chapter 97
97. Flash
A black star fell like a shooting star from the red sky.
It was the moment when the original five Black Stars were reduced to four.
The fall of the Black Star from the Demon World was a very unusual and horrifying event.
The five Great Demon Lords are god-like beings in this demon world.
Because it meant that one of the five Great Demon Lords had died.
Bergette’s blood relatives inside the Blood World Castle watched the black star fall with wide-open eyes.
Hyeolgok (血谷) is the best defense fortress where many of the direct and collateral descendants of the Hyeolgye Fortress are tightly packed together.
The bones of the demon dragon that protected the Bergette royal family in the distant past are being used as a fortress.
And even within that fortress, it was clearly visible that a black star was falling.
The eldest son of the Bergette royal family.
Zargos, with ultramarine hair and golden eyes, slowly shook his head as he watched a black star fall.
“…no way.”
It can’t be his father. Most likely, Lilith, the Great Demon King who opposed his father, is dead. Zargos and all his clan relatives believed so.
At that time, a demon rushed towards Hyeolgok.
He was a man from the Marang tribe, who could be said to be a lycanthrope of the demon world. The identity of the man with his black fur flying was Inrohit, the left arm of Bergette and the general of the Great Demon King’s family.
The eldest son, Zargos, urgently looked at Rohit and opened his mouth.
“Rohit, what happened to the Black Star that just fell? Is the Great Demon King Lilith dead?”
The huge demon standing next to Zargos smiled and said. It was Makan, the second son, who had a face and body like a toad, just like his father.
“Brother, of course. There’s no way your father is dead.”
Rohit’s eyebrows did not even seem to straighten.
“…Demon King Verget has passed away.”
Zargos’ mouth dropped open.
“what?”
Macan’s two golden eyes shook violently.
“Did that Archdemon King Lilith and her army kill my father? Well, that can’t be possible…did Lilith join forces with another Archdemon King? Since they set foot in the Blood World Castle, it is said that no single Archdemon King in the Blood World Castle can kill my father on his own. Gun, Rohit, you know it well!”
Macan’s cries were all correct. However, it was a clear truth that <Master of All Blessings> Bergette had died. Rohit opened his dry lips again.
“I am human.”
And I told the truth.
Zargos and Makan’s faces distorted.
Makan grabbed Rohit’s collar.
“What kind of bullshit are you talking about? How can a human…!”
Rohit could not help but sigh despite Makan’s meaningless pressure.
“One human killed Bergette alone.”
And no matter what explanation he gave, he again told the truth that his blood relatives would not believe.
***
Yuma stepped forward.
I walked back into the blood world castle where the ten thousand demons were.
Lilith’s men were fighting against Bergette’s troops. His leader, Bergette, died in vain, but that didn’t mean they could die in despair.
And the blessings that the Bergette family lineage can use are very diverse. Overlapping was also possible. Bergette’s troops gritted their teeth and fought against Lilith’s troops in order to survive.
Their weapons and magic energy collided with each other. The Blood World Castle was deeply stained with the blood of demons.
Yuma walked towards the place where Lilith’s troops were at a disadvantage.
The effect of <Imprint of Flash> received from Selene was instantaneous movement and blinking.
[Blinking: Teleportation. Move through space at the speed of light. Can be used 20 times. After all 20 times have been differentiated, there is a 10-minute cooldown, and you can recharge for another 20 uses.]
In an urgent situation, the cooldown of 10 minutes may seem quite large, but 20 times is not a small number, so it seems that it can be used without difficulty if distributed well enough.
Jeopuk-
Lilith’s troops widened their eyes as they looked at Yuma who suddenly appeared next to them.
Lilith’s subordinates were not the only ones who stopped for a moment in embarrassment.
The troops who served the dead Bergette were all frightened when they saw Yuma.
“Ingan——!”
Penetrating the silence, a ray of blue sword light rushed in along with someone’s loud shout.
A cry fueled by evil.
He was a demon swordsman who was very loyal to Bergette.
[Lv.281] Geltane
There was no hesitation in Yuma’s movements.
Whoa!
Balmung deflected the sword light.
The blue sword light went backwards, drawing a half moon. Geltane’s head and the heads of the demons on either side of him flew away at the same time.
The army of the Blood World Castle no longer even thought about dealing with Yuma at all. That’s because anyone who approached or attacked Yuma died. The demons that attacked all turned into blood clots and flew away.
The battlefield was filled with blood and screams.
<Master of all fire> Lilith scattered the flames of hell in all directions. The pillars of the Blood World Castle began to burn up in red flames.
Buildings tilted.
“aaahhh!!!”
The people of the Bergette Demon House ran outside screaming.
Lilith looked at Yuma, who was annihilating Bergette’s demon army from afar.
It was literally moving from east to west, crushing the enemies.
Grumbling─
Lilith herself was wiping away countless enemies with her own fire, but she swallowed her saliva when she saw what Yuma was doing.
The method Yuma chose when his enemies stopped attacking him was simple.
Blinking towards the enemies who are currently attacking.
Yuma took a light step.
And I quickly scanned the surrounding situation with my eyes. The situation being sought was clear. The situation of the battle where Bergette’s troops attack Lilith’s troops.
Awesome!
In the midst of the melee, Bergette’s Blue Demon swung his sword at the vampire warriors of Lilith’s forces. Something like light appeared on the side of the vampire who was hastily retreating. It was Yuma who teleported using the blink skill.
Hahaha!!!
As the golden circular impact spread, the blue devil’s sword flew into the air.
Blink, and parry.
<Absolute counterattack>
Write it!
The sword blade extended from Yuma’s Balmung like a sickle and cut diagonally across the blue demon. Chunks of green meat were rolling around the castle.
Yuma flashes his way into a remote location where a battle is taking place, and then repeatedly parries the enemy’s attacks aimed at his allies.
Yuma, who killed the Blue Devil, immediately decided on his next target and used <Blink>.
Damn it!
Yuma suddenly appeared, distorting the air, and grabbed Balmung. She and she swung.
Kaaang!
Toward the three arrows striking in a parabolic curve.
Wow!
Three golden waves. And three retrogrades.
Of course, the power of the returning arrow was not that of an arrow containing magical energy.
Swirl.
The three arrows sucked in all the wind in the atmosphere and turned into a gust of wind.
Three disasters swept away Bergette’s forces.
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A gust of wind swept through the Blood World Castle mercilessly. The structures of the Blood World Castle, which could not be broken, were crushed to pieces.
It wasn’t just the Eucharists that were crushed. Bergette’s troops faced a gust of wind, and even though they mobilized all the blessings and abilities of their defensive equipment, it was useless.
The gust of wind crushed the demons’ armor, skin, and bones. Red blood and flesh were strewn on the ground.
Yuma’s eyes searched for a place to invade again.
Yuma’s body blinked once again.
Paaat!
“Get out of the way.”
At the low words of Yuma, who suddenly appeared next to me, distorting the air, the demon troops on Lilith’s side rushed backwards.
To Yuma’s right, there was a flash of bright red magic power. To the left, a huge ax containing a demon from Bergette rushed sideways. The white magic energy was thickly concentrated on the axe.
I swung Balmung towards a straight line of magic flash.
And then the ax strikes sharply to the left.
In Yuma’s left hand, he held a one-handed shield, a buckler.
He skillfully swung his left hand and parried the ax with a buckler.
A flash of magic bounced off Balmung in Yuma’s right hand.
Hahahahaha!!!!
Kwahiah Ahhh !!!!
Yuma parried with both hands at the same time.
Two parries.
It was natural for two “absolute counterattacks” to occur.
Explosive white light erupted from both sides. Baek Gwang chewed up the blood system. All demons that touched the light burned up. The Eucharist turned into ashes and scattered.
Crackling─ Crackling…
The ground was scorched, and only the remnants of the flames were visible.
White light spread out diagonally on both sides starting from the spot where Yuma was standing.
Only the demons on Bergette’s side, who were in front of Yuma, were breathing normally.
They all took a step back with faces filled with fear.
The number of demons on Bergette’s side who were killed by the two white lights that exploded was countless. I could only vaguely guess that if we added all the demons inside the collapsed Holy Sacrament, there would be enough of a thousand people.
Yuma looked next to himself.
“What are you doing?”
Lilith’s subordinates opened their mouths blankly as they looked at Yuma.
“yes?”
“Attack, kill those remaining in front.”
The demons finally came to their senses after hearing Yuma’s words and moved forward. And the demons on Bergette’s side were annihilated. Originally, Lilith’s army was at a disadvantage, but thanks to Yuma’s intervention, the situation became advantageous.
Someone came next to Yuma, who was standing still. It was Lilith, the red-haired Great Demon King, <the master of all fire magic>.
“…I thought cleaning up after myself was entirely up to the main woman.”
Yuma nodded slowly.
“It was like that.”
Why are you doing this?
I couldn’t come up with a clear answer to that myself. One thing was clear: a knot was needed.
A knot about Selene’s death.
“Lilith, we have discovered a fortress where the direct and collateral lineages of the Verzette family are gathered.”
Lilith nodded.
“Okay, let’s go.”
And Yuma followed suit.