Chapter 217 – Chapter 45: Demon King #4 (1/2)

Chapter 217 – Chapter 45: Demon King #4

Unlike the children belonging to ‘Shutra’s faction’, Anastasia didn’t know In-gong’s birth secret. However, the sword duke showed no signs of doubt that In-gong could be restored by going to the gandharva.

The species had similar appearances and could mix together, but in the end, they were all different. The succubi all had similar bodies, so she thought it was the same for the gandharva. Moreover, this was the sword duke. She would’ve believed it even if the story was more absurd. The sword duke had that type of reliable presence for the children of the demon king.

Instead of wasting time on unnecessary doubts, Anastasia took immediate action. After opening a shield to stop the cold and blizzard, she looked at the time stopping magic Zephyr had used on In-gong. Zephyr had truly used time stopping magic, and according to his words, he had bought some time.

Meanwhile, Felicia started treating the sword duke. Thanks to In-gong, she was an expert at recovery magic. The sword duke’s aura was in a twisted state, but compared to In-gong, it was an ordinary symptom. She performed as much first aid as she could.

While Felicia healed the sword duke, the children of the demon king were doing different things.

Chris ordered Caitlin to look at the status of the two saintesses. They were exhausted from using powerful miracles twice in a row. Additionally, it seemed good to give Caitlin something to do for now.

Silvan moved along with Caitlin. Once the plan was decided, it was necessary to take care of the troops. An intense battle had just finished, but the troops couldn’t rest well in this freezing weather.

Chris stared at the backs of the two people as they left together before approaching the sword duke, who was already accompanied by Baikal and Zephyr.

“The winter king has been brought down.”

The sword duke said painfully. Chris only knew that the sword duke had been fighting a powerful being, so his eyes widened with surprise. The winter king was the king of the northern barbarians. Dealing with him was the biggest reason why the captains had been dispatched to the Aegis Gate.

Yet the winter king had just been just killed in battle. For the demon king’s army, that was really good news. There was a possibility that the plan for the demon king’s deployment to the Aegis Gate would be completely cancelled.

The sword duke tried to restore his breathing and closed his eyes like he was falling unconscious. Then he opened them again and said,

“I will go to the gandharva with 9th Prince. I don’t think I will wake up for a while… So, please do the rest.”

“I understand, Sword Duke. You can rest now.”

Baikal said lightly, causing the sword duke to nod slowly and close his eyes. As soon as the sword duke closed his eyes, he immediately lost consciousness. Felicia noticed Baikal’s concern and explained the sword duke’s status.

“It is okay, he is just sleeping. His body is in this state so that it can recover.”

It seemed like the sword duke wouldn’t be opening his eyes for a few days. Beside him, there was someone else who could lead them to the gandharva.

Indara sighed with relief as he approached. He bowed to the children of the demon king and carefully examined the sword duke. It was the first time that Baikal had met Indara, but Chris and Felicia allowed him to see the sword duke, so Baikal didn’t feel any distrust.

“We should hurry. I am concerned about Shutra.”

“Yes, Orabeoni.”

Felicia smiled with difficulty through a face covered with tears and headed back to In-gong, who Carack, Vandal, and Nayatra had gathered around. Baikal looked at them before shifting his gaze away towards where Locke was standing still while watching In-gong.

“Chris, I’m sorry. but can I ask for an introduction?”

Baikal hadn’t seen that person before, so he decided to ask Chris. Chris looked at Locke and started explaining directly instead of calling out to him.

“His name is Locke. It seems that he is a warrior from the Human World. He joined us over the limit line.”

“Warrior? A warrior from the Human World?”

Baikal asked with amazement, while Zephyr looked like he already knew it. Chris looked between the two people and nodded.

“Yes, a mighty warrior. He said that he came to make sure the fight in the Demon World doesn’t spill over to the Human World.”

“The fight? The one with Shutenberg?”

“Something similar. The people with him are the Saintess and the Mercenary King.”

Arch Lich Shutenberg had showed tremendous abilities in the previous life. Although he had built up the magic in this land for many years, the fact that he had managed to create the magic circle in the first place proved his greatness.

Moreover, Shutenberg had mobilized the winter king for this battle, which meant that Shutenberg had a close connection to the northern barbarians. If Shutenberg had summoned all the northern barbarians here, then it would’ve been a much bigger fight.

“Saintess and Mercenary King…”

Baikal’s gaze moved towards the warrior’s companions.

Baikal might have had a gentle nature, but he wasn’t foolish, nor did he trust easily. Unlike Chris who had spent several days with the warrior, Baikal lacked the materials to judge him. He didn’t know if he could trust the warrior or not. Could he leave his younger siblings unattended with this warrior?

There was no Shutra right now, so there was no one among Shutra’s group who could stop the warrior. The battle against Shutenberg proved that the warrior was much stronger than Chris. However, Baikal decided to have faith. It was a unique situation, but he also trusted Chris’ eyes.

“Unfortunately, I’ll have to postpone meeting them until next time.”