Towards the Unbeatable

Act 513: Ready to Face

Moments after the demoness Olivia died.

“Khhh.... Haaah..”.

It was clearly a human lying under a stretch of sand. Almost his entire body was filled with a red liquid.

The aura of his life was really small, to the point that it was so alarming it seemed.

The other one is none other than Arthur.

The former holy knight was lying limp, helpless in the heat of the sun.

Indeed, there was a kind of black power wave that made the state of this wilderness so shrouded by dark smoke, but it only lasted for a moment.

His face was not as fresh as before, his chest expanded and deflated slowly, he did not move much, because it was not possible.

‘I... still...?’ Arthur asked his own mind. There was not much he could see because his gaze was blurred, and the only thing he could hear was his slow heartbeat.

Arthur tries to move his body, but it is not as easy as usual.

“Uhuk!” Arthur coughed loudly, the only thing that could make him move.

Sretti.

In the end after a while passed Arthur began to be able to squirm his body, trying to concentrate his body and wake up never as difficult as this before.

‘....’

And finally Arthur realized, after a while he no longer had the desire to wake up again.

‘What... said Thor.. true...’.

‘But it... not in vain.’

Arthur made sure he did his best. And in fact, he did.

‘I don't... can keep my promise...’.

Arthur recalled his last words to his friends.

Unfulfilled promises are sure to hurt, disappoint.

It is better to have no hope in anyone than to end up in disappointment.

Arthur knew he had a chance to tell the truth. But he still held on to his excessive self-confidence.

He should have learned to stop giving others more hope. Because there is no need for anyone to be disappointed.

Moreover, his close associates.

It was clear how Arthur's eyes looked up, the look in his eyes signifying extreme fatigue. Although the view is blurred but Arthur can see the sky is indeed bright.

‘....’

Arthur had also predicted this before.

There was a price to pay when doing this, and Arthur understood it. He accepted it with his own body.

‘Why am I still..?’ inner Arthur astonished. He knew very well how everyone who used this technique should end up.

In the old thick blue book also had written a warning that what was discussed was a forbidden technique. More than just ordinary magic power techniques.

A power that could hold all kinds of power and return it many times over, and as has been said, it came with a commensurate risk.

Arthur recalls how Thor said he couldn't use this technique. Which in the end he understood why Thor did not wrestle with this greatest defense technique.

Or maybe his partner isn't telling the truth. Arthur knows Thor is not a liar, but if it comes to something he thinks is important, then he will do everything he can.

That included preventing him from getting to know and learn this greatest defensive technique, which he ultimately did not listen to either.

The day before the demon's invasion of the wilderness, Arthur realizes why Thor did not use this technique.

‘He does not want to be remembered for defeating the enemy.. but rather protecting his own companion..’ At times like this Arthur can reflect on past events well.

Well, remembering and understanding past events is better than using time to do nothing, right?

Thor could have used this forbidden technique. Arthur was sure he could use it, his premonition did say that long ago.

In the past Thor could not use this greatest defensive power, as it was obvious that they were facing a myriad of demonic forces with powers that were not weak.

The demon army that was often considered weak at that time finally showed its fangs. And again the demon commander was at the very back of the line which certainly made it difficult for the holy knights to target him.

What about Jessica, the great archer? Isn't he reliable in long-range attacks? Why not target the demon named Domer first?

It's not that simple. All the members of the Holy Knights including Jessica were also already preoccupied with a large number of urgent demon troops. They had no choice but to survive.

If Thor had received all the attacks of the demon horde and turned them over, it would not have guaranteed that the great commander of the demon would remain silent. It could be more complicated than before.

Thor has no choice but to exert his strength to survive and ensure that anyone but himself can escape.

Arthur fell silent and then closed his eyes, his body was indeed numb, but his emotions were still there to this day.

‘Thor..

‘I'll be right after you.’ Arthur slowly closed his eyes, with this he could calm down, as he still had a chance to do the same with his partner.

SRRIIINNGGG!

Suddenly a bright light appeared right next to the helpless Arthur.