Imperial Guard - Chapter 24



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Episode 24

The chain letter is carefully

Zenon, the lord who rules over the underworld of Districts 3 and 4 of the Imperial Capital.

After losing the power struggle and fleeing to the forbidden land of Alheim, where he swallowed the magic, his life changed 180 degrees.

Luckily, Magi was the perfect power for his body.

Zenon, who had gained power, confidently attacked the third district of the capital, killed Lark, who ruled the underworld, and took his place.

“Brother Zenon! The information guilds of District 3 have bowed their heads!”

“The black market has started sending us bribes!”

It was only a matter of time before District 3 surrendered to Zenon’s overwhelming power.

Until he reclaimed the 4th district that had been pushed out by Gaksital, Zenon thought he would once again reach his prime.

“Ugh, eww! Run away! It’s a demon!”

“What? This, this!”

··· If only the demons hadn’t suddenly barged in.

“It is the Demon King’s order. Kill all humans who resist.”

“There is a human nearby who has received the Demon King’s magic. Find him!”

The basis of Zeno’s power was magic.

He could not resist the demons.

Moreover, he who accepted the magic saw.

The eyes behind the demons…

I’m talking about eyes that watch the world while buried in magic.

That gaze, which seemed to look down on everything in the world, made Zeno lose his will to resist, and he knelt down without realizing it.

“This is the human. He has magic energy in his body.”

But even if the sky falls, there is a hole to emerge from.

“Be careful. It’s the Demon King’s magic.”

“Get up, human.”

The magic that Zeno possessed belonged to the Demon King.

Zeno’s eyes, which were about to accept death, were filled with life.

“The Demon King is most likely in the center of the capital. We have found the Demon King’s magic, so we will withdraw.”

“Human. I’ll leave the outskirts of the capital to you.”

“Go, thank you···. Ugh···. Shut···.”

At that moment, Zenon, who was not able to properly understand the situation, lowered his head.

Woodduck-

Magic began to fill the depths of Zeno’s heart.

The Demon King, Maledrax’s magic power has consumed the magic power of the higher-ranking demons, growing larger than before.

Zeno fell to the floor, retching from the pain that felt like his heart was being ripped out.

“Hey, Gerk. You’re not going to leave everything to one human, are you? Tracking down the Demon King is also an important task.”

“A battle with the Magic Tower may begin in Area 2. I can’t withdraw many troops. I will select one mid-level demon and ten low-level demons and leave them behind. That should be enough to distribute letters to the common people of the Empire.”

Zenon slowly got up while listening to the demon’s words.

His body felt full of strength unlike before.

It felt like I owned the world.

Thump-

But even after the demons disappeared, Zenon could not rest easy.

In a little while, the mid-level and low-level demons will come back again.

Zeno gathered the remaining men and immediately began working.

“Hey, Brother Zenon. What is this? Are you telling me to spread it throughout the empire?”

“··· It’s an item that tracks the being they’re looking for. You have to put this energy into the letter to find what they want.”

When magic took hold in Zeno’s chest, one memory was also engraved into him.

This is a ‘letter that bewitches humans’ delivered by the demons.

“It’s done. Now here···.”

Zeno looked nervously at the completed first letter.

This letter is the starting point of consciousness.

You must make this letter aware of what you are looking for.

Zenon breathed the ominous magic and spirit left behind by the demons into the letter.

When the letter was gulping down the eardrums.

A magic sphere appeared in one corner of Zeno’s vision.

‘Gaksi mask···.’

A magic ball containing the magical power of the masked mask.

It was a means to track him down if he ever showed up.

However, right now, the demons’ means of tracking were right before Zeno’s eyes.

‘The demons just have to kill that guy…!’

This letter has the power to track.

If you can trace that kind of ominous magic, you should be able to trace the magic of the mask.

The consciousness in his memories was very strong, so adding this much magic power wouldn’t make a difference.

As soon as the letter absorbed the spirit, Zeno applied the magic power of the mask to it.

As expected, even the magic of the mask was sucked into the letter.

Zenon laughed loudly, still seeing the stable consciousness.

“Okay, okay. Okay… Gaksital. That guy is finished now too…! My world will come!”

Of course, the demons could distinguish between the magical power of the ghost and the mask, but Zenon did not have that level of intelligence.

*

An alley in District 4.

Lael walked with the guard and looked around.

“Hey, Captain of the Guard···.”

“Just walk without opening your mouth.”

Lael walked at a certain distance from the guards.

It was a distance where I could cut with my sword at any time without anyone suspecting anything.

I was worried that he might be a demon disguised as a human, but when I lightly cut his neck, red blood came out, so I knew he wasn’t a demon.

‘Because the blood of the intermediate-level and lower demons is purple and contains magical energy.’

The blood of the higher-level demons who have perfectly mastered magic turns red, but the blood of those below them is purple.

This is a method to distinguish between the demons seen in the original.

‘Is it a black market?’

The place we arrived at following the guards was a building that looked like a black market.

It was obviously a suspicious place, with drunken people rolling around on the floor and everyone passing by glancing in that direction.

Rael asked, touching the guard’s shoulder.

“Is this inside?”

“Yes. Yes···. There are demons inside···!”

Rael narrowed his eyes and looked inside the building.

Sure enough, just as the guards said, I felt magic from inside.

“Please, just spare my life. I don’t know anything. It’s just that these guys are threatening me…”

The guard, whose instructions were over, trembled and begged for his life.

He was so scared of dying.

“Where is your colleague?”

“Oh, Lord, he’s dead. A few hours ago, the two of us met the demons. While resisting them… I was captured….”

“··· Yes. You were definitely used. Go back.”

Rael, who had been staring at him intently, soon nodded.

At the same time, the guard’s expression brightened.

“Go, thank you···.”

Crunch-

At that moment, Rael quickly drew his sword and cut off the guard’s head.

Rael squinted his eyes as he saw the head suddenly detach from the body and fall to the floor.

The guard was laughing until the end.

dump-

Rael looked at the body lying on the floor.

I’m sorry, but there wasn’t a single trace of a struggle on the bastard’s body.

As soon as they met the demons, they would have sold out their comrades or surrendered without resistance.

‘You will die soon because you have magic in your heart.’

The demons never leave humans alive.

That guard would have died in agony, his heart bursting, after he finished delivering the letter.

When the heart bursts due to magic, magic spreads to the surrounding area.

For his sake and for the sake of others, it is better to kill him painlessly with your own hands.

It was Rael’s final consideration that made me laugh at the end.

“This fucking world is destroying my values.”

He cut his own throat to let me go without any pain.

Rael hated himself for having to adapt to these primitive ways.

“···.”

Lael pushed the guard’s body to one side and went inside without making any sounds.

Although I didn’t feel any strong magic energy from inside, it definitely felt like there were demons there.

‘The Demon Race···.’

Although he knew about the demonic powers of the demonic tribe, this was his first time meeting a demonic tribe in person, so Rael couldn’t help but be somewhat nervous.

Crunch- rustle-

As I carefully entered, a steady sound was heard from inside the building.

It sounded like someone writing something with a pen on paper.

‘Isn’t that… a perimeter guard?’

Inside the building, an unbelievable sight was seen.

Dozens of perimeter guards were chained up and writing letters.

It looks like everyone’s expressions have been bad for quite some time.

“What are you guys doing here?”

Rael approached the guards, avoiding the eyes of those watching him.

The guards, who had been writing letters with unfocused eyes, opened their eyes wide as soon as they saw Rael.

“Captain Lael…! Please save me! Please, I beg you!”

“Damn it! I’ve been locked in since last night and all I’ve been doing is writing letters! What the hell is this!”

“Be quiet… Tsk. I asked you why you were here. Answer me.”

“We were just patrolling District 4. But the demons attacked us…! I haven’t been able to sleep since yesterday and have been writing letters….”

It seemed like they were producing the letters that were to be distributed to District 4 here.

··· Are there such uncivilized bastards?

‘No. Is that natural, since we live in a world without copy machines?’

Anyway, Rael examined the guards’ bodies.

That guy from earlier had a heart full of magic energy because he was out and about, but fortunately these guys seemed okay.

Rael looked around.

The magic felt from outside was still nearby.

The demons are inside this building.

‘Let’s do some research first.’

Rael felt the humans walking towards him and turned around.

Five punk-looking guys were surrounding Rael.

It seems like he sensed the commotion and came closer.

“Hey you! How dare you come into this place without permission!”

Sling-

The moment their eyes met Rael’s, they drew their swords.

It seemed like he had no intention of saving me, but that made me feel better.

This way, you can hit without hesitation.

“I think I’ve seen your face somewhere… Where do you belong?”

“A guy who’s about to die doesn’t need to know! Kill him now!”

Rael nodded as he watched the five approaching.

They were friends who didn’t listen to me like punks.

“Yeah. If you keep getting hit, you’ll remember things you didn’t know before.”

Rael smiled and drew his sword.

“Wait a minute! That guy’s face looks familiar…”

At that moment, one of the thugs who was looking at Rael’s face frowned.

Boom-!

That was the gangster’s last memory.

*

“I, our leader, am Zenon.”

“··· Zenon? Who is that?

It only took a minute to clean up.

As Rael swung his sword five times, five people fell to their knees.

The one in the lead trembled and answered Rael’s words.

“As the mastermind of the underworld that rules over Districts 3 and 4···!”

“The demons attacked, but you were recognized by them···.”

The name they all had in common was Zenon.

It is said that he created a lucky letter with the demons.

‘··· If you want to use the name of the godfather of the underworld, shouldn’t you go to District 1 or 2?’

At best, what kind of godfather is a guy who makes a fuss in a place where there are commoners?

They are really some ridiculous kids.

“In the end, the demons are the masterminds, and Zenon is just being used.”

Tia said that the lucky letters were the way of the demons.

It seems that Zenon was the one who chose the production job among the humans.

‘Does that guy named Zenon have a bad relationship with me?’

Judging from the fact that I can’t remember his name even after hearing it, he seems like a sloppy kid, but it’s surprising how he cooperated with the Demonic Clan.

‘And… why are these imperial bastards so incompetent?’

Even though this place was the 4th district of the commoners, it was a part of the proper capital.

Does it make sense for demons to cause such a ruckus in the capital?

I didn’t know that there might be an incident that I didn’t know about.

“··· hmm?”

At that moment, I began to feel a different magic from before on the other side.

Jerk- Jerk-

Feeling the magic coming towards him, Rael turned around.

“They say even a tiger will come if you call it, but it couldn’t wait for me to leave and came itself.”

Rael nodded to the magic he felt from above.

The closer he got, the more I felt his strong magic.

“Ugh… Ugh.”

The punks kneeling behind him began to groan in pain as soon as they were touched by the demon’s magic energy.

After a while, a demon a head taller than Rael came down from the second floor of the building.

There were small horns sprouting from either side of the creature’s head.

“Are you a lower class demon?”

A lower class demon that produces purple blood when its neck is cut.

If we compare it to the level of a swordsman, the power it possesses is at the level of a beginner sword expert.

But he had magic.

“There is someone who dares to ruin the Demon King’s plans.”

Slurp-

“Keuk··· Kkeuk···.”

Even the guards who were writing letters began to groan as the magic gradually seeped out.

Those who could not properly handle magic suffered even from the magic of lower-level demons.

Of course, even if you can handle magic, the situation is similar if you meet a high-ranking demon.

Magi eats away at the human soul and drains life force.

Even generating magic power becomes difficult.

That’s why it’s hard for humans to defeat the demons.

“You too must become a part of the ritual just like those humans.”

“What a fucking statement to tell someone to sit down and write a letter.”

Lael stared at the demon in front of him.

This was my first time actually meeting the Demons, but fortunately it wasn’t much different from what I expected.

‘Is this how it feels? There’s not much difference.’

Magi has no influence on oneself.

Knowing that fact made me feel more at ease about what was to come.

“Hahaha! You’re still alive, even though you’re a human. But, how about this!”

The demon smiled confidently and unleashed his magic.

An explosion of magic that a normal human could never withstand.

Rael, who was caught in the blast head-on, looked at him and raised his sword.

“Are you done with everything?”

Rael stared at the bastard and summoned his magic.

I was nervous just in case, but as expected, he was nothing special.

“··· Huh, why?!”

The demon’s mouth opened wide.

Even though he was a lower-class demon, there was no way a human could withstand the magic in a place like this.

Jiiing-

A blue aura formed on Rael’s sword.

A sharp sensation ran up and down the demon’s body.

“Hey you! How can you move!

The demon’s body trembled as it saw the human glaring at it.

It was the first time I had seen someone radiate such perfect magical power within Magi.

Only then did the demon feel fear.

He belatedly tried to raise his magic and block the bastard’s attack, but…

“If you have any questions, ask your parents in hell.”

Crunch-

Rael’s sword, which had already moved, split the demon’s body in two.

*

monster.

This was how Lloyd felt when he first met the Demons.

He was a subordinate of Zenon, the lord of the underworld, and he knelt down as soon as he saw the demon.

‘If such a monster is on our side… we can target Area 2 or Area 1 as well.’

He also had some information about the Demons.

Magi causes suffering to humans and makes them weak.

These are things that you can’t imagine just by hearing them.

But when I actually experienced it, I could tell.

This is hell.

No one can withstand this energy.

Even if he was the famous captain of the Torai Guard in the capital, I firmly believed that he would not be able to fight the Demon Clan even with one punch.

“Huh?”

And then his thoughts were shattered along with the demon tribe that was split in two.

The demon he believed in was killed not by the knights but by the captain of the guard.

Lloyd began to tremble as he saw Captain Torai walking towards him.

Next it was their turn.

“wake up.”

“Please, spare our lives. We were captured by the demons and we just did what we were told to do···.”

“···.”

Why do these kids always make the same excuses?

Rael sighed and pointed to one side with his chin.

The thugs quickly untied the chains that bound the guards.

“Thank you, Captain…”

“You’ve defeated the Demon Clan! You’re amazing!”

“Be quiet. Get ready to round these kids up.”

After making sure the guards were catching the thugs one by one.

Rael slowly opened his mouth.

“Just lock them up at the outer perimeter guard post for now, so I can call them when I need them. Oh, and you guys too. I might need your testimony.”

“Understood! Come to the Outer Guard whenever you need!”

“Please, please save me···.”

“I was wrong! I was wrong!”

Rael thought as he watched the backs of the guards escorting the thugs away.

I knew the mastermind was in District 3, but I couldn’t just wander around District 3 alone.

Since the Demon Clan was involved, this matter was too big for him to handle alone.

‘I’ve never donated money to the church, but I just close my eyes and pretend to pray during prayer time.’

Gaia, the One who gave us, told us not to turn away from those in need.

So, a good religious order that follows the word of God well will not turn away from Rael who needs help.

··· It was definitely not a waste of time.