Volume 2 Chapter 100 - The Abandoning of Doyle Hunting Ground (1/2)

Olsylvia Academy, East Campus, in an Inner World within the Olivia Wizard Academy’s Doyle Hunting Ground. At this point, the place had turned into an area where dark creatures ran rampant. A horde of Dark Goblins and Dark Demonic Imps sprouted up from the ground like weeds. In addition, various undead creatures such as skeletons and zombies had started to crawl out of the ground. Even some of the gargantuan-type scavenger ghosts had begun to make their appearance.

“I can’t believe that this fellow would stoop to such despicable means! He’s even created a Demon King raid! There are so many dark creatures… Eh, you guys are here too?”1

Bella was swearing quietly at the Demon King Ockham’s immoral behavior when she saw Lisha and the others walk out from behind the trees. She had been so engrossed in romancing Kriss that she had not realized that her dorm mates were lurking in the shadows nearby. Fortunately for Bella, she had not done anything improper with Kriss, otherwise she would have a hard time explaining things to everyone.

“Elder Sister Bella, let’s talk about this when we get back to the dorm. Our main priority now should be to take care of the threat that this Demon King is posing to us!”

The other three had not objected to Lisha’s suggestion and had even nodded in agreement. Seeing as they had agreed to join in, Bella decided to save her Demon King abilities for another battle. After some thought, she took out a Storage Ring and retrieved the Great Evil Slaying Sword that she had bought from the Savior Akmans. This sword may have looked unassuming and ordinary to the naked eye, but in this environment filled with darkness, it was emanating a resplendent glow.

In this raid, Bella had teammates that had different abilities and strengths. Bella and Lisha were Knights, Noreya was an assassin and an archer and Kriss was an expert swordswoman. In addition, for magical ability, they had Ariel, who was a Mage and Elaine, who was a puppet master and an alchemist. Last of all, there was the Evil Lolita. If they had a Priest on their team, it would have been perfect.

“Elder Sister Bella, can I borrow that lass, Laceman, from you? I’m afraid that it will be difficult to control the T-Rex steed while in such dark conditions.”2

“No problem, anything can be borrowed between us sisters.”

Lisha had not summoned the T-Rex steed that Bella had previously gifted her. As the T-Rex was an otherworldly creature modified by Bella and not a living being, there was a possibility that it would lose control and go on a mindless rampage in such dark conditions. It would have been a breeze if she still had her previous Golden Dragon Steed.

“Mistress Bella, these low level undead creatures will cower in fear once they detect the aura of a Demon King. You simply have to…”

“Lolita, we are not alone here. Let’s not frighten the others!”

Quietly, Bella rejected Lolita’s suggestion. Even though Kriss, Ariel, and Lisha probably knew of her identity as a Demon King, it was unclear if Elaine and Noreya had any clue. Even though Bella reckoned that the entire dorm was “dark”, revealing her secret of being a Demon King this early in the game would be unwise.

“In that case, fine! Mistress Bella, please hold on for a moment.”

Lolita crossed her arms in front of her and shut her eyes again. A black pool of water began to gather at her feet and spread swiftly across the entire area. Those on Bella’s team were not affected by the black pool of water. The black water simply diverted at their feet and gathered behind them. Those undead creatures who had surrounded them were not as lucky, they were pulled under the black water and dissolved into nothingness.

Bella was too focused on Lolita’s changes to notice her dorm mates’ current state. Those who did not sink into the black waters were basically dishonorable characters. Lolita had guessed that not a single one of Bella’s dorm mates were “good people” in the traditional sense. Otherwise, she would not have dared to reveal her original identity.

Lolita’s petite figure had sunk into the black waters and almost immediately, the surface of the pool of black water began to bubble furiously, as though something sinister was about to break out of the water. The skies that had initially been turned dark by the Demon King Ockham’s demonic powers had somehow turned even darker as Lolita continued to use her powers. From that moment on, the control over this Demon King’s domain no longer belonged to the Demon King Ockham alone.

In the Demon King’s palace, in a hidden area of the Doyle Hunting Grounds, the Demon King Ockham watched in shock as his Demonic Mirror showed him everything that was happening. When Lolita began to morph, he realized that he must have encountered a big shot in the Demonic Ways. With the immense power contained in that pool of black water, even if he was at his peak, he would still be unable to match up to Lolita.

The Demon King Ockham was tempted to admit his weakness and thought of running away with his tail between his legs. However, this area had already been locked down by Lolita’s powers. Even if he had wanted to, he had been rendered unable to send any SOS signals to any of the other Twelve Demon Kings, let alone leave the area. The only thing he could do was grit his teeth and take his chances here. Having infiltrated the Human Empires for so long, he was not content to simply give up.

Once Lolita had sunk into the water, her original identity resurfaced in no time at all as an enormous demonic being that appeared hundreds of meters long burst out of the water. It was bigger than any of the Six Abyss Demonic Kings that Bella had seen. Furthermore, it was much more terrifying as it was a dragon with a pitch black body.

This enormous dragon had nine dragon heads and each one had their own individual necks, allowing them to move freely. Every head looked different, but were all equally terrifying and ferocious. On the back of this Nine Headed Dragon was a massive pair of dragon wings. With a slight movement of the wings, a typhoon began to pick up and swept towards the woods. In mere moments, every single undead creature had been swept away.

Bella jumped in fright when she first saw the Nine Headed Dragon. She had seen many different magical beasts and demonic beings, but seeing a Devil Dragon this terrifying was definitely a first for her. Moreover, comparing the petite loli image that Lolita had previously projected and the monstrous Nine Headed Dragon, the difference was far too extreme for Bella to wrap her head around it in that moment.

Bella was not the only one who needed time to adjust; the other girls had felt the same as well. However, their reactions were already a far cry from any reaction a normal person would have. A typical human girl would have fainted in fright upon seeing such a horrifying Nine Headed Dragon. Judging by their composure, it was obvious that their human identity was merely a façade.

Bella and her team had stepped onto the back of the Nine Headed Dragon and were rising up in the air along with it. Lolita’s current form was actually a smaller version. Even Lolita herself was unsure how long her original identity would be if she were to morph into her full size. However, at this point, her current size was already sufficient.

To defeat this Demon King, Lolita honestly did not need to transform into her demonic being form. Even in her form as a young human girl, she would be able to easily crush the Demon King Ockham. However, she remembered that Bella, also known as the Sacred Demon God Samantha, had a bit of a memory loss. Thus she decided to transform into her original identity in hopes of jolting Bella’s memory about certain things.

“Eh? Why does the body of this Nine Headed Dragon have the same sticky substance as Slime… Wait a minute, Lolita, what are you doing? Stop it right now, we are on the same team…”

In an instant, the body of the Nine Headed Dragon seemed to turn into mush and Bella and the others immediately sunk into it. After absorbing the few “pilots”, Lolita’s Nine Headed Dragon’s form began its initial awakening. It was not a full awakening. In order to do so, she would have to absorb nine “co-pilots” and one “main pilot”.

A few elders had congregated at the perimeter of the Doyle Hunting Grounds; one of them was the Holy Magic Mentor Gilbert whom Bella had encountered earlier. The others were the principal of Olsylvia Academy and the deans of the five main sub-academies. The elders had been attracted here by Lolita’s evil energy. However, they were unable to detect the Demon King Ockham’s aura as he had previously used his powers to conceal it.

“There has been absolutely no attempt to hide this evil power. My goodness, what in the world has happened here?!”