Chapter: 355
– I’m huuuunger, huuuunger huuuunger!!!!
The sword couldn’t go any deeper.
It was because the Witch was tightly clutching the sword with her pierced hand, bleeding profusely…
On top of that, the part of the sword that pierced her was slowly regenerating, preventing it from going any deeper.
It was a clear Sign of Regeneration.
“Sc-th, Ma…!!!”
Yoon Si-woo looked back at me as if to ask how this was happening, seeing her hand regenerating despite being engulfed in flames.
But I was in no state to answer that question.
“Grrr…!!!!”
I was already using all my power, so much so that I couldn’t respond.
Miasma was definitely burning right now.
The proof was the sensation in my body dying out in real time.
But the fact that she showed signs of regeneration meant only one thing.
The amount of miasma generated from that little Witch was greater than the miasma I was burning away.
I had absentmindedly forgotten.
That Witch was the source of power for the barrier covering the entire city.
That she was an immortal existence that the heroes of the past couldn’t kill, which is why they had to seal her away.
“Ugh…!!”
It’s burning, it’s crazy burning.
My vision flickered like I was about to lose my mind from the intense burning.
I couldn’t believe it.
Thanks to the Sanctuary created by Sylvia, the generation of miasma should have been restricted.
And in that situation, to endure both my flames and Yoon Si-woo’s power at the same time…
That little body was truly the last bastion.
A monster beyond common sense, I glared at the Witch of Gluttony with fear.
– I’m huuuunger huuuunger huuuunger!!!!
The Witch of Gluttony, holding onto the sword, was howling, blood streaming from her eyes and hands.
Even as she acted as if she wouldn’t die like this, the feeling emanating from her was not an obsession with life.
What I felt was merely an unbearable sense of loss for something that couldn’t be filled.
It sent a tingling sensation through my skin.
In the Witch of Gluttony’s appearance, I saw Evangeline, who had devoured me in the past.
The one who shouted for me to burn with betrayal, sadness, and rage.
Basically, the power of witches often comes from emotions.
So what on earth has that girl been through?
What could she have lost to become such a pitiful monster?
For a brief moment, those thoughts crossed my mind, but sympathy and compassion evaporated in an instant.
“Ugh, Haaaaargh…!!!”
The sword lodged right in front of my heart.
One step away from victory.
The Witch’s regenerative abilities were tremendous, but she was not invincible.
It was clear that the Witch of Gluttony was squeezing out every bit of strength, just like us.
If we could muster a little more strength, we could plunge that sword into the Witch’s heart.
Creeeak.
But the clash of power formed a perfect balance, creating a stifling stalemate.
In that situation, I sensed it.
‘I can’t hold out for long…!!’
I realized that the fire burning within me wouldn’t last much longer.
Plus, if I collapsed, victory would slip away in that moment.
So at this moment, I couldn’t help but wish, even if it was impossible.
Please.
Someone, help me.
*
And in the middle of those left behind to send Scarlet and Yoon Si-woo to the Witch.
Among the group of heroes gathered on the battlefield, which was the weakest group of Academy students.
“……!”
A girl suddenly lifted her head.
In the eyes of the girl who raised her head, flames were rising from afar, where Yoon Si-woo and Scarlet were clashing against the Witch of Gluttony.
The flames were so large and fierce that they could be seen from quite a distance.
The girl, seeing those flames, muttered blankly.
“…Scarlet is.”
She needed help.
For reasons unknown, upon seeing the flames, the girl felt that—and no, she was sure of it.
Among all the countless people gathered on the battlefield, only the girl could understand this, perhaps because she had come to follow the back of Scarlet Evande all this time.
The girl admired Scarlet Evande, right from the moment she first saw her,
In truth, it might have seemed strange to others.
It wasn’t everyday for a child like Yoon Si-woo, who became a captain at a young age, to take another kid of the same grade as an object of admiration.
But even so, even so.
The girl couldn’t help but admire Scarlet Evande.
She admired the effort she put into everything.
She admired her relentless pursuit of progress.
She admired her willingness to sacrifice herself for others without hesitation.
Thus, the girl had worked hard, determined to become like Scarlet someday, to be able to help her.
But despite her efforts, Scarlet Evande was gradually becoming a more distant existence to the girl.
In a battlefield, filled with supernatural beings like witches, an ordinary person like the girl couldn’t be of any help at all.
And that’s why.
Even though she knew Scarlet needed help, the girl hesitated.
‘…Even if I go, can I really be of help?’
Scarlet was currently facing off against the Witch of Gluttony.
A monster among monsters.
It was only natural that the girl thought she would merely be a hindrance if she joined.
But at that moment, an advice from her mentor—someone who had taught her much—came to mind.
[There are only two things to remember. Keep your eyes on where you want to go. And when you feel like you’re at your limit, just take one more step forward. Keep that in mind.]
‘I… the place I want to go.’
It was needless to say, it was already predetermined.
The girl looked far away, to where the flames were rising.
She had always chased after Scarlet’s back.
But what the girl truly wanted was not to follow her back.
It was to stand beside her.
‘…When you feel like you’re at your limit, just take one more step.’
For that, the girl had been working hard until now.
Countless times, she had pushed beyond what she thought were her limits.
Crossing limits was just as good as overcoming fear.
She threw off her glasses, which had protected her eyes, like the day she overcame her limits.
But what was she doing now?
Unable to move forward because of fear.
“That’s not the figure I admired!!”
The moment she regained her senses, the girl—once known as the Class President—Mei was already charging forward with all her might towards the place where the flames could be seen.
“Wait, what are you doing there…!!”
“Mei, it’s dangerous!!”
With enemies all around, acting alone was far too dangerous for a mere student, so the other students watching Mei’s actions gasped.
But Mei decided to trust her instincts.
There was no time to convince everyone.
“There’s no time to explain!! Scarlet is in danger!”
And with just that one sentence, Mei dashed forward, navigating through the stretched out gaps of the battlefield.
Running was her specialty, so she quickly reached the area where the flames were visible.
But there, Mei’s steps came to a halt.
“Ugh, the path…!!”
The place where Scarlet and the others had separated from the heroes.
From there on, there was no longer a path.
The path that Yoon Si-woo and Scarlet had passed was completely covered by enemies swarming to fill the void they left behind.
The only way left would be to jump over it.
Could she do it?
Before she could think too much, Mei decided to thrust off the ground and leap.
With thoughts of stepping on the enemies’ heads, if it came to it.
Thud─!
But the moment she jumped, Mei realized how naive her plan of stepping over enemies was.
Thousands of eyes were staring at her as she leapt.
And thousands of hands stretched toward the sky were waiting for her.
If she tried to step on their heads, those brutish hands would surely catch her and drag her inside.
But even as she realized that, her airborne body had already reached the limit of its jump and was falling down.
…Was this the end?
At that moment when Mei thought so,
“Mei—!!!”
A shout resonated from somewhere.
Mei looked towards the source of the sound in midair, her eyes wide.
There were three kids.
Sometimes, those who had fought together for their lives could understand each other without words.
The kids, worn out but knowing what Mei was trying to do, moved as one upon hearing that Scarlet was in danger.
“Step on this—!!!”
Daniel, the boy once known by Scarlet as Spearman, threw his spear.
“Huh—!!”
Andre, the boy once called Shieldman, tossed his shield.
“Go, Mei!!!”
Jessie, the girl once known as just the Girl Student, used her telekinesis to stabilize what they had thrown and create another foothold.
“─Thank you!!”
And Mei, the girl once known as the Class President—
Like the extras who died without even having their names mentioned in the original work—
Stepped onto the platform created by those who had also perished without names in the original.
Stride by stride, wind began to blow.
With each stride, gusts of wind mounted.
And with three strides, it became a whirlwind.
Finally, she reached…
“Scarlet!!! I’m here to help!!”
What she witnessed there was an immensely powerful clash of forces that sent chills down her spine.
Before beings that were like a typhoon destroying everything, Mei’s existence was but a mere breeze.
“Ugh…!!!!”
However, Mei overcame her fear and leaped into that storm, adding her strength to the sword in Yoon Si-woo’s grip.
While ordinarily, she would have been unable to support the tide of battle at all.
Sometimes, like how a single drop of water can overflow a dam.
The precarious yet perfectly maintained balance crumbled because of her.
“““Haaaaaah───────!!!!!”””
Once, the small wind made by a butterfly transformed into a gigantic typhoon here.
-…Ah
Finally
-I’m not hungry anymore…
Altered the fate of a world.
Chapter 355 – Typhoon
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