The Bastard Swordsman Of The Imperial Guard [EN]: Chapter 80

Basolrod rolled his eyes, gazing at the human before him.

A man with sharp, yet frivolous eyes.

He wasn’t well-versed in humans, but the confidence plastered on his face was quite appealing.

“Human.”

“···.”

Raelle stared intently at Basolrod.

He didn’t dislike conversing before a fight, but it was his first time having a demon speak to him first.

‘Guess those of noble status aren’t just for show.’

“I like guys like you. You inferior races huddle together like cowards, just trying to survive, avoiding fair fights and resorting to petty tricks.”

Basolrod despised such humans.

That’s why he smiled at Raelle, who had approached alone.

“Are your subordinates just decorations behind you?”

“Don’t worry. My subordinates won’t interfere in this fight.”

Basolrod began to emit the magic of annihilation from his massive frame.

The dense, heavy magic pressed down on the surrounding air, putting pressure on Raelle.

“I will kill the arrogant human who dares to challenge Basolrod, a noble of Alheim, and devour the elves behind you.”

“Crazy bastard. Can’t decide if you like me coming alone or not.”

Raelle raised his magic-infused sword.

While Basolrod was rambling, the sword gradually absorbed the surrounding magic, creating a thick blade of aura.

“Ho, human. Still withstanding my magic. You have some strength to be cocky. Hmm? That sword is···?”

Basolrod narrowed his eyes at Raelle’s sword.

A count of Alheim who had experienced the great war between humans and demons, Basolrod alone could sense it.

The monster who single-handedly stopped the war.

The strongest swordsman on the continent.

The Continental First Sword, the Heavenly Execution Sword Master.

He could feel his power.

Basolrod grinned, savoring the power he hadn’t felt in a long time.

“A sword that slays demons, huh··· Ha, a disciple of the Continental First Sword. The Empire was hiding a monster like you. There was a reason you could withstand my magic.”

‘If it’s a human like this, he deserves to stand before me.’

If he was a human wielding a sword that slays demons, he could understand how he was withstanding the magic of annihilation.

“Bullshit, Continental First Sword my ass.”

“For Alheim’s sake, I can’t let you leave here alive.”

“I’m thinking the same thing, you demon bastard.”

Raelle felt the same way.

He didn’t know about any Continental First Sword nonsense, but now that he recognized the Heavenly Execution Sword, there was no way he was letting that demon bastard leave alive.

“I’ll kill you painfully!”

Basolrod recalled the past.

The humiliating days when demons fled from the Heavenly Execution Sword Master.

As one of the demons, he had waited only for the day to avenge the Heavenly Execution Sword Master.

“Kuaaaaaaa!”

Basolrod momentarily forgot about the elves and focused on the human before him.

Fueled by the rage filling his body, he burned his magic and brought down his heavy fist.

Kwaaang-! Kwaaang-!

The sound of the fist and sword aura colliding exploded.

Basolrod swung his fist as if to crush Raelle with overwhelming power and magic, and Raelle maintained his distance, carefully observing him.

‘He’s not one to use complex tactics··· but his body is tough, as expected of a high-ranking demon.’

Basolrod was much stronger than the demons Raelle had cut down before.

In the first place, that guy was a demon who had evolved by force, but Basolrod was a true high-ranking demon who had reigned as a noble of Alheim for a long time.

“···Tch!”

Raelle clicked his tongue, swinging his sword.

Even without complex tactics, the strength of a high-ranking demon was genuine.

Just facing that tremendous power was a burden.

Moreover, Basolrod seemed to have no limit to his strength.

‘Even though I’m cutting him with the Heavenly Execution Sword, his magic is endless.’

Several minutes had passed since the battle began, but Basolrod’s momentum hadn’t waned at all.

It was like cutting a waterfall.

‘I’ll aim for an opening and end it in one blow.’

A prolonged battle would be disadvantageous.

Raelle thought so and swung his sword.

“Interesting! Human, I will definitely kill you with my own hands!”

In the midst of the pouring magic, Basolrod smiled.

He seemed to be ignoring his magic.

It was an unbelievable power for a human.

‘Heavenly Execution Sword Master, he’s an even greater talent than him.’

Such humans are always obstacles to demons.

For Alheim’s sake, his life must be ended here!

Kukung-!

Every time Basolrod’s fist slammed into the ground, large craters formed around Raelle.

‘···Annoying. I can’t see an opening.’

He had to create an opening somehow, but Basolrod’s attacks were endless.

Raelle frowned and stepped back.

“You’re weak. Human.”

Udeuk-

Basolrod raised the fist that had struck the ground again.

He clashed fists with Raelle and gauged his strength.

“You have excellent swordsmanship and talent, but you’re still lacking. There’s a huge difference between you and me. You can try to cover it up with improvisation, but you can’t hide the sky. You inferior human.”

“Keep yapping.”

What that bastard was saying wasn’t wrong.

However, as the fight continued, Basolrod’s hands were also getting injured.

His specialty, the magic of annihilation, had no effect on Raelle.

“You’re probably looking for a chance to stab that sword into me somehow. But the longer the fight goes on, the more advantageous it is for me.”

“···.”

Raelle glared at Basolrod with his sword.

Certainly, a true high-ranking demon was quite annoying.

However, he didn’t think it was disadvantageous.

‘Something’s strange···.’

Meanwhile, Basolrod also thought.

His strength, his magic, was decreasing.

More magic was being consumed than he usually used.

‘Does that mean he’s that strong?’

He wasn’t a fool who would expose his weaknesses in front of the enemy.

He was acting strong, but a prolonged battle was quite a burden for him as well.

“Damn it···.”

And Eren Gore, the elf watching the fight, also began to feel anxious.

Leaving the elves’ affairs to humans was no different from a disgrace to the race.

He wanted to provide support fire for Basolrod right away, but the demons behind him were glaring at the elves.

If he interfered in the fight, they would start attacking the elves as well.

It was a frustrating situation with no clear answer on what to do.

“Keuheup··· Cough.”

At that moment, a painful groan was heard from behind.

Turning his head, he saw Reina being supported by Reine as she walked over.

“Reina!”

“E, Eren Gore.”

“···I don’t know what to say. I’m sorry. Reina.”

In the war with Basolrod, all the high elves died, and Eren Gore unintentionally came to lead the elves.

In the process of cleaning up the chaotic elves, he couldn’t pay attention to Reina.

That gave him a tremendous sense of guilt.

“The conversation··· Haa, the conversation can wait.”

Reina, supported by Reine, walked towards the place where Raelle and Basolrod were fighting.

There was something she had to say.

“Raelle···!”

Reina shouted, looking at Raelle, who was confronting Basolrod.

The magic of annihilation was eating away at her body, so she couldn’t make a proper voice, but she was sure Raelle would hear her.

“Left eye··· Aim for the left eye!”

The power of the spirit that Basolrod had absorbed.

It was all contained in his left eye.

Reina knew that fact.

It was her aim to give Basolrod a blow someday.

Nod.

“Ah··· Thank goodness.”

Seeing Raelle’s head move, Reina finally lost strength in her whole body.

Reina collapsed into Reine’s arms.

‘···Looks like she’s finally being helpful.’

Raelle stared straight ahead and charged at Basolrod.

He was determined to use what he had heard from Reina.

“Are you throwing yourself at me because of such foolish words! Human!”

“Shut up, your breath stinks.”

Raelle’s body moved quickly.

It was a fleeting moment, but he recalled the movements of the Heavenly Execution Sword Master.

His movements to kill demons.

And his swordsmanship that cut through the sky.

Even if Raelle was a born genius, he couldn’t perfectly imitate him all at once, but he could imitate him similarly.

Raelle’s sword began to pressure Basolrod as if dancing.

‘Damn it···.’

Basolrod’s face distorted.

Just one blow would be enough.

If he slammed his magic-filled fist into him, he could kill him as easily as crushing an ant.

But, it didn’t reach.

His mysterious swordsmanship confused Basolrod and even deceived his eyes.

Swordsmanship and footwork as natural as flowing water.

And the overwhelming power contained in the sword aura.

Basolrod had to be careful of that too.

“Die···! Human! I said die!”

Kwang-! Kwang-!

Basolrod slammed his fist down in anger.

He was furious at the human who seemed to be within reach but wasn’t.

Seogeok-

In the meantime, a sharp sword began to cut his body.

Basolrod didn’t want the situation where injuries were accumulating little by little.

‘To suffer such humiliation from just one human···!’

Basolrod clenched his fist tightly.

Behind him were countless demons, and in front of him were elves.

If he couldn’t catch a single human in front of them, he couldn’t hold his head up as a noble of Alheim.

Basolrod eventually swung his fist wildly.

It was a mistake born of anger and haste.

Chwaak-!

And Raelle didn’t miss that gap.

The sharp sword aura pierced Basolrod’s left eye.

“Kuaaaaaaaak!”

Basolrod screamed in agony.

At the same time, the magic of annihilation began to erupt from his left eye.

Paah-!

A tremendous amount of the magic of annihilation began to envelop Raelle and the surroundings like a fog.

It was the magic of annihilation that he had gathered by devouring spirits.

“Kueuk···!”

Raelle’s body shook violently from the sudden burst of the magic of annihilation.

“Kehaha! As expected of a lowly human!”

Basolrod straightened his back as if he hadn’t been in pain, leaving his bleeding left eye alone.

As expected of the foolish human race.

Giving him a gap and rushing in right away was like a bug jumping into a fire.

“Like a foolish human! You’re going to die listening to the words of a foolish elf!”

Certainly, his left eye was where his magic was gathered.

But, it wasn’t a weakness.

Rather, the magic that had been gathered in his left eye burst out after being attacked by the human’s sword.

‘It’s a waste of the magic of annihilation, but··· I can just absorb the power of the spirit and gather it again.’

The human in front of him had been withstanding the magic well so far, but after being exposed to the large amount of the magic of annihilation that had been dormant in his body, he couldn’t bear the pain.

He was just a human after all.

If he was crushed by an overwhelming amount of magic, he was an inferior race that could never withstand it.

“I’ll definitely finish you off···!”

The human had created a gap by listening to the elf’s words and attacking his left eye, but the human who wielded the swordsmanship of the Continental First Sword was not an enemy to be ignored.

Even if he was acting strong, Basolrod was burdened by continuing a prolonged battle with him, unless he knew the limits of the human in front of him.

He had to end his life when he could.

Basolrod condensed magic into his fist to surely end the human’s life.

“Elf race, you sons of bitches. If you wipe your mouths clean after all this trouble, I’ll kill you with my own hands.”

At that moment, the human in front of him raised his sword high into the sky.

“I, impossible···!”

Raelle was staring at Basolrod clearly.

Raelle, who could sense magic, already knew that his left eye was a fake.

The important thing was that Basolrod had listened to Reina’s words.

Raelle used that.

He had to use the Sword of Ascension to give Basolrod a proper wound, but he still needed time to prepare for the realm of Ascension.

“Die! Human!”

Basolrod was startled and fired his fist, which had not yet fully condensed magic.

But, as expected, it lacked power and speed.

“Heavenly Execution Sword Second Form Ascension.”

Raelle took a step forward with his right foot.

Koong!

The heavy footsteps containing the magic of the sky shook the ground, and the strong sword aura of Ipcheon trembled violently.

At the same time as Raelle’s eyes sank coldly, the sword that had been raised high tore through the magic of annihilation and fell towards Basolrod’s neck.

Kwaaaaaaaang-!

A sound that was hard to believe came from the sword exploded.

The black magic of annihilation shattered like a sandcastle and scattered like a fog.

“H, how did this happen···?!”

Eren Gore, who was watching the battle, looked at the clash between the demon and the human with a shocked face.

Both were unbelievable feats.

Of course, what was surprising was the human side.

To stand alone against Basolrod, who had reigned as a noble of Alheim.

It was truly the power of a legendary hero.

Jeobeok. Jeobeok.

In the magic of annihilation spreading like a fog.

The first to move was the human.

Raelle slowly moved his steps towards the giant demon who had fallen to the ground.

Next to him was a torn shoulder that had fallen off.

He had twisted the sword with his fist at the last moment, but he couldn’t avoid a fatal wound.

“H, how···! How can a lowly human withstand the magic of annihilation. How···!”

Basolrod trembled, looking at Raelle even in the midst of pain.

It was incomprehensible to him.

The magic of annihilation is a deadly poison to living creatures that breathe and live.

That is true not only for the elves but also for the humans.

But why is this guy unharmed even after being directly hit by the magic of annihilation that he had gathered.

“Why? Because your magic is shit. You bastard.”

Raelle smiled and raised his sword.

It’s not difficult to trample on the pride of bastards like this.

“It’s always the guys who aren’t anything special who are the most boastful. Huh?”

Raelle stepped on Basolrod’s chest and held his sword to his neck.

The way to kill demons was always the same.

It is to completely drop the neck.

“St, stop. Human! I am a noble of Alheim who entered with the permission of the Empire! If my subordinates escape and inform Alheim, the Empire will not stand still!”

Basolrod was a noble who reigned in Alheim.

He never imagined that he would be in such a crisis while attacking the foolish elves, but he had taken out insurance.

“You don’t think you can stop all of my subordinates from escaping, do you?! It’s not too late now!”

He could recover from this much injury if he gathered his body.

He could still, still live!

“Escape? Who said you could?”

Cheok. Cheok.

At the same time as Raelle smiled, magicians appeared behind the demons.

The magicians of the Blue Magic Tower had been told in advance to attack the demons in case of an emergency.

“Th, this is···.”

Basolrod swallowed as he watched the magic heading towards the demons.

The demons he had brought were demons to hunt elves.

They were not a force capable of engaging in a large-scale battle with human magicians.

“Don’t worry. I’ll send you off painlessly.”

“W, wait a minute. Human···! W, wait!”

Basolrod tried to get up somehow, but his body, which had been cut by the Heavenly Execution Sword, wouldn’t move.

Moreover, the weight of Raelle’s foot pressing down on his chest felt like a ton to him.

Udeudeuk.

Raelle stabbed his sword into Basolrod’s neck with a reverse grip.

Feeling the sensation of cutting through bone and flesh, Raelle moved his sword.