Why I Quit Being the Demon King

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 93

21. Saving the chaos of Seonghwangcheong (5)

“Now, we each do our own work. “If you add me and Sadimus, it will be enough to capture the southern fortress.”

“My master is Deus. “I don’t listen to your orders.”

Zeke said to Sadimus.

“It’s not an order, it’s a request. We should also be of some help to Deus. “If he

goes to solve the volcano problem, we should create a strong rear here in the meantime.”

Now that his brother’s safety was certain, Zeke did his best to help Deus with his work again.

Of course, I didn’t know Deus’ true intentions at all.

Sadimus looked at Zeke for a moment.

Deus somehow turned away from Zeke.

I nodded slowly, thinking it would be a good idea to do as he said

.

Sadimus asked, looking at Skathul.

“What do you plan to do?”

“First, we have to look at the situation. As for power, Sadimus, you will be the strongest here…

“I plan to support you as a magician. “If I reveal my power in a place like this, Zeke will become the enemy of the world.”

“Even excluding necromancy, your power is enormous.”

“Weren’t you hiding your powers too?”

“It’s just so small that it’s not noticeable.”

“I tried talking about it here, but it was all in vain. Let’s go to Arms Fortress first.”

“Do you know geography well?”

“After all, it was the last warrior’s party. “I don’t know how much the terrain has changed in 1,000 years.”

“It probably won’t change much.”

Both Sadimus and Skatul were skilled in magic.

Stealth magic was a piece of cake. As

the sun began to set and dusk began to set,

the three people cast a stealth spell called cloaking on their bodies and left through the south gate.

Just outside the south gate of the city of Neuekan there was a deep valley.

There is a narrow mountain road leading down the valley and a wide stone bridge crossing the valley. Two completely different roads connected the canal across the valley.

Fortunately, the stone bridge path has not yet become prey to monsters.

The drawbridge fortress just outside of it was the base that the Nammun Holy Knights risked their lives to protect.

Fort Arms was about two kilometers further south from the drawbridge citadel.

Neuekan, a city in the mountains, maintained its economy thanks to the pilgrims of Seonghwangcheong.

Therefore, despite the rugged terrain, the roads were better maintained than anywhere else on the continent.

It took less than 20 minutes at a brisk pace to see Arms Fortress.

The fortress was built by filling in the space between the peaks that seem to lean against each other, and the foundation was made by carving out solid rock.

Arms Fortress was a battle fortress that stored the weapons of the Holy Knights.

While the troops were moving due to a sudden volcanic eruption, large-scale monsters began to appear outside the south gate.

Because of this, the Holy Knights continued to leave Arms Fortress empty.

Not far from the entrance of the fortress, Zeke stopped walking.

“I was hoping it would be empty, but it doesn’t look like it will be released easily.”

At the entrance of the fortress, monsters that looked like ants were gathered in groups of threes and threes, their antennae touching.

It must have been caught from a nearby mountain, and when we first sprinkled it with small animals, it turned out to be a mountain of what looked like fruit.

The monsters were a little smaller than humans, but their front teeth were sharp like scissors.

“It appears to be a demon.”

Scatul shook his head at Zeke’s words.

“They are not demons.”

“Then what is it?”

“Wormwood monsters. “The demons call them that.”

“Wormwood monster?”

“yes.”

“How is it different from demons? “Aren’t you living in the demon world?”

“The Demon World is surrounded by land polluted with mugwort. Those are the monsters there. Things like the scented devil dragon and the contaminated gorilla that fought outside the west gate are all mugwort monsters.”

“They’re monsters, not demons?”

“yes. “Most of them are just mindless monsters, but that can be dangerous.”

“What on earth is that volcano? “Are you saying it’s not just a volcano?”

“It’s just my personal guess, but… it seems like a different type of invasion has begun from the demon world.”

“Are you saying it was done by demons?”

“yes. But it’s a failure. Because the earth is overflowing with mugwort monsters that are not demons. “Couldn’t something have gone wrong while preparing for a large-scale invasion?”

Sadimus intervened in their conversation.

“Regardless of the reason, what do you plan to do? Whatever it is, there are too many numbers

. “I think it would be reckless to attack with the three of us.”

Scatul crossed his arms.

“I would like to reduce the number now if possible, but that would be difficult, right?”

Zeke asked.

“Is it a dangerous monster?”

“If the numbers increase, yes. When it reaches a certain level, the queen comes up. Giant Ants have low intelligence and are not scary individually, but when their numbers increase, they turn into completely different monsters.”

“You mean it’s evolving?”

“Because the group moves as if it has one life. It’s like small ants. They become one living entity centered around the queen. “The survival and reproductive capacity at that time are beyond human imagination.”

Zeke looked up at the fortress again. There were many rooms and the hallways were narrow.

It looked like the Giant Ant was going to use Arms Fortress as its ant tower.

If something like that takes root on earth, the space for humans to stand will further decrease.

“I guess I have no choice but to do it.”

Sadimus said.

“Go back and gather your army. “For guys with a lot of individuals, it’s best to put pressure on them with a large number of people.”

“But right now, it’s too much for Neuekan to just protect himself. “I think it would be better to reduce the number of enemies when there are still not many.”

Scatul also agreed with Zeke’s words.

“Once the queen comes up and starts laying eggs, it gets out of hand. “Unless we want to evacuate everyone in the castle to the Tigris High Pass, which leads to the west of Neue Khan,

Arms Fortress must be secured.”

Tigris High Pass was too narrow and steep.

Since one carriage could barely pass, it was difficult to protect the castle’s residents even if a small change occurred.

If tens of thousands of residents were walking in a line and something like a demonic dragon suddenly attacked, thousands of people would be wiped out.

Skatul said, looking at Sadimus again.

“So, this is my request. “Sadimus, please fill in the numbers somehow

.”

“Are you asking me to use necromancy?”

“yes. “There are no eyes to see here.”

Sadimus looked into Zeke’s eyes.

I can’t compete with those upright eyes that only look at one thing.

“I can’t.”

Sadimus gathered magical power.

His body rose into the air. The body, which became the medium of magical power, stood at the center of the Manaring that extended to the outside of the body.

“You lowly ghosts wandering in purgatory, miserable bones that have not forgotten their original souls, corpses that are still hungry. Follow my commands! “Get up!”

It’s easy to think that necromancers only summon corpses from cemeteries, but in reality, it would be more difficult to find a place where no human beings have died and been buried.

Either there are bones left, the body has not yet decayed, or only the soul has survived.

It was easy to find traces of death, with only a small difference.

In this forest, there were especially many animal spirits.

In the mountains, bears, wild boars, etc. gathered in a whisper.

A flock of crows, flapping their bony wings, covered the sky.

The murdered spirit approached Sadimus limping, dragging a rusty sword.

They all bowed their heads in submission.

At first glance, the number reached 1,000.

“I’ll hit the front door. “You two can take care of the rest.”

“Thank you, Sadimus.”

Skatul bowed to Sadimus and spoke to Zeke.

“Then we climb the walls of the fortress. “I think it would be better to look from the top and work down.”

Zeke nodded with a stern expression.

Giant Ants, as the name suggests, are giant ants.

It was about 1.5 meters long and had sharp jaws as weapons.

It also spewed out a strong acid called formic acid from its tail .

Small animals could be injured to the point where their bones were exposed with a single formic acid.

Zeke climbed the wall of the fortress where ants were constantly coming and going.

Thanks to the cloaking magic, it wasn’t easy to be detected, but that was only when the distance was far away.

“Giant Ants have a third eye on their forehead. “It’s an infrared detection organ.”

“What is that…? “Is this some kind of ray?”

“It can sense heat. Cloaking magic only covers vision, but

it cannot hide smell or heat.”

“So that means the ants can still see me now.”

“If it’s far away, it won’t care, but if it’s close, it will react.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Zeke avoided the area where the fortress windows were and headed to a higher place.

I climbed over the castle gate and arrived at the rooftop.

“Zeke. “I will give you homework for today’s fight.”

“Yes old’?”

“Come. “Use your newfound strength.”

“Is that really my power? I was in a trance without even realizing it…

“I can do it. “Whether it’s coincidence or necessity, it happens because you have the ability.”

“Is that so?”

“Isn’t faith the first virtue of a warrior?”

“Faith is a heart devoted to God.”

“It’s also important to believe in yourself.” Zeke nodded.

At that time, several scouts who discovered Zeke and Scatul

crawled up to the rooftop.

Zeke took out his shield and drew his sword.

I held my shield forward and refined it with my senses.

As I recalled the exact moment when the aura appeared, the shield began to emit light.

Scar Tull, who was watching the scene from behind, smiled.

“It wasn’t a coincidence either.”

Zeke felt the power of his shield.

It was a completely different type of magic or strength.

It grew and stretched out so naturally, as if it were a power born within the veins themselves.

The power of a warrior!

An aura enveloped Zeke’s body.

Courage becomes a strength in itself and puts pressure on the enemy.

The ant was crushed by the impact of the shield.

The sword spewed out sharp sword energy and cut the enemy’s body in half.

There was no being that could stop Zeke, at least not within the Giant Ant.

I went down the stairs, cutting and swatting away bugs in a trance.

The inside of the fortress was full of ants.

Scatul’s judgment was correct. If the number of individuals increased beyond this level, it would have been impossible to do anything.

The undead army at the main gate attracted the attention of the Giant Ant unit and lured them in.

An undead bear or wild boar possesses strength similar to that of an ant.

The armies of both sides clashed and many people were injured. Ants that lost their legs or antennae gave off a foul smell and screamed

.

In comparison, the undead army was not loud.

Because it was an immortal body, it didn’t care about being broken.

The reason the balance weight of both sides, which were initially boiling, tilted toward Sadimus was because of the eternal life of the undead.

There was no reason for the immortal army, which neither dies nor gets tired, to be defeated by insects. Even though they are big.

While he was pressing on the main gate, Sieg had almost cleared the inside of the fort.

The power of the aura was infinite.

It increased my strength and stamina.

I was able to use magic much more easily.

It was as if my body had an extra engine, and I felt much more comfortable no matter what I did.

The ants were swept away like autumn leaves.

Whatever was in the way could be cut down with a single sword.

It felt like I had gained invincible power.

That confidence gave rise to greater courage, and courage added strength to the body through aura.