150 – Signs of a Conspiracy
Veronica thought. That she was careless
In addition to the seal that began to be released as Gaon passed the test, she thought that now that all of her alter egos had returned, there were few beings who could stop her now.
However, that belief was shattered by the sudden appearance of a demon in the form of a poisonous snake.
“Botis..!”
-Grr…Little vampire, it’s been a long time.
Botis, ranked 17th among the 72 Great Demons, possesses the power of ‘isolation’ and ‘sealing’.
It was difficult to keep Gaon and Veronica apart, no matter how great they were. Because her strength has grown so much that she won’t be left alone.
But Botis, who has the power of isolation and sealing, is different. Botis has the ability to isolate each other if two or more of them are united, and the place where they are generally isolated is the demon realm.
Perhaps Gaon was taken to the Pandemonium because of Botis’ ability. It would be too risky to send Veronica to the demon realm.
‘No, you don’t have to worry too much. Botis’ ability has a clear time limit.’
Fortunately, Botis’ containment authority clearly has a time limit. Of course, the duration varies depending on the strength of the quarantined being, but it was clear that a person with a level of Gaon would come back soon.
“…..Using a contractor to manifest into the real world, you’ve been using your brain quite a bit.”
-Grrr… Although there are limitations…Isn’t it a pretty good method? Because the time of us demons is infinite.
Veronica thought. Somehow, Cliff’s power was too weak.
Basically, among the 72 Great Demons, the contract with Botis, a high-ranking demon, was too weak. If Botis had given up his strength, even Gaon, who had become stronger with [Black Dragon’s Heart], Would have struggled.
However, since Botis’ purpose from the beginning was to manifest in reality by killing the contractor, he did not exert much power on Cliff, and the result was as follows.
‘The demonic aura isn’t that strong, so I thought it was one of the higher level demons below the 72 Great Demons…’
This is a mistake. I should have prepared for it after seeing the use of snake-related abilities.
Of course, there are hundreds of snake-related demons, and even knowing in advance wouldn’t have prevented Votis from sequestering her Gaon, but it didn’t matter to her now.
A few hours ago, she assured Gaon that there would be no case for the two of them to fall. I felt a sense of regret and shame.
‘I should have protected you…’
I had a lot of regret, but I had to start with Botis first.
Botis, one of the top demons among the 72 Great Demons, was strong enough even in the real world, not in the realm of demons.
Fortunately, there was not a single creature around. All troops moved to the base of Elderheim, so there was no problem even if they showed their sincerity.
-Grrr… What are you going to do with that body? Aren’t you even able to use half of your strength?
“Shut up, even this much is enough to annihilate the likes of you.”
-You’re arrogant…Don’t forget, it’s only because of Lord and Solomon that you uncivilized bastards were able to rule over us demons…
“…..”
Veronica knows too. Demons are the dominant species. Out-of-the-box monsters who have had the power to rule the world since birth.
The only creatures that can stand against the devil are angels and dragons. It’s fortunate that angels and dragons don’t have much interest in the human world. If they were even a little interested, a big war would have happened.
However, there was a time when other lower races dominated those three dominant species, and that was the ancient era, the era of a unified empire ruled by Lords.
The one who played the biggest role in controlling the demons was Solomon the torturer.
He subdued all the demons and cast a subjugation spell on them, making them devote themselves to the kingdom ruled by the Lord.
Thanks to this, at the present time when the ancient kingdom disappeared, the demons trapped in the Pandemonium had a great resentment towards Solomon, and they searched only for Solomon, putting their second priority on domination of the real world, which was their eternal desire.
-Where is Solomon…Where is Solomon…!
“I have no reason to tell you.”
-Grrr..! Aren’t you the blood of ‘that’ guy? Why are you covering Solomon?
“Shut up..!”
Veronica snapped her teeth. When she dared to say ‘him’ in front of herself, complex emotions that she had forgotten for so long began to surface.
“Why did your contractor use chaos mana… but in the end, did you hold his hand..!”
-Grrr… If you don’t even know that, you must be saying that you are a definite ‘enemy’.
In an instant, Botis’ energy changed.
Until just a moment ago, the voice had been filled with ‘interest’ and ‘interest’, but Botis’ voice, recognizing Veronica as an enemy, was infinitely overbearing.
-Dirty Solomon and Rod sealed us demons in the Demon Realm. But I said that your bloodline will set us demons free…!
“…..!”
Vortis’ life-threatening Veronica, hearing her young words, opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth as if in shock.
It is unbelievable that ‘he’ said that to the demons with all his heart. I couldn’t believe that he, who acted calculatedly, promised to release the demons who would later come back.
‘No way…!’
At that moment, the worst assumption came to her mind.
What if ‘he’ found the medium through which Solomon cast subordinate magic on the demons?
And what if you’re using it to control demons?
Mother Demons basically don’t serve anyone other than demons of the same race. In the past, Solomon’s dominion over the demons was only due to the strong ‘compulsion’ caused by subordinate magic, but the demons had never moved voluntarily.
So, in order to prevent the demons from taking loopholes in the command and acting as they please, Solomon rarely used demons outside of combat situations. That would be well known to him.
That’s why.
What if ‘he’ is fooling the demons?
Everything fits perfectly. Due to his personality that always hated demons, he would never let them go on his own.
He has a way to restrain the demons, so he made a pact with them. He could only see it that way.
‘…Now is not the time to worry about the king.’
Currently, demons believe that the medium that can control them has been destroyed. Because of an event that happened 10,000 years ago.
So she said that now, no matter what she said to Vortis, it wouldn’t work for her, and she didn’t intend to do that herself.
‘Kill.’
For now, the crime of isolating and dropping Gaon on its own.
I’ll make it sweet, Veronica swore deeply.
***
“Hmm…”
Look here.
“Huh…”
Look over there.
“Isn’t there an answer?”
No answer.
“Haa…..”
A red moon was floating in the sky, and purple rocks and venom that glowed green were piled high on the floor.
At least, this place can never be called the real world. If my prediction is correct, it’s probably the Demon World.
“f*ck the f*ck…. f*ck the dog, damn it. Jiraaal…”
She seemed to have been swearing too much lately, so she decided to cut back, but that decision quickly collapsed.
Veronica can’t be reached, nothing is around, and she doesn’t know what to do.
Above all, I couldn’t understand why it was suddenly transferred to a strange place.
‘Is it because of the last demon I saw?’
A demon in the form of a snake. According to the flow, the person himself was transferred to the demon realm by that demon.
But why?
The fact that there is nothing around now means that the devil and Veronica still remain in the real world, so why did he send himself to the demon realm?
Anyone can see that Veronica was strong, but she herself was weaker than her.
“…f*ck I don’t know.”
No matter how much I thought about it, no answer came out. Well, I guess the devil just wanted to be alone with the beautiful Veronica rather than the dull bastard.
Or maybe he just did it because he was confident enough to beat Veronica one-on-one, but… That’s ridiculous.
‘That monster? It’s too much.’
Having been with Veronica for about a month, I was well aware of how strong she had become.
Although Veronica didn’t say anything, the energy I felt in her body started to grow stronger, and soon after I returned from Freesia’s exam, she turned into a real monster.
The last snake-shaped demon I saw was also strong enough…But compared to Veronica, it was a shabby level.
Of course, the snake demon was more powerful than Veronica in terms of the external energy, but…
I know. That Veronica hides her true power unconditionally
“You don’t have to worry about Veronica…You have to worry about me.”
What now? Should I just walk around?
I can’t believe… I don’t think I’ll have to spend my whole life in the demon realm like this, right? Then it must be really sad.
“Haa……”
Just as I was sighing, I began to feel a dull aura from far away.
The identity of the dark aura is Magi, but that means the identity of this aura is…
-Kiik!!
“…What is that?”
[LV 73 Lesser Devil]
HP: 27651/27651
Mana: 9871/9871
Status: None
He was about 2m tall and had a skinny humanoid body. Up to this point, he looked ordinary, but the problem started after that.
The face part reminds me of a crocodile, but there are no eyes, and the hands and feet are much longer than normal human beings, creating a very bizarre atmosphere.
Above all, the fact that his entire body was red, he was strongly appealing that he was not an ordinary human being.
-Kieek!!
“…Is it the devil?”
The name itself sounds like a monster to be called a devil, right?
Basically, devils are treated as heterogeneous races like elves and dwarves, so they will have individual names.
‘…Ah, come to think of it…’
There is something Veronica hinted at in the past.
-The lowest level demons have no intelligence. And there are multiple entities, not as a single entity like the Great Demons. That’s why it is recognized as a monster even in the system.
The lowest level demons have low intelligence and are treated as monsters because there are many of them.
In an instant, I understood. Who would consider that figure to be an intelligent body with reason? It looks like it just doesn’t know what to eat.
“The Spear of the Void.”
f*ck-!
“sh*t……”
Is it because of [Heart of the Black Dragon] That the basic stats have grown tremendously? A single shot from the void spear killed the Lesser Devil instantly.
As a bonus, I got another stack, and although it has a time limit, it’s quite a fraudulent ability.
-Kieek…!!
-Kiik!!
“…Why are there so many crazy people?”
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At that moment, I heard a strange sound and looked around. A huge number of Lesser Devils surrounded me and ate their appetites.
I felt some strange energy, so I did something, but it seems that the detection function was paralyzed because there were just too many f*cking numbers.
“…But wait a minute…”
Thinking about it…
“Isn’t this sweet?”
1 Kill per Void Spear hit.
In addition, mana and health recovery per 1 kill (black dragon’s heart is attached to health and mana recovery when killed)
You could call it a crazy idea… But isn’t this just an EXP booster hunting ground?