LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 54
The vessel of the Demon King’s incarnation.
It’s a term that refers to an existence tainted by the Demon King’s fragment. Unique characteristics include enjoying eating their own kind and possessing a terrifying level of demonic nature.
The demonic nature mentioned here is quite different from the concept of demonic energy.
Demonic energy is simply energy, but demonic nature literally means the qualities of a demon.
Befitting an existence that possesses a fragment of the Demon King, despite having a mortal body, they are closer to a pure demon than anyone else.
Just like this guy.
“It seems he hasn’t properly awakened yet.”
I chuckled while throwing the right arm of the guy I had ripped off onto the floor.
Despite having just been ripped off, that beast-like guy’s right arm had regenerated.
It was a regenerative power that would make one truly astonished.
Perhaps it was a regenerative power that had emerged thanks to having just cannibalized one of his own kind.
They are existences I have faced a few times in Eden as well.
Seeing the prison uniform-like clothes he was wearing, it seemed that the other guys had staged a terrorist attack to take this guy who had been detained.
I don’t know why such a dangerous guy was detained in the Ministry of Ability Management building, but it was rather fortunate in a way.
If we hadn’t been here, they would have succeeded in escaping with this incarnation vessel.
If that had happened, an unspeakably devastating event would have occurred.
In the worst case, the Demon King might have revealed himself through the incarnation vessel.
After all, an incarnation vessel was also a body in which the Demon King could incarnate.
“At least that’s something to be thankful for.”
Of course, just because they are the Demon King’s incarnation vessels doesn’t mean the Demon King can incarnate in all of them.
For the Demon King to descend upon a Demon King’s incarnation vessel, the demonic nature of the incarnation vessel must reach its peak.
In other words, it means the incarnation vessel must corrupt countless souls in order for the Demon King to incarnate.
Fortunately, the demonic nature of this boy in front of me had not yet become that intense.
However,
[Passive Skill
[Listing the evil deeds of Player
[17 counts including
Befitting a Demon King’s incarnation vessel, I could tell that he was rotten to the core from the start.
Because the evil deeds recorded by someone who appeared to be around 15 years old were all brutal.
And seeing the category of
Grrrrrr-!
“It seems you can’t control it. You, it looks like this is your first time cannibalizing?”
That beast in front of me was only baring its teeth and spewing out black demonic energy, unable to easily rush at me.
I can see it.
Demonic energy was raging within his body. Although he had absorbed demonic energy through the act of
His state, which was close to that of a beast, also proved that.
If he had been accustomed to
However, only ferocious instincts remained in him.
“My grandmother once said something to me. If you can’t even bite, don’t bare your teeth, and a mad dog needs a stick. Something like that.”
Grrrrr!
The guy was wary of me with his mouth covered in blood. He was even more wary because only beast-like instincts remained in him.
Holy power is the polar opposite of demonic energy.
And my holy power was an energy that was particularly strongly blessed with the power of Parma among them, so it was natural for him to instinctively fear it.
“If you’re scared, you should run away. You beast bastard.”
There was no need to drag it out.
I immediately rushed at him and drove my fist into his chest.
The moment my body came into contact with his, the evil demonic energy that had gone out of control pounced on me from all directions.
As if to swallow me whole in an instant, the demonic energy engulfed me with its mouth wide open.
Amidst that, the Demon King’s incarnation vessel instinctively moved his body.
Paaahh-!
The guy who was pushed back by my fist quickly flipped his body. And creating a lump of demonic energy in the air, he used that lump as a foothold and charged towards me.
The black claws that had grown from his hands shone with an ink-like color.
Screeeech!
The claws roughly scratched the holy protection surrounding my body. A tearing sound like metal being scratched briefly tormented my ears.
However, his claws could not pierce through that thick protection.
If it had been a protective barrier made of mana, it would have been torn to shreds and more, but it couldn’t even leave a scratch on the holy protection.
I didn’t miss that opportunity. I firmly grasped the neck of the guy whose body was briefly exposed after swinging his claws.
“Kaaaaack.”
The incarnation vessel struggled to somehow break free.
It was a level of strength that would have broken the neck bones and more of an ordinary human, but the guy didn’t care and twisted his body. Even when he couldn’t move his body, he soon turned his head and glared at me. His red eyes looking at me were filled with malice.
[The target’s powerful curse is nullified!]
Beyond the red eyes, there was only blind hatred towards me.
Crack- Crack-!
At some point, the demonic energy that had flowed out of his body began to indiscriminately erode its surroundings.
Starting from the floor, the walls and the iron bars of the detention cell were eroded by his demonic energy and turned black and squishy, and dozens of tentacles extended from that erosion.
The tentacles were aiming not at me, but at the Demon King’s incarnation vessel.
The floor that had been eroded by demonic energy coiled around the body of the incarnation vessel held by my hand and pulled strongly, as if trying to somehow retrieve the incarnation vessel.
However, I had no intention of watching them retrieve the incarnation vessel.
“Let’s end it cleanly here.”
[As holy power is concentrated, the passive skill
The sanctification that activated under my feet quickly spread out, devouring the erosion.
After blinking a few times, the sanctification had already filled the entire floor.
Amidst the sacred flames that burned away the demonic energy, I ignited another sanctification above the boy’s body held in my right hand and said,
“The wicked shall perish by their own wickedness.”
The flames of sanctification burned fiercely.
The flames of sanctification that had engulfed the 38th floor naturally subsided once all the erosion of demonic energy was removed.
The unprecedented terrorist incident that had struck the Ministry of Ability Management’s 2nd Building in broad daylight was concluded like that, and I quietly sat there waiting for my companions.
In front of me, gray ashes that had once been the Demon King’s incarnation vessel were piled up.
“Your Holiness. I have subdued those who were heading to the rooftop. Also, a black magic circle was discovered on the rooftop, and I have thoroughly neutralized that black magic circle as well.”
“What kind of black magic circle was it?”
“It had the nature of causing a huge explosion using human blood and flesh. Judging from the level and scale of the magic circle, the entire building might have collapsed.”
“Well done. You saved many people, Leo.”
Leo humbly bowed his head at my praise. And he quietly looked at the ashes piled up in front of me.
“I merely followed your orders, Your Holiness. But, Your Holiness. What are these ashes?”
“The Demon King’s incarnation vessel. It seems that was what those guys were after.”
At the mention of the Demon King’s incarnation vessel, Leo’s expression greatly distorted.
“I guess the identity of the demonic energy I had been feeling was this. Your Holiness. The appearance of the Demon King’s incarnation vessel means…”
“It means the Demon Kings have gathered quite a lot of followers. This guy was from the Demon King of Wrath.”
The Demon King’s incarnation vessels are a concept similar to the prophets of the denominations.
Just as there is not only one prophet, there are also multiple Demon King’s incarnation vessels. Among them, only those whose demonic nature has reached its peak can finally become the vessel of the Demon King.
Moreover, just as each denomination has its own prophet, it’s the same for the Demon Kings.
Since there are seven Demon Kings, there are incarnation vessels suitable for each faction.
This guy I had just annihilated was one of the incarnation vessels of wrath.
“The details can be figured out by directly checking. Leo. Answer honestly. How many did you keep alive?”
“I kept 7 out of 10 alive. The remaining 3 were already on the verge of death due to their inherently weak bodies.”
“Did you fold them in half?”
“They are those who sold their souls to demons. I merely demanded a fitting price from them.”
“…Yeah, where else would you have kept 7 out of 10 alive? By the way, Luna is currently…”
“Your Holiness!”
“Speak of the devil.”
Just in time, Luna appeared.
In Luna’s right hand, someone’s hair was grasped, and upon closer look, Luna was dragging a woman along.
With her strength, she could have easily carried her, but Luna particularly hates black mages.
It was probably because of the memory of losing her parents to a black mage when Luna was young.
In her own way, just treating them like trash like that was quite lenient.
She usually treats them worse than trash.
“Since Leo is better at extracting necessary information than me, I deliberately kept her alive.”
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Of course not! Are you worried about me? I’m embarrassed.”
“You should usually say that while blushing to make it believable.”
“Hehe, you’re not being honest. I saw it on the internet, someone like you is called a tsundere…”
“Please stop looking at such things.”
Is it really okay for the Limen Denomination to continue like this?
What the hell are they keep looking at on the internet? They say they learn quickly, but this is too quick.
I let out a deep sigh. And I looked at Team Leader Kim Dong-shik, who was standing awkwardly next to Luna.
“Team Leader. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Ah, yes. Lee Sehee did attack me earlier, but for some reason, I’m fine.”
“That’s a relief. Limen is very fond of our Team Leader Kim.”
“…Ah! Could it be that earlier…?”
“I had placed a blessing on you before.”
“Really, really thank you!”
“I promised to treat your wife to a meal, Team Leader Kim, but how can you be absent? I don’t want to be disliked by your wife.”
I said that with a grin.
I had placed the blessing of protection 2 weeks ago. It was because I wanted to repay Team Leader Kim, who had been helping a lot with our denomination’s work.
Even after 2 weeks had passed, to the extent that it defended against the attacks of a black mage several times, it seemed that faith in Limen had vaguely taken root in Team Leader Kim’s heart as well.
That’s how blessings originally are.
Blessings bestowed by those who serve Limen naturally exert more excellent effects on those who have faith in Rimen.
Anyhow, his faith can be gradually checked later, but there’s something more important to ask.
“During the battle, we had no choice but to eliminate one person the Ministry of Ability Management had detained.”
At my words, Team Leader Kim slightly frowned and asked back.
“It must be Park Soo-ho. Park Soo-ho was the only person detained on the 38th floor.”
“So you knew.”
“Of course. Park Soo-ho, age 16. Player awakening period was March of last year. Assaulted and murdered two classmates at the Awakener Academy. He was also involved in several other criminal charges. He was detained here 2 days ago after the charges were proven.”
In short, he was originally a son of a bitch.
At this point, a question arises.
“With that much, shouldn’t he have been immediately thrown into a juvenile detention center?”
At my question, Team Leader Kim bowed his head as if embarrassed.
“I have nothing to say.”
“…I think I understand.”
Even just looking at his attitude, it was easy to guess what had happened.
It means he was someone who couldn’t be messed with carelessly.
“The son of an influential figure, roughly that kind of guy. If it were Minister Yoo Seon-ho’s personality that I know, it seems he wouldn’t have cared about such things.”
“Unfortunately, even the Ministry of Ability Management is divided into factions. I’m really, really sorry.”
“I told you before, but that’s not something you should apologize for, Team Leader Kim. It’s someone else’s problem. Then, if that bastard Park Soo-ho is the son of an influential figure, isn’t it a bit of a difficult situation?”
Then, Team Leader Kim answered as if he had been waiting.
“He was one of the victims of the terrorist attack, this is the position of our Ministry of Ability Management.”
“And make sure to publicize all the crimes that bastard had committed. Make it so that he deserved to die. He’s already a dead guy anyway.”
If it were my style, it would be right to make him in a state where he’s not really alive even if he’s alive, but a guy already tainted by demonic nature brings countless evils just by existing.
Therefore, shouldn’t dismemberment and beheading be a proper alternative?
Team Leader Kim, who understood the meaning of my words, nodded again.
“If that’s what Shi Yu wants, we will do so.”
“Ah, and like last time, I was thinking of having our denomination conduct the interrogation of Lee Se-hee first, would that be okay?”
“That is beyond my authority. It seems to be a matter that needs to be directly approved by Minister Yoo Seon-ho. Lee Sehee is the worst criminal and is an internationally wanted person.”
If that’s the case, it can’t be helped.
“I had something to tell Minister Yoo Seon-ho anyway, could you guide me to him?”
“…It’s about the terrorists.”
“That’s right.”
I let out a deep sigh, shook my head, and concluded.
“It seems to be a problem that can’t be solved at the denomination level.”