Chapter 25 – 24. Trial (2)
A land stained red with no trace of life.
Arthur and Aris traveled for hours, but found nothing.
It’s strange… I heard that the demon world is a place full of demons, but this part is different from reality. Is there any reason? Surprisingly, Arthur might know.
“Arthur, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“This is a demonic world, so why aren’t there any demons or monsters?”
Arthur began to look at Aris’ question with strange eyes.
“… That’s right, we’re going to assassinate.”
Assassination? Are you saying you are assassinating the Demon King? However, there will be military leaders and strong demons by your side.
“Is that possible? There must be other demons in the Demon King’s Castle.”
When Aris asked again, Arthur hit his forehead with her hand.
“I told you to concentrate during meetings, Aris!!”
“No…”
Of course, Aris had no idea what happened in the past, but for now, she had no choice but to pretend that she didn’t remember.
Ha… It’s really unfair. I didn’t even hear it!
“I’m sorry. Please tell me in detail.”
As Aris continued to bombard her with questions, Arthur’s hands began to tremble with anger.
“… I’m really going to explain this for the last time!”
“Right now, the Demon King’s army has invaded the empire, so while the fake hero is drawing attention from the Empire, I’m going to catch the Demon King together with you, the real hero!”
Arthur’s words made her wonder who the fake hero was, but she couldn’t bear to ask him again, so she had no choice but to swallow what she was about to say.
Well… I’m guessing he’s just acting out a strong guy, it’s not important information anyway.
“Anyway! Because the Demon King is the only one in the Demon King’s Castle right now. The faster we catch the demon lord, the more people we will be able to save!”
As he spoke, Arthur clenched his fists and began to make a solemn expression.
“I. I see! But… How do you know that the Demon King is alone? “They could be hiding their troops.”
Arthur began to gain momentum at Aris’ question.
“Among my abilities is the ability to detect demon energy, but right now I can only feel the energy of the demon lord in my demon realm. And it’s so accurate! “I’ve never been wrong, so don’t worry.”
“Oh! “That’s amazing.”
Aris praised him on the outside, but Arthur was slightly unsatisfactory.
When you arrive at the Demon King’s Castle, won’t the demons attack you by surprise? Well, it’s an ordeal if you can overcome it to some extent. Fight against all the demons and win! It won’t be like this.
As we chatted and moved around, it was already evening.
As night fell, Arthur naturally began taking out various items from his subspace pocket.
After a while, the bonfire and tent were completed, as if we were camping.
“Let’s sleep here today and leave again tomorrow morning.”
Aris nodded her head at Arthur’s words. The two of them lay side by side and closed their eyes to sleep.
“Ha…”
However, upon hearing Aris’ sigh, Arthur spoke to Aris.
“Are you worried about anything?”
“What should I do if the Demon King is too strong to defeat?”
At Aris’ worried tone, Arthur snuggled up next to her and started hugging her.
“Don’t worry, Aris.”
“Because I have myself and the holy sword, I’m sure we can win.”
Aris was surprised by Arthur’s words.
Seo. Holy sword? I don’t have anything like that.
“… Arthur? That… Holy sword, do you remember where it is?”
Aris asked Arthur, feeling as if she knew, but was asking for confirmation, and Arthur smiled brightly and answered.
“Of course! Don’t worry, I keep it in my subspace pocket. Because of the sacred power of the sword, the Demon King must not notice, so I will hand it to you as soon as I arrive at the Demon King’s castle.”
“I understand.”
Fortunately… There was also a holy sword. It seems like an item that helps with trials… I’m sure it’s very effective, right?
“See you tomorrow then, Arthur.”
“Yes.”
That’s how one night in Magyeong passed.
…
The two woke up the next morning, looked at the map, and were heading in the direction where the Demon Castle was.
“…”
“Arthur? They say there is nothing but the devil.”
At Aris’ words, Arthur began to break into a cold sweat.
“Well. That obviously wasn’t there.! It came out of nowhere! Did it fall from the sky.?”
Arthur must have been embarrassed and started making excuses over and over again.
Hmm… Now that I think about it, it doesn’t make sense that it came about suddenly. Since this is the inside of an ordeal, I guess it could have suddenly fallen from the sky like Arthur said?
Arthur and Aris hid behind a rock and looked at the monsters blocking the path.
If you look at the map, you have to pass through the canyon in front of you, but there were three monsters blocking the way. Arthur said that there were no more monsters except the three here, but it was difficult to blindly believe that, so it was necessary to proceed carefully.
The monster blocking the canyon’s path looked similar to the Minotaur sometimes found in dungeons, but it seemed to be three times larger and its horns and skin were stained black. And unusually, he was holding a great sword rather than an axe.
Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to have much intelligence… Should we try using the status window first?
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Name: Black Ox
[Abilities]
Stamina-50
Strength-50
Dexterity-30
Magi-20
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If you look at them one by one, their abilities aren’t that high, but if there are three like that, it wouldn’t be easier than you think, right?
“I think it might be a good idea to kill one by surprise and escape.”
“Well. Really? Because I don’t know.”
In response to Arthur’s question, Aris told him about the monster’s abilities.
“Based on my abilities, my name was ‘Black Ox’ and my abilities are as follows. As long as you don’t get close, I don’t think you’ll be in any danger.”
Since this was an ordeal and not reality, Arthur was being deceived into thinking that the status window was an ability he gained after becoming a warrior.
“I think I can kill two at once if I have a moment…”
Arthur, who heard Aris’ muttering, opened her mouth.
“Aris? I think I can do that too!”
Aris reflexively responded to Arthur’s words.
“You.?”
“W-what!! Then do you know what I came here to have fun with? “It helps me too!”
Come to think of it, my magic power was 80, and I was blessed as a saint… So I guess I can use sacred skills…!
“Then, if I ambush one and kill one, I can tie the feet of the other two for a while?”
“Of course! Just trust me!”
Of course, it was a little disappointing, but since they were enemies who didn’t have any major problems even if the plan went awry, Aris began preparing for her surprise attack.
There were three black cows in her field of vision, and when she saw two of them facing away from each other, Aris immediately drew her sword and used her skill.
Thunder Dragon Nine Style – Type 1 Seonjeon
ㅡPajijijik.!
The rising electric current created an afterimage, and before I knew it, Aris’ black ox was penetrating the neck.
At the same time, the sound of Arthur’s prayer reached Aris’s ears.
ㅡChuck!
Aris saw golden chains rising from the floor where the two remaining black cows were standing, binding her legs.
ㅡSuddenly!
Aris took advantage of the black oxen’s confusion and cut off the heads of both oxen at the same time with her single sword.
ㅡTuk.
The head of the black cow fell to the floor, spurting blood.
The battle with the monster was over in an instant, and when I looked back, I saw Arthur running over with a smile.
“Heh. Hehe. How can you be so fast! Anyway, I’m glad I caught it anyway!”
“Yes.”
Arthur is more useful than I thought.? I really didn’t expect anything…! This will be helpful when fighting the devil.
Of course, it was an idea that would have caused an uproar if real or fake Arthur had heard about it, but Aris was quite proud.
But… It seems like he’s more useful than the real Arthur…?
A voice was heard in the ears of Aris, who was weighing the real Arthur and the fake Arthur.
“Now, just past this canyon is the Devil’s Castle!”
Aris nodded her head at Arthur’s words, and the two began to pass through the canyon.
…
Aris and Arthur were able to get out of the canyon after walking for about 3 hours.
“Oh? I guess that’s the devil’s castle. It’s huge. Does the devil have a lot of money too?”
Aris said it was a joke, but Arthur didn’t react at all.
“Arthur.?”
When she turned her head and looked to the side, she saw Arthur, whose face was becoming increasingly pale.
“Ah. Aris?”
Aris also swallowed her saliva at Arthur’s trembling voice.
“Huh.? Why?”
“That… That.”
-Gulp.
“It seems like the Demon King has suddenly become very strong.”
“The devil?”
Arthur spoke with a serious expression, but Aris didn’t pay much attention.
Don’t you just feel better because you’re closer to the Demon King?
“Arthur, it’s probably because it’s in front of the Demon King’s Castle. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it!”
But Arthur still couldn’t come to his senses.
“But. I don’t think this is real-“
“Let’s just catch it quickly and rest. Take out the holy sword first.”
“Oh, I understand!”
At Aris’s words, Arthur took out a white sword from her subspace pocket and handed it to her.
Wow… It’s definitely different… Is this a holy sword?
A sword that gently spreads her divine power from Aris’ hand.
Aris, who was curious about her performance, immediately used her status window.
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[Holy Sword(?)]
-All the user’s attacks are imbued with divine power and increase abilities.
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It was a simple explanation for a holy sword, but the effect was enormous. In particular, the option to increase abilities was an ability I had never seen before.
Aris, holding the holy sword, used her status window to see the increase in her abilities.
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Name: Aris
[Abilities]
Stamina-60
Strength-63
Dexterity-68
Magic attribute-70
[Blessing]
-Guardian knight of the hero who rules the thunderstorm (SS)
[Skill]
-Supreme Sacrifice (SSS)
-Lord of Thunder (SS)
-Soul Bond (S)
-Status Window (S-)
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Aris was able to see that all of her abilities increased by 5 thanks to the Holy Sword’s ability.
“It’s huge.? Moreover, with this amount of magic attribute…”
Aren’t the trials too easy? It definitely can’t be like this… Is it just because I’m too strong?
Aris, who was so conceited, began to feel excited, and she took Arthur’s hand and headed to her devil’s castle.
As he got closer to her demon castle, Aris could also feel something about her.
“I definitely feel like there’s something there… It seems a bit ominous.”
ㅡRattle.
But Arthur didn’t say anything, and he could feel the hand she was holding shaking slightly.
Was Arthur really scared of her?
Aris, thinking that the owner of her trembling hand was Arthur, came closer and closer to her demon castle. But she didn’t know about Aris. The fact that her own hands, not Arthur’s, were shaking slightly.
