The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 577 This Damn, Incredibly Relaxing Feeling

Upon entering the Demon King's castle, I discovered it was a maze-like place, with lights everywhere and a complex network of roads, perhaps designed for defense.

Although he wasn't surprised by the Demon King's castle, it was too domineering and lacked any originality, which disappointed Zun Zun.

Normally, it should be wider or more rugged and winding, right? Ideally, there should be a tower inside, the kind that any man would climb a hundred stories high. Or, it could go downhill too.

The only surprising thing.

The Demon King's Castle is very clean.

I had imagined the Demon King's castle would be a darker, more gloomy place, but contrary to its oppressive exterior, the interior was quite clean, and there was no litter on the streets.

Actually, Zun Zun didn't know.

These are all the good deeds of the Crimson Demon Clan.

Because they would leave their trash outside the Demon King's castle after every picnic, over time everyone in the Demon King's army became very clean.

Kazuma Sato and Fio walked at the front, using trap perception and danger perception to scout the way; Zun Zun and Megumin walked at the back, using the eyes of the Crimson Demon Clan to check if any enemies were chasing them.

Huihui asked curiously.

"What's wrong, Zun Zun? You look unhappy."

"I just thought the Demon King's Castle was too ordinary."

"...Now that you mention it, it's true. Usually, in classic shonen manga, it's about a hero storming a demon king's dungeon, right? While the lack of originality is a little disappointing, isn't it actually a good thing for us?"

Kazuma Sato, who was walking ahead, agreed. As a modern person who had played countless RPG games, he also felt that this kind of Demon King's Castle was very ordinary.

But at the same time, I'm also very fortunate.

At least you won't be facing a demon king right away, or be surrounded by a large army of demon kings.

Now that everyone has entered the Demon King's castle, they can hear someone shouting in the distance, seemingly telling the Demon King's army that there are thieves who have broken in and to be on guard.

"But we can't be too careless." Youyou said seriously, "Please don't forget that this is the Demon King's castle, and the Demon King is still in this castle. Most importantly..."

She paused for a moment, then slowly spoke again.

“Mr. Barnier was a high-ranking officer in the Demon King’s army.”

"Well!"

Everyone became slightly alert.

They all knew that Barnier had a great desire: to torment humans… no, that's wrong.

The idea was to build a dungeon, attract adventurers to challenge it, and after overcoming numerous hardships and defeating the boss, Banir, to finally clear the dungeon, they would receive a treasure chest. However, the chest didn't contain any treasure; instead, it contained a thank-you note.

This shows just how awful Barnier's personality really is.

Upon closer examination, how could the place where Barnier previously worked not have designed excessive traps?
"...Youyou, you're really showing the demeanor of a clan leader. What are you trying to say? Do you think we're too relaxed? Don't joke around, we're very serious, because everyone is very serious in the final moments of defeating the Demon King!"

"Huh? No, no, I, I'm not... that..."

Huihui is deliberately picking a fight.

Youyou clearly wanted to remind everyone not to relax too much, but Huihui seemed a little unhappy with Youyou's attitude and deliberately made things difficult for her.

"Oh, don't be nervous! This trap set by that damn devil is no match for me, the goddess, who will break it in no time!"

Oh, this damn feeling of ultimate relaxation.

Just as Zun Zun sensed something was amiss, and this sudden impulse seemed to make him want to say something—

"Aqua, don't move!"

Kazuma Sato spoke first.

But, it's still too late.

With a snap, Aqua's hand landed on a dented stone brick. She turned her head slowly, her face filled with embarrassment, and spoke with great reluctance.

"...Excuse me, I think I've accidentally touched a faulty switch."

"You...you big idiot!!!"

then.

Amidst Kazuma Sato's roar and the impact of the massive rolling boulders behind them, the group sped off.

Zun Zun scooped up Hui Hui and quickly followed the others.

"Hey Zun Zun, why don't you just smash it to pieces? If it's difficult to do so, just use my explosion magic..."

This guy talks nonsense without understanding the situation.

"It's not that we can't, it's that it won't work. The rolling stones will generate acceleration under impact, and if we destroy them, the broken stones will scatter in all directions, which could easily bury us together."

"I see……"

Huihui suddenly realized.

No, Zun Zun doubted whether she had understood at all, and felt that this guy was just agreeing with her.

Everyone fled as fast as they could.

The road was perfectly flat, yet the rolling stones seemed to be going faster and faster, making it hard not to suspect that some kind of trap had been set up. Come to think of it, Zun Zun had never heard Barnier mention this before.

And I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but the more I look at the Rolling Stones, the more it reminds me of Barnier’s smug face.

"Hey, look! As the rolling stone got faster and faster, its surface turned into Barnir's face!"

"What? So it wasn't an illusion after all!"

I have absolutely no idea how Barnier was designed.

I ran a distance of about several hundred meters.

Only then did everyone realize how big the Demon King's castle was.

"I...I can't...I'm...I can't breathe...Kazuma...you have to think of something!" "Keep breathing...Don't...Don't talk, just run."

Aqua is about to collapse.

With Megumin being carried by Mikoto, Aqua was actually the weakest in terms of physical strength and was about to give up.

Mikami looked at the demonic sword in his hand, then at the rolling stones behind him.

"If I could completely obliterate it in an instant..."

"Hey, you'd better not do that, Foolish Sword!"

"It's a sword-wielding technique!"

Even now, he's still being called by the wrong name, making it hard not to suspect that Kazuma Sato is doing it on purpose.

"I can give it a try."

"Let me make this clear first, don't act on your own like Aqua. Nobody knows what's inside the rolling stone. What if it accidentally explodes?"

"...No, I don't think they would make such an excessive mechanism."

"Huh!? If it were me, I'd not only put something that could explode in there, but I'd also put in some pepper spray and all sorts of potions with negative effects!"

As expected of both the sadistic and the realistic.

If he becomes the Demon King in the future, I'll entrust him with designing the traps for the Demon King's Castle.

“But at this rate, I don’t know how long we’ll have to run, and…” Mikami looked at the road ahead with concern and said, “I don’t know where this road leads, and I feel uneasy.”

Incidentally, his two companions looked to be in very good health.

Sato Kazuma was at his wit's end. He looked at Zun Zun pleadingly for help, and Zun Zun, after receiving the signal in his eyes, thought for a moment, then quickly ran forward and threw a powerful punch—

With a loud bang, the wall was instantly shattered.

"Come this way!"

"Oh, oh, oh! He deliberately created a space large enough for everyone to hide in, as expected of Venerable Zun, his mind is so quick!"

This compliment is anything but pleasant.

On the contrary, Kazuma Sato seems to have become too reliant on his master and has stopped using his brain much since then.

The group hid inside.

But then everyone realized that behind the broken wall was not a mountain, but a huge square.

It's probably a few hundred square meters.

It's incredibly spacious.

Behind the plaza, in front of them stood a person—wearing a white mask, white robes, and a white wand. The person, entirely in white, was shrouded in a semi-transparent membrane, exuding an aura of power.

Is it the Demon King's army...?

Because he exuded an incredible sense of freshness, which even made people feel somewhat sacred.

Now, this powerful figure was tilting his head, looking at the gate on the other side of the plaza behind him, then at Zun Zun and the others who had appeared behind him. The look in his eyes, revealed by his mask, seemed to say, "Where did you come from?"

Kazuma Sato seemed a little embarrassed, scratching his head as he said, "Um... I had no choice but to do this because I was being chased by Rolling Stones, please forgive me...?"

"no no……"

"Do not?"

"Incomprehensible!"

The man suddenly bristled and pointed at the crowd, shouting.

"You dared to sneak into the Demon King's castle at night? Fine, but at least walk in through the main gate properly! And with so many traps, how could you only use rolling stones?! Don't you know the legend of the Demon King and the Hero, or understand the true path of kings?! Such wicked acts... the divine blood flowing in my veins is—"

"Just an angel? What nonsense are you spouting!"

I don't know why the other person said that, but before they could finish speaking, Aqua interrupted and exposed their identity.

Angel?

Zun Zun whispered to the puzzled Sato Kazuma, "This is the last Demon King's Army officer I was talking about. He is the oldest and strongest mage, and also an angel."

"Ok?"

Huihui's ears suddenly perked up; she seemed quite interested in the oldest and strongest mage.

It's not over with Aqua yet.

"Hey you! Were all those traps outside your doing?!"

"Regardless. It was built by me and the former Demon King's army cadre, Grand Duke Banir of Hell. He was highly accomplished in this area, and I benefited greatly from his work. Speaking of which, you exude a pure aura of divine power. Judging from your blue hair, could it be..."

The old angel looked intently at Aqua, as if he knew who she was, but was unsure whether to confirm it.

Aqua was already burning with rage.

"How dare... how dare they make this goddess so disheveled... a mere angel... that's bad enough, but to actually collude with that damned demon and still dare to claim to be the oldest and strongest..."

She suddenly raised her head, her blue eyes filled with red light.

"Megumin!"

"Explosion!"

"Wait...!?" X4
Although Kazuma Sato and Yuuyu tried to stop him, the explosive magic emanating from the tip of Megumin's wand didn't wait and shot straight towards the white-robed man.

The next instant, the dust and smoke kicked up by the explosion, accompanied by a roar, scattered into the air.

The powerful shockwave sent everyone flying backward.

Such a sudden and unexpected explosive magic caught everyone off guard, and almost wiped them all out.

(End of this chapter)