The Dragon Lord System
S2 - Despair Begins "3"

While Rio rushed to attack the Golem and his companions struggled to open the giant door, the mysterious voice of a woman sounded in the throne room.

"Ah, how wonderful it is to see the face of a weak insect (weak man) in a desperate state, HAHAHAHAHAHA," the voice echoed creepily throughout the room, making their nape goosebumps.

The Golem Angel also looked curious at the voice and turned towards the source. However, Rio and the angel Golem quickly turned their heads towards that mysterious voice.

But regardless, Alex, Tigris, and Viona remained focused on trying to push the giant gate so they could escape.

The mysterious voice was getting closer and mysterious, as if it was hidden by darkness.

And just then, Rio turned his head towards the giant throne, where the mysterious voice came from. And in front of him, he saw a very beautiful woman.

His skin was white, his black hair dangled to the ground, and his face was so mesmerizing that anyone must have fallen in love with him.

However, Rio's calmness at that instant only dissipated when he saw something unnatural. The beautiful woman had one pair of black wings and a curved horn on top of her eel.

Wearing a golden black-and-white long dress with a large cleavage and a beautiful red-golden robe, Rio was increasingly convinced that this woman was no ordinary creature.

"Devil?!!" rio said with a surprised tone and a face full of confusion.

"Didn't the devil go extinct 2000 years ago?! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" rio muttered full of questions and confusion.

Just then, Rio saw with astonishment how the angel Golem kneeled respectfully before the demonic woman. The angel golem looked obedient and respectful towards the beautiful woman.

"Please forgive me, Lady(Miss) Karina. I was unaware of your presence, and welcome, Lady Karina," said the angel Golem respectfully, her giant hand placed on her chest gently.

Rio immediately deduced that this demonic woman was the ruler as well as the creator of this ancient dungeon, including creating such a powerful giant angel Golem.

The magical power he felt from the demonic woman was far more terrifying than the angel Golem itself.

From the obedient and respectful attitude of the angelic Golems, it was certain that this demonic woman had a great influence in this dungeon. He is the master and creator of all the chaos and danger that exists here.

Meanwhile, the demonic woman named, Karina. smiled sinisterly looking at the tension on the faces of Rio and his comrades.

He enjoyed this moment, knowing that they were uninvited guests in his domain of darkness. He also prepared to face these weak humans with his dazzling evil smile.

Cretek... Cretek...

It was then that a crackling sound was heard indicating that Alex, Viona, and the Tigris had managed to open a little gap in the giant door.

They were trying to escape as quickly as possible from this terrible place.

However, that demonic woman had no intention of letting them leave just like that. With his hand manipulating the dark energy, he created a small black hole and inserted his hand into it.

When his hand came out of the black hole, he carried a large hammer axe weapon.

Without hesitation, the demonic woman threw her giant hammer axe towards the giant door that Rio's friends were about to use to escape.

Aware that the attack was aimed at his friends, Rio quickly shouted warning them, "AWAS! BEHIND YOU!"

With a warning from Rio, the friends immediately looked back and saw a huge hammer axe flying towards them.

The Tigris quickly took out his defensive skill without hesitation, "[Aegis]!" and at that moment, a strong yellow-golden shield appeared.

The large axe struck the Aegis shield of the Tigris, but it managed to withstand the attack firmly.

With calm and courage, the Tigris orders his friends, "Viona, Alex, GET OUT OF THIS PLACE FAST!"

The giant door opened slightly, allowing Viona and Alex to escape. However, they were reluctant to leave the Tigris alone in danger.

Tigris broke out in cold sweat, feeling angry and desperate, but he kept trying to hold on.

In a loud voice, he shouted, "QUICK GO, I CAN'T HOLD IT ANYMORE! I BEG YOU TO GO AND TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE DUNGEON!"

Viona and Alex knew how heavy the Tigris' decision was, but they also knew that they had to save themselves to tell the guild and King Theovilus. With a heavy heart, Viona and Alex rushed out of the giant gate.

Viona could not hold back her tears as she hugged the Tigris one last time. "Thank you, Tigris, for everything" he said in a hoarse voice.

Grateful, Tigris replied, "I should be thanking you after 15 years" she said with a smile even though she knew that this was an unexpected moment of separation.

In a desperate state, the Tigris tried with all their might to withstand the attack of the huge Hammer axe with its [Aegis] shield.

However, strangely enough, the Hammer axe did not fall or bounce as far away as it should have.

The Hammer axe instead rubbed against the golden shield of the Tigris, and just then came the sound of cracks from his [Aegis] shield.

Cretek.. Cretek...

The Tigris was shocked as his supposedly impenetrable [Aegis] shield started to break and crack. He felt anxious and worried that he might not be able to last much longer.

In an instant, the previously powerful and impenetrable [Aegis] shield had been smashed into pieces. The Tigris was now without any protection and had to deal with the attack of the great Hammer axe with its weak body.

The demonic woman laughed happily at the sight of the Tigris shield being destroyed, and the angel Golem seemed to be getting more and more excited to attack it.

It was also then that the huge Hammer axe hit the Tigris body tightly.

Ptok. (lacing sound).

At that moment he screamed loudly.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Her screams of agony were heard echoing in the throne room.

The body of the Tigris was split into two parts, exposed to the sharp part of the axe that floated on it.

The screams of Tigris pain echoed loudly, reflecting how grievous the wounds he had suffered.

Quickly, Rio ran over to the Tigris who was lying limp and seemingly dying.

Tears flowed from Rio's eyes, and he felt extremely regretful for having brought his friends to this dangerous place.

"I'm sorry... Ii'm sorry... It's my fault for bringing you here... I should have died... Not you guys." said Rio regretfully.

A lot of blood was flowing on the floor around the Tigris's body which was split in two. The tigris who was still a little conscious tried to answer Rio even though his mouth was spitting blood.

"A, Rio... Guys.ahh.ku... It's not your fault." reply Tigris slowly with great difficulty keeping his consciousness.

However, more and more blood flowed from his severely injured body. The Tigris collapsed unknowingly, and in an instant, he had left this world in a tragic death.

Rio stared at the departure of his comrade with deep sadness. His heart was struck by the fact that the Tigris had sacrificed itself to save them all. He felt guilty and grieved at the irreplaceable passing of his best friend.

There was also a voice....

"Haha, what a beautiful scream, isn't it?" said the demonic woman, Karina, with a loud laugh that seemed to comfort her.

Suddenly, the voice of the giant angel Golem interfered with Karina's pleasure, "I'm sorry to interrupt the pleasure, Lady Karina, but do I have to finish off the intruders who managed to escape from this room?"

Karina stopped laughing at the angel's Golem, seemingly thinking about the answer. Quickly, he replied, "Hmmm, it doesn't seem like it's necessary."

Then the angel Golem seemed to be unhappy with the reply of the demonic woman named Karina.

Quickly, he raised his head to face Karina and said, "Ta-pi Mr. Ca-"

However, her words were cut off by Karina who seemed to be angry. He stared intently at the angel Golem and gave off a murderous aura that was so powerful, threatening the life of the kneeling Golem before him.

Meanwhile, from a distance, Rio who was still lamenting the departure of his comrade, felt such a fierce murderous aura. His body trembled uncontrollably in fear of the overwhelming power possessed by the demonic woman named Karina.

Quickly, the angel Golem seemed to tremble and immediately replied with a bow of its head, "I'm sorry for my sassness, Miss(Lady) Karina!"

Just then, Karina's murderous aura disappeared, and her anger subsided. He seemed to have forgiven the angel's Golem mistake.

Gently, he spoke to Rio,

"Have you finished Lamenting the departure of that weak friend of yours, the insect?, Hoammm" said the demonic woman who appeared to Rio and regarded Rio as an insect, while yawning boredly.

Rio heard the demonic woman's words, and anger flared within him. Quickly, he slowly picked up an item from the Tigris kit bag by his side. His heart was filled with determination to kill the demonic woman named Karina.

With a gaze full of anger, Rio stood tall and suddenly shouted out full of courage, "DEATH YOU, DAMN DEVIL!" His cry echoed throughout the throne room.

The angelic golem who was worried about his Master, Karina, also tried to calm the situation. "Do I have to attack her, Lady Karina?" ask the angel Golem carefully.

However, Karina felt resentful and humbled Rio with her words.

"Ah, an attack from an insect can't hurt me, so don't worry," Karina replied in an overbearing tone, as if underestimating human strength.

In desperation, the angel Golem obeyed his orders. "According to your command, Lady Karina," said the angel Golem as she lowered her head in her kneeling position.

Undaunted by the threat, Karina instead challenged Rio confidently, "Come here, insects! I want to play with you!"

Rio, quickly, approached Karina and quietly took the glass bottle from her pocket.

Quickly, he threw the glass bottle towards the demonic woman, hitting her precisely. The sound of bottle shards resounded in the room, marking the success of Rio's attack.

The clear colored liquid from the holy water hit Karina's body, and at that moment she cried out in pain. "YYAAAAA! IT HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!" he held his face that looked in pain.

The bottle Rio threw turned out to contain holy water, which was famous for being powerful against undead and demons. Apparently, Rio managed to find Karina's weakness.

The angel golem, who saw the attack from the humans successfully injured its master, Karina, panicked and did not know what to do.

He saw the demonic woman fall down in pain on the floor, and could do nothing to help.

Rio himself was surprised by the success of his attack. However, he did not waste the opportunity. With steady steps, he approached Karina who was in pain, with the intention to end the demon's cruelty.

Quickly, rio took out his strongest sword made from dragon scales.

The sword glittered in the light of the room, signifying its mighty power.

He intended to use this weapon to behead the demonic woman named Karina as an act of revenge and abomination he had shown.

Simultaneously destroy the dungeon Boss and destroy the mysterious dungeon.

"DEAD!" rio said grudgingly, while swinging his sword tightly, towards his neck.