Chapter 120 – Demon King Loxia
In the midst of fighting with the insane Escaros, due to excessive concentration on him, he could not completely avoid the magic that Merlin flew from the rear.
The moment right before Roden’s left arm is covered in hellfire in return for a moment of complacency.
Damn, these speeds and angles… It’s not safe to avoid it. At least the body… !
After estimating the immense heat and mana contained in the Hellfire Blast, Roden thought that even if he directly protected the exposed parts, he would not see any significant effect.
Then, Roden, who quickly decided to minimize indirect damage by heat rather than direct damage, efficiently distributed the aura all over his body except for his left arm right before the attack.
ㅡFurrrr
The spiraling inferno passed through the place where Roden was, in a straight line like a beam, and his left arm, which was hit directly by the inferno, disappeared from right below his elbow without even ash remaining.
It was literally burned down in the blink of an eye, so not even blood came out of the charred cuts like firewood left from burning.
“Ouch…”
Although it hurts badly, it was comforting that there was no need to worry about bleeding in an urgent crisis situation where there was no time to complain of pain, and that the damage was minimal except for the left arm that was hit directly by magic.
Ah… ．
Ah!!!
“No, no, no!”
The piercing screams of Roxia and her twin sister came from behind as they vividly witnessed the loss of a part of their loved one’s body.
It was Roden who wanted to tell her not to worry by turning her head in the direction where they were.
“Khaaaaa!!”
ㅡPaji-jik! Kuroo!!
There was no time to look behind her as the lightning in the shape of a dragon’s head, shot from Escaros’ greatsword, which had spread the distance to avoid the heat of the hell fire, was aiming at them.
With her remaining right hand, she grasped the black sword and swiftly threw herself away, slicing through the gaping lightning dragon several times.
Then, without a chance to catch his breath, Escaros, who approached, blocked the fiercely wielding greatsword and continued the battle from before.
“Ha… Ha-! It’s a bit difficult to fight with only one hand.”
If he was helplessly beaten like this, it would be obvious that Merlin would kill not only me and Roxia, who were his targets, but also her twin sister next to him.
Damn guy… Do you want to put it like that?
Although one of her arms was severely injured due to not completely avoiding the unexpected attack, Roden fought with a firm determination not to collapse no matter what.
On the other hand, Merlin, who had succeeded in blowing off his nemesis’ arm with the magic she had blown away, was smiling with satisfaction.
Hehe, it was the magic I used with the intention of sending it away in one blow… I never thought he would end up like me. Well, this is a good picture as it is.”
Watching Roden, who had cut off Merlin’s left arm a long time ago, had fallen into the same situation as himself, the old wizard clucked for a while, turned his gaze to Roxia behind him and erased her laughter.
Right now, she is a probationary wizard level girl who can handle a little magic, but there is a risk that the current crisis situation itself will be an opportunity to awaken her power.
There is nothing good about neglecting such a large variable.
“…”
ㅡ Chiying.
Merlin, who completed the spells thinking so, floated a large ice spear created with magic into the air, and sent it flying toward Roden, who was busy fighting.
Did you think I would fall for the same trick twice?
“Where do you make repairs… !”
As much as he had already suffered a surprise attack once, Roden, who was keeping a close watch on Merlin from her rear even while engaged in close combat with Escaros, slashed the ice spear aiming at his head in half.
Considering the situation, it was a great defense for Roden, who was seriously injured because it consumed a lot of energy in the long battle, but
In fact, at the same time Merlin blew her ice spear to steal Roden’s attention, he had diverted several bundles of small ice shards secretly created and blew them to Roxia.
The sharp ice shards flying silently from both directions are about to take the life of the Demon Girl. The moment Merlin, who had imagined in advance Loxia’s body pierced with holes, tried to make her smile of conversion… ．
ㅡ Teeing! Ting-!
ㅡFurr rrrr!!
“Oh my god… That person, he really intended to kill Roxia right now… !”
“I mean. It seems that that unfortunate old lady was treating the two of us as people who didn’t exist at all?”
Even in the situation where Roden was seriously injured, her twin sisters, Merim and Marill, who kept their cool as much as possible and kept the seat next to Roxia, melted the ice fragments flying from both directions with magic or hit Roxia with their shields and swords. I kept it.
To put it frankly, what the twin sisters are feeling right now is confusion itself.
Today, as usual, I was on my way back after completing the guild request, but normally, it would be time for the four of us to have dinner together and chat about the things we went through while doing the request… ．
When they came back, the house they lived together was terribly destroyed, Roden was fighting fiercely with the mercenary who had been talking in the carriage a while ago, and Roxia had the appearance of a demon, not the one they knew.
It was like falling leaves swept away by a huge storm, and the twins were at a loss for what was happening right in front of their eyes.
When Merlin’s magic threatened Roxia’s life in such chaos, Merim and Maril decided to protect this demon girl without hesitation.
“Loxia, we still don’t quite understand what the hell is going on.”
“Now that Roden’s brother is fighting in front of her, we will protect you.”
“Merim-sister, Marill-sister…”
The fact that she was hiding her race was good enough, because the fact that she is Roxia, who is no different from their younger sister, whether human or demonic, does not change.
As her older sister, she was also determined to protect Roxia, this girl as her adult duty.
“Ouch… Those worm-like girls do useless things!!”
Merlin, who watched her, started preparing for her next attack while gnashing his teeth.
It’s hard to use powerful magic for a while because of the recoil from using Hellfire Blast, the highest level of anti-personnel magic, against Roden a while ago, but with two adventurers like that, you can grind it down without using it. It just takes a little time.
Merim, thinking that she should respond as appropriately as possible, looked closely at Merlin, who was casting her murderous magic, and called to Roxia with her embarrassed face.
“Ahaha… I have a form that has and a form that does not, but it seems that old man is not an ordinary bet. It is a situation where I have to borrow at least a cat’s hand. Roxia, please help me with magic by my side.”
“Yes! Sister. I will fight with you.”
“Whoa, you answer well. It’s time to thoroughly review what you’ve been learning all along.”
So, while Roden fought fiercely with Escaros, the twins and Loxia began to join forces to prevent Merlin from casting magic.
* * *
About 10 minutes had passed since Merlin started pouring his killing magic in earnest on her twin sister and Roxia.
“Haha… ! Haaaaa!!”
“Ugh, the head…”
Merim and Roxia, who had exhausted most of the mana in their bodies in a short time, were casting the next magic somehow while feeling extreme dizziness.
“Aww!”
Pierced by ice, burned by fire, cut by water, or hit by a stone, Marill barely managed to lift her half-broken shield and sword as she stood up, her body covered in blood and bruises.
ㅡKaan! Kang! Paperweight! Kwaaang!
Lastly, Roden was still dealing with Escaros with only one hand, so she couldn’t help them and her whole body was covered in blood.
Merlin, who saw Roden’s party completely in ruins, raised her staff high, thinking that the time had come for her to put an end to it.
“For an adventurer, you lasted quite a while. It’s good enough to be proud of in the underworld… Let me ask you one thing. Why are you four human beings trying to protect the demons until they reach that point?”
“Hey, old man. Is that a question? There is no need for grandiose reasons when an older sister protects a younger brother and an adult protects a child!!”
“Under… It was for a trivial reason. Well, that’s okay. That’s it.”
Merlin, who finished her double casting while asking her last question, created ice shards on one side and a large fireball on the other and fired them at the same time towards the space where the three women were.
ㅡPupuk! Fufufufu!
ㅡPur ugh!!
Having reached her limit while blocking her ice shards with her sword and shield, Marill fell to the ground with cold ice stuck in her arms, legs, and her stomach.
Squeezing out her remaining mana to offset her fireballs, Merim collapsed on the floor, her blood pouring out of her eyes, nose and ears as a recoil from her mana depletion.
ㅡPajijijigiik!!
“… !!!”
Not only them, but also Roden, who was fighting in front of them, was eventually knocked down by Escaroth’s thunderbolt, and Roxia, the only one in her party who stood up, turned pale as if all the blood had drained from her body.
Because of me.
Because of me, my master and older sisters suffered like this.
… The thought and guilt weighed heavily on the girl’s body and mind.Because she couldn’t control her overflowing sad emotions, her guilt flowed out in the form of tears.
“Master… Oops! Sir… Whoops! Merim… You uhhhhh… !! Sister Marill… !!! “
Roden and her twin sister, who fell to the floor all at once, looked so critical that anyone could easily tell. The spark of life was gradually fading.
ㅡThud.
Roxia lifted her head, her eyes wide open, and for the first time in her life, she stared straight at Merlin with her hateful eyes.
That guy controlled the body and mind of Escaros, who was reunited after a long time.
That guy burned his master’s left arm.
That guy hurt Merim and Marill.
That guy is an enemy who destroyed our daily lives and houses, and inflicted great wounds on our precious master and older sisters.
I hate that guy.
I want to kill that guy.
ㅡThump! Pounding! Pounding! Pounding!
When she remembered that fact, Roxia’s heart and mind trembled strongly.
Because she was born with a kind heart more than anyone else, even when she was beaten in the slums, when she was betrayed by friends who fled together, or when she was whipped by slave traders, the girl’s heart never once hated others. It was dyed black.
ㅡ Quick! Paperweight!
The air around her changed drastically at the same time as Roxia’s demonic spirit, which was sleeping deep inside her, was gradually awakened.
The horns, which grew rapidly under the influence of demonic energy, boasted a more threatening appearance, and the whites around the eyes were stained black by the rising demonic energy.
This is the moment when a new demon king is born.
