The sky was overcast, as if it were deliberately cooperating with the terrible battle that was about to take place below. There was not a trace of wind in the air, I don't know when it started, the crowd of onlookers around had dispersed, the streets were empty, and the originally noisy city center, except for the sound of each other's breathing, the only thing that could be heard was the violently beating heart in the chest. It's a strange feeling, even a little incredible. In a pile of ruins, as if the ruins of a historical site, Alan stroked the heat in his chest,

――It's so hot, what's going on with this feeling of excitement?

In the past, Eren would also have a rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath during battle, but that was a normal physiological reaction caused by tension and physical exertion. At this moment, the rhythm of his heartbeat was strong and powerful, his chest was extremely hot, and there seemed to be a voice in his head urging him to raise his sword......

- I can protect everything I want to protect.

His fiery eyes shone with a jumping light, and Allen's whole body was immersed in a ball of firelight. The posture of holding the sword, the steady stride, and the smile that unconsciously raised the corners of the mouth.

"Allen ......"

Tia's uneasiness was always faint, and the feeling of Alan in front of her was both familiar and unfamiliar, and this feeling was uncomfortable. Uncle Terry, who was standing on the side, held his chin in one hand and the scabbard in the other, looking at the red-haired boy in front of him with interest.

- This kid is capable of much more than that, but... His back inexplicably gives people a chill, it is obviously a fiery firework, but it makes people feel the slightest warmth, which is indeed strange......

Terry looked down at the scabbard in his hand, Arya had been a magic sword, and the first magic weapon to exist. But for some reason, the demon god abandoned her, making her a legendary weapon to be snatched up in the chaotic world. This scabbard exists to restrain her power. The scabbard was sealed in a hidden cave and had never come into contact with Arya. Now no one knows whether the sword is more powerful or the scabbard is more powerful.

But judging from the fight with the three girls just now, it seems that the scabbard is not able to break the dark barrier, and if you think about it from this point, the power of the scabbard should be far less powerful than that of Arya.

- Or is it because Arya was forged again by me that the scabbard lost its original power?

Terry couldn't figure out the meaning either. But what about that feeling of uneasiness in my heart?

"Uncle Terry, you have to believe Allen, he is an excellent swordsman, he uses the Mistetin who was once an artifact, he will definitely be able to defeat this monster."

Dusty's words were meant for Terry, but more like a comfort to himself.

"You say that unsheathed sword is an artifact?"

Terry is born with a unique ability to discriminate about artifacts. But from the time Eren came here until now, he didn't realize that it was an artifact, which made Terry even more confused,

――The one who can hide the light of the gods must be a demon from the dark abyss, but in front of him is a sunny and cheerful human boy...... What's going on?

Terry's troubles can't be solved immediately, and now it's only a matter of taking one step at a time.

The pitch-black shadows began to move slowly, and the elongated shadows on the ground twisted like ink, staining the ground the color of nightmares. With each movement, the darkness behind it spread wider and wider, and with the combination of the gloomy sky, the world seemed to fall into the apocalypse.

"Alan, be careful."

Tia felt a suffocating chill rush from her front. This king beast seems to have brought hell to earth with it. As the king beast approached, this cold feeling became more and more obvious. The surrounding buildings were all hidden in the darkness, and a layer of gray-black frost had formed on the soles of their feet, and a crisp cracking sound could be heard with a slight movement.

"This monster seems to be imposed on the basis of the dark attribute with a layer of ice attribute, a combination of the abilities of the two attributes and one, it's not easy to deal with......"

Terry's eyes were deep, staring firmly at the movements of the king beast.

Alan stepped forward with his left foot, lowering his body and holding Alya flat in front of him. The breath exhaled took on the color of fog, and the sight began to blur as far as the eye could see.

- Bastard, do you want to use your blind spot to hurt us in one fell swoop......

Alan took a pose, took a deep breath of cold air, and rushed out with an arrow step!

"Break, slash!"

This is the first collaboration with Alya, and the blade of the sword trembles slightly as she makes the move, as if in response to Alan's attack. Arya's body was shrouded in reddish-purple light, and she struck out with a single blow, heading straight for the face of the king beast! The red, purple sword light took on a criss-cross shape, and at the moment when it was about to slash the enemy, it turned into countless sword lights that attacked from all directions and slashed into the body of the king beast.

"Hit!?"

Dusty stood up excitedly, and in a cloud of black mist, a terrible scream suddenly came out, and everyone's uncontrollable eyes were dizzy and their legs were weak. Eren pressed his sword against his body, and the ground began to shake violently,

"Tia!"

"I'm fine."

Tia held up her white staff, covered in a transparent protective shield, and was also blessed by Terry and Dusty.

Seeing that his friends were all right, Alan was handsome and angry, and rushed towards the black mist again with an arrow step. Although he couldn't see the target this time, Arya led him all the way into the darkness as if she was guiding him in the direction.

"Alan! No! ”

Terry's voice was blocked out of the black fog, and Charlotte's grim laughter came from behind him,

"Hmph... Look for death. Stupid, even self-defeating. The inside of the king beast's body resembles a dye vat filled with dark magic. All living things that enter it will be devoured clean, and not a single bone will remain. ”

"Uncle Terry, is she telling the truth?"

Not very aware of the existence of the king beast, Tia couldn't help but be a little worried.

"She didn't say nonsense, Alan rushed in like this, it was too hasty......"

"Alan has been in a similar space before, which is a black hole with a lot of dark forces stored in it, very similar to what she said. That time, Eren also retreated, but there is still a dark power in his body, and that power has multiplied Allen's attack, but it is indeed a power that belongs to the demon race. ”

Tia recalls the battle, as if it had happened yesterday.

When Terry heard this, his brows furrowed even more,

"No human being can withstand the erosion of the dark and still maintain itself. Even God has a hard time doing it, and he really got out of it? (To be continued.) )