132 – Demon King Maker – 7
“Run! If you are trapped, it will be an dishonorable death!”
Hearing a voice urging rather than urging, he swung the dragon sword once again and released a wave of white flame.
The white flames that spread through the slash and rained down from the sky like a meteor shower burned and purified the rotten flesh covering the floor. Between them, a ruined wasteland was revealed.
But if that was all it was, it couldn’t be a threat. The ghost horse ran without hesitation over the land that Baekyeom had purified. The speed was so fast that the surrounding scenery could only be seen as an afterimage.
“Human! Back!”
“The recovery is really fast!”
She bent her shoulder sharply and fired white flames at the very back of the line. Dozens of arms that were trying to grab the end of the ghost cavalry were obliterated and disappeared at once. Even at this speed, they were slowly following.
It was extremely uncomfortable to be on a horse, just swinging my arms and scattering magic and sword skills in all directions. At least I’ve gotten used to it and it’s gotten better, but at first I almost burned my allies.
Thanks to the ghost horse’s characteristics, I was fortunate enough not to have to worry about riding the horse. If that were the case, one of the three would have been in trouble, whether it was a team kill, falling off the horse, or allowing access.
“Can’t you speed up more?”
“Got it! Everyone! Charge for honor!”
The dragon sword was swung, white flames created a path, and the ghost cavalry ran through it, repeating for a while. Then, the Elder Lich seemed to have changed its strategy as well, and the rotten swamp’s momentum slowed down for a moment.
Instead, the flesh began to come together and create the shape of a giant.
The rotten skin was covered with armor, and the arms extended endlessly, approaching as if to surround us. It seemed like the intention was to physically block the road. The wasteland swept by his arms was literally plowed.
“Did you think you could stop us with such tricks! “You traitor!”
With a roar that exploded like a thunderbolt, Dullahan threw down his spear with all his might. The spear flew in a straight line like a cannonball and hit the giant’s head.
ㅡGrrr!
A sound like thunder echoed across the plains. The area hit by the window exploded. The giant, whose appearance was identical to that of the Dullahan, seemed to have fallen backwards, but then he stopped and straightened his standing posture.
The hair that had exploded slowly grew back. Dullahan, who had retrieved the spear that had returned on its own, saw this and threw the spear again. A second thunder boomed.
This time his torso was torn apart, but the giant, even though he was leaning, was even more persistent in repairing his body. His arms were coming closer and closer, plowing the wasteland.
“Shall we take a detour? “It still seems possible now.”
Giants of the same size were growing on both sides, but the siege was not yet completely complete. It seemed like I could easily get around it if I drew the white flame in a different direction.
Unfortunately, there was not enough time to deal with the giants and clear a path at the same time. Even now, thousands of cavalrymen were constantly slashing to avoid being surrounded.
“No! You are already good enough! You can’t hold back your ankles with your knightly body! Run in a straight line! “I will solve that!”
The Dullahan, who flatly rejected my offer, stored the spear inside the ghost horse’s body. Instead, the sword he was holding in his other hand was aimed. The long day sparkled with muted light.
“Witness, traitor! “Your disloyalty will melt before the blow of my honor!”
The sword was lowered diagonally. A large solid line appeared on the giant’s body in the distance, and from within, evil spirits with only the upper body poured out like a waterfall and ate away at the giant’s body.
The soul that was not dead and the body that was not dead, the endlessly protruding resentment and the endlessly regenerating flesh were going crazy, fighting for dominance to suppress each other’s true nature.
But in the end, the winner was the evil spirit. As they ravenously ate the flesh they had grabbed with both hands, the evil spirits disappeared just as they had come out.
Soon, even the solid line disappeared, and the giant, whose upper body as well as the upper forearm had evaporated, collapsed helplessly. The rotten flesh that had risen like a wall returned to its flabby appearance.
“It doesn’t seem like a particularly honorable technique?”
“Isn’t it a chance to atone for the cowards who died in disgrace? “It is an honorable strike!”
“… ….”
In the future, there will be just honorable punches, honorable kicks, etc. Ignoring it, the giant moved beyond the collapsed area. He said he was like that, but he had no intention of complaining in a situation like this.
“Death Nitro!”
After other methods failed, it seemed like they were now trying to use numbers as a standard method. Countless rotten Death Knights emerged from the swamp of flesh.
I made a slash and covered the guy with white flame. Three Death Knights tried to push in, but before they could even take five steps, they sublimated into their armor. Nine animals filled the space where three animals sublimated.
“Are those all Death Knights?”
“It looks like that! “Unless my eyes are wrong!”
After that, there were probably thousands of armored undead swarming around. If ordinary people had seen it, it was a sight that would have caused them to collapse, losing all hope and crying out as a sign of destruction.
But not here.
Durahan suddenly took out the spear again and threw it with all his might, and the four upper bodies exploded at once. The shattered fragments tried to slowly merge among themselves, but the damage was too great and they assimilated into the swamp and disappeared.
“1St Corps! “Ready for battle!”
The ghost cavalry that was running hard after us from behind raised the tips of their spears. The assault speed began to increase.
“Do not spare your life! An honorable death awaits! “For the devil!”
After hearing that and thinking about it for a while, I quietly said another slogan. Dullahan looked skeptical.
“Is that truly an honorable slogan? “We are ghosts so we don’t eat.”
“When have I ever lied? “I thought I gave you enough trust.”
“I see.”
The helmet nodded up and down, and the Dullahan raised his spear high and shouted.
“Eat dinner in hell! Charge!”
Soon, we and the Death Knight collided head-on.
The mace was swung. The Death Knight was already covered in wounds, but even so, the momentum contained in her mace was still intact.
“Chuheuk?!”
Although it was clearly blocked with a shield, the Royal Guard that was hit by the mace flew far away, vomiting blood along with the crushed shield. The Red Tower owner, who saw this, immediately used healing magic.
The Royal Guard, who had recovered before even hitting the ground, rolled his body once, corrected his posture, and rushed back. On the way, it was a bonus to cut down dozens of undead that ordinary soldiers were struggling with with a single blow.
But the situation did not easily improve. The reason was that there were too many Death Knights to be considered simply an advance force. Ordinary soldiers were of no help in the face of the undead army.
“Everyone, step back.”
It was after the hero appeared that the situation of the war turned around. A voice like a heavenly hymn rang out, and cheers erupted as numerous undead were obliterated at once with golden light illuminating the sky.
“The hero has arrived! “The warrior is with us!”
The Royal Guard, who were struggling terribly with the Death Knight’s concerted attack, as well as the magic tower owners, bowed lightly and expressed their respect for salvation, but Leona, who actually received the greeting, was indifferent.
‘Mummy was really strong.’
Because all I could think about was Mira.
The Royal Guard was a position where only the Empire’s most elite knights could be selected, and each member of the Royal Guard was known as a guard capable of earning hundreds per day as well as thousands per day.
However, rather than doing a good job, she is struggling against the Death Knight, who is swept away with just a few slashes even without the light of the Holy Sword. This is a very frustrating situation for Leona, who is used to overwhelming fights.
If Leona Brünnhild, who has been unable to establish a proper attack or defense between Mira and her several times, reigns like a god of battle, how strong is Mira really? What about Rachel, the swordswoman who teaches Mira?
For Leona, both of them were at a level that she couldn’t even fathom.
‘Isn’t it better to just leave it out, since the scope that needs to be protected only increases for no reason?’
After that, Leona thought so as she roamed across the battlefield. If she were the hero of the original, she would have never done it, but it was a natural result since it was Mira, not Aria, who made her become the hero she is today.
Anyway, the warrior Leona Brünnhild was able to repel the undead’s follow-up attack, and thanks to this, the human army was able to rest a little earlier than expected.
And immediately a meeting was held as the quality of the undead army far exceeded expectations.
“Ordinary soldiers are a hindrance. “Send it back.”
“But warrior, the soldiers we have now are elites that we have selected and brought with us. There are many knights who are not ordinary soldiers. If you do that when you are already outnumbered…….”
“If you want to add to the troops over there by the number of elites and knights you selected, you are free to do so. Maybe my performance wasn’t enough? “Seeing as how you are trying to make us kill our soldiers who were allies just moments ago with your own hands.”
It was a very harsh statement, but no one present at the meeting could deny it. In the end, it was decided to send back most of the troops, leaving only a few who could be called the elite.
‘I want to see Mira and Aria.’
Afterwards, when strategy and tactics were discussed in earnest, Leona, who had not learned anything in that area, just passed the time in a daze. And she didn’t want anyone to touch the warrior.
At the end of the meeting, Leona, who had been assigned work to do in the next battle, returned to her personal tent, which was larger and more spacious than the top commander. As soon as he placed his holy sword against the side of the bed, complete silence came.
-Hero.
It would have been the same even if a voice had not been heard from the Holy Sword. Leona was not surprised when the Holy Sword began to speak with a soft golden glow. Because he was already surprised enough last time.
“Goddess.”
Instead, he straightened his hair and answered half-heartedly. In the past, he would have hurriedly knelt before the holy sword and responded with a reverent attitude, but not now.
“Isn’t there someone you should have talked to first before talking to me?”
ㅡThat’s…… I know. But it was something that could not be helped.
“How could you help it?”
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The goddess was silent. As Leona waited for her answer, her distrust of her goddess grew even more.
It was an attitude that he should never have shown as a warrior, but his actions toward Mira so far were too suspicious for him to panic just because of the name of the goddess like before.
If we go a little deeper, it could be said that Mira’s presence and relationship were much greater in Leona’s mind than that of the goddess, but her self-awareness was a little lacking to realize that fact.
ㅡ…… I can’t tell you right now. However, you will know everything later when you come to heaven. I can promise you this with everything I have.
“In the end, you’re putting it off again. “Just like she did with Mira.”
ㅡ… ….
“Just like you did with Mira.”
ㅡ… ….
She thought about emphasizing it one more time, but stopped. She was the one who would be in trouble if he further offended her and took away her holy sword.
After that, her holy sword remained silent forever, and it was at that very moment that Leona felt sorry and was about to kneel neatly in front of her holy sword, thinking that she had gone too far even though she was a goddess.
“It’s an enemy attack!!!!!!!”
A bright light burned outside the tent, and the loud cries of the Royal Guard were heard. Leona quickly grabbed her holy sword and ran out of her tent.
“Do…… King…… ?”
And then, her eyes met Elisiere, who looked exactly like the one in her memory, holding a magic sword and her pink pupils glowing in the dark.
Rosaria, who was free because the counterattack plan was cancelled, and Laura and Elisier, who were banned from participating regardless of their true abilities because they were still academy cadets, sat quietly in the club room.
Priscilla and Aria were not in the club room as they were receiving training from Karna, the sword master who was away after receiving an urgent report. While everyone was relaxed thanks to Aria’s absence, Elisier suddenly frowned at her.
“What, why? “Did you chew your tongue?”
“…… “I don’t feel good.”
“In what sense? “It feels like someone is going to die, you know when something ominous like this comes out?”
Rosaria clenched her fists and made her boxing stance. Even though she was a beginner, she didn’t know anything, and with her breasts pushing her elbows back, she only looked awkward.
“It’s not like that.”
When Elisier firmly denied it, Rosaria relaxed her stance.
“Then what is it?”
“…… I do not know.”
“Hey! “Are you kidding me?”
Elisier sat down and subdued Rosaria, who had suddenly attacked without even knowing the subject and had fallen with one of her fingers, and thought carefully about her cause.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out the cause of the discomfort, and the feeling of discomfort didn’t go away.
“Hey…… It’s my fault…… So, can you come out…… ? It’s frustrating because her chest is pressed…….”
‘…… I don’t know. I don’t know. It would be better if I was an idiot and that was why I was worrying so much.’
Her head was complicated. Now that she couldn’t even open the dimension door, all Elisier could do was stay in her academy and pray for the safety and well-being of the two who left before her.
“Hey…… ? Mr. Elisier…… ? “I was eating something just a moment ago, but if I sit down on my back like that, my stomach will sink!”