Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 139.2

“…This is Rank 4.”

The two Royal Guard who remained at this spot gulped at the attack between Rank 4 and could not even make a move.

Rank 3 knights were, in the general view of the public, the upper echelons and experts in their field. But those above them were those with special talents and with the mental strength to cut down the rest, and it took a lot of courage for the knights to break into the fray, even though they were fighting with knives, a generally weak weapon.

“Haaaaaaah!!!”

Lestes, who was getting impatient, used her Vampire muscle power to forcefully push back Viro’s knife, making a sound like bludgeoning and shredding muscle fibers.

“Kuh.”

Viro, who had far higher muscle values than the average person with his level 4 combat skills, was pushed back by the attack from below.

Viro did not use two knives. This was because while two swords have high offensive power, they also had certain weaknesses. One of them was the low weight of a single blow, which Aria overcame by using two different weapons, and Lestes compensated for with the muscle power of a vampire.

Conversely, the weakness of the single dagger would be its low defense. Basically, the dagger was not suited for a head-on clash.

The offensive and defensive positions were reversed, with Viro using his single dagger to counter the onslaught of Lestes’ two-sword style. Even though their skills were equal, Viro’s legs gradually began to slow down due to the difference in number of moves and physical ability.

“Tsk!”

Glancing around the area, Viro kicked up dirt on the ground as he took a large step back, and at the same time, he threw a knife with his left hand. Another of a single hand user’s strengths, the free use of one hand allows for a wide variety of attacks–

“I was expecting you to do that!”

Lestus, who had foreseen that this cornered man would surely try something, did not even lose sight of Viro’s attack and threw the Kukri Knife with her left hand.

“Wha!!!”

The Kukri Knife was thrust into Viro’s thigh, and Viro’s Throwing Knife was also caught by Lestes’ foot.

Lestes, who had stepped in with one eye blocked by dust, aimed at Viro’s heart, and although he was able to deflect the blade by just barely repelling it, it had dug deep into his abdomen.

“Gooooooooo!”

“You made quite a mess of me… but it was fun, Viro.”

She couldn’t kill him with a single blow, but a human would be deprived of enough fighting power when wounded in the abdomen. On the contrary, because she couldn’t kill him, Viro let out a sigh as he coughed, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, as Lestes smiled with a her burned face at the thought of talking to this interesting human.

“I guess sual sword was strong…. But not something suited for me.”

“Why don’t you give it a try from now on? If you want, I can make you my servant…?”

Viro shook his head slowly at Lestes’ words, with her fangs peeking out of her lips and a suspicious glint in her eyes.

“I’d be honored to be asked out by a beauty like you, but I’m not interested.”

“…Then die already.”

Lestes frowned slightly, and was about to put some strength into her blade when Viro suddenly interrupted her.

“I’m still a master, you know. I’ve told her many ways on how to use the two blades. I’ve also repeatedly told her not to neglect vigilance in combat.”

“Ehh…”

Dos…! 

Lestes’ eyes widened at the steel blade protruding from her chest.

The one who attacked her from behind was one of the remaining knights present. A dual wielder was indeed powerful, but the attacker’s attention would be distracted by their attack, and they would not be able to check their surroundings. That was why Viro insisted on using only one blade and told his student Aria of its weaknesses.

And then, pretending to retreat, he subtly changed his position, setting up the knights to attack from behind, and the wounded knight who had been given the courage to do so was already standing up, holding his side.

“…Humans ah!!!”

Lestes twisted her face like a beast and punched the attacking knight away with one hand.

Even though she was pierced through the heart, Lestes was not yet killed, as the attack slightly diverted from her Magic Stone.

Viro grinned at Lestes, who took her hand away from the kukri and moved away from Viro, who brandished a knife while being stabbed in the stomach, and bared her sharp claws and fangs with the true nature of a vampire.

“I told you to look around, didn’t I?”

–Get Down–

Suddenly, the [Voice] echoing in their heads made the knights involuntarily get down, and a black gale tore through Lestes’ back, sending up a cloud of black blood smoke as it passed by.

“Coeurl!? Don’t tell me that girl had already caught up with us!!!?”

The appearance of the black phantom beast Nero meant that perhaps the most dangerous girl who had appeared before them had defeated Grave and pursued them.

When Lestes forgot even the damage she had taken and turned her attention to its presence, Viro, who had pulled a kukri from his stomach behind her, took a large swing of his mithril knife.

“–[Rage Critical]–!”

“Nah!”

A Rage Critical blow was fired from behind a defenseless opponent, and the head of Lestes, looking back with a shocked face, was cut off and flung into the air, his lips muttering an apology to her companions, and the light disappearing from her eyes.

Confident that he had destroyed Lestes for sure, Viro collapsed on his back as if he had run out of strength and turned his gaze to Nero, who was quietly approaching him.

“Ouch. well, if you’re here, then she’s back, right? I’ll leave the rest to you, Aria…”