Imperial Guard - Chapter 28



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Episode 28

Carlson

Kuchelen looked at the inspector in front of him with a bitter smile.

I can’t feel any real magical power or divine power.

He was a bit flustered when he pulled out his sword, but he was an ordinary sword expert.

‘Fortunately, he’ll be an easy opponent. And he’s stupid.’

Although demons and humans are the same intelligent beings, they are very different.

In fact, Kucheln had no hesitation in abandoning the demons who came with him.

No matter how many of those scumbags are alive, it’s clear that they’re worse than me.

“You won’t kill me nicely? Hehe. Does that remind you of your friend Carlson?”

But there were quite a few idiots like that among the human race.

“I’ve met a lot of people like you. Fools who don’t even know their opponents or their own strengths, get consumed by anger and fight hopeless fights···!”

Friendship. Love. Affection. Justice···.

We cling to emotions that are of no use in living.

They are incredibly stupid.

“But I, Kucheln, don’t like those guys. There’s nothing more satisfying than hearing their screams and sucking their magic power at the last moment.”

Kuchelen smiled, revealing his teeth.

The horns that grew on his head scattered thick magic energy.

“··· You’re talking nonsense. Do you think you’re some kind of demon lord?”

The lieutenant demon kid had really high self-esteem.

Rael spat on the floor.

And then I slowly examined the appearance of the demon.

‘The size of the horn is average medium. Judging from the lack of weapons, is it a wizard? … No, he swung the sword with Carlson’s body earlier. And even now, his hand is hidden.’

It’s easy if you’re a wizard.

Their defense mechanism is mostly magic that gets stronger the closer you get, but Rael can ignore the magic.

But if you use weapons, it can get annoying.

“Phew.”

Rael’s senses were on edge.

The sense of combat from actual combat filled my whole body.

I usually quite liked this feeling, but I was in no mood to laugh now.

“Don’t worry! I’ll send you next to your friend in no time!”

“···.”

Instead of answering, Rael gripped his sword tightly.

The power of the demon tribe comes from magic.

The magic that eats away at the human soul and weakens magical power with just a touch is one of the reasons why it is difficult for humans to defeat the demons.

In that respect, it would be safe to say that Rael was a human specialized in killing demons.

He was the only human who could fight on equal terms with the demons.

‘You only need to worry about the physical phenomena created by magic.’

It was the same when dealing with Bennett.

He could ignore the curse targeting him, but he could not ignore the physical effects of the curse.

Taat-

Lael kicked the ground and rushed towards Kuchelen like a lightning bolt.

The swaying black energy seemed a little sharper today.

“Die, human!”

Magic energy poured out from Kucheln’s arms.

This is the first thing a demon does when dealing with a human.

The stronger the magic, the less capable humans are of fighting properly.

‘I knew it.’

For Rael, now was his chance.

Without slowing down, I jumped straight into the magic.

“You idiot! You’re making direct contact with magic!”

Kucheln gazed at Rael and raised his magic.

As expected, it was Manyong. He lacked experience fighting demons.

He was just a stupid human being who was angry at the death of his friend.

“I’ve killed countless people like you!”

Hwaaaaak-!

A wall of magic was built around Kucheln.

Even if I hit the human in front of me well, he was only an intermediate level sword expert.

It was obvious that I would slowly be consumed by the wall of magic that could not be broken by the sword.

‘It’s over!’

Kuchelen never doubted his own thoughts.

Actually, that thought was almost correct.

Rael was completely surrounded by magic.

If it were a normal human being, they would already be addicted to magic.

Woodduck-

But Rael went one step further.

He thrust his sword energy into the wall of magic and twisted it.

“Ugh, ugh···!”

The wall of magic collapsed forcibly, and the aftereffects reached Kuchelen as well.

Lael took advantage of the gap and thrust his sword towards Kucheln’s chest.

It was a simple stab that contained no secrets of the sword, but it dug deep into Kucheln while suppressing the black magic.

“Khuk-. Kwaaaaak!”

Kucheln hastily dodged, but the sword that had dug through the magic was much faster than his movements.

Chook-

He had to sacrifice his left arm instead of protecting his vital spot.

I felt a burning pain in my shoulder blade.

“You bastard! How dare you touch my arm…!”

Kucheln’s body trembled.

Not only was the ridiculous speed strange, but he couldn’t understand the phenomenon of the human being penetrating the magic.

“What on earth have you done! How is it possible for a human to be touched by magic and still be unharmed!”

Kuchelen screamed, clutching at his torn shoulder.

Looking at his bloodshot eyes and pained face, it seemed as if he had to continue the attack at any moment.

It was a stupid and obvious ploy.

“Even if you scream so loudly···.”

Rael wiped the purple blood off his sword and frowned.

His keen senses were still sending him warning signals.

‘now.’

From a while ago, I could sense the magic and murderous intent outside of Rael’s sight.

Without looking back, Rael extended his sword over his shoulder.

Kyaaang-!

A hot spark fell on my fingertips.

It was a fireball created by burning magic.

“I won’t be affected by such low-level attacks.”

“Wow, that’s ridiculous···.”

Kuchelen froze like a stone, wrapping his right arm around his shoulder.

The bastard was much stronger than he thought, but he thought he could definitely finish him off, even if he took damage.

The magical sphere that appeared without any signs, created from previously hidden magic, was Kucheln’s hidden hand.

Stopping this means that the bastard’s strength is beyond your expectations.

“Actually, I was quite worried.”

Jerk- Jerk-

The sound of Rael’s footsteps reached Kucheln’s ears.

To Kuchelen, the sound of his footsteps sounded like an executioner coming to cut off his head.

“The lieutenant demon is a graduate-level. Graduate isn’t the name of a dog, is it? Huh?”

“This, this can’t be happening. This can’t be happening!”

Hwaaaaah!

A thick magic was built.

It was the thickest wall of magic that Kucheln could unleash.

He still couldn’t believe that humans were immune to magic.

“But… you, you didn’t have any dick?”

Rael’s sword struck down once again.

With the magic shattered like a grain of sand, Lael’s sword was embedded in Kucheln’s chest.

“Kkaaaaaaaaaah!”

Tamar-!

Kuchelen rolled over and stepped back.

He still couldn’t understand what was happening before his eyes. But he couldn’t just die like this.

‘Damn, are you actually not human? No, even if you’re a different race, you can’t completely ignore magic…!’

Kuchelen quickly sought other means.

He carefully poured the magic energy behind his back.

An arm was torn off and there was a deep gash in his chest, but he was still fine.

The life force of the Demon Race is tenacious. Although it is painful, it will not kill you to this extent.

Kuchelen opened his mouth and glared at Rael.

“Hey you… You’re not a demon, are you?!”

“Well, they could be elves, or they could be demons. I’m suspicious of everyone I meet.”

“This, this son of a bitch···.”

How dare you play with yourself on a human subject!

Kucheln moved all of his magic.

I was thinking of saving my strength to escape, but if I die here, there’s no next time.

Woohoo-!

A thick magic energy rose up behind Kucheln’s back.

The magic circles drawn with Magi contained numerous magics.

‘I was just lucky…! That’s right. A cornered creature tends to display abnormal strength!’

I felt a terrible pain in my exposed arms and chest, and a strange sense of anxiety washed over me.

But Kuchelen forced himself to focus all his attention on magic.

The magic of the Demon Tribe is focused on destruction and killing, so it is very powerful.

A person like that can be reduced to ashes in an instant.

“So you were a wizard after all?”

Rael began to move forward slowly, watching Kucheln’s magic.

Thump- thump-

My heart rate increases as if responding to my hot head.

The senses that had been sharpened even more in actual combat analyzed the Kucheln in front of him.

‘It’s annoying.’

But there were too many annoying things around here.

The sunlight shining on your face. The wind brushing your cheek. The clouds of dust rising from the ground.

I ignored everything.

His strengths are his excellent physique and sharp senses.

Since the body was already used up enough, I had to focus on my senses.

Rael looked at Kucheln and focused all his attention on him.

Rael, who has blocked everything out, sees only one thing.

It was the demon in front of my eyes.

Taaaat-

Hwaaak-

As soon as Lael stomped the ground, magic burst out from behind Kucheln.

Lael observed the magic flowing out of Kucheln.

I distinguished between what to avoid, what to ignore, and what to destroy.

It felt as if the world had slowed down.

The magic made of Magi was all captured in Rael’s sight.

‘You don’t even have to bear three.’

Simple magic lumps or magic made up of magic were ignored.

All Rael had to worry about was the physical phenomena created by magic.

Crunch-.

In an instant, Lael’s sword slashed forward and pierced through Kucheln’s magic in one breath.

The magic, unable to withstand the power contained in the sword, distorted and disappeared without resistance.

“I’ll finish it right away.”

Rael looked only at one place.

From beginning to end, Rael’s goal was Kucheln’s neck.

“Oh, no. Die! I said die!”

I arrived at Kucheln, cutting through the magic rushing towards Rael.

I stepped forward with my right foot and kicked it down from above.

Hwaaaaak-

Kuchelen urgently blew out his magic energy as he watched Lael approaching him in an instant.

However, his movements were so fast that I couldn’t react properly.

Kwaaaaang-!

Kucheln’s body, which had collided with the sword, was thrown backwards.

He fell to the floor and cried out in a pitiful voice.

“Why! Why did someone like you appear before me! You’re not even a paladin, and you don’t have much magical power…! What the heck! Are you a knight of the Imperial Knights? The Knights promised not to touch the Demons…!”

Kuchelen shuddered with injustice.

Aside from his ridiculous speed and strength, he ignored magic even though he was a human.

A human who is immune to magic? I’ve never heard of such a thing.

He was a monster.

Why on earth did such a monster appear in front of me!

“Stop talking nonsense…”

Lael expressionlessly pulled out his sword in front of Kucheln.

It was a refreshing sight to see the guy who had been squealing just a moment ago rolling around on the floor, but it wasn’t all that pleasant.

“Search quietly.”

Phew!

A fierce sword energy pierced Kuheln’s chest.

Lael poured his magical power into his sword and tore apart Kucheln’s body.

Chook-

The sword that had dug into his chest protruded from his side.

Purple blood gushed out from Kuheln, whose chest had been torn off by the sword.

“Kuaaaaaaaaaah!”

An excruciating pain, as if he had been wounded deep within his soul, weighed on Kucheln’s body.

His ribs were shattered, his heart was crushed, and a huge amount of purple blood covered the dirt of the empty lot.

“Ugh, ugh… why… why… why…”

dump-

Kuchelen stared at Rael, then fell to the floor and stopped breathing.

“··· Haa. That son of a bitch really needs a lifeline.”

Lael slowly walked towards Kucheln.

The fight is finally over.

He relaxed his body and let his sword hang loose.

With a natural gesture, as if trying to confirm if he was really dead… he plunged his sword deep into Kucheln’s neck.

At the same time, he whispered to Kuchelen.

“You know what? Just holding your breath isn’t enough. Your heart has to stop too.”

Rael raised the corners of his lips and pressed down on his sword.

“Ahhhhhhhhh! Oh, how···!”

Kucheln, who had been pretending to be dead, only then opened his eyes wide and began to scream.

The Demon Race has stronger vitality than other races.

Even if your heart is broken, you won’t die until your head is cut off.

Rael was well aware of that fact.

“That’s ridiculous…! The heartbeat almost stopped, so how could a human notice….”

“I told you.”

Woodduck-

I heard the sound of my neck breaking.

Muscles were torn and bones were broken at the tip of the sword held by Rael.

The unpleasant sensation of taking a living being’s life lingered at my fingertips.

“I have a good sense.”

“Okay, wait a minute. Hmm… Rael, Brother Rael….”

The demon’s face was distorted by magic and turned into a familiar face.

It was Carlson.

“It’s me, it’s me, brother. The demons took my body…! Brother Rael! Just a moment…!”

“And I said this too.”

Phew.

Lael’s eyes stared straight into the demon’s face without wavering.

The sharp sword slowly pressed against his neck.

“Ugh···.”

“I won’t kill you nicely.”

“Ra, Brother Rael… Ah, ahhh. This, this dog-like bastard! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you…!”

A demon with Carlson’s face cursed Rael.

But Rael moved his sword with an expressionless face.

Hot- Hot-

I very slowly cut off the neck of the demon that didn’t die even if its cervical vertebrae were broken.

I had to make him feel the full pain of every single piece of flesh and muscle being torn apart.

Just as Carlson felt.

No, even more miserably.

“Ku, ah, ahh …

Chook-

Soon, Kucheln’s head completely fell off his body.

Kucheln’s neck, which had been rolling around, stopped in the sand.

“···.”

Rael gathered his magic power as he looked at Carlson’s painfully distorted face.

“You keep nagging at me until I lose my temper. You crazy bastard.”

When you die, shouldn’t you die gracefully?

Rael placed both hands on the sword stuck in the ground, strangling the demon’s neck.

I managed to hold on to Gao until the end, but I was so excited that my head started to spin.

As Tia said, I lacked stamina.

I felt like I needed to start doing some physical training starting tomorrow.

‘Right. Where’s Carlson? He wouldn’t have had time to catch him.’

It occurred to me belatedly that I should have remembered Carlson.

If we were to build a grave in the orphanage, we would need at least one relic.

Rael kicked the demon’s body with his feet.

I thought it would be somewhere surrounded by magic, but strangely, I couldn’t see the body.

Not even a single piece of Carlson’s armor was left.

“If you think about it, the knights should have come a long time ago···.”

The tension of the battle eased, and Rael’s senses returned to focusing on Kucheln.

Only then did I feel the gaze of someone watching me from behind.

Rael turned around in surprise.

“Ah, ah···. Lord Rael. I, I didn’t see it on purpose···.”

The next saint.

Priest Cecilia was looking at him.