A Genius Gamer Reincarnated into a Hero’s Family Chapter 284

Genius Gamer, Reincarnated into a Heroic Family Chapter 284

Demon Noble Brechakin (1)

“Your Highness, you must escape.”

Citrine saw the tense expression on the face of her trusted and relied upon knight, Melkis.

It was by no means a normal situation.

There was no way this situation could be normal, with a pale-skinned demon floating in the air and chopping up more than half of the expedition team with a single gesture.

However, he was confident no matter what happened. Melkis was a 9-star knight, and he had also learned the magic of the imperial family up to 7-star, so he believed he could deal with any enemy that appeared.

‘This is not it.’

The opponent was the devil.

It wasn’t just any devil either.

Appearing in classics, history, and tales… …under the name ‘Devil Aristocrat.’

Why was one of the four great demons and demon nobles under the Demon King hiding in such an ancient ruin?

“Your Highness! Come to your senses!”

“… …I know.”

Citrine swallowed dry saliva.

The gaze of that demon noble had been glaring at him since a while ago.

It’s as if he doesn’t even care about Melkis, who is his enemy right in front of him.

‘They’re after me.’

I don’t know why, but I could feel the bastard’s sticky aura on my skin.

“I’m just wasting time. Run away while I deal with the guy.”

“… … Then Melkis will die.”

“Don’t you have a mission that is more valuable than my one life? Captain of the Exploration Unit! Come to your senses! Quickly, take Her Highness the Princess and escape!”

At Melkis’ shout, the leader of the expedition team, who had been kneeling on the floor, struggled to get up from his seat.

“Damn, this is a sight to behold.”

The leader of the expedition team had one shoulder completely cut off, but thanks to his quick response, he was able to survive with only one arm.

Even though he was not in good condition himself, he came over and held out his hand to take care of Citrine.

“Please go, Your Highness! We cannot deal with that demon on our own!”

“… … .”

Citrine had to think for a short time.

Is it really right to leave Melkis behind and run away?

She is not stupid. She is a member of the royal family who is very selfish.

Even though I don’t think it’s right for my subjects to sacrifice their lives for me, I know that their loyalty is only meaningful if I survive.

She doesn’t do anything stupid like saying, “I can’t abandon my subject!” and throw her life away. She was a royal who was quite capable of making cool-headed judgments.

Looking at the current situation, it would be right to abandon Melkis.

But will that really allow you to survive?

Melkis, who is extremely nervous and on high alert, and the demon nobles, on the other hand, who do not care about Melkis at all.

I could tell just by looking at it.

The Demon Nobles will be able to shake off Melchis even if Citrine escapes, or catch up after quickly defeating him.

Without the help of the Explorers, they wouldn’t be able to run far anyway, since they wouldn’t know how to escape to another space.

If so, there is only one way.

“… … No. Even if we run away, we’ll all die anyway.”

“Your Highness the Princess!”

“Yes. I am the princess. And this is an order I give as the princess. Everyone, rise up and fight that guy. I will join you.”

As she spoke, Citrine took a step forward. As a golden, brilliant magic circle began to form above her staff, Melkis nodded, gritting his teeth.

“If that is Her Highness’s decision… … .”

“I know it’s ugly, but trust me. I have no intention of dying in a place like this.”

The explorers who were lying on the ground and trembling slowly raised their heads as they watched Citrine, who was trying to confront the fearsome being without backing down, stand before it.

The royal family values ​​their own lives more than anything else, to a terrifying degree.

The lives of the royal family are something that must be protected even at the cost of sacrificing the lives of ten million of their subjects. That was something we had learned as ‘basic common sense’ since childhood.

When they saw that the royal family was not backing down and was determined to fight against an irresistible enemy, the expedition members also stood up one by one.

Anyway, at the beckoning of that demon noble, their lives would be cut down like insects. But even knowing that, they wanted to stand up and fight.

Because the royal family they served wanted to take the lead and fight at the forefront. Because she had not given up yet. Out of loyalty to such a lord, even if they were afraid, it was their duty as subjects not to back down.

– Human royalty, I applaud your courage. I will show you respect even until the moment I cut off my neck.

Demon Count Brechakin raised his finger. The expedition members flinched in response, but quickly completed their defensive spells.

Previously, I was helpless because I didn’t know, but now that I know about the attack, I won’t fall helplessly.

As Brechakin swiped his finger, the shield spread out in front split in half in an instant, creating a small storm of magical power.

“Kwaaaaak!”

Several knights who had been wielding auras inside fell down, bleeding profusely. With just one gesture, more than half of the men were incapacitated again!

However, unlike before, not everyone died instantly. Thanks to their strong defense, they were wounded but did not die.

Melkis took advantage of the gap and jumped forward, swinging his sword, but Brechakin did not move from his spot.

Damn!

Just the space splits.

Melkis’s sword strike simply curved in a different direction.

‘this……!’

Melkis, who suddenly found himself vulnerable, thought he would be counterattacked, so he quickly leapt into the air and swung his sword up and down.

Boom! Boom!!

A whirlwind of sharp sword energy swept across the ground, tearing it to pieces, but Brechakin dodged that attack as well.

Stand still and do not move.

It’s as simple as just manipulating space.

Hurrruk!

In the meantime, the magic baptism that had been cast was fired towards Brechakin, but this too ended up splitting the space and causing its trajectory to deviate.

‘How could this be… … .’

While Melkis was flustered, Citrine concentrated her golden energy and brought five golden magic circles together and recited a spell.

“There will be no mercy in the punishment of the greatest royal family!”

A dazzling flash of golden light erupted at that moment. Melkis had expected that this attack would also distort space and dodge, but something unexpected happened.

Brechakin frowned and blocked Citrine’s attack with his hand!

Thud! Boom!

The flash hit the ground, shattering and melting the poor ground, but the back of Brechakin’s hand was also slightly singed.

Although it was very weak, Citrine’s attack was effective.

‘… … !’

Melkis, who caught on to this fact, figured out that there was a loophole in Brechakin’s seemingly all-powerful spatial distortion.

‘The special thing about the princess’s magic is that even though its power is weakened, it always hits the captured enemy.’

He probably knows that fact and uses that magic on purpose.

The princess was thinking the same thing as herself.

‘Even if you distort space, you cannot be safe from tracking attacks.’

Melkis landed on the ground and took a deep breath.

Inductive magic. The principle is simple. Record the opponent’s magical power in a magic circle and guide them to follow that information. The principle is simple, but it is so complex that it has the disadvantage of being weak in power.

‘The important thing is that the principle is simple.’

Melkis gripped his sword tightly.

Tracking the opponent’s magical power and chasing the distorted space? If Princess Citrine can do it, then Melkis, a 9-star knight, can do it too.

“Haat!”

Boom! Melkis leaped forward with all his might, smashing the ground, and swung his sword with a menacing look in his eyes. This time, Brechakin bent the space again.

But surprisingly, the sword strike that passed through the curved space grazed Brechakin’s cheek.

-this.

If I hadn’t turned my head quickly, my throat would have been cut.

‘Damn. The attack is shallow. Even if you can track the curved attack, it won’t be easy to land an effective hit if you respond accordingly!’

Melkis swung his sword several dozen times, creating a small tornado that connected with the ground, but no more attacks hit Brechakin’s body.

Distorting space wasn’t the only ability he had!

Even in terms of physical ability, Brechakin was superior to Melkis.

In the meantime, since even space can be manipulated at will, who would be able to withstand such attacks?

Crunch-!

“Kwaaaaak!”

Brechakin condensed his magical power while fending off Melkis’s attacks, cutting through space. Each time, knights and wizards fell one by one.

I found out that I could use tracking magic, but it wasn’t easy to land an effective hit on Brechakin even if I used it.

This is because the attack power was so weak that it was not even worth looking at unless it was at least 7 stars.

If it weren’t for the lightning magic unique to the Herael royal family, Citrine wouldn’t have even bothered Brechakin.

‘I’m so helpless… … .’

Citrine bit her lips tightly and gathered all her magic power.

I realized that there was no point in trying to match my attacks with tracking magic, so I had to use proper magic.

‘Can you match this?’

If you don’t match it, the risk is very high because it consumes a huge amount of magic power at once.

“Kkaaa!”

“Hey, save me!”

“It hurts, it hurtsaaaah!”

The expedition members began to fall one by one. If they delayed any longer, it was clear that they would all be annihilated before they could even use their magic.

Before that happens, it would be better to take a gamble… … .

“Are you trying to figure that out on your own? That’s incredibly reckless.”

“… … !”

Crack, crack!

Citrine turned around in a hurry at the sudden voice.

There was a woman there, covered in dirt all over her body. Her beautiful blue hair was all messed up and tangled, but she was still able to hide her beauty as she walked through the space.

“Ilkka Wilzed… … .”

As Citrine muttered in surprise, Ailka realized the gravity of the situation and gave orders to her subjects.

“Meratina. Let’s join.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Meratina is a 9-star knight of the Wilzed family, so if she joins, Brechakin will inevitably feel burdened.

“That’s the owner of this historic site.”

When Ailka approached and asked, Citrine nodded with a serious expression.

“… … How did you find me?”

“It is thanks to the competence of me and my subjects.”

“If it’s so great, why don’t you try something like that?”

“… … .”

Although Ailka always spoke confidently, in reality she had no confidence in that demon noble.

‘If we have Blue Hole magic, it might be possible to somewhat disrupt that spatial distortion.’

Her special magic, which absorbs the magical power of her surroundings and stops all magic, is said to be able to interfere with even the power of the Guardians if it is strong enough.

The problem was that the power of the demon did not seem as great as that of the Guardian, but Ailka’s magic was still only at the 7-star level.

She was confident that she could only interfere with the power of the demon noble for a few seconds.

Moreover, even with Meratina joining in, Brechakin did not look pushed back at all.

Looking at him still responding to the attacks of the 9-star knights with a relaxed expression, it seemed that he was confident enough to kill everyone in this place at once.

“Everyone, get ready!!”

Crunch-!

The moment the knights shouted, another fatal blow flew in.

Ailka barely managed to avoid being cut in space thanks to Citrine crushing her head.

“this……!”

Ailka gritted her teeth as she watched some of her hair being cut off and scattered.

“Kkaaaaaaah!!”

“Oh, you are a princess!”

Some of his own expedition members were also affected. Citrine said hurriedly.

“I think I can use that slash once every minute or so. However, it causes a lot of damage every time it flies. It can’t be stopped.”

Even though two 9-star knights were attached to me, I couldn’t do anything to counter it as it kept cutting through the space.

You can build a strong defensive spell to last you a while, but you can’t keep using that spell.

Because the limit of your magical power will soon be reached, you will not be able to hold out for long and eventually die.

You have to hit him enough before he runs out of magic power.

how?

There was only one way.

“… … It’s unlikely, but I think my Blue Hole could hold onto that bastard’s power for a few seconds.”

Citrine nodded at Ailka’s words. She knew how great the Blue Hole of the Wilzed family was, having seen it several times.

“Even without his powers, his physical abilities are already 9-star. However, if we give him just a few seconds to lose his powers, our knights will be able to strike him.”

“Yes, I am sure.”

We must begin the operation before Melkis and Meratina are defeated by Brechakin. Ailka has drawn on all the magical power she has.

I was prepared to collapse after using this magic, if only to hold on to Brechakin’s power for even 0.1 more second.

“… … I guess I have no choice but to try.”

“We have to do it. If we don’t, we’ll all die.”

This was essentially a last resort, a last desperate attempt. If even this failed, there would be no other way.

“But if I do it anyway… … .”

“Yes, I’m sure it will be a success.”

Ailka raised her staff with a stern look in her eyes.

“Please, may my magic be blessed by my ancestors… … .”