The NTR Hero Knelt Before The Demon King – Chapter 96

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: selkie
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Achilles, one of the three Imperial Knights, appeared before them.

From him, who held a silver-white sword and looked at them with cold eyes,
they could feel the presence of a strongman, easily recognizable at a glance.

“That guy… seems quite strong.”

“You’ve hit the nail on the head. That guy is one of the three knights boasted by the Falcon Empire. He is a strongman who stands above me in terms of pure combat power.”

“Hooh… the three Imperial Knights… I’ve heard the stories, but I never thought I’d meet one here. This situation is getting quite interesting.”

Samuel showed no signs of being intimidated even when facing Achilles, one of the top powerhouses in the Empire.

Rather, at this moment, they could feel the intense fighting spirit rising from her anticipation of fighting a strongman, but Hector expressed deep concern as he watched her.

“Don’t do anything rash. I’ll say it again, that guy is strong. He’s not an enemy that you, who has skills comparable to mine, can handle alone.”

“It doesn’t matter. There’s one of them and more than two of us.”

“Well, that’s true, but…?”

Samuel’s words were extremely ordinary.

In response, a question suddenly arose in Hector’s mind.

“Ah… wait a minute, does that mean… you’re not going to have a 1:1 duel?”

“? This isn’t a match, why would I do such a stupid thing? In this situation, of course, ganging up is the answer.”

“Um… um… what about pride as a warrior…?”

“Find that kind of thing when you’re competing in the arena. Right now, we’re on a covert mission in the middle of enemy territory. No one will praise you even if your head falls off while looking for pride.”

“Hmm…”

Hector lost his words at Samuel’s words, which accurately hit the facts.

Looking at him, Samuel spoke again in a firm voice.

“If you’re done chatting, pick up your sword. I went to the trouble of saving dozens of humans at your request, but this isn’t nearly enough to cover the principal, so pay back at least the interest.”

“…The head of one of the three Imperial Knights is at the level of interest, so it’s a completely malicious debt.”

“Do you know now? You’ll be paying it off forever, generation after generation.”

Even in this situation, Samuel was putting magic power into her gauntlets, saying things that were hard to tell
whether they were jokes or serious.

Looking at her, Hector felt his tension ease slightly without realizing it, and he smiled slightly.

‘As I see her more… she’s a more and more attractive woman.’

With that thought, Hector fixed his gaze again on the enemy in front of him.

Meanwhile, watching them like this, Achilles smiled coldly and said.

“It seems like you’ve finished your last greetings well. Then, I’ll summarily execute you here for causing a disturbance in the imperial capital.”

With those words, Achilles began to emit an enormous amount of magic power from his entire body.

Looking at him like this, Samuel and Hector immediately took a fighting stance and waited for his attack to come.

‘If we attack rashly, we might end up in trouble. Although the sum of our total forces is advantageous, if we are defeated individually, there will be no answer…’

Honestly, Hector was still worried about whether he would be able to continue this fight well, given that they had never worked together before.

What was fortunate was that they knew the opponent’s strength well, while the opponent was uncertain about their power, let alone their identity.

Hector thought that if they exploited that weakness well, they would have a chance of winning.

Then…

“!”

“Tch!”

Achilles began to fly towards them at an enormous speed in an instant.

Seeing him rushing at a speed that was invisible to the eye, like a fired arrow,

Samuel and Hector reflexively raised their weapons to defend against the attack.

And.

Clang!

“Hmm…”

“Ugh!”

In an instant, they felt a heavy sensation on their arms.

Even though they were only hit by a passing attack, at this moment, they couldn’t help but frown at the fact that they had received more impact than they had expected.

“Hooh… to think you could block this attack, you’re not ordinary guys after all…?”

Achilles spoke with a voice that felt slightly admiring and relaxed.

However, at that moment, Achilles couldn’t help but feel slightly embarrassed about the situation that followed.

Wham!!!

Before his story could end, a huge gauntlet flew straight away.

In response, Achilles had no choice but to stop talking and defend against it.

At the same time, a sword attack began to fly from behind him.

Achilles, who sensed this by a hair’s breadth, twisted his body and narrowly avoided the attack flying towards him, then quickly pushed the gauntlet away with force and swung his sword greatly in that position.

But.

Tat!

The person wearing the gauntlet skillfully evaded his unexpected counterattack.

In response, Achilles frowned slightly at the opponent’s power evaluation, which was rising in real time.

‘These guys… are stronger than I thought.’

There were only a few people in the Empire who had the ability to block his attack containing enormous magic power and even counterattack.

Nevertheless, these two were showing a level of power that was almost pushing him back, which was naturally causing
Achilles to increase his vigilance against them.

The two were showing a presence that never faltered even in the ensuing back-and-forth.

Although there was some awkwardness in the coordination of their combined attacks, Achilles was still feeling that the situation was not going well.

‘What the hell are they?… I seem to have heard that they are witches sent from the Magic Kingdom. If so, could they be… the Four Demon Witches?’

The Four Demon Witches (??)

A term referring to the four strongest witches that the Magic Kingdom boasts, beings who are presumed to have power comparable to that of the Empire’s Three Knights.

However, the identities of each of them are almost kept secret, and the only one that is known to some extent is Shude, who was part of the Hero’s party.

And at this moment.

As he watched these people fighting him on almost equal terms, Achilles naturally began to think of those powerhouses.

‘This has become troublesome. If my opponents are two of the Four Demon Witches, I can’t guarantee victory. If that’s the case…’

He had come expecting opponents who could be easily defeated, but the enemies were stronger than he had thought.

Of course, if luck was on his side here, Achilles might have a chance to eliminate two of the Four Demon Witches at once.

However, conversely, if luck was not on his side, his life would end here, and Achilles realized that he had to make a decision coldly.

Whether to take a gamble with a low probability of success.

Or to step back appropriately and ensure his safety.

And in this regard, Achilles’ decision was of course…

“Haaaat!!!”

Pak!

Achilles unleashed a powerful force in an instant, pushing back the two people in front of him.

The people presumed to be the Four Demon Witches were forced to distance themselves from Achilles, and Achilles spoke to them in a cold voice.

“You’re better than I thought. I never thought I’d meet such skilled people here?”

“…”

The two people didn’t respond to Achilles’ words, but simply watched him to gauge his intentions.

In response, Achilles once again confirmed that these two were not only ignoring his words and charging at him, but that they were not people who could be reasoned with in the first place.

“Well, fine. Since it’s come to this, I’ll give you my special respect. I’ll face you with all my strength!”

With those words, Achilles began to emit a different golden magic power than before.

In response, the two people facing him.

Samuel and Hector braced themselves by drawing up their magic power in preparation for the imminent attack.

‘Is he thinking of rushing in with a high-speed sword like before?’

‘Or maybe he’ll fire sword energy so that we can’t evade it.’

As they thought about what the opponent would do, they began to calculate how to counterattack.

Then…

“!!! Watch out!”

“!!”

A thought flashed through Hector’s mind in an instant.

In response, he threw his body with all his might towards Samuel, who was standing next to him,
but something was flying towards Samuel faster than his actions.

It was… a stream of golden light being fired from Achilles’ hand.

Samuel, who was trying to defend against the attack, which contained an enormous amount of magic power that was virtually his full strength, began to feel goosebumps all over her body in an instant.

‘T…this is dangerous…!!’

“Damn it!”

And…

Wham!!!!

A loud explosion and a thick cloud of dust echoed for a moment.

But immediately after, Achilles used all of his remaining power to escape from the battlefield before he could even see the results.

‘If I’m lucky, I’ll have killed one of them with this. Even if I don’t, it’s best to retreat for now.’

Achilles, who always keeps the worst-case scenario in mind and doesn’t do anything reckless.

For him, taking a life-or-death gamble was not the right thing to do.

As a result, he chose to unleash his maximum power in an instant to incapacitate the opponent and then take advantage of the gap to escape.

However, it was also true that he had some expectations for the results, as he had unleashed his attack with so much power that he would not be able to fight for the rest of the day.

But in his current situation, he had no time to stay and find out.

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