Jin felt something hot go down his throat.
“Lord Ron, don't talk like that. Rather, lord’s body.”
“I will never die until I save you. I will endure it tenaciously enough to make even that monster sick of it.”
Swoosh-! Boom!
The seven swords of the knights clashed nonstop with Glyek’s weapons. Just like in the beginning of the 2nd battle, Ron's sword style was in the form of assisting everyone, and it seemed that he could hold out until the support arrived safely.
But that feeling was short-lived.
[Are you scorning…… me, Solderet!]
Since Glyek woke up in an incomplete state, he seemed to recognize Jin as the Solderet itself, not as a contractor.
“Ugh!”
At the same time, Ron, who had received swords, bent forward and vomited black blood.
Jin, Stam, and the Black Knights urgently supported him, but the balance was disturbed.
Glyek’s means of attack were not limited to hundreds of swords and spears. As soon as Ron lost his balance for an instant, a tremendous force of attraction was suddenly generated from Glyek.
Naturally, it was Jin whom Glyek was trying to pull with the energy of chaos.
Stam exploded his energy and created a counterforce, but he couldn't stop Jin from being dragged into the air.
Following Glyek’s gaze, Jin rose into the air. Tess, who confirmed it belatedly, let out a breath.
If the power of heavy pressure contained in the blue flames had not suppressed Glyek’s pull, Jin would have been dragged right into Glyek’s eyes. Fortunately, with a halfway stop, Jin made eye contact with Glyek.
Those eyes that tremble unsteadily are like an endless cavity. While it seemed like he would be sucked in just by looking at it, Jin focused his mind and gripped the sword.
Dante.
A monster that ate a friend. The fear of the power, which overwhelm the powerful of the century single-handedly, was preceded by a deeper and darker hatred.
[Now, I see.]
Smiling. Glyek’s mouth was torn like a crescent moon.
[Solderet, you bastard, too, seem to have lost… your power.]
“What have you done to Dante, you monster?”
[Great, it was… a human being… Somehow it seems, you are Solderet’s contractor.]
"What……?”
[It would have been more troublesome if I couldn't imitate your voice...….]
As if Jin had been hit in the head by something, his backbone tightened and a sharp tinnitus rang out.
Jin knew it intuitively without having to listen to detailed explanations. Dante was fighting with Glyek in the seal of chaos and was deceived by his voice in a certain situation.
“…… So what happened to Dante? Is he still in that seal?”
Jin asked in a barely calm voice.
[You keep…. asking useless…. questions, Solderet. It's strange, you should know the most.]
"I do not know."
[Disappeared.]
Jin's eyes widened.
[He has disappeared.]
"What a load of crap."
[Yes……, now it's your turn.]
“Tess!”
Just as Glyek was about to move, Jin shouted Tess' name and sent his will to him. It means to lift the heavy pressure.
'I need to create an opening for Lord Ron to attack.'
All it took was one more loss in battle to make Ron jump in to save him.
'Even if I go deeper, Tess can take me out once. I've only been defending the whole time, so I have to make an attack at least once.'
Like a taut string breaking, when the pressure was lifted, Jin's body flew back to Glyek. Hundreds of huge blades formed a black forest.
It felt like it would cut off limbs even if he brushed against it. Jin twisted his body around and touched Glyek’s eyes, and thrust his sword into it.
Squek...…!
However, Jin noticed that even though he stabbed Glyek’s eyes with a straight edge, he didn't get hit.
“Kaak!”
Rather, it was Jin who was hit. As soon as he stabbed in the eye, one of Glyek’s swords cut through Jin’s chest.
The shadow force armor didn't break, but all the bones of his body were shaking as if they were going to break.
Glyek tried to cut falling Jin one more time, but Ron already dug into his arms and brandished his sword, as Jin wished.
And the moment he fell on floor and Jin vomited blood.
He couldn't help but look back at the moment when Glyek’s sword struck him.
'I felt the sword before it touched my body, so it was definitely have the enough power to break the shadow force armor.'
Just before cutting Jin. As if someone had pulled it, the point of Glyek’s sword stopped for an instant.
‘No way.'
Thump, thump, thump!
Jin’s heart beat like crazy. It was because he thought it might be Dante that made Glyek hesitate at that moment.
Ron's back was shaking with rapid breathing. The two trembling legs, the leaner body than the first time, and the thick gray patterns of the sword of overlord showed how serious his physical condition was.
“Lord Ron!”
Ron didn't look back and swung Rashid again to spread the sword aura. Gray blades of wind slowed down Glyek’s swords and spears.
Ron wasn't the only one standing in Glyek’s way to protect Jin.
Ruyan, Acquita Hairan, Errol Lyman, Bell Artemiro, and Franz.
The Five Sword saints of Hairan also stood beside Ron, aiming their swords at Glyek.
They also exploded all the remaining energy when the storm of chaos raged and helped Ron to reach Jin.
The sword saints standing next to Ron were motionless. After clearing the way for Ron, they died standing up.
That was the true end of the Sword saint.
‘The Sword saints…!’
Pzzz....
Jin don't know how they were able to fight until this happened. The bodies of the sword saints were scattered as ashes.
It felt like his heart was being cut by a knife. Jin thought the long fight that continued throughout was a farewell, but the sword saints gave everything to Hairan and the people who loved Hairan until the very end.
As the sword saints flew away, Ron alone became the figure guarding the forefront.
Everyone was looking at Ron's back. So no one knew what his face was like.
Tears, sweat, and blood flowed mixedly between the deep wrinkles around his eyes, and from his empty mouth, sobs escaped like wind as he tried to suppress his sadness.
The sword emperor castle was destroyed without a trace, and the grandson, who was irreplaceable and more precious than life, was eaten by that monster.
Finished.
Almost everything that Ron Hairan had guarded and loved all his life was gone far out of reach. To a place where he will never see or touch again.
And as always.
Despair does not give man time to grieve. Glyek was waving his hundreds of arms in all directions as if he didn't care about his grief. Most of them headed towards Jin.
Kaaa, ah...!
Ron's hoarse voice, supported by the shouts, resembled Dante's voice who was born with weakness and roughened by despair..
Revenge was out of reach. He is exhausted, and the new foe is too powerful.
Ron couldn't ignore Glyek and put on a final fight against Zipfel and the traitors.
However, there was only one reason why he did not give up and stood here again and fought.
If it ended like this, even after death, he would not be able to see his grandson's face. Still, there were still things to protect, and his grandson’s friend who fought for him.
He had to let him go alive and has to give a chance to live as an adult. Even if he can't repay the favor, he shouldn't be left to die in this desolate land.
Rashid's gray radiance deepened.
Ron alone was cutting off more than 70% of Glyek’s blade falling on Jin. The rest were blocked by Stam, the Black Knights, and Jin himself.
'You mean you still have that kind of power...!’
Kelliark Zipfel, he had to fall into shock again when he saw Ron raging like a wild beast from afar.
He should have ended but he does not ended, he should have died but he does not die, he should have stopped but he does not stop.
Ron's fighting against Glyek was obviously an advantage for Kelliark now, but the members of the Zipfel continued to be demoralized by the Knights of Hairan. Both Kelliark and Octavia felt unknown anxiety from Ron and the Sword saints.
Even after using the Demon’s God’s orb, he could not easily move to the ground. He was still far superior in terms of pure strength, but it was meaningless.
Although Ron was a little closer to Glyek, Kelliark know that he would not have reached the ground sooner than Ron was.
Also, if he had been Ron, Kelliark would have somehow continued to fight Zipfel instead of running into Glyek to save Jin. Even if that is the shortcut to catastrophe, where everyone perishes.
The trust and loyalty are everything between Hairan and Jin unlike Zipfel, which has the goal of completing the Demon’s God’s orb.
Even if he had made the choice to save Jin, it would have been to negotiate with Zipfel later, not for trust.
'Anyway, thanks to his naivety, I'll be able to relax for now. Please hold on, until we and Runcandel can properly unite.'
Kelliark glared at the ground, forming the Decimating effusive flame orb,demon empress second version. His pure flame, not mixed with the power of the Demon’s God’s orb, was clearing away the chaos.
Rosa, Runcandel, and even Octavia and the spectres were on their way to save Jin from the ground behind them. Rosa did not order an attack even when she saw the defenseless backs of Octavia and the spectres in the distance.
It is time to join forces.
'Even if lord Ron is blocking it, it's only a matter of time before all my comrades die at this rate.'
Since the attack continued to focus on Jin from the start, he had to leave for the safety of his comrades.
But changing locations was a gamble. There was no guarantee that Glyek would completely neglect his side if Jin left this place.
'It's better than staying still.'
Instead, Jin try to test it once before moving. He deliberately decided to further strengthen Bradamante's shadow force and observe Glyek’s reaction.
[Sol…… deret...…!]
Glyek reacted as soon as Jin’s shadow force amplified, he attacked more ferociously.
“Murakan!”
"Yes!"
“I get his attention, you and Tess watch the rest of the crew. Until Madame Talaris recovers!”
“Damn it, I got it!”
As Jin started to run with all his might, Ron and the Black Knights followed suit.
Fortunately, Glyek immediately changed his gaze. All of the swords and spears of chaos were being moved to Jin's direction.
“Good work, Jin. I lost my sanity for a moment and did not think of your comrades.”
At Ron's words, Jin felt something hot go down his throat.
“Lord Ron, don't talk like that. Rather, lord’s body.”
“I will never die until I save you. I will endure it tenaciously enough to make even that monster sick of it.”
Swoosh-! Boom!
The seven swords of the knights clashed nonstop with Glyek’s weapons. Just like in the beginning of the 2nd battle, Ron's sword style was in the form of assisting everyone, and it seemed that he could hold out until the support arrived safely.
But that feeling was short-lived.
[Are you scorning…… me, Solderet!]
Since Glyek woke up in an incomplete state, he seemed to recognize Jin as the Solderet itself, not as a contractor.
“Ugh!”
At the same time, Ron, who had received swords, bent forward and vomited black blood.
Jin, Stam, and the Black Knights urgently supported him, but the balance was disturbed.
Glyek’s means of attack were not limited to hundreds of swords and spears. As soon as Ron lost his balance for an instant, a tremendous force of attraction was suddenly generated from Glyek.
Naturally, it was Jin whom Glyek was trying to pull with the energy of chaos.
Stam exploded his energy and created a counterforce, but he couldn't stop Jin from being dragged into the air.
Following Glyek’s gaze, Jin rose into the air. Tess, who confirmed it belatedly, let out a breath.
If the power of heavy pressure contained in the blue flames had not suppressed Glyek’s pull, Jin would have been dragged right into Glyek’s eyes. Fortunately, with a halfway stop, Jin made eye contact with Glyek.
Those eyes that tremble unsteadily are like an endless cavity. While it seemed like he would be sucked in just by looking at it, Jin focused his mind and gripped the sword.
Dante.
A monster that ate a friend. The fear of the power, which overwhelm the powerful of the century single-handedly, was preceded by a deeper and darker hatred.
[Now, I see.]
Smiling. Glyek’s mouth was torn like a crescent moon.
[Solderet, you bastard, too, seem to have lost… your power.]
“What have you done to Dante, you monster?”
[Great, it was… a human being… Somehow it seems, you are Solderet’s contractor.]
"What……?”
[It would have been more troublesome if I couldn't imitate your voice...….]
As if Jin had been hit in the head by something, his backbone tightened and a sharp tinnitus rang out.
Jin knew it intuitively without having to listen to detailed explanations. Dante was fighting with Glyek in the seal of chaos and was deceived by his voice in a certain situation.
“…… So what happened to Dante? Is he still in that seal?”
Jin asked in a barely calm voice.
[You keep…. asking useless…. questions, Solderet. It's strange, you should know the most.]
"I do not know."
[Disappeared.]
Jin's eyes widened.
[He has disappeared.]
"What a load of crap."
[Yes……, now it's your turn.]
“Tess!”
Just as Glyek was about to move, Jin shouted Tess' name and sent his will to him. It means to lift the heavy pressure.
'I need to create an opening for Lord Ron to attack.'
All it took was one more loss in battle to make Ron jump in to save him.
'Even if I go deeper, Tess can take me out once. I've only been defending the whole time, so I have to make an attack at least once.'
Like a taut string breaking, when the pressure was lifted, Jin's body flew back to Glyek. Hundreds of huge blades formed a black forest.
It felt like it would cut off limbs even if he brushed against it. Jin twisted his body around and touched Glyek’s eyes, and thrust his sword into it.
Squek...…!
However, Jin noticed that even though he stabbed Glyek’s eyes with a straight edge, he didn't get hit.
“Kaak!”
Rather, it was Jin who was hit. As soon as he stabbed in the eye, one of Glyek’s swords cut through Jin’s chest.
The shadow force armor didn't break, but all the bones of his body were shaking as if they were going to break.
Glyek tried to cut falling Jin one more time, but Ron already dug into his arms and brandished his sword, as Jin wished.
And the moment he fell on floor and Jin vomited blood.
He couldn't help but look back at the moment when Glyek’s sword struck him.
'I felt the sword before it touched my body, so it was definitely have the enough power to break the shadow force armor.'
Just before cutting Jin. As if someone had pulled it, the point of Glyek’s sword stopped for an instant.
‘No way.'
Thump, thump, thump!
Jin’s heart beat like crazy. It was because he thought it might be Dante that made Glyek hesitate at that moment.
