Chapter 97 (1/2)

97THE OBSTINACY OF THE OLD GENERAL

I have to run away

That´s what his instincts told him A line of sweat ran down his forehead

While keeping his eyes on Gortoberuk, he confirht The horse was completely wrecked It was probably due to the iorous eyes of a fewfrom its mouth No matter what, it was impossible for it to suddenly stand up or jump around

“shi+t”

There was a wide hole that behind Gortoberuk At the other side of that hole here the Demon Lord was sealed Rook had been a few centimeters away fro a horse Although he could stand in the way of the hole this way, hisone

Rook was greatly lacking the speed to be able to acco past hi his horse

“But… Do I have any other choice?”

The walkthrough guide on how to beat Gortoberuk faintly remained in his head

Rook dragged out those memories that were all covered in dust If his ht, the way to kill Gortoberuk would be to avert his attention with the bow Then, drawing the sword into that opening made, you would cut his head off Of course, Gortoberuk was a demon experienced in warfare He was a man that lived many times the lifespan of a human and devoted his life to war It was hard to believe it was possible to distract him so easily

Indeed, it was because Selestinna would be together with him that it would be possible to defeat Gortoberuk It was because she was an archer that it would be possible to defeat hi for someone that had the same amount of skill with the bow as her in this battlefield…

“There is… nobody but me”

Rook moved his hand to his bow

His boas gifted to hiood with it as he ith his sword, but he had confidence in his barely passable skills If he is capable of using this boell, he could create a gap in Gortoberuk´s defenses and perhaps be able to break through him

Rather, he needed to break through him at all costs

“Hou, an archer Could it be you are that girl´s subordinate?”

There was a tinge of interest in Gortoberuk´s eyes

“I´m not her subordinate”

However, from this distance, there is no way he would be able to create a gap Moving back the hand he had ain

“Selestinna is my…”

One of my harem members? Lover? Friend?

No, it wasn´t any of those He liked her, but that was because he liked that girl that appeared at the gas he held for real Selestinna Bistolru weren´t as naive as soed up when Selestinna was killed at that time was…

“My precious childhood friend!”

Rook´s sword and Gortoberuk´s club crashed into each other

Gortoberuk´s weight was carried into the club, overwhel Rook Rook clenched his teeth and tried to push forith all his power However, he narroas able to give up on the idea Even if he was able to push hi Gortoberuk an opening He couldn´t i a follow-up after the attack

“… To think you wouldn´t cruood sword”

Gortoberuk muttered in praise It seems that Gortoberuk had also put considerable power onto it Sweat started to appear on his forehead With a face full of sweat, Rook said “Thanks”

“However, your body should soon be reaching its liet crushed?”

“No way!”

Rook tried to answer back brazenly, but in fact, it was already difficult for him to keep his stance Of course, he didn´t have the spare ti down his eyes, Rook set his resolve

“I will end this here!”

At theforward, he released the sword Whether Gortoberuk noticed or not as going to happen, at that instant, he jumped back

“Wha-!?”

By the time Gortoberuk noticed it, it was already too late The coth suddenly ended and Gortoberuk fell forhile still holding his club It seeth onto it The club, which had Gortoberuk´s weight and power concentrated at, violently sank into the ground In result of that, the place Rook had been standing until noas s a circle-shaped hole If Rook was late by one second at the tie, his head would have literally been smashed to pieces

“With that…”

Taking the boith his free hand, Rook put an arrow at the left side with naturalabout where his chin was, he aimed forward

“…it is the end!”

And then, before Gortoberuk could regain his posture, Rook shot the arrow

The arro through the air It was heading straight to Gortoberuk´s heart It wasn´t from a distance Gortoberuk would have the tie the arrow

“Guhah…!”

Bending his body, Gortoberuk barely avoided the trajectory of the arrow

However, that arrow that was aiht part of his chest A hole opened at his chest and blood came out of his mouth

“Alright”

After giving a glance at Gortoberuk´s crouching figure, he ran forward

However, Gortoberuk wouldn´t let things end there The instant he heard the sound of Rook approaching hi it overhead Gortoberuk´s club was approaching Rook as it rotated at the air He had thrown his club in his last attack That was the obstinacy of the brave general that wouldn´t be taken down; that was even if he had to fall, and even with those heavy injuries that were h to kill him

It wasn´t as fast as the arrow had been However, Rook was now running towards him Because Rook had closed his distance with Gortoberuk, he wasn´t able to i at that moment

“Sorry!”

However, there was no way Rook would stop there

Crouching down, he put his right leg forward, sliding at the ground It was by a hair´s breadth

The club grazed through Rook´s hair It´s wind pressure made him close one of his eyes Despite that, he picked up the sword that was fallen near Gortoberuk and successfully slipped into the cavern

Continuing on without turning back to Gortoberuk, Rook ran through the dark cavern

Everything was for the sake of saving the princess and stopping the resurrection of the Demon Lord

Without stopping to h the darkness

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“…Very, commendable”