Wow!
The large and magnificent oval-shaped Colosseum.
A thunderous roar was pouring down towards Suho.
Most of the stands were filled with slave demons from the workhouse.
It seemed that this execution was an entertainment to relieve the stress of the slave demons suffering from hard labor.
Ironically, this method was so strangely similar to that of a human that Suho burst out laughing.
Using provocative shows to create a target for the public’s anger.
This kind of behavior has surprisingly been practiced countless times by humans throughout history.
[… … It wasn’t like this in the old days.]
A voice was heard, as if Essil was suppressing her anger.
[The Colosseum was originally the exclusive property of the Demon Nobles. Each family would send out gladiators to test their strength against each other. It was a sort of battle of ranks.]
But now that all the demon nobles have disappeared, it seems to have degenerated into a hobby for someone who wants to imitate the nobles.
“Tyrant… … . What is his name? Everyone seems to call him Tyrant or Tyrant King.”
[Not only do you dare to imitate a noble, you even dare to call yourself a king! In the old days, this would have been unimaginable… …!]
“Esil is an old fart.”
[What?!]
Suho snickered at Essil’s bewildered reaction and glanced around the audience.
“Anyway, among all these demons… … it seems there is no tyrant.”
[I said earlier that even the Tyrant Nukira only shows up at the Colosseum occasionally. I guess it’s because you’re still in your first match that it’s not worth watching.]
“I know.”
At that moment, the devil who was in charge of the execution ceremony shouted loudly at the audience.
“Now! Everyone, pay attention! The one who will execute our unicorn is-!”
Krrrr!
And then the door opened across from Suho.
“One-armed merciless murderer-!”
Wow!
At that moment, a huge, muscular demon appeared with a tremendous roar.
[One-armed bloodthirsty demon]
As the name suggests, one of his arms was cut off, but the remaining forearm was incredibly intimidating.
Laughter erupted from the audience.
“Poohahaha! Are you sending out a one-armed man from the first game?”
“It’ll end too quickly like this!”
“A one-horned man and a one-armed man are fighting!”
“This is worth seeing!”
Suho chuckled at first when he realized what the devil guards were muttering about, which was ‘concept’.
“You have quite the planning ability, don’t you?”
This is a thoroughly planned show.
The contrast between the one-horned guardian and the one-armed demon was certainly entertaining.
But given the stark difference in weight class and appearance between the two, it just didn’t seem fair.
I think I understand why they call this show ‘execution’.
“I guess I’m making a big fool of myself.”
[Don’t laugh at me. That guy is a demon soaked in blood poison.]
As Eshil had said, ominous magical power was rippling throughout the entire body of the bloodthirsty demon.
Judging by the audience’s reaction, it was clear that this was a guy who had been famous in this Colosseum for a long time.
“Kreurup. Is it this guy this time? He looks so delicious.”
The bloodthirsty demon looked at the small and delicate guardian with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Suho muttered.
“I guess I know how you can eat blood poison and still be alive.”
[As much blood was lost from boiling, it would have replenished it by sucking the blood of other demons. It would have powered up again.]
Essil’s words were correct.
But even Essil overlooked one thing.
Photophobia is extremely painful.
The mad horse that had endured the pain for a long time had now become a perfected mad warrior who could no longer feel pain.
Woohoooooooooooo-!
“Kuuuuu. Can you hear me? Everyone is waiting for the scream that will burst out of your mouth.”
The bloodthirsty demon looked up at the cheering audience with an extremely cruel smile.
“But be glad. They don’t want you to die quickly. They want this show to last as long as possible. And I… … .”
licking.
The bastard approached Suho with a leisurely gait, his snake-like tongue flickering.
As those massive muscles got closer, an overwhelming force emanated from them.
“I am such a kind devil that I can never disappoint the audience. So be grateful. I will kill you as slowly as possible… .”
That was when.
Chook.
Suddenly, the bloodshot demon’s vision turned upside down and Suho’s figure disappeared from before his eyes.
“… … ?”
The momentarily bewildered Kwanghyeolma tried to turn his head to find Suho.
But it was impossible.
‘This is… … .’
Something is strange.
No words come out of my mouth.
and.
What is that?
Why are you in front of me… … .
Is this a giant headless demon standing with its back turned?
That body, so unfamiliar and yet so familiar… … .
‘Surely not me… … .’
At that moment, the demon realized.
The fact that his head is now in Suho’s hands.
That was the bastard’s last memory.
[The one-armed bloodthirsty demon has been defeated.] [The ‘Horn of Volcan’ devours the demon’s soul.]
Kuung!
The giant bloodthirsty demon’s body collapsed on the floor.
Suddenly, a heavy silence fell over the Colosseum, which had been filled with cheers and jeers.
“… … .”
In that suffocating atmosphere, even the host was at a loss and didn’t know what to do.
Suho, who had ripped the bloodthirsty demon’s head off from its neck in an instant, simply stood there with an indifferent expression.
Suho turned his head and looked at the host.
“Is there a next time?”
[‘Title: Demon Slayer’ buff… … .]
The host felt a chill for a moment at that gaze.
As if I had met my natural enemy.
* * *
… …Wow!
A beat later, a huge cheer erupted, as if the Colosseum was going to burst apart.
“Monochrome! Monochrome!”
“Hey! Did you see any demons moving just now?”
“I saw it!”
“Nonsense! How can you… … when I didn’t even see it!”
“Wow! Next! Did you hear that you want to fight the next guy?”
“It’s been a long time since a brave demon appeared!”
“Yeah! It’s about time for the one-armed man to die!”
Reactions of admiration and amazement poured out from the audience.
But the most surprising of all were the demon guards who had sent Suho away without any expectations.
“Hey, does this make sense?”
“The number of demons that the one-armed man has eaten so far is over ten… …!”
“What kind of numbers did you use on the topic of unicorns?”
“Could it be that my constitution increases my speed when I eat blood poison?”
“That’s not the problem now! The game ended too quickly!”
In fact, from the perspective of the demon guards, it didn’t matter which demon died during the execution.
As long as it’s provocative, it doesn’t matter who dies.
The only problem was time.
What the demon guards want is to show the audience the cruel and brutal sight of the gladiators during the execution ceremony as slowly as possible.
In this way, he hoped to relieve the stress of the slaves who were exhausted from hard labor, and to make the tyrant king personally visit the Colosseum to deal with the malicious aura that the slaves were emitting.
“This was too fast, even though it was fast!”
“It ended before the Tyrant King could even show any interest!”
“If it was going to end this quickly, it would have been a waste of time to gather the slaves here in the first place.”
“If I had known this would happen, I should have told the unicorn to fight as slowly as possible.”
Finally, they turned their gaze to the warden, who had a serious expression on his face behind them.
“Oh, what should we do, Warden?”
“The one-horned one is telling me to send the next guy? He’s saying that, but if we end it like this, the atmosphere will… … .”
“Ugh… … .”
The warden was still gritting his teeth as he glared at the cheering guard in the middle of the Colosseum.
The one-armed horse was a bloodthirsty horse that had been raised with great care, but it ended up being useless and useless.
But then he muttered with a sly smile, as if something occurred to him.
“No. It’s better. It’s been a while since someone useful has appeared. Let’s just see how long he can hold out.”
“Huh? You’re not saying that!”
“Okay. Do whatever the one-horned one wants. Send out the other one before the audience’s excitement cools down.”
Although the one-armed mad horse has been popular among slaves for a while now, it was only a passing fad.
“It’s about time a new breeze started blowing. Hehe.”
As soon as the warden’s order was given, the demon guards hurriedly ran to the prison.
In the meantime, the host, who had suddenly come to his senses, shouted at the audience.
“That’s really great! A thunderous cheer for the one-horned one who defeated the one-armed one in one breath! And today, in particular, we will proceed with the next execution ceremony!”
Woohoooooooooo-!
Just then, the guards brought another demon out of the prison.
“Hehe. The one-armed man died? What a shame. I was going to eat him.”
The newly brought out devil was licking his lips as if he was truly sorry.
That sly attitude already gave off the feeling that he didn’t care about the demon guards.
“Oh, what? That guy hasn’t eaten the one-armed man yet? Hey, if I kill that little guy, can I eat the one-armed man too?”
“Do as you wish. But don’t let your guard down. Play as slowly as possible.”
“Hehehe. I wonder if there is a possibility.”
Krrrr!
Just like that, the door across from Suho opened and a second demon appeared.
[Intermediate Light Blood Horse]
“You’re a mid-level drug dealer? Then the guy you just killed was low-level?”
[This is not the time to discuss ranks. Since it is a creature that has consumed blood poison, the rate of increase in strength varies depending on how much blood it has sucked.]
Eshil warned Suho in a tense tone.
“Amplification rate… … .”
Suho’s eyes sparkled brightly as he pondered those words.
“It’s the same for me anyway.”
[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 [83%].
-Effect ‘Demon Predator’: The more demon souls you devour, the stronger Volkan’s power becomes.
[Predatory Demon Soul: 53]
The confirmation has already been completed.
Even though Volkan’s horn was ‘equipped’ on his head, the item’s performance was still applied as is.
“And that guy just now had 11 demon souls.”
[It must be the souls of the demons that have been eaten. It must have swallowed every drop of blood and every bone fragment of the executed corpses.]
“That’s good.”
I thought this would be much more efficient than a workhouse.
Suho looked up at the intermediate-level light-blooded demon that had just appeared in front of him with his eyes sparkling.
And then he killed again without hesitation.
“Ugh… … .”
Kuung.
[You have killed the intermediate bloodthirsty demon.] [Volkan’s horns devour the demon’s soul.]
… … ?!
Once again the shouting stopped and silence fell.
But this silence was much longer than the first.
The demons looked down at Suho in silence, their eyes filled with astonishment.
“Okay, next.”
In less than a minute, two executions were completed.
This was an unprecedented event since executions began in the Colosseum.
But the audience’s reaction was already far from Suho’s interest.
Suho turned his head and stared intently into the eyes of the demon guards, or rather, the warden sitting at the very back, and opened his mouth.
“Or you can come out yourself.”
“… … .”
The demon warden’s evil eyes sparkled at that provocative gaze.
