Chapter 60

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"Wh-why...!?"

"Who knows? It doesn't matter, does it?"

Simon turned to face me, swinging the dripping black longsword. Behind him lay Jamie, who had just been cut down by Simon.

There's something seriously wrong with Simon.

His appearance is off, and he seems completely mad.

Is he even really Simon?

You were supposed to be dead, right?

Weren't you being eaten by the orcs?

"That man is not of this world...! He's surrounded by a swirling madness, like a shadowy figure."

"...! Damn, that's it."

It suddenly clicked.

The reason Simon is alive in this state.

Among the illegal magical items provided by Besio Salas to 'Thunderpike,' there were a few dangerous ones that could cause this.

In any case, this confirms that while it is Simon, he is no longer human.

Simon, dragging the unfamiliar black longsword, walked toward us.

Each step was filled with a madness-laden killing intent, and it was clear what he intended to do to us.

"Come now, it's time for confession... Yuke! Die and apologize!"

Simon gradually quickened his pace and then broke into a run.

Marina, drawing her bastard sword, stood in front of him to stop him.

"Don't get in my way!"

"Ugh!"

Marina, who had taken Simon's slash, stepped back while still in a lock.

Has Simon really become so strong that he can overpower her, who has grown so much?

Still, Marina is now a warrior with the power of a 'Samurai.'

She won't be pushed back so easily.

"Take... this!"

A spinning slash, enhanced by her body movement, deeply cut Simon's abdomen, even through his armor.

His organs spilled out... it was clearly a fatal wound.

"It hurts...! Ah, it hurts! Hahaha!"

Simon laughed and writhed, splattering dark blood around.

Then, in the next moment, he swung his sword at Marina without even flinching from the wound.

"What!?"

"Marina!"

I cast a 'Shock' spell to startle Simon.

It's a low-level debuff spell, but it should give Marina enough time to escape the danger.

"Are you okay, Marina?"

"Yeah! Sorry, I let my guard down."

Marina regained her stance and readied her sword.

In front of us, Simon swayed and laughed.

"Hahaha... How amusing and ridiculous, bringing such a bunch of trash."

"Mr. Yuke, that man...!"

The wound that should have split him in two was closing up with a sticky sound.

"Surprised? ...I won't be hurt by such things anymore. I'm immortal. But..."

Laughing mockingly, Simon looked around at us.

"Good for you, Yuke. So unfair, Yuke. Why are you the only one treated so well?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going through so much trouble. You're having fun with those women every day. I'm envious. I'm jealous. ...So, Yuke, I want to take everything from you and trample it. Okay?"

No way.

But I have no intention of even engaging in such a conversation. I glared at Simon, my rapier at the ready.

"Answer me, Y-Y-Y-Yuke!"

Suddenly enraged, Simon raised his voice and swung his black sword.

Perhaps due to the power of the magic sword, a shockwave accompanied the sword strike, cutting into the ground sharply.

"Yuke, at this rate, we can't get to Jamie."

Rain looked up at me with a worried face.

Though we could see Jamie, he was nearly 200 feet away.

Even to use a healing spell or the 'Scroll of Dismissal,' it's too far to do anything from here.

Then, I must make a decision.

"That's no longer human. We will 'exterminate' it...!"

Due to the side effects and curses of the illegal magical items, Simon has become something else.

A demon, a zombie, or perhaps a magical creature.

In any case, it is no longer human but an adversarial monster.

"We will defeat it and save Jamie! 'Activate'"

I activated the scroll of multiple enhancements to instantly boost my companions.

"Rain, I'll hold him off here. Run to Jamie. Nene, cover her."

"Got it!"

"Okay."

It's okay. He must still be alive.

But with those wounds, his life will eventually end if we do nothing.

"Marina, take the front. I'll support you with buffs. Try to hold him off as long as possible. Silk, you're on guerrilla tactics and support."

"Leave it to me!"

"Understood. What about you, Yuke?"

"I have a plan. Buy me some time... here he comes!"

Simon, still a musclehead even as a monster, charged straight at us, raising his sword with a laugh filled with malice and madness.

They say, "A fool never changes until he dies," but in Simon's case, it seems he never changed even in death.

"–Now!"

The 'Trip' spell I had set up activated, causing Simon to stumble.

Seizing the moment, Marina swung her bastard sword horizontally, and Rain ran past the spot where Simon's body had split in two.

Perfect timing.

Simon, who had immediately regenerated, reached out for Rain, but Silk, anticipating this, used the power of the wood spirits to bind Simon with vines that sprouted from the cobblestones.

Marina then cut Simon again as he tried to break free.

However, he regenerated immediately, looking more like a viscous creature or a necrotic demon.

"It's useless! I have ascended. With this immortal body, I can't be defeated by anyone. I'm not afraid of anyone! I can have everything and live forever!"

"Boasting about abandoning your humanity? Simon!"

"Am I scary? Yuke. I will definitely kill you and your companions. I will never forgive you for leaving me to die."

While being repeatedly cut and regenerating, Simon laughed madly and glared at me with bloodshot eyes.

It seems he really is immortal.

"I'm immortal and invincible. No matter where you run, I'll chase you and kill you. Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill... Hahahaha! –...I'll save you for last, Yuke."

Simon, who had been laughing like a madman, suddenly became serious.

"That's how it will be. Just killing you wouldn't be fair. I'll toy with and kill the women in front of you. That's the only way to balance things, right? I can't be the only one who's unhappy, right? Yuke, you must be more unhappy than me... or I can't be happy! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!"

"Simon, you...!"

I pointed at the laughing Simon, quietly seething with anger.

"No matter what you do, it's useless. I won't die."

"...So it seems."

With that, I began to chant.

"Rozaj folioj, hurlantaj nigraj hundoj, la maro glutanta la sunsubiron, blanka miksaĵo kun nigro, stagno kun helaj koloroj!"

As I chanted, I gathered my magic power and intricately wove the spell.

If you want eternal life, I'll give it to you. Enjoy it with your immortal body...!

Theoretically, this spell can't be undone until death.

"–'Distorted Light Arrow'"

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