Demon King's Army General: "Can't We Make a Deal?" / The Holy Lance Is Unmoored; World-Class Power

Now, with the defeat of the superior demon Vanir, the prequel to the world of KonoSuba, that is, the plot of offering explosive fire for a beautiful world, is completely over, and the plot of the main story of the next KonoSuba world still has a long transition time from now.

In other words, if you don't want to have fun by yourself next, then An Xiu can actually consider leaving the world of KonoSuba, because the period from now until the invasion of the demon king/military cadre Verdia at the end of the first season of the original story will be a period of peace.

However, this idea about An Xiu was rejected by Meli.

"The so-called plot is not unchanged in Issei. In fact, since Liya and I were sent to this world by the master, many plots in the original work have undergone great changes, but you, the master, have not noticed it yet."

"For example, due to the strength that Liya showed in this world before, after the Demon King/Army felt the pressure, many plans in the original work have begun to accelerate."

"And regarding the prophecy about Braver that I released before, although it gave the master a great reputation in this world, it also made the Demon King/Army aware of it."

"In addition, the news that the team formed by the master not long ago successfully defeated the superior demon has been spread. At present, the demon king/military cadres Verdia and Hans in the original work are already on their way to Axel. The purpose is probably to strangle the master, Braver, in the cradle?"

Demon king/military cadres Verdia and Hans are the undead knights and poisonous slimes in the original work. According to the normal plot progression, it should be some time before these two appear.

But as Meli said, the plot is not unchanged by Issei. Since Artoria brought too much pressure to the Demon King/Army after being sent to this world by An Xiu, the Demon King/Army are very concerned about An Xiu, the Braver predicted by Meli.

Originally, it would have been fine if An Xiu had never shown anything outstanding, but the team formed by An Xiu successfully defeated a superior demon not long ago.

Although An Xiu and Braver didn't make a single move during the whole process, they all relied on Meli's strengthening True Magic plus Yunyun The performance of Megumin and Darkness, but the demon king/army obviously didn't know about it. The only news they got was that An Xiu, Braver, had just formed a team and was able to lead the team to successfully eliminate the superior demons.

From the perspective of the Demon King/Army, An Xiu is an out-and-out MVP.

Originally, with Artoria around, the pressure on the Demon King/Military side was already great enough. Now they naturally cannot allow a new threat that is visible to the naked eye to continue to grow, so Verdia of Axel should have been introduced in the follow-up plot. and Hans, who conspired to destroy the important territory of Axis Order, were all dispatched, preparing to stage a plot in which Braver was blocked by the devil/military cadres before leaving the novice village.

However, the Demon King/Army apparently ignored one thing, that is, they did not expect Artoria and Meli to be in An Xiu's team.

"After all, Liya and I have not revealed our identities before. Axel will not have any Adventurer besides Darkness who can recognize us."

Meli said with a happy smile on his face.

At this point, there is nothing more to say. Without realizing the existence of Artoria and Meli, it is obviously impossible for the two demon kings/military cadres to create any waves.

After all, even the cadres that the Demon Lord/Army can mobilize under normal circumstances will only be defeated by Artoria. Let two Demon Lord/Army cadres come to Axel to intercept and kill An Xiu's team... I believe that their expressions will be very exciting after discovering the actual situation.

Chapter 227: Demon King Army Cadres: Can reconciliation be possible?

After knowing that the demon king/military cadres would arrive early, An Xiu had no intention of leaving the world of KonoSuba.

In this way, several days passed in succession.

On this day, an alarm suddenly sounded in the city of Axel.

"Emergency broadcast! Emergency broadcast! Attention all Adventurer, please prepare for battle immediately and gather at the town gate in a fighting posture!"

As the Adventurer guild's alarm sounded throughout Axel, many Adventurer gathered in front of the main entrance of Axel's town, confronting an army of monsters outside the city that had besieged the entire city at some unknown time, as well as a terrifying monster that exuded an astonishing momentum.

Of course, it may not be accurate to call it a confrontation. After all, most of the Adventurers were already stiff when they saw that figure. They didn't even need to fight. They only needed to take one look at it, and all the Adventurers present knew that it was definitely not an opponent they could defeat.

The Headless Horseman Verdia, one of the major cadres of the Demon King/Army, possesses extremely rich combat skills and superb swordsmanship. As an undead, he has endless physical strength and powerful True Magic resistance. He also possesses an instant-death curse ability named Death Declaration. Even if he encounters a strong enemy, he can use the curse to eliminate him regularly.

It can be said that even among all the demon kings/military cadres, Verdia is one of those beings with almost no weaknesses. In theory, he is a terrifying enemy that should never appear in the novice city of Axel.

But Verdia not only appeared here, but also led an army of monsters to surround the entire city, as if he wanted to catch everyone in one go.

"My name is Verdia, Demon King/Army Cadre. The purpose of coming here this time is very simple..."

In front of the Axel city's main entrance, a knight in pitch black armor held his head in his hand and spoke slowly under the gaze of all Adventurers in the entire city.

"According to the order of the Demon King, I came here to eliminate Braver in the prophecy. As long as I hand over Braver and his team members, I can promise not to harm anyone else in this city, and I can also lead my men away."

"What do you think? Braver You probably don't want to see the people in this city being massacred by my troops, right? If you don't want to see this happen, just stand up!"

Verdia, who was standing outside the city, spoke unscrupulously, not taking anyone seriously at all.

After all, he is a demon king/military cadre. Does he need to be cautious when he comes to such a novice Adventurer city?

Just kidding, even as the target of Verdia's trip, the prophesied Braver and Verdia didn't take it to heart at the moment.

It's not that it questions the Demon King's decision, in fact Verdia is very supportive of the order to kill Braver.

After all, there is a monster among Kingdom of Belzerg's royal family members. If another Braver is predicted to lead everyone to defeat them, then the Demon King's army may not be able to survive.

But the problem is that no matter how strong he is in the future, the current Braver is just a novice Adventurer. Even if he can destroy a superior demon with his companions in the intelligence, so what? He still cannot be his opponent as a demon king/military cadre.

Not to mention that there is actually more than one demon king/military cadre coming this time. It can be said that unless the royal monster appears here, Verdia really can't think of any possibility that he will overturn.

At the same time, a group of Adventurer who were confronting the enemies outside the city suddenly went into an uproar after hearing what Verdia said.

"What? The purpose of these guys is Master Braver?"

"In order to intercept and kill Braver, we actually sent cadres to come and kill Axel in person. It is really despicable!"

"What should we do now? Even if we can defeat the superior demon, it's probably very difficult for Lord Braver's team to defeat a real demon king/military cadre, right?"

"That's right, and after the last battle with the superior demon, Lord Braver's team has not received any other commissions. Maybe it is because it has not recovered yet."

A group of Axel's Adventurer were whispering to each other, and there was a lot of discussion. However, just as Verdia was patiently waiting for a reply from the group of Adventurer, a figure suddenly stood up.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Even the cadres of the Demon King/Army are not as invincible as they seem. Don't let fear overwhelm your will before the enemy."

I saw Mitsurugi Kyouya standing in front of everyone and speaking loudly, not at all intimidated by the terrifying aura of the demon king/military cadre.

"Next, please stay in the city and be careful of the attack of the monster army. As for this demon king/army cadre, leave it to me to deal with it!"

After that, Mitsurugi Kyouya left everyone alone and came to Verdia with the magic sword in hand.

"Evil monster, if you want to harm others, try to defeat me first!"

"You are?"

Looking at the golden retriever in front of him, Verdia recalled it in his mind, and then recognized the other person's identity.

"Oh, I remembered, you are Braver, the demon sword whose bounty was placed by our demon king/army. I didn't expect you to appear here."

"But the Braver I'm looking for this time is not you. If you don't want to die, get out of here. Do you understand?"

Hearing these words that clearly looked down upon him, Mitsurugi Kyouya twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Are you actually looking down on me? In that case..."

The magic sword held in his hand emitted bursts of light, and then the sword was struck out under the control of Mitsurugi Kyouya.

Facing the attack from the Heavenly Realm artifact, even Verdia did not choose to take it hard. Instead, he dodged the attack and then swung the big sword in his hand to slash in the direction of Mitsurugi Kyouya.

Boom boom!!!

Following a violent shaking, the originally intact earth suddenly burst into cracks like spider webs. Fortunately, Mitsurugi Kyouya retreated in time and was not harmed by this blow.

However, just as Mitsurugi Kyouya was retreating, in the direction of an army of monsters not far away, a slime liquid that looked very bright in color suddenly sprayed on Mitsurugi Kyouya's body at an unusually tricky angle.

Suddenly, accompanied by the sound of a large amount of corrosion, all the equipment on Mitsurugi Kyouya, except the magic sword, were riddled with corrosion in an instant. At the same time, Mitsurugi Kyouya itself also showed signs of poisoning in an instant.

Obviously, this was the action of Hans, who had been hiding in the dark from the beginning.

"Wha... what?"

He never expected that there would be a Demon King Army cadre hiding in the darkness. Mitsurugi Kyouya's expression suddenly changed.

Verdia also relied on his superb fighting skills to seize this opportunity. He swung the big sword in his hand again and directly knocked Mitsurugi Kyouya away.

"Okay, Demon Sword's Braver has failed. You guys should have given up, right?"

"If the prophesied Braver does not come out, then I will first cut off the head of the magic sword Braver, and then enter the city to find you personally!"

Slowly coming to Mitsurugi Kyouya who was lying on the ground, Verdia raised the weapon in his hand high, and spoke in a threatening tone with the head held in his hand.

When the Adventurers not far away saw this scene, their eyes were filled with despair.

"Damn it, that Demon Sword Braver was defeated again!"

"The demon king/military cadre is too strong."

"Is there really no hope for Yuki?"

After a while, Verdia, who didn't wait for a reply, flashed a look of disdain in his eyes.

"It seems that this is your choice. In that case, I will first kill Braver with this magic sword, and then personally go into the city to find Braver's hiding place!"

"This should have been done a long time ago, why are you talking nonsense?"

Hans, who had been exposed, also came to Verdia and said.

As the two spoke, the big sword in Verdia's hand suddenly swung down, and in an instant it was within easy reach of Mitsurugi Kyouya below.

However, at this moment, a golden ray of light flew from far to near like a meteor towards the position of Verdia.

"That's..."

Feeling the familiar aura in the golden light, Verdia and Hans's expressions changed drastically, and they chose to retreat desperately without hesitation.

The next second.

Rumble, rumble, rumble--!!!!

A violent explosion sounded, accompanied by a glow that spread across the entire battlefield.

Looking at the figure that walked out of the light, which they dare not forget even in their dreams, Verdia and Hans looked at each other and swallowed hard.

"Xu--, can we reconcile?"

Chapter 228: Rhongomyniad: Anchor Release, world-class power

There is no mistaking that face, whether it is Verdia or Hans, or any demon king/military cadre except a certain lich.

Why, why does this woman appear here? Shouldn't she be in the royal city or the front line of the kingdom's battle with the demon king/army?!

To be honest, when I saw Artoria's figure, although I didn't know why he appeared in such a novice Adventurer city, the two demon kings/army cadres Verdia and Hans had already figured out where to bury themselves.

They can't win. This monster-like woman in front of them is something they can't defeat no matter what.

"You, you are..."

Mitsurugi Kyouya, who fell to the ground due to severe injuries and poisoning, looked at the figure in front of him with some blurry consciousness, and asked with some difficulty.

"Artoria Pendragon, leave all the enemies here to me. You and your companions should return to the city for treatment first."

Just listen to Artoria reply, and then watch Mitsurugi Kyouya being carried back to the city by Adventurer's companions who came from not far away, and then turned to look at Verdia and Hans in front of them.

Ignoring the enemy in front of me and giving priority to helping the wounded is undoubtedly a form of contempt for a powerful being like the Demon King/Army Cadre.

However, both Verdia and Hans were still frozen in place at this moment, with no intention of getting angry or even launching a sneak attack.

Just because they know the strength of the person in front of them better than anyone else.

"Well, if I say that what we said before was all a joke, will you be willing to let us go?"

Noticing Artoria's gaze, Verdia and Hans were silent for a moment, but Verdia finally spoke first.

In response, Artoria remained silent and just raised her hand silently. The next second, a silver-white Holy Lance appeared in her hand.

At this moment, whether it is the two demon kings/military cadres, the surrounding monster army, or even the Adventurer of Axel in the distance, they can clearly feel a pressure that is like suffocation.

It is not the sense of oppression brought by death, but the vastness and heaviness that life unconsciously feels when facing something majestic.

"Could it be that this Holy Lance is also a magical weapon given to the reincarnated person by the Heavenly Realm?"

In the crowd, Chris, who was standing in the An Xiu team, looked at Holy Lance in the hands of Artoria in the distance, and silently guessed in his heart.

Heavenly Realm The plug-in artifact given to the reincarnated person wandered into the world after the reincarnated person died, and was finally used by the indigenous people of this world. This kind of thing is not without precedent.

As far as Chris knows, the royal family of Kingdom of Belzerg has collected many weapons used by reincarnated people in the palace treasury. Chris originally planned to take back these props that would cause chaos in the world later. Therefore, it is entirely possible that the Holy Lance used by Artoria is the artifact of the Heavenly Realm.

However, after watching it for a moment, Chris rejected this guess.

That Holy Lance is by no means as simple as an artifact given to the reincarnated person by the Heavenly Realm. The heaviness that is tightly connected to the world like an anchor cannot be found in any weapon given by the Heavenly Realm.

Could it be said that this is an artifact that was born in the world under its jurisdiction and belongs to the world itself?

However, as a goddess, I was not aware of the specific time when it was born, and when I observed Artoria as a goddess before, I had never seen the other party use it.

In the face of the aura revealed by Holy Lance, there are only a few beings who can maintain calm thinking like Chris. Including the two demon kings/military cadres, most of the monsters and Adventurer present felt their minds go blank.

Like Chris, the two demon kings/military cadres Verdia and Hans also do not know any information about Holy Lance in the hands of Artoria, but this does not prevent them from realizing that their situation is several levels more dangerous than before.

"I understand. The so-called Braver in the prophecy is probably just a lie you made up to deceive our demon king/military forces, right? The purpose is to lure them out and defeat them one by one."

"But don't think that we will be captured without mercy. Even if we face a powerful enemy that cannot be matched, as a knight, I will never sit still and wait for death!"

"That's right, if we two demon kings/military cadres come together, even if we die, we can at least kill all the humans here!"

Verdia and Hans spoke one after another.

"Come on!"