The Returner

3. Do you remember Latrell's eyes? (4)

A weapon, not a snake.

Black Mana, which spread out like a wingless dragon, swallowed up the chariots surrounding Del Karan.

“Ahh…… ”

The chariot soldiers saw Mana flying in the chariot and swallowed a desperate moan.

Grrrgh! Grrrgh!

The outer deck of the chariot is torn like a chimney, and a black Mana starts pouring into the chariot. Black Mana poured out on the chariot soldiers who were staring at it with desperate eyes.

“Ahhhh!”

Those who could scream were happier. Most of the chariot soldiers were dismantled and disappeared without screaming.

Kuaang!

Chariots and armored cars explode.

Michael trembled at the sight.

If you put out that much firepower and there's no wound there, how are we supposed to catch that monster?

“… damn it. ”

There is only one answer.

Retreat as quickly as possible, preserving any remaining power, and then try to find a way to attack again. That was the only one.

But that was no different.

Behind them is a group of civilians who have not yet escaped.

Run away with civilians as soldiers?

“Commander!"

Michael ignores the sound coming from behind his back.

I know what you want to say. Michael also knew he had to do that when he was thinking rationally.

But you can't.

As long as he is a soldier, the choice to leave a civilian behind has never existed, as long as he has chosen the soldier's path.

“Lockdown!”

“Commander!"

“There are people who haven't evacuated yet! What if we retreat? What if they do? ”

“… if we don't back off in time, they're going to die anyway. Everyone else will die. ”

“This……! ”

Michael grips his teeth.

I knew the deputy was right. But which soldier can order a retreat in this situation?

The chariots are bursting with restlessness, even as he is troubled.

Kuang!

Kuaang!

One at a time.

It wasn't just because I could break it.

Like a cat, Del Karan lightly reaches out to the tentacles of the snake and breaks out the chariots one by one.

The horrified chariot soldiers abandon the chariot and run away.

Del Karan glares at the sight.

“Aren't you stupid? ”

The instinct of survival seemed to be working.

The creatures that make up the cluster sometimes sacrifice themselves for the colony.

Ants sometimes fight off invaders who aren't opponents to protect their eggs.

Insects that avoid danger usually expose their lives and run to the enemy when they feel the group is threatened.

What about humans?

‘Dual.’

You see soldiers running away from the chariot and soldiers who are aware and never retreat.

It was a peculiar thing for the Humans to do in the same situation, even though they are the same species.

Man is the most unusual thing, even though he is the same intelligent being.

Dragons have a strong personality among intellectuals. They are joined by the name of a tribe, but they have no ties to each other, even if one individual is one species.

And even though the Elves are intelligent, they tend to live in the name of the species, like ants. The Elves are the ones who feel free to sacrifice themselves for their own kind.

And among them is man.

Humans are intelligent and one species, but there are many types of beings living in them.

There is the incarnation of dignity that sacrifices for humanity, and there is the incarnation of individualism that does not hesitate to sacrifice the whole of humanity for itself.

Chaos.

The existence of humans in the eyes of other races was chaos.

“That's why it's fun. ”

It's chaotic and spontaneous, and the energy that comes out of it is unparalleled.

The Devil and other races are obsessed with Humans because their energy is incomparably large compared to other races.

I am more enthusiastic and active about the subject of a short life than any other species. And more confused than anyone else.

So how can I not be interested in this species?

“Different directions. ”

It is their negative energy that the Horses are interested in humans.

The power to keep the Horsemen alive.

The source of the magic system.

And when humans reach death, they emit the most intense negative energy.

So what he has to do in this world is dramatic.

More death and more destruction.

Despite the horse tribe's insistence to keep more humans alive and to preserve the energy gained from them, Del Karan seemed to like it.

Because what he's doing right now is not about negative energy.

The reason is very simple.

You don't have to go to him.

If he starts off splendidly, he will find Del Karan on his own. I will not rule over the destruction of my own world.

“Hehe.”

Del Karan looks around.

All that remains is debris.

Every building built by Humans-even unknown uses... were destroyed and emitted black smoke and cloudy dust.

And in between, massive green chunks of iron are being destroyed and burned.

“No different. ”

The world was different, but it was similar everywhere since it was destroyed.

And I don't want it to end this way.

He didn't want to stop the destruction until Lee Hyuk arrived.

If Lee Hyuk does not appear until the end, this world will be a death star that cannot leave one ant cub.

“Hehe.”

He lets out a low laugh and slowly walks forward.

He's a Horseman.

They were naturally happy with the destruction and murder. It started with necessity, but the more destruction continued, something began to boil in his heart.

The urge to destroy everything in sight.

It is an instinct of destruction that those who are born in the horse system and live in the horse system must instinctively embrace.

“Phew……. ”

Delkaran takes a deep breath and suppresses the blooming instinct of destruction.

What a city…….

If you decide, you can destroy them all in a single blow. However, this inefficiency was done to produce negative energy that bloomed in the meantime.

“I'm a little annoyed. ”

“You're not the only one who's annoyed. ”

“Hmm?”

Delkaran turns his head, smiling at the voice behind his back.

A familiar face stands over him.

“It's been a long time? ”

“Short speech? ”

“Heave-ho.”

Del Karan trembles with joy at the sight of Lee Hyuk.

Lee Ji-hyuk.

The 99th Demon King.

The one who landed with the human body on the barn and gained the Demon King's throne and made the other Demon Kings tremble with his cruelty and aggression.

Lee Hyuk was right in front of him.

“Nice to meet you. Very nice to meet you. I don't know if this is appropriate, but I wanted to see it. ”

“I don't like the attention of men. ”

“Heave-ho, still. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his head.

These Demon King bastards act like they're close friends. In Lee Hyuk's memory, Danny was confused as if he was very close to everyone who saw things that did not take a very large part.

“Is that why you're in this mess? ”

“Nice and easy. Do you know?”

“Thanks for the tears, snake boy. ”

“Hehe.”

Lee Hyuk frowns as he looks at Del Karan, smiling low.

In any case, all the things that are called the Demon King are wicked. You couldn't have survived that rough horse system without it, and you couldn't have climbed from there to the Demon King's position without it.

“Did you come all this way for something to pick up? ”

“Are you asking because you don't know? ”

“If you knew, would you ask? I thought you had a good head, but you're an idiot. ”

Delkaran's red eyes widen.

“The ninety-ninth Demon King... No, Human Lee Hyuk. ”

“Tell me.”

“You'd better watch that mouth. The magical power that protected you is now weak, and the horseman's army that protected you is no longer here. You are merely a mortal now, disgraced by the name of the Demon King. ”

Lee Hyuk nodded his ear and replied with his mouth.

“Ah, yes. There was a guy who said something like that and went off the deep end. What was his name? Bell, Bell... ”

“Beltreche.”

“Oh, right. Belt trench. You'd better watch out, too, wouldn't you? He's a dead man for the first time, and he has every right to be careless or wrong or to make excuses, because you can't even make excuses like that. ”

“Are you comparing me to him? ”

“Hehe hehe.”

Lee Hyuk laughed low and said.

“Humans, Demon Kings, and Mages... are all alike. They say things that don't make no difference are special to them. I don't think you or him are any different. ”

“Is that what you think? ”

“Yes, I think so. Are you trying to show me you're different now? ”

Delkaran shakes his head.

“If that's what you think. ”

“Hurry? Why are you being so polite? ”

Del Karan laughs.

What's in front of his eyes right now is just human Lee Hyuk. I was also confident that I would turn him into a blood clot in a heartbeat.

But he was also worthy of respect.

It is great to be born a man who is neither a devil nor a weakling, and to take the throne of the Demon King. Beyond that, he climbed to the top of the Demon King and eventually reached divinity.

The one who rebelled in front of God's will, which even the Demon Kings couldn't resist, and finally got over his will.

Del Karan respected him.

Although there was a patron who could not be respected publicly, it was natural to respect the achievements made by the object.

“There was a time when I had to be humiliated just by looking at you. ”

“Once upon a time? I hope so now. ”

Delkaran's eyes narrow.

“I respect you. So I'm going to give you the best I can. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his ear and shook his head.

That's what the Demon Lord said anyway.

“Completely dead. I'll give it to you. ”

“Oh, well. ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his head.

“Don't say the same thing like it's salty, I'm sick of it. In the end, we fight, right? So don't tell me. Come on. You'll find out in a fight. ”

“We'll find out? ”

Lee Hyuk smiled and said.

“Even then, even now... you are no match for me. Come on, I'll make you feel that humiliation again. ”

Lee Hyuk's body started to burst out with a black Mana.