Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Cardin bit his lower lip in thought. "This worry itself is a waste of time." Anyway, he had no intention of hiding his power.

Survival is the most important thing. Cardin thought so and drew the dagger from his waist.

At that moment.

Boom! A huge explosion that he had never heard of before sounded. The shock wave of the explosion covered Cardin, who covered his face with his arms and withstood the shock wave.

This level of impact could not be a simple explosion. Cardin quickly lowered his arm and looked in the direction where Mathias was rushing.

The place was filled with black smoke. The aftermath of the explosion was still there, and one could still feel the blazing heat.

"Hmm?" Soon, when the black smoke cleared, Cardin's eyes widened. The woman wearing the wild boar mask knelt on one knee, looking at the ground in frustration.

Her robes were tattered and the mask she was wearing was in half pieces.

"What's going on...?" Cardin turned his gaze to Mathias who was standing opposite him.

Although Mathias stood straight, he didn't look good. But the strange thing was that Mathias, who should have been holding a gun, was holding a huge shield.

"What is that?" The holy relic owned by Guardian Demitar. The transport item for this mission, the "Shield of the Holy Guardian".

“You, how did you use the power of that shield…” The woman kneeling on the ground slowly raised her head and looked at Matthias.

"Even if you are the next guardian, you won't be able to use it." The power of the holy relic cannot be used by everyone.

It is well known that only those who are chosen by the holy relics can bring out the true power of the holy relics. But why can the students of the academy bring out the power of the holy relics?

"I thought I killed you." The woman seemed unbelievable and smiled bitterly as she recalled what had just happened.

Mathias closed the distance and swung his gun, but the woman blocked it with just one finger. The gun was easily broken by the force of her finger, and the woman flicked her fingers with a happy smile.

A crimson magic circle appeared in front of Mathias, emitting crimson flames. The huge flames seemed to engulf Mathias, and he should have been engulfed by the flames and died.

But Matthias instinctively took out the shield on his back and blocked the sparks, while golden light burst out from the shield and covered the woman.

"I recognize that potential." The woman nodded and slowly stood up. Plop, boom. As she stood up, the shattered mask covering her face fell to the ground helplessly.

"Duchess?" After taking off the boar mask, Matthias, who was standing in front, swallowed and looked at her.

The true identity of the woman wearing a wild boar mask is Duchess Florian, the client of this mission.

“Why are you…?” Matthias looked at the Duchess with a dull expression, as if time had stopped.

"Anyway, I'm a little surprised. I didn't expect a little fellow like you to be able to wield the power of that shield." The Duchess said, removing her tattered robes.

"But you don't look too good? Of course, using the power of the relic comes at a considerable cost." As she said, Matthias was not in good shape.

It seemed that when he used the hidden power of the holy relic, he forcibly consumed the remaining strength. The evidence was that his hands and legs were shaking while holding the shield.

"As if it would fall down if touched?"

The Duchess, who was directly bearing the power of the holy relic, was not in good condition either, but that did not mean there was hope. He still felt the Duchess's infinite calmness.

"That power. Want to use it again?" The Duchess looked at Matthias with an unhappy look and walked over slowly.

Boom, boom, boom. The oppressive feeling was about to make her collapse. Every time she took a step, the heavy air seemed to block her breathing.

"It seems like it was used by accident anyway. You're really lucky, Matthias." As the Duchess approached, Matthias gritted his teeth and swung the shield he was holding.

Buzz. But the Duchess would never be attacked by such a slow swing. Just stopping for a step was enough.

The shield cut through the air in vain. The Duchess, watching the scene, chuckled and shook her head.

"Just stay here. I'm not going to kill you anyway." Boom! The Duchess approached Mathias with sparks swirling around her hands.

Poof! She slapped Mathias in the face. Wow! The moment her palm hit his cheek, the sparks in her hand exploded, and Mathias flew out.

"You will all be reported as killed by the Dark Elves in this forest. As the client, I plan to attend your funerals at the Hero Academy and shed tears."

The Duchess smiled happily and walked towards Matthias.

"And that shield, let's destroy it this time." Even as the Duchess approached, Mathias' mind went blank.

“Why the Duchess?” Why does the Duchess have such power? No, isn’t she a human from the beginning?

"What is his identity..." What's the point of knowing it now? I laughed for some reason.

"Tsk. But Cardin should have run away with Blanche by now." Mathias held on to his remaining strength and slowly stood up.

Even standing was exhausting, but he held on with all his willpower, staring at the Duchess.

"We have to buy time to let them run further. This is the last responsibility I can fulfill as a captain." He had a premonition of death.

No, I'm ready. Woohoo! In an instant, Matthias, who thought he had exhausted all his strength, began to shake Oli.

"What? Still have strength?" The Duchess seemed satisfied and looked down at Matthias, who smiled.

"No, this is the last struggle."