Chapter 236

Chapter 236: Hell Monarch (1)

After our innocence was proven, we could safely step into the castle .

The old demon Sasun offered his head, but I didn’t take it .

He was the one who ruled this castle instead of the Hell Monarch . There was a lot of information I didn’t know so it wouldn’t be good if the commander changed suddenly .

"When the Hell Monarch first appeared in this place, he was alone . ”

A spacious room . It was a large room that reminded me of a plaza . There were a lot of luxurious tables, chandeliers, etc . as well as high quality food .

Sasun quietly kneeled down and proceeded to tell the story . He was on the ground due to his sin .

"However, his army increased in size as time passed . All the demons he killed became his puppets . Although the White Knights found him, the power of the Hell Monarch exceeded our imagination and we lost an important power . I wasn’t even aware of this fact until the White Knights became an enemy . ”

Sasun hit his head against the ground .

He felt regret about not knowing sooner, but it wouldn’t have changed the situation .

Ariel sat in her seat and didn’t move . Only the main demons could enter this banquet hall .

I sat in the most prominent position with Ariel beside me .

As the deep silence continued, Sasun kept talking .

"The ones who became puppets of the Hell Monarch only follow his words . The amazing thing is that the puppets still maintain their own personalities . He is able to use magic freely while wielding a sword . In some cases, they pretended to be allies and completely decimated the bases . We have to distrust everything . . . ”

They had no choice .

It was a situation where they didn’t know who was the enemy .

Their smiling allies could stab them from behind .

They couldn’t trust anyone .

In such a situation, a proper war couldn’t happen .

It wasn’t a coincidence that all of the grand dukes’ troops were wiped out except for this place .

"His army is growing so big that no one can resist . ”

"How many?”

"Three million . . . that is the lowest estimate . ”

“Hah . ”

Ariel breathed out heavily .

Three million? That was the number if all of the grand dukes’ troops were combined .

It meant that those killed by the Hell Monarch’s puppets were also changed . I didn’t think that the Hell Monarch could wipe out a large army of three million enemies alone .

It was the same if he killed or his army did .

Who would be able to deal with it?

The soldiers lost their will to fight .

‘An invitation to a place of death . ’

I remembered Greenwich Observatory .

At that time, all the grand dukes except for me received a special quest to go to the Demon World .

It was clear what would have happened if they reached the Demon World .

They wouldn’t have been able to win . My army this time was no exception .

"Still, Ariel has returned so the morale of the solders is soaring to the sky . The knights are also motivated . ”

“I am not the master of the castle now . ”

Ariel said strictly .

Perhaps Sasun might have already noticed . I was just listening with my arms folded . Yet he always paid attention to me .

“Sasun, raise your head . ”

Ariel ordered once again .

Then Sasun slowly lifted his head .

Ariel glared at him coldly and declared .

“Randalph Brigsiel . He carries the name of the demon king . Remember this . ”

" . . . Demon King . . . I am glad to meet you . ”

Sasun knelt in front of me .

This was my position . It was a position that wouldn’t change for a very long time . I would be Ariel’s eternal master . Her subordinates’ loyalty was unchanged, but the ruler of this place had shifted . There were also the creatures following me .

Sasun was forced to face the reality that Ariel was defeated in the war to become the demon king .

The number of troops inside the castle was 300,000 .

Including my creatures, there were 450,000 .

A sufficient number . Quite a large number of troops were stockpiled . It was proof of Sasun’s exceptional abilities .

But it was also true that it was troublesome .

The demons and creatures were likely to become obstacles .

"Your Majesty . Just leave it to me . "

Oswen came out once again .

Oswen pulled out a small mirror .

"One of the Hell Monarch’s curses is to keep the dead moving . This ‘Mirror of Truth’ can stop the curse from spreading to our troops like a contagion . ”

"Isn’t this too small?”

I asked . A small hand mirror didn’t seem capable of stopping a curse . Oswen nodded like he agreed .

"I can make it bigger . I just need enough time and materials . ”

Ariel interrupted .

"All the magic materials required are available . But time is the problem . The army of the Hell Monarch is nearing . ”

“A week . Please endure for that time . Of course, it won’t end even after I finish the mirror . The mirror must be protected . If it breaks then the curse will be triggered and spread again . ”

"Can’t you solve the curse?”

"It is possible, but it is a matter of efficiency . It can’t be done in a week . Even if I had 10 other people at my level, it would take me three months . ”

"You have to create the mirror . "

Ariel also realized the reality . By this time, she had realized that Oswen was the great blacksmith .

Oswen . The Twilight Blacksmith . Even the gods were jealous of his techniques, so there was no one at a similar level to Oswen .

"Go ahead . I will buy you one week . ”

If my thoughts were correct, it would be possible .

"I will follow . "

“Me too . . . ”

Ariel and Chrisley both came forward .

I shook my head .

“I will go alone . Don’t you two have something to do?”

They were embarrassed as they realized . Ariel needed to stabilize the soldiers inside the castle while Chrisley’s brain would be used to develop a plan . Magical measures also needed to be taken .

These things couldn’t be compromised . It was only possible for them .

“Alone . . . will it be okay?”

"I have an idea . It will be enough to buy time for a week . ”

I was confident . Even if I made a mistake, it wouldn’t be that easy to kill me . Many high ranking demons and creatures were guarding the Hell Monarch, but it was possible if I was only buying time .

‘Most of the high ranking demons have transcended . ’

I could almost say that they were above a duke . All 72 demons, including the grand dukes, had their abilities restricted after being sent to Earth . But now, Ariel had almost recovered the power of her prime days .

‘Hell Monarch . I will make you prove yourself . ’

I smiled thinly .

I had most of the things that should have belonged to him .

It couldn’t be helped if he felt pained when looking at me . He could only blame himself for coming back from the nothingness .

As soon as I left the castle, I raised the Emperor’s Sword .

A treasure preserved by Maxium, it was originally used by the Hell Monarch .

It would never break and had one more function .

“The Emperor’s Army . ”

Chwaaaah!

A golden light sprang from the Emperor’s Sword . A large crack formed near the Emperor’s Sword, and creatures started to gradually emerge from it .

Cheok . Cheok .

They came from the treasure trove .

Their names were the phantom cavalry .

100,000 cavalry members lined up behind me .

They had no body, but wore iron armour . All of them were advanced grade or higher .

‘90 days . ’

This was the real emperor’s army . The 100,000 strong army would remain for 90 days and would destroy the enemy according to my commands . They had been made by the Hell Monarch for this function .

They had no flesh, just artificial armour . In addition, curses wouldn’t work due to my skill ‘Power of Domination . ’

‘Hell Monarch . I wonder what it feels like to be attacked by a soldier you made yourself . ’

I spread my wings and flew forward quickly .

Dagudak! Dagudak!

And the 100,000 phantom cavalry moved in an orderly manner behind me .

The army of the Hell Monarch wasn’t far away .

At most, they were three days away .

If I was even a little later, the castle would have fallen .

‘A lot . ’

Camael had led 1 . 14 million angels .

1 . 14 million . It took a month to wipe them all out . If I had delayed even a little longer then I would have used the Emperor’s Army .

'I did well to save it for now . ’

It would have been a waste if I used the Emperor’s Army on Camael . I would have had no way to stop the army that was three days away . I could use myself as bait, but I couldn’t be sure without knowing the Hell Monarch’s power .

His curses were able to affect transcendent demons . It was good that I didn’t move when I realized how annoying Camael was .

'It is hard to figure out because there are too many of them . ’

Sasun had estimated three million enemies . However, the number seemed to go far beyond that . In addition, there were the creatures of the demons . Among them was a mixture of dragons and earth dragons .

‘Balrog . . . ’

I saw a balrog that was known to be extinct long ago .

Endless creatures .

The highest grade creature was the balrog .

They were a high class Lv5 creature and no higher levels existed .

The true demonic dragon Aojin wasn’t treated as a creature, so he couldn’t be ranked at Lv6 .

In other words, the balrog was the strongest creature in the Demon World .

It was about the size of a hydra . Despite being smaller, it was still over 10m . But it also had large wings .

Just flapping the wings caused magic power in the area to fluctuate .

When looking at ancient stories, even the demon kings had struggled to remove a balrog . A balrog never got tired and many demons were sacrificed .

Even the ninth demon king ‘Alexus Troja’ was killed by a balrog .

Like Aojin, the balrog surpassed general creatures by an unimaginable amount .

The appearance of the balrog who killed the demon king was described in detail .

The name .

'Rogujan . ’

I frowned .

Rogujan’s description in the literature was very similar to the balrog that I could see now . Except for the right wing, everything else was the same .

‘It came from the nothingness . ’

It seemed like the Hell Monarch wasn’t the only one who came back from the nothingness .