◈ 554. [Evil Side] Impregnable (3)
《Do you know why we are the 13th rank corps?》
asked the Fallen King, Pendragon, the leader of the Fallen Knights.
The gigantic knight sitting on the throne of the skull had a natural demonic energy. The goblin imp Low swallowed dry saliva without even realizing it.
“I don’t know.”
“Because I like the number 13.”
Pendragon gave an absurd reason and wiped the helmet covering his face with his hand.
“I absolutely love the number 13. 13 Best. 13 cool. 13 is cool.》
《… .”
“So the number of our knights is just thirteen. The number of stairs leading up to the chapel here is also thirteen. The founding date of the Knights is also Friday the 13th… … .”
Pandragon, who had been praising the thirteen for a long time, lowered his evil voice.
“That’s why I deliberately stayed at 13th in the ranks of the corps. I could have gone higher if I wanted to.”
“Is that so… .]
《Do you know why I am talking about this?》
I have no idea.
Rowe shook his head. Pendragon chuckled.
《The self-proclaimed commander of the Nightmare Corps, the monsters up to the 10th rank. Those worms who each claimed to be kings themselves.》
《… .]
《All of those guys can be torn apart with one blow of my sword. If we had made up our minds, the entire internal order of the monster corps in the Lake Kingdom would have changed.”
So, why are you stuck here and only licking your mouth?
I thought about it in my heart, but Lowe said yes, yes, and flattered himself. Pendragon continued.
“We, the Fallen Knights, are strong enough to stand on our own. That’s why you have pride. There is pride and there are ideals.”
“… .]
《I’m not in a position where I’m sorry to say that I’m going to go out now, and I’ll do it, wagging my tail.》
The words were long, but in the end.
《In this situation, the King of Kings didn’t directly order it, he sent only one messenger to shake the king’s scepter and march out- ordering it. Did you think we would go on a good start?”
It meant that he did not like this situation where the Demon King did not come directly, but a goblin imp like Low came instead and ordered him to go on the march.
《I will refuse to go out.》
《… .]
《If you want to order us to march, at least the commander of the guard corps will have to come.》
As if he had said everything, Pendragon waved his hand. It was a congratulatory order.
The adjutant who came with Low made an expression of ‘Okay then-‘ and turned around first. However, Lowe took a deep breath and then inhaled
«As expected. Are you afraid?”
He threw a provocation.
The frightened adjutant flinched and looked back at such a low. And only then did Pendragon glare at Low properly.
《… what? What did you say just now?”
“I asked if you were afraid of that man named ‘Ash,’ the guardian of public interest.”
Lowe crossed his arms cheekily. The tail was shaking invisible, but the voice was calm.
《Otherwise, there is no reason to refuse the goal everyone wants, the destruction of public interest.》
And Pendragon reacted to this provocation… …
bang!
… It was very weak.
Sure enough, Pendragon kicked off his seat and shouted.
“Don’t be ridiculous! I am the Fallen King! I am not afraid of anything in the world!”
“Don’t make excuses. The Fallen King is actually the guardian of that people… … Aren’t you afraid of
the fortress city that the guardian protects?
“Didn’t you hear rumors about that high and mighty castle wall that was broken after being attacked by countless monsters and their kings? Isn’t that why you’re making excuses and rejecting it?]
Chang-!
Pendragon’s greatsword came out of the scabbard at once. The demonic sword overflowing with evil energy was aimed at Lowe’s neck.
《Do you really want to die, Imp?》
《Do you have the courage to kill me, the acting King of Kings, while you don’t have the courage to attack the royal family? I didn’t know that the sword of the person named the Fallen King had strong and weak anger control disorder.”
The greatsword thrown by the Fallen King flew toward Low.
Tsukaaaak!
The flying greatsword grazed Lowe’s cheek and lodged in the wall behind him. Rowe didn’t even blink and stood still.
‘… I almost peed.’
Of course, it was just hard and I couldn’t move.
The provocation was successful. It was because Pendragon was yelling loudly.
“Oh come on! good night! let me go I’ll show you myself! This Fallen King! Our 13 Fallen Knights! I will prove that I am stronger than anyone else!”
Then, Lowe shook his head.
《I don’t like it.》
《What… … ?!”
“I said no. There is no second chance since you have already rejected the King’s command.”
Lowe jerked back.
“As you wish, I will do it without going out. And there will be no black in the future. Enough then.”
Lowe was about to leave the Rifle Chapel with short steps.
thud! Kugu Palace… … !
The corrupt knights, who moved like lightning with their massive bodies, blocked Lowe’s way.
When Lowe looked back in dismay, Pendragon slowly sat down on the throne and uttered a well-organized voice.
“I looked down on you too much for being small. power of attorney. It is more powerful than it looks.》
《… .”
“My apologies. So please give me permission to go out. And don’t try to make me bend any further than this.”
Clap!
Pendragon growled as he shoved his greatsword into its scabbard.
《After this, he’s the real acting authority and I’m going to cut everything up.》 At
this level, it seems that he has won by decision in the tug-of-war for leadership.
Rowe nodded slowly.
《I will give you permission to advance, King of Fall. Instead, there are conditions.”
“Conditions? What?”
“You must follow my instructions from now on. More specifically, prior to departure… … .”
Lowe was naturally giving instructions to Pendragon.
《A reconnaissance party from the Inse side who is exploring the darkness of the Lake Kingdom as if it were coming and going. Please capture them alive.”
“This fallen king is not going to attack the enemy’s headquarters right away, but find and kill the human scout who roams around like flying flies?” “
Serve
to catch a bigger fish.”
《The guardians of public interest and their fortresses are strong. You have to have a means to shake it somehow to create a gap. Capturing the reconnaissance party is part of it.
” … . good Do as instructed.”
Pendragon gnashed his teeth.
“But be prepared, Acting Kid.”
“… .]
《After I shattered the guardian of the people and demolished its walls… … I’ll tear the mouth of that arrogant thing out with my own hands!]
Bang!
Lowe and the lieutenant were kicked out, and the door to the chapel was slammed shut.
The adjutant, who quickly ran down the thirteen steps, looked back at Lowe with a surprised face.
《It didn’t look like that, but it does when it’s unexpected?》
《I was also surprised, what kind of courage did you do that… … .]
Lowe, who came down the stairs with trembling legs, rested on the floor with a scepter and trembled at the corner of his mouth.
“Anyway, it’s okay. Are the Fallen Knights doing it right now… … All you have to do is go watch the capture of the scouting party from the Inse side!]
***
Lake Kingdom District 7.
People carrying torches carefully cross the darkened streets.
Inse side scouting party- It was one party made up of 5 heroes.
between stages. A reconnaissance detachment dispatched during the free exploration period. On the side of Inse, they were carrying out an operation called autonomous exploration.
“… .”
“… .”
They walked carefully through the streets of the Lake Kingdom, surrounded by silence.
Currently, the Lake Kingdom Dungeon has been ‘occupied’ by Ash from Area 1 to Area 6. I succeeded in driving out the darkness.
But this wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
In low-depth dungeons, weaker monsters appeared, so it was easy for inexperienced heroes to train.
However, now it was a situation where we had to start from the depths of District 7.
In addition, dungeon exploration also serves as a reconnaissance to figure out what the next monster is.
Now that the exploration had to start from Area 7, the difficulty of this reconnaissance had also jumped up.
That’s why the role of those who went on their first autonomous exploration between stages was important.
They were made up of veterans who were proficient in the monster front.
1 elven archer, 1 dwarf warrior, 1 beast warrior and 2 human mages.
They were of different races and affiliations, but after struggling together on the battlefield, the five of them were victorious when it came to reconnaissance missions.
And there was another one walking ahead of this party of five.
A muscular man wearing an animal mask – Jackal.
The owner of the District 5 dungeon ‘Flaming Colosseum’ and the dungeon boss who was once called the King of Gladiators.
And now he was Ash’s direct subordinate who led the independently organized taming monster corps.
Based on his experience living in the dungeon for a long time, Jackal assisted the scouting team dispatched from the Crossroads in their first reconnaissance mission for each stage.
The six of them had scouted this hell together many times, and now they were adeptly walking through the darkness of the dungeon.
“It is quiet.”
“Iknow, right. It feels quieter than usual.”
“At this point, one or two monsters might come out… .”
“I guess I should enter the dungeon as well.”
The six of them looked at each other and nodded.
No monsters were seen on the streets of the Lake Kingdom that were immersed in darkness. Reconnaissance wouldn’t work at this rate, so I thought I’d have to enter a nearby dungeon.
Jackal took the lead and raised the torch.
“Since the monsters in this defense battle are a small group, the dungeon may be empty, but… Anyway, let’s go check it out.”
The six entered a narrow alleyway. It was to head to the nearest dungeon.
okay.
And after entering the alley and taking a few steps, the jackal felt something caught on the tip of his toe.
“hmm?”
When I looked down curiously, some metal was rolling under my feet.
No, it wasn’t just metal.
“… ?!”
It was a scythe with a blue blade.
And in the darkness right in front of me, something huge.
While lying flat on the floor, he held out his scythe like an antenna… … Waiting for prey to approach.
Tsukaak!
A huge scythe swung as it gnawed at the floor.
“Avoid everyone-!”
Shouting, the jackal jumped up from its place with animalistic instincts.
Unfortunately, the other heroes weren’t as nimble.
Denggung-!
The ankles of five heroes were amputated by the scythe that was swung with monstrous strength.
“… ?!”
“Ugh?!”
“Big-”
“What is this?”
“Ahhhh!”
Before the five heroes could even let out their own screams,
they churled!
Chunk! Chunk!
Wriggling tentacles and blood-stained chains flew in and bound the heroes,
shooting them aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Smack! iron-!
A thick fog of blood and an unknown, hideous slimy liquid poured over the heads of the heroes.
The five heroes, bound and incapacitated by their own means, were tied to the wall and bound to the floor. Blood pouring from his ankles.
《Keehi. Hee hee hee.”
The fallen knight lying on the floor that had fired the first attack hurriedly crawled forward, picked up the broken feet of the heroes lying on the floor, and swallowed them in one gulp.
“it’s good. delicious. Yum yum yum yum yum yum.”
The 5 subdued heroes instinctively sensed this article as they gulped down their severed feet as if it were very natural.
got it wrong Even if it was hooked wrong, it was hooked very firmly wrongly.
These bastards are no ordinary monsters… … !
It was then.
Wow!
The back of the fallen knight who hastily swallowed it was struck by another newly appeared fallen knight.
“this guy! Have you lost all of your chivalry!”
The king of the fallen knights was Pendragon, the fallen king. Pendragon, who hit the subordinate’s head, let out a scream.
“Didn’t I always tell you! Divide delicious things into 13 portions!]
《Kihi Kihihi I’m sorry. Sorry. Yum yum yum yum yum.”
The fallen knight who was hit in the head continued to bend his head, but did not stop devouring it.
Pendragon sighed and drew his own greatsword. and shouted
《It should be shared equally. Fairly! Because all of us knights are equal!]
Then, he placed his own greatsword on the severed foot. As if a greatsword could be a kitchen knife for cutting meat.
Posing like a cook, the King of the Knights spoke in a tainted voice.
“You understand, sir? I like the number 13. Before eating a human, let’s make sure to cut it into 13 equal parts!”
