EIITAB - Chapter 134 < If You Endure It >
Even if it is Trampled and Broken
'The chances of winning are slim.'
He didn't want to give up, but there was no hope at all.
In that case, the gloom should have filled the situation, but for some reason, Aslan ended up laughing without even realizing it.
A part of his heart felt relieved.
'Maybe it's better.'
Suddenly, such a crazy thought occurred to him.
At the end of his line of sight was a wall of snow clogged by an avalanche.
Not only did it trap him and his men, but it also tied up the feet of the demonic beast born inside the cave.
As long as they remain trapped here, these vicious beasts will never come close to Hestia.
'Is Hestia's safety at least guaranteed?'
Then, Aslan suddenly felt like a light turned on in his head.
He continued to ponder one possibility in his mind.
'Be confined. Lock them up...... Okay!'
Another demon beast rushed at him, and as he turned his body and swung his sword, this time, a dark, deep cave appeared at the end of his gaze.
Aslan laughed dryly, almost like a crazy person.
He came up with a way to give his subordinates, who were tired of fighting the endless waves of demonic beasts, some breathing room.
'I guess I'll have to collapse the cave.'
If he closes the hole where the beasts come out, they will be able to kill the remaining ones and rest.
Martin, who remained at the castle, would have thought it strange that he did not keep making smoke signals, so it was highly likely that he would climb the mountain to check on the situation later. Then he will realize that they are stranded and a rescue operation will begin.
If his men can hold out until then...
He thought that their lives could be saved.
'But they can't destroy it from the outside.'
It was for a complete end.
Inside the cave, there will be Anessa.
She was dangerous.
Since she was the one who brought winter to the North, it was only right that she be killed.
It would be great if he could kill Anette himself without asking for help.
After completing a short calculation, Aslan kicked the floor and leaped to break through the hordes of demonic beasts at high speed.
Wharton and Dean were the first to notice Aslan's strange behavior.
"Your Excellency! Where are you going!"
"Your Excellency!"
The two generals raised their voices as loud as they could, but each was dealing with a magical beast, so they could not get closer to Aslan.
Meanwhile, Aslan swung his sword very lightly and cut down the demonic beasts attacking him.
As he continued forward, he reached the entrance to the cave.
Beyond the darkness, from the depths of the cave, he felt a fishy smell and the vibration of another group of demonic beasts running towards the outside.
Aslan gritted his teeth.
'As expected, this is the only way to go.'
His thoughts were not wrong.
Even so, the reason he kept hesitating might be because he remembered where he left his heart.
“Keeeeeek!”
However, as if not giving him any time to Indulge in sentimentality, a demonic beast attacked him from behind.
Aslan swung his sword without even looking at the guy and cut his body in two.
There is no more time!
Aslan seemed to have made up his mind and took a deep breath.
He gently closed his eyes and Hestia's face appeared inside his closed eyelids. What kind of expression did she have on her face when she said her final goodbyes?
He can't remember clearly, but his mind pictured her smiling brightly.
It was such a strange thing.
His body is obviously in a dark cave, but why is his mind bright and warm as if sunlight has reached it?
Aslan said to himself that it was something he didn't understand and adjusted his grip on his sword.
"Your Excellency! It's not possible!"
"Your Excellency!"
Dean and Wharton, who sensed his thoughts, shouted desperately.
Aslan looked at them with a faint smile on his face and tightened his grip.
In response to the sword's energy, his black sword began to howl with an ominous sound.
"Please finish it."
Aslan held the sword with both hands to break down the cave entrance.
Then he lifted it with all his might to pin it to the floor.
....Boom, boom!
The ground shook with a loud sound.
The actions of the knights who were fighting with their teeth clenched at the thought that they would die if they did not win stopped all at once.
They turned their head toward the sound and saw that the snow and ice had broken down and were blowing up like dust.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Isn't a second avalanche about to occur? Damn! There's nowhere else to escape!"
His vision was hazy as if there was a terrible fog.
After a while, the snowfall slowly subsided and three people appeared beyond it.
Aslan was the first to recognize the person in the middle and frowned reflexively.
“...Hestia?”
***
Hestia thought intensely.
How should she break through?
Since the snow accumulated below is bearing the load, if it were to melt without caution, it could result in a larger avalanche.
'It's wet snow. I wish it was a little harder.
As Hestia examined the condition of the ice, a method came to mind.
'I don't know if it's possible.....!'
It would be a good idea to try something first.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, placing her hands on the ice walls.
As Hestia drew her power from deep within her, the environment around her began to change little by little.
The first thing to show change was the trees on both sides.
Thick roots buried in the snow began to grow and soon burrowed into the snow wall.
The frozen seeds and grass, including the roots, stuck out their heads.
Coogung!
The snowball fell slightly with a loud sound, but the thick tree roots below were so strongly intertwined that the snow did not collapse immediately.
The ground began to rumble.
A cold-hearted Jerome spoke to Hestia.
"Princess? What on earth are you doing?"
Then Martin grabbed his arm and stopped him.
He pursed his lips and shook his head.
As Hestia used her power, the white spot was slowly pushed aside.
Soon, a green light clearly appeared before the eyes of the three people.
Jerome and Martin, who were quietly watching Hestia do what she did, felt as if they had been invited to the middle of spring. As the vegetation grew, the snow disappeared faster.
Soon the ground shook and a wall of snow fell down.
As white snow fluttered like powder, the high, thick wall that had blocked them collapsed little by little.
Then the last snowball that was on top fell to the ground.
Boom, boom!
The remaining snow fell with a fairly heavy sound, and the wind caused a snow cloud to rise and obscure the sight.
'That's enough!'
Hestia let out a long breath that she had been holding the entire time and withdrew her outstretched arms.
Then the tree roots, which had grown abnormally, shrank back to their original size.
"We can pass now, right?"
"Of course. Thank you for your hard work, Princess."
"I'm glad it helped."
When the roots were completely removed, a wide space appeared where three people could walk side by side.
However, visibility was still unclear due to the falling snow.
However, thanks to the wind that blew at the right time, the three were soon able to face the situation in front of the ice waterfall cave, which had been hidden from view by a wall of snow.
"...Oh my God."
Hestia looked surprised for a moment.
Then she immediately stretched out her arms and brought out the divine power within her.
In an instant, a leash-like leash was attached to numerous demonic beasts, and the beasts simultaneously made strangled noises.
When Hestia stumbled, unable to overcome the force, Martin held her wrist for support.
Since he was not a priest, her divine power could not be directly touched. So, he helped Hestia by supporting her body.
"Thank you. Thanks to you, it's a little easier."
"You're welcome."
Martin quickly looked around at the situation in front of him and clicked his tongue.
"I guess that's why there weren't many demons near the wall."
It was clearly a story about an incident in a snowy field they had passed through.
Hestia nodded her head in agreement.
The demon beast was born inside the cave, but it was blocked by a wall of snow and could not come down, so it seemed like the bottom of the mountain was peaceful.
Thanks to the constant suffocation, the demonic beasts seemed to have lost a lot of their strength.
Now that she was able to control her divine power on her own, Hestia looked back at Martin and Jerome and she said.
"Don't worry about me, just go and help the punitive force."
After hesitating for a moment, the two men nodded briefly and quickly ran to help their colleagues.
Fortunately, the demon beasts did not attack Hestia.
It seemed like she was instinctively repulsed by her divine power.
Hestia advanced little by little, embracing the members of the punitive force one by one within the barrier she had created.
Unlike the power of the priests, Hestia's holy power was so pure that the unclean being, the demonic beast, was purified and reduced to ashes with just the push of her feet.
The mess in front of the Ice Falls Cave was immediately cleared up with the appearance of Hestia.
Hestia recognized Aslan walking towards her and smiled as if she had finally relaxed her sleepy mind.
"Aslan!"
Unlike Hestia's face blossoming with joy, Aslan strongly curled his lips and bit them.
He cut down all the magical beasts that stood in his way as if they were an inconvenience.
He immediately came in front of her and frowned at her as if to reveal the feelings he had been holding back the whole time.
"Why are you here? How on earth did you get here?"
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