Former General Is Undead Knight - Act 4-21 - The Fall of the Holy City⑤

『Gu』 glared angrily at Lambert the moment the latter landed on the ground.

Although he had no idea why 『Gu』 spoke of her origin, seeing she didn’t try to escape, he realized that she might be telling the truth.

「The Hudo tribe conceived their children by tearing the stomachs of pregnant women and stuffed them to the brim with numerous insects. The woman’s limbs would then be cut off, and they were suspended in the air.」

『Gu』 leapt from the ground, spreading her wings.

She was flying at an extremely low altitude, almost touching the ground and circling around to attack Lambert’s flank.

「The insects would then consume the child save for their brains and internal organs. Those insects would then suspend their activities. The body of the mother received treatment to give birth to that monster.」

Lambert raised his greatsword, the tip of his sword always tracking 『Gu』’s movements.

「The moment of the monster’s birth, the mother dies. Thus, I become 『Gu』. Fearing their knowledge would vanish, the Hudo tribe entrusted their future to a representative. That was why, before their annihilation, the Hudo tribe sealed all of their techniques into parasitic insects that could hijack another creature.」

『Gu』 kept moving around Lambert, not stopping even once.

She kept speaking in the little girl’s voice.

「My goal is to keep using the Hudo tribe’s hexing to spread terror in this kingdom. With that, I can give meaning as the Hudo tribe’s last member.」

There was no other meaning behind her goal.

The Hudo tribe had most likely realized that too.

But they couldn’t accept the fact that their hexing technique, which had been polished for hundreds of years, would vanish along with the country they served just because the said country accidentally blew up from the inside. Thus, the Hudo tribe was stigmatized as being the black star.

「What do you think? It’s repulsive, right?」

「It was a crazy era, after all.」

Finally, Lambert replied to 『Gu』.

「Then, that duty has to meet its end today.」

At that remark, she grinned.

「THE ONE WHO WILL DIE IS YOU, DEMON GENERAL!」

『Gu』 slipped into Lambert’s blindspot and swung her scythe toward his head.

Lambert turned around immediately as if he had seen through 『Gu』’s tactics, blocking the incoming scythe with his greatsword.

『Gu』’s body staggered in midair, but she used her wings to fly up and unleashed another attack from above his head.

Lambert retreated to dodge the incoming attack, unleashing a slash toward the other party’s abdomen.

『Gu』 also retreated to dodge that slash.

「My body couldn’t adapt to the air. In fact, touching the air directly caused the condition of my body to deteriorate. On the other hand, I won’t age when I’m parasitizing someone. I can live forever and spread my tribe’s curse for eternity! That’s why I’m going to kill you here and survive to spread my reign of terror!」

The girl’s mouth then opened really wide.

『Gu』 bent forward while staying in midair.

Then, she ran past Lambert’s side with even faster speed than before.

It was then followed by a loud metallic sound less than a moment later.

It wasn’t his sword; the sound came from his armor.

Lambert’s helmet fell to the ground.

There was a track where 『Gu』 passed by on the ground.

Those traces emitted faint smoke due to friction.

「How’s that? I’m the fastest of the Hudo tribe. Are you giving up now, Demon Ge—?」

The girl’s face suddenly burst open. Her left eyes were gouged.

Her brain spilled outside, exposing the insect head inside.

Lambert wasn’t the only one who received the attack.

He also nailed an attack as 『Gu』 skidded past him.

「It seems you’ve talked for long enough. Now, it’s time to put that girl to sleep.」

His eyes were locking on 『Gu』.

「That ain’t just any… sword, eh. Hah, only noticed now, I guess.」

What remained of that girl’s lips spoke while moving her exposed jawbone.

『Gu』 turned around slowly toward Lambert.

The next attack would decide the outcome of the battle.

「I’m bearing their malice. I won’t be defeated that easily.」

「Such useless baggage you carry there.」

「You speak as if you know it yourself. Well, talking is much easier than acting.」

The girl’s lips curled up.

「I have never thought about abandoning it. I must put an end to it.」

Once again, 『Gu』 swung her scythe at Lambert.

Lambert had also swung his greatsword.

『Gu』’s scythe bisected along with her body, her upper body flew up in the air, and finally fell to the ground.

『Gu』’s lower half crumbled down.

「Fufufu, it’s finally over. That might not be… the end they wished…」

Lambert stepped on 『Gu』’s head as she spoke.

「Every once in a while, I would have this strange dream. Born as a normal kid, from the womb of a normal woman, blessed by the people around me. I don’t know why I always cry whenever I see such a dream. It’s a dream, and yet, why do I keep seeing it even after living for more than two hundred years? That’s funny, right?」

The girl’s mask crumbled, revealing the true face behind it.

It was the terrifying, grotesque face of an insect.

「May you have a nice dream.」

Lambert’s greatsword descended, smashing 『Gu』’s head.

Lambert looked around.

The 『Enhanced Demonic Insects』 that were still alive finally stopped moving.

They died following the death of the hex user.

Lambert placed his helmet back on his head, turned around, and walk away from 『Gu』’s corpse.

Perhaps now, the Eight Wise Men and the remaining members of the Four Great Sages will start their real battle involving Cardinal Zebedai, who escaped using the underground tunnel.

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