040. A Glimpse of the Great Warrior
040. A Glimpse of the Great Warrior
The northern wind was cold.
The wind seeped through clothes and armor, blowing wretchedly and bitterly chilling the warriors.
But that wind could not extinguish the hearts of the northern warriors.
"We will sweep away all the remaining barbarians' forward bases!"
The northern warriors moving under the command of Grand Duke Gayrad.
And among them.
"Hmm."
Elise had naturally taken her place.
She was walking while circulating her heart technique, her pupils moving.
Of course, the light clothing along with the bandages wrapped around her chest was an added bonus.
Whoooosh—
The chilling wind blew on Elise as well.
Unconcerned, Elise felt the wind and walked forward calmly.
"Young Lady."
Beside her was Kalix of the Seven Wolves.
Other members of the Seven Wolves were waiting nearby.
"Ah. Sir Kalix."
"...I didn't have time to say this earlier."
Kalix hastily bowed his head.
"Thank you. Young Lady."
"...Ah."
Elise realized why Kalix was doing this.
"Sir. You don't need to do this. Killing Derac was something that naturally had to be done."
"Even so, how can I not express my gratitude..."
"Sir."
Elise carefully grabbed Kalix's shoulders and made her raise her head.
And looking into her two eyes, she said.
"Take that feeling of gratitude. Please unleash it fully in the battles to come."
"...Understood."
As she said that, Kalix's expression brightened.
Watching such a Kalix, Elise nodded and spotted the forward base slowly coming into view in the distance.
The target was right before their eyes.
"We've arrived!"
Looking at the forward base visible in the distance, words were exchanged among them.
The barbarians slowly coming into view inside the base.
And the northern warriors outside the base.
The two sides looked at each other, exchanging fierce gazes.
In that tense, hair-trigger situation, Elise's gaze naturally turned toward the inside of the base.
'Where is it.'
Where are you. Damn Seven Wild Monsters bastards.
Elise's gaze swept over the crowd.
The moment she sees them, she will rush in without mercy and cut off their heads.
It was right then.
Boom—!
With a massive sound of tearing air, something was shot toward Elise.
That is....
'A spear!'
Elise did not hesitate and drew her sword.
Elise's sword, drawn from its scabbard, revealed its blade as Rina, and tore through the air to block the spear flying in.
Boom!
With a tremendous sound, the spear was deflected into the air.
In that moment, Elise looked toward where the spear had come from.
This heavy thrown spear, you didn't even need to see it to know.
"Bachra...!"
The Barbarian Man Bachra.
He was one who, even among the Seven Wild Monsters, vied for the title of strongest alongside Derac.
Elise's two eyes squarely looked at Bachra, visible in the forward base.
The Barbarian Man Bachra, with his distinct facial features and prominently aligned teeth.
The moment he confirmed Elise, he laughed and shouted.
"You've come!!! Elise Blaze!!!"
As Bachra's massive frame boldly revealed itself, he shouted.
"I hear our Seven Wild Monsters members owe you quite a debt! Sorry, but it seems they'll owe an even bigger one!"
At Bachra's hearty words, Elise answered with a smile that twisted the corner of her mouth.
"Yeah. Let's give it a try."
Even though she spoke from far away, Bachra smiled deeply as if he understood the words.
Finally, the fight began.
The remaining forward bases. Precisely in this situation with three left, the remaining Seven Wild Monsters figured out the northern warriors' movements and determined where they would go.
What followed was simple.
They went straight into that base and waited for the northern warriors.
And then.
"Kill them! Kill! Kill them!!!"
"Don't leave a single barbarian alive!!!"
A massive battle broke out between the two groups.
The northern warriors struggling to enter the base.
And the barbarians trying to stop them.
The battle between the two groups only grew fiercer, the heat showing no signs of cooling.
"Where are the barbarian bastar...!"
Boom!
The body of the northern warrior who was the commander split into two pieces.
To be precise, his head and body were separated.
And the one who arrived at that spot was.
"Damn, yapping away."
Decapitation Sword Linetta.
It was the appearance of the woman called the Decapitation Sword among the Seven Wild Monsters.
She looked around.
Goddamn it.
The northern warriors were starting to enter, breaking through the forward base.
It seems other members of the Seven Wolves are here too....
"Dangerous."
Hoo—
Though born a barbarian and having crossed the line between life and death countless times, Linetta thought today might be the critical juncture.
A feeling of fear crept up, but Linetta paid it no mind.
Death should always be feared.
That way you can be wary of death and avoid it.
So, she actually tried to fear death.
That way she could avoid it.
But.
"...Bachra, you crazy bastard. Against a kid who hasn't even absorbed five of the stars' powers yet."
Her brow furrowed.
"Fighting like that?"
Before her eyes.
There was a woman fighting one-on-one on equal footing against that Barbarian Man Bachra.
Elise Blaze.
She was boldly wielding her blade, fighting against Bachra.
Kwaaaaaaaaah————!!!
A deafening roar that shook heaven and earth struck the ground.
Bachra's fists and feet.
His limbs flailed in all directions, attacking Elise.
"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Elise Blaze! I wanted to see the skill that killed Derac. Is this still not it yet!"
Saying that, Bachra muttered lowly.
"Noegeo."
As a smile formed at the corner of his mouth, black lightning crackled and spread from his fist.
And Bachra did not hesitate.
Kwaaaaaaaaah————!!!
As the Byeokryeokgwon shot out like an exploding cannon shell, Elise hurriedly tried to block the fist with her sword blade, but then realized.
The moment she blocks that, her body will falter from the lightning.
The moment she grasped this fact, Elise did not hesitate.
She displayed the Hwasan Sect's footwork, Dark Fragrance Floating, and instantly dodged Bachra's fist.
"Boom!"
The moment Bachra smiled deeply and made a sound.
The lightning held in his fist exploded.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaah————!!!
Elise's body hurriedly displayed Dark Fragrance Floating, and not finding that enough, moved as if leaping out.
A little. Just a little later and her body would have undoubtedly faltered from Bachra's lightning, and she would have been hit by that cannon-like fist right away.
Hoo—. Hoo—.
As Elise hastily exhaled, Bachra stretched his waist wide and moved his massive body.
"Elise Blaze...."
He did not hide his deep smile and asked her.
"Derac and Nagagor. Did they go peacefully?"
At those words, Elise pondered for a moment before answering.
"While fighting me, they probably went with at least no regrets."
"Is that so...."
Bachra nodded.
If that's the case. If that's the case....
"I didn't think I'd say this to an enemy, but thank you."
"...Words I never thought would come from your mouths."
"Well, in the end, isn't it all the same? Elise Blaze. In a fight, external factors aren't needed. Isn't that right?"
Click—. Click—.
As his hands turned, his body leaned toward Elise.
"So rage a little more. Elise Blaze. Like you killed Derac and Nagagor. And Jeffrey."
"Rage a little more and you'll die too. Bachra."
"Huh!"
Bachra distorted his deep smile to the fullest and said.
"I like you even more. Elise Blaze. By any chance, have you no intention of becoming my bride?"
"Take that creepy thought and shove it off somewhere."
"Huh! That's more like the you I've seen so far. Yeah. In that case."
Bachra clenched his rock-like fist and said.
"I must die."
The two figures clashed once again.
While the northern warriors and barbarians were locked in fierce offense and defense at the forward base.
"Huff. Huff...."
Ragna.
He was completely ignoring even the events unfolding at the forward base, carrying out some task.
"I did it...."
And before him lay a fallen giant monster.
To be precise, a giant yeti that was called one of the barbarians' Five Darknesses.
"Now.... One left."
Saying that, Ragna threw away the double-edged axe he was holding and approached the giant yeti.
He did not hesitate and began to find and chew up the giant yeti's heart.
"Since chewing up the other monster bastards' hearts worked. This one should be the same. Anyway."
His gaze turned to the far distance.
"After chewing up just this bastard. I should go to the forward base and help the other Seven Wild Monsters seniors."
Ragna's eyes sharpened.
"Hoo.... Hoo...."
Elise's breathing gradually grew heavier.
On the opposite side, Bachra was also wounded, laughing as he looked at Elise.
Elise lightly touched her side and frowned.
Damn it. Several left ribs are broken.
Because of that massive fist before her eyes.
'I can move.'
That bastard before my eyes, Bachra, is also quite injured.
In that case....
'Maybe I can finish off Bachra.'
The moment Elise was optimistically assessing the situation.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Appearing with a series of consecutive roars was.
"Elise Blazeeeeeeeeee!!!"
Ragna, who had climbed over the wall of the forward base.
He was gripping a double-edged axe tightly and charging in a straight line toward Elise.
But at that moment, Elise sensed something unusual.
'...Huh.'
She smiled slightly distortedly and muttered.
"It seems you've devoured quite a few of the Five Darknesses."
The Ragna before her eyes was now showing a glimmer of a Great Warrior.