54-checkmate (1/2)

A few hours had passed since the battle began.

The sun was setting, and the Valley of Vengeance was glowing red as if on fire. The corpses of a great many demons lying on the ground were illuminated.

Checkmate.

I thrust the tip of my sword at the neck of the kneeling demon man.

The wounded demon man's eyes widened to the point of spilling out. He looked stunned, as if his soul had been drained.

”It's impossible. ......!　It's impossible for a single person to kick the crap out of that many troops. ......!　This is all just a bad dream. ......!

”I'm sorry, but this isn't a dream. It's real. This pain is proof of that.

He ran the tip of his sword quickly and quietly down the demon man's neck.

”Ugh. ......!

The demon man was brought back to reality by the pain.

The demon man was brought back to reality by the pain, his heart broken by the annihilation of the demon army.

He glared at me viciously, but his will to fight was completely gone.

”I wasn't listening. I didn't know there was such a monster of a man among the guards. ....... It wasn't in his report, was it?

”Him?

That's when I felt something strange.

”What did you just say?　What's his report? Where did he get the inside scoop on us?

I asked, and the demon man twisted his mouth in amusement.

”-Huh. It's simple. We have an informant among you. He's the one who's been leaking information to the demons.

”What?

There's a demon insider among us.

I knew it.

No wonder they knew everything about us.

Then I guess we can't let you die. Let's hear more about the inside man.

”I'm sorry, but your time is up.

The demon laughed and coughed up a lot of blood. He collapsed on the floor like a puppet with a broken string.

The life was gone from his eyes.

He was completely out of breath.

”d*mn. Did you miss that?

The identity of the informant remained unknown.

But at least we got some testimony. We can discuss how to deal with them later when we meet up with the others.

”Is everyone okay?

As it turned out, not a single demon made it through.

At the top of this hill, we're already in the grounds of the Sacred Spring. No demons can enter. So I'm sure we got there no problem.

I have to get to my friends.

But I can't make it up this long hill with my injured body.