A Genius Gamer Reincarnated into a Hero’s Family Chapter 283

Genius Gamer, Reincarnated into a Heroic Family Chapter 283

Ancient ruins (6)

Exploring ancient ruins, day three.

The wizards of House Wilzed have managed to gain some insight into the structure of this strange space.

“It looks like a large space, but most of it is actually empty. In reality, it’s blocked when you approach it. It’s just that they’ve decorated it to look like a physically inaccessible path, hiding that part.”

“I guess that means it was impossible to maintain a space this large.”

“That’s right. It looks spacious, but in reality, it’s a smaller space that’s being used efficiently. It’s shaped like a C.”

Moreover, the wizards figured out how to escape this space and in which direction, and what type of space it would lead to.

“There is a space in the shape of a letter M ahead of here. There is a space in the shape of a V ahead of that. I don’t know what kind of space is waiting inside, but if we move forward slowly like this, it won’t be that difficult to reach our destination.”

Ailka took a moment to catch her breath after hearing that. She had just fought a battle that drained all of her magical power, so she was quite out of breath.

“… … Did other expeditions find that out too?”

“It wasn’t easy for us either. However, an expedition with a great magician might have figured it out.”

The wizards of the Wilzed family are the most prestigious of the elite. If it took the wizards of this place, where the elite gather, three days, then other expeditions will take much longer.

but…….

“It’s possible that the Herael royal family found out a long time ago.”

The wizards of Wilzed nodded at Ailka’s words.

“Probably, yes.”

She closed her eyes and leaned back against the tree. She kept thinking while recovering her magical powers with the unique visionary method of the Wilzed family.

Kung! Kung!

But I couldn’t even get a moment of rest because of the loud noise coming from afar.

“The tree is growing again!”

The strange phenomenon here was that the tree suddenly grew huge and began to attack the expedition team.

Since it wasn’t a monster, there was no way but to destroy it all or run away. However, since it covered such a large area, it was difficult to evade it by destroying it.

There were a few times when I had to use Blue Hole magic to overcome the crisis, but now I was really reaching my limit.

“Don’t worry, Princess. I’ve figured out how to cross space.”

At the moment of crisis. Thanks to the wizards’ wits and finding an exit, Ailka was barely able to drag her exhausted body to another space.

This place was strangely humid, but it was a damp desert where not a single plant grew.

The term “damp desert” sounded strange, but it was true.

The endless stretch of sand was wet, and there was nothing to be seen until the very end of the horizon.

Kugugugugu!!

The situation was still good, although waves of sand suddenly surged up from behind, threatening the expedition team again.

“I will trace the direction to the next space.”

The wizards were capable, and this mysterious space was no longer so daunting.

Nevertheless, Ailka had a nagging feeling of ominous discomfort.

‘Why? Why do you keep making threats like this, but don’t actually show any real threats? Someone who can create this much space wouldn’t stop at just making threats like this.’

While thinking about that, Ailka ran and ran. She felt her heart pounding more and more as she was overcome by anxiety about what kind of space would appear in front of her.

‘… …No matter what comes out, there’s nothing I can’t handle.’

Ailka clenched her fists. * * *

‘Your power is very similar to Arahon, the Guardian of Astera, and will grow greatly in the future.’

These are the words the Demon King once said to Brechakin when he bestowed upon him the title of ‘Count’.

At that time, Brechakin’s insignificant abilities were limited to manipulating a space the size of a palm.

However, the Demon King, who recognized his talent, immediately placed Brechakin in the nobility and bestowed upon him great black magic power and an army.

‘I will repay this favor with loyalty, even if it means sacrificing my soul and heart!’

It was from then on.

The demon count Brechakin swore to give everything he had to his lord.

In the Demon Realm, power was everything. In such a world, Brechakin’s power to control a space the size of a palm was truly insignificant, but if he did not offer loyalty to his master who valued even such a trashy talent and bestowed great power and fame, he would not be a demon.

It’s ironic.

Humans often betray their masters or break promises.

The devil never betrays. He never breaks his promises.

They just do annoying things by arbitrarily interpreting the terms of the promise in a slightly strange way… … .

Count Brechakin wanted to prove his loyalty, so he took it upon himself to deal with the ‘heroes and their companions’ who were known to be slaughtering the demonic forces heading towards the surface.

Until then, none of the demon nobles had yet headed to the surface world. Everyone was complacent.

‘Although the warrior clan is holding back the demons, things will change when the demon nobles come forward.’

It was a time when all the devils thought so. Brechakin was confident.

No longer the size of a palm, he could now control a space as wide as the ocean, and he had mastered a wide range of terrible attack techniques that utilized space, to the point where he could even fight other demon nobles.

I have been building up my strength so far, but I have nothing to show for it yet.

But now it was time to demonstrate his power and loyalty to the Demon King.

Thus the first expedition of the devil Count Brechakin was formed.

… … they suffer a miserable defeat.

There was no such thing as a warrior, only the authors who were his colleagues. So I thought it would be very easy to cook.

It was impossible.

I thought the saintess would be the weakest among them, but even she was difficult to defeat.

He was able to push the Saint to the brink of defeating her by carving out space, but at that moment, his comrades who had discovered the secret of the space he was controlling appeared and stopped Brechakin.

I had to run away.

Although I was ugly and unsightly, I had to survive because I felt sorry towards the Demon King who had raised me until now.

Fortunately, since Kaladan, also known as the newest swordsman, was not there, no one could catch up with Brechakin as he opened up the space and fled.

However… … With his heart broken and his magical core destroyed, Brechakin could no longer display his former strength.

It’s back to the bad old days again!

He despaired. He had lost all the power he had received from the Demon King. However, the Demon King did not take away the power and title he had given him.

I was grateful for that and lived in hiding on the surface world, but after a few years, I heard news.

‘The Demon King was defeated by the warrior and sealed.’

At that time, I cried.

If I had been just a little stronger. If I hadn’t been so arrogant. Or if I had stayed by my lord’s side and fought alongside him, maybe that wouldn’t have happened…

With the Demon King who had granted him power no longer present, it seemed there was no way to further increase his abilities, but there was a way.

Decades later, Kaladan disappears, leaving behind an object for the world to see.

I learned that there was something called ‘Estelle’, also known as the divine water of Calantatis.

If you use it, you can recover strength, even if it is slow.

Although it will take a long time… … .

‘Someday in the distant future, when the Demon King awakens from his seal, I will be the first to welcome him.’

Chomp!

Brechakin waved his right arm with a pale blue expression.

“Kwaaaaak!”

With just a light stir, space was torn apart and the torsos of the humans in the path were split in half.

Those who handled the aura barely managed to block it, but after a few attacks, they eventually couldn’t hold out and were torn to pieces and fell.

He still felt sorry for his own power that couldn’t cut down that filthy human in one go. When he had been granted the power of the Demon King, he had the power to tear anything to pieces… … .

“Thank you, humans.”

Brechakin absorbed the magical power of the fallen humans.

Originally, the fastest way for a demon to gain power was to make a contract with a human and grant their wish in exchange for taking their entire soul, but that method could not be used here.

“At this point… I guess I can go find that expedition that looks like a noble party.”

Having torn apart several expedition teams and absorbed their souls and blood, Brechakin raised his head, clenching his fists.

The whole situation was reflected in his empty gray eyes.

Other exploration teams wandering around the ruins.

Among them, the golden-haired woman known as the Princess of Herael, the blue-haired woman known as the Princess of Wilzed, and the boy with black-and-white hair stood out.

‘They all have extraordinary talent.’

It goes without saying that absorbing a being with outstanding abilities and talents will allow you to absorb even greater power.

‘There’s something wrong with that boy with the black and white hair. He has a powerful talent, but… … I guess it’s better to absorb him last.’

Even now, dealing with that boy seemed burdensome. Why did I feel that way? I don’t know why, but since Brechakin had been severely beaten by the saint before for underestimating her, I couldn’t let my guard down any longer.

‘But the expedition team with the other two women is enough.’

Their expedition team each had 9-star knights, and they also had 8-star strongmen.

In addition, the abilities of the princess and the duchess were also quite extraordinary, but based on what I had observed so far, I thought they were more than capable of dealing with them.

‘Then, first… … the princess… … .’

Phage crackle!

The front of Brechakin split open, revealing a new space.

“Ahh! Shit, run fast!”

Brechakin appeared above the fiery ruins. Looking down, he saw the princess, her golden hair fluttering, running away from dozens of fiery tornadoes.

“Ah, damn it. I just want to block it with magic!”

“No! Your Highness. Right now, you must conserve your magic power… … Hmm!”

Whoosh!

The knight who had been nagging at Citrine hurriedly turned her head, drew her sword, and swung it.

Her sword strike surprisingly attempted to cut down the spot where Count Brechakin was floating, but the space was distorted and she missed.

“Wh, what… … .”

When Citrine was startled by the sudden actions of the escort knight Melkis, she blocked the princess’ path and said.

“Run away, Your Highness. That looks quite dangerous… … .”

“People these days have a good eye for detail.”

Brechakin said that, chuckled, and then swung his finger left and right!

Then, some of the experts who sensed the killing intent hurriedly gathered their auras and prepared a defensive posture, but the low-level explorers died as their torsos were split in half.

“Oh, how… … !”

As Citrine stepped back with a look of bewilderment, Count Brechakin pointed his finger at her and said:

“Since you are so beautiful, I will carve you into the most beautiful shape possible. That is the treatment a demon noble can bestow upon a human royal family.”

She didn’t want to be treated like that, but Citrine couldn’t even scream. Just by facing it, her throat tightened and her heart pounded. She could tell for sure.

‘If you take even one wrong step, you die.’

A seven-star wizard? The vision magic of the Herael royal family? Those things are useless against that being. With just a gesture, Citrine’s head will be mercilessly blown off.

The fear of death that came out of nowhere.

Citrine felt goosebumps all over her body… … .