The NTR Hero Knelt Before the Demon King – Chapter 131

Aias and his soldiers slowly made their way forward, pushing through the darkness.

At that moment, with his favored weapon, a massive spear, firmly in hand, he advanced calmly, pretending to be unfazed, clad in the Magic Kingdom’s military uniform just like the other soldiers.

Then—

“Stop!”

“Who are you?!”

Suddenly, they were blocked by the soldiers of the Magic Kingdom.

In response, Aias spoke to them in a voice that feigned calmness.

“We are the supporting forces under General Totem, sent by Your Majesty, the Magic King. Hurry and inform General York that we have arrived!”

“Supporting forces? Ah… is that so? Have… have you finally come? Then where is General Totem…?”

“The General is coming slowly from the rear. He ordered us to enter first, so open the gate.”

Citing the words of the prisoner who spilled the information, Aias coolly spun a lie.

In response to this, the soldier bowed his head and replied firmly.

“Understood. I will report immediately.”

With that, the soldiers entered the fortress.

Watching their retreating figures, Aias secretly began smiling, realizing everything was going according to plan.

‘By the way, the Magic Kingdom folks are much weaker than I expected. Their military capability is undeniably extraordinary, but to think they were defending their position at such a low level…’

The defensive situation of the enemy camp felt considerably sloppy at first glance.

Although there were signs of defensive magic operating here and there, there didn’t seem to be many soldiers, and those that were present appeared quite lax.

Sure, the soldiers who had confronted him moments ago were tightly wound with tension, but others were practically dozing off right in front of him.

Thus, despite being enemies, Aias couldn’t help but click his tongue a bit at their pitiful state, beginning to look down on those foolish beings who would soon meet their demise.

At that moment.

“Permission granted. You may enter.”

“Welcome! Thank you for your long journey.”

With those words, the soldiers flung open the slightly ajar gate of the fortress.

Aias suppressed a grin that was creeping upwards and started to move inside alongside his soldiers.

Given the time of day, the entire area felt rather dim in the Magic Kingdom soldiers’ stronghold.

As soon as he stepped inside, Aias recognized that the moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived, and he drew his sword.

“All troops, attack!”

“!!!”

“Wha… what?”

A sudden attack order from Aias, and simultaneously, the soldiers following him swiftly took up combat positions and surged into the enemy camp like a tide.

“Th… the enemy!”

“The Empire has attacked!”

Only then did the Magic Kingdom soldiers start to grasp the situation and began to scream.

Watching them flee in utter disarray, the Empire Army attempted to catch them, but seeing them vanish in an instant, as if some magic had been employed, Aias ordered his subordinates to hold back.

“Stop! What we need to focus on is not those small fry, but the Magic Kingdom soldiers here. Burn everything in sight and leave no one alive!”

“Yes! General!”

With that, Aias’s command echoed, and the Empire soldiers scattered into the fortress without hesitation.

They began to set fires and destroy everything visible, preparing to eliminate every single Magic Kingdom soldier that would soon emerge.

However…

“…?”

“Huh?”

No matter how much they set fires and caused a ruckus, there was no sign of the Magic Kingdom soldiers appearing.

Regarding this fact, Aias and his soldiers felt a thick sense of unease and started to look around with vacant expressions.

“Wh… what’s happening?”

“I… I don’t know. Why aren’t they coming out…?”

“G… General!”

In the next moment, a group of soldiers rushed in urgently.

In response, Aias, now overwhelmed by confusion, asked them.

“What’s going on? Why can’t we see the enemy?!”

“W… well, it seems we’ve been tricked. No matter how we look around, there are no signs of the enemy.”

“Wha… what did you say?”

The words of his subordinate clearly proved the unexpected situation once more.

Aias’s expression immediately hardened as confusion washed over him.

“It’s a trap… we’ve… we’ve fallen into it.”

“G… General?”

“Damn it! Inform all troops! This is an enemy trap! Retreat. We need to get back to the castle… now!”

Just then—

-BOOM!!!

“!!!”

An enormous explosion sound suddenly pierced the air.

Aias’s gaze was drawn towards the flames shooting up from all directions.

“What… what is this?”

“G… General! It’s the enemy! They are ambushing us!”

The desperate shouts from his subordinate.

However, even without his subordinate’s words, Aias clearly understood what was happening.

Magic began to rain down like a deluge from the sky.

With an intended barrage of magical strikes pouring down on them, both Aias and the Empire soldiers began to melt away almost instantly.

“Gwaah!!!”

“Kuhaah!”

Soldiers hit by falling fireballs were reduced to ashes in an instant.

Those struck by ice and lightning met a horrific fate as they perished.

Amidst the utter chaos, the Empire soldiers who had boldly marched in were suffering devastating losses.

Moreover, these flames ignited to destroy the encampment now started to engulf the Empire army was an added trouble.

“This… this can’t be…”

Aias stared in despair at the soldiers dying around him with a blank expression.

Nearby, a soldier urgently called to him, saying,

“General! You must snap out of it! If we stay like this, we’ll all die! We need to escape!”

“Ugh…!”

At those words, Aias forced himself to regain his composure and unwillingly began to steer them in a direction.

Yet at this moment, most of the soldiers who had entered with him were stuck and unable to move.

With flames and smoke all around them, which mixed with the screams of their comrades, they couldn’t collect their thoughts, and despite Aias’s commands to retreat, they were utterly disoriented.

In this way, caught in fear and confusion against invisible foes and dying companions, the Empire troops were slowly crumbling.

Watching their plight, Aias began to shed blood tears in despair.

‘How can this be… such… such nonsense… that I, Aias, could experience such a humiliating defeat…’

As he barely managed to lead a few remaining soldiers out of the enemy camp, at that moment…

“Haha! Who do we have here? The famous General of the Empire, the little Aias himself!”

“! Y… York!”

York, a member of the Four Demon Maidens, stood there with a deep smirk directed at him.

At the same time, seeing numerous soldiers alongside her, Aias realized the situation had become worse.

“If you go like this, you’ll be missing out! There’s still plenty more I can do, so better surrender quietly!”

“Ugh! Retreat! There’s no time to deal with that woman!”

Ignoring York’s taunts, Aias continued his flight.

Witnessing this, York drew her sword and shouted in a cold voice.

“Capture him! Whoever brings me that little one will receive a generous reward!”

As soon as York’s command was given, the soldiers of the Magic Kingdom charged at Aias.

With that, Aias’s soldiers began to sprint as fast as they could towards Castle Delphi, but in the end, their efforts were rendered utterly futile.

“C… close the castle gate! Quickly close the gate…!!!”

-BOOM!!!

A tremendous explosion erupted between the castle gates trying to close.

With that, the locks intended to secure the gates were completely destroyed, and the Magic Kingdom soldiers began to flood in through the imperfectly closed gates.

“Charge!”

“Kill the women, and rape the men!!!”

The raucous cries of the Magic Kingdom’s witches rang out as they surged forth.

In a flash, the remaining Empire soldiers crumbled completely under the intense onslaught.

“G… General…”

“How… how could this happen…”

“W-where are you going, General! General!”

In the end, the worst possible scenario that could not be accepted materialized.

With a mind half gone, Aias fled to the temple located in the center of Delphi.

There was no particular reason for it.

The allied forces had been annihilated, and with the gates already ruined, enemies were pouring in; there was nothing he could do in this situation.

At that moment, the only thing he could cling to was praying desperately to the divine statue inside the temple.

“O… oh Goddess… Goddess Minerva, please, save this foolish man from this terrible crisis!!!”

Aias begged with an utterly hollow voice.

Just then,

Behind him, a sudden cold presence began to emerge.

“Honestly… you’re pitiful in every manner. In this situation, instead of fighting outright, you’re just begging the goddess pitifully.”

“!! Y… York…”

The general of the Magic Kingdom, York, appeared before him.

Normally, she would possess combat prowess nearly equal to his, but at this moment Aias was completely unarmed to enter the temple.

In contrast, York was completely armored from head to toe.

Understanding this, Aias began to regret his foolishness even more deeply as he crawled toward the divine statue.

“O… oh Goddess! Please… please look upon me!”

Clinging desperately to the statue out of sheer terror for the hellish situation that loomed ahead.

Watching this, York licked her lips slightly and said,

“Still, you’re said to be quite formidable in power, but you look absolutely pitiful now. But well, I guess it doesn’t really matter.”

With those words, she reached out and cast magic on Aias.

Instantly, Aias lost strength in his body, rendered immobile as he clutched the divine statue.

Then, in the next moment,

York slowly began to remove her armor, sporting a chilling yet sultry grin.

“Anyway, as long as the man is tasty, that’s all that matters. Now, shall we enjoy ourselves as I replenish my magic?”

“U… Aaaaaaargh!!!”