Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 251 (Part 2):

A brief, rapid exchange followed.

“That sword too?”

“It’s been imbued with holy power.”

Alonso had already drawn his sword. Helmut asked the most important question:

“The Grand Duke?”

“You should say ‘His Highness the Grand Duke.’ He’s safe. Since the monster is here.”

“Charlotte.”

“Her Highness the Duchess is safely positioned in the rear. You seem worried about your junior.”

“Not really.”

There was a sense of protective wariness in Alonso’s gaze, like an uncle wary of someone eyeing his beloved niece.

The suspicion that Helmut might like Charlotte was now tedious.

Hundreds of arrows were raining down. The soldiers kept firing without pause, as if intending to turn the beast to dust by exhausting all their arrows.

The demonic beast now lay sprawled, being hit by arrows without even making a sound. It seemed to be using all its magical energy to regenerate its body.

“What about the signal flare?”

“There was no time to take it out.”

There hadn’t even been a moment to fumble for the signal flare. He had been busy restraining and facing the creature.

First, deal with the annoying mosquito buzzing in front of you. The creature’s sole focus seemed to be attacking Helmut.

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander spoke while keeping his gaze on the beast:

“I can see that you’re strong, but acting alone isn’t necessarily wise. Keep that in mind.”

“Then prove that you can be of help.”

An arrogant reply struck down. Helmut gave the Black Wing Knights’ Commander a cold stare.

This surely wasn’t the end. The creature’s magical energy was like an eternally burning flame.

Even holy power hadn’t damaged its core.

The Seed of Darkness. The blossomed dark seed was an infinite source of power.

Until it was completely destroyed, it could be restrained but not stopped entirely.

And then the rain of arrows ceased.

Although they had brought a considerable number of arrows, even the wealthy Renosa family didn’t have an unlimited supply of purification arrows.

Until this incident occurred, they had been free from attacks by magical beasts.

“It’s not moving.”

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander raised his hand. All the knights and soldiers stood alert, awaiting his instructions.

The monster was quiet. As if its breath had been cut off just like that.

The black smoke rising from the creature’s body persisted. And the arrows densely lodged in its body as well.

There was no point in forming an encirclement – it could easily break through.

For that reason, the troops were positioned in one place.

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander slowly stepped forward. The sword in his hand, imbued with holy power, emitted a sharp light.

He intended to pierce the creature’s vital point with it. Undoubtedly that was his plan.

Helmut followed about a step behind. Someone of the Black Wing Knights’ Commander’s caliber should be able to deal with the creature’s attacks sufficiently.

However, when they had closed the distance somewhat, the creature’s body twitched.

Its body rose up as if lifted into the air.

A sudden eruption of magical energy from within. In an instant, the arrows densely lodged in its body melted away.

Ssshh!

Like a volcano ejecting steam, black smoke explosively gushed out in an instant. It was smoke carrying magical energy.

An enormous amount of smoke obscured the entire view like a fog, turning everything pitch black.

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander and Helmut quickly held their breath and raised their Vis.

Even with their sight obscured, their senses were keen and alert.

The creature could attack taking advantage of the obscured view. Their nerves were taut with tension.

They stood still in place, waiting for the smoke to clear. As the wind blew and time passed, the smoke gradually dispersed.

And when their vision cleared, they couldn’t believe their eyes.

“It’s gone?”

“Where on earth did it go…?”

The place where the creature had been was empty. No one had been attacked.

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander muttered:

“Did it escape?”

It had been hit by purification arrows and depleted its magical energy. In that state, with the number of enemies increasing as well. It would make sense to retreat if it felt disadvantaged.

Even an intelligent magical beast might do so, let alone the creature which had been human. It should have that much intelligence.

But Helmut didn’t agree with Alonso’s speculation.

Something felt off. An ominous premonition was rising. There was something they were missing.

Suddenly, his heart plummeted. In an instant, the blood in his fingertips went cold. He shuddered.

It was a sensation very similar to fear.

The moment a certain thought occurred to him, Helmut cried out involuntarily. His tone was uncharacteristically agitated:

“Charlotte!”

While fighting the creature, he had suspected it might possess some rationality. Since it could wield swordsmanship, it might be able to think somewhat like a human.

What if it had heard what Helmut said?

What if it had realized that Charlotte was Helmut’s weakness…

It was a mistake. Why had he asked where she was?

Helmut himself did not fear death.

Dying in battle was something a swordsman could always face. It was also the fate of one born with the Seed of Darkness to overcome.

Of course, Helmut desired battles he could win, and he had confidence in creating such battles.

But even so, he did not forget the fact that he was close to death. He had the courage to accept that.

But what if that death wasn’t his?

That was what he feared. A moment later, Helmut shouted again:

“Where’s Charlotte!”

The Black Wing Knights’ Commander gestured in a direction. His expression was also frozen.

Helmut’s feet struck the ground. No thoughts came to mind. He just ran with all his might in the direction where Charlotte was.

There was no time to worry about conserving Vis or not.

Charlotte must not die. He couldn’t let her die.

She was more than just a junior who admired and recognized him well.

She was his sister.

A blood relative he hadn’t even known existed.

She was his mother’s daughter.

He couldn’t let her die. Absolutely not.

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