Beginning of the Demon World (10)

“Catalina. Never overdo it.”

“Are you planning on nagging me too? “Fuck it.”

With those last meaningless words, Catalina hurried down the hill.

Malcolm then followed with a solemn expression, leaving us alone.

“If everyone is ready, let’s go.”

“Yes. “I will follow you.”

After I took the lead, Erina and Kayla took the left and right sides, and Tyria and Celica took the rear.

A place where the cries of monsters echo in an unpleasant red fog.

The sound got louder as if it wasn’t far from here.

Eventually, as the march continued, it was confirmed that a group of monsters had gathered from afar.

There are a total of about 40 objects that can only be seen with the eyes.

We could have easily handled it.

“I don’t think they have noticed us yet.”

From what I could see, there was a large animal corpse in the center of the group.

The monsters were busy biting the corpse.

“Kayla. Tyria. “Can we intercept it with magic?”

“Yes. “I will take charge of it.”

“I understand.”

A magic circle that immediately covers the sky.

At the same time, Tyria pulled the bowstring tightly.

Soon, fireballs poured out of the magic circle and a barrage of arrows began to fly.

“…?!”

Only then did the monster notice our presence and turn its head.

Their field of vision was full of meteors and arrows.

Most of them were helpless against magic and arrows.

Those who were lucky enough to survive started running towards us.

About twenty. Most of them had abnormally large bodies or bloated legs that believed those of wolves.

I drew my long sword and used my shield to block the first person who attacked.

“…!!”

A wolf charging with its teeth bared.

He blocked it with his shield and then stabbed his head with a long sword.

Even though his head was pierced, his eyes were full of murder.

He was struggling with his whole body to break through the shield.

“Hmm…!”

When I twisted the knife while sticking it in, the wound opened and blood poured out.

At this level, I would have had to lie down on the floor, writhing in pain.

For some reason, the opponent tried with all his might to bite the shield with his teeth.

At that time, a white beam of light penetrated the wolf’s body.

“…?!!”

The wolf loses its strength and falls down as its fur turns black.

Finally, it ended with the body being cut in half.

“Seohyun. Please stay back.”

After leaving advice, Erina began slaughtering her enemies without even blinking.

Before I had time to move forward, I was immediately attacked by a pack of wolves and cut my body in half.

A group of monsters falling to the ground without even screaming.

Among them, even though their legs were cut off, there was one who was spewing out murderous energy while lying on the ground.

The way he stares with his eyes fixed only on me, as if he has lost the pain.

Even though he was out of breath, his eyes were full of murder.

‘Is this Makiela’s doing?’

At this rate, it’s not just about remodeling the body, it’s also destroying the mind.

If these monsters continued to increase, the kingdom’s knights might not be able to easily stop them.

If I didn’t quickly subdue Makiella, all the monsters might end up like this.

I defeated the enemy in front of me with the intention of dealing with the Demon Lord’s army as quickly as possible.

***

“Sister! Be careful!”

“If you can’t deal with it, get out of the way quickly!”

Catalina got nervous and lashed out her great sword.

Then, the harpy who was throwing stones in the air stumbled from the wind pressure.

Catalina jumped into the sky and radiated sword energy with her great sword.

As it was swept away by the sword energy, the harpy’s wings were torn in two.

It fell to the floor and cut the struggling harpy in half.

“Whoa…”

When the enemy was finally defeated, Catalina sighed and looked around.

Monster corpses and pools of blood scattered everywhere.

When the monsters were destroyed, Malcolm ran to Catalina and took out a potion.

The marks of the monster’s teeth were clearly visible on her arms and legs.

Malcolm carefully applied the potion to the wound.

Catalina was being treated in silence.

“Sister. “Be a little careful in the devil world.”

“You say the same thing…”

“After coming to the demon world, I became uncharacteristically impatient.”

Catalina closed her mouth at Malcolm’s words.

I wanted to refute it, but in my heart, I had no choice but to admit it.

After coming to the demon world, Catalina became impatient.

For some reason, even when I tried to find the cause, I couldn’t find it easily.

However, there was something that came to mind.

Erina, Seohyun, Kayla.

A person who recognizes in his heart that he is stronger than himself.

The first wall she felt in her life so far.

In particular, Erina sparred many times, but she never won.

Even though she ended up in a draw with Seohyun, she had no choice but to consider herself defeated.

That’s why Catalina received a necklace from Seohyun.

In order to become stronger than others, one could not choose any means.

Since I fought with the power of the necklace unleashed a little while ago, I was indifferent to the injuries.

As the power of the necklace disappeared, terrible pain swept over my entire body.

I thought maybe Max didn’t notice.

In fact, he was sighing inside.

There was no way Malcolm, who was always worried and watching over her, would not know that fact.

‘I’d rather just take the necklace away.’

Will Catalina secretly throw away the necklace while she sleeps?

I seriously thought about it, but eventually gave up.

To be honest, I wanted Catalina to throw away the necklace herself.

For now, I had no choice but to leave her alone.

“Ruler. That’s enough.”

“There is still a long way to go. “Didn’t you have bruises on your back?”

He stopped Catalina from getting up and continued treatment.

When I lightly took off my armor and took off my jacket, I saw a blue bruise on my side.

A little while ago, I was hit hard with a club by an orc, so I was glad that it ended with a bruise.

“Be a little more careful next time. “This is really hurting me.”

“Shit… Just don’t follow me and stay at the station.”

“Who will take care of you if I’m not there?”

If Catalina had gone out alone, there would have been no problem in subduing the monsters.

Who will treat you when you are injured like this?

If Catalina had been a little more kind-hearted, a lot of people would have flocked to her.

Malcolm was very disappointed about that part.

There have been times before when people gathered together, drawn by Catalina’s force.

They all followed the request once, looked at it, and then left.

Of course, the reason is Catalina’s arbitrary action.

A battle maniac who rushes into enemy territory without consulting his colleagues and deliberately summons monsters.

In addition, he has an uneasy personality that does not listen to what others say.

There was no way there was anyone who could understand her and be with her.

Except for one person, Malcolm.

“Sister. Do you remember when we first approached the request?”

“Why are you being so unlucky?”

“At that time, neither I nor my sister knew anything. “I just grabbed a great sword and a knife and ran out into the forest to catch the orc.”

Nowadays, you could kill an orc with a single sword, but back then it was different.

Both of them were exhausted and could barely cut off the orc’s head.

It was clear that the people were horrified when the orc’s body was brought to the village.

Until then, Malcolm and Catalina had similar skills.

Now Catalina was overwhelmingly ahead.

Nevertheless, Catalina did not abandon Malcolm, and Malcolm did not leave her side.

“Malcolm. Honestly, I don’t know.”

“Yes… ?”

“I ran away because I didn’t want to farm and live in a rural village. “I grabbed a knife to make money.”

“…”

“But why did you follow me?”

In the past, Catalina had repeatedly encouraged Malcolm to return to his hometown.

Objectively, unlike Catalina, Malcolm did not have any talent as an adventurer.

But Malcolm continued to stay by her side.

When asked the reason, Malcolm smiled and answered.

“What will I do if I go back to my hometown alone? “I should have heard something from the lady.”

Catalina and Malcolm were born in an ordinary rural town.

Catalina grew up in a single-mother household, and Malcolm knew her mother.

Also, before leaving town, her mother prayed to Malcolm.

If Catalina does something dangerous, make sure to stop her.

“Tsk. “I have nothing to say.”

“Anyway, I have no regrets. “Thanks to you, I made a lot of money.”

I felt a little relieved because my family was able to live a wealthy life thanks to that.

If you were an ordinary farmer, you could have earned a fortune that you could never dream of.

“Let’s not talk nonsense and get up when the treatment is over.”

“Is it so. Let’s wake up.”

After the treatment, Malcolm put away the potion and Catalina stood up, enduring the pain.

It’s time to continue scouting again.