chapter 29
29 – #029 I’m not a psychopath.
“Stop! Who are you guys over there!!”
I finally found out.
If you go a little further, it was a trap, but it was caught because of the large number of soldiers running while the alarm rang.
“Get out of the way.”
Together with Kramuta, I drew my weapon against the elite soldiers of the temple who were blocking us.
“That’s Shovel Spear?! Sir Undertaker, why are you?!”
“Could it be that the rumors are true…?!”
“You have to unseal the demon palace to seal the witch. Get out of the way. There is no time for haggling here.”
Explaining things one by one is ineffective in an emergency like this.
“I’ll count to three. Three, two, one.”
“Now, wait! Sir Undertaker! Even if it’s you!”
“Get out of the way.”
Bah-ah!
With a shovel spear, he slammed the guards in the way with a baseball bat.
“Damn it! Stop it! We do our job!”
The guards took up their weapons and began brandishing them at me.
Confusion, anger, and hesitation were mixed in his eyes.
However, above those emotions, what is clearly visible is a sense of mission.
“No matter how brave you are, you can’t break the seal of the Demon Palace!”
These are the people who swore to live for the rest of their lives to seal the demon palace.
Those who have lost family, friends, lovers, and brothers in the palace.
Just like the lord of this place, they are those who have dedicated the rest of their lives to protecting the fortress so that the seal of the demon palace will never be awakened again.
“I understand your noble mission.”
I also had no intention of breaking the seal of the demon palace.
“I’m going to release it for a moment and seal it again, but if I say it like this anyway, you won’t understand.”
It will take at least 5 minutes to explain, and during that 5 minutes another soldier running from above will appear.
“Stay stunned. You tried to stop me, but you couldn’t. That’s what’s best for you guys.”
Per-euk.
I slashed all the soldiers blocking my way with the shovel spear.
“Kuhh, why…!”
“You’ll find out later.”
The fallen soldiers reached out to me and tried to stop me until the end.
Their eyes were full of fundamental questions about why they were doing this, but I continued to move forward, avoiding the hands of those who would hold me back.
“The time will come when you will know the truth.”
“Keuuugh…!!”
Kiki.
I opened the door guarded by the soldiers.
The rather large door made it look like entering a dungeon, and in reality, this place was no different from a dungeon.
Kung!
I went inside and shut the door again.
Since the iron door is locked from the outside, it cannot be closed from the inside, but we have already prepared all the countermeasures against it.
“What are you going to do? If you just close it, it will open again and come inside. Can you stop it?”
“There is a way. If you cause an aura like this here…”
Wi-ing.
“…How to create a bolt made of mana.”
“That’s great. Where did you learn that trick?”
“It’s one of the things I devised to survive against the demons. Blocking the door dramatically increases the chance of survival.”
I took out the shovel spear and inserted it between the door handles.
Thanks to the fact that the door has two handles so that it can be opened and closed from the inside, the shovel spear that went inside the handle became a perfect bolt.
“Whoa.”
As I breathed in lightly, the moist and sticky energy of the underground stimulated my nose.
“It smells awful. It looks quiet, but I can feel the terrible murder.”
“All of them are full of deadly traps to kill intruders.”
I lightly stepped forward.
Soon, something protruding from the floor was slightly pushed down, and soon an arrow of light flew from the other side.
“Kyaaak!”
Kramuta flinched and threw her body aside.
The arrow of light flew past her empty shoulder, and Kramuta looked at me with quivering eyes.
“You almost died!”
“I won’t die. And take this.”
I handed Kramutua one of the bags prepared in advance.
“Be careful not to break the contents. And be careful of ‘physical power’.”
“What are you thinking?! No matter how hard you are, you can’t just break through these traps. What is this again? Holy water…?”
“The sacred resin secretly stolen from the church. It is like a ‘mana potion’ to the mages of this world.”
I took out a small vial of holy water, dumped it all in my mouth and tossed the vial forward.
Hui-ying.
As soon as the glass bottle broke on the floor, arrows flew from both sides as if they were crossing in parallel.
“Wow… That’s bloody. Did you put preservation magic on the arrows to keep them from rusting? They’re really poisonous. Hey, hey! What are you doing!!”
Whether or not Kramuta screams behind her.
Click.
I walked forward.
Saeae liquid!!
Arrows flew from the left and right, and I whispered while holding the holy water pouch with both hands.
“Goddess.”
It is a being that I hate so much, but I hate it so much, but now I have no choice but to borrow the power of the goddess.
Parbabat.
The arrow fell sideways the moment it hit me.
There were no wounds on my body, and the light of the divine power only shone and then disappeared where the arrow hit.
“Is that…?”
“Follow me.”
“Wait a minute. Ask me to pray to the goddess right now? No, in the first place, you just pierce it with your body…? Are you unscathed?”
“No.”
Sorry to the archmage who created the underground fortress that sealed the palace, but he overlooked one possibility.
“Those spells and traps were made with the assumption that humans and demons from this world would come to take care of the palace. ‘Heroes’ were not assumed.”
“…The warrior’s body is clear.”
“Unless it’s an attack with demonic energy, you won’t get hurt.”
There are no wounds.
New love!
An arrow flew from the front and landed right between my eyebrows.
Took.
The arrow just fell helplessly to the floor.
On my forehead, the shield of divine power shimmered and then sank again, and I lightly pressed my forehead with the back of my hand.
“…Even though there are no injuries, the pain is very minimal, so be careful.”
“Do you have pain?”
“It’s not painful enough to die. Should I just say that the sting from a bee sting continues…?”
“So you mean.”
Kramuta pointed at me as if looking at a madman.
“Are you saying you’re going to break through all the traps up to where the demon palace is now?”
“Yes.”
I got out of the hallway full of traps and stood in front of the stairs leading to the next floor.
“Follow me. You are now the ‘body of a hero’.”
“Huh. If the pain is that much, then I don’t have a problem-“
Furuuu.
A huge pillar flew from the side and hit Kramutua on the waist.
“Chehehe.”
Kramuta was hit by a pillar and rolled on the floor.
“Even though the divine power protects the contents inside the shield from being harmed, it does not protect physical force and inertia.”
“…….”
Kramuta sat on the floor, her ears red and unable to get up.
“Kramut, can I just say one word?”
I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched Kramuta raise her head with murderous eyes.
“After becoming that tail with Hwang Lian’s face and body, I smile for some reason.”
“Ugh, I’m the one struggling inside! Hey, are you really planning on going down there?!”
“Of course not.”
Per-euk!
As soon as I tried to go down the stairs, the wall of the stairs hit me, but I continued to move forward even when I was caught between them.
“The tower must be honest.”
There is a trap.
Even if you get caught in a trap, you won’t die or get hurt.
Then.
Whether there is a trap or not, just pierce it with your body.
* * *
About 15 minutes to keep inserting the sword through the gap and crashing into the door with the shoulder.
Kwaeuang!
The door to the inside opened.
“This is…”
When the soldiers opened the door and let the light shine inside, the emperor couldn’t help but be astonished at the state of the room full of traps.
“These traps…Are truly terrifying.”
Booung, Booung.
All the traps are working.
Perhaps they were constantly aware of the entry of the emperor and others, the trap was working delicately without a moment’s notice, as if it would immediately kill anyone who entered.
“Getting through this is…Virtually impossible.”
“Yes?!”
Minsena, who was right behind the emperor, screamed.
“Now that fallen hero has gone inside! Defeat the soldiers!”
“…….”
“There must be a way to stop the trap! Desmond! Stop the trap now!”
“There is no such way.”
Desmond answered Minsena without even using a title, looking only at the emperor.
“The traps installed here are specifications that cannot be disarmed.”
“I don’t think there’s a facility to stop traps to manage! Common sense!”
“This trap is where that common sense doesn’t work. …If you’ve ever dealt with the Demon King’s Army, you’ll know. That these traps brought the Demon King’s method as it is.”
“Ugh…!”
Minsena gritted her teeth at Desmond’s sarcastic remark.
“Are you insulting me now?!”
“It’s not an insult. I’m just stating the truth.”
“Then that’s nonsense! How can you get past a trap like that! No bloodshed!”
“That’s-“
Click.
The moment someone stepped on the floor, an arrow of light flew from the other side.
“Sena!!”
“……!!”
The arrow was aimed precisely at Min Sena’s forehead, and the emperor threw her body and wrapped Min Sena in a hug.
Poo-wook.
“Your Majesty!!”
“Protect Your Majesty!”
“What crazy…!”
The soldiers, including Desmond, were horrified by the arrow of light stuck in the emperor’s back and erected their shields in front of the emperor.
“Are you all right!”
“Gwa, it’s okay. I…”
The emperor saw Min Sena in his arms and smiled at her relief.
But.
“…….”
Her arrow of light, which pierced her own shoulder, clearly grazed Min Sena’s ear.
However, Min Sena was not hurt at all.
“…….”
The emperor started to feel a burning sensation in his shoulder, no, somewhere in his chest.
“Your Majesty…?”
“…….”
The moment she raised her gaze to the ceiling without realizing it.
[Warning. Warning. An intruder enters the ‘Room of the Demon Palace’. Break through the last line of defense. Warning. Warning.]
Alarms started going off throughout the underground fortress.