Chapter 78 (1/2)

Disgrace

There was a full moon out that night.

An atrocity was being committed under its profound brilliance.

With each swing of the sharpened blade, skin was torn and organs spilled out together with a tepid fragrance.

The leading actor in this tragedy was a single man.

A man clad in hide, wielding a sword. However, what he used to slice his victims apart… were his lengthy nails.

Ordo’s weapon was his body itself. His nails and fangs could even rip through mithril.

He sensed the presence of a strong person.

With the sign of an overwhelmingly strong person heading his way, Ordo immediately vanished.

The first to arrive on the scene of that appalling slaughter was Carla, leading an order of knights.

“Cruel…”

“This one’s still breathing!”

“Carla-sama.”

Those who could use recovery magic started healing the critically wounded.

“M… mother…”

In front of an injured boy laid a woman whose eyes had lost their light.

Circulating her magical power, Carla connected to the world’s laws, calling back the lost soul.

It didn’t succeed every time. However, sometimes, Carla’s magic was able to call souls back.

“Oooh…”

“It’s a miracle…”

The people wors.h.i.+ped Carla much like a G.o.ddess.

“Hah, amazing. You really are a saint.”

A fairly out-of-place voice shook the area.

Carla readied herself for battle. She hadn’t noticed the man’s existence until he had already closed in.

“Who are you?”

Perhaps, this was the person to cause this disaster.

Even so, Carla spoke with an icy voice.

“Ah, that name’s Ordo. Demon General Ordo. I’m not a general right now, though.”

With a vulgar face and an intense smile, Ordo introduced himself.

“Why, to do something like this…”

Seeing people still groaning here and there, an anger sprang up within Carla.

This was no fight. It was a slaughter.

“Well, there’s a few reasons, but mainly you.”

“Me?”

“Yeah.”

Ordo wore a cruel, calculated smile.

“You can’t use much magic now, can you?”

Carla’s complexion changed. She had used too much of her magical power on revival magic.

Let along powerful offensive magic, she could hardly even use body strengthening magic.

“Carla-sama, we’re here too!”

The knights ran forward. However, with a single swing of Ordo’s sword, they were brought to their knees.

Strong.

He had a large inherent magical power as well, but he was strong at melee combat.

The only one who could win against him right then was her. That’s what Carla concluded.

“Everyone, stand back. He is my opponent.”

Then, she pulled out her Dragon Destroying Sword, Ekudra.

No matter how much an opponent would strengthen themselves, it would likely pierce their defenses.

And so, the battle began.

Comparing sword skill alone, Carla’s was higher.

However, that didn’t mean much.

“It was worth waiting for a full moon.”

Saying that, Ordo’s muscles swelled right before her eyes, his upper body taking the form of a wolf’s.

A werewolf.

Among the demon tribe, it is said that they can show their maximum strength on nights with a full moon.

With strength easily surpa.s.sing a human’s limit, Carla’s fight became a defensive one.

However, time appeared to slow in her vision all of a sudden.

(Serge, thank you.)

The acceleration magic came from Serge. He had also used magical power to heal her.

Using her remaining magical power, she fought Ordo.

Her blade somehow made contact with Ordo’s body.

However, it was a shallow cut. It wasn’t that Carla was weak, it was due to the magical power s.h.i.+elding her opponents body, obstructing her blade.

Considering their endurances, the one to lose would, before long, be her.

Carla felt the need to take a risk.

She injected all of her magical power into her sword and temporarily deprived her opponent his view with magical fog.

Using that chance, she struck with all her might.

Carla’s sword penetrated Ordo’s abdomen.

“Unfortunate.”

The next moment.

Carla’s right hand was cut off by Ordo’s claws.

“Aaaah—!”

Even the firm Carla couldn’t endure the intense pain.

“Hahaha, man, that was close. You would’ve hit my heart if you hit a bit higher.”

Even while saying that, Ordo slowly pulled the sword out of his abdomen.

Despite being tormented by pain, Carla used a small recovery magic. If she didn’t stop her right arm’s bleeding, she would bleed out.

As if waiting for that moment, Ordo took Carla’s remaining left arm and held her in the air.

“Uu… aaah—!”