Chapter 335: translated
I Killed the Demon King. It was a Mistake.
Chapter 335
Caesar tossed Flawless upward.
As Flawless flew into the sky, Caesar caught Lefty that had flown through the air into his hand.
CRASH!
When Lefty and the incomplete Baptism Sword collided, the earth and sky shook.
But Caesar didn't stop there.
Arch's holy flame attached to Lefty flowed on the sharp wind, cutting and burning Nel's tendons.
"Ugh!"
The immortal ability of the incomplete Baptism Sword clashed with Arch's holy flame.
The winner was the incomplete Baptism Sword. It shook off the attached holy flame and regenerated the severed tendons.
The sharp wind imbued with Arch's holy flame rushed at Nel again.
This time, Nel didn't try to receive it with his body. Although he had healed, it had taken quite some time for the wound to recover.
Nel fully utilized his speed ability to avoid all the wind Caesar had created.
"You...! What has happened to you?!"
Caesar threw Lefty and Happy Ending upward.
Then Caesar received Thunder and Flawless that flew to him and pressed Nel.
"Why? Did I look so easy that you thought you could overwhelm me with just superior equipment?"
CRACKLE!
Thunder's lightning flowed through the Baptism Sword and electrocuted Nel's body.
"ARGGHHH!"
Caesar tried to strike Nel's neck with Flawless, but Nel barely avoided it by ducking his head.
Nel thrust his sword at Caesar.
CRASH!
With the sound of air pressure, the forest was devastated.
But Caesar, whom Nel was aiming for, wasn't there. Caesar caught Lefty that dropped from the sky and aimed for Nel's neck from behind.
Nel barely avoided it, but still got a cut on his neck.
'...He's become similar to my speed?'
Nel was living in the densest timeframe, blessed by the Baptism Sword.
How on earth did Caesar become faster?
Was it because of that spear?
Or because of that strange sword?
Or was it Caesar's inherent ability?
Though he couldn't know for sure, one thing was certain: Caesar was still growing and gradually catching up to Nel's speed.
'This can't be.'
The sapphire and sword spirit shined.
Then, the fallen tree trunks around received a verbal command and shot toward Caesar.
Caesar chopped the tree trunks like firewood.
"...!"
But the force of the tree trunks was stronger than Caesar had thought. It seemed the ability of great strength had seeped into those tree trunks.
Next, the ruby flashed.
Then the broken tree trunks regenerated and flew toward Caesar.
"Do you know why the Baptism Sword is great? The Baptism Sword is not a sword meant to kill humans."
The tree trunks wrapped around Caesar's limbs.
"It's a sword for hunting dragons. In other words, it's a sword that can kill the likes of you without any difficulty!"
Nel swung his sword down at Caesar's head, who couldn't move.
Caesar broke the tree trunks and deflected the incomplete Baptism Sword sideways.
The ground split and a cliff that didn't exist before appeared.
"That sword might be capable of catching dragons."
Happy Ending flew toward Nel.
"But that doesn't make you as great as the First Emperor or the Hero."
SLASH!
Nel barely avoided it, but still got a long diagonal wound from chest to stomach.
Thunder flew toward where Nel had escaped.
Nel didn't notice Thunder coming from behind.
CRACKLE!
As Thunder lodged in his thigh, he couldn't hold back a scream.
But Caesar wouldn't spare Nel just because he was in pain.
At some point, Caesar was coming to strike Nel's neck with Lefty in his hand. Nel threw Thunder away and stepped back at the same time.
He really couldn't focus at all.
Caesar wasn't just using the two weapons in his hands. Caesar alternated between four weapons, or occasionally when Thunder or Lefty left Caesar's hands, they flew like living birds to attack Nel.
Watching him throw weapons into the air like a juggling clown and use them when needed, Nel felt overwhelmed.
"What's the use of being strong?"
Caesar deflected Nel's attack to the side.
"What's the use of being fast?"
Caesar narrowly avoided Nel's attack that aimed for a blind spot, then counterattacked. Blood burst from Nel's left eye. But Nel quickly recovered and charged at Caesar again.
"When you, who wield that sword is shit."
Nel knew Caesar was very skilled with an axe.
So Nel thought Caesar would definitely not be good with a sword. Because it's impossible for one human to master all weapons.
Caesar's swordsmanship was much cleaner and more precise than Nel had imagined. Beyond directly receiving Nel's attacks, he also knew how to evade them, and when counterattacking, he thrust so sharply that Nel's nape felt chilly.
"You...! When did you learn swordsmanship?"
"By observation."
"What?!"
When living as Mill, Caesar handled a spear, not a sword.
Even when living as Barre or Caesar, he never properly learned swordsmanship.
But he had many experiences of indirectly and deeply experiencing swordsmanship.
When he deeply delved into Vigilante’s style to research his weaknesses, or when he continued offense and defense against Tatiana or Eligos, he had to deeply contemplate their swordsmanship to defeat them.
That's why Caesar, unlike when wielding an axe, didn't use any particular technique but focused only on inserting the sword cleanly and simply into necessary parts.
But while it felt clean and simple from Caesar's perspective, Nel who was on the receiving end was completely overwhelmed.
Because in Caesar's swordsmanship, Nel could see the forms of several different people.
Sometimes violent, sometimes gentle, sometimes heavy, and sometimes infinitely light. It was impossible to know which rhythm to match, making his head confused.
"Huh... Huh..."
After continuing the exchange for a while, Nel finally pushed Caesar's chest with his foot and caught his breath.
Nel's body was not tired at all. His strength and aura were overflowing.
However, the more Nel faced Caesar, the more he felt exhausted. It was fear that was tiring Nel.
'Can I really defeat Caesar?'
While Caesar was becoming increasingly familiar with Nel, Nel was becoming more awkward the more he faced Caesar. The thought that he might definitely lose at this rate made him anxious.
"Aaaaargh!"
Nel recklessly drove Caesar back.
He was like a frightened beast wildly swinging its front paws.
Thud!
Caesar's body was thrown backward.
In that moment, Caesar had thrown Happy Ending and Flawless upward. As Caesar reached back, he felt the familiar sensation of a spear shaft. It was the Spear of Penetration.
Caesar took a javelin stance and shot it toward Nel.
"...!"
Nel was surprised by the Spear of Penetration flying at a speed incomparably faster than before and raised his Baptism Sword.
Whoosh!
The Spear of Penetration pushed in with enough force to pierce through the Baptism Sword. His teeth clenched involuntarily and blood vessels burst in his eyes. Nel pushed the Spear of Penetration aside with all his might.
Thud!
"Aaaaaargh!"
Nel's thigh was pierced and cut off by the Spear of Penetration. Although his flesh and bone were quickly regenerating due to the effect of the Baptism Sword, Caesar reached Nel faster.
Somehow, Caesar's hands now held Lefty and Thunder.
Boom!
Thunder electrocuted Nel's entire body while simultaneously, Arch's holy Flame sliced him through the winds that spread like shrapnel.
The regenerative effect of the Baptism Sword was working at its limit.
But Caesar was faster at crushing and smashing Nel's body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Nel instinctively blocked Caesar's axe and sword, but his wounds only increased.
"This is impossible..."
Nel looked at Caesar who was mercilessly striking down weapons with blurry eyes.
"I can't be losing...!"
"Everyone who dies by my hand thinks the same."
Caesar pinned the creature's shoulders to the ground with Lefty and Thunder.
"Ugh!"
Then he picked up the nearby Spear of Penetration and Flawless and stabbed them into both of its thighs.
It felt like looking at an insect specimen pinned to a board.
Nel screamed and tried to escape, but Happy Ending was already in Caesar's hand. Happy Ending cut off the creature's right hand.
The Baptism Sword rolled on the ground.
"Ah..."
Immediately, Happy Ending cleanly split through from the creature's head to its groin.
Purple blood gushed and flowed from Nel's body. The light that had been constantly shining from the Baptism Sword went out, and Nel's purple pupils lost their light. Caesar shook off the blood from Happy Ending.
"Phew..."
Looking around, there was only wasteland.
But many things were caught by Caesar's presence.
"Stop hiding and come out."
Then Alexander and the devils who were hiding in the moonlight jumped out. Alexander's hair was disheveled as if he had hurriedly escaped.
"Caesar El Lindger, I seem to have greatly underestimated you."
"Are you finally feeling intimidated? Now that Nel is gone and there aren't many devils left."
"No. What I underestimated was your determination."
Alexander pointed at Happy Ending in Caesar's hand.
"The reason you suddenly became so strong was because of that sword, wasn't it?"
Alexander could feel the unprecedented power flowing from Happy Ending.
That power steeply strengthened Caesar and provided him with endless stamina and aura.
"It is certainly an amazing sword. Giving its owner infinite power, stamina, and magic. In some ways, it might be the true Baptism Sword."
At that moment, a subtle change occurred in Happy Ending. Happy Ending, which had been continuously infusing Caesar with power and aura, began to reversely drain Caesar's aura and stamina.
Alexander's eyes formed an arc.
"But since it takes everything away as payment for using that power, we could call it a demonic sword."
Alexander made a gesture.
Then the devils, drooling, prepared to behead Caesar.
"I promise you. I will not simply kill you."
Blood vessels appeared in Alexander's eyes.
"For daring to oppose me and blocking my great steps, I will tear your limbs apart while you are still alive. Also, I will personally flay your skin and make it into a flag to carry around. I will announce to the world that this is the fate of those who oppose me."
The devils slowly closed in on Caesar.
***
Gloria beheaded the devil.
"Huh... Huh..."
Her legs felt like they would break.
Gloria stuck Blood Moon into the ground as a cane and leaned against it. Gloria looked around. The bodies of devils that Alexander commanded and citizens of Shalibi were mixed together.
The palisade had already lost its purpose and collapsed, and Shalibi was burning. Giggs walked over to Gloria's side.
"So you're alive."
Giggs sat down with a thud despite the pool of blood.
Gloria looked at the sling launcher Giggs was holding.
The sling launchers and net launchers that regular soldiers were carrying performed better than expected. Although they merely subdued devils rather than killing them, it significantly reduced the number of devils that knights like Gloria had to face.
But above all, the greatest contributor to this battle was Raven. Raven burned away the devils' corpses with white flames.
In a situation where the holy oil was depleted, there was virtually no way to suppress the devils' regenerative abilities.
However, when Raven ignited white flames on the knights' swords, they were able to deal with the devils much more easily than expected.
To be honest, those white flames seemed more effective at suppressing regenerative abilities than the holy oil.
Gloria drew her greatsword and walked.
"...Where are you going?"
"To my master."
Only then could Giggs recall that the greatest contributor to this battle was not Raven but Caesar. If Caesar had not faced Nel alone, Shalibi would have already been destroyed.
"Do you know where Caesar is?"
"I don't know."
Raven came to Gloria's side through spatial movement.
"I know. Let's go."
Raven took Gloria's hand. Giggs urgently asked.
"Caesar...! Is Caesar alive?"
"He should be alive."
Raven's wand swirled.
"Because that guy never dies."
As Raven's wand swirled, Gloria could feel the air change.
The acrid smoke from burning devils and the smell of blood were thinned by the wind crossing the wasteland.
Raven and Gloria looked at the top of a low hill.
On top of countless corpses of devils and Alexander's numerous bodies, there were two men.
One man was kneeling, and the other was looking down at the kneeling man. It was too dark to see clearly, but dawn was rising beyond the horizon. Only then could Raven and Gloria identify who those two were.
"Like this..."
Alexander coughed up a handful of blood.
"Did you already anticipate it would end like this?"
Alexander looked up at Caesar without even thinking to wipe away the blood.
"Barre...!"
Caesar brought Lefty to Alexander's neck.
"Of course."
Aura flowed through Caesar's right hand. Then, Arch's holy Flame devoured the aura and blazed up simultaneously.
Caesar finally beheaded Alexander.