◈ 343. [Evil Side]
“Huh Eok… . Heo-eok… … .”
Mason was walking.
He was half-reclining, blood pouring from gaping wounds.
bubbling… … .
The upper body, which had been almost split in two, was still trying to regenerate. But it wasn’t easy because the wound was so big.
“That’s awful… … It’s fucking tough… … .”
Originally, it should have been an instant death, but it was a natural injury.
The beast-blowing serum that had been hit continuously kept his life in this world.
Regeneration and vitality beyond human standards forced him to heal and endure his injuries.
I ate the household medicine that was attached to my molars, pretended to be dead, and took advantage of the loose surveillance to get out of my body.
So – I entered.
A dungeon beneath a lake immersed in darkness. The source of evil from which monsters pour out.
to the lake kingdom.
“Ha ha ha… .”
But it was the limit.
At best, he reached his mission destination, but his injuries were too serious. Mason collapsed to the floor, unable to walk any further.
Mason, who was holding the entrails dripping through the wound with his hand, rummaged through his arms with trembling hands.
A syringe filled with blue liquid was pulled out of his bloody fingertip.
It was the last beastification serum he had.
‘It’s crazy to be beaten twice a day, but three times… … .’
But what?
I’ve come this far, but it’s already been paid off… … .
“Huh!”
Mason picked up the syringe and inserted it into his throat.
Fu-wook!
The serum penetrated his body at once and took effect immediately.
Woodeuk Wooddeuk… … !
Muscles and bones were twisted, limbs enlarged, and at the same time, the wounds healed.
“Keuu aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… !”
After a while, when the ‘transformation’ is over, what remains there is no longer a human figure… … It was a hybrid beast.
Since the serum itself was a composite of several heterogeneous species, the final destination was also close to a chimera.
“That’s why I’m not a beast… … .”
Mason clicked his tongue as he looked down at his ugly nails.
“… It looks like a monster.”
The body was fine, but the consciousness, on the contrary, was blurred.
Everything was unclear as if in a fog. However, Mason chewed his tongue and got up.
– Have an audience with the Demon King and come.
A mission given by his master, Fernandez.
I remember only this.
Mason was a man far from loyal and did not sympathize with Fernandez’s cause. but.
– Those who can only sell their souls to the devil to achieve their goals gather in this special unit.
Just like he said to Lucas.
Because you have to pay for the soul you already sold.
“This one… I mean, I already have something… … .”
Muttering, Mason moved on. The two legs that had turned into reverse joints struggled to touch the floor and headed forward.
into darkness.
into deeper darkness.
Into the deepest darkness where the devil lurks.
For the good fortune of the Empire and the future of all mankind.
***
The very center of the Lake Kingdom.
A gigantic soaring skyscraper that emits pitch-black darkness like fog that stands tall here.
royal.
Nightmare corps commanders were arriving one by one in this place where the gatekeeper demons stood guard.
Pre-meeting.
A meeting held by the masters of hell under the Lake Kingdom, convened and supervised by the demon king himself.
Okay!
Entry into the palace was made in the order of lowest rank.
The first to appear and step inside was the Goblin God King, ‘Kali-Alexandre’, ranked 10th in the ranks of the commander of the Nightmare Corps.
Quite tall for a goblin, but obviously dwarfed by a normal human, he was wearing leather armor that covered his entire body with a golden cloak and helmet pressed down.
This helmet was a little unusual, but it was in the form of a mask and a crown attached together.
In front of the helmet was a mask that covered the face, and on top of the helmet was a pointed crown.
《Carly-Alexander.》
《Thank you for responding to the summons. Please go in.”
The devil gatekeepers opened the way. The goblin king nodded lightly and stepped on the carpet as he entered the castle.
Glancing at the back of the goblin king, the demon gatekeepers whispered.
《Hey, it’s like talking about a goblin and pretending to be a king… … .”
“Shh! What will you do if you hear it!”
“What will you do if you hear it? On the goblin subject. The lowest in rank.”
Carly-Alexandre was clearly listening to all of this conversation.
However, I didn’t bother pointing out their rudeness and quietly moved inside.
The demon gatekeepers chuckled.
《Look. Maybe it’s because he’s a goblin, so he’s used to being insulted.》
《Did he know? You’re not in the class to be here? kuk kuk… … .》
The guards who laughed at each other eventually stood upright with their smiles on their lips as the next nightmare corps commanders appeared one by one.
iron puck. iron puck.
A ghost pirate appeared next, splashing seawater from his flooded boots every time he walked, dragging the hem of his coat with a fishy smell on the floor, and holding a bottle of wine in his mouth.
8th in the sequence. The Ghost Slayer Captain ‘Bernard Fokker’.
When he, the ruler of all ghost-type monsters and sea monsters, appeared, the demon gatekeepers took a more dignified posture than before.
《Sir Bernard Focker.》
《Thank you for responding to the summons. Please go in.”
The ghost captain, who skimmed through the gatekeepers, spat out in a quarrel.
《Hey.》
《Yes?》
《Is there alcohol in it?》
《… .》
There was a moment of silence.
“I’m having a meeting, but I don’t drink all the time, damn it… . >
The ghost captain stepped inside, acting like a drunkard. The devil’s gatekeepers only shed cold sweat.
What appeared after that was
“No, no, no, no! I don’t want to attend a meeting today!]
《You stupid dreamer! Under what pretext would you not attend the meeting convened by the King of Kings himself
?
rank 7. The prostitute ‘Salome’.
4th in the sequence. The Lord of Plague, ‘Raven’.
Among them, Salome was trying to escape using herd, and Raven was forcibly catching such a succubus queen and dragging her along.
“My legion has been annihilated, annihilated! Seeing the King of Kings in this situation! How do you know you’re going to get scolded! Please let me escape, crow. huh? I’ll faithfully attend from the next meeting!]
《Will all of your annihilated legions come back to life next time? There is a saying that it is better to be hit first. It would be better to report honestly to the King of Kings and ask for mercy!
” I hate it! I hate being scolded!”
Raven grabbed Salome who was fussing like a child and dragged her into the castle.
The devil’s gatekeepers tried hard to avert their eyes from this hideous appearance.
The next one to appear was a wizard dressed in a strange costume that seemed to come from a foreign country in the East.
The third-ranked magician, “White Night”.
Wearing a robe with wide sleeves and a crown decorated with small beads attached to it, his face was covered with a large amulet attached to the cap.
The Great Emperor of Magic arrived in front of the castle as if he were floating lightly in the air without even setting his feet on the ground.
《Baekya-sama.》
《Thank you for responding to the summons. Please go in.”
At the hospitality of the gatekeepers, the magician lightly bowed and went inside quietly.
All of the demon gatekeepers swallowed dry saliva unwittingly at the aura of death overflowing around him.
again and again.
What appeared next was something familiar to the demon gatekeepers.
Because it was their direct superior.
It was a woman wearing a fancy dress and a mask that only covered her eyes, like a masquerade.
Its skin was red, typical of demons, and its cream-colored hair had splendid deer-like antlers growing through it.
The commander-in-chief of the demon corps in charge of the Demon King’s direct personal guard here in the Lake Kingdom.
Cromwell, the second-ranked leader of the Demon Guardian Corps.
“Meet Your Excellency!”
“Meet Your Excellency!”
Chuck!
As the gatekeepers saluted in unison, she smiled contentedly at the discipline of her subordinates and went inside, making a clicking sound with her high heels.
“Have a good day, guys. You know?]
《Yes sir!》
The captain of the demon corps also disappeared inside, and now there is only one last thing left.
A light of tension stood on the faces of the gatekeepers waiting for the last nightmare corps commander. And then the man appeared.
that buck that buck
Wearing a neat black-and-white suit with long black hair hanging down haphazardly… … .
And a being with a shining golden dragon’s eye.
It takes on a human form, but its essence is a dragon.
Rank 1 – Black Dragon ‘Night-Bringer’.
With his expressionless face clearly indicating that everything in the world was boring, he stretched out his long limbs and entered the palace along the carpet road.
The gatekeepers tried to greet him like the other corps commanders before them, but no words came out even when they opened their mouths.
《… .”
“… .》
The presence of the dragon king made his throat choke.
Without paying attention to whether the gatekeepers did or not, the black dragon walked away and disappeared into the castle.
When he disappeared, the gatekeepers all breathed a sigh of relief.
“Really, every time I see you, the level is different… .]
《Isn’t it rude to put you in the same category as other corps commanders? … ?]
《That black dragon is just a ‘nightmare corps commander’ like the goblin king. What on earth does the King of Kings set the standard for?”
The buzzing gatekeepers soon shut their mouths in unison.
Their leader, Cromwell, the head of the Devil Guard Corps, who had thought they had entered a long time ago, was sticking his face out through the door.
She groaned, and the gatekeepers immediately began guarding the outside with disciplined posture.
“Do it right guys. Got it?]
《Yes, sir!
》 … Again, just like before, the ‘nameless man’ breaks through the front door and disgraces my face. I will kill them all.]
Cold sweat ran down the backs of the gatekeepers.
It was a cold sweat that flowed down from the tension of the real threat that was different from before.
Cromwell, who showed his fangs and scratched his neck with his fingers, disappeared again with a click.
The demon gatekeepers stood guard without moving.
It’s something I’ve been tired of for hundreds of years anyway.
***
Royal. audience room.
Even today, the shadow-like figure who sat on the throne and tinkered with the pieces on the chess board – the
king of monsters, the king of monsters, welcomed all his subordinates and opened his mouth.
《Welcome, my nightmares.》
The demon king glanced at the corps commanders sitting at the table and clicked his tongue briefly.
《Unfortunately, the number has decreased a little.》
9th ranked Lunared.
Rank 6 Orlop.
Sequence number 5 Celendion.
Three nightmare corps commanders collapsed and died. And all to one person.
The remaining seven Nightmare Legion Commanders all knew the opponent’s name.
Ash-
A great power against the demon king and a guardian of the people they must destroy.
“Don’t cut your hair and get to the point. The next ‘great flood’ is coming soon.”
The demon king, with his legs crossed and his hands on both hands, spat out in a relaxed voice.
“And this time, I want to destroy the royal family.”
“… .]
《So I’m trying to select someone I can trust
.
Who can the demon king trust in the destruction of the world?
that’s right… … .
‘Is it me?’
… Everyone was thinking the same thing.
《The one who will participate in this flood is… … .]
The
demon king slowly raised his hand and scanned the kings of monsters seated on the table in turn, then
pointed to one of them with his fingertips.
