Chapter 237

Chapter 237: Hell Monarch (2)

The phantom cavalry didn’t engage in a full scale war with the enemy . It was an insurmountable wall of creatures so it was foolish to run at them from the front . They quickly hit and retreated, steadily buying some time .

Common demons and creatures couldn’t survive the swords wielded by the phantom cavalry . If there was a strong enemy then I came out and minimized the damage .

‘The enemy is moving faster . ’

Why?

It was simple .

The Hell Monarch had realized the existence of the phantom cavalry .

The soldiers he had created were now appearing as enemies, so he was angry .

'He won’t come directly . ’

It was a little disappointing .

If the Hell Monarch came out for the phantom cavalry then I would have a chance to strike . It would be difficult if he kept moving behind the three million troops .

It was best to just buy time .

'I was only able to win against Contegonom by using Corruption . I’m not the same as I was at that time, but Rogujan is something that came from the deepest parts of the nothingness . There are many differences . ’

It was on a completely different level . Thanks to God’s Eyes, I could see that Rogujan was much stronger than Contegonom .

‘A total of 721 stat points . . . ’

Indeed, a demon king slayer . Something far beyond normal creatures . An exceptional balrog who had managed to kill a demon king . At that time, it was able to absorb some strength from the demon king it killed .

I wasn’t disturbed by the simple numerical comparison . There was a difference of over 100 points . If I went against him then I would be able to win with no difficulty . But then I would have to give up on buying time . The phantom cavalry would be surrounded by enemies and 100,000 troops would disappear .

I wouldn’t be able to block such a large army for four days alone .

‘The Hell Monarch isn’t my only enemy . ’

The dark spirits might try some tricks . I was also worried about Death Bringer . It would be wise to reserve some troops to prepare for another confrontation .

Fortunately, Rogujan didn’t seem to possess any authority . He was strong in terms of brute force .

‘I need a way to get rid of Rogujan independently . ’

I looked at Rogujan as I directed the phantom cavalry . Rogujan floated in the air and calmly watched the phantom cavalry .

'The balrog are a warlike species . ’

I heard that it was a characteristic of balrogs to be excited when a battle took place .

Was it because it thought there were no enemies? It might not be stimulated by the phantom cavalry .

The huge creature set me on edge . Something that big and powerful could smash the castle at once .

'I have no choice but to stimulate it . ’

I nodded . I had no choice but to move .

In order to reserve some troops, I needed to fight .

It was time for me to come out .

"I will be back in 30 minutes . Try not to be surrounded as much as possible . ”

I gave a command to the phantom cavalry .

30 minutes . I was sure that I could remove Rogujan in that time .

It wasn’t difficult to deal with an enemy who came out alone . It was because True Words would work to a certain extend on transcendent beings . As long as the Hell Monarch didn’t come out with the demons and creatures, I would be able to handle Rogujan .

If the ghost cavalry stayed safe then I would be able to continue buying time .

I flapped my wings and gazed at the balrog .

Wrath and the Emperor’s Sword were covered in a dark aura . Then I applied Lightning God and Pride’s flames . After my superior magic power was added, it was an extraordinary skill comparable to Ariel’s proprietary Abyss Sword .

-As the result of repeated linkage, the skill ‘Chaotic Blade (Legend)’ has been learnt .

If something was repeated many times then a skill could be obtained . The odds were slim so it was unlikely to appear even after thousands of repetitions . Even if it came out, it was hard to expect a high rating .

Yet a legend rating had emerged .

'It was thanks to my high intelligence . ’

Intelligence played many different roles . It increased magic resistance, familiarity with skills, eliminated the drawbacks when using a skill and improved mental power . As such, it was possible to rapidly create a skill . It was the first time for me, but it wasn’t a bad result .

Then the balrog headed towards me .

Huoong!

It flapped its large wings and instantly appeared before me .

I was strong . It noticed the great magic power contained in my swords .

The difference in our sizes was evident .

But fighting had nothing to do with size .

"I’ll give you a chance . Go back to your original place . ”

A demon king slayer . A historically famous creature . It should be fine for me to face him .

Huuung!

The balrog flapped its wings strongly .

Kwarurung!

Lightning struck me .

However, I had a high level of magic resistance .

And . . . the balrog was a magic-using species .

The worst mistake . This was why I bet on a quick victory .

"I received your greeting . Rogujan . ”

Chaotic Blade grew longer . The balrog was a magical species so it naturally had high resistance . Its physical defense also exceeded imagination .

But it was doubtful if its body could withstand my attacks .

"Now it is your turn to receive my greetings . ”

Chwack!

My swords penetrated through the lightning .

I split Rogujan’s body exactly in half .

Dozens of demons who were dukes rushed towards me .

“Stop . ”

I consciously used True Words . This skill gave my words power . Even the transcendent couldn’t be completely free of this influence . There was only a difference in the duration time .

True Words was advantageous when dealing with a lot of opponents .

And the dukes stopped moving according to my words .

However, the duration was extremely short .

It only lasted a fraction of the time .

‘Overlapping power . ’

I had experienced this before . It was when I faced Camael . It overlapped with Camael’s power and didn’t have a great effect . This time was the same as well .

The demons and creatures were dominated by the Hell Monarch so they were protected by his power . In particular, the dukes received more protection .

I activated God’s Eyes .

-There is a defense with a higher security rating than ‘God’s Eyes (Demigod) . ’

But thanks to high magic power (168), 77% of the interpretation has been completed .

Guardian’s Power (God), Destructive Humanity (God), Absolute Domination (God), Death (God), Song of the Dead (Legend), Curse of Shadows (Legend), Curse of the Mountains (Legend) . . .

There were four huge curses on them . That was why the power of my words hardly had any effect .

Besides, I needed to look at the curses hanging on them .

It seemed like the Hell Monarch already had the power of a god .

How much . . .

‘I need to be vigilant of a god . ’

The Hell Monarch was a human . He had guardians around him . As far as he was concerned, foreign invasion was impossible .

He wanted to become a god .

But the gods didn’t allow him to become one .

The gods joined forces and pushed him into the nothingness .

He didn’t think they would stand still and planned something, but failed .

Then the dark spirits pulled him out again .

‘He would have become even stronger . ’

I was sure of it .

He was stronger than he was during his days as the Shadow Emperor .

The dark spirits would have helped .

No, I still didn’t understand his power . No matter how godlike a human was, he needed to have his own power .

He was passionate about learning curse magic, but endless hours were needed to make it reach this point . He might just be close to a god in relation to curses .

Rather, he didn’t learn curses that were below a legend rating .

The Guardian’s Power was definitely strange, so he must have guardians .

Maybe there were even more . God’s Eyes had only interpreted 77% of the information .

'Is he really the Hell Monarch?’

I wondered .

I wanted to determine the truth .

"Get lost . ”

Pride’s flames explosively wrapped around them .

As the demons hesitated, I instantly rushed through the air .

The army of the Hell Monarch was great . Millions of creatures were lined up for dozens of kilometres .

And at the very back .

I found a person slowly climbing up the back of a dragon like he was taking a leisurely stroll .

I knew who he was as soon as I found him .

The figure on the back of the dragon was the Hell Monarch .

My heart was jumping wildly .

However, my eyes weren’t looking at the Hell Monarch .

I was looking at the aura around him .

It was a scary feeling . It felt like my whole body was stripped bare . I couldn’t move, it was like my entire body was in the clutches of a leviathan .

I had experienced it once before .

Before I went to Earth, the man who made me an offer was emitting that type of magic power .

I only felt it very weakly at the time, but now I knew for certain .

‘Death Bringer . . . !’

Death Bringer was inside the Hell Monarch .

That’s right .

He was the Hell Monarch but wasn’t .

Death Bringer was wearing the mask of the Hell Monarch .

Death Bringer’s eyes turned towards me .

A thin smile . He was laughing at my arrival .

No wonder why it was strange . The Hell Monarch had four powers at a god rating .

It was possible if he was Death Bringer . The devil . A god with the highest level of divinity . Among the gods, he was a powerful existence . Even if there were dozens of Gustartes, they wouldn’t be able to beat Death Bringer .

‘It must be possession . ’

It was impossible for an immortal to enter the Demon World to conquer it . It was the same even when it came to possession . His divinity was lowered . If someone let their guard down then they could be deprived of their qualifications .

Then was it possible because the Hell Monarch came back from the nothingness?

I didn’t know the details . Maybe it was because he was already like a god himself, so his flesh was able to contain a god . But it wasn’t clear .

My heart trembled .

And the aura around me increased .

It was due to Gustarte and Diablo!

They both had a serious resentment against Death Bringer .

The feelings of anger came back . However, I remained calm .

The odds weren’t high if I attacked him from the front .

Besides, this place was filled with enemies . It was a place where it wouldn’t be easy to escape once the fight started .

I asked the both of them if there was a way .

And they whispered to me .

‘There is a method . ’