Chapter 210

Chapter 210 – Chapter 44: Rendezvous

Around 500 years ago, the Demon King’s Palace ended the Era of Struggle and unified the kingdom .

In the Human World, 500 years was a long time, and they spanned dozens of generations . However, it was different in the Demon world . Like the other species of the Demon World, the demon kings had longevity, so there had only been six demon kings who ruled during the 500 years of history .

The invincible king, who ended the Era of Struggle, had ruled for the shortest period of time . He had established the Demon King’s Palace and left his position in the 12th year of his reign .

The first demon king was an old man by the time he set up the palace . It had taken him over 100 years to end the Era of Struggle, so he had led his army for over 100 years .

The demon king was obviously old, but the decisive reason for his retirement wasn’t age . When considering the lifespan of the sura, the demon king was only middle-aged when he retired and still far from death .

There was only one reason for the first demon king to step down . He had become weaker . The demon king of the second generation had surpassed his strength .

The second demon king had been the first demon king’s nephew . The first demon king had no children, so it seemed natural for his nephew to rise to his throne . For several species in the Demon World, it was natural for family members to succeed the throne .

However, the real reason why the second demon king inherited the throne wasn’t because he was the flesh and blood of the first demon king . It was for a much simpler and clearer reason . By the time the first demon king stepped down, the second demon king had become the strongest person in the Demon World .

The second demon king had reigned over the Demon World for over 100 years . The third demon king after him had been the strongest among his children . The third king had also ruled for a long time . In the fourth generation, the one who had inherited the title of demon king was his much beloved third daughter .

However, she hadn’t been the strongest person in the Demon World, as all her predecessors had been . She hadn’t even been the strongest among the children of the demon king . She had been able to rise to the throne because the third demon king loved her very much . However, her siblings had then fought and killed each other .

The one who had ended up becoming the fourth demon king had been the strongest of the remaining siblings, both individually and with the forces behind him .

The fifth demon king had been the eldest son of the fourth king . He had been the strongest among the children of the demon king but not the strongest person in the Demon World . He then became obsessed with the bloodline of the ancient king and made a law that only the children of the queens could inherit the throne among the children of the demon king . The fifth demon king had many concubines, but his queen had been a sura who was his cousin and had been with him since childhood .

In the fifth generation, the king and queen only had one child . Therefore, the sixth demon king had been able to rise to the position without any competition . However, ironically, the sixth demon king was the strongest person in the Demon World, unlike some of his predecessors .

He was the sura king, Mitra…

The current demon king .

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The demon king stayed alone in a room covered in darkness . More than 10 years had passed since he left his bedroom in the Black Castle and moved to a place where only the sword duke knew how to approach .

Among the previous demon kings, Mitra had the largest number of queens and concubines as well as the largest number of children .

1st Prince Baikal Ragnaros, the eldest of the demon king’s children, was only in his late 20s . In the eyes of the various species in the Demon World, Baikal was still just a child .

All the children of the demon king were young . Based on the Demon World, the differences in their ages were extremely small . All the children had been born between 30 and 10 years ago .

That period had also been when the demon king began living with his illness . Decades had passed by, and the demon king’s illness hadn’t improved . There had been a period of stagnation, but that was it .

Unlike his predecessors, the demon king had grown up in the Sanctuary . Therefore, he could understand why the second demon king had inherited the throne from the first demon king .

The demon king wasn’t the ruler of the Demon World; he was the Demon World’s protector .

The reason why the strongest person in the Demon World had to become the demon king wasn’t to press everyone else down . A clearer reason existed .

The demon king’s gaze moved away, and he got up in the darkness .

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Arch Lich Shutenberg wasn’t a fool .

It had been over 1,000 years since he became a lich . In the Era of Struggle, he had been referred to as the Half King . Shutenberg had lived a long life before becoming a lich . If he combined all the years he had lived, there were more than 1,000 years . This wasn’t a small number .

However, he wasn’t the oldest existence . There were those who had lived for much longer in the Demon World .

Arch Lich Shutenberg thought about one of them, the oldest being in the Demon World . Compared to him, even the elder dragons could be called new .

A bitter smile appeared on Shutenberg’s skeletal face as he recognized those who were heading towards his realm .

There was Sword Duke Ishgard, an elder of the sura and the one who had taught the demon king…

And 2nd Prince Zephyr Ragnaros, the strongest prince . The day he was born, the dragons had felt a tremor because of how gifted he was . There was also Warrior Locke, a miracle born among the hundreds of millions of humans . He was the Drakon Kechatulla raised by Guardian Queian . Along with Locke, there was the 9th Prince, Shutra Ignus, the Conquest Knight and the Demon World’s Drakon Kechatulla . He was more dangerous than Zephyr and Warrior Locke .

Lastly, there were the ones with them as well . All the children of the demon king had come, except for 3rd Prince Victor Nekrion .

Arch Lich Shutenberg sat back in his throne . They were all gathering in one place .

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As Indara had said, the cold and blizzard became weaker as they proceeded to the north . However, it was still comparable to the coldest region in the Demon World .

Moreover, as the blizzard and cold weather weakened, the attacks of various creatures increased . The undead created by Shutenberg attacked extensively, and they had to fight several times a day .

In-gong understood why the sword duke had prepared a small army of elites to advance through the north . Only the elites would be able to march through the north towards Shutenberg’s castle without collapsing of exhaustion .

They didn’t know when the attacks would come, so they couldn’t afford to make a hot spring like when they had first met Locke . All they could do was eat and sleep in the shelter which Felicia and Daphne kept on making .

In the midst of the snowstorm, Amita pounded their hammer . Their small raccoon hand was wielding a big hammer with force, but the sound of the wind was so loud that there was no need to worry about the sound leaking out of the shelter .

“What is it?”

Amita, who was repairing the weapons destroyed by repeated battles, looked next to them with a frown . Carack smiled and replied from the rock where he was watching Amita,

“No, you just look like a real craftsman this time . Are you a craftsman? I don’t see the same person who drank bath water until their stomach became sore . ”

“Kak!”

Amita growled angrily, and Carack just laughed . Despite everything else, Amita was genuinely skilled . Moreover, they had started listening to In-gong obediently thanks to the Heavenly Wine .

‘Prince, you must keep this a secret . ’

Otherwise, it was clear that Amita would pounce on In-gong in order to get a taste .

Carack imagined Amita gnawing on In-gong’s fingers and laughed again . The most eye-catching area was the place where the princesses were gathered .

“Beatrice unni, tell me more stories about the Human World . ”

Beatrice was located between the princesses and their aides . Caitlin had befriended Beatrice over the last few days and now called her ‘unni’ . Beatrice wasn’t from the Demon World, so she claimed that the stiff title was needed .

Anastasia sighed as she looked at Caitlin all over the Human World’s saintess . She liked Beatrice after spending a few days together, but the time was still too short . Anastasia was uneasy at the fact that Caitlin seemed to have forsaken all vigilance .

“Caitlin, don’t play around too much . Shouldn’t you give the Saintess a rest?”

Caitlin flinched at the reproach, however, Beatrice just smiled slowly .

“It is okay, Princess Anastasia . It isn’t anything hard to talk about . ”

Anastasia couldn’t say anything in response to that . As she backed away with a disgruntled expression, Caitlin smiled widely and hugged Beatrice .

“Bea unni, I like you a lot . ”

Beatrice smiled with a pleased expression, and Felicia’s lips distorted as she watched the two people . She felt somehow like she was being deprived of Caitlin .

Carack laughed at the sight of the princesses playing well and headed towards the entrance of the shelter . It wasn’t just the princesses . The mercenary king and warrior were also mixing well with the troops . Their stories of the strange Human World were welcomed by all .

After reaching the entrance of the shelter, Carack exited it while lightly greeting the soldier guarding it . It was a mysterious sight to see snowflakes in the sky of the Demon World, but it only caused curses for the last few days .

“Carack . ”

“Prince . ”

In-gong looked away from where he was staring at the sky and turned toward Carack, who moved toward In-gong in his winter clothes .

“It is night, so you should rest . ”

“Wait a minute . ”

After stopping Carack, In-gong closed his eyes and took a deep breath . Instead of looking at In-gong, Carack looked up at the sky . There was a small green light shimmering in the distance .

In-gong was sharing Green Wind’s vision and looking around from a high place . The mini-map was heavily influenced by the user’s actual range of vision . Therefore, the range of the mini-map was widened dramatically when viewed from a high position .

Then In-gong opened his eyes . Carack recognized that White eagle had begun to descend rapidly from the sky and asked,

“We aren’t far away?”

“Yes, we should arrive no later than the day after tomorrow . ”

Arch Lich Shutenberg…

He wasn’t a big presence in Knight Saga . Shutenberg was powerful, but he was a type of hidden boss who didn’t have a big influence on the story . However, in this world, his existence was obviously different . The evidence was that not just In-gong’s involvement but that the sword duke and Zephyr were involved as well .

In-gong’s mind felt heavier . The children of the demon king were all together, but he still felt worried .

The Death Knight and War Knight…

How long would those two remain silent? They were also in the north, so they should be acting .

His head was cold, but his thoughts were becoming complicated . Carack raised his hand to In-gong’s shoulder .

“Prince . ”

Carack smiled as In-gong turned to him .

“Don’t overthink it too much . ”

In-gong couldn’t help smiling in response .

“Yes . ”

White Eagle returned, then In-gong looked towards the north .

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As Zephyr sat on the back of Quanta, he looked towards the west from the sky . Due to the snowstorm, it was impossible to see it with the naked eye, but he could tell .

Shutenberg’s castle wasn’t far . Depending on the enemy’s resistance, they could arrive as early as tomorrow .

Zephyr closed his eyes and focused his senses . The armour of the elder dragon on his body, Cruel Talia’s Armour, seemed to growl in response to something .

“Let’s go back . ”

Zephyr gave a low order, and Quanta headed towards the ground . In the midst of the strong winds, Zephyr once again looked in the direction of Shutenberg’s castle .

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The War Knight spoke .

Arch Lich Shutenberg could feel it .

The Death Knight didn’t wait any longer and raised his body from the throne .