Chapter 201

Chapter 201: Meeting the Messengers (3)

In front of Greenland’s dungeon .

A white knight was guarding the dungeon door .

However, Oswen and Chrisley could see that it wasn’t a simple opponent . The flow of magic power was strange and it smelled like a type of incense . It was clearly a high class creature .

“Who?”

A loud and beautiful female voice emerged from the helmet .

The knight guarding the dungeon door was a pure white woman covered in snow .

Oswen tried to step forward but Chrisley was faster .

“We are messengers from Grand Duke Randalph Brigsiel and have come with an invitation for Grand Duke Ariel Diablo . ”

“Randalph Brigsiel! I have heard that name before . ”

The white knight nodded .

But the atmosphere didn’t seem very positive . A hostile feeling was directed towards them .

Chrisley ignored it and said .

"If you know then open the door . We don’t want to fight . ”

"No . To cross this door, you have to prove your qualifications . Grand Duke Ariel won’t meet with just anyone . ”

“We are here at the command of Grand Duke Randalph Brigsiel . . . ”

"I will listen to weapons, man and woman . ”

The white knight took out a rapier .

A desire not to let them pass was coming from her .

Chrisley turned and looked at Oswen who nodded bitterly .

He couldn’t gauge the opponent but she didn’t seem that easy .

No, Oswen and Chrisley were both equivalent to high class creatures .

In particular, Oswen had a long and unimaginable experience . Now that his six arms were restored and his weapons were stronger, he could face the white knight .

He was confident about fighting the opponent .

Oswen pulled out his six swords and said .

"I will do as you requested . ”

The moment the knight’s rapier headed towards him .

It disappeared . In the blink of an eye, the rapier had reached Oswen .

Swaack!

But it was shallow . Oswen was somewhat surprised but his body wasn’t . His body had reacted first and avoided the rapier .

But even though he avoided it, Oswen had a headache .

It was due to the differences . He couldn’t say the knight was weak . . .

‘It won’t be easy . ’

Still, he would win . Oswen didn’t think otherwise . The number of those stronger than him in the Underground World could be counted on one hand . The white knight wasn’t one of those stronger than him .

Chu chu chuk!

Oswen overlapped his six swords . The rapier was blocked .

'I can't be a crazy bull . ’

He couldn’t rush recklessly . The knight was lacking power compared to her speed . There wasn’t a strong sense of balance . However, small attacks became stronger when overlapped .

The white knight used small gaps to push Oswen . Even a small gap could break a huge rock .

"I must look very funny to you . ”

Oswen was originally a blacksmith . And a blacksmith had surprisingly high ambitions . If he didn’t feel intense obsession for the sword then he wouldn’t have created masterpieces . The same was true even now .

At least . . . he wanted to be acknowledged by his opponent . The temperament of a strong winner rose .

He was attacking .

He had confidence that his actions wouldn’t be disparaged .

‘Hell . ’

After regaining his ego, Oswen made six swords . He used the iron of the gods received from Dungeon Master to set up six pillars that represented hell . The name was Hell and after its completion, a ‘skill’ popped into his head .

The six swords would fire out hellfire when they were overlapped . The hellfire swallowed up Oswen and became one with him . Soon it was like a fierce lion had emerged from hell .

The white knight paused in her attacks . She started to intensely concentrate on the rapier .

It was an attack that concentrated all her destructive power on one point .

Oswen recognized it immediately . It would be better to avoid it, but he knew that dragging this out too long wouldn’t be good .

So he would hang it on this one strike . Both of them were confident about their attacks .

Soon the two of them started to rush towards each other . As Oswen moved his feet, black fire spread in a manner reminiscent of hell . In contrast, the white knight’s magic power gathered on the rapier shot forward like a projectile .

And . . . just as they were about to hit each other .

Chaeeeng! Ching!

The sword and rapier flew away .

"Stop . ”

A snow covered island . A woman left footsteps in this place .

A demon with colourful goat horns on her forehead that contrasted with her pale eyes .

The appearance of Ariel Diablo .

Ariel stood before everyone with an expressionless face . Although she didn’t seem like she was going to harm Oswen and Chrisley, they had no idea what she was thinking .

Even her words were ambiguous . They could only follow her quietly .

The dungeon that they entered was calm .

There didn’t seem to be any creatures . She had forcibly occupied this place so it wasn’t surprising .

The friendly atmosphere made it seem even more hostile . In particular, Oswen was shocked that his attack had been blocked .

If it was just blocked then he wouldn’t have been so surprised . However, if this had been a battlefield then his head would have flown away .

“You were sent by Randalph Brigsiel?”

After stepping on a magic circle, Ariel opened her mouth for the first time .

“That’s right . We are here to pass on Grand Duke Randalph Brigsiel’s invitation . . . ”

"Those are long words . ”

She only wanted to check that one thing .

She activated the magic circle with a casual gesture .

A bright light shone and a small crack was opened . Once the light disappeared, everyone was in an entirely different space .

At the same time, Oswen and Chrisley were quite surprised .

White knights . . . there were at least 20 white knights lined up in two columns .

Their sizes were all different . Their identities couldn’t be identified due to the armour completely covering their bodies, but some seemed to be young children . It was obvious that the white knight guarding the entrance was an older model .

Their strength couldn’t be easily measured . Even if they weren’t high class, at the very minimum they were advanced class .

"You’ve come back, Ariel Diablo”

"Set the table . Guests have come so we have to treat them . ”

“Yes . ”

Soon afterwards, Oswen and Chrisley were seated at a huge table . A white knight guided the two of them in an orderly manner .

Oswen and Chrisley couldn’t open their mouths as food came out . They needed to grasp Ariel Diablo’s intentions . But they couldn’t read through her .

"You seem to be confused . ”

Ariel had a small smile on her face . This was the composure of the strong . Confidence and freedom were in every gesture .

She had an atmosphere around her that they would never be able to acquire . Since birth . . . it was possible since she had been born with the blood of a demon king .

Oswen was well aware of this . He knew of only one other person like this . The Hell Monarch .

"Randalph Brigsiel has something to tell me?”

“That . . . ”

“Here . ”

Oswen restrained her when Chrisley tried to come forward .

Chrisley was still weak at handling things like this . It was impossible for her to deal with a strong powerhouse . He had wanted to give her a chance until he saw Ariel . Ariel Diablo wasn’t someone who would overlook a lot . Maybe . . . Oswen’s instincts shouted that she was more dangerous than Upa .

Ariel accepted the invitation and started to read it .

“Hrmm . . . ”

Unlike Upa, she showed no signs of irritation . She just read the contents of the invitation with very interested eyes .

It didn’t take long . After 30 seconds, Ariel glanced at Oswen .

"This is very interesting . Are you giving invitations to the other grand dukes?”

"Yes . ”

If he mentioned that he met Upa first then Ariel might take it the wrong way . Ariel knocked lightly on the table at Oswen’s words .

"It is unprecedented . After the demon king disappeared without a successor, there has never been a gathering of grand dukes . Yet the one who occupied Okullos’ position as grand duke has convened all his enemies together! Huhuhu . . . ”

Ariel seemed very excited .

She was at war with Upa, but Chrisley and Oswen were surprised by the completely different reaction .

Her attitude was like she didn’t even care about Upa .

"The food will cool . Come on . It was made specially for you . ”

She certainly wasn’t hostile .

But they still felt uneasy .

Oswen and Chrisley picked up the knife and fork . It was the beginning of a very quiet and long meal .

Once out of the dungeon, Oswen sighed .

"She is a woman with no gaps . She was the daughter of a demon king? Indeed . . . ”

"Those knights . They seem to be a blend of things . ”

Then Chrisley opened her mouth . It seemed like she had been paying more attention to the knights around Ariel .

"Ahh, they aren’t ordinary . They definitely feel strange . . . I don’t know what the mixture is . ”

"Maybe those knights are Ariel Diablo’s strongest weapons . Upa has tamed the magician of the moon . ”

"Our Dungeon Master has to deal with such monsters so it won’t be easy . ”

Oswen clicked his tongue . The grand dukes were all playing games . It was highly likely that Pandemonium also had something .

"Let’s finish it quickly and return . There are too many things to tell Dungeon Master . ”

"Now there is only one place left . Let’s go . ”

The two people quickly got on the griffin and flew away .

I heard Oswen and Chrisley’s report and started pacing around the Dungeon Core . The contents of the meeting with Upa, Ariel and Pandemonium were unexpected .

'What made them change?’

Upa, Ariel and Pandemonium were each hiding something . Ariel hadn’t openly revealed it but it was still too soon .

If they had just increased the number of creatures like they originally did, it would have been a power struggle .

‘Okullos . ’

It seemed like they had changed plans due to Okullos .

Okullos had warned all the grand dukes after breaking the taboo . He died by my hands but the effect he caused wasn’t dead yet . Maybe it wouldn’t be strange for another grand duke to break a taboo .

Furthermore, Ariel had subdued Oswen at once . I had checked her status window at the auction but it seemed like she had been working hard . Even if he was caught off guard, Oswen was a high class creature . He should have noticed and been able to act .

Things were changing very quickly . I was as well .

“But, the winner will be me . ”

The word ‘winner’ was sweet . The confident words emerged from my mouth . They were changing but their speed didn’t reach mine .

Even though I was alone, I had the power to deal with them .

‘Hah, I didn’t think Ariel would raise such strange things . ’

Ariel’s knights!

Although the qualities of a demon couldn’t be removed, she was still the demon with the most integrity . Yet she had created something like the white knights .

I was told that a few things were mixed together to make them, but I couldn’t understand their identities . She wasn’t an expert in alchemy so I didn’t know how she made them .

‘This meeting will be quite interesting . ’

One thing was for certain, it would be a place of indirect fighting .

There would be no deterrents like at the Demon World Auction . There was no penalty . If they wanted to fight then they would fight .

A huge wave . Hail . Overturning the world .

No one could stop it . I honestly hadn’t expected it would become so large when I first thought about it .

It might be a disaster for humans but now no one could stop the changes .

It was the same for the demons . Even if a god appeared, would mediation be possible?

‘I need to make the final preparations . ’

My hands itched at the thought of seeing them all in one place .

Only five years . But for me, it had already been decades .

Those who would laugh and those who would cry . . .

I smiled and moved from my spot .