Chapter 210

Muyoung was lost in his thoughts for a moment .

Even though he was trying to join hands with Gremory, it wasn’t a problem for him to join hands with a devil to fulfill his needs .

To reach his goals, Muyoung was prepared to do whatever it took . Enduring, persevering and being patient weren’t the only ways .

“I must meet this devil . ”

“It will take about 7 days to contact him . What do you think about resting in the village in the meantime? I can’t say it will be comfortable but…”

Sungmin looked anxious .

As it was a place he created and developed on his own, he was slightly hesitant even though he was an elder lich .

“I will do so . ”

Rather than look around the village, he wanted to check out the assassins who were living here again . He had never expected Sungmin to find each and every one of them, and gather them to this place .

‘Slowly . Little by little . ”

He wanted to move forward even if it was only by a little .

Wouldn’t it be good to do things himself?

Although they might not make a big difference individually, these little things would all add up to change the world .

Muyoung didn’t know about a lot of things, but he knew about the truth .

***

Swooosh!

Shadows gathered on top of branches .

Men wearing masks . Muyoung was leading them from the very front .

Nod!

After looking into each other’s eyes, they nodded .

The sign for starting the mission .

The target was the man called the Lion King .

He was called the Lion King because he had a brown beard like a mane . He held a huge greatsword that had a symbol of a lion and made his enemies fall like leaves of a tree .

Why must they kill him?

There was no reason . They just followed orders to kill .

It was the same for all the assassins who were gathered here at this place .

“Just pups are gathered here!”

On a narrow hill, the attack began .

Numerous assassination techniques, and traps they had placed beforehand . They attacked his weaknesses .

However, the Lion King didn’t die . Although he did receive a huge wound, he grew much stronger, like the sun shining brighter before it sets .

The assassins felt the unexpected change . They tried to withdraw before attacking once more, but his reinforcements were approaching .

Then, the assassins decided on who they should sacrifice .

Starting from the weakest one, they threw themselves into the Lion King’s grasp .

Without hesitation .

While the Lion King sliced up the body, another assassin attacked the Lion King from his back .

That was how the assassins died with the weakest one first . They left the stronger assassins alive, those who had a higher chance to kill the Lion King .

Then, only Muyoung was left .

“Just ‘cause a bunch of pups come after me, do you think you could kill a lion…?!”

Stab!

Muyoung pierced a dagger into the middle of the Lion King’s forehead .

And without regrets, he turned back .

Even when Muyoung was the only one alive after completing the mission, Muyoung didn’t feel any emotions .

It was a world where the weak died and the strong lived . Just that .

***

As he opened his eyes, he saw the ceiling .

‘Sungmin’s village…’

Muyoung shook his head .

The dream had felt so real, that he wondered if he was dreaming when he woke up .

However, soon Muyoung remembered how he was invited to Sungmin’s village and was staying here .

He felt like he slept well for the first time in a long time .

He felt like he had laid in bed for a few days .

This place felt right to him .

Muyoung got up and headed out after making the basic preparations .

A lot of people, who were assassins in the past, lived here .

“Hehehe . ”

“Uhhhhhhhh… . ”

However, they looked miserable as they leaned against their house or rolled on the ground laughing .

They were still unable to free themselves from Wung Chunglin’s brainwashing, and were suffering .

Among them, there were assassins who Muyoung saw in his dream .

Muyoung looked at them subtly .

Comradery . There was nothing of sort . They helped Muyoung because they wanted to increase the chance of completing the mission .

But, what was this strange feeling?

Of course, he must not help them .

Chunglin’s brainwashing was something that shouldn’t be meddled with . If someone couldn’t overcome it on their own, a powerful reaction would occur .

“Muyoung, my master is calling you . ”

A man with a mask appeared in front of him .

The man was also an assassin . However, he was able to be overcome some degree of the brainwashing, and was acting as an informant .

“He said a visitor has arrived . ”

Muyoung nodded his head .

It had only been 5 days since he entered the village .

It was a bit faster than he had expected, but he needed to see the devil if he had arrived . As it could be a devil he was familiar with .

***

A devil with black hair and black skin was drinking tea .

Muyoung knew the moment he saw him .

No, from the moment he woke up, he knew .

That a quite strong devil who had the powers of darkness had entered the village .

“Hmm?”

The devil turned his head .

And looked at Muyoung .

Then, the devil’s eyes became large .

Was it because he could read the darkness that could be felt from Muyoung?

“Who are you? I have not seen a demon king like you, but…”

He said Muyoung was a demon king .

He wasn’t wrong .

However, he was curious .

“Why do you think I’m a demon king?”

“Because I’m a demon king . Isn’t it natural for demon kings to recognize another?”

Muyoung raised the tip of one of his eyebrows .

One demon god had a few dozen to a few hundred demon kings; therefore, there was no way for Muyoung to know them all .

“Well, someone like you would only be here for a ‘trade’, right? It doesn’t matter whose vassal you are or whose vassal I am . Isn’t that right?”

The demon king spoke first in order to check .

Whether he would make a trade or not .

He didn’t seem like a normal devil… if he was really a demon king, he didn’t seem to be ordinary .

He needed to check because, to a demon king, a demon god was an absolute being . For the demon god he serves, he needed to do whatever was ordered .

“It doesn’t matter . ”

Muyoung agreed .

It was rather welcome if he acted this way .

So, Muyoung sat opposite from him .

Soon, Sungmin made another cup of tea and approached .

“Muyoung, this is a tea I cultivated . ”

Sungmin carefully placed his cup in front of Muyoung, and when the man saw this, he made a remark .

“It’s surprising . Someone who an elder lich follows…”

An elder lich .

Someone who could be dared called the Lich King!

Of course, an elder lich had a territory of its own . It was normal for them to rule as kings, and not to be under anyone . In fact, elder liches were the ones who threatened the demon kings by gathering liches and other undead .

That should be the case, but for an elder lich to be following someone, it was very strange .

“For the sake of convenience, we call him ‘Azul’ And this person is my master, ‘Muyoung’ . ”

“What a strange name . ”

The man, Azul spoke .

Sungmin didn’t seem to know his full name .

It didn’t matter . If his credentials were true .

“Then, let’s start the trade . ”

“You want to pass by the Sky Lord?”

“Yes, that is true . ”

“How many in number?”

Muyoung spoke without any delays .

“A bit more than 60,000 . ”

It was too much to make them all into talismans and carry them .

As Muyoung replied, Azul rubbed his chin .

“An army of 60,000… it isn’t that difficult to do, depending on the trade . ”

“What do you want as a trade?”

“What I want is something strange . I collect things that can’t be easily seen, gained, or touched . ”

In a word, what he was asking Muyoung to give, was a ‘mystery’ .

Mystery . A mystery he said .

Muyoung himself could be called a mystery but it was impractical to give himself to Azul .

Then, did he want one of the items Muyoung had?

“This should be enough . ”

Muyoung took out the Greaves of Destruction . It was an item that could summon Baron . Anyone would widen their eyes and want it .

As Muyoung was wearing King Slayer’s equipment, he no longer needed it .

But, Azul didn’t seem happy to receive Greaves of Destruction .

“20,000 . For this equipment, I can move 20,000 . Not the other 40,000 . ”

“You are greedy . ”

“What do you think the ‘Sky Lord’ is? The Sky Lord is a creature that could even consume a godly creature . It is obvious to ask for a bigger price to safely pass such a creature . ”

A creature that kept Diablo in check .

Muyoung also knew . That he needed to prepare for a huge loss to get past him .

But, Muyoung couldn’t give him the equipment he wore .

Instead…

“How about this? It is an item called a ‘Small Chaos’ . ”

Sungmin passed him a marble .

Azul nodded after he looked at it .

“It is an item that awakened you into an elder lich . Although there isn’t much content, it is very attractive . ”

Azul put the marble aside .

Then, he spoke .

“Alright, I will move your army of 60,000 past the Sky Lord . In 3 days, come to the ‘Dark Blue Mountain’ . ”

Swwwish!

Azul rose from his seat .

As he had gotten everything he wanted here, he left without any regret .

‘A demon king who doesn’t truly show himself . ’

Also, for him to be a demon king who had no subordinates following him, it was a rare sight to see .

Muyoung drank all of his tea and got up from his seat .

If it was the Dark Blue Mountain, it was difficult to fully prepare even if he started right away .

***

The way to Dark Blue Mountain was relatively close to the path to get to the Demon God’s Territory .

You could see the Demon God’s Territory from the top of the mountain .

And… Muyoung was lost for words for a moment .

“It’s big . ”

It was endlessly big .

No words escaped his mouth besides that .

‘Sky Lord . ’

It was a huge snake . It could probably touch the sky, or ever go past it .

Muyoung could feel a sense of greed from it, that it would devour everything . It was similar to the authority of greed within Anguish .

He never thought the Sky Lord was that sort of a monster . Well, it had to be that sort of a monster to try and stop Diablo .

As Diablo’s flame was like the source, unless it was something like the power of greed that could suck everything in, he couldn’t be stopped .

Furthermore, he felt a few powers of authority .

Luciferre’s Authority Predator was telling him this .

A creation that was made by not one, but a collaboration of a few demon gods’ strength .

Anguish cried as if it was hungry . But, Muyoung shook his head .

That snake didn’t have an ego . It just ate up whatever was in front of it . If an ego existed, it wouldn’t be able to stop Diablo .

If that was the case, there was no need to meddle with it .

Thud!

Not soon after, a man appeared .

It was Azul . fully armed .

The equipment he was wearing was not ordinary . There was equipment that would allow him to hold his own against Muyoung .

“What a great army . ”

Azul was alone .

He admired Muyoung’s army, which was gathered under the shadow of the mountain .

60,000 in number . It wasn’t a large number compared to a demon king’s army .

However, each of the 60,000 was unique .

In fact, Muyoung was also confident .

It was incomparable to an average demon king’s army .

They wouldn’t easily lose if they were to fight against the greatest demon king’s army .

That was something Azul also realized after seeing them .

It was at that moment .

– I smell Dantalion!

Murdudun suddenly popped out after opening the gate to Hell Path .

Murdudun quickly circled around Azul as if he was mad .

However, a name Murdudun spoke bothered Muyoung .

‘Dantalion?’

Muyoung was puzzled for a moment .

Murdudun had died in the past after being tricked by Dantalion . Despite his title as the King of the Sea, he died without even knowing he was killed . It was a death in vain .

But, Azul’s reaction was unusual .

“…don’t associate me with that bastard . ”

Azul had a sullen expression .