Berserk (v26)

The true, devastating toll of the Berserker Armor is revealed as the fellowship seeks a path across the sea. In Berserk Volume 26, Guts survives his brutal clash with the Apostles, but the cursed Berserker Armor leaves his body severely broken and his senses fading. Realizing that his single-minded rage is slowly destroying him, Guts must rely on the young witch Schierke to act as his mental anchor whenever the armor threatens to swallow his mind. To reach the elven sanctuary of Elfhelm and heal Casca, the party travels to the bustling port city of Vritanis to secure a ship. However, they walk right into a hotbed of international tension. As the holy armies gather to fight an invading empire, Serpico confronts Guts in a deadly duel of blades, desperate to protect Farnese from the lethal chaos that follows the Black Swordsman. A deeply psychological volume that balances intense personal rivalries with the grand scale of global medieval warfare.