The Great Sword is not the Main Body!-Chapter 109: Achievement (2)

The thick blood that burst into the sky fell like rain.

Amidst the damp, soaked mud, the corpses of the holy knights and priests, once the pride of Erden, are scattered about.

Some have their limbs ripped off. Some are nothing but bones. Others lie about, leaving behind only pools of blood.

And across from them.

The demon who caused this carnage is muttering to itself, adjusting its hair.

The exact level of its power is unknown. It’s only speculated through rumors of its deeds. At the very least, it’s an upper-tier master.

A ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) human who hasn’t even awakened their unique abilities could never reach this level.

But it also has a clear weakness.

Blind.

Of course, through sensory perception, it can see its surroundings, but I’ve heard reports that it can’t spread its perception without its greatsword.

I’ve confirmed that it’s true.

Which means, as long as the greatsword is gone, it can be manipulated, twisted, and defeated however we please.

But.

That woman.

She threw the greatsword.

She threw the greatsword, ending Mern’s torment and exploding him to death.

Even if it wasn’t her weakness, no true swordsman would ever commit such a reckless act of throwing their sword.

"Threw the sword...? No. What the hell is this?"

Because of that insane act, Barrett’s bowstring, which he was pulling, loosened.

"I can’t understand it either..."

Gallra, who had planted his greatsword into the ground, responded in a dumbfounded voice.

"What... some new form of suicide? Or is it that she thought, 'If I’m going to die, I’ll take one of them with me'?"

Barrett sneered, glancing briefly at what used to be Mern.

A few pieces of sagging flesh. Fragments of crushed bones. A pair of eyeballs with tails, and the still-pulsing heart.

"Gallra, can you throw your greatsword and blow up a master like that?"

"...I can’t make any guarantees."

"I’m not confident either."

No matter how much Mern was a ‘created master,’ a master is still a master.

Moreover, Mern had forcibly injected divine energy, which was taken from the priestess, enhancing his durability and regenerative abilities.

Even now, his body is mostly destroyed. His heart, unaware, is still pumping blood.

But can something like that be blown up by simply throwing a greatsword?

"There’s definitely something up with that woman."

"Yeah."

Gallra drew his greatsword again. Barrett also stepped back and notched a new arrow on his bowstring.

"We’ll go for suppression. At worst, cutting off the limbs shouldn’t kill them."

Whoosh-!

Instead of responding, Barrett released the bowstring.

A white arrow pierced the air with a loud snap.

At the same time, Gallra dashed forward, chasing the arrow.

In the midst of this urgent situation, Noah calmly extended her hand forward.

At that same moment.

In Noah’s hand, something black appeared, as though black had been attached to it.

A pitch-black sword, so dark that even the light of the sun couldn’t reveal its shape.

Gallra, seeing the sword, felt as though insects were crawling under his skin.

The flow of air stopped.

The flow of mana twisted.

Though he was looking directly at it, he couldn’t see it.

Even though he had extended his senses, he couldn’t feel a thing.

The ‘blessing’ inside him cowered in fear, retreating into his body.

This was dangerous.

It had to be killed.

He needed to erase that existence from this world as quickly as possible.

The sword that he had planned to swing in an attempt to suppress her, now was imbued with killing intent.

Gallra’s red mana and the vision of “slaughter” merged within the sword.

Activating his unique ability, he stretched out time.

The movement of the falling leaves slowed.

Mern’s heart, still beating, and the red raindrops falling from the sky slowed.

In the stretched time, Gallra’s greatsword slashed through space.

Barrett, sensing something was off, created a platinum-colored arrow, containing the vision of ‘aiming.’

Activating his unique ability, he connected the spaces and shot it.

In an instant, the distance of more than 300 meters closed, and the ‘aimed’ arrow appeared in front of Noah’s forehead.

Just as he notched the next arrow...

The world turned black.

Crack-

The green bracelet on my arm cracked.

“Ugh... Wretch... Hehe... Ugh, Agh... Ack!”

I coughed up blood, and pulled out the arrow embedded in my side.

[Hey, you crazy bitch! Who pulls out an arrow like that!]

Hearing Kartia’s scolding, I gripped the torn flesh to stop the bleeding.

[Good grief... What kind of absurd method of stopping the bleeding is that?]

“Ugh... I... tried it once before, and it worked well...”

I tapped my head repeatedly to chase away the dizziness.

That aside.

Just now, the movement of the man holding the greatsword seemed to have gotten a lot faster. The arrow... suddenly appeared in front of me.

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[That’s probably their unique abilities. For now... the one with the greatsword is related to time, and the one with the arrow is related to space, right?]

Time and space...? Completely like Dexruga and Perxah...

[What?]

“No, it’s nothing.”

I straightened my wobbly body and spread my senses.

At that moment.

Screeeech-!

“Hah-!”

Kang-!

Once again, I deflected the arrow that suddenly appeared in front of me.

I dodged the next arrow by throwing my body sideways. The greatsword rushed towards my neck.

I snapped my waist and, as my body rose, I swung Frey with clenched teeth.

Crack-!

The ground I was standing on collapsed as it was struck.

Heavy. I can’t let go of my strength.

An arrow is coming. I can’t dodge it.

If I ease up, my neck will be cut off.

If I don’t dodge the arrow, my body will explode.

Mana erupted from my body and flowed into the greatsword.

Then, I relaxed my legs and drove Frey into the ground.

Thud- Boom-!

A massive shockwave transmitted through the ground, and it crumbled.

The greatsword that had been swung towards my neck brushed past my hair.

The arrow that had flown towards my heart brushed past my ear.

I expanded my senses to the maximum.

I found the position of the man holding the arrow.

I swung Frey towards his right arm.

Following the unstable sword path, the wave of energy sliced through the dust, cutting off the man’s leg instead of his arm.

The recoil accelerated as his falling body crashed into the ground.

The wound on my side, barely sealed, tore open again.

The air in my lungs, already scarce, rushed out all at once.

I forced myself to rise, twisting Frey in my hands.

Crack-!

The flowing blood made a sound as I twisted.

The man who wielded the greatsword retreated in surprise, and I ignored him, charging at the man with the bow.

“Damn it!”

The man, who had been sitting on the ground, reached up.

A rope shot from his outstretched wrist and latched onto a tree, pulling him up.

Just as I was about to follow...

[Behind!]

A sharp pain shot through my neck, followed by a rush of wind.

In an instant, I twisted my body and deflected the greatsword coming at me.

Whoosh-!

The sound of swords clashing rang through the air, and my eardrums nearly shattered.

Ignoring the pain, I snatched the arrow flying toward my head with my left hand and thrust it into the thigh of the man holding the greatsword.

I quickly stomped on his thigh and leaped, charging once more at the man holding the arrow.

“You crazy bitch!”

Dozens of arrows flew.

If I take the hit, I’ll cut his neck? No. It’s impossible because the speed has slowed down. I have to dodge or deflect them. I focused all my senses on predicting the path of the arrows.

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I can’t dodge. I have to deflect them. After drawing the optimal sword path that can deflect them all at once, I laid the sword flat and swung it wide.

Clang-!

Each arrow felt heavy, but it wasn’t impossible to deflect.

The speed was slightly reduced. That’s fine. They’re already within range.

I twisted my waist and swung Frey.

The wave of energy shot along the sword path and tore through the man’s side.

Swallowing the blood surging from my insides, I spun with the recoil from the greatsword.

I was falling. The man’s greatsword was swinging through the air, defying time. More arrows from behind were flying toward me. An arrow that had pierced space struck my thigh.

I gritted my teeth and gathered my strength.

Thud-! The green bracelet cracked. I felt pain in my organs. I felt a dagger stab into my brain. The pain running through my spine paralyzed my body.

An overwhelming energy, as if crushing space, gathered into my greatsword. With a scream, I threw the now-heavy Frey forward.

The intangible energy exploded, indiscriminately hitting everything in its path.

The arrows that were coming at me vanished. The greatsword that had been swung bent. My body was driven faster into the ground.

I rose, the pain in my throat threatening to spill my intestines.

I plucked the arrow from my leg and took a breath.

At last, I could see their exact appearances in my mind.

The man with the greatsword had his upper body stripped of skin, and the man with the arrows had a hole in his stomach and his right leg severed.

My own state was also a mess.

A hole as big as a fist was in my side, and I was losing feeling in my right leg.

Blood surged endlessly inside me, and my head felt like it was pierced by a thousand daggers.

The green bracelet was nearing its limit, cracked in dozens of places.

I could run towards where my party was coming from.

I could stall and hold out as long as possible.

But.

I want to fight.

I want to win.

I don’t want to rely on anyone else’s power.

Just, alone.

I want to win.

I gripped Frey and corrected my stance.

I stimulated my heart to make the blood flow faster.

I stretched my slack muscles, forcibly realigning my creaking joints.

I grabbed a branch from the ground and thrust it into my thigh.

The excruciating pain brought my senses back.

“Ha...”

The energy inside me.

I raised my own level.

Crack- The green bracelet screamed.

I ignored it and kept pulling it up.

Just before the bracelet broke—

[GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAA-!!]

Carpen’s roar echoed through the world, and the distant fragments seeped into my body.

The vitality of Carpen’s soul.

It enveloped me to protect me.