041. For a Mere Novice
Ragna.
The disciple of Derac, and one who would later be revered as a Great Warrior of his time.
But now, the Ragna of the original story is gone.
He is now a warrior who has lost his master.
Not a Great Warrior.
Only uncertain skill remains for Ragna.
Yet, one thing is certain.
The fact that he is a warrior.
"Inooooooooooom!"
Ragna charges forward, his tendons bulging to the limit.
His double-bladed axe gleams with a blue light as it points at Elise.
"Wait right thereeeeeeeee!!!"
Ragna, crossing the very center of the battlefield alongside his shout.
Seeing that, Elise did not hesitate.
Chlek—.
She merely raised the edge of her sword.
A joint attack by Bachra and Ragna?
What can Elise do in this very moment the incident has arrived?
It was simple.
Just fight.
"Come."
The moment Elise took in Ragna and Bachra with her blazing eyes.
Hoo—.
Bachra let out a light sigh.
"Damn bastard. Lost his mind, has he."
He took a stance.
And.
"For Derac's sake, I'll go easy."
Simultaneously, Bachra grabbed the head of Ragna, who was brushing past him.
Pak—!
"Keuk!"
"Idiot. Get a hold of yourself."
Bachra, having grabbed his head, did not hesitate.
"Here, take this! To make this bastard get a hold of himself!"
With that, Bachra, still holding Ragna's head, threw him far away.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaang—————!!!
A sonic boom erupted as Ragna flew off into the distance.
Seeing that, Bachra clicked his tongue.
Tsk.
Then, Bachra, who immediately looked forward again.
"Sorry about that. The brat was making a scene."
"Well, it's not like you can say anything about that, Bachra."
"Damn bastard. Even if you've gotten stronger recently, you're still no match for me. A guy who couldn't even beat that dead Derac hanging on the pole."
Having thus chewed out Ragna, Bachra looked at Elise again.
"So. Elise Blaze. Do you intend to hang me on a pole like Derac too?"
"Of course."
"Huh. How scary."
Bachra, who lightly flicked his hand, looked at Elise and spoke.
"Alright. Let's give it a go then. Elise Blaze. To see how much you've fought all this time."
Whiiing—. Whiiing—.
"The time to see the end is approaching as well...."
Bachra smiled and clenched both his hands into fists.
"Come. I can accept your tantrum."
"Bullshit. You damn bastard."
The Northern warriors and barbarians fighting in the forward base.
Amidst them, Bachra and Elise were exchanging attacks and defenses.
Kwang!
Elise's blade and Bachra's fist collide.
The moment their figures overlap, a sonic boom erupts mercilessly.
Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!
Consecutive roars disorient the ears of those present here.
However.
Amidst the thunderous sounds, the spirits of the two people clashing were clearer than ever.
Kwang!
'It's coming.'
Kwang!!!
'It's coming!'
Elise, holding her blade, was fighting against Bachra's fist.
Bachra the Ballista. Bachra the Siege Engine.
In a situation where his terrifyingly powerful cannon-like fists were relentlessly striking Elise.
Elise was dealing with Bachra by using her blade to deflect them as much as possible.
"Isn't it fun. Elise Blaze."
Bachra's smile is glimpsed through the dozens of fists.
"Above all, I find it fun to go wild with you."
Along with that, he said quietly.
"Strange Strength."
At that moment, black mana condensed from Bachra's two arms.
"Try receiving this too!"
Along with that, a powerful, cannon-like fist flies towards Elise's head.
At that moment, Elise lightly employed the footwork of Dark Fragrance Floating.
Immediately, her two feet moved, allowing Elise to evade Bachra's fist.
Chlek—.
She did not hesitate.
Elise's blade flying towards Bachra's stomach.
Seeing that, Bachra did not hesitate.
"Damn bitch!"
Kwang!
Bachra's leg immediately moved and knocked away Elise's blade.
Simultaneously, the moment Bachra's foot rose into the air.
"Die."
Bachra's foot descended towards Elise's head.
Kwang!
"Keuk!"
Not too late, Elise's Sword God blocked Bachra, but the terrifying power did not diminish.
Blood spurts from Elise's mouth, but she pays it no mind.
Chlek—. Chlek—.
A momentary standoff.
But even during that, the flames burning in the two people's eyes did not go out.
"Isn't it about time your head gets smashed and you die?"
"Shut up."
"Ah. Aah. It would be nice to laugh while watching you die."
Chlek—. Chlek—.
The very moment Bachra's leg was pressing down on Elise.
"Damn bastard!"
"Young Lady Elise!"
Two people who rushed in urgently.
Those two were none other than.
"Sir Kalix! Sir Hugo!"
The two members of the Seven Wolves, Kalix and Hugo.
At the intrusion of two of the Seven Wolves, Bachra frowned and stepped back.
"Huh. I was having a good time. The stupid Seven Wolves bastards are butting in."
Kalix and Hugo, ignoring Bachra's words, made Elise step back.
"Young Lady! We will handle Bachra!"
"Please retreat! Young Lady! To support elsewhere!"
Seeing that, Bachra sneered.
"Huh. Huhuhuhu...."
Bachra looked at the two Seven Wolves before him, swept back his hair, and laughed.
"I always said it. To be precise, it was your pattern of behavior. The Northern knights called the Seven Wolves always took on us, the Seven Wild Monsters, didn't they? One by one, at that."
It's laughable.
It's absurd.
"It's ridiculous. The state of the Seven Wolves being inferior to us, the Seven Wild Monsters, is plain to see."
Bachra spread his arms wide and spoke boldly.
"Come. My name is Manly Man Bachra. One corner of the Seven Wild Monsters who will kill you."
Kalix and Hugo, facing Bachra like that, did not speak but merely raised their respective weapons.
Kalix and Hugo.
Even if the two of them took on Bachra in Elise's stead, it wasn't over.
Elise had to head to another battlefield.
Seokeok—!
"Huh. Huhuk. Huhuk.... Thank you. Miss."
"Get a proper hold of yourself."
Having saved a Northern warrior on the verge of death, Elise began to assess the flow of the battlefield.
The flow of the battlefield.
The battlefield is like a living thing.
Within it, judging the situation by pinpointing advantageous and disadvantageous areas.
In her past life as Han Su-ah, Elise was quite excellent at this judgment.
And now, at this moment.
Elise, looking at the battlefield before her, knows where she must go.
"There it is."
Another of the Seven Wild Monsters.
In the distance, Donota holding an iron club could be seen.
Along with him, Greken holding a hammer was also visible.
They were grinding them down.
Literally, the two of them were grinding down the Northern warriors in this area.
Iron club and hammer.
Weapons that could be considered quite crude, so they are somewhat lacking in style....
But their utility on the battlefield is different.
A single swing sends heads flying—that's the hammer and iron club.
Their utility is beyond words.
That's why the warriors before her eyes were being ground down by the two Seven Wild Monsters, to be precise, two of the Four Night Monsters.
"Support! Is there no support?!"
"There isn't! Sir Hugo and Sir Kalix went to stop Bachra!"
"Damn it! Hold on! If we hold on, an opportunity will come!!!"
The moment she saw the Northern warriors screaming, Elise realized.
That place is the battlefield I must go to.
Kwang!
She stepped on her heel and simultaneously employed Dark Fragrance Floating to dash forward.
She sees them. The two men wielding rough weapons and thoroughly trampling the Northern warriors come into view.
Even in this moment, having faced Bachra just before and now facing two Seven Wild Monsters.
Elise has no intention of hesitating.
She only thinks about how to kill the opponent.
"Are you coming! Elise Blaze!"
"Kehaha! Finally coming, are you! You'd better prepare to die right now!"
Thunderbolt Hammer Greken.
Iron Mace Donota.
The two Seven Wild Monsters look at Elise charging towards them with ferocious glints in their eyes.
And simultaneously, they point the iron club and hammer forward.
They intended to turn her into mush the moment Elise got close.
And finally, the moment Elise approached within reach.
Elise did not hesitate.
Kwang!
The weapons swung by the two Seven Wild Monsters.
The moment the steel rod and hammer swing towards Elise.
Elise, without hesitation, rolled her body on the ground.
Falling Dragon Technique.
Elise, who unhesitatingly performed an action despised in the martial world, did not hesitate.
Immediately burrowing inside and simultaneously.
Chlek—.
She merely prepares her blade.
Puk—!
"Damn bitch!!!"
The Falling Dragon Technique Elise performed in an instant was something the two Seven Wild Monsters also didn't anticipate.
It couldn't be helped.
Until now, Elise had never been seen rolling on the ground like that.
And because she looked like she was about to clash blades with the two weapons just moments ago.
The two Seven Wild Monsters had no choice but to allow the attack before they knew it.
"Hoo. Hoo...."
The one struck by the sword was none other than Greken.
Blood flows from the stomach of him, called Thunderbolt Hammer, who wields a hammer.
But.
"Don't fuck with me!"
Along with that, Greken tore his clothes and tied them around his stomach.
He looked at Elise with a ferocious momentum.
"Do you think this Thunderbolt Hammer Greken will die from a mere wound like this?!"
"Hahaha! That's more like Greken."
The two Seven Wild Monsters.
They looked at Elise without dampening their momentum in the slightest.
Chlek—.
Elise also had no intention of going easy on them. If a dog bastard opens its mouth.
Isn't it only right to personally close it for them?