episode_0084

“Wow, it’s cold too. I should have brought some clothes.”

When I returned to the North Continent, it was still cold.

It was fortunate that Lufia blocked the wind with her telekinesis, but as the temperature itself dropped, my whole body was shaking.

“Zeek, are you cold? I’ll keep you warm.”

Ker tried to come closer to me, floundering in the air, but instead he got farther away.

On the contrary, I got closer to Rupiah, and she hugged me tightly.

“Is it warm?”

“Okay… .”

Actually, it would be warmer because Ker’s body temperature is higher, but I didn’t say that.

“Ugh… ! me too! I want to hug you too!”

Ker struggling in the distance.

There are many hardships due to Rupiah’s checks.

“Over there, you can go there. It’s definitely a sanctuary… . Is it broken?”

He pointed to the place where the sanctuary was located in the sky, but strangely enough, it was broken.

It did not collapse due to the passage of time, but seemed closer to having been artificially destroyed.

“It seems like something is dangerous, what should I do, Zeke?”

“Hmm… . Let’s go down first. I need to see what the situation is.”

Rupiah lowered his altitude.

At that time, a huge black fireball flew towards us.

Lufia responded immediately, scattering the fireball in the air.

‘The black fireball is the power of Babylon.’

Babylon, one of Rusk’s henchmen.

She can control black flames.

But now that it has lost its power, it must be weaker than a match.

It is impossible to demonstrate the same incredible firepower as before.

I felt like things were going badly again.

And I soon realized that it wasn’t just my mood.

The one who came out of the collapsed sanctuary was Rusk.

But the little demon lord I had always seen was nowhere to be seen.

“I thought he was alive. My enemies.”

His distinctive amber hair and eyes were still the same, but he was a huge man who appeared to be over 180cm tall at first glance, and his face was covered in bizarre tattoos.

That appearance was close to what she looked like in the past, before she captured Rusk and before she lost her powers.

“The lord of war has sharpened the blade of vengeance.”

I’ll be amazed.

Why is that suddenly so damn weird?

bang-!

A loud noise was heard from a corner of the sanctuary.

Afterwards, a person jumped up and landed in front of us.

“Crazy person, apply for diary talk! I will repay you for your humiliation!”

Hatra is pointing the finger at me.

There is no particular change in appearance, but judging from his confident attitude, it seems that this guy has regained his strength.

Grumbling –.

Another huge black flame flew out.

Lufia blocked it with telekinesis, but there were dozens more such flames prepared in the air.

“Now is not the time to diary or diary, heart.”

Babylon spoke in a dry tone and rose into the sky.

Unlike before, when she was the size of a fist, she had returned to the size of a person.

“I have to finish the mission and return.”

“Wait, don’t touch it! I’ll deal with it—evil!”

Hatra, who was protesting against Babylon, was thrown away by Lufia’s gesture and flew away.

“Zeek, did you know the devils?”

“…It just so happened that.”

thud-!

Rusk placed his huge mace on the floor.

“A new hero, a madman, and a wolf family, since we have the same number of heads, let’s resolve old grudges against each other.”

Rusk proposes a 3-on-3 battle.

“I don’t really have any old grudges.”

I answered roughly, picking my ears.

“You’re still rude, you crazy person!”

Hatra, who had flown away, suddenly came back and shouted at me.

pop-!

With a heavy hitting sound, Hartra flew away again.

“Zeek, stay back with Ker. I will organize it.”

“Um… Are you okay?”

“…It’s okay.”

Uncharacteristic of Lufia, she looked unconfident.

The sanctuary collapsed, and Azta disappeared.

In a situation where it is unclear whether the Frost Witch’s seal has been released or whether she has died along with Azta, the safest way to retry is to go after Rusk.

Will those three idiots be able to win against Lufia?

I started rooting for Rusk in my heart.

*

“Zeke! Hold on tight!”

“I don’t have a good place to catch it.”

“Kang! No tails!”

The battle had begun in earnest, but this situation was closer to a natural disaster than a battle.

‘and. ‘If I just keep doing this, I’ll die.’

Watching the terrain change in real time and black fireballs flying around, I was confused as to whether I was on earth or in hell.

Ker was running away from this chaos, taking me with him.

“Ker, I told you to let me go.”

“No! Zeke die!”

He said he did it because he wanted to die.

Grumble!

One of the black fireballs fired by Babylon flew towards us.

“Wow!”

Even though Ker’s urgent scream was meaningless, the fireball dispersed in the air.

Lufia stopped it.

‘I can’t believe you’re even paying attention to us during this time.’

If you look at how relaxed he is even though he is dealing with Babylon and Hatra alone, Rupiah is, after all, Rupiah.

‘What is Rusk doing?’

Rusk stands a little distance away with his arms crossed, watching Lufia fight with his men. He looked like a villain who was arrogantly saying that it was not his time to step forward yet.

Apparently, in the past, when Rusk was active as a demon lord, she was defeated by Lufia.

Even though, unlike now, he was accompanied by numerous demonic armies and direct executives.

Nevertheless, looking at him relaxed like that, it seemed like Rusk was confident that he could win against Rupiah.

‘What on earth happened…? .’

How did the three idiots, who lost all their strength when they were robbed first by Lufia and then by me the second time, manage to regain their strength again?

What comes to mind is, of course, Daisy, or rather, the awakening of the Lord of Death.

As Rusk also calls himself the ‘Lord of War’, there is a 99.99% chance that Rusk is also one of the four lords mentioned by Rupiah.

Since the two are tied to the same monarch, there will be a clear correlation between the Lord of Death’s awakening and Lusk’s awakening.

‘Is this much we can know right now?’

At this point, I think I’ve gotten everything I could from this route.

It would be perfect if I could just die now, but I can’t die that easily because Ker is watching me with his eyes open and blue.

Plus, Lufia is also paying attention to me.

It’s worth having high hopes for Rusk because he’s confident, but I’m not sure if he can actually beat Rupiah.

Should I interfere with something?

It would be a big problem if I tried to intervene in a clumsy way and Lufia ended up running away with me.

‘This is really embarrassing.’

All I can do is cheer on Rusk from afar.

*

The fight, which lasted for some time, entered a lull for a while.

The difference between the two sides was truly disastrous.

While Heart had one of her arms torn off and Babylon had a wing torn off, Lufia did not have even a small scratch and was just a little tired.

After all, rupiah is rupiah.

“It’s done now.”

Rusk raised his mace and swung it in the air.

Then the space split apart and a crack appeared.

“You guys go back first. This body will deal with it directly.”

“Master, but..!”

“Heart, are you going to disobey orders?”

“…I’m sorry for not being able to protect my lord’s side until the end. ”

Hatra took care of the unconscious Babylon and entered the crack.

Lufia just watched as his men retreated.

It’s not like he’s showing mercy, so he’s probably wary of Rusk.

I remembered Lufia’s lack of confidence just a moment ago.

Is it visible in Lufia’s eyes? How strong Rusk has become.

When Hathras and Babylon passed over, the rift disappeared without a trace.

“New hero, you look quite tired. If you want, I will give you time to catch your breath.”

“No, you don’t need it.”

“You have great spirit. But I don’t think it’s enough to deal with this body.”

Rusk turned his head and glared at me.

“You crazy person, welcome back. I will deal with you at once.”

I thought about whether he would be willing to go that far if he wanted me that much, but Lufia’s face was rotting in real time while she was confronting Rusk, so I stayed still.

“For your opponent, me alone is enough.”

At Lufia’s gesture, a huge tornado was created around Rusk.

I didn’t think even Rusk would be able to withstand the fierce force that seemed to tear it to pieces as soon as it got even a little closer.

However, Rusk walked out of the tornado unharmed.

“This isn’t everything, right?”

“…Of course not.”

This time, a huge explosion occurred centered around Rusk.

As if a meteorite had fallen, a huge crater formed around her.

But Rusk was still fine.

Afterwards, Rupiah attacked Rusk in all sorts of ways.

But none of it worked, and Rusk clicked his tongue with a look of disappointment.

“Of course, even heroes are ultimately human. You can’t surpass the level of existence.”

Rusk raised his mace to the sky.

“Zeek!”

Ker shouted urgently and rushed towards me.

The mace, loaded with great force, hits the ground.

Flashing.

For a moment, my eyes were spinning as if a flashbang had exploded.