Chapter 194 : Chapter 194
Chapter 194 : Great War (4)
There are moments everyone wants to avoid.
Moments so fearful and terrifying that one wants to avoid them, but absolutely cannot.
For Luna, right now was such a moment.
Facing the moment she had wanted to turn away from so much, but could no longer do so, Luna bit her lips.
"Do you intend to block me?"
Vell Blackwood's voice, devoid of any emotion, sounded so painful to Luna.
"......I don't want to do that either."
"Then you can just move aside."
"That's...... not possible."
Luna also wished she could step aside from this spot more than anything.
But she cannot move aside.
The reason Luna was in this spot now was not simply Luna's will, but also because the covenant of the contract by the Golden Rule was included.
There was something Luna wanted.
For that, she could even do things she herself considered terrible.
"Move. This is the last warning."
White flames of the Divine Sword Levatein bloomed from Vell Blackwood's hand.
Although it seemed more like a fake created by Vell Blackwood's ability rather than the real Divine Sword Levatein, its power witnessed so far was almost comparable to the real one.
If she faced that, no matter if it was Luna, she could no longer be sure.
The time they had been apart wasn't that long, but now Vell Blackwood had become an opponent against whom even Luna couldn't easily imagine victory.
"......I can't do that."
Nevertheless, Luna did not back down.
No, she couldn't.
Because a contract was such a thing.
In the reality where she couldn't do this or that, Luna spoke with a tearful voice.
"......Just, can't you just stop here? We will also go back now. So please stop here."
The contract of the Golden Rule must certainly be kept, but it's not like there are no loopholes in a contract.
If Vell Blackwood stops now and Luna also withdraws, the situation can end without breaking the contract.
"I cannot do that. If I let that Demonic person go alive, things will get more serious."
However, Vell Blackwood seemed to have no intention of backing down even a little.
At Vell Blackwood's words, the Demonic person flinched and shouted.
"Who are you to end it as you please?! If you made a contract, kill that bastard!"
If he doesn't have skill, he should at least have tact, but at the words of the Demonic person barking daredevilishly without fear, Luna's gaze turned cold.
"You shut up."
"This b*tch......! If you leave me to die, it's a breach of contract. Got it?!"
"I know, me too."
Vell Blackwood, who was listening to that conversation from the side, extended the Divine Sword Levatein as if he had no intention of resolving the conflict through conversation anymore.
Since Luna also couldn't step aside, the two naturally had no choice but to face each other.
Pa-at!
Without saying who was first, the two people's figures moved.
Space Magic.
Spatial Peeling.
One of Luna's specialties, the Magic of Space, activated and tried to separate the space from Vell Blackwood's sword strike.
However, there was a fact Luna was missing.
The fact that one of the names of the Divine Sword Levatein is the sword that cuts magic.
Kwadeudeuk!!!
The space that should have clearly been separated collapsed entirely by the Divine Sword Levatein, and the white sword blade flew towards Luna.
"This─"
Luna couldn't hide her astonishment at the power much stronger than she had expected.
Luna used the unprepared Magic of Space again and widened the distance from Vell Blackwood.
Because of moving even the Demonic person who was with her, she felt a sensation of her whole body being torn as a momentary price.
"Kkueuk......."
Just a single exchange.
With just that, Luna's internal state was practically a mess.
At the same time, she had no choice but to realize the clearly revealed reality.
‘A fight using magic is disadvantageous.’
The Divine Sword Levatein possessed an absolute compatibility advantage, beyond overwhelming, in dealing with the Demonic and magic.
Adding to that Vell Blackwood's original power of destroying the Demonic, it wasn't strange that high-level Demonic persons were defeated so futilely.
Luna changed her stance.
She took out a sword she had kept in her space magic.
Blessing Sword Latale.
If it's this sword imbued with divine power, the power possessed by the Divine Sword Levatein would also be offset to some extent.
Usually, Luna rarely uses weapons, but she never hesitated at the moment she had to use them.
"......."
Even though they came to face each other with swords, no emotion could be read from Vell Blackwood's expression.
What is Vell Blackwood thinking right now?
Luna couldn't know that.
Because she didn't know, she was afraid.
Swaaek!
Two swords entangled and collided fiercely.
"......Keuk!"
Luna felt a fierce collision as if her grip was tearing.
Even though Luna was ahead of Vell Blackwood in objective strength clearly, she was rather pushed back.
Kang! Kaaang!!!
The Blessing Sword and the created Divine Sword clashed several times, and each other's sword strikes mingled.
Luna wasn't the type to believe much in the talk of swordsmen putting their will into the sword, but she could clearly feel at least one fact.
Vell Blackwood's sword was sharp, but even so, it didn't seem like it was aiming for Luna's life either.
That thought without a single word was read by Luna as well.
Ah, so it was like that.
I wasn't the only one afraid.
The moment she read that fear, Luna felt the fact that she was standing here right now so painfully.
Why, me, for what.
Leaving behind countless questions swirling in her head, Luna extended her sword.
Although Luna wasn't that skilled in handling a sword by actually moving her body, the overwhelming power and reaction speed possessed by the body of a Level 8 player made this exchange possible now.
‘Not Level 8. If I have to be precise, about mid to late Level 7.’
Clashing swords, Luna read Vell Blackwood's power, speed, and movements, and gauged Vell Blackwood's level.
Above all, Luna was in a state where she knew quite a lot about Vell Blackwood as she traveled with him in the past.
Starting from his identity, which is the biggest secret Vell Blackwood harbors, to the various firearms he uses.
The firearms Vell Blackwood uses have a cooldown time of a certain period after use, and that cooldown time applies separately for each firearm.
‘When fighting the Demonic persons at first, he used a total of five types of firearms.’
That could be seen as using all the firearms Luna knew, but she couldn't be relieved.
Because he might have obtained the ability to summon new firearms in the meantime, or there might be something he had hidden until now.
Even in a single exchange, dozens of thoughts tangled, and swords crossed again.
In power, stamina, speed, and reaction speed, Luna overwhelmed Vell Blackwood in all, but whenever the swords crossed, it was Luna's side that was pushed back.
There was a difference in the performance of the weapons, but above all, the biggest reason was the power of destroying the Demonic possessed by Vell Blackwood.
Luna is not a Demonic person.
However, she still harbored a certain amount of the Destruction Dragon's Demonic energy in her body.
In other words, it meant that Luna also couldn't be free from the power of destroying the Demonic possessed by Vell Blackwood.
"......Uup."
Luna felt as if gastric juices were about to pour out from the vibration ringing from inside.
No, maybe not gastric juices, but her organs might have been damaged and internal bleeding occurred.
On the other hand, how is Vell Blackwood's condition?
Despite dealing with high-level Demonic persons a while ago and facing Luna now, he only suffered a few minor injuries, and even those were rapidly recovering due to the authority possessed by the Orb of Water.
"That's...... cheating."
Everyone knows the usefulness of Elemental Orbs, but there are not many who possess Elemental Orbs.
Because the item called Elemental Orb itself was a legend among legends item where only one exists for each element in the first place.
Luna already knew the fact that Vell Blackwood possessed the Orb of Water, and she had actually benefited greatly from it in Akiro's Labyrinth.
However, becoming the position to face its owner directly, there was no unfairness like this unfairness.
‘War of attrition is disadvantageous.’
Then does she have to decide the outcome with a short-term decisive battle?
However, such a means inevitably has to be connected with huge magic through a contract, but the problem was that Vell Blackwood was the master of the Divine Sword Levatein now.
Since it would be easily countered if she tried to use a trump card against the Divine Sword Levatein, even if Luna wanted to shout a contract declaration, she couldn't.
Kaaang!!!
Due to the sword strikes fiercely continuing amidst all sorts of thoughts, Luna's Blessing Sword could no longer endure and broke.
Considering the value of the Blessing Sword, it broke somewhat futilely, but thinking that it endured this much against none other than the Divine Sword, it wasn't a waste.
At that moment.
Sss.......
The form of the Divine Sword Levatein, which seemed like it would exist forever, scattered, and soon disappeared.
For Luna, it was practically the end of a nightmare.
It should clearly be so.......
Looking at a gun starting to reveal its appearance in Vell Blackwood's hand before she knew it, Luna felt an even greater despair than a moment ago.
"......That's a bit dirty."
"Where is such a thing in a match?"
"Surely you aren't going to shoot that at me? Seeing those guys getting hit earlier, their heads were exploding pop-pop."
"If you get hit without it hurting, it will be okay."
"Do you even know how to shoot without it hurting?"
"I'll try."
In the conversation that was somewhat like the past, Luna felt a strange feeling.
Ah, I see.
We were still in a relationship where we could share such a conversation.
It might be a bit fortunate.
"That's a really grateful consideration!"
Luna burst into a fierce laugh and began to pour out indiscriminately the weapons she had kept until now from the space magic.
It was a method she didn't use in the past because it was a crazy act that yielded no cost-effectiveness at all, but now Luna had nothing to be picky about.
Swaesaesaesaek!!!
All sorts of weapons spewed from the space magic rushed towards Vell Blackwood.
Originally, it is common sense that such consumptive attacks cannot last long, but thanks to collecting quite a lot of weaponry while moving with Demonic persons recently, she was able to tie up Vell Blackwood's movements for a moment.
‘Now!’
At that moment when Luna, barely grasping one opportunity, swung her sword at Vell Blackwood.
Kkudeudeuk......!
Demonic energy of overwhelming momentum spewed from Vell Blackwood blocked Luna completely.
Luna also tried to counter it by spewing Demonic energy, but it was rather counterproductive against Vell Blackwood who possessed the power of destroying the Demonic.
"What kind of......!"
The opponent can use it as much as he wants, but if I use it, it rather backfires.
Amidst the unfairness she experienced exceptionally much today, Luna missed her sword and was completely suppressed.
Being completely suppressed like this without a single fatal injury was no different from meaning that the difference in level between the two was that large.
"......In the first place, it was a fight I couldn't win."
"Wait there."
Vell Blackwood spoke quietly and approached the fallen Demonic persons.
"D, don't come!"
"This fck!"
The Demonic persons screamed and tried to run away somehow, but they couldn't escape from Vell Blackwood's grasp.
Kwadeudeuk!!!
Demonic energy extended from Vell Blackwood tore and crushed all the Demonic persons like vicious tentacles.
It was powerful and terrible Demonic energy that even Luna had never seen until now.
To the extent that it reminded her of the Destruction Dragon.
Vell Blackwood, who killed all the Demonic persons, turned his steps and looked at Luna.
"Now the reason to fight must have disappeared, right?"
It was as Vell Blackwood said.
When all the Demonic persons Luna should have protected died, the covenant that had been binding Luna until now loosened momentarily.
Because the target to fulfill the contract disappeared regardless of Luna's will or ability.
"What is the reason you made a contract with the Hall of Subjugation?"
Even though she didn't say anything in particular, Vell Blackwood noticed at once that Luna made some kind of contract with the Hall of Subjugation.
Vell Blackwood knew.
Looking at Vell Blackwood who had become her only understander before she knew it, Luna felt her chest becoming choked up.
"I...... that is......."
Why did Luna make such a choice?
Why did she commit such a terrible thing even while making a contract with the Hall of Subjugation whom she didn't even want to associate with.
"Home, I want to go home."
Luna wanted to go back home.
To Luna, this world was too terrible a place, and at the same time, a fearful place.
No matter if she possessed the power of a strong player, Luna was still nothing but a tender young girl.
That is why Luna wanted to go back home even if she had to make a contract with the Hall of Subjugation.
"I, I......."
Luna poured out her wish she had been suppressing and suppressing until now.
"I want to see my mom......."
Luna burst into tears she had been holding back until now.