Chapter 13 (2/2)

“Four ahead!”

The warning came from Senia who had her attention at Carr’s fight. The remaining trolls and the undead headed straight for him. Senia bit her lips hard as she prayed upon the god for Carr’s safety as he continued to slay one monster after another.

The air was filled with roars and screams from the monster as Carr took their lives without mercy and every time his sword slashed the enemies Senia feels her heart sinking more as the flood of blood glistened under the blue moonlit sky.

Carr continued to remain calm as he slaughtered all the monsters and all that was left was the undead that was trapped in Senia’s lightning barrier.

“That’s it… the rest will disappear when it receives sunlight in the morning.”

Carr exhaled tiredly as he wiped the sweat off his chin. Every part of his body was screaming of tiredness now that the adrenaline had left his body. It had been a while since he fought like that. He looked up at the sky, noticing that there was only one or two left of the Wyverns.

“That’s good,” Carr muttered aloud and decided to head to the city, leaving the last bits for the guards to handle.

“Sir Carr!”

The deafening cry of Senia was the only thing he heard before he turned around and saw one of the trolls swung its heavy club at Carr. He thought he had burnt every one of them, but it seemed that one troll managed to regenerate its body as its heart wasn’t burnt to dust.

It was too late to stop the troll and it was too late to avoid it too. If he’s lucky, it would cause him a serious injury but not death. Carr clicked his tongue and grabbed his sword reflexively. He was ready to shield himself.

‘…. What?’

A thin shield hung upon Carr’s eyes, blocking a blow from the troll. Even though the attack was strong it only caused shockwaves around, but the shield remains intact. Carr turned his head slightly and spotted Senia holding her locket tightly in her hands.

“Didn’t she say that she could only use her power three times?” Carr muttered, worried about her but right now he couldn’t help but feel grateful for the protection.

With the sudden appearance of the shield, the troll stumbled back, and Carr uses that momentum to stab his sword deep into its chest. Carr stared as the body slowly fell to the ground without letting his guard down. There was no more movement, no more regeneration. This time the troll was dead.

Carr sighed with relief after confirming it again, ‘That could have been a disaster.’

When he looked up, Senia was running from afar towards him. Carr stopped himself trying to step toward her when he spotted his reflection on the force shield. His hair was a mess, his body covered with wounds, scars, and blood. In the bright moonlight, the shield managed to reflect many things.

Even the pair of his bloody-red eyes.

“?!”

Carr raised his hand urgently and covered his face but Senia, who came close, quickly grabbed his hand and pulled them away.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Sir Carr because of that shield, the meagre amount of power I have to maintain the eyes was drained as well. We need to get inside…!” Senia explained in a trembling voice.

Carr quickly understood the situation and remembered that his black eyes were not a permanent solution. Of course, it would continue to consume Senia’s power to maintain it. As it didn’t take a lot from her still that amount could be used for another blessing, for instance, the shield.

The loss of blessing for his eyes was enough evidence that Senia already reached her limit. She hadn’t had the time to refill her divinity in the past few days through a carnal embrace with him, so it was only natural that she was drained empty.

“Let’s go back to the inn together. I’ll help the people with injuries later.”

Carr looked around, noticing that there’s only one Wyvern left. Both had done their job and all that is left are for cleanup. They could leave and rest their bodies.

Carr softly nodded, somewhat scared about being found out. He always knew that he needed to be careful among humans but this time he was more nervous than before. He held Senia’s hand while the other covered the corner of his eyes, and together they entered the city. It was fortunate that the night was dark with clouds looming in the sky, still hoping that his eyes will be hidden in the shadow for longer.

“…. Eh?”

In the distance, there is a mysterious man who had been watching the fight from the forest, away from everyone’s attention. He let out a low whistle as he watched Carr and Senia’s movement through his telescope.

“I’m surprised that the saint is here, but what kind of companionship is this? What the hell is happening?” The man swept his navy hair over his forehead – revealing red eyes glowing softly in the dark as he grumbled quietly.

“Ah, shit, if I had known that the saint is here, I wouldn’t have sent that number of monsters, but I still need to save my mana for the eastern village. Wait, wait, that person who actually slaughtered the trolls is the same as me, right? Why is he helping humans? Did they catch his weakness?”

Unable to get the right answer right away, the man raised himself from the top of the tree and grinned, revealing his sharp canine teeth.

“Well… it would be okay to leave things like this for a bit. Ah, things are getting interesting. So, what happened to the remaining monsters, hmmm?”