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Episode 382 I knew you'd be here. (4)

Raviere stepped back, creating a black shield right in front of him. However, Giselle's sword was a little faster.

Choaaaak!

"Crunch!"

His chest was cut long and blood gushed out. His body wasn't completely torn apart, but it was a serious wound that showed his bones.

Raviere stepped back repeatedly with a pained expression. Only after he had gained enough distance did he shout.

"How could you!"

This was an attack that burned the life force of the knights and added his own strength to it. Normally, any knight would have been reduced to ashes in an instant.

The power was so strong that even a master would suffer serious injuries.

Indeed, Jiselle's body was not in good condition either.

Cheeeeeee!

Blisters rose up all over his body as if he had been burned, and his hair was also scorched as if it had been distorted by the flames.

The body visible through the torn clothes had parts where flesh had been torn off to the point where bones were visible.

Nevertheless, Giselle was smiling fiercely, showing her white teeth.

After confirming Giselle's appearance, Raviere put his hand on his chest and smiled.

"Are you still laughing? You're bluffing. Do you think you can fight me with those injuries?"

Swish… … .

As he released the black aura, the wound on his chest began to heal. It truly had the same effect as divine power.

But even he could not completely heal the wound. This was because the energy of Giselle still remained and ran wild within the healed wound.

Raviere, who had finished healing by clicking his tongue, continued speaking.

"To have survived that attack and still have this much energy left… …. It's not for nothing that they call you a Master. But do you think you can fight properly with that body?"

Giselle's body was horribly mangled.

Even for Jiselle, who had fought countless battles, this was the first time she had received such a wound. That was how powerful Raviere's attack was.

"Phew, Earl of Fenris!"

Porisco came running in surprise. He is a timid person, but quick-witted.

He knew that if Earl Fenris died here and now, his own life would be in danger.

"I, I will cure you!"

Porisco unleashed his divine power with all his might. It seemed that he had never used divine power so desperately in his life.

Cheeeeek!

However, Jiselle's body did not heal easily. Unfortunately, the divine power he possessed was quite poor.

In the first place, he was a person who rose to the position of bishop through politics, not through divine power.

But even if it was crude, divine power was divine power. It should have healed, even if only slightly, but strong resistance was felt in various places of the wound.

It felt like a strong rejection of the goddess's divine power, like the 'eternal punishment' that had befallen Gillian's daughter, Rachel.

"Hey, why isn't this getting better?"

"Kukukukuk… … ."

Raviere laughed heartily as he looked at the flustered Porisco.

Unless you have a very strong divine power, you can't easily heal yourself from your attacks. That's why you don't even care about Porisco.

If not, he would have to overcome it on his own. But Earl Fenris was so badly wounded that he no longer seemed to have the strength to do so.

"We have to deal with this quickly before the others arrive."

With such a commotion happening in the heart of the capital, troops will arrive soon. A black aura began to gather in Raviere's hand.

Looking at Ravière like that, Giselle took a deep breath and started walking again.

Damn it.

Raviere smiled again as he watched Giselle approaching him limping.

"You're so stubborn. How on earth are you going to fight me with that body?"

Ddddddddd!

He didn't stop talking, but gathered more strength.

Still, he was a master and had already withstood one attack. It seemed like he would need to use a little more strength to kill him in one breath and leave.

Damn it.

Jiselle walked slowly towards Raviere without saying a word, still limping from her wounds.

"With this kind of power, what is he so afraid of that he joins hands with the Duke and does tricks behind his back?"

Raviere smiled at Giselle's question.

"It just wasn't the right time."

"What on earth is this 'period' you guys are talking about?"

"Is there a reason I should explain?"

Jiselle stopped walking for a moment and looked at Raviere with deep eyes.

As we talked, I began to guess something.

"So it was you guys?"

"What are you talking about?"

"You mean the ones who release strange monsters all over the continent to drive people to despair? Is that what you call 'envy'?"

"… …Who the hell are you?"

Raviere's expression hardened.

That's something that even those tracking them don't really know.

And yet, a mere lord of the North knows one of their plans.

This was something I couldn't just ignore. I had to find out where the information was leaking from.

"How on earth did you know that?"

"well...."

Jiselle didn't answer properly and just walked away again.

'So that's what it was.'

His insight and intuition did not miss even the smallest clue. Even so, it was only a feeling, but it was confirmed by Raviere's reaction.

These guys are the ones behind the start of the time of tribulation.

And the fact that the time of tribulation is not far away means that these guys have also completed most of their preparations.

"There's more work to be done ahead of time."

Damn it.

Raviere was deeply troubled as he watched Giselle approaching him limping.

'How do you know us?'

'Where did the information leak out?'

'Should I catch that guy?'

No matter how much he ponders, there is no way he will find an answer unless he knows that Jiselle is a regressor.

Eventually, Raviere concluded that he had to capture Giselle and find out the answer, either by mind control or torture.

Even if he was a master, looking at his current physical condition, it seemed like he could easily catch him.

'First of all, I'll definitely make him incapable of fighting… … .'

Raviere looked at Giselle, who was slowly approaching him, and thought about it.

'huh?'

Then, at one moment, he felt something strange.

Cheeeeeeek!

Reddish steam was pouring out from all over Giselle's wounds. It was concerning that she was smiling and approaching him so leisurely, even though her wounds were obviously serious.

At some point, Giselle, who had been limping, was walking straight.

Damn it.

Jiselle takes another step.

Damn it.

Cheeeeeeek!

Raviere's eyes began to grow bigger.

Damn it.

With each step she took, Giselle's wounds disappeared and new skin grew. Her burnt hair fell out and new hair grew and swayed.

"Wh, what… … ."

Raviere looked incredulous. Not only did he expend all his energy, but his wounds healed so quickly!

I've never heard of Earl Fenris having such abilities.

Thud, thud, thud.

Jiselle's steps became faster and faster.

His body was still trying to recover even as he walked.

Jiselle is already overflowing with mana thanks to Dark. As long as she doesn't die instantly, recovering it isn't a problem.

"Yes, what on earth are you!"

Raviere let out a scream of horror and stretched out his hands.

Kwaaaaang!

Black lightning shot out from his hand. At the same time, the Aura blade shot up again from Giselle's sword.

grasp!

Kwaaaaang!

As Jiselle swung her sword, lightning cracked and turned the surrounding buildings into dust.

Raviere flinched and prepared for his next attack, but before he could, Giselle came up to him in an instant.

"You still can't fight."

What good is having so much power if you don't know how to use it properly?

Before Raviere could react, Giselle smiled and swung her sword.

Paaak!

"Kwaaah!"

Raviere managed to turn his body while emitting divine power, but was unable to completely avoid the attack.

He quickly stepped back, covering his wound with one hand with a pained expression. His other arm had been severed from the shoulder.

"Ugh… … ."

Raviere breathed divine power into the cut wound, but the wound did not heal.

For some reason, the energy contained in the wound was raging even stronger than before. No, rather than raging, it felt like it was trying to dig deeper into my body.

It seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time to get rid of this energy and heal properly.

"Is this… … your true power… … ."

Raviere muttered, his face paler than before.

He possesses powers that surpass those of a 7th circle wizard. That is why he holds a fairly high position in the religious order.

In addition, the power called divine power is more effective when fighting enemies. This is because it does not easily fall due to its unique recovery and defense power.

But for Earl Fenris, who was capable of self-healing, such advantages did not seem to mean much.

'Should I try harder… … .'

He looked at Jiselle in front of me with serious eyes. If I use more force here, it will be really dangerous.

But if I didn't use my strength, I could die like this. I had to decide the outcome while my opponent was at ease.

Indeed, Jiselle waved her sword with great ease.

"Do you want to surrender and call it quits? Or do you want to die here?"

"Ugh, kekekeke… … ."

The look in Raviere's eyes changed as he smiled self-deprecatingly.

Krrrr!

Suddenly, an intense purple light began to emanate from his two eyes. Wings made of black energy burst out from his back and fluttered.

Even from the fingernails of his only remaining hand, black auras flashed like lightning and grew longer.

A rippling black energy rose up and enveloped every part of his body. He looked like a demon.

When Porisco saw that, he sat down again.

"Ah, the devil! The devil has appeared! Oh, the goddess!"

But Giselle wasn't surprised at all. It was as if she had expected Raviere to act like that.

Raviere said to Giselle, baring his teeth.

"I really don't like that kind of leisure."

Kwaaang!

Raviere shot towards Giselle as fast as light. He approached her in an instant and waved his hand.

Thud!

Jiselle, who had raised his sword to block the attack, stepped back as if he had been kicked. Before he could even adjust his posture, Raviere rushed in again.

The power and speed were incomparable to anything before.

"Die!"

Raviere waved his hand with a joyful laugh. There was no way he could use such great power and still not kill the little thing in front of him.

Whirlwind.

Jiselle's body, which had been staggering, spun around to avoid Raviere's attack. At the same time, a sword fell on Raviere's head.

"Crunch!"

Kaaaaang!

Although Raviere blocked the attack with amazing reflexes, Giselle's movements did not stop there.

Kagagagagaga river!

In an instant, dozens of sword strikes rained down on Raviere.

Raviere blocked all of those attacks, but no matter how many times he counterattacked, he couldn't hit Giselle's body properly.

His attacks only cut through the air. Even when he managed to land a hit, it was blocked by Giselle's sword at some point. Raviere began to grow increasingly impatient.

'What? Why doesn't it fit properly?'

It's clear that you have the upper hand in strength and speed. You can feel it even without looking at it.

None of Earl Fenris's attacks had any effect on him. No matter which direction the attack came from, his amazing senses and physical abilities allowed him to sense it in an instant.

Even if it missed, this powerful body was strong enough to block the attack.

The problem was that movement. The moment Raviere attempted to counterattack, Count Fenris had already disappeared from sight.

'Ugh... ... Are you saying that even with this kind of power, you can't overpower me?'

He tended to look down on the Masters of the Continent, thinking that his power was greater than theirs.

But now I realize the weight of the name Master.

'The technology gap is this big!'

A master is not simply someone who is strong. He is someone who has trained himself endlessly and has risen to that position on his own.

The technology that reached its peak in the process was not something that could be cut with simple force.

As a priest of the church, Raviere was not in charge of combat, so naturally he had little interest in combat.

This is because he could defeat most anyone with just the power he received.

However, when he met a superhuman who had overcome his limitations, things did not go as planned. If it weren't for the great power he possessed, he would never have been able to withstand the attacks he had just now.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two moved so fast that they were invisible to others. Every time they collided, a powerful shock wave spread around and destroyed the building.

Yet neither of them managed to inflict fatal injuries on the other.

Although Raviere had the advantage in strength and speed, he could not keep up with Giselle's techniques.

Porisco, who was crawling away and trying to avoid the spot, muttered while shivering.

"Oh, how a demon like that would appear in the capital… … It's the end times, the end times described in the Book of Revelation have arrived… … ."

It's fortunate that Earl Fenris is my master. Otherwise, I would have died the moment I hit here.

"But that demon… … . I think I've seen it in the scriptures… … ."

The scriptures describe many figures of demons. Suddenly, Porisko thought he had read a passage about that demon.

"S, no way… … ."

Porisco, who was searching his memories, looked at Raviere, who was fighting with Giselle, with eyes filled with fear.

"Joe, the demon who announces the end of the world… … ."

Just before Porisco could fully recall his memories, numerous knights and soldiers came rushing in.

"Hey, I'm alive! Help me! The devil has appeared!"

The scriptures flew out of Porisco's mind in an instant. He was only interested in his own safety, regardless of the devil or anything else.

Several knights stepped back, supporting him as he could barely walk.

Immediately, Toleo, the commander of the Marquis of Branford's knighthood, shouted loudly.

"Block the area! We'll catch that monster first!"

Kwaaang!

Giselle and Raviere clashed again and bounced off each other. Toleo didn't miss the opportunity and stepped in.

He attempted a threatening attack, as befitting a knight of the highest rank.

"Ugh!"

A sword wrapped in intense blue mana flew towards Raviere.

Kaang!

Raviere quickly raised his arm to block the sword. However, the other knights did not miss the gap and attacked.

"Damn, you guys!"

In terms of skills, Ravier is inferior to even a junior knight. In addition, the knights of the Marquis are all of the best.

But Raviere made up for all those differences with his strength.

Kwaaaaang!

As he unleashed his power, a translucent black sphere appeared around him, knocking all of the Marquis' knights back.

It was a powerful force that could push back even the highest-level Toleo.

But Giselle didn't miss that brief moment and flew in and swung her sword.

Kwaaaaang!

Raviere, who had barely managed to block it, took advantage of Giselle's power and retreated.

Flutter!

In that moment, the black wings behind Raviere fluttered. He floated into the air and glared at Giselle as he spoke.

"This time, just step aside… … . Next time, I will definitely cut off your head and offer it on the altar… … ."

If we had more time, we could certainly kill Earl Fenris. But now it's really dangerous.

Never before has his presence and power been exposed for so long. So many people have seen him.

And no matter how strong Raviere was, he could not deal with Count Fenris and the powerful knights of the capital.

Flutter!

Raviere rose higher and higher, his face distorted.

Toleo and the knights threw spears filled with mana, but Raviere leisurely knocked them away and quickly disappeared.

Until Raviere disappeared like that, Giselle didn't take any particular action.

I just focused my mind and had a short conversation with the being in my consciousness.

'Stay as close as you can, Dark.'

Giselle had no intention of just letting Raviere go.