Chapter 235

Chapter 235: Demon World (2)

The shout echoed and spread all over the world .

Now . . . after finishing, it was time to go to the Demon World .

‘The Hell Monarch . ’

The dark spirits woke up the Hell Monarch sleeping in the deepest part of nothingness in order to kill the demons . Now he was devouring the forces in the Demon World .

If he did this alone then he would have great power .

But I didn’t know the limits of my strength . In this state, I wouldn’t be afraid of a god . I met Gustarte, experienced his strength and absorbed him . I was sure of it .

The Hell Monarch was just an unfortunate emperor frustrated by the gods and who died trying to become a god . In fact, I felt some degree of anticipation towards his skills . I reached this place with the help of the Heart of the Hell Monarch, so I couldn’t imagine how strong its owner would be .

'I won’t lose . ’

I was sure of it .

Frankly, Camael wasn’t my opponent when it came to pure power .

Now I was even stronger than when I dealt with Camael .

I formed a fist . The door to the Demon World gradually neared the ground .

I took a short break . Cleaning everything up and reorganizing the creatures was exhausting . It wasn’t a good idea to open the door to the Demon World right away . Plus . . .

“It is finished . ”

Oswen spoke to me in a pleased voice . Oswen held a necklace in his hands . A mysterious magic power could be felt from it . I couldn’t avert my eyes from it . I stared at it with God’s Eyes .

Soon, detailed information about the necklace surfaced .

-Name: Pharma's Necklace (10/10)

Description – A necklace that protects users from certain curses . It will be destroyed after blocking 10 curses .

List of curses that it defends against – Pain, Ice Crystal, Doll’s Expression, Golem’s Soul, Soul Destroyer, Destructive Humanity, Flames of the Soul, Curse of Thorns, Knight’s Curse . . . Divine Suffering .

The list included countless curses . There were many that I didn’t know .

“This is to protect me against the Hell Monarch?”

“That’s right . I designed it to stop all the curses that the Hell Monarch might use . ”

He was full of pride .

I shook my head and asked .

"The Hell Monarch knows how to use these curses?”

“Yes! He immersed himself in it and studied curses very hard in his later years . His learning speed was at the level of the gods . ”

“He isn’t a shaman . ”

It was amazing . There were at least 100 curses on the list . It was almost impossible for one person to know how to use so many curses proficiently . The Hell Monarch wasn’t someone famous for using curses .

He was a genius of swordsmanship and a master of demonic magic . In short, he was a magic swordsman .

I was sure that he would be difficult to deal with even with the curses not affecting me .

"Your Majesty’s body can’t be affected by curses . . . most of the curses on the list won’t work . But you should wear it just in case . ”

I had 174 points in intelligence . Curses couldn’t harm me . I had commanded Oswen to make it before I knew that .

But Oswen didn’t seem to care .

'He has a great grudge against the Hell Monarch . ’

Oswen was originally a human . He was a good blacksmith who liked fire . Then one day, the Hell Monarch came and forced him to make the Seven Sins . But that wasn't the end . He was dragged to the Underground World and lost his original appearance .

It was natural for him to hold a grudge . The evidence was that Oswen’s eyes were burning with anger .

"Thank you . ”

The advice of one’s subordinates . It wasn’t bad .

"It will clearly be helpful . ”

"I hope so . ”

I turned away after putting on the necklace .

I stood at the top of my dungeon and stared down at the ground .

I had almost fulfilled the promise with the gods .

They returned me to Earth in exchange for Earth and the lives of the humans . Although many humans died, they still survived and continued to grow together .

This was the strength of humans . It was similar to a cockroach, but I liked that persistence . It was similar to me . I wouldn’t have reached this position if I wasn’t greedy and hadn’t stopped until the end .

In any case, humans were strong . They would become stronger and stronger until the glory of the past was restored .

If I left this place then Earth would be safe . Even if there was a problem, it wouldn’t collapse easily due to the presence of the Awakened .

It had already been 50 days since I absorbed Camael .

There was nothing more I had to do on Earth .

Everything was finished so it was pointless to waste any more time . I still hadn’t received the message that the Demon World had been occupied . I couldn’t give him time to completely conquer the Demon World .

It was almost time so he wouldn’t have expected someone else to come from behind him .

I returned to the dungeon .

There were numerous creatures gathered near the core .

Chrisley and Ariel were at the forefront .

I opened my mouth without hesitation .

"We will travel to the Demon World . ”

The Demon World . They were nostalgic words .

I raised my hands . An invisible line connected to the Demon World Door was always following me .

I tugged on the line .

Soon, the gigantic door in the sky opened and a huge crack appeared in front of me .

The crack turned into a magic circle .

I moved my feet first . Everyone started moving behind me .

A strong smell pierced my nose .

There were corpses scattered all over the place .

A purple sky and crows crying . . .

Three moons floated in the sky .

‘The Demon World . ’

I immediately knew that I had arrived in the Demon World . There was no way I couldn’t know . This was the place where I was born and grew up . Everything was different from Earth .

‘I need to head to the centre . ’

The surrounding terrain was familiar . The demon king’s castle wasn’t far from there . The four grand dukes occupied the north, south, east and west around the demon king’s castle .

But there was also a deep smell of death .

The Demon World was always at war and there was no day where blood didn’t flow .

The number of demons who died in battle couldn’t be counted .

Nevertheless, the smell of death had never been this severe . The loser usually died and the winner survived . This degree wasn’t normal . . .

In particular, it became stronger in the vicinity of the demon king’s castle . The centre was the place where the grand dukes were kept in check .

My senses spread far and wide . If I paid attention then I would be able to notice any presences within hundreds of kilometres . However, my senses didn’t notice anything .

There was another strange thing .

The smell of death was unbearable .

"There are no corpses . ”

That’s right . There weren’t even any dead bodies . Both the living and the dead couldn’t be seen .

I didn’t know what this meant .

“Ariel Diablo . Whose forces are still remaining in the Demon World now?”

The Hell Monarch hadn’t conquered the Demon World yet . A message would have popped up if that had happened . In particular, Ariel would have noticed first .

Ariel and I respected each other . The power of Diablo dwelled inside me . I would leave her castle intact . Ariel knew how merciful I was being .

Ariel bowed her head thankfully and said .

"My forces are left . The rest of them have collapsed . ”

Upa, Pandemonium and Okullos .

The forces of three grand dukes had already collapsed .

It was alarming .

"Let's go to your castle . The Hell Monarch might be nearby . ”

The Hell Monarch would be forced to appear where there were still some opposing forces . His goal was to conquer the Demon World .

There was no need for a guide .

I knew exactly where Ariel’s castle was .

It was because I had visited that place to challenge her in my previous life .

'I would love to sit down right away . ’

I moved my gaze in the direction of the demon king’s castle .

Only those recognized as the demon king could enter that place .

The throne of the demon king was left there . I wanted to sit on the throne, but there was still work to be done . I wouldn’t truly become the demon king until I took care of the Hell Monarch . The Demon World was the place where the demon ruled, but now the Hell Monarch was trying to conquer it .

It wasn’t right .

‘I will delay it until later . ’

I couldn’t let greed move my feet .

It wouldn’t be too late after killing the Hell Monarch .

Ariel’s castle was located on the north side of the demon king’s castle . It was a place covered with snow . The reason why she stayed at the dungeon in Greenland was due to the familiar environment . It was a gigantic castle where snow fell all year long .

Castle . . . it was the size of a city . It might be a little exaggerated, but it wasn’t strange to call it the size of a small country .

This was the place where Ariel’s forces remained . It was the place where Ariel ruled directly .

However, even this great castle was quiet . Creatures could be sensed inside, but they were too nervous to even breathe .

Most of the demons were hiding and couldn’t be seen unless I looked closely . They all had a typical combat posture .

Demons were also protecting the gates .

‘They seem to have detected my troops from a distance . ’

I led an army of 150,000 creatures .

I was able to bring this many due to the points I got from Camael . They were a little weaker than before, but they mainly consisted of intermediate and advanced creatures .

The demons in the castle detected my army from a distance and judged that we were enemies .

Ariel asked for my permission and headed to the gate .

"Open the door . I am Ariel Diablo . ”

Her voice echoed around the gate . Mild magic power infused her voice so there was no way they couldn’t hear it . The ears of the demons were ten times better than humans’ .

Someone appeared at the highest point of the gate .

It was an old demon with a short beard and wearing armour .

“Is it really Ariel?”

"Can’t you see the horns? If you don’t open the door right now then you won’t be able to avoid censure . ”

Ariel raised her chin as she replied . She was the original owner of this place . Ariel’s subordinates followed her loyally so they should open the door right away . But it turned out differently than I thought .

"I'm sorry . I can’t open the door . ”

“What . . . ?”

As the old demon shook his head, Ariel’s expression turned chilly . She wasn’t allowed to enter her own castle . What did this mean? Despite being defeated in the game to become a demon king, Ariel was still a grand duke .

"This might be a ploy of the Hell Monarch . My choice might destroy this castle so I have to be careful . ”

The old demon persevered .

“Sasun! You, don’t you even know your master? I will break down this gate and kill you all . ”

Ariel’s long horns trembled . She took out an ivory sword and covered it with chaos . Ariel’s patented skill . It was a skill that only she could use . That should have been enough proof, but the old demon was stubborn .

"Then take off all your clothes and turn around . I will see if there is the Hell Monarch’s scar . If I use magical measures and my opinion is wrong then I am willing to offer my neck . ”

“This cowardly bastard . . . ”

Ariel growled . Her followers always acted like knights towards her . But this was the last straw . Besides, I was here . I didn’t give her permission to move . This was also her castle . She didn’t want to damage it .

Ariel’s eyes turned towards me .

I shook my head and said .

“Do it . ”

Ariel had great ambitions so she promptly responded .

She respected me and obeyed without protest .