Chapter 33 - EPISODE 33 – WITCH’S FOREST (6) (2/2)
“No!”
It was when Lucas screamed.
“<Magic Missile>!”
The magic spell exploded once again. The monster was struck on its side and staggered as it let out a painful groan, and Lucas was able to see what had happened.
On the ground, Cordelia and Jude were entangled together and had collapsed.
Cordelia was underneath and had used magic, while Jude breathed a sigh of relief on such Cordelia.
Fairy Steps.
He hugged Cordelia and activated it at the same time, so thanks to it, he was able to completely evade the monster’s attack.
“Kuhak-!”
However, Cordelia vomited blood again.
Jude’s eyes opened wide in surprise, and the witch’s voice came to them.
[It’s her limit. The backlash caused by her unreasonable use of my power is too much. Anymore would be dangerous.]
The witch’s tone was soft, but her voice was full of concern.
Jude quickly looked at Cordelia, and Cordelia looked back at Jude.
At the moment they made eye contact…
“Kuaaaaa!”
The monster stood up while limping, as it roared in anger. Despite having a big wound at its side, it rushed towards Jude and Cordelia.
“Noooo!”
Lucas picked up the sword that fell on the ground as he turned towards the monster.
Cordelia opened her lips and whispered to Jude.
“Kuhaaaa!”
The monster jumped. It quickly passed over Lucas’ head and then descended as it punched with its fist.
Bang!
The <Shield> magic that Cordelia used from Count Chase’s ring was shattered at once.
The monster that landed on the ground pulled its fist again, and Cordelia saw the monster.
Instead of using <Shield> magic again, she raised her middle finger while looking at the monster with her clear blue eyes.
Did she give up?
Was the last thing that she did was to swear?
It wasn’t that.
When the monster had pulled its fist, Cordelia’s hair had returned to its red color.
At the same time, Jude, who was on top of Cordelia as if protecting her, suddenly grew his hair quickly.
Cordelia laughed with her mouth full of blood.
She opened her lips again and said.
“Finish it.”
She realized it the moment their eyes met.
The fact that Jude can also hear the witch’s voice.
So Cordelia acted and handed over the witch’s power to Jude.
“Uoooo!”
Jude loudly shouted as he raised himself.
The witch moved her power to Jude, and he straightly activated the Guardians of the Holy Cross’ technique.
[You will get hurt.]
There would be a strong backlash.
But Jude didn’t care. He didn’t have time to listen to the witch’s spell now.
The current method was the best for him.
Jude’s eyes glowed green.
The witch’s power triggered the technique, and the pure white light burst.
Tsuhuaaaaa!
The giant Golden Cross.
It was formed from the pure white light. Jude moved forward and tried to strike the monster to burn its body.
“Kuooooo!”
But the monster wasn’t pushed out very easily. It exploded its power to counter the Golden Cross. Dozens of lightning sparks arose as the dark red demonic power collided with the sacred power of the Golden Cross.
Blood flowed down from Jude’s mouth.
Both of his arms that activated the technique trembled like a leaf and sweat poured down like rain along his forehead.
It was a tense and violent clash.
No, little by little, Jude began to be pushed back.
The cause was not the technique itself but rather Jude who maintained the technique despite his physical limitations.
[No, if this situation continues…]
The witch groaned. But Jude did not give up.
Because I trusted her.
Because I believed in her.
“Cordelia!”
When Jude screamed, Cordelia was reflected in the monster’s red eyes.
Pure white mana was concentrated on the tip of her finger.
<Magic Missile>.
It was very small and weak, but it was enough to break the balance.
Cordelia moved her finger as she smiled in pain. The <Magic Missile> that was about the size of a finger, flew like an arrow and struck the eyes of the monster!
“Keaaakkkkk!”
The pain from the attack broke the balance.
A crack appeared from the demonic power that the monster was using, and Jude did not miss it.
Boooom!
The monster’s scream and the roar caused by the attack burst at the same time. The Golden Cross promptly pushed back the monster, and the monster flew almost over a dozen meters and crashed into the wall.
But that wasn’t the end.
The Golden Cross dug into the monster’s body. It did not stop burning until it utterly destroyed the monster.
“Aaaahh!”
With its last scream, the red glow disappeared from its eyes. Starting from the chest, the monster’s whole body was wrapped in a pure white fire, and it soon became ashes that scattered around.
“Haa…haa…haakk-”
As he watched the whole scene of the monster burning, Jude thought that he was only breathing roughly, but he soon vomited blood just like Cordelia.
Unlike Cordelia, Jude had a poor compatibility with the witch’s power.
He had only used it once, but his condition was as bad as Cordelia, who had used the witch’s power several times.
[I will withdraw my power. Don’t strain yourself or you will collapse.]
Jude nodded at the witch’s gentle voice, as his nose bled, and he felt like falling down. He soon collapsed besides Cordelia.
‘The level…has risen.’
Several pure white rings surrounded them.
Moreover, he heard in his head a voice saying that he got the title of Demon Slayer.
‘All abilities +3 and a 5% increase to attacks against Great Demons….’
While on the verge of fainting, Jude thought that he had to take care of things first before passing out.
And it was the same with Cordelia.
“F*ck, the reward…was good.”
Half of her face was bloody because of the fresh blood from her nose, but even then, her smile was beautiful.
‘She’s indeed an incomparably beautiful girl.’
And that was it.
Unlike the last time he fainted, Jude couldn’t even mention about his Gueumjulmaek because he had already lost consciousness and fainted.
Cordelia saw such a Jude once again and smiled while mentally swearing. She soon clenched her teeth to keep herself awake.
It wasn’t yet the time for her to faint now.
There was something else that she had to confirm.
“Lady Cordelia! Mr. Bayer!”
As she saw Lucas running towards them, Cordelia finally sighed in relief.
Lucas was also safe.
The demonic monster was defeated, and the barrier was probably broken now.
So it was okay for her to faint now.
“The aftermath…please…”
Cordelia spoke quietly as she lost her consciousness, and Lucas nodded at this déjà vu scene again.
‘As expected, they’re a fantasy couple.’
From demonic human to demonic monster.
The chemistry of the two was really fantastic.
Alternating between Jude and Cordelia as if he was envious, Lucas then reached out and properly laid down the two on the ground.
And the witch’s soul looked down at Lucas, blinked her eyes several times and said.
[Umm…I can’t ascend yet, right?]
The witch frowned as she looked at Jude and Cordelia’s faces, but soon, just like Lucas, she casually had a warm smile on her face.