‘This is embarrassing.’

Toby couldn’t come to his senses at the sudden situation.

I thought there would be at least the test subjects left by Delune.

Actually, it was as expected.

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Until the appearance of the thought body, it was a range that could be tolerated to some extent.

In a situation where Harold was also with them, even if Delune himself appeared, he could be an opponent to some extent.

But what about Astaros?

‘I never thought I’d hear that terrible name here.’

In fact, there were not 5, but 6, of the 5 great demon kings in this world of demons.

The name of another demon king that existed 100 years ago was Astaroth.

His own strength is also strong, but everyone in the demon realm called him this way, referring to him who resurrects the dead to form his own army.

death lord.

He formed a huge kingdom of the dead, and he was a feared being to all.

But was it because it was too much?

The other great demon kings decided to punish him for the terrible experiments and massacres he performed on living beings.

It was a natural result because it was a level of evil that was unacceptable in the Pandemonium, where fighting was everything and strength was everything.

In the end, the kingdom and army of Astaros fell to the allied forces of the five demon kings, and Astaros did not escape death either.

‘After Astaroth’s death, his name was rarely mentioned… .’

Part of it was because he didn’t mention the ominous name on purpose, but it was also because there was no reason to care about him who was already dead.

However, in an unexpected place and situation, he came across the statue of Astaroth.

It cannot be said that he knows everything, but there are not many people in the world of demons who have as much knowledge in various fields as Toby.

Even Toby, this situation was unexpected.

‘If that’s a statue with real Astaros power, it’s hard to win.’

Even if only a part of the information encountered in various fields is true, it is an existence that can never be defeated.

And the overwhelming scent of demonic spirit and death that flowed from the statue in front of him proved that the statue was not a fake.

“Harold. Are you feeling it too?”

“… The situation is serious. I’ll try to pull the time off somehow, so Toby-sama, focus on escaping with Kylers.”

A situation in which Harold, the leader of Frozen, says he will not defeat his opponent, but will endure.

The energy emitted by the statue of Astaroth was so powerful.

Woo woo woo.

An intangible energy emanated from the statue’s mouth.

Energy that is neither very fast nor strong.

However.

Wow!

The energy violently shook Toby’s defenses.

“Keugh!”

“Toby! There is no time. You have to make a decision while you still have time.”

“Um… .”

Toby was troubled for a moment.

‘If I were to reveal my true strength, would there be any possibility?’

There is no point in hiding your power in this situation.

In a life or death situation, there was no reason to leave a margin.

But even if I tried my best, it wouldn’t be easy.

And a moment of worry brought about an irreversible situation.

Woo woo woo.

The energy shot from the statue’s mouth once again.

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Unlike the intangible aura from before, this time it was a blood-red mist.

The fog spread around and created sharp blades.

It’s like being imprisoned in a prison made of blades.

Delun burst into laughter as he looked at the sacrifices in front of him.

“Ha ha ha! I think I’m rolling my head, but it’s already too late. There is no way for you guys to survive when Astaroth’s statue materializes.”

It wasn’t just a bluff.

In fact, the waves emitted by the statue were constantly cutting down on Toby and Harold’s strength, and on the contrary, it added strength to Delune.

“It is an honor to know You are to be sacrificed to the new ruler.”

“Great.”

Delune looked at the two kneeling in front of the statue and raised his lips.

All that was left was to slowly take the power of the sacrifices.

“Well?”

In an instant, Delune’s eyes caught a strange sight.

A demon looking around with an incomprehensible expression from behind and a small kid who looks like a familiar.

‘What are those?’

Compared to the previous two, his presence and power were weak, so I didn’t pay much attention to him, but when I looked closely, it was a little strange.

At the time the statue of Astaroth appeared, everyone in this area should be affected, but there was no sign of that from those guys.

‘Anyway, they’re nothing special, so I’ll have to deal with the ones in front first.’

Delune slowly approached the offerings.

* * *

I hurried over to Toby and Harold.

“Are you okay?”

“Keugh. Kyler, I will try to open the way somehow, so avoid it.”

“okay. If Harold and I do our best, it will be possible to get at least one of you out.”

The words of two people who even went so far as to spleen.

It was clear that the two were not in a normal state.

The complexion was not good and the energy felt was unstable.

Perhaps the statue in front of me is the cause.

But I wonder if that’s enough to make me feel so afraid.

It’s true that I can definitely feel unusual energy, but it didn’t come with a lot of pressure to me.

“Ha ha ha! Please be gentle with your neck.”

An opponent wearing a red robe approached.

Looking closer, I could tell for sure.

‘It’s not as strong as I thought.’

It is true that he is definitely stronger than me.

It was because the passive skill, Indomitability, had been activated right away.

[The skill Indomitable is activated.]

Indomitability is a skill that is automatically activated when fighting an opponent stronger than oneself.

The fact that it was activated in the current situation was proof that the opponent was stronger than me.

However, Harold and Toby were never opponents who would have such a hard time.

If so, the cause was obviously that statue.

‘I don’t know why, but I don’t seem to be affected by that statue.’

So I had to do it.

“I will deal with you.”

“Dangerous! That guy is no ordinary opponent.”

“okay. Avoid while me and Harold buy time.”

“it’s okay.”

I slowly aimed my sword at Delune in front of me.

“It’s ridiculous. It is a meaningless outburst.”

There was not the slightest hint of tension on his face.

‘I guess that’s how much I believe in my own strength and the statue behind it.’

However, that arrogance and carelessness will make the difference between life and death.

“Who are you arrogant in front of?”

“what?”

“They said that a hawk is medicine for a man with a hat.”

Red demonic energy began to emerge from the tip of the sword.

Delun’s eyes widened as he saw the red demonic air filling the space.

“This, this energy?”

Delune, who came to his senses belatedly, hurriedly rushed at it, but it was already too late.

Brilliant streaks of red light spilled out around them, pushing back the ominous red mist.

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam.

A space that shakes violently as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Aagh!”

Delune, who was swept away by Diablic Requiem, flew away in an instant.

Whoops.

Delune flew away and was buried in the wall.

The motionlessness seemed mortally wounded.

‘Looks like he’s weaker than I thought.’

It is true that I did my best because I had no intention of leaving anything behind as long as the opponent was stronger than me.

Diablic Requiem, which even received the indomitable buff, showed the strongest power so far and literally shattered Delune and the surrounding area.

But even considering that, it was too bland.

-Wow! Kyler got it done.

For a moment, Xeon, who was next to me, said something he shouldn’t have said.

“Kuaaa!”

Delun stood up as if he had been waiting.

“dare… give me this pain? I will not kill you gracefully!”

There were large holes in Delune’s chest and thighs.

Worse than that is the scar on the face.

The face exposed outside the robe had nearly half blown off.

A normal person would of course die instantly, and even the undead would have been annihilated.

But Delune’s voice didn’t seem to have been hurt at all.

-uh? Look at that.

The place Zeon’s finger was pointing was Delune’s face.

Chi profit.

The wound was recovering rapidly.

After a while, Delun, who had completely recovered from the wounds on his face, chest, and thighs, approached.

“You are special… .”

“noisy.”

“Ah!”

I swung my sword once more, and Diablic Requiem poured out.

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam.

Just like before, Delune fell out.

But there was a difference.

‘Is it blocked?’

To be precise, the damage Delune took was reduced.

At first, it was hard to find a place that was fine, but now only the arm or leg is in a state of deep wounds.

There were no fatal injuries to the face or chest.

‘It’s not like my attacks have weakened.’

Like the first time, no, rather, I attacked with stronger power.

However, Delun rather withstood a stronger attack.

I have no intention of staying still.

“Khehehe. How are you? my strength.”

“It’s so clumsy.”

“What?”

After momentarily dominating his side.

Kwaaang!

I slapped the boy on the side.

“Ah!”

Delun, who was thrown backwards with the shock wave, was able to barely hold his position after rolling on the floor several times.

“Inooum!”

Delune bursts into anger.

There were no visible wounds on his body that could be considered fatal.

What is certain is that he is getting stronger, or his resilience is rising to an absurd level.

‘I don’t know if it’s going to be difficult for me alone.’

I turned to look at Toby and Harold.

Even if I couldn’t show my full strength, I thought that if I worked together, I would be able to handle it.

However.

“Keugh.”

“That bastard.”

Before one knew it, a blood-red wall had been erected around the two, completely restricting their movements.

‘He said he would buy time somehow, but what is this?’

Contrary to their firm words, they were two people who had been suppressed in vain.

‘It’s difficult.’

Obviously, Delune is still at a level I can deal with.

But if I think about getting stronger, there will eventually come a moment that I can’t handle.

And that point kept moving ahead.

‘Is that statue the problem after all?’

The energy flowing from the statue created a wall and flowed into Delune, so he had to deal with the statue first.

The problem is the magic circles and barriers that fill the area around the statue.

During the battle with Delun, he tried to attack the statues, but all of them were blocked.

It was the same with Diablic Requiem.

It was said that it could not be pierced by any attack.

“If you won’t come, I’ll let you go.”

A huge blade appeared in the air at the same time as Delune’s gesture.

As if soaked in blood, the red blade fell at a right angle.

‘I can’t avoid it.’

Behind me were Harold and Toby, trapped in a wall.

If they dodged, the attack would fall on those two.

The two couldn’t show their strength properly, so I had to block them.

Wow!

“Keugh.”

He struggled to block the falling blade at a right angle.

The destructive power transmitted through the sword was stronger than expected.

front, side, top.

A mindless attack.

The sword bounced and spilled, and the attack that was unavoidable was endured by utilizing the demonic barrier.

Pew!

In the ensuing battle, I was cornered more and more, and finally had the wall at my back.

“Khehehe. It’s like a rat caught in a trap.”

Delune’s expression of confidence in his victory.

“I have something I want to ask you, so I won’t kill you right away. But you won’t need limbs.”

At the same time, countless magic circles emerged around Delune.

It was a power that seemed unusual to each one.

“You have no right to ask me questions.”

“jackanapes. You still haven’t figured out the subject.”

Instead of answering, I raised my finger and pointed somewhere.

“Are you forgetting something?”

“What nonsense… what, what?”

The place where the finger is pointing is the statue of Astaros.

And on top of the statue’s head, Xeon was sitting.

– Kylers. The barrier disappeared when I let go of the beads.

Xeon successfully completed the mission.

“Good job.”

I raised the corners of my mouth and looked at Delune.

“Now, who doesn’t seem to be getting the subject?”