117 – Demon King Astaroth – 2
I pondered for a moment whether I should take out the light spear. I had a rough guess as to what the dark red energy used by Astaroth was. If it is a light spear, it will act as a solid counter.
‘…… No. ‘It’s too early to bring it up right now.’
I changed my mind. Is it possible for someone who survived once to not survive again? Unless you know how to be resurrected, you must always keep all possibilities open.
In the worst case, you may fail to kill it and run away, but then realize that the Light Spear and the Holy Sword have the same power, and avoid direct confrontation, only focusing on destroying the human world.
Then it was here that it became difficult to respond. The right thing to do is to wait until the opportunity arises to take advantage of Astaroth’s carelessness and annihilate him without leaving a single piece of flesh behind.
‘Just a little bit. ‘Let’s hold on just a little longer.’
Just thinking about the light spear made me flinch and I tried to calm it down by massaging my trembling left hand. It can’t be like this now. I couldn’t commit such a foolish act as being buried in the past and losing sight of the present.
“What, are you scared? Why are you so down? It’s just a joke, so don’t worry. It wouldn’t be fun if it was destroyed so easily. I have to pay back all the debt I owe you. Huh?”
Perhaps he thought it was because he was scared of me like this, Astaroth grinned and pulled out the magic sword that was stuck in the dark red energy.
I ignored it and focused only on massaging my left hand. The more they are mistaken, the better it is for me. By the time you realize the truth and realize it’s too late, the light spear will have already been lodged in your body.
“But it’s boring to wait, so I’ll just cut off both your arms to prevent you from doing anything stupid?”
Astaroth changed her attitude and rushed forward. He stopped kneading and took the magic sword with eternity. As soon as Youngwon collided with the demonic sword, his body bounced and flew away.
It was purely because he was pushed out of power.
‘What power…? ….’
While I was correcting my posture in the air, the other side was closing the distance. The blade flashed. As he tilted his head to avoid it, a sound that seemed to tear heaven and earth was heard right next to him. A tinnitus called beep rang in my ears.
When I blocked the magic sword coming from above, my body fell straight toward the ground. Without even having time to feel the pain, he kicked away his demonic energy that had become as hard as the ground and widened the distance. Astaroth followed immediately.
Dozens of attacks took place in seconds. Several plosive sounds overlapped each other, creating a thunderous plosive sound.
ㅡTwisting polarity.
ㅡBreath of Destruction.
With magic swordsmanship, he wielded eternity and manifested magic. The flames rising from the tip of the sword covered Astaroth, but Astaroth easily absorbed it and ran in my direction.
It was only a small gap, but it was enough to complete preparations. I gritted my teeth and changed my body structure. As mana instead of blood began to flow through his veins, pure mana instead of oxygen flowed into his lungs.
“What?!”
I let out a loud gasp, and pieces of dark red blood vomited out. His body was transformed so rapidly that in reaction, his organs were twisted and some of his internal organs were crushed. He healed his wounds with healing magic and took eternity.
“What is that again? “Do you still have any talent left to show?”
Astaroth laughed when he saw the pale white skin and the blue veins that stood out like spiderwebs on the skin. It wasn’t worth answering.
He rushed forward, exhaling refined mana. In addition to dozens of attacks and defenses, hundreds of magic were exchanged.
“Is this finally the end?”
Astaroth burst into laughter as he grabbed the binding magic flying towards him with his hand and exploded it.
“No! We can do more! You’re not criticizing me because you have more faith in me! Am i wrong? “Is that wrong?”
The magic sword flashed with a flash of light. The sword road was blocked for eternity.
ㅡKwajijijijik!
The space behind was split.
A large canyon was created that started exactly where I had blocked and extended to the horizon, and the mountain there was split into two and collapsed.
Quaaagh! Then, dark red magical energy burst out from the canyon, creating a scene that looked like a volcano exploding. The ground that touched the demon energy was covered in dark red and burned.
Yeongwon was fine, but not only my two arms, but all the bones where the magic sword should have passed were all broken. It was like this even though it seemed like it had been blocked properly.
‘Is this the power of Elisier?’
The statement that Elisier was looking after him in the original work was not really a lie. If he had this much power, it wouldn’t have mattered that the war had been going on for hundreds of years.
No matter how far humans push in, everything will eventually be sorted out if you take action. What use are knights and wizards when mountains can split and the earth splits with just a single, cursory swing of a sword?
It may be said that he retreated a long way away, but it would be in the same context that he completely ignored Elisiere and Nica, who were within reach with a single leap, and only targeted me.
It is clear that Elisiere, who was deprived of all his strength and was reduced to the level of an ordinary demon, and Banpoon, who had just inherited his strength, decided that the presence or absence of the Succubus Queen was of no help in the fight.
‘It’s something I’m thankful for.’
I would be grateful if you could be so conceited. The more you overconfident yourself, the bigger the gap will be.
He recovered his wounds with healing magic and attacked me first. For a moment, Astaroth was startled by a group of green lights, which he had probably seen for the first time, and waved his arms with a bizarre smile.
Thousands of refined mana, exhaled through the mana breathing method, were swept away by the dark red magic energy and burned. Anyway, if you can create magic every time you exhale, it’s fine if it works, but if it doesn’t, that’s fine.
The real thing was the other side.
ㅡPit!
“…… Ah?”
The sting that appeared in that gap grazed Astaroth’s cheek. Grumble, I said. A single drop of blood flowed.
Astaroth gave a bizarre smile and placed his hand on his cheek with a blank expression. I looked at the scratches. His eyes widened as if he saw the dark red blood on the tip of his finger.
“I could have killed him by piercing his head, but I just took a look. How about it, thank you?”
Even if you stabbed his head, he wouldn’t have died, and he probably knew that, but those words were too much to provoke that side. The corners of his eyes were distorted in a very cruel way.
“A human male doesn’t even know his subject!”
In the blink of an eye, Inyoung came rushing in. When he received the magic sword from the front, the bone in his arm was broken as he was unable to withstand the impact. He recovered his bones with healing magic and counterattacked by exhaling refined mana.
ㅡChoosing Taesan.
ㅡPurgatory.
Different sword techniques and magic, activated by swinging the sword, burst out together.
“I would have said it was of no use!”
The magic sword flashed. Eun-won, who had used Taesan Pick, bounced lightly as if it was no big deal, and the flames surrounding Astaroth scattered like fireworks.
The body that had been hit by the shock wave was pushed away for a long time, vomiting blood. Even with all of his bones broken, he was able to avoid being thrown around by quickly slamming Youngwon into the ground, but that was his limit.
“Are you okay, honey?!”
“Are you okay, master?!”
Elisier carefully supported my body, and Nika wiped her bloody mouth with her sleeve. Both of their faces turned pale, as if they had noticed that every bone in their body was shriveled.
This happened because I was pushed out of power for a long time, but it wasn’t to the point where my life was threatened. If that were the case, the light spear, which sensed the threat of death, would have jumped out before I could take it out.
“You’re lucky. “It’s flying towards you.”
“Is now the time for pointless jokes?!”
As I was using healing magic on the messed up body while listening to the tearful beatings, Astaroth calmly walked out in the air that was heated enough to create a haze.
“Now it’s a bit on topic. Idiots like you look up to me, and I rule from above. “It should have been like this a long time ago, but because of these idiots!”
The wide-open eyes turned towards Elisier. Elisier also fought back without losing.
“You’re so good at talking nonsense.”
“That’s bullsh*t?”
Astaroth’s expression distorted.
“What sacrifices I have made for my race! “You say you know something when you know nothing about how much I cared for the succubus!”
“Are you talking about sacrifice when there are thousands of succubi who have had their uteruses removed and thrown among the beasts, and the next queen candidate has maintained her position as queen by killing them all? Please tell me. “What sacrifice was there in that action?”
“What sacrifice was made?! What kind of sacrifice did you say was made?!”
Astaroth scolded in a voice that sounded like it was chewing.
A shock wave exploded and swept through the nearby area. The shock wave was strong enough that both Nika and Elisier would have been shattered if I hadn’t blocked it with my defensive magic.
“Do you know how succubi were treated before I became queen? We were no better than slaves! Even though I was treated like a monster because of that damn energy, I had to smile and bear it! “Even though he is a poor, weak, and useless male, he can give us energy for that very reason!”
The whites of the eyes began to turn black. It’s not that I saw it wrong or anything. Her entire eyes were becoming more and more black.
“The previous queen too! The year of my successor! Even b*tches called subordinates! They were all idiots who fawned and trembled and gasped in pleasure to absorb the energy! I changed that succubus! Because of my hard work, I was able to rise to the position of corps commander and become a succubus like I am now! Thanks to me!”
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Finally, the entire eye turned black. Even the pupils, which had been shining pink, were slowly turning black. It was a clear abnormal signal.
“Tell me, Elisier! If that’s not sacrifice, what is? I already proved it! I proved with my own strength that I am not a fool like you who clings to borrowed power and shows off! So I have to take it all! The queen’s seat and the devil’s seat! If we do that, we-“
“You are telling lies so naturally, Astaroth.”
Nika cut her off and sneered coldly. The innocent look she had shown me suddenly disappeared, and all I could see was her sharp, shining eyes.
Seeing Nika like that, the magic energy gushing out of Astaroth became even more intense. More than half of the pink pupil was also engulfed in something black.
“I looked into your memories while inheriting the Queen’s power. Was that the succubus happiness you hoped for? “Do you think you would have been happy having your uterus removed, thrown to goblins and orcs, and forced into battle to die just because you didn’t want to fight?”
“I did what I had to do! I’ve been queen for the past thousand years. “The b*tch who took my place less than an hour ago says she knows something about succubi!”
“Of course I know. Because the current queen is me. The number of succubi in favor of your plan was so small that you could count it on one hand, and the fact that you pushed ahead with your plan by killing all the succubi who opposed it. “The number of succubi that you have killed with your own hands exceeds ten thousand.”
“There is no need for weak things! “If you’re a demon, you should have done that!”
“That’s right. Succubi are weak. Even though she is a queen, it is true that she is clearly inferior to the strongest of other demons. But, you know. So we are a species that inherently likes to be dominated. The reason you were desperately loyal to the Demon King was because you couldn’t forget the pleasure you feel when you are dominated by someone. “Am I wrong?”
Nika chuckled.
“That’s right. There’s one more thing. When you were queen, you flattered her to your heart’s content, and when the time for succession came, you didn’t want to die, so you sucked up the candidates. But then what? You changed the succubus? No, I said it in a different order. “It was not that he refused succession for the sake of the clan, but he refused succession and pretended to do it for the sake of the clan.”
“What do you know!”
“I know everything. “Because I am the newly born Succubus Queen, and you have lost your qualifications.”
That was a fatal blow. Astaroth’s eyes turned completely black. That wasn’t all. Her fingertips, toes, and even hair began to turn black.
I don’t know how the demon brought Astaroth back to life, but it seemed like it wasn’t for free.
“I will kill you! “I’m going to kill you!”
Otherwise, there is no way it would taste that good.