Sure enough, he created a massive ice wall to protect himself before he even touched the ground.
‘Still, you should have formed a proper party for defense, that is…!’
No matter how powerful Leodel’s protagonist is, he can’t do anything alone.
He needs archers and mages to attack with him, a priest to heal and protect him, and a shield warrior to block enemy attacks for a proper fight.
Especially when a massive number of enemies are coming.
But Hades Croitner plunged into the enemy lines without a moment’s hesitation.
As if it were the most natural thing to do.
The castle shook even more violently.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the spectacle unfolding below.
‘What are the soldiers doing? They should at least shoot arrows! The Duke is down there!’
Hades was cutting down demons wherever he reached, but it was no consolation.
Of course, he would have the upper hand at first.
But there’s a limit to the skills he can use.
Besides, he used his ultimate skill against me earlier, so now Hades had to kill the demons with his basic skills.
The fact that he jumped down so confidently was no comfort.
After all, the ingame Hades also spat out such confident words before losing to the protagonist.
‘I must help!’
Even though he becomes a villain later, Hades has done no wrong now.
Moreover, if he dies or gets seriously injured, the North will fall into chaos much sooner than planned.
But how?
I looked at the holy sword, Denesor.
The sword that allowed me to defeat Hades.
So it should be more than enough against the demons.
I ran down the stairs.
I wanted to reduce the number of demons, even a little, to relieve Hades’ burden.
The way to the castle gate was eerily empty.
The reason was clear when I arrived at the first floor.
The knights were all gathered in the main hall, blocking the path leading to the main gate.
The eyes of the first knight who recognized me widened.
“What are you doing here instead of going to the shelter?”
My eyes involuntarily narrowed.
Ordinary people like me should take shelter, let’s assume.
But they, being knights whose job is to fight, are entrusting all defense to Hades Croitner.
It was an utterly pathetic sight.
“I’m here to fight.”
I showed my sword.
“It’s a sword bestowed by His Grace.”
I said, hoping for some effect, but the result was the opposite.
A strange expression began to appear on the knights’ faces.
“Poor thing… seems like she’s gone mad at a young age.”
“Don’t just stand there, do something!”
“Can you give me the sword first, miss? Where did you get such a dangerous thing?”
Let’s assume they don’t recognize the sacred sword.
Since it was hidden in the report anyway, it would be stranger if they knew.
But do I have to put up with them treating me like a mad person outright?
“I’m not mad at all, and since none of you seem to want to help His Grace, I’ll go out and fight.”
“Young one.”
An olderlooking middleaged knight spoke with a pitying face.
“I understand your intentions, but His Grace does not need you.”
“He will need me.”
The difference of one stamina potion, the difference of missing one skill can determine the success of a mission.
Hades said that the scale of the incoming demon army is ten times the usual.
Regardless of how confident he is, it is a situation he has never experienced before.
‘What if Hades had fallen into corruption not long ago, like now when the demon army swarmed in?’
In the midst of a heated argument with the knights.
The heavy sound of a door opening was heard from the end of the main hall.
I froze stiff.
It could be Hades who had pierced through the center of the demon army to the castle.
But what if it was the demons?
We were all rats trapped in a jar.
I glanced around.
The knights did not seem worried at all.
Rather…
“Your Grace!”
“His Grace, the Duke!”
The cheers and stomping of feet seemed to ensure not only Hades’s safe return but the assurance of victory.
Only I was tense, holding my sword.
Fortunately, the one who entered the main hall shortly after was not the grotesque demons but Hades.
“You’ve worked hard, Your Grace. How’s it outside?”
The middleaged knight who had earlier called me ‘young one’ was the first to speak.
“It’s a mess.”
Hades curtly replied.
“It’s going to be a job just burying them.”
I couldn’t close my gaping mouth.
He sounded like he had already annihilated all the demons.
Hades Croitner was a monster beyond my understanding.
Perhaps noticing my astonishment, Hades’s gaze fixed on me.
“Didn’t I tell you to stay put? What are you doing here?”
I felt like a fool for a moment.
A person who never needed help from the beginning.
But to say that I wanted to help him, my mouth wouldn’t open.
“Your Grace, do you know this lady?”
In a brief silence, the middleaged knight who had called me ‘young one’ interjected.
“We met today, but yes.”
“She said earlier that she received a sword from Your Grace… Is that true?”
Hades’s eyes narrowed.
I trembled.
Was I going to offend this terrifying monster again?
If I fell even lower in his regard, then I…!
“…Don’t you have something to do, Sir William?”
The middleaged knight, Sir William, seemed very quickwitted.
He drove us out, yelling at the young knights who looked at us with curious faces.
“What are you all doing? Get out there and get rid of those filthy demons!”
Where the knights had gone out like the ebb tide, only Hades and I were left.
I thought it would have been better to be with the knights, but it was already too late.
Hades’ cold voice pierced my ears.
“Shall we talk now, saint? The reason why you came here, lying even about receiving a sword from me.”
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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