chapter 96
96. Demon World War (6)
“I thought it was you, Darius Trevan. From the looks of it, it looks like you’ve already given up on being a seal.”
“It’s been a while, you fat, rascal prince. Hehe.”
Violet skin that is dark black, as if the race has changed.
A glowing mark that proves that you are a monster, embedded in various parts of your body.
Darius Trevan, who was holding Pablo, had several large, black horns growing from his back.
I could be sure.
He was no longer human.
As soon as I realized that, all the puzzle pieces fell into place.
‘It is clear that the Arcanian Federation has close ties to the Black Cult.’
The power that can turn humans into monsters is probably the power of the Demon King.
It will take a lot of human experimentation until the power can be controlled without risk, but the Black Magic Cult is a minority.
Because they live in hiding, their activities are restricted.
‘But no matter how you look at Darius Trevan, he’s a monster. His species has completely changed.’
I’ve always wondered who is behind this support and support, and of course the Arcania Federation, a far-left force, was also a suspect.
Until the night crow told Stitch recently, he must have still been wondering who was behind it.
Now I know.
“You ran away biting your master, and now you’ve become a dog of the Arcanian Federation? Darius Trevan.”
“Keep on. It seems you’re not as big of a tin can as you used to be. But you’re half wrong. I’m not a dog. I’m using the power of the Federation to bring you down, you b*stard.”
His reaction to my brief glimpse of it made me feel confident.
The one behind it is the Arcania Federation.
“No, you are still a dog. A dog that doesn’t even know that you are being used. You are disgusting, Darius Trevan. After being excommunicated for biting your master twice despite being given the chance, you are now a third-rate thug and trying to get revenge on your master.”
“… Don’t you know your situation right now?”
Darius Trevan’s once playful expression suddenly changed and he glared at me with eyes full of hostility.
“Your father is unconscious in my hands right now. Do you not care if he dies? Huh?”
Darius aims his menacing clawed hand at Pablo’s neck.
I spoke to him with a calm expression.
“Nothing in particular? I wanted to become a master quickly, so I’m grateful for your help.”
“You’re more psychotic than I thought. I don’t care. Your entire family, including your father… Ugh-!”
Before Darius could finish speaking, I summoned the Holy Sword.
In the aftermath of the quickly summoned holy sword, a brilliant and strong light that was deadly to monsters obscured Darius’s vision.
“This, this loach-like guy…!”
I took advantage of the gap and snatched Pablo out of the guy’s grasp.
“See? Even if your race changes, you’re still a fool, Darius.”
“Kikkikkik, kikkikkikkikk!”
“What’s funny?”
Darius, with a creepy laugh, pointed at Pablo and said:
“Do you think you won?”
“what?”
I kept a close eye on the guy, and at the same time took Pablo’s pulse.
‘…! What the? It’s not a reflux reaction… but Pablo’s condition is strange!’
A rough, irregular breathing sound, as if in pain.
Even while unconscious, Pablo’s body was cold and trembling from time to time, as if he was in a lot of pain.
I put away the sword of light that burned life and shone brightly.
He pulled the Orichalcon sword out of its scabbard, sheathed it in Aura, and aimed it at Darius.
“What did you do to Pablo?”
“Kik, kik, hahahahahaha! Do you think I’ll tell you? You said you didn’t care if I died, but it seems like you really love your father! You stupid punk!”
“This b*stard is going to be torn to pieces!”
I left Pablo behind and jumped at Darius.
-Whew!
Darius quickly dodged the sword with flowing aura.
“As expected… It looks so slow, like slow motion! It was a good idea to use them. Hahahahaha!”
Then Darius’ claws swing.
As soon as I dodged it, he immediately cast his magic.
No, it’s a power of a monster that’s too vague to even be called magic.
A special spatial magic power used by monsters. It was a gravity cannon that compressed space and blasted it away.
Despite having my body strengthened with magical power, I dodged the gravity cannon that was flying at me at a speed close to Mach by a hair’s breadth.
-Kwak …
The wall in the office was completely shattered, scattering debris.
In the midst of my confusion, I once again swung my sword straight down with all my might.
Cross cut.
Even before fixing the danjeon, the basic sword technique of the Samjae swordsmanship that was continuously swung thousands or tens of thousands of times.
Spot! The sword slashes down, cutting through the air fiercely as it rushes towards the b*stard.
“I’ve become a monster, so my reflexes are on a whole other level than you humans!”
-Cookwakwang!
-WHACK! WHACK!
He evaded my attacks as flexibly as a slithering snake.
I didn’t stop pushing.
Pablo, who was breathing heavily behind her, was most likely under a curse.
The law is that a curse is lifted when the caster dies.
For now, not knowing what form the curse was in, I had no choice but to kill him quickly.
He thought he couldn’t avoid this attack, so he wrapped one arm around his spatial power and tried to block my sword.
Within moments, my auror sword and one of his arms clashed.
-Kugugu!
The entire office shook as if an earthquake had occurred due to the shock wave from the great force.
In that state he said:
“Keep on going, it’s obvious what you’re up to, you damn fool!”
“Shut up! This is the only time I have free time.”
Now that we’ve collided, I must concentrate all my magical power.
Darius, who left the academy, won’t know that I have reached the 5-star level.
It consumes a lot of energy and has a big aftereffect after use, but… now that we’ve clashed, we can use it!
… a blue energy that slowly starts to swirl from the tips of the feet and wraps around the entire body.
Full body aura.
One of my secret techniques learned by a 5-star body that meets the conditions, but can only be used by 6-star drones.
-Tsk tsk.
The power of space surrounding Darius’ arm cracks.
As Darius’s arm began to be pushed back by my sword, I could see that he was inwardly panicking.
“That’s ridiculous… 6 stars? No, what the…!”
“You underestimated me. You thought you could easily defeat me because you had the power of a demon. That was the result of your foolish thinking.”
“What the fuck!!”
-Whoaaah!
“Ahhh-!”
The taste of the knife was definitely felt.
At the same time, his severed arm rolled on the floor.
‘Did you just give up your arm and throw it away? You should’ve just finished it off with one blow!’
“Eugh, keuheuu… euheuuuk!”
“It’s over, Darius.”
I slowly approached Darius, who was in pain and oozing purple blood from his severed body.
Then it was then.
Ss …
An ominous, black vortex suddenly appeared between him and me.
Startled, I quickly distanced myself.
“…! what?”
The vortex grew and grew until it became something like a black hole… .
“Ugh, eww! What is this!!”
A pitch-black, ominous black hole began to suck Darius in.
I jumped straight towards the black hole that was swallowing Darius and tried to strike it with my sword.
but.
-Shhh!
-Tang!
“this!”
Suddenly, a dagger flew into the black hole and he missed it by striking it.
Darius was completely sucked into the black hole.
“Spatial power?! What the hell, what the hell!!”
The black hole that swallowed Darius disappears into thin air in an instant.
…I lost sight of Darius.
“Your Majesty! Are you safe?”
After clearing out all the remaining troops, Iris ran down the hallway at full speed, opened the door to the office, and came in.
After quickly assessing the situation, I asked her for help.
“Iris! Please look at my father!”
“Archduke Pablo…?”
“I’m sorry! I missed the enemy right in front of my eyes. The enemy I missed put a curse on my father and ran away!”
“Let’s take a look!”
Iris examined every nook and cranny of Pablo’s body.
I thought that Iris, who was a sword master of the demigod level and was quick to respond to all kinds of magic, would be able to handle it.
Surely she could break Pablo’s curse too… I wanted to believe that.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty… I think I’ll have to call the senior priest.”
As soon as I heard those words, my heart sank.
I need to do it right now.
He’s showing me his life fading away in real time!
Even though he wasn’t my real father, for some reason my mind was shaken by the great shock.
at that time.
Iris grabbed my shoulder.
Iris said to me, who was surprised.
“Let’s move the Grand Duke first! In times like these, you must remain calm, Your Majesty!”
“…Thanks to you, I came to my senses. Phew… . Understood! I’ll call the priest! Take father to the infirmary on the first floor!”
***
… I summoned the highest priest that the duchy could summon, but he was unable to lift Pablo’s curse.
The priest estimated the time given to Pablo to be approximately two days.
I immediately sent Stitch to Saint Perry in the Rianna Empire.
Unfortunately, she had already arrived in another country to socialize with Canton and Irina.
As soon as I received my stitches, all party members were told to rush to the Duchy of Brace, but there was no time.
The time given is two days.
It takes approximately 3 days for Saint Perry, who has acquired the divine healing power, to arrive.
Even if she arrived earlier than scheduled, it was uncertain whether she would be able to lift the curse.
In the end, there was only one way.
“… We must kill the drunkard.”
There was no time to wait for the party.