Chapter 231 – 11-Actually, the Kingdom of Zent Is a Demonic Realm.(7)
Finding the stairs was simple.
The problem was that as soon as I found the stairs, the Necromancers came up from the stairs and the Death Knights rushed towards me.
“Kyaaaaagh!”
The Death Knight pulled out the sword from his waist and swung it sharply.
I don’t know what corpse was used, but it was quite skillful.
In particular, in a narrow hallway like now, it was ambiguous to avoid the sword.
That’s why I blocked the Death Knight’s sword with Darkness.
Magic power collided with the sound of sparks.
While the power struggle continued for a while, I relaxed and slapped the body with my foot, letting the sword slide to the side.
Then, he implanted Clausolas into his head and infused it with divine power.
“Kyaaaaa!”
The Death Knight, screaming as if feeling pain from the undead, soon turned into ashes and scattered.
The Necromancers behind me panicked and tried to call the other undead, but my sword cut their throats faster.
“It’s really funny. There’s even a Death Knight. Where the hell did you get these corpses and materials from?”
I grumbled and stepped down the stairs.
Then I heard something flying beside me.
Peeing-
“What!”
In an instant, I twisted my body in a hurry to avoid what flew at me.
Then I turned around to see what was flying at me.
What I saw was a black arrow that seemed to have passed me and stuck into the wall.
Confirming this, I gritted my teeth.
That’s dangerous, if I get hit by that, even my body will be impaled.
Rather than that, a sudden sniping, where the hell is it?
Doubts dominated my head, but soon more arrows flew in, and I hurriedly rolled toward the stairs to hide and avoid the arrows.
“Whoa… Whoa…”
I held my breath against the wall of the stairs.
The rapid fire, which even I felt dangerous for a moment, let my whole body know that the sniper was no ordinary opponent.
But I can’t stay stuck here forever.
Using electromagnetic waves as much as possible, I found the sniper’s location.
“Haha? Elf, elf.”
According to widespread electromagnetic waves, the sniper was shooting through the window in the hallway where I was.
And surprisingly, the identity of the sniper was an elf.
A fairly advanced elf who was resurrected as an undead.
“Tsk! Should I just ignore it?”
I’m in trouble.
If the opponent is an elf sniper, it is difficult to inflict damage with ranged attacks.
If I poured out a powerful attack without worrying about it, I would win lightly, but I was more careful because I had to minimize the destruction of the castle so that the magic circle did not have a strange effect.
And the conclusion was just let’s ignore it.
It’s definitely a sharp sniping, but it’s not to the point that you can’t avoid it, and it’s not to the point where you’re caught here.
When I made that decision, I immediately ran down the stairs.
Fortunately, there were no undead or necromancers to be seen below.
Apparently, Russell attracted a lot of aggro.
“One-way street, honey~”
There are no obstructions!
I roamed the capital and ran towards the basement.
Russell’s aggro was considerable, and he sensed that most of the enemy forces were rushing to him, and Rubel’s party blocked the incoming enemies intermittently and allowed Asuna and the Helios Church to enter.
With this, the number of enemies has decreased even more, and I have fewer enemies to see, and I even skillfully avoid enemies by turning my abilities into full.
So I was able to find the stairs to the basement by myself.
No, can I hit this with stairs?
I hurried my steps as I saw the small and narrow stairway, which seemed impossible for a tall person to enter at all.
I didn’t let go of the slightest tension while walking, but there were no traps or enemies.
Instead, the unpleasant mana became stronger.
Each time I went down the stairs, the concentration of magical power increased, and it was only when it reached a concentration that it made me feel sick to my stomach before the stairs ended.
“Huh, we’ve arrived. This is where the head of Halfas is, right?”
I looked at the source of magic while soothing my stomach.
A dark red magic circle started from the middle of the dark underground and was glowing red.
And in the center of the magic circle, an old man was smirking.
The hideously wrinkled skin, the very darkened teeth that looked like they would have to wear dentures instead of teeth, and the hair that had not turned pure white and looked empty in the center.
“Grow your hair, your hair~”
“…”
The old man’s face hardened in an instant.
Then he stroked his hair and burst into a ferocious spirit.
“This is true, the heir of the Shine family seems to have a knack for piercing people’s hearts. He will die soon, so foolish.”
“Yes, old man with next dentures. Old man who could reanimate his corpse with undead but couldn’t resurrect his own hair.”
“This person…!”
[Wow… The devil goes away.]
[Satan loses his job again today… Hot! What is satan? Suddenly, a monster wave!]
“Well, the reaction is interesting.”
I giggled and laughed.
The reaction was really great.
“Okay, this old man with hair loss said to finish here. Isn’t that what this product is about?”
“…The child is already teasing the grown-up.”
“Damn it, are you proud of being old? Criminal subject.”
“This is not a crime. It brings true death to the world, true God’s blessing.”
“Is that your fanaticism? Serving the god of death spreads death in the world?”
“Yes. And that’s what happened here. King Hargedon is a sealed land, and at the same time, you can get a large amount of life force as a fresh sacrifice!”
A cry full of madness, if he gathered that much life force, he would rejuvenate himself… Tsk tsk.
I clicked my tongue and drew my sword.
“Older than that. I have no intention of resurrecting King Hargedon. So I’ll do everything I can to get in the way.”
[Okay, that guy must have been one of the strongest of mankind. It’s perfect for a sacrifice!]
[Let’s go. It is to destroy evil!]
Listening to the words of Darkness and Claus Solas, I prepared myself to attack at any time.
On the other hand, the old man laughed as if he was laughing at this.
Then he touched the ground with his cane and said.
“Foolish, very stupid. Don’t you know how you got in here? Or why you’re the only one here. Why am I the only one here? Didn’t expect anything?”
At the same time as those words, the ground began to shake little by little, and mana surged and rushed towards the old man.
“It’s already too late. You guys are too late! The fact that you were defeated at the point of knowing about King Hargedon’s existence and not responding in advance… Kike!”
“Noisy. My head is ringing.”
Single blow.
Claus Solas, who pierced the heart of an old man with a single blow, with this, the fatal wound is certain.
If not treated in time, the old man will die.
However, the vibration of magic did not stop and I felt uneasy.
In the first place, I was confused when the old man, one of the strongest people in mankind, was easily overpowered and died.
Looking at me like that, the old man smiled while bleeding.
“Kuluk… You’re foolish. I didn’t think that I would sacrifice myself for the final sacrifice for King Hargedon, the ultimate power to destroy the world.”
“What!”
I was freaked out.
What is this now
You sacrificed yourself!
“Damn it, was it too late?”
It was all a trick.
The magic circle, the Necromancers, and the undead were all traps intended to deceive us from the beginning.
I gritted my teeth and rushed outside.
And at the same time, vast magic power and a huge light burst out from the magic circle, blocking my vision.
Then, feeling pain all over my body, I was caught up in a magical storm.
Quaaaaa-
All my senses were blocked for a moment as I heard the sound of a huge magic power covering my ears.
…A few minutes passed, the storm of magic subsided and my senses returned.
Fortunately, my strong body never fainted in this state, but the intense pain felt throughout my body made my body throb.
Fighting the pain, I stood up and looked at my body.
The demon lord’s armor that I used to use was about half broken and turned into powder, and the Claus Solas and Darkness that I held tightly in my hand didn’t break, but they were quite sharp.
Looking around, I saw Asuna, Reisen, Belly, and so on.
Several people fainted.
And looking up… There was a huge monster there.
The lower half of the quadrupedal walk, reminiscent of a horse, was visible.
The lower body, made of pure white bones, moved a solid body like a castle, with no gaps visible.
The upper body was human-like.
The only difference would be the four arms on both arms and the huge spear and sword on each arm.
And the golden crown on his head had splendor worthy of the name of a king.
Seeing such a monster, I hurriedly gathered the people around me and lifted them up.
There were a lot of people, but I was able to do this with my strength.
“Fuck, the operation failed. First of all, retreat.”
I hurriedly ran, worrying about the silent people, Darkness, and Claus Solas without saying anything.
Fortunately, King Hargedon was not moving yet.
But I wasn’t at all relieved.
