"Yes, you can put me down now."
"Aw, you're light. Please bear with it a little longer even if it's uncomfortable. My brother will sort this out soon."
As Felice said, Rodrick was single-handedly taking down a crocodile-like monster.
It was then, as she was following Rodrick's movements with her eyes. Noel, who was in her arms, urgently reached out his hand.
"Mister, the bag!"
Whether the bag had been exposed to the burning rocks. The half-burned bag fell to the ground with a thud.
Simultaneously, all the contents inside the bag spilled out.
Thump-
The stone tablets with ancient text and magic stones tangled together, beginning to emit an ominous magical energy.
Her heart pounded ominously.
It wasn't the curse that was medicine to her. It was something more fundamentally different.
The stone tablets and chunks of magic stone that had fallen to the ground glowed red. It was an ominous energy potent enough to be poison to those with a curse.
She instinctively felt it. Rodrick is in danger. It will affect Rodrick.
"Put me down."
"No, just a moment, sister-in-law."
"Move."
Without waiting for an answer, Diana entrusted Noel and jumped down from the tree. After landing safely, she quickly shifted her gaze to Rodrick.
"Rodrick!"
As expected, the ominous energy that had been searching for prey instantly enveloped Rodrick.
His rough breath escaped thickly between his teeth.
Madness. Red frenzy filled his eyes, driven mad with bloodlust. He growled like a beast, having lost his reason.
"Everyone, form ranks!"
The knights readjusted their drawn swords. Rodrick stood at the end of their swords.
The knights' bodies froze at the explosive murderous intent pouring out.
This time, they had to fight with their lives on the line. The knights swallowed dry saliva with such resolve.
Everyone hesitated to step forward in the face of the piercing gaze that seemed ready to tear everything apart.
"My lady."
Daren, sweating coldly, gestured to Diana who was approaching.
"Please avoid him, my lady."
Rodrick was staring at her coldly with bloodshot eyes. He had found the weakest prey.
"How long can you hold out?"
Hold out. As Diana said, they could only block at best. They had to stop him even if it meant wounding their lord.
To prevent him from self-destructing. Their lives were secondary.
"We won't last a few minutes. Three minutes at most."
"Good. One exchange. Just block him for one exchange before I approach."
"What do you mean...!"
Rodrick reacted to Diana's movement. The knights rushed at Rodrick simultaneously.
Sparks flew as swords clashed against sword. Even in his mindless state, Rodrick's swordsmanship was outstanding.
He parried six swords alone, overwhelming them with skill and strength.
The knights, barely blocking his sword, couldn't inflict a single wound on Rodrick. Rather, the knights were being reduced to rags.
Every minute and second was precious.
Diana quickly took off her heavy outer garment. She needed to make her body as light as possible.
Whew, her whole body was pounding so much it made her dizzy. After removing her outer garment, she gripped the dagger she was carrying and ran towards Rodrick.
"Sir Daren!"
One exchange. At her shout, the six attacked simultaneously. Rodrick, having lost patience, scattered them in all directions with an explosive sword aura.
In that split second as they were flung away, she raised one hand high while protecting her neck with the dagger.
Slap!
An enormous noise that made listeners' ears ring echoed throughout the forest.
It was tremendous force enough to turn Rodrick's head.
Everyone stared at Diana, frozen stiff.
Pink eyes quickly glanced at the sword aimed at her neck. Fortunately, she had blocked it with her dagger, preventing it from going in deep.
While Rodrick's movement was stopped, she quickly knocked away his sword and pulled him in, crashing her lips against his.
No, she bit his lips.
The taste of blood. At the direct taste of blood, the original frenzy hesitated and subsided.
She sucked in the curse as much as she could through the slightly parted lips.
"Haa-"
The rampaging curse writhed in her mouth.
Twitch. At the sensation ravaging the inside of her mouth, Rodrick dropped his sword and entrusted his body to her.
Whether the murderous intent had turned into lust.
The long kiss that had continued for a while was now becoming more intense.
She kept sucking in the curse as much as she could. It felt like the alien curse was being rejected, unable to be absorbed by her body.
"My... lady?"
His eyelids fluttered as he regained consciousness. She let him go slightly at the voice scattered between his lips.
"Haa. Haa."
Diana smiled weakly as she saw the blue eyes focusing clearly. Words spilled out without going through her brain.
"Haa. You know what?"
Blood trickled from her nose.
"You're really high-maintenance. You."
She frowned as she wiped away the warm liquid flowing below her mouth with the back of her hand.
"Ah."
"My lady?"
"It hurts."
She fell backwards just like that.
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