CH 75

「Hmmm, as expected, is this considered a problem?」

Doom managed to kick out a company of knights, but he was more exhausted than expected. At any rate, his power as an evil spirit is less effective against the knights of Arnelia, and his consecrated weapons can be deadly to evil spirits. Of course, with spirits of his stature, he could not be extinguished quickly, but it was no less difficult to do.

「（Our attacks are less effective and theirs are more effective. This is unfair… I can’t kill them like I want to!）」

The Holy Knights who actually stranded them would not have killed 100 of them. They retreated, rounding up the wounded at the appropriate places. As he observed, Doom suddenly noticed something interesting, along with the lack of things to do.

「I understand now. Is it more efficient to kill half the target than to kill all of them when dealing with a simple non-target? I guess I can think of them as an appetizer before the main dish. That’s a good lesson to learn.」

「So, what should we do, Doom? It’s almost time for the next one, but this time there are quite a few. Roughly, there are more than 1,000 just for the Holy Knights alone.」

「I don’t think I can deal with that many of them… I mean, I’m bored! I still prefer to kill that girl slowly and deliberately if I’m going to kill her. If I do it right away, I won’t be able to enjoy a lot of things.」

「Oh, If you want to have so much fun, why don’t we go home and you’ll take your time with me?♪」

「Eh, I’ve played it all the way through Libido. Libido makes me feel so good when I kill her. I knew it! She has to hate it or it won’t burn!」

「You should take me out once in a while. Because I am the best, I’m so unreserved!」

「I have a wife now. Would you please not encourage me to cheat on her in front of her with impunity?」

「Nooo, I wonder if Doom-chan had such a loving wife?」

「Because I asked you to marry me.」

「I don’t really care…」

Ossyria mutters beside the frivolous conversation between Libido and Doom. But she does not seem to turn her eyes toward them.

「Oh my～ Your new wife has given you the green light, Da–n–na–sa–ma.」

「…I don’t know if I’m unloved…」

「Hey, hey, Doom. The next one is coming, okay?」

A new wave of Holy Knights is coming toward us from the left. This time it must be a battalion, and there are many of them, as reported by Libido. It is clear from the single-strand march that the quality is even higher than that of the previous one.

「Oh my–my, they are quite well trained, after all. Libido, I’ll leave you to it here.」

「How hard can it be for me to hold them back by myself?」

「Don’t worry, I’ll call the guys who have it.」

【Summon】

Magic circles float around Doom one after another, summoning synthetic beasts that are considered to be Archfiends. The forms are diverse, including marine life, beasts, plants, minerals, and creatures that cannot be identified with any of the above. Some of the individuals resembled the Archfiend that Alfiris and his group first fought.

「We can manage with all this, can’t we?」

「Yes. But it may not be total annihilation. Depending on the enemy’s skill level, it could only slow them down.」

「I don’t care, just keep them stuck for a quarter of an hour. I’ll get it done in the meantime.」

「Okay, okay.」

Libido stands up to the knights along with the Archfiends. The holy knights swarm in front of them.

「Fufu, we’ve got a lot of visitors… Humans, make me go a lot, won’t you all?」

Imagining herself being penetrated by many knights, Libido led the Archfiends toward the holy knights with an ecstatic expression on her face.

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「So, how do we get through this gate?」

Leaving the battalion to be stalled by Libido, Doom was standing in front of the second gate. This time, unlike before, it was the Templar Knights who were guarding it. Moreover, they’re fully armed, and the sturdiness of the gate and the strength of its protective wards are also different from those of the first gate. It is not possible to blow it all up at once with magic, as was done earlier.

「This is impossible. Let’s just give up… Just kidding. I’m relying on you, Insomnia.」

「……」

When Insomnia stepped forward, her long hair rustled and then began to grow all at once. Insomnia’s hair is not affected by the warding or its hair erodes through the gaps in the warding.

And when she reached the gate, she entered through a gap in the gate and became entangled in the gate’s bolt.

「Cut those hairs!」

「Put an arrow through the main body!」

「Use Holy Attribute offensive magic!」

Templar Knights try to cut Insomnia’s hair, but their consecrated steel swords are completely ineffective. Even if her hair was finally cut, there is no end to the hair that grows one after another.

All the arrows shot at the main body were bent down by Ossyria, and all the magic was also prevented by the haze that appeared around Doom. In the meantime, Insomnia’s hair had cracked the bolt and opened the gate.

「Here’s an opening, ohh.」

And when Doom entered the building with impunity, he was blocked in his path by a large number of Templar Knights and monks.

「Kukuku, you want to play with me? A small fry like you guys?」

Doom tries to provoke, but silently the knights close the distance.

「Are you so calm that you won’t even be provoked? Well then, I don’t blame you!」

Doom closes his left eye once and immediately opens his eyeballs with a glare. Then his left eye turned a deep red, as if dripping with blood, and the knights who saw his eye began to scream, crumble, or attack their companions.

「Gyaaahhh!!!」

「Uwaaaaahhh!!」

「Hiiieeeeekkk!!」

「Stop that, you all! What are you doing?」

「We’re on the same side, you know?」

「The Evil Eye Of Madness, don’t look at him! It’s going to erode your spirit!」

The Magic Eye, which can be used without chanting, is very useful in battle, although it has the drawback that it cannot be used at any time and there is a limit to the number of times it can be used and the conditions under which it can be used.

「You’re already using your magic eye.」

「Because it’s too much trouble to deal with every single one of them. Okay, let’s move on while we’re at it.」

「Stay there!」

Pushing past the confused soldiers, Rafferty and his father, Mordaëd, appeared.