Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou

"Hey, you..."

The End Knight, Del Gordon's sword, unlike Cenri's, was an object classified as a just sword. The blow rips the space apart, making a roaring noise and tearing the ghost man apart from armor.

The flesh is filled with the power of blessing, and the muscles of the whole body pulse violently. The move was like a storm, instantly slashing down the three sub-warriors I stumbled upon in the treasure trove.

Dell stands guarded by a wide range of swords taken from the treasure trove. Needless to say, I am on that alert. [M]

When I saw the godly battle, I thought,

- It's no big deal.

Strong. Sure, it'll be strong. You can beat most of your opponents in the Rhinel army, and if you fight one-on-one in a compatible sense, I might lose, too.

But it's too weak to leave the role I was thinking about.

I'm sure Dell's abilities are less than mine, except compatibility. Much time has passed since the chase with Cenri by the water. My power is not what it was then.

A one-on-one power comparison will probably boost my armament over the blessed Dell. Now I can cut and kill subhumans in an instant just like Dell, and then if I were you, I wouldn't let you speak a word.

I wasn't expecting that much, but this would be very unlikely to rival Reinell. What I wanted was to distract Reinell, but I doubt I can be satisfied with that either.

That beast is absolutely mighty. The overwhelming force that small craftsmen can't get through is probably not compatible with centimeters either. Even if you crumble a castle with explosives or something, that demon king won't die.

Alternatively, could Cenri's Destruction (Photon Delight), which blew up Lord's Evil Dragon, be defeated?

... Well, that's a last resort. If possible, I want to apply a stitch before the centipede arrives.

Dell is motivated, but he's not going to deal with all of the Demon King's Army.

You haven't found out about my betrayal yet. The other prisoners are now abandoned, leaving the treasure trove ahead of Dell to look around.

The formation was a lot noisier than usual. Black smoke is rising in the mountains. A voice that is clearly not human comes into my ear.

"It's an intruder - don't let them get away with it!

Contain your instincts to fight and whisper with reason. In the Reinell Army, sub-warriors who hit senior warriors rush past. I dropped it off faceless. [M] Some of them opened their eyes to my appearance, but none of them called to see the battle against cannibalism.

There was a fight only two days ago. It's not a full moon yet, but don't even think about Reinell the Demon King, such as me taking action so soon.

From here on out is a battle against time. I don't know the structure of Reinell's castle. Monica told me about the structure, but I don't have a map.

Fortunately, the castle was just off the treasure trove.

Demon King Reinell is the strongest in this army. Not like a human king. The security of the castle shouldn't be that thick either, and the few guards would have headed for the 'fire source'.

Make sure nobody's paying attention here, and run for the castle. Dell, who hid herself in a thick robe, follows.

"No way, what is helpless..."

"That's pointless."

The voice Dell made to throw up and throw away was full of tears. I would think the same thing if I were in the same position. [M]

But I can't say that this revolt contains no emotional objects, but it is also a well-thought out action.

I also thought about scraping the miscellaneous fish from the inside one by one, but it doesn't make sense if I can't defeat Reinell in the end, and I don't have time.

"Reinell is going to launch a raid close to Lomburg. We have to beat him before he's ready."

"... why would a vampire protect a human city? Lomburg is your enemy."

"I have a situation. You too... so that there are circumstances."

Dell doesn't know I have an ending knight. [M] I'm not even going to tell you.

This case is complicated. My actions are for my emotions, for Cenri, and - for the people of the caravan who gave me sweet treats.

What I can say for sure is that there's no city in my protection, and I'm not going to risk my life.

But I had no idea that I, the undead, would be fighting with an end knight other than Cenri.

The Knight of the End is still watching my movements while I do this.

"I went out of my way to help him, get him to work for that. Don't betray me during the showdown."

"I don't remember saying anything like... I need your help!

Apparently, you can't be close.

Reinell's castle was made of smooth stone. Did you make it magically...... go inside through a wide open entrance without a gatekeeper. That's where Dell goes on.

Smells like a beast. It smells like Reinell, the Demon King you'll never forget once you smell it. The smell came from far above. No - wait.

Mixed with the smell of a Rhinel army with a curved nose, slight but centipede smell. Behind - at the foot of the mountain. It's still far away, but apparently he's definitely on his way this way.

Did you come to pick me up... another reason to hurry?

That's when I heard a voice from behind the castle somewhere.

"End... why are you in the castle?

".................. Selzard"

What emerged from the front was a lizard warrior - Selzard - who gave me a painful blow on the first day. A giant like looking up, strawberries of lizards appear from behind it that cannot be distinguished except by equipment.

I accidentally struck my tongue without putting it on the table.

Selzard and his men were fully armed.

Long spears with armor helmets that would have been adjusted for that body, with eyes that are hard on me (though I don't know how Lizard Man feels about me).

The other day, I must have made a big hole in my torso, but how can I not insult the regenerative power of the living?

Can you kill him? But yeah, I could easily wind him up in Selzard because there was a gap. Whatever the quality this time, there are too many. Its eyes are also directed towards Dell, who was hiding behind it.

I get lost just a little bit and say as much without emotion in my voice as possible.

"Intruder in formation. Selzard should go, too, if you want a handle."

"Oh, I thought it was sensible and noisy"

Even in my words, Selzard did not show a significant response.

Its nostrils move pimply and its eyes rotate with glitter. Do lizards also have a good sense of smell?

"I smell a curse flame. Sounds like a very nasty intruder."

"Then go. Faithful... if Master Reinell's in charge, we should go."

The first time I ran into Selzard was outside. Probably not usually in a castle or anything.

Why do you stand only at times like this... Selzard glanced at my men and said to me in frustration.

"Yesterday's battle - it was truly brilliant"

"Oh, thank you. Cannibalism was more powerful than rumors. It's a coincidence that I won."

"If Master Reinell hadn't stopped you, you would have killed the Cannibal."

"... No, that's not true. I was going to stop at the rinse. Killing is strictly forbidden, even vampires follow the rules."

Go somewhere quick. Not if you're talking to the public.

Unlike the first time he encountered him, Selzard's eyes were extremely calm. He looks at me calmly.

It smells. It doesn't smell like fear. There are no feelings of fear there. There is - the smell of excitement.

Pass the trident spear that Selzard had to his men and pull a slender sword out of his hips.

So I finally understood the situation correctly.

Selzard didn't hear me at all. [M] I'm not going to ask. But he knows exactly why I'm here.

It wasn't technically a sword that its lizard warrior pulled out that even this demon king army boasts one of the finest combat abilities.

It was a shining knife in silver. St. Silver's knife - not found in the treasure trove, the main weapon of Del Gordon.

The tip of the blade covering the darkness is facing this way.

Put the sword on the spear that your men were equipped with at the same time. Selzard gave his tongue, of course, and said in a deafening voice.

"That was late, End Baron. Wait... there he is."

"............... how did you know?

There's no way you'll find out. Monica had Oliver watching over her, and she stopped by a few times, but she came here with very little room open.

In the first place, Selzard and I only had one conversation. Selzard tells me what to do. [M]

"The cold anger you had is not going to heal without vengeance..."

".................. oh my god"

I didn't expect most of my body to be read about behavior by lizard humans... would it have been that easy for me to understand? I guess it was easy to understand... and I had cannibals ready.

Set up a boneless sword as Dell weaves his thick coat.

"Selzard, I have no grudges against you. This one got pierced through my heart, and I punched a hole in your body. So let's hit it by hand."

…………

Selzard doesn't respond. I put blood into my right arm. [M]

Makes a noise that makes your arms squirm and turns it into a white blade. Dell breathes in my power for the first time.

A holy silver weapon... the blade I made from "Pointed Claws" is part of my body, but is it okay to shoot each other? Unfortunately, I don't have any other weapons for a reason.

"If you don't want to die, get out of there. I don't want to kill you like the King of the Night who attacked your homeland."

I want to avoid any wear and tear. I don't even need a holy silver knife. I'm not going to get through to Reinell anyway, and Dell, who got the original weapon, might try to kill me, so it's better not.

I had no resentment for the look on Selzard's face. But I wasn't lost in my answer to my surrender recommendation.

There's no retreat for Lizardman warriors.

"... you'll have a family too"

"Ours! For the king!

Selzard growls, and his legions scatter around. In its eyes was the readiness to die, but there was faith.

It's a pain in the ass. It's time now, and even though we're inferior to Reinell, we don't have time to fight here.

I'm reasonably strong. Cellards inferior to their physical abilities don't lose that easily when they use a weapon made of St. Silver.

At least, it's as easy as taking Selzard's men to total annihilation. For not being a cowardly imitator, I can favor it over 'cannibalism', but I have no hesitation in killing it more than I stood before.

"Whatever you are, your men are dead dogs. At least we should just miss the guys."

So much so that the men of Selzard came upon us from all sides. I'm in a great mood.

I can't even see the slightest dust in the fear I was showing the first day when I overwhelmed Selzard. I don't understand how I can jump in without fear of death even though I have no chance of winning, because I have a reputation for forever evil.

Is this - a warrior?

The blow is sharp, and the lizards' physical abilities go far beyond humans. I stepped back and dodged the slaughter from all sides. [M]

If you take it properly, it will blow up easily, such as the little me. There's a lot of people - it's like a wall. There are also many shield holders. Brawl is all I want, but Selzard with a knife that could kill me was a pain in the ass.

Holy silver does a lot of damage to demonization. The weapon will probably cut off my ultra-hard "sharp claws" easily. I thought I got a good weapon, but I quickly found my weakness.

"Dell, go ahead. I'll take this!

"What!?

Play the blade with your nails. The blow is heavy, but not about vampires. The wound can be healed quickly. The only thing to watch out for is Selzard.

But this herd is a pain in the ass for Dell. I'm sure he won't be able to deal with him alone. Even if you can, you must be injured.

Monica said she slaughtered thirty elites when she first talked about Dell, but she wouldn't have dealt with them at the same time. And a single cut can be fatal to humans.

Play the attack gently and scream as you step back.

"I'm the only reason these guys are here! You alone can get out. [M] We don't have time! I'll clean up and chase you right away!

Selzard was only looking at me.

I'm sure Selzard won't go after it if Dell runs through it. He thinks the End Knight is no match for Reinell alone.

And at any rate, I'm the only one trying to kill him. Did you see something in the fight against cannibalism that would make you feel that way?

"If we don't hurry, there may be rescue. You can't really get busted with an ally! Stay ahead of me, please!

"Huh..."

I bite my teeth for a moment, but Dell rushes out. Running behind the lizards that surround me.

As expected, Selzard didn't even show a bare gesture to follow. Inquire as you retract the rain of the blade.

"Did I do something you hated so much?

"No. This is - respect. You're strong. So destroy them with all your might."

How is it that undead is so full of enemies? I hit my tongue, and I went on offense.

Turn your left hand into a blade, too, and step forward with all your might. The spear, playing the blade, pierces every shield through the lizard man who was protecting his left. A blade sweeps through your body from all sides, but there's no problem. A lizard man is like a piece of paper.

You thought you couldn't contain it, the cellzard mixes with the attack. I've never fought a sword before, but it wouldn't be much different from a sword. He retreats and dodges the beautiful slaughter that arcs, kicking the lizard man he was next to and holding the spear with his left hand back to his finger.

After all, lizards don't seem to use garlic bombs or crosses. The lizards in front of them were noble, but in the sense of a warrior, inferior to Kainushi.

Take a spear at the slaughter. But just in terms of the quality of the weapon, this one seems very inferior. If you do poorly, the pattern is likely to be broken.

Selzard screams. The voice has a sense of tear in it.

"What's up? Is death horrible!? My people went first!

You think death is horrible?

"Terribly determined"

But it's just like the operation that made my people go first.

I was going to ask him to go first for a reason even if Selzard didn't show up.

Because I don't know the power of Reinell the Demon. I know it's mighty, but I've heard it, but I don't feel how powerful it is.

I'm not going to die in vain. I needed a prototype stone.

If Del Gordon, a warrior, is killed in no time, then - let's run clean. It was too early to deal with Reinell.

So I switch my thoughts. I can't just be told.

I take the blade of silver, with a newly taken sword, and laugh at Selzard.

"But I was stunned. I can't believe there are warriors ready to lose"

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Selzard says nothing. But the upset came through the blade well enough.

I knew at a glance. Tons of subordinates. A formation with a large number of shields. Silver knife.

At first glance, it looks like it's intercepting with maximum force, but it's not a formation thinking of victory.

What we need in the battle against vampires is elite. Miscellaneous soldiers without silver weapons are no great obstacle to me.

Buy some time. Selzard is using his life to buy time. Evidence of this is that Selzard didn't set me up until I entered the offensive.

I don't know the definition of a warrior, but it's understated and insane to stand up without a mind to win and without a temper to survive.

"Are you waiting for reinforcements? Who are you waiting for? Is that Monica? Is that Oliver? Or are you a ghost champion?

There are more injuries. The shield breaks, the spear breaks. Blood splashes, and many warriors fall and fall. But my body has no scratches at all.

My brain, my body is hot. The flames of struggling instincts that smoke in the back of my brain lift me up all over my body.

I open my eyes and look up at Selzard. My fangs hurt hard. As impulsive as I was, I screamed.

"You're not... Selzard. What you're waiting for is - 'Cannibalism' - to go get it. He's the only cowardly beast who seriously injured me."

Selzard does not answer. But silence is like an answer.

Oh, sure, that beast would kill me.

Because Hebram is smart. I'm timid enough to analyze the factors I've lost and think about countermeasures, and do it instantly. Because the beast was very similar to me, he would have felt my intention to kill.

Selzard's choice is very correct. It's hard to get help from someone you didn't like until then.

The only thing is, if there's a mistake, it's...

"Hebram... he's not coming. I already killed him."

If we're gonna do this, we have to do it long before it happens.

Can't I leave that strong, witty, cowardly, cunning, horrible beast alone?

It is decided to kill first.

The sword and sword collide. An unblessed blade pierces my body from all directions.

Until then, for the first time, Cellard's face, which was unresponsive to the words, is heavily distorted.

I breathed small into the lizard's peculiar protruding jaw.

A small black firepowder mixed with breath scorches its scales.

Selzard's eyes are stunned open. That was all I could do to Selzard.

The black firepowder did not go out. The flame burns magically, enveloping the head of the cellzard, and his whole body burns up like a black pine light as it is.