Who hid My Corpse!

Chapter 42: Thirty-six Alright, let me do it

Chapter 42: Thirty-six Alright, let me do it

Kelsay was furious.

Because he hadn’t been in such a sorry state for a long time—half of his armor had been blasted to bits, revealing the bloody, flesh-torn body beneath. It wasn’t that he hadn’t suffered injuries of this caliber before, but in the past, those capable of wounding him were either the leaders of Esoteric Buddhism or madmen wielding Taboo items, all extremely dangerous entities.

But Ulu wasn’t among them, although he too possessed a Taboo item. He hadn’t even used it yet, managing to wound Kelsay solely with his own power.

Just with his own strength.

That was what Kelsay couldn’t accept. While he was busy taunting Ulu, the bastard kept casting spells without pause, hiding the explosive fog within the dust, and before Kelsay could react, detonated it, severely injuring him. This contrast made Kelsay, the Knight Master, seem less competent in battle.

“You bastard...” Before Kelsay could finish, Ulu rushed in front of him, fist held high.

...

This guy, he even dared to attack him head-on!

The rage in Kelsay’s heart continued to rise; he wished he could crush Ulu to death right there and then, but he couldn’t, as his wounds were worse than Ulu’s. The intense pain gnawed at his nerves, and his injured half wasn’t fully operational yet, so he could only defend with the other half.

But speaking of defense, Kelsay had a sword in hand. The moment he lifted his arm, he grasped the hilt. For a knight of his rank, there was no such thing as a dominant hand, so he slashed straight at Ulu.

If Ulu dared to charge recklessly, Kelsay was confident he could cause him severe damage—even if he couldn’t decapitate Ulu, he could at least cut off one of his hands.

But just as Ulu closed in on the sword edge, his body suddenly stuttered.

Scared?

Kelsay thought instinctively.

Wait, that’s not right, his hand...it’s forming a seal!

Kelsay abruptly lowered his head and saw a layer of “dust” at his feet that hadn’t dispersed.

“Bang!”

The fog ignited again, and although Kelsay’s reaction was quicker this time, he still wasn’t fast enough. The explosion destroyed the armor on his lower body and left several bloody wounds on his legs.

The insect that Kelsay looked down upon had injured him again.

What the hell was going on?!

Kelsay did recognize Ulu’s spell—quite well, in fact. It was called “Fog Barrier Karma Fire,” a spell that involved the caster initially creating a layer of fog, which was then ignited to cause an explosive, damaging attack. It was a First Rank spell that approached intermediate-level damage, but its weakness was quite apparent; the fog must be cast and then ignited.

And in the past, their positions had been reversed.

Watching the one who could only be pinned by him now wreaking havoc atop him, Kelsay felt overwhelmed by another surge of emotion after a brief moment of stupefaction.

It was humiliation, and anger.

How dare you.

How dare you.

How dare you?!

You damned insect, how dare you?!

With a “bang,” a Holy Light descended from the sky, landing upon Kelsay.

At the same time, Ulu heard Kelsay’s suppressed and fierce shout, “Rhein”!

Then a powerful force repelled Ulu.

Kelsay’s wounds quickly healed within this Holy Light, allowing him to stand up, grab his sword, and stare intensely at Ulu, who lay aside, nearly exhausted.

It never occurred to him that Ulu could force him into “Blessing Mode.”

This was a power only the core clergy of Rhein could master, the power of the Rhein God.

Kelsay never thought he’d use this power against Ulu. Because to enter this mode meant that—he himself had lost. On his own, he couldn’t defeat Ulu, couldn’t defeat this insect he’d always looked down upon.

That meant...

“No, no, it’s not like that,” Kelsay shook his head repeatedly, muttering, “You just ambushed me, took advantage when I was unprepared, just... damn it, how could an insect like you be stronger than me?!!!”

Kelsay picked up the Holy Sword, rushing recklessly towards Ulu.

He’s just a worm, just a worm, a worm that I’ll crush and chop to pieces at any moment!

Kelsay charged in front of Ulu, lifting his sword towards Ulu’s head.

Ulu had reached his limit and couldn’t dodge, but he also finally heard the voice he’d been longing for.

“Alright.”

“Let me do it.”