The Villain Carries the Holy Sword – Chapter 77.1

Chapter 77.1: Arcturus (2)

Queen Glumiêm scoffed at first, looking down at Cain.

She found it amusing how foolishly he charged at her, knowing that an Elder Elf couldn’t die as long as the ‘line’ connecting them to her, the embodiment of the World Tree, remained intact.

However, that thought didn’t last long.

Because the moment Cain’s sword tip aimed for……

CRAAAAAASH—!

Above her head!

As soon as his Agweska, wreathed in pure white thunderbolt, made contact, the silvery ‘line’ that extended skyward from her head appeared.

《How is this possible?!》

“Good.”

The line, incredibly resilient, withstood Cain’s strike.

And then.

CRAAAAAASH—!

This time, he swung his blade around again to cut the line. The line swayed as if it might snap at any moment, but the elf’s ‘line’ still held.

《Attack!》

Glumiêm, having descended upon Sigma’s body, commanded with a flick of her hand.

The Elveknights, who had been momentarily paralyzed, sprang into action, their eyes rolling fiercely as they charged relentlessly towards Cain!

Even for Cain, it was a tall order to handle multiple Elveknights, each wielding power bordering on Expert level, with ease.

Moreover, it was even more challenging to slay those who charged in unison, controlled like puppets in a puppet show.

“Young Master—!”

Vanderbilt broke rank, attempting to protect Cain.

Shwaaaaa—!

Cain, while beheading an Elveknight lunging from the left and tripping another ambushing him from behind with a knee strike, shouted.

“Stay back!”

“……!”

Bound by his command, Vanderbilt dared not move from his spot.

Simultaneously, Oleciren’s eyes widened.

When battling the devil Ballam, there was no one else around, but now, the Elf Queen, a powerful witch, had made a sudden appearance.

She desperately wished to aid Cain, but found herself unable to act.

Squeeze.

Isoel, sensing Oleciren’s crippling helplessness, held her hand and shook her head.

At the very least, this train was not their battlefield.

《Edmund……!》

Sigma, her white eyes blazing with fury, muttered Count Edmund’s name, her fist clenched so tightly that it drew blood.

Shweeet—!

A black trajectory sliced through the air.

And with it, an eruption of blood!

Even though they were humans, witnessing the Elveknights, especially trained in the ‘Vision of the Forest,’ collapsing like lifeless stalks of wheat, was a bitter sight for Glumiêm.

However, a bigger question loomed over her.

《Even for a son, he’s too strong.》

Glumiêm frowned, habitually brushing back her hair.

It was unfathomable to her that a human, not even twenty years old, could handle the Elveknights with such ease.

Even Edmund at the same age wouldn’t have been imagined to fight so skillfully.

Wheek—!

She extended her hand.

This was her only chance.

Rise.

The silver light emanating from Sigma’s ‘line’ intensified, and then……

Waaaaaaa—!

Green vines erupted from the inorganic floor of the train.

Thud, thud.

The carriage shook as if it might jump the tracks at any moment due to the sudden appearance of the thick vines.

Those vines swiftly entangled Cain’s legs.

Thud—!

However, it was meaningless against Cain.

Humans walked on the ground, but he now fought while standing on walls and ceilings.

He evaded the incoming vines.

Effortlessly deflected the aura wielded by the Elveknights.

Swish—!

And the moment an opening appeared, he would thrust his sword without hesitation!

Walls, ceiling, floor.

Glumiêm gritted her teeth, witnessing Cain darting around, utilizing the entirety of the space in a manner that made it impossible to track his movements.

Rise.

The Queen’s command echoed through the space once more.

Swoosh—!

And just like that, time seemed to rewind for the Elveknights who had been dismembered by Cain. The flesh and blood that had splattered everywhere returned to their original places.

Snap—!

They were revived from death, transformed back into knights.

Cain raised an eyebrow in surprise.

“This isn’t just ‘Vision of the Forest,’ it’s like some kind of undead magic.”

《It’s called utilizing humans efficiently.》

“Efficiently, huh……”

Elves and humans.

They were different races, but Cain had once thought that they were the same as mankind when it came to fighting enemies outside the walls.

But at this moment…

‘Discard.’

Cain erased that thought from his mind.

He didn’t know about mainland elves, but the Island Elf Queen before his eyes was not the same as mankind.

No, even if they shared the same humanity, Lord East Cain could not tolerate such cruelty.

“Then I’ll fight efficiently too.”

Glumiêm scoffed at Cain’s declaration.

《Oh my, what big words for such a little boy.》

“Oh?”

BZZZZZZZZZT—!

At that moment, a blinding white light of lightning erupted.

The instant Glumiêm saw Cain’s violet eyes amidst the white torrent, she felt a corner of her heart freeze over.

Even though her true body was sitting in the forest palace far away!

Smirk.

Cain, the right side of his mouth lifting in a grin, glanced between the approaching Elveknights and Sigma, who was looking down at him.

There were two ways to kill an elf properly.

First, sever their ‘line.’ The reason most Elves were strong was that they prioritized their fellow tribe members connected through the ‘line’ over their individual consciousness.

In other words, they could draw upon the strength of all whenever the opportunity arose, so severing the ‘line’ was the easiest way to kill them.

‘And if it’s an Elder Elf or higher, it’s almost impossible to kill them without severing the line.’

However, until Yesanis had told him about this method, Cain had always used the second method.

THWACK—!

If he had been slicing his enemies with the blade until now, this time, he struck an Elveknight’s head with the flat side of Agweska.

No Elveknight could withstand the blow of the Sword of Despair, imbued with the lightning of ‘Winter.’

One at a time.

Thwack.

Cain aimed solely for their heads.

《You madman!》

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