Chapter 348

[The Monarch of the Snake Hell is wounded and has exited from the scenario . ]

[You have won the demon king promotion!]

[Your Demon World ranking is adjusted!]

[You have become the 72nd Demon King!]

I passed by Cho Jinchul’s ashes and looked around . They were two demon kings who hadn’t yet come to their senses . Indeed, it was natural to be surprised . It was because the lowest ranked 72nd demon king was finished in one blow . Even so, this was reality .

[Several demon kings are amazed by your power . ]

[The demon king ‘Devil of Comfort and Savagery’ is spitting at your status . ]

[The demon king ‘Worthless Darkness’ is threatened by your status . ]

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is mocking the reaction of the demon kings . ]

Not all constellations received a giant story . Even if they had a giant story, their stakes in it were low and they couldn’t take full advantage of it .

I was different . All my giant stories weren’t inherited from someone else but were a history that I created with my party members .

[The giant story ‘Demon World’s Spring’ is continuing . ]

The giant stories gathered in this way showed a completely different level of power .

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is looking at the demon kings with greedy eyes . ]

The confrontation with Poseidon still lingered in Unbroken Faith . I stared at the demon kings .

[The demon king ‘Thinker of Lies and Secrets’ is preparing to depart from the scenario . ]

The 71st demon king, Dantalion . The demon who was known to be cunning noticed quickly .

[Where are you trying to run to?]

I used both Electrification and Way of the Wind and caught him . This time, I was helped by Bihyung .

[The bureau has rejected the scenario proposal of the Thinker of Lies and Secrets . ]

[The game should be finished to the end, demon kings . ]

Dantalion’s eyes widened like he hadn’t expected the dokkaebi to take my side . Was it the shock of Andromalius’ defeat? I didn’t feel any dignity from the appearance of the demon kings .

The demon kings outside the top 70 were like this . They became demon kings out of luck and barely clung to the bottom of the ladder while abusing the title of ‘demon king . ‘

Blood rose and the head of a negligent incarnation body rolled to the ground .

[The 71st . ]

[The Thinker of Lies and Secrets is wounded and has exited from the scenario . ]

[You have won the demon king promotion!]

[Your Demon World ranking is adjusted!]

[You have become the 71st Demon King!]

I looked at the last remaining one, Performer of Musical Instruments Amdusias .

Amdusias asked, [Do you really have to do this?]

[Why, are you scared?]

[Do you see me in the same class as Andromalius and Dantalion?]

The atmosphere changed . Unlike the two demon kings I had previously defeated, Amdusias was prepared for a fight . The horn of a unicorn grew from the head of the incarnation .

[The demon king ‘Performer of Musical Instruments’ has summoned the star relic ‘Star Trumpet . ‘]

From the 60s, the level of the demon kings went up a bit .

[The exclusive skill ‘Reading Comprehension’ is activated . ]

The thickness of the story was different . However, there were no special feelings since I already met the 32nd ranked Asmodeus . Asmodeus might’ve gone up the ranks a lot by now . There were demon kings who had particularly steep growth and one of them was Asmodeus . On the other hand, the demon kings in the lower rankings rarely had a chance to rise .

[Your status has increased greatly and your skill ‘Reading Comprehension’ is strengthened!]

[Your skill allows you to understand the composition of the story!]

The story that I felt from Amdusias was very dark and worn out .

[The story ‘Hell Performer’ is yawning while looking at you . ]

It was a boring and long story that no longer made me curious about the backstory . This was the story that formed the backbone of Amdusias, Performer of Musical Instruments .

Amdusias asked, [What are you seeing?]

I said it earlier but the stories I accumulated were more intense than theirs . In fact, these words were wrong . There were fierce moments in any story but the comparison of intensity was meaningless in the first place . In this damn Star Stream, the only thing that won was time .

[ . . . I just want to be able to fight . ]

After hundreds of years, some constellations were dulled by the stimulation of the scenario . Rather than look for and explore new stories, they entrusted themselves to the flow of the stories they had already acquired . Stop thinking about it .

[The story ‘Hell Performer’ is moving according to the will of demon king ‘Amdusias . ]

Those who were masters of the stories were eventually dominated by their stories .

[A person who hasn’t lived for 100 years is mocking me?]

Amdusias knew that his anger wasn’t entirely his own .

[The story ‘Hell Performer’ has begun . ]

Finally, the concert of hell began . The sound waves filled with the power of the 67th Demon Realm moved through the air .

“Aaaack!”

The incarnations of Seoul shed blood and fell down . The performance of the Hell Orchestra was full of blood and death and there was nothing wrong with it . Nevertheless, I didn’t back down . Amdusias was strong but it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t beat him .

[The giant story ‘Demon World’s Spring’ is continuing . ]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is continuing . ]

My sides and shoulders were wounded by the powerful sound waves but I didn’t care . The stories that I and the party members built up were protecting me .

「 Therefore, the man who swallowed God made his own flame . 」

The flames of the torch rose from Unbroken Faith .

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is letting out a wild roar . ]

[The great story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is exercising control over other stories!]

The stories I had were gathered around the torch .

[The story ‘King of a Kingless World’ is agitated . ]

[The story ‘Person who Opposes the Miracle’ is afraid of the giant story . ]

[The story ‘Giant’s Liberator’ is following the flames of the torch . ]

White flames illuminated all of Seoul . Sparks of probability penetrated my body as the berserk story stretched out from my sword .

The flames of the torch raced through the darkness like turbulent waves and swept away Amdusias’ incarnation . The power was so strong that my hand holding the sword trembled .

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is disappointed by your ‘status . ‘]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ wants a fiercer sprint!]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ has complaints about you . ]

[The giant story ‘Demon World’s Spring’ is displeased with ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth . ‘]

The giant stories were inherently different from other stories . The strong stories chose their master and had enormous influence, eventually becoming the master itself . In particular, the Torch That Swallowed the Myth was particularly belligerent . If I showed even the slightest gap, this story wouldn’t hesitate to eat me with its own flames .

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is looking at you with greedy eyes . ]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is ending the story . ]

Before that happened, I had to tighten the reins on it . I had to hurry with my plan or I might end up the same as Amdusias .

Only ashes remained where the flames of the torch passed . The appearance of the demon king was nowhere to be found . This was the gap in overwhelming force .

[The Performer of Musical Instruments is wounded and has exited from the scenario . ]

[You have won the demon king promotion!]

[Your Demon World ranking is adjusted!]

[You have become the 67th Demon King!]

[Your reputation is spread throughout the Demon World!]

[Several demon kings are amazed by your strength . ]

I heard the voice of the dokkaebi .

[The winner of the Representative Exhibition is determined . ]

[The sub scenario ― Seoul Revolution has ended . ]

[300,000 coins will be distributed to Kim Dokja’s Company as compensation . ]

The indirect messages poured out .

[The constellations of the absolute evil system have sponsored you 100,000 coins for your battle .

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ likes your struggle . ]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is proud of your growth . ]

[The constellation ‘Mass Production Maker’ is nodding in a warm manner . ]

[Several demon kings are offering you goodwill . ]

Between the pouring messages, I could feel the eyes of the crowd from below the wall . The survivors who lived through Amdusias’ attack were watching me . They didn’t even know they had been used .

I opened my mouth towards them . [Everyone, it is nice to see you for the first time . I am the Demon King of Salvation . ]

The wings of a demon king spread out behind me while horns rose from my head . The surprised people screamed and stepped back . I took one step closer to them .

[Open the walls . ]

There was a loud sound as the Factory forcibly opened its walls . The barriers they had been trying to cross opened so easily that the people seemed perplexed .

“W-What . . . ?”

[Didn’t you want to come in? Please enter at any time . ]

“Is he trying to kill us?”

“He’ll kill us! I’m sure he’ll kill us!”

Some horror-filled incarnations started pissing themselves at my true voice . I stared at them and spoke in a resolute voice . [I am a demon king but I have never once persecuted incarnations for unreasonable reasons . Kim Dokja’s Company has never monopolized Seoul . ]

In fact, the door of the Factory was always open . It was the citizens who first distanced themselves and gazed at us with fear .

[The Factory will accept you . I won’t spare you support as you go up through the scenarios one by one . I will help you build your story as much as you can . ]

The eyes of the people became cloudy at the words that came out of my mouth . Some made disbelieving expressions while others opposed it .

“How can we believe that?”

“T-That’s right! You are already too strong . In addition, the constellations . . . !”

I understood their feelings . Some gaps are awe-inspiring while others created despair . The scene that the incarnations just witnessed was a great story that they couldn’t catch up with in their lifetime .

[There is no guarantee that you will be left behind if you start late . The speed at which we go through the scenario is different . I was in the same situation as you a few years ago . ]

The constellations of the sky were looking down at me . The beings had been far away even from the first scenario .

[I was an incarnation that lagged behind thousands of years compared to those constellations . Yet I came all this way . ]

Those beings were now in reach if I stretched out my hands .

I looked at the people with my horns and wings . [Look at my appearance . Do I look special?]

The people were looking up at me with bemused eyes . It was as if they were looking for something inherently special in my appearance . Someone muttered, ” . . . Can we become that?”

[You never know what will happen before any scenario ends . Don’t give up until the end . ]

I turned around and spoke final words .

[The front door is open . If you wish, please come in and seek help or advice . ]

This might be a fake hope . Perhaps most of them wouldn’t climb to the stars but they would be excited by the enchantment when they faced the starlight . Still, what the people needed right now was this fake hope .

Then someone muttered my modifier . “Demon King of Salvation . . . “

There was a bitter taste on my tongue .

[The demon king ‘Devil of Lust and Fury’ likes your deception . ]

[The constellation ‘Saviour of Corruption’ reveals hostility towards you . ]

Demon King of Salvation . The Star Stream must be as bad at naming as I was . Many people wished to survive but I wasn’t a philanthropist . I only liked the people I liked and saved the people I cared about .

“Dokja-ssi!”

In the distance, the party members were running towards me, including Jung Heewon . I waved lightly towards them .

Then I saw a glittering system message in the air .

[The master of the 73rd Demon Realm, representative of Kim Dokja’s Company . ]

The moment I was going to check the message, someone spoke from behind me .

[You don’t need to read that . I came directly . ]

It was a familiar true voice . I stared at him with wide open eyes .

[Asmodeus . ]

[It’s been a while, Kim Dokja .

[Did you come to give up your ranking?]

[I came here to share a deeper friendship . Aren’t we colleague who share a giant story?]

The words weren’t completely wrong . In fact, a minority share of the Demon World’s Spring belonged to him .

[Are you already aware of why I’m here?]

Of course, I knew . Asmodeus had probably come here with the same purpose as the other demon kings .

[Do I have to attend?]

[It is a foolish question . This close to the apocalypse, you should know the answer . ]

I was silent as I stared in Asmodeus’ serene eyes .

Asmodeus said, [The ‘Duet Between Good and Evil’ will soon begin . Now it is time for you to choose a side . ]

The gaze towards me was inquiring .

Was I ‘good’? Or was I ‘evil’?

It wasn’t only Asmodeus . The stars of the night sky split around me in unison . One side was a bright light while the other side was a dazzling light .

I inwardly sighed . The Duet Between Good and Evil . The implication of this scenario being initiated was simple .

「 There isn’t much time until the destruction in this world . 」

Once the balance between good and evil collapsed, the stars in the night sky would fall one by one . It was fatal destruction that even the big nebulae couldn’t escape . If my memories were correct, perhaps the first victim of the destruction—

[The constellation ‘Scribe of Heaven’ is looking at you . ]

It would be the nebula of archangels, Eden .

TL: Rainbow Turtle