Chapter 472 – 135. Toward the Demon Kingdom (2)
The party crossed the portal.
Although Lilia was not among the six people who revived Siertia.
As a saint, her divine power was connected through Siertia.
‘So there was no problem in operating the driver’s seat.’
The remaining 5 members, including me,
She added her own power to Lilia’s divine power and successfully opened her portal.
After crossing the portal, it was in the middle of a forest.
“Is this… The Demon Kingdom?”
Eirin looked around and said.
Although it is an ordinary forest scenery that can be seen anywhere.
A little demonic energy spread into the air. Without a doubt, this was the Demon Kingdom.
The gaze of the party instantly turned to Cecilia.
She blushed in embarrassment.
“I… I’ve only lived in the Demon King’s Palace, so I don’t know the geography of the Demon Kingdom.”
Cecilia was a sickly dragon.
She was imprisoned in the Demon King’s Palace, where she spent a long time only making magic spheres.
Of course, I was healthy now that I had received my demonic energy.
I quickly helped Cecilia, who was not used to being in the spotlight.
“I got the map of the Demon Kingdom from Tricia. I don’t think she has to worry too much.”
Everyone nodded at my words.
‘It’s a party of six.’
The primeval forest is a place far away from the city of the Demon Kingdom.
To be honest, the Demon Kingdom was a completely unfamiliar place to me.
And more than the imperials hated the demons. The demons hated humans.
‘No. I hated it.’
The war that started because it could not withstand the continuous exploitation and pressure of the empire was a great war 20 years ago.
Although there was no all-out war between the Empire and the Demon Kingdom after that great war.
Continuing local warfare continued.
‘Especially southern Caceres.’
Southern ruled by Duke Pedro. One of the sources of income in the south was the extortion of goods from the Demon Kingdom and the demon slave trade.
The expression of Lucia, who was from the south, was not very good.
Lucia whispered.
“This is the Demon Kingdom, the hometown of Cecil and Rishi…”
However, Lucia did not discriminate against the demons, but rather liked them.
It was Lucia who protected Tricia and Cecilia even after knowing their identities.
‘And if Lucia is there, I’m reassured.’
At the time of the closing ceremony, she was the one who was forcefully pushed by Chloe and Rosette.
In just one month, Lucia had properly gained practical experience.
As a member of the White Night.
Until the battle of Harsen and the recapture of Ostel.
She struggled to the point of risking her life. She has grown up too.
‘Unir’s incarnation… And he’s using the same Lucia-style mana technique as me. Rather, it must be natural.’
So, Lucia was already showing the same level of skill as Yuriel.
Already an Auror Expert level. To such an extent that she could quickly enter the 7th tier, if only she had a special buff. Lucia was an outstanding knight.
‘What. Chloe and Rosette don’t seem to have died either.’
The most dangerous place in the current empire.
I’ve been looking for a starter stone near Guhwangdo, a place where evil spirits are likely to resurrect.
Although it wasn’t a direct battle, it was about retrieving things.
Like a rival whose name will remain in Pantheon’s history. The two were strong. Both of them are close to the 7th tier.
‘Actually, those three are almost the same level.’
So even if there are non-combat party members Eirin and Cecilia. It wasn’t a big concern.
More than anything. I entered the state of the midnight sun and the 8th tier. I was confident in protecting all of my prospective wives.
And anyway, the two couldn’t be left behind in the palace of the white lion.
Eirin accompanied me as an envoy representing the Empire.
‘Because I can recognize Ei-Lin’s ability to read the situation as well as her practical skills.’
So her maternal grandfather gave her a special elevation to Ei-Lin’s status.
As the nephew of Mason’s courtier. That is, what gave the qualifications of nobility.
‘She has already been in charge of the white snake womb and Harsen’s practice. Her career isn’t enough.’
So, to serve as her practical assistant in this alliance, Ei-Lin was not lacking at all.
And Cecilia also played a big role in this trip to the Demon Kingdom.
She is from the royal family of the Demon Kingdom.
Even though she was in the absence of the demon king, she made an unreasonable contract with the demon grand duke and even her dragon heart was broken.
Still, it was she who was Ustina’s niece who took the real power this time.
The reason why she, who was hiding in her nest, went back to the demon palace. She’s been told she has a relationship with Cecilia.
‘I heard the news from the high elf Remiella.’
And her first job in the Demon Kingdom was already decided.
High Elf Remiella.
A faithful follower of my real father, Lucifer. He is then reunited with her as the head of her Royal Knights.
I checked her map given to Tricia.
‘The meeting place with Remiella. I’ll have to stay here for a few days.’
Then I had to hurry.
“Then shall we move?”
I cried out to my prospective wives.
***
The group moved for several hours.
Although it was not a large forest like the primeval forest. It took quite a while to move without a horse and carriage.
‘Still, thanks to the magic, he moved very quickly.’
Although it was in the middle of the forest. It seemed that there would be no problem in heading in time to the rendezvous with Remiella.
When the sun goes down
The party found a small village in the forest.
“It must be a village of demons, right?”
Chloe told me with a nervous look. Like she said
This is not an empire There was nothing good about meeting the demons.
So I tried to bypass the village. An unexpected thing happened.
Aaaaa-
“I can feel the magic power!”
Lucia, whose senses have become more sensitive lately, exclaimed.
As she said, it seemed that an abrupt gate had formed nearby.
‘The place we are now is comparatively the eastern part of the Demon Kingdom. So, is it the influence of the Keiatic Gate?’
There is also a Keiatic Gate in the eastern part of the Demon Kingdom.
Like anywhere else in Ireland, it seemed that the Demon Kingdom could not escape from the threat of the demons.
‘In the words of Remiella. They said that the situation in the Demon Kingdom is worse than the union of the Western Kingdoms.’
The Keiatic Gate in the east and Cáceres County in the south.
Although I had to deal with that double enemy.
The Demon Kingdom, which was made up of various races, was originally not well united.
The former emperor, so when Lilia’s brother was emperor.
The vassal Grius took power and the empire declined. Even such an empire was far more powerful than the Demon Kingdom.
‘No matter how many dragons there are. The stronger the dragon, the more it goes into sleep periodically.’
Even if it’s not sleeping, it’s a dragon with a strong individualistic tendency.
It is only included in the loose system called the Demon Kingdom.
There were many dragons who said they didn’t know me even when a national crisis arose.
‘It’s just that we’re united now because of the dragon’s natural enemy, the Confederate Army…’
Anyway, I put my thoughts aside for a while.
I hurriedly moved to the place where I could hear the demon’s roar.
A battle was also taking place there.
“Eh, the Witchbeast is too strong! We can’t deal with it with just our village’s strength!”
“Then… The Knights… The Royal Knights…”
“No! Even if they do come, after we’ve already been annihilated… And the Royal Knights won’t be able to come to a rural village like this…”
“Ra, Rat is dead! No! If we go on like this, everyone will die!”
“There is no hope but Hantz-sama! Hurry up, Hanz-sama…”
“Hantz-sama is currently confronting the boss monster! I can’t come here!”
Dozens of elven warriors were in despair.
In terms of demon power, the type 1 and type 2 monsters were evenly mixed.
Elven warriors, on the other hand, literally looked like ordinary young people from the village.
Even the soldiers who had been professionally trained in combat had a hard time with those high-ranking monsters. There was no way they could deal with it.
At that time, Lucia’s gaze immediately turned to me.
The gaze of a knight who is allowed to enter battle by his lord. I nodded.
Skip.
Lucia’s sword quickly drew a line.
‘It seems to have gotten faster.’
The heads of the three type 2 monsters that attacked the elven warriors were blown off at once.
Seeing that, Chloe and Rosette also met my eyes.
“For a moment. Ask them to escort Eirin and Cecilia.”
Saying that, he quickly drew Siertia. And I quickly moved to a place where I could feel the strong magic power.
There was also a Type 1 Witchbeast there. It was the center of town.
‘Type 1 witch is like a boss. If we catch that guy, the sudden gate will be closed.’
The Type 1 Witchbeast was a gigantic Chimera.
Ogre or troll, which is called a high-ranking monster. It was quite disgusting to see all kinds of hideous monsters mixed together.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-
The guy opened his mouth and let out a huge projectile of demon power.
The attack had ruined the elven village.
“Damn the demon beast! I will never let you destroy this village!”
And there was an elven warrior confronting the boss.
Different from the young elven warriors I saw earlier.
It was a middle-aged elf.
Judging from the scars on his face and his eyes, he seemed to have skills. However, somewhere in the body seemed uncomfortable.
‘Dangerous. That man’s thirteen.’
His swordsmanship skills were quite good, so he managed to block the Type 1 Witchbeast somehow.
His body didn’t keep up.
Are your injuries already serious? The whole body was a mess with blood flowing out.
“This… If it’s like this, even at the cost of my body!”
He clutched his chest.
Perhaps a special spell that destroys mana hearts. It seemed that he was planning to self-destruct with that boss beast with that spell.
‘The resolution is amazing.’
At the Battle of Harsen. I have seen so many soldiers risking their lives to protect their hometown.
It didn’t seem like the rest.
I moved.
With spleen eyes, he blocked the man who was prepared for death.
“Please step back.”
Shasasa Sasak-
And the lion heart sword.
The older brother of that extreme wave ended the life of a Type 1 Witchbeast with a single blow.
“Are you all right?”
Let’s turn around as if nothing happened.
The elven warrior, as if seeing a ghost, had her mouth gaping open.
And he belatedly cried out
“Lu, Lou, Lucifer-sama!!”
***
Fortunately, the damage to the village was not very serious.
Although nearly a quarter of the villagers suffered casualties. Still, it was a village on the verge of being massacred.
The intervention of the party saved the elven village from the worst damage.
“Thank you. Mr. Julian.”
And a middle-aged elf man sitting on a bed with bandages all over his body.
The gray-haired man bowed to me very politely.
“Hey…”
“It’s okay if you don’t overdo it. You don’t have to be so polite to me.”
Although I was the successor of the Marquis.
I’ve never been officially recognized for my position in the Demon Kingdom.
But since Hanz shared a full statement with me. In this way, he was polite to me.
– If you are the son of His Majesty Lucifer! It’s like a lord to me too!
He was a former elf knight from the Royal Knights.
Retired as a knight due to an injury sustained in battle, and thus returning to his hometown.
In the Great War 20 years ago, he said that he had gone to battle with his father.
Anyway, because of that relationship, he mistook me for his father.
‘Did I really resemble my father… Lucifer?’
Although his mother was also famous as an Essenmund beauty.
Maybe my appearance looks more like my real father.
I left Hanz’s house.
Hanz is a person who is respected more than the village chief in this village and is treated as an elder in the village.
So even though everyone in the party except Cecilia was human.
The villagers gave us food and lodging without questioning our identity.
‘I still have a lot to ask…’
Now, the village is very untidy due to raids.
About the current situation of the Demon Kingdom. And we decided to talk to Hanz tomorrow about our business.
I returned to my room
Although it was a small town.
Still, there were enough rooms for guests to stay in the village chief’s house. The group was assigned a separate room.
‘Somehow this night doesn’t seem to be quiet.’
As if reading my thoughts, Erti growled.
[Women who are happy that everyone has joined your harem… No women. It must be difficult for this night to pass quietly.]
Openly made fun of me The truth was that I couldn’t help it.
Who are my prospective wives? Because you want me so badly
‘Still, spending a promiscuous night in a foreign country like this is a bit…’
However, it was as expected by Erti and I.
Late night. Someone opened my door and came in.
