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[Secret Operation (4)]
Whiiiiing~
Wind The wind blew and gray hair flew everywhere.
The top floor of the tower.
[Khahahahahaha!]
The laughter that came from the demon who raised his head to the sky echoed loudly throughout the Demon Castle.
A solid body covered with armor-like muscles.
Hot blood was still dripping from the blood-red sword in one hand.
The demon’s head, which had been pointing towards the sky, turned towards the ground. Its eyes were blood-red.
[Worship! A new demon king who has passed all the tests has been born before you!]
Berit, commander of the 3rd corps of the Baal Army.
He looked at the ground and burst into laughter again.
Numerous demons were already kneeling and looking up at him.
[You were already waiting for me! What a wonderful people! Hahahahaha!]
If he had looked a little closer, he would have been able to spot his dead subordinates, but Berit was intoxicated with the joy of becoming the Demon King and only saw what he wanted to see.
On the other hand, Lily and the others were in confusion.
“The exam is already over?”
“So that means he has become the Demon King…”
If the Demon King has chosen a new Demon King, from now on they must fight to take the Demon King away from that Demon King.
Lily muttered in a nervous voice.
“If this happens, your plan will go wrong…”
The Demon King, who has gained the power of the Demon Castle, can give absolute commands to the Demons living within his castle.
In other words, if a fight broke out, all of the demons here might have to be destroyed.
The worst case scenario is that while dealing with the Demon King, a large portion of the Demon Castle may also have to be destroyed.
“This got me into quite a bit of trouble.”
“Okay… but there’s really no other way.”
“I can’t do this….”
“Sister. “Why not?”
As the group exchanged opinions with each other with serious expressions, Berit demanded his right to pass the test at the top of the tower.
[My devil’s castle!]
His gaze was directed at the huge eye floating higher than the spire.
Huge eyes connected to the Demon Castle’s main core were looking at him.
[Prepare for the coronation! Prepare to announce to the entire demon world that your new master has been born!]
-Puhwaaaaaak!
A powerful presence burst from Berit’s body. At that presence, the demons kneeling on the ground – although it was not because of Berit that they were kneeling – their bodies trembled.
A confident smile appeared on Berit’s lips.
‘This is just the beginning!’
He was the commander of the 3rd Baal Army Legion and Baal’s henchman.
In other words, he was one of the most likely candidates to become the next Demon King in the future.
Passing the masterless Demon King’s test was not difficult for him.
‘I will rise to higher places. I will follow Baal and conquer the dimensional hub, build a mountain with the corpses of humans, create a throne on top of it, and sit next to it! The whole world will remember me, Berit, with fear!’
Berit held that bold ambition in his heart and scolded the Demon King.
[What are you procrastinating on? Instead of immediately building a throne for yourself and not letting the entire demon world know that your king has appeared!]
That was then.
The bottom of the huge eye split open and turned into a mouth.
{Mr. Berit.}
The main core of the Demon Castle was speaking with its own mouth.
“The Demon King….”
“Are you talking?”
Since it was extremely rare for the Demon King to directly express his will, all demons focused on his voice.
{You climbed the tower and passed all the tests I prepared for you.}
[Of course. It was a simple test for me.]
Berit nodded confidently. In fact, while he passed the exam quickly, he never experienced any crisis.
But that wasn’t what the Demon King wanted to say.
{The test was not fair. Your men have blocked the path to the tower so you don’t have any competition. I watched it all with these ‘eyes’.}
[…What’s the problem with that?]
Berit asked back as if it were absurd.
[Who dares be my competitor! I just didn’t want to waste time!] Even
if other demons climbed the tower, there was no way they could compete with him, who already possessed the power of a demon lord.
However, the Demon King’s thoughts seemed to be different.
{I also made the same judgment as Berit until just now.}
[Then what’s the problem!]
{Mr. Berit. See below. All your men are dead.}
[What nonsense! Those guys are the best in my corps…]
Berit was taken aback but with anxiety, he looked down to the ground again and soon found his dead subordinates.
[Why….]
I saw Aborim with half of his body gone, Cocius frozen and shattered, and Marbes burned black.
The most cherished subordinates in the army.
These were his comrades who later became the vanguard of the invasion of the dimensional hub and achieved numerous achievements together with him.
Berit’s face was distorted with anger like a murderer.
[What kind of people dared to do this!]
-Kwakwakwakwakwa!
A roar filled with deadly magical power was directed towards the ground. The demons covered their ears and moaned in pain.
Except for just four people.
The Demon King’s giant eyes looked at them and said.
{They are new challengers who have come to take the test. Berit’s men stopped them and after the battle, all of them were killed by them. The demons knelt before those who showed overwhelming power.}
[They killed my men…]
The demon king continued speaking while Berit glared at Lily and the others with a cold gaze.
{I believe they have the ability to become Berit’s competitors. Therefore, take the test again….}
The Demon King’s voice was calm and mechanical.
So, it may have sounded reasonable at first glance, but I thought,
“What? “After I pulled it out, I saw something that seemed better, so I’m going to return it, right?”
Abraxas looked up at the Demon King’s Castle, laughing as if it were absurd, and said,
“Cluck. “Anyway, it’s not a good thing for us.”
Cheonmugeuk laughed, bending his thick neck from side to side.
“Wangnun is right! “Give us a chance too!”
“that’s right! “Wangnun is right!”
The two demon rabbits were so excited that they jumped up and down.
The demonic energy seethed wildly around Berit’s body as he looked down at that figure.
[…good night. Kill them all and come back up. Then you too will have to show the price of loyalty.]
{Of course.}
Whiik!
Berit jumped from the top floor of the tower to the ground. The falling speed was so great that it hit the ground like a meteor.
-Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
The shock wave spread out in all directions and hit the demons kneeling on the ground. The demons fell down, vomiting blood, and some lost their minds.
[I am the only one you guys kneeled to.]
“Ugh…”
“Sorry for my sin…”
The demons, terrified by Berit’s threat, stood up and hurriedly retreated.
However, there were still some arrogant people who did not move from their places.
A satyr, a succubus
, and two funny rabbits.
[It looks like he’s quite skilled enough to kill my men. However, you chose the wrong opponent.]
Berit extended his right hand forward.
He had no intention of prolonging this fight.
[I’ll deal with everything. Die.]
Uuuuuuung-!!
An enormous amount of magical energy gathered in the palm of my hand and it vibrated.
An attack powerful enough to devastate an area of several kilometers in radius.
With just one attack, Berit planned to eliminate all the obstructionists at once and prove his strength.
[You will not even leave a trace of your existence here.]
-Paaaaaaaaa!
The magic cannon fired from Berit’s hand attacked Lily and the others.
At that moment,
“Kkkkkk.” Still, he’s quite the devil.”
Cheonmugeuk swung his sword like a thunderbolt and cut the magic cannon into dozens of pieces.
“What if I just cut it all at once? “We don’t know, but all the bystanders are dead.”
Abraxas’s magic deflected the magic cannon’s explosion into the sky, shouting,
“Wendy! Ice shield!”
“yes!”
Damn it!
The ice wall created by Wendy protected the demons behind from the aftermath of the explosion.
Berit’s magic cannon bounced into the air and exploded.
-Bubububububbung!
-Bubububububbung!
[What now…!]
Berit looked at the demons who blocked his attack with wide eyes.
A satyr who cut off a magic cannon by swinging his sword at a speed that was barely visible.
A succubus that completely deflected the direction of its power upward into the sky.
A demon rabbit with a blue ribbon on its chest that protected thousands of demons by creating a wall of ice.
Each one was a monster.
‘I definitely didn’t feel any particular strength. Could it be that these people are so powerful that it is difficult for me to properly understand them…?’
A ray of cold sweat flowed from my back.
Berit held his sword tightly with a nervous expression.
Each one is stronger than you can imagine, and they are outnumbered.
…I figured 4:1 was unreasonable.
[Wait!]
Berit continued speaking quickly, just in case the enemies started attacking. His gaze turned to the Demon King’s Castle, which was looking down at them from the spire.
[This is the place to select just one demon lord! Wouldn’t it be violating the very purpose of this test if the strongest person is eliminated first through a concerted attack?] “
…Didn’t he just tell us to attack everyone?”
Abraxas said with a puzzled look on his face, but Berit pretended not to hear and continued talking.
[I’m just asking for a fair test! If we eliminate the strongest one by one like this, eventually the weakest among us will become the Demon King!] It
was an absurd sophistry, but surprisingly, the Demon King’s response was positive.
{This is a persuasive suggestion. As the organizer of this exam, I decided to change the method of determining the winner to a tournament…}
It was then.
“Phew…!”
“Khahahaha!”
Abraxas and Cheonmugeuk held their stomachs and laughed like crazy.
Neither the Demon King nor Berit had any way of knowing the reason.
“Ah, there’s no need to do that.”
Abraxas said, wiping away his tears with his fingers.
“Anyway, who among us would become the Demon King was decided from the beginning.”
[…Who is that?]
Berit glared at the satyr and the succubus alternately.
This is because those two seemed to be the strongest, both in terms of the energy they gave off and the natural way of speaking that befits a strong person.
But they just laughed.
“Cluck. “Let’s step aside for a moment.”
The two took Wendy and retreated.
Berit naturally looked at the Demon World Rabbit, who was left alone.
[You…?]
“Yes! “I’m the boss here!”
The chubbier of the two, the Demon World Rabbit, proudly showed off the red ribbon on his chest.
‘It looks strong, but… it’s probably better than that satyr or succubus.’
Berit decided that way. And without letting down his guard, he glared at the satyr and succubus who were retreating back.
[…If anyone intervenes, they will be disqualified from being selected as the Demon King. Do you agree?]
“These days, demon bastards are looking for something fair and square. “Forget the Demon World.”
The succubus, who was clicking her tongue, said with a grin as if a good idea suddenly occurred to her.
“Then shall we make a bet? If you win, we will all become your subordinates.”
[Hoo…]
Berit reacted as if it was tempting.
But if something comes, something goes.
“But if our leader Rabbit wins, you will betray Baal and join this side. how is it?”
[dare! Whose name are you calling indiscriminately?]
“You just have to win, right? “Are you not confident?”
Berit got angry at the unthinkable proposal. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought it wasn’t a bad offer.
“I will write a magic contract that will be activated if you agree. “Wouldn’t that allow us to fight comfortably with each other?”
[…….]
Berit was lost in thought for a moment.
He had a rough idea of the succubus’ intentions.
‘Stupid bitch. If I lose, it looks like they will use the power of the succubus to turn me into a puppet… I have already sworn my existence to Baal. Do you think you can break that oath with magic?’
If Berit had known that the true identity of the succubus was a dragon with a body as powerful as Baal, he would never have taken it lightly and not answered.
[Good. I accept.]
In response, Abraxas licked his lips with his tongue and winked at Berit.
“It’s a great decision.”
After a while, a wide open space was created and the two final candidates for the Demon King stood face to face.
[Secret Operation (4)] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
