Demon World Revolution (4)
‘what?’
The Demon Dragon Duke, who was preparing an attack to finish off his opponent, unconsciously twitched his six eyes.
I was able to know because he had an incredibly sensitive perception ability that was far beyond the realm of ordinary senses.
‘The flow…’
Just now.
For some unknown reason, the air in the area changed completely in an instant.
The stream of water that deviated from the channel he had designed went beyond just a trickle and began to race unstoppably into unknown territory!
[under! It looks like he’s making his last struggle! But now it’s already too late to struggle!]
But he didn’t care and accelerated what he was doing.
The opponent allows ‘instant death’, which even he cannot use often, and takes fatal damage.
No matter how high the level of damage was minimized, there was no way it could properly respond to the attack that followed.
Gooooo—
The pitch-black energy gathered in the Demon Dragon Duke’s mouth stirred.
At the same time, countless magic circles began to appear throughout his domain, covering several kilometers in the sky.
His own unique technique linked to breath.
It was a strategic weapon itself that unleashed a breath-level bombardment over the entire set range.
‘I’ll finish this! If you can stop it this time, try to!’
The surrounding magical power fluctuated violently and was sucked into a whirlpool.
The demons who were fighting fiercely on the ground looked up at the sky without realizing it due to the unusual air current.
Because the space is converging and the phase is distorted, there is no way to escape or avoid it.
A torrent of destruction covering every area Hela had the slightest chance of taking.
She was wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth while suffering from internal injuries in front of the overwhelming essence of violence…
“Phew! I have to admit it. Are you sure it’s amazing?”
···He still smiled carefreely.
Even though she was facing head-on the flow of destructive energy that was about to pour down on her, her attitude did not show the slightest anxiety.
uuuch—
Meanwhile, as if extremely detailed parts were fitting together one by one, the great magic circle that covered the entire area was gradually moving towards perfection.
At this point, there was no use belatedly interfering with the build-up of magical power.
That huge magic circle that is no different from being half-alive—if any part in the middle is disturbed, it will complete a new picture that fits that part.
“hehehe, but I think I’m greater than you, who has already failed several times and is just throwing a tantrum like this. “Unfortunately, isn’t it?”
Of course, such a precise technique was not without its weaknesses.
It’s just that in the current situation, it’s almost impossible to target that weakness.
“I will gratefully accept the gift. So stop now—.”
Hella’s red eyes began to flutter.
The central pupil starts from red and changes to blue, yellow, and white.
The change stopped only when it turned black, the same color as the eyeball.
The eyeball, which had become like a black bead and could not be distinguished from the pupil, turned to the front.
It is the center and most important nucleus of the changes taking place around us, and at the same time, it is also a fatal weakness.
“[Will you die?]”
—To the Demon Dragon Duke Crushire.
[What?! Big! Cough! Wow! This is… no way…!]
Blood poured from the demon dragon’s massive body.
Wow! Patter!
The power of ‘instant death’ that penetrates the body and mind.
The breath that had been gathering in my mouth and compressing over and over again dissipated.
As the energy that went out of control for a moment began to destroy his insides, the huge magic circle that was interlocking like gears also creaked at once and gradually collapsed.
‘How on earth…!’
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
No, in this case, we should say that we give in return and receive in words.
The demon dragon, who had received more damage than he had inflicted, glared at his opponent with his six bleeding eyes wide open.
‘The magical eye of instant death? Has your magical eye changed? Domination followed by instant death?’
His mind was in confusion.
The Demon Eyes have only one magical eye throughout their lives.
I have never heard of anyone developing new magical eyes after birth.
Additionally, there was no possibility that another demon tribe would have received anything.
That’s right too.
Because he had already uprooted the remaining members of the Demon Eye clan!
‘That’s right, that’s how it should be…!’
The past, which he thought had been buried, had come back to life and was once again blocking his path.
***
Demon Dragon Duke Crushire.
He was, in name and reality, the strongest person in the current Demon World, but of course he was not as strong as he is now from the beginning.
Rather, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the numerous life-threatening crises he faced before reaching his current position made him who he is today.
As Hela pointed out, he was a fugitive who broke the rules as a dragon and took refuge in the demon world.
A long time ago, during the dragon’s adolescence, Juvenile.
Suddenly he realized that the treatment of himself and the other dragons was very unreasonable.
‘Why does our dragon, the greatest being in the world, have to live quietly and benefactorily like this? Even those insignificant insects have established their own civilization and are respected by those below them, living as they please, so why can’t I, who am so much superior to them, move as I please!’
Dragons were such great beings that they could not even be compared to other inferior races.
Even when they are just born, they can defeat most opponents with just their natural strength, and as they age, their magical power and body grow endlessly.
Even the Gate of Transcendence, which only a handful of other races pass through despite risking their lives, is merely a rite of passage for them.
However, there was one critical problem that offset all their advantages.
As strong as his power was, he was bound by numerous restrictions and could not use his power as he wanted.
Crushire was dissatisfied with not only the frustrating rules, but also the old-fashioned clan that followed them obediently.
‘We, and I, are the ones most worthy of being the rulers of the world! But why! why!’
…In fact, of course I knew the reason.
Protecting harmony and moderation and protecting the balance of the world.
All of their abilities existed just for that purpose, and that was the background and meaning of the existence of the dragon race in the first place.
The instinct for him has been embedded in his mind from the moment he was born, so how can he not know it?
‘It’s my destiny as a dragon? A predetermined fate? ‘That’s ridiculous!’
However, he, who had a different way of thinking from other dragons, could not understand it.
That was a problem on a completely different level from intelligence.
Since we were born that way from the beginning, of course we have to follow it!
Even though I wasn’t even 1,000 years old, it still took my breath away.
He simply could not accept the fact that he would have to endure this dragon life for thousands more years.
Time passes with these dark feelings suppressed in my heart.
Before he knew it, he had become a full-fledged Jackie Chan and became independent.
And finally, with no one bothering him, he immediately put into action the one task he had been planning all along.
[It is about breaking the constraints that bind existence and going beyond limits. It would be impossible to use normal methods.]
As he was well versed in all the magic in the world, he already knew which mystery best suited the conditions.
The power to reverse the established flow and force the devil.
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—It was ‘black magic.’
‘I have a lot of time anyway. If you move forward little by little, so as not to move hastily and get caught, you will definitely be able to reach the end someday.’
Unlike other carefree dragons, he had the fierceness of a human and carried out his work thoroughly, using all his abilities.
They sacrificed entire villages and cities, started wars in the human world to collect negative energy, and even created continental terrorist organizations to shake up the world behind the scenes.
However, he always took a step back and tried to avoid suspicion as much as possible.
Has it been about a thousand years like that?
[···What is it, you? How did you find out about this place?]
“Don’t be too guarded. I’m here to help you. No, to be more precise, we should say that our mutual understanding coincides.”
[under! Such an insignificant little thing is arrogant. done. We can search the brains of those alive!]
“Oh my, I guess I’ll have to introduce myself a little later.”
Although his first meeting was not that good, his sudden connection with the ‘Apostle’ was of great help in carrying out his task.
Thanks to this, he was able to successfully hunt down several dragons of the same clan and secretly sacrifice their bodies and souls.
‘Pigs who have become complacent with reality! Be grateful that you can be of help to me even in this way.’
But if your tail is long, you get stepped on.
No matter how careful you were, it couldn’t be perfect for a thousand or ten thousand years.
One day, about a thousand years later, his actions were revealed and he was chased by other dragons.
[Crushire, you guy! You ended up touching a taboo!]
[There are more than one rule that has been violated. How long have you been hiding your identity and disrupting order? Please forgive that sin with death.]
At the time, he had a level of strength that was inappropriate for his age thanks to his active use of black magic and sacrifice, but when the entire dragon race began to move to remove the impurities called Crushire, there was nothing he could do other than run away. There wasn’t.
‘You bastards who gave up your freedom and became God’s slaves! I will definitely come back and eat you alive!’
Fortunately, he was able to escape to the Demon World with the help of an apostle, and began to heal his injuries and gradually modify his body to suit the surrounding environment.
Thanks to the results of the research conducted so far to overcome the limitations of the dragon species, the task was not that difficult.
He imbued himself with the energy of the demon world and used the demons he hunted to transform his body, gradually turning himself into a demon.
‘Yes, in some ways, this can be said to be an opportunity! Here in the demon world, we can break free from the limitations of being a dragon and become a higher being! Not even an Ancient Dragon… not even a Dragon Lord…!’
At that point he had only one goal.
To ascend to the position of the devil king, the pinnacle of this demon world.
If that was possible, the next step was decided.
As a demon king, not a dragon, I will return to the land I was chased from and bring the whole world to its knees!
He faced not only high-ranking demons who came to hunt him, but also the military, but he endured and endured with the sole intention of becoming the demon king.
The ceaseless struggle that lasted for more than a thousand years made him grow rapidly.
It absorbed the foundations of defeated opponents, stole the knowledge they had accumulated, and devoured their essence, which was the basis of their power.
however-.
‘why···!’
There is no doubt that I am continuing to get stronger, but I can’t get any closer to my goal.
I didn’t even have any expectations during the 12th Demon King selection that took place when he was still a marquis-level demon.
As he knew that he was still lacking, he voluntarily went under the command of the most powerful candidate for the Demon King, and quietly developed his strength under him who eventually took the Demon King position smoothly.
However, after the 12th Demon King went to invade the continent and returned with fatal injuries.
From then on, he began to come to the forefront and reveal his presence in earnest.
And after gradually increasing his strength, the demon dragon Crushire, who finally became a duke-level demon, confidently participated in the 13th demon king selection contest…
‘Damn it, we’re almost done! Could it be that there were so many people who fell under the evil eye of that insidious bastard’s control? ‘Nothing goes as planned!’
After consistently gaining the upper hand, the moment when the seat of the Demon King was just around the corner.
He lost the winner’s position to his rival, the Maan tribe candidate, by a very narrow margin.
‘···Whoo, whoo. I can’t help it. It’s okay though. At this level, I will be able to secure a seat next time.’
Although he felt very sick to his stomach, he quickly calmed down and prepared for the next selection even more diligently.
Because I had accumulated a lot of discipline over the years, I was able to not hold on to the past for too long.
But after some time has passed since then.
When the 14th Demon King selection was held again…
[Kaaa! Leraye—! This hybrid again!]
This time too, no matter how he was, he could not easily maintain his composure at the moment when he lost the position of Demon King by a narrow margin.
The fact that the opponent was the daughter of the rival 13th Demon King, who was not even born at the time of the previous Demon King selection, and was not even a few hundred years old, left a huge wound on his pride.
Of course, there were excuses.
It was true that his faction, which he had painstakingly cultivated while preparing for the selection of the Demon King for a long time, was great, but it was not enough to surpass the combination of the Old Demon King faction, followers of the 13th generation, the Demon Eye clan, and the Dream Walkers, the faction of the Succubus Queen, another Duke-level demon. .
In addition, the demonic nature of Leraye, who possessed the disturbing evil eye that was passed down to him by the 13th Demon King, was so great that it bewitched not only the neutral faction that had not decided on a camp but only watched, as well as members of the hostile forces, so in a way, it was not strange that things happened that way.
‘Mystical Eye of Domination! Because of that again!’
The Demon Eyes were a race with not many remaining members in the Demon World, enough to be classified as a minority tribe, but thanks to their innately powerful Demon Eyes, their fighting prowess was widely known.
In fact, the power of ‘dominance’ was so great that it was considered the greatest of all magical eyes—.
[······.]
His insides were blackened by a certain emotion boiling deep in his heart.
The evil demon dragon did not feel the need to suppress his emotions.
Then one day.
“Phew, hello, how are you? I heard a lot of stories from my predecessors, hehehe. Please take care of me in the future.”
He didn’t know how on earth he had set foot in this land of the devil, but an unidentified apostle of God who kept smiling wildly came to visit him.
“···By the way, I guess you’re worried about something? Giggle! “I think I can give you some help, right?”
He took the other person’s hand without hesitation.
Indeed, he was so capable that he reminded me of the apostle I had worked with before, and he also had useful abilities.
To the point where I felt like I could somehow resolve this frustrating situation with just that help.
Based on that assistance, he began preparing a revolution that would overthrow the demon world.
He made several plans and succeeded.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was little time left until the invasion of the continent, he aroused the dukes’ sense of crisis and set up a confrontation with Leraye.
Meanwhile, he actively took control of the situation so that the invasion of the Demon World’s continent failed, and he worked hard to deal with the remnants that were left after the expedition ended in failure.
‘I wasn’t able to completely finish off the Dream Walkers due to interference from other Dukes who sensed it…’
It must have been his intention to use them to keep himself, who had grown in power, in check.
Fortunately, the Maan tribe, which was the top priority to be eradicated, was able to be completely eliminated.
They were by no means weak, but the heavy damage they suffered while supporting the continental expedition was fatal.
‘Thanks to you, I gained a lot of things.’
The demon dragon Crushire conducted all kinds of experiments and research on those he captured.
He finally discovered the mechanism of that ability, and based on the results of his research, he was able to select the six magical eyes he liked the most and succeed in transplanting them into himself.
And the moment he saw the owner of the ‘Mythic Eyes of Instant Death’, who was just a child at the time—he was able to immediately realize one thing.
If he hadn’t stepped forward this time… So if he had just prepared to select the next Demon King like he did so far.
The fact that the next Demon King would not be his.
That starting a revolution was the right decision.
‘I thought so.’
The power of instant death used by a child did not work on him.
The arrogant kid who was glaring at him even as his clan was dying, and he was a strong candidate for the next Demon Lord, fell into despair at the reality that his power was not working and passed away miserably.
“Hmm, is this what it feels like? “It might take some time to get used to it, right?”
But now.
There is a mixed-blood demon who gives off a very similar vibe to Leraye, who has already died and disappeared.
At that time, he was using the power he thought he had completely eradicated and robbed with his own hands.
Just like that kid back then.
Looking straight at yourself.
“Well, if you use it often, you’ll get used to it, right? “Well then, shall we try using other things as well this time?”
No, maybe what I felt at that time was an illusion.
Even if the child with the magical eye of instant death grows up, there is no way he can overcome such an incomprehensible being.
‘It’s not just instant death. No way, all the magical eyes I had…!’
Hela’s eyes began to shine colorfully again.