I Became the Descendant of My Favorite Character

Chapter 200 : Demon King (5)

One single sword strikes toward the void.

That was enough.

The boundary of the world crumbled, and the terrible Demonic Energy of the Demon King’s Castle was felt once again.

However, for now, even this thick Demonic Energy felt welcome.

‘……I really do like battle.’

I decided to admit it now.

I had come to possess the power to tune the world, or more simply put, the power of a god.

I didn’t just like battle; it was practically the same as having become a god of battle itself.

Watching the Space of Flowers crumble, I nudged my companions to wake them up.

“…….”

“Polarin.”

“The flowers…….”

My companions were still bewildered and unable to judge the situation.

They hadn’t lost consciousness for that long, but they looked like people who had just woken up from sleep.

However, it was time to wake up from the dream, from the Demon King’s energy that encroached upon the mind.

I looked at the dark space of the Demon King’s Castle visible through the huge rift in the void and said.

“Let’s go out now.”

***

We escaped the flower field and returned to the Demon King’s Castle.

But my companions’ condition was still not good.

The only fortunate thing was that even the Demon King who had appeared in front of us had vanished without a trace.

“I will go up first.”

“Are you okay? How about going after taking at least a little rest?”

“That is right. Since the Demon King is not attacking right away, would you like to catch your breath before going?”

I shook my head.

Nowhere in the Demon King’s Castle is safe.

In a situation where we don’t know what kind of tricks the Demon King might pull again, it would be much more comfortable to meet and fight him.

“I am fine. Everyone, please recover your bodies a bit and come up when you have the strength.”

After showing a faint smile to my companions who were worried about me, I looked at the stairs.

Before entering the Demon King’s Castle, I had grasped that this building was a three-story building.

If I go up just one more floor from here, I would be able to see the Demon King’s throne.

“No, we can go too.”

Keldric staggered as he rose from his seat. But I stopped such a Keldric.

“I am not saying I will defeat the Demon King alone. But right now, it seems you are not in a state fit to fight. Please recover quickly and help me.”

“……Okay.”

The companions looked at me with worried eyes.

However, I also did not intend to enter a place of death alone.

I will meet the Demon King, confront him, and win.

I stroked Nihel’s neck, then went up the stairs.

My Dragon Heart beat violently.

I didn’t know if it was tension or excitement.

I admitted that I enjoyed the battle itself.

There clearly existed an excitement that could only be fully felt when fighting with all one’s might.

Moreover, the current me was facing a battle with the target I had aimed for ever since crossing over to this world.

‘Will Adjak be there if I go all the way up these stairs.’

As Tayon had said, it seemed I would have a special feeling if I saw even Adjak’s corpse.

Thinking this and that, I climbed the stairs and soon reached the 3rd floor.

If the 1st and 2nd floors were buildings built with gray bricks, the appearance of the 3rd floor was different.

Because of the thick Demonic Energy, the bricks were flowing down, squirming like living creatures.

The Demon King was still invisible.

I looked at the Golden Throne placed in the exact center.

A seat imbued with dignity and grace placed atop a high-rising platform.

It seemed to be the exact throne Bitelleanus had carved and gifted to the former Demon King.

However, if one looked closely, detailed carvings were engraved on it.

Terrible and scary shapes, including ancient devils, Demons, and roaring beasts, were packed tight.

But despite that splendor, my gaze was stolen by something else.

Because behind it, the corpses of Adjak and the former Demon King were visible.

It was the same as what Tayon had told me.

Adjak’s sword was embedded in the Demon King’s chest, and Demonic Energy still flowed from his body.

Adjak had hardened while standing, his eyes were wide open, and his mouth was also agape.

‘For 300 years, like this here…….’

My favorite character, and the one who asked me to fulfill his wish in his stead in this world, had not even been able to rest in peace.

I approached Adjak as if possessed.

He really resembled me.

Adjak had not decomposed at all, so he looked like a person who had been alive until just moments ago, but there were corners where the weathering of time could be felt.

The splendid armor had lost its light, and the beloved weapon he used had also become dull.

I strapped Maron back to my waist and applied force to pull Adjak’s sword embedded in the Demon King’s chest.

The sword that had been stuck in the former Demon King’s chest for a long time was embedded firmly as if it had become one with his body, but I did not give up.

I placed my hand over Adjak’s hand, which was gripping the sword, and pulled the sword out with all my might.

Crack, crrack──

Then, the firmly embedded sword began to come out of the former Demon King’s chest.

Demonic Energy flowed out through the gap, but the Demonic Energy flowing from the dead Demon King’s body was merely faint, so it could not affect me.

So I was able to apply more force without hesitation.

Squelch!

Eventually, the sword was pulled out, and the former Demon King’s body tumbled to the floor due to the recoil.

But I did not pay attention to it and approached Adjak holding the sword pulled from his body.

“Adjak…….”

I held Adjak in my arms and laid him down.

Perhaps because he had been standing for too long, his joints were incredibly stiff.

I closed his wide-open eyes and made his gaping mouth shut as well.

I only hoped that he could take a peaceful rest even now.

“I will fulfill your wish.”

I drew Maron. And searched for the new Demon King.

It did seem like he was hiding somewhere here.

A significantly thicker Demonic Energy than when I was on the 2nd floor was tightening around me.

Even the air was fully soaked in Demonic Energy and felt heavy, and just breathing filled my lungs with murky energy.

“Come out.”

I shouted into the void.

I didn’t know that the former Demon King had hidden his appearance, but I had to fight him and end the tragedy of this world.

“Come out.”

There was still no response, but I spoke once again.

Sizzle.

I heard a bizarre sound and turned my head sharply, but I only saw the sight of the wall melting down.

Scraaaaape…….

Sounds like something scratching also came from all directions.

Just standing there felt like my mind was being gnawed away.

Thump, thump,

I stimulated my Dragon Heart to expel the Demonic Energy that had permeated into my lungs.

As the sound of my heart rang loudly, my mind felt rather stabilized.

‘……What a truly terrible place.’

After driving out the Demonic Energy, I looked around the 3rd floor of the Demon King’s Castle again.

And I ended up being startled.

The figure of the new Demon King was standing in front of the throne that I thought was empty until just a moment ago.

‘When did he appear? No, was he originally there but I didn’t know?’

I did feel strong Demonic Energy as soon as I entered the 3rd floor.

Perhaps I might have been in a state poisoned by Demonic Energy too. Just as my companions were poisoned by unknown energy in the flower field, had I become poisoned by the Demonic Energy here?

If that was the case, I couldn’t understand why the new Demon King hadn’t attacked me.

‘He would have had plenty of opportunities to attack. Did he just watch me lay Adjak down?’

The Demon King seemed to have a bad taste just like his appearance.

I glared at the Demon King who was emitting wicked Demonic Energy and looked terrible just to behold.

The Demon King had too many faces, too many arms and legs attached.

I didn’t even know which of them was real.

Also, there were places where dark red scales sprouted and places where tentacle stalks rippled.

It was difficult to grasp his species or even his proper appearance.

He just looked like an aggregate of malice clumped together.

“Demon King.”

I called him quietly.

But just as I didn’t know where his mouth was, the words flowing from his mouth were also difficult to understand.

– Krr-gigg-gru-gah-grrr.......

A face attached to his flank split wide open and twisted language flowed out.

As soon as I heard the voice, I received a shock as if my mind was being crushed.

Most low-ranking Demons usually speak human language.

In the first place, when humans first divided Demons and beasts, they called those who could speak Demons and those who couldn't be beasts.

But I couldn’t understand a single word the Demon King, the King of Demons, was saying.

I gave up on conversation.

Because we weren’t in a relationship to end things with conversation anyway.

– Lord Maron.

I called Maron. He responded by trembling.

Soon, a dark and hegemonic energy shimmered over my sword, Maron.

‘Radiance.’

At the same time, I roused the power of the God of Peace.

Divine Power wrapped around my body and infused me with strength.

And I immediately rushed at the Demon King.

I added Black Flame and gravity to Maron, and thrust toward the Demon King while stacking the powers of death and peace.

Slash!

For some reason, the Demon King neither dodged nor blocked my attack, but took it as it was.

Maron embedded into the Demon King’s twisted body.

The hegemonic energy of death tore the Demon King’s body apart.

– Grrr-guk-glor-go-guk.......

The Demon King was merely muttering unknown words.

But for some reason, I felt as if he, who had no face, that twisted existence whose words I couldn’t understand, was laughing.

Creepiness wrapped around my body.

The Demon King was still only taking the sword.

But from his split body, acidic blood spewed out along with maggots the size of forearms.

I unfolded [Intangible Armor] to block the blood while simultaneously adding strength to my grip, focusing only on splitting the Demon King’s body in half.

Splat! Squelch!

The maggots that fell to the floor immediately exploded.

Thick acidic blood flowed from their bodies too, and smoke containing poison spewed out.

Eventually, I had no choice but to expand [Intangible Armor] wider to reduce the damage.

But the situation was not over yet.

Starting to come out of the Demon King’s body…….

‘Tentacles?’

The tentacles popping out of the guy’s split body tried to bind Maron, but I loaded the energy of death and tore them apart.

Booooom!

The Demon King’s body was eventually split in half and fell.

However, the maggots still crawling out of the guy’s body, the intestines like rippling tentacles, and the Demonic Energy emitting wicked aura were not much different from before.

‘He is still alive.’

Just as I gripped the sword again and was about to rush at the Demon King once more, the Demon King’s body, cut in half, began to scatter at a speed transcending cognition.

“……No!”

The halves of the Demon King’s body flowed into Adjak and the former Demon King respectively.

Adjak’s body, which I had laid down, quietly raised itself, and the former Demon King who was tumbling around carelessly likewise raised his body.

“Come out of there!”

I ran toward the former Demon King first.

The former Demon King’s head, which already had signs of being torn, fell off with a plop.

And then, a bizarre head that looked like several lifeforms tangled together sprouted up.

Horns like twisted tree branches sprouted above the head and suddenly, two eyes formed and flashed open.

The Demon King’s eyes, glowing red, stared at me.

Then a mouth sprouted, and the corners of the mouth tore as he laughed.

– Kuh-grrr-guk-luk.......

It was a terrible laugh.