harleyscars Chapter 154 The Headless Horseman
Chapter 154 The Headless Horseman
Chapter 154 The Headless Horseman
"I'm a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army. Not long ago, I moved to a nearby castle..."
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At this point, the headless rider's head began to tremble slightly.
"Every day! Every single day! I don't know which lunatic keeps coming to my castle!"
Then they actually unleashed an explosion spell! Who on earth is this crazy, idiotic lunatic?!
The headless horseman was clearly enraged to the extreme; its roar sounded suppressed, as if it had reached a breaking point.
The previously hoarse and indistinct voice became much clearer and brighter.
"What nonsense is this?"
I didn't understand...
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"These are the Demon King's army officers?"
"How scary..."
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"It actually appeared in the starting village!"
"It's over! It's over!"
"Wait! Did it just say something about explosion magic?"
"Um?"
Everyone was talking about it, and no one understood what was going on. After all, they had been suddenly summoned and were about to face the Demon King's army officers.
But one thing they were very clear about was the explosion magic.
The surrounding people's eyes naturally focused on Huihui, who was standing next to Shichen.
Although Shichen always took Huihui to do missions and release the daily burst magic in a place where no one else was around, such a big commotion couldn't possibly go unnoticed. Moreover, when reporting the mission to the guild, she would always strike a pose and emphasize that she was a mage who controlled the burst magic.
There were many adventurers there at the time, and everyone in the town knew that she could use explosive magic.
"Huh?"
The gazes that were gathering around her were a bit piercing. Huihui was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Shichen.
Everyone looked at him, for no apparent reason.
Why are you looking at me? That headless horseman was talking about explosion magic, it can only be you, right?
"—It wasn't you who brought me... um!"
Before Huihui could finish speaking, Shichen covered her mouth, pulled her in front of him and hugged her, gave everyone an apologetic smile, and then looked at the headless knight.
"That's right, we did it. What do you want?"
"Oh, did you do this?" The headless horseman's tone returned to calm. At this moment, all the adventurers began to make way. Shichen picked up Huihui, walked out of the crowd, and came to an open space not far from the headless horseman to confront it.
Aqua and the others followed.
To Shichen's surprise, Sato Kazuma, despite looking frightened, followed along.
Shi Chen nodded to him with satisfaction.
"Brother Shi, don't look down on me!" Sato Kazuma wiped his nose and said smugly.
"Fine, I underestimated you."
"Shichen, are we really going to have to face this headless knight? He looks so scary..." Huihui hugged Shichen's neck tightly and whispered.
"What are you afraid of? What is a headless knight? Just an undead. Have you forgotten Aqua?" Shichen patted her pert bottom as a reminder.
"Ah!" Huihui realized what was happening, but then she twisted her body shyly.
"They're outside."
"Shall we go back then?"
"Going back is not allowed! No, not at any time!" Huihui said coquettishly.
"Sigh, what are you being shy about?"
"Who's shy..."
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"I said you guys..." the headless knight suddenly interrupted.
"Are you ignoring me? I can hear you! Can't you be a little more serious?! I'm a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army, I'm the Headless Horseman, okay? And you're still flirting? By the way, isn't that little girl a loli? Are you a lolicon?"
The headless knight was somewhat exasperated, but his tone still carried a hint of disdain, clearly referring to the time.
"Who's the little girl?!"
"How dare you call me a lolicon?"
Huihui and Shichen simultaneously refuted the headless knight.
"Isn't that right? What do you think?" the headless knight asked the adventurers at the door.
They looked at each other without answering, not knowing whether they were afraid to answer or didn't know how to answer.
After all, this kind of occasion seems a bit inappropriate.
"What exactly are you here for?" Shi Chen asked irritably.
"Ah! I almost forgot about the important matter, is it you?"
The headless rider turned its head towards Huihui, and the oppressive aura around it increased sharply. Its helmet even began to shake, clearly indicating its extreme anger.
"Are you that big idiot who runs to my castle every day to cast explosion spells on me? Why do you do that? Are you crazy? If you know I'm a high-ranking member of the Demon King's army and want to fight me, then just attack the castle openly! What's with all this sneaking around? If you don't have that idea, just stay in town! Nobody will come looking for you!"
"Woolen cloth.....
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The headless horseman rattled off a whole bunch of things, leaving Huihui speechless, but it still hadn't finished.
"So why did you resort to such underhanded tactics to cause me trouble? Is it because you're too weak? Or because you're too cowardly? I know the adventurers in this town aren't high-level, and I was originally thinking of just leaving this small, trashy town alone. But you, you idiot, come here every day to unleash your explosion magic! Are you showing off? Showing off that you, as a human, can use explosion magic? I think you're the one with the problem!"
"My head is perfectly fine!" Huihui stretched her neck and retorted defiantly in Shichen's arms, "I am Huihui, a Grand Mage, a user of explosion magic!"
"What kind of weird name is Huihui? Huh? You're kidding me, right?"
"No way! I'm a member of the Crimson Demon Clan!"
"The Crimson Demon Clan? I see, I understand now. No wonder your head isn't working properly."
"You're the one who's not right in the head, your brain's practically left home!"
"I'm a headless knight, isn't that normal?" the headless knight retorted proudly.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. I'll let you off this time. I'm here on important business, not to waste my time with someone as insignificant as you. I'm staying at that castle for a while. So, you're not allowed to come here again to show off your explosive magic when you're out of your mind, okay?"
"What? That won't do! What's the difference between not being able to cast Explosion Magic and being told to die? Crimson Demons have to cast Explosion Magic once a day, or they'll die."
"Hey! I've never heard of anything like this before! Don't lie to me!"
"I'm stating the facts!"
"Nobody would believe that!"
"Facts are facts!"
"Do you think I'm stupid? I'm smarter than you even without a brain!"
"Heh~"
"Feed? Are you mocking me? Are you looking down on me? Watch out, I might really come after you!"
"Bring it on, who's afraid of you!"
"That wretched little girl!"
"I'm not a little girl!"
"She's clearly a little girl!"
"No, that's not true!"
"that is!"
"no!"
The two suddenly started arguing, and the tense atmosphere vanished instantly.
"Brother Shi, I suddenly want to see more about what's going on?" Kazuma Sato couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
"Calm down, how come you haven't adapted to this world yet?"
It may take a little more time.
"come on."
"Cough cough."
"Ugh, I can't take it anymore! You little brat, do you really want to die?"
The headless knight suddenly roared in a frenzy, "Are you trying to cause me trouble? Even though I've fallen into the demonic path, I was originally a knight. I have no interest in killing the weak, but if you want to continue bothering me, then I'll have to teach you a lesson."
Huihui retorted just as fiercely, "We're the ones being bothered, okay? It's all because you stayed in that castle and wouldn't leave, causing us to lose our jobs. We were planning to buy a house, but you ruined everything..."
"Heh, who cares about you? I'm going to make you suffer."
The headless rider sneered, then stretched out his left hand, pointing his index finger at Huihui.
"Your death is hereby announced. You will die in one week!"
A ball of dark purple magic shot from the headless knight's hand toward Megumin, and just then, Darkness suddenly rushed in front of Megumin.
"Huihui, be careful! Be careful!"
Before Darkness could even spread her arms to cover herself, Shichen grabbed her ponytail and pulled her backward.
"You don't need to block this."
Shichen smiled gently, released Darkness, and reached out to catch the headless horseman's curse.
A miraculous scene unfolded: the moment the purplish-red magic of the spell touched Shichen, it immediately began to tremble like a flame blown by the wind, and then, with a "whoosh," it dissipated.
"What? What happened?"
The headless rider asked incredulously, "Who are you? Why didn't my curse work?"
"Who? It's the person who's really bothering you, of course."
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