# 480
Helmut
Episode 480
Around the time they fell, there was a commotion below.
Gooooooooo!
The three people who were struggling with the tentacle monster heard a loud noise and raised their heads.
And I saw it clearly. A bird falling from the sky, casting a shadow.
The golem made of metal was literally descending like a meteorite.
After all, towards the place where they are fighting! If it’s crushed, not even the bones can be recovered.
Asuka screamed.
“Ugh! damage!”
Why it’s falling isn’t important right now. If you get crushed, you die!
They quickly kicked their feet and ran with all their might to escape the scene.
But the monster wasn’t like that. He was very feverish because people were poking his body with iron skewers.
The bastard was so consumed with rage that he was distracted by wondering which of the humans scattering in all directions he should pursue.
By the time I realized the presence of something falling, it was already too late.
It stretched out its tentacles with the intention of striking it away. But it was a stupid attempt. The person who was hit directly by this sudden meteorite was cruelly crushed along with the broken tentacles.
That thing that fell from such a high place contained so much weighty power.
Cuguagagagagang!
A circular pit appeared in the floor. Fortunately, the monster became a cushion as the fragments flew.
Because of that, there was not much of an impact on the surrounding area. Asuka and Luke Yeager Levant, who avoided the collision, approached the guy again.
However, no movement was felt from the guy whose core had been torn apart. It’s such a miserable sight that it’s hard to open your eyes and see.
Asuka clicked her tongue and muttered.
“Stupid guy.”
“Thanks to you, it ended easily.”
Luke Yeager nodded. At that time, Asuka pointed.
“Look over there.”
On the other side, Helmut and Area Heike could be seen coming down from the air. They were moving straight to the center.
Fortunately, they were safe. That means.
“It looks like it was successful.”
“I’m glad you look safe.”
Asuka and Luke Yeager moved straight to the center. Now there was no one to stand in the way or a watchman.
All that remains is one procedure.
Just one person. Levant did not miss the presence of someone who disappeared.
‘What about Levina?’
A numbing ominous feeling came over me.
He soon discovered something on Helmut’s side and quickly took a step forward.
Luke Yeager approached and asked Heike.
“How do you work? Did it go well?”
“Your golem fell towards us and almost killed us!”
Asuka got angry at Area. Area glanced at him with cold eyes.
“If I couldn’t avoid that, I wouldn’t have the right to come here.”
“The devil has disappeared. Now all we have to do is block the entrance to the demon world.”
Helmut intervened and prevented conflict. Heike also nodded slowly.
At that time, Levant appeared late and stood in front of them. His face turned white.
It was where his eyes were directed. A broken temple item buried in the ground.
Yes, that was the head of the staff that Levina was holding.
Levant looked down in confusion at what had now become a keepsake.
“Levina….”
Maybe he had a intuition. But he wanted to pretend not to know that intuition.
Levant gritted his teeth. I should have said my last goodbye properly.
“He transformed himself and burned the devil.”
Heike answered calmly.
She had no good feelings left in the temple, but she could not accept Levina’s sacrifice lightly. Is it easy for some people to sacrifice their lives?
“…I’m glad I was able to save at least a keepsake.”
Levant picked up the staff and carefully placed it in his arms. There was silence for a moment.
Soon Luke Yeager spoke.
“What should I do now?”
The only talent he had was fighting. The entrance to the demon world must be closed. But how?
Then a voice came from the other side.
[I know.]
Elaga slowly stood up. Now that the demon lord pulling out demonic energy from the entrance to the demon world has disappeared, I have some room to move.
However, as long as demonic energy exists, the demon king will be resurrected again.
Because what they destroyed was only an entity with a clear will.
Completely closes the entrance to the demon world, erasing contact with the world. So that something like this doesn’t happen again.
“Elaga.”
Helmut looked at him with a sense of foreboding. Elaga grinned.
[That’s what I was supposed to do.]
“Who decides that.”
[Lumen told me a long time ago.]
There was silence for a moment. Everyone was silent and looking at him with suspicious eyes.
In an instant, Elaga’s memories reached a thousand years in the past.
This is a memory from when Elaga was very young. When he was a young cub, no more than five months old.
He had lost his parents and was about to lose his life to beasts that had become ferocious under the influence of the Demon King. A hand saved him.
The moment the daylight came and the man with the halo all over his body appeared, the beasts ran away in the blink of an eye.
And then there was a hand that lifted up Elaga, who was whimpering.
The dazzlingly bright human was not threatening, but it felt like it was weighing down my body.
As soon as his touch touched Elaga’s wounded body, it healed quickly.
It had golden eyes. He whispered to Elaga with bright eyes.
‘I saved you, so I will give you a mission.’
The voice, which was different from the sounds of animals, was gentle and had a resonance that seemed to penetrate deep into the body.
‘Soon, this forest will be polluted and all living things will be tainted by demonic energy.’
Surprisingly, hearing his words gave Elaga some sense.
Elaga could understand what he was saying. From that moment.
‘Survive, become stronger, and stand at the top. When the time comes, you will naturally know what to do.’
He stroked Elaga’s head once and spoke in a soft tone.
‘My name is Lumen.’
And he went away, leaving Elaga behind.
I couldn’t remember Lumen’s face. Whether it’s a woman or a man.
Lumen was simply a being as bright and powerful as the sun, etching itself clearly into the young leopard’s memory.
And Elaga became a slightly special leopard. A leopard that can think differently than other creatures and has a little more strength.
The power that Lumen gave was not divine power. They simply developed his body so that Elaga could survive, become strong, and climb to the top of the Forest of Pahe.
Because of this, Elaga was able to easily accept demon energy and become a monster even after the forest of Pahe was closed by the sacred barrier.
[The memory came to me only recently.]
Elaga said calmly. Everyone was speechless at the unbelievable story.
“Lumen… knew this situation would come and made arrangements.”
Heike shook his head.
“So what should Elaga do?”
Helmut asked. That was more important to him.
[We must close the entrance to the demon world. I will absorb the demonic energy of this place and walk into it.]
“And?”
[Entering the entrance to the Demon World means going to the Demon World. After that, I don’t know what will happen to me.]
Elaga remained calm even though she said she did not know what her fate would be. As if I had already prepared my mind.
“There’s no need for Elaga. “There must be another way.”
Helmut spoke firmly. High Priest Levina’s sacrifice was worth it.
Because the temple exists to stop the devil.
It wasn’t the monster Elaga. What does a promise from a thousand years ago have to do with anything now?
[If it weren’t for Lumen, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I have to repay my debt.]
Now that I remember, I can’t pretend not to know. The sacred barrier still remained and Lumen was watching with wide eyes.
Elaga meekly accepted her fate. But Helmut was not like that.
“No, you can’t do that.”
It was childish denial. I can’t lose Elaga.
Because there is a difference between leaving him behind and living under the same sky and never being able to see him.
[Helmut, you chose your life. So this is also my choice.]
Elaga’s eyes became more intense. If you don’t do it this time, it won’t work. As long as the entrance to the Demon World remains, the Demon King will appear again.
He lifted the corners of his mouth and smiled.
[I was wondering if there was someone stronger than me in the demon world. I’ll have to check it out.]
I don’t know if I’ll be able to reach the demon world smoothly, or if I’ll be swept away by the enormous demon energy and disappear.
Because he is a monster. It won’t be a bad place for you.
Elaga made up her mind leisurely.
“It was planned. let him go “We have to put an end to this.”
A voice came from the other side. Although it was Xian’s voice, it sounded like it was someone else’s, mixed with many different sounds.
Helmut looked at him.
Xian, who was standing on the ground, was looking at him.
The mighty power extending from his feet still flows into the entrance to the Demon World and surrounds the land there.
It is a being that is cyan but is not cyan.
“Earth Spirit.”
Helmut muttered.
There was a rush of incomprehension. Why do we have to suffer loss even after saving the world?
He was not a temple, but was just an ordinary human being who had to lose everything he had. Why only yourself.
Why even Elaga?
If this is something prepared, why are these moments reserved for you?
Once, twice, three times… yes, this was the third time. Why is such a harsh fate given to him?
Even at this very moment, countless people are enjoying nothing but peace in a warm and cozy bed.
Those who have power come with duties, but is the price of that power this great?
I know that after it is taken away, there is something that comes back to take that empty space.
But even such an exchange cannot be without harshness.
Helmut never wanted that. I have never wanted to lose or endure anything.
Elaga, who raised him, is irreplaceable.
Yes, even with this world.
Alea reached out and grabbed his shoulder.
“Helmut.”
It was the first time that the touch was not comforting.
Helmut felt extremely helpless. He became strong enough to cut down the devil, but he still had to lose.
Elaga spoke to him, still smiling.
[We will meet again. Since you have achieved a miracle, it is my turn to achieve it as well.]
At the end of that miracle, we will meet again someday.
Elaga’s will was strong.
Helmut realized that he could not stop him.
In the first place, most of the Vis was used up by the Demon King. It was not his turn now.
