Agnes was able to take a deep breath several times and make a steady voice. The woman looked at Agnes with a sword in her hand. Blood dripped down the blade.
“Why is that important? You’re going to die here anyway.”
She said in a dry tone. She was very tall and felt like a giant statue because of her unhuman appearance.
“Is it because of Eugene’s seal?”
“You have a lot of questions, Human.”
Agnes clenched her fist. Even if Zoltan knew her situation and brought the soldiers, it was questionable whether he could beat her. She already called Eugene’s name dozens or hundreds of times in her mind, but it’s useless. She even thought that he could no longer hear her voice.
“Keep your head down!”
As soon as she heard the high-pitched woman’s voice, all the windows were broken. Agnes bent down reflexively. Hot flames heated up the room. The servant of God staggered in the fire.
“Woah!”
Reika stood in front of Agnes with her cloak fluttering.
“This way, Duchess!”
Her body tilted. Reika grabbed Agnes by the wrist and ran to the window.
“On the count of three, you jump out of here.”
“Wait, Archmage!”
“Don’t worry, Argh!”
“How dare you!”
For a moment, Reika’s body floated. The servant of God did not miss the opportunity and swung her sword greatly.
“Reika!”
Her pink hair soon turned red. She threw Reika’s body away as if she were cleaning up trash.
“There are a lot of bugs, Next time I’ll be sure to break your neck.”
The servant of God had a light burn on her shoulder, but it seems it has no effect.
‘Just like this…’
She did not come back to the past and give her soul only to die like this. She shook her head furiously. There must be a way. This kind of vain death will not be the only option left.
– You have half my energy. Agnes. Do you know what that means?
Suddenly she remembered what Eugene said on the spire when the beast invaded.
– This means you can also deflect the beast with one finger.
Like Lightning she remembered the spell he told her. There was no time to calculate whether this would work for her.
After all, there is no place to run anymore. The four remaining Elesh pushed forward as if to protect Agnes.
“It’s dangerous, madam!”
It took her a very short time to recall the spell and put it out of her mouth. Agnes spoke, with her palms wide open.
[Defrecio]
As soon as she finished speaking, a white color burst out. There was a powerful heat in her stomach. The light emitted from her was concentrated in one place. At the same time, she felt such a strong pain that she couldn’t even straighten her back properly.
“Argh!”
The servant of God screamed and twisted her whole body. Having been struck by the light, she eventually dropped her sword. She felt pain every time she moved her body.
“How could a human cast that spell…….”
It was a low and threatening voice like the roar of an animal. For some reason, the Elesh looked alternately at Agnes and the servant of God.
“Get out of this castle right now.”
Every breath she took felt like her intestines were tearing apart. Agnes gritted her teeth and endured the pain. Then she straightened up her body and glared at her.
“Oh, I didn’t expect you to use Eugene’s power. But it’s no use. The spells that can be used with a human body are limited…….”
“I’m a little late,”
Eugene suddenly appeared silently like always. For the first time, she was very glad to see his face.
“Eugene!”
“How did you get here! I’m sure the others…….”
With Eugene’s unexpected appearance, the servant of God picked up the sword she had dropped on the floor and held it tightly.
“Gabby, did you use your brain to lure me so you can go away and kill my contractor?”
He grinned.
The servant of God quickly struck the sword at Eugene, but it bounced off against an invisible wall.
“Whose idea was that? A fool like you can’t make such a scheme.”
“In the first place, I shouldn’t have kept you alive, not just locked you in a pit.”
“I know why you didn’t kill me and just lock me up. Oh, Gabby, Gabriela. I want to break you into pieces and chew you up.”
Eugene looked at her face and smacked her lips. Gabriel’s beautiful face was filled with hatred and anger.
“I gave you mercy because I felt sorry for you. You are the last dragon of this age, and I didn’t want to take your life.”
“The mercy you speak of is disgusting. You killed my brother and my parents, and you left me because you felt sorry for me?”
His eyes changed from deep gold to more and more brilliant opal. At the same time, the hem of Eugene’s robe fluttered as the wind blew it away.
“I won’t let you talk like that again.”
The wind blew so strong that it was hard to open their eyes. All kinds of furniture flew away helplessly. Agnes was still suffering from severe pain, and groans continued to flow through her closed lips. Then suddenly she met Gabriela’s inorganic eyes.
She blinked her eyes the next moment and this time she was standing right in front of her, with her sword in her.
“No way!”
One of the Elesh managed to fly in between. Her sword cut through Elesh’s body and scratched Agnes’ stomach.
“Ouch!”
It hurt terribly. She couldn’t think of anything else. She could feel the cold blade vividly.
“Gabriela! I’ll kill you!”
The whole castle shook with a bang. Eugene’s angry voice rang in her ears. Soon the bleeding Elesh and the blade of the sword disappeared at once in front of Agnes.
“Argh!”
She later heard the scream of the servant of God. When she finally opened her eyes, Eugene was on Gabriela’s back and fighting a fierce battle.
“Madam!”
One of the surviving Elesh crawled toward her. Agnes let go of her grip on her stomach. Her bloody hands felt unrealistic. She fell to the ground and turned her head. The first thing she saw was the Elesh, who had not closed their eyes, and Max’s body, which was wrinkled like paper.
The blood from Reika’s back kept wetting the floor. She tried to reach out to them, but she couldn’t reach them.
“Why…”
The sound of blood boiling came out of her throat.
They all died protecting me.
– My brother sacrificed his life for the princess. Don’t waste it on me, just leave.
The face of Zoltan, who was dying with internal organs spilled, came to her mind vividly.
“Why again… Why, why?”
Gradually, the accumulated anger began to overflow and cloud over. Her despair and frustration weighed her down from her head to her toes.
– Stay healthy.
She wanted to save not only Laslo, but also the many people who died for her.
I wanted to change the past. I wanted to gain strength and protect them.
“Ugh,”
Right now, she could hear nothing and felt no pain. Only anger, purest and deepest resentment, dominated her whole body.
“Ouch!”
The back of her hand with the crest suddenly heated up. At the same time, it shone so white that it was hard to see properly. Agnes’ consciousness gradually faded. Eugene and Gabriella noticed it and stopped fighting.
“This light must be?”
“Agnes!”
Agnes rose from the seat, stumbling with her eyes closed. The bleeding stomach began to heal slowly as if it had a will. It was an incredible resilience.
Eugene reached for her, and Agnes opened her eyelids. Her eyes were no longer blue. Every blink of an eye shone black, red, or gold.
“I never thought you’d really wake up…….”
“What have you done, Eugene? I can’t believe you risked the power of a dragon on a mere human being.”
“She’s no longer a mere human being.”
Eugene smiled with the corners of his mouth raised. He reached out and grabbed Gabriella by the neck.
“Ouch!”
“Hahaha! I owe it to you. Gabby. Thanks to you, the sixth seal has finally been released.”
“Come on, don’t tell me you’re going to seal this human body.”
Gabriella could not continue. They were on a par with each other before but she was no longer a match for him. She was soon thrown to the floor by Eugene.
“And now I mean I can tear you apart with one finger.”
Eugene put Agnes in her arms and hugged her. Then he smiled like a contented beast. Agnes’ eyes were still glistening with no focus.
“Die”
Eugene took Agnes’ arms and stretched it out towards Gabriela. The light that was incomparable to the previous. Agnes’ consciousness, which had continued very faintly, soon ceased.
* * *
When she came to her senses again, Agnes opened her eyes in a splitting pain.
“Are you up?”
“……”
Eugene was standing beside her with a friendly smile.
“Are you feeling well? It must have been quite a strain on your body.”
“Why are……. you here? “
It was so hard to say every word. Looking around, the completely smashed bedroom was restored as new.
“Where would I go? I should stay with my contractor?”
He spoke casually.
“What about the others?”
“Who?”
The first thing that came to her mind was the safety of others lying on the floor.
Max, Reika, the Elesh, and knights who were willing to devote themselves to her.