122 第三十話：虚影の王⑤ (1/2)

I was calm in the face of the cleansing light that was destroying all the undead.

Strong. My first fight was one-sided. When I went to Epe's inn to return the sword, he was shaken and not at his best.

But this time he attacked head-on. I don't know how he did it, but he knew that Senri and I were there and he was determined to kill us.

Even though they are third level, they are definitely heroes who control the blessing.

Seeing the light bullets raining down on them, and seeing Nevira rushing at them from beyond, I am convinced.

She's stronger than when I met her before.

I'm going to damage her with Photon Rain, and then I'm going to take advantage of that.

I didn't need to worry about it, I had only one choice.

The light was pouring down all around me. I made up my mind, scolded my aching body, and flew to the side.

Lefley makes a small sound.

”What?

!

The light burns the body. It's not the same as Sable's curse, but it's a different kind of pain, like being burned by the fires of hell.

I rolled over and hugged Senri, protecting her.

I can see that the light is trying to bring me back to the corpse I should be, but my vision is flickering with pain, and I can't even scream, but my thoughts are calm.

I'm stronger. Maybe he's been training since the day Senri disappeared with me.

But nothing's changed.

The sharpened killing intent in his attacks is impressive, but that's it.

They're stronger, but that's it. They haven't changed at all.

They've been hit by ......'s Photon Rain, and they're barely damaged!　Watch out!

It's working!

I can feel the will to fight ripping through my back. I can feel the strong power of light.

In the past, I had very little experience in combat with superior players, and could only run around in a desperate manner. Now I have an indicator to measure them. Senri.

Lefley and the others have grown stronger. But I'm getting stronger.

I knew that even if Lefley's Photon Rain hit me full force, it wouldn't be enough to fill my abyss.

A beastly roar rises from my back. The holy silver weapon given to all demise knights was swung down.

--It was met by Senri, who slipped easily out of her arms.

He rolled to the side to check the situation.

Senri's sword is always beautiful, no matter how many times you see it. The straight, swift strikes are probably not necessary to cleanse the undead.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

A violent sound echoes through the air. Nevilla roars.

”You bastard!　Haven't you woken up yet?

You're looking in the wrong place. Senri's eyes were not clouded from the start.

The mace is flung wide by Senri's blow. Nevilla's face contorts.

Senri and Nevilla are different in size and gender, but for a Knight of the End who can enhance his physical abilities with a blessing, this is of little consequence.

You can't kill me!

I'm not sure if they thought Senri was going to be intimidated by me or not.

No, of course not. Senri isn't stupid enough to be manipulated by me. That's why I've been careful not to betray her as much as possible.

How could Lefley and the others want to kill me, the one that Senri, who was stronger than they, was protecting, the one that Senri, who they were trying to save, was protecting?

End, are you okay?

Sort of.

It hurts. If I were a human, I'd be dead for sure, but since I'm dead, I can afford it.

Maybe I'm stronger than Lefley and the others now.

I'm probably stronger than Lefley and the others now because I have a lot of combat experience. I know the tricks of the demise knights through Senri.

Lefley, who seems to have grasped the situation in an instant, shouts.

”Nevilla, hold that side!　Photon Rain.

End!

It's sweet, sweet. In that sense, Epe's ”Soul Release” from a great distance was a very clever move.

Perhaps Epe knows exactly what we are.

The Knights of the End are not evil. So perhaps time will heal the tragedy. Even if I'm killed, Senri will come to terms with it.

But Senri isn't the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone try to kill him right in front of her.

If I were them, I'd plan an assassination. You can't talk a stubborn senri out of it.

I swung my ”Light Eater” at the rain of light, which had become denser because I had narrowed its range to me.

My heart was roaring. The power of the vampire is the power of blood, and its source is the heart. The heart is the source of the vampire's power. The vampire's instincts are roaring in battle at the attack of its natural enemy.

Senri said that light-eaters are also made of metal that absorbs blessings.

The jet-black blade produced the result I had in mind. The light that touched the blade disappeared as if swallowed by it. Some of it will not be erased and will pierce you, but you can withstand it if you are prepared.

The Lord has left me with something good.

”You drowned it out!　How could he have done that on the first hit?

Oh, yeah. First shot would've done the same thing. But you don't understand, Lefley.

”I'm madly in love with Senri!

So it's only natural that I should try to hold on to her heart. I'm expressing it with my whole body, with my life!

I'm trying to express it with my whole body, with my whole life!” ”I'm mad at my natural enemy. ...... I never thought this would happen.

Lord is lamenting for some reason. I stepped forward hard.

I walked past Nevilla, who was exchanging weapons with Senri. My target-- Lefley.

His handsome face flushes in surprise.

You didn't think I'd still be hunted, did you?

Already the fear that was etched in my mind when I was decapitated has vanished. Knowing the path I've taken since then, I'm sure they'll understand.

”I won't kill you!　Senri will be sad!

”......

Think about it. I don't kill innocent people. Senri gave me his blood, but my innocence remains intact.

A vampire who's done nothing and a knight in shining armor who wants to kill him. To the world, the demon knight is right, but not to Senri.

It's ironic that one of the reasons Senri was so highly regarded was because of his virtue, protecting the poor vampire.

Lefley holds up his sword. A light shines on the sword, which is slightly wider and longer than Senri's.

It's the sword that beheaded me. The wound where it once severed my head hurts.

I know. The sword of a demon knight is a sword of evasion and passivity. We've gone toe-to-toe.

Lufrey, are you sure you're stronger than Senri?

There's a terrible pain rushing through my brain. Sable's curse. But I won't skimp.

Scolding my knees from shattering, I slammed ”Light Eater” into the floor as hard as I could in front of Lefley, who was standing ready.