Two minutes Felt like a fleeting moment for Yang Tao, who was watching from the sidelines, but for Subaru, who was being tormented by Elsa, it Felt like an eternity.
He couldn't die.
But getting stabbed still really hurt.
"Ah~ If you've got the guts... just kill me directly!!"
Subaru desperately wanted to activate his time-reversal ability right now, to go back to a time before he ever knew Yang Tao, preferably even before he transmigrated.
But in reality, he could only wield the longsword in his hand to gain a slim chance of trading injuries.
Just as he was about to curse.
A voice suddenly rang out from outside the door: "We're here, this is it."
That voice...
Subaru's attention was drawn, and he looked towards the warehouse door, then he impossibly wide-opened his eyes.
Sword Saint Reinhardt van Astrea was currently standing at the doorway.
But that wasn't the most important thing; the most important thing was the figure standing beside him.
He was very familiar with this figure.
It was Yang Tao, who was sitting by the bar, watching him get cut down.
"This... You..."
Bang...
Reinhardt appeared beside Subaru as if teleporting, blocking Elsa's attack aimed at him.
"It seems the situation truly is urgent, but it's great that I made it in time."
Reinhardt's voice was full of reassuring warmth, and he calmly looked at Elsa, who had retreated.
Subaru, protected behind him, looked at Reinhardt's back and suddenly Felt that the other party truly had an overflowing boyfriend-like aura!
'Subaru, what are you thinking?! You're straight! You like beautiful women!'
"Reinhardt..."
Hearing Subaru say his name, Reinhardt, who had been facing away from Subaru, turned his head and revealed an extremely gentle smile.
"Yes, Subaru, it's been a little while, sorry, I'm late!"
'This... smile, I can't take it anymore!'
Subaru quickly looked at Emilia to prevent himself from being bent by the gentle, handsome, and powerful Reinhardt.
Reinhardt's gaze turned to Elsa, and he still said with that calm expression: "Black hair plus black attire, and the unique swords from the northern lands..."
"With so many features, there's no mistaking it, you're the 'Bowel Hunter', aren't you?"
Subaru was stunned for a moment and asked: "What's with that horrifying title?"
"This title is named after her killing method; she is infamous in the capital as a dangerous individual."
Elsa, whose past was exposed, said indifferently: "Reinhardt, huh? The Knight among Knights, from the Sword Saint family, how impressive, full of interesting opponents..."
"I have many questions I want to ask you, you'd best choose to surrender..."
Elsa looked at Reinhardt, her eyes revealing a morbid expression as she said: "Do you think a hungry carnivore, when presented with fresh, tender prey, can hold back?"
Hearing his words, Reinhardt turned back to Subaru and gently said: "Subaru, step back a bit, if you can protect the people here, that would be a great help..."
Subaru replied with a smile: "Understood, but this woman is like a monster, you must not be careless..."
With that, he walked towards Emilia.
As for Felt and Rom.
It's a joke, if Elsa didn't want to live with Yang Tao over there, she could just slit her own throat; he hadn't forgotten the last time Yang Tao casually took her down.
Elsa, who was invincible in his eyes, was no stronger than a toy in front of Yang Tao.
Well, at most, Elsa could move on her own.
"Fortunately, I'm also very good at hunting monsters!"
Yang Tao almost couldn't help but applaud when he heard Reinhardt's words; although he had already 'seen' this scene, the way he showed off was simply too natural.
Seeing the Sword Saint's arrival, Emilia also breathed a sigh of relief; that Elsa was strong, but she was definitely no match for Reinhardt, and she looked with complex emotions at Subaru, who walked in front of her and shielded her.
Emilia was now a little confused about what was going on with the memories appearing in her mind.
She looked at the man who had been sitting by the bar, knowing in her heart that all the answers lay with him.
The other party noticed her gaze, stood up, and walked towards her.
"No need to doubt, the memories are real, but those memories are just things that 'once' happened."
"This is his fifth time; from being taken advantage of by three thugs at first, to now being able to exchange a few blows with the 'Bowel Hunter' Elsa, I have to say his growth rate is quite fast..."
Emilia's mind flashed back to the 'first' time she saw Subaru, being beaten up by three low-level thugs in an alley.
But then she looked at Subaru, who was now standing firmly in front of her, protecting her.
She... she clearly did nothing, so why did the other party help him so much?
"This..."
"His special ability, as long as he dies, the time of the entire world will reset, and everyone will forget him, and he himself can't even explain it..."
Yang Tao watched Reinhardt fight Elsa bare-handed, then Felt around in his backpack, pulled out an iron sword, and threw it over.
"Your sword won't come out, so just make do with this one for now..."
The longsword at Reinhardt's waist was very unique; if the opponent's strength wasn't great, it simply wouldn't unsheathe.
Very unique...
And other ordinary longswords simply couldn't withstand Reinhardt's power; any slight increase in power would cause an ordinary sword to shatter into powder.
"Thank you..."
The moment Reinhardt gripped the longsword, his entire demeanor underwent a drastic change.
Yang Tao nodded gently.
'Now that's more like a Sword Saint!'
Boom...
With one sword strike, half of the Loot House turned into ruins, and Elsa, the target of the attack, was directly buried beneath the rubble.
Subaru, seeing such destructive power for the first time, couldn't help but complain: "Hey, what do you mean 'good at hunting monsters,' You're already a monster, aren't you!!"
Reinhardt heard Subaru's words and showed a helpless smile, saying: "If you say that, even I will be hurt, Subaru."
Just as Subaru relaxed, the broken rubble was suddenly thrown open from below, and Elsa, her face covered in blood, charged towards Emilia.
Emilia didn't react at all to this sudden attack, but Subaru reacted quickly, holding his longsword and blocking in front of Emilia.
His gaze was fixed on the strange short knife in Elsa's hand.
'Her attack is the stomach!!'
He immediately placed the iron sword vertically over his stomach.
Bang, Subaru was knocked to the ground by Elsa's full-force blow.
Reinhardt now also stood in front of Subaru, staring at Elsa and saying: "This is as far as you go, Elsa."
But Elsa quickly threw the short knife in her hand, leaped onto the broken roof, and surveyed the warehouse, revealing her unique morbid smile as she said: "Sooner or later, one day I will cut open all of your stomachs..."
Pfft~
Blood gushed from her abdomen.
"Those words, I can't pretend I didn't hear..."
Yang Tao stood up and looked at Elsa, who was falling from the roof.
"If you're going to leave, just leave, why bother with threats."
Even though Elsa's recovery ability was super strong, this attack, which almost cut her in half at the waist, left her severely wounded.