I Was Reincarnated with OP Invincibility, so I’ll Beat ’em Up My Way as an Action-Adventurer

115. Show Me

Something was off with Meriel.

I looked at the demon general girl with suspicion.

In front of Lilith and Alice, who stood protectively before me, Meriel remained motionless.

“Please step aside…”

She moaned in a tone that seemed confused or hesitant.

“No. Absolutely not.”

“Please, don’t fight with Hart. I’m begging you.”

Alice and Lilith pleaded with her, sorrow in their voices.

“Ugh…”

Despite that, Meriel didn’t move.

––No, she couldn’t move. There was no sign she was preparing to cast an attack spell.

“…The Demon King’s orders are absolute.”

Meriel shifted her gaze from Lilith and Alice to me. Blue blood trickled from her tightly clenched lips.

Yes, blue blood. Not like us humans… the blood of demons.

“No matter if I’m a general, in the end, I’m just a pawn of the Demon King. If I defy him, I’ll be killed…”

Meriel muttered with a grim expression.

“That’s why I…”

A thousand staffs floated around her, flickering, as if reflecting her inner turmoil.

“But in truth, I…”

My suspicions deepened.

Her words sounded as if–– She wanted to defy the Demon King’s orders.

If not for the fear of death, maybe she didn’t really want to do this at all.

“What are you dawdling for, Meriel?”

Suddenly, a voice came from above.

It was a deep, resonating voice that seemed to shake me to the core.

When I turned around, a massive rocky figure came into view.

––No, it wasn’t a mountain.

I slowly looked up. Its silhouette resembled that of a human more than a mountain.

“A giant…?!”

It had to be over twenty meters tall. A giant, its entire body covered in dark brown stone.

When did it show up–– Even though it was such a massive demon, I hadn’t sensed its presence at all until now.

“I am Victim.”

The giant introduced itself.

“One of the Demon King’s six generals, known as the ‘Hammer of Iron’. I’ve come to support Meriel.”

“Two demon generals at once––”

I gasped involuntarily.

If their target is me–– Does the Demon King really see me as such a threat that he’s deploying this much power to take me out?

“Shatter into pieces under my blow, you insignificant human.”

A gigantic fist descended from far above.

––Block it. I immediately deployed a defensive skill.

A radiant, multicolored barrier caught the stone fist.

“Hmm… even my punch can’t break it.”

Victim growled.

“Your defense surpasses what I’ve heard.”

“Then, perhaps it’s a matter of overwhelming you with numbers?”

A voice came from another direction.

No way, more––!?

In the next instant, a rapid series of metallic clinks echoed from behind me. Something had struck me directly.

“You are––”

I turned to find a figure dressed entirely in black standing there.

They had long black hair down to their shoulders and delicate features. Though they looked like a girl, judging by the voice, they were probably a boy.

Floating around them were countless scythes.

“Huh? My sneak attack failed? That’s one tough defense you’ve got there.”

The boy furrowed his brows. Despite his cute face, his expression was filled with intense murderous intent and hatred.

“You know, it’s a real hassle when people resist. Just hurry up and die for me. I want to take credit for this the easy way, heh heh.”

More scythes emerged, swirling in the air around him.

Hundreds of scythes spun and came flying from every direction.

An all-encompassing attack with no escape––.

But before the barrier I’d set up, they were powerless.

A continuous clang echoed as the scythes ricocheted off the barrier, rebounding toward Zarea and Victim.

“How annoying.”

Victim swatted away the incoming scythes with a single punch.

“Hmph…”

The stone on his skin split open.

…I see, so these scythes are sharp enough to cut through even the body of a demon general. If I hadn’t deployed my defense skill, even a graze from one of them could’ve been fatal.

“Be careful not to touch them.”

Zarea warned Victim.

“My scythes can cut through anything, heh heh.”

“This isn’t a laughing matter, Zarea. I was protecting you just now.”

“Yeah, yeah, thanks for that~”

The boy named Zarea chuckled nonchalantly.

“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m also a demon general. People call me the ‘Reaper’ Zarea. Nice to meet ya~”

Grinning, the ‘Reaper’ casually extended his right hand.

“Though, I don’t think we’ll be getting too chummy, heh heh.”

At the same time, the scythes began spinning again, rushing toward me. They grazed past me as they flew by.

No, this––.

“Lilith and Alice…?!”

From the start, they weren’t aiming for me, but for the two of them!

I immediately dispersed my skills.

One part stayed to continue defending me. The other part flew over to Lilith and Alice, activating the protective barrier Armor Phase.

Just in time, the countless scythes bounced off the new rainbow-hued dome I had created.

“Lilith and Alice have nothing to do with this.”

I glared at Zarea with anger.

“Come after me.”

“Heh, quite the knight in shining armor.”

The beautiful reaper boy sneered, curling his lips.

“That kind of thing really pisses me off. I want to kill you so bad~”

“Zarea’s not the only one who wants to kill you. I feel the same.”

Victim’s voice boomed from above.

“…I also have orders from the Demon King.”

Meriel, hovering in mid-air, was also staring down at me.

“Three against one…!”

I looked around at the gothic lolita girl, the stone giant, and the boy in black in turn.

Three high-ranking demons, all possessing power second only to the Demon King.

And we were in a separate dimension.

There was no escaping. And even if I fought, I had no way to land a decisive blow.

Maybe I could defend myself completely, but if Lilith and Alice got caught up in it, it could end badly.

“Show me the power of God.”

Victim declared coldly.

“Don’t bother, just hurry up and die already.”

Zarea snickered.

“…………”

Meriel silently stared down at me.

What should I do––. I asked myself.

This was still just a warm-up, but soon the three demon generals would launch a full-scale assault.

How would I get through this––.

Even though I could use multiple skills at once, I couldn’t use different skills simultaneously. When the demon generals started attacking in waves, could I protect both myself and Lilith and Alice?

If I could, it would be by summoning that golden realm I awakened during the fight with Greed.

But I still hadn’t mastered that yet. I couldn’t activate it at will.

I had to do everything I could with the skills I had.

“I swear I’ll protect you…!”

Both Lilith and Alice.

And then––.

I turned my gaze to Meriel.