Episode 176
A huge explosion erupted one after another.
The earth sank with a single gesture, and the mountains split according to the sword’s trajectory.
The battle between the demon king and the hero lasted more than a day.
Those who watched their battle from afar clearly realized that they were in the middle of the legend, and their battle was fierce.
seemingly.
“Warrior!”
Hazel’s face contorted like a demon.
His arms cut through the air. The hero evaded his attack casually. how many times already How different is it?
At first, he seemed to be overwhelmed.
My skills, which had been stagnant after a month of fighting, had grown.
But why doesn’t the attack fit?
Heizel’s attack swept through the air as if deliberately avoiding the hero. However, the warrior’s sword cut through his own magic and left scars on his body.
It was only a small wound, but Heisel’s face was even more distorted.
Evidence that you are clearly watching.
Enraged at the sight, he shouted.
“How long do you plan on doing that?”
Magi rose from under his feet, and in an instant, the surrounding space was crushed. Even the warrior stopped his body as if he could not ignore it. Heisel moved his hand as if he had seized the opportunity.
Like a ghost, the warrior’s body turned into light.
He stopped attacking for a moment, then stared at him through his red eyes.
‘Since when.’
Are you starting to overwhelm yourself?
Before going into battle?
Or is he also growing in real time?
I couldn’t understand. She said that she had been training for only half a year, but what is the difference? bird ‘
he gnawed at it.
could not admit A dark feeling swelled up in my chest.
It appeared suddenly and quietly permeated Heisel, as if it had been his feelings from the beginning. She had blood in his eyes.
“What way!”
At his cry, the hero looked at him with clear eyes.
“How did you become stronger, hero! Tell me!”
“Demon Lord, come to your senses. You are only being influenced by ████.”
The warrior hesitated with a sad face. Then she opened her mouth as if she had made a big decision.
“It’s only connected to ████.”
I couldn’t hear what the warrior was saying.
As he was about to listen, a thought popped into his head.
– Now is your chance. What do you do without attacking when you are vigilant? Do you need to listen to the enemy?
‘•••Yeah, you don’t have to listen.’
He rushed in while he was speaking. The warrior sighed. Of course, the demon king’s attack did not reach.
“••• Probably.”
As he was about to continue his attack, the hero’s low whisper came into his ear.
“I guess I’ll have to figure it out myself.”
The demon king’s consciousness was instantly dyed white.
“Please, I hope it doesn’t take long. If it’s too late…”
There may be no chance.
From that day on, the Demon King collided with the hero day and night. There was no change. The hero always overwhelms him, and in the end, as if mockingly, he released the demon king.
“Demon Lord, think carefully. Are your actions so far true to your will?”
“Shut up…!”
Heisel mobilized all the means.
He did not spare all of the special moves he had acquired in the Demon Realm and the abilities he had hidden.
“Move quickly, or you’ll be late.”
“dog sound!”
His attack did not reach the hero. The warrior whispered softly.
“We must break the bridle. Demon Lord.”
Heisel glared again. The warrior accepted his challenge.
They fought in various places. In the desert, in the swamps, in the sea, and back in the plains.
In the world, it is difficult to differentiate between the hero and the demon king, so they fight dozens of times, but the demon king guessed it was the hero who spread the rumors.
Others won’t be able to tell the truth.
That made him even more angry. The embers that had already permeated his chest burned even bigger and seemed too late to extinguish them.
“•••Warrior!”
Heisel slapped her fist.
The walls of the city where the hard-earned materials were piled up were smashed.
lack of strength
The hero grew stronger as time passed, and his skills stagnated again.
If I could improve my skills again, I would be able to do anything.
“•••no method.”
I couldn’t find such a way.
There was no way to increase the strength compared to a hero in a short period of time, even in the documents collected from the Demon Realm and newly stolen from the Empire.
‘If the hero changes his mind… ：
The war is bound to be defeated.
I had to raise my powers right now!
The more I pondered on my impatience, the more urgency came. How, what should I do? ‘ °
how… .
Then, an idea came to mind.
When he roamed the battlefield killing humans, his skills had improved.
However, the humans are guarded by a hero.
If so, if.
other non-humans.
‘If, for example, I could become strong even as a demon… :
Just as his heart was tilted by the momentary thought, he heard a voice next to him.
“••• Demon Lord. Are you okay?”
Turning her head, Lilith walked out through the hole in the broken wall.
“I heard that you are confined to the library these days. Many people are concerned.”
“••• Are you worried?”
“Yeah. He must have been injured during the fierce battle with the hero….”
“haha….”
At her words, Heisel’s head turned cold.
‘I… .,
What were you thinking?
‘You have to break the bridle. Devil:
My head was dizzy. In an instant, she hurriedly approached me. Lilith’s gentle eyes appeared in front of her. Even the emotions in her.
“•••Are you really okay? If you are seriously injured, prepare to retreat….”
Heizel raised the corners of her lips as she struggled to face her. he shook his head.
“No, if you go back now, you will suffer a lot of damage.”
After Heizel and the hero started the battle in earnest, the war intensified.
The main battlefield of the war was the central part, but there was no place where the aftermath of the war did not extend to the south and west, and east and north.
If we turn our backs now, even if the hero does not know, the Empire will not stand still.
I’ll try to completely destroy it and get rid of it.
“I’ll take care of it, so you do what you have to do.”
There will be no way to become stronger.
The hero also raised his skills in a short period of time, so there must be some side effect.
He thought about it and made up his mind again.
However, the hero never showed any weakness, as if ridiculing his easy faith.
‘This will be enough.’
Emotions are worn out.
‘Next will be the last,
Hope has run out.
‘If you hold on a little… .’
like that… .
“You still don’t know?”
A year has passed.
Heisel continued to lose. Hundreds of defeats had accumulated over time, and from a certain moment, the eyes of Heisel, who had promised the next one, became cloudy.
“It’ll be over in a little while, but still…”
The warrior looked at him with dark eyes.
His gaze was on him, not on Heisel.
Heisel’s emotions exploded at the sight.
“what!”
“What the hell are you going to do! Do you feel good about making fun of me, that it’s all over?”
“No, I’m here to help…”
“Shut up!”
Hazel, no, the Demon King made a new decision.
“The war is ending while you hold me.”
Eight companions of the hero were active in various places, leading to victory in a battlefield without a hero. The demons were at a disadvantage, and the territory was getting smaller and smaller.
“How long do I have to go with your rhythm!”
The fire of emotion that burned him grew stronger. Heisel didn’t hesitate any longer.
“Break the bridle? Yeah, I’ll break it.”
For the sake of the demons, there is no choice but to make some sacrifices. Isn’t it obvious? And that sacrifice will lead the demons to victory.
Returning to the city, Heisel headed to the place where the sick were staying.
“••• Demon Lord!”
“In such a shabby place…”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t get up.”
Each of them greeted him with an uncomfortable posture, but when he saw them, he shook.
‘•••Is this really right?’
But as soon as I thought of that, the face of the hero came to mind.
Anger, envy, jealousy, anxiety, irritability and inferiority
The emotions that burned with him were also there.
Heizel opened her mouth to those who looked up to her with a cold face.
“I need strength.”
didn’t say much
Maybe it was my last conscience… , it may have been to solidify a shaky resolve.
ironically.
“••• So, die for me.”
he raised his hand
No one resisted.
strength increased.
The first time was just difficult.
Unlike the first time he hesitated, the more he felt the increasing power, the more his hesitation disappeared.
𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘢
Fifth with this.
It was difficult to gather the wounded at once, so they were scattered and protected in several places. However, those who had gathered like that disappeared at once with his hand.
There were no protesters.
U W
Lilith appeared before him the third time he killed the demons.
She looked at him with a shocked expression on her face and followed quietly.
Maybe he had something to say.
But neither she nor Heisel said anything.
So time passed again.
The war was beginning to come to an end. Neither the Empire nor the Asmodians kept their lines.
They didn’t hesitate to do anything to put an end to each other.’ The corpses rolled like dust on the side of the road.
“••• Is it worthy to deal with now?”
“What did you do.”
“I broke the bridle.”
Heisel laughed. The hero raised his sword in amazement, but before that, Hygel’s attack pierced his defense.
The warrior’s body was pushed back.
‘Is it still… .’
still.
Time began to pass again.
Hygel began to get stronger at a faster rate than the hero. The hero who only evaded, his power was strong, so he couldn’t dodge it blindly like before.
“Kill them!”
“Dedicate your life!”
for the Demon King.
The demons sacrificed their lives to fight the empire, and all those who were wounded gave their lives to the demon king.
The power of the demon king increased, and the number of demons decreased.
The policies he implemented naturally failed. Cities are ruined, castles are broken.
Nevertheless, she tried.
Lilith has now sorted out the papers no one is paying attention to.
The day after the battle with the hero, Heisel returned to the castle after a long absence.
“•••Why are you still sorting it out?”
Heizel stopped looking at her.
Lilith, who followed him, guarded this place alone when Heisel did not return from battle.
“Because there’s only one thing I can do. So…”
She smiled bitterly and looked at him.
Even though her face darkened from fatigue, she was not the same as when we first met.
“Please stop by often. Are you still curious about how to serve the demons?”
“••••••okay.”
He nodded silently.