chapter 86
86. Open (1)
mountain.
Bell, who had just blown off the head of a top-ranking demon, was hanging his sword down.
And then I looked at an aurora-like phenomenon stretching across the black sky.
That’s because the black disaster touched by Yuma’s hand becomes a disaster once again and is fired.
It was a remnant of the sky that was visible due to the fragmentation of the atmosphere.
“…Yuma.”
Even without looking, Bell could be sure who had killed the gigantic beast with over a thousand tentacles in a single attack.
Brigitte looked at the sky where countless enemies flying in the sky were instantly annihilated.
So much so that it is impossible to believe that it was done by humans. A scenery that goes beyond common sense.
And people’s attention was focused on the demon beasts and demons that had been defeated with that great power.
Yuma rode the Gryphon Ethan toward Demon King Bepalon, who was pinned to the ground.
And immediately he raised his hand and ripped open the charred body of Demon King Bepalon.
The object you are looking for.
It was to obtain the heart of the Demon King.
My whole body was on fire. Without leaving even a single drop of blood. In this situation, the only thing that can draw blood is the heart.
‘Thank goodness.’
Even though it’s crumbly, there’s nothing strange about it.
One, is it because of the survival instinct to somehow preserve the heart if there is any remaining body?
The heart had stopped, but it was still intact between the bones.
A heart shaped like a red gem, also called the life stone.
[Demon King Beparon’s Life Stone
It is the heart of Demon King Befaron.
It contains powerful magical energy and blood flowing with birth force.
Caution: The <Demon King’s Blood> flowing within the Demon King-level lifestone is not in balance with the <Red Dragon Vulkan—Heart of Decht> and <Golden Rule Sprout> that the current owner possesses.]
‘Damn it.’
As expected, it was as expected. <Blood of the Demon King> will not work.
I noticed the warning that seemed to have been desperately appealed to, fearing that the body would explode if eaten incorrectly. In the end, in order to escape the criminal, he had to head to the demon world.
Even in <Loop Blood>, the Great Demon King was unable to escape the demon world.
Even looking at the history of the Astes Empire, there was no case in which the Great Demon King descended on Middle-earth.
First, Yuma put the heart of the demon king Bepalon into a subspace bag.
We didn’t know what the consequences would be if a human, not of a different race, even ate it.
Yuma looked at the sky. To be precise, I looked at the gate to the demon world visible beyond the layered dark clouds. In the end, I had to go beyond, to the demon world.
Only by acquiring the blood of the Great Demon King could he escape from being a criminal.
‘anyway.’
In any case, it wasn’t just about escaping, I had other things to do, so I had to go to the demon world.
‘Before they close the door.’
I had to see the gap and go in.
The key was to wipe out the remaining troops attempting to invade the continent before that.
Yuma turned his head towards the gaze staring at him from behind. Clone, a golden-eyed magic girl, stood there.
Clone stared at Yuma’s back, his golden eyes sparkling.
Of course I knew that Yuma was strong.
But the moment of conflict we faced while riding the Gryphon Ethan together. Even though it had just happened, the moment I thought about it, I got goosebumps all over my body.
An attack that could destroy the world has come.
Yuma repelled the attack. And at this point, all the demons outside the gates of the demon world were completely exterminated.
Except for one.
In front of Yuma, there was a demon who had lost all will to fight due to the attack he had unleashed and was kneeling still.
Yuma walked towards one of the demons.
It was a devil with the appearance of a typical devil, with a red body and horns on its forehead.
[Lv.92] Marcom
A second-tier devil.
Yuma looked at the demon lying flat on his face as if he was worshiping him.
Bulbulbulbulbul… !!
A terrible fear was rampant in Marcom’s mind.
‘Die. Die. Die… .’
Marcom looked at Yuma with violently trembling pupils.
Now Marcom was expressing with his whole body the will to live.
Yuma looked at Marco.
[Lv.92] Marcom
Race: Demon
Alignment: Evil
Level: Expert Advanced
WARNING: Someone is currently using Marcom’s vision and hearing.
The words written on the caution caught my eye. That was something I had already expected.
“Listen. Staff of the Demon World.”
Yuma looked down at Marco and opened his mouth.
“It appears that all of the troops expected today have been used, but there may be troops left.”
Yuma’s words flowed through Marcom’s ears and towards the staff members stationed in the demon world.
***
Yuma continued.
-Stop spending today. I’m tired.
Demon World Duke Seliel, one of the two people in charge of the Demon World staff for this war, opened his silver eyes amidst blonde hair.
“…I’m tired?”
Seliel looked at Yuma’s behavior as seen through the eyes of the second-tier demon Marcom. I could see the black coat she was wearing. She wore that coat, white cloth underneath, and black pants. There were no scratches or tears anywhere.
It looks like it doesn’t even have the slightest scar.
And there wasn’t even any blood on the clothes.
Even though I was far from tired, it seemed like a long way off.
-And you guys also have prepared troops. Since we have the same desires as a species, we cannot easily stop the invasion. Stop attacking the Astes Empire. This is my land too. So, if the troops continue to head towards the empire, I will have no choice but to deal with it.
“…Is he crazy?”
Another staff member, Archdemon Frode, spoke.
Is this what you would say to the demons who invaded Middle-earth?
Of course not.
That guy is absolutely crazy. but.
─Gulp
Frod and Celiel swallowed their dry saliva at the same time. It was true that I was completely scared of that crazy guy.
I was completely overwhelmed.
An attack at an incomprehensible level that wiped out all the demons, including the demon lord and his descendants, just seen.
Vampire Seliel trembled.
“…It was the power of the Great Demon Lord. The power just now was definitely strong.”
Five great demon kings with power equal to that of first-tier gods.
If the Great Demon Lord could descend to Middle Earth, I might be able to tear that b*stard to pieces. However, the Great Demon King was a being who could not escape the demon world.
Crunch-
Frod gritted his teeth.
According to history and nature, humans were considered the most easy prey.
I never dreamed that such a difficult moment would come for humans.
Freud sighed deeply.
“First of all, we will exclude the Astes Empire from tomorrow’s invasion. We will hunt humans and other races in the landmass as far away from this damn empire as possible.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Seliel had no choice but to agree with Frode’s judgment. The original plan for this war was to first conquer the Astes Empire, the most powerful nation among humans. The plan was to fill this land with demons, but that plan became unthinkable.
‘It’s a massacre.’
Celiel recalled the white light she had seen through the eyes of the just-dead demon, the demon king Bepalon, <the king of all demons>.
Even if we sprayed tens of thousands of demons into the Astes Empire, the results seemed obvious. You will be killed by that crazy guy.
***
After Yuma had finished saying what he wanted to say, someone appeared next to him.
“Yuma.”
It was Belle.
“Is there one left?”
And he cast his gaze towards Marcom, the red demon who was overcome with fear and prayed for his hands to become feet.
“Shall I kill you?”
Yuma nodded.
“okay.”
I planned to talk if conversation was possible. However, it seemed that the people looking at him through this guy’s gaze could only share his sight and hearing.
Squeak!
At Yuma’s words, Bell cut off the demon’s head without hesitation.
There was no feeling of pity for the demons at all. The number of imperial soldiers currently dead on that mountain was not small enough to have such feelings.
knight and wizard.
All of the imperial citizens on the ground were looking at Yuma.
A being that instantly annihilated the 2,000 demons and beasts that were pouring down like rain from the top of <Barfone>, a huge black goat that was a member of Bepalon’s family, to invade the empire.
Still knights and mercenaries. The swords held in the hands of the men of the Byakuya clan were filled with various sword energies. I still haven’t let go of the tension. Thanks to the numerous lanterns, they could clearly see Yuma standing upright.
Yuma glanced at those who were giving him hot stares.
“Everyone, relax your sword energy and rest. There will probably be no more invasions today.”
No matter how fearless the demons are. It would have been advice worth understanding.
Brigitte, the emperor with pure white hair standing next to Yuma, nodded.
“Take turns setting up security forces. Let the rest rest.”
The black energy that flickered like countless lamps finally went out.
Darkness has arrived.
“Waaa!!”
And in the darkness, a knight’s cry rang out.
A shout filled with the joy of victory that does not match the darkness.
Other knights and wizards also shouted in succession in response to the knight’s shout.
The imperial palace was filled with shouts.
Yuma looked at the clone behind him.
“I held on tight. I’m sorry. I must have been scared.”
Yuma stroked Clone’s black hair.
This is because at the moment Yuma was parrying <Black Disaster>, Clone was also riding the Gryphon.
It was true that he had exposed himself to the danger of being swept up in the <Black Disaster> of the Demon King Beparon, which was aimed at him.
Of course, Clone didn’t think so at all. Rather, he just thought that he was Yuma’s burden in the backseat.
Clone’s lips slowly fell.
“…I wasn’t scared at all, Yuma.”
Clone’s golden eyes sparkled.
“Thank goodness.”
Yuma looked at Brigitte this time.
“I’m going to go in and get some rest.”
Brigitte nodded urgently.
“Okay, get some rest, Yuma.”
Yuma walked slowly to the annex of the imperial palace.
All eyes of the imperial soldiers were on Yuma, who entered the annex with his black coat flapping.
For so long that those gazes felt uncomfortable. Until Yuma’s body disappears far away beyond the shadow of the door.
Former saint Ermel, who was looking at that scene, muttered blankly.
“Religion…is gathering.”
Yuma was not a god.
Even if faith was gathered, there was no way anything special would happen.
Nevertheless, Ermel thought that the reverence and reverence in those gazes was not that different from faith.
Hestia nodded at Ermel’s muttering.
“Yumayuma…long live!”
Haven next to Belle sighed deeply. It was a sigh filled with admiration.
“Whoa…! I knew you were strong. I didn’t know you were this strong. Yuma-sama. It seems like a level I can’t reach.”
Belle’s fine eyebrows narrowed.
-You will definitely become a greater swordsman than me.
That means. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.
‘… ‘I’ll give it a try.’
Still, I had no intention of giving up on reaching those words.
-Very good job. bell.
That person is trying to make those words come true. Because he passed down swordsmanship to me.
-You just have to not give up.
I couldn’t betray that trust.