Encounter (14)

It was felt from afar that a huge magical clash was taking place on the other side of the forest.

A magical collision that will occur only when strong people at least level 80 fight each other with all their power.

'what?'

On the other hand, it was not difficult to guess that the knight of brilliance, Zerel.

Because he was the person who is currently in the forest.

The question is, who is the other side?

I had been feeling suspicious that the abbot had something to do with this a little while ago.

But it didn't make sense that the person fighting now was the director.

Because his level was only around level 60 at most.

If he had fought a battle with Jerel who was over level 80, his neck would have been dropped or suppressed in the blink of an eye.

And, of course, there was no other person in the monastery with a level comparable to that of Zerel.

So, if it's not the Ledger who is fighting right now, who is it? 3rd person?

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As I got closer to the scene, the first thing that came into my sight was the energy that spread reddishly on the other side of the forest like a blood mist.

Unpleasant energy overflowing with ominousness.

I have felt this energy before. From Detrodemyan.

I've only experienced it once, but I couldn't forget the unique energy I felt from the demons.

'········Demons!'

Against the bloody energy, the golden energy was also mixed with him and fluttered violently, but at some point it seemed to have run out of power and was completely cut off. What happened to Jerel?

I thought I was one step late, but I narrowly set the time.

What began to appear in the distance was the collapsed Zerel, and the gray-skinned man standing on the other side. is a demon

And even Elika and Heren, who were watching the scene with pale, tired faces from a distance.

'Why are you two here?'

Of course, it didn't matter now.

As if the demons were going to end Jerel, a huge energy was gathered.

I immediately space-jumped in front of Jer'el and opened a floating curtain.

At the same time, the blood-red energy swept over the place I was standing like a wave.

coo coo.

The demon with his hands removed looked at me sullenly.

I made eye contact with him for a moment, then turned my head back.

Jerel was looking up at me with eyes filled with astonishment and bewilderment.

"you are······?"

I had only met him for a while, but when I saw his reaction, he seemed to remember my face.

"Eh, Ethan?"

Elika and Heren were also looking at me with puzzled expressions.

I only motioned them to back off, then looked forward again.

[Lv. 85]

The level floating above his head is 85.

It's not very high, but it's still quite strong.

It was an opponent that Jerel, who was level 81, could not handle.

"Annoyingly, new bugs keep popping out."

Soon, the demon mumbled in a voice mixed with irritation.

As he spoke, he was observing me with clearly wary eyes.

He suddenly appeared out of nowhere and easily blocked his attack, so unless he's a very arrogant guy, of course he has no choice but to be vigilant.

It is a demon who has crossed over to the realm of Seintea and is planning something great.

Asmodians are generally arrogant and ferocious, but few of these people were arrogant.

'by the way······.'

On one side of the floor, a corpse, which had been dried up, stood out.

I found it and narrowed my eyes.

The abbot's body. I can't recognize his face properly, but it matches his outfit as I remember him, so he's probably right.

"Was the abbot a black screen?"

I asked Jerel.

He, who had been silently shutting his mouth, answered in a hoarse voice.

"······That's right."

"That demon must be the demon who made a contract with the director."

Generally speaking, it's simple when it comes to repair work that demons are doing outside of their realm.

In order to summon the contractors and take the price of souls or vitality from them, or even lower-class demons, they simply coveted human blood and flesh.

So it was not uncommon for demons hiding in villages or small towns to attack and eat people, but this guy wouldn't be like that.

Although my eyes were raised a bit because there were so many monsters around me, if I was a demon of level 80, it was a demon that belonged to the highest rank among demons.

I wondered what the hell he was doing in a place that was nothing more than a monastery on the outskirts.

Yes, if a demon of this level would come forward…

'······no way?'

An idea popped into my mind.

Although there were no related episodes in the game itself, a concept that appeared steadily through dialogues.

A demon seed that demons seek to hasten the resurrection of the demon king.

Is it really that?

I glanced at Elica standing on the other side.

For some reason, there was a feeling that the demons' gaze was strangely conscious of her.

"The Seed of Hell."

As I exhaled it through my mouth, I could see the demon's expression hardening.

The reaction convinced me that my guess was correct.

The reason this demon is doing this in the monastery here is because of the demon seeds.

And the devil's seed is probably Elica.

"The devil… seeds?"

Jerel, who was listening to the story, murmured.

Since the demons were still less rampant, and even among them, this is a top-secret matter, so no one knows about this concept. Except for the warrior.

However, because of various prohibitions, there were only a few things that she couldn't tell about her like the seed of the devil.

Even though there are no talents in Seintea who can help her and stop the demons' demonic beasts if we need to find out in the first place.

"That girl was the seed of the devil."

As soon as I spoke like that, the silent demon opened his mouth again.

"You bastard, how?"

The face of the demons, who had been holding back for a while, was clearly filled with embarrassment.

From his point of view, he would have wondered how I knew about the Hemp Seed.

"Answer me, human. How do you know about him?"

I just shrugged. Because there was no reason to answer his question.

I checked everything to check.

I told Jerel.

"Can it happen?"

"Yes, yes…."

"Then step back. It gets in the way of the battle."

At that, Jerel stumbled from his seat and stepped back.

The demons did not wait patiently for him.

It gathered a huge amount of blood in his hand and shot it out like a beam of light.

I opened the floating curtain again and lightly blocked it.

"If you don't answer, I'll tear you apart one by one and make you confess!"

An ominous magical energy fluctuated around the demons.

From the bloody spheres that floated in the air, the rays of light from the previous day were dizzyingly shot.

But there was no need to avoid it.

I just stood still and blocked them all.

Blood magic exploded and scattered, and a thick mist of blood spread around it.

Its magical power was mostly blood-colored, so it was a scene that reminds me of fighting a tyrant before, but of course it was weak enough to be incomparable with him.

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As soon as the attack was blocked, he also seemed to be gradually becoming urgent.

Is there any way someone like him can break through the floating veil that even the original horse couldn't break through?

I said dryly to the guy who stopped the offensive for a while.

"Your attacks will never reach me."

"············".

"Answer me when you show mercy to your life. Is the horse involved in this?"

There was no problem with this guy in front of me now.

What I am concerned about now is the intervention of other demons, that is, the original horse.

The Demon Seed was the most important thing to them related to the Demon King's resurrection.

It was difficult to think that Wonma didn't directly take part in such a thing.

"·······Dare you! Humans!"

However, he didn't answer my question, he just raised his magic with a look full of contempt and fury.

This time, it was not unusual whether he was trying to deliver even a fatal blow with all his might.

A blood-colored energy swirled above the demon's head.

Of course, there was no reason to wait for it.

He didn't spread any shields around his body.

I pondered for a moment whether I should end his life.

If we end his life here, we won't be able to dig up any more information.

However, it was not possible because I couldn't just keep getting attacked, and if this continued, I would eventually throw myself out.

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Before I was ready to attack, I teleported right in front of him.

His eyes widened in surprise for a moment, and that was the end of it.

The body of the man who was killed instantly was swept away.

The man's mana, which had been turbulent in the air, was also dissipated in an instant.

"············".

I looked down at the corpse for a moment and then turned my head.

Jerel and the other two were staring blankly at this side.

As we approached them, Jerel swallowed his saliva and asked.

"That demon is…."

"It's dead."

"········ May I ask who the hell you are?"

I replied briefly.

"It's not important right now, so let's get out of the forest first."

Jerel's injuries were also serious, and it wasn't when he was talking leisurely.

I turned to Elica and Heren.

"Are you okay?"

"······Yes Yes."

Heron stuttered, unable to speak properly.

The two of them looked very embarrassed by this situation.

In the monastery, I had only seen them babbling so far, so it was good enough.

"By the way, I…"

Heron came to his senses and tried to say something, but he stuttered and couldn't say it properly.

Elika came forward and said.

"I haven't found Tom yet."

Those words reminded me of a fact I had forgotten for a while.

·······Yes, that's right, I was originally trying to find the missing children.

But honestly, it was difficult to see that they were still alive.

I nodded and said to get them back out of the woods once.

"Let me search the forest further. Sir is seriously injured, so let's go back to the monastery."

Since Jerel's appearance was completely messed up, Elika followed her instructions.

"Then why did you guys enter the forest dangerously?"

"·······We came in secretly, and Sir Jerel saved us."

Was it like that?

I could barely guess the situation.

I couldn't wait for my friend to go missing, so it seemed like he had entered the forest directly.

I wasn't their nanny, so I didn't have to scold him.

Anyway, it was the moment to take the three of us and head out to the forest.

I stopped walking tall.

Then he slowly turned his head to one side.

Suddenly, a dark energy stirred in the air, and something popped out as if the space was torn apart.

"Ahh… what the hell is this?"

A gray-skinned woman with huge horns on her head.

The woman who grumbled as she looked around in an unconcerned manner looked at her.

She made eye contact with me and smiled.

"Hello? What else are you doing?"

"············".

On the other hand, I couldn't laugh.

It was because she immediately recognized her identity from her appearance.

A raw horse, the 13th rank demon Akashula.

As if the anxiety in the middle of my heart turned into a seed, the original horse really appeared.