One of the guards prepared his halberd. It looked like he was going to use an assault-type 《Martial Art》.
Yesterday, he wasn’t suspected of being a Demonic Being. Now, they had enough energy to one-sidedly decide that he was a Demonic Being and looked ready to even attack him.
Stuck with not having a satisfying explanation of the mysteriousness of the situation, Diablo was about to use an interception magic.
At that time, one of the guards ran in.
「Wait, wait! You’ve got it wrong! This person is a Demon! He’s one of Rem-san’s companions!」
He recognized the short, curled up brown hair and the childish looks.
「You, are you the one that called me to a halt the day before yesterday?」
He nodded with a nervous look on his face.
「Y, yes. I am called Boris. I am sorry about that occasion.」
「To mistake me for the likes of those Demonic Beings……it would seem that everyone is considerably worked up. Did something happen?」
「To tell you the truth, having heard a report from a patrol, everyone’s on edge.」
「A report you say?」
「Y, yes, um……How should I say this……I don’t think you’ll believe me even if I say something like this but……」
Although it was coming out from his mouth, it somehow seemed like Boris himself had doubts about his own words.
He pointed to the West.
「It would seem that a large army of Demonic Beings surpassing a hundred-something is headed towards this Fort Bridge.」
Even for Diablo, this was a report that was hard to believe so suddenly.
——Demonic Beings numbering over a hundred-something? Attacking in a large army?
He had never heard of such an event.
Demonic Beings were configured so that each one of them would be several times stronger than Adventurers of the races. In cases where they took the stage, in whatever scenario it was, they were treated as mid-bosses or big-bosses.
At the very least, it wasn’t an opponent that one would unexpectedly encounter in the middle of exploring a dungeon.
Challenging a single Demonic Being with a party of six or with the combined efforts of several parties cooperating was normal in the game.
If it’s the Demonic Beings of this area, would they be around level 90?
So he’s saying that enemies as strong as that are coming here in an army that surpasses a hundred-something.
It seemed that a large-scale 《Intrusion》 that was impossible in the game was trying to occur.