#11. Showdown ( 13 )
In the square of Lothern, a cloud of war hung over the suddenly disappeared barrier and the appearance of an army.
There were refugees who were busy packing their belongings and moving, and there were also adventurers who moved according to an emergency mobilization order. The fountain in the shape of a statue of a goddess placed in the middle of the plaza continued pouring out clear water, whether or not it knew the atmosphere. Genn and Woven were among the adventurers wandering around the plaza.
“Let’s get on the portal and avoid it, you idiot!”
“hate. I will stay here.”
“What are you going to do to stay!”
“Keep it.”
The two were fighting each other. Unlike Gen, who insisted on avoiding the rain for now, Woven stood in the middle of the plaza with his arms crossed and did not move. It was warrior-like stubbornness, but in Genn’s eyes, it looked like inviting death. As Gen was pounding his chest in frustration, it appeared from the sky. Then, it fell into the fountain and caused a large splash of water.
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Bang! The water from the gushing fountain soaked the woven. What fell was Ravisu’s clone. As it fell, the clone split the statue of the goddess in half with an axe, and let out a loud roar as it pulled out the axe.
“──────────────────!!!”
It was a loud roar that made Genn’s bangs shake. With a contemplative face, Gen looked up at the demons who suddenly appeared in the plaza. Looking at his size, he was not an ordinary demon. Leading Woven, who still crossed his arms and glared at the clone, Gen quickly left the spot.
“I am the newly born successor of the demon king, Ravisu’s double body! We have already come to take control of this city that has already been ruined by the activities of our followers!”
The clone body proudly revealed its identity. As he had heard from Ravisu, he thought that the inside of Lottern was already in a mess with fire and explosives. However, the interior he saw with his own eyes was fine. It was thanks to Nora’s early suppression of the rebellion. Before I could deduce what had happened and the cause, a heavy blow was delivered to the ship.
“What?”
“I am a warrior who will defeat you!”
It was woven. He didn’t flinch at the word that he was the successor’s clone, and he rushed forward with his muscles tightened up. Ravisu’s clone snorted as if it were funny, and fought for strength. Woven was also huge, but he didn’t reach the size of the monster clone. The power struggle between the two, which seemed to be on the same page for a while, turned into a one-sided play of double-bodies.
“Shut up… !”
“What is it, you say you’re a warrior and you can’t stand something like this? yes?”
The clone body laughed. Woven’s arm, which was facing Ravisu’s double body, was already broken and distorted to the point of disfigurement. But Woven groaned foolishly, but did not back down. If you kill this guy with one blow, morale will be very low. After calculating, the clone deliberately pulled Woven’s arm and dislocated both arms.
“Keuheugh!”
“Then, it is over.”
Then, he tried to hit Woven’s upper body with a big hook that contained the strength of his back. If hit, this brash savage warrior would be blown off the top of his body, causing people to scream and panic. Such a scene was drawn in the clone’s mind. However, it didn’t.
“Ugh!”
It was because he suddenly felt an annoying sting in the back of his calf. It was Gen. Gen took advantage of the gap and scraped Ravisu’s Achilles tendon with his dagger and escaped.
“Oops, it doesn’t work.”
“You wormy rat!”
Genn, who pulled himself out as swiftly as a thief, knelt down and took Woven, who had collapsed, and stepped back. Thanks to the two buying time, all the civilians got out of the square. The clone roared again and drew a large axe.
“I’ll crush both of them without a trace!”
The clone holding the bottle in hand was strong. When he hit the ax down, half of the square was shattered in an instant. The paving stones were broken and the soil scattered. Genn managed to dodge the attack, but it was getting harder and harder to dodge as there were fewer places to step. At this rate, turning into porridge would have been clear and simple.
“ah.”
Finally, being blocked by the broken Goddess Statue, it was time to no longer avoid the axe. With a pale face, Genn looked at the ax blade aiming at him like a guillotine. Now, if it fell, he and Woven would die. So fool, let’s run away. I tried to resent it, but it was already too late. Genn closed his eyes. However, the ax blade did not fall.
“──────────────────!!!”
Instead, screams were heard. This time it was a really painful scream. Genn opened his eyes. Then, being held by someone’s hand, he escaped out of the round square.
“it’s okay?”
It was Ren, the silver-haired clerk she was familiar with at the cafe. However, she was dressed more like a thief than she was now. The clone body was in pain holding its neck. The bloody dagger in her hand allowed Genn to deduce the situation. There was no doubt that she, waiting for the right moment, cut the clone’s neck round with that dagger and jumped in to rescue herself.
“Did you, were you a thief?”
“Talk about that later! get out at once! We’ll do something here!”
“we?”
Genn muttered blankly. At that time, the screams of the angry clones resounded throughout the square.
“These guys, how dare I, the heir’s alter ego!”
Ren’s blow was clean, but it wasn’t enough to annihilate the clone. Picking up the axe, he tried to strike again with a frenzied blow. However, he then dropped the ax. It was because a large fireball that flew in from afar hit the clone’s arm properly. The fireball did not end with a simple explosion, but sizzled the arms of the clone body. Genn stared blankly at the flame. Even pretending, it wasn’t ordinary magic.
“Hehe, not even an heir, just a double body? Are you campaigning against us now with that?”
A red-haired woman who shoots out that powerful magic and spreads her breasts proudly. This woman, too, was a woman Genn knew well. It was Karin. I thought he was a clerk with a bad customer service attitude, but now the wand in his hand exudes powerful magic. Even above its head, a tiny amduk bristled and barked.
“Chunja, let’s go!”
“king!”
Amduk radiated red energy and continued to blow an aura that strengthened fire-type magic into the staff. Even near Karin’s hair, golden energy was constantly emanating. A skill acquired with Jain, ‘The Blast of the Bonders’. As a result of that effect, now Karin’s magic continued to grow every time she cast it.
“Oh, are you hurt anywhere?”
“Saintess!”
Genn responded happily to the voice coming from his side. Elaine, a saint with ridiculously large breasts. It was she who joined the scene of this fight.
“This guy was hurt a little more than me… !”
“Hee! blood!”
Elaine looked at Woven, who had a fractured arm, and made a fuss as if he was disgusted. However, he quickly healed his arm using Lesser Healing.
“It will be fine now. maybe.”
The word “Amado” bothered him, but Gen let go of his worries and let out a sigh of relief. And I turned my head. Right now, Ravisu’s clone was captured as if being surrounded by Ren and Karin, and continued to attack as if to vent his anger, but neither of them was hurt. The power of the skill Ren was using was great there. It was because the shape resembling Jain, made of ice, was moving swiftly and drawing the attention of the double body. It was a helper created with the unique skill obtained with Jain, ‘Ice snow of those who bond’. Of course, it fell far short of the real Jain, and only copied the basic stats, but that alone was enough to tank the clone.
“Lady. Aren’t those people just cafe clerks? How, like that… ”
Even when Genn opened his eyes, he looked at the scene of the fight in disbelief. The successor of the demon lord, even if he was a clone, was not an existence that a clerk or the like could deal with. I thought I was hiding my identity. Naturally, even in the eyes looking at Elaine, there was a light of respect. It was natural to infer that he would be as strong as those two. Elaine was restless as if it was burdensome and took that gaze away.
“Were you hiding your identity?”
“I-that’s… ”
That question also threw Ravisu’s double body. According to his common sense, there shouldn’t be such an adventurer in Lothern.
“What are you guys up to! Why are you blocking us in a place like this!”
The answer came from afar. It was on the steeple of the church, at the sniper point prepared for the sniper guarding the village.
“It’s a warrior party!”
It was Neil. While Karin and Ren were buying time, she was concocting an arrow as powerful as possible on the spot. It was made with the unique skill created with Zain, ‘Moonlight Arrow of Those Who Bond’. The arrows, which seemed to be painted with moonlight, roared as if they were going to eat Nael’s bow, creating a strong wind around them. Power went into Nael’s slender arms. She was able to make these arrows, but shooting them was still too much for her. In order for her to insert it into the clone’s heart, she needed the help of a colleague.
“Elaine, now!”
Upon hearing those words, Elaine nodded firmly and energized Nael. Riding on the ‘protection of those who bond’, the divine power was transmitted to Nael’s arm and dantian, injecting strength into it. Nael’s bangs fluttered like crazy because of the wind pressure caused by the moonlight arrow. Nael gritted his teeth, glared at the heart of Ravisu’s double body, and let go of the protest.
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Bang!
With a blast sound like a cannon shot, the moonlight arrow smashed everything it touched and was shot out. Literally, it was like shooting a beam of light. It flew in with a blast and pierced the clone’s hard chest, leaving a huge hole in it.
“────────────────────────!!!”
Ravisu’s clone let out a long agony. Then, with a thud, he fell to his knees.
“Hateful, is it?”
Elaine said lines she shouldn’t have, and slowly walked towards Ravisu’s clone. Karin and Ren were also walking cautiously toward the double body. It didn’t seem to be completely dead yet. Slowly turning its head with the last remaining reason, the clone asked Elaine.
“Are you guys saying it’s a warrior’s party?”
“Yeah.. Well, how did that happen?”
“Then, who is the hero?”
“A warrior… Well, no! Anyway, it’s a warrior’s party!”
Elaine puffed out her chest and proudly declared. Elaine’s proud declaration made Ren and Karin laugh slightly. Genn was the only one with a surprised expression. Why was the hero’s party doing something like a clerk at a cafe? Her eyes seemed to pop out.
“is it. I never thought there would be such people in a place like this.”
After saying that, Ravisu’s body collapsed with a thud. Seeing that, Elaine cautiously approached and poked the body of the clone with her finger. There was no reaction.
“This must be completely dead, right? Alas, the cute me finally did it! Oh, and you too! Thanks for your work!”
Elaine laughed with her teeth exposed, and even turned around leaving the clone body behind, continuing to talk about things she shouldn’t have.
“Me, me, saintess?”
“Hey, to our party of warriors who also caught the demon king! It’s only when the heir’s duplicate body attacks that the end is obvious! It’s so insignificant, I hope to come back stronger!”
And, Elaine’s words became seeds. A shadow fell on Elaine’s face, who had been laughing arrogantly. Strangely, Elaine turned her head away, and her face turned pale. It was because the clone, which I thought was dead, was slowly rising as its skin peeled off and mutated into a more vicious monster. Like a boss mob, Ravisu had two phases. Phase 1 so far. From here, it was the second phase.
“Avoid!”
“Hey!”
With Gen’s help, Elaine barely escaped the clone. Seeing this, Karin burst into laughter. There was no fear in his face as he skillfully gripped the staff. Rather, I felt confident and confident.
“Well, like Elaine said, it’s no fun when it ends like this. It is an opportunity to grow further.”
“I agree.”
Ren said with his back to Jain’s ice statue. There was no fear on her face either. It was the same with Nael, who was far away. She was already preparing a new moonlight arrow. It was because everyone trained in this city, went through adventures, and got out of beginner status.
“Come on, come on! This muscle mass!”
“──────────────────!!!”
Following Karin’s cry, Ravisu’s clone picked up an ax and let out a roar. It was a roar announcing the start of the second game.