bookpower Chapter 137: Demon Castle Raid
Chapter 137: Demon Castle Raid
Chapter 137: Demon Castle Raid
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“I won’t just let everyone get the spotlight, though!” Dan Baihe said while slightly pouting, pointing her hands towards the gargoyles approaching us from above. “{Blizzard}!”
FLUOSH!
An enormous blizzard was summoned in a mere second; the conjuration time was near instantaneous, and there was no need for magic circles at all either!
The gargoyles were not frozen to death, though, but their skin was frozen, paralyzing them temporarily while weakening them at the same time.
“Now... {Glacial Wolf’s Claws}!”
She flew into the skies near the dozens of gargoyles, summoning several gigantic claws made out of her ice in the shape of the claws of the Glacial Wolves.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
All the gargoyles were cut down to pieces before they could recover from the freezing status, dying without even being able to fight back.
I guess that’s the amazing potential of a future S-rank!
With everyone’s help, we kept pushing forward, finally reaching the entrance of the castle. There was enough ground for all of us to land before slamming the door open however we could.
The gargoyles were all exterminated as well, giving me some nice bonus EXP before the main event.
Ding!
[You and your party have defeated [Draconic Gargoyle Soldiers (A Rank)] x52!]
[You earned 1.300.000 EXP!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
I ended up gaining two levels! Now that was more than I had ever expected. There were a ton of A-Rank monsters, so I guess it makes some sense, even if the EXP was reduced because I received the help of others. Also, my three Familiars gained a couple of levels as well, although it’ll take them a while to properly catch up to me.
“We’re here.” My brother said, looking into the enormous black gates in front of us.
They were beautifully decorated with red and purple jewels, along with many statues resembling the heads of demonic beasts and demons.
Everyone my brother had carried in his shadows walked out of them as they joined us once more, glancing in front of them.
“So we’re finally here...” Kevin said he was very nervous. “Alright... L-Let’s do this!”
“You’re so nervous; calm down,” Henrietta said. “I’ll be there for you.”
“Big sister, don’t say that in front of everyone now! You’re going to make everyone think I depend on you!” Kevin cried, complaining and whining as usual.
Henrietta only answered with a giggle.
“Big brother’s on the other side...” Annabelle sighed, looking into the gate. “I wonder if he’s seeing me now... I wonder what he’s thinking...”
“There’s no point in thinking about that,” Scarlet told her. “Annabelle, we’ll move forward, confront him, and end this.”
“...” Annabelle remained in silence for a bit, but then nodded. “Alright...!”
[The Cosmic Throne {Butterfly That Flies Across The Universe} begins to ponder what is the plan behind the Death Apostle.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Monkey that Dances in Chaos} has brought popcorn to see the chaos unfold.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Jester Filled With Lies} smiles in silence.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Maiden that Watches Over Nature} seems to be nervous about you and your friend’s safety... She says that you should be careful in there!]
[The Cosmic Throne {Warrior That Seeks Calamity} says that he will reward you greatly if you defeat the Death Apostle with your own hands.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Black Jackal that Judges the Death} is hoping you die in here...]
[The Cosmic Throne {Lady that Soothes the Souls of the Death} stays in silence, glancing into the challenge in front of you with contempt.]
[The Seamless Abyss] is looking at you.]
[The Seamless Abyss] has sponsored 5000 Plot Points.]
It looks like the usual crowd is quite lively today. And the Seamless Abyss just donated to me?! I think this is the first time a Void Ruler has ever done that!
I already have over 70k Plot Points though, but thanks nonetheless.
“It’s just a huge castle on the outside, but... I wonder what’s inside.” Baihe said. “Will it be like a Dungeon or...”
“There’s no point in thinking about that.” Lee suddenly spoke. “Just shut up and enter. We’re getting this done before 9 p.m.; I have an interview scheduled for tonight.”
BAAAM!
He and my brother kicked the door almost at the same time, both glaring at one another furiously. What greeted us within was an expansive purple, black, and red-colored hall, lugubriously decorated with a very gothic aesthetic.
“Let’s do this.”
I led my friends inside with everyone else. As we landed on the hall, there were two doors at the end of the room and two stairs, the stairs connected to a second floor leading towards two separate corridors to the left and right.
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Once Jack regained his senses, he found himself sitting in a large hall filled with old-looking couches, a small bookshelf, and many strange paintings.
There was only a door in front of him, and... another person there, someone just like him, was just realizing he had been brought somewhere else.
“Lee,” Jack said. “So we’re stuck together... Anna! Ah, dammit, she was sent elsewhere too.”
“Hoh... Hahaha...” Lee suddenly started to laugh, the wound he had gained from Jeremias’ attack already having been regenerated. “That damn midget really had an interesting plan... But hey, this works just fine for me.”
“It works just fine.” Jack asked while squinting his eyes. “What? Do you want to do this alone or...?!”
Before Jack could finish his words, Lee’s body overflowed with a Demonic Power he had never used in public, his movement speed increasing tremendously as his two swords reached Jack’s throat in a mere blink of an eye!
CLASH!
However, Jack’s Gram was quickly put in front of his body, blocking both swords as his sharp eyes glowed bright red, resembling those of a werewolf.
“Bastard, you’re a Demonic Human!”
“Took you long enough to realize, huh?”
Jack instantly realized that Lee was a Demonic Human by his powers alone. Demonic Humans overflowed with a dark, repugnant Demonic Power that was very different from the refined Demonic Energy that actual Demons or his sister Anna could utilize.
Why was that? Well, it was because while Anna and the Demons grew their Demonic Energy by growing stronger, Demonic Humans could only grow stronger by devouring other humans and their flesh, blood, and souls.
This made their “tainted” Demonic Energy reek terribly, something that his sharp sense of smell could tell really well.
“You’ve been hiding this entire time... Wait...!”
Ding!
[The Demonic Throne {Snake That Devours Their Own Tail} smiles as they look at your pathetic face of disbelief!]
[The moment for their incarnation to finally kill you has come! All those Demonic Humans that were killed by your hands... shall be avenged!]
“You are Uroboros Incarnation!”
“Yeah! It was me all along, Jack! You fucking dumbass!”
Lee kicked Jack away with tremendous force, as Jack hit the walls behind him and shattered them on the spot, bringing him to a different room, where there was a large demonic altar overflowing with Demonic Power.
“What’s that?!”
The young man quickly stood back up, Fenrir appearing above his shoulders.
“It looks like this bastard’s finally showing his true colors.” Laughed Fenrir. “He’s the leader of the Uroboros Cult! If we can kill him now, this entire damn organization will fall apart!”
“I know, but he’s not going to be easy... He’s the city’s strongest hunter after all.” Jack said, without trying to get overconfident, especially because he was thrown around like a ragdoll just now.
“Focus, Jack, or I’m going to kill you a bit too quickly!”
Suddenly, a red snake emerged behind Jack out of nowhere, opening its jaws and attempting to devour him whole!
“Fuck off!”
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
However, the snake was quickly filled with countless cuts, splattering into pieces a second before Lee’s blades were to reach Jack’s throat once more!
“Fenrir!”
“Got it!”
Fenrir’s shadows materialized, blocking the two swords as he grabbed them with his jaws and stopped them in midair. Lee didn’t stop there, conjuring three more gigantic snakes around Jack, trying to get a bite on him!
“You’re so annoying with your damn snakes!”
Anna’s brother gave a mighty roar, with black flames surging from his entire body and burning the three summons into ashes.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
“Hahahaha! This is just the beginning, bastard!”
Lee swiftly spun in midair after regaining the weapons that Fenrir caught, clashing against Jack’s Gram with several explosions with each strike of their powerful weapons!
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
As the intense battle continued, the Demonic Altar right beside them started to glow with an ominous dark red aura.
The statue of a giant crow’s eyes began to glow with purple light as something within it was summoned!
“So you’ve come, my sacrifices!” a Demonic voice spoke. “I shall feast on your SOULS!”
FLASH!
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