Why I Quit Being the Demon King

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 99

23. Facing the ruins (2) Ironically,

it was the giants who attacked Joryx Castle.

The giants were building an empire on the northern ridge of the Horsespine Mountains.

The place that was hit directly by the volcano was the southern ridge of the Horsespine Mountains.

The volcanic eruption was located just north of Seonghwangcheong, but lava

flowed along the lower northern ridge.

The giants, who lost their base due to lava, crossed the wall of Evil’s Wall and advanced into the human territory.

If Zeke and his party had continued their investigation in Evil’s Wall until now, they would have had to block the advance of giants like Rodo from the front.

Zoryx Castle was completely destroyed.

There were only traces left that there was a castle there.

The falling debris of the building blocked the road,

making it difficult to even approach the castle.

Wandering wildly between them were an incalculable number of giants.

“Oh, I’m really pissed.”

Deus grumbled on the carriage.

“The goods alone are worth 3,000 gold.”

Countless weapons received from Yulgeum in exchange for the commission would have been buried under the ruins of the collapsed castle.

Gold coins and jewelry were now loaded on this carriage, but many treasures still remained in the Deus Mansion of Joryx Castle.

“Scatul!”

“Yes, master.”

“How much can you extract from each giant?”

“The bones and skin together can earn you about one and a half to two gold coins.”

“We have to catch 2,000. shit!”

“This is the selling price after boning and tanning. “It’s hard to estimate how many days it will take for 2,000 animals at a time.”

“ah! Thinking about it makes me angry again. Should I just say I solved the problem and crush it all? No, then where does the money come from?

The weapons would have been scrap metal at best, and you wouldn’t have received even 1 silver per kilo. Oh, what if it’s okay again? “The store is gone. Where can I go to sell it?”

Scatul turned his eyes away from his angry owner and looked at the boy sitting next to him.

The boy clenched his fists and pressed his knees.

fear.

An ordinary boy would have felt fear seeing his hometown completely reduced to ruins. but.

He was a warrior.

“They must be demons, right?”

“A giant did it.”

“The person who erupted the volcano… must have been a demon.”

Scatul couldn’t respond to Zeke’s growling words.

“It’s because of them. People are mobilized for a great war once every 100 years, and warriors give up their lives for that war. “It’s because of that damned black race that Joryx Castle turned out like that.”

Scatul sighed briefly.

“They are always the problem.”

Deus closed his mouth. It was because Zeke’s voice struck my ears.

It’s been more than half a year since I spent time with Zeke.

In that long time, Deus had never seen him angry.

The anger, boiling like lava, was directed at the demons.

The sharp arrow pointed into the distance.

But the place it points to is just an illusion.

The reality was himself.

Demon King Demiurge 666 years old.

Can you really avoid and escape that fate?

“Zeke.”

“Master Deus.”

“What do you want to do? Shall we hit the giant? Or are you going to look into the situation?”

At the mention of the situation, Zeke felt his head cool down a little.

“You must have known in advance that giants were attacking Zoryx Castle, right?”

“Because the volcano would have erupted and become a state of emergency, we would have been on guard even harder than usual.”

“Then wouldn’t you have escaped somewhere?”

“I guess so? “Except my property.”

“Then I guess I should go there. “I want to make sure the residents of Joryx Castle are safe.”

“I’m sure you’re wondering how you’re doing.”

At the word ‘nim’, the roots of Zeke’s ears perked up.

“I don’t have that kind of relationship with senior Lexia.”

“Okay, it would be more fun to pursue hope rather than despair. There will be a greater possibility of money coming out .

Scatul!”

“Yes, master.”

“No, newbie.”

“Yes…

“If you do well today, I’ll call you by your name. You can move really fast underground, right? “Find a place where humans gather around here.”

“all right.”

Lakhe got off the carriage.

I took off my shoes and stepped on the dirt with my bare feet.

When others saw it, it was just that, but beneath her feet,

numerous fine roots had begun to grow and run through the ground.

Zeke asked Scatul gently.

“I guess Mr. Lake is a wizard too?”

“He’s a wizard… but he doesn’t seem to be human.”

Deus opened his mouth.

“Didn’t I tell you?”

” yes?”

“The body of the tree root that we fought earlier is new. “A magical plant called mandarake.”

“Yes?”

“I’m going to pretend to be human, so just

pretend you don’t know.”

“Yes…

“It will be of great use. Because it’s a plant. “Maybe you can talk to trees?”

Lakhe said.

“The plants here are hostile to me.”

“Then ask to scare them. “You can cut down a tree and push it down with force.”

“That is,

the rake spread its roots radially and bloomed where there were nearby trees.

Most plants have their own defense systems.

It released chemicals to attack other plants.

The flowers she bloomed were colorful and beautiful, but it was like a declaration of war for the tree that stood there.

Several flowers bloomed around Lakhe.

Hundreds of flowers bloomed under the collapsed walls of the ruined castle.

Regardless of what was going on, it was at least much nicer to look at than the bleak scenery just moments ago.

Zeke looked at Rake as if he was stealing it.

Her light green hair grew calmly and reached down to her waist.

His eyes were hard to see due to his long bangs, but it didn’t feel like he wasn’t human.

It seemed like there were so many beings in the world besides humans.

Zeke’s gaze moved to Deus.

What is his identity?

No, it’s a useless curiosity.

Whatever he was, Zeke had long since decided to live for him.

Deus is the most important being right after his two younger brothers.

“Don’t look at me like that.”

“yes?”

“I don’t have any money to give you.”

“no.”

“There are not as many crows as I thought. That means there aren’t corpses lying everywhere. I think he ran away early. So don’t worry too much.”

“Four four.”

Zeke felt like he had been saved by Deus’ words.

My pounding heart eased a little.

Then Lakhe opened his mouth.

“It looks like they took refuge in the southeast.”

“Southeast? “What’s there?”

“Maybe…

Zeke opened his mouth.

“He might have gone to the lord’s summer house.”

“It’s a summer house. “How far is it?”

“It’s about 5 kilometers.”

“It’s close. “Then let’s go.”

“Four.”

The carriage moved again.

Five kilometers

was a short distance that would take less than an hour by horse-drawn carriage.

Zeke prayed earnestly with his hands clasped in his seat next to the coachman.

I hope everyone is safe.

I hope everyone who lived in Joryx Castle can still smile!

“There are four giants. “Miss, it’s too much for us alone.”

“These people are the last. “They are the barely surviving residents of the village north of Joryx Castle.”

Lexia Pan Holyoke.

At the place she beckoned to, there were about 30 wounded villagers with worried faces.

It took three days to get here, pushing a clumsy cart.

The road in front of the collapsed monastery led straight to the lord’s summer residence.

The place, surrounded by thick forests and artificial lakes, was filled with thousands of soldiers, warriors, and half-blood framers.

If I could go there, I could be saved from this hellish reality.

The problem

was the four giants who were sleeping and pounding their bellies in front of the collapsed monastery.

It must have killed several people, so there were bloody skeletons rolling around.

They may have been monks at a monastery.

The road in front of the monastery was a shortcut that led to the summer villa.

It seemed difficult to return for two days with hungry and exhausted people.

Besides, there was no guarantee that it would be safe.

Escorting the residents north of Joryx were the guests of the Lexia and Holyoke families.

It was a large unit of fairly skilled adventurers, three magicians, four warriors, and two healers.

Nevertheless, it was not easy for the four giants.

In the first place, the Holyoke family was a family of A-level warriors, and their gourmets were roughly at that level.

Recently, there was speculation that Lexia’s skills had improved and she was in the G class, but even so, her

limit was one or two giants without solid support.

One of the wizards spoke to Lexia.

“I’ll tell you clearly, it’s impossible. It’s suicidal. Miss Lexia, how about we leave the residents here and go to the summer house by ourselves? “If it’s just us, we can get by without being detected.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m not saying we should throw it away. “Let’s go to the summer house and bring the soldiers.”

Lexia looked back again.

The distance to the monastery was about 500 meters.

It seemed like there would be no immediate danger as long as the giants didn’t detect it.

But…

the residents were very anxious.

No matter what words he tried to persuade, it was clear that the hero and his party would panic if they left.

In that situation, would it really make sense to tell them to stay calm and hide in the rocks?

It was about 2 kilometers to the summer house.

If you rode a horse, it was a distance you could reach in an instant.

Still, it took a good two hours to report to the lord, gather soldiers, and return.

Can these 30 or so residents really be safe until then?

Can we guarantee that there won’t be any giants wandering along this road?

No, it wasn’t just giants.

After the volcano erupted, it was infested with monsters like large bugs or animals.

Is there any law that says

they won’t find those people and make them their prey ?

One of the other warriors said.

“To tell you my true feelings, if you plan on fighting a giant, I will run away.”

“Hey there.”

“I came to fight, not to commit suicide.”

“We are the warrior’s companions.”

“I chose warriorship as my career. “It’s not even Blood.”

As an argument began between colleagues, the atmosphere became even more chaotic.

At this moment, Lexia thought of Zeke.

What would he do?

Even if everyone says they will step back, Zeke will definitely run forward.

I will fight the giants on behalf of everyone and endure until they can escape to a safe place.

I wanted to become that kind of warrior.

It’s just a pity that I don’t have the ability!

But in fact, there was one thing that Lexia misunderstood about Zeke.

When Zeke faced scary enemies,

he did not consider whether he had abilities or not.

You don’t stop it because you can.

It moves forward because it has to be blocked.

“Are you all against fighting giants?”

The diners at the Holyoke Street gate were reluctant to answer Lexia’s question.

The warrior and one other wizard had clearly expressed their opposition.

However, the rest did not seem to have any intention of fighting the giant

.

“If that’s what everyone thinks, then I can’t decide on my own. “Let’s find another way

.”