Chapter 90: – The Lord Is With Us (11)

༺ The Lord Is With Us (11) ༻

“……Please!”

Delphine cried out, unable to endure any longer.

She tearily turned to Ian. He was silently staring down at her.

She managed to squirm her body around so that she was laying down on her stomach. The stench of the blood-soaked earth invaded her nose, making her increasingly desperate.

She couldn’t lose her swordsmanship. It was everything she had ever worked for. It was more than enough to beg desperately.

“I was wrong… Pl-please have mercy.”

Her eyes trembled in humiliation. Still, just the thought of being unable to wield a sword ever again was far worse than the indignity she was currently bearing.

Faced with silence, she grew more nervous, and her words became increasingly distraught.

“Fo-forgive me… forgive me, please, I beg of you. At the very least, spare my arms…….”

“On your knees.”

Her eyes darted upwards at his voice. His golden irises chillingly pierced through her.

“You won’t kneel after losing a duel where you put your life on the line? At least show me what you’re willing to do to live.”

Her lips twitched. She wanted to retort, but upon meeting his unfeeling gaze, she didn’t dare to disobey.

‘Aren’t I already begging while crawling on the floor?’

‘Didn’t you already shatter my pride?’

‘Haven’t you already broken me to the point I could never even think of standing up to you again?’

At that moment, Ian raised his sword, causing her to flinch and flail her arms in panic.

Her shoulders were shattered and her tendons severed, but it was possible to forcibly move her limbs with mana.

Even while moving using all her might, it took an exorbitant amount of time to drop to her knees as the fear that he would change his mind consumed her mind.

Then, she planted her forehead into the dirt, her face close enough to kiss the ground.