Chapter 478. Finis Belli (2) (2/2)
“Let’s see now….”
When she grabbed the twin swords dripping with blood…
Kwang!
Something suddenly fell from the sky and struck the ground.
Everyone’s eyes widened in an instant.
“Ow, ow, ow….”
The man lying on the ground in a 大-position was none other than Seol Jihu.
It was a rather abrupt intrusion, so much so that even Twisted Kindness’ ever-constant face distorted from surprise.
Well, it looked more like he was thrown here rather than him intruding directly, but still… an opportunity was an opportunity.
“You!”
Twisted Kindness gripped her twin swords and moved quickly, aiming for Seol Jihu, who was getting up in fright.
It was then. The two of them seemed to meet in the air, but…
“Argh, out of the way!”
Puk!
Twisted Kindness’ head bent to the side with a violent beating sound. Seol Jihu had struck her face with his elbow while shooting up.
It seemed it wasn’t too impactful as Twisted Kindness quickly fixed her posture.
“...Ah?”
Blinking dazedly, she turned her head up. It was only then that she found out why Seol Jihu shot up in such a hurry.
In the sky, Seol Jihu was blocking a beam of light that the Parasite Queen shot out. If he hadn’t moved right away, everyone in the area would have been struck directly.
“Come on, are you really going to do this?”
Seol Jihu’s angry shout rang out.
And this time...
Kwang!
The Parasite Queen was slammed into the ground.
“Y-Your Majesty!?”
Twisted Kindness’ jaw dropped.
“A chance!”
On the other hand, the allied force’s eyes gleamed.
In the next instance, however, they froze like a frog faced with a snake. It was because the Parasite Queen shot up in an instant and waved her wings.
Her bone wings swept across the ground. Just as the allied force’s members felt inestimable energy...
“You wish!”
Kagagagak!
A familiar shout rang out, and the bone wings snapped off to the ground. And before anyone noticed, Seol Jihu was swinging the Spear of Purity at the Parasite Queen’s back.
The Parasite Queen grunted. When she shook her body forcefully, Seol Jihu hurriedly shot back.
“Just what don’t you like about me!?”
[You brat!]
The man and woman growled at each other.
“I told you to only look at me!”
[Enough of your nonsense!]
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Eight explosive sounds resounded before the blink of an eye.
Everyone rapidly moved their eyes. Even Twisted Kindness could only follow the action a beat late. The sounds were coming from the left, right, and the direction of the capital. It was truly a battle spanning one heaven to another.
“Crybaby, you! If you keep looking at other guys, this oppa will get mad!!”
[You’re dead!]
All that was left was a friendly banter between the Parasite Queen and Seol jihu.
It seemed like a quick storm passed by.
“That prankster….”
Agnes shook her head as she pushed her glasses up. She wasn’t laughing. Because what happened just now was a sign that the Parasite Queen was fighting in a broader area.
Put differently, it meant Seol Jihu could no longer keep her restricted to a single area.
Right. Seol Jihu was being pushed back. Slowly, but surely.
That was why he was blabbering nonsense as the Parasite Queen said. His goal was to keep the Parasite Queen in place. Provoking her was only a means to an end. All to keep the promise that he would hold out until everyone arrived.
Of course, the Parasite Queen wasn’t falling for it. Slamming Seol Jihu down on the rear battlefront was likely done intentionally.
And Twisted Kindness thought the same way. Although Seol Jihu thwarted the Parasite Queen twice, she had tried to support Twisted Kindness twice.
‘Why?’
Why did she broaden her area of battle, going so far as to suffer such indignity?
It didn’t take long before Twisted Kindness arrived at an answer. Noticing the Parasite Queen’s intent, Twisted Kindness glanced down at the allied force’s main force.
‘Though astronomically low….’
It must mean there is still a chance.
“...There was a bit of an interruption.”
Twisted Kindness mumbled to herself before saying.
“But why don’t we get started as well?”
Tense gazes fell on her from all sides. Both the allied force and the Parasites did not have much time left.
Finishing her calculations in an instant, Twisted Kindness put out the longsword in her left hand and gripped the longsword in her right hand in reverse.
Bending her knees, she lowered her center of gravity.
“Heaven and Earth, All Creation.”
Her emotionless eyes glinted sharply for the first time.
“I will take at least half of you down with me.”
With the pride as the last Parasite Army Commander…
Twisted Kindness’ battle began.