Lord Demon is behind you

Chapter 107 The unknown of the brave and the devil

——The ninth floor of Demon King City.

After passing through the long entrance, what appeared in front of me was the hall where the team of the brave once fought against the previous Demon King——

However, the scene in front of him was very different from what the brave man had seen before, and it was not quite similar to what had appeared in the illusion before.

In the past, the overall tone of this place was black, with luxurious, exquisite and weird-shaped decorations scattered around. It was extremely gorgeous and at the same time somewhat gloomy, perfectly in line with the preferences of the original owner—that is, the devil king.But now, probably because the owner of this hall has changed, the overall style has become completely different.

The current scene is so resplendent, graceful and rich that the brave man even has the illusion that he has returned to the palace hall of the kingdom for a while.

The last and strongest witch—Her Royal Highness Princess Elshirin, is now sitting on the Demon Throne placed at the top of the steps in the center of the hall, silently looking down at the challengers who came in from the entrance.

"Oh... this perspective is really fresh." The Demon King, who was walking a step or two behind the brave man, sighed vaguely, "You know, I was the one sitting on the high place before, and the challengers who came out from below Looks like a bunch of tiny bugs to me. Putting myself in the 'bugs' perspective for the first time - and it feels surprisingly good."

"...No, it's okay not to say such things in front of me." The brave man who could only act as a "bug" from the beginning to the end couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

But after he said this, the depression and tension in his heart eased a lot.

After all, this was his second appearance as a challenger to the Demon King.No matter how powerful the witch is, with the help of long-term experience and powerful companions, she is not completely invincible—there is nothing to be afraid of.

"—Your Excellency the Brave."

When they stepped into a third of the hall, Princess Irene's voice finally came from afar.She leaned forward, her eyes locked on the brave man, her face was unpredictable.

"You're here. Although I don't expect much, let me ask one more question—are you here to destroy me, or are you here to cling to me?"

"Attachment?"

This is really an unexpected word for the brave.

"Yes, attached to me."

She showed a slightly plausible beautiful smile.

"Come to my side, hide under my wings, accept my permanent protection, and become my property-this is what I expect, the ideal relationship between us."

"Sorry," the brave man refused without hesitation, "You should be very clear, I never thought of being attached to anyone."

"Ah, of course I already knew."

The smile on the witch's face widened slightly.

"Then, there is no other way - let me use this powerful power that belongs to the witch to force you under my wings. It's really a pity that we have come to this point in the end; in the end I still I have to become your enemy and fight against you. However, although the process is different, the result can only be that one, so it doesn't matter."

She said "regret" in her mouth, but the expression on her face couldn't match it at all.Although it can't be said to be very pleasant - it is probably closer to the appearance of "as expected".

"You are destined to be my property, to be carefully preserved by me until the end of time."

Both previous and current experience can fully prove that it is completely impossible to persuade the paranoid witch.

Having said so much, the brave man drew out his holy sword and stood ready.

"Your Royal Highness," the brave man once again declared seriously, "not only me, but people in this world will not be possessed by anyone of the same kind. Everyone—everyone, every individual, has its own will and can control itself. Your present and future. Your willingness to help and protect others is appreciated, but I don't feel like doing it."

On the Demon King's Throne, the princess propped her chin with one hand and sighed softly.

"No, Your Excellency the Brave. Didn't you understand until now? It doesn't matter what you think, and it doesn't matter whether you are willing to obey me. The important thing is—"

She stretched her other hand forward, holding the figure of the brave man through the void.

"I now have the power to do what I want."

"Don't say such things now, Arthur," the demon king poked his waist lightly behind him, and whispered, "The demons are creatures that don't consider other people's ideas, and only compare the strength of the two sides. , and then rationally judge whether or not one’s wish can be fulfilled—to obey someone who is stronger than oneself; to order and plunder someone who is weaker than oneself, this is our nature. When she became a witch For a moment, it is impossible to take care of your mood."

"... Ah, I see."

The nature of the demons——

This was something the Demon King had clearly told him a few floors earlier.

"is it?"

Even though they were so far away, the princess seemed to have heard the conversation between them, and immediately tilted her head, smiling sweeter and sweeter.

"Is it the—nature—of the demons?"

Her voice was floating and long, which seemed very meaningful.

Seeing that the brave man was ready to rush forward to fight, she finally put away that specious expression and sat up straight again.

"Alright then. Your Excellency the Brave—a challenger from afar, I am the former princess, the current witch, and the new owner of the Demon King's City. Now, let this battle kick off."

She clapped her palms twice slowly.

Immediately—from all directions, corners and shadows of the hall, countless monsters emerged.

Low-level ones like green slimes and goblins, high-level ones like Wyverns and three-headed magic dogs... Monsters of all sizes, high and low, crowded together, and the black air they spewed almost enveloped the ceiling of the entire hall. .

Except for a small area near the high Demon King's Throne and the open space around the brave man and the Demon King, the entire hall was filled with all kinds of monsters.

"However, you should also be very clear," she said, "I used to be the princess of the kingdom, a human being qualified to be the next ruler; now I am the newly promoted devil king, the contemporary ruler of the devil city. Simply put, I have the ability to command countless subjects, and I don't need to fight you personally."

"I just need to order casually, and I can assign a large number of monsters to fight with you, and let them catch you and send you to my face. And you want to break through this hall," she tapped the brave man with her fingers, Draw a line with yourself, "You have to destroy all the enemies on this road. After explaining this way, can you fully understand the current situation?"

The surrounding monsters have already started to swarm up, a large group of blackness in the sky and on the ground, but at a glance, they are full of oppressive force.

However, although the brave man looked a little heavy, he didn't show much surprise.

"Just as I thought before..."

He swung his sword to fly several large beetles and bird-like monsters in front of him, and then activated his skills to deploy defensive skills, temporarily blocking the surrounding monsters outside.

It's not that he hasn't seen the scene of the princess driving the monster to fight for her before, of course he will take this situation into consideration early on.

In contrast, the way they prepared before to deal with this situation is——

"Then," he closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them slowly, "after that... I'll leave it to you."

"Ah, just like you said before, leave it to me!"

The Demon King shook his hand, showing a smile without haze.

——Afterwards, a pair of huge black membranous wings spread out behind him again.

At the same time as the demon king waved his wings and flew up, the brave man raised his holy sword and launched a large-scale area-of-effect technique, temporarily clearing away the small monsters flying around in mid-air.

"—If you can completely trust me, please also trust me in the next matter—after reaching the ninth floor, leave the witch to me to deal with."

After finishing the battle on the upper floor, the Demon King said so.

"I know this is supposed to be your battle. The enemy is also your former companion. You must feel that it is your responsibility to defeat her. But, no matter what, I want to do it myself—— It is also my responsibility for losing the Demon Throne.

"Besides, the ninth floor has an open field, which is very suitable for summoning monster legions for melee battles. She might attract a large number of monsters to fight with you until our physical strength and magic power are exhausted. But - low-level monsters dare not approach Near the Demon Throne, there must be an open space around her; at that time, if you can contain a large number of monsters, I can fly directly to the Throne and fight her directly if I can fly.

"Don't worry, I can deal with that witch. Anyway, both me and her are from the magic system, and I don't have the ability to fight in close quarters. Most of them are just throwing magic at each other. I will definitely bring you the final victory; Arthur, at least... just trust me this time, okay?"

The gap exposed by the monsters wiped out by the range skills was quickly closed, but the Demon King had already passed between several wyverns at lightning speed, and flew straight to the direction of the throne.

The brave man swung his sword again, knocking away the humanoid monster rushing to him.

Although I don't understand why the Demon King made such a request... But since I have agreed to hand over everything to the other party, all I can do now is wait for the result while fighting the monsters.

...Of course, it is not easy to fight such a high density of monsters.Even for an experienced fighter like him, when faced with attacks from all directions, it is inevitable that he will be a little powerless.

"—Guardian of the field!"

He used this attack-defense range technique to relieve himself of the pressure, and finally freed his hand a little, and took out the recovery potion.At this moment, his peripheral vision inadvertently passed by his side——

Not far away, there seemed to be something shimmering with a blue light.

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The Demon King moved quickly through the gaps between the large monsters, easily dodged a few griffins trying to attack him, and flew to the vicinity of the Demon King's seat in a short time.

Just like what he said before, the monsters did not dare to offend the majesty of the Demon Throne, and did not dare to approach here at all.Once a certain dividing line is broken through, the surrounding becomes clear and refreshed, and there is no black air left.

When he flew up with his back to the brave man, he tightly pressed his lips together.

As he flew forward, the expression on his face became more and more obvious.Until now he broke into the side of the Demon King's throne, and while retracting his wings and falling to the ground, he finally couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing an obvious smile that could no longer be suppressed.

Because of the relationship of being patient all the time, this smile is somewhat distorted, but it is still full of pleasure: this is the smile of a winner.

He deliberately didn't fly up directly, but stepped on the steps leading to the Demon King's Seat, walking up step by step.

The aloof princess withdrew her gaze from a distance, looked down at him, her gaze was cold and monotonous.

However, even so, the oppressive feeling that she was above the superior before was completely subverted unconsciously.

"How is it? Sad witch. Have you finally recognized the reality? Although this was a certainty from the beginning, but before that, I gave you a little room for fantasy, allowing You have dreamed dreams that still have room to turn around. But now—the time for the end has come."

He clenched his fingers tightly, resisting the urge to laugh on the spot.

"Admit it, you have already lost, you have lost completely, witch. Now it is time to settle the settlement; come on, according to the original bet, right in front of the demon throne that witnessed everything——

"Give up your life."