Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero chapter 92

92 – Commander of the Beast Corps

Leonos, the Commander of the Beast Corps.

The king of monsters and the vanguard of the demon king’s army.

On the day he crossed the border of the demon continent and invaded the borders of the empire, three fortresses collapsed and one legion was swept away.

If the Immortal Corps Commander destroyed the Ionian Kingdom and announced the beginning of the war to mankind, the Demonic Beast Corps Commander was the first Corps Commander to show the mighty power of the Demon King’s Army to mankind.

Ion and Leonos’ eyes turned to each other.

Leonos flashed a wild smile, and Ion’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

It was not difficult to recognize him. A jagged golden mane like a lion, a face with horns protruding like a rhinoceros, and a tremendous body reminiscent of a bear. Without a doubt, it was Leonos, the Demonic Beast Commander.

Ion knew that was impossible. Because the Demon Beast Commander was cut and killed by the Sword Saint’s sword during the Ragnarok Plain Battle.

He heard about Leonos’ death directly from the mouth of the Sword Master, so he was sure that the Sword Master with that much skill would not be mistaken. Therefore, it must be true that Leonos, the leader of the Demonic Beast Corps, lost his life on the Ragnarok Plain.

Ion’s eyes scanned Leonos’ upper body. A line of swords across his body. Considering its depth and location, it was a mortal wound that would inevitably lead to death.

Elizabeth said while clinging to Ion’s arms.

“The body of the Demon Beast Commander was taken over by the Empire. I heard you were taken to a lab for research… This….”

“Yes, necromantic.”

A dark red energy wrapped around Leonos’ entire body.

It was different from dark magic. It had clear signs of necromancer.

The corpses of the giant corps commander who was defeated by the great warrior and the demon corps commander who was burned to death by the wise man were moved to the Dharma Bureau and the Mage Tower, respectively. However, the commander of the Dream Demon Corps, who was defeated by the warrior party, and the Demon Beast Corps commander, who was defeated by the Sword Saint, were taken over by the Imperial Army, and their corpses were secretly analyzed by the Intelligence Department.

Perhaps shocked by the violent shaking of the airship, Heimlich gave a twisted smile while coughing up blood.

“Strictly speaking, it’s not just necromancy… Alchemy used to patch up rotten corpses, necromancy revived dead bodies, and necromancy called souls… Cool! It’s just an empty shell, but….”

“An empty shell?”

“The purpose of resurrecting the corps commander was twofold. One is to use their mighty power as a weapon for the Empire… And the other was information. Information about the Demon King and the Demon Continent….”

Heimrich’s complexion was bloodless pale due to excessive blood loss. Feeling death approaching every moment, he spoke with a much lighter mouth than usual.

“But it was in vain… Demon souls are very different from humans. It was a half-resurrection, only a body without a soul. What remains inside is only the memories and emotions that were felt most strongly at the moment of death….”

“If you aren’t the real Demonic Beast Commander, you won’t be able to stop me.”

“Even if it’s just a shell, its power is real… Of course, I can’t beat you, the beast, but… You weren’t the target from the beginning anyway….”

“Kuhuhhhhh”

At that moment, the roar of Leonos shook the atmosphere.

“My enemy! How long are you going to keep talking!”

Leonos raised his arms high and slammed down hard on his deck.

Boom!! The airship’s hull shook greatly, and the impact spread widely in all directions. Although Leonos may not have intended it, the impact brought the airship that was soaring toward the sky back into equilibrium.

Leonos let out a mighty battle cry, clenching his fists and raising his elbows close to his chest.

“Let’s fight! Right now! With me!! I’ve only been waiting for this moment!!”

He looks like a predator who has found his long-sought prey, like a warrior excited that the battle he’s been waiting for has finally arrived.

“What….”

Looking at Leonos like that, Heimlich honestly couldn’t hide his surprise.

Over the past five years, numerous experiments have been conducted on the corpse of the Beast Commander. But it was the first time I had ever seen him express his emotions so intensely.

Perhaps because he was an empty shell without a soul and even his brain was corrupted, at the beginning of his resurrection he couldn’t even remember what he was, and was no different from a flying beast that instinctively only destroyed and killed.

Even that state didn’t last long, and he quickly fell into a state of suspended animation, and was treated as a failure because his lifespan was short.

‘No way… Are the memories coming back now?’

Ion no longer needed to hold onto her Elizabeth, so he gently set her down on her deck. She then walked straight towards Leonos, quietly gathering her momentum.

Elisabeth restrained Ion’s footsteps by lightly grabbing her wrist. Then she lowered her voice and spoke cautiously.

“Instructor, you don’t have to fight meekly. Anyway, if we run away from here, the goal will be achieved.”

Ion replied without taking his eyes off Leonos.

“Looks like there is a way.”

“… Yes.”

The appearance of the Beast Commander was a surprise, but Elizabeth quickly grasped her enemy’s intentions.

If the airship crashed as planned by the opponent and the body of the commander of the Demonic Beast Corps was found, the 1st Prince must have been thinking of putting a fatal stigma on him for colluding with the Demon King’s Army. Even if the airship didn’t explode, it would have been something like insurance to use just in case, like at this moment.

You don’t have to go easy on it. The others had safely evacuated long ago, and only Ion and Elisabeth remained. And if there were two of them, they could escape safely with Elizabeth’s secret means.

But Ion said, gently removing her hand.

“If you don’t know what it is, save it.”

“Yes? But-“

Ion shook her head.

It was impossible to predict where the neglected airship would fly or how it would explode. Also, considering the tenacious nature of the Demonic Brigade Commander during his lifetime, it was intuitively felt that he would not give up on us and would pursue us to the end just because he left this place.

However, Ion did not explain everything in detail. He raised her right arm high instead.

The bloody spear that had been stuck in the deck all along flew by itself and landed in Ion’s hand.

“I guess you don’t know yet.”

Ion stretched out Ezetus. The tip of her spear was pointed straight at Leonos.

“Your instructor won’t lose to a guy like that.”

Elisabeth couldn’t keep up with her words.

The opponent was the Demonic Beast Commander. Although he has not experienced the battlefield, just looking at the records left behind can tell enough how strong and fearsome he was.

It’s different from the enemies I’ve dealt with just because I want to protect my students. Even if she is a Continent 7 hero, she would be a formidable enemy who would risk her life.

But why?

Elizabeth looked at her ion’s broad back, and she couldn’t imagine losing her instructor.

Leonos grinned wildly, showing his teeth.

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“Kreur… Is the conversation over?”

“Yes. I made you wait.”

“The fight you’ve been waiting for is finally here, but it’s no fun facing an unprepared foe.”

Ion, instead of answering those words, straightened up his posture. Leonos also stretched out his front legs and crouched down as if to run away at any moment.

Amid breathtaking tension, a man and a beast confronted each other on the deck of an airship, receiving the raging wind all over their bodies.

Another bang from the already overheated engine room! And a small explosion occurred.

At the same time, the roar of the beast resounded as if tearing through the space.

“Kuhhhhh!!”

With a howl full of ferocious pleasure, Leonos swung his front paws. He no longer had the horned armor ‘Lunorstal’ to injure the attacker and the ‘Stormkarg’, a great sword that created a storm, but his pure body with its wild muscles was already no different from a single weapon.

Kaang!

Sparks flew as Leonos’ claws, which were harder than steel, collided with Ezetus’ spear blades. The two weapons did not touch each other, but an intense shockwave burst out, leaving three lines behind Ion’s back and one line behind Leonos’ back on the deck instead.

“My enemy! Why! Why didn’t you show up for that day’s battle!!”

Leonos swung his arms frantically at Ion, and Ion gripped his spear shaft tightly and deflected all attacks with only the tip of the spear. Golden and bloody afterimages were violently intertwined, and more than ten battles were made in a single breath.

‘This is… The 7 Continent Heroes and the Demon Corps Commander….’

That workshop was difficult to follow even with Elizabeth’s dragon eyes.

Man and beast fought each other fiercely, and with each attack, the whole area was mercilessly swept away. However, even in the situation where the airship was rapidly collapsing as the walls and floors were destroyed, Elizabeth was not hit by any attack.

“I waited for you to come! Not that old swordsman! You are the only warrior who was more like a beast than a beast and more like a devil than a devil!! This made my blood boil! But why-!!”

Ion swung Ezetus instead of answering. No emotion appeared on his face. It seemed to focus only on combat. The blade of the spear passed through his golden mane, but Leonos’ skin was as hard as armor, and only a few hairs were snapped.

“Put on your armor! That black armor! Are you looking down on me for not having weapons and armor!”

Leonos did not stop attacking and shouted like a roar.

“Do your best! It means to draw out all your strength and fight!!”

“… ….”

Ion’s eyes narrowed.