Chapter 81: Don’t Do This (6)

Chapter 81: Don’t Do This (6)

Immediately after hearing Lukkwans straightforward explanation, the Inquisitor rushed to the central garden in a single moment.

As she did, all the civilians she came across were left to the thieves. They could find safe places for the people so no one would fall victim to the Demons outside the castle.

Then, she reached the entrance to the central garden.

She stepped over piles of corpses and shattered doors to enter the blood-filled garden. The first thing she saw was a hole where a large tree had once been. Blood from a huge number of people formed a lake inside it.

Demon Knight?

She barely managed to tear her eyes from it and looked around more. Within this darkness that even the oil lamp they'd prepared couldnt illuminate, she could make out a faint figure moving about.

That stature and silhouette of a sword on his back clearly belonged to the Demon Knight.

Are you okay?

However, her intuition was ringing alarm bells. Why had the Demonic Energy previously confined to his right arm extended across his entire body?

The Inquisitor carefully took half a step forward with her shield raised; a wise move.

Urgh.

Bang!

!

In but an instant, a blade struck her. It was a fast attack that would have been difficult to react to had she lowered her shield.

Demon Knight!

At that moment, its owner became visible in the lamps flames light.

The Demon Knight's entire body was covered in red and black energy as he held his Zweihnder in one hand.

It was hard to tell whether his eyes, tinted in a reddish color similar to a flames, were currently gray or red.

The blood on his pale cheeks ran like tears down to his chin.

Annoying

Demon Knight, come to your senses!

I feel like Im going to die of frustration

He went at her again. She raised her shield. Baaam! A heavy blow rained down on it. Even after shed strengthened herself with Divine Power, her hands and wrists still tingled.

Demon Knight!

The Inquisitor called out to the Demon Knight once more. This time, she received some reaction: the Demon Knight touched his forehead with his left hand and bent down. He acted like someone suffering from a severe headache.

However, the crucial difference between him and a sick patient was that he raised his sword against the Inquisitor and showed no signs of withdrawing.

Huh, ugh.

Letting out a noise that sounded like a cry, the Demon Knight stumbled forward. The smoky Demonic Energy covering his body thickened and thinned over and over.

Ive to come to my senses but Im so annoyed. So irritating.

The Zweihnders blade began turning blood red.

Cant I just kill her?

Upon hearing that one sentence, the Inquisitor abandoned the hope shed been holding on to.

The Demon Knight was completely out of his mind right now. It was more than clear that that vicious Demon was trying to possess his body at this very moment!

Don't worry, Demon Knight! I can endure it!

What she had to do was simple.Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

She had to place her trust in the Demon Knight and buy time.

So dont lose yourself!

Until he suppressed the Demon again and fully came to.

Swish!

As soon as she finished shouting, the Demon Knight raised his head again.

The pulsing Demonic Energy eventually stretched out explosively and climbed through his hair, taking the form of a crown or horns.

I told you, youre annoying.

The corners of his red eyes, elongated by the dripping blood, were bent like a person crying.

Why why am I so annoyed by you?

The man, whose complexion was more gray than white in the sunlight and yet so very pale in the dark, seemed somewhat awkward to her with that hue completely absent.

However, when his pale cheeks adopted a crimson color under her lamps light and his lips, normally drawn in a straight line, curved up like a broken glass window

That slight awkwardness turned into unfamiliarity.

Because of you its because of you.

The Inquisitor gathered her Divine Power. Shed already pushed herself to the limit not too long ago, but she didnt care.

The pain caused by said Divine Power compounded her mental fatigue but didnt actually affect her physically. She could still fight.

No, she had to fight.

So, just die already.

Who else could return the Demon Knight to his senses?

Bam!

She raised her shield to block the incoming sword. She then attacked him with her mace, to which the Demon Knight fell back to stab at her right away. Of course, an eerie energy was forming around the blood-stained blade.

Oh, almighty God!

Would she be beaten by him like that? No, she couldnt let that happen.

Grace me with your presence!

The Inquisitor used the power God had blessed her with alongside excruciating pain. She forcibly changed the direction of her mace and shield to block that attack before going even further, sending forward waves of Divine Power.

The Demon Knight narrowed his eyes slightly before retrieving his sword and plunging it into the ground. The Arcane Power pouring out of him from all over collided with the Divine Power.

Ba-ba-ba-bang.

For a moment, like iron clashing with iron, the Demonic Arcane Power and Divine Power engaged in a fierce power struggle. The amounts were similar, after all.

The two energies ended up hurtling in different directions.

However, she couldnt be complacent. The Demon Knight wasnt the least bit fazed by that and had already launched his next offensive.

The crimson blade cleaved through the air, and the powerful energy imbued within stretched forth, separating the world above and below.

Baang!

She couldnt afford to avoid it, so the Inquisitor blocked the attack with her shield.

That energy before her was even more focused and sharper than earlier, leaving a few scratches on the shield.

He didnt stop there. The Knights sword, which hed raised, fell on her diagonally.

The Inquisitor rolled over the floor to avoid getting cut through.

She would have blocked again if she had her usual equipment, but guarding with this cloth armor and cheap, medium-sized shield would be useless.

She shook the dust from her red hair.

Taking advantage of that gap, the Demon Knight rushed at her. Instead of regaining her balance after her roll, she simply raised her shield. She had one hand placed on the floor and the other holding the shield to cover her body.

Not too long after, a heavy blow struck the shield. His face, barely visible from behind the shield, wore a disgraceful expression.

The Demon Knight would never make that kind of expression.

Did you truly think I would lose!!

She shouted and prayed again. White light burst out around her, repelling the Demon Knight.

At that moment, the mace in the Inquisitors right hand struck the ground in front of him.

Whoosh!

One second. Two seconds. The dust blocking her view pulled away suddenly like curtains.

!

How many times had the Demon Knight swung his sword in that split second?

Despite her raised defense, her left ear and hair got cut off. Her right shoulder was also sliced all the way to her chest. The cut that passed over her thigh exposed bone.

I! I promised you! I swore to hold on until you return!!

However, her injuries couldnt stop her. The burning pain from the Divine Power she took in caused a sudden nosebleed.

As if to reward her for this sacrifice, however, the wounds beneath her torn clothes healed as she moved forward. A brief realization flashed through the Inquisitors mind.

Oh almighty God, have pity on your lamb!

If she couldnt block his sword attacks filled with Demonic Energy no matter how much Divine Power she gathered and concentrated within her, what if she just got cut and healed herself afterward?

I beg of you, please save this poor man!

Golden waves poured down on her. The sharp, compressed sword strikes filled with Demonic Energy sliced through everything as if to oppose the world.

It didnt matter. She allowed her body to be cut, protecting only her vital organs.

In any case, the Demon Knights sword severed her limbs so cleanly that they would be remarkably easy to reattach or heal.

Hyaaap!!!

And then, she finally stood right before the Demon Knight.

The Demon Knight raised his sword as if to block something.

However, he couldnt raise it fully. His sword and hand, which seemed rather stiff, simply stopped midair.

Baam!

The Demon Knights waist bent where the mace hit him, and he was blown away.

* * *

* * *

Deathbringer was trying to comfort the people, who were extremely anxious because of the shaking ground reminiscent of an earthquake.

Of course, soothing people wasnt exactly his specialty, so he often felt disillusioned in his attempts.

That was especially true when dealing with those possessing certain mannerisms and ways of speakingthose whod appeared to have led a cushy life up until now, to be precise.

Hey, lead me to a safer place! I deserve protection more than those lowly people do!

If his second-most hated thing was the Demons and the third-most was religious orders, then the first-most was those upper-class people.

Ill pay you any amount!

Deathbringer stared coldly at the person claiming to be of a very high position. Deserved protection more? How disgusting. His thoughts were even colder than his expression.

This is an emergency. If you dont shut your damn mouth right now, Ill throw you to the Demons outside, so youd better do what I say.

Wh-What did you say?!

Dont you get whats happening? Were holding your life in our hands right now.

It had been a while since hed wanted to kill someone so badly.

It was then that he once again realized he hadnt done anything befitting a Deathbringer since beginning this journey.

Well, that was only natural, though. Had he tried to fulfill any missions as a Deathbringer, the Inquisitor wouldve grabbed him by the collar before he could even start.

What a Deathbringer did was kill evil people whom the law couldnt judge properlyespecially the rich and powerful.

If you dont want me to toss you into a Demons maw, shut your damn mouth.

He imitated the Demon Knights overbearing tone and stood before the man, hiding his anxiety. He was already irritated, and dealing with the type of person he hated the most kicking up a fuss made his stomach boil over.

Are we done with the evacuation?

For now. Were still looking for any more captured people, though.

Theyd wandered the castle in search of any safe places, and after capturing and convincing several guards, they returned to the place theyd found: an underground prison located within the castle.

It was the perfect place to hide, as it was difficult for the flying Demons to reach, there werent many guards around, and there werent any corpses inside.

Are the kids okay?

They seem fine for now, though they seem scared and in shock.

It was rather lucky these kids had been locked up in this prison.

While it might not be great for their mental well-being, if theyd had to lead those children to safety somewhere else, their heads would have burst.

Hey, trash. Youre sure there arent any more people captured here?

There are no more in the castle, at least. Im sure of that.

The pirate whod told him about Vipurit, whod apparently turned into a monster, and the Demon Knight, whod become a complete butcher, and suffered from the Demons, whod started going berserk after all the Demon Contractors died, responded while grumbling.

Those remaining pirates had joined their group, hoping to save their lives after witnessing everything theyd believed in crumble apart.

Of course, while they hadnt made any contracts with Demons, theyd still cooperated with the Demon Worshipers, so they couldnt be let off lightly However, they were now in a situation where they would accept even an enemys help.

Deathbringer, whod been forced to accept them, narrowed his eyes.

Rather, you were telling the truth, right? Youre going to spare us from the death penalty, right?

Yeah.

How could they deserve such a privilege? He was in a rush, so he just told them a little lie. For such a promise to be considered valid, that iron wall Hero would have to agree to it first, at least.

He also pretty much expected that she would never tolerate people like that. The surviving high-ranking people would likely react similarly.

Okay, then

Baaang!

The Deathbringer was cut off by the sound of a huge explosion.

What happened?!

O-Out there!

The pirates and thieves keeping watch outside burst into the hallway and shouted.

The main forces have arrived!

Deathbringers eyes opened wide.

* * *

When I cut off her hair, I briefly came to my senses.

Madness Gauge: 95%

That was why I didnt try to avoid the approaching attack. If I couldnt stop myself, I at least had to allow others to stop me.

Madness Gauge: 96%

But.

But.

Madness Gauge: 97%

It was so painful.

Madness Gauge: 98%

It hurt so much.

Madness Gauge: 99%

Why did I have to go through so much pain?

This is unfair.

Madness Gauge: 100%