Quiet nothingness.
Endless horizon.
At the edge of a pure white world where even the flow of time has frozen.
[… … .]
The ‘devil’ finally opened his eyes.
[… … .]
The devil frowned.
Where is this place?
Who are you?
How long have I been sleeping?
Everything was hazy.
[I am…….]
Soon, my consciousness, which had been locked away, began to slowly rise to the surface.
Memories of returning to the past came together piece by piece.
In the end, he finally succeeded in remembering himself.
Yeah, I remembered.
I am…….
[… …I wish.]
Yes, that’s right.
My name is Baran.
He was the pinnacle of all demons, the great king of demons who ruled the demon realm, Baran.
But… …where is this?
How did the once great me end up like this?
[… … .]
At that moment, another thing popped into my mind while I was locked in a coma.
It was… … his last memory, the conversation he had with ‘him’.
-Why did you betray me?
A cool voice.
An instinctive fear arose at his words scolding him, but the devil still showed his teeth even in his dying moments.
-Really… …What a pity. Today was the day I could have finished you off.
-He asked why.
-Heh heh.
Why?
Are you really asking because you don’t know?
I just laughed at his question.
-Heh heh heh.
After lowering my head and shaking my shoulders and giggling like a crazy person for a while, I raised my head again.
At the same time, the laughter suddenly stopped.
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The strong hatred that had been suppressed burst out from his glaring eyes.
[The King of Demons, the Lord of the White Flame, opens his eyes.]
Phew! Phew!
A cruel and intense murderous intent engulfed the pure white world.
But that’s it.
In this empty world, there was no one who could receive the king’s wrath.
Even the little creatures that usually crawled on the floor trembling at the feet of the king.
And the armies of the rulers he hates.
Even… … that damn thing that killed me.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
Realizing this absurd fact, the devil raised his head and roared toward the sky.
Countless blue sparks flashed from inside his wide-open mouth.
Kwajijijijijik!
An eerie flash of blue light enveloped the pure white world.
White flames falling from the empty sky.
A punishment from heaven.
In the midst of it all, the king of the demons cried out in rage.
[Where are you! Shadow Lord! Fragment of the greatest brilliance-!]
Towards the damn being who made me like this.
[Come out! It is I! The demon king Baran who betrayed you is here!]
But this is a world of nothingness.
No matter how much he shouted, his voice became a hollow echo and drifted across the pure white sky.
But Baran didn’t give up.
All devils are persistent.
The identity of the Demon King Baran is that of the one who stands at the top of the Demon World where fighting for survival is a daily routine.
I don’t know how I opened my eyes again, but since I woke up, I was just being true to my instincts as a demon.
[If you won’t come out, I’ll go find you myself! It doesn’t matter where you are! I’m Baran, the king of demons! Wherever I am, the demon realm is right here!]
Baran raised one hand to the sky.
[All demons! Gather before me! Your king is here!]
From his hands emerged a unique power that was inherited only by the King of Demons.
[Demon King Baran uses ‘Skill: Hell’s Forces’.]
The forces of hell.
This is the power to gather forces to the place where the Demon King is, regardless of where the demons that serve him are.
Pavabavabat!
Dozens of magic circles appeared above his head.
The magic circle began to forcibly twist the dimensional rift to summon the demons.
But it was impossible.
[Kwaaak! Everyone come out!]
None of the dozens of gates created in this way were able to summon demons.
Because this was a world of nothingness.
But of all the things he shouted out, there was only one thing that came true.
Tiring!
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[‘Devil’s Sanctuary’ is activated.]
The place where the king of demons is is the Demon Realm.
Although Baran failed to gather the demons, his power succeeded in gathering the demons who had lost their king and were wandering through the dimensional rift into one place.
At the very moment when Suho encountered the ‘demons of the gap’.
* * *
Tiring! Tiring! Tiring!
At that moment, Suho’s eyes lit up as he saw the system messages suddenly appearing before his eyes.
[The quest has arrived.] [The King of Demons, the Lord of the White Flame, opens his eyes.] [Demon King Baran uses ‘Skill: Hell’s Forces’.] [‘Devil’s Sanctuary’ is activated.]
“… … The Demon King has awakened.”
“what?”
“The demons’ sanctuary has just been activated.”
Suddenly, when Suho’s expression hardened beside him, Dragon Emperor Antares couldn’t help but be flustered.
“Are you saying that Baran has woken up? I don’t feel any energy.”
It was a surprising and wonderful thing.
In a situation like this, there was no way Suho would suddenly lie, but the problem was that Yongjae himself didn’t sense any signs.
This was quite a blow to my pride.
‘Is this how I was awakened? Am I the son of the Shadow Lord after all?’
What a coincidence.
At the point where they encountered the demons of the gap, the king of demons suddenly woke up from the dead.
Can this really be called a coincidence?
No way.
An odd sight appeared in Antares’ eyes as he gazed at Suho.
‘As expected, he is a strange guy. The ability to revive dead monarchs who have returned to nothing… … .’
Regardless of how this was possible, I also felt satisfied with the thought that my choice to make this guy my successor was not wrong.
To receive his great power into one’s body, even a mediocre talent would be reduced to a handful of ashes.
Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk!
“Now that I think about it, this place is particularly… …the cracks are severe.”
Antares quickly looked around and noticed why there were so many gap demons in this place.
The cracks, which seemed to have been created by someone, were gathering the residents of the gap here.
It wasn’t a proper gate, but if you look at the results, it’s almost like using the ‘Hell Army’, which was the power of the Demon King Baran.
“Hehehe. This is the demons’ sanctuary… … This is a great opportunity for the residents of the gap. Maybe one of them will be the successor to the Demon King.”
The opportunity to become the Demon King was not limited to only those demon nobles born with pure blood.
If you think about it, even the dregs of the ‘not-yet-born’ demons had a chance.
Depending on how many demon souls these disgusting creatures suck, it will be determined how high of a demon they will be born as.
And as far as the Dragon King knew, there were two places in the universe with the largest concentration of demons, other than this place.
One is the territory ruled by the demon noble Esil Ladir.
‘And the other one is… … .’
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Suddenly, the dragon’s gaze glanced around.
Kkihihi!
I’m going crazy!
From one end to the other.
The inhabitants of the endless gaps, countless in number, covered the cracked land without a single space to set foot.
A dry wilderness without a single drop of water.
An unusual landscape of long, thin rocks of strange shapes jutting out into the sky.
The appearances of the inhabitants of the gaps that covered it to the point of being disgusting were all different.
Just as the appearance and size of the demons they have eaten so far are all different.
But regardless of the number and types of demons they’ve eaten, their interest has always been focused on one thing.
Right, Suho.
To be more precise, I’m talking about the two swords that Suho holds in each hand.
[Item: Volcan’s Horn]
Difficulty to acquire: ??
Type: Sword
Attack power +40
A sword made from the horn of the greedy demon Volkan.
Empowered by Volcan, dealing more damage.
-Effect ‘Destroyer’: Increases physical damage by [300%].
-Effect ‘Demon Predator’: The more demon souls you devour, the stronger Volkan’s power becomes.
[Predatory Demon Soul: Saturation]
“Why? Do you want this?”
Suho, who noticed their greed, lifted Volkan’s horn slightly.
Then, an immediate and violent reaction came back.
Kkekeke!
Kkihihik-!
Although he is wary of the power of the guardian, he cannot overcome his instincts and rushes forward greedily.
Suho could only chuckle in the face of such rough and savage greed.
“Yeah, I guess so. I must have fed a lot of demon souls to this greedy guy over the years.”
[Predatory Demon Soul: Saturation]
Yes. Volcan’s horn, which contains a high concentration of countless demon souls.
What would happen if this item fell into the hands of the residents of the gap?
How strong a demon can be?
‘At least a demon noble of Volcan level, or higher.’
Maybe you can even aim at the king.
Because the only demon noble currently alive is Eshil.
For the residents of the niche who want to become devils, today’s situation is truly a chance to turn their lives around.
“I tried to find the World Tree first, but I ended up getting the Demon King’s blood first.”
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Suho snickered and checked the quest window.
[Quest: Demon King’s Trial]
The denizens of the rift, who wish to become demons, have invaded the domain of the sole demon noble, Esil Ladir.
Sacrifice as many of the denizens of the Cleft as possible to help Esil Ladir become the rightful successor to the Demon King.
-compensation : ??
“The ordeal has already begun… …. Then I guess I don’t need to adjust my strength either.”
At that moment, Suho’s eyes lit up eerily.
His gaze looked down at his feet.
The purpose has changed.
If the goal up until now was simply to find the World Tree, from now on it will be a one-sided hunt.
[Use ‘Skill: Monarch’s Realm’.]
No, it was a time of slaughter.
Phew!
Suho’s shadow extends in all directions from the center of his feet.
With the momentum to fill the gap between dimensions.
“Get up.”
… … !
At that moment.
The thousands of shadow legions that had been waiting in the shadow of the guardian rose up all at once.
Gh …
Shadow Nagas and Shadow Dragons obtained from the Rocktak Field.
And towards ‘Sita’, who was spreading her majestic black wings and rising into the sky in front of them, Suho gave a cold command.
“Sweep them all away. Don’t leave a single one behind.”
Yeah, the more offerings the better.
