Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

The Demon King was clearly surprised, and he replied with a smile, "I understand."

"Good! Don't think you've won against me just because of this!!"

I stomped my foot and stormed off.

do not

Even in front of the Demon King, I still possess a certain dignity!

That's so true to me!

I returned to the floating island and reported the news to the elders.

The elders were satisfied. At least some progress had been made in breaking through what was once a nightmarish hell.

If this continues, breaching the Demon King's lair and killing the Demon King will be just around the corner!

The good news was spread throughout the world.

Humans and demi-humans were originally irreconcilable enemies, but under these circumstances, they made peace with each other, a rare occurrence.

Even some righteous dragons stood up.

With everyone on the continent of Garan united, the Demon King is no match for them!

Indeed, justice should prevail over evil!

Humanity dispatched its most powerful heroes. These heroes were summoned from another world by special magic.

Because heroes gain powerful abilities during dimensional travel, they are generally exceptionally strong.

Standing before me are powerful elemental warriors. Unlike those flashy elemental branches, pure elements are terrifying beings in their hands.

I looked at the three heroes in front of me, and then at their attributes.

Ok……

Fire, water, earth...

Why does it feel like one element is missing?

If we're talking about the four elements, shouldn't it be wind, fire, water, and earth?

I asked the human emperor with a puzzled look.

In this situation, there's no need to hide your strength! I've heard that your country has four elemental heroes!

So, shouldn't we summon all the wind-attribute heroes too?!

When I questioned them about this, the human emperor shook his head and told me...

The Wind Warrior... he's dead.

He said it so casually.

Huh? The person who can kill the Wind Warrior is not to be underestimated!

You should know that the elemental warriors are the strongest beings among humans.

Could he have been killed by the Demon King...?

Many heroes have already sacrificed their lives to protect their country...

After all, every year a country summons a number of ordinary heroes.

Those young souls, only in their teens or twenties.

It would be so pitiful to die in another world.

I nodded and observed three seconds of silence for the Wind Warrior.

I won't... I won't let this happen to you again.

Once this 'Demon King Extermination War' is over, those countries probably won't need to summon heroes anymore.

Therefore, we must win this punitive expedition!

After that, preparations for this punitive expedition took a full ten years.

We've integrated the Six-Winged Holy Light Dragon, which counters dark magic, elemental warriors, and powerful demi-humans like werewolves, catwomen, and nine-tailed beasts.

Of course, we angels are also doing our best.

Of all species, our race has the strongest elemental affinity.

As a six-winged seraphim, I am the leader of this campaign.

Standing on high ground, I finished counting the troops and then gave a passionate speech to boost everyone's morale.

The enormous body of the six-winged holy dragon can carry all of us.

After a deafening roar of a dragon, we set off.

157 The Fire Hero

Fortunately, the Demon King did not restore the situation in the first level of Hell to its original state.

It's still exactly the same place as when we left.

Let's just admit you're a man of your word, you stinky devil.

We stepped over the corpse of the three-eyed black dragon, Neil Hawke, and proceeded to the next level.

"This level of hell is called the 'Lava Land'."

The Fire Warrior looked at the remains of the black dragon and said this.

"Huh? How did you know?"

I was somewhat surprised.

You should know that even I, who have dealt with the Demon King for so many years, do not know the name of this layer of hell.

"Moreover, this black dragon is called Neil Hawke."

I nodded; I was aware of that.

That said, if it weren't for the fact that our angelic race's light magic can counter dark magic, we might not have been able to kill this black dragon.

"Is the next level of hell the 'Forest of Poisonous Creatures'?"

The Fire Hero asked me that.

Although he was asking me a question, I sensed that he spoke with great confidence, as if he had already decided on the name of the next level of hell.

"Speaking of which, before we left Hell last time, the Demon King did say that the poisonous gas on the next level was very concentrated, and he warned us not to go there rashly."

That's what I said.

If you think about it that way, the second level might indeed be called the 'Forest of Poisons'.

"He's still the same."

There was a hint of helplessness in the Fire Hero's words.

"Eh?"

I didn't react for a moment; my mind was still processing the information.

The Fire Hero then turned to the Earth Hero and spoke.

"Dick, use your magic to teleport directly to a few underground levels. The next level is full of poisonous gas and is a huge maze."

Judging from the Fire Hero's serious expression, he must be very confident in what he said.

"The Forest of Poisonous Creatures has random teleportation magic, which will scatter our forces. Those with slightly lower resistance to poison gas will lose their mobility. Moreover, the Queen of Insects, Sestiem, is a terrifying being."

I was completely confused. This hero seemed to be a frequent visitor to hell. Why was he so familiar with hell?

“You agree, don’t you, Miss Istonia Loxta?” the Fire Warrior said to me again.

I blinked.

I'm a leader, you know! How can I show weakness on intelligence in this situation?

I nodded, completely agreeing with the Fire Hero's deduction.

"Let's follow the hero's judgment," I said.

The Fire Warrior smiled.

Well, he does have a rather dashing and imposing air about him when he smiles.

That said, among these four heroes, the Wind Hero stands out the most in both appearance and strength. That's what my infatuated little angels told me.

Unfortunately, he died young, and I was unable to witness the brilliance of the Wind Warrior. It is truly a pity.

While the Earth Hero was still chanting, the Fire Hero sat down beside me.

"What I said just now was not my judgment."

That's what he said to me.

"If this isn't a judgment, then is it just the Fire Hero's own guess?" I asked politely.

I thought he would draw his conclusion based on some information, but I didn't expect it to be different.

"That's because the Demon King and I used to be good friends."

The Fire Warrior gazed at the churning lava, as if lost in some kind of memory.

"He and I were summoned to the continent of Garan together."

"You don't know about that continent called 'Earth', do you?"

"You know, this big demon king and I were classmates."

"He descended upon the continent as the Wind Warrior, while I am the Fire Warrior."

……

Wait a minute?! Wait a minute!!

There was so much information that I couldn't process it all at once.

What do you mean by 'he descended upon the continent as the Wind Warrior'? Wasn't the subject of your previous sentence still something like 'the Great Demon King'?

The Fire Hero must have noticed my question, he explained.