Operation to escape the demon castle (4)
With the appearance of Olivia, the ‘aura of fear’ unique to the high-ranking undead quickly engulfed the surroundings.
Just by being by my side, my whole body trembled and my breathing quickened, and when I faced that presence head-on, my composure was disturbed and my thoughts began to stop.
Riley gritted her teeth and hugged Hesperon tightly in her arms to try to calm herself somehow.
‘Banshee Queen Olivia. A monster that gained notoriety under the command of the 2nd Immortal King and was recorded in history books…!’
Also, personally, he was the one who kidnapped her while she was with Lee Se-ah and brought her to the Immortal King.
Back then, it wasn’t difficult to overcome fear with the power of protection magic and all sorts of magic tools, but facing an executive-level undead naked like this, it was difficult for her, who was not so high in level, to endure.
[Hmm… I’ve heard about the existence of the other world… I really didn’t think I could get out of here…]
Olivia stared blankly at Hesperon, who was regurgitating blood with the regurgitation of magical power, and shook her head slowly.
[That’s something that can’t be overlooked…]
Actually, she wasn’t just here.
They just didn’t notice because they were ghosts with an overwhelming advantage in stealth.
To be precise, he had already arrived here when Hesperon was beating the crown prince, quietly observing the situation and grasping the situation.
‘If it ended with just a fight, I was thinking of leaving quietly…’
As for their treatment, he had heard in advance, so he did not intervene when the crown prince suffered one-sidedly.
However, I was watching until the end to deal with the situation when, not satisfied with subduing him, he tried to kill him, or, on the contrary, the crown prince counterattacked and injured the other two…
Didn’t they suddenly start talking about escaping?
Seeing him not only talking but also doing something as if he was going to use a trick at any moment, she hurriedly intervened and started interfering with Hesperon’s magical operation.
‘His body was slightly damaged in the process, but… It’s that kind of injury, so if you have time, you can recover as much as you like…’
As the Immortal King hurt the person he was paying attention to directly, he didn’t know if he would hit the sutra with this case.
Still, it was far better than really missing them in case something happened.
[For the time being, I will manage that man separately… The princess will wait quietly here…]
“Kuh—!”
Riley bit her lip hard enough to bleed at the appearance of the Banshee Queen approaching with such a stern notice.
The hope I found in the midst of despair was right in front of me, but I had to let go of it like this…
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More than anything, the fact that there was nothing she could do right now made her even more miserable.
‘···What is the iron-blooded princess, and what is the next emperor? I can’t do anything myself, so I rely on others, but in a crisis, I can’t even help!’
Outside of that, I didn’t even realize it.
She was the one who stood above everyone and gave direction, and there were always those around her to carry out her orders.
Even in her childhood when she couldn’t show her courage to her siblings, her authority as a princess remained, and after Se-ah Lee served as her heart’s support, she actively used it to grow her power.
After entering the race for the throne in earnest, the faction that supported her became her weapon and armor to protect herself.
but now···.
Riley lowered her gaze slightly to the man in her arms.
It seems that the blow of the magical power backflow was quite severe, and he closed his eyes tight and only breathed heavily as if in pain.
‘···Yes, how long can you hide behind someone else’s back? At least the emperor I’m aiming for isn’t like that.’
There is no one to protect you now.
A situation that she has to overcome with her own strength.
The chances of a miracle happening are infinitely low, and you don’t even know what to do in the first place.
However, isn’t it the case that a person called ‘Iron-blooded Princess’ cannot give up without doing anything?
Swoop—
Riley raised her mana and strengthened her body, slowly rising from her seat.
Holding Hesperon tightly as if he would never let go of it in his arms.
[Haa— You should be well aware of the meaningless resistance… Please obediently follow the control…]
Seeing her unwavering eyes, Olivia lightly covered her cheek with one hand and shook her head.
Her existence itself was a harm to those who were not in very good condition due to the regurgitation of magic.
I had to deal with the energy as delicately as possible in order to take him, but if I rebel like that, it was bound to be a little cumbersome.
‘It’s literally just a little annoying…’
Well, isn’t there too much time anyway?
Olivia smiled lightly and slowly flew through the air to approach them.
“Huh, ha—.”
‘Is there really no way?’
Taking a deep breath, Riley’s gaze, which had moved back and forth little by little, was fixed again on the Banshee Queen who was slowly approaching.
In fact, there was no special countermeasure from the beginning.
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Maybe it’s just meaningless rebellion, as the other person said.
‘But.’
She firmly closed her bloody lips and glared at the approaching enemy head-on, overcoming the looming fear with only her mental strength.
‘I know it won’t happen. Even if it’s a meaningless action… I don’t want to give up without doing anything!’
If I didn’t do that, I wouldn’t have the confidence to endure the rest of the time.
And that moment when she made up her mind again.
chin-
A sudden hand gripped Riley’s arm tightly.
Unknowingly flinching at him, she soon realized the owner of the hand and looked down with delight.
“Heron? Fine···!”
Kwok-
A hand that grips the arm more tightly without saying a word.
Hesperon looked directly at her with his brightly shining eyes, his lips dripping with blood.
“… Heron?”
Riley cautiously called out to him, feeling that something was out of the ordinary.
Also, it was Olivia who noticed that there was something strange about them.
[What am I going to do again this time…]
She gave up her relaxed attitude and reached out to them right away.
For now, I decided to think about Hesperon’s safety later, and I was going to try to subdue them first…
[ah···? Wait, what is this…!]
Things went differently than she expected.
The power she gave off had no effect on them, as if something had blocked it… no, as if the space had been cut off.
[Such nonsense… this is a space prepared by the king himself…!]
Olivia, in awe, tries to approach by throwing herself.
But even she, a ghost, could no longer approach where they were.
Even though she is in charge of managing immortality and has the authority to control the space to some extent!
[Now, wait a minute… can it really be…?]
The rare moment when she was sincerely embarrassed and tried to respond by raising her dark magic with all her might.
sue-
The two men and women who had been there just before disappeared as if they were washed in an instant.
It wasn’t just a cover-up.
Indeed, their presence was no longer felt in this living quarter, nor anywhere else within immortality.
[This is… what is this…?]
Olivia, devastated by the unexpected situation, had no choice but to admit it after looking around for a while.
Really they ran away from this immortality.
[No… if I just start searching from now on and catch them again… Ah?]
However, before releasing the ghosts and starting their pursuit.
At a signal that suddenly echoed in her head, she stopped all work and bowed her head respectfully into the air.
[Did you call, O King… Please tell me at any time…]
Just in time, the Immortal King visited and summoned her.
Even if it wasn’t so, the king’s scheduled visit was near, so he was waiting for him after finishing all other things.
I didn’t expect that you would come at the moment when this happened.
[I… my king… I’m sorry, but I have one thing to tell you…]
It would have been better if you had come after you had sorted things out to some extent.
However, it was impossible to go without reporting such an important matter.
At the risk of being scolded, she recounted the details of what had happened here, and cautiously expressed her opinion that the pursuit would begin immediately.
[Yes? Yes… I understand… I will follow your orders…]
However, as if the Immortal King had already predicted everything, she only responded by saying that her tension was insignificant.
In the end, giving up on judging the king’s intentions, she dispersed the prepared ghosts and disappeared on the spot after looking around the living quarters once again.
The garden of the immortal second residence area was enveloped in silence for an instant.
In the place where even Olivia disappeared following the two men and women.
Only Prince Simon, who had become a rag and was scattered, was left alone.
***
After three or four hours had passed since the commotion.
“Ugh— damn, the head…”
Crumpled up on one side of the dirt floor, the human figure wriggled and slowly raised his upper body and looked around.
However, only the tattered man was left alone in the garden where there was no sign of anyone.
“Aww—these damn bitches dare to take on the body of the crown prince…!”
Simon, recalling the situation before fainting, gnashed his teeth in anger.
A cheeky guy who doubted whether he was really a wizard, and Riley, who looked down on him as if he were contemptuous of him.
The scene of them laughing at themselves who had collapsed and leaving was automatically pictured in my head.
“Kuh, did I fall into a trap? If they had made up their minds in advance to annihilate me and spread barriers throughout the area…”
Unable to accept his defeat, he soon came up with a plausible hypothesis.
But upon closer inspection, isn’t this a very high possibility!
At least, in his opinion, it was far more realistic than losing to a magician through martial arts.
“Yeah, I can’t explain his movements otherwise. How dare this coward deceive me…?”
Confident and exasperated at the improvised excuse, he looked around again and struggled to get up from his seat.
This place is not suitable for taking a break, so I thought of going back to the inn and recovering properly.
‘It must be. They knew I was coming and set a trap ahead of time. I was too hasty to step into the realm of wizards.’
As he moved his steps, he analyzed the hole with his head, which had returned to some degree of reason, and then came up with countermeasures.
He is also the Crown Prince, one of the successors of the Empire.
No matter how recently he lost his composure due to extreme stress, he did not become stupid enough to run into it again without any countermeasures after having already suffered it once.
‘Yes, I will admit my defeat this time. But next time will be different.’
Of course, he didn’t want to be left alone like this.
This time, I ignored them too much and lost my guard, but I won’t fall for the same trick again as long as I sincerely decide to deal with them.
‘For now, I’m going to have to think about the strategy while I’m in the middle of the day. They say they’re wizards, but their level isn’t that high, so there’s a limit to digging traps. If I don’t lose my guard and fight properly, there’s no way I’ll lose.’
The only thing I was worried about right now was Lilith’s return before I could get my revenge, but I’m sure this opportunity will continue to exist in the future.
There was no need to rush, since the only thing left here was time.
Simon dragged his throbbing body into the inn, washed up, and lay down on the bed.
They’re probably laughing at him in the middle of celebrating his victory by now…
‘Enjoy it to the fullest now. When I’m fully healed, I’ll give you a proper hell.’
So he slowly fell asleep, dreaming of revenge.
Looking forward to the day when the two men and women who have humiliated him are brought to their knees.
Unfortunately, he did not yet know that he was alone in this living space.
It’s probably going to take a while for him to figure out what’s going on.
By then, you’ll realize that it’s a plan you’ve conceived, and everything is meaningless…
Originally, revenge is a futile law, so wouldn’t that be meaningful in its own way?
“Um— pheuhh… you lowly bastards… I’m a slave… umnah.”
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Maybe now, when he is having sweet dreams, is the happiest moment for him.
***
Immediately after the sudden transfer.
“Huh-!”
Riley opened her eyes and took a deep breath.
The aftermath of the long-distance spatial movement made me momentarily dizzy, but such trivial things were not important now.
“···outside? Could it be that he really succeeded in that situation…?”
White clouds flowing proudly in the blue sky and intense sunlight beating down warmly.
The surrounding area was not at the level of a garden, but a variety of plants formed vegetation, and insects that made it their home were also wandering around.
For the past two months, the scenery of nature itself, which has not been seen in artificial gardens.
She could only stare blankly at it for a while.
“Cool—! Cuckoo—!”
Until I heard a harsh cough in my arms.
“ah! Heron! it’s okay?”
Perhaps it was because of overdoing it in a crisis situation, he vomited more blood than before and struggled to open his eyes.
“… Riley? How did the escape…?”
“Success! Heron, you really…! Oh, stop talking now and close your eyes. I’ll do my best for the rest!”
She hurriedly restrained him from opening his mouth with a hoarse voice, and used strengthening magic to pick up the strong body and wrap it around her back.
He eventually succeeded in escaping them until he reached this point, but he couldn’t just be hesitating here.
“Whoa—just in case, I’ll move as carefully as possible. to the south.”
It has been about two months since the prince and the 5th princess of the Azerion Empire were kidnapped by the Immortal King.
It was the moment when the 5th Princess Riley escaped from the clutches of the Immortal King and gained freedom.
‘Okay, this is a fairly satisfying finish.’
With a satisfied smile from a director.
