Chapter 212

It was fortunate that the Sky Lord had just finished shedding . Snakes that shed their skin tended to be weaker right after they shed .

In fact, the Sky Lord’s movement was slower than expected . The overwhelming size and strength were still there, but Baltan repeatedly choose the right timing to attack and retreat .

It seemed like Baltan had deliberately waited for it to shed .

“…It’s actually a good thing . We need to move before the Sky Lord eats up everything . It should be possible . ”

Azur spoke as if he was chanting a spell . He seemed to have an instinctive fear of the Sky Lord .

For a demon king to be taken aback, it meant that the Sky Lord’s power was that great .

“Muyoung . ”

Sungmin spoke . He also knew Baltan .

There was only one reason why he would call him . It was to ask if they would help Baltan .

“What are you doing? Don’t think of doing something stupid . Even though the Sky Lord just finished shedding, they will never be able to win against the Sky Lord!”

The Sky Lord’s attacks were simple . It used its huge body to gobble up everything in front of it . Baltan was doing well, making timely attacks using his army, but it felt like they were at their limit . Indeed, casualties started to appear .

As the Sky Lord rolled its tail to pressure them, a sand storm started to blow in all directions .

“Sungmin, take everyone and proceed . ”

“I will help as well . ”

“No, I’ll be okay alone . ”

Muyoung spread his wings .

The Sky Lord… Muyoung didn’t plan to risk his life and fight against it .

He just wanted to buy time .

There were many things he wanted to ask Baltan . To do this, Muyoung needed him alive . Furthermore, he was slightly curious about the Sky Devil’s power that was able to stop even Diablo .

As he knew that its power had been greatly reduced because it had just finished its shedding, it would be a good chance to find out how strong it was .

“You’re a fool…!”

Azul clicked his tongue .

However, he was strictly a trader .

He had no thoughts of helping him .

He was someone who moved only according to his trade, his promise .

Muyoung flew up into the air .

Swoosh!

He took out Anguish and placed the holy flame on it .

As the strong powers of curse and holy flame mixed together, he quickly launched it at the Sky Lord .

Craaaashhhh!

A huge explosion .

The Sky Lord’s body shook a bit . But, the Sky Lord didn’t even let out a scream .

It was just scratched a little .

‘A complete immunity against fire . It’s the perfect preparation for Diablo . ’

First, the holy flame couldn’t produce any damage . It was the curse that produced a hit . But, even the power of the curse had been sharply decreased .

A spell was probably placed by the demon gods .

It was able to produce such an effect because the curse that was engraved on Anguish was so strong .

However, Muyoung had many abilities besides the two powers .

In fact, no one would have such a wide range of abilities as Muyoung .

As he spread Gabriel’s wings wide, 7,777 feathers floated through the air .

Boom boom boom…!!

Countless bursts occurred . But this time, it was an explosion of pure divine power .

Graaaaaaaaaaah!

For the first time, the Sky Lord let out a scream .

It’s effective .

As the Sky Lord was a very simple creature, it turned its attention towards Muyoung .

‘It wasn’t prepared to fight against divine powers . ’

At least, it didn’t have any protection against pure divine power .

Well, if the demon gods created it, how could they give it divine power?

Muyoung looked down at Anguish . He wasn’t able to really mix divine powers with Anguish .

Instead…

Clank!

As Muyoung touched near his heart, something could be felt .

It was a spear .

The God Killing Spear… Gabriel’s weapon .

Gabriel’s spear neutralized all ‘evil’ mixed in Muyoung, stopped him from being corrupted, and was a way to keep Luciferre in check .

This item could be considered as a ‘higher level’ than Diablo’s flame .

A true original . A treasure among treasures .

Would the Sky Devil be able to prepare for a spear of this calibre?

For the first time, Muyoung took out the spear for a moment .

Zeeeeeeing!

In a flash, intense light was emitted from Muyoung’s heart .

The light was so bright that it could even brighten up the Demon God’s Territory that was dyed by darkness .

After looking at the bright light, Azul felt pain like his whole body was on fire .

It had been a while since he felt this sort of pain .

Then, as he looked up after bending his body slightly, he saw the ‘guy’ with six huge wings .

Muyoung was his name?

‘Was he not a demon king?’

When Azul first met Muyoung, he was able to smell a strong evil scent .

He also showed off a unique disposition that all demon kings normally had .

But he had never heard of a demon king who used divine powers .

‘He isn’t an angel . That couldn’t be possible . ’

There were no angels in the Underworld .

This wasn’t a truth that only the humans were aware of .

Demons also had the same knowledge .

This was the Underworld, a place where evil was born .

Then what was the divine power that could be felt from him?

It was far from the divine powers that the priests of humans or other species used .

A bit more… it felt like it was a bit closer to the source .

The Sky Lord had a critical weakness .

That it was helpless in front of ‘a strength unique in the world’ .

It was also known as special power . Or the world ability . It was called many names .

Either way, Diablo’s flame couldn’t come close to the power of that world ability .

Diablo’s flame should have been a unique strength, but this meant that it wasn’t unique .

There was no way for Azul to know that Muyoung was able to use Diablo’s flame because he had absorbed it . Thanks to this, Azul was able to see the Sky Lord being inflicted with damage for the first time .

Graaaaaaaahhhhh!

The Sky Lord twisted its huge body . Whenever it did, the sky and the ground shook . It felt like the world was about to be destroyed .

A huge sand storm and strong winds .

For the first time, Azul gained interest in the being who he was making a trade with, the one who stood firmly through all this .

This was something that never happened before .

However… it was lacking . For some reason, Muyoung seemed unfamiliar in dealing with his strength .

“If you don’t want to be swept away, follow me . Even if you went, you wouldn’t be of any help . ”

Azul spoke to Sungmin .

Surely, Sungmin exhibited a lot of strength as an elder lich, but it wasn’t effective against the Sky Lord .

If his opponent wasn’t the Sky Lord, like the current army, Sungmin would have been playing an active part in the fight .

However, the situation was different .

“I understand . ”

Sungmin well knew this of himself .

He had obviously become stronger as well . He had grown so much that he was incomparable to his past self . However, Muyoung was still a few steps ahead of Sungmin .

It didn’t seem like he would be able to easily close this gap .

***

As a commander, Baltan’s abilities were outstanding . His ability to notice things and read the situation was excellent .

After he read the message Muyoung wanted to convey, he started to retreat .

Rather than being excited about a reunion, now was the time for them to fall back .

“Retreat!”

While holding all kinds of weapons created by the dwarves, Baltan and his soldiers started to leave the battlefield .

Crash! Thud!

As they got further away from the battlefield, the sound became louder .

Would the fight between gods be like this?

‘If my eyes did not deceive me…’

However, Baltan couldn’t help but become aware .

The moment he saw Muyoung, he felt like the connection that was lost had been renewed .

“Wasn’t that… our lord?”

An elf approached him and asked .

Although a few things had changed, the person he saw just now was definitely the owner of the territory, Muyoung .

It seemed like Baltan wasn’t the only one who felt this way .

“Our lord was alive . ”

“If, if that’s the case, we can end this war . ”

“Finally, finally!”

All his soldiers were delighted .

However, Baltan still had a gloomy expression on his face . If he was alive, why did they lose contact for over 2 years?

Why did he leave the territory and disappear…?

Due to his vacancy, the territory had suffered much pain . Although they had grown that much more, he was still hurt by Muyoung’s absence .

Thud!

The loud sounds continuously spread . However, it became quiet afterwards .

Had it been a few seconds since the last sound?

“It has been a while . ”

Muyoung appeared .

With his wings open, Muyoung approached swiftly .

“Greetings, lord . ”

Baltan kneeled .

Although Baltan was hurt by Muyoung’s absence, he was the Guardian of the Territory . And his master was still Muyoung .

As Baltan kneeled, everyone around them did so as well .

“There are a lot of things I would like to ask you . But… first, let’s change our location . The Sky Lord will wake up soon . ”

From Muyoung’s tone of voice, Baltan was able to notice that he wanted to leave quickly . It meant that the fight with the Sky Lord was that gruesome .

Baltan nodded his head .

Muyoung scratched his head with his hand and started to move with his wings folded .

***

Gabriel’s spear was certainly amazing .

It was stronger than anything else .

But, Muyoung was not accustomed to using Gabriel’s strength . As its power sucked away so much of his strength, the recovery would take a while . It was a different feeling than when he used acceleration with his ‘horn’ .

‘I need to refrain from using it . ’

He was able to momentarily knock the Sky Lord out .

As expected, he could produce huge damages . It was possible for him to make it unconscious because his skin had become weaker .

However, if Muyoung were to continue the battle, he would be in danger .

This event allowed him to understand why Diablo could not cross the border, and why even the demon gods, who had created it, avoided it .

So, Muyoung left the scene and took a raincheck .

During their fight, he was successful in getting a sample of its skin and flesh .

‘If I research this, I will get some sort of result . ’

It was an interesting foreign substance .

They were a type of skin and flesh he had never seen before . They were far different from what normal living creatures had .

If he conducted research and got results, he could use it to strengthen undead or in other ways .

Perhaps, it could lead him to learn more about the demon gods .

So, after he took a sample, he gave it to Baltan .

Afterwards, he led his army to return to his territory .

Azul quickly left after seeing the territory . He said, “When you need me, you can just tell the lich . ” However, he looked like he was leaving in a hurry after discovering something unsettling . He looked like he had arrived in a place he shouldn’t have .

Although Muyoung thought it was odd that he acted that way, he didn’t think much of it .

“The territory has grown much larger . ”

“Compared to 2 years ago, it should be about 3 times the size . The population has grown that much as well . ”

Muyoung walked along the main road that led to the castle .

Behind him, his army followed .

And there were many people in the area who looked at Muyoung .

“There are a lot more children, I think?”

“There was a war . No, it is currently happening as well . There were a lot of adults who died . Of course, those who survived are that much stronger . ”

“It is still going on? Who is the opponent?”

Baltan stood in front of the castle for a moment .

The lord’s castle grew much larger, and was greater than before .

The place was spotless, as they had continuously maintained it .

In front of it, Baltan nervously spoke .

“Demon King of Iron, Enroth . We are at war with him . ”

Demon King of Iron, Enroth!

Muyoung couldn’t help but react to his name .

There were three levels to classify the finest demon kings .

Seven Mountains .

Six Lords .

Five Stars .

Altogether, eighteen .

The lower the number, the stronger they were; especially, the last five were like a ‘wall’ .

They could truly be called the kings of the demon kings, and reigned right below demon gods .

And if it was the Demon King of Iron, Enroth…

‘He’s one ofthe Five Stars . ’

The one who is considered as one of the most powerful demon kings!

Muyoung understood why Azul left in such a hurry .