The NTR Hero Knelt Before The Demon King – Chapter 95

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: selkie
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A wizard’s workshop located in the heart of the imperial capital.

This place, which sells potions and magical tools, was essentially a giant powder keg due to the various toxic chemicals and attack scrolls it housed.

Of course, the managers of this place were well aware of this situation.

Therefore, the wizard’s workshop was always under thorough management and maintained a strict atmosphere.

And at this moment,

Many people were waiting at the entrance of the workshop to undergo the pre-entry inspection, as always, to obtain permission to enter.

The magic workshop’s checkpoint was responsible for determining whether anyone was carrying dangerous items and confiscating them if necessary.

And at this moment.

A person wearing a thick robe was standing there for inspection.

“Next, please come in and show us your belongings.”

At the words of the person in charge of the inspection, the person proceeded forward.

Then, the person nonchalantly placed their bundle in front of them, and those there began to unpack it and check the contents.

‘Hmm… there’s nothing particularly special…’

Inside were a food bundle, books, and a token indicating the person’s identity as a witch.

Seeing this, the staff naturally assumed that the person was a witch.

Since it was common for witches from the magic kingdom to travel to the Falcon Empire, there was nothing particularly problematic about it.

After completing the inspection of the last item, the staff member looked at the ‘witch’ in front of them and said in a calm voice.

“Your belongings are fine, witch. Now, we would appreciate it if you could remove your robe briefly for identification.”

“…”

At this point, having passed the main inspection, there seemed to be nothing to worry about.

Thinking that, the checkpoint staff watched as the person in front of them took off their robe.

But…

“What the…!”

The next moment, a curse-like exclamation suddenly burst from the staff member’s mouth.

However, just as those there were about to alert the outside world to the situation unfolding before them,

Swoosh!

“Ugh!”

A giant gauntlet flew towards the staff member.

The staff and soldiers, in that fleeting moment, couldn’t even think of reacting, and were swept away by the enormous force.

Thud!

“Gah!”

“Ugh!”

The staff and soldiers were slammed into the floor, making a short, dull sound.

The visitors standing behind screamed in fear at this sudden situation, trying to avoid getting caught up in it.

On the other hand, the wizards and soldiers guarding right in front of the checkpoint drew their weapons and said in fierce voices.

“Hey! What the hell are you doing!”

“How dare you cause a commotion here!”

An inexplicable situation caused by an unknown person.

However, whatever it was, they knew very well that if something went wrong in this powder keg-like place, there would be irreversible consequences.

The rule was to summarily execute anyone who caused a disturbance in such a dangerous place, even if they were a witch from the magic kingdom.

So, the soldiers immediately tried to take action to eliminate the person who had recklessly committed this
outrage.

But…

Swoosh!

“!”

Just as they were about to approach the ‘witch.’

The person appeared in front of them in an instant, as if time had stopped.

And…

Wham!!!”

The moment the person swung their fist at them, an enormous shockwave was generated.

As with their previous comrades, the soldiers were sent flying and slammed into the floor.

After cleanly knocking out the soldiers guarding the entrance.

The witch, with a ●△● face hidden under the robe, entered the workshop without any change in expression.

And about 20 minutes later.

Wham!!!!

The wizard’s workshop, one of the largest in the empire, suddenly burst into flames, causing a huge explosion.

A massive mushroom cloud was generated as various magical drugs and attack magic stored inside chain-reacted.

And immediately after, flames began to rise simultaneously in the buildings in the area where the magic workshop was located.

As if…

Someone had deliberately set the fires to coincide with the explosion.

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“Damn it! Put out the fire! We’ll all burn to death if we stay like this!”

“I… I can’t! The fire is too intense to put out!”

The residents and soldiers, facing the scorching flames, were doing their best to put out the fire.

However, their efforts were in vain as the red flames devoured everything and quickly spread.

Perhaps because the fire was caused by magic from the magic workshop, the flames did not extinguish easily even when water was poured on them, and the rate at which they spread was several times faster than ordinary fire.

Eventually, the flames were extinguished only after burning down an entire city district.

The place that had seemed to represent the empire’s magnificence just a few hours ago was now completely reduced to ashes.

Amidst it, citizens with blank expressions could only watch the end of this tragedy in despair.

“The damage is severe…”

“It seems so, General Achilles.”

Achilles, who had rushed to investigate the incident on the Emperor’s orders.

Although he was usually indifferent to the sacrifices of others, even he couldn’t help but frown at the devastation before his eyes.

A massive loss, with 5% of this great imperial capital completely destroyed.

The scale of the resulting property damage was unimaginable, and considering that major facilities, including the wizard’s workshop, were located there, the damage in technical terms would increase exponentially.

‘Why this place of all places… Is this a simple accident? Or did someone do it on purpose…?’

Since it wasn’t yet clear exactly what had happened, nothing could be confirmed.

However, as someone investigating the situation, Achilles’ intuition was telling him.

This was by no means an accidental occurrence.

“How many casualties are there roughly?”

“That’s… fortunately, it seems that no one has died directly from the explosion yet. However, the number of injured is so high that there is a possibility of future deaths…”

“…I see…”

Another unexpected remark from his subordinate.

Hearing this, Achilles began to feel certain that this incident was not a simple accident but someone’s deliberate act.

And, having made up his mind to some extent.

Achilles immediately turned around and began to leave the scene.

“I have some business to take care of. I’ll leave the aftermath to you.”

“Huh? Where…where are you going all of a sudden?”

The subordinate expressed bewilderment at his superior’s sudden declaration of departure from the scene.

In response, Achilles coldly said to him.

“I’m going to catch the culprit. If anyone asks, tell them that.”

“What… What does that… Wait a minute, General!”

Despite the subordinate’s cry of inquiry, Achilles immediately jumped onto the roof and left the scene.

Immediately after, he began to use his magical power detection ability, which he possessed just like High Priestess Aileen, to identify the locations of the strong individuals in the area.

‘If I wait a little longer and gather witness testimonies, I’ll get the answer right away. But… by then, the perpetrators will have already escaped. Before that… I’ll catch them with my own hands.’

Achilles, who had been reluctantly dispatched to investigate the fire scene on the Emperor’s orders.

However, if this was not a simple accident but something deliberately caused by someone, the story was a little different.

From his perspective, this was an opportunity to face skilled individuals with the ability to cause such acommotion.

With a smile of anticipation on his lips, Achilles began to move according to the signs of ‘strong individuals’ that began to enter his detection range.

‘It seems like they’re hiding their power, but there are still two considerably strong ones. This will be
interesting. I’ll be able to loosen up my body for the first time in a while.’

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“Are there any pursuers?”

“It doesn’t seem like it. There’s no one in sight right now.”

“Keep an eye out anyway. We can’t let our guard down yet.”

“Yes, Samuel!”

The demons were quickly fleeing after completing their mission.

However, they were slightly delayed due to Hector’s request to avoid any fatalities during the process.

Therefore, the demons were still within the imperial capital’s territory and were focused on escaping as quickly as possible, unable to relax their guard.

They had left the city, but buildings and farmlands were still visible in places.

If they were pursued in such a place, there was a risk of being caught quickly, so they were doing their best to escape into the forest in sight.

Meanwhile…

In this situation. Hector looked at Samuel, who was moving almost side by side with him, and said with a sincere
voice.

“Thank you… for granting my unreasonable request.”

“I know. It was a really unreasonable request. You will repay this debt twice over later.”

Samuel replied in a still emotionless voice to Hector’s words.

However, at this moment, a slight smile spread across Hector’s lips as he looked at her like this.

Hector insisted that he couldn’t bear to massacre innocent citizens, even though he was on the demons’ side.

Samuel insisted that completing the mission was the priority, but she still granted his request in the end.

She said that she would reluctantly comply because she thought that the more witnesses there were, the more advantageous it would be for manipulating public opinion, but Hector thought that she was being considerate of him.

‘She doesn’t show it much… but she’s a surprisingly warm-hearted woman.’

Thinking that, Hector couldn’t take his eyes off her attractive face hidden under her helmet at this moment.

Then…

“!”

“Oh…”

Wham!!!

The next moment, a sudden loud explosion was heard.

Hector and the demons, who were moving forward, were filled with intense tension as they saw the presence that had fallen with a loud noise right in front of them.

“Who… who is that?”

“…Achilles.”