149 – White Dragon Hunter 9

For an instant, a bright light flashed that obscured my vision.

A light that is so brilliant that it is impossible to distinguish even an inch in front of it, and at the same time instills fear.

Immediately after it disappeared, Ophelia automatically frowned from the stabbing pain.

“Kuh… ”

Ophelia turns her eyes to where the pain is felt.

There was her left arm, tattered as if it were about to fall off.

Fortunately, he was able to avoid fatal wounds thanks to using Karl’s greatsword as a shield, but his left arm, which had not yet entered the greatsword’s defense area, had no choice but to take some damage.

‘If this happens… I won’t be able to use this side arm anymore.’

Tendons and muscles evaporated entirely, and even some of the bones were blown away.

You can’t do anything with it until you get a recovery spell later.

This was a very painful loss for a person who knew very well how lethal it can be to lose the use of one arm in battle.

But..

The face of the White Dragon Princess staring at Ophelia was rather stiff.

“you… You… how can you be like this…”

Princess Ellios expresses her bewilderment and anger at the unexpected ending.

Clearly, she was the one who had succeeded in slashing the opponent’s power with the previous blow.

However… Although there were definitely achievements that consumed considerable mana, at this moment, the damage she saw was, in some ways, more than Ophelia’s, but by no means less.

The White Dragon Princess felt a burning pain.

The moment Ophelia loses her left arm.

Elios’ right ankle had a torn tendon.

At first glance, an injury that might seem small compared to Ophelia, whose arm has become rags.

But… having the tendon cut in his ankle meant he was virtually unable to walk, which was more lethal than the loss of an arm in battle.

‘Originally, I was planning to cut off my entire ankle… But, it’s not bad enough for giving up an arm…’

Ophelia took advantage of Elios’ photon bombardment and created an invisible sword to catch her off guard.

Even though it was a sudden blow, it did not completely achieve what it wanted, but it was able to achieve the minimum goal nonetheless.

‘Yes, but even in this situation, to think that he had that much magic barrier on his body.

Elios, who had been fighting a battle pouring out tremendous mana all the way to this point.

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Nevertheless, her prestige was still great, but as she was also a living creature, there were limitations.

Ophelia, on the other hand, was able to achieve this because she had maintained her power all the time.

In fact, as much as the plan had been planned for this, it could be said that it was thanks to the help of Bahamut and the Imperial Army, who prepared and proceeded with all of this.

‘It’s amazing that even though I prepared that much, I almost failed. As a warrior, he is an existence worthy of being called the strongest. Princess Elios…’

With that in mind, as a tribute to the opponent’s strength, Ophelia held up the greatsword with only her right hand and aimed it at Elios.

And, seeing Ophelia like that, Elios gnashed his teeth and tried to get his posture in any way, but his legs, whose tendons had been cut, didn’t even want to move.

“Kuk!”

In the end, instead of attacking, Elios collapsed on the floor.

In the current situation, even defense, let alone attack, seemed burdensome. In response, Ophelia began to run toward Elios with all her might.

Ophelia arrives at Elios in an instant with an expressionless face.

He still kept in mind that there might be a counterattack from the opponent along the way, but for some reason, until she got close, Elios didn’t show any change, just kept his head down while supporting himself with his sword.

‘I can finish it! I can protect my master with this!’

Ophelia swung the greatsword full of magic toward Elios.

Even in such a situation, Elios did not show even the slightest movement as if he had given up.

The moment when the doubt about the fact and the joy of victory crossed..

“Ophelia, stop!”

“!”

The owner’s voice is heard the next moment.

In response, she narrowly changed the trajectory of her sword and hit the ground right next to her instead of Elios.

“master?”

Ophelia, who once carried out the incomprehensible order, but at the same time had a question-filled expression on her face.

That moment..

“!”.

“…”

it feels sudden. No, to be precise, it was the colossal living thing that I was able to recognize only then.

Still, it was Ophelia who kept her cool. The fact that she was able to feel this sensation only now, she realized that she had been quite deeply absorbed in the current situation.

And at the same time Ophelia recognized another fact and began to feel a momentary chill run down her spine.

‘what… What is this… stand… no way.’

A life that is so intense, yet at the same time so familiar that it is terrifying.

It was… coming out of the one remaining person who had followed Elios all the way here.

He was wearing a robe that he had only considered as one of the simple soldiers.

But at this moment, Ophelia could clearly recognize who he was.

“Everything… you… definitely…”

“You almost did something dangerous. But… I got it right. Thank your master.”

With those words, the person slowly stepped forward to Elios.

Ellios said to her with a bitter smile on his lips.

“Failed in the end. If I had done a little more, the emperor would have been able to drag that man away.’

“Didn’t I tell you from the beginning that it wouldn’t be easy? Still, looking at what I’ve been doing up to this point, it’s clear that my skills have improved a lot compared to before.”

“hahahaha..”

At those words, Elios smiled a little with a weak voice.

Then that person…

The person who was wearing the robe slowly took off his teeth and finally showed his face for the first time.

and that face.

The same appearance as the stone statue I saw in Saint-Rom the other day.

“Mina..Mina Roseveta Dragona Emperor..”

“Um… ”

Ophelia, who showed a sign of fear for a moment, and Bahamut, who automatically began to frown.

Looking at them, Emperor Roseveta slowly calmed down the terrifying murderousness he was radiating, and put a light smile on his lips.

“Looks like you’ve been doing well for a while. Was it about three years after Benet? These days, perhaps because I’m getting older, I’ve become a bit numb to the notion of time, but seeing you guys makes me realize it a little bit.”

“Uh… how… How are you here…”

Ophelia speaks in a trembling voice.

Regarding this, Emperor Roseveta told her with a smile that was even kind.

“In a way… it is not at all strange for an emperor to participate in a war on which the fortunes of the nation are staked. Emperor Carol of the Holy Empire is also here right now, so is there any law telling me not to come?”

“Kuh..”

“Oh my goodness..”

Ophelia, frowning at Emperor Roseveta’s words, hurriedly stood in the way of Bahamut.

Seeing this, the emperor showed an interesting expression and put on a slightly flushed expression.

“To think that even with a body like that, you’re trying to protect the man you love first… It’s an enemy, but it looks really nice to see.”

The emperor was speaking leisurely in the middle of the battlefield, but from Ophelia’s point of view, even her appearance was terrifying.

Even he, who had become so strong, had no chance of winning.

Moreover, in the current situation with injuries, there was no answer for every single thing.

It is absolutely unreasonable to deal with that person by force.

Moreover, in a battlefield like now, unlike before, there was no reason at all for the other side to let them live.

‘What do we do? How can I find a master in this situation…’

It was at that time that Ophelia trembled in fear and was devising a plan to save Bahamut.

“I’m sorry while you were talking, Your Majesty…”

“yes?”

After remaining silent all this time, Bahamut finally begins to open his mouth.

In response, Emperor Roseveta began to express some questions and interest, and Bahamut opened his mouth in a calm voice while looking at the emperor’s face.