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Chapter 392: Episode 74: Great war of Angels and Demons (7)

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The underworld's power was immense.

The underworld forces that entered the 121st local battle swept away the forces of good and evil participating in it, reducing all good and evil on the battlefield to nothing.

[Advance!]

As the army of the underworld engulfed the battlefield, every Constellation that had participated in the 121st local battle either fled or became unable to fight.

[The 121st local battle has been forcibly ended.]

[No victor or loser has been determined in this local battle.]

[It has been confirmed that the participants in this battlefield have no will to fight.]

[This local battle has been excluded from the Great war of Angels and Demons classification.]

After scanning the cleared battlefield, I looked toward the next gates without even a moment to catch my breath.

[Gate 117 is currently active.]

[Gate 119 is currently active.]

[Gate 123 is currently active.]

As planned, the remaining Allies should have been scattered across Gates 117 and 119, fighting chaotic battles.

Huiwon and Hyeongseong would be at Gate 117, while Suyeong and Junghyeok would be at Gate 119.

Then I should help Gate 117 before 119...

[The Constellation Mass Production Maker says that you must go to Gate 123.]

...123? There shouldn't be anyone there.

I peered through the gate at the faintly visible battlefield beyond.

Then...

"You son of a..."

I immediately gave the order to advance.

"All troops, head for Gate 123!"

At my command, nearly thirty thousand soldiers of the underworld charged through the gate.

The great army of the underworld rode black storm clouds through the gate and descended into the skies of the 123rd local battle.

"Yu Junghyeok, you bastard!"

Junghyeok was dying, bleeding heavily.

Anna Croft was carrying him on her back.

I thought I knew why that damn bastard had ruined the plan and entered this battle.

"Demon King of Salvation!"

Along with Anna's desperate cry, I saw the enemies pursuing her and Junghyeok.

The enraged Constellations of the nebulae Veda and Papyrus. Most were Historical-grade, though there were fabled-grade ones among them as well.

[Your alignment is evil.]

Junghyeok and Anna's alignment was good. Which meant the enemies chasing them were evil.

If this had been the original Great war of Angels and Demons, they would have been my allies.

"Kill them all."

But neither good nor evil was my ally on this battlefield.

[For the underworld!]

With a thunderous cry, three Judges rode burning hellhorses and charged the enemy.

Aiakos of Mercy and Justice.

Minos of Wisdom and Law.

Rhadamanthys of Strictness and Integrity.

They had walked the King's Path in life and become Judges of the Underworld in death. Displaying the might of fabled-grade Constellations, they severed the heads of the approaching enemies.

[Why is the underworld...!]

[Arrrgh!]

Watching the enemies spill their fables and die, I landed beside Junghyeok and Anna.

Junghyeok's entire body was covered in severe burns. Even his highly durable coat had melted away by more than half under the intense heat, and I could barely hear him breathing.

I looked down at where his left leg had been. It had disappeared without a trace, unable to withstand the force building inside it. It might have fooled anyone else, but not me.

This bastard used Meteor Slash.

His growth was astonishing. Originally, Meteor Slash was a secret technique Junghyeok could only learn after regressing more than a thousand times.

Yet he had reached that realm in only the third round.

"He's still breathing."

"How did this happen?"

"While trying to save me..."

"Yu Junghyeok saved you?"

Anna, who had been staring at me, lowered her eyes. Her voice was bitter when she answered.

"He said your plan didn't include my death."

For a brief moment, I felt dazed.

What the hell was Yu Junghyeok...

I took Junghyeok from Anna. After pressing his pressure points to stop the bleeding, I laid him down and examined his condition.

Meteor Slash was a technique he couldn't handle yet. His left leg had exploded because it couldn't endure the propulsion, and it couldn't be restored. Even Ellain Forest Essence couldn't easily heal a severed limb.

I let out a short sigh and took an item from my pocket. It resembled a blackened squid leg.

[The Seventh Leg Fragment of Squid Kim Dokja]

Anna looked at the item suspiciously.

"What is that?"

"I received it recently."

"You received it? That thing?"

It was difficult to explain.

In truth, this item had been provided as a not-for-sale promotional item during Mass Production Maker's Kim Dokja Company Collaboration event before the Great war of Angels and Demons began. If I remembered correctly, it had been given to the first purchasers of the new Ferrari model.

I still clearly remembered the conversation I had with Mass Production Maker then.

"Thank you. Thanks to you, this season has been a huge hit. Squid Kim Dokja legs ran out in one minute."

No matter how I thought about it, I couldn't understand.

There were Constellations who bought Ferraris just to get my legs?

Mass Production Maker smiled slyly and asked, "Why? Want to know who they are?"

"No. More importantly, how did you acquire a fragment of my leg?"

"Huh? There's no way it's really your leg. This is a Kraken's leg. Here, you should have one as a keepsake too."

I couldn't be bothered explaining all that to Anna, so I handed her the item and brushed aside her question.

Anna's eyes grew even more suspicious.

"Why does a Kraken's leg have your name on it?"

"You don't need the details. Use your Elixir Maker Attribute. Mix this with your blood and make him drink it."

A Kraken's leg could heal injuries equivalent to limb loss and maximize the user's natural recovery ability. Anna's blood also held the effects of elixirs, so if she mixed the two ingredients well, even severe injuries could be healed quickly.

But Anna hesitated.

"But if he drinks my blood..."

"He won't become your follower."

Anna's blood had the power to turn anyone who drank it into her follower.

"Yu Junghyeok's Status is higher than yours now."

Anna flinched at those words.

I looked down at the unconscious Junghyeok. He would never become Anna's subordinate now.

There was no sign that he had used [Recovery], so it seemed he intended to save that power until the end. It was a wise choice. If he used [Recovery] carelessly here, I wouldn't be able to borrow his power when I truly needed it.

"That damn sunfish."

As I muttered and turned away, I saw the soldiers of the underworld sweeping the enemies away like a rising tide.

Looking closer, though, the wave at the front line had slowed.

The spearhead was collapsing as if it had struck a massive dam. Terrifying sparks burst from its center.

[The Constellation God King of Thunder and Lightning has unleashed an angry roar!]

The God King of Thunder and Lightning?

Anna spoke with a hardened expression.

"That can't be... I clearly saw his demigod body collapse."

I had a rough idea of what had happened. It seemed the star Junghyeok had cut down was that bastard.

"Indra has quite a few Incarnation bodies. He must have endured the Plausibility cost and summoned a new one."

Among the Constellations of Veda, Indra possessed one of the largest numbers of Incarnation bodies. It was still a famous story that Veda's Three Gods had asked Indra, "Which Indra are you?"

[The Constellation God King of Thunder and Lightning has summoned the constellation artifact Vajra!]

With a roar that seemed to split the sky, the vanguard of the underworld was torn apart.

Vajra. Indra's primary weapon, which fired lightning filled with terrifying Mana.

I caught the incoming bolt of lightning in my hand.

Tzzzzzt!

Then I threw the lightning back.

I saw Indra's startled expression.

But it was too early for him to be surprised.

[So you are the Demon King of Salvation.]

"You're Indra."

[Why is the underworld helping you?]

"I don't have any reason to explain that to you, do I?"

Indra looked at me as if I were some strange creature.

[You are evil. Act as the Scenario demands. I will overlook this rudeness because of the other Demon Kings, so...]

"You were the one who made my Companion like that, weren't you?"

[So what? That is the price an arrogant human pays for defying a Constellation. Are you planning to avenge that human?]

Revenge.

"That bastard hates having someone else avenge him. He's the kind of man who has to settle his own grudges, even if it kills him. So I'm not trying to kill you because of Yu Junghyeok."

[You are a long-winded Demon King.]

Blinding bolts of lightning covered the sky and crashed down on me. I deflected some and caught others. Some hit me.

But I could endure it.

Indra possessed many Incarnation bodies, but that also meant his power was heavily divided. On top of that, Junghyeok had caught him off guard while he was in a demigod body. He probably couldn't even use half his usual power right now.

Yet Indra was smiling.

[Foolish Demon King, you will regret this!]

[The nebula Veda has granted its protection to the God King of Thunder and Lightning!]

Plausibility granted by a nebula.

The power surrounding the God King of Thunder and Lightning swelled.

Indra's Incarnation body rapidly mutated, and soon his entire body began to shine gold. One by one, the thousand eyes Indra possessed opened all over his massive body.

"We can't let him continue!"

Anna's cry rang out. It seemed she had seen something through [future vision].

It appeared Indra and Veda had finally made up their minds.

[The Constellation God King of Thunder and Lightning has activated the Stigma Eyes That Watch Everything!]

Once all those eyes opened, Indra would be able to use the full power of his true body through this Incarnation body.

About half the eyes had opened so far.

Rumble!

If this continued, every Incarnation participating in the 123rd local battle would be swept away by the overflowing lightning.

Seeing that lightning, brimming with Veda's Plausibility, I was instead delighted.

"I owe your nebula a debt. A very large one."

I remembered everything the nebula Veda had done to me. Anyone would feel the same after suffering through something so terrible.

I took out Unbreakable Faith, gripped it, and continued.

"Because of you, I had to become a Demon King."

The final Scenario of Dark Castle.

There, I became the 73rd Demon King.

"I had to order my Companions to kill me, and I had to leave them with terrible memories."

[You have activated Demon King Transformation.]

The Status I gained upon becoming a Demon King surged around my heart.

Black wings tore out from my shoulder blades, and horns pierced through my head.

[The fable Demon King of Salvation begins its story.]

The day I died by my Companions' swords and was expelled to the Scenario Horizon.

Looking up at the sky, I had sworn to myself over and over.

「Just wait. I'll bring every last one of you down from that damn sky.」

The stars in the sky, which had seemed impossible to reach no matter how many fables I built.

The distance had been so vast that it inspired despair. Now, I could see where those lofty stars stood.

I spoke my constellation's declaration.

[Back then, you really seemed so high...]

I smiled at Indra.

[You all were hanging lower than I thought.]

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