The Demon Lord Reborn
Chapter 16: Peace vs. Hel

Underground, a white-skinned human woman with braided black hair, sunglasses, blue eyes and dressed all in black rose onto the stage gracefully. Then, as he walked closer to the pre-prepared microphone, he intended to announce the participants in front of thousands of visitors.

“Good day, everyone! I'm Alice Sinarmoon to announce the names of the players who took part in this bloody tournament and its rules. Participant number 1 will fight participant number 2 and participant number 3 will fight participant number 4, this continues to repeat until participant number 8. Yeah, you guys are right. Of the many registrants, we only received 8 participants who had the most terrible aura, namely the number 1 participant, Siyah Peace. Player number 2, Hel. Player number 3, Esir. Number 4, Freya. Number 5, Judas Iscariot. Number 6, Issac Neutron. Number 7, Ares. Player number 8 or last, Aka Manah. The fight will start soon, in an hour. It is expected for the participants to make the best use of this short time. An announcement from me. My message to the participants, good luck!” Said Alice while looking at Peace's face with a serious look.

“Crazy... It can exercise for an hour. By the way, why is that woman looking at me so seriously, huh? It's suspicious of his behavior.” Peace said from the heart, he also set a suspicion towards Alice because the woman continued to look at Peace with a serious face.

The underground event ended smoothly, Peace stood up from his chair and walked backstage to get ready. There, he saw Esir, Neutron and Ares who were practicing earnestly. Curious about the identities of the participants, Peace asked Emerald, “Emerald, I need to know the identities of the participants. Can you do it?”

[Of course I can do it, never doubt me, yes! Starting from the strongest, the male human, Issac Neutron, level 10,000 with the nickname Aspiring Star. Second, the God of Ares with a level of 5,000, he was nicknamed the God of War. Third, the male demon, Aka Manah with a level of 3,000, himself was dubbed the Mind King. Fourth, the Goddess Freya with a level of 1,000, she was nicknamed the Goddess of Fortune. Fifth, the male human, Judas Iscariot with a level of 500, he had no nickname. Sixth, female demon, Hel with level 300, she has no nickname. Seventh or last, a male human, Esir with level 100, he also had no nickname. So much information from me, Mr. Peace.]

“Oh, okay, Emerald... Esir, Neutron and Ares, you guys are very interesting. The bodies of the three of you are big and stocky, it looks terrible to see... But what about me? My opponent, Hel has a level that is far away from me. The only way to beat him... How, huh? Before the game starts, I'd better ask Emerald first. But now, I have to focus on practicing first.” Speak Peace from the heart. He saw a cupboard and a shelf filled with weapons and armor, feeling he needed it, Peace marked one of the armor by saying to the guard, “You, you, do not let the weapon and armor taken by others, because I will use it in the opening game.” The guard answered Peace's words with a nod.

Then, Peace sat down on the chair that had been reserved to refresh her body there. At the same time, Hel and Aka Manah came down the same road as Peace. Hel was a black haired woman with black horns and black eyes. She wore a dress that was also black with stone and rubber footwear. On the other hand, Aka Manah is a thin man with short black hair with black eyes, Aka Manah teeth look very sharp with black clothes, pants and shoes. Every step, the two of them always gave off a terrifying aura that could even kill someone.

An hour passed, Peace had woken up from his sleep and started to get ready before the match started. Meanwhile, Hel appeared to be indifferent to anything, he immediately walked into the arena without making any preparations. Astonished, Peace asked him while wearing a harness, “Why don't you get ready? You seem to underestimate me too much, Hel! Maybe you don't think I'm a special opponent. But be prepared, you will bow before the best!”

Peace was irritated and tried to attack Hel from behind. But suddenly, Issac's voice made him stop the rash action, Issac said, “Learn from the ground, remain silent despite being trampled. But there are times when the land will bury all who step on it. The best revenge is to make you better than him.”

In the end, Peace managed to hold back her current anger while saying to Hel, “Have this anger of mine deeply. But later on, you're the one I buried deep.” After putting on the armor, he took out an iron spear that had been marked for use when the match started. Then, he walked up the stairs to go to the arena of the match, following Hel from behind.

Arriving at the entrance to the arena of the match, the two of them were immediately greeted warmly by the spectators with great fanfare. The audience consisting of the Intelligent Snake and the player praised Hel for her beauty surpassing that of a human. Meanwhile, the spectators instead insulted Peace for having a weaker aura than the female demons.

“Tch, sucks... Just look later, after this game is over, I will give you a very valuable lesson.” Speace said with an increasingly overflowing anger. On the other hand, Hel said from the heart, “After the hundreds of humans I have killed, they still praise my beauty.”

“Let's welcome the opening match! The level difference between the two participants is indeed quite far, but the level is not a benchmark in finding who the winner is. The level only shows that the Player is more active in hunting Monsters and other Players. In that case, I will immediately start this match after both participants stand in their respective positions.” Alice said using a microphone from another room.

Peace walked to the left of the arena. Meanwhile, Hel walked to the right of the arena, making the two of them stand face to face with a distance of 10 meters. Feeling both participants were ready, Alice said, “Alright, both participants are ready to fight as hard as they can. Peace looked at his opponent intimidatedly and Hel responded casually. Prepare everyone! The match starts in a matter of... 3... 2... 1!” Alice said with passion.