Do Heroes Need Welfare Too? - Chapter 197

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Part 2, Chapter 64

Wouldn’t that be a good method.

Even though Adam knew this would happen, even though he had seen with his own eyes what became of those cursed by the Demon King, it was his fault for thinking so carelessly.

But Kyrillos ultimately couldn’t attack Adam.

Once out of hundreds of times.

Strangely, only this life was following a different sequence.

Then perhaps he could hope that this time would be different too.

In the end, after much deliberation, Kyrillos asked me.

“What should we do, Maid? We can’t attack, but if we leave things as they are, we’ll die.”

Kyrillos spoke as if troubled.

I looked at Adam, who was ready to attack at any moment.

“Adam, get a grip…!”

Kyrillos hurriedly tried to create a defensive barrier.

Even though the holy sword had rejected him, there was no way not to be afraid of Adam with that cruel face that looked ready to kill me at any moment.

But if things continued like this, Adam would end up killing his friend.

Or Kyrillos would end up killing his friend.

I couldn’t let that happen.

However, I moved my trembling steps toward him.

But Kyrillos grabbed my arm from behind and stopped me.

“Maid, what are you doing! You’re the one who needs to come to your senses. If you approach Adam now, you’ll only die a dog’s death.”

Kyrillos’s tone became harsh.

He knew that what I was doing was reckless.

But I carefully pushed away the arm that was restraining me.

“It’s okay. I still have to try.”

There had definitely been a similar situation.

I had seen Adam just before being consumed by demonic energy.

“Adam will definitely overcome it.”

He was the Hero I had chosen.

He was the person I had chosen.

It wasn’t me I believed in, but him.

These were words that only someone who had seen him rise and fight again hundreds of times without getting tired despite countless attempts could say.

Adam stared blankly at me as I approached.

Since he had received orders from Aphene to bring the box I possessed, he might not have taken any action seeing the box walking toward him on its own.

“Adam…”

I embraced him just like that.

The demonic energy that had been stinging my skin didn’t matter at all.

I just hoped Adam would come to his senses. Rather than living as the Demon King’s puppet, it would be better to…

‘Please, sacred relic!’

If the Saint had brought me here to save Adam, then the sacred relic imbued with her will would surely exert its power.

However, Adam still gave no response.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and bring the box.”

Aphene gave the order again as if annoyed.

Then Adam pushed me away and shook me off.

As if he had already lost his mind, Adam slowly moved with the box he had taken, following the Demon King’s command.

His body trembled finely as if resisting the demonic energy, but that was all.

“Yes, come here.”

Aphene reached out his hand toward him.

“No, Adam! Let go of this, Kyrillos!”

I called out to him desperately.

I wanted to approach him, but Kyrillos held my arm and wouldn’t let me go.

“You’re wrong. That thing is no longer… probably not the Hero you know. Like my uncle…”

Kyrillos spoke while gritting his teeth.

He, who was voicing this painful truth, seemed to want to believe this fact less than anyone.

But wasn’t it clearly visible?

That the Adam they knew was already gone.

The Hero before their eyes was clearly caught in the Demon King’s scheme and being controlled by him.

Even so, Kyrillos’s hand slowly dropped as if he couldn’t bring himself to attack his friend.

At that moment, only I could see it.

Your Hero answers you.

Your Hero tells you to bow your head.

I quickly shouted.

“…! Kyrillos, duck your head right now!”

Crash!

At that moment, Adam quickly picked up the holy sword and swung it horizontally toward Aphene.

With the power of the holy sword drawing a large trajectory, half the roof of the Demon King’s Castle was blown away.

The chandelier that had been embedded in the ceiling also shook and fell straight to the floor. The chandelier’s glass shattered into pieces and rolled down beside Aphene.

The serene expression of Aphene, who had been watching their standoff as mere entertainment, cracked.

Though he avoided it by a hair’s breadth, some blood dripped from Aphene’s neck.

“What is this…”

“Yes, we need to end this bad relationship.”

Adam’s eyes as he stared at Aphene were as clear as always.

As if he had never been under his control.

His eyes were a vivid amber color.

Adam instantly grabbed his sword and stabbed the heart of the Demon King who had been caught off guard.

It was the Demon King’s mistake to keep Adam close, believing his brainwashing was perfect. Aphene stared with wide eyes, not knowing the brainwashing would be broken.

“How did you break the brainwashing…!”

“I wasn’t the one who broke the brainwashing. It was Iberis. Because demonic energy calms down when it touches Eve.”

He said he knew it would be like this time too, just as she had stopped him when he was about to go berserk in Dainil Village.

I looked up at his innocent face with an incredulous expression.

“You knew?”

Then why didn’t you take me with you? If so, you wouldn’t have been controlled by the Demon King’s demonic energy in the first place.

“Eve wouldn’t have given permission…”

You know me well!

I glared at Adam while gritting my teeth.

They say forgiveness comes faster than permission, but I didn’t expect Adam to be like this.

Was it my mistake to be fooled by his innocent mask?

Even though my Hero was definitely not an innocent person.

However, Adam smiled innocently and said.

“I knew Eve would come. Iberis has always helped me whenever I was in danger.”

“Wait, Adam!”

Kyrillos urgently called out to Adam.

Then Adam quickly turned around.

Aphene, whose heart had definitely been pierced, was gripping the holy sword embedded in him. Aphene’s hands burned black from the divine power emanating from the holy sword.

Adam quickly grabbed the holy sword and tried to drive it in deeper.

His left hand gripping the holy sword trembled mercilessly.

Demonic energy leaked from Aphene’s pierced body and struck Adam.

‘The holy sword…’

Was rejecting Adam.

It meant that the demonic energy in Adam’s body was still stronger than his divine power.

Though it was better than before when he was rejected immediately upon grasping the holy sword, Adam’s condition was still dangerous.

However, Aphene still did not die.

“You, you bastards…!”

He forcefully gripped Adam’s arm that held the sword piercing close through his body.

Aphene screamed as if driven by evil.

“Even if you kill me, the future you want won’t come! You will die!”

“I know.”

Adam answered while breaking out in cold sweat, pained by the holy sword rejecting him.

Though he confirmed with his eyes that it wouldn’t die, he wasn’t dejected.

‘If I kill him now, at least Iberis will be safe for a few years.’

His initial goal had been achieved.

His thoughts were transmitted to me.

Adam put more strength into his hand.

It was when his holy sword pierced through Aphene’s hand and reached his heart.

“Kuk, do you think it’ll end just by stabbing the heart, even if I haven’t properly revived? No, you foolish Hero. You’re not the only one who thought that.”

“Urgh…”

Aphene snapped his fingers with his uninjured hand. Then Adam’s head, which hadn’t completely removed the demonic energy, rang out.

The Demon King’s voice seemed to start from within his brain.

The strength in Adam’s hand gradually loosened.

Once again the holy sword rejected Adam and he eventually let go.

“Don’t you think your predecessor Heroes never had such thoughts?”

Aphene wore a sneer.

The holy sword that flew from his hand rolled across the marble floor again from the recoil.

Even piercing his heart, the Demon King did not die.

It was different behavior from the past when he would deliberately ‘die for them.’

Rather, he pressed forward to kill the Hero.

Adam’s eyes turned red from demonic energy before regaining their original bright yellow color.

Though he was fighting fiercely within himself, Aphene would not leave him be in that state.

It would be soon before Adam lost his reason to him again.

At that moment, my body moved first.

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