Chapter 139 – Forgotten Race
Sitting on a throne boasting eerie majesty was a being wearing pitch-black armor.
The demon king whom everyone on the continent is currently afraid of and on guard against.
The energy flowing from her body was full of discomfort and made the surrounding monsters nervous.
“It is said that the monster carrying out the plan in Tersus was subdued.”
The monster reporting from beneath the throne was trembling with fear.
He was a low-level monster who merely reported, but even with his weak skills, he could keenly feel how angry the being sitting on the throne was.
There was nothing he could do as it felt like his skin was being scraped by a sharp knife, and he felt like he had fallen into the middle of hell.
“Continue.”
The Demon King’s voice contained cold anger.
The monsters around her felt that it would not be strange for her to slaughter them right away.
That’s why the news coming from the Demon King Castle recently was empty and not good at all.
“Uh… Next is the current status of monsters spread throughout the area, but I think it will be difficult to gather them for the time being.”
“Why?”
The monster who was reporting to the Demon King’s question felt his head becoming dizzy.
It’s simple to say why.
But it will be difficult for him to survive.
He had to rack his brain to figure out how he could survive.
“Well… Humans are not cooperating with each other, but their guard against us has increased, so if we move hastily… There is a possibility that we will suffer a big blow before we can properly unite our forces…”
He sensed his own death.
No matter how hard he tries, he is just a low-level monster.
Not only was it not an important force, but the answer given was also insufficient to satisfy the Demon King.
Even the most resourceful tactician met his death after making a painful mistake.
Even if the Demon King killed him out of anger, it had no effect on the Demon King’s army, and there were actually monsters that died that way.
“··· Insect-like humans… “
At that moment, a strong energy emanated from the Demon King, and the weaker monsters nearby fell to the ground.
The monster who was reporting hoped that he would faint too, but he was an exception.
It wasn’t because he was stronger than I thought.
The devil simply refrained because there was still a report to be made.
He was well aware of that fact and could not move even an inch from where he was standing.
“How is the barrier maintenance going?”
“Currently, it is weakening for unknown reasons, so I think action will be needed as soon as possible.”
The Demon King quietly closed his eyes.
Although others did not know yet, she knew the reason better than anyone else.
The barrier that hides the identity of the Demon King’s army is the result of combining Melissa’s abilities with her own.
However, recently, the connection with Melissa was suddenly lost, and as a result, the barrier was slowly collapsing.
“It’s all just trash news.”
The Demon King thought of Melissa’s betrayal or death.
If it had been the latter, it would have been slightly positive, but the probability of it being the former was much higher.
The sheer size of her power was overwhelming for the Demon Lord, but Melissa’s power was also formidable, and her magical skills were outstanding.
“If you see Melissa in the future, kill her right away.”
“Four! Ah… I understand. “
The monsters were embarrassed by the sudden command, but they had no choice but to nod.
To them, the Demon King was something they had to absolutely obey, and he had to follow orders even if they were incomprehensible.
The monsters that were quick-witted or resourceful vaguely realized that Melissa had betrayed them.
“This has become a hassle.”
No matter how powerful an enemy she faced, Melissa had the ability to run away.
Even if Eugene was known as a warrior on the continent, that didn’t change.
Even if you don’t win, it will be very easy to simply use magic to kill time and run away.
And that became the basis for the Demon King to become convinced of betrayal.
“What information came from the guys who were watching Melissa?”
“Ah… Not yet.”
When the Demon King slowly opened his eyes, a creepy red glow emanated from the inside of his helmet.
The monster sitting beneath the throne found it difficult to breathe due to her overbearing atmosphere, but was able to barely maintain his spirit by using her survival instinct.
“You’re not going to say that you don’t have any information from the surrounding area, right?”
Feeling as if the chilly, cold air was pressing down on his body, he squeezed his head with unprecedented speed.
“It’s a bit far, but we have information that Eugene, the guy who disturbed us, has visited a nearby city!”
An impassioned speech with all his might.
The cries that exercised the survival instinct to the limit only echoed hollowly in the surroundings.
Despite his earnest cries, the ominous current emanating from the Demon King’s body was growing stronger.
‘As expected, humans cannot be trusted.’
She sensed that Eugene was connected to Melissa’s betrayal.
Melissa’s sudden betrayal and the visit of saboteur Eugene.
It was too perfect to be a coincidence, and other than that, there was nothing else to raise doubt about.
“It looks like I neglected him too much.”
“So… What does that mean…? “
“I think we need to scold the guy who doesn’t know the topic and boasts about being a hero.”
Eugene is called a warrior on the continent.
It wasn’t that the Demon King wasn’t wary of him.
He thought that it was the most difficult enemy, but the situation in the Demon King’s army was not good to eliminate.
But the problems she had neglected were getting bigger, and she felt a strong need to get rid of Eugene.
“Then… What should we do…?”
“Can you move only if I give you instructions one by one?”
“I’ll prepare everything right away!”
The monster I was reporting got up and ran away, almost as if running away.
As the conversation ended, there was only ominous silence surrounding the area, and the monsters held their breath as they watched the Demon King.
“Everyone gets out.”
Speech as if throwing away trash.
The monsters began to disappear as quietly and quickly as possible as their voices filled with frustration.
If you get caught wrongly, you could die right away, so the space where the throne was suddenly empty.
“Haa…”
The Demon King looked at the place where the monsters had disappeared and let out a deep sigh.
The frustration she had never felt since ascending to the position of Demon King made her want to slaughter all of her subordinates.
However, if he did that, the defeat of the Demon King’s army was almost certain, and he could barely contain his anger.
‘It will take a long time to kill humans like this.’
To relieve some of her frustration, she took off her helmet and a beautiful face appeared on the throne.
Black hair and red eyes.
Unlike other monsters, the cold-hearted beauty did not have much difference from humans.
If Eugene had seen her, he would have thought she was an ordinary human, but she was not human.
“They don’t even know who I am.”
She was the only survivor of a race previously called demons.
In human records, it was written that all demons were evil and ugly beings, but that was false history.
Originally, the demons were just an ordinary race that only lived longer than humans.
“In the first place, they gave themselves the name ‘Demons’ because they wanted to.”
A race that looks no different from humans but lives a long life.
Looking similar but living a long time aroused jealousy in humans, which soon led to hatred.
In the end, as the name demons and the story of them being ugly and evil spread widely, even what kind of race they were originally was forgotten.
‘It would have been better if it ended there’
The demons, who were hated in every way, were targeted for extermination, and despite their longevity, they all met a cruel death.
However, she, the only one who survived, was able to gain powerful powers one day.
Armor containing the thoughts of dead compatriots.
In order to survive, she wore a cursed item that gave her more power than a dragon, and a being called the Demon King was born.
‘Humans will take revenge in the same way.’
As her anger welled up, black mana spread out from her armor to the surrounding area.
That power contained the anger of its already dead compatriots and left sharp marks in the empty space.
“”Kill them… Kill them all…””
The whispers of her dead compatriots echoed around her, and when the commotion subsided a moment later, her red eyes had a duller glow than before.
