I’m Going to Destroy this Country

Shuri couldn’t understand the situation.

Demons.

No, right, demons would appear.

He remembered the repeated warnings from Uncle Lilai when they entered the treasure vault.

-Shuri, you probably already know, but demons appear in the 2nd vault. You must never attack them. It’s a trial to maintain your composure.

-Yes, Uncle. I know it very well.

-Got it? Your opponent is a demon of the 8th rank. A demon of the 8th rank is powerful enough to destroy an entire kingdom. Don’t even think about defeating it or taking any risky actions. Even a high-ranking knight could easily die!

-Yes. I understand.

Without the High Priest or Archbishop, it’s already a tough battle for humans.

Of course, the demon here was one captured by the holy faction.

If we follow the rules, there won’t be any harm or problems.

Yes, just follow the rules.

Shuri firmly grabbed Isaac as if he was quite uneasy.

“Understand? From here on, never attack the opponent. Even though it’s an enemy, you mustn’t attack!”

“Daya…?”

Isaac had a disgusted expression on his face.

Has this guy gone crazy?

It’s an enemy, why shouldn’t he attack?

“That’s the only way we can survive and pass through the 2nd vault! Just stay still here! No matter what appears, stay still until it disappears! You mustn’t attack the enemy!”

Isaac smirked.

I don’t know what it is, but it’s annoying.

He must mean to avoid fighting the demon directly because we’d die, so it’s like a bluff test, or something.

As expected, Shuri grabbed Isaac with a serious expression he had never shown before.

Couldn’t predict what this damned kid would do.

Honestly, he’s scarier than the trial!

“You get it, right? Never, ever! No matter what appears, even if it attacks! Don’t you ever engage! You have to endure it! Just for three minutes!”

This brat, he’s so troublesome.

He’s not even a little kid, but… Oh, he is a kid, indeed.

“If you can’t keep your composure and attack, an 8th-rank demon will appear! Then we’re all done for!”

Hmm… To the Demon King, an 8th-rank demon might not be cute, but it’s a formidable enemy. Well, whatever.

The goal is the Skeleton King’s physical body, after all.

“Got it? You must never attack!”

Ah, this stubborn kid.

“You heard me! If you can’t hold back, both of us will die! There are even real deaths!”

“Daya (Okay, yeah).”

This kid worries too much.

Relieved to have made him promise, Shuri pushed the door to the 2nd vault.

The tightly closed door responded with light and a voice.

[This is the Vault of Composure.]

[No matter what form your opponent takes, no matter the situation, remain silent and don’t resist.]

[Patience is a virtue, and cold reason. If you fail, divine punishment will befall.]

[Maintain your composure and adhere to patience, and all will go well.]

With just those words, Isaac immediately understood the nature of the trial.

As expected, it’s a trial involving illusions.

No doubt, the opponent would transform into something most unsettling, something that could disrupt one’s composure.

They’ve made it quite convincing!

Testing courage in the first vault, and composure in the second.

‘Many will fail. Kids can’t handle this kind of thing.’

But that only works on kids.

What can a fake do against an old man who’s been through life and death, reduced to bones?

A column of light fell before them.

A human figure emerged from within.

As expected, seeing something, Shuri, scared, hugged Isaac, grinding his teeth.

“That’s it. Endure! No matter what it says, you must never attack! Endure…”

Bang!!!

Before he could even finish talking about enduring, the figure was blasted away.

With an explosion…

A torn head…

Flew into the sky…

[It’s a failure.]

“Ah!! You crazy bastard!!!”

With Shuri’s scream, the column of light turned black.

And what emerged from within was a massive monster!

[I will bring down divine punishment.]

“Ah!”

Shuri, seeing the monster flashing its eyes, grabbed Isaac by the scruff of his neck.

“You maniac! I told you to endure!”

Couldn’t you endure that and ended up blowing the neck of the illusion?”

“You, this brat, you understand human words, don’t you! Because of you, we looked like we’re losing to a demon of the 8th rank!”

However, Isaac, who was actually reaching out, seemed to feel very dirty.

‘No, they didn’t tell me that it would transform into a god.’

In front of Isaac was a man with the face of a god.

It was a trial that transforms into what the opponent hates the most, causing them to lose their composure.

-Stupid Skeleton King. Fooled by a bonehead without a brain. Did you think we would make you a real human? Hahaha!

Ah, damn it.

Even if you transform, you transform into the son of gods?

“You, really! How could you not withstand even 3 seconds?!”

Isn’t 3 seconds a long time to endure?!

Did you see their faces?

But what’s done is done.

[Those without patience cannot proceed forward.]

[Die.]

Shooshoowoo!

As the golem-shaped monster moved like a fish in water, Shuri tightly closed his eyes.

‘Damn, it’s over.’

He had no face to see his father.

Everyone’s after the physical body of the Skeleton King, and Kina Berit will take all three precious treasures of the authorities.

And they would die here…

Bang!!

…I’m really dying?

Shuri couldn’t help but clench his buttocks.

“Argh!”

It was because there were eyes of a golem bigger than his height in front of them.

The golem had fallen, shattered into pieces.

‘No, no way!’

“An 8th rank demon, it can’t be defeated by anyone other than the Madam and grandfather…!”

And the door opened!

However, Isaac, who actually blew up the golem, seemed very unpleasant.

Well, it was good that he pretended to cast a spell and sent a destruction spell to destroy the golem’s magic core.

This puppet. If you know the location of the magic core, it’s just one shot.

But.

“Dayaya (What, 8th rank)?”

Are you kidding me?

Are you ignoring the watchdog of the Demon King now?

How is this an 8th rank demon?

This was a puppet created by demonic magic.

If there’s a problem, it’s with the creator.

‘This is my subordinate’s magic.’

There was a close demon to the Skeleton King.

The most feared elite force under the Skeleton King, believed to be nurtured by the mightiest Demon King.

They were fourteen top demons.

They were the ones who would have shuddered along with the Skeleton King in the holy faction.

Anyway, this was a unique ability of one of them.

But there’s no way that guy would lend his powers to the holy faction.

‘Could it be, is he playing the role of Eshua’s dog here?’

No, that can’t be.

Each of the fourteen had power comparable to the Demon King.

Of course, excluding this strongest body, and the old worthless demon kings.

He wouldn’t be so easily caught by the holy faction.

Did he willingly become the gatekeeper for the priests?

If that’s the case, it’s even more incomprehensible.

Why would a great vassal of the Demon King do such a humiliating thing?