Chapter 26 – 25. Trial (3)
Aris and Arthur arrived in front of the devil’s castle gate.
A huge iron gate that appears to be 10 meters long. There was no gatekeeper guarding the door, but as Aris approached, the door began to open on its own.
ㅡCuckoo Palace…
Nothing was visible inside the open space, but as soon as I stepped beyond the door, the chandelier on the ceiling began to light up with dark red flames, illuminating the dark interior.
“…”
The interior doesn’t even have the usual decorations. Only the red carpet beneath my feet headed towards the distant door.
“Ah, Aris. I think it’s beyond that door.”
Arthur’s voice was trembling as he felt fear.
ㅡJump, jump, jump.
Since Aris couldn’t put it off any longer, she walked towards the door with Arthur.
After walking along the red carpet for a few minutes, I was able to quickly arrive at a door I thought was far away.
“Then open the door, Arthur.”
Seeing Arthur nodding her head, Aris placed her hand on the door handle.
ㅡRattle.
Uh? My hands were shaking like this.?
My instinct kept warning me that I shouldn’t open the door, but I couldn’t stop here, so I closed my eyes and opened it.
ㅡChul. Ugh.
A handle that turns slowly. Behind her, she heard Arthur giving her a buff, and Aris sensed that it was time and opened the door nervously, holding her sword in one hand.
Huge interior. Even though the door was open, the red carpet was connected to a large chair about 50 meters away.
Aris’ eyes turned to the chair as she felt the power of power pierce her skin.
Aris caught the image of the Demon King sitting on her chair.
Two large black horns grew on the Demon King’s head, and his hair was dark red and had an ambiguous length, longer than short hair but shorter than long hair. Unlike these characteristics, white jade-like skin also stood out.
“!!”
At that time, the Demon King, who had closed her eyes, opened her eyes and began to look at Aris.
Aris could see her enemy’s eyes and her outstanding appearance as if they were stained with her blood. She looked like what a goddess of beauty would look like, but her chest was flat for a woman, and she had a small frame for a man. As if it were neuter.
“Is it you?”
When the Demon King saw Aris, she opened her mouth, and a neutral voice that was neither male nor female was heard.
“Yes, I am a hero.”
Aris, thinking that a battle was about to break out, began to raise her spirits. However, she heard unexpected words from the devil’s mouth.
“Wait a minute, why don’t we just talk?”
Conversation? With the devil? What nonsense. It’s clearly a trick.
“Conversation? Good.”
Aris pretended to comply with her demon lord’s words and immediately began gathering her mana.
“Hmm, I have a question.”
Aris focuses all her attention on the Demon King.
The moment when the air coming out of the demon king’s nose as he speaks overlaps with the timing of his eyes closing.
Thunder Dragon Nine Style – Type 1 Seonjeon
ㅡPazijik.!
A quick stab that is not even visible to the average person.
Just before the holy sword stabbed the demon king’s neck. Aris felt the eyes of the Demon King looking at her.
ㅡChin.
And the devil was seen blocking the attack by holding the tip of the sword with her two fingers.
“Is this how humans communicate?”
Aris felt that the tip of her sword was not moving, and she immediately linked the next technique.
A current begins to flow through Aris’ hand and gather at the tip of her sword.
ㅡTap! Crack!
The moment when the electric current gathered at the tip of the knife begins to bounce.
Thunder Dragon Nine Type – Type 3 Depth Charge
ㅡ Kaiah !!!
An explosion occurred with a tremendous roar. Aris, feeling the sword free, thought she had done some effective damage, and she opened her distance against the Demon King’s attack.
“Hmm. It’s more useful than I thought.”
“!!!”
However, when the dust cleared, what was seen was the appearance of the Demon King, who had not moved a single step from where he stood.
What. What? No damage at all? It can’t be.
The devil has no scratches, just like when I first saw him.
Aris, thinking she must have done something, immediately used her status window.
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ
Name: ?
[Abilities]
Stamina-90
Strength-90
Dexterity-90
Magi-99
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ
Don’t… That’s ridiculous! All abilities are 90, and even Magi is 99.?
Aris had no choice but to lose her will to fight due to the shame she had never seen before in her life. With this level of difference in ability, it would not be strange at all for someone to die with just one gesture from her.
Of course I didn’t give up. Even at this very moment, I could hear Arthur praying from behind.
Aris thought she needed to take her time and spoke to the Demon King.
“Is the promise to talk still valid?”
The devil shows a creepy smile at Aris’ words.
“Yes.”
As soon as he answered, the Demon King shifted his eyes from Aris to Arthur.
“I’ll have to deal with the dangerous stuff first.”
The Demon King beckoned towards Arthur with his horse, and a black blade was seen flying in Aris’ eyes.
Don’t… You have to stop it! Arthur!!
ㅡWood clatter!
“Huh?”
As Arthur was reciting her prayer, Aris, who blocked the devil’s attack with the holy sword, appeared before his eyes.
Fortunately, the demon king’s attack did not leave even a small scratch on her holy sword, but Aris’ hand holding her sword was broken and shaking.
“Ugh…”
“Aris!!!”
Arthur began to say other prayers to heal Aris, and her broken arm returned to its original state in an instant.
“Huh. Shit.”
Cursing flowed from Aris’ mouth at the unpleasant sensation and pain of her broken bones being mended.
The Demon King, who was just watching this, opened his mouth again.
“You disgusting bastard, if you show the power of the Goddess in front of me one more time, she will suffer the most terrible death.”
“Hi!”
As the Demon King gave a threatening warning, Arthur lost strength in his legs and fell to the floor.
“Arthur. For now, do as the Demon King says.”
After seeing Arthur nod her head, Aris spoke to the Demon King again.
“So what kind of conversation do you want to have?”
“Conversation. I want to know about my existence.”
Aris started to get a little angry at the Demon King’s unknown words.
“What kind of bullshit is that?”
However, the Demon King did not care at all about Aris’ attitude and continued her words.
“I definitely remember everything. “The ordering of the invasion of the empire and the thousands of wars and slaughter that took place in the past.”
“But I don’t remember it as much as the first time.”
“First? “Isn’t it because I’m so old that I’m senile?”
The Demon King chuckled and responded to Aris’s sarcasm.
Haha! “It’s a hilarious story.”
“I am perfect. “You were perfect from the moment you were born, but not being able to remember the moment you were born is already a contradiction in itself.”
As she finished speaking, she saw the devil slowly approaching her.
“Okay. This can’t happen. Then there is only one answer.”
“This world is fake. Then it all makes sense.”
“This is crazy.”
Did you notice that this place isn’t real from the fake demon king theme in the trials? Fuck, fuck, fuck!!
Aris started swearing in her head and started acting.
“What nonsense is that? “I never thought the devil was a madman.”
But the Demon King did not even listen to Aris.
“Who is the master of illusion? No matter how I look at it, you seem like a warrior.”
“… If I kill you here, will I disappear?”
Aris did not answer the Demon King’s question, but her slightly shaking eyes were enough of an answer for the Demon King.
“Hmm. Then I guess I just don’t have to kill him.”
“You don’t kill me.?”
What is this sound? The devil won’t kill me?
The Demon King smiled at Aris and raised her hand and began to do something.
“Arthur!! Do everything you can!!!”
Aris shouted at Arthur and immediately raised her sword and collected mana.
We have to stop it right now!!
Thunder Dragon Nine Type – Type 2 Thunder Strike
A blue line of electric current drawn horizontally.
ㅡSeogeuk.
The line of electricity passed through the Demon King’s wrist, and at the same time, the severed wrist fell to the floor, spurting blood.
ㅡChrrrrva!
At the same time, golden chains rose from the floor and began to bind the demon king’s body.
Aris, seeing that the Demon King’s body was fixed, prepared the strongest attack she could.
ㅡDdduduk.
However, upon hearing the strange sound coming from her floor, Aris’ eyes naturally turned to the source of the sound.
From where I looked, I saw the Demon King’s severed hand moving while making a strange sound.
Aris tried to block it, but she could only watch because she was preparing the technique.
In an instant, the hand on the floor created a sharp spear with magical energy, and it was launched quickly at the same time.
ㅡPuck! Puck!
Aris closed her eyes tightly, bracing for her shock, but the expected sound came from behind.
“Oh… No!”
There’s only Arthur behind me…?
In the end, Aris had no choice but to look behind her.
“… “
When she turned around, there stood Arthur, whose body had been pierced by the demon’s spear, leaving a large hole in her heart and stomach.
Aris looked at Arthur’s face. Her slightly smiling eyes and slightly sad looking corners of her mouth.
ㅡSharply.
Light flowed from Arthur’s body for a moment, but as if his life had ended first, the light disappeared and Arthur’s body also fell to the floor.
“Arthur?”
Arthur? It’s a lie, right? Why are you dying No, it’s okay because this isn’t reality. Just die, and you’ll be able to get out of the ordeal. Then you can see Arthur again.
However, Aris sensed her growing anger and raised all her mana, and she rushed at the Demon King.
“You fucking bastard!!!”
However, the Demon King’s movements, free from her restraints, were far beyond Aris’ expectations.
“You have a foul mouth.”
ㅡSeogeuk.
The devil moves his arm once. Both of Aris’ arms were cut off.
ㅡSeogeuk.
The Demon King moves his arms horizontally. Both of Aris’ feet were cut off.
“Kwaaaaahhhhh!!!!!”
“Hmm. I feel more comfortable now, then I have to seal it.”
Aris barely managed to come to her senses as she heard the Demon King’s words.
“Ugh. Bo, it’s a seal? “What the fuck is that nonsense!!”
The Demon King kindly answered Aris’ question.
“That’s to be real. “If you don’t die, I won’t die either.”
“If the owner of the dream never wakes up from his sleep, wouldn’t it no longer be a dream but reality?”
It’s crazy. This must be crazy. Since this place is fake, you are going to seal me away forever and make it real? If I continue like this, I will be trapped here forever!!
After speaking, the Demon King gathered demonic energy and began to create a sphere.
“When this is completed.!”
The Demon King, who began to make an ecstatic expression, began to focus on creating a sealing sphere with magic power. However, his expression distorted with anger at the wave of mana he felt next to him.
The Demon King moved her hand towards Aris quickly, but her Aris mouth moved even faster.
“You idiot.”
ㅡQuaaaaang!
Using her depth charge on her own heart, Aris narrowly managed to kill herself, and felt her vision darken along with her immense pain.
After a while, when Aris’s vision returned, she saw her Demon Castle and her Arthur next to her own. She could then see something similar to her status window floating up.
[Life remaining: 2]
