Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 316

71. The one with the red heart (4)

The time of slaughter is over.

It didn’t matter how many survived.

All the warriors lost their courage. They were no longer warriors.

What was even more despairing was the fact that the man in front of me, Deus, was still sitting as if leaning on his white-bone throne.

Deus was the first to

lift his elbow that he had leaned on.

“Now there are four left.”

Deus turned around.

The four he spoke of were four warriors who were still holding swords.

They were all Zodiac Knights.

In addition to Cadenza and Oridon, there is the Knight of the Virgin, Redditch of the Holy Commissariat, and the Holy Knight of the Sagittarius, Tabas of the Holy Free Kleash.

Except for the warriors who were completely disfigured, all the warriors were far away.

Every time I took a step and felt afraid, I took a step back and the distance widened by tens of meters.

“Since you have stepped into the demon world, you must be prepared to die, so it would be right to kill everyone…

Cadenza broke into a cold sweat as Deus dragged on.

He had the ability and motivation to do so.

At this moment, I came to a keen realization.

If there is anyone who can stop him, it is only Zeke.

But Zeke

had gone far north.

Looking back now, I see that this expedition itself was a complete defeat.

I heard that Deus has completely split up with the demons.

Who could imagine that a dethroned king would come back for his people?

The giant’s appearance has not been seen since the cataclysm that caused the continent of Jose to crash.

Ascaron’s judgment was that, except for the new Scarecrow King, there were no unknown forces that would help the demon world.

That’s why the war started despite the absence of a powerful card called Zek.

That judgment seemed right.

The demons were helpless.

The only news we heard for about a month was the news of victory. They succeeded in destroying the northern castle gate of Mado.

Now, if only 10,000 towers were torn down and the Demon King’s Castle was captured, the war would end completely.

However, Deus defined this war in one word.

It’s called ‘dream’.

“Shall we try this? “Two out of four of you

must die.”

Redditch, a Holy Knight of Virgo with a fiery personality, immediately became angry at Deus’ words.

“Are you trying to insult the hero? “What is it with you that you are so arrogant?”

“Oman? “If you look at the difference between my abilities and yours, you would be the one who is arrogant just by opening your mouth in front of me.” Cadenza blocked Raditz’s path.

“I think it would be best to step back now. The author is Demiurge 666 years old.”

Raditz frowned.

That notoriety is familiar.

He is the one who delved into the human world and attempted to corrupt the most outstanding warrior, Zeke.

Cadenza turned his eyes to Deus again.

There was no need to estimate the power difference.

Among those who survived, there were only a handful who had the will to fight.

If all the surviving warriors add more strength, will they be able to stop him?

The conclusion was not difficult to come to.

Last one.

As long as that entity did not exist, the Demon King could not be stopped.

Cadenza let out a long sigh.

“Will you spare everyone at the price of two lives?”

Deus laughed.

“every? I’m not sure about that. “I can’t save you from running away and trampling each other to death, right?”

“You mean you won’t touch it.”

“I won’t stop other demons.”

“That’s enough.”

Cadenza turned his head and looked at Redditz.

“Lord Redditch, please return to headquarters immediately and order a general retreat. “It’s better to be as early as an hour.”

“Lord Cadenza!”

“It’s an order.”

At that time, Oridon blocked Cadenza’s path.

“Cadenza my friend. If one of the Zodiac Knights were to live, I would not hesitate to choose you.”

“I am the Commander-in-Chief.”

“You are the only one who can control this army.”

At that moment, Tabas, the Holy Knight of the Sagittarius Seat, moved.

He measured the sacred arrow in protest.

“I am Tabas Pan Holy Pricklyash! He is a Holy Knight of Sagittarius. Did you think that if I were to save your life, you would say thank you and come back alive? Devil! Fighting him was truly a paladin’s dream!”

His arrow created a beam of light. But his arrow could not even reach Deus’ body.

It was a natural result.

Even the first perfect army of warriors could not leave a single scratch on Deus’ body.

Deus looked at him from the corner of his eye.

“Now I just have to decide on one more thing.” Tabas’ body exploded and scattered in all directions.

I couldn’t even scream.

The sound made by the crunchy piece of meat falling to the ground was devoid of any emotion.

Cadenza closed his eyes and shouted.

“Oridon! Reddit! “You two, leave!”

Oridon nudged Redditch on the shoulder.

“That guy is angry. “Go quickly.”

Raditz’s eyes trembled.

The more stubborn you are, the closer you get to death.

A few drops of Tabas’ blood fell on his body.

I was holding on out of respect or will, but I knew long ago that it was a battle I couldn’t win.

Will you die?

Will you survive?

Everyone is telling us to survive.

Who would laugh at themselves for sneakily jumping on the bandwagon?

No one will be able to criticize.

Then wouldn’t it be better to live?

Raditz lowered his head.

“You two

“It’s not for you.” In order to save the lives of our allies who came with us into the depths of the demon world, we need at least one more outstanding knight. Reddit, go and protect everyone!”

Raditz nodded at Cadenza’s shout.

I folded the shrine spica, put it on my back, and started running.

he shouted in a loud voice.

“This is an order from the Commander-in-Chief! “Everyone retreat!”

As if they had been waiting for that command, the warriors and knights began to move in unison.

The knight division that occupied the northern gate of Mado was already frightened by the warriors’ miserable appearance and was retreating on its own.

The two warriors were protecting the human army from the rear, which was slipping away like the tide.

Cadenza and Oridon.

The two warriors stood shoulder to shoulder facing Deus.

Oridon aimed Deus with Tares inside the bastard sword and holy sword.

“Cadenza.”

“Say no more. “If you won’t leave, we can die together.”

“drivel. “Do you not remember

how many warriors died in this battle ?”

“So…

“Cadenza, you are not a bad person. That’s why I’ve been by your side. “What will be left for us after this war is over?”

Cadenza shrugged his shoulders at Oridon’s question.

“cadenza! What happens to us after this war is over? I can’t answer anything to this question. But you can do it. That’s why I have to die and you have to survive.”

Cadenza could not refute his words.

Every time I opened my mouth to speak, my heart sank.

I was so overcome with emotion that I ended up crying.

“Oridon Oridon! “My friend!”

” go.”

“I will definitely take revenge. “I will definitely take revenge for you by living this shameful life.”

“I’m not sending you off hoping for something like that. “Survive for humanity.”

The cadenza

turned on its foot without ever falling.

Oridon, left alone, turned his eyes to Deus.

After a long yawn, he got up from his white bone throne.

“Has it been decided who will die?”

Oridon added strength to the hand holding the holy sword Antares.

“I’m sorry. He’s such a weak guy. But a weak person has a way of squirming in his own way, so hang out with him for a moment.”

Cadenza was a rare warrior.

His blood level was slightly above 9.0.

In the history of warriors, there were only a handful of times that 4 generations reached 9 generations.

Given that the Last Hero barely exceeded 10, 9 was an incredible number.

That’s why he was called a ‘genius’ and grew quickly.

Purity was ultimately synonymous with combat ability and aptitude.

Cadenza had already surpassed Class D before turning 15 years old. With the added value of his family name, he stood out among the young warriors and

was appointed as a Zodiac Knight before he even turned twenty.

It was there that I met Oridon.

Although he was overshadowed by the genius Cadenza, Oridon was also a pureblood genius of the 8th generation.

The meeting between the two geniuses was surprisingly refreshing.

Cadenza did not look directly at Oridon, and Oridon liked making friends so much that he did not focus on Cadenza.

One of the colleagues I have made throughout my life.

The first time Oridon paid attention to Cadenza, who had only

that much meaning, was one day when he achieved great success against a group of demons that had flowed out of a gap.

Cadenza’s wanton hatred toward the demons was rarely seen even among warriors.

“What is your dream?”

Oridon had no choice but to ask him.

“Are you talking about a dream?”

“uh. Most people who become Zodiac Knights are like a dream come true. Because as a warrior, there is nowhere else to climb

. Anyway, we are the 4th generation and cannot be the last warriors. “As a porter, you can only decide whether to die in the final war or survive and become a politician.”

“How about you?”

“I’m going to die. Most of the surviving heroes become ugly. “There is nothing more terrible than a warrior who grows old and sick and dies in his bed.”

” okay.”

” you?”

“I will die too.”

” is it?”

“Is it strange?”

“huh. You look more suited to the latter. “He also has good hair.”

“I want to die. However, the place where I will die is not the Jose Continent.”

Oridon’s expression hardened.

But my heart did the opposite and suddenly started racing.

Jose: I want to die somewhere other than the Continent.

There are only two worlds in this world.

Jose.

And…

“Demon World?”

he laughed.

The scorpion’s red heart made up its mind that day.

I will protect this thing with the poisonous sting of its tail, which can only be used once.

Oridon’s Holy Sword Antares was originally the name of the star at the heart of Scorpio.

It was almost fate that he became a paladin of Scorpio.

He took out another hidden weapon, Shaula.

That small weapon, barely a span of size, seemed too weak to be used against the Demon King.

Deus quietly watched what he did.

What on earth are you trying to do with that dagger?

Oridon looked down at his sword for a moment.

Then he suddenly stabbed himself in the heart with the sword.

Humans are just humans.

There was no way I could survive after stabbing my heart with a knife.

However, if it is an ordinary knife.

Shaula was a sword made from special drugs and magic reagents.

It was an elixir handed down from the Holy Whig family, and the effect was simple.

That is, borrowing all the energy that humans have throughout their lives into the present.

There is no doubt that the price is death, but at least for a moment, it will shine with great light.

There are not many moments when you need to use Shaula. Most of the warriors

who inherited Holy Whig’s last name

used Shaula only in the final war.

Deus quietly waited for his change.

The muscles swelled and the magic power was amplified.

Although he couldn’t quantify it, it felt like his original ability had nearly doubled.

Even compared to Zeke, who overthrew the 665-year-old Mahon, he was never inferior.

It meant a power approaching that of the last hero.