I don't want to be a heroic spirit

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"No matter what, you're not going to give up on using explosion magic in my castle, right? Very well, even though I've fallen into the ways of the devil, I'm still a knight and have no interest in attacking the weak. However, if you still intend to continue doing things like that near my castle and influence me, I have my own ideas."

"It's us who are being disturbed, okay? It's all your fault for staying there and not leaving. We can't even do our work properly! But, you can only act so arrogant for today. There are so many of us here, and we even have experts in dealing with the undead! When you get tricked like this and come here alone, it shows that your luck has run out!"

The arrogant Huihui began to speak nonsense.

"Really? But in my opinion, none of you can fight. I'm even going to kill you right here! They can't stop me!"

The Dullahan exuded a dangerous aura and raised his left hand to point at Megumin.

"I declare your death! You will die in a week!"

It was undoubtedly magic.

However, there is no avoiding it.

As soon as the declaration was fully read out, the magic had already been cast, leaving Huihui no time to react.

Huihui couldn't react, but someone else could.

"!!!"

Huihui suddenly felt the back of her collar being lifted up and she was involuntarily pulled backwards.

When the Dullahan's magic was completed, Nero was already standing in front of Huihui.

"Nero!"

Seeing the faint black light flickering on Nero's body, Huihui's heart was suddenly filled with panic.

My eyes felt a little hot and I subconsciously bit my lips with my teeth.

Why……

Chapter 282: Fighting the Headless Horseman

"I declare your death! You will die in a week!"

When the Headless Horseman's magic was completed, Nero felt his body suddenly become very heavy.

"Is Yu...hit?"

Of course, Nero didn't rush forward to block the knife for Huihui without thinking. She just wanted to do an experiment.

As one of the three knights, Saber (Swordsman), Nero also has the skill of [Anti-Magic]. All skills or magic used through magic can be reduced to a certain extent or even immune.

However, Nero's [Magic Resistance] level is not high. Although he does not have [Magic Resistance E] like Okita Souji, which is better than nothing, Nero's is [Magic Resistance C]. It can invalidate magic with less than two verses, but it cannot defend against large-scale magic such as great magic and ritual spells.

"It seems that the magic used by the Dullahan just now has reached the level of the great magic of the Type-Moon world."

"Nero..."

The voice coming from behind caught Nero's attention. He turned around and looked at Huihui. Nero saw panic and confusion in her eyes.

"Why……"

She must be asking herself why she should bear this magic on her behalf?

"Because I am the emperor."

Nero gave Huihui a bright smile as innocent as a child.

"As the emperor, shouldn't you stand in front of everyone at a time like this?"

What kind of emperor are you?

Huihui said this in her heart, and the tearing feeling in her heart became even stronger.

At this moment, the headless knight not far away made a triumphant voice.

"My plans have been disrupted. I didn't expect you to have such a loyal and righteous adventuring partner. However, this will only make you suffer more, right? Listen carefully, Crimson Demon girl, if you continue like this, your cherished partner will die in a week. During this week, she will be constantly tormented by the fear of death, terrified... That's right! This is all your fault! It's your actions that have led to this outcome! For the next week, you will just watch your companions suffer and regret your actions! Hehehe... Hahahaha!"

Huihui's face turned even paler because of the Dullahan's words, and at this moment, Nero took a step forward.

"I'm really being looked down upon..."

Nero's action attracted the attention of everyone present. Both Huihui and the Dullahan shut their mouths and looked at Nero.

"Tormented by the fear of death? Terrified by it? Are you kidding me?"

Nero took the greatsword Primal Flame in his hand and stuck it into the ground.

"I have witnessed the sunset three times in the boundless wilderness, in a hopeless situation with no one watching!"

"I was awakened by illusory cheers. When I woke up, all I could see was a wilderness dyed red by my blood and the setting sun. My throat was pierced and I couldn't speak. My flesh was cold from having bled dry."

"Death? It's just something I once crossed and abandoned!"

Blood-red flames flowed on the greatsword, and Nero's high-pitched words echoed between heaven and earth, and in everyone's ears.

"My name is Nero! Nero Claudius! The Emperor of Rome! The rose that blooms brilliantly in the wilderness beneath the setting sun!"

"These hands once touched the dazzling stars in the sky! These shoulders once carried the future of millions of people!"

"It's just one person's death. I'll jump over it in a minute and show you!"

How should I put it? Nero's words sounded a bit like the remarks of a middle school student with a secondary disease, which made people a little confused at first.

However, the temperament that naturally emanates from Nero makes people feel convinced.

It makes people feel that "she is not just talking."

"I see. Your aura doesn't seem fake. I believe you are the emperor of some empire."

The Dullahan spoke, his tone thick with awe.

"This awareness, this will... Indeed, my presumptuous suggestion that you fear death was an insult. I apologize. Even the monarch I once served and the king of this country might not possess a will as strong as yours. The knight's spirit that remains within this body urges me to offer my loyalty to you."

"The future of all people rests on the will of one man alone? Such an emperor actually exists in this world..."

"But unfortunately, the moment you stepped forward, your death was already certain."

The Dullahan seemed very confident in the death sentence he had cast.

But Nero was somewhat skeptical.

Not to mention that there is an Aqua here who claims to be able to lift any curse. Even if she really fails at the critical moment, Nero can still be resurrected with the skill [Even if the Sunset Comes Three Times A].

and……

Nero raised the flaming sword, pointing the tip at the headless knight on the hill.

"As long as you, the caster, are eliminated, the curse on me can be broken, right?"

Nero's words made the Dullahan stunned for a moment, then he nodded.

"That's right. As long as you can defeat me, the caster, then, as a reward, I can indeed..."

The Dullahan didn't have time to finish his words.

Because Nero, holding a big sword, has come in front of it.

The Dullahan could clearly see the confident smile on Nero's face.

"I've been waiting for you to say this!"

The greatsword Primordial Fire was swung out fiercely, and the flowing red flames followed closely behind.

Before being hit, the headless knight felt a burning sensation.

The attack, which was more like a sneak attack, hit directly, and the revolving flames turned into a surging wave.

The next moment, the waves of flames were separated.

The undead warhorse was burned to ashes, and the headless knight rushed out of the sea of ​​fire. The pitch-black giant sword chopped down with the force of splitting Mount Hua, and collided with Nero's greatsword Primal Fire.

Dazzling sparks flew from the point where the two swords collided, and the knight's greatsword, whose power had been partially absorbed by Nero, slashed diagonally onto the ground at Nero's feet.

The aftermath of the collision shattered the surrounding rock into pieces.

Bending his waist to stabilize his lower body, Nero kicked the headless knight in the abdomen. The energy that penetrated his body turned into a translucent vortex of wind, shattering the flames behind him, and then carried the headless knight's body flying backwards.

Looking at the Headless Knight who quickly stabilized his body in the distance, Nero's eyes were solemn.

"Doesn't strength... give you an advantage?"

The Headless Horseman was a skilled warrior in his lifetime, but Nero was not. As an emperor, she was not actually good at martial arts.

The reason why she was able to fight against the Headless Horseman and even gain the upper hand was because she used [Emperor's Privilege EX] to give herself unparalleled martial arts skills.

But having unparalleled martial arts skills is useless because Nero's strength and durability are only D.

Although [Emperor's Privilege EX] is a panacea-like skill, it cannot improve all abilities at the same time.

But Nero soon came up with a countermeasure.

"Just strengthen your muscles the moment the attack hits you."

Chapter 283 Let’s give thunderous applause to Yu’s victory!

Under the helmet, the headless knight turned his eyes to look at the place where he was kicked by Nero just now, and made a surprised sound.

"I admit that I underestimated you. I didn't expect that you are not only a great emperor, but also a powerful warrior. If we only talk about martial arts, I may indeed be inferior to you."

"But, your strength doesn't seem to be as great as mine. After becoming the Dullahan, my attributes have far surpassed my human self. Don't blame me for cheating. There's no reason for me not to use my own advantages, right?"

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being human!"

The Headless Horseman's words were filled with confidence, as if victory was already in his grasp.

Nero laughed at this.

"Advantages? Disadvantages? Hmm! These are just things that can be changed with a thought."

"Everything is in my hands. Open your eyes and let me see! This is the absolute privilege that belongs only to the emperor!"

The next moment, Nero used the greatsword Primordial Fire to strike Qingyan.

The skill [Shrinking the Earth] is activated, and a distance of 100 meters is crossed in an instant.

The flaming greatsword collided with the Dullahan's greatsword again. The Dullahan poured the force he bore into the ground through his feet, and the ground began to sink with the Dullahan as the center.

"That weird speed will never work again!"

After becoming the Headless Horseman, it lost its lifespan limitations and experienced more battles than any other human.

Even the strange speed brought by shrinking the earth can be gradually adapted to it.

That being the case...

"Then we won't compete in speed."

When he saw Nero's slightly raised mouth corners, the Headless Knight suddenly had a bad premonition.

It was not given any chance to react at all, and a ferocious force comparable to that of a dragon surged through the hand holding the sword.

"See this strength, comparable to that of Hercules!"

Suddenly, unmatched and absolute violence erupted from Nero's petite body!

At this moment, Nero seemed to possess the majesty of ten mountains, the strength of a hundred rivers, and the power of a thousand dragons!

The Headless Knight wanted to fight back, but in the face of this absolute violence, he was like a stone in a torrent, and was blown away involuntarily, flying into the sky like a cannonball.

Even the black knight's giant sword that had accompanied it in battle for many years made a sound of being unable to bear the weight under Nero's attack.

Nero actually admired the great hero Hercules in Greek mythology. During his lifetime, he almost strangled a lion naked in the Colosseum. He claimed that his motivation was to imitate Hercules' feat.

By exerting his full strength on [Emperor's Privilege EX], Nero had just unleashed a tremendous violence comparable to that of Hercules.

At the moment when the headless knight was violently knocked away, the overflowing energy turned into a surging wind and waves.

The land was blown away.

The rocks were shattered.

Huihui, who was the closest and the smallest, didn't expect that she would be in danger just watching the battle, and was blown away by the wind and waves.

The adventurers at the city gate were also in a commotion, unable to stand up straight in the wind and waves.

Except for Darkness, this guy not only did not bend down but also kept his back straight, then used his face to catch a piece of broken rock blown by the wind, and fell down safely with an expression of "thank God".

Nero stood proudly on the devastated plain.