Chapter 405

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 1, 2025

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The Demon King’s Life Vessel was a blood-tainted orb.

Inside the orb, a purplish opaque gas lay asleep, unable to break free from the Silver Purifier’s restraint.

“It looks like they’re asleep, should we wake them up?”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

The Demon King of the One injected his blood into the orb.

The blood-tainted orb convulsed, and the groggy Demon King of the Three suddenly regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

“Ugh! This damned thing!”

“You’re awake.”

“…You? Demon King of the One?”

The Demon King of the Three, residing within the orb, glanced between me and the Demon King of the One, then let out a chuckle before transforming back into his lich form.

The lich stood right beside the Demon King of the One.

“How foolishly I became a puppet of the Demon King of the One! I knew this would happen!”

“Hmm?”

“Denial won’t do you any good. Foolish one. I can see the blood of the Demon King of the One flowing within you.”

“No, Demon King of the Three. That’s not it.”

“Demon King of the One. You truly deserve the throne of One. To turn this monstrous woman into a puppet in an instant.”

“……”

“A lich like me could never even imagine such a feat! I admire you.”

“Hahaha…”

The Demon King of the One glanced at me, dripping with cold sweat.

But the lich, oblivious to the tension, continued speaking.

“What happened? That woman’s power seemed monstrous, how did you subdue her?”

“…Enough.”

“Was it magic? Or did the blood of the Demon King of the One completely restrain her? Considering it hasn’t been long, maybe it’s not even five rounds yet…”

“Shut up!”

Crash!!

The lich’s bones shattered under the pressure of the blood.

In a panic, the lich regenerated her body through the Life Vessel.

“Uh, Demon King of the One?”

“…Queen of Vampires’ friend. Please forgive her wrath. This foolish lich knows nothing.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“What? Friend? Wrath?”

The lich shot a glare at the Demon King of the One.

A reaction that implied she regretted seeing something.

“No, Demon King of the One. What is this all about?”

“It’s as it sounds. This person is a friend of the Queen of Vampires. I cannot oppose her.”

“Bowing your head to a demon and submitting to a celestial?”

“Not a celestial.”

Why do they keep getting this confused?

─No matter how you look at it, you’re a celestial.

“Shut up.”

─……

The Demon King of the One shook his head.

“I’m not bowing to a celestial. I’m bowing to the source of my existence.”

“The Queen of Vampires? You’d bow to such a bug experiment?”

“That bug possesses the power of the Great One.”

The first vampire and progenitor born from the hands of the Top-Class Demon.

“Since the wisdom of Lord Kofus doesn’t reach that person, I cannot oppose her. That’s my conclusion.”

“This is maddening. Whose power and greatness are you relying on to serve a hybrid?”

“Lord Kofus is already dead. We must fend for ourselves now.”

“Watch your words. Blood Burst.”

Kuohh!

The magic of the Lich is boiling.

In an instant, the crimson magic of the Demon King of the One spreads across the land, capable of altering everything.

‘They’re drawing on the power of souls.’

“Who are you insulting right now?”

“You’re the one who doesn’t know your place.”

Jjerjeok… The red orb held by the Demon King of the One trembles.

The Life Vessel, which is the life and reason for existence of the Demon King of the Three, is in the hands of the Demon King of the One.

In other words, the life and demise of the Demon King of the Three are determined by the will of the Demon King of the One.

In an instant, the power of the Demon King of the Three diminishes, and the Lich crumbles.

“Have you forgotten whose hands your life is in?”

“……”

“Just for opposing the Demon King of the One, you should face permanent annihilation, but I spare you in deference to the will of a friend. Be grateful.”

Kekek… In that brief moment, the leader of the Demon Kings has been reduced to nothing…

“Shut up!”

Jjeojeok!!

“…!!”

“Enough.”

“Yes.”

The Demon King of the One stopped just before the orb shattered.

Barely saving his life, the Lich did not resurrect his body and stayed within the Life Vessel.

Did he think it pointless to pull his body out?

“I have a few questions.”

“Ask away.”

“Is this all of your forces?”

“That’s right. If a friend of ours has killed everyone else except us, then it’s probably correct.”

Then it seems that Loreliess’s mission is nearly complete.

It looks like I’ve broken through without much difficulty.

I looked at the orb.

Though unable to steady myself against the attack of the Demon King of the One, the enemy remained unbroken.

“Why is the Lich opposing you?”

The life and death of the Lich are in the grasp of the Demon King of the One.

Perhaps it’s a more severe situation than me controlling the Demon King of the One with True Blood.

‘It’s not like I can drive him to annihilation with True Blood.’

Of course, it should be normal for him to bow his head and follow orders like the Demon King of the One, but he didn’t do that at all; instead, he defiantly seemed ready to kill.

The Demon King of the One answered as if it were obvious.

“It’s probably because of Lord Kofus.”

“Kofus?”

“Long ago, Lord Kofus created us and was killed by the hands of another demon. Since then, we’ve been trapped here, cut off from the world.”

“You were killed by his hand. After that, we were trapped here, cut off from the world.”

A minimum of thousands of years have passed.

While the corpses and soldiers under Loreliess felt none of this flow, the Demon Kings did not.

“We felt the passage of time ourselves. Our faith in Lord Kofus faded over this long time.”

The Demon King of One also believed and followed Kofus, like a lich.

No, he worshipped Kofus even more fanatically.

He praised his achievements daily and widely proclaimed his greatness to the world.

He had proclaimed.

“But the Demon King of Three’s faith remains steadfast.”

One day, Kofus will return.

Leading hundreds of thousands of corpses, he will fill the world with an undying death through their slaughter.

“We believe that way. It’s a vain faith, though.”

“……”

“Well, this guy is nothing special. Other than his summoning ability, he’s useless.”

“I know I should kill you, right?”

Even if the Demon King of One has already acknowledged his defeat, it doesn’t matter.

I have promised the cost of a masterpiece enhancement, and I must behead the Demon King of One.

I could negotiate with Loreliess, but there’s really no reason to, and above all, I’m currently undergoing the trial of the ‘Multicolored Successor.’

While it wasn’t marked precisely by the system, Loreliess would surely give a reward for keeping the promise she let slip out.

That’s why I casually spoke without caring, even though I should have taken a liking to it.

The Demon King of One nodded, as if he anticipated this.

“By the way, I have a request in that regard.”

“A request?”

Swish.

The other hand of the Demon King of One handed over an orb.

Not the Life Vessel imbued with a lich, but another Life Vessel.

A red soul sparkled.

“Please take me to the Queen of Bloodsuckers. That is my request.”

■

This place is separated due to a contract with the Demon Realm.

Life forms here cannot leave by any means and could only live in this place.

But there are always exceptions.

If I can’t leave due to the contract with the Demon Realm, then I need the help of someone who can move freely within that gap.

“Take me out?”

“I know that your friend came here due to a special power from outside. If we utilize that power, perhaps I might be able to leave as a ‘tool.'”

In short, are you asking to use the ‘System’ to get a ‘Reward’ out of this?

It’s a Spiritual World, but I wonder if that’s possible, yet I thought of the Circulation’s Red Horse.

Even though it’s the World Boss, the core of the Dungeon, I had created a friend by putting it inside my Space of Despair and making it escape.

If I were to shove this Vampire in front of me into the Space of Despair, it wouldn’t be entirely impossible.

“Hmmm…”

“I am strong. Of course, compared to the Queen of Vampires, I fall short, but my strength will definitely help.”

─No. That wasn’t part of the deal.

Loreliess quickly interrupted.

Where did that relaxed demeanor and tone from earlier go? Now she’s all serious.

“Why can’t I?”

─What I requested was the annihilation of all Demon Beasts in that Demon Realm. Including that Vampire before you.

“I’m going to kill it, you know?”

─Just the body, right?

“Killing is ultimately the same.”

─You know as well as I do, the body is nothing but a shell. The Main Body is of course the Soul. What good does it do if I put the Soul in the Life Vessel and take it with me?

“Why do you think that’s of no use?”

Loreliess’s request was to deal with the Demon Beasts constantly encroaching on her Temple.

I swept away all the Demon Beasts as requested and planned to take care of their leader afterward.

“There isn’t a single Demon Beast left in this land. Since I’m taking the Soul, you won’t be at a loss.”

─But annihilation…

“Is your goal the protection of the Temple, or the everlasting extinction of the Demon Beasts?”

─…

Loreliess fell silent.

To clear this Trial, I must inevitably win Loreliess’s favor, but she’s deeply affected by the System right now.

Even if she has the right to decide if I pass the Trial, she can’t just go changing the contents willy-nilly.

If that were possible, those proud Demon Beasts would never have let me pass the Trial.

“If it’s the latter, I propose increasing the price. But on the condition that all Masterpieces are enhanced to transcendent level.”