Chapter 463

Chapter: 463

Shaaaa… Shaaaa…

In a hazy mind.

I feel something grabbing my arm accompanied by an unknown sound.

Kwuk.

The woman had no choice but to open her eyes as she felt something wrap her arm and attempt to drag her somewhere.

…

A view that unfolds obliquely.

Withered branches come into sight.

I tried to move immediately, but for some reason, I couldn’t move well.

Am I exhausted?

As I focused my energy in my lower abdomen, a sharp pain surged through me. It seems my energy has completely drained.

Ugh…

The pain resonating within her body made the Demon Sword Master let out a sound without realizing it.

I understood immediately why this sensation had arisen.

…Rebound…

The backlash from stubbornly using that technique.

That’s what was currently filling the Demon Sword Master’s body.

Her muscles felt tired, and both her physical and mental strength were at rock bottom.

I wouldn’t be able to move for a while.

…!

Yet, the Demon Sword Master strained to move her head and survey the surroundings.

There was someone she needed to find.

…Where…?

Where could they be?

The Demon Sword Master searched for people continually, but for some reason, she couldn’t see anyone.

Where did ‘he’ go?

As the Demon Sword Master scanned with trembling eyes, she suddenly felt something on her arm.

Kwuk.

She felt a certain texture.

Lowering her gaze, the Demon Sword Master examined her arm.

…?

A look of doubt filled the eyes of the Demon Sword Master after checking her arm.

That’s because something was wrapped around it.

What is this?

Shaaa…

A crying sound came from her arm.

Nothing good can come from a crying arm.

Focusing her gaze, she realized something was wriggling.

Shaaaa…!

It was a snake.

A snake with red scales…

…Blue?

At first glance, I thought it was entirely red, but upon closer inspection, a bluish hue began to emerge from its tail.

No, that’s not what’s important.

What matters is: why is this snake wrapping around my arm?

Not only that, it seemed to be trying to drag me along.

What is its identity?

Shaaaaah-!

It cried out as if in a hurry, trying to pull me away.

The odd sensation made the Demon Sword Master frown.

What the heck is this thing?

Meanwhile, she sensed a distinct presence from the snake in her instincts.

It’s not just a snake, is it?

Suddenly, the Demon Sword Master realized the true nature of the snake.

It’s a monster.

It was hard to call it merely a snake since it clearly possessed the unique aura of a monster.

Does that mean it’s trying to attack me?

I briefly entertained the thought that the monster was about to attack me, but for some reason, that didn’t seem correct.

Shaaaa-!

Rather than an attack, it seemed more like it was trying to take me somewhere.

What could its intention possibly be? Just as the Demon Sword Master began to frown in confusion…

Hwaaaaak-!

…!

Her gaze snapped in another direction.

It was the sky.

Boom-boom-boom!

Her heart began to beat fiercely, instinctively responding to the pressure emanating from a distance.

The Demon Sword Master’s gaze wavered.

In the distance, clouds parted and something was appearing in the sky.

That’s…

Light gradually gathered in one spot.

A power so immense it felt distant just to gaze upon it.

The essence of enlightenment. The tingling sensation creeping up her spine made the Demon Sword Master touch the ground with one hand.

It was to help her get up.

Heart Sword.

That thing gathering in the sky was definitely a Heart Sword.

Moreover, the subtle energy contained within compelled the Demon Sword Master to rise, no matter what.

The reason her body reacted so violently was due to that energy.

In this central region, the only person capable of unleashing such power, aside from the Demon Sword Master herself, was just one person.

Furthermore, there were even fewer individuals capable of wielding the Heart Sword.

Knowing this, the Demon Sword Master understood she had to move.

…No.

If I let this go on, he will die.

She tried to rise with trembling legs.

At that instant…

Hwaaaaaa-!

The Demon Sword Master’s body, which had begun to rise, suddenly collapsed back down.

…!!

Once more, she peered into the empty air, astonishment flooding her features.

Behind the Heart Sword, which was assumed to be unleashed by the Heavenly Lord…

Three more massive and distinctly powerful Heart Swords emerged.

Shiver shiver.

The Demon Sword Master felt her fingers beginning to tremble.

It must have been the instinctive reaction of a martial artist.

…That’s…

Beholding the Heavenly Lord’s Heart Sword invoked a sense of hesitation fueled by the immense pressure radiating from it.

But this was different.

What she was feeling now was not fear or anxiety.

It was pure awe.

The emotion swelling in her heart was unmistakably one of reverence.

Just gazing at the honed swords instilled a sense of the profound meaning they contained.

Her exhausted legs had no strength left.

What on earth is this? It was a sentiment the Demon Sword Master had never felt before.

Shaaaa-!

Even as she became momentarily distracted by the swords, the demon binding her arms persisted in trying to drag her away.

Where on earth could they be taking me?

…Huh?

The Demon Sword Master realized that the direction the demon was pulling her was surprisingly right where the Heart Sword was floating.

Were they trying to take her there?

As she struggled to comprehend the unfolding situation—

…Day…Ra.

A voice resonated in her ear.

No, to be precise, it wasn’t a voice heard with her ears. It was more like a direct echo in her mind.

Get up.

That cold, weighty tone seemed devoid of much emotion.

…

The voice belonged to someone the Demon Sword Master wasn’t particularly fond of.

She disliked hearing that voice so much that she usually avoided it when she could.

But…

This time, she had to obey.

Go there right now.

This was the first time.

The voice she heard contained emotion.

There was an inexplicable urgency hidden beneath the surface.

She forced her injured leg to rise.

As she struggled to stand, her body screamed in protest, but the Demon Sword Master didn’t cry out even once.

Because there was something more important than pain.

Hah…

Grasping her sanity, which felt like it would shatter at any moment…

The Demon Sword Master began to walk.

Toward the place where the Heart Sword surged.

The Demon Sword Master was convinced that the person she had been searching for was there.