I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 326
326. Whose side are you on? (7)
It feels like the sandbags that were binding my body have all fallen away. Deon, who had stumbled for a moment, quickly regained his balance and absentmindedly clenched and unclenched his fists, feeling a breathless sense of freedom.
It was an unexpected benefit.
‘Is this… what they did?’
It looks like Jin’s main axis was touched while making a fuss somewhere. It definitely helped… but I’m still not very happy.
Anyway, it is true that you ignored my advice and entered this dangerous place.
‘The Jindo has collapsed, so there’s no need to get caught, so I guess they’ll come all the way here looking for me…’
There’s no way the heroes will just ignore the appearance of the perfect hostage.
So, even if you scold them, it would be better to quickly resolve this situation first.
The shackles are gone, but there is no need to stick to the old fighting methods. It was enough to control and shake the atmosphere, and the spirit that had been deliberately chased away returned the moment it recognized the presence of the crazy dogs.
Deon, who seemed to have regained his strength and composure, glanced at the heroes with eyes whose madness had already subsided, and grinned.
“It looks like our bastards will be here soon, so let’s get this over with before they do.”
“….”
…The aloof atmosphere from the beginning has returned.
As for ‘us bastards’, there is only one order of murderous knights, so why? Weakness is coming. Alethea frowned at the indescribable ominousness.
“…no way.”
A unique relaxed attitude and a confident attitude that directly announces that those who will become a weakness are coming. He even confidently stated that he could finish it before they arrived.
There is only one thing to point out. She quickly took out the amulet from her pocket and threw it away. The heroes watching around were shocked, but didn’t care.
“As expected…”
Despair rose to the top of my head.
“The camp has collapsed.”
“…!”
“You can throw away the amulet. “In the current situation, the amulet is just a useless piece of paper.”
“So…”
Even when Jin was there, the battle was not easily resolved and the battle continued without progress, but now the shackles that had suppressed the warrior’s movements were gone. The heroes were astonished.
…Astonishment soon turned into despair, and despair turned into resignation.
Alethea’s expression distorted as she read the visibly depressed atmosphere.
“…come to your senses. “Even if I die, I have to struggle at least.”
Why are people who are humanity’s last hope so weak?
No matter how hopeless the situation is, you cannot simply give up your neck.
In fact, she opened her mouth in a calm tone when the hand holding the sword was trembling with so much strength.
“You don’t know, right? “It might be possible to die with Deonhardt.”
“….”
“I give up survival. If you attack, you will die anyway, and if you run away, you will die. “No matter what we do, we’ll die, so let’s die together with Deon Hart if possible.”
So hold your weapon properly.
I hear a cry inside my arms saying no. A desperate scream sounded as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was disappearing. Alethea, who had already made up her mind and hesitated for a moment as it was her first time hearing her brother’s voice like this, calmly took out the communicator and destroyed it.
He aimed his sword at Deon Hart, who was watching this with interest.
“You are truly the worst person in history. Even if you die, you won’t be comfortable, and even if you don’t die here, you will end up unhappy. “You will be punished.”
“…I would like to say that mentioning the afterlife and talking about heavenly punishment is a mental victory for the losers…”
Deon grinned.
“First of all, I will not deny that he is the worst person in history.”
***
As long as the camp was broken and there were no hostages to hold back, the outcome was instantaneous.
Even if you fight in a perfectly prepared state, it is not enough. How can you stop the hero when you have already consumed a lot of stamina in the previous battle?
‘Damn it…’
All the melee heroes were dead. To be precise, we should say that everyone died except for Alethea herself.
As her legs were broken and one of her arms was blown off, Alethea could only watch helplessly as Deon Hart picked up the weapons lying near the corpses of the melee heroes and leisurely cleared away the ranged heroes.
‘I don’t know why they don’t kill me and leave me alone…’
I guess they are planning to kill him last because he is a member of the royal family. The eyes, which had lost all interest and had died, quietly followed Deonhardt’s movements.
Eventually, Deon Hart, who had organized all the heroes, turned towards her.
He put the tip of his sword to his throat and asked, his unreadable red eyes shining.
“As the situation progressed, something suddenly occurred to me.”
A light tone, as if it were pure curiosity.
“I know your highness has good sense. “Didn’t you have a feeling that you would die in this battle?”
“…That can’t be right.”
I burst into laughter.
Persimmon clearly warned. I warned you more strongly than ever. I told you to stop making that choice immediately because you were going to die.
Deonhardt gave an expression of incomprehension.
“…Even though you knew that, you came just because you became a ‘hero’…?”
“yes. So, let’s stop repeating meaningless questions and answers.”
Alethea laughed sharply.
“Just kill me.”
“…Do you have any last words you would like to leave?”
“I don’t have anything to say, but there is something I want to say. I wanted to say this the whole time I saw you….”
“….”
“You’re unlucky, so stop using the honorific. “When did you use informal language? Why are you speaking politely now?”
…These are my last words.
The tip of the sword, which had been shaking subtly ever since she uttered the swear word ‘bastard’, was visibly shaken by the sharp remark.
For a moment, my eyes widened at the unexpected sight I saw for the first time in my life.
“…then.”
Deon swung his sword.
Blood splattered. The blood that slowly rose every time the heroes died, not knowing whether it was a hallucination or reality, also suddenly increased in level.
…Do you know what? Aletea Desert, who was sitting in her seat, appeared to be submerged from head to head in blood.
Realizing once again that I had gone crazy, I was quietly looking down at the swelling that had swallowed up part of my ribs just below my chest, and the commotion I heard in the distance gradually got closer.
“There it is! Leader!!”
“Are you okay?!”
I finally found it!
The Lofty Knights, who defeated the Primiro Knights faster than expected due to the joining of the divided personnel, quickly reached Deon Hardt.
A shout of joy and concern reached Deon, who was in a somewhat dazed state. Only then did he come to his senses and look back at those who were calling him. The eyes cooled as they scanned the familiar face.
“…you guys.”
“Your boss! “We’re here!”
“Why did you come.”
A voice as cool as the eyes.
Stop. Those who were approaching hesitated for a moment. Either way, Deon scolded his subordinates who came to visit without permission.
“I must have given an ‘order.’ “Why did you come?”
“….”
“This is disobeying orders. What I’m saying is that it doesn’t even sound like a horse? Why did you think you didn’t have to obey it because it was the ‘last command’?”
If the timing had been a little off or the situation on the way had been a little off, they would most likely have died.
I know he came because he was worried about me, but I was angry.
‘Who cares about whom?’
I need to know my topic.
The level of anger was greater than expected, so Deon could never speak kindly even as he clearly saw the smiles disappearing from the mad dogs’ faces.
“Now I’m being funny, right?”
“…Captain…”
Those who were quietly watching the fierce anger that threatened to kick them out of this place at any moment quietly opened their mouths.
He ignored the remarks made earlier and ignored them, and only asked one question.
“Are you okay?”
“….”
“I know that even if you get hurt, you will recover quickly, but the pain will still be the same… You weren’t hurt too much, right?”
“…Ugh….”
Blood pours out as if it will swallow me up. Deon’s expression fell as he heard the cautious questions of his men standing in the middle of a sea of blood.
“Why on earth did you come?…”
A different voice from before came out, filled with moisture.
Tuk. The weapon I was holding fell. The knights who were looking at him, who was standing still like a statue, noticed his mood getting worse and slowly approached him.
“I heard you were cursed.”
There was no need to ask who I heard it from.
“…Devil.”
That bastard blew the air. I said something useless.
At the very least, there is probably no special reason. There is no reason for a child to catch a dragonfly and tear its wings off. I guess it was just an impromptu move.
Damn you. Deon, who had a different target for his anger, hardened his expression and gritted his teeth.
“…I’m okay. “If it was going to be a problem, something would have happened a long time ago.”
“There’s no way it’s going to be okay. “Don’t lie.”
“I said it’s okay. “Why are you so worried about the hero in the first place?”
“Well, the captain… is not a character from a fairy tale.”
Deon froze in place at the sound of a crying voice.
“Like a hero in a fairy tale, a good ending is not guaranteed…”
When they heard about his curse from the Demon King, the members of the Lofty Knights jokingly compared their captain to a character from a fairy tale.
Contrary to the light and playful remark, I actually hoped that the captain was really a character from a fairy tale.
‘Because fairy tales usually have happy endings.’
Even if I am cursed, even if I am criticized and criticized by everyone in the world, I hope that the captain’s ending will be a happy ending. The Lofty Knights forced the corners of their quivering mouths up.
“If a person is fine despite being cursed, why is it a curse? “It probably wasn’t even called a curse in the first place.”
“…so.”
The voice became sharp again.
“What can you do for me?”
“….”
“Removing the curse? “It’s impossible.”
“Maybe we can have less blood on the captain’s hands.”
If the speed of the curse can be slowed down just a little, that is enough.
“….”
“I would like to be of some help, but is it not possible?”
Damn it. You knew the details and conditions of the curse. The devil told it all.
Light-mouthed bastard. As I cursed under my breath, another commotion got closer.
“There’s Deon Hart!”
“There is also the Knights of Lofty!”
“It looks like the battle is over, so that’s good. “Kill them all!”
“Protect Deon and his knights!”
The demons have arrived.
And before Deon could turn his head to look in that direction, there was a flash of light.
***
Just outside Jin’s range, each legion was fighting.
They had already stepped into Jin’s territory once and experienced extreme pressure and the worst environment where magic was not used, so even during the hectic period, no one came near Jin. He said he kept his distance and fought, fearing that he might accidentally step on it.
It was purely by chance that I found out that Jin had disappeared.
During the battle, an incorrectly aimed magic attack entered Jin’s territory and fell. Those who saw the clearly hollow ground stopped in their tracks.
‘…?’
‘uh…?’
At the unexpected scene, my hardened mind began to turn to understand the situation belatedly.
If Jin was fine, the magic would not have invaded the area like this, but would have disappeared as soon as it entered the area.
That means…
“Jin has disappeared…?”
Confidence is needed. Dernivan nodded to one of his men to go in.
He hesitated, as if he didn’t want to experience the same sensation twice, but an order was an order, so he stepped inside.
“uh…?”
“….”
“I’m fine.”
Idelia, who had been carefully examining the bewildered expression of the guy, turned around as if she had made a decision and shouted at her subordinates.
“…Chase the Lofty Knights!”
“Stop it!”
Lirinel reflexively shouts, and a little later, the other corps commanders also issue their own orders.
Chaos broke out again.