Chapter 137 – Success

Episode 137 – Succession

Ten minutes into the search, when the tension was slowly subsiding, a doll suddenly jumped out from the darkness.

“Keeeeek!”

Hair and teeth that have fallen out sparingly, bloodless lips, hazy eyes, and ribs that are dry and bare.

It looked similar to a zombie.

It seemed like he really had no sense, so he howled like an animal and rushed at us.

That speed is literally lightning.

Originally, zombies were slow, but these days, a lot of them run, so it’s no surprise that there are zombies that use mana.

While I was talking nonsense in my mind, Abel stepped forward and took the zombie’s attack.

Go go go go!

Now I see that my fingernails are also long.

She swung her sharp claws and scratched the shield, as if she were a witch from some zombie FPS game.

Its killing power is probably tremendous.

Even in the game, if you get hit once, you immediately go into a groggy state.

But unfortunately for him, Abel has a teammate with an automatic shotgun in the game.

Pooooo!

The head of the guy who was scratching the shield was suddenly engulfed in flames.

As if he didn’t feel any pain, he quickly regained his balance and tried to take revenge on the person who dared harm him, but by that time, the spear of Isis was already aimed at the guy’s heart.

Pooh wow!

The spear pierces the guy’s skin, leaves a hole in his heart, and escapes.

“Kiyaahah!”

Then, when the skin on his face burned, the guy who was fine let out an exaggeratedly loud scream and fell to the floor.

Isis carefully used the spear to turn the guy’s body upside down.

“Everyone look at this. “There is something strange.”

“Something strange?”

“Yes. Regina, you felt it too, right? This guy doesn’t feel pain. I think this is the reason.”

What she pointed to was the heart.

To be exact, it was a strange creature that replaced the heart that was visible through the hole.

The thing with dozens of tentacles stretching out in all directions was limp and motionless.

“What is this? “Is it some type of parasite?”

“I think so. “I have to be careful.”

Regina and Isis brilliantly deduced its identity right away.

The guy’s name is Axigutoa.

It is a parasitic monster that lives in the demon world and came over with Behemoth when he descended.

Now that the church has already purified everything, it has become difficult to see its true nature, but this is an underground space that has been cut off from the outside world for hundreds of years.

Their famous line continues, albeit with difficulty.

Of course, if it weren’t for us, it wouldn’t have been able to survive for long and it would have withered away.

“Let’s just be careful first. Target the heart first, but also destroy the brain. Confirmed kills are mandatory. Luan, you understand, right?”

“Yes?”

As I was taken aback by the sudden comment, Isis pouted her lips.

“You didn’t listen to what you said?”

“It’s not.”

“Then what did you say? “Tell me.”

“Let’s just be careful first. Target the heart first, but also destroy the brain. Confirmed kills are mandatory. Luan, you understand, right? I say so. Okay?”

“… “Were you all listening?”

“Sure. “I always keep everything you say in mind.”

“Yeah, really? I see…”

When he followed along without making a single mistake, Isis blushed and looked away, probably realizing that she had misunderstood.

It seems very embarrassing.

“Okay, then let’s go! “We have to escape quickly.”

It was quite cute how he quickly changed the subject and hurried his steps.

I followed him after him, ignoring Regina’s gaze that for some reason stung.

Afterwards, the search went smoothly.

The parasitic monsters continued to appear, and sometimes there were two or three of them together, but it wasn’t that difficult to deal with the ones that attacked recklessly without any skills.

Meanwhile, Regina expressed her worries as she saw her demonic energy getting darker.

“Anyway, the demon energy is too strong? Is this okay?”

Magi is the energy of the demon world.

As the energy derived from the goddess of darkness is completely opposite to light, it is very harmful to humans.

Simply by increasing the concentration of demonic energy, it is enough to cause problems in the body.

Of course, I had already prepared everything.

Isis grinned at me at Regina’s concern and took out her necklace that she had kept between her cleavages.

“If that’s the case, don’t worry. Because there is a purification artifact.”

“What? That…”

“That’s right. Luan gave it to me as a gift. “If you’re around me, you won’t be affected by demonic energy, so you don’t have to worry.”

“… Really?”

“Yes. It was a coincidence, but it made me feel more comfortable. After all, my younger brother is the best?”

Isis smiling at me.

Regina’s expression hardened as she watched her show off.

It seems like she’s trying not to show it, but even if she pretends, you can see she’s upset.

‘Are you jealous?’

If you didn’t want to see something like this, you should have killed it properly the first time.

Although I felt refreshed, I was not satisfied and carried out additional provocations.

“If you’re so thankful, would you at least give me a kiss?”

“Yes? “Kiss?”

“Yes. “Can’t you do this much?”

When I put out my cheek and tapped it, Isis shrugged her shoulders and whispered in a hushed voice.

“Well, how do you do something like that? There are other people here too.”

“Then is it okay if we get out of here and it’s just the two of us?”

“…”

The head she moves up and down slightly.

Crunch!

At the same time, Regina’s teeth were grinding violently from side to side.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on her because of how loud and fierce her voice was.

“Regina. Why are you doing this? Is there any problem?”

“… No. I just thought there was something stuck between her teeth. Rather than that, let’s go. We need to get out of here quickly. “You never know what might happen outside.”

“Yes. That’s how I do it. Let’s hurry.”

Regina’s desperate change of topic seemed to make Isis think that this was not the time, so she regained her usual self and hurried on her way.

*

Meanwhile, at that time, the fortress was in chaos due to a monster wave that suddenly occurred.

“How far have the monsters come now?”

“Yes. It is said to be at the entrance of a mountain range. The strange thing is that it doesn’t get any closer than that. It was as if I had received an order from someone.”

“Hmm… Are you waiting for the king to come?”

Bruno looked at the devil.

Although the distance cannot be accurately guessed, the strong magical energy felt from far away is stimulating his desire to fight.

It is about preparing to fly by spreading out the wings that had been contracted as much as possible.

At that time, Leona appeared.

Caught red-handed. Armed with thick armor, along with her great and noble appearance, she looked like a Valkyrie on the battlefield.

“Commander. I will report the damage. First, we confirmed the return of 55 academy students. There may be students who have not yet returned, but even taking that into account, I don’t think the number will exceed 60.”

“60 people… “20 people died?”

“… Yes. It is said that among them are the second princess Regina Solias, the student council president Isis Friuli, and the cult’s collaborator Abel.”

“That’s a big deal.”

The Academy is a place where all the talents of the empire gather.

It is a very great loss that 20 of the talented people in such a place died.

Even the aspects are not easy.

There is no need to speak at length about Regina Solias as she is a member of the imperial family, and her student council president, Isis Friulis, is evaluated to be a major axis of the empire in the future due to her unique outstanding leadership skills and her main body’s military power.

And from what I heard, Abel was also said to be a candidate for a warrior, so if it is certain that he is dead, this is the biggest mistake he has made since he took office as commander.

“This might get cut.”

Of course, this is just saying.

It would be crazy to cut someone as big as Bruno when we are losing talent.

Still, there is no change in the fact that it has become difficult.

“What did my fellow professor say?”

“I barely stopped him from going to look for it himself. “I accepted that the first priority was to protect the returning students.”

“That’s great. Then, let’s get ready quickly. “It looks like he’s coming.”

“If it’s a guy…”

“Look over there.”

Kwaaaaang!

As soon as Bruno pointed to the magic mirror, the high mountain range collapsed.

A huge monster measuring up to 70 meters in size emerged from the scattered dust.

The name of this monster with black horns and the face of a cow is Behemoth.

Although it was slightly smaller than the entity that appeared 600 years ago, its power and momentum were not something to be ignored.

When he appeared, all the monsters at the entrance to the mountain range bowed and bowed their heads to the ground.

Eventually, the Behemoth’s mouth opened.

─Cooooo!!!

A cry filled with violent killing and demonic energy echoed everywhere.

People with weak hearts could have a heart attack just by hearing that. Among the soldiers, there were many who fell into panic.

At the same time, the monsters moved.

─Keeeeek!

─Kwaaaaah!

─Kikyaaaaak!

They each roar and rush towards the fortress like waves, as if they are willing to sacrifice their lives for the king’s command.

Bruno shouted loudly.

“All troops! Meet the monsters! I’ll take charge of that large platoon, so you guys just focus on the enemy in front of you! Do you understand?”

[Yes! Commander!]

“Good. Then… Deputy commander. I’ll go and lead the army from here. Do you understand?”

“But…”

“If I don’t go, who will stop that guy?”

A decisive battle with Behemoth is inevitable.

We’re going to fight anyway, so it’s crazy to stay here and face it.

The aftermath of the two clashing alone would result in the death of quite a few soldiers, so it would be meaningless if the result of a hard-fought battle was annihilation.

At least if you’re going to fight, it’s much better to be in a place where there are enemies rather than allies.

Leona couldn’t bear to refute it.

“Then please do me a favor. See you later!”

Kwaaang!

Bruno made a promise and leaped with all his might, flying all the way to the sky.

The distance between the fortress and the mountain range is compressed at once.

Standing under the clouds, he radiated an enormous amount of electricity from his entire body. When he raised his arm, a huge ax formed above it.

The force was so strong that space itself was distorted and dark clouds swirled and gathered together.

The power of a single human moves the sky.

Even the monsters that were in a berserk frenzy hesitated due to its overwhelming majesty.

Eventually, when the sky stopped changing, Bruno fell down with the axe.

Kurung! Rumbling!

The ax flew across the sky, creating a thunderous force.

─Kooooo!!

However, the Behemoth did not flinch at all in the face of the attack, but instead leapt powerfully and stabbed its horn towards the axe.

Between his horns his, the dark demonic energy condenses in an instant, forming a pitch-black sphere.

Finally, the two collided.

Kwaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa

At the moment of collision, the colors of the world were divided into two.

Pure white lightning and pitch-black magic colors the entire world in black and white.