## Chapter 490 – Demon Killing
That muscular, six-eyed demon who called himself Andromalius was clearly a seriously powerful bastard.
You could tell just by looking at his trained muscles and height.
More than anything, the bull-like horns on both sides of his head were incredibly intimidating. Was he about 3 meters tall? He was giving off a dangerous vibe in many ways.
And he definitely spoke with the implication that he managed the gate. Those bastards who manage things like that are all born serial killers and crazy sons of bitches. This can be scientifically proven.
Anyway, thinking about such gates is the job of the paladins, not mine. I just want to run away now, stretch my legs at home, and sleep.
“Brother Varkarel! Shit, we’re screwed! That bastard looks seriously strong!”
“You…! Your language is rougher than I expected!”
“The way that bastard looks is even rougher, shit!”
Varkarel was a man you could talk to.
If we started a retreat operation now, there was a high probability we could escape without engaging. If there’s a fight where the odds seem low, it’s better to just run away.
This is by no means cowardly.
“Captain Varkarel…! I also judge that it’s impossible! This is a sacred trial given by Verde! A mission that must be completed no matter what, so we must retreat now and return with a subjugation force! With our current strength, it seems we cannot subjugate that evil demon!”
Paladin Dodalkan also said, spitting as he spoke.
They were madmen with extreme violence, but when it came to combat, they boasted a more level-headed judgment than anyone else. They quickly judged that the odds weren’t in their favor.
Anger must be used correctly.
Anger that explodes without considering the consequences always leads to death, and a being that is already dead cannot stand here as a paladin. They have survived because they have lived making such judgments.
“It feels so evil, shit!! That bastard is no joke! You feel it too, Brother Varkarel!”
I chimed in with Dodalkan and said again.
“This evil energy! Oh, Verde…! Of course, I feel it too!”
“Let’s get out of here, quick! We need to link up with the lord and bring soldiers to catch him!”
“Brother is right! Captain Varkarel, make a decision!”
“Understood! We will immediately begin the retreat operation!”
Yes!
Having made their decision, Varkarel and Dodalkan quickly ran down the hill.
“Claudie! Let’s get out of here too!”
“Hmm… Is it still a bit much for Kat to handle?”
“I’d fight if it was anything else, but not that! To fight something like that, I think you need to increase your strength tenfold, Mama!”
Claudie immediately grabbed me by the waist and ran.
Claudie, who likes slaughtering strong opponents, would naturally want to fight, but that demon was too different.
It’s not that I don’t trust Claudie, but this can’t be helped.
“Hehe, that’s right. Kat has to become stronger in the future. Yes. Good. Properly judging the gap between you and your opponent is also a virtue of a great warrior.”
“What you’re saying is so pretty!”
And so we came down the hill.
He definitely asked us what we did. He’s likely to follow us after observing the situation for a while. We need to create as much distance as possible!
“Kkamdong, what was up there!”
“A really big demon!”
“I knew it! What do we do!”
“We run!”
Winia was also stamping her feet.
Then let’s run away now!
“If we leave such a powerful threat unchecked, it will become a great threat to the world! We must fight!”
At that moment, a priest stepped forward and blocked Captain Varkarel.
What a crazy bastard!
“Priest Lamelin, I understand your intentions, but I judge that subjugation is impossible with our abilities alone!”
“Captain Varkarel! We won’t know until we try!”
“That is also a correct statement. But just saying correct things doesn’t solve the situation! As the captain, I judge that we need to retreat now and organize a subjugation force! Get out of the way!”
It was natural, but not everyone was determined to retreat. Some of them felt the evil energy and burned with the will to fight.
“It will be too late then! He will escape, increase his power and influence, and threaten the world! If not now, there is no chance! We must stop him when we have the chance!”
Priest Lamelin drew his weapon, a mace, and shouted fiercely. What a frustrating bastard!
“Priest! Don’t talk if you haven’t seen it yourself! That’s too much!”
“Are you also afraid, brother!”
“Who wouldn’t be scared after seeing that, you son of a bitch, let’s get out of here quickly!”
ㅡThump!
As I was arguing with Priest Lamelin, a sound that shook the ground echoed from behind.
“Do the seeds of the gods intend to flee before Andromalius? A strange thing. There must be a reason for strange things. I hope you will answer about it. Did you use the gate?”
Andromalius said that while looking down at us from the hill. Damn it, I knew it. Of course, bastards like that are also incredibly fast.
Was escape out of the question?
“Kkamdong, shit, that thing!”
Winia screamed and hid behind Claudie.
“That, that is…!”
“A demon!”
“Evil energy!”
Everyone on the scene looked up at the demon. Andromalius’s six eyes were burning red, and darkness was swirling behind him.
“No, no way…!”
Priest Lamelin, who had been burning with the will to fight, could only be shocked. Those who haven’t seen it themselves are the ones who talk the most.
“Captain Varkarel… It seems we won’t be able to retreat after all.”
Paladin Dodalkan, who had been arguing for retreat until just now, pointed his sword at the demon.
Yes, that’s right.
Even if you run away when you can, if you are in a situation where escape is impossible, you must fight and overcome it.
That must be what competence is.
An attitude that changes flexibly depending on the time and situation is truly suitable for survival.
“Brother… I’m sorry. It seems it will be difficult to guarantee your safety from now on. But rest assured. We will stop him, so you run away.”
“Brother Varkarel…!”
“Go to the city and be sure to inform the church of this situation!”
Varkarel took off the insignia attached to his armor and handed it to me. For a moment, I almost shed tears.
“If you have that, they will surely believe your words and send troops! Go quickly!”
He was a good person.
It would be best to do as he says here.
But.
“Claudie, Winia.”
We can’t run away.
“Do you want to run away?”
I immediately asked Claudie and Winia.
“Of course we have to run away!”
“I don’t know? What about Kat?”
Winia jumped up as if asking something obvious, and Claudie looked at me with deep eyes and answered.
“I.”
When you think about it, I was the one who made the report.
It was clearly a report made to satisfy my own selfish desires, but in reality, it was a sacred service with the noble purpose of saving the human world from the threat of demons.
It was something someone had to do.
The religious people of the Brass Celestial Angel Society here are all people who believed in my words and followed me. They never doubted me at all. Rather, they showed infinite trust and executed the demons together.
They were true good people, and Captain Varkarel said he would risk his life to let us escape.
ㅡRun away alone here?
I can’t allow that.
That is Fusion Confucianism.
“Brother Varkarel. Escape is already out of the question. I’m afraid, but now seems to be the time to fight with all our might. We must not divide our forces.”
“You…!”
I put the insignia back on Captain Varkarel’s armor and said.
From the beginning, there was no guarantee that we could escape.
Friendship and trust. The judgment was not made based on that alone. It was just that, from the perspective of survival, we should not run away.
Would Andromalius allow us to escape?
If he’s tall and muscular, he’ll definitely bypass the paladins and try to take out those who have left the group one by one. That’s common sense and the basics of combat.
The moment that happens, it’s over.
If morale and power drop, it becomes extremely disadvantageous. Who would leave a messenger alone to inform them of the threat? I don’t think so. I judge that if we run away, we will immediately have to fight three-on-one.
That’s why it’s better to fight here than to run away now.
“You’re going to help!”
“It’s embarrassing to say, but we’re pretty good with swords.”
“Thank you, thank you! It will be a great help! As expected, brother is a truly faithful person!”
Varkarel was very happy. However, that joy soon turned into the gaze of a level-headed warrior.
“Still, it’s the same dangerous situation. Be sure to follow my control. Even if it’s a demon that far exceeds our abilities, I will protect you.”
“Thank you, Brother Varkarel.”
Above all, we might be able to communicate.
“Kkamdong is crazy, really! We should run away when we can!”
Winia, who saw the scene, was furious.
It is right to run away when you can.
But judging from the warrior’s intuition and past experience, running away now was a shortcut to being taken out one by one.
“Winia. There’s no guarantee we can escape. Look at the length of that bastard’s legs. The moment he bypasses the paladins and chases us, we’ll have to fight three-on-one. It would be better to fight together here and finish it.”
“That thing? Kkamdong, can’t you tell just by looking at it? That’s impossible!”
I immediately put my hand on Winia’s head.
“If you, me, the paladins, and Claudie work together, we can do it, right? Winia. Trust me. Running away now will only make things worse. We have to fight. You know that too, right?”
“Ugh, really…! What are you going to do if you die!”
“I won’t die. Don’t worry.”
Yes, we can only survive if we fight.
“That’s right, Claudie? I’m not going to die here, am I?”
“Hehehe, of course not. Kat is not going to die here. I can tell.”
Claudie was already ready to fight.
Anyway, we formed a formation according to Varkarel’s command and prepared for battle.
Whether Andromalius was trying to observe the situation or gather information, he was just standing on the hill and looking at us.
“Is Andromalius now ready to answer this question?”
This bastard… Was he waiting for us?
He’s a more gentle demon than I thought.
Then we might be able to communicate.
“…!”
Varkarel was about to shout something.
“Andromalius!”
“You?”
I immediately stopped him, stepped forward, and shouted.
“I will answer your question! We have nothing to do with that demon gate! We just came to scout the gate as humans!”
No good will come of the paladins arguing with the demon. It’s better for me to step in. Varkarel is likely to foam at the mouth and curse at the demon.
I glanced back at Varkarel.
ㅡNod nod.
He nodded slowly.
Let’s just tell the facts.
“…You said you came to scout.”
Whether he listened to me or not, the demon started talking while looking directly at me.
“It’s strange that you say that. Clearly, Andromalius tried to grasp the truth as soon as he felt the existence of a gate that was out of control and recognition. But when I tried to manifest in the corresponding place, I felt an obstacle. It was a clear attack. Who attacked the gate?”
This shit seems to be going exactly as I thought.
In other words, Andromalius didn’t know about the existence of the gate at all, and it seemed that he felt it as soon as we destroyed it and came to check.
The black orbs that gathered were the bastard trying to cast magic to manifest, and we interfered with his manifestation by trying to destroy them.
But shit, does he not know that we attacked him right now?
