Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 230

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Chapter 230

At first, I thought I had misheard.

The sound mixed with the rain and wind made it even more so. If my hearing hadn’t become exceptionally sharp, I would have carelessly overlooked it.

Boom!

“I’m not imagining it, right?”

There was definitely some kind of loud noise. As I looked outside with a puzzled expression, the door of the adjacent building opened and Jeon suddenly poked his head out.

“Oh, Lady Anelli? You were there?”

Jeon looked at me with surprised eyes, then immediately glanced around the surroundings.

“Then where the hell did that Knight bastard go?”

“Samuel left his post?”

“Yes. I sent him to escort you here, but he hasn’t returned at all, so I came out to check…”

Boom!

The thunderous sound came again. This time it was louder, so Jeon and several Dura’han seemed to notice it too.

I couldn’t tell which direction the sound came from. If I could hear it just one more time, I might be able to figure it out.

As I stared intently beyond the pitch-black darkness, I suddenly realized that Palides was nowhere to be seen.

Come to think of it…

‘The day Palides first met Samuel.’

I recalled Palides showing intense hostility toward Samuel. Even while remembering nothing else, Palides had asserted that Samuel was a dangerous man.

“Mori.”

[Y-yes!]

“Did Palides die here?”

Though phrased as a question, I was almost certain of it. Mori looked at me with wavering eyes and answered hesitantly.

[Yes…]

I took a deep breath.

Crash! Bang!

This time, I was able to pinpoint the direction the sound came from.

* * *

The rain-soaked ground was hardly suitable for fighting.

Moreover, the dark surroundings and the debris from ruins that caught at one’s feet all hindered combat. Every environmental factor was significantly worse than in the past.

However, such things posed no problem for Palides.

Thinking that the long wait had at least yielded one thing, Palides smiled coldly.

Clang!

Palides’ sword, having deflected her opponent’s blade, twisted diagonally to aim for his neck.

The sharp force cutting through the air held no hesitation whatsoever. However, Samuel quickly ducked and defended with his sword while stepping back significantly.

Samuel’s hastily moving body momentarily wavered as he stepped on the slippery mud and debris.

Palides didn’t miss that opening and swung her sword again.

Clang! Clang!

Sharp noise assaulted the ears as the continuously clashing blades met. Samuel, who had staggered briefly, was somehow managing to block the relentless attacks.

However, he was gradually being pushed back. Palides glared with gritted teeth.

Thwack!

The sword swung with full force missed its target and struck a nearby wooden crate with a dull sound. It had been swung so hard that the crate split into a pitiful state.

Samuel, who had pulled his body well outside the sword’s range, calmly readjusted his stance.

“Ha…”

Breathing roughly while glaring at Samuel, Palides muttered in an irritated voice.

“You don’t actually believe you can defeat me without using holy power, do you?”

Samuel didn’t answer Palides’ question. He simply watched her attacks quietly while holding his sword.

He didn’t appear to be letting his guard down or looking down on her.

However, it was clear he had no intention of actively going on the offensive.

This was making Palides feel worse. That damned betrayer who wasn’t even giving his all, just focusing on defense.

“Fine, let’s see how long you can keep acting so leisurely.”

Just like before, that bastard was deceiving her, and the other Knights and the Captain.

As if he alone was swept up in righteous emotions.

“Just die!”

With a sound of cutting air, the blade menacingly sliced through space. Faster and stronger attacks followed relentlessly in irregular trajectories.

Screech!

And finally, the moment a dark aura rippled along Palides’ blade, the tightly interlocked swords tilted to one side.

Just as Samuel tried to straighten his wavering sword, Palides kicked his shin hard.

Samuel, whose leg struck the solid armor, grimaced.

Palides simultaneously twisted the sword she had raised and thrust the tip in at once.

Stab!

The blade that cleverly penetrated between the armor pieces was driven in halfway.

“Ugh!”

Samuel, who had been only defending all along, properly swung his sword for the first time. He quickly pulled out the sword Palides had thrust in and dodged the attack.

Samuel, who barely managed to create distance from Palides, pressed firmly on his shoulder area with one hand. Thick blood oozed between his fingers.

The scent of blood mixed with the humid smell of water that filled the surroundings.

Palides swung her sword again without giving him a chance to recover. Samuel chose to step back entirely rather than engage in offense and defense.

“…Are you still not satisfied?”

Samuel, gritting his teeth as if enduring pain, asked in a low voice.

Palides, who had been rushing forward to finally cut off his breath, hesitated at those words.

“Ha, what did you say?”

The murderous intent in Palides’ eyes grew increasingly thick.

“Satisfied?”

The smell of blood spreading through the air was getting thicker. The streaming blood was visible to the naked eye, suggesting the sword wound was deeper than expected.

Was that why? Palides easily recalled scenes from the past.

Samuel, who had already cut down two Knights and stood before her, had pointed his blood-dripping sword at her.

In every moment of crossing swords with Samuel, Palides smelled the blood of her comrades. The blood droplets flying through the air were all from her companions.

“That little bit won’t be enough to satisfy me.”

Samuel wasn’t alone. Samuel had led the Followers of the Rebirth, and Beladia Castle was trampled by them.

This place was the residential area where Those Freed by the Captain lived.

Since the Captain wanted to save everyone, Palides had tried to protect everyone.

However, while Palides faced Samuel, the surroundings became complete ruins and many who had come here seeking freedom were sacrificed.

“Can’t you see these ruins with your own eyes?”

If that bastard hadn’t betrayed them. If he hadn’t brought enemies to this small paradise the Captain had created.

This place would never have collapsed into such a state.

Palides glared fiercely.

“Even if I tear you to pieces and kill you, I won’t be satisfied!”

“The past…”

Samuel, who had been listening to Palides’ words while dripping blood, slowly parted his lips.

“Is something that already happened. I’m standing here now to clean up that mess.”

“Shameless bastard! If you hadn’t done such things in the first place!”

I’ll tear that mouth apart. I’ll cut off his neck and scatter hot blood everywhere to avenge everyone!

Palides gripped her sword in fury. Without realizing it, a faint dark aura was flowing from her body.

It resembled the black smoke she had emitted when she was in Dura’han form.

Palides took a deep breath. This power stirring deep in her chest surged more violently the more she was consumed by rage.

At this rate, she might soon lose control.

‘But so what?’

If she could just eliminate that betrayer, she would accept anything…!

“Palides!”

An urgent call snapped Palides back to her senses.

Startled as if cold water had been poured over her, Palides quickly turned her head toward where the sound came from.

“…Captain.”

Anelli appeared, breathing heavily as if she had run here urgently. Other knights were beside her as well.

Anelli looked at Palides, then turned her gaze to Samuel, who was confronting her. Anelli’s expression immediately hardened.

Despite the distance and darkness, she seemed to have noticed Samuel’s injuries.

Anelli’s lips moved as if she wanted to say something to Samuel, but eventually she pressed her lips together and shifted her gaze to Palides.

“If you had regained your head, you should have told me. This kind of unilateral action is….”

“I don’t want to.”

Palides spoke up as soon as Anelli took a step toward him.

“It can’t happen, Captain.”

Anelli, who had been trying to calmly soothe Palides, fell silent for a moment with a subtle expression. Then she asked in a composed tone.

“What can’t happen, Palides?”

“Rest.”

He could feel the pitying gazes of the other knights beside Anelli looking at him. However, Palides didn’t spare them a glance.

They still hadn’t regained their heads. So they couldn’t understand Palides’ emotions either.

These memories that had rushed in like a tidal wave, and the painful emotions that had been revived because of them.

“Two have already disappeared. Maybe two or three more will gain rest at the same time. So it can’t happen, Captain.”

Palides gripped his sword hilt tightly, suppressing his desperate feelings.

“Do you know what that bastard will do to you after we disappear?”

As he roughly raised his sword to point at Samuel, blood that had been on the blade dripped to the ground.

It was Samuel’s blood that hadn’t been completely washed away by the rain.

“How can I gain rest alone, leaving behind a betrayer? That bastard betrayed you, Captain.”

How could he create such a situation again? The mistake of failing to guard the Captain’s side until the end and giving way to that detestable betrayer was enough to happen once.

“Palides, I was the one who allowed Samuel Bent to accompany us.”

“Losing you once is enough, Captain.”

At Palides’ resentful words, Anelli let out a shallow sigh.

Despite the other knights’ attempts to dissuade her, she slowly approached Palides.

“I allowed Samuel to accompany us in order to find your heads.”

“That’s…!”

“Palides, I was curious about your face.”

At the unexpected words, Palides’ shoulders stiffened rigidly. Anelli, who had come right up to the dazed Palides, carefully extended both hands.

The damply wet helmet was lifted with a clatter. His vision, which had been strangely stuffy somewhere, opened up completely, and his head became very light.

Palides stared blankly at his helmet held in Anelli’s hands. Then he slowly raised his gaze.

“I wanted to make eye contact with you all.”

Hearing those words made his throat choke up. The stinging, bitter tears that he hadn’t felt since losing his head welled up from his throat.

Palides’ cheeks became wet in an instant.

“If I must leave your side, Captain. If that’s the rest I must face.”

Palides paused for a moment, then whispered in a small voice.

“I don’t want rest, Captain….”

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