… Quack!
I felt a strong shock in the back of my head and my vision on the left side completely blacked out.
[what!?]Andrealphus hastily turned his head.
A man can be seen standing tall on the roof of the Usher family's half-collapsed mansion with a sharp spire.
A tall man with a thin body, a pale complexion like a corpse, large but gloomy eyes, bloodless, thin lips, and hair as thin and long as a spider's web.
Usher for Roderick. A man called Gung-gwi (弓鬼).
He raised his dying body, crushed by the Red Death, and picked up his bow and arrows.
And now he is staring at the sky with his usual eyes.
[Rodrick? How can you come to your senses... … ? Oops!]Andrealphus' expression was grim.
The strong current of the Lake Dog River rushed into the swampy area where the Usher family's mansion was located, temporarily washing away all the energy of the Red Death.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa... …
The red demons are swept away by the blue foam and melt away.
The energy of death and illness that had enveloped the mansion had temporarily disappeared, and clean air was flowing in.
Kiririk-
Rodrik pulls the bowstring once again.
That extremely cold and dry gaze was aimed only at Andrealphus floating in the sky.
"Madeline."
A intestine broken into pieces, a voice flowing from a collapsing body.
At the same time, the arrow fired by Rodrik once again pierced Andrealphus' chest.
… Puff!
Beyond penetration, a large hole was created in the body.
Andrealphus let out a horrified scream as flesh and blood scattered in all directions.
[Aaaah! brother! What is this! How could you do this to me!]When cornered, it is the devil's habit to utter the voice of its human host.
But that only made the bloodshot blood in Rodrik's eyes even redder and sharper.
"Madeline!"
Rodrik pulled the bowstring once more.
Ugh!
Once again, Andrealphus' head exploded.
Now that the remaining right side of the face has been completely blown away, only the lower jaw and tongue remain on its head.
[brother! it's me! This is Madeline, whom my brother buried alive when I was young! Are you planning to kill me hastily again!?]The monster, with only its lower jaw and tongue remaining, continues to emit Madeline's voice from its throat.
My sister died from a fever when she was young.
The sister who was buried beautifully in the grave by a crying Rodrik.
But one rainy night, the sister dug up the grave and came up.
A sister who was thought to be dead but was actually alive.
A sister who overcame the fear of being buried alive and escaped the tomb on her own.
After that, my sister regained her health and grew up strong.
… … But in fact, it is true that my sister died of fever at that time.
The one who has been wearing my sister's empty shell all this time is that horrible and ugly devil.
A gray flame glows in Roderick's eyes after seeing this.
"Andrealphus!"
Now Rodrik no longer utters the name Madeline.
He, who has now sent away his sister who should have been sent away a long time ago, seems to be paying back the debt with interest for the deception he has suffered.
Kukdeukdeukduk-
Roderick. He squeezed the body that had been consumed by the Red Death to its limit.
Blood vessels protrude from the body, which is as dry as a corpse.
The sounds of bones breaking were loud everywhere.
Bianca shouts as she looks at Roderick.
"dad! Do not work too hard! You're not feeling well... … !?"
For a moment, she saw her father's eyes looking at her.
Those are the eyes of someone prepared to die. At the same time, the unique solemnity of someone who wants to hand over everything.
Bianca and Roderick. An unspoken message is exchanged between the two.
"… … dad."
Bianca stumbled as if her legs had lost strength.
Tudor, who was next to her, supported her.
"Why Rodrik?"
"… … "Dad."
Bianca answered Tudor's question with a bewildered look.
"You are thinking of throwing away your life here."
"… … !"
Everyone is startled by those words and turns their heads again.
There, Palace Demon Rodrik was preparing the final blow.
Patsutsutsutsu-
Aura gathers at the tip of the arrow Rodrik is aiming at.
A final blow that disregards even one's life.
It was the result of Rodrick's entire body expelling mana like a runaway.
yet.
… Quack!
An incredibly loud noise exploded, making it hard to believe it was the sound of an arrow being fired.
A huge whirlwind occurred and countless lightning bolts filled it.
The wind blew away the dark clouds in the sky in one fell swoop, and the sniping that cut through the center created a pillar of light that looked like a falling comet.
A strike from heaven.
It was an even stronger force than when Hugo slaughtered Andromalius in the past.
The arrow fired by Roderick flew toward Andrealphus, creating a terrifying aftereffect.
yet.
Kwa-jik! Gurgling!
The arrow blew out not only the heart of this gigantic monster bird, but its entire chest.
[Woo Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!Despite being hit by this terrifying sniper attack, Andrealphus did not die right away.
However, since he had suffered an unexpected fatal injury, it was inevitable that his flight trajectory would become unstable and his staying altitude would be lowered.
And where Andrealphus was gradually falling, the Marquis de Sade and Major General Orca were waiting.
"Pusssss – the Usher family's sweetie gave me a nice gift."
"This is repayment for the hail that fell earlier."
The two old men, who had been toyed with by the hail baptism until now, were completely angry.
A whip that wriggles like a poisonous snake, a club that surges like a tsunami.
The aura of the two extremely young people flew into the sky.
Per-billion! Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
The whip and club tore off one of Andrealphus' wings.
And the remaining wings also began to receive a barrage of arrows from the new assassin snipers.
Puffpuffpuffpuff!
Andrealphus, whose body was riddled with arrows and turned into a hedgehog, shook his blown-off head and screamed.
[Aaaaaah!]It was such a terrible sound that it was difficult to tell whether it was a human sound or a bird's sound.
Kiririk-
The final bowstring is pulled.
"… … ."
The final aim was Bianca's responsibility.
… Pow!
The last arrow flew, clearly breaking Andrealphus' last remaining strength.
Puff!
Bianca's arrow blew off Andrealphus' last tattered wing.
A falling devil has no wings.
It seemed like Andrealphus didn't even have the strength left to scream, let alone fly into the sky and escape.
The body of the monster bird was gradually falling towards the ground, heading towards the Usher family mansion.
And beneath it stands Rodrik.
Rodrik asked, looking at Andrealphus falling towards him.
"… … Cervantes. "What happened to that friend?"
The person who answered his question was not Bianca, but Tudor next to him.
Tudor closed his eyes and shook his head.
Rodrik nodded when he saw the spear Gungnir in Tudor's right hand and the empty left sleeve blowing in the wind.
"… … is it. "Is that what happened?"
Tudor's appearance and attitude were a sufficient answer in themselves.
Roderick, guessing everything that had happened so far, soon closed his eyes.
And then he opened his mouth in a dry voice.
"Please take care of the Usher family."
That was his last voice.
… Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
The half-destroyed body of Andrealphus fell onto the Usher family mansion.
The mansion and the island, where erosion had stopped for a while, began to collapse again following the fall of Andrealphus.
Rumbling-
With the sound of a thunderous downpour, the Usher family's mansion, along with its lot, began to sink beneath the swamp.
[ah… Ah ah ah ah ah… … The great cause… … The great cause… … ]The dying flame of the devil. The third poem collapsing into foam.
The end of the Ice Duke Andrealphus was miserable and lonely.
* * *
Eventually, the hail, storm, and thunder all subsided.
In the middle of the quiet swamp, only wide-spreading ripples and foam remained.
The fall of the House of Usher.
Bloody tears were flowing from Bianca's eyes as she watched the mansion disappear beneath the bottomless swamp.
Bianca said to Tudor, who placed his hand on her shoulder.
"… … Demon bastards. "I will kill them all."
"I agree."
Tudor also answered, looking down at Gungnir, a keepsake he had inherited from his father.
Two young heroes sharpen their hatred for the devil.
at that time.
Jeopuk- Jeopuk- Jeopuk-
I heard footsteps approaching behind me.
Bikir. Hounds of the night.
A hunter who has been fighting demons alone in secret ever since before the world changed like this.
Tudor and Bianca turn their heads to look at Bikir.
With a gaze filled with unwavering faith and trust.
And the old and seasoned hunter spoke to the newly awakened rookie hunters.
"Now there are two left."
Most of the Teenage Demon Lords who brought about the Age of Destruction have been caught, and now only two remain.
First o'clock. And this time. If we catch just these two, we will be able to prevent the era of destruction.
It won't be easy, or perhaps more difficult than all the steps we've taken so far combined, but we must do it.
And Bikir was no longer alone.
Those who walk in the night are followed by the hounds of the night.
Camus, Dolores, Sinclair, Tudor, Bianca, Sancho, Piggy, and other colleagues from the Academy, as well as the Marquis de Sade and Director Orca, who joined from the Nouvelle Vague.
In addition, numerous personnel from Tochka Fortress were supporting Bikir both materially and spiritually.
"Now is the final phase."
There was no way the demons who had lost so many comrades could just stand there.
There is a high possibility that we will mobilize all the time and strength we have accumulated so far.
The Hound of the Night turned with his back to the Ushers.
The same was true for those who followed him.
Now we are on the verge of destruction. The prelude to an all-out war was now approaching.