244. Underground Ruin (1)
After a heated discussion, a conclusion was reached.
As a result, it was agreed that my opinion was the most reasonable.
However, from the beginning to the end, it does not go to the demon realm through the underground passage.
When a monster steps on a monster, its speed doubles and it arrives in an instant, but that’s not the case with humans.
It was concluded that the underground was dark, the air was thin, and that it was difficult for humans to survive in such a place for a long time because it was the power of the demon king who materialized demons.
Therefore, we decided to go through the underground and investigate what was going on.
If it was not a big accident enough to encounter the demon king after passing through a certain section, it was decided to collapse the underground passage and come back to the land.
After that, the original plan was to continue the expedition to the Pandemonium.
“great. There are risks involved, but this is well worth the challenge.”
Vemillion quickly gathered the scattered opinions.
Certainly, since he was a talented person who had risen to the position of principal, he was a person with a very good head in this direction.
“The horoscope is also good. Looking at the four stars shining brightly in the northeast night sky, the fall of the demon king is not far off.”
Although his mysterious horoscope fortune was a little unreliable.
But it’s not someone else, it’s Vemillion who is well versed in constellation magic, so I have no choice but to trust him.
“Remember. Investigation only 2 days. No more. It’s too dangerous to run into demon lords or demons underground with only one road. know?”
“yes.”
“If you are in danger, you must escape immediately with leap magic.”
“All right.”
“great. I must hurry to the academy and inform His Highness the King.”
This is an unprecedented emergency.
We decided to set out at dawn tomorrow, much earlier than the day of the expedition that the God of Light had foretold.
Given the circumstances, it was an inevitable decision.
After the decision was made, Vemillion immediately flew to the academy.
There is no certainty that we will block the monster army 100%, so the academy has to prepare its own defenses.
If the party of warriors is wiped out, ＜Warriors＞ will be the place to produce another warrior.
The last bastion of the kingdom was the academy.
In addition, he decided to inform Odelia of this fact.
If the Pandemonium secretly planned an invasion underground, there would be no battle on the Gordon Yard plains.
The stage of the final war will be changed to the academy.
If so, Odelia must lead the soldiers and come to the academy.
It was quite different from the last I knew. It wasn’t a very good situation.
There were a lot of anxiety factors, but I still have to do it.
As anxious as it is, the power of the warrior party has risen far above the game, and there are many countermeasures. We can overcome it somehow.
Perhaps, the last night to stretch out and sleep was passing.
* * *
“Light it up!!!”
“It’s a demon–!”
“Gather the guards! Keep an eye on the demons appearing ahead!”
Lightning struck in the middle of the night.
It was an attack by demons at the main gate of the royal castle, and immediately after the king issued a quasi-war order.
The demons appeared while the soldiers were very nervous due to the sudden wartime situation.
The torches on the walls of the royal castle, which had been quiet, lit up the night.
When I light the torch, there are three demons standing there.
They didn’t really attack, they just waited in silence. There was only one thing those demons asked for.
―It was sent by the great demon Blackfire. I want to meet the human king.
From a human point of view, it was a frightening demand.
Suddenly, a demon tribe wants to see the human king. It is an unprecedented event.
It would have been less scary and less suspicious than this if he had led the army to attack.
However, it was truly unprecedented for the demons to announce that they had no intention of attacking and call the king at the entrance of the castle, so the castle fell into confusion.
‘What’s the plan?’
‘It’s clear that he’s trying to induce people’s guard and surprise them by saying let’s talk.’
‘Your Highness must never go out. Everyone needs to put their mouths together. Do you understand?’
The urgently convened servants unanimously concluded that it was a trick of the demons.
What stopped the buzz was Odelia’s appearance.
“Report the situation.”
Odelia immediately changed into battle armor and strode over to sit on the throne.
Her face was very damaged from the excessive work, but she did not show any signs of hardship.
“majesty. It is said that demons have come to the southern gate of the castle. They haven’t expressed any intention of attacking yet, but they say they requested to see Her Highness.”
Instead, Hana lowered her head and reported.
“Is that the end?”
Odelia asked, narrowing her eyes. It was because he thought that the demons who had come this far couldn’t have made such a simple request.
“no. They said exactly that. ‘It was sent by the great demon Blackfire. I want to meet the human king… … .’Called.”
“Blackfire?”
“That’s right.”
In the eyes of the servants, Odelia’s expression was hard to guess.
Even though she temporarily performs her duties as king, it is because there are many times when she cannot understand her words, actions, and intentions.
It was like that even now.
I couldn’t figure out the intention behind that strangely smiling face.
“majesty. Please do not be fooled by their wicked intentions.”
“I will definitely deceive Your Highness and aim for the back of your head!”
The ministers all pleaded not to listen to the demons’ demands.
Deckard, Commander of the Royal Knights, smiled sparsely as to why this situation was so funny.
“Knight Commander. What is your opinion?”
Deckard pretended to be troubled by Odelia’s question for a moment and then—
“Still, I want to meet you even if I’m just curious.”
He spoke very casually. It was an answer that made the stomach turn over to the servants who knew nothing.
“majesty!”
“The Knight Commander’s opinion is too dangerous!”
But Odelia shook her head.
“I agree with what the knight commander said. But I don’t know what would happen if I left them alone.”
“majesty. that… … !”
Odelia jumped off the throne and rose. A smile spread across his face.
The servants did not understand why Odelia was so happy.
“Listen instead. Maybe the demons will catch me with a trick and attack other places, so keep an eye on all the walls and spread the word.”
Queen Odelia never gave up once she decided, and her momentum was unmatched.
She was already in a situation where she had seized the royal castle with one charisma.
Of course, no one resisted the queen’s bluff.
“Yes, yep!”
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coo coo coo… … .
The heavy gate of the castle wall opens. In the meantime, the knights in shining armor came out in perfect order and began to capture the camp.
And one person walking out through a gap in the ranks.
Although small and fragile, Odelia was more ambitious than anyone else here.
She made Deckard stay behind her just in case, and went forward.
The king of demons and humans who finally confronted each other.
It was a historical and imminent crisis situation. The soldiers on the wall held their breath and drew their bowstrings.
… … It is clearly a precarious situation. If so, the atmosphere was strange.
Seen from afar, there was no ‘tension’ between them.
Rather, it was a casual conversation.
The court mages who were waiting on the wall to prepare for any unexpected situation were also making dumbfounded expressions.
“therefore. Are you saying Aren sent you? Is everything you say true?”
“Yes.”
“By the way, the human leader. Tell those people to put away their bows. I will be offended and die!”
“Be patient. Asmodian. Can’t you help it? It’s a secret that we have one-sided ceremonies.”
In fact, their conversation felt a bit unscrewed.
It was a conversation that was possible because they had already known each other once when they blocked the demon lord’s resurrection, but it was really misleading to people who didn’t know anything about it.
Our King’s Highness is a demonic spy!?
It was a misunderstanding that could have been enough to imagine such a thing.
However, Odelia didn’t want to pay attention to every misunderstanding.
The urgent thing was, of course, the messenger sent by Aren.
In fact, what they brought was just as shocking.
“Are you even going to need a divine beast summons… … .”
Odelia didn’t realize the power of ‘Bingryong’ that Devlani had said about.
It was because I couldn’t believe that the ancient dragon had been resurrected without seeing it in person, and that just spreading its wings would create the illusion that a solar eclipse had occurred.
It was because of the vague doubt that ‘Aren’t such formidable creatures only in legends?’
Of course, after witnessing the resurrection of the demon king, I didn’t think their words were lies.
It was a demon that Aren sent in the first place, so it was foolish not to believe it.
Odelia was very serious, but other demons did not.
First of all, they felt physiologically repulsive because of the liveliness and hostility of the people around them.
Thanks to that, Krakchar was barely holding back the anger that welled up deep in his heart. He may be doing that because he doesn’t know, but it’s because the long history of hating humans hasn’t been erased that quickly.
“anyway… … . know that human king. When the battle starts and Bingryong appears, we will help.”
said Bartolomeu, who had been silent.
“Good. once you know that But, who is that? It’s the first demon I’ve ever seen. Are you Aren’s subordinate too?”
Since he had never met Odelia, Bartolomeu was being treated like a neighborhood drummer.
“Ah, there is something like that. Never mind the human king.”
Devlani waved his hand as if not to mind. Devlani’s mind was all about wanting to see Blackfire as soon as possible.
“Hmm.”
Even though he is a demon, he is the king of humans. Odelia might not like the attitude of the demons, but she didn’t care at all.
Deckard, who had been silently listening to the conversation, was quite impressed with Odelia’s distribution.
The longer you wait, the harder it will be to explain to your servants. At this point, I was just about to start acting to send them back.
“Well?”
Suddenly, a person fell from a constellation in the sky. There was only one person in the world who could use leap magic through constellations.
“Vemillion?”
“majesty! This is an emergency!”
“What is going on?”
Vemilion immediately bowed her head in front of Odelia and said.
“There is a hole in the basement of the academy… … ! It looks like demons are digging burrows and attacking!”
“Dig a hole?”
A loud voice then heard.
It felt like it wasn’t Odelia’s, but Vemillion didn’t care and continued.
“Yes. It seems like they played a trick… … Ahh! It’s a surprise!”
However, Krakchar’s beauty was a presence that could never be ignored.
* * *
“then. I’ll go down first.”
We set out after preparing for the expedition. After walking for a while, we arrived at the hole that Vemillion had talked about.
scold, scold.
Down there, demonic water was flowing like polluted water, giving off a stench.
For a normal human being, even the smell of it is lethal. Uriya Bell’s presence alone is enough to purify demonic energy, but it’s still dangerous to come into contact with it.
So, after putting on the ‘Holy Sword’ purifier set, I decided to go down first and secure a safe zone.
Although not as much as Bell, I, who have been able to purify demons and have resistance, jumped down without hesitation.
Then, he immediately wrapped himself in a shadow, and landed while slamming his holy sword into the ground.
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Knock–!
The Witchbeast couldn’t bear to attack the holy sword and it split in half and flowed. Although it seems slow because of the viscosity, the flow speed was faster than expected.
‘I should have reached the bottom of the academy by now.’
Because of the toxicity of the witch beast itself, there were clear traces of the rocks and soil in the basement melting. Because of that, the cave was formed because of it, not at the level of a hole.
At least a party of 7 warriors spread out in a line, leaving plenty of room for walking.
“Aren-! it’s okay!?”
Cain’s voice was heard from above. I struggled a lot to stop myself from going down first. Cain’s will was poisonously burning.
“yes. it’s okay-! wait for a while I’ll secure a safe zone!”
“okay! Watch out!”
First of all, you need to make a lot of space so that your colleagues can come down to the basement safely.
It seemed like it could be done by using the principle of driving the holy sword into the ground as it is now.
If it was Bell, the place she passed through would be the sanctuary, so the Witchbeast wouldn’t be able to pass it anymore, but my holy power wasn’t that level.
so… … .
Clap!
I have to solve it physically.
“Whoa.”
Raise your mental powers to the limit.
Gather all breath and energy into the tip of the sword, and borrow the power of the sword with a reverent heart.
Divinity began to dwell in Purifier, the holy sword that had cut down countless ‘Evils’.
Could it be because of the aftereffects of being a demonic sword? The light is not as bright as before, but it is not lacking in the slightest to illuminate the underground cave.
Raise the shining sword above your head. And drop it with an effortless motion.
‘Cut the nebula.’
―――!
As the neat trajectory cut through the darkness, the divine light rushed in and purged all the demonic rivers in the darkness.
The improved proficiency was rewarded with amazing power.
“Awesome… … .”
The stench that had been infesting me disappeared in an instant.
He succeeded in purifying the demonic beast that had been terrifying only with pure holy power.
After all, there is no weapon comparable to the holy sword to deal with ‘Ma’.
However, the purified magic power is only a part. From far away, the demonic water began to flow in again.
You must hurry up and ring the bell.
“done! Everyone, come down safely!”
“Okay! I’ll go down!”
There was an answer, and soon after, everyone safely descended to the basement with Siana’s telekinesis magic.
“Wow, it’s bigger than I thought.”
“If it’s a burrow like this, a large army of monsters will be able to move quickly… … . It’s dangerous.”
Everyone was surprised by the size of the underground passage, which was larger than expected.
It’s amazing even to me, it’s needless to say for these guys who haven’t experienced much about demons and monsters yet.
“I have no time to be idle. Candidate Saint? For now, a barrier prayer.”
“yes. senior.”
Bell faced the tidal wave of demonic beasts that came in in front of him.
Since it was a demonic beast that swept away and surged, the amount and speed were different from before.
However-
“My future path is the one with the god of light… … !”
At most, it was just a stream of demonic energy.
It was not enough to block the holy woman candidate whom the god of light cherished.
“Oh, come! aaa! Run away!!!”
Wow!
To the extent that Hoya’s fuss was overshadowed, the Witchbeast evaporated as a handful of light as soon as it entered the barrier opened by Bell.
“Uh… … ?”
Until now, they had only heard that she was a candidate for a saint, but they probably did not fully realize her true power.
Everyone was surprised to see the miracle of removing deadly curses and poisons, and purifying demons with only their breath.
It was strange that Bell, who hadn’t undergone any training unlike them, wasn’t surprised to see how easily he could erase the demons.
Everyone’s expression fully realized why Belle was a ‘candidate for a saint’.
“Wow, that’s great!”
“Are you also a candidate for a saintess?”
“indeed.”
“Whoops. It’s nothing.”
For the time being, Bell had set up a barrier, so the Witchbeast wouldn’t flow in any further.
The fire on the ground of the academy seemed to have been extinguished.
Besides, as long as Bell is there, we have no problem. First of all, I was able to prepare to move forward with peace of mind.
“Now, don’t worry and prepare.”
“thank you. Holy Maiden.”
Of course, Bell’s stamina would continue to be consumed just by maintaining the barrier prayer.
So we can’t afford to relax.
Bell’s stamina will reach its limit someday, and the demon king’s demonic beasts will constantly flood in.
The investigation must be completed within three days, and the underground canal must be plugged.
“Have you packed all your equipment beforehand? Then, the saintess candidate is in the lead. After that, I, Sianna, Cain, Ponte, Hoya, and Ackerman will walk in that order.”
We lined up as we had agreed before.
The size of the canal is generous, but it was important to reduce the coverage area in order to save Bell’s physical strength as much as possible.
“yes. great!”
“Let’s go.”
“Ugh… … Are you okay? What should I do if a demon suddenly appears… … want to go home.”
“Hoya. Just walk quietly.”
No mind from the start Hoya, I wanted to close my mouth like a zipper. However, Hoya is also a guy who has been given the title of a hero in his own way. He quickly became serious and began to walk in silence.
… … It was the time when the demon lord subjugation team took a few steps after twists and turns.
―――!
Suddenly, a scream reverberated through the underground cave.
It was an abnormal sound that would make a human being freeze.
“It’s a monster! Prepare for battle!”
Ackerman, who grasped the situation from the back, quickly shouted.
Swords and spears echoed through the cave with a smooth metallic sound.
Everyone prepared for battle with skillful movements.
“First strike!”
During the camp training, group training was also conducted, so the formation in preparation for this situation was also matched in advance.
The first formation was a tactic to deal with when encountering many low-level monsters such as goblins and orcs.
“Aren! What, what are you doing!”
“Why are you standing still! Did you forget?!”
“Aren?”
But that wasn’t it.
Now, in that deep darkness, the monster that was heading this way was at best different in nature from that small puppet.
‘Obviously that cry… … .’
It’s a monster I’ve heard countless times.
Even though I had tried dozens of times in the last chapter of the Demon World Expedition, there was no way I couldn’t remember that unique, roaring voice.
‘Destroyed Kusanie.’
I met the Demon King’s family earlier than I thought.
It wasn’t easy from the start.
“Everybody stop.”
“… … ?”
I am the only one who knows his abilities. If you rush to the present state, you will be annihilated.
“Cain, Hoya.”
“yes?”
“Huh?”
“Will you take the lead?”
So, I called the staff in charge of Kusanie. There was a reason why Cain was so toxic.