Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 100

23. Facing the ruins (3)

The adventurers were heartbroken by Lexia’s decision.

It is impossible to be completely destroyed by the decisions of an immature young lady.

However, you can’t just abandon the party and run away.

Aside from being labeled a coward forever, his opponent was the daughter of the Holyoke family.

I don’t have the guts to do something that would

antagonize the Holyoke family .

I pretended not to be able to win and tried to follow her decision and leave the forest path.

If you pass the wasteland to the south and take the path on the other side of the forest, you can arrive at Jorick’s summer house within the next two days.

Lexia reached out to the villagers and spoke.

“The path in front of you is a shortcut, but four vicious giants are blocking it. If it were just us fighting, we would have had a chance to compete against each other, but considering your safety, we

decided to go back. “I know it’s hard, but trust me and let’s go a little further.”

The village people were not fools.

The four giants were not usually scary enemies.

But at the same time, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of disappointment.

Holyoke was the best warrior family in Zoryx.

However, he was unable to show any significant performance in the crisis that came upon Joryx Castle.

Joryx Castle could not even resist the giant’s army and decided to retreat.

They only sent messengers to villages around the castle to inform them of the situation, but did not even dispatch proper guards.

Although he could not dare to blame the lords and warriors, he was keenly aware that they were also helpless.

How infinite is a warrior who cannot be trusted!

About 30 residents, walking weakly, chased after the hero’s party.

However, rational decisions

did not necessarily lead to the best results.

As soon as they left the forest, they encountered more than twice as many giants.

Lexia was scared.

The head of the wizard right next to him disappeared from the giant’s bat.

The wizard, who was left with nothing but his body pouring out blood, walked in the air for several seconds.

A few people ran away.

However, for giants like humans who broke away from their ranks,

they were just easier prey.

When a rock the size of a human head was thrown, the human body bent arbitrarily and rolled around on the floor.

The situation was no different just because I was wearing armor.

Due to the giant’s immense power, the iron plate was no better than a piece of paper.

Broken and torn human fragments flew everywhere.

Maintaining composure in the midst of all this was never easy.

I shouted to encourage myself.

“God… God will be with us!”

My voice trembled.

Instead of giving courage, it made everyone scared.

Lexia was forced to stand in front of her, but her expression was already distorted.

The giant’s attacks continued to hit her shield.

It was a magical weapon provided by the family, but it was already dented and dented here and there.

Residents of the northern village

gathered together, holding each other’s hands.

They were weak humans who could neither run nor fight.

Before death, he apologized for his sins against God.

Please guide me to heaven.

All I could do was pray.

In her penitential prayer, a girl shouted sharply.

“Please save me! “I don’t want to die!” It was a voice that could not even be heard properly, drowned out by the giant’s shout.

But it seemed like God had heard it. There was a man

falling from the sky like a meteor .

Due to the shock of falling, I lowered my body to the ground for a moment, but immediately ran towards the giants.

The man was not very big.

Still, everyone couldn’t take their eyes off him.

Holy light radiates from his body.

The giants were afraid just to see that light.

The young golden light on the sword cut down everything, and the young silver light on the shield

became a protective shield against fire.

Lexia stared with blank eyes at the boy standing next to her.

It was the appearance of the hero Zeke.

“Zeke

“God never abandons us! Miracles are just a tool for victory, but faith is the true power!”

The boy’s loud voice spread throughout the battlefield.

trust!

The belief brought about by the hope that one had not been abandoned by God

was the source of courage.

The warriors and magicians who were trying to escape took firm steps to the ground.

Even the villagers picked up stones and stretched out the pointed parts of their staffs.

The eight giants were fearsome enemies.

But in the current situation, it was right for the eight giants to be afraid of their opponents.

God of devils and dragons.

Arch Lich and Mandarake.

And even fairies.

In particular, the first two

were beings with the power to annihilate the entire giant race. That is, as long as you don’t get lazy sitting in the carriage.

Deus sent Lakhe and Skatul to act as Zeke’s assistants.

One Skathul would have been enough, but it was to teach Lakhe how to fight as a human.

But there was no need for them to intervene.

The power of Zeke, who realized the aura, could not even be measured by the level of warriors already divided by humans. He

raised the giant’s club as a shield

and swung a sword filled with aura through the gap.

Doomsrhino was capable of cutting down a giant on its own.

As soon as the aura was contained there, even the bones were split apart.

To Zeke, the giant was just a tall man.

The only weapons were clubs and animal bones, and the only armor was animal skin.

The technique was not sophisticated, and it was just a matter of swinging and striking based on one’s strength. There was no way

such a giant’s attack

could pierce the shield containing the aura. It was far superior to the giant in both attack and defense.

Two giants have already fallen dead.

Just chasing Zeke was too much for Lexia.

It seemed like Zeke had grown close to evolution in the few weeks we had not been able to see each other.

Zeke now pushed into the middle of the giants with his shield in front of him.

I felt the battle of Skathul and Lakhe behind me.

If there were them, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Then I saw a flower blooming before my eyes.

It was not a very pretty flower. Rather, it had an ugly black glow.

The giant struck the flower in annoyance. At that moment, the flower exploded.

Seeds the size of chestnuts spewed out at the giant.

Mr. Hall got stuck in the giant’s skin. When I used my hand to check for small hooks, they moved to my hand. It was

immediately after that that Mr. Hall began to rust

.

The bones quickly became exposed as they rotted away along with the surrounding flesh.

Zeke was horrified when he saw that scary magic. He vowed not to touch the flower and attacked the other giant.

“Senior Lexia! “Please take the left side.”

“huh!”

Zeke cut down the giant’s right side and put pressure on it. It was Lexia’s sword that cut the left heel of the panicking giant.

The blade of the sword had become dull from a long fight

and did not cut cleanly, but that did not mean it was ineffective.

Lexia lifted her sword again.

Just a few minutes ago, my body was stiff and I couldn’t extend my sword like I wanted… but now I felt like I could do anything.

Because I fought against even more fearsome enemies together with Zeke.

“Haaa!”

With all his might, he swung his sword again.

This time it went in properly. The kneecaps shattered and the giant’s body fell to the ground.

She too was a warrior.

After regaining my courage, I became more confident in my swordsmanship.

As the two of them put pressure on the giant, the warriors and wizards gained some leeway.

And leisure came back with firepower.

As the giants died one by one, it was only humans who stood there.

Zeke smiled with relief after meeting Lexia.

“Senior Lexia! “As expected, you’re safe!”

“of course. “Do you think I can be defeated by giants?”

Zeke and Lexia walked along the forest path with their horse heads side by side.

The party immediately killed the four giants, finished maintenance briefly, and headed straight to the summer house.

Now that Zeke’s group had joined, there was no more trouble.

Although we had to go another half hour to match the walking speed of the farmers, no one complained.

“I was surprised to see Joryx Castle in that shape.”

“You went to the castle. Damn giants! They mercilessly attacked the castle and destroyed it. Still, I’m glad I noticed the enemies coming in advance. “At least we were able to reduce the damage.”

“God helped me.”

“Yes, really.”

“I guess God helped Zeke! “I heard you went to Evil’s Wall.”

“I found out that a volcano erupted there.”

“It’s a terrible disaster! “There are rumors going around that the passage to the demon world is connected because of that.”

“It’s not a rumor. Even Seonghwangcheong has become a bamboo field.”

“Seonghwangcheong? “What about His Holiness?”

“Luckily, it looks like you escaped safely. “It looks like he’s in the capital of Verde now.”

“Acomae?”

“yes.

“There’s a lot going on. Now that I think about it, there is another surprising fact.”

“A surprising fact?”

“huh. Mr. Cadenza, who is here as a supervisor at the Holy Emperor’s Office, is his true identity. “On the day the giant attacked,

he returned to Joryx Castle with his companions. Well, he was the Zodiac Knight!”

“If it’s a colleague, is it that another paladin has come to visit?”

“Why aren’t you surprised? “Surely you already knew?”

“Ah yes.”

“Why didn’t you tell me then?”

“If you’re asking why… I just found out about it by chance later.”

Zeke scratched his head.

“Well, I guess I should have kept it a secret. Because Zodiac Knights are secret knights

. “I don’t know why they came to Joryx Castle, but it must be to carry out a top-secret mission for His Holiness the Holy Emperor.”

“I guess so.”

Zeke looked at the distant mountains with an awkward expression.

The reason Cadenza came to Joryx Castle was because of him.

Cadenza discovered Zeke’s pureblood status while investigating strange incidents occurring around the castle – all of which were committed by Deus. After that

, he stayed at the castle to attract

Zeke to the same Zodiac Night .

“I was really surprised. I’ve heard it like an old story since I was young. “The legendary adventures of the Zodiac Knight.”

“The story you heard is not the story of the Zodiac Knights of the time.”

“That’s true, but I admire you. “I would do anything to become Zodiac Knight.”

Lexia, who was talking, clapped her hands.

“Zeek, shall we tell your story? It’s getting stronger. I don’t know for sure, but it may have reached G-level status by now. A G-class dragon at your age is by no means ordinary. If you’re lucky, you might get noticed by the Zodiac Knight. Zeke, aren’t you going to become the Zodiac Knight?”

“I can’t. You are hired by Deus. “I will work hard at least until my younger siblings graduate from college.”

“Is the clerk at the weapon store a big deal? It’s Zodiac Knight! Besides, that weapon shop

is gone now. “The giants would have torn it to pieces.”

“Shh! senior! Even so, Deus-sama, I’m in a really bad mood right now because of that incident.”

“I guess so.”