From No Body To Hero
Episode 23

Everyone attacked that tier 1 demon for a full 2 hours. Their bodies were full of mud and did not know if their bodies were still moving or not.

Many of those whose bodies were already injured from attacking and receiving attacks. However that tier 1 demon did not receive that apapon wound.

"Bern survives his condition fighting alone with 2 demons in 20 minutes unharmed? His strength was truly a joke when he said he was still weak!"

Anton feels frustrated every time he compares his strength to Bern. He feels very weak. He can't do anything pound. Not one, everyone who fights feels the same way.

'I can't see his weakness.'

Kleio whose hands were bleeding and some abrasions felt frustrated because he had not found any gaps or weaknesses in their opponents.

They attacked the demon with everything. Long and close attack. All magic elimen. Everything is being sent. Yet a slight impression of the pound was not present on the devil's pale body.

"Damn, is there no gap?"

Even Steven who often hunts demons finds it difficult to fight the demon on that one.

'I've been training hard since I was a kid. Am I still not strong enough to defeat this horde?'

Steven is always looking for strong people to follow and experience. He also had many life and death experiences. But he still couldn't beat her.

'I'm no longer useful. Just like last time.'

Ailen was very angry at himself. He can't do apapon. His sword cracked just because he hit the devil's pale skin.

Even the knights who fought with their sword aura felt overwhelmed.

Bang out!

Suddenly an attack appeared that made the demon take a few steps back.

A person with a black robe and a sword that shone with a strange vibe all around him.

"Bern!?"

Anton shouted in surprise. Bern stood up well more than ever and the demons that attacked him were now sisters by his side.

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Bern chased the demon until he was far away from his friend. They fought for up to an hour and a half, though mostly he was just chasing after the demon who tried to escape.

Bern felt pain all over his body. It seemed like the demonic poison in his body was starting to react.

He knelt and bathed in blood remembering no one pound was there.

[Can you understand me now?]

Bern gasped and looked at the demon.

[Looks like you can. The way to relinquish control is to use mana to break this thread's relationship with its owner.]

Bern now could not see him because he did not focus his mana on his eyes. But he must not have been easy to decide.

[I'm not begging for myself. But release my friend. He was the invading demon type and had suffered for a very long time. Even though he couldn't communicate properly because he had just reached 1,000 years, he suffered more from me.]

Bern just kept listening.

[The Devil has his own thoughts after entering the age of 1,000 years. I'm 1,230 years old. But I swear that we never killed a human race! When we were born, we were already in brackets and made into guinea pigs of the Satan organization who claimed to be on the side of the devil! We are ancient demons. I'm kind of defensive and my friend is kind of an attacker.]

Bern was still listening even when the pain no longer bothered him.

"What kind of freedom do you want to give him?"

Bern got up and asked. Not all freedom means freedom.

[Kill him. Even if this thread of control was broken, he would suffer from various pains. He's been tortured harder than me because he's an attack-type demon.]

Bern was silent even though the demon had already started to move to attack him.

However his body could not be moved and was caught in an explosion of mana.

"So now, we're on the same side? What's your name?"

Bern asked making the demon gasp in shock. He didn't think the human in front of him would believe him considering he was attacking him.

[They call me Apolion.]

Apolion in Greek means the angel of death or the destroyer.

'The name is also the angel of death, yes.'

Bern moved the stick that was on his side.

"I don't like that name. How can a grim reaper be an angel of death when he never takes whose life is pound?"

Bern plans to change his name. The name apapon is at least not an angel of death. One name came to Bern's mind.

"Alastair, with this, I break your controlling thread."

Where flows from Bern moves to Alastair. Not long after, they heard a broken thread.

Mana instantly disappeared from that place after the thread was broken.

"Ohuk!"

Bern's mouth doesn't stop bleeding.

[Alastair..?]

The demon looked very confused by his name.

"That means protection for many people. You try to help your friend, you deserve that name."

Bern said it made Alastair's body shake. A worthy demon, receiving a good name?

Bern suddenly felt a garment on his body. It was the same black robe as Alastair's.

His pain also lessened until he thought he was returning to a state where he had not used mana before or been attacked by the demonic poison.

[It's not almighty. It can only endure some pain for you to endure to the end.]

Bern's mouth curved into a smile.

"Alastair is a good name."

His ability to suppress Bern's pain was excellent. Bern got up and went straight to his other friend.

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[Why are you using the back of your sword?]

If Bern used his sword properly, his friend's legs would be separated by now. What's more, Bern is in good shape thanks to the robe.

"Friends with my friends are my friends."

Alastair shook again with shock.

"If you tell me to kill my enemy, I can do it. But if you tell me to kill my friend, I'd rather lose my life."

Alastair really felt touched by Bern's expression.

'Just relax, we're your friends. We're on the same side.'

Even if the organization says something like that, they hurt them like they're not on the same side.

"The friend who dared to hurt his friend, not a friend. But if I make the decision to kill one or kill 2 people, I will choose to retreat and run. I'm worse than those who hurt their friends."

Or Bern will choose the third option. He would save everyone and let himself die.

The first-rate demon started attacking Bern but stopped Alastair.

"Alastair, what's his name?"

'That makes it easier.'

Bern quickly used his cane to break the controlling thread.

Tang!

Steven stood behind Bern fending off the spear that flew towards him.

"Did you finally make the decision to get out of where you were hiding?"

Steven scoffed. Bern glanced at them and saw a witch who stole his wand and grimoire.

Bern turned away as if he did not recognize her and continued to focus on breaking the restraining rope.

Others also attacked Satan's organization. Although they could not attack well given their fatigue as well as themselves they were injured. The opponent also had demonic poison on their weapons overwhelming everyone.

Doing the same to Alastair, where began to imprison the 1st level demon and finally the sound of broken threads was heard.

The disappearing mana of the demon that instantly stopped moving lay helpless. Alastair approached him checking his condition.

Bern's throat is filling with blood again. But as usual, he would swallow it without thinking 2 times.

Bern drew his sword and was ready to attack the organization. The witch smiled when she saw Bern.

Bern kneels and grips his left chest. His heart felt very sick as if it would be pulled out or stop beating.

"Bern!!!"

Anton ran to support her. Blood flowed in Bern's mouth and Bern's eyes sharply glanced at the witch.

"You....."

The witch smiled wider.

"Does the poison I gave you taste good?"

Kleio gasped at the word poison. The one who knows Bern drank poison is himself. He didn't think too much about it because why did the organization try to poison him?

"Why are you trying to poison me?"

Kleio asked with a sword in his hand.

"Poisoned you? No."

The witch nodded.

"I tried to poison the boy. I know you'll have the boy drink with you and cause him to be poisoned."

Kleio became annoyed. It seems they were followed from the beginning.

"Everything is useless! Why doesn't anyone realize we're being followed!?"

Kleio cried out in frustration as he moved forward trying to attack. Ailen did the same.

"I don't have time for child's games like yours. You're the one who bothers us to look for the relics of healing spirits."

Kleio frowned.

'Information leak? Who are the eyes between us?'

Bang out!

The explosion of mana with demonic energy made everyone fall to the ground unable to move. Fighting against the evil anergi really sucks.

Bern was still on his knees unable to move because of the poison that attacked him. He must be a demon poison as well.

"Goodbye, nameless hero."

The witch said that as the 10 thorns formed from the wind and darkness began to strike towards Bern. Bern threw Anton away because he'd die if he hit it.

He would rather die alone than bring the people by his side to die together.

Tusk's! Tusk's! Tusk's!

The witch frowned looking at where the blood was splashed to. Bern's eyes widened.

The one who received the attack was a tier 1 demon. Alastair trembled towards him as if feeling a heavy shock.

"It's no use, screw up my attack again."

The witch wanted to attack Bern again. But before that, he targeted Alastair.

"Apolion, you really stepped your line."

The witch was filled with dark and hard mana.

[Apolion, no, Aalstair, yes, now.]

Alastair remained silent.

[Hey, it's my decision. Even if I live, I can't live quietly like you. Just look how my body changes.]

Alastair remained silent.

[Hey, follow the boy.]

Alastair gasped at hearing that.

[Only he wants to listen to you when you keep talking and try to understand it. He is a good man and you can trust him.]

That first-rate demon was honestly more mature than Alastair. That was because he had known many humans during his time as a guinea pig.

[Good.]

That was all Alastair could say.

[Take him for me.]

Bern heard the last one. No, it was given to him personally. Only he heard it.

[He's quite annoying. But he is a very kind-hearted demon. Even though he was locked up and hurt, he was still the same. Please take care of him.]

Bern slowly nodded and made the demon feel relieved. He did not expect that any human would be sad because the devil died. He believed his friend would live well with the boy.

That way, he calmly left the world.

The blowing wind opened Alastair's head covering. She looks exactly like a human if not for her pointy ears and the '\=' tattoo under her two eyes.

He is very handsome with red eye pupils, black hair, fang-toothed and nice lips. Her hair is not long. But her hair made her look more charming.

His eyes were red tears at the passing of the only friend he had.

The organization mocked Alastair's cries. But there are people who are sorry and they should not bother him.

The true angel of death.

Bern's eyes were cold and ready to kill any enemy.

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...**Connected**...