Chapter 71 - Suppressing the Rebellion 3 (1/2)

As a tempest appeared out of nowhere, the soldiers on both sides turned to look at the dark clouds gathering in the sky.

“What happened to the weather?”

“Is it going to rain?”

“Krrrr”

The monsters recognized what was going on, but the soldiers remained confused.

Melphis cackled wickedly as he saw their confusion.

“Hahaha! They’re all running around like frightened mice, strike them down!”

At his command, Purple lightning bolts shot out from the clouds above, while a black mist began to form near the ground, blurring the soldier's vision.

‘So you’re trying to control the environment.’

His intention was to create an environment that matched that of the Demon world, so as to amplify the demons’ strength.

Woohyuk didn’t hesitate to summon his own undead forces, upon seeing that the Demon King Volak was now involved.

He had about 1,500 undead. Give the size of the two sides, it wasn’t much, but at least it was better than nothing.

Not to mention that the power of his undead commanders couldn’t be ignored. Especially Isaac with his ability to raise the dead as Death Knights, as well as James’ Oath Breaker. Both skills could have a great bearing on the outcome of the battle.

“Hiaaaaahc!”

“Krawrawraw!”

Melphis frowned upon seeing the undead forces appear.

“So you’ve been hiding this trump card the entire time. Still, it isn’t even worth mentioning. Now that I have awakened with Demon King Volak’s power, I can easily take care of these small fries.”

Melphis’ skin turned red, as his body grew to be two or three times larger. With a simple flick of his finger, the heads of nearby undead lizardmen instantly exploded.

He had drawn on the Demon King’s power.

‘Such overkill.’

An awakened Demon would benefit from a huge surge in fighting prowess, but their body would sustain severe injuries as a result of such overdraft.

Regardless of the fact that he was a Superior Demon, even he wouldn’t be able to sustain such a form for long.

Upon seeing Melphis who was overflowing with Demonic Energy, Woohyuk pulled out Verserios.

‘This isn’t the time to worry about other people.’

He also could use Asura’s power for too long, but if Melphis relied on such a power, Woohyuk would have to as well.

For now, it looked like his best bet was to try to drag things out and drain his stamina.

‘I should use that.’

He could use the spirit trapped within Verserios, to waste some of his time. He had accumulated quite a few spirits, so it should be enough to hold him back for a while.

As Woohyuk lifted Verserios up in the air.

Huiaaaaah!

Black spirits burst out and swarmed towards Melphis.

“What, so it’s spirits this time?”

Trapped inside the Asura world this entire time, unable to reincarnate, they had been endlessly engaging in battle and their fighting prowess continued to grow.

‘So annoying...’

He was embroiled in single combat against a Demon King, when suddenly these pests joined in. Killing them one by one would take forever.

He had to end the battle before his Awakened state was up.

“Don’t you dare interrupt! You aren’t my fit to be my opponents!”

With a single roar from Melphis, those spirits that were near him lost substance and vanished.

“Now it is a one on one duel, bring it on Asura!”

“....”

His sharp claws tore through the air as they reached for Woohyuk’s neck. They carried enormous power that could cause enemies to explode on contact. Still, rather than dodging, Woohyuk chose to defend with Verserios.

Kalang!

The entire space surrounding them shook as sparks flew out.

‘Ouch, that really hurt.’

Melphis frowned as he looked down at his claws. Meanwhile, Woohyuk pushed out even more of his Demonic Energy as he maintained his composure.

His surge in energy resulted in a shockwave which sent Melphis flying back.

“Ughh!”

Melphis groaned as he assumed a defensive posture. Unconsciously shrinking back from Woohyuk’s display of fighting spirit.

“You guys take care of those Demon Spawn.”

Woohyuk instructed Aris and Irene as he let them loose on the battlefield. He had been holding them back so far, as he wanted to see how things developed first.

Now that he was confident in being able to tie up Melphis, there shouldn’t be any surprise variables on their end.

“Alright!”

“Monsters...”

The two women went to take care of the lesser demons, wielding their dark scythes.

Melphis, seeing what had transpired, ground his teeth and rushed towards Woohyuk.

“You don’t have time to relax! I am the one who wields Volak’s power! Do not take me for some easy opponent.”

From within Melphis’ body, purple Demonic Energy began to soar. He was drawing the maximum amount of power that his body could support. To counter him, Woohyuk raised Verserios once more.

As the gap between the two of them narrowed once again.

Guooooooo!

A black vortex appeared around Woohyuk, drawing in anything near it. At the same time Verserios retroaction

Seeing such a ridiculous phenomenon, Melphis felt fear for the first time.

‘Is this what the true Demon King level is?’

He thought that with the energy he received from Volak he would have a decent shot of winning, even if his opponent had been of a higher rank.

It had all been an illusion of his.

The man standing before him was on a completely different level. He emitted a pressure which he had never felt before. As he felt like he was a moth being drawn into a flame, Melphis attempted a last ditch effort.

“Oaaah!”

Drawing out into more of the purplish Demonic Energy, his claws grew longer and sharper, aiming for Woohyuk’s head.

Still, it wasn’t enough to threaten Woohyuk. Upon releasing the first seal on his sword, Verserios was bather in a black flame, swallowing anything it came in contact with.

Hwarrrk

As the arm he had struck out was vaporized, Melphis screamed out in pain.

Agggh!

Still, the black vortex was unrelenting, as he was unable to retreat. As Melphis continued to cry out, the dark clouds up above continued to unleash lightning bolts upon Woohyuk’s head.

Qwa Qwa! Qwang! Qwang!

Very powerful lighting striking.

As Melphis finally collapsed to the ground, Woohyuk took the chance to catch his breath.

“Huu...Huu….”

Using the spirits at first and then relying on Verserios for so long, had truly pushed his body to the limits.

An awakened Superior Demon was still a tricky opponent for the current Woohyuk.

‘It’s not over yet.’

Although Melphis had lost consciousness, there was still the Demon King Volak behind him. It didn’t take long for his will to descend on Melphis’ body.