Chapter 36 – The Most Powerful Demon King in History. Saves the Assassins.
“That’s a nasty way to fight.”
My whole body hurts. My skin is torn and blood is flowing.
It’s the first time I’ve been injured like this since my reincarnation.
But I dare to smile fearlessly.
It was definitely an attack meant to kill me.
The fact that I didn’t die was due to my physical enhancement magic.
Because of the barrier, I cannot activate magic, but I can manipulate the magic power within my body.
The magic that I used to strengthen my body saved me from death.
“…… being human saved me.”
As a demon, who are not good at physical enhancement magic and slow to activate it, I may have died.
After the blast subsided, there was only one enhanced zombie standing in the room.
The zombie was about 1.5 times taller than an average human.
Overall, its muscles were bulky. Its arms and legs were as thick and long as logs, and its claws and fangs were as long and sharp as a bear’s.
And there was not a single hair on its entire body, and its skin was green and sticky like a rotting corpse.
The smell was also terrible. It was just like a moving rotting corpse.
“Isn’t the embalming process too lacking?”
This creature is identical to the large assassin that attacked me in the first place.
Its clothes must have been blown off by the blast of the other’s self-destruct.
The clothes seemed to have been enchanted with many layers of magic to mask its smell and presence.
“Ugaaaaaaaaah!”
Screaming, the zombie attack. Its movement was much better than before.
“It seems that the clothes have suppressed its power as well as its presence.”
The fighting power is almost proportional to the magic power. And the higher the magic power, the harder it is to hide.
That’s probably why it kept its magic power low and inconspicuous when it was in stealth mode.
“Your fighting skills are amazing.”
I dodged the attack.
I can’t use magic. The magic circle in the room completely suppresses the activation of magic.
“It’s inconvenient not being able to use magic.”
“Gugaagagugaga”
The zombie growls like a beast and aims at my heart with its right arm.
I grab his arm with my left hand and hold it. I can feel the disgusting sensation of rotting flesh.
I put all my strength into the grip with my left hand. The zombie’s bones creaked, cracked, and shattered.
Even though the bones had been crushed, the zombie’s strength did not loosen. Perhaps it has no sense of pain.
I felt pity for the enhanced zombies, which were strengthened on the premise of death, and were still being abused even after their death.
“Gugaaaaaaaaaaa”
The zombie roared, aiming at my neck with the sharp claws of its left hand. I grabbed it with my right hand and crushed it.
The zombie, with its arms crushed, opened its mouth wide. At the same time, a strong putrid smell wafted through the air.
The zombie’s mouth opened wide enough to fit a child’s head.
The fangs, much sharper than those of a predator, grew in large numbers and were thickly sprouted.
A bite to the neck would take most of the flesh from the neck.
A bite on the shoulder could take a piece of the lung.
“I can’t afford to take that hit.”
I let go of the arms and hold the zombie’s head. However, the force of the rush is so strong that it does not stop completely.
The zombie’s fangs clanked and snapped just before my neck.
“Muh?”
For some reason, the zombie’s movements froze.
My hand collided with the zombie’s head, which was covered in multiple layers of magic.
At that moment, I felt a strange sensation.
Perhaps the magic cast on the zombie broke a little at that moment.
After freezing for a while, the zombie says.
“………… h……. he…… help…… me…”
The zombie suddenly began to utter meaningful words.
Startled, I moved away from the zombie.
“You. Have you come to your senses?”
Just because it says something meaningful doesn’t mean it’s conscious.
It is also possible that the mage who created and controlled these zombies had decided what words would be uttered.
I know that, but I couldn’t help but be curious.
“Guuuuuuuuuuuuu.”
The zombie is holding its head in its broken arm and groaning.
When I get close, the zombie shouts “Gaaaahhhh” and starts attacking
However, the attack was crude. It is easy to parry.
No matter how easily I deal with it, the zombie does not stop attacking. Tears spill from the zombie’s eyes.
“…… he…… hel…. elp me……. help…… me…”
“Hmm, I understand.”
I quickly closed the gap and fired a series of blows into the zombie’s entire body.
Zombies don’t stop at pain and damage. That’s the magic.
So, I crushed its bones. I broke a lot of bones all over its body, physically immobilizing it.
“…… he, he, hel… p me”
The zombie, unable to move and lying on the floor, mumbled in a daze.
“Just wait a minute.”
I decided to destroy the magic circle that was placed in my room to block magic.
“It wasn’t a good idea to leave the magic circle there because I can break it at any time.”
I pretended to have fallen into a trap to see how the enemy would act.
That’s why I drank the water, even though I knew it was laced with sleeping aid.
“However, when the irregularities occur, it’s too late to react.”
I carefully destroy the magic circle set up in the room.
These magic circles create wards that make it impossible to use magic. They cannot be broken by magic.
“It’s troublesome to physically break the magic circle.”
I have to visually inspect the magic circle, analyze its structure, find the frayed edges, and then break it.
It’s not an easy job, even for me.
“………… he…… help me”
“Wait a minute. Once I break the magic circle and can use magic, I’ll help you.”
Hearing my words, the zombie began to cry.
Zombies are already dead. They can’t be brought back to life.
The only remedy is to destroy their bodies with a single blow, release them from their suffering, and return their souls to the heavens.
“How much consciousness and memory do you have?”
“………… Ugh.”
The zombie continues sobbing and does not answer. I guess it’s not allowed to answer.
I break the magic circle as the zombie’s wailing echoes through the air.
“Alright, I’ve destroyed the magic circle.”
And I approach the zombie. Tears well up in the zombie’s eyes.
I touched the zombie’s face with both hands. It feels slimy.
“Don’t be afraid. Even if it hurts, it will only be for a moment. Any last words?”
“…… with, sister…. together.”
The zombie looked behind me.
If you look there, you will see the corpse of the zombie that blew itself up earlier.
The smell of decay is as strong as ever.
The zombie corpse had completely changed, as if the magic had been lifted.
The large body has become smaller. Beautiful black hair was growing out of its head.
“…… Okay. I’ll bury you together.”
“…… th, thank… you”
For a moment, the zombie seemed to smile.
Wordlessly, I reach for the zombie.
Then, I touched its thick pectoral muscle with my right hand and grabbed its face with my left hand.
I activated my magic and destroyed its heart and brain with a single blow. The zombie stopped moving in an instant.
Zombies are already dead, so they can’t die any further.
So, in this case, you could say that it has stopped functioning, not that it is dead.
As soon as it stopped functioning, red magic circles appeared in the air one after another from all over the zombie’s body.
“The zombies have been subjected to a tremendous amount of body modification magic. Plus, a curse.”
The magic on the zombie had been disrupted by the cessation of its functions and appeared in the form of magic circles outside the zombie.
Hundreds of red magic circles burst out of the monster’s body and shattered.
The sight of the blood-red magic circles breaking apart looked as if it were bleeding.
“…… This is.”
When the magic circles stopped appearing, the zombie’s entire body changed.
Its height, which used to be 1.5 times that of a human, has changed to a size that is small even for a human.
Its limbs, which were thick like logs, also changed to human size.
The skin, like that of a rotting corpse, shrank and shriveled.
After the scalp peeled off, beautiful black hair was visible.
A small horn peeked out from between its hair.
It appeared to be a demon girl who had turned into a zombie.
She was still young enough to be considered a child.
“What a horrible thing…”
Zombies are originally humans. I knew that from the beginning.
However, when it changed before my eyes, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of person it used to be.
I gently picked up the corpse of the zombie that had self-destructed and placed it next to the other one.
The one that had self-destructed was an even smaller demon girl.
“…… Rest in peace.”
At that moment, I noticed that the two girls had metal rings around their feet.
I had not noticed them when they were in their giant form, because they were completely buried under the flesh.
“Are these slave shackles?”
The metal ring was engraved with the seal of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s Army, which I had founded in my previous life.
“…… The mage who turned these people into zombies is from the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s army.”
I covered the bodies of the two poor sisters with a blanket.
And I decided to bury them according to the custom of the demons.
“I’m sorry for the simplicity of it. But the Demon King Hyrum will send you off himself. Please bear with it.”
The two bodies are incinerated at once with fire magic.
Demons burn their people when they die.
If they don’t burn them, they may be turned into undead like zombies.
When burning, it is polite to use as much magic as possible.
It is believed that the greater the power of the fire, the more peace it will bring to the soul.
Therefore, I burn the two with high-powered flame magic without cutting corners.
I also remember to cover the bodies with a ward to prevent the entire mansion from burning.
In no time at all, their bodies were reduced to ashes.
For the demons, it is a great honor for the Demon King himself to burn them with the highest firepower.
“Rest in Peace”
Using magic, I open a small window in the room.
In accordance with demon custom, the ashes were carried by the wind and flown outside.
With this, the basic funeral rites of the demon race were concluded.
I looked out the window where the ashes had flown away.
Two young demon sisters. And then, as if superimposed on them, I saw my adopted daughter Phylfi.
I sincerely hope that my helpless adopted daughter, whom I left behind in the past 500 years ago, is happy.
As I was thinking about the past, I felt a slight jolt on my back.
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