Demon King
Chapter 137 Birth of the Legion [5]

As I turned the battle upside down by focusing my Flames of Destruction on Barbatos, an attack exploded towards me. Maybe because of my increased reaction time, I was able to deal with it by turning my head at the last moment. My body moves on its own.

[Dead!]

It was not from Barbatos, who was fighting with fire, but it was an arrow.

Myu! As soon as he completed his mission to kill Plauros, Solas had returned to my side and immediately recognized the situation through our common sense. He jumped without hesitation towards the deadly arrow directed at my head, as heavy as the Barbatos attack.

“... Reraje!” I shouted out the name that appeared in my mind immediately. Just before Solas, surrounded by Jinma mana, hit the arrow, his strength was reduced noticeably.

[Dirt!]

A man appeared from the direction of the shot arrow, wearing a green robe and a hat imitating Barbatos. It was the demon sniper Reraje, who was holding a bow instead of a gun. He had apparently been waiting to shoot me while I was fighting Barbatos, but when I put him in a defensive position, Reraje became impatient. The demon power was at war with the elf within her, weakening her now that I called her name. He had taken precautionary measures so as not to directly kill her.

[Fuck! King, why did you come back when we didn't want you?]

What a strange expression. I grabbed Solas, who blocked the arrow with his teeth. The arrow had apparently been poisoned, and now it was rotting all over its body. I burned the poison with the Flame of Destruction.

[Ohhhhh!]

Canis, help the others.

[Gaooooo!]

Canis, who contacted me a little later than Solas, let out a quick scream but finally obeyed my orders. His fighting style was no match for aerial combat, especially not against two long-range fighters, even if his strength was large enough. I need him more on the pitch, helping the situation there.

[This place has lost its former glory.]

“I want to know who is behind it.” Reraje stepped up to provoke me, and I wondered if he was trying to buy Barbatos time to recover. Of course, it gives me time to let Solas recover, so I don't mind too much.

[He. fire is a dangerous combination.].

[I know, Barbatos. I'll be more alert than you.]

The abilities of the two were very suitable, like Andras and Plauros. I wonder if that is why they are also dressed so similarly.

“Solas, are you okay now?”

Myu! A red thread spewed out from his mouth, emitting heat. I can see that he also learned how to use fire in his own way.

[Nobody will pollute the Hand of Satan. You will die here today.]

“Solas, I'm going.” I used Ubiquitous to step in the air once again. Of course, arrows and bullets flew to where I stepped to face me, and the Goddess Touch, combined with my Predation, stopped them. At the same time, the Flame of Destruction bloomed in the air next to Reraje to hit his head.

[You are holding something that is not yours!]

He bellowed furiously as he raised his bow to stop the flames. Barbatos jumps into the air to help her but finds herself in the spider web that Solas has set out for her.

[Did?!]

Myu! The net aggravated his wound as the powerful flames stored within the thin net began to burn him.

[Geez!]

[That spider!]

The arrows floated in the air, hitting the defensive magic that Solas had activated in preparation. But that alone is not enough. Although the arrows were weaker than the bullets, they contained a deadly poison. I reached out a hand, and the Goddess Touch reacted by bursting into crystal pieces to create a shield in front of her. The arrow failed to penetrate the shield made by my artifact, which repelled the energy back to Reraje. I'm heading straight for Barbatos. He was exhausted from the continuous attacks he had made.

[It's impossible!]

[Bothering!]

Myu! The arrow got stuck in the web, deflected, and Reraje suffered serious injuries as the spider web containing the Flame of Destruction surrounded him. By the time his movement was stopped, I was already in front of Barbatos. The annihilation in my left hand is burning.

“That's him.”

[Huh...don't you dare laugh, which the Devil likes!]

Barbatos' body, swallowed by the Flames of Destruction, glowed white. Like when he put his snout in my mouth, he moved beyond the range of my cognition. He headed to the right towards L, who was secretly watching us.

[If I could secure it.!].

[Don't be stupid!]

[It's no use, he's awake!]

I can't explain clearly what happened. Despite realizing the impending doom was coming right for him, L did not stray. He led a stream that could be called command on this battlefield and could not stop for a second. He continued with absolute confidence that he would be fine.

At some point, then, I noticed I was moving like Barbatos.

[Everywhere becomes Lv7. It is more difficult to stop when you move.]

It felt like I could see my own back moving faster in front of me like I was projecting my future into the present. I ran to reach my goal, but it seems like I've been there too. Barbatos' entire body had turned into a strange arrow-like shape as the flames greedily licked her body. However, before he could reach L, A had been standing before him by hand spreading the wind to protect him. Before he could reach them, I had already swung my dagger to where he would appear as if I had been there all along.

[Death.]

No one said it, but it was the desire of the countless souls within Annihilation that were united into one. It pierced through the head of Barbatos, and screams were not coming out as sounds filled the battlefield.

[——!]

All the demons on the battlefield stopped moving, unable to figure out who was shouting.

[You get 645,918 experiences.]

[You have received 439,271 gold.]

[You obtained the Death Whisper.]

[Your level increased several times.]

[Evolution is now possible.]

[No!]

Reraje shouted with his eyes wide open. The elves climbing out of the hole they created both looked at me in the same way.

“Cannot be... already?” Somewhere on the battlefield, Rain muttered something like that.

[Evolution cannot be reversed. The closer you are to what you achieved in the past, the more you will lose what you have instead of getting more.]

[Are you still going forward?]

I devoured Barbatos' entire body.

“Of course.”

My next evolution begins.