Chapter 114 - The Trial 6 (2/2)
The battle was ending, and Woohyuk was incredibly beautiful.
Without realizing that Loengreen's eyes had become heart-shaped, Woohyuk repeatedly beat Dantalion.
Thwack!
“Urgh…”
A bloody Dantalion groaned low to see if he still had the strength to scream.
An extreme situation where he wanted to faint right away.
However, whenever he closed his eyes, Verserios penetrated his body and he had to regurgitate blood.
A cruel punishment. Pure torture.
Dantalion eventually succumbed to the fear death.
“Pl, please forgive me. I won't bother you again...”
“You have no right to speak.”
Woohyuk strangled Dantalion's neck with a terrifying grip that blocked the airway.
Dantalion had a seizure as he began frothing.
“Kuek… ! Kueeeek... !”
“That’s good. Keep barking like the dog you are.”
Dantalion's current state couldn’t be compared to that of Volak.
His face was beaten countless times and was partially unrecognizable, and black blood constantly flowed down from the holes in his limbs, holes created from cutting out the flesh.
It could be called a living corpse.
Woohyuk was in the middle of giving Dantalion the greatest pain possible.
“Lord Asura, he will die at this rate. You should seal him now...”
“…Alright.”
Woohyuk's reason returned when Aris' worried voice entered his ears.
He had already exceeded the limit of wounds he could give Dantalion since a while ago, so if any more damage were inflicted, the system would intervene and try to take Dantalion.
He hastily unfolded Lemegeton and sealed the demon.
[Dantalion, 72nd Demon King]
-Class: Demon King (Baron)
-Traits: Leadership (10,000 people), Arbatel (Exclusive weapon, reads the mind of an opponent weaker than oneself and predicts actions. Can continuously generate clones and move the main body to one of them), Improvisation (Intelligence increases up to 50% during life-threatening crises. Percentage of increase depends on the threat-level). Mobilization (Can open abyssal gates and summon the monsters from his territory) Demon King’s Dignity (Immune against B-grade or lower weapons, as well as low or intermediate magic. Increases immunity to debuffs by 35%), Master/Slave Contract (As a demon king, can accept vassals)
-Stats
Strength 212
Vitality 207
Agility 224
Intelligence 403
Spirit 241
'He's unsuited for combat.'
In terms of numbers, his average stat was lower than Sieg’s average of 303 by 45-46.
Although his intelligence was unusually high, there wasn't any attack magic that was particularly useful for him.
However, the exclusive weapon, Arbatel, would prove to be quite useful outside of combat, so in some ways he was better than Amii or Volak.
“I see that you’re safe and sound, Lord Asura.”
While he observed Dantalion's status window, Loengreen approached him and spoke.
Woohyuk put Lemegeton away and placed his hand on Loengreen’s shoulder.
”Thank you for helping Lee Jaesung and Aris.”
”It was nothing. I was just worried that you might get hurt.”
For Loengreen, love wasn't limited to just one target.
He didn't feel guilty despite having Mikaelovich as his lover.
“By the way, is what you said earlier true? That you went to the Lydia Kingdom and rescued the Borges family.”
“Oh, yes. On the way, I met a vampire woman saying she was your vassal, and it went a lot easier than I thought.”
The vampire woman Loengreen talked about was Hong Yuri.
Woohyuk nodded and spoke again.
”So, did you leave Philip II and family to Yuri Hong?”
“Yes, I heard that they’re coming over here. In fact, they must have arrived by now.”
“Good.”
In fact, Woohyuk had secretly instructed Hong Yuri to save Joanna's family before leaving for battle.
However Loengreen had intervened and helped her.
In any case, this was the best result for Woohyuk.
‘The next one to deal with is the Witch of Sloth.’
Priscilla was still fighting Sieg. He couldn’t finish her off since she had gotten used to his combat style.
She wouldn’t be at a disadvantage as long as she kept her distance and prevented him from getting on the monsters she was riding.
“We'll take care of Charybdis.”
Nakron said as he flew away with the lichs.
Although it had gotten greatly injured by the Spiritual Society, the monster Charybdis was still alive. They needed support to make the final blow to kill the monster.
'Nakron should be more than enough support.'
He had observed Nakron during his battle against the 3 demon kings.
A combat style that properly utilized the abilities of the Necromancer and the Lichs.
He couldn't find any openings, so if he had to face Nakron in a one-on-one battle, he would struggle quite a lot.
Still, there had to be prepared for the worst case scenario.
After sending all his wraiths to Charybdis, Woohyuk headed to Priscilla's location with Loengreen.
“Tsk!!”
As the number of enemies to face increased, Priscilla retreated little by little.
All the demon kings were captured, so she judged that her odds of winning were nil.
However, Woohyuk wouldn’t let her run away.
“Many people were sacrificed because of you. You must atone with your death.”
“…Aleister! Where the hell are you! Come out and help me!”
Priscilla shouted with a desperate voice.
However, unlike before, Aleister did not appear.
“You were abandoned. You’re being sacrificed for Lilith and Aleister's masterplan.”
“It can't be! I am the Witch of Sloth! One of the 7 Deadly Sins needed to annihilate the world...”
Priscilla couldn't continue talking.
It was because Loengreen had appeared from behind and pierced her chest with his bare hands.
“Cough…!!”
“When Roland was killed by Orobas, you were the first person who came to mind. I believed that you would understand my pain and agony.”
Priscilla and Loengreen were in love with the same man.
However, he couldn't be with Roland at the critical moment when he was killed.
Because there were so many common points between them, he was sympathizing with Priscilla.
Even though she was jealous and drove Roland to death, he believed that it wasn’t her true intentions.
However, that did not mean he would spare her life.
She was an entity that would interfere with Asura's future plans.
For his newly blooming love, he was willing to bloody his hands.
”Lo… en… gr… een…”
“Farewell, Priscilla. If you are reborn, I hope you meet someone who loves you and create a proper relationship with that person.”
Loengreen's right hand held a pumping heart.
As he tried to crush it in his grip, Verserios slit Priscilla's throat.
Slice!
With a dull sound, Priscilla scattered into ashen dust.
Loengreen looked at Woohyuk with a bitter expression.
“You ended up doing it yourself.”
“We need Priscilla's ability.”
Like Kriemhild, she could be summoned as a wraith at any time.
When Woohyuk checked on Sieg’s condition, a roar resounded from bellow them.
Boooom!
Charybdis had finally been defeated.
Woohyuk stared over the dusty cloud with a calm expression.
‘We’ve finally defeated all the troublesome enemies.’
But it wasn't over yet.
This was an unofficial war.
They fought against the demon faction over the rulership of the Rhine Kingdom, while avoiding the gaze of the Holy Apherian Empire.
In other words, the official war would begin now.
'I'm curious about how Aleister Crowley will act.'
As of today, Lilith had lost two of the Witches of the 7 Sins.
Three of the 72 demon kings were sealed.
For the demon faction, this was a huge blow.
The next war could potentially be much bigger than this one.
Woohyuk wondered if Aleister would spectate the next was as well.
“My Lord, how do you feel?”
As Woohyuk returned to the ground, Leifina approached him with an anxious expression.
It wasn't surprising since she had also fought a fierce battle.
The battle on land had ended with the Rhine Kingdom’s victory thanks to the three demon kings being sealed.
“These injuries are nothing.”
While he did overexert his abilities to overcome this crisis, it wasn’t bad enough that he couldn’t bear with it.
After having the commanders reorganize the army ranks, Woohyuk headed to the location where a large crater had formed.