7th Demon Prince Jilbagias' Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling-Chapter 174: Enemy And Ally

BGM: Running For Your Life

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With every swing of my blade, lives vanished into nothingness.

Fragile! Way too fragile!

My body was still incomplete. In human terms, I’m no more than a teenager.

And yet―― even when several soldiers come at me with their swords, I’m not overpowered in the slightest. If anything, not even a group effort could withstand my strikes. It was because my immense magical power boosted my physical abilities.

The burly soldiers fell one after another, their arms shattered, their torsos sliced open by a single slash from me, unable to put up even the slightest resistance.

What―― Kind of unfair contest was this!?

「What's the matter, humans!」

I trampled the corpses of the defeated soldiers, roaring to call more of them.

「Is that all you've got!? Is that the extent of your strength!?」

It was heartbreaking. The fight was so one-sided it wasn’t even a contest. The soldiers who had been brimming with hostility and bloodlust were now trembling non-stop, fear creeping across their twisted, frozen faces.

――No, I'm familiar with this.

At the very least, I understood this much: I was the one who sealed their only true weapon— Their coordination――

Even so…

You're… Not done yet, were you!?

「… UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!」

Driven by an indescribable surge of emotion, something akin to anger and sorrow, I screamed at the top of my lungs, but never once did I stop swinging my spear-sword.

1, 2, 3! I killed them in the blink of an eye!

I, will kill them a――!!

『How fierce!』

Somewhere in the distance, I heard Ante’s trembling voice echoing. Even now, the magical power she couldn’t contain kept pouring into me, like surging waves.

My very being—my essence—was being forcefully expanded. An overwhelming sense of omnipotence. A blissful euphoria. The ecstasy of bending the laws of the world to my will. My arm, swinging the spear-sword with all its might, didn’t tire at all. Rather, it felt like my weapon became lighter and lighter.

The fight had never been fair to begin with— And now, the gap was only growing wider――

「――HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!」

I let out a resounding, heartfelt laugh.

To hell with it all! Demons, devils, every last one of them were shit!!

It was a damn mistake that filth like them were allowed to exist in this world!!

I’ll erase it all!! I'll wipe every last trace of them from existence!!

That's why you guys―― Have――, to――,

「BECOME MY PROVISIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!」

A storm of blood. Torn limbs flying through the air. Heads soaring, severed mid-flight.

An overwhelming amount of blood splashed on the ground with a sickening sound.

There was no ground left to stand on, only fallen corpses strewn across the earth. So I stepped over their dead bodies and kept moving forward.

Faster. Faster. It's still too slow.

I had to finish this war even one second faster.

This futile war!

――And.

I felt a surge of magical power rising behind me.

With a heavy, thunderous thud-thud-thud, spears of stone rained down upon the soldiers who had been timidly circling me from a distance. Shields and armor were pierced as if they were paper, and the soldiers, run through while still standing, died on the spot, skewered where they stood.

That was Kvirtal's 【Concreta(Stone Manipulation Curse)】

「ORAAAAAA!」

「Take this!」

Another surge of magical power followed after that. Two blasts of pitch-black flame struck in quick succession, splattering viscous, cursed fire in all directions. With bloodcurdling screams, the soldiers went up in flames like dry twigs, consumed in an instant.

It came from the Night siblings, Okke and Seyrey.

Then came a relentless downpour of lightning, blades of wind, deadly curses, and dozens of lives were snuffed out, as effortlessly as blowing out candles. Kvirtal’s subordinates joined the fray one after another――

「YOUR HIGHNESS! I SHALL ACCOMPANY YOU!」

And then, the one appearing beside me was… Alvar Auril.

「Yoho」

Alvar, who mimics me by wielding a long spear with a sword-like tip, skillfully thrusts in sync with my movements. As if to cover my blind spots, he drives his strikes mercilessly and precisely into the gaps between shields and armor, taking down soldiers one after another.

――In this place, coordination was banned.

Only Alvar, who was loved by 【Freedom】, could coordinate his attack with me.

「D-Dammit!」

「Too strong!」

「This is too much!」

As their comrades were slaughtered one after another by the demons’ all-out assault, the soldiers cried out in despair――

「――【AGRIA FLORGA(Raging Flame)!】」

At that moment, a surge of abominable magical power rose from the top of the fortress.

A silver blaze of roaring flames came crashing down toward me.

「Geh! Ptoeey!」 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Alvar nullified the silver flames with his spear, cloaked in dense magical power of darkness.

Warriors came leaping out from the castle tower of the fortress――

「【O pure and sacred wind, cleanse this accursed curse!】」

As the long-eared spellcaster summoned a soothing wind, I felt the domain of my 【Constraint】 shatter with a sharp crack.

「【Megali Prostasia(Grand Blessing)!】」

A man clad in silver armor raised a brilliantly shining silver shield. The soldiers, too, were enveloped in a silver phosphorescent glow, casting off their fear and regaining their stance.

「【MAY WE BE PROTECTED FROM EVIL CURSE!】」

Then, a man clad in sacred robes bestowed his blessing. The soldiers, who had until now felt as flimsy as paper dolls, suddenly gained a sense of weight and presence. Through magic, they had become sturdier, more formidable beings――

「We won’t let you have your way any longer, you damned demons!!」

A warrior in silver armor glared at us with a grim expression――

It's the hero.

Ain’t them coming a bit too slow?

Do you have any idea how many people have already died?

No, his armor was stained with blood. Maybe he was fighting somewhere else.

They were so young… The hero, the priest too. Even that swordsman next to them looked like a rookie.

Every single one of them did their best…

「…So you've finally decided to show yourselves, Holy Religion!」

I smirked, the corner of my mouth curling upward.

「I've been waiting for you!!」

I looked at Kvirtal, and Alvar who stood by my side.

「―― Take care of the small fries. They're my prey.」

Under my gaze, and the overwhelming pressure that allowed no argument, the demons nodded without hesitation.

I pushed the now-blessed, strengthened soldiers onto my retainers――

Raising my spear-sword, I turned to face the heroes.

「【Our name is Jilbagias――The son of the Demon King, I'm The Demon Prince Jilbagias!】」

At my declaration, the heroes' eyes widened. That’s right. I’m a prince, you know? The flag-bearer of this army just casually showed up in person…

「Now then―― Come at once! Give me all you've got!」

Hearing my taunt laced with mockery――

「【Hi Yet Lampus, Sut Hyel Mo(O Holy Light, Come To This Hand)】」

The hero, his sword clad in a silvery glow, slashed at me without a moment’s hesitation.

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