Chapter 164 - Othello 3 (1/2)
The fact that he was here meant that the system's restraints weren't absolute for everyone.
It was probably because the White Ghost King’s dimension was low-levelled.
Even if they were all Demon Kings, their abilities differed greatly depending on their ranks.
Since Astaroth was much more powerful than the other demon kings Woohyuk had encountered so far in this life, this situation wasn’t so surprising.
“What are you doing here, Orobas?”
“He, help me, Astaroth! Asura is trying to disrupt our plans! He’s with the demon kings of Ars Nova!”
Orobas told Astaroth what had happened to him.
Then Astaroth turned to Woohyuk's party and summoned his exclusive weapon, Regius.
“…How sneaky of you, Asura. So you’ve come all the way here while pretending to be staying in the Dane Kingdom.”
Currently, Choi Kayoon was acting as Woohyuk while staying at the Ecclet County.
Therefore, the demon kings who were monitoring Woohyuk thought that he was still investigating Angrboda's whereabouts.
It was a deceptive trick.
He had even tricked Astaroth, who was a high ranking demon king.
“Don’t you Demon Kings use tricks more often than me? I was just imitating you guys a bit.”
In the past 40 years, he had confronted the 72 Demon Kings, so Woohyuk was well informed about their tricks.
Woohyuk summoned Verserios and checked Astaroth's status window.
[Astaroth, 29th Demon King]
-Class: Demon King (Count)
-Properties: Leadership (50,000), Regius (Exclusive weapon. One of the opponent's skills can be used by the owner for 10 minutes while disabling the enemy’s skill in the meantime. Can attack and defeat enemies within a 1km radius by causing a meteor storm. Can store up to 3 skills of defeated enemies), Land of Grief (After making hostile targets within a 1km radius lethargic, can absorb their life force. Those who lose consciousness can be controlled at will), 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 547
Vitality 534
Agility 541
Intelligence 466
Spirit 525
'He’s no pushover.'
In particular, the two-handed sword he was holding, Regius, required special attention.
It could disable the opponent's skill and copy said skill for 10 minutes.
The same was true for its ability to store 3 skills of defeated opponents.
At this point in time, those three skills were important variables since Woohyuk didn’t know what skills Astaroth had stored.
Moreover, those with weak mental power would be turned into enemies by getting their control over their bodies robbed by Astaroth.
'If I use buffs, I can get my stats slightly higher than his, but...’
The problem was that Astaroth could summon his vassals.
He was not bound by the restrictions of the White Ghost King’s dimension.
While Woohyuk struggled to make a decision, a pillar of light descended by the edge of the arena and a group of people appeared.
It was Eteria Rodinus and Catsy.
“I didn't think I’d come back here. I had such a hard time earlier because of the demon men trying to attack me because I was too pretty.”
Helena grumbled with lemon jelly in her mouth.
Then, Ibn Rusud stepped towards her and rebuked her.
“If you keep eating sweet things like that, then no one will call you pretty later on. Do you not want to get married?”
“…You should worry about your own future, Mr. Wiseman. At least I have a man who buys me lemon jelly.”
Helena winked at Woohyuk.
After ignoring her, Woohyuk asked Boetius a question.
“I can handle this on my own. Why did you come?”
“You tend to be overconfident, similar to Rosenkreuz, that arrogant fanatic.”
Boetius thought that Woohyuk would later destroy the world while trying to forcefully bring out the Demon God’s power.
That's why he kept his beautiful granddaughter, Helena, by his side as much as possible.
The other members of Eteria Rodinus also didn't fully trust Woohyuk.
Woohyuk clicked his tongue when he saw their cold gazes,
“I guess the Sangreal Chronicles really are here. Otherwise, the five wisemen of Eteria Rodinus would not have come here to meet the White Ghost King.”
Astaroth spoke in a confident tone and lifted Regius up high.
Then, the azure sky instantly turned dark, and meteors of all sizes began to fall at extreme speeds.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was Meteor Storm, one of Regius’ skills.
The members of Eteria Rodinus had cast a protective barrier to resist this formidable attack, and they groaned due to the shocks.
“Kyaa…!”
“Urgh…!”
The 29th Demon King was too strong for them to handle.
However, because Boetius was with them, the barrier did not crack or break.
“I have no intention of handing over the Sangreal Chronicles to you!”
“As expected, your divine power is quite powerful, Boetius. You remind me of Martinus.”
Martinus was a member of Eteria Rodinus who lived during the War of Gods and Demons.
A person who had reached the level of Saint and was called the White Sage.
Woohyuk had met him in the Izuna Royal Library's secret section.
'So Boetius is Martinus' successor.'
While there were people like Ptolemy who had preceded Boetius, looking at the crystal staff in Boetius' hand, Woohyuk didn’t think he was wrong.
Martinus' staff was with Boetius.
'Since it’s come to this, let’s borrow Boetius' power.'
Boetius was a wiseman who had reached the level of Saint.