Why I Quit Being the Demon King

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 87

20. Passing the Land of Giants (3)

Zeke looked down at his body.

Armor made from the scales of a copper dragon covered its body.

It was my first time wearing it and fighting. It was true that I was a little curious about how much power it would deliver.

“You are a special guy.”

” yes?”

“You say you’re afraid of giants, but your expression right now

doesn’t show that at all.”

“is that so?”

“I feel paralyzed by fear. Even if you are a warrior, courage is something that is difficult to obtain.”

“This… is actually a secret. “Looking into Deus’s eyes is the secret sauce.”

“What a ridiculous story.”

“Really. It’s been like that since the first time I faced a dragon. “When I look directly into Deus-sama’s eyes, my courage rises.”

“That’s something a pseudo-religion leader would say

.”

“Yes? “I tend not to tell other people because I don’t think anyone will believe it.”

“Are you still thinking about him now?”

“yes.”

“A warrior must receive attacks closer to the enemy than anyone else. No matter what the motivation is…. As long as a warrior has absolute courage, he or she can be stronger than anyone else.”

Sadimus was a warrior’s companion, and

although he turned dark in his later years, he also had experience fighting the Demon King.

Zeke nodded heavily at his advice.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Then go. “If you get everyone’s attention in front of you, I’ll shower you with magic.”

Zeke immediately ran to where the giants were.

In fact, I didn’t know any other tricks even if I wanted to.

First, he created a spectacular explosion using the black magic he learned from Sadimus.

The giants who had been sitting around the campfire eating a meal stood up in surprise.

They were typical mountain giants, standing about 3 meters tall and wearing clothes made of animal skin.

Giants grow tall from birth to death.

Although few people saw it in person, it was said that giants before the age of 10 were smaller than humans of the same age.

They grow about 1 meter every 10 years and most die in about 50 years.

Among them, the giant of about 3 meters was a young man at the peak of his physical abilities.

It was mostly giants of that size that went out hunting in distant places or fought wars with humans.

As the distance got closer, the gaze became higher.

Fighting a giant was at a disadvantage in spacing.

Because the arm length was nearly twice as different, fitting a single weapon like a sword to the body was a big problem.

However, the higher-ups of the Holly Beach family gave up ordinary martial arts and

kept the method of fighting giant creatures.

Holy Jade’s swordsmanship was currently at least as top-notch as when dealing with giants.

Zeke rolled on the ground.

It reached the knee before the giant’s hammer could reach it.

There he raised his shield and stabbed his sword.

At the same time, two flails struck Zeke’s shield.

Those who have not experienced that shock and pressure cannot even imagine.

My spine tingled and every joint in my body

screamed.

Nevertheless, the reason he can endure it is because he is a hero.

I cut the knee of the giant in front of me with my sword.

The sword energy was incomparable to what it was just half a year ago.

Not only was Scatul’s teachings good, but the amount of experience I had gained was also tremendous.

The enemies he faced were powerful monsters that were difficult to encounter, including dragons, hydras, and ancient weapon giants.

The recent battle with the undead also raised Zeke’s abilities to the next level.

Zeke’s sword strike cut off the giant’s skin in one go.

The giant was so wounded that his bones were exposed and he screamed.

The moment he bent his upper body to grab the wound, Zeke jumped up and decapitated the giant.

The throat was cut so deeply that even the carotid artery was damaged.

A huge amount of blood spurted out. Zeke’s body immediately turned red.

Even at that moment, Zeke’s eyes did not waver.

Although he killed a giant completely on his own, there was no time to be happy about his accomplishments.

He immediately turned and lunged at the second giant.

We must reduce as many numbers as possible before the siege is complete.

The reason he was able to cut down a giant was not because of his skills, but because of his equipment.

Because he knew that well, Zeke could not be puffed up.

His entire body was surrounded by dragon-made weapons. It would be rather shameful to wear this much armor and

still not have any criminal record.

Zeke, facing the second giant, summoned magic.

I exploded the brilliant ⑴ black magic I learned because of Deus’ words right in front of the giant’s face.

Because of the unique presence of magic created by the knot of mana, magic could be detected just before it was manifested.

The moment the giant leaned back in surprise, black flames exploded and scattered.

Zeke knew very well that he was not yet skilled enough to hit the giant with magic.

It was just used with the intention of keeping the giant in check, like a jab in boxing.

Zeke jumped into the arms of the giant, who retreated in surprise, and plunged his sword into his thigh.

The famous sword Doomsrino cut off the giant’s muscles and tendons in one go. He plunged his sword as if he was jumping into the heart of a giant who was staggering and collapsing.

In fact, two giants were slaughtered in an instant.

For the giants who had set up a cauldron on the shore to have dinner, it was truly a thunderbolt in the dry sky, but they had no time to even consider the rights of monsters.

Zeke moved again.

There are still close to 10 giants left.

At that time, the surrounding suddenly became dark.

At first, a gray shadow appeared as if there had been a solar eclipse, and then the darkness began to multiply in an instant.

Zeke felt the power of Sadimus in the magic.

It was a storm-like energy.

He was strong even when he was alive, and the magical power he gained by drinking the blood of warriors for a thousand years far surpassed human imagination.

The darkness became fog and trapped the giants.

Zeke also lost his sight.

While I was wondering what to do for a moment, a skeleton holding a lantern appeared in front of me and gave me directions.

The darkness seemed to have taken away not only sight but all senses.

The giants, who

could not hear or see and had even lost their sense of smell, fell into a panic and did not know what to do.

Zeke took advantage of the darkness, not knowing how long it would last, to attack the giants.

It was a one-sided massacre.

Zeke was once again amazed at the power of the Arch Lich named Sadimus.

At the same time, I felt a strong curiosity about the true power of Deus, who even treated such a being as a servant.

“You taught me well.”

Deus said as if throwing something at Skatul.

“thank you.”

“You probably have talent, right? “I guess he’s a hero with a double-digit pure blood percentage.”

“of course. The foundation was also strong. “I only know too much of the basics, so I haven’t been able to demonstrate my abilities until now.”

“Because I could only go to elementary school. “It would be unreasonable to expect a child who can barely walk to learn and apply things on his own.”

Deus looked at the fight between Deus and Sadimus with his arms crossed.

Black darkness encroached on the space. Although

it couldn’t block Deus’ gaze,

even Deus felt hazy when looking into the darkness.

“how is it? What is your current grade?”

“There are many illusions about grades.”

“What does it mean?”

“Equipment takes up a lot of space. “Can a naked warrior capture a dragon without even carrying a weapon?”

“If it were me, I could win with a sock in my mouth.”

“Why are the socks suddenly… Anyway, that’s why the grade is determined based on empirical rules assuming a hypothetical situation. “Under the definition, a

Class A hero must be carrying a weapon of a certain level.”

“Zeek’s equipment is overpowered right now, right?”

“Quite so. But even taking that into account… it looks like we have now easily entered the D class.”

“Class D… isn’t that amazing? “You’re still a kid.”

“When you are 14, you are an adult.”

“If you look at the growth curve, doesn’t humans peak at age 25?”

“Yes, of course.”

“It’s going to be even bigger in the next 10 years. “Your body will grow for another 5 years.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing how far it will go.”

“yes.”

“I might become stronger than my master.”

“Do you really think so?”

“yes.”

“You don’t have a very good eye either.”

Deus snorted and turned his eyes to Zeke again. I was

just about to kill the 12th giant

.

“It looks like things are being roughly sorted out. “Let’s go pick up the spoils.”

“Yes, master.”

Scatul showed his thoroughness as a butler by putting away the tea set, loading it into the carriage, and straightening the carriage steps.

The moment he passed by, Yulgeum said to herself.

“If it’s a joke, it stops at this point, right?”

“yes?”

“Listen with your right ear.”

Yulgeum blurted out something and got into the carriage.

Scatul shrugged his shoulders incomprehensibly and sat down in the coachman’s seat.

Deus laughed while looking at Zeke out of breath.

“Now I’m a little more human.”

“I think so too.”

Behind him, the corpses of about 10 giants were looking up at the sky.

“Sadimus!”

“Yes, master.”

“Get rid of your flesh and take whatever you find useful

.”

“yes?”

“booty.”

“ah! All right.”

Sadimus muttered to himself as he searched for the fallen giants.

When he summoned poisonous insects to melt his flesh and swallow him, only his skeleton was left in an instant.

The giant’s bones were harder than most metals. They were made into weapons or the bone fragments were used as material for armor.

Sadimus learned from the corner of his eye what Skatul was doing and diligently

organized his surroundings.

Zeke also tried to help them, but Deus called him over.

“it’s okay. “You should look at those below and do things like that.”

“But…

“You should get some rest. “I’m going to send it right into the next battle.”

Deus pointed to the hill over there.

I saw a large building made of what looked like mud. It seemed like a watchtower of giants.

He probably watched all

the fighting that took place here .

“Then I’ll get some rest.”

He sat down and leaned against the wheel of the carriage.

The excitement subsided.

As my stamina came back, I was itching to fight again.

It was a strange feeling.

When I was feeling discouraged and a loser, I didn’t want to go near the battlefield.

But now I couldn’t bear to check it.

I wonder if the tactic I just came up with is the right one and will it really work against the enemy.

The hot things flowing through my blood tickled every corner of my body.

Deus glanced at him and said.

“You’ve become a real person.”

“yes?”

“Learn more. “It’s still time for that.”

“Four!”

It really didn’t take long until the ‘next battle’ Deus had mentioned.

Even before dinner, a group of giants came running down the mountain ridge.

The sound of their pounding footsteps echoed far away.

The number is twenty.

Not only did their numbers increase, but they were also carrying quite a few weapons.

Their armament was a leather shield made of a whole tiger skin stretched and fixed, and a short spear with a sharp obsidian stuck in the head.

Although the equipment was like that of a caveman from the Stone Age, the sense of intimidation that came from being over 3 meters tall was beyond imagination.

“Am I going alone this time too?”

Deus laughed at Zeke’s question,

“Shall I go too?”

“It will be reassuring if you go together.”

“done. “I’m not in a good mood today.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Well, it’s not like you know anything. Come to think of it, where did your younger brothers go?”

“Oh yeah. “It’s a school trip to Seonghwangcheong.”