55 – Narundra (2)
“Dear comrades, our proud warriors have arrived.”
Tranuil, an elf who was sitting at the highest table, stood up and introduced Riku and Harfeo.
He was the chairman of the Western Continent Conference and the Elder of Narundra.
“I have no doubt that today will be the most glorious day in the history of Narundra. The two warriors will offer us a clear future and new possibilities.”
Around the time Tranuil was giving his speech, Demon King Insulei was looking up at the window of the 47th floor outside the giant tree Yugrdia.
A dark smile appeared on his lips as he covered his face with a hood.
“By your transgressions and your spirit I will rule the world.”
He stretched out his arm and touched the giant tree’s bark.
Starting from the outer wall of the first floor of the building, the darkness quickly spread.
The entire giant tree, Yugrdia, turned hideous in an instant, and dark energy swirled around.
Tentacles tumbled from the bark, and the green leaves spewed acidic saliva in all directions as teeth grew.
“What is it!”
The conference hall on the 47th floor was in an uproar.
Tree trunks tinged with darkness grew from the ceiling and soon reached down toward the walls, covering all the doorways tightly.
The seated attendees jumped up.
“Evil, evil! The devil has invaded!”
“This place is Narundra, which is called the fortress of heavenly love. What kind of crazy guy is this?”
The hall is in chaos, and some of the attendees bang their weapons against the door covered with rotting tree trunks.
But the door didn’t budge.
“I’ll go and open it.”
Harfeo, who was standing on the central podium, strode forward.
Riku quickly followed.
As he slightly closed his right hand, the sword of darkness was summoned.
Everyone’s eyes were on the door, and no one saw Riku.
“Wait a minute, Harfeo.”
“yes?”
The moment Harfeo looked back, Riku quickly stabbed him in the heart with his sword.
“Cheer, cooer… !”
“sorry. I couldn’t help it.”
Riku’s apologizing eyes had turned into reptiles.
Harfeo sensed that he was possessed by a demon.
“you… uh, how… ?”
“The world is resentful.”
“what… you so… ”
When Riku removed the sword from his heart, Harfeo fell to the ground.
Someone saw the scene and screamed.
“The hero is dead! The warrior of the sword killed it!”
“What!?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Riku, who was standing on the podium in the center.
And when he found Harfeo lying on the floor bleeding, he was horrified.
“Oh My God!”
“You mean all of this was done by the hero of the sword!”
Riku licked the blade of the sword with his tongue, giving off an evil aura.
He stared at the attendees with gloomy eyes and murmured in a low voice.
“Now, who are you going to kill?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he dashed out toward the crowd of attendees.
As he swung his sword, the bodies of dozens of people were cut cleanly.
At that time, Harfeo was laughing.
‘Somehow it felt strange when we met outside, so it was good to prepare in advance.’
***
a few minutes ago.
The king and queen were down in the lobby on the first floor with Maru.
“Where did that guy go?”
Audrit, who was standing alone, answered the king’s question.
“I went to the bathroom.”
“In addition? How the hell is your stomach upset? Tsk.”
the queen asked with a worried expression.
“Did you take your medicine?”
“The elves gave it to me, so I ate it.”
“thank god.”
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Just in time, Edward came out of the bathroom with a contemplative face.
He continued to caress his stomach and his shoulders drooped.
“Please save my father and mother. It seems that the child will die… ”
“Hey boy. If you get a good night’s sleep, you’ll get well soon.”
“Go to your dorm quickly and get a diagnosis from our doctor.”
While the king and queen were talking with Edward, Audrit sneaked up to Maru and whispered.
“Let’s drop Edward off and go shopping downtown.”
Maru smiled and nodded.
“yes.”
It was too late to go back to the conference room anyway, and I don’t have any plans for the afternoon.
I’m going to go sightseeing with her.
“I’m going to buy underwear. With a naughty thing.”
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Maru raised his eyebrows and smiled sinisterly.
“Oh, I’m looking forward to it.”
“You choose.”
“I’ll choose something very embarrassing, so be prepared.”
“If you choose something ridiculous to play with, I will never buy it.”
“I’m serious in front of my wife’s underwear.”
I was in the middle of a happy imagination trying on various underwear on her in my head.
“Kyaah!”
Suddenly a scream broke out.
The eyes that had been looking at the place where the sound came from soon turned to the ceiling and walls.
An abnormality had occurred in the building.
For some reason, the color changed to dark and gave off an ominous aura.
“What’s the color of the wood?!”
“I don’t feel life. It must have been engulfed in darkness.”
“Is it the work of the devil… ?”
There was a commotion all around.
Maru calmly touched the wall.
The hard bark was soft like skin, and when I pressed it with force, pus-like things dripped down here and there in small holes.
It smelled bad.
He could feel the dark energy pushing his fingers.
The brow wrinkled slightly.
‘It’s the devil’s work.’
I experienced something similar to this when I was at a warrior party in the past.
It is a symptom of when a high-ranking demon with great power dominates the building.
If you continue to stay here, you may be possessed by demons or imprisoned forever.
I had to get out of here right away.
“Audrit! majesty! mama! Edward!”
Maru immediately ran to the party and informed them.
“Heh heh, it’s amazing how amazing this is happening in the middle of this megalopolis.”
“I don’t know if the accommodation will be okay.”
The king and queen urged them to leave in haste.
Audrit’s face was troubled.
“I hope nobody gets hurt.”
Edward rubbed his sore stomach and frowned.
“Ugh… What if I drank shit on the way… ”
The escort leader of the kingdom of Basilite, who was listening together, pulled out his sword with strained eyes.
“I’m leaving for my accommodation!”
The escort leader led the way with ten knights.
Maru, along with the party, quickly got out of the building under their escort.
It was then.
Something more serious happened.
Demon dens were opened all over the city floor, and demons began pouring out in droves.
It seemed that all the devils in the world had come.
I saw a demon crawling on the floor with three pairs of legs like a bug, a demon in the form of a human with a vertical split in the abdomen and crackling ribs like teeth, and a ghost floating in the air with a blurry appearance.
Hundreds of them popped up from one demon den alone.
Biting and tearing, screaming and running away, the streets became a complete mayhem.
Even that was not enough, a huge goddess appeared from the sky.
The two lifeless eyes showed a cruel madness beyond turbidity.
Soon, hundreds of shining knives were created around her body as she lazily floated through the air.
They rained straight down on the ground.
“Everyone go inside the building!”
Maru shouted urgently and hugged Audrit, who closed her eyes, and hurriedly ran into the building.
“Ahh!”
“Wow!”
“help me!”
Pedestrians on the street were helpless.
The swords of light pouring down upon them pierced their bodies and then disappeared into the air.
The goddess floating in the sky slaughtered dozens of people and then slowly left for another area as if nothing had happened.
Maru swept his chest and looked around.
Fortunately, the king, queen, and Edward were all safe.
Audrey was holding her tightly.
“Audrey, are you hurt?”
“I’m fine. Do you?”
“I’m fine too.”
After lightly kissing her on the forehead, he approached the escort leader.
He, too, was stunned by the sudden attack.
“I’ve never seen such a monster before. Killing innocent people with the face of an angel… ”
“Let’s go back to our inn. I need to pack up and leave here.”
The escort leader slapped both of his cheeks.
“We will clear the way. Please leave it to me.”
went out of the building again.
The streets were already raging with countless demons.
But it wasn’t just that they were helpless, fierce battles were taking place between ordinary adventurers and demons everywhere.
In addition, the elven soldiers who were urgently dispatched were also very active.
Maru thought for a while and then laughed.
“I was going to give up on adventures and live by sponsoring from the rear.”
Fate did not leave him alone to settle down.
“Where is this?”
I need to get out of this hellish city quickly.
And I will definitely protect Audrey.
Maru swore firmly and held her hand.
“Only trust me. Your Highness, Mama, Edward and even you. I’ll be sure to protect you.”
Audrit looked up at him with sparkling eyes and smiled.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t be of any help.”
“Originally, a princess is saved by a prince.”