MTLNOVEL Chapter 59 - A Successful Conclusion
Ka-ang!
The gray mana spear and two swords intersected in mid-air.
They were the swords of the guard captain and one of the Suicide Squad members respectively.
‘The density of this mana is…!’
The guard captain was inwardly astonished at the overwhelming power of the spear, as massive as its size.
Both were mature 5-star knights, among the elite even within the Suicide Squad.
Nevertheless, blocking her mana spear was by no means an easy task.
‘And it’s a gray color mixed with two attributes?’
She must surely be a dual attribute holder.
‘…In reality, it’s right to see her as a top-tier 5-star mage.’
After a moment of surprise, the guard captain calmly assessed the situation.
He compared and analyzed the forces of allies and intruders to draw a conclusion.
‘I’ll take on the swordsman in front, and for the female mage behind…’
At that moment, intense waves of mana began to surge inside the mansion.
It was the precursor to the Judgment spell.
‘Her casting speed is this fast?’
Judging by the amount of surging mana, it seemed clear that its power would be on a different dimension from before.
The guard captain urgently shouted.
“Stop the mage!”
Charge!
The Suicide Squad members lined up in a row all stepped forward at once.
Each wrapping their swords in mana, just as they were about to charge towards the mage in front.
Swish.
The body of the Suicide Squad member rushing at the front was sliced horizontally.
“…?”
“!!”
The Suicide Squad members hesitated at this.
What on earth?
What they could see wasㅡ
A dark afterimage drawn long in the air and Gilbert standing still in a sword-swinging posture.
That was all.
Whisk.
Gilbert, shaking off his sword, said.
“Block it if you can.”
Right after, he smiled slightly as if satisfied with his own words.
The Suicide Squad members were greatly flustered.
Not missing that gap, Gilbert continued his attack again.
The dark sword slashed in all directions.
“Gack.”
“Kuk.”
The Suicide Squad members fell one by one.
The sound of armor hitting the floor rang out periodically.
The floor was gradually stained with blood.
Gilbert’s speed was too fast for them to respond.
All they could do was watch the dark afterimages sweeping in all directions.
Clang!
At that moment, someone luckily managed to block Gilbert’s sword.
The face of the one who blocked it lit up.
“I’ll hold him, kuk.”
Before he could finish speaking, Gilbert’s sword moved.
Whisk!
Gilbert rotated his body and swung his sword in the opposite direction.
A dark afterimage passed by like a flash, and immediately after, the head of the one who blocked flew through the air.
All of this happened in an instant.
Woo-woong.
At the same time, a heavy sound echoed through the mansion.
It was a signal that Loen’s casting was nearing completion.
The Suicide Squad side became urgent.
The guard captain, who had succeeded in deflecting the mana spear, shouted while looking back.
“Escort Count Arta and evacuate with the soldiers!”
“Yes!”
One Suicide Squad member beside the count dragged the stiffened count up the central staircase.
And simultaneously, the guard captain leaped towards Gilbert.
“I’ll be your opponent!”
Their swords clashed in an X-shape.
Their strength was evenly matched.
Cha-chang.
Gilbert’s continuous attacks followed, but the guard captain calmly blocked them.
This was possible because he too was an excellent 5-star high-level swordsman in his own right.
The guard captain, with a triumphant expression, said.
“You’re no ordinary skilled person. But this is as far as you go.”
He continued.
“The moment my comrade approaches the mage, the situation will be reversed.”
“Can they approach?”
The guard captain laughed at Gilbert’s question.
“You seem to have mistaken her for a Suicide Squad member because of the full-body armor, but her, or rather, her identity is from the Battle Nun Order, known as the natural enemy of mages.”
The guard captain had reason to be confident.
Unless both the heart and head are destroyed simultaneously, the Battle Nun Order never stops.
They know neither pain nor fear. They only rush towards their goal.
If it’s not finished with the first spell, the initiative immediately passes to the Nun Order. They easily ignore light magic.
They were extremely troublesome enemies for mages who have gaps between magic and magic.
That’s why the Battle Nun Order was called the natural enemy of mages.
‘But Loen isn’t an ordinary mage either.’
This time, Gilbert laughed.
“Well. We’ll see how it turns out.”
While Gilbert was blocking the guard captain and the remaining Suicide Squad members.
Loen finished casting her spell.
The mana swirling around her had already subsided.
She raised her hand upwards.
Loen’s gaze turned towards the target climbing the stairs in the distance, and the enemy charging from the front.
‘First, the enemy right in front.’
“Judgment.”
Two mana spears revealed themselves.
One of them rushed towards the enemy in front.
The enemy succeeded in deflecting the mana spear by mobilizing all her mana.
However, as a consequence, part of her side was torn off and internal organs were clearly exposed.
Yet she did not stop.
Despite the abnormal appearance, Loen responded calmly.
The remaining mana spear plunged down towards her.
Kwajik!
This time, she failed to deflect the spear.
The mana spear penetrated the armor and pierced straight through her heart.
Due to the impact of the penetration, her helmet came off, revealing the expressionless face of a woman.
A clear moon tattoo was engraved on her forehead.
“Battle Nun Order..”
Loen’s and her gazes collided.
Soon, she smiled coldly and said.
“Now it’s my turn.”
With a large hole in her body, she charged again.
One step, two steps.
The distance closed instantly.
Loen, letting out a small sigh, shouted.
She was going to throw the last Judgment towards the assassination target… but there’s no choice.
“Judgment.”
“..?”
The expressionless woman’s face cracked.
No way… Triple casㅡ.
Crack.
The third spear penetrated her face.
Only then did she collapse powerlessly to the floor.
“What?”
The guard captain, who had been watching the situation while crossing swords with Gilbert, was shocked.
This is insane..! Triple casting? Then could it be.. not 5-star but a 6-star mage?
While the Suicide Squad members were enveloped in shock,
Loen made a quick decision.
‘If I delay here any longer.. I might miss the chance.’
Loen opened her mouth.
“I’ll go eliminate the target.”
“Alright, leave this to me.”
Loen, nodding her head, soared into the air.
And instantly disappeared beyond the second-floor corridor.
At the same time, Gilbert, who had pushed back the guard captain, stood at the center of the central staircase.
Then he waved his hand and taunted.
“Come on.”
“Uncle! This way!”
Ruda led Count Arta towards the opposite corridor.
However, Ruda couldn’t fully focus on the escape.
Because his mind was very complicated.
Of course, because he encountered her in a place like this…
Anyway.
The reunion with her was the worst.
She had changed a lot in half a year.
Her face looked dry with the flesh completely gone.
A killing intent swirled in her eyes.
Even the aura she gave off was brutal.
It was completely different from when she smiled bitterly in Pelon Viscounty.
At least that’s how Ruda felt.
What on earth had she gone through in the meantime..!
His thoughts were cut off there.
Bang!
It was because the sound of a magic explosion hit his ears.
Aack!
Soon after, the screams of the soldiers left behind were heard.
The faces of those nearby hardened.
“I didn’t expect the Suicide Squad to be broken through so soon..”
Count Arta, who soon came to his senses, ordered those following.
“All of you, stop the intruder here.”
“Understood.”
Since there were also some Battle Nun Order members disguised as Suicide Squad, it should be enough to buy a little time.
The count, judging so, pulled Ruda’s hand and moved towards the end of the corridor.
His steps looked very urgent.
He said to Ruda with a stern expression.
“Ruda, at least you should escape.”
“What? That’s nonsense..”
“Their target is me.”
Creak.
The count, who entered a room by opening the door, suddenly grabbed Ruda’s shoulders.
“As I’ve always said, your talent is close to a blessing given by God. You will surely be able to defeat the vicious imperial bastards and bring freedom to people. So you must! At least you must survive.”
The count, who took a breath for a moment, continued.
“Do you understand what I’m saying? There’s no need for you to die a dog’s death here too.”
“Can’t you escape together, Uncle?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Can’t you see from the Suicide Squad’s defense being broken? They are certainly determined to kill me.”
Aaaagh! Thud.
The screams were getting closer.
“I’ll try to buy some time, so escape through the window. They won’t chase after you too.”
The count urged Ruda.
“Hurry!”
Ruda shook his head.
“I can’t do that. I’ve already run away leaving my father behind.. Now you’re telling me to leave you behind too, Uncle?”
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason.
It seemed like there wouldn’t be a chance to talk with her if not now…
That reason was big too.
Just as the count was about to persuade Ruda, the door was shattered.
Kwajijik!
Eventually, Loen revealed herself into the room.
“Manaㅡ.”
Towards her, who was immediately stretching out her hand to cast magic,
Ruda said.
“Loen.”
He couldn’t bring himself to add the word ‘sister’ like before.
Since her appearance was quite unfamiliar…
Above all, because Ruda himself had changed a lot from that time too.
Right after, Loen’s body stiffened.
You know my name?
‘More than that, where have I heard this voice before?’
“……”
Click.
Ruda, who took off and threw away his helmet, said while fluttering his silver hair.
“Do you recognize me?”
Looking at him who had grown so much in that short time, Loen opened her mouth.
“Darus?”
Ruda nodded.
“Please call me Ruda now. By the way, in half a year.. what on earth did you go through..”
Loen was shocked.
She didn’t even hear the latter words.
Ruda.
It was because the name of the original protagonist flowed from his mouth.
Loen, who fell into extreme confusion, traced her memories and reconstructed the situation.
Little Darus, with whom she had a brief connection in Pelon Viscounty.
Silver hair and silver eyes.
Because he had the same colors as the protagonist, she had approached him just in case, but it turned out he wasn’t the protagonist.
The basis for judging he wasn’t was that his body was small, his star grade was low, and his name was different.
That person appeared before my eyes again.
With the name of the original protagonist.
Even becoming a member of the Allied Nations’ Suicide Squad.
The conclusion is this.
‘He was the original protagonist after all. Just that at that time, before lifting the curse, before changing his name, I didn’t know.’
Shit..
For the first time in a while, a curse was about to burst out.
Something had gotten tangled up badly.
In the original work, Ruda was always on the Empire’s side.
Not a member of the Allied Nations like now.
“..”
“Why are you silent?”
There’s no time to ponder and have a conversation.
Because the assassination had to be finished within the time limit.
So a quick decision must be made.
‘Should I just kill him while we’re at it?’
That would be truly insane.
Then who will stop the crisis coming in the future? Me?
That’s nonsense.
‘Or should I forcibly drag him to the Empire?’
As the son of a traitor, that’s not possible. Starting with Senior Gilbert, it’s obvious he would try to kill him.
There’s only one answer.
‘Let’s let him live for now.’
Considering his personality and beliefs written in the notebook,
When the truth of the Allied Nations is revealed in the future, Ruda was certainly a person who would make the right judgment.
So this was the best move.
“Magic bullet.”
“W-wait. Let’s at least have a conversationㅡ”
She incapacitated Ruda with a magic bullet reduced in power.
Then she walked towards the window.
He won’t die from falling from here.
Immediately, she stretched her hand back and shouted.
Absorption.
Ruda’s neck was drawn into her grasp.
“Kuk.”
Ruda letting out a painful groan.
His silver eyes met her gaze.
“I’m sorry.”
At those words, Ruda’s eyes shook greatly.
Without hesitation, she cast a release spell and sent him flying out the window.
And after watching Ruda falling down there for a moment,
She turned her body.
And fixed her gaze on the assassination target.
Just as the target was about to open his mouth.
“Mana blade.”
She eliminated the target.
She immediately headed towards Senior Gilbert.
Crossing the blood-stained corridor, she arrived at the first-floor hall.
There too, full of corpses,
Senior Gilbert was leaning against the wall smoking a cigarette.
Hoo..
“The target?”
Thud.
She threw Count Arta’s head in front of him.
“Witnesses?”
“…… All taken care of.”
He smiled with satisfaction.
“Well done. Now then.”
At his eye signal, she nodded and cast a spell.
“Oil creation.”
Soon, the interior of the mansion was covered in oil.
It was oil with a drastically lowered ignition point due to magic.
Senior Gilbert, who had been quietly watching the process, casually flicked his cigarette, tak,
into the center of the oil.
Instantly, flames spread along the oil.
“Let’s go straight to the gathering place.”
“Yes.”
The assassination was successfully concluded.