247. Demon world is strange (2)
“… … .”
“… … .”
The time when the twilight is thick just before the sun rises. Cain and I were on our last watch.
Demons and demons popping up from all sides, they didn’t know when they would be attacked, so they decided to keep watch with a team of two.
Some of them were tired from the extreme tension, but everyone was talking less and less as time went on.
It must have been because he felt a sense of crisis through his skin, since he was approaching a climax.
Even if he is a hero, in the end he is just an ordinary human being. It was rather strange that I wasn’t anxious and scared.
Cain, leaning on my shoulder, embracing his knees and quietly gazing at the bonfire, must be quiet in the same way.
Cain looked quite tired, probably because he had put too much effort into the fierce battle with Kusanie.
‘That responsible guy dozed off during his night shift.’
I must have been very sleepy. After some time, Cain began to doze off.
I left Cain quietly leaning on my shoulder and widened my eyes. Now that Cain is in this state, I also have to concentrate and stay vigil.
Anyway, I spread the shadows everywhere, so I was able to cover many people’s share by myself.
If a monster approaches within at least 500m, it is possible to notice it immediately.
Well, because there was Bell’s barrier prayer and Siana’s familiar in the first place, there was no need to put so much effort into it.
At least there would be no problem in terms of safety, but it was prepared in case the gate opens at a distance that can be checked with the naked eye at dawn.
I went around hard during the day, but in the end I couldn’t find the gate.
It must be as difficult as winning the lottery to find a gate that suddenly appears in this vast land.
However, opportunities come to those who are prepared, so they open their eyes like this in preparation for the odds.
Deaf, Deaf.
“Indignant! We need strength, more strength… … !”
In the silence, Fonte Nome gritted his teeth and moaned like a nightmare.
It seemed that he had been doing that since Kusanie couldn’t even use his strength. It seemed that the helpless person himself was quite resentful.
The already quiet guy kept his mouth shut after that, practicing his silence. He looked fine on the outside, but seeing that he was in pain when he slept, he must have been fine in reality.
“… … Aren, I’m sorry. I fell asleep.”
how much time has passed
While staring at the dawn in silence, Cain opened his eyes.
“You can sleep more. I’ll keep my eyes open.”
“Nope.”
Cain rubbed his eyes and took his cheek from my shoulder. The mark of my shoulder was engraved on Cain’s cheek. It was pretty cute to have clothes marks on her immaculate skin.
“Huh.”
Cain stretched. I guess I had a good night’s sleep.
“I’m comfortable sleeping next to you.”
and then smile Seeing that refreshing smile in this dark dawn made my heart strain.
“Can you expect more?”
“… … uh.”
My permission wouldn’t have mattered anyway. Cain leaned on my shoulder again and quietly stared at the same place as me. The scent of lemon wafted through Cain’s shallow breaths.
“… … Father, will you be all right?”
After staring blankly at the horizon for a while, Cain broke the silence and started talking. What I’m worried about isn’t just the fierce battle with the demon lord.
“You will be fine. Because he is the strongest person in the kingdom.”
“… … yes.”
silence again.
Cain secretly looked for my hand, and soon put on the pod. I quietly gave my strength and held Cain’s hand.
“Are we okay too?”
“Of course.”
Is there anything else to say other than this? It will be fine. At least I’ll save you.
“Aren. don’t hurt yourself either Okay? If you get hurt, die to me.”
Cain issued a cute warning. Cain’s expression relaxed slightly as if he was relieved by my words, ‘It’s okay.’
“Isn’t it certain that I will just die if I’m by your side?”
“Miss Lee! really!”
cook! and Cain stabbing me in the side. In case someone isn’t a stabbing master, he stabs the painful part very accurately. I was about to shed tears.
“Well?”
“… … !”
Then, at the same time, the joke stopped.
“Aren.”
“yes. I felt it too.”
We felt and reacted the same. The flow of air that has changed to vivid magic.
‘There’s a monster nearby.’
It didn’t come from afar. It’s a feeling suddenly perceived within the realm of the shadows it spreads.
Then this… … !
“Cain! Wake up the kids!”
“uh? Yes!”
It is unconditional. If something had suddenly appeared, the gate was clear.
“Wake it up and bring it to me right away!”
“Okay!”
I ran at full speed toward the open gate.
Divinity began to dwell in the purifier in his hand.
gate in the distance. The monsters started crawling out of it one by one.
The guys that appeared this time were not Orc Warriors, but Ghouls. Not just ghouls that eat corpses, but ghouls that drink souls.
‘Soul Eater.’
A total of three objects passed through the gate.
The gate could disappear right away, so there was no time to identify them and find their weaknesses.
You just have to break through at once.
――■■■!
Soul Eater let out a terrible scream. As one screamed, the Soul Eater followed suit. The sound resonated with such force as to tear the eardrums.
“Kuk!”
After all, it wasn’t an ordinary monster.
The bigger problem was that the screaming sound had the power to separate the soul from the body.
When I looked at my hands, there were blurry afterimages left, making it look like two hands.
It was definitely proof that the soul was splitting. If you fight leisurely, you will be beaten with your soul pulled out.
In an instant, look back. Colleagues hurriedly packed their bags and ran. It is still outside the influence of the monster.
‘Kill them before that.’
There is no compromise. I didn’t even have time to take on this or that.
You have to do everything in your power to knock it down in an instant.
Light swirls around the blade of the purifier. Magical power and divine power were mixed to form a fierce aura blade.
The more they jumped in, the more powerful their screams became, causing pain like stabbing an eardrum with an awl. Even my mind started to fade.
Even in the game, it was a monster that was difficult to deal with without a ranged dealer.
I don’t have time right now because of the gate, so it was difficult to wait for Hoyana or Siana.
i have to solve
Fortunately, I was an all-around proficient in everything including ranged attacks and support.
don’t slow down I stretch out my hand and cast a spell to silence the bastard’s voice.
“――!?”
The sharp piercing sound stopped. His eardrum had already been torn and his ear was bleeding, but he didn’t care.
“Haap!”
At the end of the rush, the purifier drew a deep and wide trajectory.
With a single cut, it cut through three Soul Eaters at the same time.
It was a sword attack with an aura blade.
Soul Eater’s tricky point was a powerful debuff-based attack that kept him in check from a distance, but it wasn’t that his body was strong.
Therefore, the moment the soul eater’s body touched the aura blade, the soul-drinking corpses were ground to dust without a trace.
Well, in the first place, the decayed corpse was moved by demonia and resentment.
“Areen!”
The first to arrive was Siana.
There were about 5 magic circles created behind her, and each circle felt the amount of magical power that would blow one meteor away.
“Aren! it’s okay!? Bleeding from the ears… … .”
“yes I’m fine. talk later. Let’s go through the gate first.”
“yes… … ! Okay!”
One by one, colleagues began to arrive.
I started counting the arrivals, remembering the habit of being a squad leader.
‘Siana is here. Hoya, Cain, Ackerman, Fonte, Bell. Seven including me. It fits perfectly.’
I was relieved only after I finished scanning with my eyes for the last time. Everyone got here safely.
Just in time, the gates were about to close.
Beyond the gate, there was a bleak view of the Demon Realm, filled with demons, lava, and sulfur gas.
I was afraid and I had nothing to do.
for now,
“run!”
Because it’s something to go through the gate and see.
* * *
“aaa!!!”
It was good until I passed the gate. Because I had to hurry to the demon realm. They succeeded in using their tricks against them.
However, there was one problem.
The gate we passed through was not connected to the ground.
Soul Eaters were able to fly, and those monsters passed through the gates that opened in the sky!
thanks to that,
“Floating, falling!!!”
“help me!!!”
We were falling from high in the sky at unstoppable speed.
Oh, to be precise, it wasn’t ‘us’.
Siana, Cain, and Bell, including me, are floating in the sky… … I was admiring the scenery.
“aaa!!”
“Sah, save me!”
“Wah ha ha ha ha ha! land and me We can test who is stronger! come! O Mother Nature——!”
Only the triumvirate who was stamped by Siana fell.
From the first meeting, the three of them couldn’t plant a good image in Siana, so that’s it. Until graduation, Sianna behaved mischievously with the boys.
“Ugh!!”
“… … !”
After falling for a long time, Shiana controlled them with telekinesis magic. The corners of her mouth were wickedly raised.
“Hi-Hi.”
I saw a little devil
Looking to the side, Cain was calmly admiring the sky, and Bell, perhaps scared, was looking for God with both hands.
The thrilling fall is over. After many twists and turns, I managed to land safely. Instead, the aftereffects were significant.
“Phew~ Is everyone okay?”
Cyana smiled brightly and asked Ackerman.
“Wow!”
Ackerman vomited and vomited what was inside.
“Sorry, sorry. It was a chance to see how strong my body is. Ah, it must have taken more training.”
Ponte, who had finally gone mad, started doing push-ups as if possessed as soon as he fell. Hey, it doesn’t look very good… … ?
And Hoya.
“Did you pass out?”
Cyanna touched it, but her face turned blue and there was no response. He was foaming at his mouth.
Even Bell wasn’t normal, so it’s going to take quite a while for Hoya to come to his senses.
“I arrived in the Demon Realm, but… … .”
Cain sighed at the sight of his ragtag comrades. It was a series of difficulties from the start.
“Anyway, you arrived safely. Let’s think positively.”
“… … okay.”
“Is Aren okay?”
After abandoning Hoya, Cyana suddenly came to me. It seemed that my ears were concerned. Of course, since the blood had been wiped away with magic, only Siana knew.
“yes. don’t worry. thank you.”
In fact, there was no problem with hearing. It just sucks because there’s a little bit of blood.
“Thank you for being alive. Siana.”
Cain also smiled at Cyana. If it wasn’t for Siana’s magic, my ＜Warriors Kingdom＞ would have had a crash ending.
“What do you have this much!”
Siana put her hands on her hips and snorted. It’s cute how she sticks her chest out as if she’s proud, so I almost spit out the words out loud.
Come back.
‘Did I shorten the time by about a week?’
Using the gate to attack humans, he invaded the Demon World in reverse.
I was able to hit the demon king much faster than expected, but the most urgent thing is to close the gate.
You must catch Aguileas quickly and decapitate him before the gate is completed. Subjugation of the demon lord is what to do after that.
‘Let’s start with Aguileas.’
I closed my eyes and focused my mind.
Since they are strong demons, you should be able to track down the large demons.
‘Something seems to be approaching.’
When tracking down a demon with a unique presence, there is a demon that is detected first. I could clearly feel it even without seeing it.
‘This… … . Desmonium of madness?’
Even if you sneak in, does the order of the boss battles not change?
The magic of Desmonium was approaching in real time, and at a very fast speed.
The moment I was about to shout to hurry up and prepare for battle—
“I can feel it.”
As if possessed, Fonte raised his head.
“The enemy of my destiny… … !”
* * *
“… … .”
What was in front of me was a massive mass of demonic energy itself. The word lump is also insufficient for a long time. That’s Magi’s Mountain. Maybe it’s the source of magic.
The bones that Thanatos chewed and spit out would make a mountain, and the blood of the meat he ate would make a river flow.
It was all blood and intestines and rotting stench.
Wasn’t the demon king a nobler being than the evil Aguileas thought?
These days, when he is disappointed and afraid of the demon king, Aguileaas is called by the demon king and stands in front of him.
badly.
‘Is there really such a thing as intelligence?’
Among the demons, Aguileas has developed a talent for magic. He had a noble aspect because he lived with his hair in his own way.
In his view, the existence of the demon king was infinitely close to a ‘beast’.
A greedy beast that only eats. If that being hadn’t been the ‘demon king’, Aguileas would have treated him worse than a goblin.
Still, the reason why Aguileas respected him without changing his expression was because of the overwhelming life force that radiated from that beast.
I can assure you, if the demon king decides to do it, Aguiles will stop breathing in the blink of an eye.
“Did you call?”
Thanatos continued to eat whether he came or not. This time, it was the internal organs of an unknown monster. Blood and filth dripped from the elongated intestines.
Then pop.
The demon king in the form of a young man who was chewing raw meat stopped eating. His surroundings are distorted. This is because the dense demonic energy distorted the space.
“You immoral one. Did you call me after completing the door?”
With blood all over his mouth, the Demon King laughed happily and muttered. The pale whites without pupils gave Aguileas goosebumps.
“Demon King, that’s… … .”
Aguileas sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He immediately planted his knees on the ground and lowered his head.
crawl
Lie down tight.
Only then can we live.
“yet… … . sorry. I will finish it quickly.”
The moment I held my breath and waited for the demon king’s words, I heard a sigh and lifted my body. It wasn’t that I was hallucinating or experiencing sensations that weren’t there because I was overwhelmed with fear.
Indeed, while floating in the air, Aguileas was approaching the demon lord.
“Oh, Maou-nim… … !”
Aguileas exclaimed urgently. I tried to struggle, but even breathing was controlled by the demon king’s overwhelming life force.
“Three days! If you give me three more days, I can turn the entire Pandemonium into a gate! Really! Trust me!!”
――It was too late.
There was no mercy in Thanatos’ eyes, and the corners of his mouth were torn to the point of viciousness.
It falls. Gradually, it began to fall from Aguileas’s head to the devil’s mouth.
blah blah! The demon king’s mouth opened wide enough to make a sound.
“Ugh, ugh!!! I can’t do this! How long have I waited—!”
Sharp and numerous teeth reminiscent of a great white shark were the last sight Aguileas saw in his lifetime.
Aww, wow.
Aguileas of vice swallowed whole, from head to toe.
Since he couldn’t open the large-scale warp gate within the deadline set by the demon king, he was just a useless subordinate to the demon king.
Even the title of the demon king’s right-hand man, a follower, was nothing more than a façade that they applied themselves in the first place.
Now that he is no longer useful, the only way he can be of any help to the demon king is to provide food for him as he is now.
Aguileas melted in grief.
“Ugh, wook. Queue.”
It was swallowed whole and digested shortly thereafter.
The demon king’s intake was not simply the absorption of nutrients. A slightly different dimension.
It’s the same as absorbing everything from the target you ate. It was in the same context as the demon king eating creatures without rest.
mana, strength, brains, knowledge, experience, etc.
Thanatos made everything of Aguileas his own without exception.
Then, his pale whites were imbued with reason.
A blood color that symbolizes demons. As soon as the red pupil was formed, the demon king became more human-like in appearance.
“… … .”
look at the sky
It was a deep cave in the demon realm, but what he saw was the sky beyond.
A small refraction began to appear in the sky beyond the cave, the space where the demon king’s gaze landed.
The door to the end has begun to open.