Chapter 2.1 (1/2)

Chapter 2 – Hero Rufus’ Story

Rufus joined the punitive forces according to the king’s command.

He was a rural youth who had no experience holding a sword other than the basics.

Moreover, the mana he was born with was not very strong for an aristocrat. He did not even have the power to fight against normal demons, let alone their king.

It was a battlefield to die; and in fact, he had been through a lot.

He was almost bitten by the sharp teeth of a demon, but Rufus survived persistently because he believed what a maid called Sarubia had told him.

‘You will not die until the subjugation is over.’

Because she said so. It has to be.

He won’t die. He can’t die.

He will survive to the end.

That’s how he made up his mind. And he lived like that.

There was nothing he couldn’t do to live. He ate other people’s food and secretly replaced their strong armour with his own.

There was a time when he managed to avoid a mana search by hiding under the body of a dead comrade. Some have accused him of abandoning the pride of the nobility over such behaviour.

But Rufus didn’t care – it wasn’t wrong anyway.

He had nothing left.

It’s been a long time since he has forgotten his noble origins.

‘I must not die. I have to survive.’ These thoughts have taken control over Rufus’s head.

[Are you at ( ˊᵕˋ )°♡.]

Three years have passed like that.

The young man who couldn’t even control his mana properly was nowhere to be seen. He was no longer impressed at the sight of demons roaring with their hideous teeth.

Rufus’s body, which once trembled over a drop of blood, was already stained with it from head to toe.

All he had left was his primitive instinct for survival.

Rufus, appointed as platoon leader of the subjugation force, made brilliant contributions.

The screams of the demons no longer irritated his ears and he felt no pain anymore when they scratched him with their claws.

Swinging, stabbing, cutting and killing – he ran by instincts.

And finally — Rufus faced the Demon King Audisus.

King Audisus had the appearance of a stout human.

Though he was in the form of a mortal, Rufus was not deceived.

He had been chasing him for the past three years. How could he be fooled now?

“Human, what do you want?”

Realizing that his metamorphosis was not working on Rufus, Audisus hurriedly opened his mouth.

Now there was not a single tribe left by the demon king’s side. For the past three years, all of them have been exterminated by humans.

The Devil Audisus, who once terrorized humans, knelt before a mere human and began to beg for his life.

“Do you want riches? We will give you all the treasures of our palace. Just let us go.”

“Not required.”

“If not, is it fame? We will let you obtain it through the witches under our command.”

“Not interested.”

“Or would you like to change……”

“Shut up,” replied Rufus, who raised the sword over his head.

“Just give me your fucking neck! I can’t wait to leave this fucking battlefield!”

Rufus’ sword struck sharply.

Bam!

The body of King Audisus collapsed like a rotten old tree. At the same time as his life was cut off, his true self was revealed. Two red eyes, as if the blood still hadn’t coagulated. A monster with large horns and hideous teeth.

It was a scene that caused the viewer to feel nauseated and repulsed.

But Rufus could not feel any excitement when he saw the hideous thing. He was already worn.

Damaged, worn-down, broken.