I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party - I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party chapter 148

148 – The Protagonist (6)

Main character (6)

The moment when Esmeralda’s sword was imbued with a brilliant light.

Her sword breaks Eleven’s sword and pierces his heart.

And Eleven’s sword, which had become shorter due to Esmeralda’s stab, cut through the air.

Eleven, who had been watching the series of scenes, opens her eyes wide.

‘How much is this… … .’

Is it a beautiful sword?

Is it a glorious death?

“May you… … have a glorious death… … .”

Eleven didn’t say anything for long. With an expression of infinite satisfaction, she wished that Esmeralda would meet the same fate as herself.

Esmeralda, looking at that satisfied expression, answered.

“… … I would rather die of old age than die fighting.”

Esmeralda stared at the fallen Eleven for a while before retrieving the Holy Sword she had dropped.

‘Even if it was just a little bit out of alignment, it would have been dangerous.’

It was a difference of one point.

Esmeralda could sense it. A brilliant golden glow that even she could not identify began to take hold on the rapier.

It was similar to the light emitted by her holy sword, but it was different somehow.

The power began to surge from the tip of the rapier, and if the timing had been even a little bit later, her black sword would not have been able to break Eleven’s sword.

Of course, I managed to do it in the end.

However, Esmeralda had no idea what she had done.

That is purely a matter of instinct.

A situation that is not sublimated by technology, but rather a momentary miracle.

As she realized that, Esmeralda felt like she was once again reminded of how long she still had to go.

That was the moment when Esmeralda was chewing over the awkwardness of her half-victory.

“uh?”

dump.

Esmeralda collapsed to the floor like a doll with its strings untied.

A situation where she had no strength left in her body. Even though her injuries were not serious, Esmeralda felt a deep sense of exhaustion and her eyes were spinning.

‘This…….’

The price of what she did, the backlash.

The weight of karma imposed because of forcibly spreading it without knowing the principle.

Esmeralda sat down and trembled, feeling as if all the strength in her body had been drained.

“Now that I look at it, this wasn’t even a half-victory… … .”

Knocked down Eleven.

She was able to survive.

It’s a situation that could be considered a victory, but it’s shocking when you think about her original purpose.

She was eventually tied up. She couldn’t go rescue her comrades. Yeah, this wasn’t a half-victory… … .

The moment of quantum defeat.

***

Garnet was able to smile faintly in the midst of such extreme circumstances.

Eventually, the warrior party returned after defeating Legion Commander Twelve.

For a moment, the girl’s red hair was visible as she thrust her dagger into the waist of the Force, who had raised his hammer to head height, as if trying to cut it off.

“Wow! It’s solid!”

Tina quickly stabbed the force and moved away.

Of course, the wound wasn’t serious. It was impossible to leave a wound on the Force with a weapon as small as a dagger.

Moreover, if you get hit even once when approaching, you will be shattered into pieces.

However, that is why Garnet was rather happy about Tina’s presence.

‘The talent most needed now.’

Although it couldn’t hurt him, it took away the force that was trying to smash the hammer and destroy everything in the surrounding area.

It was only natural for Garnet to take a breather, since it was less than half of the power it should have been.

“How many died?”

“Nobody died?!”

“That’s really great.”

Everyone survived without a single casualty.

Garnet couldn’t help the smile that formed on her lips.

Soon, magic began to pour down, and a sacred barrier began to surround her and Tina.

A precarious situation that could have resulted in the inability to fight with just one attack was turned around in an instant.

Now, Force attacks can be endured once without being hit directly, and the long-range sniping magic deals continuous damage.

“Then, now let’s prepare to win.”

Garnet, whose endurance was at its limit, can now confidently predict her chances of victory.

It’s the first time since I died that I’ve felt this strong as a colleague.

“Hmm… … .”

Did Force notice that the situation had changed? He, who had been silent for a while, finally opened his mouth.

It was a huge mistake not to take down Garnet right away.

I couldn’t catch her nimble movements. They say I could have won if I had caught her just once.

In that situation, if you only consider her movements, Tina is faster than her. Just thinking about it, it means that the things she has to worry about have doubled.

In addition, there is a barrier that reduces his attacks and magic that pours down from a distance and hinders his movements.

It is virtually a defeat.

but…….

“Go ahead.”

The Force did not give up the fight.

Because the Demon King ordered the annihilation of everything living in the Abaddon region.

And even aside from that, he had an eye for the situation.

“It seems like the limit is near anyway.”

He might have despaired at the sudden turnaround in the situation, but he could see through it that the state of the warrior party that had joined the war late was not so good.

Contrary to Garnet’s assessment, he was quite intelligent.

It’s definitely higher than Garnet.

Yeah, he just figured out the best way to do it, and it was just a stupid tank-like way.

The original Force was more like a researcher studying ways to increase strength.

He selected and completed his own body, down to the bones, tendons, and even the smallest blood vessels, as if patching together rags.

The reason he can fight so ignorantly is because of the confidence he has gained from the knowledge and experience he has studied and accumulated so far.

“And it seems like no one can get through to me anyway.”

He entered the Demon King’s army and rose through the ranks at a rapid pace. The reason he was able to remain in that position for so long after rising to the position of Force in such an instant was because he was able to evaluate others more objectively than anyone else.

“There is no monstrous technology that can turn fantasy into reality, nor are there any claws that can cut steel like paper.”

If the current party of warriors were to defeat him, they would have to overcome him with physical force. And in his opinion, that was close to impossible.

“All of you must die. That is the order of His Majesty the Demon King.”

Force immediately raised the hammer above his head.

As the massive hammer rose, it alone caused Force’s ankles to sink into the ground.

Damn!

The ground around his buried ankle splits open, causing his foot to move while still buried.

A creepy sound and the muscles in my upper body starting to swell.

Just from that sight, the warrior party realized what the Force was trying to do.

And just seeing that behavior was enough to make me horrified.

‘Not once until now… … .’

Garnet has endured the Force’s attacks time and time again, trembling.

‘You didn’t use your power?’

An overwhelming torrent of power that can be felt even during a fight with Twelve.

Irina and Milia, who had been far away, flinch at the fact that that wasn’t all.

‘It must be stopped.’

And that fleeting moment.

Tina’s senses sound an alarm and another being within her immediately urges her to move.

Shaaah!

Tana threw the chakram.

She took control of her body for a moment and launched the greatest attack she could.

And then Tina, who had immediately regained control of her body, charged at Force with all her might, holding a dagger.

Kagagagagaga river!

Tana’s chakram, filled with intense mana, and Tina’s dagger, rushing in like a ray of light, simultaneously stab the Force.

The blades that touched his skin sent sparks flying, cutting into his body.

However, even with such a powerful attack, Force’s body only suffers bruises. His preparations cannot be stopped.

It’s different from the previous state.

The opponent is not weakened by the surprise and pain, and is preparing to strike while anticipating it.

It’s not just Tina.

Garnet’s attack, which was prepared late for a powerful blow, hits the Force, but even in the scorching heat, the Force does not stop preparing.

If you land this blow, you will win, no matter what attack you are hit with.

Seeing such confident eyes, Tina gave up on attacking and retreated.

So she retreated as far as she could… … .

“all.”

At that moment, Force, who had received all of Tina and Tana’s combined attacks and Garnet’s heat wave on his body, muttered in a low voice.

“You’re within range.”

A hammer that strikes the earth with the upper body of the force bursting out of its veins as if unable to withstand its own power.

A fleeting moment.

Everything that had been cluttering up his surroundings disappeared as if it had never existed in the first place, turning into a flat land.

A powerful shockwave spreads out explosively, expanding to the relatively safe location of Milia and Irina, turning the surrounding area upside down.

Passing heat.

And what came after the shock wave passed was an empty vacuum where not even a sound could be heard.

And as if to fill the gap, the air sucked in from outside pulls in all the warriors in the party who lost consciousness from the shock wave.

So from the outside in.

A current of air suddenly begins to gather in the center, shooting up into the sky and hurling the warrior party into the air.

“Keuk… … !”

In the midst of the torrent, the only ones who were able to briefly regain their senses were Tina, who had awakened the dragon’s blood, and Garnet, who had the power of Hwaryeong in her body.

The two of them could do nothing but pull the other members of the warrior party away from their deaths.

thud!

The party of warriors who had been floating in the air for a while and then fell could not help but flinch as they looked at the huge figure that was completely charred, but still standing intact.

“I guess there was a mistake.”

Full of bruises.

The legion commander, Force, was wounded by his own attacks.

But it’s definitely better than a party of warriors who can’t move right now.

“But, I think it will be enough.”

thud!

Tina and Garnet could only watch as Force approached, carrying a heavy hammer on his shoulder.

The scent of death slowly approaching. Tina closed her eyes tightly in it.

but…….

“Okay, this is enough!”

A man who has not gotten involved in battles until now and has been waiting for an opportunity.

An incompetent person who was left to chew his lips alone because he could do nothing.

A middle-aged, insignificant man, covered in soot and blood, and in some ways just as wounded as a party of warriors.

“Enough to kill you!”

It was the moment to step up from a mere extra to the main character of this show.