Dungeon Defense

“…… Wow. ”

Barbato twists his mouth.

Simple logic, that word burns Barbato's battle shame.

As a result, she admitted that she had been defeated. But was it really defeated by pure reasoning? Maybe there's a loophole. Depending on a little luck and gut, Dantalian was beaten to some extent for saying she was the culprit. Barbato wondered about it.

In warrior fights, luck often dominates the battle. Even if it is determined solely by luck, it is only rare if it is determined somewhat by luck. Barbatos knew. Luck is also an element of battle.

But Barbato was naturally born with a warrior's temperament. I wanted a completely unlucky battle, a real hardship.

“Great! Dantalian. ”

Barbato throws his empty glass to the ground. The crystal glass shatters with a loud rumbling sound.

“Fully admit that your child has won. There is no complaint, even regret or indignation about him. Rather, I'm glad that you were a pretty good kid to my expectations. I'm gonna give you 99 points. Do you know what that means? ”

“... That means it's not a million points. ”

“Funnel! Yes! There is a gap between the ocean and the sky between 100 and 99 points. ”

She raises her right hand. The spirits responded to the actions of the great Black Witch.

The air fell gloomy.

─ Gooooooo.

Something mushroom-like came out of the cold marble floor. It was the top monster. The most powerful monster in Dantalian possession, the lowest level 10 golem, can be slaughtered with a pile of knives at once. It wasn't one. Dozens. Hundreds rise from the ground. Only to answer the call of the master.

─ Grrr…….

─ Gooooooo.

They quickly filled a vast hall in the Demon King's chambers. Barbato clenches his fist tightly in his right hand. Then 500 monsters pulled out the longsword together. As the 500 blades flare, the sound of iron resounded. One of them doesn't move, and he stops breathing. Monsters form perfectly aligned concentric circles around Barbato and Dantalian.

“ ……. ”

Dantalian doesn't feel faint, but his heart thumps. It was overwhelming. It would be hard to find an army anywhere on the continent that could defeat the 500 monsters slaughtered here. Throughout the human race and horsepower, an army belonging to the strongest must have been sending pressure without a sound.

“Proud minions! ”

Barbatos smiles in his mouth.

“There is no one here who has not roamed the battlefield with me in the last two thousand years, and there is no one who has not tasted the blood of a glorious victory. These are my glory, these are my history. I never respected any Demon King as much as I respected them. Dantalian! First and foremost, debate me in front of my precious minions! ”

She points her finger at Dantalian.

“A duel. A duel where swords come and go and blood don't splatter, but my pride and your pride intersect. Any game that is fun should be followed by that crowd and dividend. Dantalian, accept my battle. If you win, I'll give you twelve of my honorable knights. ”

Twelve Knights of Death!

Dantalian's heart rate grew stronger. Currently, he can only buy Class F monsters because he has only Level 3 dungeons. If there were twelve knights of Class A Monster Death, there would be no need to calculate!

On the contrary to the beating heart, Dantalian thought coldly. She said it was a battle. The reward for victory was, of course, the price for defeat. Dantalian said.

“That's very tempting. So, what happens if you lose? ”

“Be my servant! ”

Barbato opens his arms.

“I liked you. Being a man and liking me is a fucking big deal. That's how attractive your mind and abilities are. I promise. I will never let you down. You will be recognized as the most notorious foreigner in the legion of the Demon King in the 8th place. ”

Anger mixes with her voice.

“Now the Demon Kings are trash! He forgets why he's a Demon King, and he only takes one part of his life and one part of his safety. Why should I call them the Demon King? What difference do they have from the numerous lords of the human race? I declare they are rubbish among rubbish. Dantalian, join me in burning all the garbage to the ground. ”

Barbatos grins bitterly.

“and rule over the human race. Build a world for Mine. An empire unprecedented and unprecedented in history! Build an empire! It will be you forever. ”

“Khh.”

Dantalian laughs.

“There's no reason not to. I'll take that battle. ”

“Great! Prove it, then! ”

Barbato swings his arm. A transparent membrane forms next to her and Dantalian. Three times the height of Barbato was a huge list. It had 32 names written on it, one line by one.

“A total of 32 Demon Kings attended Valpurgis' Night! Explain to me why I, Barbato, carved this imprint on the corpse of the Reef. ”

“First, the mountain wave is excluded from the dragon ship. ”

Dantalian says confidently.

“The reason is simple. Because there's no way a mountain tribe would frame the same mountain tribe, Belial. ”

“Ha, funny! ”

Barbato smiles.

“Why do you think the third party left a mark? Belial himself may have truly branded the corpse of the Reef. Dantalian, this is a sacred arena. I cannot forgive even one elixir. Explain!”

“It's not an elixir or anything. The remains of Reef's corpse are marked ― 'itself' to prove that it is not Belial. ”

Dantalian said.

“Let's call the supporters of the Leaf's Adventure Party back there. Why didn't the patron fight me himself? Why would he secretly apply for a human adventure team? There's only one reason. I want to hide who I am. ”

He walks back and forth slowly.

“Then the act of 'secretly helping the Reef' and 'leaving evidence that he helped him' are clearly inconsistent with each other. Therefore.”

He draws a finger on a large list with Belial's name on it.

“The man who marks the corpse of the Reef is not a patron. Here comes another 'third party', with the exception of Reef and Sponsor. He carved the mark of Belial onto the corpse of the Leaf. ”

“Phew. Okay, I admit it. ”

Barbato swings his arm once. The list said Shhh, and a long stroke was drawn horizontally in the center of the section labeled '68th Belial.' It was a successful attack by Dantalian.

Barbatos was fine. Thirty-two to one cleared the suspect. What am I supposed to do? One. There are still thirty-one left! Among them, it is still difficult to determine exactly who the third party is.

“But there's a loophole in your logic, Dantalian. You're trying to wipe the whole mountain tribe off the Dragon Ship just because your faction is the same! ”

Barbato smiles.

“Even in the same faction, it is possible to hold a grudge against each other. Even within the Plains, fighting is the work of the Demon King. It's like a mountain! Some hillbilly might have done it because he hated Belial. ”

“Interesting argument. But it's no use. ”

Dantalian slowly walks around in an unshakeable pace.

“I really don't like objections to arguments. If the obvious objection is merely a hoax, it's a hoax. Velial is number 68. ”

He emphasized and repeated.

“Only 68th place. If there's someone who has to seriously plot for 68th place, if there's someone who has to spin and plot like this, then somebody who can't attack 68th in a normal way, weaker than 68th. So there's a total of four suspects from 69th to 72nd. Well, that's too bad. ”

Dantalian lifts your finger. He bends his index finger.

“I killed the 72nd Andromalius. Except for the Dragon Ship, three remain. Next up, 71st and Dantalian are definitely not the culprits. Except for the Dragon Ship, there are now two left. ”

“Hmph.”

Barbato shakes his hand. In a huge list, a stroke was drawn where the name '71st Dantalian' was written. Dantalian continued:

“Señor Seiland was in the 70th, and he was alive, but not a mountain tribe. You are not in any faction. The last one, number 69, decarabia. ”

Dantalian shouts.

“But Declaration didn't attend the hearing! I can't be the culprit. So your argument that someone from the same mountain tribe got Belial involved is null and void. ”

“... Khh. However, there is a possibility that the Demon King in 68th place or above framed Belial! ”

“That's a lot to take in. Take a look.”

Dantalian shakes his head. He points to the list by hand. It had the same names as the parchment list Laffith had submitted to Dantalian earlier.

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Rank 5th Marvas · · (Neutral)

Rank 8th Barbato · · · (Plain)

Rank 9th Pymon · · · (Mountain)

Rank No. 10 · · · (-)

Sequence 12 Citrus · · (Mountain)

Sequence 14 Lesage · · · (Plain)

Sequence 16 Zephar · · (Plain)

Rank 20 Purson · · · (Neutral)

Rank 21 Morax · · (Mountain)

Sequence 22 ifs · · (-)

27th Place Lonove · · (Mountain)

Rank 31 Forest · · · (Mountain)

33rd Place Garf · · · (Mountain)

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Rank 50th Purcas · · (Plain)

55th Orobas · · · (Mountain)

57th Place · · · (Mountain)

62nd place in Balak · · · (Mountain)

68th Place, Belial · · · (Mountain)

Sequence 70 Series · · · (-)

71st Dantalian · · · (-)

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“The Demon King with the highest sequence after Belial is Balak, 62nd place. There's a sixth difference in sequence. The right of speech for two in a faction is the difference between 62nd place sponsoring a human adventure squad behind it and carving a mark on a corpse? In order to avenge myself on the 71st, Dantalian, who is so much lower in rank than he is? ”

Dantalian laughs.

“Nonsense! It's not the same mountain tribe that framed Belial. Someone other than the mountain tribe engraved a brand on the corpse of the Reef to get Belial into trouble. It is clear that the third party had another purpose! ”

“ ……. ”

The first objection was debated.

Barbatos is relieved that if there were 32 of them, he would not be able to choose the right one. The price of vigilance was severe.

A total of 32 Demon Kings participated in Valpurgis Night.

Seventeen of them belong to the mountain tribe.

She had to watch Dantalian remove all the mountain tribes from the dragon ship. Barbato twists his mouth and shakes his hand.

─ Little bird!

At one moment, eighteen names were drawn. Thirty-one people, the number of suspects that handed it over, suddenly disappeared.

“Here we go. Suspect's down from 32 to 15. I'm off the hook. Fourteen, to be exact. There's still a lot of numbers, but I'm not saying it's impossible to pick out the killer. ”

“... Khh. ”

Barbatos swallows the moan. Dantalian's face glows with confidence.

“Now, let's get rid of the next case…… before that, let's get thirsty. ”