I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Chapter 292: General Winter in front and Avalanche behind

General Winter is actually a very generous monster. As long as you don't hurt or capture the Snow Spirit, General Winter will not appear and attack you.

Gradually, the adventurers also figured out a strategy for what to do if they encountered General Winter.

First, you need to catch some snow elves in advance, and then release the captured snow elves in front of General Winter after he appears. Then kneel down, kowtow, throw away your weapons, sincerely apologize and ask for forgiveness. This way you can save your life.

Especially throwing away weapons is the most important thing, because General Dong is a warrior with noble character and does not like to attack unarmed people.

However, even for such a generous General Dong, the bounty on the bounty order issued by the state reached 200 million Eris.

You know, even the Dullahan, the cadre of the Demon King's Army defeated by Nero before, was only worth 300 million Eris. The Dullahan is a clear enemy of humans, and his high bounty can be said to come from his dangerousness. However, General Winter is not such an aggressive monster, but his bounty is 200 million, simply because he is so powerful.

Even more powerful than the Headless Horseman Beldia.

Speaking of which, if we compare this world to a role-playing game, then the Demon King and the Demon King's army cadres are undoubtedly the final bosses.

However, in reality, in this world, there are no shortage of monsters more powerful than the Demon King and the Demon King's army cadres... If I were to use the game's terminology to describe it, it would probably be a hidden boss or something like that, right?

This time, when they were going to fight the snow elves, everyone brought weapons and warm clothes, except Aqua, who brought a bug net and a glass jar, just like a child on a spring outing to catch rhinoceros beetles.

Now that they have met General Winter, the snow spirit that Aqua caught before is useful.

Seeing Aqua quickly release the snow spirit in the jar, then lying down on the snow-covered field and pressing her forehead to the ground devoutly, Kazuma felt that this guy was really hopeless.

Come on, you are a goddess, why can you kneel down to a monster so naturally?

"What are you doing! Kneel down and kowtow! Hurry up! Drop your weapons and apologize! Kazuma too! Apologize now!"

Aqua said this to Kazuma and Darkness. As for Megumin, she was lying in the snow pretending to be dead because she had used explosion magic before.

"...Hey, Aqua, there seems to be something wrong with General Winter? It doesn't seem to be looking at us."

“Really? No! Kazuma, you must be trying to trick me, make me look up so that General Winter can spot you! Hehehe! Kazuma is just a child, to think such a childish trick can work on me? Let me tell you! I’m very quick-witted!”

"What do you have to do with the word wit? Look up right now! Look at me and see what's going on!"

“Wuwaa ...

"Last week you cursed me for not having water when I flushed the toilet! So you really are the Toilet Goddess, right?"

General Dong didn't look in the direction of Kazuma and the others, but tilted his neck to look somewhere else.

Darkness, who was on high alert, felt a little curious and looked in that direction, squinting her eyes.

"...Hey, you two, stop arguing. There seems to be something going on over there."

The two people, whose interest was piqued by Darkness's words, decided not to continue arguing and looked in the direction Darkness was looking.

Aqua is a goddess, and even though she has lost most of her divine power, her eyesight is still very good. Kazuma has even learned the skill of clairvoyance, so he can see things far away more clearly than anyone else.

“Hey Kazuma, I can only vaguely see a bright red… Can you see it clearly?”

"I also think that bright red is very familiar... maybe it's Nero?"

"Nero? So... it's Nero that General Dong is so concerned about?"

"No, there seems to be something behind Nero... something... something... something... holy shit, isn't that an avalanche?!"

Nero's agility attribute is already A, and she can use [Emperor's Privilege EX] to further enhance it, so that she can easily run faster than an avalanche.

It is said that the speed of an avalanche can easily reach 500 kilometers per hour. This number is very scary for humans, but it is not too exaggerated for servants.

From a distance, Nero also saw Kazuma's team and immediately felt something was wrong.

"Why are you also..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a cold sword light.

The crimson broadsword and the snow-white Japanese sword collided with each other, sparking a fiery flame.

Nero couldn't stop his forward momentum and fell to the ground, rolling a long distance, leaving a long mark on the soft snow.

Nero quickly stood up, shook off the snow on his body, and raised the greatsword Primal Fire to resist General Winter's pursuit.

“Hey! Darkness! Kazuma! What’s going on with this monster? Why is it chasing after me alone?!”

With a twist of his wrist, Nero slashed out mysterious sword marks with the sword, blocking all of General Dong's swift attacks.

"That's General Winter, the monster with a huge bounty on his head from the nation! He's a fellow winter spirit, just like the snow elves! He'll only attack those who killed snow elves! Did you kill a lot of snow elves before to deserve such a grudge? And you must have killed more than us to make General Winter abandon us and go after you alone!"

"No! I don't remember ever hurting a single snow spirit!"

Nero turned his head to avoid the flat blow from General Dong that was aimed at his cheek, kicked his opponent on the knee, and took advantage of his unstable center of gravity to hit General Dong in the face with an elbow.

The next moment, Nero gripped the sword tightly, and the flaming sword blade rubbed against the ground, melting the snow and slashing towards General Dong's neck.

At the critical moment, General Dong raised his left hand.

The blade of the greatsword cut into General Dong's wrist and cut it off, but because of General Dong's gauntlet, Nero's sword was slowed down for a moment, giving the opponent a chance to catch his breath and avoid the most deadly neck.

Almost at the same time, General Dong's right hand tightly grasped his Japanese sword, and with a simple stab, he hit Nero's heart directly, and the tip of the sword pierced her back.

However, General Dong froze.

The figure of Nero who was stabbed by it became blurred and disappeared in the next moment like a reflection in the water. The real Nero retreated ten meters away, staring at General Dong with vigilance.

It turned out that the "Nero" stabbed by General Dong just now was the afterimage produced by Nero's rapid movement using the technique of shrinking the earth.

Chapter 293 The Golden Theater Appears Again

"Why is the sense of danger this guy gives me... even stronger than that Demon King Army general before?"

Nero was forced to retreat step by step by General Dong's violent offensive, while General Dong continued to attack tirelessly.

The snow-white Japanese sword cut through the air and was about to chop Nero's side when it was blocked by Nero's greatsword stuck upside down on the ground, making a sound as deafening as thunder.

Feeling the force coming through his arms, Nero gritted his teeth and dug his feet deep into the snow.

“Gu—Aaaaaaah!”

With a roar of anger, Nero's greatsword pushed away the opponent's sword, and then slashed it hard on the blade, pushing General Dong back.

General Dong took several steps back, gripping the hilt of his sword and looking forward, but Nero was no longer in sight.

At this moment, the sound of breaking air coming from above its head made it subconsciously look up.

The moment he saw the flash of fiery red, General Dong swung his sword decisively, and Nero also swung the sword in his hand at the same moment.

"Qiang!"

General Dong's sword was pressed down by Nero and inserted diagonally into the snow, splashing large pieces of white snow.

The golden hair swung wildly, Nero's eyes were stern, and the flaming sword rubbed against General Dong's Japanese sword, and once again chopped towards the opponent's neck.

"Crack——!"

At the critical moment, General Dong decisively gave up the Japanese sword in his hand and threw away the haori on his body.

The haori was easily cut off by Nero's sword, but it obscured Nero's vision.

The next moment, Nero felt a pain in his abdomen.

General Winter kicked her through her haori, sending her flying.

Nero's feet slid backwards on the snow, his expression extremely solemn.

"Damn it... trouble is brewing."

It's not that he will lose. Nero admits that this monster called General Winter is very strong. Not only does he have extremely superb martial arts, but he also knows no fatigue, and simple physical attacks seem to be ineffective against him.

But if the battle goes to the end, Nero will definitely be the final winner.

The crux of the matter is that it is difficult for Nero to determine the winner in a short period of time.

The avalanche was about to come, and Nero didn't want to be buried by it. However, the monster in front of her didn't give her any chance to escape, and kept pestering her with his superb martial arts that were unrivaled in an era.

"and……"

During the break in the battle, Nero glanced at Kazuma's team not far away.

The avalanche has arrived here, and there is no way Kazuma and the others can avoid it.

With this thought in mind, Nero made a decision in his heart.

Raising his sword once again to block General Dong's cassock slash, Nero shouted, "Darkness! Kazuma! Aqua! If you don't want to die, come to me! And bring Megumin, who is unable to move, here too!"

Hearing Nero's words, Kazuma and the others also looked hesitant.

"Hurry up! Trust me!"

The first person to act was Darkness. She quickly carried Huihui on her shoulders and ran towards Nero.

Faced with the power of nature that was beyond human control, Kazuma couldn't think of any good solution for a moment. In addition, after Darkness set an example, he followed along, although he felt that General Winter, who was fighting Nero, was also very dangerous.

Since everyone around her came over, Aqua naturally followed the crowd.

It seems that the one who trusts Nero the most is Darkness.

"Nero! The avalanche is coming! What can you do?"

"Hmm! Open your eyes and watch! What's coming next is the manifestation of Yu Wangquan! The most prosperous Golden Theater!"

Nero deflected General Dong's Japanese sword again, revealed an infectiously confident smile, and raised his left hand high.

The next moment, bright red petals suddenly floated on the white snowfield.

"Open the door! Draw the curtain on the solo!"

“Hey, hey, hey! Darkness! Kazuma! Aqua! What is Nero going to do? I feel an incredible surge of magical power. Is this some kind of magic?!”

Huihui's words filled with shock rang in the ears of several people. She stopped pretending to be dead because she felt the amazing magic power emanating from Nero, but she couldn't see Nero because he was carried on Darkness's shoulders.

However, Darkness and the others had no time to care about Huihui at this moment.

It seemed as if a white wave that could swallow everything was approaching, and the roar it produced brought tremendous psychological pressure to people.

However, there is still time.

"Appreciate my talent! Hear the thunderous applause! And then praise! Praise this golden theater!"

"[Invitation to the heart-stirring Golden Theater]!"

As Nero thrust the sword in his hand into the ground, the golden theater was outlined bit by bit.

A bright red carpet replaced the snow-white ground.

Flying petals replaced the flying snow.

A huge and luxurious stage, a huge and luxurious flag, a huge and luxurious sky curtain.

Aqua was stunned, Kazuma was stunned, and Darkness was stunned.

Not only the members of Kazuma's team, but even General Dong was brought in by Nero.

Then, facing everyone, Nero raised his hands and spoke excitedly as if he was showing off to everyone.

"Welcome! Welcome to this stage that belongs only to me! The supreme treasure that displays my royal authority!"

Noble Phantasm——[The Golden Theater that Invites You to the Heart and Soul].

In this world, its full appearance was revealed for the second time.

It is a reproduction of the theater designed by Nero during his lifetime and built in Rome.

It embodies Nero’s tyrannical side, is the embodiment of her royal power, and is the pinnacle of luxury.

No one knew how much of a shock the scenes around them had caused to Kazuma and Aqua, who were so poor that they could only live in Magai.

"Then……"

Standing in the center of the Golden Theater, as if she were the center of the world, Nero raised her greatsword, pointing the tip of the sword at General Winter whom she had brought in.

As if sensing danger, General Dong raised his Japanese sword to block in front of him.

However, when this golden theater was summoned, it proved that Nero had begun to take things seriously.

General Dong still kept holding his sword, and behind him, Nero stuck the sword into the ground.

"This is the blaze of a meteor that tears apart the sky of desire!"

The next moment, flames burst out and roared.

Behind Nero, General Winter's body was burned into nothingness bit by bit in the sea of ​​blood flames that rose to the sky.