Waeeeeee-
A swarm of bees descended from the sky and coalesced into one on Suho’s palm.
Queen Bee Arsha.
As soon as she appeared, she placed her hand on her chest and bowed in greeting.
[It’s been a while, Seongsuho. How have you been?]
“You’ve gotten a little smaller since I last saw you.”
Arsha answered Sooho’s words with a bitter smile.
[Yes. My main body has already left this village.]
Currently, Arsha was floating in front of Suho, doll-sized.
[This current form is a clone of mine created by gathering together the reconnaissance bees that were left around.]
“reconnaissance?”
[Kieeek! So you’re in league with the Demon Tribe too!]
As Suho’s gaze rose, Ber immediately grabbed Arsha’s waist with a strong hand and growled.
Because Arsha was so small, Ber’s size seemed incredibly large in comparison.
Arsha, who was appalled by Ber’s vicious aura, responded urgently.
[Oh, no. I did intend to do that at one point, but we broke up a little while ago because our intentions didn’t match.]
“Breakup?”
[Yes. I never had any hostile intentions toward Seongsuho in the first place… … .]
“What, you’re part of Quresha’s clan?!”
Eshil’s eyes widened at Arsha’s sudden appearance.
But the one who was most confused here was Arsha herself.
Arsha let out a small exclamation as she looked at Essil while being held by Ber’s hand.
[… … When I saw you from afar, I couldn’t believe it, but you really are a demon noble. It’s an honor to meet such a great demon noble.]
“Ahem. Yes, it could be glorious.”
Eshil responded to Arsha’s polite greeting with the corners of her lips curled into a smile.
And then he introduced himself with his nose raised high.
“I am Eshil, the eldest daughter of Ladirga. Who are you?”
[Ah, you are from the Ladir family. My name is Queen Bee Arsha.]
“… … What are you guys doing now?”
Suho made a dumbfounded expression next to him.
Arsha felt dizzy at the sight of Suho and Eshil being so friendly with each other.
‘I never thought there would still be a living demon noble.’
What this meant was that there was a high probability that the demon in front of him would one day become the descendant of the Demon King.
And such a great being is now the colleague of Seongsuho, the descendant of the Fang Monarch.
No, and what on earth happened to the descendant of the Fang Lord to have the power of a strong body… .
‘I have no idea what on earth is going on.’
And isn’t that a coincidence?
What on earth is this small, remote village that has brought so many races together in one place?
And what made Arsha feel more depressed than anything was the fact that she was the weakest among the races gathered here.
‘As expected, this town was a place with more losses than gains.’
Arsha belatedly regretted that she should never have set foot here in the first place.
Anyway, in this situation, he was ultimately left with only one choice.
Lying flat on one’s stomach.
Even though the main body had already left this place, the most urgent task was to avoid incurring hatred as much as possible in case we ever encounter Suho again like today.
[Mr. Seongsuho, I really didn’t do anything here other than reconnaissance.]
Arsha desperately claimed her innocence.
And he began to open up honestly about the things that had happened to him in the past.
[Since ‘that day’, I’ve been wandering around as much as possible to find a place where Seongsuho is not. But it wasn’t as easy as I thought.]
The problem started when Suho suddenly said he wanted to become the guild leader and started going around here and there to build up his dungeon experience.
Whether it was a coincidence or a bad fate, Suho would visit a nearby dungeon wherever Arsha went.
From Suho’s perspective, it was just a matter of stopping by for a day, but Arsha had no choice but to leave the area in a hurry because it was ominous.
But then, because it just wouldn’t work out, Arsha finally made up her mind.
In this case, I would rather leave for another country where there is no Seongsuho.
However, the problem is that the Korean peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides.
It was impossible for bees to cross the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to other countries by flapping their wings.
[… … Even if you try to sneak onto a plane, these days airplanes have tight security to prevent villains from sneaking in.]
Given the circumstances, Arsha was ultimately left with only one choice.
North Korea.
[I was just moving north to another country, and I happened to come across Harmakan near here.]
“Harmakan?”
[Yes. Harmakan, the chieftain of the Demonic Tribe, was planning to use the villains of Jisan Prison to increase his own power, and he asked me to help him with reconnaissance.] [Anyway, I guess I helped.]
Arsha hurriedly continued speaking as Ber’s grip on her waist grew stronger.
[At first, I thought it was a plan to use villains who deserved to die, so I only helped a little! If I had known it would get this big, I would never have helped.]
Arsha felt truly wronged.
Didn’t he encounter Suho while he was solving the villain situation?
But if the villains caused another incident, I couldn’t help but think that Su-ho might come looking for me again.
[The plan that Harmakan had initially told me was to kill the villains of Jisan Prison and use them as ingredients for his magic circle.]
Arsha readily accepted the offer, judging that Suho wouldn’t care if the villains in the prison died, even if the villains killed the citizens.
What Harmakan wanted from her was to scout out the situation inside the prison and the movements of the villains after their escape.
[I was going to give you a few villains who would create new knights in return for your help with reconnaissance. But as it turns out… … .]
Arsha had thought that the moment the villains escaped, Harmakan would kill them all.
Then, the plan was to leave some of them alive instead of killing them, and feed them royal jelly to transform them into the new queen bee’s spearmen.
But the plan was completely ruined when the villains all escaped.
[Harmakan was even more fond of souls steeped in evil.]
Harmakan wanted to further taint the souls of the villains in order to make his magic circle more powerful.
And it was a very simple thing.
As it turns out, Hwang Dong-seok, who leads them, is a villain with an extremely greedy personality, so even if he was just a little bit teased, he would commit the crime himself.
The villains, led by Hwang Dong-seok, escaped from prison and arrived at a nearby village, where they unleashed the freedom that had been suppressed for so long.
And the sight was truly horrific.
The moment when the Awakened with superhuman abilities become free from the law.
Because it was a living hell.
[This village is already heavily influenced by Harmakan’s magic. And that magic has further fueled the villains’ desires.]
Suho’s gaze, which had been listening to Arsha, quickly turned to the side.
Then, the villains who had not yet been killed tried to avoid his gaze with cowardly expressions.
The sudden appearance of Arsha’s presence was only a little strange.
As Arsha’s mouth began to blurt out the things they had done, they felt their lives were in danger.
Of course, they were not directly involved in the tragedy that occurred in this village, to the point that they had not yet been killed by the sword of the shadow assassin, Kang Tae-sik.
But they were just as happy to destroy the village, and the reason they didn’t kill people was simply…
This was because he had been holed up in nearby restaurants and bars to eat food and drink alcohol that he had not been able to eat in prison.
Swish.
[Should I kill them all?]
The villains’ faces turned pale as the shadow assassin Kang Tae-sik raised his dagger as if he had been waiting for Su-ho’s gaze.
“No, wait.”
Suho raised his hand to stop Kang Taesik.
“Don’t kill anyone from now on.”
[……yes.]
It was Kang Tae-sik who put the dagger back down without a word in response to his firm will.
But the reason Suho told them not to kill the villains was never because he felt sorry for them.
“It seems that the more people die in this village, the stronger the magic of the Demon Clan becomes.”
[That’s right. Seongsuho is truly an amazing person. He was able to see through the core of Harmakan’s magic circle in one breath!]
Arsha couldn’t help but be surprised by Suho’s words.
The evil sorcery of the Demonic Clan, which treats souls like toys, is a complex magic that is difficult for other races to understand.
Arsha also knew this from Harmakan, but she couldn’t figure out anything just by looking at it.
But it wasn’t difficult for Suho.
This is because system messages I have never seen before have been floating over the corpses of the villains who died earlier.
[Extraction is not possible due to lack of soul.] [Extraction is not possible due to lack of soul.] [Extraction is not possible due to lack of soul.]
The lost soul probably ended up in Harmakan’s hands.
And Arsha’s story about how Harmakan tried to kill villains to use them as ingredients for his magic circle.
Putting all this together, the answer was obvious.
The more people die here, the stronger Harmakan’s magic will become.
[Mr. Seongsuho, if you trust me, I will show you the way out of this town.]
It was Arsha who quickly stepped forward, saying she would tell Suho the escape route.
Even though this village was under the influence of the Demonic Tribe’s illusions, Arsha was already the one who evacuated the main body from here.
but.
“no.”
Suho flatly refused her help.
It wasn’t because I didn’t trust her.
“At times like this, we must tackle it head on.”
Suho looked ahead with shining eyes.
There, the Death Knights sent by Harmakan were already walking towards them.
Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.
A group of hollow body armors were walking towards us.
The ominous atmosphere surging within it was creepy to look at.
“What, what is that!”
The faces of the villains who surrendered to Suho turned pale in the face of that enormous army.
but.
Suho was the opposite.
[Death Knight] [Death Knight]
… … .
These guys even have name tags on their heads.
The corners of Suho’s mouth couldn’t help but go up when he saw that sight.
“Harmakan… … He was surprisingly a good guy, wasn’t he?”
[What a truly remarkable guy.]
Berdou followed Suho and smiled sinisterly.
Suddenly, Suho winked at Essil, and Essil noticed his gaze and immediately stepped back.
From now on, you shouldn’t disturb me.
“… … Creating monsters from the souls of villains who don’t even have experience.”
Suho smiled meaningfully, raised his twin swords, and leapt forward with Gray.
“Crrrrrrr!”
Now, it was time to level up.
Kwarrrrung!
That moment.
The two giant Harmakan hands sprouted from the ground and tore down entire buildings around them, striking the guardians.
Kuwaaang!
“What an amazing talent.”
Suho chose a frontal attack.
