The Bastard Swordsman Of The Imperial Guard [EN]: Chapter 210

Magical energy poured from hundreds of eyes, blanketing the plains.

The Allied forces were initially taken aback by the sudden surge in magical energy, but they quickly adapted and continued their battle against the demons.

As long as the Saintess’s blessing held, they had nothing to fear from the magical energy.

“W-what is this!”

“Damn it! Fall back! The demons’ corpses are rising!”

But the real problem soon became apparent.

The bodies of the demons, infused with magical energy, began to revive.

Maledrak’s magical energy briefly breathed power into the demons’ souls.

To burn that fleeting life, the demons charged at the Allied forces.

The tide of battle turned in an instant.

The revived demons were even more ferocious than before.

The most peculiar thing was their unbelievable vitality.

They attacked even with their arms blown off, and they crawled and bit even with their legs severed.

Even arms torn from their bodies grabbed at the Allied soldiers’ pant legs as if still alive.

In other words, to kill a demon, it had to be completely shattered.

Despair settled upon the Allied forces as they realized this.

“Lord God Gaia, watch over your lambs and grant us the strength to overcome the darkness…”

Saintess Cecilia endlessly prayed and cast holy magic.

Her blessing allowed the knights at the front to hold out, but even they had their limits.

The faces of the Allied forces, cutting down demons that charged like zombies, grew increasingly distorted.

“This can’t be… How can such power exist?”

Yu Li bit her lip and swung her sword.

The sword, piercing through the demon’s shoulder, maintained its strength and cleaved the demon’s body in two.

Her killing intent was sharp enough to affect even the demons.

Before the magical energy erupted from their eyes, Yu Li had cut down countless demons.

However, even the killing intent of the Heavenly Executioner Star [a title or position denoting a powerful warrior] could not kill monsters rising from the dead.

Wood Deuk-

The demon’s body crumbled with an unpleasant sound of bones.

But the demon, fallen on the ground, began to crawl towards Yu Li using one arm and leg.

“Illusionary Sword Dance.”

Chwaaaaaak-

As Rain, guarding Yu Li’s rear, swung his sword, the clones that appeared behind Rain pulverized the demon’s body into dust.

“Thank you, Rain.”

“It’s nothing, Your Majesty.”

Yu Li was fighting alongside the SoMa Association.

Although she had come to the battlefield herself, she was the Emperor of the Carmen Empire.

With no one else capable of being Emperor, the Carmen Empire would fall into chaos if she died.

The Allied forces believed it was best for Yu Li to fight in a relatively safe place.

Even now, the Sword Masters were in a better situation.

They could use their domains to burn the demons whole or completely turn them to dust.

However, they could not stop this entire army.

“This is insane… Kyle! Watch out!”

“Jiangshi [Chinese hopping vampire]! Jiangshi! The Demon King is using Soul-Stealing Demonic Art!”

The Sword Dragon and the Jeongcheon Alliance Lord also did not stop their swords.

Thanks to the Sword Dragon’s Vitality Palace, which dominated the surroundings, the executives of the SoMa Association were able to maintain the front line.

“Jeongcheon Alliance Lord, Jiangshi? And Soul-Stealing Demonic Art? Is that a technique you know? How should we deal with it?”

“…”

The Jeongcheon Alliance Lord closed his mouth at the Sword Dragon’s question.

Although he had spoken confidently, he had no idea how to deal with it.

He had only read a few ancient books in the warehouse.

He had fallen deeply into the charm of martial arts with just a few ancient books, but his martial arts knowledge remained at a child’s level.

“W-we have to kill the sorcerer.”

Therefore, the Jeongcheon Alliance Lord could only say something extremely common-sense as a Sword Master.

“…Right. I guess that’s the only way.”

The Sword Dragon nodded at his words.

Killing the source of the magical energy.

There was no more certain method than that.

“The sorcerer is…”

The Sword Dragon raised his head.

Now, the Demon King’s castle of Alheim, sunken into the ground.

Inside there, the enemy of mankind, Demon King Maledrak, would be.

“Lucas, Carlson.”

At that moment, Rain, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, walked towards Lucas.

“Yes! Commander!”

Lucas tore apart the arm of a demon hiding behind him, along with the approaching demon.

Even after taking hundreds of lives, the demons did not stop.

“The SoMa Association and the Rain Knights will clear a path. In the meantime… you guys take Raiel and ascend to the Demon King’s castle.”

“… Yes?!”

“Commander, what are you…?”

Lucas and Carlson widened their eyes.

“There’s no time, so listen carefully. Lucas, Carlson. Those demons are immortal. There’s only one way to resolve this situation.”

Rain raised his hand and pointed to Alheim.

To directly kill the Demon King who was injecting magical energy into the demons.

“The SoMa Association and the Rain Knights will do whatever it takes to clear a path. Somehow, we will send you to the Demon King’s castle. Raiel and you must kill the Demon King.”

“But that’s…”

Carlson bit his lip in frustration as he listened to Rain’s words.

He understood that Rain’s opinion was reasonable.

The current situation was heading towards the worst.

However, what Rain had just said was the same as abandoning the SoMa Association and the Rain Knights in the middle of the enemy lines.

Carlson couldn’t possibly do such a thing.

“Carlson.”

Rain’s eyes coldly sank.

Rain, who always showed light behavior, was now more serious than ever.

“If you’ve decided to fight, risk your life. That is the mindset of the Knights.”

“Commander…”

“I believe you understand my words.”

He read the sincerity in Rain’s eyes.

Carlson nodded his head then.

“Rain! If you’re clearing a path, I’ll go too.”

“That won’t do, Your Majesty.”

Rain shook his head firmly at Yu Li’s words.

“Your Majesty, please command the Allied forces along with the Silver Cross Knights remaining in the Allied forces.”

“But…”

“Your Majesty is the last hope of the Carmen Empire. I beg you.”

Rain bowed his head earnestly.

He risked his life in this operation. But he couldn’t drag Yu Li in as well.

“…I understand, Rain.”

As Yu Li nodded, Rain immediately looked at Carlson.

“Carlson. You’re ready, right?”

“Commander, you are more knightly than I thought… no, than anyone else.”

“Anyone would have done this, not just me. Did everyone hear that?! We will now advance towards the Demon King’s castle!”

Rain raised his arm high.

Waaaaaaaah-!

The SoMa Association and the Rain Knights. Everyone had the same thought.

Those who were writing legends shouted a great roar.

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Heavenly Executioner Sword Third Form, Trample the Sky.

Chwaaaaaak-

Numerous sword energies mercilessly shredded the demons’ bodies.

Raiel, who instantly turned the demon horde into dust, immediately turned around to face other demons.

In fact, the regenerating demons were not a big problem for Raiel.

He could use the Heavenly Executioner Sword to turn them into dust, or he could use the Heavenly Executioner Divine Sword to burn their very existence.

However, Raiel could not face that entire army alone.

That would only make him like the Heavenly Executioner Sword Lord.

‘Damn it, that old man…’

Raiel bit his lip, recalling the last 모습 [Korean word for appearance] of the Heavenly Executioner Sword Lord.

A month was a long time for an old swordsman facing death.

He would still be gathering strength for his last moment.

‘We can’t keep fighting like this.’

The Allied forces were suffering more and more damage.

The undying demons became a terror and 덮쳤다 [Korean word for covered/attacked] the Allied forces.

‘We have to enter the Demon King’s castle.’

In the end, Raiel’s thoughts also came to one conclusion.

From the beginning, the Allied forces’ plan was wrong.

The Demon King Maledrak was a stronger monster than they thought.

Now there was only one way left.

Demon King Maledrak.

We have to strike the demons’ head with a separate unit.

Now that was really the only way left.

“Damn it…”

Raiel looked at the countless demons between Alheim and himself.

Even if he 뚫는다 [Korean word for pierce/break through] all those demons, how could he stop the demons that were pouring into the Demon King’s castle?

No matter how much Raiel was, he was not confident in facing the Demon King and stopping them all.

“Raiel!”

At that moment, troops began to move behind Raiel.

The SoMa Association and the Rain Knights, and the executives of the Allied forces, approached Raiel with determined eyes.

“We will make a path to the Demon King’s castle, Raiel.”

“Make a path, that’s…”

Raiel immediately understood Rain’s words.

However, his intense gaze made Raiel shut his mouth.

“It’s something we’ve all decided. There’s no more time!”

Raiel turned his head at Rain’s words at the front.

Even at this moment, Allied soldiers were dying.

As he said, there was no time.

“Let’s go, Commander Rain.”

At the same time as Raiel’s words, the executives of the SoMa Association stepped forward.

The gamble had to be certain.

They bet the hope of the continent on Raiel.

So they had to conserve Raiel’s stamina for the battle with the Demon King.

“Vitality Palace Deployment.”

A mysterious power welled up in the knights who entered the domain 펼치는 [Korean word for deploying/unfolding] by the Sword Dragon.

Their swords became heavier and sharper than before, and they did not tire.

“Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Technique. First Sword. Mount Tai Press.”

The Jeongcheon Alliance Lord’s sword fell towards the demons.

The demons flew away with the power to crush Mount Tai, creating a path.

In addition, all the knights did not stop walking.

They endured the increasingly dense magical energy, and advanced while enduring the resistance of the demons who would not die even if they died.

“Zephyrius!”

Reina, who was among the executives of the Allied forces, also 펼쳤다 [Korean word for deployed/unfolded] spirit magic.

A giant spirit struck the demon’s head, creating a path.

Kwaddeuk-!

Gent was the same.

He advanced forward, crushing the demons in front of him.

The strongest people in the Allied forces gathered and made a breakthrough, so the path was 뚫렸다 [Korean word for pierced/opened] at first.

However, the moment the demons surrounded them, the speed gradually slowed down as they 막아내느라 [Korean word for fending off] the demons 몰려오는 [Korean word for swarming] from all directions.

The demons would not ignore the powerful humans who were 들이닥치는 [Korean word for rushing] into the center of the camp.

“Keuek!”

“Get up! Never fall!”

“Damn it…!”

Expletives 튀어나왔다 [Korean word for burst out] from Rain’s mouth.

He forcibly swallowed the breath that 차오른 [Korean word for rising] up to his chin.

If he gasped for breath here, he would be 중독되어 [Korean word for poisoned] by the magical energy.

‘If there were just a few less demons… No, if I was just a little stronger…!’

Rain 휘둘렀다 [Korean word for swung] his sword, clenching his teeth.

He had already 베었다 [Korean word for cut down] more than hundreds of demons. But there were more than that left.

It took several cuts to kill one regenerating demon, and there were still dozens of meters left to the Demon King’s castle.

Kwaddeuk-. It happened in an instant.

In the gap where he briefly lost his concentration, a demon’s head 물어뜯었다 [Korean word for bit] Rain’s ankle.

The balance of his body 흔들렸다 [Korean word for swayed] as the magical energy 파고드는 [Korean word for digging] into his body 순간적으로 [Korean word for momentarily].

“Damn it…! Damn it! Damn it! All die!”

Rain 베어냈다 [Korean word for cut down] the demon in front of him with all his might.

The fact that he was 몰렸다는 [Korean word for being driven] this much meant that the other executives were 심하다 [Korean word for severe] even more.

There were executives who had already 상처입은 [Korean word for wounded] by demons several times.

They were 뚫고 [Korean word for piercing] the path, even giving up their lives.

‘In the end… will we 결국 [Korean word for eventually] not reach it?’

Rain 바라보았다 [Korean word for looked at] the Demon King’s castle.

It seemed like he could reach it if he 뻗으면 [Korean word for reached out] his hand.

It was a distance that he would 주파할 [Korean word for traverse] in a few seconds 평소라면 [Korean word for usually], but it seemed so far away.

회천, Explosion (爆) [Hwicheon, Explosion (Bak)]: Likely a martial arts technique name.

Kwaaaang-!

At that moment, a huge explosion 터져나왔다 [Korean word for erupted] from the front.

The explosion, which 조각낸 [Korean word for shattered] the demons’ bodies, 퍼져나가며 [Korean word for spreading] the surroundings and 줄여나갔다 [Korean word for reduced] the dense number of demons.

“Please step aside. Commander. You’ve 고생하셨습니다 [Korean honorific for ‘you’ve worked hard’].”

Jeobeok. Jeobeok. [Sound of footsteps]

Raiel 천천히 [Korean word for slowly] drew his sword, looking around.

He 불어넣었다 [Korean word for infused] divine power into the sword energy 피어나는 [Korean word for blooming] along the 검신 [Korean word for blade] of light.

‘Now it’s right in front of me.’

The executives of the SoMa Association and the Rain Knights 뚫었다 [Korean word for pierced] the path.

He could not make their sacrifice 무의미하게 [Korean word for meaningless].

Even now, this 처절한 [Korean word for desperate] war was being 지켜보고 [Korean word for watched] throughout the continent.

That meant that a huge amount of divine power was 쌓이고 [Korean word for accumulating] on Raiel.

“Heavenly Executioner Divine Sword.”

The divine power 깃들며 [Korean word for dwelling] in the sword and became light.

Raiel 휘둘렀다 [Korean word for swung] the huge power 담긴 [Korean word for contained] in his hand 곧바로 [Korean word for immediately].

Paaaaaang-!

Merciless violence 강타했다 [Korean word for struck] the demons.

The light, which 소멸해버리는 [Korean word for annihilating] even if it touched, 집어삼키며 [Korean word for swallowing] even the upper demons, 뚫어냈다 [Korean word for pierced] a path like the miracle of Moses.

That 파괴적인 [Korean word for destructive] power was enough to 잠시 [Korean word for temporarily] the demons who were 달려들던 [Korean word for rushing] like crazy.

“Commander Rain.”

Raiel 바라보며 [Korean word for looking at] Rain and nodded.

It was a 표시 [Korean word for sign] of trust that he believed in him.

“Please 지켜주십시오 [Korean honorific for ‘please protect’] the place 잠시 [Korean word for temporarily]. I’ll be back 금방 [Korean word for soon].”

“…Okay. I’ll be 지키고 [Korean word for protecting], so don’t 걱정하지마라 [Korean word for worry].”

Rain also 미소 지으며 [Korean word for smiling] and 몸을 일어켰다 [Korean word for stood up].

The 용사 [Korean word for hero] of the Gaia Order was 믿고 [Korean word for believing] in him, so he could not 가만히 [Korean word for still].

He would make sure that not even an 개미 [Korean word for ant] could enter the Demon King’s castle.

“Go quickly. Raiel.”

“Tch. 고생이구만 [Korean word for hardship] in my 말년 [Korean word for old age].”

The Sword Dragon and the Jeongcheon Alliance Lord 섰다 [Korean word for stood] behind Rain.

As long as those three were there, they would not be 곧바로 전멸하지 [Korean word for immediately annihilated] even in the middle of the enemy lines.

The path 향하는 [Korean word for heading] to the Demon King’s castle was 뚫어냈다 ‘억지로’ 말 그대로 [Korean phrase for ‘forced open’ literally].

This 기회 [Korean word for opportunity] could never be 놓칠 수 [Korean word for missed].

Raiel 곧바로 몸을 돌려 [Korean word for immediately turned around] and 달렸다 향해 [Korean word for ran towards] the Demon King’s castle.

“You guys! Follow me!”

“Yes! Sir Raiel!”

“Damn it! Raiel 형님 [Korean word for older brother, used as a term of respect], this is the 마지막 [Korean word for last]!”

He did not 굳이 [Korean word for bother] say who it was, but Lucas and Carlson also 박찼다 [Korean word for kicked off] the ground, following behind Raiel.

“I, I’m 갈거야 [Korean word for going] too!”

And among the executives of the Allied forces, Reina also 뛰쳐나갔다 [Korean word for ran out].

“Reina!”

Gent, who was 깜짝 놀란 [Korean word for surprised], tried to 붙잡으려 [Korean word for grab] her, but Reina was already 붙은 [Korean word for attached] behind Carlson.

“Gent. You go too.”

“Sword Dragon. But…”

“If you two were humans, you would have been 간부가 [Korean word for executive] of the SoMa Association. 도와줘 [Korean word for help] Raiel.”

Carlson and Lucas.

And Reina and Gent.

These are some of the few 강자 [Korean word for strong] in the Allied forces who can 보조할 [Korean word for assist] Raiel.

The Sword Dragon and the Jeongcheon Alliance Lord 통솔하며 [Korean word for commanding] the executives and 지켜야 [Korean word for protect] the 자리 [Korean word for place], so they had to 도와 [Korean word for help] Raiel.

“…I understand. I will 구하겠다 [Korean word for save] you with the 명예 [Korean word for honor] of the Giant Race. Don’t die until I get back.”

Gent 얹었다 [Korean word for placed] his hand on his 가슴 [Korean word for chest].

It was the 경의 보내는 [Korean word for paying respect] to the 전사 [Korean word for warrior] as a 전사 [Korean word for warrior] of the Giant Race.

Humans.

How 아름다운 [Korean word for beautiful] are they.

There are 자들 [Korean word for people] like 날카로운 가시 숨은 [Korean phrase for sharp thorns hidden] in 아름다운 장미 [Korean phrase for beautiful roses], but there are 자들 [Korean word for people] who try to 구하려 [Korean word for save] others even in the face of 죽음’s 그림자 [Korean phrase for death’s shadow].

Because 저들이 [Korean word for they] are there, the 종족 [Korean word for race] called humans 빛난다 [Korean word for shines] more 아름답게 [Korean word for beautifully].

Gent 바라본 [Korean word for looked at] 잠시 [Korean word for briefly] those 숭고한 [Korean word for noble] and 따랐다 [Korean word for followed] Reina’s 뒤 [Korean word for behind].