Chapter 247
It was truly a magnificent sight.
Kkwarreung!
Underneath the thunder and lightning that poured down from the sky.
The sight of Sung Suho appearing with numerous black legions and handing over the horn of the previous Demon King to Esil RadirâŠ
It was like a solemn and magnificent painting, reminiscent of a knightâs inauguration ceremony.
And the moment Esil received the âHorn of Baranâ with both hands.
An old demon muttered as if possessed, suddenly seeing the figure enveloped in a black aura.
âA new king has been born in this land that has lost its master.â
With those words, without anyone saying anything, all the demons fell to their knees and began to worship.
âA new king has been born!â
âKing of demons!â
âEsil Radir!â
Euaaaaaaaaaah!
Towards the new king, Esil Radir.
In that way, everyone became one in heart and mind and shouted Esilâs name in an explosive manner.
but.
â⊠⊠Ugh.â
What the demons saw and what was real were completely different.
âI, who am so picky, am being eaten instead⊠âŠ!â
The person involved, Esil Radir, was in a state of despair.
Kuoooooooo⊠⊠!
From the moment she unexpectedly accepted the horn of Baran that Suho had handed her, Esilâs expression became stiff.
Baranâs horn suddenly started sucking her in with incredible power!
Like the residents of the gap.
With the intention of sucking out all the nutrients contained within Esil.
âThis is the succession⊠âŠ!â
Esil realized instinctively.
At this very moment, Baranâs horn was asking itself.
Are you really qualified to be king?
If you are not fit to be a king.
âOn the contrary, are you planning to eat me and take my soul?!â
âI see.â
This is the Demon Kingâs succession ceremony.
It was Baranâs last struggle, as even his spirit body was destroyed and scattered into the dregs of the gap.
And then.
-Youâre weak.
⊠⊠?!
A voice filled with laughter whispered softly to Esil.
At that moment, Esil also realized her fate.
-You are not qualified.
In the end, Esilâs mind, which had been gritting its teeth and resisting the suction, was helplessly sucked into the abyss.
Shwaaaaaaaah!
âEwwâŠ!â
* * *
How much time has passed?
âEuaaaaaaah!â
A bottomless pit.
In an abyss so vast that even the passage of time was imperceptible, Esil was falling endlessly.
After falling like that for a long time.
At the edge of her vision, where she had previously been unable to see anything, something began to appear.
At first it looked like a whitish pillar.
After a long time, Esil finally fell to a place where she could clearly see what it really was.
and.
âOh my god.â
All I could do in front of it was stand in awe.
âNo way this isâŠâ
Esil was face to face with it.
In the deepest and widest darkness.
A giant tree that grew and took root at the edge of the afterlife sea.
âThe World Tree?â
I could tell without anyone telling me.
My instincts as a demon, or rather my memories of being a resident of the gap before that, were whispering the truth.
That is the world tree.
That giant tree that shines on its own even in this abyss is the World Tree!
âBut why?â
Esil was puzzled.
How did her soul, which failed in succession and was eventually eaten by Baranâs horn, end up in front of the World Tree?
No, I canât even call it an arrival.
Because even now, he was still falling. 1
Because the size of the World Tree was so vast, it was difficult to perceive the fact.
But I guess that was good anyway.
The moment she saw the World Tree, only one thought came to Esilâs mind.
âSuho!â
She had to tell Suho this.
âSuho! Over here! The World Tree you were looking for is right here!â
But no matter how much she shouted, Esilâs voice did not come out of her mouth.
Even if she had made a sound, there was no way his words would have reached Suho in this vast abyss.
So she decided to change her method.
âSince itâs come to this, Iâll take it myself!â
Esil thought.
In the first place, what Suho wanted was not the location of the World Tree, but the branches of the World Tree.
âSo I can break off a branch of the World Tree and take it myself!â
As that thought occurred to her, the thought that suddenly came to Esilâs mind was none other than âVulcanâ.
What was the reason that Vulcan, who was originally just a small creature, was able to evolve into a demon noble?
Itâs the world tree!
Wasnât it because you broke off the branches of the World Tree and ate its leaves?
If thatâs the principle, then what?
âIf I grab a branch of the World Tree, wonât I be able to seize a new opportunity? Like Vulcan?â
It was the moment when the survival instinct, the most primal instinct that sustains the demon race, stirred within Esil.
Choaack!
Esil, who had been falling endlessly, desperately reached out her hand.
Towards the world tree.
âJust a little bit! Just a little bit more!â
If you wish and want, you will move.
Esilâs soul, which stretched out its hand anxiously, as if it could touch it, but couldnât, began to move towards the World Tree little by little.
And finally.
Bam.
The moment Esilâs fingertips touched the branches of the World Tree.
âGot it⊠âŠ!â
Kyaaaa âŠ
⊠⊠?!
Suddenly, with a roar that shook the heavens and earth, a giant snake appeared, wrapped around the World Tree, and blocked Esilâs path.
Esil hurriedly withdrew her outstretched hand as if it had been burned.
And when she saw the monster that appeared before her eyes, she was so shocked that her soul trembled.
âOh my god. What is this?â
Kyaaaaaaaah!
An absurdly large snake⊠âŠwas coiled around the World Tree!
And that snake has seven heads!
âCould it be that he is guarding the World Tree?â
Or is it just living here?
A snake living in the afterlife sea?
I have many questions.
But now Esil had no time to resolve that question.
One of the heads of that giant snake spotted Esil and suddenly turned its head towards her.
and.
Kyaaaaaaaah!
It opened its mouth to catch and eat Esil.
âOh, no!â
The gaping mouth of a snake like a crocodile covered Esilâs entire field of vision.
Esilâs soul, still falling, was unable to escape and was destined to be eaten into its maw.
That was when.
Tiring!
[Passive skill â(Unknown)â is activated.]
â⊠⊠!â
Esilâs eyes widened.
Suddenly she saw a broad back blocking his way.
He muttered, his sharp jawline briefly visible above.
âHmm. This is a first for me.â
âSu- Suho?!â
Suddenly, Suho appeared in front of her!
Esil was so surprised and touched that her mouth widened.
âYou came all the way here to save me?â
âNo, I was caught too.â
âWhat?!â
âFirst of all, I am a priest.â
It was Suho who responded with a sly smile.
At the very moment that Esil fell into the abyss, Suhoâs time had almost immediately stopped.
The only difference was that Suho was not directly defeated like Esil, but was summoned directly in front of Esil.
âSeriously, what kind of skill is this?â
Suho looked ahead with an embarrassed expression.
And they looked at a giant snake approaching them with its mouth wide open to eat them.
Kyaaaaaaaaaaah-!
[Nidhogg] 1
A name tag is visible above the snakeâs head.
âA snake living in the World Tree⊠⊠I think Iâve seen a similar myth somewhere.â
A snake with seven heads.
[The King of the Mad Dragons, the Monarch of Destruction raises the corners of his mouth, saying that this is the true succession ceremony.]
It was Antares who immediately responded to Suhoâs words.
But Antares was not the only monarch who spoke out.
[The King of Beasts, the Fang Monarch, says that this snake holds the âprimordial darknessâ that has lost its master.]
[The King of Bugs, the Monarch of PlaguesâŠ]
In short, itâs like this.
âThis thing ate all the primordial darkness that the monarchs spat out as they died?â
No, the expression âeaten it all upâ is incorrect.
This was the primordial darkness that had been split into eight parts and then merged back into one.
Arenât the seven heads on this snake called âNidhoggâ the proof?
For each head, one primordial darkness.
âBut why are there seven? Where did one go?â
[The King of the Snowmen, the Monarch of the Cold, urges that now is not the time!]
right.
The first priority is to survive here.
But it was already too late.
There was no place to escape to begin with.
Kyaaaa âŠ
Eventually, Nidhoggâs maw swallowed Suho and Esil in one gulp.
But at that moment.
⊠⊠Craw?!
The tightly shut mouth of the snake bulged.
âoh my god.â
In it, Esil witnessed.
Suho⊠⊠stands in front of her with both arms raised, supporting the roof of the snakeâs mouth!
Krrrrrr!
Nidhoggâs howl, trying to crush Suho with force, blew through his throat like the wind.
But Suho instead curled the corners of his mouth.
âI said Iâm confident when it comes to a fight for power.â
That was a good thing.
Itâs a good thing that only my mind was sucked into this place, but if my body was also dragged here, wouldnât my HP have dropped in real time due to the âDebuff: Deathâ?
But nothing would be resolved by just holding on like this.
âEsil!â
âOh, yeah!â
Suho shouted at Esil while supporting the roof of his mouth.
Esil was frozen in fear behind him, unable to move.
This wasnât just about being scared, it was the manifestation of the âDebuff: Fearâ effect.
But it depends on how you use it, right?
âEsil! I canât summon shadow soldiers here! The two of us have to catch this guy!â
âSo, youâre going to catch him? This guy?â
âof course.â
Hehe.
Before we knew it, Suho had developed a strange habit.
The worse the situation, the more the corners of your mouth go up.
Because I learned it through experience.
The greater the risk you face, the greater the reward you will receive.
Therefore.
âAt least cut off one head so you can become king, right?â
Suho decided to face the ordeal with a smile.
âItâs going to be a little⊠hot.â
[Use âSkill: Monarchâs Realmâ.]
Whoaaaaah-
Black shadows spread out in all directions, centered around Suho.
Hurrruk!
A dark red flame began to glow above the shadows that filled Nidhoggâs mouth.
Krrrrrrrr-!
Even in the midst of all this, Nidhoggâs determination to chew and swallow this somehow was admirable.
Maybe this level of pain isnât enough to cause much damage.
Because the opponent was a guy who held seven primordial darknesses.
But what if this happens?
[Use âDebuff: Bloodthirsty Poisonâ.]
A faint venomous smell flowed out from Suho.
[The King of Bugs, the Monarch of Plagues opens his eyes.]
[The King of Bugs, the Monarch of Plagues, explains that the poison is useless against Nidhogg.]
âI know. Who would use this for him?â
At Qureshaâs words, Suho snickered and muttered.
[Poison: Bloodthirsty Toxin]
A poison that causes the blood to boil when consumed, temporarily increasing strength.
However, there is a fatal side effect where using magic power causes extreme pain and drains blood, gradually reducing oneâs lifespan.
âThis poison⊠was originally made for demons.â
As soon as he finished speaking.
Behind Suhoâs back.
âKeuuuuuuu⊠âŠ!â
Esil was struggling to get up.
[Buff: Bloodthirsty Poison is activated on Esil Radir.]
⊠⊠!
[The King of Bugs, the Monarch of Plagues opens his mouth in surprise.]
Amplification of power with pain!
Since the Demon Race was a race accustomed to spiritualization, even in spiritualization, the effects of the blood poison were fully applied.
No, rather, in a world like this, there are things that are more possible.
Esilâs spirit body.
The nutrients that created the being called Esil.
As her âbloodâ boiled, her power as a demon noble was temporarily strengthened.
[Esil Radirâs âSkill: Bloodstoneâ evolves into âSkill: Blood Crystalâ.]
âThis, this powerâŠâ
Esil herself looked embarrassed.
But Suho just smiled and muttered contentedly.
âHave you finally woken up?â
Blood.
The power used by the soul of the Demon King Baran.
Esil, who had awakened to that power on his own, had finally acquired the qualification to become king. 1
âOh, itâs because itâs a drug, so itâs not by itself.â
Well, anyway.
âEsil.â
Suho shouted towards Esil, whose soul itself was tightly compressed and refined.
âFrom now on, you take charge.â
â⊠⊠!â
Kwajik!
At Suhoâs words, Esil immediately raised both arms and received the roof of the snakeâs mouth that Suho was holding.
At that moment, she couldnât help but feel her eyes widen at the overwhelming pressure.
All this time, Suho has been enduring this absurd power!
âI canât hold out for much longer!â
âThatâll do.â
Itâll only take a little while.
Thanks to that, Suhoâs hands were finally free.
Clang!
In those two hands, two swords of Kamishâs Fury appeared.
âIâll do the cutting.â
Suhoâs eyes sparkled.
[Use âSkill: Breath of Destructionâ.]
Hurrah!
That moment.
The snake that wrapped around the world tree.
One of Nidhoggâs seven heads was pierced by the doom ray.