Chapter 524 – March
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I didn’t call Sunni to have a keyboard battle.
The real reason was different.
“Sunni, let’s begin.”
“Yes!”
Sunni dispersed like fog and was sucked into me.
She was able to materialize because of the spirit seed, but she was originally a spirit-like being that resided within me.
She was Suni, showing her spirit-like appearance for the first time in a long time.
For both Chaos and Suni, she seemed to prefer living in a tangible form, so she would do whatever she wanted whenever possible…
The reason why Suni is particularly fond of materialization these days may be because living alone with her terrible predecessor is terrible.
〈No! 〉
Terrible appointment, Cosmos denies it.
But isn’t this an area where we need to listen to what Sunni says?
Someone in Zephyria, or a group of people, created an amazing system that allows you to connect to Pantera and move your avatar.
It was clear that this was not a company that made simple virtual reality games.
And my avatar was also in the system they created.
So far, my Panthera play has not deviated from the framework they created.
But now, from now on, you will end up doing things that they will hate.
If what I was doing was discovered, not only would my avatar be deleted, but I also had to keep in mind the possibility that my identity could be stolen.
It’s something I don’t like as I don’t want my true identity to be revealed.
So I decided to borrow the power of Sunni.
Although Suni had hacking abilities, she did not have as much power on Zephyria as on Earth.
Hacking Zephyria facilities is quite difficult.
This is because the security system did not simply run on electronic devices like the Earth.
Unlike Earth, Zephyria had magical security fused together.
This was especially true for core and important facilities.
Even so, not all places had strict security systems.
Their server? Rather than hacking an unknown device, what if it’s from a virtual reality capsule that I’m accessing?
I decided that if I used the power of deception and Sunni’s ability, it would be possible to hide my connection within the capsule itself.
“Suni, then please do me a favor.”
[Yes! Don’t worry! Master!]
I lay down in the capsule.
The capsule cover slides closed.
〔Connect to Pantera.〕
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-Ding ding ding!!
I put on my armor while listening to the loud bell ringing throughout the territory.
“… Is it okay?”
Shion, who was waiting next to Velvet, carefully asks.
“Maybe this time… It’ll be okay?”
Shion’s dark face cleared up a little at my answer.
There is also a strong castle wall.
The devil probably went towards Rankin.
Rankin doesn’t even have a paladin.
I thought maybe it would be easily taken over by the devil.
The right choice for Lord Rankin is to vacate the territory and take refuge. However, it is not easy for a lord to abandon his territory and run away.
In the end, it was like adding more demons and feeding them, but there was nothing I could do.
I can’t guarantee that Ramona’s battle will be easy.
But I am also a demon like them.
I don’t know how much they have leveled up. I didn’t think I would lose to an avatar summoned under similar conditions.
And what if you can kill them and absorb their life force?
Then, there was nothing to say.
“Vark, Saren is calling you to the conference room.”
A maid came and politely delivered Saren’s message.
Of course, I’m not the only one calling…
In the meantime, we had a boring number of countermeasure meetings.
It doesn’t mean I’m going to do something again now.
Are we trying to unite our spirits before fighting?
Velvet was also lightly armed and followed me. She, her squire, also goes to the battlefield.
Zion’s face as he sees us off is full of worry.
“Don’t worry.”
He said while stroking Zion’s head.
“Yes… Stay safe.”
“Zion… I’ll be back…”
Karen and Hilda, fully armed, who had been waiting in front of the annex in advance, caught up to me.
It’s been a while since I went out.
I spent several days in this annex where I lived, feeling like a dead rat.
Perhaps because of the measures taken against the Demon King, the Holy Knights frequented the mansion, and he did not want to encounter them if possible.
That doesn’t mean anything was done, but there were invisible efforts.
… It feels like my fingers are a bit stiff.
On the way to the main conference room with my students, I ran into Caria, the vice-captain of our knights.
“Captain, why are you wearing a helmet? You usually don’t wear it because you find it frustrating.”
Caria asked after seeing me wearing a visor over her helmet so that her face could not be seen.
I wore a helmet because I thought that if the Paladins kept looking at my face, they might remember something useless, but I couldn’t tell Caria that directly.
“Caria, a huge battle is coming. As the leader of the knights, I want you to know that she has the mindset to fight this battle.”
“…”
Karia made a strange expression at my cool line.
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“The scout discovered the devil’s army. A magical communication came from Rankin saying the same thing. It looks like the devil is planning to attack two places at the same time. The devil’s army is expected to arrive here within 3 to 4 hours. In the meantime. I think I did my best to prepare, but… Lastly, if there are any opinions from the Holy Knights, I would like to hear them.”
Saren, wearing a slightly flashy and stylish plate armor that was different from usual, finished the briefing and looked at Azaz, the leader of the Holy Knights.
“As I said before, the Demon King and Demons must be dealt with by a few elites. They depend on human life force as food. Our knights will deal with them outside the castle walls.”
Azaz said, calmly looking around at the knights gathered in the operation room.
“The demon lord and demons will also have warlocks following them, and monsters led by them. While we deal with the demons, you should do your best to defend the castle wall. If the castle wall is breached, it will be a difficult battle. It is.”
“Understood, Lord Azaz. We will make sure to defend the walls.”
Saren answered with a nervous look on her face.
“I don’t know how many demons will come… But if there are any demons spilling from our knights, I hope that the knights will deal with them. Ordinary soldiers will only be a hindrance in dealing with the demons.”
The knights who received Azaz’s gaze quietly nodded.
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I could see a wide open grassland.
And the forest visible at the end.
The sky above is blue as always… And the clouds are white.
It is a very peaceful scenery.
Even though many people were on the castle wall, it was quite quiet.
No, the entire city was quiet.
The soldiers and knights who climbed the castle wall held their breath and reached the end of the meadow. I was looking at the distant northern forest.
Like them, I opened the status window while looking at the peaceful scenery.
〔Level 47〕
〔ID: Bark.〕
〔Race: Demon.〕
〔Strength: 85〕
〔Stamina: 90〕
〔Agility: 85〕
〔Magic attribute: 30〕
〔Stat Points: 00〕
These were the stats and levels I had built up while serving as the leader of the Mongoose Knights.
The stats were constantly raised, focusing on strength, agility, and stamina.
The paladins opened their eyes and watched, unable to use magical power.
Still, the performance of the body has increased by about twice compared to before. Thanks to this, the amount of thoughts that the avatar can handle has increased, so it can be said that it has become stronger than before.
〔Skill: Rigid body. Intermediate seal.〕
〔Number of skill enhancements possible: 27〕
The skills are ‘Rigid Body’ and ‘Intermediate Seal’, which evolved from blood magic during the previous fight with Hestia.
The number of skill enhancements just kept piling up.
Just because blood magic was forced to evolve did not mean that the original basic magic could not be used.
I don’t know if I’ll ever use it, but shouldn’t I be called a magic swordsman?
I have no expectations about the sealing skill.
It seems like a good change might occur if you add skill enhancements to the rigid body… I can’t improve it while I’m living among humans.
As I was looking at the status window, the surroundings became agitated.
I removed the status window and looked at the front.
The devil’s army has slowly appeared.
The faces of the soldiers on the castle wall were colored with tension.
The demons were sitting arrogantly in what looked like a fancy palanquin.
He looked anxious because he couldn’t stand out.
There are warlocks around him.
And dirty, ugly monsters whose names I couldn’t figure out were coming.
I also saw a giant about 3 or 4 meters tall.
“It’s a chimera.”
Bianca, who was next to me, said.
Bianca was wearing a simple wizard’s robe, not a fancy dress.
No matter how much she lost the power struggle, she couldn’t afford to make fun of the best wizard in the territory.
“Chimera?”
“It’s a dirty synthetic monster that warlocks enjoy creating. I’ve heard the story, but it’s bigger than I thought.”
“It’s more of an enemy than you think.”
“Yes? Write it down?”
There were enough monsters to fill the plain, but I couldn’t see any warlocks or chimeras.
Only the number of demons was important.
I think the keyboard battle had an effect.
