2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 285

285 – Surprise-4

The inside of the armory is actually divided into several branches.

A variety of powerful weapons are stored by category for security purposes and to make them difficult to steal.

Considering the installed trap location, I thought it would take quite some time to find the location of the Great Devil.

“…That sucks.”

At that thought, Leo seemed irritated and cursed.

It wasn’t because I was wandering around or wasting time.

In fact, it was the opposite.

‘…I can feel the location so precisely.’

Everything was predictable, not just where it was, but how it got inside.

I did not know the structure in advance.

Even before the return, the imperial armory had never collapsed after being looted.

Nevertheless, the shortest route to the center and even the traps prepared for intruders were clearly visible to Leo now.

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‘…Rather than seeing it…I already knew it.’

My body and mind remembered.

Where is the Great Devil?

Where are you headed now?

You can even feel the power of the devil.

“…We’ve arrived.”

The strong scent of devils and dragons, the main body clearly exists here.

I can tell because of my age.

[Did you come…]

The Great Devil has been summoned here and now.

The sound of words that seemed to hit the brain with its tongue, abstraction and madness whispered ceaselessly in my head.

[Body.]

There is a devil in front of you.

I looked like a black goat with bat wings,

A white snake whose hair grows endlessly,

A lion with twisted legs instead of a torso,

It looked like giant mice eating each other’s bodies.

The only thing they have in common is that a huge heart is beating passionately at the center.

‘That must be a dragon heart. It has already been absorbed.’

Even though the Dragon Heart had already been taken away, I did not feel any fear.

It was assumed that the dragon heart inside would be stolen.

In the first place, that devil was nothing more than a fantasy relying on human concepts.

Above all

“What are you saying, you’re not even a demon lord? “The toe-like bastard is sticking out.”

Compared to the Demon King, that guy was nothing more than an old demonic being.

[Of course, compared to the Demon Lord, I am insignificant…]

“No, you are insignificant enough without any need to compare.”

[I thought his personality had changed quite a bit, but that attitude is still the same. Even in the face of my now strengthened power, forever…]

“I’m not being polite to him because he was the one who laughed at me and got hit and then cried out and begged for his life. “You idiot.”

Actually, it’s true that my personality has died a lot, but there was no need to save my anger on trash like that.

Since Aria is not there, I abandon the dignity I was trying so hard to maintain and continue to criticize that idiot.

[This is a trivial provocation. The current situation is…!]

Let’s go!

What cut through the grand devil’s pretense was the sound of the red disk spinning. A bright flash reminiscent of the Eastern rat fire is emitted.

Wow!! Burbububbub!!

The demonic energy of the Great Devil is cut one after another, cut and burned continuously by the exploding axe.

“I’m busy and I don’t want to waste my time with the devil. “Go back to the corners of hell.”

There was no screaming.

Even though the attack was successful, it seemed like no damage was done to the Great Devil’s body.

Although it looked simple, it was a blow that not only injected Aura but also mana to unleash unique magic.

[…Subordinate… It’s not true, but it’s not wrong.]

The Great Devil revealed his form without any damage. Rather, he transformed the mana around him into demonic energy and inflated his body.

[You are not able to launch an effective attack even against such a subordinate.]

Originally, like the Demon King, the body that becomes the shell is important for the Great Devil. The stronger the intelligent being that is the catalyst, the stronger the power that that being can manifest.

‘…More than anything…’

I understood it as the attack just now.

That guy had also received special reinforcement from the Demon King just like when he was a berserker.

“…Is this what it looks like when you cook your own food with food waste?”

The Great Devil’s expression did not distort.

In the first place, that soul could not be called the Great Devil.

【How dare you say something like that to a garbage subject who is wasting even a valuable opportunity?】

The proof was that one side of the Vampire Lord was now revealed.

It was an attitude of openly looking down on the other person and despising them at the same time, an attitude reminiscent of an arrogant and immature aristocratic child.

“Well, it’s funny to ask questions about food waste itself. Sorry, I have a habit of not being able to tolerate comedy when I see idiots.”

【Don’t talk arbitrarily!! This time, I will properly step on that weed-like spirit!】

Red blood spreads across the ground. A large volume of blood forms a lake that cannot even be compared to the Red Sanctuary.

It is not just a metaphor; a truly sinking lake has been created.

It is probably so deep that if it sinks, it cannot come back up.

[Giving up would be better for both of us. It’s dark, so the Demon King told me not to kill you if possible.]

“Only you guys are good stories. “You idiots.”

With that said, Leonardo leapt and simultaneously flew using magic. It would have been nice if Ain was there, but if they were together now, there was a high possibility that they would get caught up together.

【Stupid!! What difference do you think it will make if you learn a magical trick!】

At the surface, the calm lake of blood boils and a medium-sized subdragon pops out from the ground.

I know it instinctively. That’s a demonic beast created with a dragon’s weapon. Dozens of subdragons with the same scent as the Dragon Blood Knight stick out their teeth at Leo.

“What are you going to do if you show off your map skills and get angry like that?”

The black stone automatically moved Leo’s body like a tentacle. As both of his hands are free, Leo takes out his bow and continues to intercept the demonic beasts.

【We have become immortal through the power of the Demon King! You can’t even waste time with toys like that!】

“I don’t appreciate it at all even if you explain it to me, so just shut up. “My jawline is so collapsed I don’t even know it’s my mouth.”

Although he casually hurled harsh words, the demonic beasts were not really dead.

Even if you kill the bad guys, if you go back into the lake, they will inflate the parts that flew away and rush at you.

There was no difference even if the main body was blown up with a 6-circle sacred flame magic using a magic circle made of arrows.

On the outside, it looked like a lot of flesh had been torn off, but in essence, there was no damage to the soul.

I thought I was targeting the area where I could feel the dragon heart, but the dragon heart had already been incorporated as part of the Great Evil.

‘…Causing pain won’t work either.’

In the past, the method of endlessly torturing an archdemon with near-immortal regenerative power and causing him to commit suicide could not be used.

Within this barrier, they were able to regenerate without even feeling pain.

[I advise you to give up. Immortality is not only for us, but also for the demon in front of the hero.]

Just when I was thinking about being picky, Leo’s eyes changed when he heard the word hero.

The two families do not miss that momentary commotion and pounce on it.

【Now that I think about it, does the hero know? How calmly did you kill innocent people?

***

The basic gist of the barrier is focused on realizing hallucinations.

And in essence, hallucinations are a trick to manipulate people’s thoughts and agitate their emotions.

The illusion unfolds.

The ones that appear are my senior Alphonse and myself.

Alphonse, who was protecting his colleagues who were trembling in fear, asked repeatedly.

I had a wife to be with.

I had a child to raise.

There were also parents to support.

And when I was younger, I didn’t even care about such things.

He annihilated them with one sword and at the same time spoke of Aria’s life.

Would it really be different if it were you?

The scenery changed, and this time there was a demon who had taken hostage.

There was a distance, and if you took a little risk, you could save it.

Nevertheless, they were killed all at once.

She declared that if she had missed Mine anyway, more people would have died and she would do it alone.

How did she feel about herself when Aria died?

The scenery changes again.

This time, the scenery changes to an even older one.

There is a man lying down, bleeding profusely.

He was neither a criminal nor a bounty. He just had to swing the sword because he had to do the job he was asked to do.

＜…Please…Kid…Please…Not for me yet…＞

There was no need to kill him.

Because the request itself was finished.

I swung lightly and decapitated him.

There was no hesitation because it was a problem that I had to get used to anyway.

And what he saw was.

＜…My son…＞

A photo of a child younger than himself fell along with the child’s neck.

He picked up a knife to find his parents, but when he realized he had already killed someone else’s parents.

[【Is it really okay for you to be a hero? A murderer and a hypocrite, but a person who wanted a hero but killed a hero.】]

I know.

I was already sinking deeply into the lake of blood.

“…Ha…”

A short breath is exhaled.

“I know.”

The black stone of the wise man is wielded through his hands.

“Still, we have no choice but to fight.”

The weapon that could end this fight was already in hand.

“I started with a choice in the first place, so I can’t stop until I finish.”

***

[【Did you solve it and come out?】]

The Great Devil and Vampire Lord, who were soon fused into one, were calmly impressed.

As the power of the Great Devil is stronger than that of a vampire, the current existence will be closer to the Great Devil.

In essence, the Great Devil cannot be said to be a true ‘devil’, but if one were to specify it, it would be more accurate to describe it as the Great Devil.

“I’m already feeling sick of it.”

【Great Devil】has already completely absorbed the Dragon Heart and exists in its place.

It would certainly be difficult for even Aria to erase that existence.

[【So what do you think? This is already my world. Such fantasies can be layered hundreds of times.】]

It’s not a bluff.

The Great Devil now had enough power to do so.

[【You know this, no matter how many people you protect, how will they act if they see your sins?】]

The Great Devil did not think that Leo would break down due to guilt.

If that were the case, he would have given up and collapsed long ago.

But betraying humanity is a different matter.

Even if you can’t turn your back right now, gradually weakening your spirit is easier than breaking it down.

Leo must have enough justification and anger to annihilate humanity…

Kaaagh…!

“What do you say?”

The machine-like yet violent cutting sound cuts through idle thoughts.

Leo’s weapon cuts through the archdemon’s body, showing greater cutting power than an explosive axe.

Buuuck!!

[【aaah…! Ahhhhh!!】]

The Great Devil screams like a chord, as if singing a circling song to the sound of a machine.

Beyond feeling pain, the pain of dying is conveyed to the Great Devil.

[…That…What the heck…!]

“Do you have dementia? “Don’t you remember your dark history just because you changed the shape a little bit?”

The sound of the sharp saw blades turning dozens of shark-tooth-like blades, a huge sword in Leonardo’s hand, reminded the Great Devil of an old fear.

“Do you remember the old days?”

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It was originally just a beheading sword with an electric blade, but it was a slaughter machine capable of slaughtering countless monsters and even grinding their souls.

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The electric saw blade interpreter was one of the cuties that was with us in the first episode.

【How…That…! Beyond making it, the energy is…!】

The machines themselves can be created even in the modern era, but the resentment of the demonic beasts within them has the power to strike the spirit of the great evil beyond illusion.

“I made it with the unique magic given by the Lord of the Black Tower.”

“Kwaaa!!”

The rotating saw blade goes beyond the shape of the Great Devil and even cuts into the ground. The demons in the lake are like solid objects, shattered by a rush of blood on the blade.

[【Don’t be cocky!】]

Leo was dropped into the lake and at the same time, the created sub-dragons and dragon soldiers attacked Leo.

Besides not being able to breathe, it absorbs the mana in the body and the blood seeps into the body, trying to kill it.

It was an all-out attack that an electric saw sword could not deal with.

“, ”

So, just use another weapon to deal with it.

The electric sword reverts to black stone and soon eats up the remains of nearby weapons.

The scale slayer, the sword of dragon slaying created to catch the Dragon Blood Knight, separates the subdragons.

The blood thirst that drains a vampire’s life sucks the blood from the lake and explodes the aura.

Leo collapses the barrier while holding the demonic sword of exorcism, which established him as the strongest second-in-command in the first episode, with both hands.

“aaa!!”

“Why are you going crazy and crazy? If you mix food waste roughly and you get sick, won’t your demon mother tell you?”

Even this weapon is inferior to the Holy Sword, but for only one target, these weapons are weapons that demonstrate optimal power.

Thanks to the mixing of the vampire lord’s soul, the power of the blood magic sword was unleashed to its full potential, allowing it to absorb all the blood and release it into the attack.

Thanks to absorbing the Dragon Heart as a spiritual body, it became possible to cut the soul into pieces with the Dragon Slayer Sword.

The deliberate delay was also a stepping stone to this end.

“…You…You bastard…”

The barrier is almost broken.

Judging from the screams coming from the direction of the exit, it seemed like there was no problem for Aria. Aria’s screams are not pig-like, but soft like a child.

“…You will never…!”

Kwajik…!

“…I’m speaking informally. Should I cut it in half lengthwise this time?”

Leonardo crushes the waist of the archdemon cut in half and covers his mouth with a scream.

The Great Devil has already shrunk to the point where the word “Great” Cannot be used. Like a small human body model covered in black paint, the Great Devil revealed his weak essence.

“…You…Anyway!! I can’t be saved…!! Don’t run away from your sins!! Leonardo…!”

Wow…!!

“Who doesn’t know that? Do you think I started this in the first place for salvation or happiness?”

As if the Great Devil’s curse was laughable, he covered the open mouth with the toe of his shoe.

In the first place, he did not enter this fight for happiness or salvation.

“I know that I haven’t lived a good life enough to take care of my happiness and rights.”

Quad deud deuk!

Leonardo soon slices the Great Devil vertically with the re-formed saw blade. Nevertheless, the Great Devil does not die.

“…Ouch…Ugh…”

“But that’s it. “You tough cockroach.”

Now that we have the devil’s help, there is no way to destroy that spirit with physical or magical attacks.

“But I hate seeing you guys happy even more.”

Even in such a situation, Leo does not hesitate.

“I fought not to save others, but to make you more unhappy. “You selfish little bastards.”

I was able to endure until now because I had this mindset and mental strength.

In terms of mental state alone, his strength was comparable to that of Ruben Reinhardt.

It was only at the standard point, but the level of threat felt like more than that to the Demon King.

“If I have to be unhappy, then people like you, whose very existence is a nuisance, should be even more unhappy, right? Is not it? “It’s unfair.”

It’s just that he didn’t rate it highly, but his mental state was enough to shock even the Great Devil and the Demon King.

“I already mastered the feeling of betrayal toward humanity when I was 13 years old. “Do you find cockroaches in every house and kill them just because you’re so annoyed?”

While we have no expectations of humanity, we do not go out of our way to exterminate it.

Because they do not expect anything from humans, their hearts are not greatly disturbed.

In that way, it was possible to kill the demon more thoroughly.

To the point that even Ariasviel, the hero from the first episode, respected him.

“Then…Why! “The devil and us…!”

“…Are you asking because you don’t know? Are you saving what little brain you have?”

A black sword hilt is pulled out from the hem of Leonardo’s cloak. The starting point of Reinhardt’s standard sword taken from Ruben’s tomb.

Aria’s last reply letter to herself.

“You guys…”

The most suitable weapon to express these emotions had to be this sword.

The sword of evil and magic, which is one’s own half-god.

“You played with my girl and her mom. “You trash bastards.”

A sword that started in the dark, all the malice that Leo harbors is manifested as a sword so thick that it covers the world.

If I had to choose the only weapon that could compete with the Holy Sword, I would definitely say that there would be nothing else in human history other than that weapon.

It was a sword that didn’t even need a name.

Leo, Equator, and all beings all had one word in common when they saw that sword.

“Demon sword…!”

The nameless iron sword became a magic sword alone in order to catch up with the holy sword.

The magic sword split the false world.