232 – Endgame
Haley, a fair-skinned middle-aged woman with black bangs pulled back, looked at the Blood King, and her complexion turned blue. But the Blood King didn’t even pay her attention.
For him, a mission that is more important than his family is-
“…The Fairy King. Are you waving at a human right now?”
“Hmm? Oh Because I’ve seen it before. I feel like I’ve grown a lot since then…”
“That is not what I asked. It meant that when she had the noble mission of punishing those who dared rebel against her mother, why should she care about humans?”
“Sometimes I think about it, but you are too naive.”
“You need to be a little serious.”
“Enough with both.”
The Dragon King uttered a dragon word that wrapped around the Blood King and the Fairy King. His words were not strong enough to deter the two kings, but they still managed to get their attention.
“Fairy King. As the Blood King said, we have come to fulfill her mother’s will. Private actions should be done after fulfilling one’s duties. I am also quite patient.”
The vertically slit pupil leaked through the cloud.
He still hasn’t forgotten the humiliation of that day.
Still, my mother’s orders come first.
“This is really… You get scolded from both sides for saying hello once.”
“The Fairy King.”
“Okay. First of all, let’s do what mother gave us. Then…”
The fairy king shook his head and opened his closed eyes, looking at the demon king. A warm yet savage mana flowed from the jade-colored pupils.
“From now on, I will execute the punishment for the treason of the Demon King, Arcadian Elysium.”
The demon king laughed.
I’ve never committed an act of force, but treason?
“I just wanted to leave. But how could that be rebellion against mother?”
“Mother entrusted you with an important role as the enemy of mankind. It is treason against my mother’s will because I tried to leave it without permission.”
“I just tried to leave the house, but it was treason… They said that he was the fourth son, and in the end he was treated like a slave.”
“Don’t be sarcastic by judging Mother’s great will by your trivial standards. Because you’re just a defective product that didn’t do its job.”
The demon king laughed at the dragon king’s chilly voice.
“Kaislan. First son of the great mother, I ask you. If you were given the role of me, the fourth son, would he have the confidence to do it faithfully?”
“Woomun. Whatever role is given to me, I will do my best as long as it is my mother’s will.”
“That is a true filial piety. What about the other two? Do you think the same as Kaislan?”
“Yes.”
“Needless to say.”
The Fairy King and the Blood King answered without hesitation. The Demon King smiled bitterly and said to Cloud and his party.
“Look. This is the true face of the things you worshiped. They are not noble or dignified, they are just slaves.”
Quang!
A huge tree trunk extending from the arm of the Fairy King hit the barrier of the Demon King. The barrier was broken with a large scratch, and the tree trunk wrapped around the devil’s body and pressed it.
“Looking at the old relationship, I listened to a few words, but this is a bit excessive. It’s unpleasant, Arcadian.”
As if the tightening of the huge tree trunk was nothing, the demon king just looked at the fairy king with helpless eyes.
“What if you are offended? Does anything change? My soul will be obliterated anyway.”
“The process will be cumbersome. Quite painful.”
The Blood King snapped his fingers. Blood suddenly gushed out of the stone floor, and six small dragon currents were created around the blood king. The outer surface of the whirlpool was sharp enough to pierce the skin with just a touch.
“I hate being sick, but…”
The demon king sighed.
The trunk of the tree that was pressing him began to burn with black fire. Soon after, the huge tree trunk fell to ashes.
The Demon King, who regained his physical freedom, stood up.
“I can’t help it. The only way to make it less painful is to fight back.”
The black flames that burned the tree trunk covered the demon king’s body this time. He then stretched out his hand toward the air.
Then the flames ran down his arm and took the shape of a sword at his fingertips.
The demon king swung his sword, and black flames emitted from the sword covered the front. Taking advantage of the moment when the three kings’ eyes were blocked, the demon king spoke to Cloud and his party.
“You unintentionally got involved in having a conversation before you left. You won’t be safe either, but I won’t apologize.”
Hwaaak-!
The flames died down and the three kings reappeared.
“You will see a sight worth dying for.”
The demon king ran towards the three kings.
Black fire and red fire entwined each other like a spiral, a dark red dragon’s current swallowed them up, and a huge tree got in between and tried to destroy everything.
A fight in which the castle collapses, and in the aftermath, all monsters in the area are terrified.
It ended with the Demon King’s defeat.
* * *
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Didn’t you block it with your body? Are you really okay?”
“…I was the one who protected you two.”
The moment the demon castle collapsed due to the battle of the kings, Hailey protected everyone in the party from the aftermath of the fight and the shock of landing with a bloody curtain.
I was in very bad shape because I had used up all my available blood, but I couldn’t help but feel ashamed to see the two of them caring only for each other.
She let out a sigh, blaming her own misfortune.
“This is not the time. You have to leave your seat-“
“Where are you going?”
Haley stiffened at the heavy voice that came from above. She forced her head up and saw the Blood King flying in the sky with three pairs of wings spread.
“Meet the Blood King… No, the progenitor.”
Facing the Blood King, Haley politely bowed her back.
“You mean you won’t even make excuses?”
“You knew everything. He is also a great ancestor.”
“Your voice is full of resentment for what you praise. Am I resentful?”
“If you said no, you would be telling a lie.”
Once the situation reached its worst, there was nothing to hold back. It was also true that she resented him, so Hailey readily agreed.
“To think that I, the owner of all vampires, have resentment for daring to betray my family and stick to humans. How funny.”
“…It was a choice I had no choice but to live on.”
“Shouldn’t you rather die with honor than live so pitifully?”
“I became a vampire because I pursued eternal life. I’d rather live miserably than die.”
“It’s ugly. The lofty look I knew is gone.”
“I don’t think that’s what the Blood King who neglected us would say. Even more so in a situation in which the demon king showed up immediately after just teleporting while he was silent even at the moment when the blood relative was in danger of extinction by walking the wrong path.”
“Is dimensional magic simply called teleportation? There is an insurmountable wall between the two. So you are only on that level. And…”
The Blood King stretched out his hand and pretended to grip something. Then, a handprint appeared on Haley’s neck, and it was tightly clamped as if it had been grabbed directly.
It was a skill that used the principle that the family could not go against the will of the owner.
“Cheuk… Cuck heck..!”
The Blood King frowned at Hayley, who was holding his neck in pain.
“Even if you give various reasons, in the end you are just a traitor. Stretching out your neck in front of me… pay the price for your arrogance.”
The intangible force that strangled Hailey grew stronger. It was the moment when he was about to break his neck beyond blocking his airway.
“That doesn’t work.”
Cloud put a hand on Hayley’s shoulder. Then the pressure on her that had been bothering her was gone.
“…?!”
Haley, who had a premonition of her death, groped her neck, widening her eyes. No matter how much she groped, only her handprints remained, and the intangible power that held her throat was gone.
“…What happened?”
The embarrassing thing was the same with the Blood King.
The moment Cloud laid her hand on her shoulder, Haley’s, her Blood King’s hold over her was undone.
“What happened? It’s simple.”
Cloud put her arm around Hayley’s shoulder.
“It’s not yours anymore, it’s mine.”
At the time Cloud signed a contract with Hailey, Cloud covered the contract she made with the Blood King with his contract.
In other words, it was a story that the Blood King could rob Hailey of her dominance if he wanted to.
The Blood King also noticed this, but he couldn’t believe it.
If he admits that, the Blood King’s ability to control his soul will be inferior to Cloud’s.
He who is the ruler of the clan is better than a mere mortal!
The face of the Blood King, who had been almost expressionless all along, was distorted.
At that time, a tree trunk rose from a place a little away from the Blood King and removed the remains of the demon castle. Inside, the Fairy King appeared with the Dragon King.
“Whoops. So, didn’t I always say that? If you ignore me as a mortal, you’ll get a serious nose injury sometime.”
“…Noisy. Rather, how are you going to dispose of them? You’re not going to just let it go, are you?”
“Okay. First, ask your mother for her opinion-“
“I have to kill you. Isn’t that the neatest?”
The Dragon King interrupted the Fairy King and said sharply. His eyes were on Cloud, but his eyes were even colder than when he was looking at the demon king.
“Uhm… Is there even a need for that? With this episode coming to an end…”
“Say something that makes sense. They’ve seen too many things they shouldn’t have seen. On top of that, that human named Cloud is a peculiar one whose identity is unknown. Kill it now so it won’t bother you later. As you said, everything is over, so there will be no turning back.”
“Is the Blood King of the same opinion?”
The Blood King nodded instead of answering. Neither seemed likely to give up, so the Fairy King had no choice but to back down.
“If you two want to do that, I can’t help it. Do whatever you want. But I won’t step out. Warriors, I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”
The fairy king bowed down with his hand on his chest to congratulate them at least for their hard work.
It was a king who represents a race and a being who escaped the shackles of mortality, but the people who received it did not appreciate it and had no time to care about it.
“Ah… Ah… Dead… Dead..! Hey! What are you going to do with this! Do something You dragged me into limb!!”
Angelica couldn’t accept the reality and she cried and grabbed Cloud by the collar and shook him.
Seeing that, the dragon king laughed vulgarly.
“Do you now regret the rudeness you committed that day? One is already too late.”
The Dragon King released Polymorph and returned to his dragon form. Hot heat flowed from the mouth of the huge gold dragon.
“Haley. Did you fully enjoy the time your death was postponed? I hope so. You will suffer for aeons of time to come.”
A waterspout made of the blood that ripped off the demon king’s arm gushed out.
The Blood King stretched out his hand. The dragon flow absorbed the fragments of the demon castle and moved forward, and at that moment the gold dragon fired a breath.
“Damn it! Everyone come behind me!”
Frillite put her greatsword into the ground and opened the barrier. The barrier she spread was by no means weak. However, compared to the attacks that the pinnacle of the two races poured out, it was small and shabby.
The blood and fire that filled her eyes made the strong Frilly theme break its fighting spirit. She squeezed the ring on her ring finger and closed her eyes.
“Me, am I really dying? A succubus dies as a virgin…!? Ah… Ah… I, I will go down in history as the dumbest succubus queen!!!”
In the end, Angelica accepted the reality.
She let go of Cloud’s collar and sat down on the floor in despair.
Cloud closed his crumpled forehead and watched the approaching blood and flames.
It was just before reaching the barrier.
He opened his mouth.
“Leah.”
Even though it’s been a long time since we sang, there was no conflict.
A pure white glow engulfed the Demon realm.
It did not allow any sense of sight, smell, hearing, touch, etc. To all the creatures it swallowed.
How long has it been since you felt like a handful of air?
Gwanghee gradually decreased and eventually disappeared completely, and instead of the blood and flames threatening them, a woman with one knee and fist on the floor existed in front of Cloud’s eyes.
A silver long-haired beauty wearing a white T-shirt and skinny black dolphin pants.
She raised her head and said in her triumphant voice.
“I, Advent.”
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