Chapter 63
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"Is that the entrance to the City Core's room?"
I went through shadows with Tama and arrived at the sanctuary underground, where the [Immortal Magic King (Lich)] was .
Countless Undeads are trying their hardest to get to the City Core, and the Lich in question is apparently among them .
Every time the Lich's fists clad in purple light hit the floor, the blue magic barrier gets broken apart like scattered sparks .
"Anmeikusibi!"
I tried to call out the tongue-twisting name of the Lich, but it gave no reaction .
Got the same result even after I called its creator's name, [Nemo] .
The Lich just keeps on striking the door located on the floor without a care in the world .
Looks like this ex-homonculus Lich has little to no ego, it feels like it can only follow the orders given to it like a machine .
Instead, a Wraith Lord who had been pompously commanding the Undead from behind them noticed and glared at me with its hollowed eyes that glowed dark red lights .
--ZRWEEEAIYTTTZH!
The Wraith Lord screamed out grossly and charged at us while brandishing its bishop's staff .
--Oh?
I was going to purify it with some anti-Undead light magic, but since its face felt familiar, I stopped myself and punched it with a mana-clad fist instead .
AR reading tells me this Wraith Lord has no unique name, but its face is definitely that of Holy Land Parion's Pope, Zazaris .
He probably lost his life during the greater demon's raid .
The knocked Wraith Lord seemed dumbfounded as it put its hand on its cheek, afterward it incited the Ghosts and Wraiths that were working beside the Lich to come at us .
"Nin nin~?"
Tama cut down the approaching Wraiths and Ghosts with her ninja katana clad in blue light .
『How's it going with the homu-homu?』
『I got no response . 』
Arisa who was standing by behind the line called me through [Telephone] .
『I see, then--』
Arisa stopped talking midway .
『Arisa?』
『--Ge geh . Master, the airship it's--』
"Nyu!"
While Arisa was finishing her line, Tama's ears stood up as she peerlessly demolished the enemy with acrobatic moves .
With the latest model of the Golden Armor, the helmet's ear ornament will move to match Tama's ears inside, it's really cute .
I checked on the movements of the dots in radar using Parallel Thinking, the large Saga Empire airship that was pursuing Demon Ships had just passed through the sky above the city .
I opened the map to see if the airship had some problems, but immediately after I did so, a huge tremor assaulted the underground hall along with a slight reaction from Crisis Perception .
The ceiling broke apart, Demon Ship's tip jumped out of it and went on to hit the ground .
The splinters flying here from the cloud of dust were all kicked about by Tama who did it while uttering [Nin nin] .
Looks like she's obliterated all the Ghosts and Wraiths already .
I turn around to face the invading Demon Ship, but there doesn't seem any need to deal with it .
As the Demon Ship disappeared into black mist, Hero Meiko showed up while holding a holy sword shaped like a Japanese katana .
It's different from the holy sword she wielded before, must be something she took from her Unique Skill [Unlimited Armory (Endless Swords)] .
『Master! Are you all right? Hey, master!』
『Both me and Tama are fine . Are you okay yourself?』
『Oh good . We're fine over here . Or maybe we can get into the bath together later, and you can look if I'm hurt anywhere--』
I hung up the call while sighing since Arisa started to ramble on about dumb stuff .
My eyes met Hero Meiko then .
"Tch, it's you--I'll deal with you later!"
After finding me and cussing, Hero Meiko walked toward the door that led to the City Core room .
There, the Lich that had been ignoring all the quakes from the Demon Ship's crash was still fully focused on hitting the magical barrier .
I just noticed, the Wraith Lord--Pope Zazaris was gone, perhaps he was crushed by the Demon Ship .
Or perhaps he might have fled to the Realm of the Dead, but looking for him in this situation would be tough .
"Yuuki! I found the place you mentioned! Come here already!"
Hero Meiko took a rustic-looking comm magic tool shaped like a transceiver from her [Inventory] and shouted at it as she cleared away the dust and looked down at the door on the floor .
"Meiko, are you guys looking for--"
"You're in the way . "
When I was going to say City Core, Hero Meiko slashed at the crown of the Lich's head from outside her holy katana's reach without any warning .
"Nyu!"
I look at Hero Meiko while calming down the surprised Tama .
"What? Was that your prey?"
Hero Meiko snapped back and glared at me with a refreshed look on her face .
"No--"
"Then it's fine isn't it . "
Hero Meiko ended the talk after interrupting me and then she turned her gaze at the place where she got down earlier .
"Seigi, don't get ahead of me, you! I'm the one that will take over the City Core!"
"I might just take it for myself if you're too slow . "
"Michael! Carry me down . "
"I'm Mieka . "
"Ok ok, just make it quick!"
"That's not fair! Yuuki!"
Judging from the clatter, Hero Seigi and Hero Yuuki are coming, it seems .
With sounds of flapping wings, Hero Yuuki showed up, carried by a wingkin .
I thought this hero would look a bit more overbearing, but this hero's got a small build even for a middle schooler, the short hair suits this hero's gender-neutral face .
"Mask and purple hair? Don't tell me, you're the masked hero Nanashi?"
"Nice to meet you, Hero Yuuki . "
I greeted as well as gave an affirmation to Hero Yuuki .
"Yuuki! Flying is not fair!"
While complaining, hero Seigi got here along with the companions I met at [Judicial Nation] Sheriffald .
"Geh, level 99? --Ah, Shiga Kingdom's hero huh . "
Hero Seigi flinched for an instant when he saw me, but then he quickly guessed my affiliation from my title and breathed out a sigh of relief .
"Hey, Meiko! Don't leave your garbage on top of the door . "
"Oh shut up . Just get your attendants to clean it up . "
Hero Meiko snapped back at Hero Yuuki who looked down in disgust at the Lich that had been cut in two .
"Nyu!"
--Crisis Perception .
It's from the direction of Hero Meiko and Hero Yuuki .
"Get away!"
Tama's warning was promptly acted upon, Hero Meiko got away using Flickering Motion, and the wingkin who was carrying Hero Yuuki also moved away using Flickering Motion .
"Eh? What what?"
I got next to the slow-to-react Hero Seigi, and hurled him away to the direction of his attendants .
"Slime?"
"No . That's--"
Hero Meiko replied to Hero Yuuki who was looking at the place they were at from behind his attendant's wing .
"--A demon lord . "
As if hero Meiko's words were a trigger, the slime-shaped demon lord turned back into its Lich form .
Even without using Miasma Sight, jet black aura is visibly wriggling around the Lich demon lord .
AR reading tells me that this Lich demon lord is level 61 .
According to a document I read at the Sage's Tower, the more Unique Skills a demon lord has, the higher its initial level would be, a demon lords with three Unique Skills would have the initial level of 70 at the lowest, but looking at this demon lord, that information might not be reliable at all .
Either way, I'm sure there was no oracle that prophesied another demon lord's appearance in this land .
Well, even before that, no oracle was ever given about the greater demon's raid . Looks like Parion Holy Land is more hated by God Parion than I thought .
『Master!』
Arisa who was standing by above ground called through [Telephone] .
『Mia said that the spirits scrambled away all at once!!』
『Yea, it's probably because a demon lord has just been born here . 』
『Demon lord?! Then, we're heading there too . 』
『Nah, you don't need to . This place is a bit cramped, it'd be hard for you and the girls to wield your powers here . Besides, those Saga Empire heroes are here with us, Tama and I will act as their support . 』
The battle junkie hero, Meiko has the highest level at 63, the hero specialized in wide area attack magic, Hero Yuuki at level 62, and the scout-type hero, Seigi is a bit lower than the two at level 57 .
The combination is a bit worrying, but with our and their attendants supports, it should be doable for these three to beat a level 61 demon lord that's specialized in close quarter combat .
『Got it! Looks like Liza-san and the dragons have defeated the Demon Ships too, we'll be standing by at the outskirts together ok . 』
『Yea, if things gets out of the heroes' hands here, I'll call for your help . 』
Well, Tama-sensei who's nearing level 80 should probably be able to handle it by herself though .
In my view, the demon lord clads both its fists in dark purple flames .
And then it continues to punch the floor like when it was still just an ordinary Lich .
"Oy, oy, like we're gonna let ya . "
Hero Seigi who had relaxed himself complained .
His attendants warned him not to let his guard down, afterward he drew his holy sword and swung it around with a pouting face .
"Now's our chance, let's take it down--this is our prey, you hear me! You, don't meddle in, okay . "
While she was talking, hero Meiko turned around to us and gave a warning .
"Meiko! This isn't the time to argue about that! It's looking bad!"
Hero Yuuki warned .
The Lich demon lord kept on punching the wall without attacking the heroes, but the problem was its strength .
Its fists were on a whole different level than before, they broke down the magic barrier in no time flat, and the last hit smashed the door along with the floor .
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