The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#509 - Explosive Killer

Originally, Kazuma Sato was reluctant to come, but under Yunyun's coaxing, he followed along briskly.

Compared to the beautiful female adventurers in Axel, whose appearances were unknown, the girls in the Crimson Demon Village right before his eyes motivated him more.

Thus, the group arrived at the Crimson Demon Forest.

As everyone knows, the Crimson Demon Village is surrounded by powerful monsters, and the monsters in the Crimson Demon Forest are even more powerful. After all, even a calamity-class monster like Fenrir exists there.

"Although that's the case, it's also an important forest that sustains the Crimson Demon Tribe, in a way of 'those who live near the mountain live off the mountain, those who live near the water live off the water'."

"…How so?"

"Whenever we're short on money at home, my sister Arue would come to the forest to defeat a bunch of One-Hit Bears, and then sell the materials to earn money."

"Alright, no need to say more."

Kazuma Sato twitched his lips.

The One-Hit Bear is a powerful monster that even high-level adventurer parties wouldn't dare to try easily, but the Crimson Demons can single-handedly take on a bunch of them. The difference is too obvious, and he doesn't want to hear any more.

"Speaking of which, Yunyun, where did you and Yuiyui camp the night before yesterday?"

"Kazuma, what are you planning to do?"

"A stupid question. Of course, I'm going there to find out why we encountered Fenrir."

Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes at Darkness in annoyance, causing the masochistic female knight to squirm her body in comfort.

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too." Megumin raised her staff and said, "Why don't we just go there and use my Explosion magic to destroy the campsite… as if destroying Yuiyui's beautiful memories along with it? Heh heh, heh heh heh…"

"Don't do that!"

Yuiyui shouted at her aggrievedly.

However, they still planned to go there to investigate.

Just as Kazuma Sato said, the place where Yunyun and Yuiyui camped might hold the reason and cause for why Fenrir appeared, so the group headed towards the depths of the forest.

Before long, they saw a relatively open space in the distance. Just as Megumin was about to use Explosion magic to destroy the place, Yuiyui quickly stopped her, and Kazuma Sato's expression changed, telling everyone to hide.

"Hey, you guys, quickly crouch down!"

"What's wrong, Kazuma?"

"Shh—"

He gestured for everyone to be quiet, and at the same time pointed to the open space in front, whispering, "My Enemy Detection skill is going off like crazy. There's someone there."

"…Really?"

Yunyun looked over in astonishment.

Sure enough, in the center of the open space, there was a person… no, it couldn't be called a person, but a robot that walked upright on two feet.

To put it simply, it looked like a ninja.

It seemed to have been made to be particularly good at stealthy actions, appearing very agile.

Yunyun's senses usually come from living things, such as aura, murderous intent, magic power, and so on, but she couldn't sense anything from the robot in front of her.

"It's the Exploding Berserker Majin Ninja!"

Megumin said excitedly, while Kazuma Sato's expression was a bit complicated and speechless.

He originally thought the name was a bit stupid, but now that he saw the real thing, he could slightly understand why. The robot ninja in front of him was imitating the Super Sentai Ninja Sentai Kakuranger! (1994, Japanese TV series, somewhat interesting)

Yunyun's expression was also slightly complicated.

"What's wrong with the Ninja?" Megumin asked curiously, but she was quickly attracted by the ninja in front of her, and excitedly whispered, "Speaking of which, Yunyun, look! That sparkling luster! That unique skeleton! I really want to defeat it and carry it home!"

Speaking of which, Megumin really likes robots.

No, it should be said, she likes that kind of existence.

"I'm saying, are we really going to defeat it?"

"…Huh?"

"It's harmless to the Crimson Demon Tribe, right? There's no need to defeat it, right?"

"Are you serious?"

Megumin seemed a little unwilling to attack.

The robot in front of them was originally discovered by the Crimson Demon Tribe in a mysterious facility. It should have been created to protect the Crimson Demon Village, so under normal circumstances, it would not attack the Crimson Demons, even if Yunyun and the other two swaggered past it.

But the problem now is.

It will attack foreign tourists.

The Crimson Demon Tribe is now vigorously developing the tourism industry. If news of tourists being attacked by unknown creatures spreads, then no tourists will come to visit, so it's absolutely not okay.

Darkness pondered, "I see, Fenrir came out to avoid this guy, right?"

"No, it's the Demon King's army's doing!"

Aqua said with a serious face, "The Demon King's army must have released the Exploding Berserker Majin Ninja to drive away Fenrir, in order to bring a great crisis to the Crimson Demon Village."

Is she really listening to people?

Why does she have to put the blame on the Demon King's army? She's already been told that the Exploding Berserker Majin Ninja is the guardian of the Crimson Demon Tribe, right?

"What does Yuiyui plan to do?"

She is the next chief of the Crimson Demon Tribe and has the right to dispose of the Crimson Demon Tribe's guardian, the Exploding Berserker Majin Ninja, and Yuiyui's answer was as expected.

"Although it's hard to decide, we can only abolish it."

For the sake of the village's development.

"Speaking of which, look at its body." Kazuma Sato activated his Clairvoyance skill and said, "It looks like its whole body is injured. Is it the result of its previous battle with Fenrir?"

After he said that, they did indeed notice that the robot's body was covered in cracks, appearing very miserable.

Judging from the creaking sounds and the fact that the broken parts were gradually returning to their original state, this guy should still have an automatic repair function.

Even the Calamity-class monster Fenrir couldn't kill it. A robot that could escape even when injured and automatically repair itself—that explained why it lingered near the Crimson Demons' village for years without being destroyed.

"Alright, then I shall shoulder the responsibility of the Crimson Demon clan chief and… obliterate the Explode-Kill Man, Nin-Nin…"

"Wait a moment!"

Megumin stopped Yunyun, waving her staff with bright red eyes.

"This guy dares to call himself the Explode-Kill Man? That's a provocation against me! In other words, he's my nemesis, my opponent!"

"…Isn't your opponent me?"

"Let me see, which is superior: Explosion Magic or Explode-Kill Magic!"

Ignoring the teary-eyed Yunyun, Megumin strutted toward the Explode-Kill Man Nin-Nin, cape billowing. Then, in front of everyone, she declared her name to the Explode-Kill Man.

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"—Explode-Kill Man Nin-Nin, I've come to take your title! I am Megumin, an Explosion Magic user, the number one mage of Axel!"

She could have just prepared the incantation and blasted him, but Megumin politely announced her name.

The reason? The Explode-Kill Man didn't attack the Crimson Demons, so she felt safe showing off in front of it.

However, although the situation might have been serious, the Crimson Demons' naming sense ruined the atmosphere.

What was this guy even doing?

Just as everyone was feeling speechless, they suddenly noticed the Explode-Kill Man turn its head. Its single eye seemed to see their hiding place, emitting a dangerous red light. The feeling of being locked on made Kazuma Sato scream softly in fear.

"…Kazuma, what's wrong?"

"Yunyun, didn't you feel it?"

"What?"

"That guy seems to have found us!"

Perhaps because he harbored no malice or killing intent towards the Crimson Demons, Yunyun didn't feel any danger. Neither her enemy search skills nor her battle instincts activated.

Suddenly, the Explode-Kill Man disappeared in front of everyone.

"This guy has stealth skills too!?"

Kazuma Sato's expression changed. He drew his short sword and abruptly turned to parry.

"It's here!"

He managed to block the Explode-Kill Man, who had appeared behind him and was about to strike with a hand blade. The Explode-Kill Man's eyes glowed with a terrifying red light, and its metal limbs launched a barrage of attacks.

Kazuma Sato could only scramble to escape, shouting to his companions.

"How long are you guys going to keep watching!?"

"N-No, Kazuma! I already used Taunt, but the Explode-Kill Man doesn't care! My skill seems to be ineffective!"

Darkness shouted anxiously.

As the party's vanguard and a crusader protecting everyone, she had used her skill when Kazuma Sato was attacked, but it had no effect.

"What is going on…!"

"Probably because the Explode-Kill Man is a robot."

"Really!?"

Hearing Yunyun's words, Kazuma Sato clearly didn't trust her. While dodging the Explode-Kill Man's attacks by jumping around the forest, he loudly asked:

"But why is it only chasing me!?"

"Because you have cough syrup…! Cough, no! Because the Explode-Kill Man Nin-Nin is programmed to only attack people with black hair and black eyes! Especially when it sees a group of girls, it will shout 'Explode!' while slaughtering them!"

"Are you kidding me! Isn't that just hunting 'normies'? How stupid!"

Kazuma Sato protested loudly.

The Explode-Kill Man instantly moved in front of him, as if teleporting. It extended its right hand, and a mechanical voice devoid of emotion followed.

"Type Cheat Harem Japanese. Initiate Explode-Kill judgment immediately after confirming the departure of the modified experimental subject, Crimson Demons."

"I think I just heard something terrible! Cheat Harem? What the hell is Cheat Harem! Did your creator create you to kill those harem-building bastards with cheat abilities! Then why are you attacking me!?"

Kazuma Sato cursed angrily.

Indeed, if one didn't know the truth, he and these beautiful girls would seem like an enviable group; however, once one knew their true nature, he would definitely act alone if possible!

"What nonsense are you spouting!?" Aqua shouted irritably. "Megumin, just go ahead and attack!"

"Eh? But Kazuma…"

"It's fine! I can revive him even if he dies!"

"—Don't just kill me casually!"

Kazuma Sato felt that his life was too cheap. It was unfair to die in this situation, and if things continued like this, he would be obliterated by Explosion Magic.

Therefore, he needed to think of a plan!

Watching the Explode-Kill Man attack him, Kazuma Sato keenly noticed an opening. He threw a rope.

"—Bind!"

The specially prepared rope tightly bound the Explode-Kill Man, and he used this opportunity to quickly escape. Following closely behind was Megumin's overwhelmingly powerful Explosion Magic, which completely obliterated it.

"Waaaaaah————"

Kazuma Sato avoided being obliterated but was blown away dozens of meters by the powerful shockwave, crashing into a tree and losing consciousness.