Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

Although I don't want to believe it.

But judging from the current situation, the human god should have noticed his existence and become hostile to him.

The current situation is probably the result of deliberate guidance by humans and gods.

So knowing this, what choice does Ron have?

It seems not.

Qixing's disease can only be cured by Socas grass. Pergius refuses to help, and Orsted cannot be contacted for the time being.

In the end, even if you know it's a trap, you have no choice but to go ahead with it.

You can only rely on yourself.

But, this time is still a little different.

The sokas grass was right there.

Ron had made up his mind.

If things really come to a point where they are beyond help, just retreat temporarily and avoid the limelight for a while.

Anyway, as long as Qixing stayed in the Sky Fortress, even if Dulai's disease struck, his life wouldn't be in danger. And the Socas grass was there, it wouldn't grow legs and run away, so it didn't matter when he came to get it.

While I was thinking, it was already late at night.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the moon seems especially round tonight.

"Rudeus, how was your rest?"

"I feel a little more energetic now."

Rudeus rubbed his shoulders and got up from the bed.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he exercised every day. Although he could not be compared with a real swordsman, he still had plenty of physical strength and quickly recovered from the day's travel fatigue.

Ron leaned over the window and looked out, confirming that there were no guards monitoring the hotel, so he told Rudius to take his luggage and leave the hotel.

At this time, the streets of the town were extremely empty, the night sky was dotted with stars, and it was already late at night.

The two of them left the city at night and headed for the nearby Nekros Fortress.

According to Ron's idea.

If all this was truly planned by the Human God, then the more time he was given to prepare, the worse the consequences would be. So instead of just sitting there and waiting for death, why not take the initiative and see what other tricks the Human God could come up with?

……

……

It only takes an hour to travel from the town to Nekros Fortress.

Before daybreak, a fortress standing on the land of the Demon Realm appeared before Ron and Rudeus.

The entire fortress is dark black, very similar to the city of Chichilis, and it can be seen that it is made of the same material.

In terms of scale, it is not very huge. It feels like a castle protected by thick walls, which should not be rare in this world.

That being said.

The structure of the fortress is quite special.

The fortress is divided into five sections by walls, each connected by stairs. The lower three floors of the fortress are the capital city, while the upper two floors have no living buildings and are likely military facilities.

At the highest point of the fortress, a black building like a castle stands tall.

The entire fortress is built on the mountain.

Seeing the fortress from afar, both Rudeus and Ron felt heavy-hearted.

After all, unlike the casual demon king like Badigondi, Atofei is a serious fighter. He once displayed great prowess in the Battle of Laplace, much to everyone's surprise.

The fortress has a huge black gate.

There are soldiers in black armor standing guard on the city wall. Judging from their attire, they must be Atofi's personal guards.

Ron and Rudeus walked towards the fortress gate.

“Can we communicate smoothly?”

Rudeus touched the Dragon God Orb Wine in his luggage. Although there was no possibility of failure from the perspective of barter, it also depended on the other party being able to communicate smoothly.

"Of course, we should try to avoid fighting if we can."

Ron said this.

But in fact, he knew very well in his heart that it was impossible to completely avoid fighting in such a place.

The effort of thinking.

The two of them were already approaching the city gate.

Ron took a deep breath.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, the black-armored soldiers standing guard above the gate suddenly spoke first:

"Hero of the human race! It's amazing that you could reach Necros Fortress!"

The voice was loud and uniform.

Ron and Rudius were both stunned when they heard the voice.

However, the black-armored soldier did not pause, but continued:

"It's truly admirable that you were able to climb over the Devil's Mountain."

Devil's Mountain?

Ron and Rudeus looked at each other.

You're referring to the Black Dragon Canyon, right?

The number of black dragon beasts there is quite astonishing, and they are indeed extremely difficult to deal with.

For ordinary humans, it is impossible to pass through there.

"Is it the reputation of a hero you seek? Or the power of a demon king?"

The black-armored soldier at the gate continued to declare with great vigor:

"It doesn't matter which way it goes. If you want to get through here, you must defeat our Atofi Guards!"

"..."

Hearing the black-armored soldier's imposing declaration, Rudeus couldn't help but turn his head and look at Ron.

"Ron, this is clearly a misunderstanding, isn't it? Judging from the situation, it might turn into a war between us and Atofi's personal guards. That would be very bad, right?"

Ron nodded.

He immediately opened his throat and shouted:

"We are not here to fight. We just want to make a deal with Lord Atuofei. I want to exchange something for Socas Grass from Lord Atuofei. Could you please pass on the message?"

"what?"

He seemed surprised by Ron's words.

The black-armored soldiers on the city wall seemed a little overwhelmed.

Seeing that it seemed feasible, Ron quickly added:

"The idea of ​​attacking Lord Atoi is a complete misunderstanding. We have no such intentions at all. Please tell us, we..."

"boom--"

The words have not yet fallen.

A figure has fallen from the sky.

It landed right in front of Ron and Rudius, and the heavy landing stirred up dust. After the dust settled, Ron and Rudius were able to see each other's full appearance.

That was a soldier also wearing black armor.

As he landed, the soldier slowly took off his helmet, revealing a terrifying, reptilian face.

Green scales, hair like needles, protruding nose, and scars all over the body.

"My name is Kalina!"

The reptilian demon casually threw his helmet away and declared loudly:

"Kalina of the Wind, a king-level swordsman of the Northern Divine Stream and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Atofi Guards!"

"Hello, brave warrior who has come from afar!"

"If you want to continue, you have to defeat me first!"

Chapter 120: The Four Heavenly Kings

"Ron!"

Rudeus shouted as he unwrapped his wand.

"Calm down, Rudeus, leave it to me."

Ron held Rudius down and took a step forward.

He said to the demon who called herself Kalina:

"I'm sorry, I think this is a misunderstanding. We have no intention of attacking Lord Atofi. Instead, we want to offer him a treasure."

"what?"

Kalina froze in place just as she drew her sword.

Obviously, the current situation is completely different from what she imagined.

"Wait, aren't you the brave man named Ron?"

"My name is Ron, that's right."

"That's right. The Four Heavenly Kings of our Royal Guards have received orders to completely intercept the brave group here."

Kalina said as if it was a matter of course.

Rudius was speechless.

"Look, we've been saying this from the beginning that we're not here to attack Atofi. If anything, we're here to visit. Why do you have to treat us like enemies?"

"Because you are heroes!"

"Even if you're a hero, we don't intend to be your enemy!"

"But we have received a declaration of war."

"So it was just a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding or not, just defeat me first. I am [Kalina of the Wind], one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Imperial Guards. If you can't defeat me here, I will never allow you to advance!"

In any case, that Kalina had no intention of moving aside.

Rudeus wanted to say something, but Ron was already helpless.

"Alright, Rudeus, let's just defeat her here first."

"Huh? But didn't you say before that we should try to avoid conflicts?"

"That's what I thought, too. But this guy is a complete idiot, and he's also received orders from Atofi. No matter what I say, it's useless."

Ron lowered his voice and said:

"In short, let's knock him down first, and then let other people who can communicate come forward to explain."

"I see. Do you need my support?"

"No, leave this level of opponent to me for now. Save your magic power."

Ron said, taking a step forward.

Standing in front of Kalina.