The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 61

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Episode 61

At that moment, hundreds and thousands of demon crows were flying in from the distant sky.

Belkan, the White Knight Captain, drew his sword from his waist and muttered.

“Protect Lord Yelshanad in the rear as the top priority!”

But right at that moment.

She, holding a large crossbow, shot an arrow toward the flock of crows in the sky.

After one graceful movement.

Dozens of demon crows simultaneously fell to the ground.

“Nonsense.”

Yelshanadt Ortejo, also called the Iron-Blooded Empress.

She, the mother of the current Lord Ortejo and the chief commander of the northeastern demon border, stepped forward.

Red hair that had turned white in patches from weathering the storms of time.

Though she was over fifty, her eyes were still sharp and intelligent.

Her black eyes were emotionless, but the spirit contained in those dark pupils blazed fiercely.

“We will definitely return.”

Those were the only words she uttered.

However, her single statement held powerful strength that could even save those consumed by demonic energy.

‘I cannot die on the front lines!’

The Iron-Blooded Empress, Yelshanadt, aimed her crossbow once again while watching the approaching demons.

Thanks to Yelshanadt’s performance, countless demon crow corpses quickly fell and piled up on the ground.

‘…Isn’t this too easy?’

Suddenly, an ominous feeling washed over Yelshanadt’s mind.

And her premonition was accurate.

Demonic energy began rising from the corpses of the dead crow flock.

Until now, the dead demons had simply returned to the Demon Realm.

There had never been a case where demon corpses emitted demonic energy like this.

“Wh-what is happening?”

“Lord Yelshanad! Are you alright!”

When Yelshanadt’s crossbow and the White Knight Order’s blades stopped.

A massive storm of demonic energy swirled madly from the corpses piled on the ground.

The bodies of many people were engulfed in the pitch-black demonic energy.

The moment Yelshanadt’s crossbow shot through the demonic energy, demonic energy like a chilling cold pierced into her heart.

The same happened to the ten elite knights of the White Knight Order.

It was a blackout.

* * *

Beeeep.

Along with the tinnitus ringing in his ears, White Knight Captain Belkan opened his eyes.

He was lying on a bed.

‘What on earth happened? Clearly…’

He remembered throwing himself to save his lord, Lord Yelshanad, from the dark demonic energy.

He hurriedly sat up.

“What is this… Is Lord Yelshanad safe?”

“Captain!”

Kellin, the vice-captain who had been beside him, came running with tears and snot streaming down his face.

“Captain, are you feeling alright?”

He looked around. Inside the barracks were about ten elite knight order members.

“Where is this? What is all this white stuff? Where is Lord Yelshanadt? Why are we all gathered in this barracks-like place?”

Kellin, slightly overwhelmed by the barrage of questions, said.

“Captain, first of all, this is a village next to Ortejo Castle.”

“So we’re alive.”

“Yes, thanks to the Blue Knight Order arriving when we saved Lord Yelshanad, we barely escaped from the demonic energy.”

“How on earth did the Blue Knight Order…”

“…Captain, you’re really slow with news.”

“Why, what is it.”

“The Northern Sea Region is now protected by the Summoned Beast. So the Blue Knight Order, having some spare time, came to provide rear support temporarily. It was good timing.”

“That’s fortunate. How is Lord Yelshanad’s condition?”

“Fortunately, thanks to the Captain protecting her with your body, she’s healthy. She’s just fallen into a deep sleep.”

“That’s really fortunate…”

“They say she’ll be sleeping soundly for about four days.”

“Then I’ll have to submit the report then. Should I go to the training hall first to loosen up my body? I need to train.”

When he got up, the vice-captain’s expression darkened.

“C-Captain, we can’t train anymore.”

“What? Why? Training is a knight’s life.”

“Well…”

The moment he saw Kellin’s worried expression.

He noticed the other knight members sitting powerlessly.

And finally, Belkan felt nausea rising from his stomach.

Something that made his stomach bubble and boil flowed back up through his stomach.

He unconsciously retched and vomited it out.

And he saw the black mass he had vomited disappear without form.

It was demonic energy, reeking of the rotten stench of demons.

“We’re going to die. Within four days.”

* * *

Belkan heard the full explanation of the situation from them.

The pitch-black demonic energy that had suddenly emanated from the demons.

That very demonic energy had stained their entire bodies.

“But it doesn’t seem like such powerful demonic energy.”

“Yes, that’s right. It could have been purified with the power of even a 1-star Purification Mage. Under normal circumstances.”

But there was an even more despairing point.

“The demonic energy is peculiar – it continuously circulates inside our bodies, destroying them. And when we die, our corpses become demonic energy itself. They become completely insane demon-level…”

“Purification is impossible, and when we become corpses, we’ll cause harm.”

“Yes. We can accept dying as knights. But this kind of death is not honorable at all…”

“If you want that, you should die like honorable knights. So as not to bring shame to your families.”

White Knight Captain Belkan smiled grimly and pulled out a cube from his pocket.

“Void of Annihilation. Someone gave this to me before, saying it might be needed, and this is how it’s used?”

He threw the cube upward and smiled grimly.

Then a door large enough for one adult man to enter appeared before them.

“Come, let’s go in and all be annihilated instead of dying!”

They were comrades who had shared joys and sorrows for over ten years.

“It’s fortunate that Lord Yelshanad is alive. Right?”

“Of course. It’s an honor.”

Ten adult men filled the void space of roughly 20 pyeong in size.

Probably after a few days passed, this room would take their lives and completely annihilate at the same time.

“Now, let’s lie down.”

“Pardon?”

“We couldn’t even lie down while constantly guarding against demons, so shouldn’t we lie down peacefully once before dying?”

The vice-captain’s eyes turned red.

“…Well, I suppose so. But the floor is really hard. If I had known this would happen, I would have brought blankets too. My mom always worried that I’d catch a cold if I slept without covering myself with a blanket.”

“Ah, that’s a bit regrettable.”

The sound of gentle chatter.

Breathing sounds.

The intermittent coughing sounds filled the room completely.

About three days left until death.

They simply wanted to die honorably as knights.

* * *

The White Knight Order had given up on their own lives, but the Ortejo Family was different.

After first confirming the safety of the former Grand Duchess Yelshanad.

Declan called Haroze and Martin to check on the life and death status of the White Knight Order.

“What are the chances of reviving all the White Knight Order members?”

“None. In fact, it’s a miracle that their lifeline is still attached for three days. And they all say they want to enter the Void of Annihilation, that they want an honorable death.”

He too knew of one woman who had tried to die honorably after contracting Magi Stagnation Syndrome.

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