episode_0160

Kik- Kik-

An unpleasant noise of lumps of metal scraping against each other echoes through the air.

The Demon King stood up as he pushed away the clashing swords, and the recoil caused my body to float into the air.

‘It’s not very good.’

Her stance was unstable, so she was pushed back relatively easily, but even taking that into account, her strength was enormous.

Up until now, thanks to the crazy growth potential of the trait, I’ve never been pushed back on power alone.

But her strength was one step ahead of mine.

The only fortunate thing was that the differences were somewhat worth bumping into.

“Looks pretty relaxed.”

As soon as his feet touched the ground again, a cloud of dust rose, but the Demon King’s attitude did not change.

Despite her ability to burrow while her body was suspended in the air, she sat arrogantly on her throne.

“Don’t worry. I will cut off your head myself soon.”

The Demon King rose from his throne leisurely, as if he were throwing away a piece of annoying trash.

Just by getting up from her seat, her intimidation became even stronger than before.

The gaze that looks down on me as if I was being pushed down from the throne.

Black armor with a menacing black current swirling around it.

A chilling sweat ran down my spine as the red glare of cold anger added to it.

‘Coming.’

The survival instinct that was screaming loudly was really raising my concentration.

The more I observed her every little gesture, the more I could feel the difference in strength.

An arrogant, yet understandably overwhelming force.

If you let your guard down, your head could be blown off in an instant, so you had to be prepared to react immediately.

“I wonder how long you can last.”

The Demon King very slowly raised the sword in his hand.

The thought occurred to me that I could rush in and attack at a slow pace, but my instincts shook my head.

Simply rushing at her poses no threat to her.

As such, she possessed violent powers befitting her name as the Demon King.

“You may have a lot of time, but I don’t have much. I’d like you to finish it as quickly as possible.”

“Then I’ll finish it off quickly. Your life.”

Her red eyes were emitting a more intense light than before.

The moment our eyes met, a coldness I had never felt before froze my body.

Hatred and murderous intent so deep that it knows no end.

It was a look so terrifying that it made me realize what it meant to curse being alive.

Of course, my instincts were telling me to run away, but running away was impossible now.

This is exactly what it means to be a master.

“Die.”

A cold voice filled with anger.

The moment she heard that, her sword was already swinging downwards.

And an ominous black aura was flying at a fierce speed.

Despite the relative distance, the attack was frighteningly fast.

“Plague··· ”

As soon as the body, which had been frozen by the survival instinct, loosens up, the body flies.

I rolled around on the floor a bit awkwardly, but luckily I was able to avoid the black magic.

“It’s more useful than I thought. It won’t last long, though.”

The spot where the Demon King’s sword passed left a deep scar.

The huge footprints told us that a head-on confrontation would have little chance of success.

To win, you need a weak point or hint that you can exploit.

‘Really… it’s not like it’ll end easily until the end.’

The Demon King was still looking down at me leisurely.

The black sword slowly rose again, seemingly considering how to attack.

But it wasn’t a question of whether or not we could attack the enemy effectively.

Wondering how to play with a struggling mouse.

For a moment, I felt annoyed by the arrogance of the one-sided violence that seemed to be wielding overwhelming power.

“You seem to be destroying your own house without permission.”

I glared at her while holding my sword, but all I got in return was a sharp sword energy.

She continued to unleash faster and more powerful attacks, as if wondering how long she could hold out.

Shhh! Shhh!

The sound of sharp blades tearing through the air.

It was clear that even a moment of carelessness would result in fatal injury.

That’s why I had no choice but to push my body’s abilities to the limit.

It would be possible to counterattack once or twice, but there was a high probability that you would die as you were buried under the continuous barrage of attacks.

‘This is really fucking sick and fucking shit.’

The flying black aura had long since surpassed one or two levels.

A fierce attack that doesn’t even give you a chance to spit out curses.

Feeling like a mouse trapped in a barrel, a question suddenly occurred to me.

‘How on earth can you attack so indiscriminately?’

Throwing a sword is a surprisingly ineffective attack.

Of course, it was used often because it had the advantage of being a long-range attack, but it was never at the level where it could unleash such a powerful attack.

But the Demon King showed no sign of fatigue.

“Use···! ”

Roll on the floor again and squeeze your head as hard as you can.

This is clearly an abnormal situation.

It was clear that the Demon King was using some means, as his mana was not infinite.

As I tried to avoid her attacks and observe her as best as I could, a strange phenomenon caught my eye.

“I don’t know how long you can run away like that.”

As soon as she swung her sword, the black air flowing out of her armor began to concentrate inside her body.

For a moment, my mind flashed with the sight of something that seemed to be giving me strength.

‘Found it!’

Close the distance between you and her while avoiding her attacks.

Up until now, I had been focusing on avoiding it, but now that I had discovered the source of its power, I couldn’t just take it.

Even though it was somewhat disadvantageous, it was necessary to destroy the armor in a short battle.

“It seems like you want to be cut by my sword yourself.”

“Well··· we’ll soon find out which side will get hit.”

Whether it was because I found a breakthrough or because I got used to the attack, I was starting to feel a little more relaxed.

Of course, it wasn’t possible to turn the unfavorable situation around all at once, but it was enough to dig in.

“I finally figured out what your weakness is.”

Before I knew it, the distance between us had narrowed to the level where we had rushed at each other just a moment ago.

But unlike before, my confidence was rising.

“Hmph··· If you think I’ll fall for your useless lip service, you’re mistaken.”

“If it were normal, it might have been a bluff, but this time it’s real.”

He explodes mana on his legs and flies towards the Demon King.

She tried to counter with the same powerful force as before.

visor-!

The refreshing sound of metal clashing with metal resonates.

The Demon King tried to send me flying again with our clashing swords, but this time the result was completely different.

Instead of confronting her head-on, he was able to cleverly use his swordsmanship to twist her center of strength and dig into her body.

“···!”

The Demon King showed signs of surprise for the first time.

Immediately her sword swung again, but there was no direct hit.

Instead, he used his swordsmanship to properly counter the blow, just like before, and the sword grazed her helmet.

‘It’s just like the old me.’

Overwhelming power.

That meant you could crush your enemies without using anything like technology.

So there is no need to hone things like skills.

But if an opponent appears who can somewhat bridge the power gap, the story is different.

“You suddenly look quite flustered.”

“Shut up!”

Avoid confrontation from the front and continue close combat.

The Demon King was having a hard time dealing with the attacks pouring in from all directions.

Squeak!

As the sword passed through the armor’s joints, the sword marks and noise increased.

She tried to somehow overcome the situation with strength and speed, but she was completely avoiding a head-on confrontation, so she could do nothing but let out an annoyed voice.

“You little rat!”

“Even a rat would feel pain if it were bitten.”

The situation was already virtually reversed.

As the damaged helmet was attacked, a loud noise was made and fragments were scattered haphazardly around.

“This kid···! ”

“She’s as beautiful as I heard.“

The Demon King’s face, revealed as the helmet broke, was so beautiful that it was admirable even in the midst of battle.

Attractive black hair that reaches down to her shoulders and fierce yet beautiful red eyes.

Her expression, hidden behind her huge armor, was distorted with anger, but even that had a unique charm.

“I’ll cut off your head right now and hang it in front of the castle!”

“For that matter, it seems like my strength has decreased considerably compared to before.”

As soon as the helmet broke, her strength began to rapidly decline.

The armor was not simply a source of power; it was the source of the power itself.

She was at a similar level of strength loss as me, just from having her helmet broken.

“You bastard···! ”

The armor was starting to crack here and there at a much faster rate than before.

Moreover, the bright red color of her sword was changing to a dark shade.

She swung her sword with all her might, but it bounced off her head.

visor-!

The outcome was almost decided.

“Then let’s definitely wrap it up.”

Fill your fist with mana.

The durability of the armor was already at its limit.

A pained cry escaped her lips as he thrust his fist into her stomach.

“Keuu …

The armor shattered along the cracks, and her strength was greatly diminished.

Of course, the remaining strength was at a tremendous level, but it was not enough to turn the current situation around.

“It’s finally over.”

The Demon King was glaring at me, clutching his abdomen.

But now she was incapable of any resistance.

“Then, shall we use the items we prepared?”

Artifacts for capture prepared by Melissa and Leia.

The moment I took it out, the corners of my mouth went up without me realizing it.