The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 13: Blanc Magic Tower (4)

“We have to go back to the Magic Tower right now!”

As soon as I lost contact with Rafaela, I hurried Mina. I quickly thought about the location of the Blanc Magic Tower.

“Already prepared!”

Mina said, holding me tight. I went into the shadows, and when I came out again, I was in front of the magic tower.

The barrier was already broken. I opened the door of the mage tower and entered.

“Rafaela! Where are you?”

I asked, but no answer yet. At that time when I was feeling anxious for no reason, I used detection magic.

A strange mark was detected in front of a room. And in that room… There were two women.

“This way!”

As soon as I figured out the location, I ran towards the room where Rafaela was. Mina also quickly followed me.

‘Wait a minute… ….’

She glanced at the stone statues. Red phosphorescence began to glow from the corners of the statues’ eyes, but before that, we arrived at the front of the room first.

Raphaella was trembling like an aspen tree, and standing in front of her was Marion, who gave off a completely different vibe.

“This is why I hate the guys I learned at the academy.”

Marion spoke in the voice of a middle-aged woman. I immediately entered the room.

The first thing I did was to separate Marion and Rafaela. When I appeared, Marion backed away with an expression of interest.

“Ella, are you okay?”

“Ah, Mr. Edmund!”

As soon as Raphaella saw me, she immediately lost her strength and sat down. As I tried to lift her up, she pointed her hand at her Marion and said,

“You have to catch it now!”

Looking back, Marion had stepped back to the mirror. The mirror behind her began to shimmer.

Pooong!!

Mina tried to subdue Marion by throwing a shadow ball right away, but she calmly deployed her shield magic and disappeared behind the mirror.

“… sh*t. I missed it.”

Mina said, biting her lip.

And that moment.

Kung. Thud.

A stone statue of a knight entered the room. The stone statue fixed the spear in its hand and charged at me and Mina.

“What are those guys?”

“He must be a watchman protecting the Blanc Magic Tower. He is not an easy opponent.”

Mina said while summoning the Shadow Golem. Her shadow golem summoned a large shadow shield to prepare for the knight’s charge.

Quaaang!!!

There was a great shock, but the Shadow Golem succeeded in blocking the knight’s charge. Then, while they were fighting fiercely, we came out of the room.

But there were already other stone statues in the corridor. They all glared at us, emitting red phosphorescent light.

“I command in the name of Raphaella, the wizard of the Blanc Tower. Stop! Go back to where you were!”

Rafaela gave her orders. Whether or not it didn’t work at all, they stopped on the spot.

A brief standoff ensued, and I counted them.

About 30 people. No, is 30 more correct expressions?

“… Teleportation is blocked. You have to go to the exit to escape.”

Mina said quietly. It seems that she tried to escape by teleportation and failed.

“No, we have to stop Marion first.”

“Eh? What do you mean by that in this situation?

“Ella, where is Marion?”

“Probably went to the bottom floor! It is the place where the previous demon king was summoned.”

“Now, wait a minute. Does that b*tch have the Demon King’s corpse?”

“… It could have been copied.”

Suddenly, Marion, no Pesima’s plan is expected. The reason she parasitized Marion’s body was probably because she was dying as a penalty of her contract, so she couldn’t fully use soul transfer magic.

In other words, Marion’s body is only a temporary measure. Her body, which she ultimately pursued, was separate.

Shuuuk!

It was then. One of the statues swung a stick at my head. In the end, they seem to have come to the conclusion of ignoring Raphaella’s orders.

I dodged lightly to the side, then summoned a sword and struck him in the neck.

The statue’s head was destroyed, but it did not stop moving.

Since it is inanimate, it seemed like it would attack even if all its limbs were destroyed.

… It won’t be an easy fight. Even Rafaela wasn’t very good at fighting.

“Everyone, stay alert. We go to the bottom floor like this. We have to stop him from changing into the body of the previous demon king.”

“… If I had known it would be like this, I would have left a will.”

Mina smiles bitterly. She summoned as many Shadow Summoners as possible.

At the same time, the stone statues surrounding us started attacking all at once.

First of all, I set up a shield to block their blows.

“Rafaela! Where are the stairs?”

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“I’m over there!”

“Okay, I’ll clear the way!”

He said while preparing to use high-speed movement magic. The moment the barrier reached its limit, he cut the body of the stone statue of the knight in front of him diagonally with his sword.

His body was split in two and he fell to the floor. While Mina’s summons finished him off, I attacked the next statue.

By dividing the roles in this way, we quickly got to the front of the stairs, defeating the statues. There is only one stone statue standing in my way now.

A stone statue of a golem that appears to be 3 meters tall.

Since it was too big to take down with the cutting power of the sword, I paused and focused my mind.

It was when the golem raised a club almost as tall as me.

Kwaji Jijik!!!

Puuu!!!

I cast lightning magic right on his head, and his massive body was shattered in an instant.

“Okay! Now all we have to do is go to the bottom floor…….”

Before going down the stairs, I turned around to check the situation.

At some point, Marion appeared behind us.

Recognizing her appearance, Mina belatedly tried to knock her down with her pet.

“… You fall.”

With just one gesture from Marion, Mina’s shadow summons were swept away so easily like fallen leaves.

And before Mina could do anything, she stopped Mina from moving with her restraint magic. A stone statue next to Marion was ready to strike Mina on the head.

“Stop!”

I hurriedly blocked Mina’s way to block the stone statue’s attack. Then he looked straight at Marion and said.

“Marion. No, Pesima. Have you forgotten that the contract with you is still valid? We have a contract.”

“Oh, yes. But does this have anything to do with the contract?”

“Mina is also my colleague. If she harms Mina, she betrays me.”

“… Good! It was too much to kill.”

Unexpectedly, Pesima pretended not to have won. Only then did Mina sigh and duck behind me as she undid her restraint spell.

“Come to think of it, I couldn’t formally say hello. Long time no see, Edmund. It’s good to see you without any shortcomings.”

Marion, no Pesima, casually greets you. Her words were strangely jarring.

“Does that sound come out even when you try to kill me?”

“… You know I had no choice but to protect Blanc Magic Tower. If we made a mistake, our Mage Tower would be excommunicated. And when I die and a half-punisher like Marion becomes the master of the tower, I get less checks.”

She added, looking at Raphaella hiding behind me.

“Well, he was trolling badly, but my plan went off without a hitch anyway. Because he is resurrected.”

I stared at her, lost in her thoughts. As Pesima gave her instructions, her statues returned to their places.

The stone statue that was destroyed also returned to its original form.

“Forgive me for being rude earlier. Originally, if there is an intruder in the magic tower, the statues automatically wake up. So let go of your face I have no intention of fighting you guys.”

“… ….”

“I am serious. If you knew more about me, you would believe me.”

Pesima makes an unfair expression. But I did not fall for her tricks. Because she’s already an accomplice in bullying the previous demon king.

“How do you believe? In the meantime, you cheated on the transfer of knowledge and stole the body of the disciples. Because I don’t want to die.”

Pesima smiled as Rafaela mustered up her courage and fired.

Wait a minute. Then… Does that mean Pesima’s teacher was in Pesima’s body from the beginning? No If this has been going on for a long time, the starting point is…….

“… Leviathan.”

“Ah, it’s been a long time since I heard that name, right? I missed you a lot. That name.”

… That’s why there were only two wizards in the Blanc Tower.

Leviathan and the sacrificial lamb to hand over the body to Leviathan. I only needed these two.

“That’s too much. Why is everyone looking at me like a monster? Yeah i admit it i kinda… Made a lot of mistakes But all of this was a necessary evil.”

“… ….”

“As a parasitic in Marion’s body, I overheard your conversation. Aren’t you also dissatisfied with the imperial system? A world ruled by unqualified emperors and nobles. A world where bloodline is more important than skill. And a world that constantly fights against demons to maintain the system.”

Actually, it was the world that Mina had been crying out for.

So, Mina lost her words and only bit her lip. Rafaela also couldn’t come up with her words to refute easily.

“I will make that desire come true. I will change this world All you have to do is trust me completely and follow me.”

“… I will work well. You were trying to kill us just a moment ago.”

The only thing I had to say. At this, Leviathan looked at me with a look on his face.

“If you still harbor vengeance for trying to kill you, I apologize. But now is the time to let go of those private feelings. In the first place, don’t we have separate enemies?”

“Who are you talking about?”

“The princess, the emperor. And ultimately, the goddess.”

“What exactly do you mean. What are you trying to do?”

I asked. Leviathan smiled brightly and began to explain his plan.

“First of all, where should I begin… Yes. The goddess deceived you. What the goddess wants is not peace. It is an endless war.”