episode_0139

On the throne, which boasted an eerie majesty, sat a being clad in pitch-black armor.

The Demon King that everyone on the continent is currently fearing and wary of.

The aura flowing out of her body was full of unpleasantness and was making the monsters around her nervous.

“That··· It is said that the monster that was carrying out the plan in the Tersos country was defeated.”

The monster reporting from under the throne was trembling with fear.

Although he was just a low-level monster who only reported, he could feel deep in his bones how angry the being sitting on the throne was, even with his weak skills.

There was nothing he could do, as he felt like his skin was being scraped by a sharp knife and he felt like he was in the middle of hell.

“Keep going.”

The Demon King’s voice was filled with cold anger.

The monsters around her felt that it would not be strange for her to slaughter them at any moment.

The news coming from the Demon King’s Castle recently was nothing but empty words that could not be called good.

“··· Then··· Next··· This is the current status of the monsters scattered throughout··· However, it seems like it will be difficult to gather them for the time being.”

“Why?”

The monster reporting to the Demon King’s question felt dizzy for a moment.

The reason is simple.

But it will be difficult to survive.

He had to rack his brain to figure out how to survive.

“That is··· Humans are not cooperating with each other, but their wariness of us is high, so if they move rashly··· there is a possibility that they will suffer a great blow before they can properly combine their forces···”

He had a premonition of his own death.

No matter how much you think about it, you are just a low-level monster.

Not only was it not a significant power, but the answer he gave was not enough to satisfy the Demon King.

In the first place, even the most brilliant strategist met his death due to one painful mistake.

Even though the Demon King killed him out of anger, it had no effect on the Demon King’s army, and there were actually monsters that died that way.

“··· Those bug-like humans··· ”

In an instant, a strong aura emanated from the Demon King, and the weaker monsters that were relatively close fell to the ground.

The monster he was reporting on wished he had fainted too, but he was an exception.

It wasn’t because he had more power than I thought.

The Demon King held back only because he still had reports to make.

Knowing that fact well, he could not move an inch from where he was standing.

“How is the barrier maintenance going?”

“Currently··· It seems that measures will be needed soon as the cause is unknown.”

The Demon King quietly closed his eyes.

Although no one else knew it yet, she knew the reason better than anyone else.

The barrier that hides the identity of the Demon King’s army is the result of combining his own power with Melissa’s ability.

But recently, the connection with Melissa was suddenly cut off, and the barrier was slowly collapsing.

“All the news is crap.”

The Demon King thought of Melissa’s betrayal or death.

If it had been the latter, it would have been somewhat positive, but the former was much more likely.

Although the sheer size of her power was overwhelming for a Demon Lord like her, Melissa’s power was no joke and her magical abilities were also outstanding.

“If you see Melissa in the future, catch her and kill her.”

“Net! Ah··· Okay. ”

The monsters were taken aback by the sudden order, but they had no choice but to nod.

For them, the Demon King was someone who had to be obeyed absolutely, and they had to follow his orders even if they were incomprehensible.

The monsters that were quick-witted or clever vaguely noticed Melissa’s betrayal.

“It’s become a hassle.”

No matter how powerful the enemy was, Melissa had the ability to escape.

Even if it was Eugene, who was known as a warrior on the continent, that would not have changed.

Even if you don’t win, it would be very easy to simply use magic to buy time and run away.

And that became the basis for the Demon King to become convinced of the betrayal.

“What information did you get from the guys who were watching Melissa?”

“Ah··· Not yet.”

As the Demon King slowly opened his eyes, a creepy red light emanated from inside his helmet.

The monster sitting under the throne had difficulty breathing due to her oppressive atmosphere, but it barely managed to keep its wits about it by using its survival instinct.

“You wouldn’t say there’s no information from the surrounding areas, right?”

He shook his head with unprecedented speed, feeling the cold, chilly air pressing down on his body.

“It’s a bit far, but there was information that Eugene, the guy who had been bothering us, had visited a nearby city!”

A passionate speech with all one’s might.

The screams that had brought out the survival instinct to its limit only echoed hollowly throughout the surroundings.

Despite his desperate cries, the ominous currents emanating from the Demon King’s body were growing stronger.

‘Humans are truly untrustworthy.’

She had a gut feeling that Melissa’s betrayal was connected to Eugene.

Melissa’s sudden betrayal and the visit of the saboteur, Eugene.

It was too exquisite to be a coincidence, and there was nothing else to suspect.

“I guess I neglected him too much.”

“That···That means···? ”

“I guess I need to scold the guy who brags about being a warrior without knowing the topic.”

Eugene, who is called a warrior on the continent.

It’s not like the Demon King wasn’t wary of him either.

I thought they were the most troublesome enemies, but the Demon King’s army was not in a good position to eliminate them.

But the problem she had left unattended was growing bigger and bigger, and she felt a strong need to get rid of Eugene.

“Then··· what should we do···?”

“Do you have to give instructions one by one to move?”

“All··· I’ll prepare right away!”

The monster I was reporting on got up and ran away, almost as if it was running away.

As the conversation ended, an ominous silence fell over the surroundings, and the monsters held their breath as they watched the Demon King.

“Everyone get out.”

A tone of speech that sounds like someone is throwing away trash.

At the voice filled with annoyance, the monsters began to disappear as quietly and quickly as possible.

The space where the throne was was instantly emptied, as one could have died immediately if one made a mistake.

“Haa··· ”

The Demon King looked at the place where the monsters had disappeared and let out a deep sigh.

Since ascending to the throne of the Demon King, she had never felt such a sense of frustration that she felt like slaughtering all of her subordinates.

But if he did that, the Demon King’s army’s defeat was almost certain, and he was barely able to suppress his anger.

‘It’ll take quite some time to kill the humans like this.’

She took off her helmet to relieve some of the stress, and a beautiful face appeared on the throne.

Black hair and red eyes.

The cold-blooded beauty was not much different from other monsters in that she was human.

If Eugene had seen her, he would have thought she was an ordinary human being, but she was not human.

“Those guys probably don’t even know who I am.”

She was the sole survivor of a race formerly known as the Demons.

In human records, it was written that all demons were evil and ugly beings, but that was a false history.

Originally, the Demon Tribe was just an ordinary race that lived longer than humans.

“The name ‘Demon’ was something they came up with on their own.”

A long-lived species that looks no different from humans.

The fact that they looked similar but lived long lives aroused jealousy among humans, which soon led to hatred.

Eventually, as the name Demon and the story of their ugly and evil nature spread, even the original race was forgotten.

‘I wish it had ended there’

The Demon Race, who were despised by all, were targeted for extermination, and despite their longevity, they all met a brutal death.

But she was the only one who survived and one day, she was able to gain great powers.

Armor containing the spirits of dead compatriots.

She wore a cursed item that gave her powers greater than those of a dragon in order to survive, and the Demon King was born.

‘I will take revenge on humans as well.’

As her anger grew, black mana spread out from her armor around her.

The power contained the wrath of his dead compatriots, and left sharp marks in the empty space.

““Kill them all··· Kill them··· ””

The whispers of her dead compatriots echoed around her, and when the commotion died down a moment later, her red eyes were even more murky than before.