139 Battle of the Pyramid (1/2)

Black haired wise man Chiyuki

Sand dances in the dark, cloudy sky.

Even the sand looks black because of the dark sky.

The black pyramid towering in front of us has a white emblem of the evil eye painted on it, and we feel as if it is looking down on us.

The first mammy soldiers have already moved in.

We're supposed to be the next to enter the interior of the pyramid.

The team will be me and Rage, Medjed and Totoona, and a few mammy soldiers will come with us.

Our goal is to get to the heart chamber, which is the heart of the pyramid.

Whoever controls the Room of the Heart (Heart) can control the pyramid.

Also, if you remove the keystone between the hearts, the pyramid will lose its power.

Then the pyramid can be destroyed by magic.

So, even if I get it back or destroy it, I have to go to the heart chamber.

Good luck with that. Good luck, Raige. Good luck, Rage. Take care of yourself, Chiyuki.

Ishtia gives me and Rage a charming smile.

By the way, Ishtia and Nell are away together with Halseth and Isdes.

As expected, they can't let someone important into the dangerous pyramid.

'Totonan. Medjed. Be careful!

”'Nyaaah!

Tona and Medjed are seen off by Princess Nell and the cats.

The cats are so cute, wagging their tails.

I want to be seen off by the cats too.

”Thank you, Nell. We'll be back. Let's go. ”Brave man of light.

Tona urges Rage and we enter the pyramid.

When we enter the pyramid, it's dark inside, as expected.

'Light!

I produce multiple magic light balls.

The magic light balls drifted fluffily around me, illuminating my path.

The inside of the room was wide open, so it didn't feel small even though we were advancing in large numbers.

At the front of the pack were three Mummy soldiers, then Rage and I, and finally Tona and Medjed.

When Medjed was walking right behind me, I felt an itch in my buttocks.

I turn around a bit and Mejed, wearing a nekomimi, tilts his head to look at me.

It doesn't work.

Let's try not to worry about it as much as possible.

In the first place, that's not the case right now.

I walk only looking ahead, trying not to pay attention to Medjed.

As I walk down the aisle, there are a lot of skeletal debris lying around.

They must have been defeated by the mammies that preceded me.

As I proceed through the pyramid, I feel an unpleasant feeling.

'What is it? This? Do you feel like you've felt this way before?

You felt it too, Chiyuki. This is a hint of what I felt in Roxx's kingdom.

Rage, moving forward, answers my question.

If you ask me, it certainly sounds like that.

''Could it be that there is an evil god with that mask on? If so, it's dangerous. That black cloud could come up again.

I remember what happened in the Kingdom of Roxx.

It was a real close call at the time.

'Yeah, they might come out. But I'm sure we've learned how to deal with that black cloud.

I nodded at Rage's words.

The black cloud of the evil god Zarxys is not particularly problematic as long as you don't touch it.

If you put up a ward or build a wall with magic to prevent it, you won't lose your power.

In short, it is the first time killing.

''Yes, now we should be safe even if the evil god Zarxys comes out.

That's what I'm talking about. Chiyuki.

Rage and I laugh.

''A brave man of light who should not be caught off guard. Even though Zarxis was defeated by the Demon King and lost his power, he is still one of the former three great evil gods. We don't know what he'll do.''

Tona, who was behind me, overheard our conversation and demanded my attention.

'The Three Evil Gods? I've never heard of that.

”Don't you know, dark-haired wise man? A god who once tried to destroy us with the Demon King. I've heard that many gods have died under his power.

Tona gives me a strange look.

Is it knowledge that we should know?

Really? Tona. By three major, does that mean there are still others?

Totoona nodded at Rage, who turned around and asked her.

The rest are Deirdre, the serpent queen, and Ferion, the wesen wesen. Don't you know who they are?

I shake my head as I walk.

To begin with, I had thought that the only gods were the gods of Elyos.

That's why I was surprised to find the gods of Gypsiel this time.

'I don't know. I've heard of snake queens, but I've never heard of a wesen before. And it's Zarxis, but it's okay since he's now antagonizing the Demon King, right?

There's no doubt about it. The Demon King Modes and the Three Evil Gods have had a falling out.

I knew it when Tona said it.

I met Zarxis and looked up the details in the literature, but I couldn't find out more.

Why did they split up?

It's just like being in the company of the Demon King, isn't it? I don't think there's any reason to doubt it. I don't think there's any need to wonder about it.

I've been thinking about it for a while now, and Rage says.

It's true that Rage is right.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to say that I'm going to be able to do that.

Besides, the companions must have hated the Demon King on the inside.

So, it's not funny that they split up.

''That's true ....... I'm not sure how dirty the demon king is. It's a good idea to put your own s*xual desires ahead of your own and betray your friends. Isn't that right?

I look at Tona.

'What am I going to do ....... There's no denying it: ......'

For some reason, Tona seems to be in trouble.

Why is that?

I have my doubts, but I don't have time to think about the Demon King right now.

We move on.

Suddenly, the mammy soldiers in front of us stop.

''What's the matter? Was there a trap?

Rage asks quizzically as he suddenly stops.

''No, hero. It's okay, because my friends have been disarming the traps up to this point. But from here, you will enter the passage to the Duamtoef room. The companions are not advancing from here. Please be careful.

The Mummy soldier leading the way says.

Originally, this pyramid belonged to Gypseal.

Some of the Mammy's know the location of the trap.

However, they are off the path between the heart, which is their destination, during Duamtoev, where they will be heading.

The first mammy is going straight to the heart, so he will not take the side road in front of him.

Therefore, it seems that the trap may remain in place.

There is a hostage trapped between the Duamtoevs.

If your priority is to regain control of the pyramid, you should ignore them.

But if it is necessary to destroy the pyramid, it is better to help them in advance.

We proceeded to the Duamtoev Room.

There are no traps on the way, and we easily reach the Duamtoev's Room.

''What?!　What is this?!

It was when I looked from the aisle to the Duamtoev Room that I couldn't help but speak out.

Various species are chained in the large space inside.

Sphinxes and humans. Ogre. Centaurs. Various other beastmen (beastmen) have been shoved into the room.

On the floor of the room is an eerily glowing magic circle.

The chained ones moan with each pulsing glow of the magic circle.

Their bodies seem to be gradually becoming thinner and thinner.

Some of them have not retained their original form and have completely melted away, not knowing what their original race was.

'They are sucking the life out of you ......

I feel like the expressionless Tona's face is turning blue.

Even I know what the captives are going through.

I don't know why, but they are being sucked to life by the pyramid.

'Forgive me, Your Majesty the Queen ....... We will not fail next time ....... So please forgive us .......

It was a thin voice.

We are surprised when we see the owner of that voice.

A Gorgon is trapped close to us.

It could be the one who attacked us.

Gorgon's body was emaciated and he seemed to have lost his evil eye power.

''Nonsense! They would do this to one of their own?!

Rage shouts.

Gorgon is a member of the Serpent Queen's household.

In other words, he is one of her enemies.

Gorgon is being held captive and his life is being sucked out.

If you look closely, you'll see that Lamia is there too.

He seems to be feeding the failures to the pyramid.

'Mr. Rage! Let's help!

'Ah! Of course!

Rage is basically gentle with women.

Rage draws his sword and dexterously slashes off only the chains of his captors.

'Hurry! Let the living out!

Rage said and went inside and hurriedly carried the living Gorgon, Lamia and Sphinx outside.

Only women! I think, but we'll get to that tweak later.

Me, Totoona, Medjed, and Mummy and the others go inside to help the other captives.

It feels like a life sucking sensation, but it doesn't seem to matter for a short time.

Soon after, they bring out all of the living.

”Looks like this is all that's left of the living: ......

Most of the captives were dead.

Only a few were still alive.

'Lord Sage. What shall we do with these men?

One of the mammy's asks.

We can't take the captives ahead of us.