Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 252 (Part 2):

Momentarily tilting its head at Charlotte’s unusual reaction.

The beast had to finish her off and escape before the enemies realized its target and gave chase.

The beast’s blood-stained hand stretched out as fast as lightning.

Clang! The sword deflected the beast’s strike. Despite deflecting the attack, an immense shock spread throughout Charlotte’s body.

The demonic energy emanating from it was suffocating.

Charlotte instinctively threw herself to the side.

Boom! A hole appeared where she had been standing, as if dug with a shovel.

Seeing the black shadow looming over her, Charlotte reflexively raised her sword.

All the Vis she possessed gathered in her sword.

But it was useless.

Crack!

The sword in her hand shattered, and a massive hand struck her abdomen like a hammer.

Thud! Charlotte fell helplessly and rolled on the ground. She couldn’t even feel the pain. All strength drained from her body.

“Charlotte!”

Someone called out her name loudly. It was a familiar voice.

Charlotte looked in that direction with blurry eyes.

“I’m… oka…”

She lost consciousness before finishing her words. Blood soaked her abdomen.

‘I’m too late.’

Helmut stood protectively in front of Charlotte.

The creature smirked, licking the blood on its hand. As if saying, in the end, you lost.

A faint breathing sound could be heard from behind. Charlotte wasn’t dead yet. She could survive if treated quickly.

But this beast wouldn’t allow that to happen.

‘In that case…’

His heart was burning. A certain power surged from the very center of his heart, as if about to explode.

He would give it his all.

The moment that thought struck his mind, Helmut realized he hadn’t been giving his all.

Because the Seed of Darkness was part of his full strength. He always had to keep the Seed of Darkness in check.

But now, for the first time, it escaped his consciousness. The lock inside him was released.

Vis erupted from Helmut’s sword. It was a darker, ashen Vis than before.

Drawing on the power of the Seed of Darkness was frighteningly natural. Like a fish knowing how to swim.

Now it was a battle of instincts. He unleashes Darien’s swordsmanship with full power.

As his consciousness numbed, Helmut charged at the creature.

Bang, crash, boom!

Debris flew everywhere, and dust billowed.

It was no longer a human battle. But it was certainly different from before.

What defeats demonic energy is ultimately stronger demonic energy!

The beast’s demonic energy, weakened by holy power, no longer surpassed Helmut’s.

When the two clashed head-on,

Bang! With a tremendous noise, the beast’s body stiffened from the impact.

Seizing that moment, someone’s sword came flying in from behind.

The sword of Alonso, the Black Wing Knights’ Commander!

That sword, precisely targeting its back, sent sacred energy coursing through the beast’s blood vessels.

“Grrrr!”

Its body had already taken damage. The demonic energy wrapped around it like armor dispersed.

At that very moment, Helmut’s ashen sword pierced the beast’s heart.

Thud!

With a dull sound, black blood spurted. The beast’s movements ceased.

Helmut vividly felt what he had pierced.

The blooming Seed of Darkness.

That which had blossomed vibrantly even after being hit by purification arrows now shattered like glass.

Black demonic energy spread around like miasma flowing from a corpse.

Alonso quickly retreated from the creature. Helmut also stepped back, leaving his sword in place.

Thump. The beast, its heart pierced, fell to its knees.

The strength rapidly drained from its body, only its upper body remaining upright.

At that moment, the consciousness that had been dominated by the Seed of Darkness regained control for just an instant.

The beast’s eyes blinked. Focus returned to both eyes. That gaze fixed on Helmut. It was a piercing look, befitting a Platinum-rank mercenary.

“You too will eventually…”

Along with a sneer, the monster uttered a curse. Helmut seemed to understand the words it couldn’t finish.

‘Become like me!’

A moment later, the focus disappeared from the monster’s eyes. Its lifeless head drooped.

It was over.

The bloomed dark seed had perished, and the monster met its death like a stone statue.

Thud. Helmut collapsed to his knees. His palms hit the ground.

He could barely feel the rough texture of the soil, as if his senses were numb.

His heart ached as if about to burst. He felt dizzy.

The price of borrowing the forbidden power of the Seed of Darkness, due to his own lack of strength, was now crashing down on him.

Not even once had he considered that power as his own. Even in the moment it saved his life.

He had thought himself strong. That was true. Helmut had never met anyone this strong in the human world before.

But today, he met an enemy that made him realize his arrogance. Helmut felt painfully weak. He wasn’t strong enough yet.

Look at this state.

“Are you alright?” Alonso asked.

Helmut managed to ask in a strained voice.

“Is Charlotte… alive?”

“The soldiers gave her emergency treatment and moved her while you were fighting that thing. But you….”

A shallow sense of relief washed over him. He couldn’t hear what Alonso was saying. It seemed he had exhausted his stamina to the limit.

His consciousness was fading. Normally, Helmut would never lose consciousness in front of someone else.

But it couldn’t be helped.

Helmut collapsed completely.

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