Chapter 27 – The Most Powerful Demon King in History. Strikes Down the Lord
“Hey! You inferior race! Why are you approaching! Halt!”
One of the Lord’s men shouted when he noticed me approaching the barricade.
I ignore him and walk toward the barricade.
“That’s far enough!”
The Lord’s subordinate drew his sword and slashed at me.
Since I am human, I guess he has no hesitation in killing me.
I grabbed the subordinate’s right wrist holding his sword.
“Don’t interfere.”
Then, I crushed the bone with my grip. The radius and ulna are shattered.
“Igiiiiiiiiiii!”
Apparently not expecting his bones to be broken, the subordinate screamed and fell to his knees.
He almost fainted from the pain, and started wetting himself.
“He’s a filthy one.”
I said as if to throw up, and the Lord shouted.
“Kill that inferior human brat!”
“P, please wait! Your Excellency.”
Lumiel tried to stop the Lord.
However, no one heeded Lumiel’s words.
Magic and arrows were shot at me.
I swatted them all away with a single wave of my left hand.
“Wh, what was that?”
“Hey. Lord or whatever there.”
“This inferior race dares to talk to the Lord like that!”
The subordinates shouted, but I paid no attention.
“If you don’t intend to protect your people, then you shouldn’t be a Lord at all.”
“Huh? I never expected to be so mocked by an inferior race.”
The Lord was furious, his face flushed red.
“You are the one behaving in a manner that deserves such ridicule.”
“…… you deserve to die a million deaths. For an inferior race to mock us blue-blooded elves…”
“So what would you do?”
“This is what I will do!”
The Lord’s magic power swelled. Apparently, the Lord is also an excellent mage.
Above the Lord’s right hand, a fireball swelled more and more. His cheeks were hot.
“Hou? It seems that you’re quite capable.”
“It’s too late for regrets now.”
“If you can use magic, then fight yourself, and if you join forces with your knights, defeating Orc Lords should be no great task.”
“Are you a fool? Why should my noble race have to fight for the sake of humans?”
“I see. You’re a condescending scum.”
“Mocking me again, Diiiiieee!!
A huge fireball was shot at me.
I can’t avoid the fireball, nor swat it away.
Jessica is nearby.
“No other choice.”
I catch the fireball with my right hand.
Then, using Wind Magic, compressed it, and crushed it.
――Bushuuuuu
Smoke comes out of my clenched right hand.
“It was a little scalding.”
“M, monster.”
“Elevated from an inferior race to a monster? No, is that a demotion?”
“Kill this monster!”
The Lord gives the order again, and arrows and magic rain down on me.
“It’s the same no matter what you do.”
I waved my left hand and obliterated them all with a single blow.
Immediately after that, a huge fireball released by the Lord flew in.
It seems that the Lord thought of a coordinated attack.
“Not bad, but… monotonous. Can you only use fireballs?”
I crushed the fireball in the same way.
However, it seems that the Lord’s main goal followed.
Hiding under the cover of the fireball, he approached me and swung a Magic Blade.
He’s definitely trying to exploit my gap. It’s a good strategy.
“That’s not bad either. However, it’s much too slow.”
I dodged the Magic Blade and grabbed his right wrist. Then I gripped it so hard that it broke the bone.
“Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.”
The lord screams in pain.
“You can fight too, right? Then do your duty as a noble and take the lead.”
I grabbed his right wrist and threw him.
To the other side of the barricade. I throw the Lord at the Orc Lord.
“Hiiiiiiiiiiii……bubeh“
The Lord flew away and was knocked down by the Orc Lord’s club.
He fell to the ground in a heap.
Every bone in his body was probably broken. He could not move.
However, fortunately or unfortunately for the Lord, he did not faint.
I said to the Lord’s subordinates.
“Don’t you need to rush to your Lord’s aid?”
“S, silence!”
They were afraid to go toward the Orc Lord, no matter how much they wanted to help their Lord.
“I see, then I’ll go and help him. Be grateful.”
I tore down the barricade.
“Ah, thank you, Mr. Hyrum!”
“Don’t worry about it.”
The humans who were trapped on the other side of the barricade came towards us.
The wounded were also being carried to safety.
“Are there any other injuries?”
“We’re fine, thank you!”
“Glad to hear it. I’ll take care of the rest.”
As I make my way to the other side of the barricade, Lumiel shouts.
“I’m coming with you!”
Then she ran and caught up with me.
“Lumiel, I’ll give you this sword.”
I hand over the same sword I lent her the first time we met.
This sword is one of the treasures that Jormungandr had left me.
“Thank you, but is that okay?”
“Lumiel, your swords are always too crude.”
“As a Knight Commander, I should have received something sturdy, but…”
“I suppose that means you’re being deceived.”
“…… ah, really?”
Lumiel said looking a bit sad.
After that, Lumiel and I went straight to the Orc Lord.
When we were within five steps of it,
“OOOOOOOOOOHH!!”
The Orc Lord roared.
And then, as if the fact that it had been standing still until now was a lie, it began to lash out.
Brandishing a huge club, it attacked Lumiel.