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Chapter 175: 1 vs 3500

A phantom castle that appeared out of nowhere which seemed to have hollowed out the forest of Everlasting Darkness had been a hot topic in the Arto Kingdom for several weeks – as a mysterious castle that can be seen but cannot be entered.

And, although there are speculations that “it must be a dungeon” due to the characteristics of the area, there is still no one who knows the truth except for those involved.

Inside the walls of the phantom castle. The place which can be called the “Phantom Castle 0th floor” is a fantastical space where two crimson moons always shine in the night sky unlike the outside world.

A single shadow remained in the sky.

The dark blue hair that embodied the night sky was studded with golden mesh that reflects the moonlight. Race name [Bushiki], Individual name [Yaou].

The presence emanating from his body was that of a fierce man, and his expression was a fearless smile that was a mixture of joy and anger.

「Those who oppose the Lord are fools. Regret your actions until the moment of your death.」

The words he muttered seemed to be directed to no one but himself.

A few minutes ago, Yaou, who was having a mock battle with Quereble as usual, received a telepathy from Aun. And he received an unexpected order.

《Don’t hold back, okay? Kill them with all your might and feed them to the zombies.》

《!? Is it really okay if I use my full power?》

《Obviously. I will not forgive you if you go easy on them.》

Until then, Yaou thought that he had become “too strong”.

His powerful magic could easily blow up an entire city with half of its power, and his strength could drive even an S-rank monster to the brink of death with a single blow of his fist. His speed can break even the sound barrier. And having acquired the intelligence and skills to master those, he was put in charge of the 4th floor of the Phantom Castle, which is an ultra-high floor, so there are limited situations in which he can use his full power against enemies who threaten his master. He was about to give up hope that he would ever get a chance for that.

However, he suddenly received an unexpected order from his master. Moreover, it was in an environment where he didn’t have to worry about damage to others or buildings no matter how much he rampaged. In addition, this was the first time the Phantom Castle will have “audiences”.

He had no feelings other than gratitude and respect for his lord who created this situation.

As he was thinking about how to execute those who directed hostility towards his lord, a message came in from Irs.

《Yaou-dono, are you ready?》

《Yeah! Anytime!》

《In that case, I will activate the teleportation magic circle now. …I don’t think I have to say it, but the minimum requirement for Aun’s order this time is to “exterminate everyone”.》

《I know. Let’s fulfill the order from the Lord properly.》

《You sure are in high spirits! Then let’s begin!》

When the telepathy was cut, a gigantic magic circle appeared in the wilderness created within the castle walls, emitting dazzling light.

A few seconds later, a large number of soldiers and adventurers suddenly appeared below Yaou.

「Wh-What’s going on!? Wasn’t it daytime just now!」

「Where is this place? Eh, a black…castle?」

「Oi! The magic circle and the light from earlier! Don’t tell me we got teleported!?」

「Calm down! Don’t break formation!!」

Yaou waited for about 20 seconds, looking down at the confused enemy soldiers. Judging from the fact that there was no telepathy from Irs meant that he had successfully transferred all the enemy soldiers, Yaou slowly lowered himself from the sky to the ground with Wind magic. It was also intended to draw the attention of all the confused enemy soldiers to himself.

And then, the would-be slaughterer spoke with a quiet murderous intent.

「Shut up, you maggots.」

「T-There’s a monster! Did he teleport us here!?」

「What is that… I didn’t hear that there would be such a monster–」

In the next moment, the head of the adventurer who uttered those words danced in the air.

「Did I not tell you to shut up?」

Most of the soldiers were stunned by the spectacle, and fell silent in an instant.

The reason why Yaou deliberately drew attention to himself was summed up in his following words.

「You bastards need to know who you picked a fight with before you die… That person is the king who rules over the Phantom Castle Labyrinth and is an absolute existence. He is not an existence that maggots like you can even dream of opposing.」

「Wha! There’s an entity controlling this huge dungeon!? That sounds almost like the Demon Ki– Ka ha….」

「Do you not know what “shut up” means? Well, it’s fine, let’s continue. You bastards have 2 choices. You either let yourselves be killed without fighting back or fight back and be exterminated. Well, no matter what, you’re all still going to end up as “zombie food”. However, if by some chance you are able to defeat me… I will create a teleportation magic circle out of here.」

Yaou thought that just killing them would be disobeying Aun’s orders. And in order to use his full power, he wanted the other party to also come at him with full power.

That’s why Yaou deliberately incited the enemy. This is where Yaou’s serious and uptight personality comes into play.

However, just as Yaou intended, the rebel army regained hope for survival and began to organize their ranks without being told by anyone.

——And in a few minutes, the battle of “1 vs. 3500” between Yaou and the Rebel Army will begin.