Prowse
My attack from behind was a proper clean hit.
But the moment my sword touched his back, he dodge rolled in front to avoid getting cut into two.
Still, the wound I gave him was deep, so it’s unlikely he’d be able to move properly.
Even within the [Black Mist], I of course still knew exactly where Prowse was so I was about to continue my pursuit and launch the next attack but……..
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‘[Heavy Suction Ball]”
Prowse deeply sucked in the air, along with the black mist itself, and then fired something similar to [Wind Ball].
Wind type magic were usually hard to see but, since he had sucked in the black mist, the ball of wind he fired was a lot easy to notice, and I was able to easily avoid it.
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But, it did succeed at removing the black mist from the room and I could clearly see the enraged figure of Prowse glaring at me with bloodshot eyes.
Judging by the large amounts of blood dripping down from his back, the damage I gave him was quite big but, if his expression is anything to go by, he hadn’t lost his fighting spirit yet.
“……..You dare mock me by using a surprise attack like that!! I’l smash you down to a bloody pulp you bastard!!”
“I’m shocked. You’re still capable of talking shit huh.”
“You’re dead. I’m going to definitely kill youu!!”
He removed his knuckles and instead took a bear-like stance with his arm spread out wide.
I could go for another ambush by using [Black Mist] again but, by the looks of it, I could probably take him on easily upfront now as well.
Holding the Vendettatein in my usual stance, I began pouring mana into it.
The runes on the sword activated, and the blade began to shine in a bright red colour once again.
Perhaps due to the wound on his back as well, Prowse didn’t move even a single bit, and simply stood there with his arms spread wide and his eyes completely closed, waiting for me to come close to him instead.
The safest way to take him down right now would be to use the combo of [Sticky strings] and [Hardening] to attack him from afar, and force Prowse to move but…..
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There is the matter of my remaining stamina, so I wanted to avoid an attrition based fight as well.
I’ll charge at him head-on, and as long as I cut him down before his attack reaches me, it’ll be okay.
I slowly began to approach closer to Prowse who remained still, and the moment I reached the designated spot, I lunged in with full force——and activated [Leg Strength Enhancement] and [Gale].
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“[Domain][Vajra].”
At the same time I activated my skills, Prowse also seemed to activate his own skills as well as a globe-shaped aura spread around Prowse.
For a second I became vigilant, and hesitated over whether I should stop my attack or not but…….in the end, I decided to go all the way through with my attack.
Putting my full strength into my forward leg, I blasted in towards Prowse.
The moment I entered his spherical aura, Prowse eyes opened in a flash, and he swung his right arm to grab me.
Perhaps due to the effect of the aura, Prowse movements were exceptionally fast, and he grabbed my shoulder first.
——but, I didn’t even pay it any heed, and continued the swing of my sword.
To try and guard against my slash, he brought down his free left arm to protect against it but, unfortunately for him, the sword I had was no normal sword, it was the one and only Vendettatein.
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His left arm was thick like a log, and his muscles were hard as metal but…….as if I was cutting through butter, my sword chopped Prowse’s left arm off and with the continued momentum, the sword ran through down from his left shoulder all the way to his right waist and tore it open.
Unlike the slash on his back, this time his body itself had been split in two completely, so his upper body fell to the front, while his lower half fell backwards and a fountain of blood exploded.
Of course, I was completely drenched in his blood since I was right in front of him, but I was already painted in blood so I didn’t really care much about it.”
“………Y-you…………who, are you?”
“I am——–ah, what’s the point in answering now?”
I figured I might as well answer his question in his dying moments but, by the time he finished his question, the strength in the arm that was grabbing my shoulder disappeared, so I stopped mid reply.
As expected of an executive, he was certainly strong but, after Milworc, he felt a bit, lukewarm at best.
But, if he hadn’t tried to grab me and had launched a strike at me instead, he would have dealt some good damage to me as well. Not to mention, his [Domain] skill made me very, very curious as well.
I really wished I could have used the executives and Milworc as fodder for the Ongneer plant but unfortunately, I couldn’t do that without standing out like a madman. Besides, it’s not like I had an Ongneer plant nearby anyway.
I consoled myself by assuming that it was probably a unique skill anyway so I couldn’t get it, and afterwards, I looked away from the now dead Prowse and headed towards Alexandra.
Still wearing her bloodied armour, she was knelt on the ground, not moving much.
Seeing her unmoving, I wondered if she had used up all her strength and died but, it seemed she was still breathing somehow.
“You okay?”
“……….Yes…….Gilmour, thanks.”
Hearing my question, she just about squeaked out a reply barely in a feeble volume. Also, she didn’t even seem to register that she was talking to me, and she seemed like she’d lose consciousness at any moment now.
I suppose I should splash some potions on Alexandra and carry her outside, and then I guess I should also check if that Bruce guy and Gilmour were also alive or not.
One of them tried to actually kill me, and the other always talked to me like a cocky shit.
I honestly wouldn’t give a damn if these two died but, just in case I did check up on them and…….they were just about barely breathing still.
While I didn’t care for them, I haven’t fall so far that I’d let someone bleed to detah in front of me either so I guess I should carry all three of them outside.
“I’ll carry these three outside……….Mielle, what about you?”
“Eh? I’ll come with you——ah, what’s with that look!?………Fine fine, I know. I’ll go help arrest the remnants alright!”
I didn’t even say anything but, maybe she sensed something as Mielle shouted that in the end.
Looks like Mielle still has lots of energy still left in her and there’s no one really strong left among the enemies so she’ll be fine.
Ralf and Esta should be coming here pretty soon as well so with this, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that the base of [Under Eye] has been completely crushed.
The moment I thought that, I was hit with a sensation of strength leaving my body from relaxation but, while there has been no response, there are still 2 executives that never appeared here so I can’t relax until we’re completely out of here.
I kept only my [Physical Ability Boost] skill active, and picked up the three near death royal knights, and while leaving Mielle behind to clean the rest up, I left the building with those three.
(End of Volume 7)
Afterword from the Author
The next volume will be the final volume so I hope you will stick with me till the very end!
(T/N: Just the final volume remains! Thank you for supporting this work and my translations. Hope you all can enjoy it till the very end. Volumes are usually 50-60 chapters, and I imagine the final volume will be the biggest so there’s still lots to go but once again, thank you for all your support!)
