I Alone Regress in a Hero Party That Was Annihilated - Chapter 84

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#84. The Fall of Purosange (4)

“Come here, Head of Purosange.”

Soleil took a large step forward.

Soleil was armed with a long sword in his right hand and a large square shield in his left.

Before him, the Death Knight lowered its stance while gripping twin daggers in reverse grip.

[Grrrr… Krrrrr…]

The Death Knight was equipped with ranger armaments rather than the typical knight form.

Silver short swords that gleamed dark blue due to black mana.

The sharp sword tips held in reverse were aimed toward Soleil.

Soon.

Clang―!

Sparks flew as Soleil’s and the Death Knight’s blades clashed.

The Death Knight flashed its blackened silver teeth as it tried to bite Soleil’s neck.

…Thwack!

Soleil repelled the Death Knight with the distinctive shield manipulation of a Northern Warrior.

[Krk!?]

Though overshadowed by Mörsolt Swordsmanship and thus less renowned, shield techniques are actually one of Mörsolt’s prides as well.

When struck by a shield thrust from a skilled Mörsolt, one experiences an impact like being rammed by a bull charging at full speed, with their body completely flipping upside down.

The Death Knight was no exception.

Crash crash crash crash bang!

The Death Knight, pushed by Soleil’s shield, flipped over on the spot and scraped face-first across the ground.

[Grk!?]

The moment the Death Knight raised its head, Soleil’s sword fiercely slashed through midair.

Whoosh―

The Knights let out exclamations upon seeing the Aura Blade blooming from Soleil’s sword tip.

“5-Star!”

“The Family Head has reached 5-Star!”

“Sword Master! The birth of a Sword Master!”

There was good reason for the Knights’ excitement.

Soleil had remained stuck at the 4-Star wall for many long years.

The Realm of a sword expert who could create liquid-form Aura Blades.

But Soleil was not satisfied with this Realm.

Because the Mörsolt Family of the past had always been ruled by Sword Masters.

5-Star. The Realm where one could solidify mana and freely extend or contract the length of their blade.

The domain of Sword Masters, said to easily shatter Liquefied Mana and cut through anything in this world.

Soleil had constantly strived to reach that Realm, but complete Sword Forms were not passed down to those from the Branch Family.

After the Sword Forms had vanished along with the Direct Lineage, he had given up on advancing to 5-Star.

Then Soleil saw hope.

The Mysterious Book his Son had found in some Snowy Field.

Within that book were completely recorded the ultimate Secret Techniques left behind by the lost Ancestors.

A miracle.

That’s what Soleil thought.

It was no different from a message from the Ancestors to restore the family once again.

Soleil spent days and nights reading through the family’s Secret Manual that his Son had recovered.

And he realized.

If he memorizes, understands, and refines this Secret Sword Manual well, he too could reach 5-Star beyond 4-Star, no, he could even aim for realms beyond that.

‘Heh, if only I had read this Secret Manual 10 years earlier.’

But it doesn’t matter.

His son, who is decades younger than him, has already read this Secret Manual.

Not only that, but he’s showing a completely different side overnight and growing rapidly.

If things continue like this, he’ll catch up to his own realm and surpass it within just a dozen years.

‘I can’t waste the opportunity my son created for me.’

Soleil gripped his sword and shield tightly.

Then he glared at his former retainer before him, Baron Thoroughbred.

“Perfect as a sacrifice to test the power of 5-Star. Come at me.”

[Kraaaaaaaaaak!]

The Death Knight charged forward, swinging his Twin Short Swords.

The death Ranger, who doesn’t even fear getting wounded, persistently aimed for Soleil’s neck.

However.

“Mörsolt First Form ‘Blood Drawing’.”

Soleil too easily deflected his blade and slashed across the Death Knight’s neck.

…Swoosh!

Blood scattered like black rust water.

Seeing this, Soleil frowned.

“Since it’s Undead, bloodletting is useless.”

The next technique immediately followed.

“Mörsolt Second Form ‘Skin Peeling’.”

This one was effective.

The Slash Attack sweeping from left to right shattered the Death Knight’s armor.

Crack-crack-crack!

The Jet Black Armor shattered into pieces and scattered.

Through it, the Death Knight’s skeletal frame was revealed.

Soleil’s eyes narrowed.

“Mörsolt Third Form ‘Bone Extraction ‘.”

The blade of the sword curved like an eel.

The White Aura Blade swept through the inside of the Death Knight’s armor, cutting out everything inside in chunks.

[Gaaaaaahhh!]

Shattered bone fragments scattered.

As the Death Knight retreated having lost most of its ribs, Soleil quickly closed the distance.

“Mörsolt Fourth Form ‘Flesh Carving ‘.”

Soleil’s sword and the Death Knight’s Dual-wielded Daggers clashed at one point.

The result was.

Clang!

The Death Knight’s two blades shattered into pieces.

However, Soleil’s sword didn’t escape unscathed either.

Snap!

The sword broke in half.

At that very moment.

…Click!

Soleil dropped the sword handle and reached out his hand.

He firmly grasped the blade fluttering in midair with his hand and brought it straight down.

“Mörsolt 5th Form ‘Beheading ‘.”

A finishing technique that only those who had reached the 5-Star realm of Mörsolt could use.

That simple yet crude, but powerful slash attack that could cut even iron like slicing freshly baked bread fell straight down from above.

[Kraaaack!]

The Death Knight also aimed for Soleil’s neck with its sharp claws.

However.

Crack—!

The blade Soleil brought down severed all of the Death Knight’s claws before splitting even its skull in half.

…Splurt!

From within the skull split in two directions, brain matter as black and sticky as tar poured out.

The tip of the Death Knight’s broken claw had merely grazed one side of Soleil’s cheek lightly.

Trickle—

Red blood flowed from one side of Soleil’s cheek.

Even so, his gaze remained firmly fixed on the Death Knight.

[Kkeuk—kkeugagagagak!]

The Death Knight’s gaze also turned toward Soleil.

That Thing stretched out its two lost hands and flailed toward Soleil.

Contempt settled in Soleil’s gaze.

“The sin of forgetting the duty of a vassal, the sin of forgetting the duty of a Family Head, and lastly the sin of forgetting the duty of a human.”

He dropped the sword in his hand.

Then he grasped the large and heavy shield with both hands.

“Know that your sins, repeated three times over, are truly heavy, and even two deaths would be a cheap price.”

The 49.2kg shield was raised high above.

And then.

Whoosh!

It fell straight down from above.

[Ah…]

The Death Knight opened its mouth that was split in half.

But before it could make any sound.

Crash!

The Square Shield struck down and crushed the Death Knight with its broad surface.

The Death Knight couldn’t even scream as it was crushed under the shield.

Bone fragments, blackened spinal fluid, and dark purple mana spread wide like porridge.

“Behold! I have slain the Head of Purosange who became a monster tainted by evil!”

Soleil shouted loudly.

All the Knights around raised their swords high and cheered.

“Wooooooooh!”

Tears were even welling up in the Knights’ eyes.

The Family Head they had served with loyalty for so long.

How much heartache had they endured watching that Family Head hang his head in powerlessness.

But now, witnessing firsthand the completely transformed status of their Family House and their Family Head’s magnificent prowess at the scene, their hearts couldn’t help but swell with emotion.

Just then.

“It’s too early to celebrate yet.”

Someone poured cold water on this overwhelming atmosphere.

But no one reproached him for not reading the mood.

Because he was the greatest contributor to this war and the son that the Family Head terribly loved and cherished.

Featherback,

He stepped forward with an indifferent expression.

“This isn’t the only Undead.”

“!”

At those words, Soleil frowned.

Tsssssssss…

He was right.

A dark purple aura was seeping out from the body of the Death Knight that had been crushed to pulp under Soleil’s shield.

It settled into the corpses of the Purosange Rangers scattered around.

Soon.

[Uuu—uuuuu…]

[Mörsolt… kill…]

[Pu… ro… san… ge… for… ever…]

The corpses of the Purosange Rangers, revived in the form of Death Knights, creaked as they rose.

The moment the Mörsolt Knights hesitated.

Thud—

Featherback stepped forward.

“Since Father has taken care of the Purosange ringleader, I’ll clean up these small fry.”

At the same time.

Whoosh―!

A white Aura Blade extended from the tip of Featherback’s sword.

The mana that had been flickering like a white ghost gradually condensed thick and dense, gathering at the sword tip.

And it began to drip drop by drop from the sharp point.

A white and viscous liquid like pure white milk.

Aura in liquid form that was unmistakably clear to anyone who saw it.

The eyes of all the Knights who witnessed it widened as if they would tear.

“4-Star!?”

Even Soleil couldn’t continue speaking, his mouth hanging open.

Regardless.

Step― Step― Step― Step―

Featherback calmly walked toward the Purosange Rangers who had become Undead.

And.

Mörsolt 4th Form ‘Flesh Carving ‘.

He immediately executed the Mörsolt Swordsmanship Secret Techniques that could only be used upon reaching the 4-Star Realm.

Swish―

A straight sword strike drawn from left to right.

What originally began as a thin white line soon transformed into a procession of countless points.

How many points make up a single straight line?

Eventually, a near-infinite number of white droplets extended forward.

Slash attacks that looked like drops of milk spilled by a child.

However, in reality, within each drop lay terrifyingly sharp Sword Aura compressed to its absolute limit.

The white droplets that Featherback scattered touched the bodies of the undead.

Pop—popopopopopopopopopopop!

Countless, truly countless small holes like needle holes were pierced through the darkly changed flesh of the Death Knights.

The densely perforated lines became perforation lines, cutting like paper.

[Oh—ooooooh!]

The upper and lower bodies of the undead that had been charging toward them separated and collapsed.

Featherback turned his head.

And he shrugged his shoulders toward Soleil and the knights who were standing with dazed expressions.

“I’ll leave the cleanup to you.”

Having finished speaking, Featherback quickly left his position.

Soleil asked hurriedly.

“Son! Where are you going?”

“There’s one bastard left to catch and kill. I’m sufficient on my own, so you don’t need to send troops.”

With those final words, Featherback disappeared into the Star Tower.

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