Chapter 469

Ellen's sword was shaking as she faced the demon king.

Her eyes, body, and legs were all trembling.

"Kang! Carduek!"

From the demon king's fierce attack, Ellen could only retreat in a stumbling position and couldn't make any attacking moves.

The demon king showed no mercy.

His powerful magic enveloped Ellen and his kick broke through Raphael's anti-impact and hit Ellen's armor roughly.

"Bang!"

"Ah...ugh!"

Ellen, who received the weighty blow to her abdomen, was thrown far away and rolled on the ground without any dignity.

The pain itself wasn't that great, but it felt like her heart was breaking.

She knew that this fight was just a play. Reinhardt wouldn't kill her, and she didn't want to hurt Reinhardt either.

This play was necessary to show people that a hero could confront the demon king.

Even if people were to despair and curse the world, they would still hold onto the hope that the demon king would eventually die.

Those who hated the demon king would do whatever it takes to survive to hear the story of the hero defeating the demon king.

So even if she didn't want to fight, she had to fight somehow.

The demon king leaped towards Ellen, who was thrown away on the ground.

And then...

"Thump!"

He stomped on the ground with a huge force of magic, crushing the ground where Ellen had just been.

Ellen had already rolled away from that spot.

She managed to aim her sword at the demon king, but the tip of the sword was shaking badly.

This situation said everything.

Reinhardt's expression said everything.

There was no going back to the past.

No holding hands and walking together.

No embracing each other.

No whispering that they were precious to each other.

They were just enemies of humanity.

That's why Reinhardt attacked Ellen, no matter what his true feelings were.

To be exact, he fought to lose. The demon king had to be defeated by the hero in this place so that people could have hope.

But Ellen couldn't swing her lament sword.

The power of the Void Sword, which responded to sadness, was something that Ellen, the user, knew best.

The Void Sword was an absolute blade that could cut through anything. It could easily cut through the sword of a swordmaster covered in aura, and even the tough skin of a monster.

It was unknown whether the Void Sword could cut through a relic.

But if she swung it wrong, she might cut through Reinhardt along with the relic.

That's why Ellen couldn't swing her sword recklessly.

Because Reinhardt might get hurt.

Or he might even die. The demon king approaches the trembling hero who can only retreat without making any attacking moves. Ellen knows that this fight is just a play to give people hope that the demon king will eventually die. Reinhardt attacks Ellen, fighting to lose so that the hero can defeat the demon king and give people hope. Ellen cannot swing her sword recklessly because it might hurt or even kill Reinhardt. The demon king attacks Ellen fiercely, throwing her far away and causing a powerful explosion of holy energy. Ellen knows that she cannot risk hurting Reinhardt and must perform the play of defeating the demon king to give people hope. Summary of previous part of chapter only for context: In this chapter of the translated Korean web novel, the demon king approaches the hero who is trembling with fear and unable to make any attacking moves. Ellen, who knows that this fight is just a play to give people hope that the demon king will eventually die, is attacked by Reinhardt. Reinhardt is fighting to lose so that the hero can defeat the demon king and give people hope. Ellen cannot swing her sword recklessly because it might hurt or even kill Reinhardt. The demon king attacks Ellen fiercely, throwing her far away and causing a powerful explosion of holy energy. Ellen knows that she cannot risk hurting Reinhardt and must perform the play of defeating the demon king to give people hope. Despite the danger, Ellen is determined to play her part and defeat the demon king. The chapter ends with Ellen preparing to face the demon king once again, knowing that the fate of the world rests on her shoulders. "There was no one to teach her the unique swordsmanship of double swords, and she couldn't afford to abandon the foundation she had already built to use the double swords, even if she was already lacking in skill, because she had two holy relics. Therefore, Ellen could still read the demon king's sword. Of course, this was just a play to show. So she deliberately attacked and defended to make it easier for Ellen to read. They fought each other fiercely for a long time. Therefore, just as Reinhardt could read Ellen's sword, it was natural that Ellen's sword could also be read by Reinhardt. Of course, this was not just a clash of swords because it was a play. The demon king attacked Ellen with all his might, trying to hit her head with his sword or stab her in the vital points. Ellen managed to dodge his attacks and counterattack with her holy sword. They fought so fiercely that it was impossible for anyone to think it was just a play. The fight was so intense that the fountain was destroyed, the ground was shattered, and several buildings collapsed. The people, including the knights and magicians of the empire, could only watch the scene with bated breath. Although it was a play, to those who did not know it was a play, it looked like the demon king and the hero were fighting for their lives. And in fact, they were. If one made a mistake, the other would die. The hero and the demon king were pointing their swords at each other, both battered and bruised. The square where the princess was to be executed was now nothing but ruins due to the fight between the hero and the demon king. Ellen, who was biting her lips so hard that she tasted blood, thought to herself, "Until when do we have to show people how we hurt each other?" and rushed towards the demon king. She aimed her lament at Reinhardt's heart. Since she had shown him this sword, she believed that Reinhardt would defend against her lament with Alsvinger and then attack her with his left fist or a kick, or twist his body and attack her with his elbow. If she pushed him away, she would block his attack with Ora Armor and prepare for a follow-up attack. It was a possible attack because they could read each other's moves. So, when she extended her sword, believing that he would naturally deflect the thrusting sword, Reinhardt did not deflect Alsvinger, but instead thrust it towards Ellen. Ellen's eyes widened as she saw her sword pierce Reinhardt's chest like a lie. Of course, Alsvinger, which aimed for Ellen's chest, protected by Ora Armor, bounced off." Ellen's face turned pale as she did not expect to allow this attack. The demon lord slowly stepped back a few steps. He pulled out the lament that was stuck in his heart from Ellen, who had dropped her sword in surprise. The demon lord slowly stepped back, as if telling Ellen not to say anything. He seemed to have seen that she could heal her wounds with Tiamahta. The demon lord, who only spoke with his eyes, held onto his pierced chest and stepped back. He raised one hand to the sky. As if it were a signal, someone appeared in the crack in the air. Ellen could only stare in amazement at the sudden appearance of Harriot de Saint-Fut. The square was filled with silence. Most of the people who had been watching the battle between the hero and the demon lord had fled. However, there were those who had watched the scene. The hero, who seemed to have been frightened at first, began to fight the demon lord as if he had made up his mind and finally inflicted a fatal blow. The demon lord chose to flee instead of fighting after feeling the threat. Everyone knew that the demon lord was not dead, as he would recover from his wounds with the power of healing. However, it was a fact that the demon lord had fled with his subordinates, judging that he could not face the hero. Some people who had been watching the fierce battle from afar in the square began to shout boldly. It was exactly what Reinhardt had wanted. He drew a picture of the demon lord, who had been almost invincible in the imperial palace, falling into the hands of Ellen Artorius, and that was how it happened. He showed everyone that the hero could confront the demon lord as people hoped. However, Ellen was trembling with fear because of the feeling of the sword that was pushed into Reinhardt's heart. Many civilians had died, and they had not been able to execute the princess, and there had been frightening incidents until the demon lord appeared. But such a demon lord was driven away by the hero's hand. They could not kill him, but they might be able to. Ellen was afraid, but the hero had defeated the demon lord! "People were praising the hero. The deeper the despair, the greater the hope. However, as people projected their hope onto her, Ellen felt more engulfed in her own despair."