episode_0077

About two weeks after leaving the Beastman Union Garrison, we finally arrived in Nordkirchen.

I was surprised by the notoriously harsh cold even on the continent…

———I realized it soon after.

The biggest surprise is that there is something else.

“I also think that this hero will be in charge of the battle lines… Huh?”

-Flap flutter, stop.

“… … .”

“A warrior?”

In addition to the wings, he was moving while taking out his newly acquired ‘Celestria Ring’, also known as Halo.

While chatting with my companions, I immediately stopped because of a strong feeling.

– Creepy.

‘This feeling is definitely… .’

“Angel, what’s going on?”

“Everyone, stop for a moment.”

When I raised my hand, my companions immediately stopped talking.

As their expressions became serious, I quickly soared and spread my wings wide.

and…

Soon, the feathers on my wings stood up all at once.

-My bones trembled.

“… … … !!!!!?”

‘This presence… ‘Four Heavenly Kings!!!’

Because I only felt this way two weeks ago that I’m feeling now.

This overwhelming presence felt from outside the detection range. Mighty Magi.

Although weaker than Asterios, this energy was clearly at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings.

So I quickly tried to inform my companions…

-My bones trembled. Crunch.

‘Besides, there are two more!!?’

As if to surprise me on such a day, two more powerful energies came within my detection range.

Although we have superiority and inferiority in energy… Nevertheless, each one has powerful energy.

A scream escaped me when I realized what that meant.

“Hehehehe!!!?”

‘Three of the Four Heavenly Kings?!!! why!!!?’

The Four Heavenly Kings can only be defeated by defeating each of them one by one.

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Isn’t it a situation where three of them are approaching this way at the same time?

It was an event that even I had never experienced before, and I had no choice but to scream at the concept.

‘No matter how well I’ve trained so far… This is not it!! How can you catch all three at once!!’

“What’s going on, angel!!”

“Sa, three Four Heavenly Kings level monsters!! Approaching this way!! Distance approx… 5.5km!!!”

“What!!!!?”

“Uh, uh, what should I do!!?”

My companions also looked distraught at my screams.

Elizabeth and Lucia opened their mouths as if wondering what this meant. With his animal ears upright, he said, ‘Hi-i-ik!’ Rinne makes a sound.

finally…

“… How many minutes do you think we will encounter each other? Is escape possible? What about other monsters?”

‘… … Arthur!!’

Arthur immediately jumped off his horse and came towards me.

Our facial expressions brightened a little as the puppy-like grin changed to a completely serious look.

“Where… It’s a little over 40m per second, so roughly 2 minutes later!! There is no sign of other monsters!!”

“He’s twice as fast as us, so escaping would be impossible. … However, it looks like he didn’t come with the army. There is no chance of winning.”

“Arthur, that means… !!!”

“I will head to the forest I just passed by and prepare for battle! The people led Shinsoo and fled in the opposite direction!! Others, please follow me!!”

“Ah, okay!!”

“Yes!!!”

-mum!!!

Arthur’s confident command dispels anxiety.

Thanks to this, we escaped the panic and moved our bodies in perfect order according to the command.

Even if you have people carrying a lot of luggage and you are just a burden, take refuge far away.

This decision was made because, as a result of the search, there were no strangely visible monsters around here.

On the contrary, we followed Arthur into the forest.

– Mumbling.

“Why a forest? In battles with large monsters, the plains are advantageous… .”

“That was during group subjugation. The forest has the advantage now.”

-gulp.

‘It’s rude to talk while eating, but… There’s nothing I can do about it this time.’

We are chewing on my emergency food, rolled dumplings, which I ate during the last Asterios battle.

With a morale buff that increased all abilities by 2 taking over our bodies, we reached the forest in less than a minute.

“Angel, the direction from which the Four Heavenly Kings are coming is… .”

“… Over there!!”

“It looks like it was heading straight for us from the Demon King’s Castle. Your Highness, along with me, prepare for the rush attack. Lucia, please watch the situation from about 20 steps behind us, and Rinne, please hide behind the tree and prepare the most powerful magic!”

“Okay!”

“I believe it, Sir Arthur.”

“Ma, just leave it to me… !!!”

-hug!!

-Already eaten… I’ll get ready!!!

After discovering a suitable place for battle, Arthur soon gave instructions to his companions at lightning speed.

Then Elizabeth took out a shield and infused it with divinity. Lucia also put an arrow on her bow.

Rinne also hurriedly hid himself and began to prepare his magic.

I also looked at Arthur with a stern expression.

“Angel… First of all, you are by Lucia’s side. I’ll call you when I need it.”

“… … Yes!”

When he told me to stay still, I was shocked for a moment, wondering if he meant ‘Supporters, don’t fuss and just stay still’…

The faith in Arthur’s eyes. I also braced myself with the belief that I had seen a secret trick.

And, let’s prepare for battle like that…

Before I knew it, the three Four Heavenly Kings had arrived nearby.

“1000 meters, 900 meters… .”

-Kwaak. Babble.

And at the same time, I noticed Arthur’s hand trembling as he held the great sword tightly.

… Even though he pretended to be proud and confident, Arthur was still anxious.

Looking around, it seems that the group members are also unable to hide their tension due to the growing energy.

Therefore, I decided to use the interlude to fulfill my duty as a supporter.

“800 meters, 700 meters… .”

-Flap, flutter, swoosh. … Whisper quietly.

“Sister Arthur, I believe you will do it.”

“… … … !!!!!?”

-Kwaak.

I quickly flew to Arthur’s side and whispered in his ear, and the trembling greatsword returned to its original position.

“600 meters… .”

-Flap flutter, whisper.

“I’ll make stir-fried pork for dinner for the first time in a long time. So, show me.”

“… Puheap. Yes.”

Elizabeth’s slightly trembling shoulders,

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“500 meters, 400 meters… .”

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-Whispering.

“I only trust the Archmage.”

“… … .”

-Nod.

Linnaeus’ animal ghosts that move as if anxious.

“300 meters.”

-Whispering.

“Let’s do it together, we.”

“… Yes.”

Lucia’s stiff shoulders too.

Everyone was free from excessive tension and was in a perfect state to display their skills.

and…

———Soon, the Four Heavenly Kings appeared before us.

-Cow… .

“… Finally, I found it.”

“… … … !!!!!”

The three great demons arrived by trampling on the trees that filled the forest.

I swallowed my saliva at the presence that was incomparable to that in the game.

‘Echidna, Kampe, Catoblepas… !!’

The mother of monsters who directly gave birth to numerous monsters, consisting of a human upper body and a snake lower body. Echidna, 4th in rank among the Four Heavenly Kings.

It is similar to Echidna, but has the lower body of a dragon and hair made of snakes. The attack power of the main body is much stronger, and the 3rd place, Campe, is much stronger.

Lastly, a figure in the shape of a cow the size of a house is looking down at us. At any moment, ‘Ed x Oppa…’ 2nd place in the ranking with a look that looks like it’s going to shout ‘. Catoblepas.

‘Ho, maybe the three of us are going together because we’re weaker than in the game… ‘No.’

However, the abilities were the same as in the game.

Although not as good as Esterios, his abilities are at a level worthy of the name of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Echidna, the weakest one, can do anything, but…

Camperand Catoblepas was still premature.

However, unlike me, who was a little discouraged, my companions actually showed their will to fight.

“If that’s the case… !!”

“For the angel… !!!”

“… Please don’t leave my side. Wouldn’t it be unfair to miss out on Erenion’s performance?”

He even had a smile on his face as if he thought it was worth it.

I don’t know why I’m closing my eyes…

Likewise, the Four Heavenly Kings stopped when they saw us. No, the Three Heavenly Kings opened their mouths.

-Gooo… .

“You guys are warriors, right? Asterios… Killed.”

The first to speak was Echidna.

She looked at us with venomous eyes.

“Answer me.”

“… yes. Asterios fell by our hands.”

Since he was staring at me, a man, I opened my mouth too.

Then her expression became distorted with hatred.

“Okay, okay… okay. You guys, how dare you.”

“… … .”

“… You guys don’t know. What a good demon she was.”

“… … … ?”

On the contrary, my expression was colored with embarrassment.

Because what Echidna said was the introductory part, ‘He was actually a good guy too.’

In reality, a similar line followed.

“Although he was the strongest among us, he never persecuted us in the name of strong self-respect, which is the rule of the Demon King’s army.”

“On the contrary, he helped us occasionally. The operation to corrupt the World Tree would never have succeeded without him.”

“He even willingly gave us the thigh of the human he had killed. He said he couldn’t eat this because he only had bones, so he told me to eat it.”

“… … What?”

Although it sounded somewhat different to us.

what? Operation to corrupt the World Tree in harmony? Giving up a human thigh?

While their expressions hardened in bewilderment, the Three Heavenly Kings soon began to shed black, demonic tears.

“He was a fool who only knew about force, but he was that great of a guy who taught us the love of colleagues… .”

“He was more worthy of the position of Demon King than anyone else.”

“The strongest guy… .”

And, the Three Heavenly Kings all began glaring at us with tear-filled eyes.

“… okay. This guy is the strongest among the Four Heavenly Kings. Even if I were to attack you who defeated Asterios, I would have no chance of winning.”

“But we can never let her warriors be in vain… !!!”

“If the three of us join forces, we will definitely get revenge… !!!”

At the same time, tremendous magical energy began to bloom.

Just before the battle starts. Signal of entering phase 1.

At first glance, the sight of him shedding tears in memory of his colleagues and pledging revenge was very touching, but…

I couldn’t stand what I heard and screamed.

“That’s something you can’t stop talking about, you guys!!!!!?”

‘Even if you try to act impressive, you humans are just bad bitches!!!?’

No, you can do anything by raising your thighs in front of humans. Instead of feeling sympathy, I only felt anger. What are you talking about?

In fact, the group members seemed to be similar, as they all seemed to be in good spirits.

“Those are really… !!!”

“On behalf of humans, we can never lose!!!”

“Dear World Tree, those bitches… !!?”

The warrior party and the Three Heavenly Kings glare at each other full of anger.

Thus, the historical Three Heavenly Kings simultaneous raid began.

———No, I thought it was starting.

“Don’t call me a coward. You all flock together… Hmm?!”

-Shuuuuk… .

“——!!!? Echidna!!! danger… … .”

-Kaah Ahhh !!!

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“… … Huh?”

Until the Echidna who was moving forward was hit by a silver trail that suddenly appeared and flew away.

“What, what happened… .”

‘Ho, perhaps Rinne’s magic?’

-slap.

“… … !!!!”

-Doridori doridori.

‘… Not Linnaeus.’

We are embarrassed by the unexpected situation and just blink.

If you want to do that, go far away.

While the snow piled up like a mountain on the tree was falling, an unidentified new figure began to quickly approach this direction.

– Excited.

“… … !!!!!”

At the same time, the resonance of divinity is felt.

My eyes widened as I felt the party bonus, which is activated when warriors are together, finally become complete.

That means. The identity of the person who just raided Echidna…

He shakes off his blood-covered gauntlets, scattering blood. Spreading an energy that could not be surpassed by the Four Heavenly Kings, it was hard to believe that he was a human being.

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What is the identity of that woman walking this way?

-Jump, jerk.

“Hey.”

“I thought I killed all the monsters around here, but what are you?”

‘Warrior!?’

———Because he was clearly the last hero we came looking for.