The World of Masks

Suddenly, I doubted the ears of the knights, wizards, and soldiers. It was because the words that the author who came rushing into the castle suddenly said were not acceptable to their common sense.

“The Demon King "? ”

The knight commander stammers as he asks Jack a question. I felt a slight terror on his face as well as the feeling of awkwardness. Although he did not believe Jack as he said, the word 'Demon King' itself was too heavy to give up without hesitation. I was terrified to hear the word 'Demon King'.

Jack was quite pleased to learn that. In a way, that's what I've been working so hard for. I straightened my shoulders and proudly confirmed it.

“Yes, the Demon King. ”

“ . ”

No one said anything. I was not stunned by the horror. I just couldn't figure out how to accept that crazy talk.

“Yes, why did the Demon King invade our castle? ”

The chivalry of the Knight Leader Arturo killed him because he had decided to meet the master or because he didn't believe in him. Jack replies with a clear voice, as if he asked nicely.

“Hey, I haven't killed any humans lately, and my hands are itchy. I heard there's a lot of killers out here, so I came here to hunt. ”

Then I stretched my hands wide.

“Now, why are your eyes so wide open? The Demon King? He's a monster to your enemies. You don't know when you're gonna get another service this hot? Shouldn't we rush in and kill for the same hope? ”

He looked like a merchant who was selling goods on the market floor. The Allied forces couldn't help but look like they were out of their minds. It was the same with the Knight Leader.

“Crazy bastard.”

No matter how much I thought about it, the only reason came to mind.

The image of the Demon King that the Allied forces thought of reminded them of a skeleton, or of a monster drooling with large horns and fangs. He was never like Jack. It was hard to believe Jack was the Demon King, no matter how ordinary he looked.

Of course, the skills Jack, Callie, and Chloe showed were remarkable, but they were hand-colored in comparison to the true power of the Demon King. The Allied Forces, including the Knight Leader, thought that Jack's skills were greatly lacking in the Demon King's power as they knew it, because he didn't think he had the sense to kill humans on purpose.

For these reasons, the Allied forces concluded that Jack is not the Demon King, but just someone pretending to be the Demon King.

But it didn't matter if I wasn't the Demon King. Suddenly, the man in front of me slaughtered the soldiers brutally, so there was only one order the commander would give.

“Huh? You don't believe me? ”

Jack asks the Knight Leader to make a few moves to signal the attack. The Knight Leader replied with a face, "Of course not."

“Of course. There are no monsters, no undead, no bastards, and no Demon King in the castle.“ ”

It's not worth talking about anymore. The Knight Leader no longer cares what Jack has to say and sends a signal to his men. But he didn't look down on Jack at all. After all, his skill in unilaterally slaughtering soldiers was certain. But they also didn't think they were geographic. Even if the opponent is strong, this one is elite, and the troop difference is too great. It really is a battle that cannot be lost unless it is a Demon King, a Dark Knight, or a Dark Wizard.

Jack grunts at the unbelievable attitude of the Knight Captain. Why does the Demon King have to stay in the castle? Why does the Demon King have to show up with so many powerful men? It was all because of some bullshit novel. But he shrugs.

“I can't help it if I don't believe it. Well, that's okay. Because that's what makes you believe. ”

The magic of the wizards, who no longer listened to Jack's words, was cast upon him. Looking at the flying fireballs, ice blocks, and strands of lightning, Jack raises his hand.

Pow, pow, pow!

The magic that was flying towards Jack vanishes in an instant. He sprinkled light on all sides like a scattered flower mouth, and immediately disappeared. It was a beautiful sight, but it was astonishing for the wizards who shot magic.

Jack straightens his right thumb and index finger to form a gun and aims for the wizards.

“Bam!”

What a five-six-year-old would do with a gun fight. However, the results of his actions were astonishing.

Puang!

A black pillar sprays from Jack's detection. A straight line sweeps through the places where the wizards are. There are no screams. The wizards disappear as if they had been erased by a large eraser. It was as if they were forcibly expelled from this world because of their transcendent existence.

“None ! ”

It was a time when the commander of the knights was appalled at the sight of the wizard who had disappeared so quickly.

Jack moves again. He strikes and kills the soldiers around him like flies, marching straight towards the Knight Leader.

“Joo, kill him! ”

The Knight Leader cried out in panic. In response, the nearby troops instinctively raise their spears at Jack. The knights rush towards you, burning your life force. However .

Screaming!

It wasn't like there was anything big going on. Jack pinches his index finger and stops, then sticks two fingers together and wriggles them to the side. The results were astonishing: all objects were pulverized along a line drawn in the air as if the entire space had been cut. No knight, no soldier, no armor, no weapon.

Lardass!

It was a nightmare. Bodies literally poured out like rain. A rat's silence coils around you.

Jubbuck! Jubbuck!

All I can hear is Jack's footsteps. The Allied forces no longer seem human after killing dozens of knights and soldiers with one finger.

“ Demon King. ”

Someone snaps. Everyone's brain is reminded of what Jack said earlier.

"The Demon King."

The knight, the soldier, has a pale face. My body trembled like a thorn bush.

It was the same with the Knight Leader. I felt like I was going to drop the sword that was holding it tightly. Seeing that, Jack smiles satisfactorily.

“Do you believe me now? ”

Looking at the horrified eyes of the Knight Leader, Jack says softly.

* * *

At the end of the day, the sun that works hard during the day shifts beyond the west. The beautiful pink sunset that the sun is wielding the last of its power shines on the city. Even the cold, inorganic gray walls turned into warm, emotional colors. However, Vdo Castle, which was always noisy at the end of the day, was keeping silence today. Rat-dead ominous silence, not serene and comfortable. It was like looking at a giant graveyard.

Three young men walk out of the ugly, broken gate. It reminded me of a worker coming home from work after a hard day. I felt like I had a really good day today with a happy smile and a long belly.

“Ah, the decade of stress has gone away! ”

Chloe changed her bloodied clothes and always came back to look like my goddess. Her colorful blonde hair filled with sunsets to create a new color and showcase its beauty.

“Don't you agree? ”

Regardless of whether she was feeling good or not, she was usually calm and mature and hung on Jack like a child. Callie shoots if she misses you.

“Ten years of stress. You don't have to live with the stress in the first place. ”

Callie saw that Chloe's life was like that of a beast. If you want to eat and sleep, if you want to sleep and kill, kill. Callie didn't want to live like that, even though there was a mask called Segae.

Callie's bitterness spills to Chloe with a soft smile. Rather, he sticks closer to Jack as if he's trying to stimulate her nerves more. Her favorite scent flows from Jack's body. It was a fluorine.

Callie's cheeks snap. She quickly snaps onto Jack's other arm.

“Really, if you're going to kill me, leave the body intact. I really don't listen. ”

Callie grunts at them. The undead, rather than being made, were mostly corpses that were too shattered and not even a thumb to extract their life force. Jack and Chloe face each other, shrugging their shoulders and smiling.

It doesn't look like much of a harmony to anyone. If there was an old man passing by, he would have made a big smile by looking at him. The word ‘peace’ comes out. But given the circumstances of Vdo Castle, the assessment was 180 degrees.

Jubbuck! Jubbuck!

Following the three men, something came out of the gate in a row. The ones with the white bodies and the white weapons. These were the newborns of Skeletons in Vdo Castle. I woke up to the strange feeling of being covered in red blood, mingling with the sunset that was spilling.

They poured endlessly out the gates of the city. There were often skeletons carrying knights and wizards' corpses. The corpses were to be born to a higher rank undead after receiving special treatment in the Castle of Demon.

Callie turns around and looks at the army she created this time. I opened my chest wide, shining my eyes. At any given moment, her army was overrun.

Vedot Castle, after a long time since they dragged an army of undead. The blessing of the sunset slowly runs toward the end, and the earthly spider begins to crawl in from the east. Until then, there was no popularity in the castle.

The darkness that had engulfed the earth into its power finally reached the Vido Castle. It had nowhere to go.

Blood was everywhere. In the lowest part of the world, there was a pool of blood, and the blood flowing into the pool was small inside. Bodies scattered around. No, it was a question of even calling them corpses. There were hardly any correct forms left. They were gradually disintegrating like chunks of ground meat. The fragments of the corpse that remained in their form were lifeless and turned into mummies. Until morning, Vdo Castle, when the soldiers had refurbished and the knights and wizards were preparing for the battle of the future, was now completely transformed into the Castle of the Dead.

Watching Vdo Castle, which had been destroyed and slowly covered in darkness, fluttered at the top of the castle, was only a sign that the owner of the castle had changed.

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