After the main body appeared, the Naiad circled around it, investigating the whereabouts of the Spirit King.
Although her mind was intact, she appeared to be a spirit consumed by the Kraken.
Thus, even though she could roam the sea freely without restraint, she ultimately could not find him.
“The Naiad is like that, and I also approached the Kraken’s body, but there was no sign of something that looks like the Spirit King. It’s likely he’s somewhere else.”
“Somewhere else?”
“A completely different sea. Or perhaps a lake or by a river.”
If not that…
“…maybe another ‘space.’”
■
Whoosh!!
Boom!
In the empire’s territory.
A black monster that attacked a small village somewhat far from the capital split in two and rolled on the ground.
The swordswoman, Aisha, who left behind the gratitude of the villagers like a shooting star, bit a person in boredom and rummaged through the corpses.
[Graaaah…]
“Endlessly appearing.”
The monster she just sliced was a field boss level creature, boasting a staggering level of 95.
Aisha had been hunting since the moment she received word about one of the ‘devils’ minions, the second world boss from the Great Cataclysm update.
Originally, she was supposed to go on a Kraken hunt with the Sword Saint, but about three days ago, the Sword Saint was suddenly ordered to hunt the devils invading the empire, and Aisha, who followed him, agreed to it.
It’s a quest that wouldn’t be strange considering there were originally three bosses.
‘It seems like it’s supposed to be a job for the empire…’
These guys aren’t as strong as I thought.
For regular users or kingdoms, each one might lead to destruction, but for an empire with the ‘Eight Swords,’ they are not a threat.
It’s not the kind of situation where they need to ask for help from users.
However, since the Sword Saint was originally from the empire, Aisha just went along with it.
“Helping out, after all!”
She pulled out something black and crystalline from a demon’s corpse.
The size of her thumb, for some reason, the Sword Saint asked her to collect it.
‘Could it be useful?’
It might be for making a replacement sword since the sword possessed by the demon was broken.
…Come to think of it, that sword. Lily destroyed it.
“…Ugh.”
With a brief flash of anger, Aisha shook her head and got up from her spot.
In the past, she would have been furious, but now it just felt like that.
Of course, it was still a hot topic in the fan club, but the fan club’s president, Aisha, was different.
‘Did Lily really do something that terrible?’
After all, it was unavoidable to stop her brother’s rampage…
For the sake of…
‘Behind?’
“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
Caw!
The clash of the sword and dark energy resounds.
The energy pressing on my body makes my hand heavy with the sword, restricting my movements.
Aisha, flustered, tries to dispel the energy with starlight, but she can’t hold onto the Heavenly Horse who vanishes, leaving only an illusion behind.
‘It’s too late!’
Thud!!!
“Gah!”
Crash!
Aisha is sent flying after taking the punch infused with the dark energy, rolling three times before crashing into the ground.
The village residents peek cautiously at the sudden Outsider turned battleground but cannot bring themselves to intervene.
“Get up, Aisha.”
“Y-You’re insane, old hag!”
“Who are you calling an old hag? The Ruler isn’t even thirty yet.”
“Then 29? Almost 30, though.”
“…Do you want to die?”
Grrr…
As the earth shakes, Aisha instinctively grabs her throat.
‘Breathe, breathe!’
It’s hard to breathe!
“Cough, cough…!”
“Answer the question. Where has your brother gone?”
“Gah… I need to speak!”
“……”
Thud!
The oppressive energy that surrounded her disappears.
Aisha eagerly sucks in the fresh air as if waiting for this moment.
“Are you done? Now speak.”
“…Hua! Wow, why are you so strong all of a sudden?! You weren’t like this a few years ago.”
“Answer.”
Boom!
“…Your temper… Yeah, I get it. You see this?”
“It’s a Demon. You’ve been holding onto this?”
“Yeah. While Lily and my… sister were busy dealing with the octopus, we were capturing the Demon. We weren’t just slacking off.”
“Why didn’t you inform me sooner?”
“Are we your minions? Do we have to report everything?”
“Not you. I’m talking about the Sword Saint.”
Aisha is just a strong user, but the Sword Saint is the owner of the bracelet.
He is essential for the Kraken Raid.
“The Sword Saint is necessary for this fight. If he’s busy with Empire matters, just tell him to seal it and leave.”
“That’s up to the Sword Saint, not me… Ah! Hey!”
“What’s this?”
Whoosh! The Heavenly Horse snatches the black Magical Stone from Aisha.
Aisha lunges to grab it back, but the Heavenly Horse flicks her away without even looking, making her stumble back down.
“Insane monster…”
“Why are you collecting these?”
“Because I might need them! Usually, loot sells for a high price. Why do you think I wouldn’t know this?”
“It looks dangerous…”
“Not for the Sword Saint. He’s super strong.”
Hmph.
Aisha turns her head and stands up.
Though she’s nervous, fearing she might be pushed down again, no further action is taken, leaving her unrestrained.
“Tch. If you’re going to take it, then just take it. It’s not like I don’t have plenty in my inventory anyway…”
“Did the Sword Saint tell you to gather them?”
“…No? I just like collecting jewels?”
“Then why did the Sword Saint say it wasn’t dangerous earlier?”
“Oh.”
This guy’s mouth.
The Heavenly Horse, seeing the flustered Aisha, quickly pressed her blood and bound her at the waist.
“…!!”
“It’s the exact opposite of when you ran away while taking care of the exhausted Ruler. Isn’t it amusing?”
“!!”
“You won’t be able to speak. It’ll be released in about ten minutes, so think during that time…”
▶ Aisha
“What do you want!? What do you want from me?!”
“So that was an option.”
Using system chat messages, huh?
▶ “If you want something, just say it. Don’t kidnap me on your own. I saved you back then, you know!”
“I have no ill will towards you. However, the Ruler absolutely must meet the Sword Saint.”
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▶ “No, I don’t even know…”
“Were you gathering the magical stones to deliver to the Sword Saint when you don’t even know?”
▶ “I’m sending it by courier. Seriously.”
Thud!
The Heavenly Horse’s strong fist struck Aisha’s head down.
Like a wave, Aisha’s head rang with a ‘ding~,’ causing tears to flow down her eyes.
“!!~”
“Don’t think with your tiny head and just guide me.”
▶ “You know… I’m going to report you! You think it’s okay to kidnap me like this, without any PK or PVP?”
“Feel free. If Lily asks, she might get captured instead.”
Pause.
▶ “…You’re lying.”
“Why would the Ruler lie? It’s a well-known fact that Lily is gathering owners. Of course, it may not be a complete halt, but she might face it for about three days.”
A disaster is right around the corner, and three days…
“That could lead to a big problem.”
“……”
Tch.
▶ “…I’ll let it slide this time. Fine. I’ll let you know.”
■
“Nyah!.”
Swish, swish!
The sharp rain of daggers rushes in, but they are deflected by a spear.
Woosh!
As I deflect them, the Holy Storm rushes in and engulfs Yena.
Yena is swept away by the storm and another Yena, wielding a Green Hermit, aims for my neck.
‘Myeosin Technique, Phantom Clone.’
Yena, who originally specialized in clone techniques as an assassin, has had her abilities doubled after mastering the Myeosin technique.
As I split the clones, dozens of Yenas rush at me.
Each one possesses an attack power comparable to the main body.
“Then how about defense?”
“?!”
Swoosh.
As the spear extends, dozens of spears are shot, piercing through Yena.
The moment they touch the spear, Yena is crushed without a trace.
The downside of the illusionary clone is its significantly lower defense than the main body.
“Haah!”
A red line connects among the fallen clones as Yena’s dagger brushes past my forearm.
The ability to track the trajectory of the Red Guide’s attack.
Particles of blood flowed from my forearm.
“Meow! Did I hit this time?”
“…It’s much more than I expected.”
Seeing my forearm heal immediately, I admired Yena’s level.
Although my power was restricted, she dodged all my attacks and landed effective hits against someone at Leo’s level.
Although it regenerates again, what matters is that she hit me without taking a single hit herself.
[Oh]
[Versus Yena]
[Yena’s really gotten strong]
[Neko Yena! Neko Yena! Neko Yena!]
[Nyan nyan punch!]
[But did we forget that Red Guide? lol]
[Two myths and a hidden race, so she’s pretty strong]
[So cool.]
Yena seemed excited as she twirled the Green Hermit!
“Hehe, I think I can raise my level even more!”
“Really?”
“Yes! This time, I’d like to request a hammer.”
A hammer?
“Is that possible?”
“Hoho. I am the True Awakened Mythical Entity Yena… I fear nothing!”
“Hmm… In that case.”
I’ll limit my power to around the Sword Saint level.
The White Guardian transforms into a hammer.
Despite raising the hammer high, she’s still filled with confidence.
[Is this okay?]
[The hammer is a bit lol…]
[I can see Yena getting hit hard]
[Yena, don’t disregard that!]
[Yena, show us!]
“I shall show you my secret technique!”
Swoosh.
Ena’s doll disappears.
Bang!
As she blocks the dagger with the hammer, a resounding bang echoes from the hammer that just blocked the attack.
Not just sound.
Swoosh!
This time, it slices through my arm as well as the hammer.
“……!”
“Hahaha! One hit means infinite attacks, Infinite Claw Strike! You can never win without evading.”
“Hm.”
BANG!!!
“Ugh.”
Yena woke up three hours later after getting hit by the hammer.
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