-fuahahahahaha, if you want me to join your cause you will have to fight and defeat my personal guard!!- Atofe laughed sitting on her throne while looking at me with visible emotion
The guard that Atofe had hit before stood up, now his face was uncovered, and he gave the image of an old man.
"Mr. Rudeus, you want Miss Atofe to fight at your side when Laplace is reborn, right?" the old man asked.
"Yes, I would like to, but I have no desire to fight," I declared with fear.
The old man made a thoughtful face and looked at me with pity.
-Aha, I understand, I like it, let's do it! Defeat my personal guard and I will be your companion in arms until the end of your second life!!- Atofe said with emotion
"Miss Atofe, please, we didn't come here to fight, we just want you to join us," I said almost in a plea.
"That's all you wanted to say!?" Atofe said with a raised eyebrow.
-Well yes but...-
-Then let's fight!!!- Atofe shouted without letting me finish.
eh?, maybe this empty head didn't listen to me?...
-You recently said "before fighting", and now you're done, it's time for the fight!!!- Atofe shouted
Did I really say that?...
No! She is only listening to what is convenient for her!!
-I am the immortal Demon Queen Atoferatofe Raybaku! Come for my hero! fuahahahaha- Atofe screamed followed by a manic laugh and two guards rushed to stand behind her, they were carrying large cauldrons and purple smoke came out of them that enveloped Atofe.
"Mr. Rudeus, excuse Lady Atofe but you know how it is," the old man in armor told me.
"Moore! What are they talking about so much! You better not be telling him how to defeat my personal guard!" Atofe's scream was heard in the distance which made me shudder.
The Moore guy bowed to me and walked away from me towards the smoke.
"Very well...if that's what you want!" I shouted in a firm tone, but inside I'm terrified.
In my days as an adventurer with Ruigerd and Eris I heard about Atofe's personal guard.
It was legendary in the demonic continent, they are an elite combat group with unparalleled skill equipment....or so I think...
They have the noble reputation as the most powerful group on the demonic continent, and their members were carefully selected by Atofe.
..
From the purple smoke came 4 people all dressed in jet black armor.
The 4 of them walked until they were completely in front of me, about 5 meters away.
shit...this is bad...if all 4 of them attack me at the same time I won't have a chance!!...
One of the guards who looked like the leader cleared his throat and then spoke.
"Ahem! Hero! I congratulate you for having reached the heart of Fort Necross," the guard said.
I just looked at him seriously and with my guard up.
-You must certainly be strong to have defeated the guard of Fort Necross!!- the guard said
Now what is this guy talking about? Could it be scripted?...
-We chose you, no one can deny your value!- The guard shouted but I was able to shout a certain shame on his face.
"Even so! We are Atofe's personal guard! We must defend our honor and our pride!" the guard shouted.
-If you want to test your strength against the Immortal Demon Queen Atoferatofe and make her join your cause...- the guard made a dramatic pause which I found ridiculous.
-First you must defeat the pinnacle of Atofe's personal guards, the main four!!- the guard shouted with fake excitement
Seriously...these guys look like that couple of soldiers who served an effeminate lizard and who made ridiculous poses....
The four guards stepped forward, drew their swords, slammed the butts of their blades against their armor, letting out a loud metallic sound, and then raised them high.
Although they seemed determined, I could notice a certain fear in the four of them, as well as uncertainty.
The Immortal Demon Queen Atoferatofe is famous, for the last hundred years her notoriety remained firm even though she had not lifted a single finger to maintain it.
The human-demon war ended, then she married the god of the north Kallman and since then Atofe has not left the demonic continent to incite any war.
As a result, his current personal guard had never dealt with challengers before.
However, there were several wandering knights who ended up visiting the castle, so they knew how to treat visitors.
I stayed silent for a few moments analyzing my options.
"Am I supposed to fight with you four at a time? It's just me so it will be one against four, it seems unfair to me" I protested.
"Ah no, we will fight one at a time so there will be no problems," said the lead guard.
"I understand," I murmured.
Shit... I'm running out of time!
..
"I am Calina! I am a king-rank knight of the North God style and part of Lady Atofe's four main knights: Calina of the Wind!" the knight shouted.
The first guard to step forward was a woman, she took off her helmet and threw it off the platform, the other lesser guards rushed to catch it.
"Hero! I've been waiting for you!" Calina said.
The woman's face was reptilian, it had yellow scales.
"I train in the special training room at Fort Necross, I have many students! Lady Atofe's grandson is one of those students!" Calina said while pointing her sword at Alek.
I looked at him instinctively and he lowered his head in shame.
-I train you hard! Do you have any students?! You have to get some, the students will respect you!- Calina shouted.
Now she's giving a speech?...
"Now hero! Let's fight! Lose quickly so I can use you to become stronger!" Calina said in a battle position.
I did the same by accumulating mana in my hands
"Oops, I'm sorry, I'm talking too much, aren't I?" said Calina.
Now is my chance...I thought as I prepared to throw an electric
-It's time to fight!, here I go...just...-
I didn't let her finish and I launched an electric shot at full speed that hit her squarely.
There were no final words, no dramatic speech.
The electricity ran through her body, knocking her out in an instant.
I didn't kill her right?...
"That was too fast," one of the minor guards murmured.
Seeing that Calina did not move from her place, the minor guards took her away.
"Hah! You were lucky! Calina is the stupidest of Lady Atofe's four principals! I won't allow you to judge everyone based on their performance!" one of the guards said in a condescending tone.
"Yes, we are not that idiotic, we are smart!" another guard said.
"Hehehe, that's right! We will cut you into pieces with our intelligence!" added the last guard.
really.....these guys give me the vibes of some supervillain's minor gang...
-I am Benebene, a saint-rank swordsman of the north god style! and one of Lady Atofe's four main ones: benebene of the water! - shouted a guard
The second of the main four looked like the definition of average, he didn't take off his helmet like Calina, he was possibly of a particularly hairy breed, because white hair stuck out of the gaps in his helmet.
a saint from the north eh?, but he is weaker than Calina...
I quickly threw a stone bullet at him
To my surprise it passed through his body without causing damage and crashed into a wall...
"Anyone from the slime clan?" I murmured.
-heh!, no!, I have blood from the sticky clan and the Hea clan, physical attacks have never worked on me!- Benebene said
"oooh...in that case" I murmured.
while throwing a frost nova at him
-Shit!- Benebene screamed trying to dodge the attack but it was too late.
The attack hit him and in a matter of seconds his entire body froze.
I shot him repeatedly with stone bullets and his body fell
"Shit...it's my defeat" Benebene muttered and the minor guards quickly took him away.
"Hey...this seems easy," I murmured, looking at Orsted and Alek.
The remaining two of the main four laughed contemptuously.
"Hehehe, Benebene was weak, he totally depended on his inherited abilities!" one of the guards said with disdain.
-He was certainly unique among the swordsmen! Being covered in the famous black armor of Lady Atofe's personal guard, one can understand why he ended up relying too much on his powers! Indeed, I envy his talents- the other guard said as if trying to defend his injured companion a little
"But to think that he failed to pay attention to a wizard and ended up with his armor in pieces!" the other guard scoffed.
"He was the biggest idiot among the four main ones," the guard added.
two of the four princes remained
one took his place at the front
-Tremble, worm!- declared the guard
"Because I am your next opponent," he added.
and so began my fight with the third of the four main....
what tedious shit...
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