𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭
“Ah, damn it! There are too many of them!”
“I wonder if everyone else is okay. . . . . .”
“No point in worrying now. Our only option is to head for the Demon King and meet up with Stella and the others.”
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Blade, Rin, and Ernesta, fortunately, were teleported close to each other. Thanks to Rin and the other two being among the top Holy Warriors, who could easily dispatch any demon they encountered, the trio was able to reunite relatively quickly while defeating the demons in their way.
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They continued to make their way toward the Demon King.
They inferred that Stella had already engaged the Demon King in battle, thanks to the thunderous noises echoing from the floors above.
For that reason, they had to hurry.
Although the hero wielding the Holy Sword is not easily defeated, the chance of Stella winning against the Demon King alone is also low.
They all understood that in order to defeat the Demon King, they had to join Stella as quickly as possible.
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Just then, they saw a familiar group fighting ahead.
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“Oh, it’s Garm and his crew!”
“They’re the beastfolk.”
“Perfect timing. Let’s pick them up. The more Holy Warriors we have to back up Stella, the better.”
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They saw Garm, the captain of the beastfolk unit, along with about ten other beastfolk heroes. They also seemed to have been fortunate enough to regroup.
They rushed toward them to join forces, but quickly realized something was wrong.
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“What the?!”
“Ugh?!”
“Argh?!”
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They were in combat.
And they were being overrun.
Even Garm and his ten heroes were no match.
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The enemy was just one.
A single demon’s claws pierced through the heroes’ chests, its fists crushed skulls, and its kicks severed torsos.
Before Blade and the others could join the battle, all the heroes were slaughtered within a matter of seconds, and the demon laughed uproariously.
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“HAHAHAHAHA! Weak! Too weak! My brethren used to be a lot tougher!”
“Grr. . . . . .?!”
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The demon, laughing, or rather scoffing, cornered the last remaining Garm.
Garm was purely on the defensive.
Though their skills were comparable, their physical abilities were too different.
If he blocked a punch, he’d get blown away; if he attacked, the demon stopped him effortlessly.
The demon crushed Garm’s fist with all its might.
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“Arghhhh?!”
“Ha! You’re so fragile, Garm!”
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The demon prepared its piercing hand.
With his shattered fist held, Garm could not escape. The demon’s hand, enhanced by its sharp claws, aimed for his heart.
A direct hit would undoubtedly pierce Garm’s heart and kill him instantly.
The attack had no hesitation, no mercy, and no doubt.
It was a natural move.
It was a natural scene.
It seemed like nothing more than a typical occurrence of a demon killing its natural enemy, the humans.
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“What the hell do you think you’re doing!!!”
“Huh?”
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Fuming with rage, Blade lunges at the demon.
He raises his greatsword overhead and swings it straight down at the demon.
In response, the demon tries to parry Blade by swinging Garm, who he held in his left hand, but. . . . . .
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“『Electric Shock』!”
“What?!”
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Paralyzed by the lightning spell cast by Ernesta, he paused for a moment.
He shook off the effects quickly, but was too late to swing and ended up dropping Garm behind him.
However, unable to completely dodge, Blade’s slash severed the demon’s left arm.
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“Oh man, that hurts, doesn’t it? That was a different kind of shocking experience! Well done, Ernesta!”
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The demon seemed unfazed by his severed arm and, ignoring Blade that did it, focused only on Ernesta who had cast the lightning spell.
Seizing this opportunity, Rin moved to Garm’s side to begin healing.
. . . . . .The damage had accumulated more than it appeared.
His crushed fist, of course, a shattered arm, a swollen leg, and multiple internal injuries.
Even with Rin’s skill, it would take a few minutes to heal.
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“Ah, that girl, a Holy Warrior, huh? She must be the Saint, judging by her high-level Healing Magic. Not my type, but maybe I’ll give her a hug later, along with Ernesta.”
“You bastard!!”
“What are you doing, Beast King?”
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Blade was filled with rage towards the demon who had demeaning desires for the girl who had helped him. Conversely, Ernesta looked at the demon with eyes filled with a cold murderous intent.
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This demon was a large man, around two meters tall, with shaggy gray hair.
Well-defined muscles without an ounce of fat.
Wolf-like gray ears protruding from his head.
A tail of the same color growing from his waist.
Sharp claws emerging from fur covering his arms and legs.
Every characteristic matched a man Ernesta and the others knew.
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It was the supposedly missing chief of the beastfolk, 『Beast King』 Volf・Ulfurus.
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However, unlike the last time they met, the eyes of the current Beast King were blood-red, and his skin had a pale, bloodless hue.
And most importantly, the dangerous aura emanating from him.
A malevolent aura, the presence of a demon, the enemy of mankind.
The aura of divine protection and the aura of a malevolent demon.
These conflicting energies were unnaturally mixed, emitting a nauseatingly chaotic aura from the current Beast King.
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“What am I doing? Can’t you see? I’ve obtained greater power and ascended!”
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The left arm of the Beast King, slashed by Blade, is regenerating.
There appears to be no activation of Healing Magic.
This is not magical healing; it’s an extraordinary recovery as part of the biology of such creatures, something beyond human capability.
A sign of straying from the path of humanity and descending into the realm of the inhuman.
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“Thanks to the blood of a true progenitor vampire, which is the 『Water』 Legacy!
Though the original vampire is dead and I can’t access its full power, it actually works out for me!
Thanks to that, I didn’t end up being controlled by the vampire and could grow stronger while remaining myself!”
“. . . . . .So you’re saying that you’re not being controlled, but have become a demon of your own free will, and have sided with demons on your own?”
“Isn’t that what I’ve been saying? Do I look like I’m being controlled? Do I look any different from how I used to be?”
“You don’t. It’s truly infuriating how you’re still just as you’ve always been.”
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And so, Ernesta readied her staff with hostile intent.
She no longer recognized the individual before her as a fellow human, but as a demon that needed to be defeated.
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“There’s no helping it now that it’s come to this.
To begin with, we’re in the middle of the final battle, a major emergency situation.
Even if you were just being manipulated, unlike during Rest-boy’s time, I don’t have the luxury to help you.
So, ━━I will kill you, Beast King.”
“Ahahahahaha! How do you plan on killing me, who has surpassed the strongest, when you’re nothing but one of the strongest humans!
I won’t lose to that wretched woman now!
If you can, try doing it, Ernesta!”
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Once known as the two strongest Holy Warriors, they now glare at each other as enemies and allies.
And as if to declare that this is not just their battle,
The man who had his brother stolen by the demon in front of him also prepared his great sword with a face full of fighting spirit.
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“Sorry, Garm. It might be inappropriate, but honestly, I’m a bit happy.
The revenge for my brother. I left one to Allan, but the fact that I can take down the other with my own hands. . . . . .!!”
“Ugh! . . . . . .There’s no need to apologize. As Ernesta-sama said, there’s no helping it now that it’s come to this.
Blade, Ernesta-sama, Rin, please stop my Brother!!”
“You got it!!”
“Leave it to me!”
“I will do my utmost!”
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The final battle in the Demon King’s Castle.
Following the direct confrontation between the hero and the Demon King, a battle that will greatly influence the war was about to begin here.
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“Bring it on, you weaklings!
I am the Demon King’s Army’s newest top combatant! 『Demon Beast King』 Volf!
I’ll kill that muscle head over there, and make the two of you mine after mangling you!”
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Hero’s Party of three vs 『Demon Beast King』 Volf.
The battle begins here.
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