chapter 19
19 – Cheolpi Donggi Valley – 2
“That’s it.”
A giant bear in the shape of an iron sword rose from its grave and slowly took a step forward.
The bear, made up of countless swords, was radiating a deep murderous energy, radiating full of negative energy, as if this was its purpose from the beginning.
Raw, not refined, life filled the valley, and Harvey calmly accepted the killing, raising his spiritual power while looking at the bear that was several times larger than himself.
Tdu-ddu, dud-duk.
Caieeek.
The sound of sharply forged swords exploding began to emanate from the bear’s body.
The will to cut down the living thing moved the body, and the body gave off a dazzling flame and flashed red eyes in the darkness.
Chamsuunggeomgwi (斬首熊劍鬼).
A monster that takes the form of a bear and has a sword body.
It was a monster created by attaching vicious swords to an unreasonable bear.
A creature that stabs a piece of flesh dozens or hundreds of times, and the blood flowing from the wound wets the sword, raising its negative energy even more.
At first glance, it looked similar to the form of a chimera, but the Beheaded Sword Demon was different from the chimera.
While the Chimera is an artificial life form created by splicing together several living things, the Beheaded Sword Demon is a life form created by a curse steeped in death.
thud.
thud.
thud.
The nearby area shook greatly due to the vibration, and the feet of the Beheaded Sword Demon began to slowly move towards Harvey.
Overwhelming mass, weight, and density.
A body made of iron shook every inch of the body, and the fierce murderous energy began to devour every inch of Harvey’s body.
“Caw!”
Just then, the three-legged crow, sensing Harvey’s threat, came straight into the valley.
“…caw.”
The guy must have been a little intimidated by the size of the Beheaded Sword Demon, so he made a sound in a shallow voice.
The difference in overwhelming force and power is a difference that cannot be easily seen even if it is a three-legged crow that is a high-class monster.
Moreover, the three-legged crow had lost all of its past glory and the power of the sun.
But still.
To show that it is still alive and well, the three-legged crow spreads its wings, which once roamed around the sun, and glares at its opponent.
And that momentum contained the will to protect the contractor and the confidence to burn the enemy.
thud.
It’s buzzing.
When an aura of hostile intent was detected, the Chamsuung Sword Demon pulled out the heaviest and most clunky-looking greatsword among the numerous swords embedded in his back.
Although it was rusty and no longer had the same sharpness as before, its overwhelming mass remained unchanged and was enough to kill a person by hitting him on the head.
Push!
“…I won’t be able to eat for a while.”
Fortunately, it wasn’t red blood, but black liquid, which didn’t hurt my stomach that much.
It wasn’t a very good sight to see the great sword being pulled out alive from inside the body right in front of my eyes.
As a bonus, there was a chunk of debris that looked like a piece of bear flesh.
“Grrrgh!”
As the clunky greatsword was raised in the right hand of the Chamsu Woonggeomwi, the body of the Unggeomgwi also began to deform accordingly.
Dusky darkness enveloped Unggeomgwi’s body, and the muscles in both hands holding the great sword swelled explosively.
The memories of the Great Sword gradually surround the body of the Unggeom Demon, and the body desperately proliferates cells to recreate the glory of the memory.
The host can no longer be said to belong to a living being; it is merely a slave wielded for the sword.
Slaves transform their bodies into an optimal state to provide the best quality to their masters.
Kuuuc.
As a result.
Unggeomgwi’s body was strangely twisted.
The right arm became heterogeneously enlarged, and at the same time, the body mutated into the optimal shape to provide strength to the right arm.
“Ugh…”
A giant sword demon slowly lifts a faded greatsword while drooling black gooey saliva.
The killing power of crushing the opponent with one sword and one sword is embodied in the right hand of Unggeomgwi.
The will of the sword, crushing the enemy’s head.
The secret story of a large nameless bandit is gradually being completed.
“Grrrgh!”
Phew!!!
The vile greatsword’s deadly force tears the air apart.
The sound of countless bursts of wind crushes the space, and the resulting vibrations travel through the air and engulf the valley.
Wow!
Unggeomgwi’s blow hits the ground.
A greatsword of overwhelming mass split the earth, and the aftermath of the impact engulfed Harvey.
“Ugh…!”
“Kkak!”
Accumulated dust and thick iron powder begin to overflow.
The ground splits like a crevasse, and a tsunami-like storm hits behind it.
“Grrr!!”
Fortunately, the sword demon’s blow did not hit Harvey properly, but the overwhelming blow was an attack that he could not bear.
If you hit it squarely, that would be the end of it, and you would die instantly.
Harvey, who barely withstood the blow from the Great Sword Demon, opened his mouth to the three-legged crow next to him.
The three-legged crow also must have been waiting for the contractor’s order, and immediately turned his head.
The two continued talking while looking into each other’s eyes.
“Three-legged crow.”
“Caw?”
“You can cover your eyes with that, right?”
“Caw!”
The overwhelming difference in power is transmitted through the skin.
There is no way to defeat two bone dogs, a three-legged crow whose power has not yet been unlocked, and my poor magic skills.
First, attack the enemy’s weakest points.
Flap flap!
“Kaaa!”
The three-legged crow flies towards Woonggeomgwi, who has finished the blow.
Ignoring the remnants of dust and iron powder that cut through the air and fluttered about.
Like Icarus flying towards the sun, the three-legged crow flew towards the face of the Great Sword Demon at high speed.
“Goal dog!”
“Kung!”
Harvey looks at the dog waiting nearby and gives a command.
“Block the enemy’s movement in advance. Dig a hole around him. So that he can stumble even a little.”
“Kung!”
Since the dogs’ attack was so severe that it would not even cause a scratch on that giant swordsman, Harvey gave the most rational order possible.
It takes away the enemy’s vision and ties up his legs, which are vulnerable to movement.
The great sword’s greatest advantage is that it has overwhelming destructive power, but its greatest weakness is obvious.
The attack speed is significantly slower than other weapons, and greatly limits the user’s movement.
In order to use the great sword efficiently, the Unggeomgwi also concentrated the muscles in his right hand, so it would be possible to limit the movement of the Unggeomgwi just by digging a hole.
“Cow!”
“That’s it!”
The black flames caused by the three-legged crow limit the sight of the Unggeomgwi.
The overwhelming temperature, which had once melted even the hardest iron sword, temporarily restricted the movement of the Great Sword Demon.
The dogs also began to faithfully carry out Harvey’s orders, and now all that was left was Harvey.
Although food spirits are everything to a shikigami magician, Harvey had no intention of washing his hands alone.
The door to the pumpkin was still tightly closed for me to return to reality, even if I were to run away now.
I had to think about the possibility that it might be transferred to this space again in the future.
Thanks to that Dragon Sword Demon having just woken up from his sleep, he can engage in battle reasonably efficiently.
Even if I ran away now and came back later, I didn’t think I would be able to defeat Unggeomgwi, who had fully awakened from his sleep.
So Harvey spread his hands forward.
This time, it was not a summoning of a food spirit, but a type of magic.
Although it is said that all systems of witchcraft begin with curses, this does not mean that curses are only applied to living things.
Right now, just by looking at that giant sword demon, didn’t the curse and resentment form on the sword and turn into a monster?
If an object is cursed, it becomes a cursed object.
If a place is cursed, it becomes what is commonly called a cursed space.
The curse Harvey will use now is a spell that curses the entire space.
Since it was a border that took quite a bit of time, the bone dog and the three-legged crow were planning to open the barrier while they wasted time.
A slightly different concept from the barrier previously used on James.
The dream barrier that shows illusions does not work on that irrational hero.
At best, it will only increase the ferocity.
“Exhibition.”
The fingers spread forward rest on each other, coveting each other’s flesh.
The spiritual energy within the body gradually begins to travel through the body through the blood.
The world and territory harmonized by the gods of heaven and earth are temporarily invaded.
In order to implement what was thought, to confuse Unggeomgwi’s perception.
Spread out your thoughts and encroach on space.
“Ta(墮).”
drop it
It lowers the will of the sword, which is imbued with murderous intent, thanks to the intellect, intelligence, and reason originally given to living things.
“Gye(界), Dae(濁), Choi(漼).”
It unfolds a cloudy and flowing barrier.
As if reminiscent of the turbid air currents of the Yellow River that cannot be filtered out.
Vision is basic, forming a curse barrier that reduces one’s will.
Cough.
The blood rising up the esophagus rushes and surges.
The head becomes increasingly hot, and the heart begins to pump rapidly to send hot blood throughout the body.
Blood flows into my body and my whole body becomes heated with spiritual energy.
However, we must not stop, the first step to defeating the Great Sword Demon in front of us must not have collapsed.
“Be manifest.”
I muttered the last starter word.
Pop.
For a moment, my entire body is dominated by a feeling of emptiness, similar to emptiness.
The hot spiritual energy spreads through the skin and into the air.
Sigh.
A barrier that lowers awareness and breaks will.
A curse that curses the space and reduces the soul
Harvey’s body becomes a medium and the world is eroded.