𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟗
𝔞𝕨𝘦𝐛𝘴ᴛ𝚘ʀ𝐢𝚎ṡ.ᴄȯ̇ṁ
“. . . . . .”
Without a doubt, if this is the first-rate cursed tool, Ideon’s Sickle, it has the power to go beyond a simple attack and completely sever my connection with the shikigami.
It would be the worst compatibility for me, who relies heavily on shikigami.
“You’re unlucky. If you had faced someone other than me, it would have been a good fight.”
However, I sent a warning to Harvey, slightly raising the corners of my mouth.
“I advise you not to use that.”
“. . . It’s too late to say that now. You’ll pay the price for it.”
Harvey poured spiritual power into the sickle without hesitation, unleashing its power, and an eerie aura soon wafted from it.
But right at that moment, the entire castle suddenly began to shake.
Ku-kung.
Ku-gu-gu-gung!
“Kugh, what is. . . . . . ?”
“I told you not to use it.”
Ideon’s Sickle, which harvests souls.
And the Wailing of the Dead, a cursed tool created through a ritual sacrificing various souls.
When two cursed tools, polar opposites, meet, it’s only natural that the reaction won’t be good.
Swish.
Swish.
In an instant, unidentified figures began to occupy the surroundings.
Cursed tools originating from sorcery, like the Wailing of the Dead, are relatively strong in terms of their self-awareness and aggression. That’s why, if someone threatens their existence.
Kyaaaak!
Like this, they tend to try to eliminate that someone as a clear target.
Recognizing their enemy, the dead of the old castle began to rush towards Harvey, and Harvey hurriedly swung his scythe, raising his spiritual power to fight back.
“Hah!”
Creak!
Clank!
Kyaaaak!
However, in such a situation, it was nearly impossible to completely block all of my attacks, which continued relentlessly.
Whoosh.
“Secret Curse of Fear.”
Swish!
“Kughhh!”
Thud.
“Azure Serpent Binding.”
Rustle!
Bang!
In the end, Harvey was unable to withstand the combined attack of me and the dead and lost all his energy, collapsing to the ground.
Crackle.
Rumble.
Sensing that the battle was somewhat over, I approached Laura, who was staring blankly at me, while releasing the barrier that had Harvey restrained.
“Are you okay?”
“Y-Yes. . . . . .”
I quickly glanced around, and the situation seemed to be under control. Jose had already been defeated by Arietta and had lost consciousness, and Sophia had the upper hand against Ivan, who had been the most difficult opponent.
「𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩?」
Even Harvey, who was right before my eyes, would have been a formidable opponent if he hadn’t fAlan for my trap.
But the results were like this even against a strong opponent at level 53, so Sophia’s true abilities were something I couldn’t even begin to fathom.
“Dammit! This is impossible. Even Bennett, the current Captain of the Royal Knights, wouldn’t have been able to fight like this at your age. . . . . . !”
“Hmm. You were definitely a strong opponent, but it seems I’m just stronger.”
Whoosh!
Kwaaang!
As soon as she finished her thought, a storm of spiritual power instantly enveloped Ivan and completely blew him away.
That was definitely the advanced technique of Ten thousand stream. What’s more, it seemed to have been executed with perfect finesse at a glance.
The current Sophia seemed to have reached a realm far higher than I had expected.
“Wow, Kang-yoon won too! So, is this a complete victory?”
“Don’t let your guard down. We can’t be sure that this is the end.”
However, I also vaguely realized that the situation had been resolved.
By now, reinforcements would have already arrived outside the Wailing of the Dead.
We quickly tied up the trio with binding techniques and led the trapped students out of the painting one by one.
Whoosh!
Thud.
Bang.
Thud.
“Vice-captain! Someone came out from inside! They seem to be the kidnapped students!”
“What the hell is. . . . . .”
As expected, the reinforcements, who seemed to have just arrived, were breathing heavily outside, and we threw Harvey and his group, who were tied up, in front of them.
“The three masterminds have all been subdued, but we don’t know if they have any more accomplices.”
“. . . Huh. This is hard to believe. For now, I’ll express my gratitude without further ado. Hey! Arrest those criminals right now!”
After confirming the safety of Princess Laura, the royal family members hurriedly contacted someone and had her stretcher brought in.
The subsequent actions were extremely swift.
The students who were injured during the kidnapping were transferred to a related facility for treatment, and Yoo Ha-on and Baek Eun-seo, who had directly confronted the enemies, also left for treatment.
All that remained were the Academy teacher s, who were glaring at us from the surroundings.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
𝘢𝔴ė̇𝘣s𝐭𝔬𝚛𝕚𝘦𝐬.𝕔𝐨𝔪
