I Became a Childhood Friend With the Villainous Saintess - Chapter 183



183 – Barbatos (6)

Barbatos has been feeling pretty good lately.

It’s always fun to meet a strong enemy.

Barbatos’ criteria for dividing humans are quite clear.

The first thing to consider is whether it could harm you.

A Sword Master with a certain level of skill or a Demon Lord of the rank of Lieutenant could even inflict a fatal wound on Barbatos.

If you meet this standard, you can become a ‘playmate’, and if you don’t, you are treated as ‘livestock’.

But a possibility is just a possibility.

Even a five-year-old child can wound a knight with a sword.

But no one would think that the article would harm the child.

That is why the ones that Barbatos truly cherished were the next category, ‘enemies that he could engage in battle with.’

An opponent who can easily counterattack no matter how much you attack, and sometimes even launch threatening counterattacks.

The Guardian of Hybras I met recently was just such an opponent.

A solid defense from the immense divinity. A sword with a destructive nature that is more powerful than that of any demon lord.

He also has a considerable instinctive fighting sense, and is skilled at dealing with hand-to-hand combat and tricks.

‘It’s a level that’s hard to come by. That’s why I wanted to enjoy it as long as possible.’

In particular, the pitch-black sword aura was enough to pique Barbatos’ curiosity.

What kind of environment and situation did he have to awaken his power to have such a vicious murderous intent?

Even the demons, who are said to be much more aggressive than humans, have never seen such murderous intent.

So today was more regrettable than ever for Barbatos.

Because I have to kill that guy today.

Lately, the defender of Hybras has been playing defensively only.

From what you said, it seems like something has happened within the empire.

I wasn’t able to fully focus on myself.

If it were normal, we would have just attacked other imperial forces.

There are so many humans in this world that it’s annoying.

But it seemed like that guy really wouldn’t bat an eye no matter how many other humans he killed.

‘That’s difficult. The reason I didn’t give it my all until now was because I wanted to play with you.’

If you were a demon, I would have wooed you to come under me a long time ago.

No, if you can get through today, then race doesn’t really matter, right?

It would be nice to cut off his limbs and take him to the castle. Surely every day would be fun until he grows old and dies.

The hand holding the halberd was filled with strength.

As the ice dolls clashed with the Imperial forces, Barbatos observed the human forces with his own eyes.

What you need to find is the army of the Grand Duke of Illencia.

The Demon King of Cold quickly found his target.

She felt the Sword Masters of the Imperial Army running quickly, following her movements.

Yeah, come on.

Because all I’m waiting for is you.

The moment Barbatos struck with all her heart, the one who blocked her path was a swordsman with a face she had never seen before.

Her expression suddenly distorted.

“Where did the guy I was fighting with go?”

“That is an unanswerable question. Kill me and ask my soul.”

Did you run away? How dare you leave me behind?

Intense anger surged forth in the bitter cold.

“You’re being cheeky. You can tell me your name, right? Answer me.”

“Dersian Ashik.”

“Yes, Dersian. I will do as you wish. I will kill you and ask your soul.”

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The sword master’s sword embodies the swordsman’s life itself.

The emotions contained in the sword are the reason for swinging the sword and the beliefs of a swordsman.

The swordsmanship he has practiced throughout his life contains the ideal sword and dream he has pursued.

This was a common story for all so-called master-level strongmen.

The little habits of holding a weapon, the balancing of risk and return, the preferred trajectory or trajectory of an attack.

It’s a funny thing to say, but when you fight for your life, you naturally come to understand your opponent.

I’ve been at odds with Barbatos for quite some time.

So I could be sure. Today’s Barbatos would definitely come to kill me.

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After clashing with me with all my might, I guess you want to end my life.

I don’t intend to give in easily, but I can’t say that I will come back unharmed.

Because it will surely be a harsh and terrible battle.

So I decided to use the simplest method.

If you don’t have the confidence to fight Barbatos and come back unscathed, then just don’t fight.

“Count Eshik has initiated combat with Barbatos.”

The reason why Dersian was called Sword Star in the original work was not because it was the strongest sword, but because it was the most highly perfected sword.

Simply put, it is a sword with no weaknesses. Perhaps because of his honest and meticulous personality, no particular flaws are revealed no matter where he stabs it.

So, Darthian was also the strongest swordsman in the empire.

An overwhelming defensive power that blocked me several times in the original.

If you think about it, this calculation doesn’t make sense from the other person’s perspective.

Can you single-handedly take down an opponent that even three Sword Masters can’t defeat?

It may not be possible to win, but if you can just stop it from the beginning, you will gain a huge strategic advantage.

Just as Astaroth tried to prolong the war against us, we could have tried to do the same with the Dersians.

Moreover, there were two saints attached to the current Dersian.

Faith and charity. These are saints who can support both offense and defense, so no matter how strong Barbatos is, it won’t be easy for him to break through.

In the meantime, we hit Leraji.

Shadow of Barbatos. The commander who practically moves the army of the cold.

The decapitation squad to cut down the Demon King Leraji has completed preparations.

“Where is Leraji?”

“This time, it’s the direction of the enemy’s main force. They seem to be concentrating on commanding, with giant monsters set up like shields.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Sirien gave the order to start war.

The Knights of the Spearhead took the lead.

A wedge-shaped formation, with the knight at the tip of the spear holding his lance firmly in place.

It was an article I had seen before. It looked like his left foot was uncomfortable, but the completed pose was free of unnecessary details.

“For Illencia!”

The knight shouted, and we remained silent.

The target direction is the center of the main force, which is the enemy’s central force.

The lance charging of the Knights of the Spear Tip showed off its power to the fullest, but eventually its penetrating power reached its limit.

How many ice block demons have I crushed?

The price of the reckless charge began to come. The first knight to fall from his horse.

It seemed as though the horse had been stabbed by a spear. Starting with him, the Knights of the Speartip began to fall apart.

With one of the leading knights gone, the vanguard naturally changed.

Leaving the Spear Knights behind, who had done their job, this time I took up the lance.

A pitch-black aura covers the window.

The original lance was so thick that it was almost invisible.

While I continued to advance without stopping, Sirien’s support began behind me.

The magic that suddenly changes direction is blocked by Sirien.

To say that one has the most destructive sword energy is synonymous with saying that one has the greatest penetrative power.

The cavalry charge, which should have been blocked by the front ranks, continued to tear through the enemy’s center without stopping.

Quaddududuk-!

My swordsmanship literally crushed my enemies.

“Leraji has started to pay attention to this side. Get ready, because magic will start flying at you soon.”

“Then I guess I should just stop talking.”

“It’s okay. The cavalry charge was more effective than expected. They’ve already come in far more than expected.”

Soon, as Sirien had said, magic struck.

A dizzying bolt of lightning. This was the magic that Leraji used to command the battlefield.

Although Sirien blocked it adequately, she could not absorb the full force.

The sacred law that protected me was weakened, and the horse was the first to die from the magic that the demons unleashed.

I ran forward using the speed I had accumulated.

As I stretched out my hand to the side, a greatsword appeared as if it had been waiting for me and I caught it in my hand.

The horizontal black line advanced like a wave.

“Oh, Hebras.”

Death descended upon the battlefield.

The demons on the sides who had been closing in on us fell asleep, and I opened the way with my greatsword.

As expected, the closer we got to Leraji, the more fiercely the enemy resisted.

The monsters made of ice charged forward with their huge bodies, and the ice golem that Barbatos had created kicked them with a heavy kick.

Not to mention the endless stream of magical baptisms flying in from places beyond reach.

But would we have come unprepared?

The giant monster was torn apart by Hilia’s sword, and the giant was cut in two by Hybras’ guillotine.

I dug into the enemy and swung my killing intent. Several high-ranking demons were urgently dispatched, but they could not hold out for long.

He wasn’t a famous demon lord, and the few demons were no match for me.

That’s why the number of sword masters was important.

In a battle between cold weapons, formation is ultimately everything.

However, if there is a difference in the number of Sword Masters, the troops will be divided at a terrifying rate.

Things like formations and such are meaningless in front of a monster that cuts shields like tofu.

As evidence, Hilia’s sword was already suffocating the magicians.

There is no need to destroy a person’s entire massive body to end his life.

A very sharp awl. Just stab the vital point with a sharp object.

As we went a little further, Leraji was waiting for us with an angry expression on her face.

“… … Sirien Illencia. I didn’t think she would be the type of woman to take such a gamble.”

“Why gamble when you’re sure to win?”

Sirien laughed at Leraji.