This is the story of a magician and an elf girl.

“Swoosh, snap!”

Blood spurted out from the blood vessels in the puppet's neck, and it fell to the ground, being trampled by its companions. Before it could take a step, a thrown knife pierced its forehead. At the same time, a black shadow that was hanging in the air and wielding a dagger descended with the flash of a knife.

"Snap!" He used the third puppet as a pedal and pierced its head, then pulled out the machete from the corpse's waist.

"Swoosh." A flash of light passed through the outline of the fourth puppet's head, and the cut surface reflected the black shadow's eyes full of murderous intent.

“Swoosh, snap!” Blood spurted out from the fifth puppet’s head. Seeing that he had thrown away the machete in his hand and was unarmed, the hyenas that quickly jumped over from behind opened their bloody mouths and launched a second round of attack: “Roar Gaga Gaga!!!”

“Roar Gaga Gaga!!!”

There is no endless fighting, no endless disputes.

There will only be more blood shed where you are.

As someone like me, do I really have the qualifications and the ability to embrace her pure white body with my red-stained hands?

"Are you tired of living, you scum?" The black shadow pulled out two tiger claws and swung the knife forward, and the movement began to accelerate.

"Crack, crack, crack!!!" The blade swung down from above split the neck of the first hyena. He took a step forward and rotated his body with his left foot as the balance point, swung his right foot at a ninety-degree angle.

"Bang!" The second hyena that was hit on the head by the powerful spinning kick knocked its companions behind it away. When they saw a gust of dark wind passing by them,

"Snap, snap!" The tiger claws with two intersecting arc-shaped trajectories had already split their necks.

"Gah!?"

“Roar——”

"……" Ignoring the corpse rubbing in the sand pit, the fourth hyena jumped repeatedly on the sand and pounced on John's back the moment he showed a flaw.

"Click!!"

"Ka ka?!" The tough tiger claws and sturdy fists pierced through the hyena's mouth and pinned it to the ground with one blow. The black shadow with a pierced brain stem picked up the dagger that was stuck in the corpse, turned the handle over and held it backwards.

"Snap!" He stabbed the fifth hyena's chest with a knife and threw its corpse towards the puppet like a blunt weapon. Then he took on the sixth hyena's self-sacrificing attack with his bare hands, tightened its neck and twisted it with the centrifugal force.

"Crack!" The feeling of broken bones came from the back of the neck. Without taking a breath, the black shadow walked towards the puppet that was pressed by the hyena's corpse, and saw that it was still waiting for an opportunity to bite the skin of the corpse.

It would be too contradictory to say that this is the law of the jungle. On the one hand, there are creatures that exist to hunt, and on the other hand, there are undead that exist to hunt the living.

And what am I? My existence is ambiguous. What is the purpose of killing?

What are you, hovering between the boundary of the abyss and the limit of the living?

Did that child ever expect you to commit these senseless killings?

Would you eat these carrion-infested creatures?

You are a thorn in the side of the law, using a power that does not belong to this world to destroy order, peace, and everything that hinders your existence. Anyone who is your enemy will be killed without mercy. You are a nightmare for mankind.

Is this your law? Is this the rule you set? Is this what you want to be...

"Tsk..." John, who couldn't bear to watch this scene, raised his heel and kicked down to crush its head.

At this moment, a huge vibration came from under his feet. John, who reflexively stepped back due to a sense of crisis, used the receiving technique to create some distance.

“Gagaa ...

"..."

The giant creature in the sand that swallowed up the corpse revealed its figure.

The carnivorous monster, the Spider Scorpion, which was over ten meters tall, let out a sharp roar, and its long legs that could easily pierce the ground came into view with a sense of oppression.

"Bang!"

The black shadows who didn't take it seriously dodged the rain of deadly spears one after another at a swift speed. The powerful impact even raised dust. If a grain of sand got into the eyes, it might cause an irreparable mistake.

"Snap! Snap!" The sharp tiger claws swept back and forth across the outline of the long legs. The spider scorpion beast had its joints severed and broke the leg that supported its body due to its own weight. In just such a brief contact, John had already discovered that the long legs used by the spider scorpion beast for attack and the long legs used to support the body weight had different functionalities and decisive shortcomings.

"!"

"Bang!" Just as one of the long legs fell, the black shadow running on it cut it into several sections with smooth arcs and knife-swinging movements. Each attack was aimed at destroying the most vulnerable part. If it wanted to knock John down - it would only end up attacking its own feet.

“Roar…Gagagagagagagagaga!!!”

"!" The Spider Scorpion Beast was unable to shake off John. It saw John swinging his body with extraordinary parkour skills. A stream of air came to the top of the Spider Scorpion Beast through centrifugal force. The monster, who was facing the sun and unable to look directly at him, could only watch the black shadow outline fall.

"Snap!" The sharp dagger pierced into the spider scorpion's head and chest, and John dragged the knife straight down to its flank without caring about the splashing liquid. He just wanted to kill the opponent and ran away.

“Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

“Aa ...

The spider-scorpion beast, unable to resist, let out its last scream as if it was dying, and its powerless long legs lowered down.

At this time, John noticed from above that there were three spider scorpion beasts coming along with the call from the six o'clock direction. He pulled out the dagger from the corpse and prepared for battle.

There was no sign of retreat, no look of fear in the eyes, and no trembling hands.

The adventurer who single-handedly defeated all monsters took a step forward while looking down at their appearance.

“Gagagagagagagagagagagagagagagaga—”

“Gagagagagagagagagagagagagagagaga—”

“Gagagagagagagagagagagagagagagaga—”

At this moment, the spider scorpion beasts bent their long legs together, as if they knew that the enemy they were facing should not be underestimated.

"Boom boom boom!!"

Three powerful mists began to gather in one place along the trajectory of demonic power. The whirlwind filled with sand and gravel stirred the corpses lying on the ground in the area like a planer. John knew what would happen if he was caught in that storm. He just let the strong wind lift his hood and looked up at the focus of energy. His shrunken pupils and dilated irises emitted an indigo light.

"Magic Eye, activate."

The intellectual product that was enough to interfere with all the historical truths of this world and transform itself into a force of its own descended again. A huge ripple of magic power was released with John's position as the center point. The pain that surged into the magic veins and the erosion reaction of the magic insects immediately passed through every corner of the body. But just in such a moment, the magician had gained the power to reverse the situation. The huge sandstorm was uprooted by his control, as if it was manipulated by a force that did not belong to the order. He freely manipulated the wind and controlled the airflow, clenched his fists and swung them in the direction of the spiders and scorpions.

“BOOM ...

“Ughh ...

“Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga—”

The turbid mist dug through the desolate earth in a vertical arc.

The monsters, who had no power to fight back, were sucked into the vortex of the planer under the effect of their own power and were torn into pieces of flesh. The huge sandstorm ravaged the flesh of living beings on an unprecedented scale, and continued to rise towards the sky. In the end, nothing was left in the barren desert.

“Uh… Uh… Gah…”

In contrast, John, who vomited blood due to the backlash of magic, fell to the ground and could not move. His body was in constant pain and he could not use concepts such as willpower or mental strength to resist. John, who could only use the remaining strength to heal himself, would rather suffer a little side effect of the treatment than bear the side effects of interfering with the products of scientific and intellectual products.

"Haha...haha...haha..."

This is the case even though we have only utilized a small portion of the power of the iceberg.

Power always comes with an irreplaceable price.

However, if that price can bring back the irreplaceable her... even if it means giving up my life and blinding my eyes, it's fine.

“Ugh…Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

As the warrior's determination rose again, the stiff figure once again stepped forward. The outlines of the buildings reflected in his eyes gradually shortened the distance between them, but the distance between him and his peaceful daily life became farther and farther, just like that lonely shadow that stretched endlessly. The endless dispute would always be with him.

"This smell is..."

John did not go directly to the main gate when he walked to the front of the fortress. Its scale had long surpassed the level of a village, and its cultural level was even comparable to that of a small country. The walls made of cement could block all attacks from puppets and monsters. The thick outer walls and the breathtaking height did not seem like a product that could be created by the intellect of modern people.

There must be someone who has endowed them with the corresponding intelligence, which is why they have such a civilization.