Chapter 407
Temple of the Demon World (1)
Black smoke billowed in..
It seemed to embody darkness and brought back various memories depending on one's perspective..
The ceiling you look up at just before going to bed, your own secret base made with a blanket as a child, the warm embrace of your mother, etc..
darkness is rest.
The urge to throw myself into it and gain eternal peace arose..
The shouting figures that could be seen briefly in the smoke also appeared to be the gestures of acquaintances welcoming him..
Ken happily welcomed the darkness that slowly approached him.—.
“hey! Come to your senses!”
“Keck!”
He couldn't even properly resist the vicious force that grabbed the back of his neck..
A body that flutters and moves like a paper doll blowing in the wind..
bang—!
At the same time, a tentacle made of pitch-black smoke crashed into the spot where he had been a moment ago..
What appeared was only a lump of smoke, but an explosion resounded loudly as if it had some physical power..
“I think this guy has lost his taste.?”
“After all, that guy is the cause.?”
A voice mixed with the sound of the wind as it moves quickly.
Ken was still struggling helplessly against the force that was holding him by the back of his neck..
He frowned slightly at that and turned his head with difficulty to check, and saw that one of Davidson's heads was running diligently, holding his collar..
“Damn, I'm out of my head···.”
He gritted his teeth as his headache worsened due to the rough shaking of his body..
I couldn't even control my body properly because I was trying to suppress my body's urge to be embraced by that darkness right now..
“Hey, it's okay?”
“at all···. Damn, I think I finally get it now. Did you give yourself up for this? I feel like I have to become one with him right now... Pfft!”
The identity of that black fog is the original owner of the body Ken occupies..
At least now, we are resisting the other party's ownership claim with a right of possession that has lasted for over 20 years, but it is only temporary and there is no guarantee how long we will be able to hold out..
‘This is difficult.’
Davidson, who had been playing with his feet diligently, frowned at Ken's reaction..
[————!]
Even now, the black fog was chasing them without stopping..
It was a huge temple with a ceiling of tens of meters, but the black fog coming from behind was approaching, completely engulfing one side of the large and wide hallway, like a tsunami..
Rumbling—Kwaang.!
Of course it wasn't that we didn't fight..
No matter how intangible he was, his “food spirit” and “power of gluttony” were powerful abilities that could devour even formless concepts..
However, there were some limitations in using it.···.
In order to use one's abilities, the act of putting it in one's mouth and eating it was essential..
‘It's not completely ineffective, but it's very inefficient..’
The irregular shape, which resembled smoke, had a very low density due to its large volume..
They say there is a limit to how much he can eat in one bite..
But that wasn't real smoke, so it was impossible to use a trick like sucking in all the air at once..
‘However, the opponent is not that formidable to just grow bigger and face him. Just by touching it, the curse penetrates the anti-magic power.···.’
As much as this one eats him up, that smoke also sucks his energy..
And that wasn't the only problem..
Isn't his real target not himself but Ken??
‘You can never give this guy away..’
He had instincts greater than that of an animal and could feel it intuitively..
He knew that if he allowed it to absorb Ken, something very bad would happen to him..
That's why he didn't bother to confront the guy and just ran away like this..
“Brother. I have some idea why that guy is in a place like this.?”
“Phew, well. It looks like he was stabbed in the back by the Demon Dragon Duke. I don't know the details either..”
“Sniff! That doesn't help at all.?”
“···Okay, I'm sorry. Right now, just controlling my body is the limit. If you get distracted, you will quickly pass over..”
I already guessed what his identity was..
The decisive culprit who suddenly disappeared and plunged the entire demon world into long-term confusion..
He was Tanuin, the 15th Demon King who was elected after Leraye..
‘The fact that he is trapped in a place like this... It must be related to the apostle who visited the Demon Dragon Duke.?’
「Davidson, who checked the prayers engraved throughout the temple through “Xenoglossy,” was able to quickly figure out who was being worshiped here..
‘You're also diligent. Who would have thought they would have built a base like this?.’
Now imprisoned in the abyss—a temple that once served a human god..
Of course, strictly speaking, a new temple was not built in the demon world..
All I did was just gently connect the entrance to this space I'm in to a part of the demon world..
The door on the pillar that I saw before entering this place was the link..
‘It may have been possible because of the cooperation of the Demon Dragon Duke... but it is still great. Moreover, the devil actually used his hands to make it look like that..’
At this point, I was starting to wonder where the demon god who was in charge of the demon world was and what he was doing..
Now, unlike a guy who just goes out without any hesitation, he doesn't care about what's going on, and as a complete deity, there are a lot of things he has to protect and a lot of regulations, so I understand that..
“Huh up!”
At that time, as the black tentacle stretched out again targeting them, Ken, who was hanging on helplessly, swallowed his breath..
Davidson, who immediately twisted his body to avoid the attack, bit it in return and destroyed it, but the black fog that dispersed as the tentacle of smoke broke off had a significant impact on the two..
Crackling!
“Ugh—! shit!”
Ken's whole body wriggles with the sound of his bones twisting, as if he is reaching his limits in suppressing his body..
Davidson also couldn't help but frown as he turned his head and looked at his body..
Due to the erosion of the terrible curse, his smooth fur was not only brittle, but began to fall off in clumps..
‘It can't be like this either. I need some kind of solution.’
The insubstantial guy didn't have a good relationship with him..
Of course, it's playing in real time, so you can endure it if you want to, but the problem was Ken, who still seemed close to his limit..
Something has to be done before he falls apart completely..
But how can we deal with the former Demon King, whose very existence has become a curse beyond the level of his spiritual body??
‘After all, is there only Hans? Hans, the immortal king, would be able to do it.···.’
Of course, there were some elements of anxiety..
After all, this is the inside of the temple of a human god..
No matter how bad it is, this space will be special to even him..
You will be able to understand what is happening here as if you were looking into the palm of your hand..
‘Perhaps they are not just watching, but are also scanning each and every detail at the level of a precise analyzer..’
Not only did it limit its power in many ways, but it also deeply suppressed the "seeds of madness", so it didn't really matter if it was observed..
However, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable revealing Hans' ability, which could be said to be his greatest strength, to Outerica's greatest nemesis..
‘Hans’ “Immortal Heart” is also a power derived from the divinity of the one imprisoned in the abyss. They say they have completely taken over the ownership now, but they should not be given any room as much as possible..’
A moment when you have no choice but to become deeply concerned in many ways..
Then, suddenly, a possibility flashed through his mind..
‘···for a moment? It's a curse lump?’
Tanuin, the 15th demon king who lost his body and even his soul was transformed and became a curse itself..
Although his power and status were still very high, it was clear that his identity was limited as a 'demon king-level curse' rather than a 'demon king'..
‘Maybe this···.’
My head was spinning and I calculated the number of different cases..
There are three of them, but not only Davidson's brain, which is not very good, but also the fresh brains of the other avatars are all mobilized..
The conclusion that came from that was···.
‘This is worth doing?’
Likely.
It was a continuation of the plan.
***
Tanuin was elected as the 15th Demon King after going through all sorts of troubles..
But even after becoming the long-awaited Demon King, he couldn't just be happy..
Because he knew about the tricks that the Demon Dragon Duke Crushire, who was his strongest rival and a strong candidate for Demon King, had done to eliminate Sentai Leraye..
It was impossible not to know that Tanuin, who was the same duke at the time, also had a hand in the plan..
However, it was also true that it was not a good idea to eliminate someone who had already admitted defeat and had come under their command simply because he was a 'threat'..
Wouldn't it be possible to give the impression that the new Demon King, who has just risen to the top of the Demon World, is intimidated by his former rival??
So I was just looking for an opportunity to make an excuse somehow.···.
The Demon Dragon Duke must have sensed this as well, so he bowed down first and came in..
Even offering a very precious tribute..
“It's a fragment of God?”
It was a temptation I couldn't resist..
It's a piece that fell from God.!
Tanuin, who ascended to the position of Demon King and achieved semi-divine status, could see at a glance how great it was..
A divinity that fell from a being equal to or higher than a demon god..
If he could fully absorb this, achieving his long-standing ambition would not be a dream..
Since a long time ago, every time I looked up at the sky of the Demon World,—.
The wish that I too would like to cut down the sky..
Of course, he didn't try to absorb it without taking any action..
No matter what anyone says, it was a gift from the Demon Dragon Duke, who was the top priority..
Using his authority as the Demon King, he verified the risks several times, assumed various possibilities, and prepared various preparations..
If he hastily resorts to modifications, we can take this opportunity to completely nip him in the bud..
And finally, the moment I became convinced that if I had achieved semi-divinity, I would be able to absorb this masterless divinity without difficulty..
He immediately accepted the divinity fragment into his body.—.
[Hehehe—greed has caused anger, Tanuin.!]
An unexpected situation occurred and everything went wrong..
It must have been an ownerless divinity, but somehow an apostle appeared to serve the owner of the fragment..
“Crushire! Innoom!”
Through the apostle's prayer, the fragments and the unidentified god were connected as one..
Together with the Tanu people who swallowed up that divinity..
He was also a being who ascended to the position of Demon King and built up his own divinity, but unfortunately, he was too greedy and was swept away by a much more powerful divinity before he could even get used to it..
“Do you think I'm just going to get hit like this?!”
However, he is also a person who has gone through all kinds of trouble and reached the top of the demon world..
15The Great Demon Lord Tanuin didn't just fall down like they wanted..
He tore his body apart and scattered it throughout the Demon World so that nothing could be gained through him, and his soul was also transformed into a curse for those who were unable to use it as he pleased..
[···Tanuin. It doesn't help until the end..]
Even though they interfered greatly in the end, Sado and the Demon Dragon Duke did not give up easily..
Even though I used up precious fragments of divinity, I can't just give up because things go wrong.?
While proceeding with other plans, he planned to collect as much of the scattered debris as possible and extract the devil's power from it..
In order to transplant the power of the devil into his body, just as he had previously become a devil..
[Now, it doesn’t matter if the Demon God doesn’t approve! I will ascend to the throne of the devil myself.!]
What if you not only have the body of a demon lord, but actually dominate the demon world and exercise influence?.
He was going to become the devil no matter what anyone said..
Regardless of the devil's will!
Hundreds of years passed like that..
As planned, the Demon World fell into chaos, and the Demon Dragon Duke also had a busy time collecting the remains of the Demon King and preparing for the ritual..
Then one day, Duke Ma Ryong heard a fascinating story..
About the existence of people from another world who ignore the laws established in the world.
It was not long after that that Ken and other Earthlings began to be kidnapped to the demon world..
***
<High energy approach alarm!>
<High energy approach alarm!>
<High energy approach alarm!>
Countless warning messages appeared above my field of vision..
Hesperon, who was waiting in a metal suit that covered him from head to toe and fully armed with titan, secretly checked detailed information..
-measured energy : 326,711,730
-Risk: SS
-Detection of energy response corresponding to Terra-class ship reactor. Immediately proceed to emergency evacuation sequence..
“wow.”
I exclaimed without realizing it..
The Terra-class ship was a huge space ship with a battlefield of at least 1 kilometer..
The culmination of a future scientific civilization capable of space warfare using main guns and barriers as well as warp navigation..
‘A single entity contains such energy.?’
It's already in such a bad state, but it's still like this..
Even considering that this was the Demon World, it was at an absurd level..
Grumbling— rumbling.!
The vibration sound that was heard from far away gradually gets closer..
Hesperon, who had been pacing around with a nervous look, slowly took a deep breath and finished his final preparations..
With a clanking metallic sound, the titanium parts covering his right arm were released and disappeared into thin air..
Now all that's left is a bare arm wrapped in a bandage with a mysterious symbol on it..
He looked down at his right hand, which looked meager compared to the rest of his body in the suit..
[————!]
At that time, an empty cry rushed to where he was..
I glanced up and saw a three-headed dog and a devil with its mouth hanging loosely approaching..
“Now then, let’s get started.?”
Grumbling—
The bandage came loose and rolled up onto my shoulder..
The shape of a black dragon wrapped around his entire arm, as if it were a tattoo, was clearly visible on the outside..
But it was no ordinary tattoo.
Grumbling!
As if to prove it, the dragon that was moving arbitrarily along the skin came out with a pitch black flame..
The “Right Arm of Desire” has been sealed and has not been active in the meantime.」.
The black flame dragon sleeping inside it slowly grew in size with its eyes burning..
“It’s been a while, right? Okay then···.”
Of course, I couldn't do anything about that 'demon king-level curse' at my current level..
Since there is a big difference in level, if it hits you properly, it won't be able to last long and will be absorbed and disappear..
Its host, Hesperon, is also present..
However, if one ability is added, the situation changes..
“Eat until you're full.”
It's a new thing to say now, but.
「cursed predator」
Hesperon was immune to all curses..
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