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A few seconds.
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A few minutes.
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A few hours.
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It was impossible to tell how much time had passed.
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Soon, Guard Captain Hyal sliced through another soldier zombie.
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Slash—!
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The last one fell.
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Mountains of zombie corpses towered on the walls and all around the citadel.
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Guard Captain Hyal wiped the sweat streaming into her eyes.
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“Haa…… Haa…… Haa……”
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Even after the final zombie dropped, the citadel’s atmosphere remained heavy and dark.
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Everyone knew.
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Another zombie legion would come.
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Hyal leaned against the wall and counted in her head.
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‘Three times… no, including just now, that was the fourth.’
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The number of legions they had repelled.
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The first wave had five hundred.
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The second, six hundred.
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The third, seven hundred.
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Just now, roughly eight hundred.
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With every wave, the numbers kept growing.
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The soldiers’ stamina was plummeting.
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Some had collapsed from their wounds. Others leaned against the wall, gasping for breath.
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Worse, the barricades were plastered with stuck zombies and useless.
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The mushroom oil coating the outer walls had been completely wiped away.
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Arrows, oil, acid solution, mineral shells—every defensive supply they had prepared was long gone.
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The soldiers had been forced into brutal close-quarters combat with swords, spears, and clubs against the zombies climbing the walls.
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Many had been gravely injured. A few had even lost consciousness.
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Guard Captain Hyal turned her gaze outside the citadel.
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One zombie stood tall atop a giant mushroom.
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Several times larger than any ordinary zombie.
Razor-sharp claws at its fingertips.
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Long, agile legs.
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Curved wings.
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The supreme elite soldier zombie.
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Yet it had never once joined the fight.
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It simply watched from atop the giant mushroom, commanding the legions forward.
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Toying with them.
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Handling them as carefully as if afraid its toys might break.
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Tremble tremble—
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The fingers gripping her sword felt numb. Her leg muscles threatened to give out.
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If another legion came, could they truly hold?
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Across from her stood the vice-captain.
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The old warrior well into his sixties had already passed his physical limit long ago.
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Hyal pulled out the mana resonance stone.
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“Vice-captain, you remember what I said earlier? The time has come.”
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The vice-captain accepted the stone.
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Then he beckoned to the new recruit.
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“You called, Vice-captain…?”
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The recruit staggered over. Even the once-fiery youth now looked deathly pale.
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The vice-captain handed him the stone and spoke gently.
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“You’re a promising young man. Smart, brave, righteous. Far too valuable to burn out here today.”
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The recruit opened his mouth, then closed it again.
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With a resolute nod, he turned and sprinted toward the tunnel entrance.
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The vice-captain smiled at the captain.
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“That should do it. It has been an honor to serve the Sen family to the very end.”
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“Vice-captain…”
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Guard Captain Hyal and her vice-captain exchanged firm nods.
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At that moment—
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Bwooooong—!
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A tearing sonic boom ripped through the air.
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The supreme elite soldier zombie was flying straight toward the citadel.
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…No—toward the new recruit running for the tunnel.
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Boom!
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It landed instantly in front of him.
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The recruit froze, face paper-white.
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“……! ……! ……!”
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The supreme elite soldier zombie, however, tilted its head with clear interest.
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A moment later—
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Swooooosh—!
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Its claws streaked toward the recruit.
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But then—
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Clang—!
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Hyal’s sword deflected the razor talons.
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That was too close.
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If she hadn’t leaped straight down from the wall, she would have been too late.
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In the process, however, she twisted her left ankle.
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Hyal frowned, staring down the supreme elite soldier zombie.
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Then—
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“……!”
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She realized.
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She had seen this creature before.
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The long scar over its right eye socket.
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Guard Captain Hyal remembered that face clearly.
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“You bastard… We finally meet again…!”
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Ten years ago, this was the monster that had killed her father—the previous guard captain.
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On the day thirty soldiers had gone out to forage for food, Hyal had stubbornly insisted on joining the expedition.
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Not long after, they encountered the supreme elite soldier zombie.
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Dozens of soldiers were torn apart in seconds. Her father had fought desperately, but he too was slain.
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In that battle, her father had left a deep wound over the creature’s right eye.
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While her father and the others bought time, Hyal had no choice but to flee.
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But she was no longer that helpless little girl.
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She was no longer the weak child who had abandoned her father and comrades to run.
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Black aura swirled along the edge of Hyal’s blade.
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[Ghost Slayer Strike]
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An ancient exorcism technique created by the warriors of Ravianglily.
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A secret art forged to eradicate evil.
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Yet the technique had never been fully passed down.
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Its practitioners had been killed by zombies, and over long centuries many forms were lost.
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What had been taught to Hyal were only a few basic stances and the fundamentals of handling mana.
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But after more than ten years of endless training and effort, she had completed [Ghost Slayer Strike] herself.
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It was the final link connecting her to Ravianglily.
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…Monster. I will avenge my father!
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Hyal swung her sword.
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Black aura surged like a tidal wave.
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The rippling blade energy rushed straight at the supreme elite soldier zombie’s face.
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But—
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Tap!
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The creature caught the blade between two fingers.
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As easily as twisting a child’s fist.
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“Th-that’s impossible…!”
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Hyal couldn’t even pull her sword free.
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It was lodged as if stuck in solid rock.
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Behind her, the soldiers’ voices rang out.
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“Captain! Run!”
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Sharp claws plunged toward Hyal’s abdomen.
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Swoosh—stab!
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Crimson blood splattered across her face.
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Yet strangely, she felt no pain.
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Then—
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“Ugh!”
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A short, weary groan sounded.
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The vice-captain stood tall in front of her.
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The creature’s claws were buried deep in his side.
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Drip— drip drip drip—
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Bright red blood poured down like a waterfall.
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The vice-captain gripped the monster’s arm with all his strength.
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“R-run… Captain…”
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“Vice-captain…!”
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The vice-captain widened his eyes and roared.
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“I said run! Hyal, now!”
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“……!”
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At once the other soldiers charged the supreme elite soldier zombie.
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“Go, Captain!”
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“We’ll buy as much time as we can!”
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“Captain, please tell my mother I love her!”
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“My pregnant wife—please take care of her! The baby’s name is Romari!”
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Arms, legs, waist, back, even necks.
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The soldiers clung desperately to every part of the supreme elite soldier zombie.
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But—
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Boom! Kaboom! KABOOOOOM!
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The supreme elite soldier zombie began hurling them away like annoying insects.
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Boom! Crash!
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Soldiers slammed into walls and crumpled.
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Even the vice-captain was flung aside helplessly.
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Then the creature’s kick flew forward.
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CRASH!
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Hyal shoved aside the collapsed wall debris and forced herself upright.
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She hadn’t reached it.
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She hadn’t achieved it.
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Her father’s wish.
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Her grandfather’s wish.
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The long-cherished dream of the entire Sen family.
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The dream of leading the people of Ravianglily out of this demon realm.
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…Failed.
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Everything was over.
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Tears spilled from Hyal’s eyes.
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Not from fear.
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Not from rage.
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From pure, searing regret.
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If only she had been stronger.
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If only she had had more time.
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The supreme elite soldier zombie raised its claws.
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Shing—
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The white talons reflected blinding light.
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In that instant, something caught Hyal’s eye.
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For the briefest fraction of a second.
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Darkness that devoured light.
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Darkness that shone brighter than the sun.
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Slice—!
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She saw it.
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Darkness more beautiful than light.
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Then—
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Crrrrrrrrrrrrrack—
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The supreme elite soldier zombie split vertically in two.
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Hyal stared blankly at the sight.
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Beyond the bisected corpse stood a familiar figure.
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A beautiful woman with flowing black hair.
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Thick darkness coiled around her, yet somehow she was brighter than the sun.
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She reached out to Hyal.
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“Stand. This is not the place for you to close your eyes.”
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“You are…”
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One of the outsiders.
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The woman who had been visiting the citadel steadily these past days.
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Hyal took the offered hand and rose.
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“Why… why help us?”
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The outsider smiled softly.
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“How could I ignore a fellow countryman in danger?”
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“Then you are also from Ravianglily…”
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Only then did Hyal understand.
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Why the previous zombie waves had been repelled so easily.
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The outsiders must have blocked the reinforcements coming from the rear.
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Hyal looked at the woman and asked,
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“May I know my benefactor’s name?”
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The woman sheathed her sword and answered.
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“Ravianglily Mu Jeanne d’Arc.”
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“Th-that name… could it be…”
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The royal name.
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She had read it once in an ancient history book of Ravianglily found in her grandfather’s study.
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Then Jeanne approached the vice-captain.
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“Your wound is severe. Bear with me a moment.”
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She took out a small vial from her pocket.
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Inside the glass bottle swirled rainbow-colored liquid.
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Jeanne poured it into the vice-captain’s mouth.
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Then—
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“Cough! Hack! Haaah—!”
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The vice-captain spat blood and gasped.
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At the same time, the gaping hole in his chest closed instantly.
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Hyal swallowed hard.
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“Th-that’s the legendary potion… the Elixir…!?”
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Jeanne gently patted Hyal’s shoulder.
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“You did well. You protected everyone.”
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“Ah… yes…”
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Honorifics slipped from Hyal’s mouth of their own accord.
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Why?
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The woman before her clearly looked far younger than Hyal.
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Yet respect bloomed naturally toward her.
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Jeanne leaped onto the wall.
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“I’ll finish the rest. Tend to the soldiers here.”
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With those words, she flew off as gracefully as a butterfly.
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At that moment, the sentry on the watchtower shouted.
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“Reinforcements! Someone sent reinforcements—!”
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Hyal hurried up onto the wall.
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An astonishing sight unfolded before her.
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Hundreds of zombies still packed the area around the citadel.
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Yet they were being hunted down all at once.
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Slash— slash— slash— slash— slash— slash— slash—
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Figures drenched in shadow.
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Dozens of black knights were slaughtering the zombies.
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Among them, the one that captured Hyal’s gaze most was—
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“Lady Jeanne d’Arc…”
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The beautiful, valiant, and powerful female warrior.
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Soon the vice-captain limped up beside her.
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“Captain! Look over there! What in the world…?”
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He pointed at the sky.
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Bwoooong— Bwooooooooooong~!
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A sonic boom so intense it felt like eardrums would burst.
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A zombie far stronger than the supreme elite soldier zombie was streaking across the sky.
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Riding on its back was a familiar man.
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Waving a black flag while mounted on the mighty creature was the other outsider who had been visiting the citadel.
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The vice-captain murmured in a daze.
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“Just who… are they?”
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“…Messiahs.”
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“Huh?”
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Hyal could not tear her eyes away from the outsiders.
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Her pupils sparkled as if filled with starlight.
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“…They are the Messiahs of Ravianglily.”
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