Ch-42: Imperial Social Banquet (4)

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Gis couldn't comprehend the current situation.

He was about to inflict terrible despair on that cheeky Cloud bastard.

Suddenly, Frilite appeared, ignored him, and got busy talking with Cloud.

The attitude of completely disregarding him made Gis feel incensed, and a twisted 'tic' appeared on his forehead.

"You bastards…!"

As soon as the swear word was spit out, the eyes of the two Heroes turned to him.

"Gis. Tell me, why are you doing this? There is nothing good for you in this, if you try to do more than what has already happened, you will make the situation worse."

"There's nothing good? Why not? Watching that bastard get f**ked makes me feel damn good."

"But I won't let that happen. My meaning is simple, if you don't want to get in trouble, go back."

"If I don't want to get in trouble, I should go back..huh? I know why you're behaving like this. You're trying to strike a balance between us Heroes in order to continue that old tradition. Normally, I would have been forced to step back even though I was displeased. But now I feel like…"

Gis let out a sly smile.

"I don't wanna!"

Whirlik! Whirlik!

The chain scythes spinned with his arm movement and flew towards Frillite.

Frillite observed the flying chain scythe and added strength to her hand gripping the bayonet.

"I thought that one day, I will have to strengthen the discipline of the Heroes who would become lax in their behavior, but to think that… today will be the day."

Frillite swung her sword horizontally.

She swung it while wielding it in one hand at unbelievable speed.

Kagang-!

The flying chain scythe bounced off. Gis used the snap of his wrist to flick the chain movement. The waves moved along the chain.

The chain scythe, which was bounced off, once again aimed at Frillite.

Gis placed his hands between his arms and pulled out daggers through the gap between his knuckles. As he swung his arms, eight daggers walloped towards Frillite.

Of course, the daggers were laced with a highly venomous poison.

Frillite marked the chain scythe and daggers coming towards her.

Hah… She took a deep breath.

She lowered the tip of her sword. Then, she simultaneously oscillated the mana inside her body.

Her mana, which began to oscillate inside her, soon affected her surroundings as well.

A famous skill of the Perdiac family.

[Radiant Wave]-!

A red river of energy with ginormous churns.

Katk-!

The ground Frillite stood on was hollowed. With that, the ground around her proximity began to rupture.

Daggers, which were aiming at her, were splintered and scattered everywhere by force. The chain scythe, made of a special material, bounced off without suffering the same fate. However, it could not escape the fate of being severely damaged.

"…After all, it's Frillite. I'm not lucky, but I'm not going to get defeated by just one skill."

Gis scrutinized at the chain scythe's broken blade with a disappointed expression.

Soon, a hippie smile returned to his face.

"Because I'm not who I used to be!"

Hank-!

The chain scythes intertwined with each other and whizzed in a straight line towards Frillite.

The entangled chains imbued with green mana looked like two menacing snakes.

Frillite raised her sword upwards. A reddish black energy coated her sword. As she swung her sword down, the crescent-shaped crimson sword wave severed the two snakes apart.

With the snakes severed to their tail ends in a snap, the figure of Gis was nowhere to be seen.

"Didn't I tell you? It will be different from before."

Frillite heard Gis' voice from her own lower right direction.

She tilted her head backwards by an inch .

A colorful dagger of orange and black pierced through the spot where her cheek had been.

"It's a dagger crafted from Wyvern's teeth. Even iron can be easily ripped apart. Not to mention a human's body… Oh, don't worry. I'm not going to kill you."

[Reaper's Strike]-!

A blow intertwined with malice struck her.

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[Gis used Reaper's Strike.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Gis used 4 consecutive Reaper's Strike.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Gis accumulated to use 44 consecutive Reaper's Strike.]

[Gis' attack power has greatly increased.]

[Gis' accuracy has greatly increased.]

[Half of Gis' HP has been consumed.]

[All of Gis' MP has been consumed.]

[Gis used 44 consecutive Reaper's Strike.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Frillite evaded the attack.]

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[Frillite evaded the attack.]

[Gis fell into Weakness State.]

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As expected by Gis, Frillite was strong.

She avoided him easily, as if she knew where he would attack.

All upto the next 4 consecutive attacks.

Just like in the past, she was a woman against whom they weren't capable of winning even if he, Lorian, and Cloud attacked together.

'Yes, she has to be of this level to give a meaning of defeating her.'

Only if Frillite is defeated, will he become the greatest Hero on the continent, in both name and reality.

Then, no one will be able to meddle in what he does.

The smile did not disappear from Gis' face.

Even though his attacks couldn't even touch Frilite's figure right now, it was okay.

Because he had a trump card on him.

44 consecutive Reaper's Strike.

It was a skill he had learned from a now retired, legendary assassin.

Gis might not have been able to see even his shadow in this lifetime, but he had the strong support of his adoptive mother and the Zarakh Society to which she belonged.

'Even if it's Frillite, as long as she is human, she won't be able to dodge this.'

Because this skill was created by the legendary assassin only to kill humans.

Gis made preparations in advance to use the 44 consecutive Reaper's Strike.

This skill is very powerful, but at a cost.

It is a skill that reduces your consciousness by half and explodes all the energy present inside your body to launch 44 consecutive strikes instantly.

Gis' eyes were filled with murderous intent.

His heart was beating fast, and his blood began to pump rapidly.

Preparation—complete!

Now all he has to do is to pour it all out.

"Try to avoid this too, Frillite!!!"

Gis, who was half-conscious, buried in murderous intent, poured out an onslaught of merciless attacks on Frillite.

It was destructive and savage, and, ironically, beautiful.

10th strike.

26th strike.

Even after the 37th strike.

His dagger still couldn't even touch Frillite's shadow. She was dodging his attacks as nimbly as before.

Gis was greatly embarrassed by that.

He knew that there was a gap between Frillite and himself.

But it was this much?

So much that he couldn't leave a scratch on her, even after giving his all?

"Don't think that's it!"

Gis continued his streak by further abusing his tired body. The rest of the attacks became sharper than before, but that's all there was to it.

Even though Gis' 44th consecutive Reaper's Strike was over, Frillite didn't shed a single drop of blood.

"Damn it… F**k…!"

Having expended all his strength, Gis placed his hands on his thighs and took deep gasps. He no longer had the strength to even hold the dagger's hilt.

""

"Is that all?"

Gis raised his head.

Frillite, who did not show a single expression throughout the fight, now did.

"It was okay."

She looked down at Gis with a calm expression.

Cruuch-!

Gis grinded his teeth.

"This bi-"

Just when he was about to squeeze out the last bits of power he was holding onto, and attack Frillite.

He felt a massive impact on his stomach.

He flew back and miserably rolled on the ground.

"Gakh…!"

With just one kick.

Gis fell over and couldn't get up.

The reason was simple.

It was because the moment Frillite kicked Gis, a wave of strong energy cascaded into his body.

You have to react to energy with energy.

Exhausted and weary, Gis couldn't respond, and as a result his organs were severely damaged.

Tuk. Tuk. Tuk.

Frillite slowly walked towards Gis who was struggling on the floor. She stepped on Gis' chest as he tried to stand up somehow.

"Ugh!!"

Blood spurted out of Gis' mouth with a groan. Either way, Frillite also trampled on his arms.

Cluck-!

His arms were clearly broken.

Gis' painful groan grew stronger, but Frillite didn't care. She said, still looking down with an indifferent expression.

"Not a single thing has changed from before, Gis. You are still full of holes. As I thought, you must have neglected your training because you were totally drunk on your promiscuous lifestyle."

"Shut up… Shut up…"

"You have been harassing innocent women and intimidating common people's wives. You had a journey where you didn't show one single characteristic that matches up to your identity as a Hero. Still, I didn't give you a heavy warning. Do you know why?"

"No… I'm not even curious, damn…"

"Because you are a Hero. I had previously sworn to uphold the tradition of the Heroes. So, I was reluctant to quarrel with another Hero. I feared that if I intervened, it will become difficult to keep my oath. By the way…"

Frillite sighed and shook her head.

"Looking at you now makes me skeptical. I shouldn't have made that oath."

"Cough, haha… Then, I should thank you. You are not explaining to me in such detail… to just kill me…"

"Yeah, I'm not going to kill you. I will not punish you for your arrogant behavior as long as you don't cross the line. To keep my oath."

"Great.. Cough, cough… Thank you so much.. ha ha.."

"However, after defeating the Demon King as per the tradition, what if peace comes back to the continent? Should I keep you alive then? A parasite that does not contributes to the peace, but rather eats the continent?"

"…"

Gis' expression hardened.

Frillite released the strength from her foot that was pressing on his chest.

"I left your legs behind, so you should be able to walk. Get back to your residence on your own."

Frillite turned her back on Gis. He muttered under his breath, staring at her back.

"B!tch… Do you think you would be able to do the same…after I have the power to defeat the Demon King? You and that Cloud bastard… Before defeating the Demon King, I'll…"

"Oh, I forgot to add something."

Suddenly, Frillite turned back and strode towards Gis.

She held her sword upside down and stuck it neatly into Gis' stomach.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"

F**k Off! F**k Off! F**k Off!

You liar! You said you won't kill!

You two bastards are exactly the same!!!

Gis screamed both from his mouth and in his heart.

Frillite added what she had forgotten.

"If there comes a time when I have to break my oath to protect what and whom I treasure, I will gladly do it. I hope you can understand. Hero, Gis."

Slurk-!

Frillite drew out her greatsword.

It was pulled out so neatly that Gis' guts couldn't even feel the movement.

She retrieved a potion from in between her arms and sprinkled it on Gis' punctured stomach.

"It is a high-quality potion even among advanced ones. Don't worry, you won't die, when you get back, get the treatment from your party members."

"Ahhhh… Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! F****k!!"

Gis let out a terrifying scream filled with terrible pain because of the granulation of new tissues.

This time, Frillite really turned her back on Gis.

"Frillite."

Cloud, leaning against the pillar at the entrance of the inn, called out her name. Frillite rolled her eyes.

"Cloud, can you grow your sense of danger? You don't know just how dangerous the situation was for you. Thankfully, you didn't get injured by the flying daggers' fragments…"

"I am afraid of you."

"…"

Frillite's mouth was tightly shut.

She felt slightly hurt.

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