Lord Demon is behind you

"That" hovering in mid-air with open membrane wings has a human-like appearance.The torso is covered with a thick protective shell like a hard armor. The limbs are longer and slender than humans, but the ends are thicker and wider.The head seemed to be shrouded in smog, and it was difficult to see clearly, only a pair of blood-red eyes could be vaguely seen.

While staring at this strangely shaped body, the brave man actually felt a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart.

——This feeling...is a bit similar to the feeling he had when he first saw a high-level dragon species many years ago when he first started his journey.

Perhaps this is the fear of human beings in the face of superior creatures?Just like an ant facing a human being, it is an instinct imprinted in the genes.

Although the brave man has already experienced hundreds of battles, he can easily overcome this mentality, but if it were an ordinary person who had no combat experience here, his knees would probably go weak from fright, and he would not even dare to take a second look.

——What the hell is that...

And the witch Xuelu, probably because of the same race, seemed to feel a heavier pressure than him.

"How is this going……"

Her back was pressed against the wall, barely able to stand still.

"What's going on, this sense of oppression...! What the hell are you..."

"Don't you understand? What a stupid woman."

The Demon King let out a mocking laugh.

"You don't really think of me as an incompetent piece of trash, do you? Keep your eyes open. I am the direct heir of Strelstein, the lord of the demon world. Much more! Serving the superior is the strongest principle of the Demon Race, at this moment, it is your instinct that is reminding you that it is time to fulfill the obligation of 'obedience'!"

...The lord of the Demon Race?

In other words, "that" is indeed the former Demon King Albert himself... right?

However, facing that strange figure, the brave man really couldn't connect him with the demon king he was familiar with.

"Ah... Brave, don't look at me for now."

At this time, "that" suddenly made a voice that seemed embarrassed.

"This, the posture of the pure-blood demons... is ugly, right? I knew it would be like this... So, I really don't want you to see this appearance at all.

"But the situation is critical, so I can't do it otherwise... In short, I'm asking you, can you pretend not to see it? It would be better if you can forget it. You just need to remember my beautiful appearance in the first form. .”

...No, after all, this is your original form, right?Does deception make sense?ah? ? ?

The hero squeezed out a voice from his throat.

"So, this is your, that, 'Third Form'?"

The devil once said before that he has two seals in his body.When the first layer is unlocked, it will transform into the second form, liberating the wings of the demons; and after unlocking both layers, it will display the third form, which should be completely restored to the original appearance of the demons.

"That's true...but don't get me wrong! I didn't look like this when I was first born. In fact, the first form is the original appearance of the demons. We only change for convenience when we release our power. Be like this!"

The Demon King explained in a panic.

The brave was tired for a while.

Obviously the boss of this floor is standing in front of him, but this guy only pays attention to whether his appearance will be rejected...

How should I put it, this is really the style of a demon king.

——However, in this way, he finally regained the real feeling of "he is Albert".

After all, there is probably no other person in this world who can say such stupid things.

"I see. I will seal your appearance at this time deep in my memory," he added cautiously, "...try my best."

The brave himself feels that the appearance doesn't matter at all, as long as the inside is still the familiar object.However, since the other party is very concerned about this, it doesn't matter to follow his wishes for the time being.

He took the spare steel sword, intending to cut off the black belt that bound him.

However, at this moment, the witch, who had been in a sluggish state, suddenly responded.

"No, what is that? That! Suddenly jumped out with an inexplicable posture, and then wanted to suppress me? Impossible, absolutely impossible-you have failed long ago, and now I am the devil here, the master of this floor .In this area, my love for Mr. Brave is invincible, absolutely impossible to be defeated by anything!"

The black belt surged wildly again, and the brave man was caught off guard again, and he hurriedly waved his sword to block it.

The witch stood in front of the brave man, confronting the demon king in mid-air, while the brave man was still busy fighting with the black belt.

"He's mine, he's mine, he's mine! Who's going to listen to 'he belongs to the world' shit!"

"—Oh?" The devil raised his hand to support his chin—even though the appearance was different, the familiar movements still brought a familiar feeling.

"It's really rare. Driven by the twisted desire in the heart, a mere lowly creature can actually have the courage to fight against me-this is also worthy of admiration."

"Why do you have such an amazing tone? In the end, you are actually fouling, right?" the witch shouted, "You have lost the throne of the demon king, and you can only appear in the world as an ordinary demon. In this case Next, isn't it necessary to compress the strength below the upper limit of human beings?! The highest level can only be 99, but now—”

"There is no foul. After all, the rules of the world are not something that any individual can violate. Even if I want to foul, I can't do it."

The Demon King smiled.

"Therefore, in order to change into the third form, I was punished accordingly."

……punish?

The eyes of the brave man and the witch focused on him at the same time.

There was indeed a sense of incongruity about him.

It's just that the impact of the previous appearance was too strong, no one noticed it.

"you……"

After carefully looking at it, the brave man couldn't help being frightened.

"You, right now—isn't this in a dying state!"

It's not just that the blood volume is too low, it's a real near-death state with only 1 point of life left.

Not only that, the defensive power also dropped to zero all of a sudden.In other words, no matter how slight an attack is, his armor can be easily broken.

His current condition can be regarded as extremely fragile - to the point where even if a baby punches his chest with a small fist, he would die.

"Yes. Well, this is the necessary price for transformation."

Facing the worry of the brave man, the Demon King explained in a particularly brisk tone.

"I liberated the strongest attack power belonging to the demon lord, and gained the power to easily break through these glass walls. However, at the same time, I was also deprived of all defense power and forced to enter an unremovable near-death state. That is to say Even taking medicine can’t restore blood—and these negative debuffs will continue to exist for a period of time after I release the third form. Well, my transformation is such a thing.”

"..."

The brave man was speechless.

There was a soreness in his throat.

Appearing in front of the boss in this form is almost the same as sending him to death.

This guy...was forced to fall into such a fragile situation in order to save him who fell into the hands of the witch?

"So that's what happened... Haha, hahaha! What, you are really asking for your own death!"

The witch let out a mocking laugh.

"In that state, even if we get here, what can we do? I can kill you with a single blow, but can you kill me with one blow before that?"

...It should be impossible.

No matter how high the devil's attack power is, it is still difficult to wipe out the boss's life with one move, not to mention Xuelu's blood volume and defense power are considered outstanding among bosses.

If the two of them were to confront each other now, it would definitely be the Demon King who would fall first.

...What should I do, now.

"Oh, after all, you are already crazy. Trying to make a lunatic understand my behavior is mostly futile," the demon king sneered confidently, "Listen to me. So what if you seek your own death? To die to save your sweetheart, This is the ultimate romance of a man! In other words, even if I die here today, I must protect my hero. Bet all my glory and never let him fall into your hands!"

You said it as if it was very powerful, but in fact, you just rushed over without thinking about anything, right? !

What a reckless move.

However, the brave man found that he was really moved by the disappointment.

In order to save him, this companion even put his own safety at risk——

——No, absolutely not.

The brave man thought, if he was killed here, he would really feel guilty for it for the rest of his life.

--what to do……

"Then you can die here," the witch sneered, lowering her body slightly, ready to go, "I will use my own method in the future, so that the brave man will never think of you again!"

There was a faint flash of inspiration in the brave man's heart.

——This method may work.

No, whether it works or not, it can only be done now.No time for hesitation.

"Wait!" he yelled, "before—"

Hearing the sound, the witch paused her movements, turned her head slightly, and looked towards him.

At this moment, he suddenly pulled out the holy sword, and switched his equipment to this strongest weapon again——

"Blue Sky Hundred Cracks Slash!"

The skill was activated, and the blade drew countless afterimages, cutting the black belts around it into pieces.

With the attack power of the holy sword, it is more than enough to deal with these black belts.However, because of the additional light attribute, these attacks will instead restore blood to the witch, and these black belts will be regenerated immediately.

However, it is enough to create such a momentary gap.

The hero escaped from between the shattered black belts, and immediately—

Without looking back, he ran in the opposite direction.

"what?"

The witch was stunned, "Master Brave, you escaped...? Abandoned your dying companion, escaped from me... No!"

She belatedly screamed and turned around at the same time—

——Involuntarily, he chased after the hero's back.

"He ran away, I have to go after him, I can't do it if I don't catch him, if I don't catch him... Isn't this abandoning my companion... Is it to prevent me from hurting my companion?! Because I am destined You can only chase after the brave man, and if you are with the brave man, you will definitely be put on the highest priority, and you cannot shoot at anyone else!"

exactly.

As long as he continued to escape, the witch could do nothing but chase after him.On the other hand, the Demon Lord was temporarily safe and attacked from behind.

"Ah, ah, Lord Brave, why are you doing this to me!"

The witch screamed in pain while running.

"You actually used my love for you to plot against me..."

"I'm sorry, Miss Xuelu!" The brave man also shouted in response, "But... I will never allow my companion to die in front of my eyes."

He didn't turn into the depths of the labyrinth that was still intact, but made a sharp turn, making a circle along the dilapidated walls.

From time to time, there was the feeling of stepping on broken glass.

——I don’t want to see the Demon Lord die.

So, just do it.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh! What kind of companion!" She screamed, "How can that kind of guy, that kind of trash, be your companion! You treat him as a companion, but what he is watching is Your chastity—”

No, at least you don't have the qualifications to accuse him, right? !

There was a sharp wind sound from behind.The Demon King spread his wings and rushed straight.

"Sure enough, she is a dull woman! Can't understand his intention until now?"

He sneered as he slid quickly.

"I have long known that the brave will do this. Because only in this way can we create a chance of victory. The brave and I gathered here to defeat you, and to destroy you and liberate your twisted soul. This is for the sake of mankind. Your future is also for your salvation."

"……Eh?"

The brave man stumbled.

No, I really didn't think that much this time - he thought a little confused.

This time I just wanted to protect my companions.However, the Demon Lord was right.If he didn't protect the Demon King here, it would be impossible for him to defeat the Witch Xuelu by himself.

"The hero's goal is my goal. In order to realize this wish, I will risk everything."

He clenches his right hand in front of his chest, where his heart is.

"so……

"Now,—to meet the end."

"Varied……"

The brave man stopped suddenly.

The witch's black belt was on his shoulders, but she didn't make any further movements—Xuelu didn't even bother to grab him, but turned her head in a hurry, staring dumbfoundedly at the Demon King in mid-air behind her.

Under his hand, a purple ball gradually emerged from the surface of the chest cavity, and a dazzling brilliance bloomed from the inside.At the same time, the magic around him surged like crazy, flowing around him——

"You...you don't plan to detonate the magic core?!"

"Are you crazy!" the witch shrank into a ball screaming, "If you detonate the magic core, won't you die?!"

"I'm going to die," the demon king sighed, "but there's no other way. I only have 1 life point left. If I accidentally catch my wings on glass shards or something while flying, I will die directly. Rather than dying with no help at all, I'd make a better impression myself, and be useful in an honorable way—right, brave man."

The author has something to say:

Although it has been dragged until now... In short, let's talk about the background settings (cover your face)

This article is a Japanese-style western fantasy RPG background, and you should have noticed that there are always things like health, vigor, skills, and blood bottles in the article, and there are also settings such as bosses. It can be seen that this is not completely in accordance with reality. The rules of the world run.

But in fact, the protagonists are not the NPCs of the game (covering their faces again)

After all, NPC is a concept that exists relative to players, and there are no players in this world.

It can be understood that this is a world that operates according to the rules of the game (?

I feel that after I explain it, it seems to become more unclear ==

Finally, thank you for your reading and support~!