I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

85 – The Demon King and Lilith (11)

Demon King and Lilith (11)

The extra jumped down from behind Indra and attacked Esmeralda, swinging an unfamiliar spear.

However, the extra who jumped from the air could tell the moment he looked into Esmeralda’s eyes.

‘I can’t win this.’

The warrior is a monster.

He has become incomparably stronger than when I last saw him.

Now, even if he didn’t give in on purpose, I was certain that I wouldn’t be able to withstand the warrior’s sword.

He dared say that he was not an object that he could test.

“flaw…….”

But the more he became convinced of that fact, the more the extra laughed.

When has that not happened before?

The man who dreamed a grand dream was already frustrated by reality.

The demons bow their heads to the dragon.

Could it have been easy for him to endure such humiliation?

“Heroaaa!!”

Squeak!

The spear that the extra threw is torn in half by Esmeralda’s blow.

Unfamiliar weapons. The resulting skill gap. There are plenty of excuses.

However, the extra continued to thrust the half-broken spear without stopping, as if he would not make any excuses.

Even with such a proud spirit… … .

“Unfortunately… …you are no match for me.”

“Huh!”

Phew!

Esmeralda’s black sword blew away the extra’s spear completely and then pierced his heart.

But even in the face of such an overwhelming defeat, the extras were smiling.

Was it to buy some time?

‘No, it’s different.’

Esmeralda could tell that the smile on her opponent’s face was not one of resignation or satisfaction, but rather closer to the expression of a warrior seizing victory.

“I knew from the beginning that I was no match for you!”

The extra, whose heart had clearly been pierced, grabbed Esmeralda’s wrist as if his strength had grown stronger rather than weakened.

“You know full well that to you, people like us are just extras to be killed and forgotten! So you wouldn’t care who I am! Don’t you? Warrior!”

Extras don’t have hearts.

To be exact, it can be said that the heart of the Demon Tribe has already been pierced and disappeared.

And that too to the target right in front of you.

Yes, this was Esmeralda’s mistake of not being able to recognize who she was because her appearance had changed only slightly.

Hurrah!

The extra’s throat started to tremble loudly, and then sparks started to sprout from his mouth.

“no way……!”

“Go back down and try crawling back up again! Brave!”

Kwaaah!

A breath shot from close range.

Esmeralda had no choice but to retreat again, having narrowed the distance with great effort.

“If you can!”

The extra was spitting out blood as if he had been wounded by the breath he had fired.

The limits of a half-dragon.

But he smiles as if he has won.

Even though it was a place that had already disappeared, I was stabbed in the place where my heart used to be.

The breath attack, which was a decisive blow, was easily dodged.

“It definitely saved me some time.”

“excellent.”

Brain Dragon, Indra’s magical preparations are complete.

The magic circle that had been appearing and disappearing repeatedly soon stopped and formed a huge magic circle.

Branches of lightning growing in the dark clouds are sprouting their peaks.

Countless peaks, like flowers about to bloom, point toward the ends of the earth.

The moment when those tightly closed petals bloomed as if symbolizing lightning.

“Vajrapani.”

Light fell in spurts.

***

This won’t work.

Esmeralda thought so, blankly looking up at the sky.

The number of petals falling to the ground is uncountable.

But I can’t even handle the power contained in each and every one of those petals.

The moment a tiny flower petal touched her steel sword that she had floating in the air, it melted and disappeared as if it was swallowed up by light.

A high-quality steel sword that could even withstand a lightning strike melted down before it could withstand a single flower petal.

And the moment when the slowly falling flower petals finally reach the ground.

“ah…….”

Not from heaven to earth, but vice versa.

Lightning flashed silently.

***

“Keuk… … .”

When Esmeralda came to her senses, the warrior party had already suffered nearly total destruction.

Irina, Milia, and Tina were already lying on the ground, having lost consciousness, while Jim was on top of Lilith, gasping for breath, his back burnt as if he had been protecting her as I mentioned earlier.

It wasn’t because the luggage was strong that I was able to endure it. It was only through willpower that I was able to endure it without losing my mind.

And Liris, who had risked her life to protect such a burden, was lying down with her eyes wide open, as if she couldn’t believe the situation.

“Ugh… … .”

Esmeralda was lying face down, unable to get up, and was crawling on the ground over and over again.

It was a strong opponent from the beginning. The chances of winning were extremely low. But I didn’t expect to be defeated so overwhelmingly.

And above all… … .

‘Mr. Jim couldn’t do anything.’

Esmeralda was the first to look at Jim as the flower petals fell.

Because there were two people in this place who seemed the least likely to survive.

But at that moment, Esmeralda could see blue flames.

The strength he usually showed when he was cornered. I thought that since he brought out that strength, there would be no problem.

‘It was easy.’

But, it wasn’t.

Even Jim couldn’t hold out. Come to think of it, Jim had already passed out when he faced Eleven.

At least it was a close match or a narrow victory.

There is no way that a burden like that could withstand Indra’s attack while carrying the burden of Lilith.

‘shit…….’

My body didn’t move.

Aside from the numbness, it seemed like I had already reached my limit.

Esmeralda couldn’t get up and just watched them both.

“Ugh… … .”

Lilith, who was hugging Jim who had fallen on her as if in shock, was startled by the blood soaking her hands, and soon burst into tears.

I realized that I was trying to protect myself and that’s how I ended up like that.

It must have been a shocking thing for Liris, who liked Jim while also being suspicious of him.

Guilt and gratitude.

But before I could really feel those two… … .

Sabak.

Despair has arrived.

“Tsk… … I really don’t know what this kid is thinking.”

That was an extra.

Thanks to Indra’s protection, he was able to survive the lightning strike and was trying to retrieve Lilith to achieve his original purpose.

However, looking at the burden of having thrown one’s body away to protect such a release, it is a bit unsettling.

Jim clearly said that the weather was bad. That’s why Extra thought he might lose this fight.

If not, something will go wrong due to Jim’s intervention.

However, Jim eventually collapsed while trying to protect Lilith without even putting up much of a fight.

Who would have thought that the enemy we were most wary of would be treated so foolishly?

“Hey, I heard the weather is bad.”

The extra grumbled as if he was talking to a former member of his unit.

Being nervous was a loss. With that thought in mind, Extra aimed the broken tip of the spear at Lilith.

“Avoid it.”

“yes?”

Phew!

The extras flew into the sky.

To be exact, it was blown up.

What he didn’t expect was that Lilith was still alive.

Even if you are a parachute, you cannot rise to the position of lieutenant general without at least a minimum level of ability.

Yeah, Release is… … .

[Comprehensive Estimate Lv. 611]

Although he may not be worthy of the title of lieutenant general, he possessed military power befitting a general-level officer.

Moreover, she was not injured thanks to Jim protecting her.

“No, what is this?”

It was surprising that I got blown up by Lilith, but it wasn’t particularly shocking.

Because Lilith had left her own armor behind earlier, she wasn’t much different from an extra who couldn’t make a proper attack without a greatsword.

“Umm… … .”

However, the extras could not move rashly.

This was because he felt a strange aura from Lilith, who was holding his luggage and spreading her palms out to him.

It seems as if he has already forgotten about his mission to infiltrate the warrior party, and he is oozing life energy with his hidden horns and wings exposed.

“Lord Indra. Would you mind if I asked you a favor?”

“No problem.”

Indra, who was watching from the sky with a noble appearance as if he were a god, did not think the extra’s appearance was ugly.

That’s the level of spirit.

The spirit of a woman who has lost a loved one is a threat in its own right.

The reason why the extras backed away in fear of Lilith’s spirit was because Lilith seemed to like things like luggage.

“I will do it.”

Krrrr!

Indra spread his wings wide and manipulated the sky again.

Dark clouds move as if they are gathering at one point, and a huge flower of lightning blooms at its center.

“You can’t kill… … .”

“I know. But, I guess I can’t stop it unless it’s an attack of that level.”

So don’t let go of your hands.

Indra judged calmly and tried to strike down the lightning he had gathered.

And right then.

Pfft!

“what……?”

The dark clouds that had been gathering in the sky suddenly dispersed as if they were exploding.

The lightning that had gathered at the center disappeared and a blue sky appeared.

No, it wasn’t blue sky.

Dawn had come, but it was not yet daylight enough for the sky to be blue.

“I can’t believe the weather is this bad… … .”

The extras could quickly look up at the sky, which had become daytime, and spot a hole in its center.

A place where lightning originally gathered.

A being whose appearance is invisible, but whose presence is so breathtaking that it takes one’s breath away.

“Devil…….”

It was the presence of the Demon King, Belphegor.

***

Esmeralda saw it.

The source of what was in the darkness that no one could confirm.

Even though her eyes were only as cold as a blue iris, her power was teaching her much more than that.

“What is that…….”

Of all the people she met, Esmeralda was most wary of Rapha.

Wasn’t there someone who could blatantly deceive the Emerald Tablet?

It is an existence that even her eyes cannot catch a glimpse of.

Well, it’s inevitable to be afraid.

But what does it look like in her eyes now?

Unlike Rapha, the opponent is revealing everything about himself.

[Name: Belphegor]

[Race: Demon] [Title: Demon King of Sloth, Usurper, One Who Devoured the Sky]

[List of characteristics]

Blue Blood Lv. 13

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I took up my sword to defeat the Demon King and set out on a journey.

Yeah, the one in the dark.

A being that has fallen from grace, appearing with the blue sky in its wake.

I would do anything to defeat the Demon King Belphegor.

I thought so… … .

[Comprehensive Estimate Lv. 15042]

That was not a being that someone like Esmeralda could dare to bring down.