Volume 2: The Holy War of Blood Chapter 32: The Bridge (1)
In the ruined streets of Akureyri City, a figure is heading in the direction of the main port.
Sweat wrenched his black hair, and blood dripped from the corners of his mouth, leaving a bright red mark along the way. His pace was so staggering that it even made people feel like he was going to fall to the ground at any moment, but he kept moving forward step by step with this unsteady pace.
His name is Nicolas Jean Crowsky, the man who fought the Demon King of the Seven Sins, and now this man is advancing towards the enemy he must defeat in order to carry his faith through to the end.
Nicholas had forgotten how he had stood up, his soul had run out of oil, and he should have waited quietly for death, but it was as if something was pulling him beyond the limits of humanity.
He heard, the moment he stood up, it was the call of Captain Berry, the words of Vice-Captain Jersey, the cry of the souls of countless fallen soldiers. "Stand up, Nicholas, fight to the end as a warrior!" they said in unison.
That's right, my mission is not over yet, there are enemies ahead that I must defeat, and there are companions that I must protect, I will fight to the end as a warrior, I will move forward!
With this last conviction, despite the fact that his body was full of holes and his soul was broken, the man kept moving forward. Nicholas didn't know how long he had been walking, but the cold sea breeze was already blowing in his face.
At this time, in the main port of Akureyri, the swarm of flies that had been imprinted in the depths of everyone's hearts like a nightmare once again covered the sky. Although Beelzebub's body is mutilated and incomplete, he is still the Demon King of the Seven Sins after all, and although the number of flies is not as large as before, he still has a certain amount of lethality.
"Is it here again?" Ye Xiang said as he looked at the flying flies, "I didn't expect that with such a body, I could still create so many flies." ”
"In the end, he is still the Demon King of the Seven Sins, although his current strength has been greatly reduced, but for ordinary demons, his strength is still overwhelming. Shore clenched the hilt of his sword with both hands, ready to meet the swarm of flies that flew in.
"That's not enough, Chaos Power, once again reside in the insect body, and become an existence of destruction and destruction! Demonization, Extermination of the Insect Hell!" Beelzebub opened his arms, and the dark purple chaotic energy also flowed into the bodies of the flies at once, causing their bodies to faintly shimmer with dark purple light.
"Did he turn those bugs into bombs again?" Raven didn't want to face that again. "Bastard! Now that we've lost Nicholas, there's no way we can stop him!"
"Don't panic, Raven. Ye Xiang reminded, "Although Nicholas is no longer here, our situation is also different from the original. The submarine for evacuation is now coming soon, and as long as we can get on board, we don't need to do too much entanglement with him. ”
"That being said. Shore glanced back at the submarine that was getting closer and closer to the shore, "But how can we evacuate if we are surrounded by these flies?"
"I know!" Ye Xiang bit his lower lip tightly, "Aren't I thinking about it now, but from the current situation, I have to temporarily contain him first, and then wait for the submarine to dock before making the final plan!"
"It's coming!" Raven shouted, and swarms of flies streamed down from the sky, apparently targeting the crowd in their range. Almost at the same time, the three of them dispersed in an instant, and the ground on which they had been standing turned into a large pit in the blink of an eye with a roar.
But now they didn't have time to sigh, the explosions kept ringing, and the smoke and dust drifted away to obscure everyone's vision, as if the previous scene was repeated, and they were once again in a situation of fleeing in all directions.
"I see. Beelzebub also noticed the dark shadow that was gradually approaching the port, "It seems that the transport you used to evacuate has arrived, no wonder you did not enter the city to evade as before, it turned out that you were ready to evacuate." ”
"But. He smiled wickedly as he looked at the fleeing crowd. "I'm afraid you won't be able to leave, I'm going to let your hopes disappear completely, and then let all of you die in this city. ”
At this time, the work of floating in the cabin of the "Knight" was proceeding in an orderly manner. "We're about to get to shore as we start to go ascent, so we're going to look at the shore before that. Aaron ordered.
Although it was supposed that the destination of the pick-up should be on the shore, Aaron was extremely cautious this time, and he couldn't tell why, but as if he had a gut feeling, he should start floating some distance from the shore first, so that he could have time to detect.
The massive hull of the Knight began to rise to the surface, and almost as soon as the ascent began, Aaron climbed the ramp leading to the outside of the boat, and when the ascent was complete, he immediately opened the hatch and went outside.
"What the hell is this!?" Aaron was surprised by the scene in front of him. Not far away, there were flashes of fire on the shore, accompanied by a loud roar, as if a bomb had exploded on the shore, and the figures of people could be faintly seen in the dust and fog that was raised.
Aaron subconsciously wiped a cold sweat, if it weren't for his sudden instinct to remind him not to land immediately, maybe he would have been crushed by now.
"Looks like there's something out there. Beelzebub was watching the Knight's every move, "But this distance should still be within range, and it looks like it should be easy to destroy." ”
With a slight wave of his hand, a group of flies broke away from the group that was chasing the trio and turned to the "Knight", which had already finished rising. But just as the team of flies was about to move, it seemed as if the whole harbor suddenly became extremely cold, and all the flies slowed down.
"This biting cold, the same as it was then, this can't happen!" Beelzebub said incredulously, knowing in his heart that there was only one person in the city who had such an ability, but that person should be dead by now, according to his calculations.
"Nothing is impossible, Beelzebub. A familiar voice came, and the sound made the three of them stop in their tracks, and each of them involuntarily looked at the man who was walking towards them.
"Are you still alive, you idiot?" shouted Raven, but tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Ah, partner, I'm still alive!" Nicholas shuffled in front of the crowd, golden runes shining on his right arm, and it was clear that all of this was caused by his ability activation.
"Your soul should have dissipated, how can you still stand up?" Beelzebub roared, "It's just a human being, trying to stop me again and again?"
"Didn't I already say that you can't win me. Nicholas looked at him and said, "Because the faith that has been passed down from generation to generation supports me to fight, how can you, who only kill for your own selfish desires, win me!"
"Nicholas is still alive, it's great that we'll be able to get out of here now. Shore said excitedly that his comrades, who had already been thought to be dead, were now in front of him again, and he was simply ecstatic.
"It's not that simple, Nicholas he's actually fighting with his last soul. Ye Xiang didn't mean to be happy at all, he could already see the true state of Nicholas. "Even if there is only one breath left, you have to fight to the end as a warrior, this is him!"
"Do you mean that Nicholas actually came here for the last battle?" Shore's original smile vanished, and now he clearly recognized Nicholas's true situation.
"What a fool that guy dragged that body here to cover our evacuation!" Shore forcibly suppressed his tears, for Nicholas, who had now made a decision, the tears of others were just an insult to his behavior.
"Chief, I'm a fool, and I'm going to fight to carry on my convictions, and I'm going to do the same until the end of my life!" Nicholas smiled at Shore with a pale smile that made everyone's hearts so mixed.
"You bastard, just die here!" Beelzebub let out a piercing roar, and countless flies immediately turned their attack and pounced on Nicholas.
"It's useless!" a sharp sword of ice condensed in his right hand, and he rushed straight towards Beelzebub, not paying the slightest attention to the swarm of flies that were coming at him.
Nicholas was surrounded by glittering ice crystals, and in the light of this dazzling light, all the flies that tried to approach him were instantly frozen in ice, and he himself struck Beelzebub quickly in this light.
Not only to end the obsession of the past, but also to open up hope and a future for mankind, for all this, for the sake of my former comrades-in-arms and current brothers, I will continue to move forward, and carry out my faith to the end with the sword in my hand!
Beelzebub watched the man in front of him gradually approach him, and he had also seen how vulnerable the swarm of flies that he had been doppelgänger was, and for a moment the ice sword pierced Beelzebub's chest, but he only snorted numbly and did nothing else.
What's going on? He thought, why can't I do anything, why can't I stop a human being? What does it feel like, like falling into a bottomless abyss, what the hell is wrong with me?
"Do you finally understand what despair tastes like?" said Nicholas to Beelzebub face to face, as if he could feel the mood of the demon behind him now. "That frustration of powerlessness, that painful feeling, do you finally understand a little now?"
"Is this despair?" Beelzebub simply repeated over and over again, "Is despair such a painful thing?"
After a brief silence, Beelzebub let out a terrifying roar: "This is impossible! I am Beelzebub the gluttonous man! How could I have such a feeling of despair, I cannot be defeated, no one can defeat me!
Huge chaotic energy gushed out from his mutilated and incomplete body, and Beelzebub, who had completely fallen into madness, let out a crazy roar: "How can a mere human make me feel hopeless, it is impossible for a human to surpass me!