ocean-life Chapter 133
Chapter 133
133 – Elder Lich, King of the Undead – 1
‘Why...... How... ....’
The strength left my hands, and my legs trembled against my will. New teardrops formed in the corners of my eyes without me realizing it. Leona’s mental state was heading towards the worst in real time.
He was the devil. A symbol of fear to mankind, and a being imprinted in Leona’s mind as a trauma.
The demon king he had encountered in the cave still remained strongly in his mind, and when he recalled the fear he felt at that time, he was able to recall it as clearly as if it had happened yesterday.
The reason I was able to survive at that time was entirely thanks to Mira and the Holy Sword. Leona couldn’t do anything. She could only watch, crying, as Mira lay dying and begged her to run away.
“Haa, haa, haa, haa...” ....”
Her breathing began to become heavier as she remembered the mummy’s diagonally split torso and the bright red blood. She tried to hold on to her sacred sword, which kept slipping, but the tip of her sword kept pointing towards her floor.
No. She must not be broken here. Because I am a warrior. Leona Brunhild is a hero. We must come to our senses and face the devil. You have to hold on.
That’s how it should be.
The fear imprinted in her instincts made Leona revert back to being a mere country girl rather than the warrior of light she was. Her terrified exhalation flowed from between her pale lips.
“Are you trembling, warrior?”
A voice she never wanted to hear at a moment like this penetrated her ears. Leona sat down after hearing the Demon King’s voice. She eventually lost strength in her legs. She couldn’t possibly stand up.
Leona tried to step back, struggling with her legs, but her legs were so weak that they simply slipped. He couldn’t push her body away at all and just blew the dust off her.
It was the exact moment when the Demon King took his first step towards the hero, who was not even an inch farther away than before.
“Hero!”
A royal guard rushed forward bravely.
However, the strike that used her body strengthening and mana at the same time was very easily blocked by the Demon King’s bare hands. Her pink eyes focused on the Royal Guard, who was struggling like a bug in her hands.
“You weak, insignificant, useless thing. “Did you think you could reach me?”
The one-sided slaughter continued. The magic sword dismantled the Royal Guard’s armor, which was said to be one of the finest items in the empire, without even using much effort. Severed arms and legs and fresh blood were splattered on the floor.
Ironically, it was after seeing her blood that Leona, who had been panicking and trying to run away, regained her senses.
‘What is it?’
I had a strange thought. The Demon King in front of me was clearly strong. His strength had already been proven when he slaughtered the Royal Guard with one hand so that they could not even resist.
However, I did not feel at all that it was an absolute and overwhelming being like when I encountered it in the cave.
At the time, it felt like a natural disaster that we couldn’t overcome no matter what we did, but now it felt like we could overcome it if we just put in the effort. It was something I couldn’t even imagine.
Once I sensed something strange, my disturbed breathing gradually began to return to normal. While Leona was doing this, the Demon King threw away the completely dismantled Royal Guard and took her steps.
Horribly, the Royal Guard survived with its size reduced by half. One of the demon tower lords, who was watching the demon king, used healing magic. The terrible screams slowly died down.
‘I might be able to do it.’
Leona fumbled and grabbed her holy sword again, which she had lost. Can do. Even if it doesn’t, you have to do it. Whether it is fake or real, you must believe that the hero Leona Brunhild is fake.
Because I no longer feel the same sense of fear as before.
“Hoo? Are you going to stand up again? “You don’t know the subject, warrior.”
The Demon King said sarcastically as he watched Leona slowly raise her body with the tip of her sword on the floor.
Leona recalled her mummy. She is the person who made her into both a warrior and a woman. She even fought against a real one called Mira, and Leona had to follow suit, so she didn’t have the slightest need to be scared by a fake like that.
“I won’t lose to a fake like you.”
“It’s fake... ....”
It was an ominous sign for us. It probably means there’s something up there.
“That’s right. “Now that I’m asking, do you know the location of the Life Vessel?”
“I don’t know.”
“...... So how to kill him? “You didn’t come here without knowing how to kill him, right?”
“I only ran after honor!”
“My honor is such a mess, I’ll be lucky if I don’t end up dying.”
I did it just in case, but it was the same. He asked me to put everything else aside and come here right away, so I wondered if he had something else in mind, but that wasn’t the case at all.
At this point, the question arose as to how the Elder Lich should die. There’s no way he would have left the Life Vessel in the same place he found it. Should I take out a real light spear and burn it to death?
Durahan paid no heed to my reprimand and marched forward, shouting honor. I sighed and followed along. Instead of trying to take advantage of everything, I should have given it some rein.
ᅳQuaaang!
“You bastard! “If you have any loyalty left, face death obediently!”
After kicking down the door and breaking it down, Dullahan walked inside with great strides, and I followed right behind with my dragon sword drawn. In the distance, an Elder Lich was sitting on a throne made of bones.
“Are you here?” ... 1St Corps Commander...... And the person next to me is a human...? ... This is surprising...... To bring a mere human into the devil’s castle.......”
“What a human! “Unlike a traitor like you, he knows honor!”
“I know honor...... ? Is it...... Was it you who went around killing demons in the eastern end...? ... I didn’t know you were human.......”
Giggle, he laughed, rattling his bones.
“You can think of the reason you came here to talk to me...... ? You know that as long as the Life Vessel exists, I will never die.......”
No. It’s just that he barged in.
“Bullsh*t! There is no need to talk about disloyalty! How dare you call the devil king!”
“It’s a true name...” ... Interesting...... Would you believe me if I showed you proof that the Demon King is dead, Commander of the 1st Corps...? ... ?”
‘Evidence? ‘What evidence?’
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Some nonsense came out of nowhere. Even though he hid in human society, he was alive and well, so this is proof that he is dead?
“Look...... Your loyalty is meaningless anymore...... If this is not proof of that, then what is.......”
The Elder Lich raised his bony right hand and pulled something out of the air. As the object in his hand gave off a sinister force, the Dullahan’s body stiffened.
What was in that hand was a magic sword.
The magic sword’s unique energy slowly flowed out. The body surrounded by armor began to tremble. I couldn’t hold the tip of my sword or my helmet properly.
‘I knew it would be like that. It will appear again sometime...... ?’
Unlike the Dullahan, who seemed to have completely lost his mind, I was waiting to see when it would appear again, so I paused before realizing that I knew it would happen.
Somehow it was a bit different from the magic swords I had seen.
The overall feel is similar, but even if you look a little carefully, you can immediately see that there is a difference from the original. The magic sword in his hand was much fainter.
‘Look at this.’
Are they trying to catch us now? I realized his intention and laughed inwardly.
‘I did use my brain.’
If Dullahan, who is as much as a corps commander in the Demon King’s army, reacts like that, it would be almost impossible to distinguish them from ordinary demons. That’s why the Elder Lich proudly brought it out like that.
What that guy didn’t think of was that the person who had picked up the knowledge about the demon sword not only from the possessors but also from the demon king himself was here.