episode_0062

Go back in time a little bit, a little while ago.

As soon as we came out of the dungeon, we encountered a suspicious sight.

Amine was complaining about why he was so late, and the sight of a group of beastman soldiers lined up behind him was…

It was enough to remind me of Amine’s warning, ‘I’m anxious, so come back quickly’, which I had forgotten while running through the dungeon.

‘what!? They’re almost on the verge of war… .’

After making eye contact with my companions for a moment, I quickly ran towards Amine.

-Ttubang ttubang.

“What’s going on!?”

“Amine’s, the great Armine’s intuition is crying out!!! A huge disaster is about to strike!!!”

“Accident… ?”

Then Amine looked at me and started crying.

Seeing that more than half of the churro plate I gave him before entering the dungeon was left and thrown around, it looks like he was anxious because he couldn’t even eat his favorite churh.

-mum!! Stop!!!!

‘Stop, when will you… again?’ no. ‘That’s not important now.’

Even Meummumi, who jumped out from being held in the arms of the workers, barked at Aminé’s side.

A cry that can be heard either as a strong agreement with Amine’s words or as a warning to me.

Our expressions hardened.

“Even though he looks like he has nothing to do but eat, he has helped us here and there so far. Why is this happening all of a sudden?”

“… Even those pure-blooded Miao people reacted like that. It doesn’t seem to be an ordinary day. what? Is there an invasion by the devil’s army?”

“Angel. Please track it down.”

“Wait a minute.”

Elizabeth tilts her head with a serious face.

Behind him, Arthur gave me instructions in a serious voice.

The simple-minded figure who had been chewing on a stick and making a cow ghee fountain show just a moment ago had an entirely serious expression on his face.

I also quickly spread my wings.

‘Sacred Heavenly Art, Celestria Wing!’

-Flutter.

The wings, which had now become as familiar as my body, fluttered in the air.

The wings were so sacred and beautiful that even Amine, who was scratching the floor out of anxiety, looked at them in bewilderment for a moment.

… But, on the contrary, my eyes were endlessly squinted.

-Flap flutter.

‘what? There’s something vaguely in the distance… .’

The demon detection range of my ‘Celestria Wing’ is definitely around 1km.

But the hazy feeling I feel now… It felt about 5 times farther away than it had been so far.

It was as if there was something so overwhelming that it could be felt even outside my detection range nearby.

‘… no way!?’

-Flap, flutter, flutter.

‘Go, it’s getting closer!!!’

Soon I opened my mouth in realization.

Little by little, the vague energy is becoming clearer.

At the same time, I noticed that chicken skin was growing on my skin.

Realizing what that meant, I quickly started timing.

“One, two, three, four… .”

‘Approximately 0.5 km in 5 seconds… 100 meters per second!?’

“… Angel?”

It started to get closer, as if it was waiting for me to spread my wings.

It was far out of my detection range, so it wasn’t exact, but it seemed to be approaching at about 100 meters per second.

The remaining distance is 4.5… No, it’s only 4 kilometers now.

In other words, it only took 40 seconds for it to arrive here.

I raised my voice as if I was screaming.

“A single object is approaching at high speed 4km ahead!!! It’s a completely different entity than before!!!”

“4km!? Until now, I haven’t been able to detect demons that far away… .”

After shouting out the search results as loudly as before.

Since I had never said this before, my companions did not hide their confusion.

But there was no time to wait for the companions.

“Take this quickly!!!”

-Chuck, Chuck.

“… … … !?”

I quickly searched through my inventory and began handing out things to my companions.

Soon, what they were holding in their hands was my emergency rations wrapped in leaves, stopping time.

My companions immediately understood what I meant and took it into their arms.

… Except Linne.

“What is this… ?”

‘Ah, is this your first time in a hero party battle?’

“Wait is for recovery! That little thing there is for increasing ability levels! Eat that little thing now!!”

So, I spent a few precious seconds explaining the rules of the hero party to Rinne.

Rinne is bewildered by the sudden change in the situation, but nods.

Afterwards, we all peeled the smallest leaves and stuffed them into our mouths.

– Mumbling.

“… … !!! This is delicious… .”

‘Rolled dumplings are delicious. If it weren’t for times like this, they would even prepare vinegared soy sauce.’

What was inside was a warm rolled dumpling made by rolling special dumpling filling on flour and steaming it.

It was bite-sized and easy to eat, making it a useful food when rushing into battle.

-Tiring!

[Applying – Jupiter’s Blessing (All stats +2)]

‘The buff is over.’

Even though I was full, I chewed the dumpling and swallowed it, and the buff was immediately applied.

After that, I floated in the air.

“Human!? Are you a new prisoner? No, what are you doing now!?”

Amine suddenly looked at us as if we were eating dumplings with a serious expression, and then belatedly looked up at me and started crying.

But there was no time to leisurely answer.

– Creepy.

‘Now, it’s only 1km… !!!’

The anxiety and fear that had been slowly rising from before. I had the feeling that a powerful enemy of a different level from before was approaching.

Because all the wing feathers were standing up stiffly and the skin was growing like chicken skin.

I raised my voice again.

“Access within 1km!!! Arriving soon, ready for battle!!”

“Nyaaa!!!?”

“Ber, already!!? Not even a minute has passed yet.”

“10! 9! 8!”

Who is the enemy that boasts such a powerful presence?

… It wasn’t that I couldn’t guess. In ‘Dungeon Princess’, the strongest enemy you can encounter at the beginning has been decided.

“7!! 6!! 5!!”

‘I tried to avoid it, but suddenly? ‘It’s so expensive!!’

“Linne, to Lucia’s side!! The protection of the angel and the rear row!! I will take the lead!!!”

The leader followed by the high-ranking demon I defeated in the battle to recapture the elf slaves.

The person who cut off Arthur’s arm and burned the elf forest.

Almost the only forced game over event in ‘Dungeon Princess’.

The strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings. Asterios.

“Four!! Three!!!”

‘still… Even if the party bonus isn’t complete yet, isn’t this worth fighting for? Even if not, a forced game over can be avoided.’

However, considering our strength, there was no need to be too scared.

okay. Let’s trust my deceptive cooking skills and party members.

“Two!!!”

‘see!!’

As I was doing that, a figure came just a short distance away.

The skeletal Minotaur, which radiates powerful energy and runs at enormous speed…

As I expected, it was Asterios, the Four Heavenly Kings.

-Flap… .

‘okay. Let’s do it.’

So I just counted to two and tried to come back down to the ground.

There was no need for any more countdowns, as the party members had already equipped their weapons with sacred weapons.

However, I couldn’t set my feet on the ground.

-Stop.

‘… what? Why did it suddenly stop… .’

Around 200 meters. A figure that suddenly stopped after approaching a position visible to the naked eye.

and…

-Quaaa-

“… … !!!!!?”

‘rush!!!?’

Soon, the presence suddenly moved at very high speed.

A speed that easily surpasses the speed of sound, so fast that not even Arthur can cope with it.

I reached it by jumping over the distance of 200 meters in less than 0.5 seconds.

The Four Heavenly Kings, Asterios.

He just made eye contact with me.

A moment when time seems to have stopped.

The ominous red light shimmering beyond the empty skull.

It seemed like he was shouting at me like this.

‘———die’, he said.

-Quwaaa!!!!!!!

“K, black!!?”

However, the experience of feeling as if time has stopped is brief.

As a bone harder than anything I’ve ever experienced hit my stomach,

“Hahahaha!!!”

-Shoouuuuk!!! Kwaaang!!!!

“Yo, hero!!!!!!”

“This body, descend!!!!!”

I was thrown away without even screaming.

In return for being punched at the speed of sound, so hard that my body was half buried in the castle wall I hit.

* * * * * *

Something flew at a speed that humans couldn’t perceive and hit Sihyeon.

Elizabeth, who saw this, immediately left the front line and ran towards the wall where Sihyeon was trapped.

With an expression filled with fear, wondering what would happen if the hero did something wrong.

“Hero, dragon, saa… !!!!”

– Panting.

For a shield soldier, this is an undesirable behavior in many ways.

However, the legendary knight Arthur, who saw it, never pointed out anything.

no. Couldn’t point it out.

-Badulbadeul.

‘As, Terios… .’

Because, what’s in front of her eyes.

… Because he was the one who cut off her arm just a few months ago.

Even Arthur himself was in a panic, but he had no time to say anything to Elizabeth.

‘I thought we could fight if we met again… Even angels can’t protect it.’

Arthur’s expression gradually turned white.

What was that just now? It was a blow that I couldn’t even see, even with my physical ability strengthened by the angel’s cooking.

There is no way I could defeat that monster———

-Crack.

‘… … Wake.’

However, she came to her senses again in less than a second.

‘Your Majesty will check on the angel’s safety. I will bide my time until His Majesty returns to the front.’

Arthur came to his senses thanks to the warmth of the warm dumplings still remaining in his mouth.

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After that, she strengthened her fighting spirit.

A physical ability that humans can never match, that is far beyond the human species?

The force that defeated his former self and made him despair that humanity would never be able to stand against the demons? The resulting trauma?

Isn’t it insignificant compared to the hope he felt that day when he saw Si-hyeon smiling while holding out a hot dog to him?

I held onto the great sword again, which I almost lost.

—and,

“Warrior——!!!”

-Saeng.

“Elizabeth, back in place!!! Because I’m safe!!!”

At the sound of a voice coming from behind, the color returned to her face again.

[The damage suffered is transferred to the World Tree, Yggdrasil. The daily damage nullification effect of ‘Erenion’s Protection +++’ remains 1/3.]

‘Ugh, guard nice!!!’

Even after being hit by a punch at the speed of sound, Si-hyeon survived and quickly flew again thanks to the blessings of the World Tree or the divine arrangement.

As he joined Elizabeth on the battlefield, the divinity between the warriors began to resonate.

Under that resonance, called the ‘party bonus’, the divinity of the vision was strengthened.

And, Arthur…

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Name: Arthur Frunzberg (29 years old, female)

Title: Kingdom’s First Sword, Legendary Knight, Archangel’s First Feather

Stats: Strength [10.0 (8.50+2)] Dexterity [10.0 (8.10+2)] Magic [8.70 (6.70+2)]

Current Status: Designated Apostle – Vision

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———The only apostle of vision, the archangel of the Lord.

Along with her smile, a little divinity also seeped into her great sword.

The strengthened divinity of the vision flowed down to her, a believer.

The knight was once helplessly defeated because he did not receive the karma of a warrior. The loser who despaired that humanity would never defeat the demons.

I stood up again with the flame of hope burning.

Arthur’s sword, shining brightly with divinity, no longer wavered.

“Ho? You then… .”

-Cheoeok.

“The kingdom’s best sword. Arthur Frunzberg.”

“… … Hahaha!!! This is why I like humans!!! You’ve become stronger!!!”

“The revenge of that day.”

“The name of this body is Asterios!!! The number one and strongest among the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King Army!!!”

“I’ll pay you back.”

“Let’s compete to see who is stronger!!!!”