My Demons - Chapter 53



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My Villains Episode 053

14. Berserker (4)

‘Raidchief Pageno’ is a pick that is very difficult for melee characters to deal with.

Pageno itself was threatening due to its excellent mobility and attack power, but the real problem was the horse archers.

They frantically walk around, shoot arrow after arrow, and run away. How much heat does it take?

In addition, when you get close to the leader, Pageno, the attack speed of his subordinates increases and he even fires one shot at a time, which is quite annoying.

So, normally, you can only catch Pageno after killing all the magic archers… .

“Uuuuuh-!”

It’s different if you have the ‘Windshield Shoulder Tattoo’.

Utequai charged at Pageno, deflecting arrows pouring in from all directions with the power of his tattoo.

Pageno quickly tried to avoid by pulling the reins, but Ellen’s flaming arrow exploded on the horse that was one step ahead of him.

Fu Chemical!

“Hee hee hee!”

The horse that had been pierced through the chest fell down helplessly, and Pageno, who was quickly rolling on the ground, came face to face with the huge dolme.

“Holy shit!”

Kwasik!

Dolme, no, the rare item ‘Slonhe’s Maul’ literally turned Pageno’s upper body into a piece of cake.

•••It’s truly a terrible power. Have you ever thought of confronting something like that head on? I guess I’m glad it ended with some cracks in my bones.

Unlike the Blood Knight, which had a standardized and limited skill tree, the Berserker had a very diverse build.

‘Strike Berserker’ who specializes in ‘tribal combat techniques’ type of hard hitting skills.

‘Ramen Berserker’ focuses on the ‘Ecstasy’ skill of the ‘Berserk’ series.

‘Steel Leather’ and ‘Iron Seal’ maximize defense, and ‘Stone Head Berserker’ extracts extreme damage with ‘headbutt’, which deals damage based on defense.

I like all builds, so I took turns developing my characters.

And the most recently created berserker, ‘Deep Dark Fantasy’, was a ‘Tattoo Berserker’ specialized in tattoo-type skills.

“Athar-Marta!”

Utequai rushed at the demon archer, shouting an incomprehensible battle cry.

When he moved, his long feather decorations and long braided hair fluttered brilliantly. That wasn’t all.

When the arrow flew, the arrow and shield tattoo on my shoulder blinked.

Every time Maul swung, the hammer, club, and iron hammer tattoos on his arms flashed.

When the blade of a spear accidentally touched my skin, the tattoo of the Milky Way and clouds on my back twitched.

Thanks to the magic archers’ quick attack, no one was captured by Maul, but the sight of Utequai running wild was extremely ferocious.

By the way, the effect is no joke? It’s different from what you see on a monitor, right?

Anyway, let me explain the berserker’s skills again.

This tattoo series of skills had some pretty annoying features.

There are several types of tattoos that can be tattooed on different parts of the body, and you have to choose one of them.

The synergy between tattoos is excellent, and all of them are either continuous effects or conditional activation skills.

Also, the effect of the tattoo does not activate on areas wearing armor.

That was the reason why high-level tattooed Berserkers walked around wearing only weapons, accessories, and underwear.

So at first glance, you might think, ‘Isn’t he just a pervert and not a berserker?’ You might want to, but… .

“What is this monster!”

“The captain has been defeated!”

♦••Even if you actually look at it, it doesn’t look normal. Should I say he is like a berserker?

Even if you just take off your top, you’ll be in good shape, but if you take off your pants too – wow, it’s scary to even think about it.

Anyway, the reason Ute Kwai running wild over there had his top off was to create the effect of a tattoo.

He was unable to wear armor because he had the ‘Bullet Armament tattoo’ tattooed on his arm, the ‘Wind Curtain tattoo’ on his shoulder, and the ‘Sacred Guardians of the Stars tattoo’ on his back.

It was natural that his defense power was low because he couldn’t wear armor, but it wasn’t a big problem because the tattoos on his shoulders and back ensured his strong survivability.

No, on the contrary, it even looked light-hearted because it was not wearing cumbersome armor.

While watching Ute Kwai’s fight, I diligently cut down the demon archers.

Are you already used to fighting horseback riders?

Without hesitation, I threw myself in, hugged the horse’s head, beat it to the floor, and finished it off by stabbing the sword into the horse’s neck.

It was a body move that resembled a cat animal rather than a human… . Well, how about it? As long as the effect is good, that’s fine.

Ellen focused on targeting the horses’ legs with her wind fist.

Those who fell off their horses like that, Grani and Landel, rushed in and cut off their heads.

With Pageno dead and half of the gang defeated, the magic archers finally began to give up.

“Hatanka, stop! “There’s no need to chase after me!”

Utequai, who had not been able to catch a single demon archer after killing Pageno, was in a state of despair.

That’s why the demon archers screamed incomprehensibly until they were out of sight.

“Arak tark’ya qun-talil! Erpen Th-ral!”

I don’t know what it says, but it looks like it’s an insult just by looking at it.

By the way, doesn’t this kid know what ‘prayer secrets’ are?

His voice is so loud that I’m worried that all the demonic enemies around him will flock to him.

“Hey dude, come to work!”

Only after I screamed, the blood in my throat rising, did Utequai spit on the floor and turn away.

Thanks to the fact that Pageno, the raider leader who guarded the area, was reduced to nothing, the resistance of the demonic enemies was significantly reduced.

There were about 50 demon enemies left at the previous camp, but they were dumb and they didn’t seem to have the skills to block Utequai’s charge.

“Gua lune’telil!”

“Ugh!”

“What is that bastard! “Even arrows don’t work!”

The sight of him screaming, deflecting arrows, and swinging Maul to wipe out magical enemies… It felt more like cleaning than fighting. Is this what a human butcher is talking about?

Anyway, after Ute Kwai and I joined in the rampage, they soon scattered in all directions and ran away.

If you look closely, these magic enemies are weaker than you think.

If Prince Ulkar comes head-on with his army, I think he can wipe them out… Oh, is that going to be difficult?

Well, the ‘Baron’ who gathered a bunch of thieves and built up a force that was close to a warlord might not be such an easy guy.

Considering the final battle of Chapter 2, he was definitely a scary guy.

The reason we were able to break through the siege with such ease was probably thanks to the prince’s army drawing attention from the front.

Fortunately, the secret passage was still intact, and we were able to safely return to South Harbor through the sewer.

By the time we got to the ground and encountered the shocked soldiers, it was already dark at dawn.

Normally, it would be a time when the entire city would be asleep, but South Harbor was loudly awake.

It can’t be because of us, right? As I was looking around the brightly awake city, I asked a guard I knew.

“What is this fuss about?”

“That’s it.”

The talkative guard who had helped Ellen and me through a difficult time by providing friendly guidance the other day smiled brightly.

“Don’t be surprised, just listen. There was a lot of chaos a little while ago, about two or three hours ago. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it with my own eyes on my way to shift. Look at that light over there. Who would think that a riot had broken out? “Is that why you’re surprised too?”

•••Ah, my ears feel like they’re bleeding.

“But that’s not the case. Actually, what happened was,”

“The Three Princes have arrived.”

“Yes, the three princes- eh?”

The person who appeared, interrupting the guard’s chatter, was a bulldog wearing a thick cape over a checkered badge. No, it was the head of the guard.

Leaving behind the chattering guard who was stiff and on his heels, the guard captain looked at me and the group with an uneasy expression on his face.

“Everyone came back alive. “That’s amazing, you too.”

•••What is this disbelieving tone about a topic that they forcibly requested? Did you know it was a tough mission?

“I came close to death three or four times, but somehow I survived.”

“… “Follow me.”

“Where do you mean?”

“With saltiness. “His Excellency is looking for you.” I thought about it every time I went back and forth between Seongju’s workshops, but the Salt Fortress was a rather odd-looking building. It didn’t have walls or a moat to be called a fortress, and it looked a bit bulky to be called a tower.

There were palace towers at the four corners of the four-story box-like building, all of which were topped with white-painted tiles. There is no way there is paint in this world, but it can be painted such a pretty white color. It’s a bit strange.

Anyway, this was the residence of the great lord who ruled the vast land including South Harbour. As you can see, it was thoroughly defended.

The exterior wall was built with lime spread between large rocks, and it looked incomparably stronger than other buildings in the city made of brick or wood.

There were no doors or even windows on the first floor, and the only way to get to the second floor was by climbing a wooden staircase.

The soldiers passing by were all wearing chainmail and breastplates, wearing saucer-shaped iron helmets, and holding large federal flags. They are all tall and have lively eyes, so they are probably the castle lord’s guards that I have only heard about.

Mr. Luke and Utequoi could not enter the salt castle. Since he was an outsider whose identity was uncertain, it was inevitable.

Ellen and I are both outsiders, but… Well, they are the parties who received the request.

Arnal’s wounds from the arrow were so severe that he was sent straight to the doctor.

The rest were also slightly injured, but not to the extent that they could not have an audience with Seongju right away.

After passing through several narrow, dark hallways and stairs, we arrived at a larger, less dark room.

There were about a dozen people gathered in the room, and some of them I knew.

The military commander who commanded the battle at the docks, the man who bought the crocodile skin, the great knight Sir Ankir, and-

“You’re only saying things I can’t accept, Your Majesty.”

“What can’t you accept? “It has always been the case since the founder founded this kingdom that a capable person takes on responsibility.”

It was Prince Ulkar, a handsome man who sat on a chair and asked in a confident tone.

Unlike his silver hair, which still shined thanks to the candles lit here and there in the throne room, the Golden Lion’s armor was covered in blood and dust here and there.

•••Wow, crazy. Are you really here?

Could it be that they managed to break through the siege head on? Breaking through those countless hordes of magical enemies?

“… Does that mean that I lack the ability to take charge now?” “I am not blaming the Count for his bravery. “What this place needs most now is an experienced military commander like me.”

“It means the same thing, doesn’t it?”

“Well, if you accept it that way, I can’t help it.”

As the prince crossed his arms with an expressionless face, the man called the Count hardened his expression.

The man who was the Earl of Savon and the owner of the Salt Castle was a man of short stature who appeared to be in his early 30s.

He was sitting on an ornate wooden chair with a circular cross engraved on it, and his sunken cheeks were more impressive than his well-maintained beard.

When the conversation stopped for a moment, the guard captain who had led us stepped forward and bowed his head.

“Your Excellency, the mercenaries have arrived.”

“Oh, yes!”

Seongju, whose face was wrinkled, became bright red when he saw us.

Uh, but – who should I say hello to? Is it right to say hello to the owner of the castle? Or to the prince, the superior, first?

Seongju cut off my brief hesitation and spread his arms exaggeratedly.

“The proud warriors of South Harbor have arrived!”

Mr. Randel and Ivo, who were standing together, quickly moved to the side, bowed to the prince, and stood behind him.

Either way, Seongju burst out laughing and approached me, raising his tiptoes and tapping my shoulder.

“Janghae, Janghae!”

•••What, why are you acting friendly? This is our first time meeting each other, mister.

“Treasurer, give them plenty of gold coins! “What even the Three Princes, who are renowned as heroes, could not accomplish, just the four of us accomplished it!”

This time, the prince’s expression hardened at Seongju’s words.

“The people will praise His Highness the Prince. Talking about the bravery of breaking through the siege and knocking on the castle gate with only three cavalrymen. Because foolish people are deceived by what they see.”

‘Lead only three cavalrymen’… ? Ulkar this guy, did you really pull off such a crazy thing?

While the army is dealing with the magical enemies, the prince himself leads a small number of elite troops to break through – that crazy plan?

Seongju continued to talk excitedly, as if he couldn’t read the surprise on my face or wasn’t even interested.

“But I am different, warriors! Even though they may have traveled underground like rats or snakes, they returned like this without anyone getting hurt. “Isn’t this true wisdom and courage suited to the battlefield?”

What kind of bullshit is this? Who doesn’t get hurt? And this… The prince is being sarcastic, right?

Glancing aside, I saw the prince holding up his hand to stop Lord Ankir, who was about to get angry.

Either way, the lord of the castle looked back at the prince with a glaring look on his face.

“Isn’t that right, Your Highness?”

“•••Right. “What great dance and wisdom you have, Count.”

Contrary to what he said, the prince’s dark blue eyes seemed like they could spit fire. The term ‘facial expression management’ seems to be a given, and anyone who sees it has an angry expression on their face.

•••Uh, I think I got this wrong.

Suddenly, the sentence ‘Shrimp’s back explodes in a whale fight’ flashed through my mind.