Chapter 555 – Yongin
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A tense battle with Gregory continued.
No one could win.
Since both of them are fighting with a large battery called the Demon King, it is inevitable.
Actually, isn’t Gregory the one who is more frustrated than me?
The battlefield that was favorable to him was also favorable to the enemy, so even he could not have imagined a situation like this.
There was an attack and defense going back and forth, dodging, blocking, and counterattacking each other’s attacks.
‘Hmm… ? Magical power…’
The magical power started to be sucked out somewhere regardless of my will.
What kind of trick did Gregory pull?
And the aftermath of that disappearance appeared right away.
-Tub.
My sword was caught by Gregory.
-Usik!
The great sword whose magic power disappeared shattered in the guy’s hands.
Is this your second time?
It was a sword I bought at a famous blacksmith shop in Payson for a lot of money, but this guy broke it again.
Gregory’s fist flies.
He tried to raise his magic power for defense, but it was impossible to defend himself with his magic power draining rapidly.
‘Damn it.’
What am I supposed to do with my body?
He barely raised his arm to block it.
I tried to relieve the shock with a barrier using my thoughts, but it was still not enough.
-Ugh…
My arm was broken.
Unable to withstand the shock, my body flew backwards. And that was to reduce the impact as much as possible by pulling out at the end.
It’s a shame because the performance of the avatar itself, Gangmacera, remained. If not for that, I might not have ended up with just one arm.
The flying body rolled on the floor.
How far did it roll?
As I rolled around so excitedly, the back of my head landed on the soft cushion.
I glanced up… And saw the face of Bianca, an attractive red-haired beauty. She accepted me with her ample breasts.
Even though it was said to be on a robe, the softness could not be hidden.
I realized that the Devil was no longer on my side. Rather, the blood magic power in the avatar was being sucked out like a dry towel.
The good news among the misfortunes was that, perhaps due to the nature of Gangmache, the broken arm was recovering quickly.
“… What happened? We had a good fight.”
“The magic has disappeared. It seems like he did something…”
For some reason, Gregory didn’t come after me to finish me off.
Something that looks like red tree roots comes out from the floor and ceiling where he is standing and begins to slowly surround Gregory.
“W-what is it? Magical power… Ugh!!”
“The magic is gone!!”
“Bug, is it a bug?!”
It seems I wasn’t the only one who lost magical energy. In an instant, the demons whose magic power drained were being slaughtered by the Holy Knights.
“Gregory! Help!!”
Whether the demons died or not, Gregory’s expression did not change. I think I expected this situation to happen.
‘After all, this guy did it, right? The target would have been me. Out of concern for this situation, I had Sunni take control of the capsule…’
It’s unfortunate, but seeing as he also has a superpower that removes the magical power of all demons, it’s hard to say that Sunni didn’t have an effect.
Because of Sunni, he couldn’t find a way to control me individually, and it seemed like he took all the magic power from the demon avatars in this space and turned them into magic-less cans.
Gregory was still staring at me with scary eyes. There was anger in those eyes that couldn’t be hidden.
“You committed a serious crime that can never be forgiven. Hero? Do you have any idea how important an operation you ruined because of your crazy behavior? I will definitely find you and make you pay, so just wait.”
Gregory gritted his teeth and said to me.
What he’s saying is that he’s probably going to find me in Zephyria and hunt me down.
‘Do you want to knit hyeonpi with me? Then you will regret it.’
He said he might be scared of puppy tigers.
It’s exactly like that.
The black stems extending from the ceiling and floor wrapped around Gregory and created a huge pillar.
If he doesn’t fight for no reason, he won’t do anything strange.
I had a feeling that things were turning out of the ordinary.
The demons who had lost their magic were blaming Gregory and disappearing helplessly, but apart from that, Gregory’s energy was growing rapidly.
Even though magical power disappeared, my transcendental sense involving the mind did not disappear.
I focused on the flow of magical energy flowing in space.
The magical energy extracted from the demons, including me, was all sucked up the walls and pillars of the demon castle and into the pillars surrounding Gregory.
Due to the oversaturated blood magic, the pillar was emitting a faint red light.
I could tell that Gregory did that to control his rapidly increasing magical power.
The strong men of the punitive force that neatly cleared away the demons are approaching me.
It wasn’t easy for me now to deal with them if they attacked.
Caria, Karen, and Hilda come near me.
There was tension on their faces that couldn’t be hidden.
‘Reckless guys.’
But I didn’t hate the girls who followed me.
It was Hestia who opened her mouth first.
“Bark… Do you know what the hell is going on?”
Hestia asked, glancing at the pillar surrounding Demon King Gregory.
There doesn’t seem to be much resentment in Hestia’s eyes.
She is not only her.
Other Holy Knights, including Burwell, were also looking at each other with a little less hostility than in the underground cavity.
Caria and Hilda’s tense expressions also became a little more relaxed. It was probably because I knew that the punitive force had no intention of targeting me.
It seems that the sparring with Demon King Gregory has increased his favorability rating a little.
“It seems that the Demon King is absorbing the magic power of the demons into himself. Since he absorbs so much magic power in a short period of time, he needs time to control it.”
“So… Your magical power was also taken away by the Demon King?”
“That’s right. The devil also sucked my magic power.”
I answered Priscilla’s question honestly.
It was information that could be said to be my weakness, but I thought it was better than lying and creating unnecessary misunderstandings.
“So… The demons were extinct so helplessly.”
“How about attacking the demon lord before he gathers his power?”
When Count Hubert presents his opinion, everyone’s eyes turn to me.
Since I’m a demon, it seems like I’m expecting something.
Not everyone knows it’s me.
Still, since I had a sense of a higher level than the punitive force, I was able to know more.
“Aren’t you vaguely feeling it too? That red pillar surrounding him is where the blood magic power of all demons is concentrated.”
Not only did the red pillar look like it might burst at any moment, but a thick magical field that was invisible from the outside was protecting the pillar.
“There is little chance that it will break through in a short period of time. The Demon King will come out first. Unless you plan to deal with the Demon King with no strength, wouldn’t it be better not to do it?”
The punitive force showed signs of agreement with my words.
After bumping into Gregory, I knew.
This guy had his limits.
It was impossible with Gregory’s current abilities to resolve the issue in a short period of time with that much magical power.
Now I think I understand why Gregory was so angry at me. The guy planned to increase his power by consuming demons little by little.
However, because of me, all the demons were consumed… So I lost the foundation for growth.
“… You may be able to exert quite a bit of power for a while. But that kind of power is something that will blow up like a balloon soon anyway. It won’t last for long.”
“Then, I think it would be better to retreat for a while, buy some time, and then try to subdue the devil again after his power has dispersed. What do you think? Lord Burwell.”
Hestia looks at Burwell.
Burwell seemed to think for a moment and then nodded.
But we could not retreat.
As if it knew our thoughts, the walls of the Demon King’s Castle moved as if they were alive, and Gregory smashed them, blocking the gaping entrance.
“I guess you have no intention of letting us go?”
Priscilla said with a troubled expression.
“It looks like he’s spying on us from inside too.”
“How about opening a retreat route?”
It meant destroying the wall that stood in the way.
“Didn’t you see it during the fight against the Demon King? This structure of the Demon Castle has the property of absorbing magical power. If it moves like that, it will have the ability to recover. If you make a mistake, you may end up giving strength to the Demon King.”
Marquis Rio opposed it.
I also agreed with Marquis Liu’s words.
“… I can’t help it. I’ll wait here and subdue the demon lord. Furthermore, I don’t know how long it will take for him to come out… But in the meantime, please recover your condition at least a little.”
In the end, the punitive force decided to take a rest while waiting for the demon king to come out of the pillar.
Naturally, we took a position far away from the punitive force.
Hestia is slowly approaching us.
“Bark, if you are going to subdue the Demon King, it would be best for him to leave right away.”
Hestia left those words coldly and walked away to where her Holy Knights were gathered.
“…”
It could be said that it was her own consideration.
Caria and Hilda had sullen expressions as if they realized the meaning of Hestia’s words.
After Hestia left… Priscilla, a beautiful blue-haired elf, approached me as if touching a baton.
“Do you know a person named Unho? Now that I see it, we have a very similar face.”
Did Priscilla finally notice?
Should I tell you this or not?
I think it might cause some unnecessary confusion.
I’m thinking about that…
“Could it be? He was Unho’s son?”
“… What? No.”
Did I look that old?
And why do I have a demon son?
Listening to such nonsense from Priscilla.
-Well…
A cracking sound was heard from the red pillar that Gregory was inside.
