Chapter 199: Long Night (4)
The Alzar here had been a clone from the start.
That floating in the air like a balloon without ever touching the ground like that was actually because of that.
Most people think he floats like that instead because he simply can't walk easily, but it wasn't true.
Unlike his appearance which literally has trendous weight, those clones which are rely fakes actually don't have such weight, so he made them float intentionally even to hide this.
So, to deal an unexpected blow to an opponent who doesn't know this, like now.
“No. You just don't even have the courage to face others properly.”
However, as Lilith, who knew this fact well, ‘reacted’ quickly, in the end, the only ones who suffered were the subordinates he brought.
The subordinates, who clearly believed they had been following the ‘real’ Alzar all along, seed to fall into panic seeing the 「Hellfire」 burning them regardless of friend or foe.
Only then did they realize the fact that they were brought here thoroughly as ‘consumables’.
Eventually, most of the soldiers who completely lost the will to fight started to run away avoiding the black flas.
And Alzar, to be precise, his clones, seed not to care at all even while watching the sight of his soldiers running away like that.
As if they had already fulfilled their purpose just by breaking the castle walls and gates to enter here and making Lilith look like she was struggling even to stand properly like now.
“…You are, the worst.”
Lilith, who had ‘ordered’ all subordinates remaining in the castle to run away from the beginning, revealed genuine contempt at that sight.
Even more disgusted than when Alzar revealed what he had been doing all this ti.
“There are plenty of things to replace them.”
The Alzars ridiculed such Lilith with their mouths twisted grotesquely.
“Like you bitch.”
Then he glanced slightly at Lily beside her.
“…!”
Lily flinched and trembled.
Instinctively finding it difficult, as if she had seen a gross bug.
“…So?”
At that ti, Evie, who ca back to our side again, asked in a small voice as if whispering.
“How can we catch that disgusting bastard?”
While shaking off the tar-like sticky black blood (?) stained on her dagger from stabbing Alzar’s clone just a mont ago as if shaking off sothing disgusting.
“Do we have to find the real one hidden among those?”
“No.”
I shook my head.
“I guarantee you, there won't be anything like a real one among those.”
Alzar is thorough.
As can be seen from the fact that he has been doing the perverted act of watching Lilith for 10 years secretly without being caught until now.
He was excellent at hiding the ‘real’ himself.
Because in the first place.
“That bastard has never revealed his ‘real’ appearance even once.”
Yes.
The ‘real Alzar’ had never co outside until now even once.
Always shut in his dwelling, sending clones to act as if they were him.
“Isn’t that right, you trash bastard?”
Lilith, who knew that his specialty was making such clones (actually technically, unlike projections without substance, they actually exist, so they are closer to puppets or familiars), but didn't know that fact alone, showed a startled reaction.
It was inevitable that she didn't know, because this was a fact that even the Demon King didn't know properly.
As I said earlier, anyway, they do actually exist.
If they were simple projections, they would have been seen through long ago, but since he had never revealed his real self from the start, they had just thought Alzar in the form of a clone (familiar) was the real Alzar.
Because no one would have thought that he would put out a clone and act as if it were himself even in front of the Demon King.
“……!”
Therefore, no matter how surprised Lilith reacted, she didn't make a more surprised expression than Alzar(s) whose fact was seen through for the first ti.
“……How?”
Alzar, having been caught in a fact that even the Demon King hadn't caught, showed signs of fluster for the first ti in this place.
“Well, what a bastard like you thinks is always obvious.”
However, it was brief.
“…It seems that stupid muscle pig didn't get done in for nothing.”
Alzar retorted in a tone that quickly regained composure.
“Right, so what do you intend to do?”
As if asking what changes even if we found that out.
Because just realizing that everything here is fake doesn't an the threat of these clones becos fake entirely.
Actually, it is so.
As seen earlier, those clones were no different from dangerous bombs that explode with 「Hellfire」 the mont they are destroyed.
And since the ‘real’ Alzar exists in a place very far from this castle, we couldn't inflict direct damage on him either.
Therefore, although Alzar himself is not an exceptionally strong Corps Commander, he could be called the trickiest Corps Commander if one doesn't know the ‘strategy’.
“…Then what, do we have to blow them all up until those disgusting things stop coming out or sothing?”
Of course, that was also one of the ‘strategies’.
Blowing up all the clones as soon as they are seen.
Eventually, what moves those clones is Alzar’s mana, and if that mana is depleted, he won't be able to create clones anymore.
If that happens, we can win this Alzar battle anyway.
However, the ‘real Alzar’──his main body will be fine.
Although consuming this many clones would require quite a long ti for recovery—clearly enough ti not to be disturbed while we go to the Demon King’s Castle and catch the Demon King.
So that ‘strategy’ was strictly a way to finish this Alzar battle with a victory, not a way to kill Alzar.
“No need for that.”
Naturally, I intend to kill that damn bastard right now.
“Because it’s enough to drag out the ‘real one’ and kill him.”
Putting aside the reason that I can't leave alone an existence that might beco a threat again soday, I just didn't want to keep that bastard alive.
“…How?”
So, I will use the second ‘strategy’.
Not simply winning the Alzar battle, but a way to completely erase the existence called Alzar from this world──
“──Ah.”
Lilith seed to realize what that thod was before I even said it out loud.
Because it’s her specialty.
Virtually sothing only she could do.
──Yes.
“‘Dream’… it is.”
If the main body is hiding, we just have to drag it out by force.
Just as Lilith appeared in my dream before she even arrived at the castle previously.
And, just as she controlled the desires of people around through dreams to protect Lily until now.
No matter how far Alzar’s main body is from this castle, it wasn't as far as Lily or the people around who were beyond the Wall.
So if it’s through a ‘dream’, we can face the real Alzar, not these clones.
And there, we can kill him.
“──Ha.”
At that mont.
“Ha! Hahahaha──!!”
The Alzars burst into laughter all at once.
At the sa ti, summoning several 「Black Hands」, they tried to attack us again.
“Right! Try it if you can!”
Showing a truly leisurely appearance rather than putting on a brave front to hide his ‘weakness’ being discovered.
“──! Miki!”
“…! Yes!”
Miki raised his shield and blocked the offensive of 「Black Hands」 that started again.
In the anti, Evie quickly stepped with 「Shadow Step」 and cut down one of Alzar’s clones.
Of course, as soon as she did, it ended with it bursting while spewing black blood (?) just like before.
“What are you doing! Didn't you say you would invite to a ‘dream’!?”
Alzar, moving the 「Black Hands」 without stopping, blatantly ridiculed us.
“Finally, I will deal with you bitch properly!”
Ridiculed Lilith and made a blatant provocation.
“…Understood.”
Lilith didn't respond to that provocation, but instead spoke in a voice audible only to us.
“I will try to find that person’s main body.”
Alzar could virtually be called a lump of desire. Isn't he a bastard who has been voyeuristically watching Lilith for 10 years.
So for Lilith, who could even detect the desires of Sista Village beyond the Wall, detecting that desire wouldn't be that difficult if she just ‘concentrated’.
It was also sothing only the Succubus Queen could do.
However.
“Please, buy so ti.”
There was a slight difficulty that it was a situation where it was hard to ‘concentrate’ due to the interference of those damn clones and hands right now, and.
“When I find him, absolutely do not drag him into a ‘dream’.”
“…Yes?”
That even if we find the main body, we shouldn't drag it into a ‘dream’ right away.
“It will be difficult for Ms. Lilith.”
“What does that…”
Leaving aside the situation where it is difficult for her to exert power beyond grasping the location of the main body because she is literally very exhausted right now.
“That bastard must have prepared for Ms. Lilith’s intrusion.”
As I said earlier, Alzar was thorough.
He is a bastard who has been watching for an opportunity to ‘conquer’ Lilith by any ans, like now.
That ans he has already finished preparing for Lilith finding his main body and approaching through a ‘dream’ as well.
That’s why he is acting leisurely like that right now.
The mont Lilith casts the magic to drag him into a ‘dream’, he will conversely subdue Lilith.
He hasn't just been voyeuristically watching Lilith’s appearance until now.
He analyzed thoroughly.
Her magic, and even her mana.
Thanks to that, he was in a situation where he had even prepared a ‘spell’ to use that against her.
He is disgusting trash, but he was a highly skilled mage.
With that skill, he beca one of the seven strongest ‘devils’.
“It’s like walking into a trap.”
“B, but, then…”
Lilith, who clearly tried to say isn't there no way then, couldn't finish her sentence.
As I said earlier, calling a distant opponent into a ‘dream’ without direct contact is sothing only the Succubus Queen can do.
So if Lilith can't do it, it would be correct that there is no way.
“……It is, .”
──If there hadn't been another person with the qualities of a Succubus Queen here right now.
“I have to do it. …Right?”
“Yeah.”
That’s right.
Alzar analyzed Lilith thoroughly, but he couldn't do so for Lily.
It hasn't even been a day since he learned of Lily’s existence.
Naturally, there was no ti to analyze Lily’s mana and prepare a ‘counter-spell’.
So if it’s Lily, she can drag his main body into a ‘dream’.
There, we can hunt him.
Of course, to do that, Lily awakening as another Succubus Queen would co first.
“──Here.”
The Succubus Queen herself who can directly teach how to use that power, and.
“Drink my blood.”
The vessel of the Demon King who can provide the massive amount of energy──vitality needed for that, were also here.
So the conditions were already all set.
The only thing left was to awaken the Queen’s instinct.
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