Sword Master With One Strike Kill - Chapter 190

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One-Strike Kill Swordmaster Episode 190

Episode 190. Apostle (7)

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‘Huh, what…?’

Adelia was slightly bewildered.

‘…What on earth is going on?’

She still couldn’t make sense of the situation.

Too many things had happened in an instant, passing by in a chaotic blur.

Her mind had been in complete turmoil ever since the battle with Puppet Master Batu.

─Please! The Protagonist, snap out of it!

The despair from that moment was still vivid.

When Gaon collapsed bleeding after Pean’s sword pierced his heart, it felt like the world was crumbling down.

The fear of losing her master completely paralyzed her reason.

Right at that moment.

Crack-!

Gaon appeared from behind Batu.

As if nothing had happened, looking perfectly fine.

‘That alone was surprising enough, but…’

What was even stranger was what happened next.

Gaon, who had been one person, suddenly became two and began surrounding Batu from both sides.

Adelia’s eyes widened.

‘…Three Gaons?’

The Gaon she thought was dead. The Gaon who suddenly appeared behind Batu. And the Gaon who appeared out of nowhere.

‘Is it a clone technique? Or…’

Suddenly, the words Gaon had said to Batu flashed through her mind.

─You didn’t think you were the only one in this world who could handle such things, did you.

‘…Could that also be an ability related to puppetry?’

All sorts of speculations churned through Adelia’s mind.

But there was no time to hear an explanation about that amazing ability.

Right after Gaon dealt with Puppet Master Batu, he insisted they needed to hurry and leave the hideout.

‘He said we could come back later to perform the memorial rites. He said we had more urgent matters to handle first.’

However.

The moment she followed Gaon out of the alley.

Another unexpected situation unfolded.

Whooom, whooooom──!

A mysterious girl suddenly appeared and vanished along with Gaon.

“…?”

Adelia couldn’t hide her bewildered expression.

She stared blankly at the spot where Gaon had been standing just moments ago. But only cold air lingered there.

And so.

Adelia was left alone with Pean and the mysterious giant knight.

“…”

Adelia looked at the knight with coldly sunken eyes.

Identifying friend or foe was the priority.

‘First, judging by how they mentioned Puppet Master Batu…’

They were definitely suspicious individuals.

But she couldn’t definitively conclude that they were enemies.

The Hooded Girl seemed rather pleased when she heard about Puppet Master Batu’s death.

‘In that case.’

Adelia’s gaze slowly turned toward the Golem Knight.

‘What exactly is the identity of that giant knight?’

While Adelia was lost in such thoughts.

Swish-.

At that moment, the knight slowly began removing his helmet.

The sound of scraping metal echoed through the quiet alley as the face hidden beneath the black armor was gradually revealed.

And…

“…!”

Shing-!

Adelia’s eyes widened as she immediately drew her sword.

What was revealed was not a human face.

Above the neck, a pitch-black sphere floated, and in the center of its smooth surface, a blood-red eye gleamed.

‘This is…!’

It matched exactly the description she had read in Middle Temple’s archives.

One of the Five Nightmares.

The Golem Knight.

Realizing this, Adelia immediately shouted toward Pean.

“Pean!”

“Yes. I know as well.”

Shing-!

Pean also drew Seorineul and took a battle stance.

In that breathtaking standoff, the Golem Knight slowly began to speak.

“Puppet Master Batu was…”

The Golem Knight’s voice was subdued.

“A comrade who had been with us for hundreds of years. Though he was timid and had his quirks, he was more faithful than anyone.”

“…”

“Batu was the one among us who retained the most human qualities. His ability to feel fear and sometimes hesitate was all because of that.”

Swish-.

The Golem Knight’s eye turned toward Adelia.

“Blue-eyed knight.”

“…”

“Did my dear friend leave any final words?”

Surprisingly, the Golem Knight’s manner of speech was dignified.

The noble knight who had lived for hundreds of years showed a refinement that seemed courteous even toward enemies.

Adelia maintained her composure.

As a member of a Noble House, she had to always show a resolute and stern demeanor when facing heretics.

“There were no final words worth mentioning. That vermin kept struggling to the end until he was cut in half by The Protagonist’s sword.”

As soon as Adelia finished speaking, the Golem Knight’s eye widened.

Deep anger could be felt from that gaze.

But Adelia didn’t stop speaking and continued with a solemn voice.

“Those tainted by evil all meet the same end.”

“…”

“Camillo von Taribas and the Adversary both overconfidently relied on their immortality until the very end, only to crumble pathetically before Lord Gaon. Without leaving behind a single proper last word.”

Sring-!

Adelia raised her Meteor Sword.

The jet-black blade gleamed coldly as it caught the streetlamp light.

Kugugugugugu-!

At the same time, the overwhelming aura emanating from the Golem Knight pressed down on the alley.

The air itself became heavy, making it difficult to even breathe.

‘In the past, I wouldn’t have been able to move a muscle before such intimidation.’

When facing Camillo von Taribas, her entire body had frozen in terror, and before the Adversary, she couldn’t even properly hold her sword.

Even against Puppet Master Batu, whom she’d encountered most recently, she had been overwhelmed for quite some time.

‘Each time, I could only endure because Gaon was there.’

But.

‘Now it’s different.’

Though the Golem Knight’s killing intent felt sharp enough to sting her skin.

Adelia didn’t retreat a single step.

Kwaak-!

Instead, she gripped her sword even tighter and lowered her stance.

Ready to attack her opponent at any moment.

And ready to react to her opponent’s attacks at any moment.

The countless battles she’d fought alongside Gaon had forged her. The experiences accumulated through enduring desperate moments were now shining brightly.

“In that sense…”

Saaa-.

Adelia’s gaze became even colder.

She finished her words in a voice as cold and sharp as dawn frost.

“I’ll give you special treatment and grant you time, worshipper of evil gods.”

“…”

“Try leaving behind some meaningful last words, even now.”

Adelia’s blue eyes flashed.

The girl who used to follow behind Gaon was no longer there.

In her place stood a dignified knight who would carry on her master’s work of eradicating evil.

Even her calm and intimidating manner of speech was perfectly embodying Gaon’s.

‘Mm-hmm.’

Well, at least Adelia herself thought so.

‘I think I said that pretty coolly, didn’t I?’

Adelia felt secretly proud as she pointed her sword tip toward the Golem Knight.

And.

Kwaaaaang-!

The battle began.

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“Haa, ha…”

Professor Biyolf let out rough breaths.

The others who had been in the honored seats also began breaking free from their invisible restraints one by one.

Most of them collapsed to the floor with a thud as their legs gave out completely.

Several merchants in the general seating had even lost consciousness and fainted.

‘Wh-what in the world… what is this…’

Just about 3 minutes.

That was how long the girl had appeared in the auction house.

Anyone who came to the auction house in Dungarrd, the Dark City, was among the most prominent figures on the continent. Naturally, the skills of the guards each of them brought were beyond question.

Yet.

All of this had been completely neutralized during those 3 minutes.

Hundreds of people had frozen like statues in an instant.

During that time, the girl had leisurely obtained the Celestial Dragon’s brain core.

Woong, woooong-!

The next moment, space rippled and the girl disappeared without a trace along with the brain core.

Throughout all of this, no one could dare resist. Not even a high-ranking mage like Professor Biyolf.

Professor Biyolf’s entire body was trembling from that terrifying situation when.

“Professor.”

“…!”

Startled-.

Just then, someone called out to Professor Biyolf.

Biyolf, who had been extremely tense, jumped in surprise and turned around.

But as soon as he realized who it was, his tension completely melted away.

“…Ah, Assistant Targon.”

It was Targon, the mage with pink curly hair.

In contrast to the chaotic situation just moments before, he was remarkably calm. Not even a trace of agitation could be found on his expressionless face.

It was an unnecessary thought, but… at times like this, his atmosphere strangely resembled Gaon’s.

“Ah!”

Just then, Biyolf suddenly recalled the words Targon had conveyed through telepathy.

“Th-that reminds me… you! What did you say earlier?”

Biyolf asked urgently.

“Didn’t you say to just let the worshipper of evil gods take the brain core? Saying it was Lord Gaon’s plan!”

“…”

“That’s right! Come to think of it, you shared a room with Lord Gaon! Don’t tell me you heard the plan then? What on earth was the reason for letting the worshipper of evil gods take the brain core?”

Professor Biyolf’s questions poured out urgently.

However, Targon withheld his answer.

“Professor, the situation is urgent right now, so I’ll explain in detail later. For now, please hurry and follow me.”

“…Ah? Y-yes, let’s do that.”

Trudge, trudge-.

Biyolf hurriedly followed Targon out of the auction house.

The scene of the auction house visible while walking was nothing short of pandemonium.

A sudden attack. The highlight item stolen by an intruder. And on top of that, the audience in panic.

But outside was even more horrific.

Before the eyes of those who had rushed out, thousands of corpses filling the area around the auction house were revealed.

Amid the piercing smell of blood, screams and dry heaving erupted from various places.

“Biyolf! Targon! What on earth is happening here!”

Tap tap tap-.

Professor Selena Servich rushed over urgently as soon as she saw Biyolf and Targon.

Looking around frantically, she continued her questions.

“What happened inside the auction house that people are pouring out in such a panic…”

“There was an attack by a worshipper of evil gods.”

“…Wh-what did you say?”

Swish-.

Selena asked back in shock.

Instead of adding further explanation, Targon pulled something from inside his coat.

Whoosh-!

With a familiar cry, something began to fly up.

[Myub myub! Myweeeek!]

A small cube sparkling with rainbow colors. It was Mucue.

The mysterious creature that was once mistaken for Gaon’s child began circling around Taragon.

“What, what? Why does Taragon have Mukyoo…?”

Professor Biyolf muttered to himself with a puzzled voice.

But Taragon was already focused on something else.

He looked at Mukyoo and made a request.

“Guide us the way.”

[Myueeeeeeek!]

Click click click-!

Boing, byo byo boing-!

As soon as Taragon finished speaking, Mukyoo began transforming its shape.

Translucent wings spread wide from the cube that had been rotating like a Rubik’s cube.

Its rainbow-colored body glowed more vividly as it transformed into a small fairy-like appearance.

Whoosh-!

Mukyoo flew high up and looked down at the entire Dungard City.

After hovering in the air for a moment, it looked in a specific direction and cried out vigorously as if telling them to follow.

[Myumyuk! Myumyuk!]

“It seems to be that way.”

Taragon pointed in the direction Mukyoo was looking.

“Let’s hurry and follow.”

Biyolf and Selena looked at each other and hesitated for a moment.

‘This is strange. Why is the teaching assistant leading us…?’

But for now, there weren’t any other options.

The two professors soon began running after Taragon.

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Ding, ding, ding-!

While running after Mukyoo.

Strawberry Latte checked the notification windows that appeared before her eyes.

[Middle Finger] : Situation concluded.

It was a private message from Gaon.

[Middle Finger] : Finished talking with the Apostles for now, and I’m safe.

[Middle Finger] : Golem Knights are attached to Pean and Adelia’s side, so support them first.

[Middle Finger] : I’m at the Polluted Swamp in the Uncharted Western Dungard. Let’s buy some time while creating a sense of crisis, then meet dramatically.

[Middle Finger] : OK?

‘Haha…’

A hollow laugh escaped without me realizing it.

Even in this situation, Gaon was thinking about the performance.

‘…Still, it seems he finished the situation safely.’

I was secretly worried about him meeting the Apostles, but being able to show such leisure meant the danger had passed.

Strawberry Latte, feeling relieved inside, immediately sent a reply.

Ding-!

[Strawberry Latte] : (b˙◁˙ )b

‘Then shall I start enjoying this situation too?’

Strawberry Latte had become accustomed to all of this by now.

Gaon’s unreasonable plans that were only confusing at first were now starting to feel quite entertaining.

‘I’ll be a premium supporting character.’

Strawberry Latte made that resolution and put on an even more serious expression.

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