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The Regressed Demon Lord is Kind Chapter 13

Author:Tom Category:urban Update time:2022-09-23 10:45:33

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Chapter 13

Of course, Hans' way of pulling out his sword looked hopelessly awkward, but he prepared his stance. Despite everything, he was a Steelwall servant, and he had heard a thing or two about fighting.

Urggh!

The goblin made a threatening glare and shook his wooden club.

At most, the monsters weapon is a wooden club.

Even though Hans didnt have much faith in his sword before, it began to feel trustworthy to him. After all, although his sword looked modest, it was made out of fine iron.

I can win!

Hans didnt hide the rising confidence on his face and slowly approached the goblin.

Ehhhhhhhhh!

The goblin raised a tree branch with all of its strength and ran towards Hans.

“Huh, huh”

Hans made a shocked noise. In his head, many scenarios were already playing inside his head: if the goblin attacked him like this, he would respond like that, and so on. But in the end, they were the delusions of a beginner who had never learned sword fighting. As the goblin suddenly ran towards him, all Hans could do was swing his sword around.

Slam!

“Ahhh!”

Both of his arms bounced off with the sword. The center of his body lost its balance, and his body shook. It was unsightly.

“Ohh”

However, Zich looked pleasantly surprised while watching the battle from a distance.

A complete newbie was able to block a monsters attack.

That was already praiseworthy, but what happened next was more notable.

He also didnt let go of his sword.

Blood dripped out of Hans hand as he gripped his sword. His hands were torn—even though he was a complete newb, he didnt let go of his sword even when he received an attack strong enough to tear his hand off.

Is he proving that he is from Steelwall after all Or is it his personal talent

It didnt matter either way.

Fling!

The goblin swung his club again, and Hans was able to avoid it, but his stance broke. He blocked the next attack with his sword.

Why is this guy so strong! Its so fast too!

The monster was only a meter tall at most, but each of its strikes carried immense strength. Contrary to Hans wishful thoughts, it wasnt a monster whod break from the main characters first touch.

“Whaaaaaaaa!”

At the extreme threat of danger, Hans body moved by itself. Letting out a shock or scream, Hans confronted the goblin again.

Hans attacked with his gleaming eyes, and the goblins club slammed into Hans body a couple of times. Hans received many hits, but because of his armor and excitement, he couldnt feel the pain. Then, before he realized it, Hans sword struck the goblins head, deep enough for the attack to be fatal.

The goblin fell with a death cry, and Hans also collapsed to the ground.

He won

In surprise, Zich stared at Hans who was trembling on the ground.

I didnt think that he would really win.

Although a goblin was a weak monster, it was still a monster; Zich didnt think an ordinary servant, especially one that had grown carefully and well under the Countess care, would win.

Zich wanted Hans to know how dangerous a monster could be and assess Hans fighting abilities. He was surprised to see that Hans was more talented in battle than he expected.

“Well, good job.”

As Hans stared at the ground absent-mindedly, Zich tapped on Hans shoulder.

“Ah, thank y… ah!”

Hans screamed. After his excitement died down, he began to feel pain. Then, over his squirming body, a liquid substance dropped onto him, drip by drip, and his pain began to subside.

“A potion”

“Its my special service. This is the last time I am offering it, so dont expect it again.”

Zich still possessed plenty of potions that he had taken from the Counts residence, but because potions were unbelievably expensive, Zich didnt want to waste them.

Hans wounds healed completely.

“How do you feel after dealing with a monster for the first time You dont believe that you can… at least handle a goblin, right”

“…You knew, sir”

“Its obvious what a guy like you will think—thats why I asked. Its more important to experience how dangerous a monster is first-hand. You were lucky. Goblins usually travel ingroups, and its rare to see one wandering around by itself.”

Zich faced the front.

“However, it seems like it didnt completely fall behind the herd.”

The sound of grass swaying in the wind became a bit rougher. Goblins soon appeared and surrounded Hans and Zich. There were at least ten of them.

“They used a bait with their cruddy heads”

The fact that they didnt seem to care that one of their companions had died seemed to show that they were monsters without an ounce of humanity.

“S-sir Zich Isnt this a bit of a dangerous situation”

Hans trembled since he even struggled to fight one.

“Its fine. Ive prepared enough.”

Zich moved his left hand. The items inside his hand collided against each other and clattered.

“Isnt that a stone What are you…”

Hans couldnt even finish his question. Zich placed one of the stones in his left hand and secured it on his middle finger with his thumb as if he was going to flick it.

Swish!

He stretched out his middle finger and pushed the stone out. It was a childish gesture, but if a person at Zichs level did it, the result was different. The stone flew out and pierced the center of one of the goblins foreheads.

Push!

A bright, red flower bloomed. As if a huge hammer struck it, the goblins head exploded. Zich continued to flick the stones.

Swish! Swish!

Puck! Puck!

Whenever Zich flicked his finger, a loud sound rang out and a head exploded. It happened instantly. The monsters didnt even have the chance to respond, escape, or run. It didnt take long for the group of goblins to be wiped out.

“…What did you do”

Hans was usually cautious when dealing with Zich, but this time, he felt too shocked to be careful. Without even lifting his feet off the ground, Zich defeated the goblins that Hans had struggled to beat.

“You saw it. All I did was flick some stones around.”

Zich threw his leftover stones onto the ground.

“I dont have a reason to pull out my sword for a goblin. This is enough.”

Hans looked up to Zich with a vague look.

I thought he was strong, but hes at the level to defeat monsters with just stones

Had Zich become stronger in that short amount of time, or was any skilled person able to do this much But Hans didnt have more time to think.

“Get up quickly. Since I poured the potion on you, you can move, right”

“…Yes, sir.”

Hans didnt want to get up, but he forced himself.

“Lets start walking again.”

Zich and Hans began to retread the mountains wilderness.

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After that, the two met more monsters. Most of the monsters heads exploded at the stones that Zich jokingly flicked, and for those that didnt die against stones, Zich easily cut them apart with his sword. Hans watched the whole scene as he trembled and vowed to never defy Zich ever again.

After finishing off a couple of roaming orcs, Zich got a clump of grass leaves and wiped the blood off his sword.

As expected, quite a lot of monsters come out once you go in this deep.

Since these monsters lived deep inside areas where no humans lived, one could say that they were harmless.

But can there be a monster that is harmless against humans

There wasnt a harmless one among monsters; it was preferable to kill off all of the ones in sight.

It wont be much help, but its good to weed them out.

This was the reason why Zich had left a perfectly good road to walk through the mountains wilderness. Another reason was to show Hans how difficult travelling could be, and another one was…

Well, this will probably be of some help.

He helped Steelwall by weeding out many of the monsters roaming around their residence. But Zich had no intention to help them beyond that, and there was no way that those in Steelwall would learn of his deed. This was all for his self-satisfaction; it was to uproot the tiniest seed of guilt that he had in his heart.

This is the end. I can help Steelwall according to their situation later on. Yeah, I promised to be a good person, so I should at least do this much. Didnt I become too good

If Hans heard Zichs mind, he might have screamed at the absurdity of Zichs words.

Zich continued meeting monsters as he walked through the rough path. It had been a long time since Zich advanced straight without many thoughts. It made him nostalgic about his past, but on the other hand, Hans felt like he was taking his first steps to a never-ending path of suffering.

Even though his muscles ached, Hans leaned on his uncomfortable luggage for comfort in fear that a monster could pop out any moment. Then, when he saw the road in front of him, Hans felt like bursting into tears; it was over now.

“The sun is setting. Lets sleep here today.”

“Yes, sir!”

Hans answered Zichs command with great enthusiasm. They were still sleeping in the open, but Hans was thrilled that he could at least sleep near a road.

Hans prepared their sleeping area faster than he would have usually, but he still had many awkward movements. In the end, Zich prepared most of the sleeping area; of course, this was only for now, and Zich planned to make Hans do this task after he became more skilled in it.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Wood pieces locked inside the fiery blaze fueled the fires flames with their faint sounds. After lighting up the fire, Zich and Hans ate their meals. In comparison to the forest that was covered by thick trees, the area around the road was open. They could see the stars in the night sky.

“Hey.”

“Yes, yes, sir!”

“Are you tired”

At Zichs sudden question, Hans wondered how he should answer. Of course, he was tired, but he thought a fist would come flying in his direction if he answered honestly.

“Im fine, sir.”

“Really Then, is it alright for us to continue going this way…”

“Actually, its a bit tiring, sir!”

Hans shouted out of reflex, and his eyes began to roll. He lowered his neck and flinched as if a punch was coming at his stomach. Zich laughed out loud at how funny that was. Hans face reddened, but he felt relieved that the mood had not turned violent.

“You little **. Dont worry. We are only going to travel this way until we get out of Steelwall territory.”

“…Isnt it still a long way off from leaving Steelwall, sir”

“Thats right. So, we are only going to supply our goods in this town and go back inside the mountain again.”

Hans couldnt help but worry. Zich laughed at how Hans visibly crumbled inside without a sound.

Clip! Clop!

Suddenly, they heard horse hooves from afar. Zich and Hans both stared at where the sound came from, and from a distance, a dim light slowly approached them.

“Who is it during this time A merchant”

“No, in comparison to the sound of the horses, the carriage is too quiet. If its a merchant, the sound of the horse hooves and carriage should be about the same since they carry a heavy load.”

“Then, is it a traveler, sir”

“No traveler goes around with a horse and carriage.”

“Then, who is it, sir”

“Its most likely someone of high standing with his or her bodyguards.

As Zich said, the people they saw under their firewood lights were obviously from a wealthy background. They were also people dressed in full armor who protected the huge carriage.

They are Karuwiman's Holy Knights.

Karuwiman was a powerful religious family. They served the holy god, Karuna, who many royals, nobles, and commoners followed. In short, they were a force one couldnt make light of.

To think it was someone who the Karuwiman Holy Knights were guarding.

Indeed, they were not just anyone. The Holy Knights and the carriage continued to head where Zich and Hans were and stopped in front of them.

Neigh!

The horses snorted. Nervous about the scale and power of the Holy Knights, Hans trembled, and Zich got up.

I dont think they are planning to fight.

Karuwiman was a religious family. Of course, that didnt mean that they had zero rotten apples, but they didnt go around spreading evil. However, Zichs relationship with them wasnt good. No, before he regressed, Zich had fought with them with his life on the line.

He naturally felt wary of them.

That woman was also a part of Karuwiman.

She wasnt just part of it—she was also their saint. As one of the heros party members, she could give an incredible blessing to her party members so that they could max out their abilities. She could also heal them, making one confused whether her companions were zombies or humans.

Now that I think about it, how are they all doing right now

Zich was lost in thought for a moment when—

Clack!

A person opened the carriages doors and got off. Seeing how the Holy Knights heightened their defense, the person seemed to have been the one they were protecting. Zich looked at the person with interest, and his eyes widened.

She was one of those people Zich could never forget.

The female saint

The person Zich just thought of and had been a central figure in his final death was standing right in front of him.

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