The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 204

159. Nightmare’s Codex (3)

“Hoo…….”

Aslak stared at the Grand Library with uneasy eyes.

Ever since Khalil and his party had entered, he couldn’t shake off a sense of unease.

It was inevitable.

Born in Antihum, he had always believed that the Immortal Guild was the best, even though his life hadn’t been long.

But now, that belief had been completely shattered.

‘Benedict being beaten so mercilessly…… Just how strong is that person?’

Of course,

he knew Benedict was a boastful and exaggerated man compared to his skills, but he was still a wizard who had joined the Immortal Guild.

Moreover, he had completely crushed everyone around him.

‘I wonder what’s happening inside right now…….’

Aslak felt a pang of regret.

In just one month, he would be eligible to join the Immortal Guild.

If Khalil had come then, he might have known what was happening inside.

‘No, no.’

But he quickly shook his head as if trying to regain his senses.

If even the wizards of the Immortal Guild were ending up like that, what could he possibly do?

He didn’t even have any properly usable magic yet.

Squeeze-

Aslak tightened his grip on the wooden stick he was holding.

Even knowing the reality, he couldn’t help but keep thinking about the overwhelming power Khalil had shown.

A power other than the magic he had believed in until now.

Gulp.

He belatedly realized that he had been captivated by that power without even realizing it.

Even though he had only seen it once.

‘I’m crazy. I’m crazy…….’

Even as he thought that, he couldn’t help but want to see Khalil fight just one more time.

Not just playing around like before, but fighting with all his heart.

Kwaaaaaaaang—!!!!

It was then.

From the top of the library, a fierce explosion erupted, and black smoke billowed out.

“Kyaa!!”

“W-What is it?!”

“What’s going on all of a sudden?”

The townspeople around the library screamed in surprise, staring at the exploded ceiling of the building.

Bang! Kwakwang……!!

Kukung! Kung! Kung! Kung!!

Broken bricks flew everywhere and fell.

From small dust to huge rocks, the size varied, but the danger was just as great.

All of them were materials from the Grand Library.

The broken bricks falling like hail crashed into the buildings, and here and there, buildings collapsed under the weight.

“T-That place is……!!”

“Isn’t that where the leader is?!”

“What??”

The townspeople in the outskirts of Antihum cried out in fearful voices as they watched the top floor of the Grand Library completely collapse.

Kwakang……!! Kwagagagang……!!

As if smoke was pouring out of a chimney, black mist began to cover the sky above the broken ceiling.

Kueueueueueueue……!!

The mist gradually swirled into a spiral, and a dragon’s roar, incomparably larger than before, echoed in the sky.

“……!!!”

Aslak’s eyes widened as he looked at the sky.

The wish he had made a moment ago was realized faster than he had expected.

Khalil, clashing in the mist, came into his view.

Thump…… Thump…….

He clutched his pounding heart and hid behind a half-destroyed building.

‘W-What is that?!’

Screams were heard everywhere, and people were thrown into chaos by the unexpected commotion.

In this situation where everyone was running away, for some reason, Aslak’s eyes sparkled as he watched Khalil wielding his sword against the black monster.

Pajik-!

Pajeujeujeuk–!!

Lightning began to fall mercilessly.

The lightning falling under the black clouds was not ordinary but purple.

Irregularly falling bundles of lightning.

Aslak, who could sense magic, felt that the lightning somehow felt like the Void Dust, which was a nuisance in Antihum.

‘But…….’

Looking at the huge cumulonimbus clouds large enough to cover Antihum itself, he thought that if that was really the same as Void Dust, it would be terrible.

‘If it’s a Void of that size, even the leader won’t be able to stop it…….’

Aslak had seen Void Dust only once while guarding Antihum.

It was about two heads taller than him, and its size was about the size of an Orc. But just facing it made his legs tremble, and he couldn’t do anything.

But if it was dozens or hundreds of times bigger……?

Bang……!! Kwakwang……!!

Kwagagagang……!

But the person inside that terrible void was definitely Khalil. Aslak rubbed his eyes several times and looked again, but it was him.

And that was…….

[M-Madman.]

A shout was heard from inside the cumulonimbus clouds.

In Aslak’s eyes, Khalil’s figure, mercilessly beating the dark spirit without hesitation, was clearly imprinted.

[A human forcibly released the seal of the book……?]

Duat looked at Khalil in disbelief.

[I told you. That guy is a monster.]

Lamenu seemed to fully understand his surprise, and Lamenu’s form shook as if smiling.

“Hmm.”

Khalil looked around.

The darkness that had resembled a battlefield disappeared, and as he looked down at the scenery of Antihum, he took a deep breath as if trying to inhale the fresh air.

“Isn’t it better to come out than to be stuck inside?”

The corners of his lips slightly lifted.

[Kuaaaaaaaa—!!!]

With a huge cry, Duat’s jamadhars [Indian bladed weapon] on both arms sharply sprouted.

Kwajik……!!

The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

In an instant, Duat’s shadow appeared above Khalil’s head. The double edges of the jamadhars aimed at him.

Khalil, who was falling towards the ground as if throwing himself from the air, did a somersault and barely landed on the ground.

Seogeok! Seogeugeuk……!

The sword strike that lost its target fell straight down, deeply cutting two lines like scratches on the floor next to where Khalil was standing.

Pat-!

Khalil ran, not caring.

“……!!!”

Even Aslak, who had not taken his eyes off him because of his incredible speed that left no afterimage, began to look around, unable to find his figure.

“Uaaaaaa!!!”

Khalil’s cry was heard from afar, and only then could Aslak find his figure.

Chwak……! Chwajak……!

Khalil, who sprinted vertically through the air as if running on flat ground, cast Blink magic continuously, flying around Duat dozens of times as if teleporting.

[You rat-like bastard!]

With Duat’s growling cry, the long, drawn-out blade of the jamadhar flashed.

Dozens of bundles of sword blades poured towards Khalil.

Kwajik!!

The bundles of tremendous sword strikes, surpassing Khalil’s teleportation, directly hit him, and his body bounced diagonally.

Kwaaaaaang……!!

People’s eyes followed Khalil falling from the sky. In an instant, he broke through the dense bushes and crashed into the three-story hall built in the center of the residential area.

The hall could not withstand the impact and collapsed as if swallowing Khalil.

“Oh my god…….”

“Who is that person?”

“I-Is he okay? Isn’t he dead?”

The townspeople, who did not know Khalil’s identity, looked at the collapsed building and said worriedly.

Cheueueueue…….

Duat, who was in the air, slowly descended to the ground. Aslak felt his legs tremble at the immeasurable power of darkness.

Even though he was hiding behind the building, he felt like he would collapse as he looked at the collapsed hall.

‘He was fighting such a…… monster?’

He did not know the existence of the Spirit King, but he could definitely feel the majesty of the absolute being.

[Kuhahaha!!]

Like a cry of victory, Duat thrust out his chest, stretched out his arms downward, and shouted.

Ku-kang!

It was then.

“……?!!”

Kukwakwang! Kwang—!!

Something heavy flew out of the collapsed hall like a cannonball, aiming at Duat.

He hurriedly raised his jamadhar and cut the debris that was covering him.

[Just this much…….]

Duat’s words, who was about to confidently shout as he cut the large stone wall in half, could not continue to the end.

Kuaang! Kuaang!

Numerous fragments poured towards him.

Duat swung his jamadhar with all his might, but unlike before, the fragments were not completely cut.

The blade was embedded, and his body staggered.

He barely deflected the remaining fragments with the opposite sword, but there were countless debris pouring towards him behind it.

Bang! Kwakwang! Kwagwagwang……!!

The broken fragments hit Duat’s head, shoulders, waist, legs, and other parts of his body as he lost his balance.

[Keuk……?! Keuek!]

He did not suffer fatal injuries, but his body gradually began to be pushed back by the fragments pouring down like crazy from above and below.

“Hoo-oop!”

Khalil slowly walked forward and continued to throw fragments.

“Is that…… a person?”

“No way…….”

People were busy moving their heads left and right, looking at Khalil, who was throwing everything he could grab regardless of the size of the fragments and gradually narrowing the distance, and Duat, who could not move.

Ttak-

The moment Khalil grabbed a fragment that had fallen on the floor and threw it with all his might, his body jumped out along with the flying fragment.

No,

Rather, faster than the fragment.

“Heuaaaa!!”

Khalil began to swing his arms holding Agnel and Ice Claw mercilessly.

Along with Duat’s jamadhars, the four weapons collided simultaneously, and glittering orbs of light burst out from the darkness.

The numerous sparks falling from the part where the sword blades touched each other made the surroundings feel bright.

Kwaaaang—!!

“Heok!!”

Aslak, who was hiding in the building and watching them, gasped and collapsed.

Puk!

One of the jamadhars in Duat’s left hand was deflected by Khalil’s attack and pierced the outer wall of the building where Aslak was hiding.

“…….”

Aslak, who was sitting down, stared at the sword stuck right in front of his crotch.

“I have to be careful. At this rate, I might end up creating the ruins of Antihum that happened in my previous life.”

Khalil looked around.

The explosion was not large, but as Duat’s dark power scattered, the surroundings began to turn black.

He thought that this might be the reason why Antihum became a black ruin in his previous life.

Then, he slowly pushed down the remaining jamadhar with Ice Claw and pointed Agnel at Duat’s neck.

“I don’t think I can just let go of what you said earlier. The reason why the Spirit War was lost was because of humans?”

Khalil laid the blade of Agnel sideways and tapped his neck.

Chik…… Chiik……!

Every time the sword blade containing the aura of the Flame King touched, black smoke billowed out from Duat’s neck as if it were burning.

[Keuk?!]

Slowly bending his back, Khalil said.

“Now, shall we have a conversation?”