assistirfilmes Chapter 284: The Vile Rat That Pollutes the Seas (1)
Chapter 284: The Vile Rat That Pollutes the Seas (1)
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Chapter 284: The Vile Rat That Pollutes the Seas (1)
Shortly before Ketal became certain of the existence of the Forbidden Lands invading the North, Bayern also saw it — the land, tainted and filled with poisonous energy.
"Hmm,"
Bayern grimaced at the intense miasma.
The poison was overwhelming, strong enough that even a superhuman would struggle to withstand it.
Without enveloping himself with mystery, survival here was impossible.
And that poisonous aura spread throughout the land, all the way to the distant horizon, where everything was tinged with green.
"..."
Bayern stepped onto the poisoned ground, frowning.
The miasma tried to climb up his body, but it couldn't touch the flesh of such a mighty hero.
'Is this the work of a poison demon?'
A demon strong enough to corrupt all things, possessing near-superhuman power.
But he rejected the thought—not because it seemed too extreme, but because, compared to this land, even a poison demon would be too weak.
This was not the aura of a poison demon.
It was something far more terrifying and foreign.
Bayern scraped up some of the miasma from the ground.
He thought about collecting it for study.
Then, at that moment, the earth began to rise.
Hideously disfigured creatures, their bodies barely held together and on the verge of collapse, staggered out of the corrupted land.
They wobbled toward Bayern.
With a look of irritation, Bayern gripped his axe.
Crack!
The approaching monsters were pulverized instantly, but they did not fall easily.
Even with their limbs severed, they relentlessly crawled toward Bayern.
He pressed down harder with his axe.
Squelch.
The monsters hit by his axe shattered into pieces, never to rise again.
'Strong,'
Bayern thought, his face tightening.
The monsters weren't weak.
It was only because he was Bayern that they were being dispatched so easily.
Each one of them possessed power beyond that of a first-rate fighter.
There were dozens of them, easily more than enough to destroy a small kingdom.
"Hmph."
But Bayern was a hero.
He gripped his axe tighter and charged forward.
The creatures that collided with him were blown apart, their bodies utterly obliterated.
[Uooohh!]
More monsters staggered up from the poisoned land, dozens of them, each possessing the strength of an elite warrior.
"So many,"
Bayern muttered, continuing to mow them down.
His eyes narrowed as he saw one of the monsters' faces.
"...You."
[Uooohh.]
The monster, with eyes lost to reason, stretched its mangled hand toward Bayern.
He recognized that face, though it was collapsing beyond recognition.
Bayern's face stiffened as he dredged up his memory.
It was the face of a barbarian he had once trained, now turned into a grotesque creature.
Bayern realized that every one of these monsters was once a barbarian he had known.
"...So you've been desecrating the corpses of those who have already died. I'll free you from this abomination."
With a hardened expression, Bayern felled the monsters, his face twisted with fury.
'What kind of devil would do this?'
To defile the bodies of brave barbarians who deserved peace after their courageous battles—it was something he could not forgive.
As he vented his anger on the monsters, Bayern noticed something strange.
There were faces among the creatures that he didn't recognize.
That wasn’t so unusual—he didn’t know every barbarian.
But something was unnerving about them.
These monsters looked less like humans and more like something else entirely.
His face stiffened once again as realization dawned on him.
"...Demons?"
Amid the decaying creatures, he spotted demons.
And among them was one particularly strong monster.
[Uooohh!]
It was incredibly fast and powerful.
With strange abilities, it wasn't easy to defeat.
Even Bayern had to get serious.
Though he ultimately won, the battle was not simple.
And then, Bayern realized something.
The monster he had just fought was a demon.
The very demon he had initially thought responsible for the poisoned land.
He recognized its face from old texts.
Barbarians, demons, and even monsters were all rotting and decaying.
Bayern's body was pushed back as the rat crashed into him.
A groan escaped his lips.
‘What is this?!’
It was an unimaginable force.
What shocked him even more was that the rat didn’t seem to be using any mystery.
It was pure physical strength that created such an impact.
‘...This is...’
It felt similar to when he fought Ketal.
The rat, seeing Bayern withstand the charge, spoke with satisfaction.
[I was disappointed by the weaklings outside, but you... You satisfy me.]
“Grrr!”
Bayern steadied himself and quickly enveloped his entire body with mystery.
This power, which could intervene in the world, strengthened his body.
Clang!
Now, he could counter the rat's attacks.
But that was all.
He wasn’t being overwhelmed, but he wasn’t dominating either.
Shock lingered in Bayern's eyes.
‘What is this...’
Even with his body enhanced by mystery, he couldn’t overpower this monster.
How could such a thing exist?
[Screeeech!]
The rat swung its massive front paw wildly.
A chill ran down Bayern’s spine.
He instinctively leaped out of the range of the attack.
Slash!
The space where the paw had swung literally tore apart, slowly corroding and collapsing.
[Keeaaah!]
The rat didn’t stop.
It kept swinging its front paws as it charged forward.
“Hup!”
Bayern put all his strength into his body.
Like when he faced Ketal, he poured all his power into each strike.
Clang!
The front paw and the axe collided repeatedly.
After one intense clash, the rat’s body was pushed back.
[Scree! You’re strong. Very strong.]
The rat chuckled softly.
Even though it had been pushed back, it showed no signs of distress.
That was only natural.
The rat's power wasn’t merely physical strength.
Bayern gritted his teeth.
‘A long battle will be disadvantageous.’
The poison seeping from the rat was tainting Bayern’s lungs.
For now, he was protected by mystery, but once that energy ran out, the poison would invade his body.
Even a "Hero-class" physique could be corrupted by the rat’s venom.
Moreover, the ground itself was already filled with poison.
It didn’t affect him much, but it gave his opponent an advantage.
He couldn’t fight for long.
‘In that case!’
Determination filled Bayern’s eyes.
[Screech!]
The rat charged again, thrusting out its grotesque front paw.
Bayern didn’t dodge.
Crunch.
The rat's claws pierced Bayern's left arm.
The rat's eyes widened in surprise.
[Screech?]
Sacrificing flesh to gain an advantage.
Bayern gripped his axe tighter in his right hand and swung it down.
It was a strike powerful enough to split the earth in two.
BOOM!
The axe struck the rat’s shoulder, and the force of the blow shook the surrounding area.
“......”
Bayern's face hardened.
His axe hadn’t injured the rat.
The decay and poison surrounding the rat’s body had completely blocked his attack.
[You aim to wound and take life. I am pleased.]
The rat smiled in satisfaction.
[I’ve decided. I will personally corrupt you. Receive the blessing of filth.]
With those words, pillars of poisonous fumes rose from the ground.
Bayern's body was engulfed in green mist, disappearing from sight.
[Translator - Jjescus]
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