Are you worthy of saving the world?

Rosalia attacked.

If the lich Leoric had not been blessed by the divine core, then in its eyes, the raid would probably be equivalent to disappearance.

The perfect fusion of martial arts and magic has created such a superb footwork.

The undulating and plump body can not only conquer men, but also be used as a weapon to ravage the enemy.

At this moment, Rosalia has transformed her limbs into weapons.

A violent palm strike pierced straight into the lich's body.

Even undead creatures could be killed instantly when faced with this blow infused with divine energy.

However, the real horror is not here.

The Empress attacks the opponent while releasing the spells buried in both arms at the same time.

Along with the physical damage, the seventh-tier divine art called "Holy Nail" was injected into the opponent's body.

Unlike the long-range throwing type "Holy Lance", this is an extremely close-range attack created with both hands, striking the enemy with bare hands.

"Holy Nails" will instantly generate quadrangular pyramidal iron nails with sacred attributes inside the enemy.

Whether it is a monster with a physical body or a spirit that has abandoned its body, they will be pierced and imprisoned by the "Holy Nail", unable to move.

“Ugh…!!”

The lich Leoric, who had received a fatal blow and was pierced by the "Holy Nail", was then met with a sweeping kick from the "Empress".

The slender and round beautiful legs passed through the air, and the skeleton's skull was kicked away like a ball, leaving a deep crack.

“Gah…ha!”

Despite the blessing of the divine core, the power of this attack was still very effective, and even the lich's cheek was obviously damaged.

"Ah~ Rosa is so handsome!" Celeste clapped her hands and screamed like a crazy girl.

“……” Yuli swallowed with lingering fear.

“Ah…hahaha…hahahahahahahahahahahaha!”

The lich Leoric did not fall down.

The lich who forcibly broke through the level limit by devouring the divine core was able to withstand the impact of the "Empress" and the curse of the "Holy Nail".

It chuckled gleefully.

"I see... As expected of the Demon King, you are even more powerful than I imagined! But——"

"Are you a lich who talks too much nonsense? Drink!"

Rosaria's attack suddenly came as she spoke, but the lich floating in the air avoided it by a hair's breadth.

"It was just an accident... That's all, Demon King."

The lich said this while extending his bone claws into the dark cloak and his chest.

Then——

It pulled out a huge sickle from its arms.

"!"

Rosalia frowned slightly.

She had already learned that it was the strange weapon that the lich had used to attack Celestia, and that it contained some extraordinary power.

"Rosa!"

Yuli shouted from behind, signaling her to retreat immediately.

Rosalia looked back at him and immediately followed his instructions and stepped aside.

"Oh? Are we going to change people?"

The lich Leoric held the sickle and smiled ferociously.

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter! You're all going to die anyway! Come on, use your lives to feed my death scythe!"

The lich's skull laughed grimly.

"..."

As the triumphant laughter sounded, everyone present felt the temperature suddenly drop, as if an invisible vortex began to form around them.

The sickle in the lich's hand began to absorb the surrounding movement - the space itself began to be imprisoned because it lost its vitality.

At that time, Celestia was pierced from behind and became unable to move, and could only let the other party do whatever he wanted.

This is probably the special ability of this sickle.

Several months ago, the lich Leoric accidentally unearthed this sickle in an elven ruin.

It soon discovered the mysterious power of the sickle.

If I had this, I could kill the Demon King... no, even God—

"You actually deceived me. This is unforgivable... I'll start with you, brave man! Prepare to die!"

The lich flew towards Yuri, swinging the scythe in his hand with great force.

The posture was like that of the god of death, and the crescent-shaped curved blade cut deeply into the black-haired boy's shoulder.

"Yuri!"

Celestia and Rosalia shouted anxiously.

In contrast, the lich laughed at them and the hero.

“Hahahahahahaha! Weren’t you looking for revenge on me just now? But now you’re so scared that you can’t move? Can you still be considered a hero? Hahahahahaha!”

The lich pushed the sickle blade deep into Yuri's body, but -

"I see, that's really the case..."

The boy, whose entire upper body was pierced by the sickle, spoke calmly.

"That woman didn't lie to me. This thing doesn't work on me."

"What……!?"

The lich showed a look of surprise, and it finally noticed something was wrong.

why?

Why can this guy still talk?

Why is this guy standing there calmly despite being stabbed all over his body?

The lich Leoric tried to pull the sickle out of Yuri's body, but found that it was like being inserted into stone and could not move at all.

“What… Impossible… What kind of situation is this… Ughhhhhhhh!!!”

While Leoric was stunned, Yuri was not idle. He punched the lich hard in the face, knocking it away and adding another crack to its skull.

“Lord Yuli! Are you okay?” Celestia asked nervously.

"I am fine."

Yuli shook his head.

Looking down, he saw that what was exposed in his upper body cut by the sickle was not blood or internal organs, but some kind of black mucus-like substance with a deep luster.

According to the information obtained from the "Green King" last night, this is a divine substance called Erlkonig -

Just as Yuri, as a follower of the "Crimson King", obtained the "red mist" that controls the flow of magic power,

This "black slime" is the product of the blessing of the "Green King", a collection of evil spirits.

Erlkonig

This is a narrative poem written by the poet Goethe. The piano piece composed by Schubert based on this poem is also very famous.

Erlkonig does not refer to the king of monsters, but the incarnation of an alder tree.

It is the Elf King (Elfenkonig) wearing a crown and robes, surrounded by the maidens of the gray willows, standing at the entrance to the kingdom of the dead.

Ever since the first trip to the singularity, those evil spirits...the demons have always existed in Yuri's body, but they have always been suppressed by the power of crimson, and he himself has never noticed it.

The sickle that the lich Leoric discovered in the elven ruins was actually the key placed in advance by the "Green King" to activate the demon substance.

According to the plan of the Green King and the Witch of Light (Act 2), the lich Leoric will use this sickle to backstab and kill Celestia, whose divinity has been exhausted.

Then, when Yuri comes for revenge, he will be hit by this sickle and the demonic substance in his body will go out of control.

It looks like a rampage, but in fact, the "Green King" is controlling everything behind the scenes.

She controls the demon matter to kill Leoric and take away the "Eternal Queen" core, and Yuri will become her follower from then on.

As a result, this perfect plan was ruined because of Yuli's "non-cooperation".

Things had come to this point, and she had no choice but to tell Yuli the truth.

In exchange, Yuri concealed her existence from everyone, including Celestia.

Although he knew it was wrong to do so, Yuri had no other choice.

Maybe if the "Green King" snaps his fingers, his body will explode with black slime and die.

The child of prophecy had the image of the cold beauty of the "Green King" in his mind.

Damn it, why on earth did I get entangled with such a dangerous woman?

I have only met her once from a distance before. Can the evil god cast a curse from a distance?

Forget it, let’s put that guy’s matter aside for now.

Anyway, now that I have been possessed by this dangerous thing, let me use it well.

Yuri clenched the sickle that was inserted into his body.

In a flash, the sickle turned into black slime and merged with the Son of Prophecy, filling his cut body and becoming whole again.

"Why... that's my death scythe! How could it be yours!?"

"If you want it so much, I'll give it to you."

As he spoke, Yuri raised his right hand, and dark mucus flowed out from his wrist.