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As soon as I arrived there, I felt a strong barrier and all kinds of traps.

It was as if he had a will to never allow anyone to enter this place.

Kariel found such a sight meaningless.

‘It’s a pretty strong barrier, but it breaks through right away.’

The traps are also of no great significance to the monsters or demons that appear here and now.

However, the fact that it was done this way means that the situation is urgent.

Kariel released the barriers and traps with a single wave of his hand and went inside.

Immediately afterwards, a wide range of magical power rose up nearby.

An amount of magical power that makes it hard to believe that it came from just one person.

It seemed as if it would attack Kariel’s group at any moment, but soon the magic that filled the surroundings quieted down again.

Kariel’s gaze turned towards the source of the magical power.

There, a man was staring with serene eyes.

Kariel knew the man’s identity.

The man’s name is Arel.

He was a being who later reached the level of a great wizard.

Arel looked at Kariel and still did not open his mouth.

Kariel said as she looked like she was searching for someone.

“The news of defeat was heard. I came here to check this.”

“A hero of great evil… And next to me is a saint.”

Arel nodded as if he knew who it was, then turned around and spoke.

“Follow me. It will be inside.”

I move forward with an even heavier atmosphere.

Although it was natural, losing the game seemed to come as quite a big shock.

‘In the first place, you grow by overcoming defeat.’

In the Book of Prophecy, except for the Great Demon, almost all of them win dramatically.

Now that the great demons were gone, Kariel thought it was better.

The first defeat you experience is bitter and painful, but if you overcome it, you can achieve even more growth.

Even though it may be difficult right now, you will overcome it in the end.

Of course, it was difficult for most people, but at least he was a person who could overcome the hero he had seen in the prophecy, so he arrived at a certain place following Arel’s guidance without much worry.

The place we arrived at was a rough terrain with rocks sticking out here and there, and it was a place that Kariel knew because she had been there often.

‘It’s good for training.’

Sometimes, the attacks of monsters and demons become weaker.

If you had some physical strength left in that case, this would be a good place to train.

I even thought about that for a moment.

Coo! Coo!

White light bursts out and a loud roar rings out.

Rocks rose with the force to pierce the sky and the ground shook, dropping debris.

Kariel looked at Arien, the hero of light, who was creating the current scene.

She was attacking a large rock with her mouth tightly shut and a distorted expression on her face.

It was a face that looked somewhat dull, but also had an obvious feeling of fatigue.

She was constantly attacking, as if she was venting her anger at defeat, and focused all of her attention on the rock in front of her without even noticing any signs of her approaching.

The attack, which seemed to be full of blood, was quite different from the Arien that Kariel knew.

What on earth happened to make it look like that?

Kariel, who had such doubts, asked.

“I want to hear about defeat.”

“… It was a demon I had never heard of before. We were overwhelmingly defeated by the demons who introduced themselves as the new anti-demons. The strange thing is that they didn’t kill us, and because of that, Arien has been in that state ever since.”

“It’s always been like that?”

What that meant was that he had been like that without a single break since the day he was defeated.

I wondered why it looked so dull, but if it had been like that ever since that day, I could understand it to some extent.

‘By the way, they are the new anti-demons.’

Looking at the current level of the hero party, it would be impossible to even reach the Great Demon Race.

I haven’t seen the other three yet, but I can tell by looking at Arel and Arien’s level.

‘No matter what happens, I can’t win.’

But if you were to ask whether it couldn’t cause any harm, that’s not the case.

No matter how low their level is, it is definitely a party filled with the best talent.

Even if they were great demons, they would not be able to win overwhelmingly.

In particular, you defeated and did not kill the warrior party that was the greatest threat to the Demon King’s army?

Although there are only one or two suspicious parts.

‘I understand why Arien is like that.’

Kariel could understand why she was in that state.

Arien’s personality is righteous and she hates evildoers.

However, the fact that he was overwhelmingly defeated by the Great Demon, who were at the top of the evil side, and was saved by the enemy’s mercy, was something Arin could not forgive.

Because I received mercy from the evil I so abhorred and was spared.

Naturally, they were working so hard to defeat the Great Demon that defeated them.

“But are the demons and monsters still?”

But the problem is that this is the front line.

Kariel couldn’t understand how he could leisurely train in a place where demons and monsters constantly appeared.

“We don’t know about that either. From the day we were defeated by the great demons, the invasions of demons and monsters suddenly stopped.”

When Kariel heard those words, he couldn’t help but believe his ears.

This is because the invasion of demons and monsters has never stopped on the front lines.

Even looking at long-standing historical records, this was something that had never happened before.

‘No, it only happened once.’

Kariel searched her memory and recalled the records related to the Demon King written in the church.

Clearly, there was a time when monsters and demons stopped invading the front lines.

And at that time, it was written like this.

-A sign before the Demon King’s resurrection.

As soon as that phrase came to mind, Kariel felt the blood in her entire body harden.

If the written record is true, the current situation is just before the Demon King is resurrected.

And the only one who can catch the Demon Lord is someone who has reached the level of a Sword Master.

Literally, if the Demon King was resurrected, it was only a matter of time before he was destroyed.

I shouldn’t even have time to think quietly like this.

Kariel calmed down her rapidly beating heart and thought calmly.

‘But it’s still too early to judge.’

The only time the Demon King appears is when you reach the level of Sword Master.

But right now, neither Arien nor himself had reached that level.

‘It may be that some variable has arisen.’

The case related to the Demon King’s resurrection was not something that could simply be changed by any variable.

If the Demon King appears in a situation where you don’t even have the qualifications to fight properly, of course everything will die.

If this were possible for the Demon King, he would have come out a long time ago.

But considering that wasn’t the case, there was a need to sort out the situation a little more calmly.

‘The most important thing is to catch the self-proclaimed Great Demon that Arel mentioned and confirm the information.’

Great Demon is not even someone’s dog’s name.

Not only was it not that easy to catch, but it wasn’t something you could even find if you wanted to find its location.

Obviously, that was a normal thought, and Kariel also realized that it was impossible to find the demon and was about to explain the current situation.

Suddenly, Llewen’s face visibly stiffened.

Kariel, who was suspicious of her being on guard like a time bomb ready to explode at any moment, soon found out why.

Although it was an infinitely small figure in the field of view, it was a mysterious entity approaching with a presence more powerful than anything else.

For the first time in her life, Kariel felt afraid just by her presence.

Although there is clearly a sense of distance to feel its presence.

The presence of the being approaching this place was so great that even from that distance, my body trembled.

There was no need to wonder what it really was.

The presence and disgusting energy that pierced the skin were telling.

The identity of the approaching being is a demon.

However, that made it all the more difficult for Kariel to understand.

Although he had fought two great demons.

This is because even the great demons were infinitely small compared to their current energy and presence.

“… These are the demons that fought with us.”

And Arel’s next words.

Kariel burst into laughter at that.

“Self-proclaimed anti-demons?”

That sounds funny.

I knew that Kariel was definitely not an anti-demon.

No matter how strong the anti-demons are, they have not been able to transcend.

It is impossible to exude this level of presence.

Especially the pressure that weighs on the soul.

It was a pressure that could only come from a transcendent person.

And when Kariel realized that fact, she literally felt her hopes being shattered.

This is because there is only one demon with the presence of a transcendent.

The king of demons and a being who seeks to destroy the world.

The identity of that being was the devil.

The demon king’s seal, which was clearly supposed to be far away, has now come closer.

For the first time in her life, Kariel looked into the eyes of the Demon King.