El must thank Medusa, who didn't even leave her name behind.

Because of its selfless dedication, it gained the practical ability to curse, and also learned to kill with its eyes.

"Those captivating eyes are so intense, so incredibly captivating..."

Like a child who has received a new toy, El experimented with various ways to use his abilities here.

For example, right now, Al used his eyes to shoot lasers, igniting the firewood in front of him and making a small campfire.

"This big-tailed snake is really good. I'll try to find more of its kind later."

This ability is both useful and fun; anyway, these Medusas pose no threat to me.

"Big-tailed snake"—that was El's code name for the nameless Medusa.

As always, it's casual, but also as vivid and expressive as ever.

"After we finish this meal, we'll continue on our way. The Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings are waiting for me at the border."

Time waits for no one, we'd better hurry and go see them, the legendary Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan..."

The Four Heavenly Kings are the strongest warriors of this generation of demon kings. According to the legends of heroes I've read, almost every demon king has a similar subordinate structure.

However, the number isn't always four; sometimes it's ten demon generals, twelve demon stars, eight heavenly venerables, six mad demons...

The largest team ever formed was a group with sixty-four demon pillars, which is truly remarkable.

Of course, regardless of their exact numbers, the Demon King of each era who encounters the Hero will always have only one ending.

Gone, completely gone.

What Demon King? What Heavenly King? I thought it was a speed bump. Let my Holy Sword and stats talk.

Imagining how he would cook the Four Heavenly Kings when he encountered them, El finished his snake soup.

"That feels good. Let's speed things up for the rest of the journey."

We removed all traces of the picnic and also cleaned up the kitchen waste nearby.

El raised his head and looked towards the border, activating the power of wind elemental magic.

"Whoosh..."

He took flight; El was airborne, flying towards the battlefield.

From the sky, El looked back at the battlefield where he had been, and could vaguely see some people cleaning up.

"As expected of a hero, he's too strong, truly too strong. There are so many demon remains here..."

"Indeed, it was a little broken, and we had to put it back together ourselves."

Royal soldiers are searching the ruins for monster remains, since not all monsters have become food.

The light cannon that was used to "greet" the demons at the beginning sent away some demons that were not in the magic circle and were not strong enough.

This plundering significantly increased the king's private savings.

El continued onward, passing through many villages and seeing places where monsters were active.

"The birth of the Demon King has led to the rise of monsters all over the world, which has had a significant impact on this area."

He sensed that a nearby village was fighting monsters, and since he had seen it, he decided to lend a hand.

Meanwhile, in that village...

"Everyone, hurry up and drive away all these slimes, leave no one alive!"

"I understand, Village Chief, but there are just too many of these things!"