Well then, what should I do

As it turns out, an evil ritual was steadily being prepared in the basement of the Demon Kings old castle. When you think of Demon Kings, you think of rituals. Even in the books Ive read, demonic beings were creatures that quietly accumulated power. So, even if the Lords words make sense Id be at a loss if he suddenly sprang it on me.

I am being chased. I cant ask for anybodys help. To start with, theres even a possibility that Dessend itself might be the mastermind. Theres also an option of Senri reporting it to the Order of Death Knights anonymously, but the Order is dangerous. Id be also uneasy to ask Mister Lazar and the others. If I was alone, Id run away ages ago but since Senris with me, that choice is out of the question.

Lets imagine a hypothetical scenario. Would I be able to win if the Mirage King was hypothetically resurrected? I was able to come close to Rainel, who was also similarly called the Demon King, but I was only able to live because Sable interrupted.

The Skeleton Lord answered my thoughts.

It would be a disadvantageous match. The power of the King of the Dead, accumulated over many years, is the most troublesome out of all Demon Kings.

It was an unexpected answer.

A disadvantageous match, huh its not guaranteed that I would lose. Do I unexpectedly have a chance?

I, who have been an undead for only a year, can defeat the undead who has lived for decades, perhaps, even centuries? The dead have their strengths, just like the living have theirs. If my opponent is the same immortal King, he must have the same level of regeneration ability as me. If the battle of endurance wont work, I cant help thinking that I wont have any chances of winning The Lord doesnt say much. Looking at his remains in the dark, I think to distract myself from the pain. And I easily reached the answer.

No I see!

At that moment, Senri, who was deep in thoughts after hearing the information from me, raised her head.

End, Ill blow away the castle along with the magic circle from outside. The accumulated power of death wouldnt be a problem for Photon Delete.

As expected, were a match made in heaven.

The Lords remains turned his empty eye sockets towards Senri, but she continued with a serious expression so dignified and beautiful that it made my heart tremble.

I want to avoid the destruction of nature as much as possible. But, the resurrection of the King of the Dead is too dangerous. It should be thoroughly destroyed before the ritual is activated.

You little girl with no understanding of wisdom! What a simplistic way of thinking. You damn disciple of Destruction, who has no clue about black magic! End, I cant believe you would fall for such a muscle-brain wench, no matter how delicious her blood is!

Ive thought about that too, but is the area of effect of your Photon Delete that wide?

End, you wont stop her?! You idiot!

Shut up. If I had to choose which one I had to listen to, Id obviously choose Senri.

I know that nothing good comes out from lending ears to a wicked creature. Its not like Im doing a puzzle. If theres a simple solution, Id rather go with that.

Photon Delete is a secret technique of the Epe the Destroyer, which transforms the enormous power of the blessing and erases everything in its way. According to Senri, its powerful because of its simplicity, it has no workaround either and it has blown away many powerful undead until now, but at the same time, it also seems to be extremely fuel inefficient.

If youre wondering how fuel inefficient it is, the number of people who can use it, including Senri and Epe, can be counted on two hands, even though its a simple technique.

In addition, blessing is the energy of life. Since they have to release it, the impact on the caster must be strong too. Senri was shooting it like crazy in the battle against the Lord, but she was only able to do it because shes special.

I also want to have a big technique that could destroy the castle from far away. Isnt there anything?

It wont be a problem if I rest well later. But I would have to narrow the range, so Ill need you to tell me the direction of where Im firing it, End.

If she means to rest well, Ill have to give up on blood for a while It cant be helped. Ive been spoiled by Senri recently, so its about time I showed her my patient side too. Ill be fine with just getting a hug.

The Lord told me hurriedly as I was about to make the decision.

Wait, End! The ritual has not been completed yet. There is no need to destroy it now. It is an old spell, you can destroy the array if you follow appropriate procedures!

Is that true? Even if its true, you should say things like that first. I hate the mages because they like to put on airs. Look, End. You must take a look at this accumulated power of death. To start with, if you carelessly destroy the core with Photon Delete, the power of death might end up spreading!

Is that true? I want to show Senri my cool side, but that doesnt mean I dont want to show her my uncool side either. Its a bit too late for that after being saved by Senri so many times.

Feel it. If the power of death accumulates, the array will activate. If the array is not active yet, the power of death is not enough.

The Lord talked unusually a lot while I was reluctant. Either he really hates preventing the ritual with force or he has some kind of a trauma. After all, the Order of Death Knights seems to be full of muscle-brains

It cant be helped. Ive put too much burden on Senri recently. Its better to not use Photon Delete.

But if you deceived me Ill have Senri kill you.

Perhaps reading my thoughts, the Lord looked at me. Its a pity that I cant read his expression because he has neither flesh nor skin.

Senri, Photon Delete is fine too, but I have an idea.

Hey, what should we do, Lazar? Isnt this bad? A strange door on the ground. Lazar and his group stood dumbfounded in front of the door, which had closed with a loud sound.

The situation was clearly abnormal. The complexion of his comrades looked unwell. And Lazar himself surely had the same expression on his face.

The castle of the former Demon King which was under the attack of the undead at nights. The door that existed despite having been told in the beginning that there was nothing else here.

Lazar and the guys werent adventurers. They were stingy mercenaries who disliked fighting on the frontlines in this time of war and turmoil and earned a small amount of money

They didnt want to go through the door. To start with, it was already closed and they didnt have ridiculous power like Baron.

Should we return to Dessend and report this?

Think about it calmly. They are hiding things from us. Damn it!

He was careless. That town couldnt be trusted. The employment of mercenaries was based on trust. Since they hid the information about the door, the reason why the undead were coming, Dessend was no longer a good client.

To start with, they also didnt hear that there were Golems behind the door to the holy land where the undead gathered. There was no way Dessend, that even had the key to the door, didnt know about the existence of those assailants. If Baron hadnt gone ahead and Lazar and his group had gone with him, they would have most likely died.

Hey, lets just run away.

Kh but Roux and Baron are still inside.

Dessend hid the danger. At this rate, the matter of no mercenaries until now having died mustve been a lie too. It was about time they threw away the commission by all rights and ran away.

But those two were their lifesavers. They were told to escape in case of emergency, but he wouldnt be a mercenary if he failed in his duties.

The wall in front of the door shouldnt stay like this forever. After all, Dessend shouldve already investigated it.

The front of the door was completely sealed away by the moving wall. It was hard to imagine that itd stay like this forever. There should definitely be a way to return it to the previous state.

What was beyond the door seemed to be quite high. In order for Baron and Roux to come back, they needed somebody to secure the exit for them. Taking a deep breath, he calmed himself down. After Lazar resolved himself for the first time in his life, he said to his teammates.

Get the explosives and a rope ladder. Prepare to blow up whats beyond the door.

Are you for real? explosives in a basement like this?

It cant be helped, lets do what we can do.

The underpass might collapse, but it was better than being trapped alive in the basement.

He was prepared just in case. His comrades started to move sluggishly, reluctantly.

Then, footsteps suddenly resonated from behind them.

They looked at each other and looked back. What appeared was a duo wrapped in eye-catching silver armor. The dreary air from the basement instantly turned cleaner.

What a depressing place

Dont let your guard down, Neville. Theres Senris mark. Shes undoubtedly here. Tsk. I know. We finally found a clue. Lets quickly bring her back and finish this up.

The man with a ruthless face smiled ferociously at the thin mans rebuking words.