LV999 – Chapter 11, Part 20

An Endless Journey

Part 20

Pack (07/07)

NT: YES, FINALLY, THE LAST ONE. Errrm… i… still don’t know what else should i say… just… read…

「Then, wh-who saved me?」

Asked the Vanguard Member who miraculously did not die in the midst of this desperate situation, in the midst of which the only thing everyone could do was to stare at the group of Eaters•Kuijin-zoku• that could end their lives at any time.

However, there was no response, what’s more, the place fell into complete silence, and the only sound that could be heard was that of the wind blowing, as the rest began to feel more and more tense in the face of the uncertainty that caused them not to know when the last Eater•Kuijin-zoku• would launch its next attack. However, an irregular gasp, that was hidden by the sound of the wind, could finally be heard.

「He-… He,re … It-it was… me! *Goghgogh《Coughing attack》*! 」

Despite the fact that everyone had been consumed by fear and tension, none could help looking at the person who uttered that exhausted murmur while trying to catch her breath.

There was Tina, who looked so pale that anyone could mistake her for a walking corpse.

「Wa-Wait, Tina, are you alright?」

Palna asked alarmed as she saw the unfortunate state that Tina was in. Immediately after Tina saw Palna approaching her, she said, 「This… is my…Skill… ¿*Buha《Threw up》*!? 」, while showing a clearly pained smile.

 

Skill …… Lady Charity

Effect …… In exchange for consuming the user’s physical resistance and magic power, the user is able to grant any target an aura capable of reducing the damage taken to a 1%.

 

「I-I’m sorry… I-I can’t use it very often, and I can’t help everyone either, but… soon… I’ll hurry up and… I’ll help you. Ah, but, I can’t help you unless you are close to me, so try to stay by my side… *Gofuh《Cough》*!?」

「You-Are you okay !? You look like you’re on the verge of death!」

「I thought… I should hurry… so… I just… just… ran」

As Tina tried to catch her breath, Balmung, who was relieved after learning that his allies were safe, shouted 「Nice! 」, while jumping out of the formation on his own.

「Nobody move! We must protect Tina so that she can freely use her power when necessary! I will take the lead and attract its attention!」

「Wh-… that’s too reckless! I don’t want to put Tina-chan in a greater danger than she finds herself in that state, but it’s best that we stay here together and wait for it to launch its next attack! 」

「That won’t work! The Eater•Kuijin-zoku• will definitely understand that it is useless to keep attacking the way he’s doing now! The fact that that remaining Eater•Kuijin-zoku• hadn’t yet shown is proof of that! If we don’t attack now, the small opening Tina gave us in exchange for exhausting all her strength will go to waste! We must finish it off now!」

As soon as Takako tried to stop the Balmung, he stopped and shouted, 「Bastards! Come to eat!」, so loud that his voice echoed all over the place.

Takako, who began to feel anxious due to his reckless behavior, which made her think that he just wanted to die, heard someone say, 「Everything is fine」, at the same time that she felt someone touch her shoulder.

When she looked back, she saw Yuki and Mary, who were smiling calmly. However, Takako ignored the pair and simply turned her anxious gaze towards Balmung.

「… -! Behind you!」

Out of the corner of his eye, Takako could see a dark silhouette approaching Balmung from behind with great speed. Thinking that it was the perfect opportunity to attack that defenseless prey, the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• jumped on Balmung as it opened its huge mouth.

Althoug Takako expected Balmung to be in good physical condition after taking into account his physique, the heavy armor he was wearing, and the weapon he wore, the surprise he showed at the time Takako countered the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• had made her understand that he wasn’t capable of doing the same, for that reason, Takako, imagining what was about to happen, could not help looking away.

「Oh my… I caught it」

At that moment, a dull sound, identical to that of the meat being struck could be heard. However, at the same time, the voice of Balmung could also be heard, who spoke those words in a calm voice.

「*Fun《Snort》*. We told you everything would be fine, right? It is impossible that we would choose as our leader someone who would die easily while fighting on the front lines」

Mary said, as she puffed proudly with her nose.

Takako could simply watch in surprise what was happening in front of her. Balmung, who seemed to have tilted his head to prevent the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• bit his neck, now was holding it firmly as it bit his right shoulder. After seeing how the three people from before were killed, Takako had been able to understand that the jaws of the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• must be strong enough to easily tear the meat, yet the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• who had attacked Balmung had barely been able to lightly bury its teeth in Balmung’s shoulder, causing only a very slight bleeding.

「I’m sorry to have to disappoint you, but if you really wanted to kill me, then … You should have aimed better!」

Then, Balmung, after removing the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• that was forcibly biting his arm, throw it right in front of him, and immediately afterwards, he held his sword tightly, and with an impossible speed to imagine due to the weight it had, he swung it down, hitting the Eater•Kuijin-zoku• directly, burying it deep in the ground.

「… I thought its jaws were extremely strong」

「They are, it’s just that our leader is too tough. Those muscles he has are much stronger than the armor he is wearing. Although, well, I guess it’s something you should expect from a Level 273 Warrior」

Yuki said, to which she also add, 「It’s as impressive as ever」, to praise Balmung.

「2-273…?」

Both Takako and the rest of her companions, except for Tina, were amazed after hearing that number. None of them had ever seen such a high level Warrior. Not only that, but the fact that the bite of that Eater•Kuijin-zoku• not only did not end up tearing his meat, but also only managed to make him bleed slightly from the small wounds left by its teeths, all due to the strength and physical abilities he had acquired thanks to reaching level 273, also left them really surprised .

It was possible that this had something to do with the effects of his Skills, however, that continued to be more than enough to make everyone understand that Balmung was the type of leader that is fairly reliable in combat.

「Hey, don’t be distracted! We haven’t found any traces of the group that came before yet, so they may still have decided to hide somewhere! On top of that, we still have a mission to complete, so now we will proceed to mobilize to our original destination! 」

After saying that, everyone, understanding that they had no time to lose, left the elevator area, the entrance to Noah, while following Balmung’s orders. Along the way, the group managed to meet with dozens of members of Resistance that survived the ambush of the Eaters•Kuijin-zoku• and managed to escape to a more open area, from which the terrain in front of the ruins could be clearly seen.

NT: As always, if you find something weird, whatever, just tell me in the comments

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