Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

50 – Behemoth. (2)

Lord Lutherreck did not ignore my proposal. Immediately he reported my message to the other knights on the wall. As long as Behemoth is there, the wall cannot be easily defended, and if the wall is about to collapse, it would be better to keep the troops intact.

They probably didn’t want to be killed here either, so the retreat began quickly. Of course, in the process of retreat, they did not retreat completely. Since the Behemoth had not yet rushed towards the castle wall, they reduced the number of demon beasts as much as possible and retreated.

The wizards even used up all their remaining magic power to wipe out the magical beasts on the castle walls.

In the process, Sir Rudereck completely destroyed one part of the castle wall. The reason is obvious. This is because they judged that all the demonic beasts that saw the road opened would flock to it. And his prediction was correct.

As if they were jamming themselves into a narrow door in a hole, the demonic beasts all flocked there, stampeding themselves to death and causing chaos.

It was a splendid feat achieved by wizards who were faithful to their orders to destroy the castle walls. But that joy was short-lived. This is because the Behemoth moved in earnest.

People were filled with fear at its bizarre shape and huge body. It’s not that I don’t understand. You never thought you would face such a monster in person.

The fact that the retreat process was strangely fast was probably not just my illusion. If they died fighting honorably, they would not have wanted to be crushed by the feet of such a monster into unrecognizable corpses.

It’s a good thing we retreated as quickly as possible. If that guy had waited until he got to the wall, most of the people on the wall would have died.

There was no need to push troops into an area where the outcome was clearly visible. Of course, a castle wall is a structure that should never be abandoned, but this is only a story that can be used when the wall is doing its job.

If the walls were not functioning properly, at least manpower had to be preserved. Because each and every one of them grew up by siphoning off the empire’s money. Also, if they survive, they will be a great help in protecting the islanders who are currently taking refuge.

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The problem is how to deal with Behemoth…….

Saint, Ruslan, and commander of the Imperial Knights. Those three were absolutely necessary. He’ll probably be clearing out the demon beasts and then join and fight as soon as the Imperial Knight Commander arrives.

Even the Imperial Knight Commander could not just overlook the situation. Even if the emperor orders us to, we will definitely stop Behemoth. Perhaps at this time, the saint will temporarily lend Ruslan the candlestick of St. Valencia, and the sense of justice he exudes will soon become his strength.

What I will do then is to fill Ruslan’s gap. There were quite a few people that Ruslan was unable to protect, so by protecting them, he needed to alleviate his guilt and prevent him from being held back for no reason.

When I saw him from the castle wall earlier, he was doing something unusual…… Filling that gap may be more difficult than you think.

Still, it was not impossible. Because the power of this side was also formidable.

I took advantage of the confusion and left the place with Asti, Nea, and Lina.

“We will be saving people from now on. “Nea and Lina, you have work to do.”

“What should I do?”

Nea asked me in a very sincere manner. It’s because Asti told me to treat me as if I were dealing with a demon of the same level as him.

“There is something you have always wanted. Something so important that you have to sign a contract with Lina to find it. Asti.”

I called Asti quietly. Asti then opened the subspace and took out the remains of the saint.

Although it was weathered and shrunk by the ravages of time and was not in perfect shape, it was certain that it was the remains of Saint Este, judging by the sacred power she contained.

As soon as Nea saw that the relics of her saint were real, she opened her mouth as if she knew.

“This…” … ?”

“I got it because I said I needed it.”

“Oh, no. How did you get it, yo?”

“By chance. “It doesn’t really matter how we got this, so do what you have to do, yes.”

There is no need to go into detail about it. Because that’s not what’s important right now.

“He said it was something that had to be done… ….”

“We must corrupt the saint’s remains. “Didn’t she say she wanted to become a high-ranking devil?”

“Yes? Yes… ….”

“Then do it. Isn’t this the best condition to corrupt the remains? People’s confusion and fear, and the violence and negative madness pouring out from demonic beasts. “There are no conditions better than this to corrupt something pure.”

She nodded at my words.

“Okay.”

“Lina. Follow Nea. She’ll be safer that way. Now that demonic beasts have started to enter the system, I cannot protect you in this chaotic situation. “Nea must be in a safe place to corrupt the remains, so make sure you are there too.”

“Ah, okay.”

Recently, the relationship between Nea and Lina hasn’t been that bad. After I and Asti said that I and Asti would rescue her saint’s remains right away, there was no more teasing her, and in fact, he came to think that my assistant was being unreasonable, and began to teach me various things about her necromantic arts.

Also, she taught her how to control her ghosts around her, so Lina was no longer wary of her.

“But, a safe place… ….”

“I already saved it. Asti will guide you.”

“Did you hear? First, hold my hand.”

After hearing Asti’s words, the two held her hand. Afterwards, their appearances gradually began to disappear. Are you planning to use stealth magic and fly away?

“Be careful until I come, Prah.”

“Don’t worry. I’m not going to fight alone anyway…… I will fight while taking appropriate measures of the situation. “We deployed private soldiers in Jicheon for this purpose in the first place, so there won’t be any danger.”

“Yes.”

With those words, the presence of the three people completely disappeared.

Good. Now, let’s try moving alone.

I looked at the magical beasts that had begun to pour into the system and took a step forward.

* * *

The walls of the system have been breached. That fact was like a disaster for the islanders.

“Oh, no…” ….”

Some people have a look of despair, someone has a look of fear.

I was looking at the collapsing castle wall. In fact, it was destroyed by our troops, but the residents, who had no way of knowing that fact, could only tremble in fear.

At that time, the private soldiers that Lancel raised with his money began the task of evacuating the residents one by one to a safe place.

Of course, it is said on the surface that it is an order from His Majesty the Emperor. It was an action that strengthened the prestige of the imperial family and showed that the imperial family had not abandoned them.

Also, it wasn’t just private soldiers. The Capital Defense Forces, who had retreated from the castle walls, joined them and were destroying the demonic beasts coming through the corner of the broken castle walls.

-Cooooo――!

But the situation was not always optimistic. Suddenly, a deafening sound was heard. It was Behemoth.

The guy who had been sitting still finally moved.

“What do you do with that guy?”

In response to the knight’s question, the captain of the Capital Defense Force, Lord Luthereck, said:

“We can’t catch him. I have no choice but to hold out until the saint and the knight commander arrive. Still, if the fact that he didn’t move right away is a good news, then it can be said to be a good news.”

“I don’t think it will be easy to hold on until then… …. Was destroying the castle wall really the right choice?”

“The Duke of Lancel said so. “The moment that guy swings his front foot once, the sacred barrier will shatter.”

“That looks like it, but… ….”

“A castle wall that does not function properly becomes nothing more than a tomb for soldiers. “It would be better to guide him into a larger space first.”

“If it is a large space…… Are you talking about the central square of the island?”

“Okay. It would be better to guide him with this guy. “What about evacuation of residents?”

“Private soldiers hired by Lancel are evacuating residents. All we have to worry about is being careful not to let the demons leak out. And… ….”

He looked at Behemoth.

“Behemoth, a new path will be opened where it comes. “We should prepare for that situation as well.”

“I understand!”

“Our goal is to deal with the demonic beasts until the people who can subdue that Behemoth arrive. Just focus on that. And then lead the Behemoth to the central square. Don’t fight Behemoth carelessly. “You shouldn’t be put to death.”

“Yes!”

Ruderek glared at Behemoth with a worried expression. That gigantic figure that can be seen even outside the castle walls. It was unknown what he had come here for, but the moment he destroyed the castle wall, another crisis would arise.

There is no way to stop him. He was clearly the captain of the Capital Defense Force and a strong knight, but…… He cannot face Behemoth on his own. His intuition was whispering to him.

So all he could do was hold on. Until the heroes come to subdue him.