The NTR Hero Knelt Before the Demon King – Chapter 137

Amun, having ended that dialogue, dispatched the Emperor effortlessly.

In this moment, where the very essence of what a god is seemed to manifest in his ruthless presence, the leader vanished in an instant. The soldiers guarding the Imperial Capital, desperately squeezing out whatever courage they could muster, found themselves unable to resist any longer and had no choice but to kneel.

“Di… Divine One…”

“Please… grant us mercy…”

The humans raised their prayers filled with desperation towards the Red Dragon hovering in the sky.

However, disregarding their pleas entirely, Amun began to emit a radiant light from his body and shouted with a booming voice.

– “You wretched and foolish beings who defy the rightful way established by the world, I shall now pass judgment upon you!” –

With those words, light orbs began to pour forth from Amun’s body.

Each orb, nearly the size of a person, descended toward the ground, transforming into shapes resembling divine beasts with wings of lions or wolves.

Countless beasts that landed upon the earth swiftly scattered in all directions like hounds drawn to their prey.

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Among them was Amphitryon, a hunter residing in the Imperial Capital.

Having hunted numerous beasts in the past, he was on his way home today after catching game earlier than usual. Unexpectedly for a hunter, he found himself fleeing from these unfamiliar creatures.

“Damn! What are those… monsters?”

The fearsome Red Dragon, still floating in the sky after killing the Emperor, had birthed beasts that were guaranteed to attack them. Realizing this, Amphitryon decided he must do whatever it took to stop them.

Thus, in order to protect his beloved wife at home, Amphitryon bravely attacked the beasts. However, regardless of his efforts, he could do nothing to harm them and was forced to choose escape.

Arrows and spears ricocheted off their hardened bodies, while the Light Beasts swiftly chomped down on the necks of the unfortunate souls standing nearby.

At that moment, Amphitryon clearly understood that these were not foes he could confront; the only path left for him was to flee.

“There’s no way to defeat such monsters; all that’s left is to escape with my wife and get out of this city. Wherever it may be, as long as I can run away with my beloved…”

Although troubles lay ahead, the fundamental rule of survival remained to live first and sort out the rest later.

Exerting all his strength, Amphitryon finally reached home.

He burst through the door and into the living room.

“Honey! Where are you? There are monsters outside…?”

In a situation where his family’s lives were hanging by a thread, Amphitryon rushed into the room.

Yet, in that moment, he was momentarily rendered speechless by the sight before him.

“Y-yo… you? How… how could you… at this time…?”

“…Ah…”

On the bed lay his wife, clad only in her underwear, half-naked, alongside the neighboring man, Zaus, with their bodies intertwined.

In an instant, as he beheld them, Amphitryon was struck by a horrifying sense of betrayal so acute that he forgot even the precariousness of the situation.

“H-Honey! This… this is not what it looks like! This man… he tried to force himself on me!”

“W-What are you saying? You were the one who seduced me first! Now you try to lay blame like this?”

“Honey! Don’t listen to him! I’m the victim here! This vile man barged in and grabbed me forcibly…”

“Just a moment ago, you said you loved me; how can you do this? You clearly planned to ditch your husband and run away with me!”

“W-Who said that… Amphitryon! Please believe me! This time it’s true! You must believe your wife! I really did nothing wrong…”

“…”

As they exchanged blatant lies, flinging blame at each other, Amphitryon couldn’t help but feel a profound disillusionment with his life.

Whether braving storms while hunting or risking his life in blizzards, he had persevered for his wife waiting at home, doing all he could to bring her even a morsel of meat.

Even just moments ago, he had challenged the beasts born from that enigmatic entity only to protect her.

But in this instant—not just now, but perhaps long before—his wife had been entangled with the neighboring man, whispering sweet nothings in the warm comfort of their bed, laughing at all his love and hard work for their home.

‘Is this… for this? All this… for this… I… I have…’

Engulfed by the feeling that years of effort and dedication had been reduced to nothing, Amphitryon started shedding tears, wearing a vacant expression.

His wife continued to spew nonsensical excuses, desperately trying to throw Zaus under the bus.

Then…

[Growl…]

“Wha… What is that?”

“!…”

In the next moment, a shimmering beast appeared behind Amphitryon.

He turned weakly to look at the beast, a hollow smile of resignation painted on his face.

The thought of needing to flee with his wife had long since evaporated.

Instead, all that filled his mind was a surprisingly peaceful acceptance: perhaps it would be better to be devoured by this beast right now.

As he surrendered to the inevitable, Amphitryon stood there waiting for the beast with exposed fangs to swallow him whole.

Responding to his resignation, the beast launched itself toward him in an instant.

In front of his eyes were gleaming, translucent fangs that were both divine and mercifully beautiful.

Yet.

“Huh?”

At that moment, the beast penetrated Amphitryon, disappearing behind him in an instant.

Then he heard it in his ears.

“AAAAH!!!”

“AAAAAAAAH!!!”

The shrieks of his wife and Zaus pierced Amphitryon’s ears.

Warm droplets of blood began to spatter on his back.

“…S-s-help… me! P-please… save me…”

“I-I made a mistake! H-Honey! Honey! Please, save me! Kyaaaah! Kuh… kuh…”

Even without looking back, he could vividly picture the scene behind him.

The warm feeling of crimson sanguine and the horrifying screams echoed around.

Amidst it all, he heard a familiar sound to a hunter like Amphitryon—the sound of a beast crunching their prey.

After some time passed, the voices that had echoed so vividly in his ears faded, leaving only the sound of the beast finishing its meal.

“Grrr…”

A low, rumbling sound signified the conclusion of events.

Still sitting in place and blanking out, Amphitryon began to feel a soft sensation brushing against him.

Warm and serene.

It seemed to soothe the despair that had filled him just moments ago.

With that sensation left behind, the beast slowly passed by him, leaving him unharmed.

That beast disappeared gradually out of sight, and seeing its retreating figure, Amphitryon limped outside with a dazed expression.

He was consumed by feelings of not wanting to know or even think about what had just transpired behind him.

Simultaneously, waves of gratitude and profound doubt surged within him, prompted by the beast’s actions that had avenged him.