Chapter 124

Episode 124:

Unlike other masked people, he was not wearing a mask.

My first impression of him was ‘red.’

It was all red from head to toe.

He had long red hair and was wearing a coat with a fire pattern on a white background.

‘Squinted eyes?’

His eyes were so thin that I couldn’t tell if he was closed or open, and he was smiling at me.

“I am very honored to be able to meet someone I have only heard about through rumors.”

“....”

Who is it.

Lately, people I don’t know have started appearing.

There is no way I wouldn’t remember him as he makes a strong impression just by appearing.

‘Crazy...’

No, that’s not important.

What is important now is that the person in front of us is giving off an energy that rivals that of the mercenary king.

That means he is a sword master or someone close to it.

If he was a sword master, it would be impossible to deal with him with just the strength of his party.

No matter how strong the guard knight was, he was not as strong as the sword master.

The difference between Sword Master and Sword Expedition is so great that it can be said to be heaven and earth.

Even if he was somewhere between a Sword Expert and a Sword Master, it was impossible to beat the Sword Master without some miraculous luck.

“You seemed to be speaking well just a moment ago, but why aren’t you answering my question?”

“....”

He muttered in a sad voice and took a step closer.

I winced. Without realizing it, I took two steps back from him.

Just getting closer made me suffocate due to the tightness in my throat.

“Well, I don’t think it’s time to talk. So let me make a simple suggestion.”

“...proposal?”

“Oh, are you finally ready to talk to me? Yes, that’s your suggestion. “It might not be such a bad offer for you either.”

He stopped in place and held out his right hand.

“I know you have Princess Daria with you. “Please hand her over to us.”

“Shut up!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Crown Prince shouted from behind him.

I turned to him and saw that he was glaring at the redhead with an angry face.

“Um... I wasn’t telling you. “Please leave out the third party.”

Sigh.

He snapped his fingers at the crown prince.

Kwaaaaang!

A huge explosion hit the crown prince.

There was no reaction at all.

No, it wasn’t a matter of reacting or not.

As soon as I snapped my fingers, an explosion occurred.

There was no way I could have prevented something that happened in the blink of an eye.

I don’t have that level of skill yet.

‘The crown prince... fortunately, seems to be okay.’

The crown prince was only slightly burned and not seriously injured.

Before the explosion occurred, his guard threw his whole body to protect him.

“Ugh....”

The escort driver moaned.

Instead of protecting the crown prince, his entire upper body was covered in burn marks.

“oh. Did you stop that? “They say they controlled their strength, but it’s amazing.”

He muttered with a slightly surprised face.

“You...!”

Fuuuuuuu!

A small explosion appeared on the face of the angry crown prince.

“Kwaaaaaak!”

The crown prince screamed while holding his face.

As I was looking at it, my hand holding the name gained strength.

I didn’t see it again.

If that attack had been directed at me, I might have been pinned down.

‘If only there was a hatchling...!’

The fact that I can’t react means that he is at least in the 6th circle.

It was a pity that hatchling was not by my side at times like this.

If there had been a hatchling, at least he wouldn’t have given up the attack so easily.

“Okay, now that the intruder is gone, shall we talk again?”

Even though the person’s face had been blown off, the redhead’s expression did not change.

Rather, he looked refreshed, as if his insides were refreshed.

“How much did I say? Um... oh right. “Please hand over Princess Daria to us.”

“...What do I have to gain by handing her over?”

“...?”

On the contrary, I felt like if I attacked, I would be the one to get hit.

“...But since when did you start pouting at my words?”

Sigh. Grumbling –

He was in the middle of a conversation, narrowed his eyes and snapped his fingers.

Flames rose from beneath the Red Mask’s feet and engulfed the Red Mask in an instant.

“Clean it up.”

He looked back at me as he kicked the ashes-turned-body to the side.

“Then we should just keep doing what we were doing, right?”

Fire gathered in his hand stretched out in the air.

The fire gathered in one place gradually created a certain shape.

‘window?’

A long, sharp spear.

A spear of fire was in his hand.

“Let me make another suggestion.”

“...?”

“From now on, all you have to do is successfully attack me. It doesn’t matter which method you use. You can get help from others. “No matter what, if you succeed in attacking me, I will retreat obediently.”

He said, pinching his index finger and thumb.

I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

The guy who was trying to kill everyone just now has now given them a chance to live.

“...!”

Moreover, that opportunity was an independent action rather than a discussion among the same team.

“How can I believe that?”

“Even if I asked you to trust me, you wouldn’t. But is that faith necessary? “If you don’t do this anyway, you will still die.”

“....”

It’s not wrong.

If you die this way or that way, dying is the same.

If you’re going to die anyway, you have to hold on to even the slightest hope.

“I hope you keep your word.”

“As you wish.”

He took a stance with a bright smile.

A horrifying murderous force emanated from his body.

‘Are you sure it’s a wizard?’

His posture while holding the spear was so stable that it seemed perfect.

So much so that if he hadn’t used magic and held a spear of fire, one would have mistaken him for a spear.

Quaaaang!

He disappeared from sight.

I hastily lowered my head.

Grumble!

A spear of fire pierced the spot where the head was.

‘For now, I have to live.’

I gave up my thoughts and swung the cotton ball.

Grumble!

Nameless passed through the window of fire.

The flames quickly grew huge and poured into my face.

“shit!”

He quickly pulled back and escaped the fire.

‘You shouldn’t try to block the window.’

It had the appearance of a spear, but perhaps because its essence was fire, Nameless could not properly block the spear.

On the contrary, if I tried to stop it, the fire would try to engulf my body.

Rather than trying to block the window, I had to avoid it.

‘I’m at such a disadvantage.’

Although he was a magician and even had a high level of spear skill, he was deceitful.

It would have been difficult to do just one thing, but he was doing two at the same time.

“What is this?”

He stabbed the spear to try to get more motivated.

I swung my sword while dodging the spear, but it still only cut through the air.

‘Is there no way?’

In the first place, this was a fight in which I was not an opponent.

If he had had his way, I would have been burned to death right here.

It was because of his whim that he was able to survive until now.

I couldn’t see any way.

If things continued like this, it was as obvious as hell that I would lose.

If there was at least some way to stop the fire, things would have been different.

“That’s boring. Let’s end it now.”

A spear of fire pierced my chest.

I didn’t have time to dodge, so I tried to block it with my name, but the flames passed through my name, grew huge, and attacked me.

-Humans are dangerous!

Grumble!

The fire burned fiercely.