In chapter 180, Zodd transforms and resumes his fight with Guts, sending him crashing through the rocks near Casca’s old cave. The falling debris puts Casca in danger, but Griffith suddenly appears beside her and protects her. Casca is drawn toward Griffith, but her Brand begins reacting painfully. Griffith then leaves with Zodd, telling Guts…
In chapter 179, Guts and Zodd engage in a fierce battle at the Hill of Swords. Guts has become strong enough during his two-year journey to fight Zodd on nearly equal terms, surprising Rickert. Zodd eventually uses a second sword, but Guts cleverly uses one of the fallen swords to wound him and narrowly avoids…
In chapter 178, Guts reaches the Hill of Swords and finally comes face-to-face with Griffith. Rickert tries to stop Guts from attacking, but Guts cannot control his anger and insists that Griffith is no longer the same person. Griffith calmly says that he has not changed and that he will never abandon his dream. Guts…
In chapter 177, Guts returns to Godo’s home with Casca and reunites with Erica, who tells him that Godo has died. She asks Guts to stay with her, Casca and Rickert, and Guts quietly considers it. Meanwhile, Griffith has arrived at the Hill of Swords to meet Rickert. When Erica mentions a mysterious white-haired visitor,…
In chapter 176, Guts escapes the ruins of Albion with Casca, while Griffith and Zodd leave the area as the Kushan army approaches. The surviving group separates, with Isidro deciding to follow his own path. Luca says goodbye to Casca and honors the Egg of the Perfect World with flowers. Farnese, deeply changed by what…
In chapter 175, Griffith finally returns to the physical world in his restored human form, standing on the ruins of the Tower. Everyone is stunned by his appearance, including Guts. Zodd immediately recognizes and submits to him, while Silat’s men try to capture Griffith and are quickly defeated. Guts wants to attack Griffith, but Casca’s…
In chapter 174, dawn finally arrives over Albion, and the supernatural creatures begin disappearing with the sunlight. Guts and the others survive the destruction of the Tower, while Casca is still unconscious. Luca is found alive after being saved by the Skull Knight, and the surviving refugees begin realizing that the nightmare is over. Meanwhile,…
In chapter 173, Guts and Casca suddenly feel intense pain from their Brands as the Beherit reacts to the supernatural event. The giant mass of spirits cries out for God and closes into a huge fist around the Tower. Inside the Egg of the Perfect World, the Demon Child transforms into a normal-looking baby and…
In chapter 172, Guts, Casca, Farnese, Serpico, Isidro and Jerome move along Albion’s walls while using fire to keep the spirits away. Farnese starts helping actively instead of relying only on prayer. Meanwhile, the spirits pour into the Tower of Conviction and begin absorbing the trapped refugees. The entire Tower becomes covered by the mass…
In chapter 171, the refugees flee into Albion while the spirits surround the city from outside. Luca saves Nina from being trampled and hides her inside a barrel, then faces the approaching spirits herself. On the wall, Guts, Casca, Isidro, Farnese, Serpico and the others realize that fire keeps the spirits away, so they use…