Chapter 322 [Illustration] (Teaser)
Sarkegar had transformed into one of the holy knights and joined the fray. He had pretended to join Leverier Lanche, but struck him from behind instead.
His strike was precise. It pierced Leverier Lanche’s heart from the back.
It was surely a fatal wound.
However, what I saw next left me even more horrified.
“Ugh…!”
Boom!
Leverier Lanche, quickly assessing the situation, unleashed a burst of Divine Power, flinging Sarkegar away from him. Sarkegar, who fared even worse against Divine Power than I did, was thrown backward, and groaned as he slowly got up.
Leverier Lanche clutched at his chest, from which bright red blood was still gushing.
Woooong…
The wound began to heal.
Although his heart had been shattered, it was regenerating. Leverier Lanche was slowly recovering from the fatal wound to his heart, even as blood trickled out the side of his mouth.
“That’s insane… Are you even human?”
“Demon King, what are you talking about?” With an expression as hard as iron, Leverier Lanche wiped the blood from his mouth. “This is what it means to be human.”
Leverier Lanche, having restored his shattered heart and ready to fight again, looked at me and said, “The gods accept my faith and make the impossible possible. This is something that only humans can achieve because the Five Great Gods love humanity.”
Leverier Lanche seemed to believe that Divine Power was a privilege exclusive to humans.
“Therefore, reclaiming the relic from an unholy being like you as quickly as possible is my mission and duty. It is the way to repay the gods’ love,” he added.
Leverier Lanche’s fanaticism was different from Radia’s.
Radia Schmidt’s fanaticism was passionate and intense, but Leverier Lanche’s was a refined madness.
A cold fanaticism, devoid of excitement, anxiety, or anger. One that was meticulously honed and sharpened. Leverier Lanche, having been infused with a torrent of Divine Power, looked over at the now-risen Sarkegar, who had disguised himself as a holy knight.
“A being that wears the skin of another. You truly have a despicable subordinate, Demon King.”
“…”
I had anticipated that...
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