In chapter 150, Guts and Serpico continue their tense fight along the narrow cliff path, where Serpico’s speed and positioning give him a major advantage. Guts struggles to see and has very little room to maneuver, but he eventually catches Serpico’s rapier with his hand and breaks the blade with his mechanical arm. Serpico quickly…
In chapter 149, Guts continues his battle with the Great Goat inside the cave. The creature moves extremely fast, repeatedly avoiding Guts’ crossbow attacks by jumping across the walls and ceiling. Guts realizes that ordinary attacks are not enough, so he uses one of Rickert’s newly developed explosive devices. The blast severely injures the Goat,…
In chapter 148, Guts finally reaches Casca just as the Great Goat is about to take her away. Seeing each other again after two years, Guts and Casca briefly recognize one another, but there is no time for a proper reunion because the transformed Goat immediately attacks. Guts places himself between Casca and the creature…
In chapter 147, the possessed heretics become increasingly savage and begin attacking everyone inside the cave. Farnese is nearly attacked but Azan manages to save her. Isidro meanwhile struggles to protect Nina and Casca from the possessed crowd, eventually jumping down and landing on one of the attackers. He introduces himself to Nina and promises…
In chapter 146, Farnese learns that the Holy Iron Chain Knights have discovered the location of the heretics’ underground hideout. At the same time, she is told that the Black Swordsman has appeared in Albion and has already attacked several of the Holy See’s Hunters. Azan wants to search for Guts, but Farnese decides to…
In chapter 145, Guts defeats the remaining Hunters who were harassing Luca and the other refugees, causing the crowd to realize that they can stand up to the oppressive soldiers and drive them away. Luca then tells Guts that she knows a woman with the same Brand as his. Guts immediately asks her to take…
In chapter 144, Luca, Nina, and Casca return to their tent, where the people who now believe Casca is a witch begin giving them gifts out of fear and respect. Luca worries that their sudden wealth will attract the attention of the Holy See, so she tells the girls to share the gifts with the…
In chapter 143, the story focuses mainly on Farnese and Serpico and reveals more about their troubled pasts. Farnese remembers her childhood, when she first witnessed a heretic being burned in the town square. Although she was frightened at first, she eventually became fascinated by the flames and even participated in the execution. This experience…
In chapter 142, Guts keeps moving toward Albion when he suddenly encounters the Skull Knight. The Skull Knight tells him that they are heading toward the same destination because something extraordinary is about to happen at the Tower of Conviction. He explains that the enormous concentration of fear, suffering, and despair surrounding the tower could…
In chapter 141, Guts has been running toward Albion for a day and a half without stopping, while Isidro has secretly managed to keep following him by riding with refugees. When Guts finally rests, Isidro tries to lift the Dragon Slayer, only to discover that the sword is far too heavy for him. Guts wakes…