Money-grubbing Necromancer (218)
Balkans.
I saw it in the second arrangement.
Overwhelming level and power.
He even has the skill to handle his beloved flame demon.
He was a very difficult opponent.
If I had fought until the end then I would have lost my life.
‘I made a squint and lived by standing out.’
It is now much further back in time than the second arrangement.
If you think about it logically, it would be normal for the current Balkans to be much weaker.
Because it will be a time when there is not enough time or experience to level up.
however…….
A whip that swings so fast you can’t even see it with your eyes.
[‘Hayangi’ shares attributes with its owner!]
[You can utilize the ‘absolute zero’ property!]
[Ice attribute resistance increases by 120%… … .]
Thud!
With a popping sound, the body was thrust backwards.
Kim Min-woo frowned.
‘Is it stronger?’
The technique is very lacking.
However, the physical performance was much stronger. So was the heat of the whip.
Even though the body is surrounded by cold, the opposite of fire, heat still penetrates into the body.
‘Were the Balkans of the past much stronger?’
Maybe it was related to the overlords. Maybe the Balkans were attacked by the overlords and fell.
‘Yeah. There’s nothing I don’t understand.’
From the beginning, the fact that all the great monarchs joined forces to take down the Balkans was like that.
Paimon was no pushover. But if they join forces, doesn’t that mean Vulcan is that strong?
After dividing the work, Balkan’s eyes were particularly sparkling.
-I was planning to kill you in one shot. How unexpected.
“Who do you see in hot pants?”
I need to go into serious mode.
Side job: inspector, main job: necromancer.
It’s time to get back to work.
Summoned Cedric and Merhen.
-It’s the Balkans!
-I see. Are you fighting?
“Yes. Like always.”
The difference in power before and after the legion commander joined was like heaven and earth.
The right answer would be for a necromancer to fight like a necromancer.
[Curse of Aging (D)+9 is activated!]
[The gap is so huge!]
[The curse does not work!]
[Curse of Weakness (S) is activated!]
[The gap is so huge… … .]
this.
Sadly, the curse didn’t work.
But it didn’t matter.
[Heart of the Legion (SS) is activated!]
Strengthening your allies is also one of the ways. The connection with the two legion commanders is strengthened.
An extremely short time, dividing one second into ten or twenty. Thoughts are closely communicated, and each other’s intentions are understood in an instant.
[Rampage begins!]
[All magical power increases by 30% for 10 minutes!]
[You can use magic up to five times in a row!]
[The dragon’s spirit manifests!]
[This is a ‘present’ state.]
[It lasts for 30 minutes.]
[Strength, Agility, and Stamina increase by 50%.]
[You can use Dragon Blood Slash.]
Dragon wings flapped behind the two legion commanders.
-Necromancer?
“You, watch your eyes.”
-……what?
slap!
Magic bound Balkan’s feet.
Cedric’s Spear and the Sword of Shadows.
And then the Balkan whip cracked and the hall began to shake.
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Gulp.
Deputy Commander Kalung swallowed.
‘How can a human being… … .’
Do you fight that well?
Balkan is the greatest Balrog.
Even the high-level Demon Lords, ranked 20th or higher among the 72 Lords, have to worry about being overwhelmed by his power. He is a being that even the Seven Great Lords of the Demon World cannot dare to look down on.
That was the Balkans.
The Balkans and humans were now fiercely dividing into one.
As the giant whip swings, tiny spears and swords block it.
A cleverly executed spell binds Vulcan’s limbs tightly.
Every time that happened, Balkan would click his tongue as if he was extremely annoyed.
-You’re flying like a rat!
“Thank you for the compliment.”
Hundreds of whips are swung wildly, filling the room with savagery.
It was a precise blow that would have seriously injured even Kalung himself if he had tried to approach him.
But the human you see now is… … .
I was steadily closing the distance while blocking and avoiding everything.
‘Skilled.’
It’s almost as if he knows where to swing the whip.
Obviously the Vulcan is faster and stronger, so why can’t it hit even one shot?
-I told you, you’re a great person.
Longlong said with a faint smile, as if feeling proud.
– Certainly… … it is amazing.
Kalung admitted.
If you were to fight him without Vulcan, it would be questionable whether you could win even if the entire mercenary group charged forward.
―But… shouldn’t we stop it?
-Dry?
―If we keep doing this, someone will really die… … Then that won’t do.
-I know that, but… …that? They’re both on fire?
The demons love to fight.
It wasn’t much different from Balok.
The Balkans were already immersed in battle to the point of near-annihilation.
I didn’t know what kind of scolding I would get if I tried to stop him.
Stop fighting, humans are our allies?
That was also an extremely ambiguous reason for stopping the battle.
Because the Balkans hate humans.
Even the deputy commander himself doesn’t know whether or not he will join forces.
‘If there was some plausible reason, then I don’t know… … .’
That was when.
Flutter!
A Balrog flew in urgently to deliver the news. Kalung’s eyes lit up when he heard it.
The story goes that the armies of the great monarchs have begun to move!
‘no way…….’
Are they really joining forces to attack us?
‘I have to tell the captain!’
Before we knew it, the distance between Kim Min-woo and Balkan had narrowed to right in front of our noses.
At this rate, a disaster was brewing.
This is not because I’m worried about losing useful power…
We’re moving in a hurry because of those overlords.
Kalung, who had been hypnotizing himself like that, hurriedly intervened between the two.
– Captain! Stop! The overlords have moved!
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Kim Min-woo’s body jumps.
Just before the sword touched the left eye that had been made into a cross-eye.
The Vulcan whip was seen just before it struck his body.
Towering.
They both stopped.
If one of them had changed his mind, he would have certainly been fatally wounded. One would have lost his eye, and the other would have been torn in half.
But that didn’t happen.
Because Balkan just now acknowledged this little human in his heart through battle.
For Kim Min-woo, there was no reason to break the power of the Balkans, who might become his allies in the future.
If you lose one eye, your fighting power will be lowered.
of course…….
If Kalung hadn’t intervened at the right time, there would have been real bloodshed.
‘It can’t be helped.’
Isn’t a battle not something you can stop on your own?
Balkan was in a kind of trance, completely absorbed in battle and swinging his weapon almost instinctively.
If I had stopped alone, it would have just been a suicide ending.
Fortunately, when he heard Kalung’s words, Balkan seemed to come to his senses and his eyes became clear.
Thanks to that, we were able to stop each other.
“Fighting more seems foolish, don’t you think?”
―… … Damn it. You’re lucky, human.
“You are the one.”
-You don’t say a word.
“If I give in, will you admit it? Then give in a little.”
Balkan chuckled.
For some reason, I began to sense a scent similar to my own from this stranger.
-No. I have to keep shooting at them to find my rights.
Such was the relationship between the Balkans and the overlords. Those who wanted to be tamed and the wild Balkans.
He was always at war with others, and thanks to that he was able to protect his rights. Of course, this is what happened because he didn’t bow his head politely.
Anyway.
It was the first time in a long time that he really swung his whip without any regrets. Although he was a lowly human, he learned that humans are human in their own right.
At least, Kim Min-woo was a being worthy of respect in the Demon World where the strong are proud.
Then Balkan’s face became serious.
-Kalung. Did they really move? All seven of them?
―The four monarchs that have been confirmed are those close to here. Seventh monarch Paimon, Fifth monarch Marbas, and… …Third monarch Agares and Sixth monarch Amon.
-this.
Balkan crumpled his face.
Of the four monarchs that were revealed right away, none of them were easy.
Although he and his mercenary group are strong, that is only when facing one monarch.
More than two?
‘It’s going to be difficult. I really don’t know how to move… ‘
When Kim Min-woo told me the news.
The reason I could tell him to just go away without thinking much was because I also thought his skills were probably worthless… … .
This was because it was seen as difficult for cunning overlords to unite.
And, I didn’t know it would move this fast.
“It’s hard to get together once, but it’s easy to get into a state of inertia.”
―… … I agree.
“Yeah, you should have just kept your head down and lived.”
―… … Is that what you want to say?
“At least when I sleep, I sleep for sure.”
Kim Min-woo shrugged and said, At least we don’t run into each other all over the place like in the Vulcans. Even if we do, it’s all in a prepared situation.
But the Balkans were different.
If we extrapolate from Paimon’s memories… … .
‘It seems like he just went around poking around here and there.’
The reason he entrusted himself to Paimon was because he had been at odds with the highest monarchs, and in the end, Paimon was the only one left.
A famous sword that harms its master.
Perhaps Paimon accepted the famous sword with the unfounded belief that he could handle it?
And then this division happened.
“How, do you have any thoughts?”
―… … Once we’re together, they’ll definitely try to catch me.
“What if you live in hiding somewhere in the wilderness? You’ll be able to make a living.”
―… … No. Do you know why I fought against the overlords?
“Was there a reason? You didn’t just fight without thinking?”
-Huh… …right.
“The Balkan laughed bitterly and said:
-I am the hero of Balrog.
“so?”
– We have inherited the heritage of our race.
“……legacy?”
That was when.
Kalung hurriedly joined the conversation with his eyes wide open.
-Captain! If you say that… …!
– Okay. Aren’t you the ally who said you’d help us? What are you going to do by hiding it away?
“So, what is this legacy?”
-It’s the stone of the devil.
“… … The stone of the demon?”
– It’s impossible to show you. It’s embedded in my heart.
“What kind of stone is that?”
– It strengthens the demon tribe. Also, according to a proverb handed down to our race, it is said that you will be able to encounter the demon god. I have never actually met him… … .
Kim Min-woo tilted his head.
“One question. Are the Demon Lord and the Demon God different beings?”
―Don’t humans have gods too? Think of them similarly. The demon lord is a kind of king. It would be easier to think of the demon god as a divine being.
“Aha. A being that is literally like a god? Something that we don’t even know where it is or if it really exists?”
―… … The devil exists, you ignorant human.
“Vulcan spoke in a sharp tone.
It seemed that he believed in the existence of Masin quite strongly.
“Do you believe in God?”
-At least the stone stuck in my heart doesn’t lie.
“Oh, that kind of concept?”
―That’s the concept. Anyway, I have a treasure… … The higher-ranking demon lords will know about it. They must have felt it. The spirit of the demon… … .
So that’s why the Balkans were so strong?
Now I feel like I can finally understand the situation that is unfolding.
“So you were always ticking?”
―If I act politely, won’t they covet the treasure? No. There is no being more greedy than the devil. It would be even more so for a monarch. If only he could raise the ranks, it wouldn’t be strange if his eyes rolled back.
I thought about it for a moment.
The Balkans I saw in the second arrangement weren’t this strong.
conclusion…….
‘It was stolen.’
The stone embedded in my heart was taken away.
Then most likely he would have died.
Or, even if you barely survived, your strength was greatly weakened.
‘Did Death Lord resurrect that?
Or maybe the stone was stolen, but he barely managed to survive?
It was still uncertain.
“How did the Balrogs get that?”
―… … At one time, the first in the Demon World Lord hierarchy was our Balrog. I heard that he received a gift from the Demon God at that time.
“……really?”
―Yes. It was a long time ago… … But he couldn’t keep his position for long, and Balrog’s status gradually declined. I heard that he even lost the throne to him. After that, he never ascended to the throne again.
“You say the Demon World is a place where the strong reign? With your level of power, wouldn’t it be easy to become a lower-ranking monarch?”
At those words, Balkan’s face turned bitter.
―Even if he is a subordinate monarch, there is a lot at stake. We will not give it to Balrog. They are afraid of us. Who do you think spread the rumor that Balrog is simple-minded and arrogant?
“Are they demon lords?”
―Yes. They are. Of course, we have that side to us… … but not all of us. But we ended up being treated that way. In all the territories! To all the demons and devils! We lost popularity, we lost power. No demon wants Balrog to be their monarch!
The demon lords are keeping Balrog in check.
It was quite an interesting story.
What’s more interesting is the story about the drinking stone.
“Can you tell me? What if I get greedy?”
-Human. The Demon God’s Stone can only be used by those of the Demon Tribe. Is that the answer?
“aha.”
-So, what I’m saying is… … is what I said earlier valid?
“What are you talking about?”
-Didn’t you say you would help me?
“That’s right.”
―Surely you aren’t going to change the subject now? If you are, my ‘prejudice’ that humans are cunning might continue.
“Oh, you admit that you’re prejudiced?”
―… … Yes. I definitely knew that there were exceptions like our Balrog. Because I saw it today.
Then Balkan looked at me intently.
It was a look that reminded me of a cat in boots.
From his perspective, it would be a situation where he would have to help even a cat.
“I’ll help you.”
-Really?
“then.”
It’s a matter of finding a useful worker.
Shouldn’t we roll up our sleeves?
The answer was already decided.
