Chapter 90

On the other hand, at that moment, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King, Jakki of the Eastern Wall, was on a mission.

He had received orders from the Demon King to reclaim the Northern Wall, which had been taken.

"Relax, it's all over."

From high above, Jakki looked down at the Northern Wall.

What was once a fortress city of demons was now a place where humans lived peacefully.

"Such carefree monkeys. They don't know that this place will soon become a cauldron of hell."

He curled the corners of his mouth into a sneer.

He felt no guilt at all about killing people or causing them pain.

In fact, he took joy in watching them suffer and die.

That was the kind of man Jakki was.

"Hehehe... Well, it's about time for the show to start."

He spread his arms wide.

At that moment, a magic circle appeared beneath his feet.

Suddenly, black clouds began to form.

No, upon closer inspection, they were countless black insects.

Countless black insects scattered into the air.

The pitch-black insects spiraled in the air.

It resembled the whirlpools of the sea.

"Let's begin... the delightful show of slaughter!"

The moment Jakki willed it, a wave of black insects surged toward the town where the humans lived.

After the wave passed, nothing remained.

Though each insect was small, their ability to tear things apart surpassed that of carnivorous beasts.

The sound of their wings rubbing together, the sound of the ground being gouged out.

Most of all, the sight of countless tiny insects swarming together... instilled a primal fear in the people.

"Haha! Fear and tremble at the might of Lord Jakki!"

The swarm of insects engulfed the Northern Wall and the people living there.

The sound of the insects gnawing and devouring echoed.

"You were unlucky...! Who would have thought that the great hero, the hope of humanity, would be absent...!"

Jakki had been gathering information through the insects.

He had chosen to attack at this moment, when the greatest obstacle, Lawrence, was not present.

He looked down on humans, but he was wary of Lawrence, the man who had defeated Illegar and tamed Veevle.

"Hehe... Well, it's about time, isn't it?"

With a snap of his fingers, the countless insects vanished in an instant.

"Haha! What a quick end. Without the great hero, this was the best I could do... What?!"

Jakki was shocked by the scene before him.

"No way! Why is the Northern Wall... unharmed!?"

Indeed, the Northern Wall and the town were completely unscathed.

The surrounding ground was gouged out, but there was no damage to the town.

"What's going on... What happened!?"

At that moment,

"I will answer that question."

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky.

A massive water dragon appeared with a thunderclap.

Riding on the dragon's head was a female knight with a sword.

"You... Who are you!?"

"I am Mizuki. The magic knight of Lawrence's hero party."

"Lawrence...? Impossible, they were supposed to be absent!"

"Someone anticipated this and positioned me here."

"Impossible... You saw through my plan... Who is this person?"

It was the strategy of the black-haired guild master, but Mizuki had no obligation to answer.

"Well, it doesn't matter. Whoever you are, you will die here!"

At Jakki's command, countless insects attacked Mizuki.

A black torrent surged toward the delicate girl.

But Mizuki remained calm and thrust her sword forward.

"【Water Dragon】!"

In that instant, the moisture in the air condensed and transformed into a massive dragon.

The water dragon opened its massive jaw and swallowed the insects.

"【Ice Dragon】!"

At Mizuki's command, the dragon instantly turned into an ice body and shattered, taking the insects with it.

"No way... Impossible! My insects, so easily!?"

The powerful insect army that could devour the earth was defeated by a single strike from the young girl.

Unable to accept this reality, Jakki shook his head.

"That was a mistake! Come forth, 【Vajra Yasha Kabuto】!"

Jakki touched the ground.

In that instant, a massive beetle appeared, towering over them.

Its shell was literally made of diamond.

With a smirk, Jakki summoned the pitch-black giant insect.

"This diamond shell is an impenetrable armor! No matter how powerful your water dragon is, it cannot break it!"

"I see... Indeed, it would be impossible for me alone. But not alone, I am not."

"Shut up! Go!"

The beetle roared and charged forward.

"Water Dragon, defensive formation!"

Mizuki jumped off the water dragon.

The dragon coiled in the air, ready to face the beetle head-on.

"Then, turn into an 【Ice Dragon】!"

As before, the beetle froze instantly.

"Haha! Useless, useless... What's the point of just freezing it!"

"Leave the rest to you, Kagami!"

At Mizuki's signal, a fierce heat wave blew from behind.

It was a massive firebird enveloped in crimson flames.

"What...! What is this!?"

The frozen beetle was enveloped by the fiery wings.

A pillar of intense flames soared into the sky, burning like the heavens.

"Amazing, Kagami!"

Standing beside Mizuki was the red-haired swordsman, Kagami.

She looked at the phenomenon she had created with a complex expression.

"I feel like I've become a monster myself..."

She had burned the massive insect to ashes with the help of her comrades.

She couldn't do such a thing before.

"Thanks to Act!"

"Yeah, but... I can't be happy about it..."

Jakki gritted his teeth.

"Why... Why do I have to be pushed around by such insignificant beings...!"

"Hmph. Don't underestimate us. We are heroes too."

Kagami remembered the face of the one who had told her to come here.

Act hated waste and would never let her do something meaningless.

In other words, her presence here had a purpose.

"Let's go, Mizuki. You too, everyone."

Before she knew it, the other swordsmen had gathered behind her.

The Far Eastern Hero Party was all assembled.

"We'll show the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King that Lawrence isn't the only hero!"

Mizuki nodded at their leader, Kagami.

She sensed a renewed confidence in her face.

"Indeed! Let's do it, everyone!"

The once-disbanded Hero Party was reassembled thanks to Act Age.

"Don't get too cocky! You mere humans!"

From Jakki's angry face, a swarm of insects burst forth.

But Kagami did not flinch or run.

"Don't get too cocky, you lowly demon!"

The heroes, who had regained their shine thanks to Act, were about to rise again.

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