Solo Swordmaster

Episode #283. Common sense.

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[Oops, I’m sorry…]

“Are you having a hard time?”

[I can’t die, so I live.]

Yuna-kyung let out a pained voice.

Transformation is an act that puts a lot of strain on the body.

That’s why I didn’t use it as much as possible, but in that state, I even risked my life to play tag against Gula.

Yuna-gyeong, who is still a baby bird, had no choice but to lie down with muscle pain all over her body.

It was a bonus that part of the down was curly and tanned while avoiding the missile bombardment.

Still, it’s because there’s no need to put much effort into teasing the beak.

Li Qingyu, who was running fast, was half buried in her arms, and Yu Na-kyung asked a question.

[By the way, is the princess really okay?]

“Which one are you talking about?”

[My scary sister. It would be nice if I met the team leader, but if I couldn’t, it could be dangerous, right?]

“Yes, it could be dangerous.”

Li Qingyu nodded.

It was easy to guess that Ainsha wasn’t in a perfect state just by looking at Ainsha’s foreknowledge that she had to help Maia.

“But she won’t die.”

[…Why are you so sure?]

Yuna-kyung was puzzled.

It could be dangerous, but I wouldn’t die. In a sense, it sounded like an oxymoron.

Li Qingyu spoke calmly to her.

“Because that’s a fact proven by history.”

[History?]

“It’s the story of the Age of Heroes.”

The Age of Heroes, with many sword masters, was the most difficult period in human history.

This was especially true for the Seven Dragons.

Of course, the Sword Demon and the Sword Master were sharpening their swords at the Seven Dragons.

Even the 10 Sword Masters who were born after the Bronze Age ended, 7 of them were disciples who learned the sword from Limon.

It was inevitable that the majority of sword masters in history would become hostile to the Seven Dragons.

“We, who were called the Demonic Cult at the time, were the enemies of the whole world.”

Besides, the enemy of the Seven Dragons wasn’t just the Sword Master.

The god and the witch who were destroyed by the seven dragons.

The fairy kingdom that confronted the end.

People suppressed by the Seven Dragons, etc.

The Seven Dragons, who once dominated the world, had to face the grudge they had accumulated while losing their power.

As time went by, it became more like organized crime.

Literally the achievements of the world.

That was the Seven Dragons.

“There were so many people chasing us, and among them there were forces that drove us into a corner.”

Avengers united by resentment.

A hunter who coveted the treasure of the Seven Dragons.

Even the black magician who tried to use the princess as a sacrifice.

Among those who each pursued the Seven Dragons, there were those who reached the level of the absolute like the Great Witch and the Unmyeongsa, as well as rivaling the ranks of masters.

In addition, the Seven Dragons at the time were scattered in a point organization to avoid the sword master.

Thanks to that, there was never a single subjugation, but instead, it was difficult to stop such a small elite.

Even the princess was in danger several times.

“But in the end, only the sword master was able to kill the seven princesses.”

Even so, deaths of princesses were rare.

I managed to survive somehow and inherited the true blood.

In particular, when fighting one-on-one, even sword masters were able to defeat the princess, but in most cases they were unable to kill it.

The Golden Dragon Princess even made the sword and Billy the Kid run away.

“What do you think is the reason?”

[Uh… well? A lot of money?]

“Of course, that was one reason, but it wasn’t the only one.”

Li Qingyu chuckled.

Then he jumped over the branches and said meaningfully.

“That’s because we were the final bosses of a criminal organization looking to conquer the world.”

[…why is that the reason?]

Is this an explanation?

or is it a joke

Li Qingyu answered with a smile at Yu Na-kyung, who tilted her head at the words that she couldn’t understand.

“Isn’t it common sense that the final boss has a phase 2?”

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Diego was confident.

No matter how much Limon is poisoned by the venom condensed tens of thousands of times of the scorpion’s venom, it will not be able to withstand it any longer.

So, with this one blow, Limon could be finished off.

“Cool!”

It was because of that carelessness.

It was an unexpected counterattack.

Diego vomited a handful of blood from the shock that pierced his heart, and slowly raised his head.

And it hardened.

Maia, who had been moaning and struggling until just a moment ago.

Even when she was looking at him with an expressionless face that didn’t feel any pain at all.

Even when he landed on the ground with his feet, suddenly striking Limon, who was holding him, flying away.

At the same time, it wasn’t because of her island corn that cut through his body, which had been strengthened transcendentally through [Beelzebub] like cheese, and dug into his heart.

Instinctive sense acquired by absorbing insects.

It was because from the moment Maia’s pupils became narrower and their eyes met, she started screaming.

run away right now

This isn’t hunting.

If you want to live, you must avoid it.

‘What the hell is this…!’

Kwadeuk!

Confused by an incomprehensible situation, Diego faithfully followed his instincts.

He risked his heart being ripped out, and pulled himself back to increase distance from Maia.

After gaining the life force of an insect, he did not die at least this much.

While Diego, who had withdrawn like that, regenerates his heart.

Maia’s lips parted slightly.

“Ah…”

“AAAAAAA…!”

“■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■!”

At first, as thin as a moan.

Later, as ferociously as a scream.

Her voice, which grew louder and louder, at some point turned into a howl of a beast.

So, the moment you want to shake the heavens and the earth with only sound waves as the voice goes beyond the audible range of humans.

change has begun.

Woo-woo-woo-deuk!

Scales sprout from thin-skinned areas such as the inner thighs and armpits to cover vital points.

The round auricle becomes pointed in a triangular shape, and instead of soft flesh, it is covered with a thin but hard film.

Her hair, which had been neatly arranged, came loose and two horns sprouted.

Chow!

As if it’s the last.

she curled up

Immediately after the back part was wriggling.

A pair of gigantic wings protruding from the shirt flapped loudly to create the wind.

when all those changes are over.

There was no longer a princess of the green dragon clan who was weak and weak but pessimistic and cynical.

Even though they resembled humans, only beasts that could never be seen as humans had their frenzied eyes on them.

“This is…”

The moment I saw it for the first time.

The thought that came to Diego’s mind was ‘beautiful’.

It is not an evaluation of beauty.

Natural beauty that does not feel any distortion or imbalance that should normally exist in variations.

Even though it is a living creature, it is a functional beauty that does not feel unnecessary at all.

Even the beauty of humans and the innocence of monsters are exquisitely balanced.

Even in the Forest Guild, where many monster-type players gathered, he had never seen it before and never imagined he would see it.

purer and more

the most perfect

too virtuous.

Her figure, which is on a different level from artificial transformation, made Diego swallow dry saliva.

and right after that.

Diego realized.

This isn’t a transformation.

Rather, her usual human appearance was a lie, and this was her essence.

Also, what should we call this essence?

Even though he had never seen him, Diego knew it so naturally.

“Dragon?”

Did you know that you called yourself?

Or is it because of the power of black magic?

After transforming, Maia, who had been hardened like a statue, slowly looked back at Diego.

Creepy!

The moment I met her eyes.

Diego, forgetting all the feelings he had harbored earlier, reflexively spurred the ground and fled.

‘It must be avoided!’

He had been fighting with the determination to risk his life just a little while ago.

Instinct acquired from insects.

And the frenzied eyes, as if watching prey.

The gap as an absolute ‘species’ that a mere insect cannot overcome even if hundreds of millions of trillions gather.

It made Diego run away without hesitation.

It’s so simple that I want to get away from her even a little bit, but that’s why it’s all the more desperate.

“omg!”

but right after that.

Diego freaked out and had no choice but to stop.

I hadn’t even taken a few steps.

It was because Maia, who had been in front of him until a while ago, appeared behind him before he knew it.

Papababat!

no matter how fast you speed it up.

Even if it moves zigzag irregularly.

The result was the same.

It seems that he will not tolerate anything that dares to run away.

In an instant, Maia jumped out in front of Diego and blocked him.

It was because he moved at such a terrifying speed that even Diego, who had acquired physical abilities that surpassed even the monarch, could barely see the remnants.

‘This crazy…!’

The barely regenerated heart throbs.

Until your armor is drenched in sweat.

Diego, who tried to run away dozens of times within a few seconds and couldn’t take a few steps from his place, eventually gritted his teeth.

“Okay, if you really want to die, I’ll kill you!”

I can’t escape anyway

In that case, all you have to do is knock it down!

Once he made his decision, Diego did not hesitate any longer.

Instead, he pulled back the pile bunker as hard as he could with his thick arms, raising the power of the insects he had absorbed to the limit.

The punching power of a mantis clam that punches with about 2500 times its body weight.

The leaping power of a bubble bug that jumps up to a height over 100 times its own body.

The strength of a rhinoceros beetle that can lift 50 times its own body weight.

Also cockroaches, scorpions, spiders, etc.

It amplifies the abilities gathered from all kinds of bugs and raises the already transcendent physical ability to the next level.

Then, he put all his strength into the pile bunker and stabbed Maia’s heart, which was blocking his path.

Its power is truly lethal.

whether the opponent is a monarch.

or god

It was the strongest blow with transcendental power and speed that could pierce it in the moment when it could not even react.

chin!

“…?!”

That’s why.

Diego hardened.

No, I had to harden it.

He also performed exquisite martial arts.

It’s not like I used mystical powers.

It was because he couldn’t believe that the blow that contained all his power was caught in Maia’s hand.

“Let go!”

Diego reflexively tried to retrieve the pile bunker.

But the effort was in vain.

Even though he was squeezing tremendous muscle strength to the extent that even Gula, who had turned into a giant monster, could be pushed away.

Even if she pulled with that enormous force, Maia’s slender arms didn’t budge, and she couldn’t pull out the pile bunker that her fingers were gripping.

What followed was rather the opposite.

Maia dragged Diego’s body by pulling on the pile bunker.

Exactly within reach of your own hand.

Whoops!

“What!?”

Right after that, Diego freaked out.

The moment Maia grabbed her arm with her free hand.

The armor was crushed in the shape of a finger, and even the arm began to be crushed like a matchstick caught in a presser.

“Billion oh oh oh oh!”

Diego struggled to free his hand somehow.

waving your arms

pull your finger

Kicking and doing all sorts of things.

However, to the shame of her struggles, she squeezed Diego’s arm to the size of a real matchstick.

don’t write anything

Only by using evil power.

It was fortunate that the sense of pain was blocked.

Kwak!

But Diego couldn’t be relieved.

No, it was rather frightening.

Because Maia grabbed his other arm this time.

Then, as before, he widened his eyes as he saw his arm slowly being crushed.

‘This is…’

You don’t need complicated skills or great abilities to defeat the enemy.

You just need to be faster and stronger.

Diego has always believed that way, so he has developed himself in the direction of acquiring better physical abilities.

But at this moment.

He realized the fatal problem of that belief.

It means that no matter how strong a force is, it has no choice but to be crushed in front of a more overwhelming force.

‘…It’s a monster.’

Seven Arks.

Constellation Descent.

characteristics of insects.

Even the power of black magic.

I used all of that to gain power that surpasses even gods.

An irrational creature that even crushes itself like a worm with only its pure physical abilities.

the purest in the world

That’s why it’s the most terrifying.

the most beautiful nonetheless.

A monster crushes his arm.

Twist both legs with both hands and tear them apart.

To rip open the intestines with slender fingers and tore them to shreds.

And as he felt his hand reach for the only remaining neck for the last time, Diego turned to blood and flesh.

Ranked 7th among the 12 ghosts of the Liberation Brigade.

It was the cruel end of the codename Demon, who had gained power beyond even the monarch by conspiring in the Forest Guild.