merciless vs unrelenting

merciless

adj
  • Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless. 

unrelenting

adj
  • Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful 

  • Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination. 

How often have the words merciless and unrelenting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )