< Demon World Revolution (3) >
A different battlefield from the one where Hela and the Dragon Duke faced each other.
There, too, a fierce war was raging.
“The monsters of the abyss are coming again!”
“Prepare to intercept! We need to kill as many of them as possible before they get to us!”
“Godmother! The Dark Nest’s vanguard has also begun to move!”
Helheim is firmly entrenched in its defenses, while Dark Nest’s forces are continuously tightening the reins of their attacks.
After a fight, Dream Walker’s godmother, Liliana, who was directing the preparations, frowned.
It was good that we were able to occupy the enemy’s territory through a lightning operation, but the enemy’s continued air raids were truly vicious.
“Whew, no matter how many times I kill those persistent guys, there’s no end in sight.”
She let out a short, annoyed sigh and looked towards the enemy lines.
On one side, several pitch-black cracks had formed, and even at this moment, strange monsters with pure white bodies were continuously crawling out.
“···It looks disgusting no matter how many times I see it. It’s a really annoying hobby.”
For Liliana, who loved beauty, just looking at it was so horrible that it made her feel nauseous.
[Crunch! Crunch!]
[Ahhhh…! I’m hungry!]
[Let’s go, let’s go! Where the blood smells!]
A simple twist or mix-up of body parts was considered cute.
From monsters with large eyeballs and teeth instead of heads, to large rolling spheres made up of only heads, to even monsters with multiple long humanoid torsos and numerous arms that move like fox legs.
Every imaginable number of combinations of bodies became reality and began to pour into the battlefield.
“It seems like they’re starting to get impatient too. They seem to be rougher than when they first sent in their troops. Well, it’s only natural that they wouldn’t have expected to be pushed back like this just when they thought they were almost finished.”
She smiled faintly and slowly stepped forward.
Now, the situation was so urgent that even a single hand could not sit still as a commander.
WHACK!
At her gesture, everything in front of her that was caught in her path was torn apart at once.
The debris fluttered like flower petals amidst the overwhelming destructive power.
Liliana, who had once again grabbed the rose-like whip that had returned to her grasp, looked around with sharp eyes.
The world’s most intense emotional battlefield, where life and death clash and explode in a violent clash.
But this place was very different from the battlefields she had experienced so many times.
Everything from the level of the troop members to the morale of the allies and the battle situation.
‘In this situation, I’m not in a position to complain that it’s hard.’
This current situation is an opportunity that would not have come originally.
If he hadn’t appeared, Dream Walker would have been eaten by Abnormal or Dark Nest and torn to pieces at any time.
Just like Duke Touma’s ‘Burning Inverno’, of which only traces remain now.
‘But things are different now.’
A beautiful smile appeared on her lips as she stroked the essence of the queen that she could feel in her arms.
The processing of the essence, which has been going on painstakingly since it was received, will soon be completely completed.
Perhaps because it was the essence of direct blood relatives, the purification was taking place faster than expected.
‘If I could use this fully···.’
Then things will be much more comfortable than they are now.
Not only this place, but all of Helheim will benefit from this.
Of course, it will also be of great help to their leader, Hela, who leads them on the front lines.
‘Well, I don’t have to worry about him. He always shows me more than I expected.’
Aren’t the achievements of Helheim’s forces up to now entirely thanks to their monarch, Hela?
Liriana had absolute faith in their great ruler.
“Victory to Helheim! Glory to Hela!”
And it was the same for all the forces of Helheim present here.
“Victory to Helheim! Glory to Hela!”
“Kill all those monsters!”
“Deliver death for Hela!”
A force that charges forward recklessly, regardless of whether the opponent is a high-ranking demon or a terrible monster.
More fanatic than loyal soldiers, they did not even fear death.
Kwaaang—!
A new wind blew through the stagnant landscape of the Demon World.
Putting the brakes on the plans of the Dark Nets, who had defeated most of their opponents and were in the midst of consolidating their position.
The wind of revolution that overturns the game they have set.
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A huge explosion erupted from the sky.
Kwaaaaang—!
The loud noise created by the collision that distorted space spread throughout the battlefield along with a strong shock wave.
The beings on earth who were affected by it groaned and moved busily to respond, but the very people who had created the commotion could not pay even the slightest attention to it.
If you take your eyes off the situation even for a moment, the flow will completely go over to the other person.
[The mongrel is still showing off his tricks! Do you think you are the real Leray?]
Kkurung—! Kkurung—!
With a thunderous roar, one of the six eyes lit up and hundreds of lightning swords appeared beside the giant dragon.
A powerful attack that is imbued with immense power, and each attack is several meters in size.
They fired straight away without a moment’s delay, tearing apart all the space in front.
“You really are so short-tempered. And stop talking like a mongrel. Who are you yelling at when you’re an immigrant yourself?”
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Before the attack could reach her, Hela grumbled as she forcibly folded the space she controlled and moved her body.
Even though she was a mixed race, it wasn’t that special in the demon world where countless demon races lived together.
Rather, it is the demon dragon Krushier who, although originally from the earthly dragons, crossed over to the demon world and settled there, that is a truly unique case.
“It seems like you broke some rules and escaped to the Demon World. Even if it’s the Demon World, it’s a bit odd to appoint a fugitive who committed a crime as the representative. So, haven’t you been drinking water all this time?”
[···I’ll kill you!]
Life radiated from the bastard’s three pairs of eyes.
I just roughly guessed, but it seems like it was spot on.
Up until now, no one had dared mention it in front of him, but Hela had no sense of duty to consider the other person’s feelings.
“The truth always hurts. But you have to face reality… Eek!”
Hela, who had been mocking her opponent with all her heart, quickly folded one of her wings and twisted her body.
Immediately after that, a strange wave passed by where he was.
Hela narrowed her eyes as she saw the magical power that had filled the space along its trajectory being completely erased.
‘···You’re truly amazing. There’s a reason you’ve survived so long in this demon world.’
Although the dragon race was originally specialized in manifesting mysteries, there were certain limitations to this as well.
But, after coming to the Demon World and adapting to the energy here, he not only transformed his body, but also possessed various supernatural abilities!
He was indeed a man worthy of being called a strong candidate for Demon King for thousands of years.
‘Okay, very good.’
The corners of Hela’s mouth twitched.
Even in the midst of all this, her sparkling eyes never left Duke Marryong’s gaze.
Even while provoking, avoiding attacks, and counterattacking.
Kurururung—
A strange vibrating sound came from near her.
At the same time, the light from all directions began to refract and the shape of the area began to distort.
The surrounding space that came under her control was compressed and gathered into her grasp.
‘I can’t just sit still like this!’
A move prepared to taunt the opponent and buy time.
Hela let out a light laugh and whipped the hand holding something around like a whip.
And right after that.
Kwarrrrrrrr—!
With a loud explosion that sounded like a mountain collapsing, the space where the demon dragon was hovering was distorted.
The sky, the light, the air, the gravity, the magic.
No, the ‘world’ itself took shape and thrust its teeth at the target.
According to the will of the master who rules over oneself.
A blow that doesn’t just cut through space, but shakes the world itself.
It was not entirely his own ability, but a limited strike that could only be used in this demon world where his influence as the Demon King had grown stronger, but it would not be an exaggeration to say that the power he could exert was truly transcendent.
[···That’s pretty good. Indeed, it’s good enough to hunt Sippar.]
Of course, this only applies if it’s done correctly.
Hela twisted her lips and turned her head to look in the direction where the dragon had avoided her.
Although he seemed a little weak, he still appeared to be in good health with no major injuries.
“Hmm, I was hoping. Is this really a prediction of the future?”
[Huh, do you think this body would be susceptible to such an obvious attack?]
I was beating around the bush, but I couldn’t fool her.
Hela licked her lips quietly as she realized that two of her opponent’s six eyes had become active.
‘It’s clear that one is Yejian. But it won’t be able to see that far into the future. Maybe a few seconds at most.’
But at their level, those few seconds were enough to determine victory or defeat.
Of course, it cannot be abused arbitrarily, but its existence cannot help but be burdensome.
Moreover, that was not the only problem.
‘But you can’t be that fine just because you knew a few seconds in advance. That was the kind of attack I couldn’t avoid even if I knew about it.’
A move that unites and swings the entire space under one’s control.
Since the entire world within range was a means of attack and a range of fire, it was not an attack that could be avoided simply by moving one’s body.
‘The point of impact stopped for a moment. It didn’t seem to be a defense or nullification. Is it a time stop ability?’
Even if you can only stop for a very limited time, there are endless things you can do with it.
If you add in the ability to foresee the future, it wouldn’t be so strange for him to be so normal.
‘The eyes of the demons are all extraordinary. They couldn’t have just created something like that on their own. So, then···.’
The ‘mental attack’ magic eye that I first tried but gave up on after confirming that it didn’t work on me, the ‘elemental domination’ magic eye that controls lightning and other things, and even the ‘magic energy extinction’ magic eye that made me give up using the ‘World of the Heavenly Demons’.
The types of magic eyes that were revealed in this way were five in total.
‘With such fraudulent abilities, he still couldn’t become the Demon King. Just how great were the previous Demon Kings?’
Hela, inwardly impressed, stuck out her tongue.
How powerful were the people of the past who were able to defeat such a demon lord?
Of course, there was the difference that the Demon Dragon Duke, who had been transformed into a demon by accepting the energy of the demon world, was stronger here, but that could not belittle their abilities.
Since then, the fighting in the skies above the battlefield has not stopped.
As if waiting in the direction you avoided the attack, the breath flies in.
She tried to control the space and distort its trajectory, but the enemy’s energy that had already dug into that place interfered with her control.
I managed to block the attack somehow and counterattack to break the chain of attacks, but I wasn’t able to inflict much damage on the bastard.
Kwakwakwakwang!
Flashes of light and loud noises that seem to turn the world upside down.
Although the aftereffects occasionally reached the ground and caused great damage to both sides in the midst of the war, they were so focused on each other that they did not even realize it.
‘···It’s a bit difficult. It takes a lot of skill to use the magic eye in the right places and to use the ability.’
In fact, if there were no “Demon King” and “Annihilator”, it wouldn’t even be possible to have an equal fight.
Although the total amount of power that could be used was not inferior to that of Hela, there was bound to be a significant difference in the level of proficiency in using supernatural abilities.
It was only natural, since the opponent was a being who had reigned supreme in the Demon Realm, the land of this struggle, for thousands of years.
‘Still, the situation isn’t bad. Thanks to that, my skill level is also increasing quickly.’
The fact that she was facing such a strong opponent caused various corrections and synergies, including the 『Elixir of Growth』, to occur, and her abilities were also quickly becoming proficient.
The level of skill gained from facing off against the Demon Dragon Duke was greater than the level gained from immediately coming to the Demon World and before arriving at this battlefield.
Moreover, even at this very moment, his ‘influence as the Demon King’ was continuously increasing···.
[···What on earth have you done? You mongrel!]
It was no wonder that Duke Marryong reacted sensitively when he noticed that fact.
How can you maintain your composure when your enemy is growing in real time while fighting you?
Have you decided that you can’t continue to waste time like this?
In the end, he activated the last magic eye he had been saving until the end.
[Die!]
The ‘reverse eye’ of the demon dragon, which looks straight at Hela and emits a purple light.
Kiiing—
“Huh!”
At the same time that there was a ringing in her ears, Hela’s wings began to flap uncontrollably and her body began to sway.
Blood flowing out from the seven pores of the face, including both eyes.
After being treated like that, I finally realized what the power of the sixth magic eye that he had been cherishing was.
‘The Eye of Instant Death…?’
The worst evil eye that can kill an opponent just by looking at them.
I had been saving it for so long that I finally got to use it. It seemed like it was an ability that I couldn’t use lightly, but its power was beyond words.
‘···Tsk, if only the “Instant Death Immunity” perk had been activated, I could have completely ignored the damage.’
However, the problem was that Hela’s rank was so high that even when hit by the magic eye, it did not result in an ‘instant death’ judgment.
Because of that, she suffered unnecessary damage and vomited out the blood that had built up in her throat, then flapped her wings to recover her body.
[It’s finally starting to look good. This time, I’ll finish you off for sure!]
Although the follow-up attack didn’t come right away, perhaps because it was quite a burden to him, there was no denying the fact that Hela suffered greater damage.
If we continue to fight like this, we will eventually lose.
“flaw.”
But she didn’t care.
Because I had just achieved the goal I had initially set.
Hela’s red eyes were bright with light.
Her persistent gaze, which had never lost sight of her opponent throughout the fight, was fixed on the three pairs of reverse eyes that the dragon possessed.
‘With this, I have confirmed all of the magic eyes up to the sixth. Those artificial magic eyes that were woven together through some kind of magic.’
The moment her eyes met his at first sight, she could feel it instinctively.
The magic eye used by that Dragon Duke is of the same origin as my own.
The 14th Demon King, Leraye, inherited the power of her other half, the ‘Maan Tribe’, a succubus half-blood, from her father, the 13th Demon King!
‘I don’t know how the hell he got that power, but…’
Perhaps he had the eyes of the six Maan tribes removed and the mystique contained therein transplanted into himself.
There was no need to know the detailed method right away.
The important thing was that the structure of the bastard’s eyes, as well as the activation mechanism of the magic eye, were perfectly identical to his own.
Of course, even if they had the same roots, it was impossible to imitate their abilities simply by looking at them.
It is absurd to see through the insides of an opponent as powerful as Duke Ma-ryong and read the flow of energy.
But she had one ability that could ignore all that process and bring about results.
《The individual grows by achieving the conditions. The special skill “Magic Eye of Domination” evolves into “Seven-Colored Magic Eye.”》
A skill that allows you to imitate the techniques of an opponent you have seen with your own eyes.
“Imitation”.
