Chapter 213: 213

Moreover, the titles were not something that the demon kings gave themselves . It was something that Baal had given to honor those eighteen demon kings .

They were worthy of that much respect, were as powerful as their titles, and had greater armies than other demon kings .

But, a war with Enroth?

“How did you survive?”

Muyoung couldn’t help but ask .

The territory obviously had great potential . Most cities wouldn’t be able to compete with it . This was because the people were plentiful, and so many diverse species had gathered to create it .

However, it wasn’t enough to fight against Enroth . If they were to look at things objectively, it would be normal for them to have been completely destroyed .

But, looking at the territory, they had actually become more prosperous than in the past . Even though they were at war, the territory and the population had increased in size .

Not just that .

The ones who survived also had excellent skills . Most high tier monsters wouldn’t be as strong as one of them .

Although Muyoung had returned, they didn’t seem to really greet him .

The lord who disappeared for two years without a word while a war had started . Of course, it was understandable for them to be in a bad mood .

Still, they looked at him with hopeful gazes . They believed the army Muyoung brought would certainly be of help .

While shaking his head, he led Muyoung to the castle .

“I’ll fill you in on everything after we go up . ”

***

The inside of the castle was no different from how Muyoung remembered .

First, it had been kept very clean . It had not been left untouched . Because of this, Muyoung believed their faith in their lord had not bottomed out .

‘Soul Assimilation…’

Muyoung sat on the throne and looked at Baltan .

Baltan was kneeling on one knee in front of him, and his soul began to look sharp again .

It was a sign that the connection that had been broken had started to reconnect .

As a result, Baltan became a vassal again . The Guardian of the Territory . As an undead created by Muyoung, he had regained his function and authority .

Name: Baltan

Level: 445

Type: Guardian Knight

Strength 447 (427 + 20) Agility 355 (335 + 20) Stamina 498 (478 + 20)

Intelligence 320 (300 + 20) Wisdom 345 (325 + 20) Indomitable 483 (463 + 20)

+ Great understanding of swords

+ Great physical constitution for battle

+ Guardian of the Territory (Within the designated territory, all stats +20)

+ Cry of the Guardian (Within the territory, the toughness of ‘allies’ increases slightly)

+ Strengthening Potential (Become stronger when you fight to protect)

+ Resolve for Revenge

+ High Conservation Rate (High autonomous will)

As Muyoung observed him closely, the Status Viewer showed his information .

‘As expected . ’

Baltan had grown incredibly . Although Muyoung had felt it, it was different from actually looking at the stats .

If he grew this much, it was enough to consider him as powerful as a top tier monster .

There was only one condition for Baltan to grow . The condition was that he needed to fight battles to protect others .

The last two years of uninterrupted fighting had made this possible .

But even so, it was abnormally fast growth .

‘There must have been something else . ’

It was difficult to become this strong with just battles .

Without another opportunity .

“Speak . ”

Muyoung commanded .

Baltan raised his head .

“After the lord disappeared, we increased our territory . As the territory got bigger, rumors spread, numerous species joined us, and we became that much stronger . ”

Different species gathered and lived in the Demon God’s Territory!

There definitely would have been many who were waiting for such news .

Even if it was the Demon God’s Territory, there weren’t only evil monsters .

Those who believed they should pool their strength came to the territory, and the territory thrived .

“And when the territory became a certain size, something strange happened with the dungeon . ”

Dungeon . It was Murdudun’s Kingdom where the murlocs lived .

“What sort of strange thing happened?”

“The murloc’s appearance changed, and the boundaries of the dungeon disappeared . When you arrived at a certain location where the ‘sages’ gathered, you could receive training from them . ”

The sages?

Murdudun popped out as Muyoung was puzzled for a moment .

– It seems like he is talking about the ancient sages . But, they should have all died . Since they would have lost their strength after I died .

“That is true . They all had the appearance of stone statues . However, their thoughts remained . Thanks to this, the warriors of all kinds of species, as well as myself, were able to rapidly raise our fighting power . ”

The meeting with the sages became an opportunity .

– Huh, that’s really fortunate . They were truly great . Although they had run far away because of my dictatorship . If they had stayed by my side, I wouldn’t have been fooled by Dantalion’s stupid trick . Rather, Dantalion would have been defeated .

Murdudun spoke with great regret .

Dantalion was a demon god . Murdudun spoke as if it would be natural for them to win against a demon god with the sages . The sages seemed to have been that strong when they were alive .

Either way, what Muyoung wanted to ask was the next question .

“How did you become involved with Enroth?”

“Do you know that the demons are fighting as factions?”

“I do . ”

“They are quickly fighting a war to conquer more territory . Enroth is also trying to make numerous areas his . Our territory is currently one among a few areas that he is after . ”

Ahh, it wasn’t an all-out war with Enroth .

Well, that was probably why they lasted for 2 years but…

‘A war to conquer has started . ’

Muyoung thought about what Baltan said .

It was progressing fast . Didn’t it start after the Great Calamity in the past?

Diablo and Sky Lord . And other things created variables .

And those variables were all created or influenced by Muyoung .

‘I have gained strength to fight against the variables . ’

However, Muyoung didn’t just wait for things to happen . Even though variables had appeared, he had gained much power as well .

As the future wasn’t determined yet, there were that many ways the future could proceed .

“There are 4 demon kings under Enroth’s command . Do you know which among them have come?”

A demon king couldn’t have another demon king as their subordinate .

This was normally the case, but it was different for the top eighteen demon kings . Especially, Enroth’s Four Devas were famous .

“Shar-Shazar . He came leading a hundred thousand devils . While we are enduring their attack and protecting our territory, the fire tars are close to being completely destroyed . ”

“You didn’t join forces with the fire tars?”

“They have great pride . Maybe because you weren’t here, but they didn’t even think about cooperating with me . ”

Muyoung nodded his head .

The fire tars were the owners and natives of this region .

The huge giants of flame . Predators .

Most devils would avoid fire tars, but if it was one of Enroth’s Four Devas, the story was different .

However, if it was Ogar, the vice-chieftain, he should have been able to work it out .

But, even that wasn’t possible?

“Our territory has also lost many strong personnel . Irene also… was killed by Shar-Shazar . ”

Irene . Muyoung remembered . The woman who supported Baltan .

However, Baltan was an undead . He should barely have any change in his emotions, but Baltan was furious .

Was this the cause of ‘Resolve for Revenge’ that appeared on the Status Viewer?

Until revenge was achieved, he would endure all kinds of hardships . Seeing how it was written on the Status Viewer, Muyoung was able to understand how vengeful he was .

“Is this an evolution as an undead?’

Regarding this part, Muyoung couldn’t help but find it slightly odd .

Even though he was undead, Baltan was regaining his emotions as a human .

If he really thought about it, it wasn’t just Baltan . Bae Sungmin was also like this .

‘Is it because of Art of Death, or is there something about undead I’m unaware of . ’

The moment when Muyoung clicked his tongue, the door burst open .

“Lord! Did, did you come back?!”

A small figure ran as he waddled .

It was the dwarf, Kalmooh .

In the past, Muyoung saved him from the underground arena, and he had been following Muyoung since .

“Kalmooh . ”

“Ahh, you really did return!”

Kalmooh’s body shook violently . He was almost about to weep .

“I thought something terrible had happened to you . Of course, I didn’t believe it, but time passed so quickly . ”

“I won’t die . ”

Never .

“Of course . I believe in you . ”

“I would like to know in detail what has happened in the territory . ”

“Yes . I will explain it all . ”

Kalmooh enthusiastically nodded .

After Muyoung learned about his territory .

The things that had changed in the past two years . If he was to use theskill, ‘Lord’, he could find out a lot of the things, but a territory couldn’t be understood through just numbers .

It was much easier to understand when he heard what actually happened, and what was currently happening . It was especially true in the midst of a war .

“…Because the conquest war began, the dwarves were unable to return . Seeing how we can’t even get in touch with God’s Hammer Bartas, they probably started their own line of defense . ”

Their own defense .

It was an extreme act of hiding themselves from the enemy .

Like in the past, when they were fleeing from the dragon .

But, Muyoung needed Bartas’s ability . As he was planning to get God’s Hammer Baltas to make the rest of the ‘Immortal King’s equipment’ .

The fragments of Immortal King .

And the items that contained the full blessing of the moon .

As the items were prepared, now all that was left was to find a craftsman .

“If we make a way and give you soldiers, are you confident you would be able to find Baltas?”

“You mean me?”

“Yes . ”

Kalmooh thought for a moment before he nodded .

“I will try to do it . No, I can do it . ”

“Go with Tacan . As he can use magic related to teleportation, when you find Baltas, he’ll be able to connect you to this place right away . ”

“Yes!”

Kalmooh cheerfully answered . It seemed like there was one person who was really happy to see him .

“What was the reason you fought with Sky Lord?”

“It was to get a sample of its skin . We concluded it was the only way to block Shar-Shazar’s lightning… as the Sky Lord sheds every 14 days, I believed we could take advantage of that time . ”

But, the reality was much different from what was imagined . Baltan spoke with a bit of regret as he had faced Sky Lord’s overwhelming power .

If Muyoung hadn’t stepped up, he would have lost almost all his soldiers .

By the way, speaking of Shar-Shazar .

He was a demon king who used lightning .

Although Muyoung hasn’t encountered him before, as he was one of the top demon kings, it would be that much more powerful .

Even if they had become stronger, it would have been hard to battle a demon king like Shar-Shazar .

That was why he gambled to gain an ingredient to block his lightning attack .

‘It won’t be easy . ’

However, Muyoung never thought he would lose .

If he couldn’t defeat a demon king like him, how could he compete against demon gods?

Muyoung petted Anguish .

Then, Anguish cried lightly .

* * *

Shar-Shazar liked to play games .

Instead of crushing his opponent with overwhelming strength, he liked giving his opponent a bit of hope as he slowly killed them off .

“This is truly art . ”

A completely yellow man who didn’t wear any clothing .

Shar-Shazar admired the giants that were skewered befroe him .

Besides them were creatures of other races .

As Shar-Shazar stretched out his hand, electric waves stirred up the bodies that were skewered and burned them .

“Don’t bring shame to a warrior and kill me! Just kill me!!”

The giants had all died . The creatures of other races had also all died .

However, just one . There was one living being .

A warrior who was trapped in a huge iron cage, the vice-chieftain Ogar!

While looking at him, Shar-Shazar laughed .

“Didn’t they all come running to save you? But, how could I kill you? It’s so fun not to . ”

All these giants charged towards Shar-Shazar to save Ogar .

As well as the creatures of other races, that were like ants that lived in a certain ‘territory’ .

He didn’t really care much about them .

“You bastard! I will kill you! At least you! I will break every bone, and won’t leave a piece of flesh on your body!”

“That is quite amusing . ”

Shar-Shazar burst into laughter .

Afterwards, a devil subordinate of his approached and spoke .

“Shazar . ”

“What? I believe I told you not to talk to me when I’m performing art?”

“I’m sorry . But, the owner of the ‘territory’ of the mixed races has returned . ”

“Hmm?”

The creatures of other races . Was there an owner to those of humble origin? Even if they had one, what could he do? Sha-Shazar laughed .

“It’s not of any importance . ”

Pop!

The devil’s body popped . And as Sha-Shazar started to laugh once again, Ogar started to laugh .

‘He has returned?! He, Muyoung! Kyahahaha!”

“What is so funny?”

“He didn’t die! As expected, he’s immortal, kyahahahaha!”

Ogar laughed as if he’d gone crazy .

“Crazy bastard . ”

Sha-Shazar believed that Ogar had finally lost his mind .

That he had lost it after seeing his colleagues die off .

He didn’t pay much attention to the owner of the territory, Muyoung .