The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 439

264. Hekt War (4)

Kwang-!!

The floor caved in.

Fragments of the ground, crushed under his feet, scattered in all directions.

With a roar like a cannon firing, Karyl’s body soared into the sky. Each time he stepped in the air, it was as if he were climbing stairs, the air around his feet exploding again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

The massive Hekt, now before Karyl as he zigzagged rapidly through the air, unleashed its long tongue.

Charrrrrr—!!!!

The saliva flowing from its tongue sprayed everywhere like a waterfall, emitting black smoke each time it touched the ground.

[That’s an incredible venom… I’ve never seen a monster like that before. It’s completely different from the clone!]

Aln Zabiuss clicked his tongue in disbelief, watching the venomous smoke rising around him.

Pung-! Pung-!! Pupung!!!

However, Karyl paid no mind and continued to dash through the smoke. A large hole formed in the smoke where he passed.

It was an incredible speed.

Only the trail of smoke following his path indicated his direction.

“Poison isn’t a problem. I just need to avoid it before it touches me.”

Through the smoke cloud, Karyl poured all his magic into Lakna’s blade and plunged it toward the crown of Hekt’s head.

Kagang!! Kagagagagagak–!!!

Hekt, noticing him, hurriedly swung its spear. Karyl, changing direction once again in mid-air, dodged the attack and thrust his sword.

Second Unicorn Posture.

As Karyl raised his sword above his head and rotated, a whirlwind of sword energy swept in all directions.

[Krrr…]

His sword struck Hekt’s chest accurately, but the armor remained intact without even a scratch.

“…….”

Karyl glared at the sight.

[What kind of armor is that? Karyl, not even a scratch after your attack.]

“Its armor isn’t just hard. It’s part of its skin. It’s sturdy and has the ability to absorb impact.”

[I didn’t ask you to explain how amazing it is right now.]

“Me neither. I was just saying it would be useful to make armor out of that.”

Karyl immediately leaped forward.

“Fly.”

A wind stirred around him, and he instantly flew to the front of Hekt’s head.

[Kuaaaaa!!]

At that moment, as if waiting for it, Hekt thrust its trident.

“Blink.”

Karyl’s figure blurred, and Hekt’s attack only struck his afterimage. Karyl, appearing behind it, kicked off into the air.

Then, he flew and landed on Hekt’s shoulder. It was similar to the Blink teleportation magic from before, but this time, he sprinted using only the power of his body.

This combination of the two might seem insignificant, but it was truly remarkable.

No matter how chantless it was, there was bound to be a delay between magic spells.

When a swordsman faced a mage, the standard tactic was to aim for the moment the next spell was cast.

However, Karyl filled the gap between magic spells with his physical abilities, completely eliminating the gap itself. It was one of the attack methods he had devised against an absolute god.

[Kaaaak!!!]

As Hekt’s trident rotated and thrust towards Karyl, a sharp shockwave extended outwards.

Kwagagagang!!!

Objects within hundreds of meters in a straight line were shattered by the shockwave it created.

The hill that had been towering just a moment ago had a hole punched through it by the shockwave, like a bite taken out of an apple.

Tuk-

Karyl watched as the side of his armor shattered and removed it.

[That’s an incredible destructive power. That was just an attack made with simple brute force? It can’t even be compared to a dragon’s breath.]

Aln Zabiuss clicked his tongue, watching Hekt’s attack.

[To dare… for a human to interfere in the battle of gods.]

Hekt pressed the trident he was holding onto the ground, looking at Karyl, who had landed on the ground.

The sticky mucus dripping from the frog-like skin fell to the ground each time it spoke.

Thump!!

Thump Thump!!

The ground trembled with a loud noise each time Hekt took a step.

“Even if you have a blockhead instead of a head and an abnormal tongue, you should still speak properly. It’s not that a human is interfering in the battle of gods, but that a god is interfering in human land.”

Karyl stared at it.

[This place itself is a space created by God. You are creatures of God. Your lives ultimately belong to God.]

“That means your life is also just a mere creation.”

Karyl scoffed at Hekt’s words.

“So it doesn’t matter if you die. This is just a fight between creations.”

[Presumptuous…!!]

“The winged guys on your back said the same thing to me. And they all got their heads cut off.”

Kwajik!!!!

With a ground-shaking sound and fragments scattering everywhere, a shadow appeared above Karyl’s head at that moment.

Kuaaaang!!!

Dodging hastily, a giant foot slammed down on the ground where Karyl had been just a moment ago, crushing it.

“Huff…!”

Holding his breath, Karyl kicked off the ground, stepping on Hekt’s leg embedded in the ground and leaping up.

Ddadadadak……!!

Using Hekt’s leg, which was almost perpendicular, as a foothold, Karyl sprinted as if running on flat ground, climbing up to around its chest.

[To compare me to a Nephilim…!!]

Whoong-!!

Hekt’s trident aimed at Karyl.

Karyl dodged the massive blade swinging horizontally by rebounding in the air, and immediately its spear soared up, aiming at him.

Hwareureureuk……!!!

The Violent Flame King’s Aintrigger [likely a magical artifact or weapon] on Karyl’s wrist emitted light and scorched Hekt’s face.

Kwajik!!!

At the same time, Karyl pulled out the Ice Claw and threw it with all his might towards its instep, and its left foot froze around the sword that pierced and embedded into its flesh.

“Hoo……!!”

Exhaling the breath he had been holding, Karyl threw Lakna, which he was holding, above his head and opened the ancient book.

The pages of the Great Grimoire [a book of magic spells] fluttered as if blown by the wind, and a sword was drawn from within.

“Haaaah!!!”

At the same time as the Aura Blade exploded from Polsetia’s blade, a faint glow shone from behind him.

The blade, enhanced with Rasias’ power, aimed for the gap between its armor.

Inside was its heart.

[Krrr!!]

Just as Karyl’s sword was about to pierce through the armor, Hekt, as if waiting for it, dropped the trident and swung its fist.

A fist as large as Karyl’s height struck his side. He hurriedly retrieved his sword and raised his arm to cover his face, but the impact of Hekt’s blow was truly enormous.

Koo-ang!!

Kugeugeugeugeu……!!

Karyl, knocked away by Hekt’s fist, slid hundreds of meters as he rolled across the ground.

[Karyl!!!]

Aln Zabiuss, at the sight, urgently shouted his name and began casting magic.

Charrrrrrruk!!! Charruk!!!

Black currents enveloped Hekt’s entire body, preventing it from approaching Karyl.

However, as it lifted the spear that had fallen on the ground and swung it around like a windmill, Aln’s magic disappeared helplessly.

[What the hell……?!]

Aln stared in disbelief at Hekt’s power, which had shattered his magic with brute force.

[Kuaaaaaaaaa!!!!]

As if celebrating its victory, Hekt looked at Karyl, who had fallen to the ground, and pounded on its chest armor.

It was then.

Boo Woong—!!

Something black and large came flying towards Hekt’s head with a heavy sound from somewhere.

Kukwakwang!!

It hurriedly raised its spear to block it, but surprisingly, its massive body staggered from the impact.

Kuaang! Kwang!!

Before whatever was blocked by the spear blade could fall to the ground, another large object came flying towards it.

Hekt readjusted its spear, trying to block the attack.

Chwarruk!!

But at that moment, a net sprang up from the ground, grabbing its spear.

Peok!! Peok!!!

The giant objects that flew towards Hekt’s head struck it one after another with dull sounds. What fell to the ground was surprisingly a battle golem’s axe.

Not only that, but a giant rock flew towards the staggering monster.

“Karyl!!!”

Milyana supported the fallen Karyl, and Hawat, far away, threw the rocks he could grab at Hekt after using all of his axes.

“Please evacuate!!”

[To dare!!!]

Hekt, confirming the appearance of the giant, shouted in a shrill voice and leaped up.

An incredible speed that was unbelievable for such a massive body.

It stretched out its arm and grabbed Hawat’s face, pushing him straight back.

Kwaaaang-!!

Hawat’s physique, being a giant himself, was enormous, but Hawat’s legs floated up from its power, and his head was slammed straight into the ground.

[A giant-sized idiot… I can’t believe there was still one breathing.]

Hekt extended its long tongue, wrapped it around Hawat’s neck, and strangled him. At the same time, it stabbed Hawat’s chest with its trident.

“Stop!!”

But at that moment, Dig, who had jumped up, stepping on Hawat’s chest, wrapped her dagger around Hekt’s tongue, which was constricting his neck.

Flesh splattered, and Dig’s face was scarred as if burned by its saliva.

“Haaaah!!”

But without paying attention, she pushed the dagger, cutting off its tongue. As the strangling force weakened, Hawat hurriedly turned his body to avoid the spear.

He barely avoided his chest, but Hekt’s spear pierced through the armor and penetrated Hawat’s shoulder.

“Aaaagh!!!!”

A scream echoed across the battlefield.

The golem armor was several times thicker than the knights’ armor, and it used much more of the blue-green materials. But Hekt’s blow shattered the armor as if it were crumpled paper.

“…What a monster.”

Milyana watched the scene and trembled slightly. Karyl had taken that blow a moment ago.

“…I showed an unsightly appearance.”

But unlike her worries, Karyl wiped the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and stood up.

“How are you going to catch it?”

“The strategy is simple. Cut the heart visible between the armor.”

“It doesn’t look simple at all to me.”

[Yeah. No matter how I look at it, it seems like that gap was left on purpose to be attacked. Because as much as the gap is visible, it makes the method of attack simpler, so it’s easier to defend. Its armor is aiming for that.]

Karyl knew it too.

That many people had died attacking that gap that it had laid out like bait. But the fact that its heart was inside hadn’t changed.

[How did you catch it back then?]

Aln asked Karyl in his mind.

“Cut its heart. The method doesn’t change.”

Karyl didn’t answer.

He couldn’t bring himself to say that he had sacrificed tens of thousands of lives again in his previous life to tear off the armor protecting its heart.

“You. You’re not thinking of something dangerous again, are you?”

Milyana looked at him and asked anxiously.

[As you know, I can burst its heart with one blow with my power.]

It was then.

Mael appeared, riding on Karyl’s wrist.

[It’s definitely different from my previous life. Because I’m here now, who wasn’t there back then.]

‘Watch your mouth.’

[Keuk. Don’t worry. That’s why I’m talking in your head.]

Mael laughed gleefully.

But Karyl’s face hardened each time the cold snake’s tongue fluttered.

[There’s no need to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives to open that armor. It’s enough if you sacrifice yourself. How about it? The moment you aim for that gap and go in, you’ll definitely be hit by its attack, but I’ll move your body and definitely burst its heart.]

[You crazy bastard! Stop talking nonsense.]

Aln roared at Mael.

[Hey, mage. You know it too, right? That at his current speed, it’s impossible to avoid its attack and enter the armor. Just like it uses the gap in the armor as bait, we have to throw bait too. If you want, you can even use the woman in front of you.]

But rather, Mael looked at him and said coldly.

[Don’t worry. Even if you die, I’ll make sure your wish to cut Yula’s throat comes true. By taking over your body, that is. Keuk.]

[Even in this situation, you’re aiming for his body… Is that kind of guy really called the Master Key, the Blader’s artifact?]

Aln said in disbelief.

“…….”

Karyl looked at Hekt, who was stepping on Hawat.

[Use me.]

“……!!”

It was then.

[There’s no need to sacrifice your life.]

A voice he had never heard before struck Karyl’s ears.

[I’ll make sure you reach its heart.]

“Who…?”

It was a voice as sharp as a blade.

[…Amazing. For him to speak on his own.]

[Yes, you might have a way to overcome this situation.]

Unlike Karyl, the Spirit Kings seemed rather pleased, as if they knew who the owner of the voice was at once.

At that moment, Karyl lowered his head.

The emerald jewel embedded in the necklace around his neck was shining.

[You’re still greedy. You’re not the only one who wasn’t there in the previous life.]

A vortex was raging fiercely inside the jewel.

The Wind Spirit King.

Mad Wind, Samiad.