Crossover Anime: A Dimensional Journey Starting with Frilian

"Really? Well... oh, I'm sorry, it seems I can't help you for the time being."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"You might not know the exact time, but a suspected high-ranking officer from the Demon King's army has arrived. Influenced by this officer, the weaker monsters in the vicinity have all gone into hiding, resulting in a sharp decrease in the number of missions..."

"So there really are officers from the Demon King's army?"

"It's not certain, but it's very likely. However, the country will send the Knights from the capital to come here next month to deal with this cadre. Until then, everyone will be unable to go out to work."

"That's it..."

"Wait! Shouldn't you be even more free then?" Huihui suddenly interrupted.

"Nonsense." Shi Chen slapped her on the head.

"what?"

"Since everyone's out of work, Luna and the others definitely need to help them find jobs, otherwise the adventurers will starve to death!"

"Huh? Are adventurers really that pitiful?"

"You're only just finding out? And you're an adventurer too!"

"So what do we do next? Should we give up on buying the house?"

"We can only wait..."

"Woo——"

Suddenly, a broadcast announcement sounded, followed by a broadcast of a notice.

"Urgent Notice! Urgent Notice! Attention all adventurers! Please prepare yourselves for battle immediately and assemble at the town's main gate!"

"Urgent notice! Urgent notice! All..."

The second emergency broadcast after Cabbage's message echoed throughout the town and kept repeating itself. Without saying much, Shichen and the other adventurers gathered at the city gate, but when they arrived, they held their breath.

Everyone was stunned by the monster in front of them, which exuded an astonishing sense of oppression. In front of him, they could only stand there, their throats dry, not daring to utter a single word.

It was a knight clad in jet-black armor, but headless; its head was held to the left of its body, and its name was almost self-evident.

The Headless Horseman!

It is a monster that announces death to people and brings despair.

After the righteous knight transformed into an immortal, he gained power and special abilities that completely surpassed those of his physical body in life.

Under the watchful eyes of all the adventurers, the headless knight presented his head, completely covered by his helmet, to them, and then the head emitted a muffled sound.

"I am a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army..."

Chapter 154 Headless Horseman

"I'm a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army. Not long ago, I moved to a nearby castle..."

At this point, the headless knight's head began to tremble slightly.

"Every day! Every single day! I don't know which lunatic keeps coming to my castle and then suddenly unleashes an explosion spell! Who is this crazy idiot?! Who is it?!"

The headless horseman was clearly enraged to the extreme; its roar sounded suppressed, as if it had reached a breaking point.

The previously hoarse and indistinct voice became much clearer and louder.

"What's this mess?"

"I didn't understand..."

"These are the Demon King's army officers?"

"very scary......"

"It actually appeared in the starting village!"

"It's over! It's over!"

"Wait! Did it just say something about explosion magic?"

"Ok?"

Everyone was talking about it, and no one understood what was going on. After all, they had been suddenly summoned and were about to face the Demon King's army officers.

But one thing they were very clear about was the explosion magic.

The surrounding people's eyes naturally focused on Huihui, who was standing next to Shichen.

Although Shichen always took Huihui to do quests and release the daily burst magic in a place where no one else was around, such a big commotion couldn't possibly go unnoticed. Moreover, when reporting the quest to the guild, she would always strike a pose and emphasize that she was a mage who controlled the burst magic.

There were many adventurers there at the time, and everyone in the town knew that she could use explosive magic.

"Eh?"

The gazes that were gathering around her were a bit piercing. Huihui was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Shichen.

Everyone looked at him, for no apparent reason.

"Why are you looking at me? That headless horseman was talking about explosion magic, it can only be you, right?"

"Huh—wasn't it you who brought me... Ugh!"

Before Huihui could finish speaking, Shichen covered her mouth, pulled her in front of him and hugged her, gave everyone an apologetic smile, and then looked at the headless knight.

"That's right, we did it. What do you want?"

"Oh, did you do this?" The headless horseman's tone returned to calm.

At this moment, all the adventurers began to make way, and Shichen picked up Huihui, walked out of the crowd, and came to an open space not far from the headless knight to confront it.

Aqua and the others followed.

To Shichen's surprise, Sato Kazuma, despite looking frightened, followed along.

Shi Chen nodded to him with satisfaction.

"Brother Shi, don't look down on me!" Sato Kazuma wiped his nose and said smugly.

"Fine, I underestimated you."

"Shichen, are we really going to face this headless knight? He looks so scary..." Huihui hugged Shichen's neck tightly and whispered.

"What are you afraid of? What is a headless knight? Just an undead. Have you forgotten Aqua?" Shichen patted her pert bottom and reminded her.

"Ah!" Huihui realized what was happening, but then she twisted her body shyly.

"He's outside."

"Then go back?"

"Going back is not allowed! No, not at any time!" Huihui said coquettishly.

"Sigh, what are you being shy about?"

"Who's shy...?"

“I’m telling you guys…” the headless knight suddenly interrupted.

"Are you ignoring me? I can hear you! Can't you be a little more serious? I'm a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army, I'm the Headless Horseman, okay? And you're still flirting? By the way, isn't that little girl a loli? Are you a lolicon?"

The headless knight was somewhat exasperated, but his tone still carried a hint of disdain, clearly referring to the time.

"Who's a little girl?!"

"How dare you call me a lolicon?"

Huihui and Shichen simultaneously refuted the headless knight.

"Isn't that right? What do you think?" the headless knight asked the adventurers at the door.

"Uh......"

They exchanged glances but didn't answer, whether because they were afraid to answer or because they didn't know how to answer.

After all, this kind of occasion seems a bit inappropriate.

"What exactly are you here for?" Shi Chen asked irritably.

"Ah! I almost forgot about the important matter, is it you?"

The headless rider turned its head towards Huihui, and the oppressive aura around it increased sharply. Its helmet even began to shake, clearly indicating its extreme anger.

"Are you the big idiot who runs to my castle every day to cast explosion spells on me? Why do you do that? Are you crazy? If you know I'm a high-ranking member of the Demon King's army and want to fight me, then just attack the castle openly! What's with all this sneaking around? If you don't have that idea, just stay in town! Nobody will come looking for you!"

"Uh......"

The headless horseman rattled off a whole bunch of things, leaving Huihui speechless, and it still hadn't finished.

"So why did you resort to such underhanded tactics to cause me trouble? Is it because you're too weak? Or because you're too cowardly? I know the adventurers in this town aren't high-level, and I was originally thinking of just leaving this small, trashy town alone. But you, you idiot, come here every day to unleash your explosion magic! Are you showing off? Showing off that you, as a human, can use explosion magic? I think you're the one with the problem!"

"There's nothing wrong with my head!" Huihui stretched her neck and retorted defiantly in Shichen's arms, "I am Huihui, an archmage, and a user of explosion magic!"

"Huihui, what kind of weird name is that? Huh? You're kidding me, aren't you?"

"No way! I'm a member of the Crimson Demon Clan!"

"The Crimson Demon Clan? I see, I understand now. No wonder your head isn't working properly."

"You're the one who's not right in the head, you've lost your mind!"

"I am the Headless Horseman, isn't that normal?" the Headless Horseman retorted proudly.

"you......"

"Alright, stop talking. I'll let you off the hook for now. I'm here on important business, not to mess around with someone as insignificant as you. I'm going to stay in that castle for a while. So, you're not allowed to come to my place again to show off your explosive magic, okay?"

"What? That won't do! What's the difference between not being able to cast Explosion Magic and being told to die? Crimson Demons have to cast Explosion Magic once a day, or they'll die."

"Hey! I've never heard of anything like this before! Don't lie to me!"

"I am telling the truth!"

"Only a devil can believe it!"

"Facts are facts!"

"Do you think I'm stupid? I'm smarter than you even without a brain!"

"Ha~"