Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou

The war situation in Lomburg was oppressive.

A week. That's the time Cenri spent waiting for the end and gathering information in Lomburg.

Apparently, End's bloodsucking impulse reaches its limit in ten days. Perhaps that young man with strong spiritual abilities could put up with the impulse more than Cenri thinks even after that period, but he's been a lot looser these days, and he's taught that impulses can swallow his instincts if he's extra forced.

The dissipation of the negative forces of the end is held back by the power of the 'Crystal of the Night' obtained from Kainushi. Even with the power of Cenri, a former second-degree knight, it is not easy to follow his whereabouts.

But on the contrary, the end should be able to follow Cenri's location. The end has the sense of smell taken from Albatos.

The centers chose not to move for a while to wait for the end to come back. The security of the city of Lomburg is tight, but there are several ways to inform Cenli of its location without having to enter the city. If the end is nearby, there will be some action.

But in the end, there was no sign of the end coming back. And again, the poor war conditions in Lomburg clouded Cenri's face.

There are several kinds of Demon Kings, but Demon King Reinell is the Demon King with the most popular out-of-the-way physical. As for its subdivision, it also consists of a wide variety of warcraft and subhumans boasting high physical abilities.

This type of demon king is simple and strong. Sharply developed hook claws tear steel armor apart easily, causing a rugged outer wall to collapse on the body by its giant. Thick skin sometimes even bounces back the siege weapon and is not a person's ratio about stamina.

Long boasting an iron wall, the fortified city of Lomburg was now falling due to repeated onslaught. We still manage to withstand it now, but the huge walls are losing their endurance due to repeated attacks, and the number of people participating in the defense is decreasing day by day due to fatigue and injury. We're in a situation where we haven't even got our hands on shooting enemy strongholds from here.

I don't know if it's months or years away, but if the attacks continue like this, this city won't be far away and fall.

We were lucky to defeat Oliver as a result. The lifespan would have been greatly reduced if the supply route had been dimensioned and support had stopped reaching Lomburg.

But it was also difficult to intervene.

Sometimes you have to avoid standing out more than you are running away with the end, but there is one code in the Knights of the End in the first place.

The Knights of the End must not intervene in the battle against ordinary demon kings or in wars between humans.

The enemies of the Knights of the End are the undead and the Necromancer. Its eradication is the mission, otherwise the battle against the Demon King will basically be out of task.

It's a sad story, but this is the result of a logical decision.

Intervention in war between humans is out of the question, but let the Necromancer guide go on a demon king's crusade and the undead will increase indefinitely, and there are many types of undead who have the power to increase their companionship. The number of end knights is small, and only very few have the qualities to manipulate blessings in the first place.

And most importantly - the battle against the demon king, who is not undead, was a gateway to the end knight.

It was compatible and knowledgeable that the End Knight could overwhelm the undead. An end knight with vast blessings and proud of his ability to manipulate it and beyond, but blessings are finite and ineffective against creatures.

Still far stronger than the average mercenary, but not the kind of force that can beat one hassle if you deal with a true outsider. Even the mighty and extensive Light of Liberation (Seoul Release) can't be scratched by a creature outside the common sense emitted by Cenri's master, the Ephe of Destruction.

Once, many end knights threw themselves into battle and made great sacrifices when they could not yet be forbidden to intervene in the battle against the Demon King.

The delay in dealing with many mighty Necromancer mentors was due to this. Temporarily I hear that the Knights themselves have been in a crisis of devastation.

Cenri and the End Knights are taught first.

I can't intervene. No matter how tragic that is. It is too reckless to stand up to a number of Demon King army opponents.

The only exception is if a powerful undead belongs to the Demon King's Army.

The undead are enemies of the End Knight. At that time, you risk your life, you mobilize more than one first-degree knight, but you must destroy it. But this time Demon King Reinell doesn't apply to that.

Now Cenri is halfway through the Knights of the End, he can't even tie himself to the code, but Cenri knows what he can and can't do. No matter how many second-degree knights, there's only one Cenri. There is no way we can destroy the Demon King's army.

During his stay, Cenri gathered information everywhere and, at least as a help, recovered the wounded soldiers.

The base of the Demon King Reinell's army had already been identified.

Without hiding, they're laying formation in the middle of a grand and promising mountain. Reinell the Demon King is there too. And the end that's gone with Oliver is likely there too.

The undead is divided into two main evaluations among demon kings. Whether they hate it or buy its power. With the werewolves already in the distribution this time around, perhaps Demon King Reinell will try to incorporate the end.

I was going to wait. However, there is a good chance that something has happened that nothing has been done so far.

I was worried. It's the first time we've been so far apart since we started acting together.

I'm sure the end is feeling uneasy too. The end is a powerful undead, but the spirit is human.

I'm already ready for the trip. There are plenty of blessings and no fatigue left.

Cenri was determined. Let's go to the base of the Demon King Army. Not to defeat Demon King Reinell, but to pick up the end.

Dangerous, but Cenri can fly. Anything should happen if you just run away.

When he was ready, Cenri left the fortress city of Lomburg with the trunk in one hand.

§ § §

The loot of the Rhinel army was rich in both quality and quantity.

Apparently, he attacked the human city for a long time. It seems that valuable items were already dispensed to someone and were not left in the warehouse, but some of them are magical weapons and protective equipment that are abandoned in a size sense.

What I chose was a deep blue coat. The coats used by travellers have many plain colors. This coat is also seemingly indistinguishable from just a coat, but it plays water and apparently has the power to hide only a few signs on top of the warmth. My favorite point is that I like the design. You have to be careful not to turn into a dog and break it.

Other than that, I'll borrow a golden fancy magic knife and belt set. They have the magic of coming back to the belt in a certain amount of time, even throwing it, and the design is very good. It wasn't distributed to anyone, maybe because the Reinell army was looking for a more flashy, big, powerful weapon. Maybe I have a different aesthetic sense than a human being, but I really don't know. Let's brag when we meet Cenri again.

A showdown with cannibals was imminent. Even when it comes to showdown, I'm pretty used to fighting because I'm pain tolerant and I've fought a lot since I was undead. He is also accustomed to being hit by a spill.

Killing is NG this time, so it's easy stuff. Be a good arm test.

Even if I lose the cannibalism, it doesn't make me strong enough in this Demon King army. The captives of the End Knight have to give up, but if you worked hard to lose, Cenri should also forgive you.

Monica is terrified to confirm to me that she is in a good mood for a new item.

"Dear End, are you sure you're okay without breathing blood?

"You didn't have good quality blood... I don't want to get my mouth dirty with less delicious blood. I'll take Monica if you want."

"Oh, really..."

Improvements in the prison environment were progressing, but I have not yet encountered blood that strongly stimulates my blood suction impulse.

Some girls looked glowing if they polished some, but they haven't been nourished yet, and even if the living environment is in place, it doesn't change that they are captured by the enemy, so they are under stress. Besides, with Monica and the others, I seem to be a terrible enemy to the prisoners, and when I show up, I get scared. I can't breathe blood deliciously with this.

But if I hadn't known what Cenli tasted like, I would have sucked their blood deliciously, not to mention luxury. Cenri is really guilty of changing the lives of vampires. I need you to take responsibility.

It's okay, I'm growing up. I'm growing up, and I know my limits.

I practiced magic, so I could use a little. The only thing I can still use because I don't have an aptitude attribute is simple life magic that puts out water, sparks, and dries wet stuff, but vampire magic is enormous, so I can expect some effect.

The opponent is an organism, not an undead. You should be able to fight for more than five minutes if not Ephe or Albatross.

I'm kind of surviving this far. As always, you just have to do it.

I'm telling myself, Oliver, who looked like a werewolf, compliments me on giving him the great sword of bonelessness.

It's a two-handed sword much bigger than mine, and it seems it was originally struck for a warrior of the Beast who excelled in muscle strength. Naturally it is not a weight that can be handled by humans, I have not measured it in detail, but the weight will not drop by a hundred kilograms.

It doesn't take magic or anything, and at first glance it looks like just a chunk of iron. When I gripped it with my right hand, I lifted it slowly. I'll shake it gently as it is.

Not light, but not even heavy. I may swim if I swing because I'm light weight, but if the opponent slaps this on any giant, it won't be safe. It's the perfect weapon for me.

"Then let me see the number two and the power of this army lightly."

Maybe Monica will give us some blood if we show her a nice place, and let's get a little tempered.

§

Number two in the Rhinel Army, 'Cannibal' seems to be a hater. Maybe he hates you more than I do when you sneeze out on the outside.

Arrogant, abusive, about a big meal, especially the lower ranks of the army have been abused. That would have been assassinated a long time ago without that enormous power is the word of a ghost tribe I slapped down. Is it also because everyone doesn't call you by name?

I especially like humans, and it seems that all the finest of the captives I've ever taken everywhere fit in their bellies and didn't have the temper to give way to the others.

It seems that Reinell, the Demon King, doesn't eat people, and I got the impression from that story that all the dissatisfaction was going 'cannibalism'.

I'm doing something similar, but I don't eat people, so the prison hasn't been emptied, and I guess it's still better because I haven't done meaningless imitations that would stifle other lower levels.

The place for the showdown was not inside the treasure trove, but outside - a square a little away from the base.

There are several constituents gathered around to see the number two and newcomer duels. Some of them I slapped. [M] I'm having a conversation like I was afraid of my appearance. [M]

"Look, that looks... like a human being"

"Ghosts. Vampires. The contraindication made me a ghost - how tough it is to throw away one's own seed."

Unfortunately, today was far from the full moon and the thick clouds prevented me from seeing the moon.

The ground is dirt. Big stone dust, bad scaffolding. Minimum trees have been felled but stump remains. You have to be careful. There are several footprints on the ground, stained with the smell of blood.

My operation is a blow. [M]

Killing is NG, so I'm going to be careful not to kill him, but today's opponent is not who he's been before.

Ghosts and lizards possessed privileged physical abilities, but they did not possess alien powers. As for the other challengers, they have challenged the battle from the front as much as changing their weapons. There was no magician either. It must be the culture of the late of those with a privileged physique and physical abilities.

All abilities were won by the power of the curse, so to speak.

Among the information obtained in advance is the story that 'cannibalism' is cunning. If you are second only to the Demon King, you must not only be empowered.

Would they know about me? Would you be on guard?

He said he had no enemies for a long time, and I'd like to think there should be some alarm at first.

Gently check your physical condition while waiting for your opponent to come.

At that time, Monica, who was inadvertently watching us in the distance, raised a short voice.

"Ahh."

I heard a short noise. But I couldn't avoid it.

I didn't mean to be alarmed, but the blow was completely unexpected.

My body is slammed to the ground by the impact from overhead. And my flesh burned up violently.