Chapter 109 - The Trial 1 (2/2)
Inside it was an image of Woohyuk, who was welcoming the Spiritual Society.
“Flying monsters can observe targets from very high altitudes nowadays. Times sure have changed.”
“Stop with those jokes, Volak. This is why you were beaten by this young demon king.”
“…He is definitely a kid with barely any hair on his head. But you shouldn’t underestimate the demonic energy within him.”
Among the demon kings of Ars Nova, the only one who had directly confronted Woohyuk was Volak.
Despite his serious expression, Demon King Amii was completely uninspired.
“It seems like the time has come for you to hand down your name to your successor and go into eternal sleep, Volak. To think that you’re so afraid after losing once against him.”
“I’m still bursting with energy. I'll take this opportunity to prove that to you.”
Demon King Volak growled and summoned his exclusive weapon, the Thunderspear Negima.
Dantalion, who was watching him from the side, opened his mouth carefully.
“By the way, about Asura's exclusive weapon, what exactly was its ability? On the outside, it looked similar to yours.”
“…It seems to absorb souls and it into allies. When we fought before, a lot of wraiths appeared from it.”
“Oh, does it mean that the Witch Kriemhild is also absorbed by him? No wonder. Even though the throne of Envy is empty in the chapel, it keeps shining.”
”Wait. Does that also apply to us? Can our souls get absorbed.”
”I don’t know. No demon king has died in his hands yet.”
An uncomfortable silence ensued, and the atmosphere grew heavy.
They didn’t think they would be defeated, but his weapon’s ability was still concerning.
Amii placed her finger on her temple and began speaking.
“Suspicious. A lot of this is suspicious.”
“What is it?”
“Lilith, that bitch. Even though her family has been killed, she’s not actively trying to deal with it. Could this be part of her bizarre and secret plan?”
“The advent of the Demon God? The only people who believe in it are witches. You don’t have to pay attention to it.”
Dantalion shook his hand and reassured the two demon kings.
However, a drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead.
'Well, technically, there is no law that proves that it doesn’t exist.'
He had heard that a Creator existed beyond the heavenly world.
Then, couldn't there be such a transcendental being at the edge of the demon world as well?
It was a plausible idea, but Dantalion soon abandoned these thoughts.
‘Even the demon god can't possibly be free from the divine thrones system.'
If such a transcendental being truly existed, it would be called by a different name and not ‘Demon God’.
Looking at Asura's face reflected in the crystal ball, Dantalion gulped.
He hoped that the hypothesis that came to his mind was not true.
***
'Everything is finally ready.'
The soldiers had lined up, holding their breaths in anticipation.
The infiltration attempts by the Witch Cult in every region had been blocked, and the final battle was about to begin.
'Now the summoning ritual of the demonic beast Charybdis must be stopped.'
He had to head to the Corcas Mountains even if he had to take a risk.
Before they set off, Woohyuk checked his status screen.
[Status Screen]
1. Necromancer (1st class)
- Corpse Resurrection: Lv.3
- Corpse Explosion: Lv.2
- Corpse Enhancement: Lv.2
2. Asura (2nd class)
- Summon Verserios: Lv.3
3. Clan Master (Rank D)
- Mobility: Lv.5
- Growth: Lv.5
- Luck: Lv.5
- Barrier: Lv.5
- Stronghold: Lv.5
- Command: Lv.5
- Negotiation: Lv.5
- Call to Arms: Lv.5
- Authority: Lv.5
'I have to make the most out of these tonight.'
In the case of the clan master skills, he didn’t have to pay attention to them since they worked only on clan members, with the exception of the ‘barrier’ skill.
The problem was Asura's inherent skill, Summon Verserios.
Whenever Verserios got one seal released, the skill level rose by one, but the consumption of Asura’s demonic energy increased in proportion.
In the past, he could only use the energy to slightly affect his surroundings. Now, he could use it to protect his body like a self-defense mechanism, or use it to enhance his weapon.
However, the burden has increased proportionally, so if he abused this skill, he could potentially be crippled.
On the other hand, the necromancer skills could be cast anytime if there was enough magic power.
‘I need to defeat as many demons serving the demon kings as possible using my undeads.’
Of course, Sieg and Leifina would also help and endure the onslaught, but there were other soldiers with them, so the battle’s momentum was important.
If he used his corpse resurrection skill and combined it with the undead Isaac's leadership skill at the same time, they would not lose in terms of numbers.
He would let the elite undeads along with Aris and Sieg command the army of increasing undeads.
When Woohyuk was about to finish the inspection and announce the next plan of attack,
Boooom!
Rumble!