Chapter 24 The Tragic Hero (Part Five)

Even if his soul was lost, even if his flesh had collapsed into an ugly form, the jet-black swordsman still instinctively understood how important that greatsword was to him.

The roars gradually turned into cries of sorrow.

“Is it something important…” Bray's expression was complicated, but the hand holding the sword did not loosen in the slightest.

“GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”

The only response the monster could give was a roar.

As if venting something, the monster crazily smashed the ground around it.

And then the entire arena, in the next moment, the temperature seemed to drop suddenly, making one's hair stand on end.

“Boom!!!!!!”

Without any warning, the jet-black swordsman, who had transformed into a monster and lost all his soul, teleported in front of Bray.

This was the instantaneous movement effect achieved by the monster using the power of 「Sever」 to cut the space between himself and Bray.

Without a sword, he should not have been able to use the 「Concept」「Sever」, but the twisted fingers of the monster's left hand had unknowingly twisted into the shape of a sword.

At this moment, Bray could no longer feel the slightest bit of sorrow from the monster.

“…” Bray placed his sword horizontally in front of him, blocking the monster's fierce blow.

But suddenly, the stone bricks under Bray's feet shattered, causing Bray to lose his balance for a brief moment.

In a battle of this level, any subtle influence would be infinitely magnified.

“peng——”

Bray was fiercely thrown into the air by the monster, smashing through the bricks of the ceiling.

Bray stepped on a brick on the ceiling, preventing his body from continuing to fly upwards.

A ray of light fell from the gap smashed out of the ceiling.

The dim arena, for the first time, had light from the outside world.

The ceiling that had sealed the arena for who knows how many years was pierced!!!!

With no place to borrow force, Bray could only helplessly free-fall.

Bray, falling again from mid-air, quickly adjusted his balance, and then the sound of whistling wind came to his ears.

Bray glanced to the side, and appearing by his side was the monster that had leaped up.

In mid-air, Bray and the monster crazily exchanged blows, and wave after wave of aftershocks radiated from the air.

“Did you see the light?” Although he was constantly on the offensive and defensive, Bray still asked in a weak voice.

Answering Bray was the monster's roar.

“Swordsman, this prison, is broken.”

Bray was fiercely clawed by the monster, and three shocking wounds were cut on his chest, blood splattering from the sky to the ground.

But there was still no fear on Bray's face.

“Hey——”

“If you can't see anything clearly like this now——” Bray looked calmly at the twisted jet-black swordsman.

“GUAAAAA!!”

“If you can only use brute force like this——” Even the last hand that could hold the sword, his left hand, had its bones shattered by the monster's power.

“GUAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!”

“If you can't even use a sword——” Cold sweat broke out on Bray's forehead.

Enduring the heart-wrenching pain, Bray held 「Final Echo」 in his mouth with his left hand.

“GUAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!”

“Then you have already lost.”

The moment the roar sounded, a stream of light flashed in Bray's eyes.

In an instant, the colors of the world seemed to fade, leaving only black and white.

A long white line lit up in mid-air, bringing color back to the world.

The arena seemed to have been cut by countless sword blades, and dense sword marks appeared.

The stones were neatly cut into squares, and the pillars were perfectly cut with smooth cross-sections.

Then the ceiling was cut open in a straight line, and countless stone bricks fell from above.

「Eighteen Forms Style」「Eighteen Slashes that Sever the Void」!!!!!!!!!

The monster's body was being torn apart by eighteen sword slashes, and blood scattered like rain in the arena.

“dong!!!!!!!!”

Along with the bloody rain, Bray and the monster fell to the ground together, raising dust and obscuring the situation inside from everyone else.

From the huge crack in the ceiling, light shot in, shining on Bray and the jet-black swordsman.

As if arranged by fate, in the end, Bray and the jet-black swordsman still landed in the center of the arena.

The dust dispersed, revealing the two people inside.

Bray held 「Final Echo」 in his mouth, his hands hanging limply, and a stream of blood flowed from his forehead down his right eye.

The jet-black swordsman's twisted body was now paralyzed on the ground.

The armor was shattered all over the ground, and the body was disappearing bit by bit, like sand.

The speed of disappearance was very slow, but for sure, the jet-black swordsman's body was gradually disappearing from the world.

At this moment, the magic array that sealed the entire arena also quietly dispersed, freeing everyone.

However, no one cheered for their newfound freedom, for surviving.

Countless corpses, blood all over the ground, made one's heart incomparably heavy.

“Sir…” Nisha struggled to stand up and called out to Bray.

But Bray had no intention of answering Nisha.

Bray's gaze, from beginning to end, was fixed on the jet-black swordsman.

“ping——” Bray released his mouth, and the sword fell to the ground.

“You should be dying soon. I've fulfilled my promise to you.”

He completely ignored the blood that was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

——“Th…ank… you…”

An extremely blurry voice entered Bray's mind.

For some reason, the corners of Bray's mouth curved up.

“You're still here.”

——“Also… can't… hold on… much longer…”

“What is your name?”

——“Ka… Karogalis.”

“Karogalis, I will remember it.”

——“Please… please… you must… not repeat… my tragedy…”

——“No matter… how many times… it's fine… I hope… you can… continue to be so stubborn…”

“Is it really okay for you to call me stubborn like this? I'm both a murderer and a benefactor, you know.”

——“Ben… benefactor, huh…”

“At the very end, what do you want to say, I'll be your final audience.”

The people around just watched as Bray squatted down and sat beside the jet-black swordsman, quietly closing his eyes.

It was unknown how much time had passed, but the entire arena maintained a tranquility that was completely different from the previous bloodiness.

“Listening to a story in a tone like an old lady's, it's really hard on me.”

The effect of 「Life and Death Battle」 was still continuing, and Bray's body was still powerful.

Now Bray's right hand was recovering with the passage of time, but his left hand was still hanging limply to the side.

——“Can you… take it… with you…?”

“Sigh…” Bray sighed helplessly.

“Do you think I can refuse?”

——“Ha… ha… you are truly… a hero… a brave one…”

“What nonsense are you talking about, I'm not a hero, nor a brave one.”

However, Bray never heard Karogalis's words again.

That body had completely dissipated, and along with the dust that filled the sky, it returned to the heavens and earth, leaving only the jet-black armor on the ground.

His strength suddenly drained away, and Bray knelt on the ground at once.

Bray was silent for a moment, as if waiting for Karogalis's reply.

After a long time, Bray finally broke the silence.

“I am just an unlucky person.”

“You are the hero.”

His right hand desperately supported his body, which could fall at any moment.

Bray struggled to return 「Final Echo」 to his waist.

Then, dragging his exhausted body, he grabbed the greatsword's scabbard by the armor and walked towards the greatsword that was stuck in the ground in the distance.

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「Biers」

Type: Two-Handed Greatsword

Dimensions: Length 150 cm, Width 40.5 cm

Special: Its weight will change according to the user's strength

Overall Evaluation: One of the two greatswords used by the legendary ancient human hero.

Some say that this sword will never feel light, and even with the strength of that ancient hero, he would feel the weight of this sword.

If one is not the owner of this sword, they will feel a weight like a mountain.

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The amount of information obtained from Appraisal actually varies, but the mystery within is still not understood by many.

Bray felt that the reason he could get so much information about this greatsword was probably thanks to Karogalis.

Bray struggled to pull out the jet-black greatsword.

Due to excessive force, the muscles in his right arm were torn and injured again.

But despite this, Bray still gritted his teeth and carried the greatsword on his back.

“Karogalis asked me to take you with me, but I'll probably let you gather dust.”

Bray murmured, walking alone towards the exit.

“After all, I'm not some hero, not some brave one.”

The light shining down from above landed on the greatsword on Bray's back, sparkling.

Everything ended in Bray's hands——

Things had come too suddenly, but similarly, they had ended too suddenly.

Apart from Nisha, Blanche, and Virginia, as well as one other adventurer who was still sane, there were no other survivors.

“Is it all over…” Virginia leaned against Blanche's chest and asked weakly.

“Yes, it's over. That useless fish… that Bray has solved everything.”

Blanche stroked Virginia's hair in her arms, trying to respond to Virginia in the gentlest voice possible.

Nisha looked in the direction Bray had left, in a daze.

But soon, Nisha came back to her senses.

“Wait! Sir!! Please wait.”

The heavily injured Nisha forced herself to stand up, hoping to call Bray back.

But unfortunately, no matter how much Nisha shouted, she could not make Bray turn back.

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