Welcome to the Impregnable Demon King Castle

lot including the Monsters from the Elementary Level – Beginner’s Dungeon, and the two from Ellie’s party.
It’s not officially known, but Foras is one too.

It would be dangerous to neglect them while in the heat of a fierce battle.

In fact, much like with the Fenix party and the Nicola party, I have a track record of instantly hitting people with Black Magic.

「Now then, Sir Lemegeton.」

However, there is one thing that I find curious.

To solve all of the above, he could have simply flown straight to me.

Of course, I wouldn’t go down so easily, but pretty much no one doubts that the Storm Hero will win.

So then why?

I’m sure that the answer is simple.

As the leader of this Raid Battle, he chose the safer route.

「Yeah.」

Temporarily, he chased me down while reliving his younger days, but once his allies caught up with him, he had to be aware of everyone as a whole once again.

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I’m not sure whether that change is beneficial or detrimental for me.

We finally set foot on that block.

Aerial stands before me.

「I am impressed.
You are the first person to ever conquer the Sky Garden in such a fashion.」

「Is that so? How many Monsters have defeated you like so?」

「Ahaha, I lost quite a lot back in the day.
If I were to limit it to the past twenty years though, zero.」

That time with my master was the first official loss of Aerial’s career.

From there, he would go on to challenge the Demon King Castle countless times, where a life or death struggle with the Monsters, who have experienced countless battles under my master, would unfold.

With their Clears ending in failure many times, the young Aerial party only reached the seventh stratum.

That’s the record of how far mankind’s strongest could reach.

That record was never broken until later when the Fenix party reached the tenth stratum.

Ever since the Aerial party heard that the Demon King of that time had disappeared, he didn’t challenge the Demon King Castle ever again.

That is…until now, in this Raid Battle.

「Well then, we shall put an end to that twenty-year streak.」

「There have been many who have said that very line.
But so far, not one of them has been able to actually do it.
I wonder if you’ll be different.」

「We shall know soon enough.」

「I’m looking forward to it.」

First off, let’s talk about our advantages.

Him chasing me so forcibly was indeed a shock, but because of that, he has used up a considerable amount of Magical Energy.

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The Magical Energy organ has its limits.
Like how you cannot continue sprinting for eternity.
While running, your speed will drop, and eventually, your stamina will run dry.

His Holy Sword has been destroyed.

The Holy Sword is a weapon that houses the Spirit’s divine protection.
Its durability and sharpness are incomparable to normal weapons.
The lack of which is a huge plus for us.

He is maintaining his Sky Garden.

Even doing that alone is constantly consuming Magical Energy.

Foras and I are extremely excellent Black Sorcerers.

The Magical Energy required to Resist us is more than the average.
In the end, he doesn’t have a lot of Magical Energy that he can spare for the battle with us.

He has to put his all into maintaining the Garden, Resisting Black Magic, and fighting.

These are our disadvantages.

We are facing the world’s 1st-ranked Hero.

No matter how many strategies or plans I pile on him, he could blow us all away in one.

That’s how overwhelming being 1st rank is.

The attack and defense battle took roughly ten seconds.

In fact, it probably only lasted that long.

So this is what my senses, which were stretched to extreme concentration, could capture.

Aerial moved.
No sooner than that, Amduscias’s halberd was broken in two, and her torso was pierced by his right arm.
No.
His hand didn’t even touch her, yet there was a wound… He’s extending a blade of wind from his arm!

Amduscias immediately dropped her halberd and grabbed the enemy’s arm with her right hand, and she changed into her Centaur form while swinging a sword in her left hand.

「Mm.」

When he thought he stabbed her chest in her Human form, she changed to a Centaur.
What happens with this change is that she becomes much taller than her Human form.
Aerial, who was grabbed by the arm, is naturally lifted off the floor.
Foras and I let loose our Black Magic with all our might to aid her.