Chapter 144: Surrounded (1/2)

”I-Is that Jura Gorthalion and Nicholas Senrod?” Asked Harou.

”Yes, Young sir,” Replied Mus who was standing beside him.

In front of them, Jura and Nicholas were currently lying on the floor. However, both of them were seemingly unconscious. Both were breathing deeply.

On the contrary, there was a huge creature standing in front of the podium facing the door.

Harou didn't know what kind of creature it was since he wasn't the type who read books of history.

”What kind of monster is that?” He asked the person beside him. But what greeted him when he glanced was a shocked face while staring at the huge creature.

”T-That's a Demon Lord!” Shouted Mus with a scare on his face.

Not only him but also the others were looking at the creature in front with a scarred face. Especially after seeing the sorry state of the two experts from great families.

However, they noticed it didn't move.

”Fuh, good thing that it was only a statue,” said one of the people with them.

Hearing him, Harou squinted his eyes.

The Demon Lord was standing-still. However, how did those two in such a state? Who was their enemy? Harou and the others doubted.

Then, the doubt they felt suddenly washed away when one of the participants with them noticed something.

”Look! Treasure chests!” Someone shouted upon noticing the three golden chests to the podium.

They looked through the gap of the huge creature's legs and saw three golden chests on the foot of the giant golden chair.

Some of them rushed over, without thinking of possible traps.

”Wait!!!” Harou tried to stop them. But at this moment, they disregard him as the leader after seeing the treasures. After all, first come first serve. Whoever gets a hold of the treasures first will be the owner.

After they arrive 25 meters away from the supposed statue, a burst of magical energy was reflected to everyone's eyes. Then multiple bodies immediately vanish. They were the bodies of those participants who rushed ahead.

Just then, the standing-still Demon Lord statue moves again.

”What the—” Harou mumbled but did not finish his words.

After seeing the state of Jura and Nicholas, he believed that there was something amiss in the place. But he wasn't expected that it was the statue in front that was responsible for it.

He forthwith ordered everyone to attack together. After hearing him, everyone summoned their magical attacks and attacked them at the same time.

Different colors of magical attacks rain towards the Demon Lord.

Yet the Demon Lord seemed to be unbothered by it. It used its hand to swing the sword 180 degrees.

It created a gust of scarlet wind and sucked all the attacks coming towards him.

Harou and the others gaped with wide eyes. Even Lyka who always had a stoic face showed a 'can't believe' kind of face.

”Young sir! I think we can't hit it if we attack at one point,” Mus asserted.

Harou thought he was right. He then ordered, ”Everyone surrounds it!”

All the remaining participants followed without arguing. They rushed to surround it. Then they resumed their attacks. The Demon lord sent another scarlet gust of wind. However, this time some attacks managed to land it.