Vowing to slaughter every guardian before advancing, Guts mows down the swarming bug-men with crossbow and sword. As Puck races into the valley to save Jill, the last two guardians, once knights, transform and blindside Guts with a devastating charge.
Summary
The pseudo-apostle bug-men still block the way deeper into the Misty Valley. With a crazed grin Guts announces he will kill every one of them before taking another step forward, and reloads his crossbow for the fight. As they rush in he fires, dropping the grounded ones while the fliers weave clear and circle him; spotting one on his flank, he shoots it through the face. Guts descends into a frenzy, using the crossbow alone to butcher the guardians around him, then switches to the Dragon Slayer to meet the next wave.
High above, Puck hitches a grudging ride on a raven and broods over Guts, wondering how the swordsman is tied to the God Hand and especially Femto. Shrugging off the worry now that they have parted, he plucks feathers from the bird's head, earning a fierce pecking that flings him off. Falling, he realizes he has been drifting over two parallel cliffs with dense mist trapped between them. Terror gives way to resolve, and he plunges at full speed into the valley to rescue Jill.
Guts keeps annihilating the bug-men, and as he shakes off the last of them he faces the final two, both still in their bare human shapes. They praise his feat of slaying the guardians alone, but he is indifferent, so they change, one into a mantis-like creature and the other into a beetle twice the size of the leader's earlier form. The mantis charges and Guts swings the Dragon Slayer down, but its long limbs strike his arms and lock his motion. In that opening the beetle-man slams into his side; unable to lift the great sword in time, Guts is hurled into the air by its horns.
Key Events
Guts declares he will exterminate every guardian and massacres the swarm with his crossbow and Dragon Slayer. Puck, thrown from a raven, discovers the Misty Valley and dives in to save Jill. The final two guardians, formerly knights, transform into a mantis and an oversized beetle. The mantis pins Guts' arms while the beetle rams his side and flings him airborne.
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Notes
This 20-page Conviction Arc chapter appeared in Young Animal issue 18, dated September 1997. It continues the valley-entrance battle and briefly turns to Puck's musings on Guts' bond to the God Hand and Femto. Zepek, Serpico, Farnese, and Azan are listed among the chapter's cast.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Guts vow to do to the guardians in Guardian (2)?
In Guardian (2), Guts announces with a crazed grin that he will kill every guardian blocking his path before he takes another step deeper into the Misty Valley.
How does Puck end up inside the Misty Valley?
In Guardian (2), Puck hitches a ride on a raven, gets pecked off after plucking its feathers, and realizes mid fall that he is drifting over the valley, so he dives in to rescue Jill.
Who are the last two guardians Guts faces in this chapter?
In Guardian (2), the final two guardians were once knights before transforming, one into a mantis like creature and the other into a beetle twice the size of the earlier bandit leader's form.
How do the last two guardians overpower Guts?
In Guardian (2), the mantis guardian's long limbs strike and lock Guts' arms in place, and while he is pinned the beetle guardian rams his side and hurls him into the air with its horns.
What is Puck thinking about while flying toward the valley?
In Guardian (2), Puck broods over how Guts is connected to the God Hand, and to Femto in particular, before he is knocked off the raven and forced to focus on rescuing Jill.
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