Chapter 48: Hexennacht (7).

“Chayeon!”

“Arena…?”

Arena popped out.

How did she get here?

Anyway, it’s a relief that she’s safe.

Arena jumped into Chayeon’s arms.

“Chayeon-ah!”

<<Look straight!>>

At that moment, Heukgu’s power was covered over her and Chayeon leaped back from the spot by a hair’s breadth.

Ariok, who had appeared in the place where Chayeon had been, was smacking her lips while scattering dust.

Her fluttering one-piece dress was reminiscent of a moth.

“Too bad.”

“…You guys!”

It was mental domination.

She almost got fooled as it was.

Even though she knew that there was no way Arena would suddenly appear here, she almost got hit momentarily.

<<It’s Ariok and Seiren’s ‘Bewitchment’.>>

“Chayeon-ssi.”

No sooner had Heukgu’s words ended than Seiren called Chayeon from the opposite side this time.

That’s right, it’s Seiren.

Although she had Byul’s appearance, Chayeon wasn’t being swayed now.

“Heehee, I guess it doesn’t work on Heukgumiho after all!”

Right after the demon, who had Byul’s face, made a laughter that didn’t suit her at all, the two rushed towards Chayeon at the same time.

<<…These bug bastards, they don’t know their place.>>

It was as she said.

Adaptation complete.

Whee-leek-

Chayeon’s sword drew a zigzag like a whip and slashed both the front and the rear.

Along with the red trajectory where it felt like space was being torn, the two demons’ bodies were split in half.

“Uh…?”

Heukgumiho, whom she had only heard of.

The expressions of the two demons, who had rushed in with smiles, disappeared at the speed and power that far exceeded what they had imagined.

<<They’re still remaining.>>

“I know.”

She mustn’t give them a chance to resurrect.

Chayeon’s body rotated fluttering as if she was performing a sword dance.

Softly, gently.

However, it was only Chayeon who felt her movements like that.

A moment so fast that she felt like it was a long time.

The red trajectory, which had raged several times, tore the two demons’ bodies apart without a trace.

Seiren and Ariok, the dangerous species that Jindal’s teachers would have had to stick together, were just like pieces of paper in the wind with their last appearance being that they were torn to the point where they couldn’t even recognize their shape and were scattering in the air.

Bang!

“Kurgh!”

A huge club was swung towards her abdomen, breaking through Chayeon’s swordsmanship.

Chayeon, who had been hit head-on, was knocked away and slammed into a tree as it was.

Chayeon’s body, which had been flung away with tremendous speed, broke through several trees as it was and rolled on the ground.

Her internal organs were destroyed, and all the bones in her body were broken.

Her heart stopped beating for a moment.

However, it was just for a moment.

Chayeon, who had recovered in an instant, bounced up and got up from her seat.

“…Hahaha, wonderful. Wonderful. As expected, amazing.”

The one-eyed man who had swung the club, Polyphemus, flashed his eyes while looking at such Chayeon.

A huge single eye was shining and staring at Chayeon.

“I’ve been curious for a long time. Just how powerful is the power of Heukgumiho, who is called the king of the Shinryeong. I heard that you lost your power recently, but was that just a rumor?”

“To be in the best condition, that’s even better, this will be fun.”

Polyphemus, muttering like that, grinned and approached Chayeon.

Unable to suppress his overflowing competitive spirit and greed, the royalty class demon, the demon king Polyphemus, lightly swung the club with one hand.

“Polyphemus, you were also called Odysseus’s archenemy in the past. I had heard Odysseus admire you several times, saying that there was an existence that was equal to himself, even though you were a demon.”

“Hoh.”

Polyphemus tilted his ear as if he was interested at Heukgu’s words, who was borrowing Chayeon’s mouth.

“In the end, Odysseus succeeded in killing you.”

“But I was resurrected like this and was eventually defeated by my hand.”

“So it seems. But.”

Black heterochromia settled in Chayeon’s eyes.

Polyphemus was experiencing the world outside of his perception for the first time since he was born.

Chayeon’s small body was in front of him.

“You never competed against me, did you?”

That was the end.

Heukgu, who had regained her power, her adaptive ability, and Chayeon’s innate physical senses, which could follow along no matter how rapidly she adapted.

The three were combined and Chayeon overwhelmed Polyphemus in an instant.

Whagwagwagwang!

The horizontally drawn sword and the black energy that exploded around it swallowed Polyphemus in an instant.

Was it really over?

<<Why are you spacing out.>>

“…Didn’t you say he was a demon king? Isn’t that on par with the Seven Divine Pillars?”

<<I’ll say it again. I am the king of all Shinryeong and Shinsoo, Heukgumiho. Demons are just bugs that aren’t even a mouthful in front of me.>>

Heukgu’s voice became arrogant.

However, Chayeon couldn’t say anything this time.

She didn’t know that Heukgu, who had fully recovered her power, was this strong to this extent.

Heukgu’s power, the speed of ‘adaptation’ was on a different level.

Originally, the disadvantage of Heukgu’s ability was that the stronger the opponent’s power, the more time and exchanges she had to make in order to fill the numerical value of that strength.

However, now, the time it took for Chayeon to adapt to a demon, especially a royalty class demon, was only a few seconds.

<<Move quickly.>>

“…That’s right.”

Chayeon, who had been surprised and spaced out for a moment, soon regained her senses.

She has to go to Arena.

Fortunately, she had met and dealt with Polyphemus, who was thought to be the biggest threat, but there were still dangerous demons lurking on the island.

That meant that Arena and Byul could also be in danger.

What was fortunate was that powerful Ineungnyeokja were unintentionally gathered around them.

Since there were as many as two of the Seven Divine Pillars, the mansion must be the safest place on this island.

<<I’m saying this because I think you’re mistaken about one thing, Yggdrasil doesn’t have combat ability. The only meaningful combat power that side can rely on against royalty class demons is Wolmyo. Join them quickly.>>

“F*ck, why are you telling me that now!”

At Heukgu’s belated words, Chayeon screamed and flew up.