Chapter 240 – Chapter 59. The Secret Base.
The evil magic that spread throughout the underground was so thick and dense that even the prince and servants, who couldn’t feel mana at all, noticed it. The evil magi that naturally made chills was not unusual at first sight. Everyone knew at once that something had happened.
“Captain… !”
Orc Grendal guessed that maybe a demon had appeared. Otherwise, there would be no way to explain such a demon.
… Did these bastards eventually make an accident?
Jihyeok glanced at his teammates without saying a word. They showed their firm will to follow the captain’s order to the end.
“Let’s go.”
The warrior gazed into the dark aisle with sharp eyes and gestured. The team regrouped and went further inside.
The deeper he went, the thicker the demonic energy became. If Jihyeok had not blocked most of the demonic energy in front of him, the prince would have passed out without enduring this thick demonic energy.
Sniff sniff.
Jihyeok felt a faint scent of cirrhosis emanating from the magi. … Apparently, this demon was related to necromancy.
Strangely, not a single rat was seen in the fairly wide aisle. It must be highly likely that he was sacrificed to the devil while alive. Since the devil is not a tribe that saves and kills those who are members of the church and those who are not, he probably killed all the living things that stood out regardless of race, gender, or age.
The hero ordered Lenny, the fairy wizard, to light more spheres. She increased the brightness of the sphere of light. Then the darkness receded somewhat, and the field of view widened. At the same time, it felt like the magic was fading a little.
Jihyeok felt his heart thump as he went deeper and deeper into the magi. … As if the blood of the evil dragon Kibrowus was boiling, his body started to feel hot.
Ever since he went to the demon realm of the demon king and went berserk once, Jihyeok has been working hard to control the dragon’s power. The dragon’s power was certainly attractive, but if it became uncontrollable, it would become poison.
Jihyeok tried to keep his mind calm. Of course, his mental control alone can’t stop all the physical explosions, but at least his comrades won’t be affected.
Orc Grendal had been told in advance by the lizard man kayak, so he constantly checked and rechecked Jihyeok’s condition. Then he saw steam rising from his body and asked if he was okay.
“… Are you okay. You don’t have to worry.”
The warrior’s voice was calm. But Grendal vaguely sensed something boiling beneath him.
… Please don’t do anything…
The magi had now thickened to the point of choking my breath. Sensitive magician Lenny trembled mercilessly as her fierce coldness overlapped with the bloody demonic energy. The prince and servants were similar to Lenny.
Ji-hyeok, who continued to walk through the aisle, suddenly stopped and raised his hand. The team of warriors following them also stopped at the signal.
“… Something comes Prepare for battle.”
The team is poised to fight. The prince and his servants followed closely behind the escort knight. Grendal hung the arrow lightly on the string and prepared to pull it. Lenny was also ready to sing at any time. Guard Kurg also stepped forward, slammed his huge shield into the ground, and stared into the darkness far away.
Everyone prepared for battle and waited for the enemy to appear. The thick magic began to flow thick enough to be seen now.
Soon, something began to wriggle in the dark. Jihyeok frowned at the terrible stench.
… Corpse smell…
And what appeared sneakily was a moving corpse.
ㅡ!
Funny enough, it was holding a weapon in one hand and a severed head in the other.
As soon as Jihyeok saw the figure, he figured out its identity.
Dullahan-!
A demon who parasitizes on a corpse and uses its power. Depending on the corpse’s inaction in life, sometimes a being more powerful than a death knight was born.
After seeing the demon Dullahan, Ji-hyeok finally realized why the Demon Church kidnapped the warriors and brought them to this faraway place. It must have been this bitterly cold place to keep the warrior’s corpse intact. This motherfuckin’ devil likes the cleanest the body is.
There were more than one or two corpses stolen by Dullahan. Even if you roughly estimate it with your eyes… Maybe there are more behind me.
… These chews. You’ve been plotting something like this here…
All of the guys approaching with severed heads were all naked. That’s why the black dead skin was clearly visible, which was quite terrifying.
The people Dullahan encroached on were very diverse, regardless of race, gender, or age. Of course, I don’t know if all of them are heroes or not, but I thought that there were not a few of them. … I heard that there are many cases of disappearances of D-class and C-class warriors these days, but the purpose wasn’t simply to reduce the number of warriors by killing them.
“Everyone, focus. If you miss it, your neck will run away.”
Jihyeok bent his neck sideways and raised his mana. At the same time, his body also heated up.
Enemies were holding the weapons they used in life. And the severed head held on the other side should be ready to wield at any time. Dullahan’s hair is famous for being very hard.
Soon, the Dullahans started running fast toward the warrior team. The prince, startled by the grotesque way of running with his head up, lost strength in his legs and sat down on the floor.
Guard Kerr, who was in front of him, somehow withstood Dulla Han’s torso headbutt with his entire body supporting his shield. However, the impact of the blunt weapon or ax swinging at the shield was so powerful that it was difficult to withstand.
Jihyeok mercilessly cut the holy sword at Dullahan, who was attacking him. However, the five dullahans organically hit and fell and dealt with Jihyeok. Whether there was a high-ranking warrior, the attack was quite fierce than I thought.
However, as Jihyeok was an S-class warrior and at the same time drank the dragon’s blood, he was holding an unprecedented powerful force in his hands. After bumping into each other once or twice, he quickly figured out the enemy’s attack patterns, and he cut one of Dullahan’s torso in half. The dismembered Dullahan collapsed, spewing out rotting entrails that gave off a terrible stench.
Like that, the team of warriors skillfully dealt with Dullahan one by one quickly. And after a while, all the Dullahans collapsed, and silence came to the aisle.
However, the hideous demonic energy still continued to flow out along the aisle without disappearing. … Everyone knew instinctively that there was something powerful in there.
“Let’s go.”
The warrior team, who still had a tingling excitement at their fingertips after one round of battle, moved toward the darkness in that aisle without fear.
After walking for such a long time, the warrior team finally arrived at a huge cavity. … And, right there, they saw a monster with its head buried in a pile of corpses and devouring it.
… Ah…
Seeing the terrible sight, the prince could not bear it any longer and fainted. Highness-. The escort knight quickly caught him as he fell, and fortunately, no mishap occurred.
The demon that was devouring the corpse soon stopped moving and slowly turned its head toward the warrior team. The long, round, cylindrical head, the snout with terrifying teeth, and the long, slit red eyes gave it a terrifying appearance that made one afraid to appear in a dream. In addition, the body with slime flowing over grayish-white skin, long and thin limbs, and a tail with thorns were terrible enough to be counted among demons.
Her stature and size, twice as tall as that of Orc Grendal, created a sense of intimidation. Jihyeok was convinced that the powerful spread of demonia earlier was the aftermath of summoning this guy.
… Dude, I’ve seen this before.
Because of his distinctive appearance, Ji-hyeok vaguely remembered his appearance in his old memories. After a while, the hero remembered the name of the demon king Puratremos. It was the name of the demon king who would soon descend for the third time on the continent. And this guy was the devil’s subordinate.
Apparently, this incident has nothing to do with the coming of the demon king. That’s why the Demon King’s subordinates were summoned to this remote place.
It opened its snout and stuck out its green tongue, dripping sticky saliva, and licked the area around his bloody mouth. The red eyes showed vigilance. … He must have felt the presence of Ji-hyeok, who was formidable.
Jihyeok silently prepared for battle. The team also quickly took shape.
Fully turned on the mountain of corpses, the demon lowered himself slightly. The tail, which was the only one in the still body, stood up sharply for a moment.
ㅡㅡ!!
The demon leaped at breakneck speed and swung his long arm at Jihyeok. Jihyeok blocked his arm with the holy sword, but he could not completely offset the impact.
The hero was blown away and crashed into a stone wall. However, the devil was not satisfied with that and flew to the wall where Jihyeok was impaled and slammed his body.
ㅡ!
Orc Grendal quickly led the team and ran towards the demon. Wizard Lenny also cast fire magic. However, fearing that the captain would get hit if he made a wrong blow, he only prepared and waited for an opportunity.
Grendal pulled hard on the top string of his poem and let it go. Piing, the arrow flew at the demon, but the lightning-fast demon was not hit by the slow arrow.
He was knocked against a wall and even hit his body, but Ji-hyeok only brushed his hair a few times and got up. Of course, anger was burning in his eyes.
… This chewy is…
The devil persistently aimed only at Jihyeok. If you catch this guy anyway, you’ll have judged that the rest is no big deal.
However, Jihyeok was not an idiot who would suffer once again. It rushed again and swung his long arm, but Ji-hyeok did not respond and ducked away from him. Then, this time, his tail swung towards his lean body. It was densely covered with thorns, and if it came in contact with the body, it seemed like it would cause quite a fatal wound.
The hero leaped slightly into the air. The demon rushed towards the floating Jihyeok. Perhaps he was trying to chew on his torso, but his mouth opened wide, revealing his ghastly teeth. The hero swung the holy sword, but he took the damage and rushed at it.
ㅡㅡ!!
Jihyeok felt a slight pain as those sharp teeth chewed his skin. No matter how much he drank the dragon’s blood, his body became hard, but he couldn’t fully withstand the chewing force.
There, the hero’s eyes, which had been holding back the instinct that was seething inside him, turned around.
Dare-.
At the same time, heat burst from the body. The snout that chewed his body melted in an instant. The demon couldn’t stand the heat and spits out the hero in surprise and quickly retreated back. However, when the devil came to his senses again, the hero moved and had already inserted the holy sword into the devil’s chest.
ㅡㅡ!!
The holy sword cut through the demon’s body several times. It was only then that he grasped the situation and tried to run away, but Jihyeok thrust his arms into his head without hesitation, spread his arms open, and poured his breath into it.
Kwaaaaa.
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!!
The demon that had been blown away from his head seemed to be regenerating, but after being hit by another breath, it slowly turned into ashes and disappeared.
Jihyeok looked down at the dying demon and let out a hot breath.
The warrior felt a strange pleasure watching the demon disappear in ashes.
… It felt good to destroy something.
