127 – Battle to subdue the Demon King.
‘It’s too late…!’
Hearing the news announcing the resurrection of the Demon King, Cheyney felt devastated.
About a month…No, if only I had a few more days.
He would have been able to somehow reoccupy the Demon King’s Castle and take minimal measures.
I felt like my hands and feet were shaking with anger.
“Mr. Cheyney! Look over there!!”
Velia’s voice sounds like she’s screaming.
When she came to her senses and looked at that voice, a truly unpleasant aura was surging.
One of the soldiers who saw it spoke in a trembling voice.
“Demon…Magi…!!”
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That day.
On that day several years ago, the black magic energy that disappeared when the Demon King was sealed.
Although it was only a few years ago, the black energy that still vividly evokes hell-like memories.
The black magic energy was covering the surroundings again.
“…Let’s retreat.”
“Mr. Cheney…?”
“It may be just us, but there are non-combatants here, non-combatants, and casualties! We need to retreat and regroup!”
Cheney clenched his teeth.
“…It’s late.”
Suddenly, black demon energy began to cover the skies over the land of demons again.
The scene was so clear and extensive that it could be seen from far away, so the movements of the two powers that were in the midst of a war stopped immediately.
The soldiers dropped their swords, spears, and bows and looked into the distance with a bewildered expression.
Of course, the sight also caught the eyes of the emperor who was commanding the battlefield.
‘Is it too late…’
It’s foolish.
While they foolishly fought each other due to doubt, anxiety, and fear, the devil eventually woke up.
I tried to respond as quickly as possible, but even that ended up being late.
“Your Majesty!!”
The messenger rushed over, sweating profusely, and knelt before the emperor.
“A white flag has been raised in the enemy camp!”
“…Is that so?”
They are not fools either.
Looking at the scene beyond, you probably had a rough idea of what was going on.
But, I guess I’ve noticed it now.
“It’s already too late…”
The Demon King has already awakened from the seal and regained his power.
The situation took an urgent turn.
In a phenomenon that made the return of the Demon King certain, the alliance of small countries collapsed in an instant.
From the beginning, they are the result of an instinctive fear and rejection of the nightmare called the Demon King combined with elements of suspicion and anxiety about the empire.
Of course, when the return of the Demon King becomes clear before their eyes, their attitude is bound to change as well.
Of course, even though the situation had come to this point, there were some who did not acknowledge the return of the Demon King and claimed that he was a duke of the empire.
However, this situation was enough to eliminate the central point that bound the group called the Federation of Small Countries.
The majority of the coalition of small countries surrendered, and there were only a few countries left that still refused to acknowledge reality.
In the end, they too had no choice but to raise the white flag at the noticeably reduced size of the coalition.
But the situation was serious.
Even if they join forces again, the damage suffered due to the civil war on the continent was significant, and the amount of magic consumed during the war was also significant.
The effect of the technique that Cheney researched and created was extremely simple.
A technique that pours in an enormous amount of magical energy to create a blow that can completely erase the Demon Lord from this world.
A hero summoning technique that uses a lot of magical power to summon a hero, and that magical energy goes to the hero and gives him the power to defeat the Demon King.
It was a technique that changed the point from summoning a hero to switching everything to attack.
The problem was that the magic itself was incredibly complex and required numerous rare catalysts, to the point that magic tower owners shook their heads when they saw it.
The person who created the spell in the first place will use it directly, so there is no problem with it being a complex spell, and the catalyst was also prepared with Leos.
So, the original plan was to prepare a magic spell in advance using the magical power borrowed through the cooperation of each country, and when the Demon King was resurrected, it would be used to completely kill him.
…It came to nothing.
Before I could prepare, the Demon King was released from the seal and regained his strength, and due to a lack of magical power, the output of the spell decreased.
If things continued like this, we would have to go through a lot of trouble to defeat the Demon King.
“I have no choice but to revise my plan.”
The Demon King who regained his power.
The output of the spell became insufficient.
Then there was only one way left.
“…I will fight the Demon King directly, drain his power, and use my magic with reduced output.”
The only means left to completely eliminate the Demon King is Cheyney’s magic.
…That was the only way left.
As a result of the civil war, the treatment of the coalition of small countries that surrendered was strict.
First of all, the heads of the church factions that led the civil war and the heads of each country did not escape capital punishment.
It was natural. Obsessed with unreasonable suspicion and paranoia, they started a civil war and only hindered the ability to prevent the resurrection of the Demon King.
Some of the parties even went so far as to ask that the death penalty be given to them, so they said it all.
“This is all a conspiracy of the Empire!! You guys resurrected the Demon King?!”
Of course, there were some who could not acknowledge the reality and still passed on responsibility.
They protested, unable to acknowledge the extreme punishment handed down to them, but they were not looked at kindly at all.
The magic tower lord of the green magic tower also came down from the spot and received the death penalty.
His case was even more serious: his motivation for joining the coalition of small countries was problematic.
His motive is jealousy of Cheyney.
He worked hard to the point of death to build up his skills and established a new magic tower and rose to the position of magic tower owner. However, he came to this world as a warrior and without much effort, he became the new magic tower owner with the support of other magic tower owners. It was jealousy.
In other words, unlike the others, he refused to cooperate with her simply because he did not like her, and was close to sabotaging her.
Chaney, seeing the green magic tower lord who was captured and bursting out in anger right before his eyes, gave him a cold expression and slapped him on the cheek.
“You’re saying you put this world in danger just for that reason?”
Cheney turned around and left, leaving him unable to say anything.
… Fortunately, since this is a state of emergency, the execution of the punishment was postponed until after the situation was resolved.
The most urgent task above all is dealing with the devil.
The Demon King uses his power to create numerous monsters.
Of course, monsters can also multiply and increase their numbers, but the Demon King ignores all of that and ‘creates’ monsters.
The longer you wait, the more likely you are to be attacked by a huge number of monsters, just like the attack by the Demon King’s army at that time.
Not only the countries that surrendered, but also countries that had been cooperative with the empire from the beginning provided magical power.
Even countries that initially tried to leave some leeway had to scrape together all their magic when the situation became this way.
If you do this, some problems may arise while your magic power is being recovered.
However, it was better than not being able to get rid of the Demon King.
This was the thought of those who saw demonic energy fluttering in the distant sky and recalled the horrors of the past.
“All the magic power of this continent is here.”
What the emperor handed over was enough magic stones to fill two wagons.
In this magic stone, all the magic power of each country and magic tower has been collected, so much so that you can feel pressure just by standing nearby.
Because the civil war consumed a lot of magical energy, even if collected like this, the magical energy is insufficient compared to what was originally assumed.
But, there is no other way.
I had to attack the Demon King before he created a large number of monsters again and went on the offensive.
A unit escorting two wagons containing magic stones, and a party to enter the Demon King’s Castle.
Chaney looked back at the members.
Leos.
It hasn’t been that long since I met him, but he is a partner I value and trust more than anyone else.
Belia. She was a woman whose true feelings were unknown and unlikable, but she felt that her wish for peace in this world was sincere.
Olivia and Kalidos.
The reason we came together was the bittersweet opportunity of being in the midst of a foolish war.
However, after working with them for several months, I am convinced that they are trustworthy people.
There are five main members who will enter the Demon King’s Castle.
Of course, there were other elites from all over the world, but since these five were well connected, we wanted to make them the main players.
If you think about it, many years ago, when he was summoned and went to defeat the Demon King, there were five members who were with him.
…I felt like I had returned to years ago.
“Leos.”
“?”
Cheney said to Leos, who looked up at the voice calling him.
“Are you sure it’s okay? I just got Leivinia back too…”
“… It’s okay, her mother left it to Reas.”
Reas, a beast-human girl who rushed to the imperial capital upon hearing the news.
Leos’ younger sister and Leivinia’s daughter, she was currently taking care of Leivinia in the imperial capital.
“… And, just as her mother stepped up in the previous fight, I want to step up this time.”
“Yes. I will believe it.”
Although she couldn’t see it because of her helmet, Cheney felt that Leos was smiling at her own words.
The attack of monsters coming towards the party marching towards the Demon King Castle again was significant.
The good news is that most of the monsters are just ‘created’ monsters, and their behavior is simple and weak.
But the number was so large that it could not be ignored.
In fact, there were soldiers who were injured and returned from the battlefield.
The soldiers will probably receive treatment after returning and participate in the defense of the continent.
“I’m reporting! We are currently holding back the monster army at the border with the continent, but the situation is getting worse as their numbers increase!”
This is the story of a messenger who came from the continent to report the situation of the war.
We have been preparing by increasing our military power with the empire as the main axis, but we are falling behind, perhaps due to the large amount of wasted money due to the civil war.
I had to speed up a bit more.
The group marched towards the Demon King’s Castle, and a few days later.
“…Let’s go in.”
We have reached the Demon King’s Castle.
“Ugh…!!”
Kalidos raised his shield to block, but the attack was so powerful that his body was pushed back significantly.
If it is obvious, it is natural. Because it was none other than the devil’s attack.
“Wow, you managed to stop it. If you were an ordinary person, you would have already said goodbye to this world.”
Chaney gritted his teeth as he stood in front of the throne and looked at the Demon King looking down at them.
A silver-haired woman with a beautiful and fascinating appearance.
She didn’t know because she didn’t participate in battles in the past, but she wondered if this was the power of the Demon King.
She thought to herself that she had done a good job sealing that b*tch and looked at the two runaway beasts again.
“Yaaap!!”
“Haaap!!”
Olivia attacked from the left and Leos attacked from the right.
Because he had already lost his weapon at the beginning of the battle with the Demon King, Leos was attacking with his bare hands.
“Hmm!!”
The Demon King twitched his eyes at their concerted attack and stretched out his hands to both sides.
As a wave of magical power filled the place, the bodies of Olivia and Leos flew and crashed into the wall.
“hahahaha!! With just this much attack… Hmm?”
The Demon King felt the heat on his cheek and touched it with his hand.
The corner of the Demon King’s mouth twisted as he saw red blood flowing.
“A shallow trick…”
The Demon King glared at Leos after seeing that the dagger that had skimmed his cheek had fallen to the floor.
Even as he was defeated by the Demon King’s counterattack, he seemed to have pulled out his dagger and thrown it.
…Unfortunately, my posture when throwing was not very good, so I missed.
“Haaa!!”
Calidos is ready again and charges with his shield in front.
The Demon King withdrew his gaze from Leos and extended his hand towards Kali Dos.
It was that time.
“Judgment!!”
“Ugh…!?”
Velia’s sacred magic.
Even the demon lord had no choice but to retreat from the sacred magic that caused great damage to the demons.
“Starting four years ago…!”
The Demon King launched himself at Velia.
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Since Velia had limited physical ability, she was unable to react to the Demon King’s quick approach even though her eyes were wide open.
“Protect!!”
The magical blade created by the Demon King bounced off the defensive wall created by Cheyney.
At the same time as the Demon King clicked his tongue, a small new figure jumped out toward the Demon King.
Olivia, who had attacked her earlier and was counterattacked, had thrown her body away.
“Yaaap!!”
“Huh?!”
The demon king defended himself against Olivia’s surprise attack, but one of his arms was crushed.
But after a while, her arm regenerated with a popping sound.
“This guy is so good…!”
“Lady!!”
Magic flies towards Olivia, who looks slightly surprised to see her regenerated arm.
Kalydos quickly intervened, blocked the magic, and was pushed back.
The moment when the Demon King tries to use magic continuously on that place.
Shoot!!
“Chiit!!”
A dagger flying towards the devil’s head.
The Demon King reacted to Leo’s throw, stopped using attack magic and used magic to deflect the dagger.
“Judgment!!”
“aaah!?”
The Demon King, who was dealing with all those who attacked him in turns, was hit directly by an attack for the first time.
That is also sacred magic, which is the devil’s weakness.
Even so, it didn’t seem to have done much damage yet.
“These guys!!”
Well, it may have been successful in the sense of provocation.
The battle continued for several hours.
The Demon King’s power was definitely being reduced, and at this level, Cheyney’s magic could be used to defeat the Demon King.
But that is only theoretical.
The reality was that as the Demon King’s stamina was reduced, their stamina was almost depleted.
Olivia had her left arm broken and was fighting with only her right arm, and Kalidos had her shield shattered and was fending off attacks with her weapon and body.
Leos, too, has all his weapons and armor shattered and is practically bare. Velia had already used up all of her divine power and was lying on the floor.
In this situation, even if Cheney activates the spell, the Demon King who reacts to the vast magical power will try to deal with it.
A more clear opportunity was needed.
“Ugh!!”
The devil’s magic comes to Cheyney.
Should he really be called the Demon King? He still seemed to be overflowing with magical power.
“Cheney!!”
Leos ran in front of Cheney and received his magic with his body.
“Leos!!”
“…It’s okay. I can still endure it.”
Leos was standing there despite the fur on his body being scorched by the Demon King’s attack magic.
They didn’t know it yet, but Leos, who had elven blood, had considerable resistance to magic.
“Chaney, is it time to use your magic?”
“…Yeah, how did you know?”
“I can tell just by looking at your face.”
Leos took a fighting stance and spoke to Chaney.
“Leave it to me.”
“What?”
“I will hold on to that guy somehow. Prepare the magic. Trust me.”
I don’t know how to hold on.
But Leos asked me to trust him.
Cheney immediately fired a signal outside the Demon King Castle so that it could be seen outside the Demon King Castle.
…And a huge amount of magic stones. That magical power was revealed in one place in the Demon King’s Castle.
The Demon King opened his eyes wide and looked around him.
Perhaps she also felt this magical power.
“What…What is this…Where did this magical power suddenly come from…?”
“It looks like they were all dragged off the wagon.”
The cart is engraved with double or triple magic circles that conceal magical power.
This is a magic circle carved by the magic tower lords of the three magic towers for three days and nights to prevent monsters that react to magic from being attracted.
One effect was so certain that not even the Demon King noticed it.
“Here we go. Everyone protect me.”
At Cheyney’s words, everyone except Velia, who was lying unconscious in the back due to the exhaustion of her divine power, surrounded Cheyney as if to protect her.
When Cheyney collected her materials and took out all the catalysts she had made and placed them on her floor, the Demon King sensed something unusual about her and rushed towards her.
“I don’t know what kind of trick it is, but it’s impossible!!”
Three people rushed in and tried to stop the devil.
Olivia held on to the devil with only her right arm.
She cornered the Demon King with a quick series of attacks using only her right arm, but was soon blown away by the Demon King’s wide swing and was thrown into the wall.
3 Minutes remaining until the procedure is completed.
Kalydos charged at the Demon King in anger, swinging his sword.
I blocked the Demon King’s sword with my sword several times, but was pushed back by the attack the Demon King swung.
Kalydos eventually collapses, unable to withstand the magic of the Demon King that was launched immediately.
2 Minutes remaining until the procedure is completed.
Leos rushed at the Demon King.
Leos has already suffered several attacks from the Demon King, and his entire body has been scorched black.
The quick recovery ability unique to beastmen and magic resistance thanks to elf blood.
With all that, I somehow held on and captured the devil.
The Demon King released his magic power with a look of disgust, sending Leos flying into the wall.
From the impact, Leos’ helmet was seen flying far away.
1 Minute left to complete the procedure.
The devil blows away Leos and charges towards Cheyney.
“I knew it would come out like that!!”
Leos flew towards the wall due to the demon king’s magic.
Rather, he kicked the wall and rushed towards the Demon King again.
I guess I didn’t expect this, or maybe I was distracted by Chaney.
Although the Demon King was late to notice that Leos was flying, Leos opened his arms and hugged the Demon King tightly.
50 Seconds remaining until the procedure is completed.
“This guy…!!”
The moment the Demon King raised his arm to shake off Leos, Leos opened his mouth wide.
And then, he bit down hard on the back of the Demon King’s neck.
“aaa!!”
No matter how much of a demon he was, he screamed because of the immense pain he felt when the nape of his neck was bitten.
“You bastard!!”
But that was only for a moment as the Demon King, who had healed his wounds with his resilience, pinned Leos to the ground.
40 Seconds remaining until the procedure is completed.
The devil is about to head towards Cheyney again.
Olivia, who had been pushed into the wall against the devil, hit with her entire body.
… Although she did not inflict any significant damage, she did stop the Demon King for a moment.
30 Seconds remaining until the procedure is completed.
Kalidos, who immediately gathered herself, also blocked the demon king with her body, as if responding to Olivia.
The two of them just held on tightly to the Demon King with their entire bodies and tried to stop him, but the Demon King released his magic again and blew them away.
20 Seconds remaining until the procedure is completed.
The devil is trying to move towards Cheyney again.
A white ray of light fell on such a demon lord.
The startled Demon King immediately pulled away, but that bought Cheyney some time.
“…Please.”
Velia poured out all of her slightly recovered divine power to attack her, and lost her mind again.
10 Seconds remaining until the procedure is completed.
But the devil had already reached the point where he could attack Cheyney.
No, there was nothing to rush to.
All you have to do is use her attack magic on Chaney, who is concentrating on the spell.
The devil stretches out her hand to use magic on Cheyney.
It was that time.
The Demon King felt intense pain and cringed on the spot.
At the top of the Demon King’s feet, a muscular arm covered in hair was seen with a dagger thrown down.
“…Where are you going to touch my woman?”
Even though his entire body was already full of wounds and blood, Leos crawled across the floor and plunged the dagger into the devil king’s foot.
The moment the Demon King’s expression contorts grimly at that sight.
“…It’s over!!”
The procedure has been completed.
A swarm of light that condensed an enormous amount of magical energy into a single ray poured down toward the Demon King.