Chapter 1232 – Land of Stinking
Wasasasasasasasasasa-!
Would this be the sound if hundreds of cockroaches moved at once?
It is a feat to be able to make such a sound for a subject whose body is made of hard minerals.
“There’s no need to deal with all that, right?”
The intangible shouted and ran away at such a fast speed that I couldn’t even see it.
Shoot!!
The place he arrived at was behind the Diamond Knight.
It’s a diamond knight that looks incredibly hard at first glance, but if it’s the intangible special Ryunar, it will definitely be able to penetrate it.
But. Defense wasn’t the problem.
Boom! Tup!
“!”
The Diamond Knight catches the arm that the incorporeal being swung at and pulls, then swings his sword at the intangible who lost his balance.
“Under!!”
The intangible also threw a sword at it from that stance, but the demon beast, as if it had anticipated all of the intangible’s movements, turned its swinging sword and lightly struck the dagger away.
Float! Rumble! It seemed like I swung it lightly, but it created a shock wave that was no joke.
The incorporeal being pushed and stopped by the strong shock grinned.
“…Oh, it’s pretty good.”
Kaitsu, who was watching the scene, muttered.
“The Diamond Knight is a powerful beast with a solid body and disciplined swordsmanship, but…”
It’s just a ‘demon’, but it’s not at all comparable to the intangible, who can be said to be the strongest among humans.
“Hey, Kaitz. Look.”
I pointed to the knight’s eyes.
When I looked closely, I noticed that her eyes had a strange shape, unlike her transparent crystal-like body.
Anyone could see that it was wearing something that looked like an eye patch that did not belong to him.
That thing that looks like it has a lot of holes… If I had to describe it, it looks very similar to a VR machine.
“That’s…”
“It’s suspicious just by looking at it, right?”
As soon as the border disappears, the demonic beasts rush in as if they had been waiting. The existence of an item that seems to strengthen that magical beast is also the same.
Danger zone. Land of stench.
A wasteland like a dark forest that humans have given up on dominating.
But there is such a high-tech device in a place like that…?
A moment when a slight chill passed by.
Whick!
Something fell from the sky.
It was like a black bead. The moment I saw it, I cut it down with my cutting sword.
Kwaang!!
It’s heavy.
Despite its size, it contained a very powerful Ryunar.
“This power… A stranger’s privilege?”
Kaitsu muttered and looked up at her.
On top of that cliff, flashing in the pitch black darkness! An intense light rose.
Kuaaaaa! The light soon became a straight laser beam and poured down to the ground.
It was so powerful that I didn’t have the courage to take it, so I jumped out with the prince on one arm.
“How much?”
The intangible made a voice saying it was ridiculous.
What the laser was targeting was intangible.
Ignoring Raeband, who was nearby, as if he had a grudge, I followed the intangible.
The intangible evaded the laser with quick movements, and where the laser swept, kukwakwakwakwa-! A second explosion occurred.
Immediately after the intangible demonic beasts were swept away in one go, I felt strong demonic energy from above.
“You humans. I guess you humiliated this body last time?”
This voice. And this energy.
It’s clearly a guy named Sarob, the demon king of minerals.
I heard you were stabbed in the eye by Muhyeong from behind before.
At that time, perhaps because he was in pain, he saw the intangible and ground his teeth.
“Especially you. Intangible. I will kill you by ripping off your limbs with my own hands.”
Muhyeong grinned.
“Uh…? I thought you had a blind eye. How did you fix it?”
“You… Bastard!!”
Flash!! Sarob’s eyes light up and kwa-kwa-kwa! Lasers rained down again.
Along with that, demonic beasts came rushing in like a flood.
The land of odor was larger than the Kingdom of Enganhan at each level, and the number of demonic beasts in that space was endless, as if they were all flocking here.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!!
Sarop’s eye laser was unable to hit us and swallowed up the unsuspecting demon beasts.
Raeband scoffed.
“Haha! Two heads! It actually helps us!!”
“Raeband. Don’t let down your guard.”
As soon as Homun finished speaking, the remains of the monsters destroyed by the laser, or ‘minerals’, rose up all at once.
All of them were filled with powerful demonic energy, and the mineral minerals took the shape of a spear and poured down like a shower.
“Number of animals.”
“Yes!!”
Kaitz and Marie reach up and deploy a shield. I blocked the spears of minerals pouring down like a shower. Excellent sorghum! It sounds like a strong rain shower hitting a weak roof.
Right. Since he is the demon king of minerals, can he control even the remains of minerals?
“Hey. Gadre.”
“Why. You bastard.”
The intangible pointed to the Mineral Demon King.
“These demon beasts. Are they controlled by that guy?”
I’m suggesting that if we just kill that guy, it’s over, so we both kill him.
I shook my head.
“No. It’s different.”
“It’s different? I think he’s controlling it?”
Surely. As the intangible said, the demonic beasts in the area where the Mineral Demon Lord’s eyes reach can be felt to be connected to him.
But some demon beasts were not like that.
For example, the demon beast behind me. Diamond Knight or something.
Weeing! Sssss!
I thought it sounded like a lightsaber in a movie, so I turned around and saw that it was a leader-level demon beast. Diamond Knight deployed a huge shield behind his back.
To say that the shield is huge is not enough. It is tall. It rose straight up to the top of that high cliff.
At the same time, on the other side of the Diamond Knight, behind us, diamonds came together and a huge shield identical to the one deployed by the Knight was created and grew vertically.
A situation where huge shields were deployed on both sides in a narrow street. Even a child can tell what you are trying to do.
That bastard. Are you trying to use a scam strategy?
However, there was no one among the hero party who would just sit by and watch.
Garcinido, the fastest, took a step forward.
Tiring!
[The power of silence is activated.]
Stand tall.
Warrior party. And my movements stopped for a split second. We’ll soon be feeling the pressure! It was removed, but in that moment, the Diamond Knight had fully deployed its shield.
Haha! You two-faced bastards!”
The voice of the ‘stranger’ that rang out from above the sky, who had just fired a bomb of darkness and the power of silence at us.
“This is your grave!!”
I giggled.
“Veil. It’s me?”
Bale was silent for a moment, probably because he heard my low voice, but then his anger poured out.
“You bastard… Let’s see how long you can be cocky…!”
Tiring!
[The watchman’s power and the power of release are activated.]
Sssss.
Immediately after the notification, a long spear-like object flew out and pierced the shield, causing a crack. Immediately, divine power arose and the shield that Marie and Kaitz had deployed disappeared. The Demon King of Minerals seemed to have been waiting for this moment and gathered all the minerals and poured them all down at once.
Kwakwakwakwa!!
In a scene that seems as if the entire sea is pouring in. Puhwaak-! Light surged upward.
Kaitz soared upward toward the veil, damaging the entire flow of minerals containing magical energy.
“Uh, huh? Uh huh?”
Bale was puzzled.
Kaitzu’s sword is veiled. And even the Demon King of Minerals was cut down.
Tup! Tuptup! Thump thump thump!!
“?!”
Kaitz opened her eyes wide.
In the light of the hero, the minerals that would have been remnants came together and took the form of a huge ‘giant’, grabbing his legs and pulling him down.
Flash! Kwajangchang!!
When Kates emits light, the giant’s hands and arms collapse, but are soon restored.
…Strong?
Bale, who hesitated in surprise, let out a laugh.
“…Ha, haha! It’s quite the mineral! I’ll praise you!”
“That’s right! How did you do it?!”
With the voice of the veil and the unknown demon king ringing, the mineral demon king looked down at us in silence.
Although he had an expressionless expression, I felt that he was slightly embarrassed.
Right.
You didn’t do that giant thing just now, right?
Perhaps… This is what the ‘Ruby Order’ did.
Wide open! Flap-!
A sound like wings spreading.
…Silence after that.
And.
Kyaaaaa!
A horrifying sound echoed through the canyon.
Basically, Kaitsu has a body stronger than that of a monster. Intangible. Except for Garcinido, the others, including me, covered their ears and knelt down.
Ultrasonic attack.
Due to the Demon King’s infinite magical energy, his powerful power was further strengthened through the narrow canyon, becoming a great threat.
Under. These bastards.
Are you having fun?
I grinned, closed my eyes, expanded my energy, and sensed a demon lord that looked like a bat flying silently.
And. Baldo.
Sigh! Pow-!
“Big, ahhhhh-!!
The mineral demon caught the demon king, who was falling after his wings were pierced by the space sword, from the air and ran upward.
“Bat! Don’t fly around, just use your powers from above!”
As the Mineral Demon King was rescuing the bat, his attack weakened slightly.
Now is the time to fight back.
Kwakwakwakwa
… As soon as I thought that, a huge sound sounded as if I had been waiting for it.
The diamond shield deployed by the Diamond Knight glided towards us from both sides, trying to crush us.
“Try it!!”
Kwarung! A thunderclap sounded and Garcinido jumped out.
Kwaang-! A hand bigger than a pot lid struck the diamond shield.
The hardness of the diamond shield strengthened by demonic energy must have been hard to imagine, but when Garcinido punched him, the shield crackled. A dangerous sound rings out.
Magi regenerated the shield and prevented it from breaking, but Garcinido did not intend to destroy the shield in the first place.
Bang! Kwarung! Crumbling!
Every time he struck his fist, the staggering Diamond Knight began to rapidly fall back.
Instead of slowing down, Garcinido’s punches were getting faster.
“…Wow. What kind of fist makes a thunder sound?”
“I know…”
Intangible and I were impressed.
I thought that the intangible and I had become much stronger than him after the last Magic Flame War, but he who gained a weapon called divine power seemed to be no better than us now.
Truly the strongest melee fighter in the hero party.
That moment. Diamond Knight’s eye patch is awesome. It made a strange sound and revealed a green circuit.
And… I heard a very small voice coming from the blindfold.
[Search… OK. Most similar target. ‘Clear sky’]
Search…?
And the clear sky… Do you know?
[…’Unable to respond’]
What. I wish I knew.
Gurgling!!
When the fist of lightning struck the shield above the Diamond Knight’s head, the guy who had already been pushed back a lot fell backwards and croaked! I ended up lying down.
“Now!!”
Even now, you can easily destroy enemies, but there is no need to waste time by fighting in terrain that is advantageous to your opponents.
We ran over the Diamond Knight, and Veil laughed behind us.
“Are you running away, you idiot?”
“…!!”
I opened my eyes wide.
…Asshole… You fucking bastard…?
“Hey, Gadre. Don’t fall for the provocation.”
Muhyang looked at me as if he was worried, and before I knew it, Marie came next to me and put her hands together.
“Dre. Right now…”
“Huh…!”
“…W-are you crying?”
“Go, I’m so moved…”
Bale… I just thought he was a fucking idiot, but he blew that fact away…?
No matter how much it may be for the sake of a promise to his girlfriend, he blows the crap out of this scumbag who only has a half-assed relationship with the fiancé of a good person…
Malamala always scolded me, but I was slowly getting used to it and was just getting tired of it.
I felt like the pain that had built up inside me was relieved just a little bit.
[Is it now possible to master the magic attribute?]
[That’s a bit… Um… I wonder if it would be useful for attacking Flaun Chrysisian…?]
When my reaction wasn’t what he wanted, Veil gritted his teeth and shouted again.
“Yes! Run away! While you run away, my subordinates who have received the power of God like me will kill all the bastards above!!”
“Pfft.”
I blew it out without even realizing it.
In fact, it wasn’t just me, but all the kids with somewhat frivolous personalities like Raeband and Muhyeong.
“Everyone…?”
The prince, who was a little taken aback, looked like he couldn’t understand our reaction.
But. The current demon lords’ offensive is comparable to a natural disaster, so the dwarves left behind may be worried.
But veil. I don’t know if you know that.
There is a child there who is the second strongest after Kaitzu and who can cause dozens of natural disasters.
Even if he is not that child, Guts Nex is also a super strong person who is not given the name Sung for nothing.
There is also a scholar type in the hero party who supports them appropriately but is also strong in his own strength.
A stranger with the power of a god would certainly be a threat, but… Well? What can guys of that level do to them?
The prince must have been comforted by our confident reactions and focused on the scene again.
Excellent sorghum. The footsteps of the demonic beasts chasing us grow further and further away.
How long did it run?
“…Hey. What is that?”
Intangible frowned.
Actually, I wanted to ask too.
This is the land of odor.
The scars said to have been created by the demonic energy left by the true demon lord after he was sealed.
A place where only demonic beings overflowing with demonic energy can live.
…To a place like that. Is there a ‘palace’?
Moreover, it was a wonderful building that really touched my heart. Did you say it was baroque?
The road led to the palace entrance, and we naturally entered the palace.
The moment you come inside.
Tiring!
[You have obtained the achievement of seeing the end of stage 6.]
[Gain a large amount of experience.]
[Additional damage is inflicted when attacking the demon of the foul-smelling earth.]
“…Kates.”
“Okay.”
First of all, it seems that Kaitz, who is treated as a half-alien who made a contract with God, heard the same alarm as me.
Contrary to what I said earlier about whether it was a place related to the quest I was thinking of, this place definitely seems to fall into the quest category.
…But what is it?
This subtle sense of discomfort.
I closed my eyes and perceived the entire palace.
It was not a complicated structure. Rather simple.
Although it was a large palace, it only had one floor and no rooms.
“You just have to keep going like this.”
We soon reached a huge hall.
In the hall, various minerals and various gems such as rubies, diamonds, and sapphires were piled up here and there like a mountain.
If you take all of that and sell it, you will become a very rich person.
However, there were two gems that were so unique that I didn’t even care about them.
Floor. A door the size of a high-rise building with five grooves that look as if they were meant to be inserted into something.
Front. Likewise, a door as big as a high-rise building and with seven grooves as if to drive something into it.
There were letters engraved on the door, and the styles of the two letters were clearly different.
Prince Dolia, who saw the text, umm…! I groaned.
“This is…! An ancient common language. It’s also an improved version made by dwarves to make it easier to understand.”
“Ancient common language…?”
The prince nodded to my question.
“10,000 years ago. Our ancestors who fought against the Jinma united regardless of race, and it is said that they needed a language that various races could understand at the same time.”
What was used at that time was the ancient common language.
Kaits approached and asked.
“Prince Dolia. Can you interpret those letters?”
“…No.”
The prince bit his lip.
It was a face that cursed his own helplessness.
“I can understand each word… But what connects them is all… The only words I can make out in this text are ‘ruler’ and ‘correct answer’…”
“That alone is great.”
That is correct.
In fact, Kaitsu Chemuro, who has been reincarnated several times, has no idea.
How can you be so condescending on such a topic!
“…Lulua, the historian, might know…”
The prince interrupted him.
He felt like he couldn’t call his fiancé to a place that was more dangerous than he could imagine.
I asked her what she was thinking when she ordered me to hold her, and she said that she still cherishes her.
Kaits thought for a moment, then put his hand to his ear and turned on the radio.
“…Scholar. Is Lulua next to you?”
[Okay. I understood the situation. But…]
[I will go.]
Lulua said in a firm voice.
[I want to be of help to the prince.]
“Lulua… But…!”
At that moment, I opened my mouth.
“Please help me, Lulua. I need your strength.”
There is no time to fuss here.
I have a bad feeling.
“I will protect you at all costs…”
Match!
“Ugh.”
“…”
I smacked my lips and glared at Almiraz, who opened his bewildered eyes.
“Why are you hitting me…?”
Then Almiraz whispered in my ear.
“Don’t flirt naturally.”
“What are you saying…”
[Yes, yes… I’m going now.]
Immediately after Lulua’s slightly excited answer, Kaitsu activated warp magic.
Ugh!
Lulua’s appearance appeared with a blue light.
She wore the easy-to-move leather outfit that Mold Mold had shown her.
Huge breasts in a tight outfit… So damn sexy.
…Let’s restrain ourselves. Damn you bastard.
Kaitz lowered her head.
“I am impressed by your courage, Lulua.”
“Thank you. Then…”
After Lulua bowed her head to the worried-faced prince, she looked at the text engraved on the door on the floor, and then she began to read it out loud.
“Those who wish to head deeper. Bring five ‘jewels’ identical to those of the seven rulers and place them here. Be careful. If you choose the wrong piece, you will await divine punishment.”
“…Ruler? Ah.”
I can feel it.
I heard diamond among the surrounding minerals.
Kaitz and Homun also noticed what I was doing and brought minerals such as sapphire and tanzanite.
Okay.
The seven rulers probably refer to leader-level demonic beasts.
For example, if it is a sapphire dragon, you can add minerals such as sapphire to its body.
The moment you put emerald and obsidian into the slot in addition to the three minerals. Gugung…! With a loud noise, the door on the floor split in two, kicking up dust.
Cheolkuong-!
The scene that soon emerged was… An abyss even blacker than the one here now.
Deep underground.
Tiring!
[Great achievement!! You have reached stage 7 of the Land of Stinking!]
[You have gained a large amount of experience!]
While everyone was silent, this time I saw the door ahead.
“…Lulua. What does it say on that door?”
“Hmm~? Isn’t that okay if you put seven jewels on it?”
These were Raeband’s words.
She may be right, but there is something that bothers me.
Lulu cleared her throat and read her text.
“The one who came to find traces of the kind, benevolent, and miserable person. Insert here a jewel identical to that of the seven rulers. Be careful. If you choose the wrong piece, divine punishment awaits.”
After Lulua finished speaking, there was silence.
“…Seven?”
Before Kaits finished speaking, I picked up the emerald I had put in earlier. Sapphire. Obsidian. Diamond. Tanzanite. Additional serpentine was added there.
“Kates. Prince Dolia. What are the names of the top level demon beasts?”
The two people looked at each other and said their names.
Sapphire Dragon.
Emerald Fox.
The Obsidian Reaper.
Tanzanite Spider.
Serpentine Lizard.
Diamond Knight.
Ruby Order.
And… ‘Topaz Tiger’
“…Wait a minute. If the leader-level demon means the ruler… Why do they say seven rulers?”
The prince’s doubts were natural.
That’s right, there are a total of eight boss demons in the foul-smelling land.
But I thought I knew the answer.
I looked around and found Topaz, so I took it and approached the door.
“…! Lord Dre! Choose carefully!”
Garcinido looked worried, and Kaitz stopped him with his hand and laughed.
“Trust me. Garcinido.”
“Yes. Although his behavior is not correct, he has excellent judgment.”
Marie also agreed with Kaitz.
I never thought Marie would defend me too.
While Garcinido retreated with a shocked look on his face, I drove the topaz into the groove.
Gii-ing-! Paaaaa!
Rainbow-colored brilliant light from seven holes… No. A divine power arose and swept through the palace.
With a light so intense, it’s so exciting! The huge door opened heavily inward.
…And inside the door. A path appeared with huge torches lined up on both sides.
“Oh. That’s awesome! Dre!”
Unlike the excited Raeband. I made a shocked face.
“Why are you looking like that? You did well on the quiz!”
“What is he?”
“Huh? What?”
Except for Raeband, they seem to have noticed the discomfort one by one.
Homun opened his mouth.
“…Ruby Order is a commander entity that is the highest among the leader ranks.”
“Huh? Right?…Huh?”
Only then did Raeband notice the sense of discomfort.
“The text clearly states that there are seven rulers. It means that Ruby is not a ruler. But if the Ruby Order is not a ruler… Then what on earth is this guy who can control all demon beasts…?”
There was silence.
Ususoo. I get goosebumps.
…This. I’m really excited…?
Ugh.
…What are you talking about?
“…Uh?”
“Ah?”
A raeband with a good feel. And the intangible was the first to notice.
A huge ball-shaped ‘Ruby’ appeared in our midst…
“…Ruby Order!”
The moment Kaits shouted. Ruby flashes! It emits red light.
Kugugu!
Fire laser cannons everywhere.
Gurgling!! The palace began to collapse.
