Chapter 91: Emily (2)

I waited for Emily’s answer. But instead of an answer, bang! The door opened and Emily came out.

She was still beautiful, but her lips were cracked, and her eyes were lifeless.

“…Rachel.”

She immediately grabbed me and pulled me in. She closed the door and sighed in relief.

“Do you know how worried I was? I thought it was because I confessed, because of me you went out and got into trouble. You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?”

Emily asked, hugging me. She looked so cute that I unknowingly stroked her head.

“Why is that because of you? It’s just because I was so embarrassed. It’s my fault. I’m not hurt.”

“Really?”

She pushed me onto the bed and pressed all over my body. Starting from both legs, arms, shoulders, back, and neck.

“In the first place, when the siren went off, I immediately returned to the mansion. After that, I went to the operation control room. By the way, are you hurt?”

“Yes. I’m not hurt.”

I heard that she wasn’t hurt, but I couldn’t rest assured until I heard it directly from her mouth.

Fortunately, Emily nodded, and only then could I relax.

So the situation stabilized to some extent.

Emily’s eyes still contained concern for me. But there’s nothing more to be dangerous anyway.

Even if the magical beasts attack more, they won’t be able to break through here.

I looked out the window. In front, at the end of my gaze, humans and magical beasts were fighting.

Anyone could see that humans had the upper hand, and it would be over soon.

If the remaining troops, who organized the chaos, attack from behind, there will be nothing more the magical beasts can do.

I held Emily’s hand.

“It’ll be over soon, so don’t worry. Let’s wait a little longer.”

“I’m not scared, but. Rachel. Even if the situation gets strange, you shouldn’t go outside. Okay?”

‘I understand. My life is precious too.”

Emily completely relaxed only after confirming that I nodded.

So the two of us sat on the bed and quietly looked at the battlefield. Because I can’t sleep in this situation, and there’s nothing I can do in the room.

“Oh, right. How’s the front line going?”

The fact that the Demon King’s subordinate moved directly means that the Demon King moved directly.

I don’t know about an ordinary Demon King’s subordinate. But a magical beast that moved so secretly that humanity couldn’t find out until now has shown itself here. They also took a gamble on their own.

‘The problem is the Demon King.”

Why is the Demon King called the Demon King?

Because of his overwhelming power.

First of all, just by going near the Demon King, a powerful magic is emitted that can turn ordinary humans into corpses.

In addition, his skin is so hard that it cannot be damaged unless it is a sword master.

Not only that, but his attack power is also strong, and the Demon King uses not only physical attacks but also attacks using magic.

Sometimes he flicks his fingers and casts a powerful curse on half of his enemies, or he attacks using the physical force from his huge size and weight.

So, those who participate in the Demon King subjugation war who are not masters are just trampled like ants in a playground.

Even masters can die if they let their guard down.

When you hear this, you might think that the Demon King is just strong.

But the reason why the Demon King has not been killed so far is because of the blessing on him.

‘Unless it’s a hero, he can never be killed.’

Even if the Demon King is defeated, unless the hero immediately bursts his heart and annihilates him, the Demon King will heal his wounds and escape the battlefield.

The hero, the agent of God, only his power can cut off the Demon King’s breath.

‘Sigh. I hope he gets caught.’

A significant number of troops were dispatched. Still, I can’t help but feel uneasy.

Because in the original work, the hero loses and half of humanity disappears. Moreover, the morale of the remaining soldiers on the mainland will also fall because the subjugation team was defeated.

‘No matter what, we have to win.’

I clasped my hands tightly. Emily, who was staring blankly. I linked arms with her and suggested.

“Let’s pray. This is the only thing we can do.”

“Pray? Yes. Okay. Let’s do it.”

Emily began to pray with me. I prayed in my heart that we would win this war and that not many people would be injured.

Did our prayers reach the sky?

“Push! Kill them! It’s all over!”

“Let’s do our best until the end! This is the last!”

“We have to catch that guy so he can’t get away! Wizards, concentrate!”

The end of the battle was approaching.

The knights and wizards began their last spurt towards the end that was gradually appearing. The magical beasts fought back without running away, even in a situation where annihilation was confirmed.

So all the last magical beasts were killed, and soon a loud shout rang out.

“Wooaaaaah!!!!”

“Victory! We won!!!!”

“Move the injured first! Hurry!”

Everyone was happy with one heart and one mind. But the world is always a lump of variables that don’t go as planned.

Despair always blossoms in hope, and humans do not know the shadow that hangs over the sky.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Suddenly the ground shook. At first, I thought it was a simple illusion. Because I was so excited.

But as the vibration continued, the faces of the high-level magic users hardened in order.

I was the same.

Especially in the building, I could feel the shaking more clearly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“W-What is this?”

“Rachel?”

“Emily. It’s okay. Nothing will happen.”

I hugged the anxious Emily and thought.

The battle is clearly over.

The magical beast that moves by teleportation is dead, and there are no more magical beasts that can do this.

‘Then why? Why?’

The current phenomenon is not a simple earthquake. It’s not a normal earthquake, is it?

‘Then there’s a high probability that it’s a guy with the ability to raise the ground. But there’s no such guy, is there?’

Unless it’s an archmage-level magical beast, the ground can’t be shaken this much.

The vibration got worse and the lightly built buildings were now collapsing.

I shook my head.

The first assumption is not it.

‘Then the only thing left is that there’s something under the ground.’

Which of the magical beasts could crawl on the ground?

There are magical beasts that simply crawl on the ground. But they can’t avoid the senses of an archmage, and this place was covered with numerous barriers.

Considering all of that, there are no magical beasts that come to mind.

Oh, wait. Maybe there is one.

I quickly rolled my head to remember. Meanwhile, the vibration grew bigger and bigger.

Float, float, float.

The observer that reached the window sill of the house. I heard the prince’s voice from there.

“Rachel. Can you think of anything?”

“Well. I’m thinking too. There’s definitely something that comes to mind.”

I thought carefully. Fortunately, soon a part of the original work was remembered.

“Ah, I remember! It’s a Death Worm!”

“Death Worm? What’s that? Does anyone know?”

The prince asked the people around him, but all the answers were negative.

‘That’s natural. In the first place, Death Worms only live under the Demon King’s castle, so they wouldn’t be known to humans.’

To put it simply, a Death Worm is a giant earthworm. There are thousands of teeth in the mouth and body, and it wriggles like an earthworm, and its length reaches tens of meters.

Its power is not strong, but just walking in the ground causes enormous damage.

Its attack power is weak, but its skin is hard, so its defense is good, and it is quite threatening to attack the target from the ground without any prelude.

‘At least it’s a relief that it’s not a desert area.’

If it were a desert area, a huge hole would be created wherever it moved, and people would be sucked in.

“So what’s its weakness? Can we just leave it like this?”

“No. We have to catch it as soon as possible. It must be caught with earth-type magic, and the vibration will get bigger and bigger.”

If the vibration is large, the probability of the building collapsing is high.

I told him the weakness, and then I called Emily.

“Emily. Let’s go out to the hallway for now. The building might collapse.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

Emily held my hand and went out to the hallway. We went down the stairs and headed to the first-floor yard.

At that moment, as soon as my feet touched the ground, the ground shook violently and the building collapsed.

The building of Muelia, which was protected by a barrier, was fine, but the building next to it collapsed.

Rumble!

Various buildings collapsed besides that building, and in an instant, the view was messed up with hazy dust.

“Cough, cough. Emily! Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. How about you?”

“I’m fine too.” I was about to say, when a huge shadow fell over my head.

Debris from the building flew over my head.

My legs froze for a moment.

My brain recognized it, but my body’s reaction was slow.

I closed my eyes.

‘So this is how I die.’

It was sad. On the one hand, I was scared.

But I wasn’t crushed by the debris.

“I love you.”

Emily whispered “I love you” in my ear and pushed me. That scene looked like slow motion.

Emily pushed me. The moment I fell back, debris from the building poured over her.

Boom!!!

“Emily!!!!”