Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 12

Episode 12. Moonlight Sword

As the two-horned demon appeared, the surrounding air began to turn cold.

Eileen looked around, feeling the atmosphere change in an instant.

A member of the Knights of the Blue Lion who is unknown whether he died after being hit by a tree or lost consciousness.

Another knight is glaring at the two-legged demon, but is unable to find a way to deal with it.

A soldier whose face is becoming pale.

Eileen bit her lip.

'The spells that are memorized now are not for combat, but for maintaining the resonance stone… …!'

A demon that is at a level where it is difficult to subdue it even when it is in perfect condition.

The majesty of the two-legged demon was so great that even Eileen, a fifth-tier magician, was frightened.

– Ss …

The area around the tower was as quiet as a mouse.

All you can hear is the breathing of the two-legged demon.

'The barrier of the resonance stone has become this weak… … Or has the demons' aggression increased?'

No matter how much of a demon it is, it is helplessly bound by the barrier of the resonance stone.

However, the fact that it appeared like this means that the damage to the resonance stone was more severe than expected.

‘What should I do… …!?’

Eileen tried to calm her pounding heart as much as possible and thought about how to handle the situation.

It seemed impossible to fight against this demon.

The morale of the soldiers plummeted the moment one of the Knights of the Blue Lion was blown away by the demon's attack.

'Running away?'

It might be possible if you escape on horseback.

But once this is breached, it becomes uncontrollable.

The demons would start from this area and advance towards the Imperial Capital. Naturally, the responsibility for this would lie solely with myself and everyone here who failed to stop the demons.

I couldn't ignore this and run away.

‘Then what should I do… …!’

At that moment, I felt a strong killing intent prickling my skin.

As Eileen raised her head, a beast-like demon was flying towards her like an arrow, cutting through the air.

'Oops… …!'

It was aimed at the moment when the barrier's output was weak.

That means the demon has that much intelligence.

Eileen unconsciously shut her eyes tightly as she watched the flying demon.

But as time passed, nothing happened.

As she slowly opened her eyes, in front of her was… … .

“……Yurien?”

She saw the back of the man she hated so much.

The imperial sword that executed countless nobles and commoners.

That sword was protecting him in his moment of crisis.

“Where are you putting your mind?”

Yulian speaking softly.

He swung his sword once, brushing away the blood.

This is the whistle of the beast-like demon that flew towards Eileen a little while ago.

“I didn’t think a wizard of the right rank could do more than this.”

Surprisingly, when Yurian opened his mouth, the threatening breathing of the two-legged demon was no longer heard.

To be exact, Yurian's small voice caught the attention of the demon's heavy breathing.

“Are you so surprised that you forgot what you were supposed to do?”

Eileen remembered something she had briefly forgotten.

What he had to do now was decided.

“Ma, bring the Mana Hall and the new Resonance Stone over here! I will resume the repair of the Resonance Stone!”

As Eileen spoke, the managers of the Julin Special Zone came to their senses and began to move the items.

The soldiers who took up arms also seemed to have regained some of their morale.

People began to come to their senses as they realized that Yulian was here.

“It will take about 7 minutes from now!”

As she said that, Eileen once again looked at Yurian's back.

A man who has become a royal dog to the point where his past appearance cannot be found, and who has even sold his soul for promotion.

'Ugh… … .'

But in this situation, the existence of 'Yurien' was more reliable than anything else. He was as trustworthy as when he was a student at Bayer Academy.

Eileen bit her lip, not wanting to admit the fact.

Yet, looking at its back, it was overflowing with nobility, as if it was resolutely rejecting the idea of a royal dog.

***

I thought as I wiped the demon's blood off my sword.

X is done. Things are not good.

I tried to immerse myself into the situation and character by saying the lines from 'Yurien' in the work, but it wasn't easy.

'I wanted some practical experience, but the hurdles were too high.'

I looked at the two-horned demon looking at me from a distance.

The host was human and walked on two legs, but its appearance was that of a monster that had already gone beyond the realm of humanity.

With a height of nearly 3 meters, two horns growing from its head, and muscles that looked like they were going to burst, the mucus dripping from its mouth made anyone who saw it frown.

'One of the Knights of the Blue Lion is unable to recover. It is unknown whether the remaining one will be able to hold its own against the two-legged being.'

I am the only one who can deal with it in this situation.

It's just me, 'Jurian Cryphat Prasson'.

'Can you do it?'

Of course, you don't necessarily have to do it.

If Eileen successfully repairs the resonance stone, this situation will end.

'It takes at least 7 minutes to replace the resonance stone.'

That means you have to hold on to that monster for over 7 minutes, even if it knocks out a knight with inhuman fighting power in one blow.

'I have to.'

Still, I have no choice.

Even if you escape from this situation and survive alone, it will only be for a short while.

When we return to the capital, there will surely be those who will try to shake things up by finding even the slightest flaw and will not let this matter go.

A situation that is literally like a trap.

But if I had to pick one thing that's fortunate, it's that Yurian's body is stronger than you can imagine.

Earlier, Eileen recalled how she had killed the demon she had been aiming for with one stroke of her sword.

'It was cut cleanly.'

It was also proof of the immense strength possessed by 'Yurien'.

Even thanks to the <Natural Inspector> trait, I had a rough idea of how to swing the sword.

'I can do it.'

I felt hopeful.

I'm talking about the hope that we can somehow overcome this situation.

I approached Lee Gak, holding the hilt of the sword.

As I got closer, step by step, my eyes started to bloodshot from the pressure of possibly dying.

At the same time, I felt my spirits being lifted.

A life or death situation.

Among these, Yurian's body was feeling some kind of joy.

'Because this kid was a battle maniac.'

It was a feeling like hot fire.

If I had been someone who usually hated the character of 'Yurien', I would have ruled out this terrible feeling.

But now I have decided to throw myself into this flame.

Otherwise you won't be able to survive here.

Not just actions and speech.

Even the ability is perfectly acted out!

“You, Sir Yulian!”

Fern's urgent cry was heard.

When I raised my head at the voice, I saw the sinister right arm of the two-horned demon.

A demon attack that subdued a knight who could be considered an elite of the Adratan Empire with a single attack.

Yet it was clear to my eyes.

Where is this headed, what is the purpose,

And where to take the sword to stop it.

<Amazing Intuition>

<Natural Test>

Paang─!

As I blocked the demon's hand, an ear-piercing metallic sound echoed around me.

“Oh, I blocked it!”

“Hey, I blocked the attack of this two-legged demon!”

I was surprised too.

I never thought I could block it like this, as if it were so obvious.

I once again realized that Yurian's physique was monstrous, beyond the reach of ordinary people.

<Imperfect Moonlight Sword>

But, I am not satisfied with this.

I concentrated my mind and breathed aura into the sword.

Then, the light from Yurian's exclusive weapon, the 'Moonlight Sword', began to appear.

“That’s… the Moonlight Sword.”

Even if they hadn't seen it in person, there were people who recognized the 'Moonlight Sword' because they had heard rumors about it.

However, it was not satisfactory by my standards.

Because only half of the island was bathed in moonlight, not the entire island.

Nevertheless, the effect of the 'Moonlight Sword' was tremendous.

From the bottom up. As I swung my sword at the two-legged demon, mucus-like blood flowed from its body.

Krrrrrrrrrr──!

A guy who lets out a boiling groan of pain.

Being intelligent enough to command a demon means having some level of reason.

This means that, unlike mobs like Mugak and Ilgak, they can feel pain.

'Let's push on like this.'

The moment I thought that and put strength into the grip of my sword.

Bam─!

My body floated up with a dull sound.

He belatedly vomited a handful of blood out of his mouth.

It didn't take long to figure out what was going on.

The guy took advantage of my blind spot and kicked me in the stomach.

'It hurts so bad… … !'

At that moment, I found myself cursing inwardly without realizing it.

If it had been Lee Si-hoo, who was living an ordinary life, the pain would have been so excruciating that he would have knelt down here.

But my head was calmer than I had imagined.

The obsession with 'what if it were Yurian' began to change me little by little.

-… … !!

With a rending roar, the two-legged demon pressed me hard.

The sound of the air being torn apart by the force of the blow struck my ears several times.

Vicious attacks that would result in fatal injuries if allowed even once.

It was extremely difficult to avoid it and swing the sword at the demon's body.

“Wow, that’s ridiculous…….”

“This is the Yurian of ‘closed eyes’…….”

But now it was possible.

I don't know the reason. I don't know the principle.

I just swing my sword the way my body tells me to.

Every time I cut the body of the two-legged demon, mucus splattered everywhere.

Since he had overwhelming regenerative powers, his wounds healed in an instant. However, the intense pain was steadily building up, and his body gradually began to become sluggish.

'It doesn't matter whether you're strong or weak. You can't help but hesitate in the face of pain.'

Pain is also an emotion.

As your intelligence increases, you tend to feel it more keenly.

Grrrrrrrrr──!

A 'purple haze' began to swirl above the guy's head.

It is a clear emotion of fear.

“The resonance stone’s maintenance is complete! The barrier will soon be working again!”

As soon as Eileen shouted, he approached the two-legged demon.

As I approached him step by step, the emotions he held became more distinct.

Eventually, purple covered the guy's entire body.

As if its protective instinct had kicked in, the two-legged demon kicked the ground and pounced on me.

And that was an opportunity.

The situation was different from before.

A scared guy is never something to be feared.

As his mind cleared, the 'knowledge' that Lee Si-hoo had and Yurian's 'experience' whispered to him.

If you want to kill in one blow, cut here.

Just like when I cut down the wooden man in the mansion training grounds, I took the blade to that sword path.

==

⇒ You have acquired a new trait, “Insight.”

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Then, as if the fight from earlier had been a lie, the two-legged demon's body was easily split in two.

The soldiers, knights, and Eileen who had been watching looked at me with surprised eyes.

'omg.'

Of course, I was surprised too.