I Alone Regress in a Hero Party That Was Annihilated - Chapter 85

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#85. The Fall of Purosange (5)

The Mörsolt Knights raised their weapons.

The Purosange Rangers, no, the Dead rushed forward gripping their daggers.

However.

[Grrrrrr…]

Those things could exert no power whatsoever before the advance of the Mörsolt Knights.

Swords and shields covered in silver.

The brilliant white light emanating from the pure silver suppressed the sinister aura of the undead.

That wasn’t all.

Clang—! Crash!

Inside the swords and shields lightly covered with silver was mithril alloy.

All the Mörsolt Knights were armed with mithril mined from the Beauvoir Abandoned Mine.

“Crush them all without leaving a single one!”

Emboldened by Soleil’s command, the soldiers followed behind the knights to suppress the undead.

“Die, you Dead!”

“We’ll make you pay the price for rebelling against Mörsolt!”

“Don’t resent us since this happened because you attacked our merchant group first!”

At last, complete decline was descending upon Purosange.

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Shedyoldis was panicking from the intense pain she felt from her liver.

“What, what is this? Why such pain…?”

Pain originates from bodily damage.

Pain this intense could only mean one thing.

“The Death Knight was destroyed? That’s impossible!”

Shedyoldis ground her teeth.

The Death Ranger created by corrupting Thoroughbred, the Head of Purosange, could not be destroyed without considerable power.

To completely annihilate it would require at least the power of a 5-Star Knight.

“Featherback… that bastard’s power is only 3-Star. And even if Soleil, the Family Head of the Mörsolt Family, stepped forward himself, he’s only 4-Star at best. So how?”

Shedyoldis broke out in cold sweat and leaned against the wall.

Her lizard-like pointed pupils stood vertically erect.

“It can’t be. This is impossible. The Death Knight made from Thoroughbred could destroy an entire castle single-handedly. If anything, it was overkill, not insufficient…”

Shedyoldis had never doubted that Mörsolt would be destroyed by this operation.

That’s why she had left them alone when Soleil led his Knights across the Frozen Sea to enter this land of Purosange.

But the situation had completely changed.

She didn’t know what had happened outside, but the Death Knight had been destroyed.

All the time Shedyoldis had spent devouring the Purosange Family had turned into meaningless bubbles.

“This won’t do. Now that it’s come to this, I have no choice but to flee from here.”

Troublesome matters were absolutely disgusting.

Shedyoldis was planning to devour another family to destroy the Mörsolt Family.

“I’ll have to find another family. This time, excluding the Northern Five Houses, I’ll target other ones…”

At that very moment.

Shiver—

Shedyoldis felt a chill.

This basement was cold, but not enough to make Shedyoldis shiver.

But somehow, the temperature of this space had dropped much lower than before.

“What?”

Shedyoldis raised her head.

What entered her sight was.

…Drip!

Icicles hanging from the ceiling, and frost that was turning the walls white.

“What, what is this? Why is there ice here…?”

Shedyoldis stepped backward, unaware that white breath was rising from her mouth.

And.

“Finally, I see your face.”

She came face to face with a boy walking down the basement stairs.

White hair as if frost had settled on it, and blood-red pupils glimpsed between the strands.

Shedyoldis’s eyes narrowed.

“Lord Blood Lily. It’s an honor to meet you again.”

“What’s the point of human courtesy? When you have the form of a monster.”

“Hohoho— That’s true too.”

Shedyoldis burst into laughter at Featherback’s retort.

Soon, she threw off the black robe that had been covering her body.

Lizard scales visible beneath her dark purple hair.

She had an appearance as if lizard and human had been mixed half and half.

Featherback spoke.

“You’ve worked hard day and night for the Demon King’s revival.”

“!”

Shedyoldis’s eyes widened as if they would tear apart.

She asked while baring her sharp teeth.

“As I thought. You knew about it. No wonder you didn’t care about public sentiment at all with those actions of yours.”

“When humanity is on the verge of destruction, what do I care about public sentiment or whatever? It’s better to unify them quickly.”

“From the way you speak and act, you don’t seem human either. Are you from the Demon Race?”

“I’m human.”

“Don’t lie. Humans aren’t as strong as you at that age. And they can’t act like you do either.”

“I didn’t particularly come here to persuade you.”

Featherback drew the Dragon’s Tooth blade ‘Adara’ from his waist.

And he angled the Dragon Scale shield ‘Reverse Scale’ to cover his body.

Clear preparation for battle.

Shedyoldis also extended the claws on both hands long like sword blades.

Scraaaatch!

Ten claws scraped against the wall, creating sparks.

Grotesque body parts that existed solely to spill blood and flesh flew toward Featherback.

Clang!

Featherback raised his shield and blocked Shedyoldis’s right claws.

Then he thrust his sword low, aiming for her abdomen.

…Clank!

But Featherback’s sword was blocked by Shedyoldis’s scales.

The composite scales covering her skin were hard enough to deflect even a Dragon’s Tooth.

“Hohoho— Too bad. My body is quite sturdy, you see.”

“I see.”

Featherback gave up quickly after stabbing at Shedyoldis’s body a few times.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Shedyoldis continued to slash with her claws.

But she too couldn’t pierce through Featherback’s shield.

“Damn thing’s so hard. What’s it made of?”

“Ice Dragon’s Reverse Scale.”

“Where did you even get something like that? Don’t tell me you caught one yourself and made it?”

“Think whatever you want.”

Featherback’s sword tip aimed for Shedyoldis’s eyeball.

But Shedyoldis gracefully bent her waist to the left and dodged Featherback’s Slash Attack.

“Hoho— I expected you’d aim for the soft spots since you can’t pierce the scales.”

Suddenly a tail extended from her groin.

Featherback hastily raised his shield, but couldn’t block Shedyoldis’s tail that had already reached his side.

Thwack!

With the sound of ribs breaking, Featherback was pushed backward.

Shedyoldis wrapped the tip of her tail around Featherback’s waist and pulled him toward her.

“Hohoho— Finally caught you, you arrogant little brat. I’d bet my tongue that you’re not human but from the Demon Race. Let’s dissect you and find out for sure… huh?”

Suddenly her eyes widened.

“It, it doesn’t hurt?”

Because Featherback’s expression remained as calm as ever even while being dragged by her tail.

Soon Featherback’s mouth opened.

“Why did you use your tail there? It would have been more effective to spring up with your waist and breathe fire, or slash upward from below with your left claws.”

“Hah, giving me advice now? Whether I breathe fire, slash with claws, or swing my tail, what’s it to you?”

“It matters. Forcing yourself to use your tail when your waist is twisted to the left is unnatural.”

Featherback’s gaze turned toward Shedyoldis’s left flank.

“Is something stuck in there?”

“!”

Shedyoldis didn’t even have time to react.

Featherback struck the floor with the heel of his military boots.

Clang!

A silver awl shot out from the toe of his military boots.

Whoosh— Thud!

Featherback’s kick attack struck precisely into Shedyoldis’s left flank.

That was the spot where Warshadow’s silver dagger, the last Ranger of Purosange from their previous battle, was buried deep up to the sword handle.

“Graaaaaaaaaah!?”

Shedyoldis dropped Featherback as pain surged through her left flank.

Warshadow’s silver dagger was driven even deeper by the awl at the tip of Featherback’s military boots.

Featherback nodded as he precisely pierced the center of the dagger’s handle with his awl.

“I knew it. Something was stuck in there. No wonder your movements seemed unnatural.”

“Grr, grgh— You bastard… How can someone with broken ribs…”

“My ribs are broken? Ah, are you talking about this?”

At Shedyoldis’s words, Featherback raised one arm.

There, several thick and large icicles that had been hidden inside his cloak were visible.

“When fighting, these things keep forming on the surface of my body. Sometimes they serve as armor like this.”

Featherback snapped off one of the icicles with a crack.

“When this breaks, it sounds just like ribs snapping.”

“Y-y-youuuu…”

Shedyoldis ground her teeth with grinding sounds.

Featherback gripped his sword in reverse grip.

“I don’t know who inflicted those wounds on you, but they’ll be the core reason for your death.”

“Shut uuuup!”

Shedyoldis extended her claws.

Featherback raised his shield.

“I’ve figured it all out. You’re nothing special.”

At the same time, the shield flew through midair.

The square edge of the spinning shield struck heavily right in the center of Shedyoldis’s forehead.

“Guhk!?”

Shedyoldis’s thoughts were instantly cut off by the shield edge digging deep into her skull.

That split second was extremely fatal.

Featherback instantly closed the distance and thrust Dragon Fang Sword Adara toward Shedyoldis’s left side.

“Gyaaaaaaaaaak!”

The blade that pierced through her left side precisely destroyed Shedyoldis’s heart.

Featherback shrugged his shoulders.

“She has six hearts.”

So he stabbed with his sword six times.

Swoosh— Swoosh— Swoosh— Swoosh— Swoosh—

Thrust, pull out, thrust, pull out, thrust, pull out, thrust, pull out, thrust, pull out—five consecutive sword strikes followed in rapid succession.

Shedyoldis, having all six hearts destroyed in an instant, spat purple blood from her mouth.

“Gaaaaaahhhhh!?”

She rolled around on the floor.

Then she clawed at the stone floor with her nails and lamented.

“Mom… Dad… I’m sorry… I wanted to fulfill my wish and save you… Please forgive your worthless daughter…”

At that moment, Featherback grabbed Shedyoldis by the hair and pulled her head back.

“Don’t try to sell me your sob story. I’m not buying it.”

Her head tilted back, exposing the tender skin of her throat.

The blade of the Dragon Fang Sword sliced cleanly through that spot.

Whoosh—splash!

Purple blood gushed out with tremendous force.

Featherback shrugged his shoulders at Shedyoldis, who couldn’t even scream and could only gurgle.

“If you’ve done evil, you should die. Why try to whitewash it with all that rambling?”

Finally, Shedyoldis’s body collapsed onto the cold stone floor.

“Hnnnngh…”

She struggled desperately until the very end.

From her gaping mouth, her tongue broke free.

It moved like a black thread-snake, writhing as it tried to burrow into the cracks between stones.

Crunch—!

But it was soon crushed under Featherback’s military boot and turned into mush.

“I’m tired of dragging this out just to catch you. Let’s end this decisively.”

Featherback poured oil over Shedyoldis’s corpse and set it on fire.

Only after confirming that everything had completely turned to ash and crumbled away did he nod his head.

“The story of Purosange ends here.”

It was a clean finish that left no loose ends or future troubles behind.

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