87-8.72 million years of hunger (1/2)

...... What in the world is going on here?

I was puzzled by the situation we were in as I used my [divine shield] to reap the demons that kept springing up endlessly in the depths of the Labyrinth of Sorrow.

As soon as we arrived at the space where the Demon's Heart was piled up and confirmed its location, we had achieved the goal ordered by Prince Rain.

I needed to try to escape right now, but I couldn't move from the spot.

After the tremor, Rollo was still crouched on the ground and refused to move.

He was on his knees, looking at the pile of red stones, crying inaudibly, tears streaming down his face.

It's understandable. He's smart. He should have understood immediately what he was seeing.

He understands what it means to have the (...) ends of his people (・・・・・) piled up in such an unknowable pile of darkness in front of him.

It's not something a twelve-year-old boy can normally endure.

It was natural for him to break down in tears, and I had expected it.

That's why I was planning to carry him and escape when the time came.

But now the situation has become so unusual that it's impossible.

As soon as we arrived at this room, powerful demons sprouted from the depths of the darkness without limit and rushed towards us.

On top of that, we heard a series of earth-shaking explosions coming from somewhere in the labyrinth, and the entire labyrinth shook and the surrounding walls began to collapse.

And as if on cue, the amount of demons generated increased drastically, becoming a huge army that swept in like an avalanche from the darkness.

...... What the hell is going on?

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I could have killed dozens of them with one swipe, but that would have been too late.

That army of demons that was spawning abnormally was not a quantity that could be dealt with single-handedly.

Without even pausing for breath, the demons are pouring in one after the other. I can't let my guard down even for a moment.

It's hard for me to escape with Rollo in my arms.

That's why I was going to wait for him to regain his composure, while pushing away the crowd of demons, but...

Another shock shook the entire labyrinth.

It was as if something had exploded in the distance, and I felt my footing wobble again.

Ines.

Rollo suddenly looked up and called my name.

”...... Something's coming. Something big.

”What?

The shaking was a sign of more anomalies.

I felt a loud noise from above me that seemed to echo throughout the labyrinth.

At the same time, just as Rollo had said, I felt something big approaching us.

Something was digging into the ground and heading towards us.

And it's almost there (・・・・).

That's when I felt it.

”──── dangerous ────!!!

I immediately jumped back from my current position with Rollo in my arms.

Immediately after that, the labyrinth collapsed with a roar, and something huge fell down, crushing the crowd of demons.

”Aaah!

It was a huge skeletal creature.

A huge skeletal creature with a disfigured face and half-flesh all over its body.

But I recognized the costume of the monster from somewhere.

I couldn't recall it immediately, but after a few moments, I realized what the deja vu was.

”──── 'St. Mithra' ......?

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...... What the hell is this?

Why is this thing here?

To my dismay, it was an ear-splitting blast from a hole in the back of my crumpled face.

And then, as I thought I saw an eyeball wriggling in the hole.

Suddenly the monster's hand was extended straight towards me and Rollo.

”[Divine Shield]

I immediately created a ”Shield of Light” with my ”Divine Shield” to catch the hand.

I was just in time, but a cold sweat ran down my cheeks.

That monster was moving too fast for such a huge body.

The being in front of me slammed his fist into my ”shield of light” again and again like a madman.

But my ”shield” does not let it through.

I could feel the anger in the way it was beating me with all its might.

I immediately decided that I had to defeat it here.

I protected myself with the Shield of Light, and at the same time, I reaped the monster with the Sword of Light.

”[Divine Shield]”.

However, the moment I slashed it, I felt something strange.

The film of light that I wielded simply ran through the monster's body, and there was no sign that the opponent had been damaged.

”...... my 'sword' can't get through ────?

It can't be, I thought.

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I myself was proud to say that there is nothing on this earth that I can't cut through, except for that black sword.

But that doesn't apply to this opponent at all.

It's true that I was able to cut through the monster's flesh.

But that's all.

My Sword of Light only sliced through the surface layer of flesh, but it didn't seem to do any damage to the skeleton.

The monster doesn't seem to be bothered by it at all.

...... What's going on?

What the hell is that thing?

”...... No. I can't beat that thing.

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My opponent's attacks can't get through to me. On the other hand, our attacks are not working on them either.

My opponent and I soon came to a standoff.

But ──── can't go on like this.

Even now, the monsters in the labyrinth continue to spring up.

On top of that, the monster's mad blows are shattering the ground, making the footholds brittle and the stance untenable.

There's no way we can protect Rollo at this rate.

”────aah, aaah, aaah, ......aah, ────?

I was getting impatient when suddenly the attacks stopped.

As I watched suspiciously, the monster began to make a different roar, it suddenly turned and began to crawl as if it had noticed something.

In its path was a mountain of Demon's Hearts.

Then ────

The creature reached out its huge hand to the pile of red jewels with an ominous sound coming from its faceless neck.

The sound was like a ghostly sneer echoing from the depths of the earth.

”Stop ────, stop ────!

The monster's unearthly scream shook the labyrinth, and it sounded as if Rollo had mouthed something with all his voice.

”Please ...... stop, please ...... that's ...... my ────!

But his voice was easily drowned out by the monster's roar. ────

The monster scooped up the Demon's Heart in its huge hands and poured it into the hole at the base of its neck as if it were a drink or something.

”────aah, aaah ────aah”.

The monster swallowed it with relish, his chest and belly heaving.

Instantly, the whole labyrinth shook and cracks appeared on the walls and ground.

Then, an enormous torrent of magical power, which could have been mistaken for a storm, covered the area and made me dizzy.

My shield, which was supposed to be impenetrable, distorted, and my footing wobbled.