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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: shyan
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Nyadan looked bewildered by my sincere attack.
Seeing this, I smiled slightly, though it couldn’t be seen because of my helmet.
‘I’m sorry, but I’m strong enough to beat even the Demon King. I might take some damage, but there’s no way I can lose.’
Her magic using dust explosions was certainly impressive.
The fact that she could land a surprise attack without the opponent noticing.
And the power, if well-concentrated, was enough to turn dozens of people into dust in an instant.
A skill with many uses in terms of strategic value.
However,
Despite this impressive ability,
Having been caught off guard by her attack, I was able to recognize one thing.
Basically, with my defense power already at its peak, Nyadan’s attacks were at a level that I could just take a few times.
In fact, even after being hit by her attack, which contained more power than the first strike, I didn’t take much damage except for the damage to my armor.
Of course, her attack was by no means something to be taken lightly, as it had caused this much damage to the top-grade armor provided by the Demon King.
‘The armor is already tattered after just two hits. If I thoughtlessly take any more hits, it’ll be quite damaging. Of course, I have no intention of letting that happen.’
Frankly, I could have defeated Nyadan from the moment our swords first clashed if I had wanted to.
Of course, not in one hit, but if I had poured my heart into unilaterally beating her down to prevent her from playing any other tricks, I could have easily seized the victory.
However, the reason I deliberately allowed her attacks was to figure out how powerful Nyadan’s magic was and what weaknesses it had.
Also, I thought it would be much better to achieve victory by showing overwhelming power if I were to seize it anyway.
‘But even considering that, she’s still not ordinary. I thought I could finish her off with that last attack, but she defended against it again…’
Although it was almost impossible for her to beat me, Nyadan’s combat power was certainly not to be ignored.
The fact that she had pushed me this far,
And the fact that she had somehow managed to defend against that last attack, was enough to say that her combat power was at a sufficiently great level.
I’m not even joking, my current combat power is at a level where I can blow away 200 fodder soldiers with one swing of my sword.
The fact that she was able to defend against such a powerful attack was enough to give Nyadan’s combat power credit.
The only problem was,
That I, the one facing her, was too strong.
‘She doesn’t have any special attack methods like her dust explosion, but her raw stats are cheat-like without them… Anyway, shall we finish this soon?’
Since it would be reckless to take any more explosion attacks, I decided to end it without showing any mercy.
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The Hero was showing tremendous power simply by swinging his sword.
In this regard, Nyadan had to focus all her efforts on evading his attacks.
Kwaaang!!!
“Ugh!!!”
Every time he swung his sword, the ground burst apart,
Nyadan was taking damage to the point where her whole body was tingling just from the simple shockwaves that didn’t hit her directly.
What was even more shocking was that the Hero’s movement speed was superior to Nyadan’s, even while unleashing such overwhelming attacks.
‘Damn it! What kind of monster is this… Doesn’t he ever get tired? I heard rumors, but this is even worse!’
Nyadan began to feel a deep regret in her heart for having underestimated her opponent too much.
However,
Regardless of these emotions, she was still not giving up at this moment.
The Hero’s relentless attacks were indeed fierce.
In fact, even at this moment, she was barely dodging the Hero’s attacks by a hair’s breadth, or, when she couldn’t, she was raising her glaive to block them, even at the cost of taking damage.
Each time, she felt terrible pain, and her arms were gradually becoming a mess.
Her muscles had already ruptured, and her right arm, which was taking the brunt of the force, had a fractured bone.
If she tried to block his sword just once or twice more, her arm would break off first.
However,
Despite that, Nyadan was aware of it through his tattered armor.
That if she could get an explosion on him in the current situation, she would definitely have a chance.
However, unlike before, it was not easy to land a blow on him as he was moving and rampaging at a terrifying speed.
Due to the nature of dust explosions, prior preparation was necessary, and therefore it was necessary to restrain the opponent to some extent, so normal attacks could not reach him.
‘But… it’s not like there’s no way, but I might get caught up in it too.’
A method that could even be considered a mutual suicide depending on the situation.
However…
Despite that, Nyadan had already made up her mind at this moment.
If he was just a simple enemy, it would be one thing, but the one in front of her was a detestable being who was shaking the heart of her beloved Elisia.
If she could express her love by dealing a blow to such a person, she thought it wouldn’t be a bad ending either.
And as a result…
It was just when she thought all the preparations were finished.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, the Hero’s sword fell towards Nyadan as it was.
In response, Nyadan squeezed out all the remaining strength in her body and twisted the Hero’s sword as it was, wielding her glaive.
A tremendous pain was inflicted in an instant.
At the same time,
Nyadan let go of the glaive she was holding.
“Huh?”
The Hero momentarily lost his balance due to the sudden change in the direction of movement.
And Nyadan did not miss that gap and rushed in as it was.
“Wha… what?”
“Got… you!”
Nyadan hugged the Hero’s body with all her strength as it was.
In response, a momentary bewilderment appeared on the Hero’s face,
On the other hand, a deep smile began to form on Nyadan’s face.
And.
“For Elisia…”
Kwaaaang!!!!!
Another explosion occurred centering on her as it was.
Its power was at a level that surpassed the explosions that had been there until now, and the arena where the two were was covered with thick dust.
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“Ugh…”
“Hmm…”
The field of vision was obscured by the explosion that occurred in an instant.
In response, Elisia and Samuel, who were watching the match, automatically frowned slightly.
“Nyadan… is she okay?”
“I don’t know.”
Thickly obscured smoke and the lingering heat of the explosion that was still felt at this moment.
As she looked at it, Elisia began to feel concerned that something might have happened to her friend.
Of course, she also had some concern for the Hero in her heart, but frankly, that was by no means great.
That’s because Elisia already knew better than anyone else how ridiculous the Hero was.
And after a while…
The scene that did not deviate from her expectations began to be clearly seen in front of Elisia’s eyes.
“Kuh… Euh…”
“Hoo.”
The scene that appeared after the smoke cleared.
It was the Hero standing with his armor, which was almost in tatters, except for the helmet part.
And Nyadan’s figure lying at his feet.
“H-how can that be…”
“To be safe from such an explosion… I’ve heard rumors, but how can he be so strong…”
The Hero was standing in the still smoldering flames, exuding a tremendous sense of intimidation like an immortal.
As they watched this, the demons felt a heavy impression that went beyond simply looking at the winner of a duel.
“T-the winner is the Black Hero!”
With the host’s declaration of victory that followed, the Hero left the arena as it was.
Immediately after, Elisia jumped off her seat in a hurry and approached Nyadan, who was lying in the arena.
“A-are you okay, Nyadan?”
“..Cough.. Ugh… E… Elisia…”
Nyadan looked at her, struggling to open her eyes at her words.
Seeing this, Elisia let out a small sigh of relief, realizing that although her friend had suffered a major injury, her life was not in danger.
“I’m glad… I was worried that something might happen.”
“W-worried… about… me?”
Nyadan’s face began to turn red, perhaps because of the aftereffects of her injuries, at Elisia’s words.
Looking at her,
Elisia lifted her friend’s body as it was without hesitation.
Although she was still wearing her golden armor, which was still not of ordinary weight, it was easy for Elisia, whose strength had already far exceeded the ordinary level, to lift her up in a princess carry.
“!… E-Eli…”
“Stay still, I’ll take you to the treatment center. Anyway… why are you overdoing it unlike you? Did you want to become Narsil that much?”
“…No… that’s… not it…”
Nyadan lowered her head as it was, unable to say anything at Elisia’s words.
Looking at her, Elisia smiled lightly, thinking that this girl still needed her care.
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Elisia left her seat for a while to help her friend.
Meanwhile, Samuel, who was sitting next to her, immediately got up from her seat and used magic to go up to the arena, which was being quickly restored.
Samuel, wearing gauntlets, her main weapons, on both hands.
Immediately after, the figure of a newcomer in a reddish-brown robe, who had passed the preliminary round and came up this time, began to come into her eyes…
At the same time, she was thinking in her mind with a ●△● face as always.
‘That’s… a human?’
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