episode_0023

“Here’s the person in charge.”

A voice comes from behind without any sign of noticing.

At that moment, Kuhora realized once again that the nickname Dark Harvester was given to him by quietly dealing with only the commander-level personnel of the Demon King’s army.

Uh, how?

Kuhora was quite proud of his camouflage and hiding abilities, but it was all for naught when he was caught by the priestess.

“K-hak?”

‘dump’

‘Wooduk-‘

“Kkiyaak-?!!”

Even I thought it was a shameful scream that made me think that I was the person in charge of a large base.

Not only did they break one of my arms, they even dislocated it.

In those cruel hands, Kuhora could only pray for the safety of his remaining arm.

At this rate, I won’t be able to tear the scroll… .

‘Kkeuddeuk’

“Gyaaaah… !”

I regret not tearing it with my mouth instead of worrying about the scroll. The priestess mercilessly cut off the use of Kuhora’s remaining arm.

“Why did you come?”

“What, what.”

Kook-wook

“Kahhhh… !”

“Why did you come?”

“Mi, crazy!”

The interrogation that started out of the blue was simple and merciless.

It causes pain and asks for purpose.

Perhaps even more daring than the demons.

I realized why the priestess Kuho was considered a fearsome presence among the Demon King’s army.

“Why did you come?”

“Ugh-! I’ll say that

Kwuk

Kkaaah!!”

“Why did you come?”

I feel like they’re willing to ask the same question over and over again until they get it right.

“Delay! Trying to delay the supply…!”

“Who sent it?”

“I’ll take that out on you!!”

The loyalty of the Demon Tribe is largely governed by the logic of power.

In other words, if you experience a power gap with an opponent who holds your life in his hands right now, you have no choice but to die cleanly or ask to be spared.

Kuhora thought that he would be different from the physiology of these demons.

Well, he was proud of the fact that he had achieved this position with his brains rather than his brawn.

“Who sent it?”

“Oh, Mr. Critic… .”

But, in the face of the excruciating pain I felt for the first time, that determination faded away.

“Why did you send it?”

“That, that… I said it earlier, but in the land of elements… they’re trying to delay the supply, ugh!!”

The pain that comes from a ghost-like sense of dread as you try to delay your words in order to buy some time.

“Why did you send it?”

And then, as if he didn’t like the answer, Kuhora felt fear beyond pain.

“To delay distribution, to delay distribution…!”

“Why did you send it?”

“Ugh! Black…! By delaying the supply, you are trying to instigate a rebellion in the Continental Army… .”

He barely managed to catch his breath. He was the one in charge of the operation, and he was telling the secrets one by one.

Kuhora wept bitterly at his situation and sorrow.

All alone.

Even though the number was small and the personnel were mostly just numbers, it was a single priestess who captured a commander in the middle of enemy territory and interrogated him to the point of torture, even though she was a regiment-level base.

No matter how many times I thought about it, there was no greater humiliation than this.

The reason the brigade commander stays at a regimental-level base is because the troops given to Kuhora are regimental-level.

Just like the Continental Union, this war was one in which the Demon King’s army was not without its share of bloodshed.

“Why?”

“That, that’s right. The Demon King’s army can easily deal with the Continental Army… .”

“Kuhora!!”

It felt like an eternity had passed, but Kuhora was finally able to help him. Instead of feeling grateful, he felt angry at the person who had come to help him.

“Ke, kehyo… .”

However, the anger disappeared because the opponent was his own adjutant. In fact, he almost lacked the strength to be angry.

“Other guys?”

Instead, the other subordinates wondered where the commander was being held and why no one came looking for him.

“All, release Kuhora right now! Otherwise, the hostages will not be safe!”

I had asked Kehyo to bring someone to use instead of a scroll, but the guys who came with him looked so unsatisfactory that disappointment appeared on his face.

“Okay! Go!”

“For the Demon King’s Army!”

“Wow!!”

Those slow guys are running towards an opponent that can’t be caught with speed.

However, in order to achieve the goal of rescuing the captured Kuhora, it was right for those tough guys to surround the priestess. Kuhora also acknowledged that part.

“Profit! It!”

Struggling

As soon as Kuhora escaped the threat of what was presumed to be a flying object that had been following him, he started to struggle to break free, but the priestess, annoyingly, did not budge.

‘Pa-ang!’

“Ugh-.”

On the contrary, the priestess’s momentum was such that she defeated her subordinates despite these obstacles. It was hard to believe that such a large creature was defeated by just one arrow from the priestess.

“Chi, friend?! How dare you friend

‘thud-‘

Leul…!”

Then, unable to speak of revenge, the large man followed his friend and fell down. Kuhora’s complexion gradually darkened.

What?

In the blink of an eye, as his subordinates fell, Kuhora noticed that his adjutant had disappeared, and he thought he would take advantage of the opportunity to attack the priestess.

‘Jiing-!’

As expected, the magical power was shot at the priestess. Although it was not visible to Kuhora, Kehyo hid himself and made a surprise attack.

Would it have been okay if I had attacked from the beginning like this? No, if I were a priestess, I would have avoided it. Kehyo only showed up because I was in pain.

Since Kuhora couldn’t see the priestess’s situation while she was lying on the ground, she could only infer. As she had expected, the priestess easily dodged the magical attacks flying from all directions with minimal movement.

Yeah, just buy some time like this. When Makku brings the hostages, that’ll be your chance.

‘Pi-Hyung’

“Ugh-!?”

As soon as I think about this, I get shot by an arrow and my appearance is revealed.

“Kehyo! Huh-?”

Eventually, the weight that was light but kept him from leaving disappeared. However, it was difficult to even get up. He needed help to set both of his shoulders, which were not broken but dislocated.

“Hey, wait! ”

When he gave up on getting up and looked in the direction the priestess had run, the adjutant was already caught in the priestess’s hand.

‘Kuduk-‘

“Keyo!!!”

The priestess broke Kuhora’s neck without waiting, making her screams pale.

The adjutant I’ve been working with up until now is like a lie.

The sight of it drooping down so absurdly.

“Yeah, you can’t see me, can you?!”

“… Traitor?”

“No! Not a traitor! A very pitiful prisoner!”

“… ?”

‘Touk’

Kehyo’s body fell from her hand to the ground in vain. The priestess was the first to pay attention and tilted her head in puzzlement.

“You…! Do you think I’m just a traitor to the Element Tribe? This body is nothing more than the body of the Element Tribe that I, Kuhora, parasitized and possessed? So, you’re just treating the pitiful blood relative who was crossbred with the Demon Tribe as a traitor and instead of saving them, you’re trying to kill them! Do you understand?!”

Kuhora, who was in pain over what had happened to the priestess, shouted out so that she could feel a little bit of remorse.

“… Is that so.”

“Huh?! Really? You! Can you be so emotionless? Aren’t you the devil? You heartless bitch…!”

He cried out in the reality that he could not do that, even though he wanted to threaten to kill himself by tearing up the scroll or holding a knife directly to his own throat.

“… … .”

On the other hand, from the priestess’ perspective, it must have sounded like the shameless babbling of an enemy who had invaded a foreign country and the continent, but her eyebrows trembled as soon as she heard that she had no emotions.

When I confessed to the warrior in the past, I remembered that I didn’t know if it was the priestess’s will or if it was the result of an oracle this time.

In fact, it was an excuse that the warrior made to politely refuse, but it was a very sad excuse to the priestess.

‘Boom! Boom!’

“Kuhora!!”

“Makku!”

Just as the priestess’s mood was getting worse due to the memory of the warrior, Makku, another of Kuhora’s adjutants, appeared. Makku was clearly carrying out the order, as he dragged in the elements he had taken hostage one after another.

“Miss! If you want the hostages back safely, put down your weapons immediately.

‘Bang-!’

Ugh! I guess I shouldn’t say it out loud.”

The priestess thought that Makkku’s threat was not that great, so she shot a weak arrow so as not to harm the hostage, but Makkku’s armor was quite good, so all it did was push his upper body a little and slightly tear his shoulder.

“Mu, priestess… .”

“If you die, blame that bitch.”

Since the priestess was not negotiating with the terrorists, Makku had no choice but to strike the nearby element with his fist.

“Ah-. I hope Terah-nim accepts it.”

The hostage, sensing death, muttered mournfully.

“… Priestess?”

But, my eyes slowly opened without any sensation, let alone pain.

“Huh? No-?!”

The priestess who broke Kehyo’s neck was on the opposite side of Makku from the fallen Kuhora, but she suddenly appeared and began a tug-of-war.

“Hahaha! You may be confident in your speed, but you’re trying to compete with me in terms of strength, you little punk! You’re ridiculous, you shaman!”

Kwaaak

It was so tight that I couldn’t tell if it was Makkku who strengthened his hand or the shaman who strengthened his hand.

“Ugh!”

“How…?”

In terms of physical size alone, Makkku was more than ten times the size of the shaman, but he was not the only one who was flustered because they fought on equal terms without being pushed back. Moreover, the shaman’s face was consistently indifferent, compared to Makkku’s expression that seemed to be giving it his all.

“Hostage, is this the unit price?”

“Ugh, I guess I’ll say that

“Yes! We are everything, Priestess!”

These are…?!”

He was a very angry Makku who would get angry when something as trivial as a simple punch would make him talk.

But even though I’m pressing so hard, I’m secretly impatient because there are no results.

“Is that so.”

“Huh, huh?”

Makku felt like he was falling off the floor for a moment.

“What the heck!?”

Makkku, who had never been pushed back in strength even in the same weight class, was extremely upset that he was fighting on equal terms with a woman of the Element Tribe, but as if that wasn’t enough, he was even thrown out, and his anger turned to confusion.

“Huh?”

Who would have thought that someone who looks like he could break if you hit him would be able to lift himself?

As Makkku thinks like that, the weight on his head makes it difficult to think normally.

Struggling

My feet, which were always attached to the ground, were lifted and I kicked the air awkwardly. It seemed as if I was trying to find the floor above my head.

“Back.”

“””Net… !””◦”

As the priestess gave the order, the hostages of the element tribe who had been watching in bewilderment hastily followed suit.

‘bang-‘

“Ku-huk?!”

The body of a giant Makku was torn apart as it was. It looked just like a rat lifting a cat and striking it down.

“This can’t be happening… .”

The hostages of the element tribe who were watching from the side and Kuhorana who was lying down and looking at me had similar thoughts.

I blankly witnessed the power of the shaman that I had only heard of through stories.

“Request, Ral… .”

The plan to have the servant horse take the berserk pill just in case was ruined.

In this situation, Kuhora felt a deep sense of despair at the thought that no matter who came, he would be unable to do anything.

Even if I had done everything I could, would I have been able to properly sabotage the plan, let alone win? I guess Lord Critrick knew how annoying the priestess was, so he told me to tie her up.

If Kuhora were alone, he could escape by disembodied even if he died, but the operation failed. Even now, he was too busy thinking about escaping because the remaining Makku was too much.

What on earth should I do…?

“Makkku… !”

“How?”

Kehyo, who was thought to be dead after having his neck broken by the priestess’s hands, was running towards the priestess.

“Catch him somehow!”

“Ah, I got it!”

Even if I wanted to throw it away, I couldn’t do it carelessly because there were hostages tied up nearby.

Plus, it was hard to separate them because they were holding each other’s hands.

‘Thud! Thud!’

“Keuk! Crunch!”

Instead, the priestess made Makkku lie face down in front of her and kicked his face violently.

“Die, priestess!”

‘Jeeing’

“Gyaaak-!”

‘Tick-‘

Kehyo’s special magic beam was also helplessly deflected by the priestess’s kick while fighting Makkku.

Even though they were targeting the hostage and not the priestess herself.

A swollen, swollen, and broken toothed man with many teeth missing. Kehyo, who pretends to be dead, is still physically burdened, so he can barely get close.

“Makku! Just hold on a little longer…!”

However, Makkku did not let go of the two hands holding the shaman, and Kehyo desperately approached her, continuously shooting out magical power to reduce the damage.

“What? No way…!”

Kuhora watched Kehyo secretly holding the scroll, already knowing what he would do. The priestess also watched Kehyo like this and kicked away the magic beam that was shot at her.

“Kuhora…!”

A fight with two adjutants who are no match for him.

“Come together!”

The priestess was protecting the hostages while holding off two of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings’ direct subordinates.

But this struggle isn’t entirely in vain.

“Thank you so far.”

Kehyo tears up the scroll, saying that he is now saying the goodbye he couldn’t say earlier.

Swoosh!!

A spherical, rippling space that unfolds around Kehyo in an instant.

“Keyo!!”

The screams were in vain as the hostages, including the priestess, and Kehyo disappeared.

“Damn it, you fucking bitch… !”

It was their complete defeat. The priestess alone stormed into the base and rescued the hostages, and her two subordinates were defeated in vain.

Moreover, what was he like?

Despite being a direct subordinate of the Four Heavenly Kings, he was caught by a priestess and screamed in shame. Unable to endure even one torture, he babbled whatever was asked of him.

He is the brigade commander of the Demon King’s army.

“Kuhora, sir.”

I was about to sink into self-reproach, but I didn’t even lower my head when I heard the voice.

“Makku? How?”

“Ha, ha. Fortunately.”

The fallen Makkku raised both arms, but the part below his elbows that should have been there was gone, so he looked empty. It seemed that he was not caught up in the fact that both his forearms were cut off.

Apart from that, his face was so pitiful that it was easy to quickly find swollen areas and even his teeth were missing.

“Are you okay…?”

Although both of their arms were paralyzed, the fact that Makkku was the first to express concern while being in a more serious state was enough to make Kuhora’s eyes water.

“I, I’m fine! Makku, you need to get treatment right away!”

“Whew. Is it finally over?”

If only it weren’t for the voice of another being ruining this atmosphere.

“… What on earth have you been doing to get here now?”

When the priestess came rushing in, the commanders hurriedly left, but at some point, only he and his adjutant were left standing in a standoff, and now the question that had been raised is being asked.

“What are you doing, Brigade Commander Sasa? We just got here.”

“Ha! That’s ridiculous! I was hiding to save my life and then crawled out and now you’re talking!”

Since Makku had appeared, Kuhora had been aware of their presence, but since they had no intention of joining the fight, he had a rough idea of how things would turn out once the situation was sorted out.

Unfortunately, it was difficult to prepare.

“If you know so well, you wouldn’t understand, right? Even if we went out, it would be a dog’s death. We can’t run away with the Sasa Brigade Commander taking all the scrolls, right?”

Certainly, the reason why the precious scroll was so easily accessible was because Kuhora had ordered it to be retrieved by everyone except for his direct subordinates.

But that doesn’t mean that the fact that I hid because I didn’t want to die is an excuse.

“Cowards.”

“… Phew-. To hear such words from Brigade Commander Sasa, we too should reflect on ourselves.”

Kuhora had guessed why the people under him disliked him. If there was a strong opponent, he would run away, and if there was a suitable opponent, he would estimate it and either recruit or deal with it.

That’s the way Kuhora has survived so far, but most of the demons who worship power find this method a thorn in their side.

Moreover, since Kuhora was their superior, it was difficult to hide their dissatisfaction even if it was an order from the Four Heavenly Kings.

“If you’re going to die anyway, we’ll be the ones directly under Critrick.”

“Is it as easy as it sounds? While our Makkku’s brains are inferior to yours.”

Even if Kuhora were truly destroyed right away, the Four Heavenly Kings would not be directly selected within the Kuhora organization, but for the demons who were filled with thoughts of possessing Kuhora, it was not a very good story.

“Haha! Brigade Commander Sasa. You’d better be careful with your word choice, even now. If you want to die gracefully. ”

The one-eyed general smacked his lips as he looked at Kuhora.

“Huh! Did you feel lustful in the midst of all this? How funny. Why don’t you kill me now instead of rushing my order because of my lower self that can’t even control itself? ”

“Then, I’ll leave you and let you escape from your body and be possessed by another body? You’ll be a slave until you die.”

A one-eyed general and his men approach with the corners of their mouths raised sinisterly.

“Kreuk, you know what? Of all the males I’ve ever dated, you’re the most premature.”

“I wonder if he’ll be able to say that even after he becomes a surrogate.”

“Ku, Kuhora… !”

Makku, who was worriedly calling out his name while losing both his hands. Kuhora, who was angry but had difficulty breaking through, just kept glaring at him.

After barely sending the priestess, he now has to deal with the rebellion of his subordinates. Although his base was destroyed, the one-eyed general felt relieved at the situation turning out to his advantage.

However, the expression on Kuhora’s face changes with interest as he hesitates, seemingly unwilling to give up despite this reality.

“It’s fun to take down a nagging bitch.”

Even in a desperate situation, he didn’t give up and glared at me with a fierce gaze.

“I won’t leave these kids alone… !”

“Oh, you were there too? Don’t worry too much. I’ll send you before Brigade Commander Sasa.”

The one-eyed general, who was walking towards Kuhora, turned towards Makku.

Anyway, Kuhora will be caught by his subordinates and will personally educate them.

The one-eyed general always relaxed to personally deal with the insolent demon who was his equal.

“Haha! Ahahahahaha! You’re so stupid! Do you really think I didn’t know you’d betray me and didn’t prepare for it?”

“What?”

It was annoying, but it was just the writhing of a fallen coward. The one-eyed general tried to ignore Kuhora, but the uneasiness inside him made him turn his head away.

“Kreuk, if you wanted to catch me, you shouldn’t have been so careless.”

Something appeared in front of Kuhora while he was looking away for a moment.

“Hey, catch him!”

It was a berserk pill that Kuhora’s servant horse had once secretly taken out.

“It’s already too late.”

A foreign feeling along with the dirt. Although he was disgusted by the rebellion of his subordinates, Kuhora swallowed the explosive pill that fell on the dirt floor.

“What the heck!”

“Kreuk, keuhehehe!”

Even the one-eyed general who was going to Makku ran towards Kuhora, but Kuhora smiled even though he fell to the ground again as if he had been caught by the priestess.

When the priestess appeared, he had been hiding, but when he finally managed to chase the priestess away, he was happy at the thought of being able to kill his arrogant subordinates who were trying to do something to him as he rolled around like a defeated soldier.

The dislocated shoulder was forcibly adjusted, and the muscles bulged out hideously. Although my stamina was depleted, I was not tired, but only in pain from being beaten by the shaman.

Transformed into something closer to the Demon Behemoth, a race that had its seeds in the body of the element.

“Oh, no… .”

A desperate voice coming from the mouth of the one-eyed general who had been so arrogant.

“Kwaaarrr!!!!!”

“Huh?”

Those demons who fall on their butts like idiots even at a simple roar.

“Hey, hang in there!!”

He briefly enjoyed the transformation of his body thanks to the Berserk Pill and felt arrogant. Even though he had changed like this, he was no match for the priestess.

“You idiots.”

It was possible to destroy the foolish traitors.