The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 157

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟕: 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 3

“Master, please don’t go anywhere until I return.”

Namir smiled brightly at Siwoo and immediately followed Sirke outside.

Her heart started pounding in her chest.

‘𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?’

For years, the half-demon community had lived in fear of both demons and humans.

The demons ignored the half-demons, considering them impure because they were not pure-bloods, and the humans rejected the half-demons, considering them tainted because they had demon blood.

As a result, the half-demons had been forced to hide and flee from their eyes, wandering from place to place until they finally settled in this desolate land known as the Gobi Desert, where they lived in hiding underground.

Namir felt her blood run cold at the mention of the demons.

Memories of a nightmarish past, when she was enslaved, came flooding back to her.

Horrible days when she was not treated as a living being, but as a mere plaything, persecuted and tormented.

She tried her best to suppress her emotions and ran to the place Sirke had told her about.

The only square in the underground city of〈Sult Ordd〉.

She could see that there were already many half-demons gathered there, and that there was a commotion.

She could see figures atop the ‘Tower of Oaths’ in the center of the square.

Beings that looked like humans, but with small horns on their heads and skin that glowed a pale purple.

‘𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴.’

As she approached, the half-demons who had been crowded around parted to make way for Namir, the landlord of the underground city.

The first thing she saw was the guards of〈Sult Ordd〉, lying on the ground bleeding.

“What in the world is going on here?”

Namir demanded in a voice full of anger, and the demons who had been playing with the Tower of Oaths like a playground turned their attention to her.

“Oh my? Who’s this? Isn’t it the queen of the half-demons?”

“Hee hee hee. Queen Eve. Hee hee hee.”

“W-What an idiot. Th, the queen is m, mine.”

The demons mocked her, showing her not an ounce of respect as they chattered among themselves.

“I asked what you are doing here, invading the place I rule.”

Namir pressed them, her voice icy.

Then, a sharp-featured demon descended from the ‘Tower of Oaths’ and approached her with a swagger.

“Oh, we are demons. But a half-demon like you dares to block our path, so what can we do? Right?”

“If you didn’t want to get involved with half-demons in the first place, you shouldn’t have come here. Leave.”

“Hee hee hee. The queen is pretty. She’s mine.”

Namir was filled with disgust at their attitude.

They had dared to come to her territory and behave so disrespectfully. It was unheard of.

‘𝘉𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦.’

If these demons were to discover that Siwoo was here, there was no telling what could happen.

He had fought the Demon King of the 4th Realm, and recently killed two devils. He was the enemy of the demons.

If the demons were to find out that he was here, they would not rest.

Of course, Siwoo would help Namir and the half-demons without hesitation, but she could not rely on Siwoo forever.

Namir did not want to see Siwoo get into trouble.

But the problem was how to resolve the situation.

If they were just ordinary thugs, she could have just drawn her sword and chased them away, but that was not an option with demons.

The demons were not few in number, and they had a Demon King and devils.

Humans had many nations, High Rankers, and even transcenders known as ‘Mistelteinn’.

But what about the half-demons?

They had IZIZ, but even they were hardly a match for the demons.

There were only a few half-demons who had grown up with Namir in IZIZ who helped〈Sult Ordd〉, but not all of them were half-demons.

In the end, the half-demon community led by Namir had no choice but to live in isolation, wary of everyone else and struggling to survive.

“Queen~, you have no right to order demons around. We only follow the orders of Hikatan-nim, a descendant of the 2nd realm Demon King.”

“〈Sult Ordd〉is not under anyone’s rule. Leave.”

Namir’s resolute tone made the demons chuckle.

“Oh my~? We came as diplomatic envoys of Hikatan-nim. I am Sakun, and these two are number 17 and number 22.”

A demon with a name meant that they held a high position in their realm.

Being called by a number meant that they had not yet been recognized.

Namir frowned when she heard the names.

Now that she knew that her opponents were not in an insignificant position, she could not treat them lightly.

If she were to ignore Sakun, it could be seen as ignoring the demon ‘Hikatan’ that they served.

No matter how strong Namir was, she was no match for the demons on her own.

She suppressed her emotions as much as possible in order to resolve this issue through dialogue.

“Do you understand the situation now~?”

“You have been ignoring the half-demons all this time, and now you come here as diplomatic envoys?”

The demons had visited a few times before.

However, they had not come at the behest of anyone, and had simply visited out of curiosity about the existence of half-demons.

This was the first time that the demons had come with a clear purpose since the creation of the underground city.

Sakun let out a strange laugh when he heard Namir’s question.

He spoke as if he were delivering a very important message, his eyes gleaming with triumph.

“Queen~, Hikatan-nim plans to make this place his territory.”

“What did you say. . .?!”

Not only Namir, but many of the people around her began to murmur in surprise.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

“The half-demons are now qualified to serve the demons.”

Sakun shrugged and replied with a smug expression.

“What kind of. . . nonsense is this? You can’t just come here and make such ridiculous demands without even asking our opinion!”

Namir shouted, flatly rejecting his words.

However, Sakun did not seem to care about her reaction, and continued to chuckle.

“Oh my~? Queen, isn’t this a glorious day for half-demons like you? We are finally allowing you to take your first step into our demon society. Now you will no longer have to run away, and you can live as slaves in the Demon Realm.”

“Wh. . . slaves. . . are you saying?”

“Hee hee hee. The queen is my slave. Serve me.”

“Wh, wh, what an idiot! Th, the queen is m, mine!”

Namir felt her mind go blank at the word slave.

The wounds of the past, which she had forgotten, were flooding back into her chest like a tidal wave.

“. . . . . .”

Sirke, who had been enduring the demons’ mockery and scorn, pulled out a sword from her bosom.

Sring.

She could no longer bear to see the demons insulting Namir, who had taken her in.

“Master, may I kill them?”

“Sirke. . . ?”

Before Namir’s startled voice could stop her, number 17 and number 22 were standing next to Sirke in the blink of an eye.

“ㅡㅡ!!”

Boom!!

Number 17’s fist hit Sirke’s abdomen directly, and bright red blood spewed from her mouth.

“Sirke!!”

“Heyyyyㅡ Queen, stay still.”

Sakun’s sharp claws touched Namir’s neck.

“Why don’t you put that away?!”

“Queen~~ If you want to live as a slave from now on, you will have to learn how to behave yourself. If you raise a weapon against a demon, this is what will happen from now on.”

“S, S, Sakun-nim! I will take this woman as my, my, slave.”

“Hee hee. She is my slave. Number 17’s slave.”

“Everyoneㅡ There are plenty of slaves. You don’t have to worry.”

Sirke, who had wiped the blood from her mouth, swung her sword.

Number 17’s thick belly was cut, and black blood flowed out.

“Hee hee. A slave attacked me. She will be severely punished.”

“This, thisㅡ It seems that a public execution is necessary. How dare a mongrel attack a pure-blood demon without fear?”

“I warn you. I will have her put away her sword, so you should back off too.”

Namir said firmly, her eyes gleaming sharply.

But Sakun looked at her with a sneer.

“Oh~~ Queen, don’t you understand? From this moment on, you are our slaves.”

Sakun snapped his fingers, and number 22’s body disappeared like the wind, reappearing behind Sirke and cutting off both of her arms.

“Gaaaaaaaaaaak!!”

“Sirke-!!”

The painful wounds that had been festering in her heart overlapped with the unexpected anxiety, creating a vivid reality.

Namir bit her lips until they bled.

Was this irreversible?

An overwhelming rage and fury erupted from her.

Ziiiiiiiiiing!!

The three demons were crushed like insects by the enormous force.

“Kheugh!”

A violent rage and murderous intent that was hard to describe in words.

Sakun, who was barely able to raise his head while pinned to the ground, gritted his teeth.

‘𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯?’

Namir, the landlord of the underground city.

The strongest High Ranker, ranked third in the world.

When he had only heard about her, he had thought, ‘How strong can a mongrel be?’ But when she faced her in person, her aura was terrifying.

Number 17 and number 22 were not even able to lift their heads.

“How dare you invade my territory and cut off the arms of my precious retainer.”

A cold voice strangled Sakun’s throat.

He trembled at the murderous intent that was rising from Namir, but he began to roll his eyes frantically.

Half-demons were strong, but they were still half-demons.

No one was on their side.

Sakun summoned his magic to counter Namir’s force and opened his mouth.

“Hehehe~ Queen, if you kill us. . . The half-demons here will have no one to rely on. . . except Hikatan-nim. . . You will be neither demons nor humans. . .”

“. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”

“And~~ Do you think you can fight the demons. . . all by yourself?”

Namir slowly withdrew her force.

She wanted to cut off all his limbs and kill him.

But there was not a single fact that could refute his words, so she could not bring herself to behead the demon.

“Oh my~~ Did you withdraw your force? That was wise of you.”

Sakun let out a bloody laugh and dusted himself off.

Then he approached Namir and slapped her hard across the cheek.

Crack!!

Her lips burst open with a bright red mark, and blood flowed out.

“Is this crazy half-demon out of her mind~? How dare she bare her teeth at her master? It seems she needs to be taught a lesson.”

And then he grabbed Namir’s beautiful white hair.

“Ack!”

“Shut up and follow me~ You will be the first to receive slave training.”

Despite her pathetic and humiliating appearance, the other half-demons could not easily come to her aid.

Even if they were to get rid of these demons now, other demons would come again.

If their leader, Namir, was so docile, who would stand up and fight?

“Come on, follow me~ You are my exclusive slave from today.”

“Hey. Who’s touching my stuff?”

At that moment, an unfamiliar voice was heard next to Sakun.

“Huh?”

Swish.

Along with the sound of an apple being sliced, Sakun’s shoulder was cut off and black blood gushed out.

“Aaagh!!”

“M-Master?!”

Namir called out to Siwoo in surprise.

Sakun grabbed his severed shoulder and glared at Siwoo as if he wanted to kill him.

“Who, who are you!!”

“Me?”

Siwoo grabbed Namir’s shoulder and pulled her close, then said flatly when he heard the demon’s words.

“I’m her guardian.”

“Wh, what?”

“If you have anything to say to her, say it to me first.”

“M-Master??”

Namir looked bewildered, but Siwoo ignored her and looked around.

“I see how things are going. Judging from your filthy blood, you must be demons?”

“What? F-Filthy blood?! Do you not know who we are? You are dead now!”

“Oh, really?”

Siwoo sighed and grabbed the demon’s jaw and tore it off.

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