The Rebirth Of The Hero’S Party’S Archmage [EN]: Chapter 213

213. You Were My Pride

“You were the pride of my life.”

“No, Headmaster. Being a student of someone as great as you is the pride of my life.”

‘I feel good, more than ever before….’

It feels like I’ve put down a heavy burden I’ve carried my whole life, though another burden has attached itself instead.

“Aki, it hurts too much, can you stop biting?”

“Kuaang.”

“Miria, get this one off me.”

“Late, late, late. I’m late, I’m late, I’m late.”

Peepy also landed on Rain’s head and pecked at the crown of his head!

“Take care of this one too.”

The sight of Rain shaking the baby dragon and parrot off his head might have seemed comical at first glance, but Ruelleya, who was facing him, could only flinch.

“How did a human with no divine power break my nightmare on his own?”

“I didn’t break it. You were released… I’ll warn you in advance, the same attack won’t work on me.”

Bell Curios.

The eyes that interpret all abilities.

I can’t interfere with the opponent’s miracle, but I can read and avoid the preliminary movements and trajectory of the attack leading up to it.

‘As long as I have Setsnen’s power, I don’t even need to avoid it. I’ll end it with a counterattack.’

Ruelleya’s brow furrowed. She began to play the strings of the water harp with a frenzied motion.

At that moment, Rain also made a large sweeping motion as if conducting a song, then clenched his fist.

A sensation of concentrating all the magic power scattered throughout the Great Bridge into one place.

Charrrreung…!

A blindingly brilliant burst of light – a total of one hundred and eighty lightning bolts intersecting simultaneously, at a speed that completely exceeded the limit.

“……!”

The sound of cracking spread through the sound wave-formed barrier, and Ruelleya stopped playing for the first time and jumped into the sky.

‘Something’s wrong.’

The intertwined chains that shattered the barrier were both mysterious and breathtakingly threatening.

‘No, impossible.’

Ruelleya’s breath quickened involuntarily. This isn’t the lightning attribute that humans use.

The lightning attribute is characterized by its lower power compared to other attributes.

But this, this power….

“You wield the power of light? As a human?”

Has a human entered the realm of God?

“It’s not me.”

As if showing off a precious treasure, Rain presented the gauntlet that surrounded his left hand – a weapon that emitted a light more dazzling and brilliant than the sunlight.

“Setsnen is the one who wields it.”

In that instant, the chains of Jeser Shweran Yeon lost their form and crumbled into countless light particles.

The moment I thought that, the light particles were woven and tangled into new chains and ascended, piercing Ruelleya’s body, which was in a state of suspension.

The chains of Jeser Shweran Yeon can also restrict the movement of the caster (except for swordsmen or martial artists with excellent physical abilities) when hit.

‘The power….’

Ruelleya, whose soul was pierced by the chains rather than her body, felt the power draining from her entire body, like a receding tide.

Her arms won’t move. Her legs won’t move. Her hands won’t move.

I heard he wields the power of fire, and if it’s the speed of fire magic, it’s not too difficult to deal with. How….

“Release the spell that’s turning people into strange mutants.”

I’m restraining them with chains, but I don’t know how to release them. Perhaps because the performance has stopped, the primitives have become more docile than before.

“Why would I ever─ Ugh!”

“By briefly running electricity through the chains, I can directly inject pain into your brain. I don’t want to do anything violent in front of the kids.”

I’m bluffing, but torture isn’t my calling. I’m not experienced or skilled either.

As expected, it’s only right to leave this kind of bad thing to a bad guy (?).

Valensidice, knowing it was his turn, walked up to Ruelleya and placed his finger on her forehead.

“What are you plotting? Even to the point of turning the central part of the continent into a plague zone? What kind of impact are you trying to have on the human world?”

The sinister energy flowing from his fingertips wriggled like vines and crawled into Ruelleya’s nose, eyes, and ears.

Soon, Ruelleya’s eyes slowly rolled back and saliva dripped messily from her mouth.

He’s using tasteless spells… I couldn’t possibly say it’s good for education.

“Aki, close your eyes.”

“Aki closed eyes!”

[Aru.]

“Cover your ears too.”

“Aki covered ears!”

[Aruuu.]

“Aki.”

“Abut?”

“?”

“!”

“…….”

Just as Aki hid behind Miria’s legs and escaped Rain’s stinging gaze, Ruelleya began to speak.

“The beginning of the purification process… by liberating the abyss trapped in the souls of humans, across the entire continent, we bring the light….”

“……?”

“Solond is the beginning… we are opening the dawn of a new world….”

The dawn of a new world?

It’s not like I haven’t seen black magicians spout nonsense for a day or two, but what this guy is saying is… something… something feels eerie.

Is it because she’s a noble-born fairy? Rain crossed his arms as if dissatisfied.

“Valensidice, make her confess in more detail. I don’t understand any of it.”

“I’m trying.”

At that time, Miria pointed to Obin, who was hanging on Valensidice’s shoulder like a bundle.

“Hey, that prince is in a strange state.”

Rain’s eyes trembled slightly.

He hasn’t woken up from his dream?

Although the mutation had stopped due to Valensidice’s spell, his fragile body didn’t seem to be able to withstand the high fever. If left unattended….

“Valensidice, cancel the interrogation. Make her undo this spell right now!”

“This isn’t such a simple spell that I use. And wait, I’ve reached the core of the information.”

“Under construction in the royal capital… five magic circles… starting from the Sun Castle Bara… across the continent….”

“What’s being transmitted? What to the entire continent?”

“Valensidice, look at Obin’s condition. There’s no time to dig it out! We can just catch another member of the Brigade!”

“Remove the light overlaid on the soul… and return everything to the abyss… Hehehe, heh heh heh heh, all humans, returning to their primitive state…!”

Primitive state?

Valensidice felt a chill run down his spine. Were they aiming for the entire continent, not just the Kingdom of Solond?

“What’s the date it starts? How far has it progressed already?”

That answer could not be heard, and it never will be.

Suddenly, space shattered and Ruelleya’s body was torn to shreds. Blood, bone fragments, brain matter… elements of death scattered.

Peepy, who recognized the identity of the slash that had just split space, flapped his wings blankly twice.

“Real, real, real, real.”

Before Rain could even catch his breath, before the stench of blood could seep into the sea breeze, a shadow rushed out.

Chaeaeeng!

A heavy blade stopped just before Valensidice’s, or rather Obin’s, face.

The one who blocked the sword in the air was a blade burning bright red: the Demon Sword.

I couldn’t see his face because the opponent was wearing a helmet, but I could clearly recognize the shape of that greatsword.

‘It’s Rista’s Holy Sword, Shirpang.’

Each of the Supreme Holy Swords has its own unique beauty, and the beauty that Shirpang possesses must be a dull beauty.

A solid figure as if bedrock had been carved and held in the shape of a sword, a majesty that heavily repels all light.

The dragon head ornament hanging from the end of the long hilt was slightly worn compared to 300 years ago, but it still rippled in the sunlight.

“Authentic, authentic, authentic.”

Did he know Obin was alive and come back?

Even with her physical abilities extremely amplified by the power of the Demon Slayer, Miria couldn’t gain the upper hand in the power struggle.

She was barely holding her own….

‘No way, is he this much of a monster?’

It wasn’t just his physical strength.

This sensation of becoming mentally confused while holding the sword against him….

Just as Miria’s concentration was about to break, a fire seal was engraved on the assassin’s abdomen.

“Aki Marking & Punch.”

The flames of karma that had been rotating within Aki’s body poured out like a fierce tidal wave, engulfing the assassin.

The aftershock of the heat shook the world, and mirages exploded wildly.

The assassin, who seemed to be pushed far away, forcibly braked his body by planting the greatsword on the Great Bridge.

Kagagagagak!

The ground was cut away in a long line, and the bodies of the people who had fallen on it were minced into pieces by the blade.

As if not caring about this tragic scene, the assassin calmly got up and shook off the blood and fat from his sword.

‘Tremendous murderous intent….’

Miria wiped the cold sweat from her forehead while repeatedly adjusting her grip on the sword.

‘The same feeling I had when I stood before the Dragon Slayer, as if my life was in someone else’s hands….’

Taking the stance of the swordsmanship that Rista had taught her, Rain asked.

“Where did you get it?”

“Where, where, where.”

It is a sword that protects people and conveys hope. It was not a sword that should be used so cruelly.

I can’t tolerate it.

It must not be tolerated.

“I’m asking where you got that sword!”

It was then. Something sparkling in the blue sky rained down on the bridge in countless numbers.

Arrows… splitting?

Wedges shimmering with dark blue poison. Valensidice immediately tore through dimensions and blew the threat in the sky into another space.

Most of them were annihilated, but unfortunately, the primitives who were exposed to the wedges melted like mucus with screams that tore their eardrums.

“Ah, geuaaaaaaaaa…….”

There was no time to be embarrassed by the situation.

In an instant, the assassin, who had narrowed the gap at a speed that the eyes could not follow, deeply planted his foot in Valensidice’s abdomen.

Valensidice vomited along with his stomach acid and tumbled to the other side of the bridge.

“Valen, Valen, Valen.”

Dropping Obin, who he was holding in his hand.

“Miria!”

The assassin and Rain each reached out with their swords and hands towards Obin at almost the same time.

Once again, the Holy Sword stopped in the air just before slashing the target, scattering sparks.

In front of the red sword energy created by the power of the Demon Slayer.

“…….”

The next moment, Shirpang sprouted a faint gray sword light from the assassin’s hand and danced like lightning.

The speed of the slash was so fast that even the outline could not be identified, and a series of red flashes followed the stream of light.

The two swordsmen were so fast that one could only vaguely guess that they were competing, just from the reflected light and explosions bursting out from all directions.

‘I don’t know exactly.’

Whether it’s the Demon Slayer teaching me how to fight, or because of that dream earlier, my body is moving freely as if possessed.

‘What’s wrong with that guy?’

Even Rain, who was holding Obin, couldn’t believe the movements. Those series of movements are like….

‘This isn’t the time to worry about that.’

Obin’s condition is obviously the worst.

And once again, the wedges of the abyss were pouring down from the sky.

Also, more than a dozen members of the Dawn Brigade appeared as if surrounding the area.

“Glory to the firstborn.”

All of them were armed with spears and shields, as befitting fairies.

“Obey the great will.”

Fairy warriors revered the spears and shields that their ancestors used during the wars of the gods, and were famous for disregarding swordsmanship and archery as trivial.

“Setsnen, there’s no time to deal with these small fries.”

One Lightning (一雷).

Jeser Shweran Yeon: Deploys the brain-eaters that were holding the primitives into the sky to receive the wedges.

[Aru!]

Two Lightnings (二雷).

Those chains are dropped back to the ground, or rather, like lightning bolts above the Brigade members.

‘It’s difficult to completely seal the movements of first-class warriors with chains.’

The story is different if the chains are corroded by the abyss as they are now.

“Aki, Miria, step back!”

When those entangled in chains let out a dying scream mixed with screams and elegant fairy words, Rain was gathering his hands and forming a seal.

“It’s a shift!”

This is the first time I’m trying it, but I have no choice. I had something to feel from the battle with the Dragon Slayer last time.

“Imagery Construction.”

In a fight against a swordsman who has reached the pinnacle, what is important is not power but speed.

“Lightning Spear Cry: Wandering World Honored One (雷彰明: 流量世尊).”