The Regressed Demon Lord is Kind

s shoulder.

‘They’re probably going to start noticing.’

No matter how secretly Zich took care of the elves, he had killed too many soldiers.
As if to validate his claim, he heard a loud commotion from the distance.
He also heard fervent footsteps.

‘Then should I start?’

“Whish!” Zich whistled.
The other elves seemed to have heard his whistle, as Zich sensed them turning towards him.
However, Zich did not run away.
It was not long before a group of armed elves came running towards Zich.

“Over there!” The commanding officer pointed at Zich, and the elf soldiers immediately pointed their arrows at Zich.
The commanding elf was surprised to see Zich.

“…A human?”

With his words, the elves behind began murmuring amongst themselves.

“A human?”

“How could a human come all the way here…!”

“Be quiet!” The commanding officer hushed his surprised subordinates.
Then, he slowly looked around Zich and his surroundings.
He saw the dead corpses of his species, and veins bulged out on his face.

“…Is this your doing?”

“Ah, this?” Zich lightly kicked the elf corpses a few times.
“I killed them because I thought they might make too much noise.”

Then Zich smirked at the elves in front of him.
“Ah, was I not supposed to kill him? Is he perhaps your younger brother? If that’s true, then I apologize.
I’m sorry.”

Then Zich took out a coin from his pocket and threw it towards the commanding officer.
Even in the human world, it was almost a worthless coin.

Sponsored Content

“Can’t you forgive me for this? I’m just saying this because I don’t have much money, but wasn’t your brother just a piece of trash who was going to rip you off? If you think about that, shouldn’t I receive money for taking care of him?”

Zich made a perfectly sincere face as if he really felt regretful.
The commanding officer’s face turned red.
The faces of the elves behind him also became more stiff.
Zich tilted his head and kicked the corpse again.
“What? Was this guy not your brother?! No way! Your stupid and worthless brother who rips you off is still alive? I’m sorry.
This is my mistake, so stop glaring at me like that and tell me where your brother is—”

“Catch himmmm!” The commanding officer screamed until his throat felt as if it would explode.
The soldiers also gritted their teeth and shot arrows at Zich.
However, Zich swung Windur and struck all the arrows.

Clash! Clash! Clash!

A few of the soldiers took out their swords, and Zich ran towards them.
The rest of the elf soldiers kept shooting arrows at him.
As expected of elves, the elves that were shooting at Zich had very impressive shooting skills.
However, Zich easily struck all the arrows down again and had enough time to whistle.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Suddenly, the sound of sharp metal could be heard, and fully armed soldiers poured out from both sides. 

“Huh? What?”

The commanding officer was bewildered.
His soldiers also stopped attacking Zich and stared at the armored soldiers. 

Zich loudly shouted, “Haha! It’s war, you bastards! It’s the holy and precious land of noble elves! There’s going to be a ton of precious and expensive goods, so take a lot for yourselves!”

“Hyaaaaaaaat!” The armored soldiers cried loudly and ran towards the elves.

“Who the heck are these bastards?”

“Where the hell did they come from?”

“Don’t be taken aback!” The commanding officer shouted to his soldiers and continued, “Get into line formation and stand against them! Our reinforcements are coming soon—!”

“No.” A shiver ran down the commanding officer’s back.
He tried to quickly swing his sword, but before he could, a sword pierced through his chest.

“Agh!!”

With trembling eyes, the commanding officer looked at the individual that pierced him.
The human that mocked him was standing in front of him before he realized it.

Sponsored Content

“It’s common knowledge to kill the commanding officers first.”

Splash!

Zich took out his sword, and blood splattered everywhere.
The commanding officer collapsed immediately to the ground.
Before he fell, all he could see were his soldiers that were sprawled on the ground with blood flowing out and the armored soldiers slaughtering his other subordinates.

*   *   *

Mentis was in a frenzy.
A group of armed soldiers suddenly appeared and swept the island.
The Iron Tribe was slow to react, because in order to prevent any intruders, most of their military force was allocated around the bridge.
The soldiers that were spread out on the island were stationed there to respond against small groups of elite guards or soldiers sent to rescue the hostages. 

Yet, no one expected a large number of troops to enter the island from the rear side. 

“What’s all this commotion!” the Iron Tribe’s king, Reno un tu Dras, asked his subordinate.

“Intruders have entered through the island’s rear area!”

“Why is there so much commotion for a few intruders!”

Regardless of how skilled and elite the infiltrators were, it was bewildering to be pushed back like this by a few infiltrators.
However, his subordinate contradicted his words.

“Sir, it’s not just a few intruders! There’s a significantly high number of enemies!”

“What do you mean by a significantly high number of enemies! How could such a large number of troops enter from the rear! What were the guards doing! I kept telling them to watch out for any intruders travelling by boat!”

“Sir, we checked, but no boats came near this island!”

“Then how the hell did those bastards infiltrate this island!”

The subordinate bowed his head, as he was unable to answer.
Reno huffed for a while and then finally spoke again.

“Which tribe is it!”

“Sir, it’s not a tribe!”

Renu was flabbergasted by his subordinate’s next line.

“Our opponent is a human!”