I Became a Foreign Worker Loved by Transcendents-Chapter 222: Warrior’s Tomb

Helkrai, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

A warrior undefeated in countless battles, who crushed numerous demons coveting the position of the Four Heavenly Kings purely with his strength.

His hammer could topple mountains with a single swing, the earth would quake at his steps, and his roar would shake the heavens, scattering the clouds.

-Kuuuuung!!!

Yes, the being I now faced was such a creature.

Not only had he singlehandedly defeated an army that had targeted him, but he had also taken down a fellow Heavenly King.

And now, at what could be the final moment of his life, he was unleashing a fiercer will than ever, burning his life away as an indomitable warrior.

“Uwoooooaaaaaah!!”

The air trembled with the roar of such a warrior, and the buildings around were swept away by the force carried by his hammer.

The destruction occurred before the sound even reached my ears.

By the time I realized it, his figure had already become a blur, circling around me.

He closed in on me again just as the debris from the crumbling structures crashed to the ground.

-Kwarrung!

A vast cloud of dust arose from the falling debris.

Pushing through the dust, my body, barely managing to block Helkrai’s attack, was helplessly pushed back, unable even to think of counterattacking.

His power was absurd.

It was hard to believe he was an orc on the verge of death, given his overwhelming strength.

If I failed to guard even once, my body would be crushed by the pressure and scattered like dust.

Just like the demons lying crushed beneath my feet, who had been ground to mush by his hands.

-Kwaang! Kwaaang!!!

As I barely managed to block his relentless attacks while retreating, his next strike came sweeping upward from below.

The wave of debris created by his attack was halted by the magical barrier I had erected in front of me, scattering away.

-If you keep blocking like this, your body won’t hold up.

Annabel Briton.

The only ally aiding me in this crucial, tension-filled moment.

“…The people haven’t finished evacuating yet.”

I responded quietly to her, catching my breath as I prepared to aim my spear once again at Helkrai, who was getting ready to charge.

His gaze remained fixed on me. His body, already far beyond its limits, had no room to focus on anything else.

That was why I had to stop him.

If what he sought was an honorable battle, then the harm of non-warriors should never be part of it.

-Kwaarrrung!!!

The hammer swung down fiercely from above, smashing the ground as if to shatter the entire area, while his body leaped upward.

As his massive frame approached, even after discarding his hammer, I, too, prepared by drawing my two swords, ready to counter his incoming assault.

-Puff, bang!!

With every collision, intense shockwaves erupted.

The ruthless barrage of blows could only be barely offset by detonating my weapons.

Though I tried to exploit openings to counterattack during the onslaught, no matter how fiercely I thrust my hastily drawn weapons, they barely pierced his skin.

“…Prepare.”

At my signal, quietly, Annabel merged with my body, preparing for what was to come.

The coordination of our powers was unfolding exactly as I had envisioned.

Since our foundation was the same, just by sharing my thoughts and senses, she could understand my intent.

All that was needed was the will to synchronize with that intent.

-Kwaang!!

At last, the leap burst forth, scattering the dust in its wake.

As I diverted the fierce wave of power charging toward me with my spear tip, I spun my spear to parry his next approaching grip.

At that moment, only one thought crossed my mind.

Don’t dodge, just block the enemy’s attacks and wait for the right moment.

-Puhpuhpung!!

Once again, he gripped the hammer planted in the ground and continued his barrage.

As I deflected his attacks, I could feel my body gradually being pushed back.

With each clash, my body trembled, and as the next attack loomed, I felt my breath freeze with the awareness that I was on the verge of death.

-Boom!! Boom!!

The more the force clashed, the stronger it became.

Without losing momentum, he continued to press on, aiming to deliver a life-burning strike.

But if I could withstand that power, it would serve as the foundation for my counterattack.

“Now!!!”

At that signal, Annabel unleashed the accumulated energy, sending it shooting into the ground beneath us.

As the force lifted my unsteady stance, I quickly regained my footing, readying my spear to swing at him.

All the power exchanged in our previous clashes was now channeled into this counterattack.

What I had created was merely a slight gap where he stepped back, but power, once generated, doesn’t simply disappear.

-Pazzeuk!

I used the scattered power to form pathways with the spirit magic, guiding the flow.

The energy, which should have scattered in all directions, was concentrated within me instead, allowing me to focus it into a single point to maximize its destructive force.

-Attack!

As Annabel’s hand moved with the force, the resultant backlash transformed into momentum, enhancing the power of the spear thrust that followed.

-Kwaaaaa!!

The spear I threw struck Helkrai’s shoulder.

His massive body staggered as if it would fall from the blow, but in the end, he endured it, driving both his legs into the ground.

“Kh… Urgh…”

The accumulated power from the ongoing exchanges, combined with the recoil created by Annabel, had doubled the force of my attack.

The penetrating force was enough to nearly sever his heavy arm, depleting his energy and limiting his movements.

“Woooaaaaaaaah!!”

Yet he refused to fall.

Instead, he ripped off his dangling arm and charged it with mana, preparing to hurl it at me.

-Kwaaang!!!!

The buildings in the path of his thrown arm were utterly destroyed, crumbling into dust, and as he regained his hammer, he stood before me, roaring fiercely.

“Did you really think it would end like this?!”

-Boom!

His hammer slammed into the ground, and with a twist, his feet lifted off the earth, shaking the battlefield.

He hadn’t simply used the hammer to regain his balance.

At this moment, the desire radiating from him, even after losing an arm, was enough to reshape the terrain with its sheer power.

“If you get defeated here, you will die. Anyone who wishes to move forward cannot fall at this level!!”

-Kurung!

When he wrenched his hammer from the ground, it dragged up a massive boulder alongside it.

It had dug so deep into the earth that the layers of bedrock were visible, making it look like a small mountain.

“Prove it.”

His strength alone had reached the level of a natural disaster.

The man who wielded that force roared with fury, blood dripping from his lips.

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“Prove to me that you’re an unbreakable force! Show me that the honor and glory you seek will endure until the very end of your life!!”

-Kwaaaaaaa!!!

The collision of the boulder created a destructive shockwave.

The impact was so powerful, it could have been compared to a meteor strike.

The ground collapsed, the terrain erupted, and everything in the vicinity was turned upside down.

-Kwarrung!

Even amidst the chaos, he planted his feet into the ground, maintaining his balance with sheer force, and his gaze locked precisely on me.

Having discarded his weapon, his enormous hands reached toward me, ready to crush me.

“Wooooaaaaaah!!!”

With a final roar, he tore through the battlefield, throwing his all into a crushing punch aimed directly at me.

Before I could even think, my body had already moved instinctively, my weapons ready to intercept the blow.

-Kkaaaaak!

I met his incoming fist with my sword, twisting its trajectory in that fleeting moment.

At the same time, I swung my other weapon toward his arm as I slipped past his assault.

-Squelch!

Before the blood from the blade’s strike could even splatter, my weapon thrust into his torso, digging deep into his flesh.

-Boom!!

With a signal, all the embedded weapons exploded at once.

The explosion inside his body tore through him at a pace faster than his regeneration could keep up with, accelerating his march toward death.

“Urgh…!!!”

But it wasn’t over yet.

His eyes were still alive, and his fingers still twitched.

This alone would not be enough to bring him down.

“Woooooaaaaaaah!!!!”

Dodging his roar-filled assault, I seized the opportunity, throwing my weapons at him with precision.

The weapons embedded around him exploded, tearing through his skin and scattering blood everywhere, staining the surroundings.

Even so, I couldn’t allow myself to relax.

Despite having landed multiple attacks, he still hadn’t fallen. There was no room to feel victorious yet.

-Boom! Boom!!!

There were forty-nine weapons embedded in his body.

Even though those weapons had blown up, likely destroying his internal organs, his relentless ferocity remained, making me feel uneasy.

“Aghh, aaaah…!!!”

Not yet.

This wasn’t enough… Was it still impossible to put this monstrous beast to rest?

-He’s losing balance! Now’s your chance, finish him!

Despite the brutal battle, Annabel readied another weapon, charging it with power and handing it to me for the final strike.

I prepared to strike, but at that moment, Helkrai steadied his faltering body and lunged toward me with a fierce glare.

“Ugh… Urrgh…”

Groaning in pain, he opened his mouth and raised his remaining hand, aiming for my head…

Damn it, I overextended myself, focusing too much on the counterattack!

“Woooooaaaaahhhhhhh!!!”

But contrary to my fear of having made a fatal mistake, he didn’t advance any further. He remained frozen in place.

Seeing him like this, I realized.

His body had far surpassed its limits, and now, not even his willpower could force him to move.

“…Helkrai.”

His outstretched hand dropped, and even standing upright seemed difficult, as his legs wobbled beneath him.

The moment I saw this, I understood.

The moment his body collapsed here, his life would end.

Even if I didn’t land a final blow, the warrior Helkrai would meet his death here.

“…Strike me.”

Yet, no matter how much time passed, his body did not fall.

Though trembling, his legs straightened again rather than collapsing.

His eyes continued to glare at me, and a roar built in his throat.

“Strike meeee!!!!!”

Sensing the overwhelming vitality emanating from him, a surge of urgency washed over me, and my spear shot forward of its own accord.

It was a force I never thought I would need to unleash on a dying man.

The thought that he might still move, stirred by the fierce energy emanating from him in this moment…

-Kwaak!!

The strike pierced through his chest, then exited his back, extracting something from within.

What trembled at the tip of my spear was his heart, and the core of mana created by the demonic blood flowing through his body.

It was a critical hit to the most vital point for both an orc and a demon.

-…Is it finally over?

Despite this, Annabel remained wary, keeping a close eye on Helkrai’s body, unable to let her guard down.

And it was only natural.

Even though his body should have already succumbed to death, he still stood tall, his heart ripped out, exuding an impossible aura.

“Sir Hero!”

The silence broke when a voice called out to me from afar, just as the situation began to calm down.

It was undoubtedly the soldiers helping with the evacuation who had heard the commotion and were now approaching.

“Are you alright?! Shall we join… Hero?”

However, I raised my hand to stop them as they approached, signaling them to halt.

I couldn’t be at ease just yet.

There was still a chance that this man, who seemed nearly immortal, might move again.

“…It’s alright now.”

That unease finally dissipated when a profound stillness settled around us.

I pulled my spear from his chest, the demonic core still lodged in it, and I took a moment to burn the image of the standing warrior before me into my memory.

“He simply died standing.”

A warrior who persevered through countless dangers, extending even his final moments through sheer willpower, fighting until the very end.

His determination, more intense than ever before, had kept his knees from ever touching the ground throughout the entire battle.

No, even now.

Though the beating of his heart had stopped and his body grew cold, he stood there resolutely, calmly accepting his final moments.

He hadn’t given in of his own will; he had faced the attack he chose, body and soul, until the very end.

“…It was a good fight, Helkrai.”

This was the end that one orc had chosen.

The fate of a warrior who defied his nature in search of honor, seeking the most brutal battlefields.

“The battle with you… I will never forget.”

The sight of his lifeless body would serve as his tombstone in this moment.

Even if time eroded his body, turning it to dust and scattering it to the wind.

His name would live on in the heart of the one who fought him, forever.