Chapter 689 – The Battle of Askatlov

A floating island in the sky. At Prunar Academy, where all classes were suspended, each student expressed their worries.

Reus. Diamond. Mayall. Elysia. Clarir. Asita…

They were worried about Dre on the battlefield.
Elysia repeatedly debated whether to go help her Dre, but she soon decided that she would only be a burden and quit.
As the daughter of Grise, there was no way she could recklessly go to the battlefield on her own.

But being still is quite painful.

“The instructors told us to stay still, but…”

Mayyal shut her mouth.
She, too, was very worried about Dre.

“Yes? What?”

Ashita suddenly said in surprise, What about Mayal? She did and lifted her head.

“No… The instructors told me to stay still… Did I hear it wrong…?”

At Mayal’s anxious question, Ashita was hot and came to her senses.

“…Ah, no. That’s the wrong word.”

Ashita smiled awkwardly.
However, her face, which had been more concerned than anyone else until just now… Was shining strangely.

As if I had seized some great opportunity.

‘It doesn’t move.’

Maiya stared at the man in front of her in a cold sweat.

Twiga, the Demon Lord of Distortion.
One of the rulers of the Pandemonium, whose name makes a lot of noise, but whose powers are unknown.

Not only him, but the demon lords behind them are all demon lords belonging to purgatory 1 that cannot be known.

“What is the light that was popping up a while ago? It’s divine power?”

A muscular, black-haired man with shiny warlike eyes. ‘The Demon King of Steel’ Sedeel.

“Nanar’s, then. Eight days, then.”

An aristocratic attire wearing a monocle with the frames raised. And a woman with an intelligent impression, ‘The Demon King of Analysis’

“Haaaaa? Eight days? That bastard. He’s talking about this and that… Rather, he smells similar to me here and there.”

A bipedal wolf. Looks like a werewolf, but is decidedly different from them… ‘The Demon King of Beasts’ Bills, a demon king who looks powerful even at a glance, with his hair rising like thorns.

“I heard that the Maengs bastard was beaten, but I need to check whether it’s skill or coincidence?”

A black-skinned, muscular man with a sadistic laugh chuckling and exhaling black ash-like smoke. ‘The Demon King of Heat’ mold.

“Don’t act rashly in front of Twiga-sama.”

A man dressed like a butler, ‘The Demon King of Space’ Dimension.

“…”

Finally, a man in a tight suit who is silent, let out an eerie laugh, and has a hideous gag like a beast’s teeth in his mouth. ‘The Demon King of Roar’ Sonic.

Maya and Pristan. And the high-ranking users who assisted them stiffened their bodies with tension.
Each of these guys is a giant that can destroy a few cities in an instant if they set their minds to it.

However, surprisingly, he seemed unwilling to move right away.
To be precise, the four of them, excluding the demon king of analysis and the demon king of space, seemed eager to go wild right away, but Twiga, who led them, was strangely quiet.

He was looking into the distance with his arms crossed.

“Hmm. Is this about a user or a monster king?”

While muttering those words.
It’s a strangely rational look.

‘Maybe I can solve it through conversation.’

After being contacted by the president, the receptionist belonging to the head office who arrived here before I knew it was Hou. After making up her mind, she approached Twiga and smiled kindly.

“Hello?”
“Yes?”

Twiga looked at the guide with eyes as if asking what this bug was.

With that alone, the guide couldn’t move.
An overwhelming sense of fear that is different from that of a creature.

And.

Tadak. Widely.

Ahn Nae-yang was startled by the beings who had landed next to him, and soon the color turned bright.

“Director Jinpae Shin!…! Ah. Director Nakamura! Mr. Shunichi! Mr. Caltel!”

New defeat. Nakamura. Shunichi. And cowboy.
The entire headquarters that followed Dre came here.

Hearing his brother’s voice, Shin Jin-pae, who came to see Twiga, held back a sigh to come out.

“All of these are giants.”

Contrary to the troubled voice, a confident face.
Twiga smiled slightly and looked at Shin Jin-pae.

“I see. There are people who are better than you think.”
“…”

Shin Jin-pae hardened his face slightly.

‘Conversation works… But this atmosphere… Where did you feel it?’

Contrary to Jinpae, who doubted, the others harbored some hope.
The hope that you might not have to fight.

The demon king of Jin Purgatory really invaded.
Those who trusted Dre did not believe that he lied, but that the source of his information could be wrong.

However, the Twiga in front of me was real, and it was so powerful that I had to have vague hopes.

‘I need to dig up information.’
‘At least he doesn’t seem to want to fight right away.’

While Shunichi and Nakamura nodded, Jinpae asked a question.

“For what purpose did you come to the human world, to Sers?”
“Well? Do I have to answer?”
“No. I was just curious.”

Arrogance like a strong man.
Jinpae recalled his old self and smiled deeply as if to please.

The demon kings next to him laughed at him, but he didn’t care.

“It’s just… Demon lords who can destroy a country. Among those demon lords, there are six demon lords from Purgatory 1 that can be said to be the forefront. Even if all of them are combined, the great power of the true demon lord of purgatory has come… “

Jinpae glanced at the faces of the Demon Kings as he spoke.
Indeed. Except for the demon king of space, the faces of the other demon kings were distorted.

It must have been very annoying that they were said to be worse than Twiga even if they were all together.
On the other hand, the demon king of space shook his head as if his words were right.

‘The Demon King of Space. He was probably Twiga’s direct subordinate…?’

Jinpae, who confirmed the detailed conflict relationship, continued.

“…For us weak humans, there is no choice but to be a burden.”
“I’m here to fight.”

Twiga’s words gave rise to tension.

“…What about the causal rate?”

Demon lords cannot come to the human world.
It can come exactly, but consumption is no joke.
Due to the consumption of the causal rate, it is not enough to limit the power it has to 1/100, and it receives various penalties.
That doesn’t mean you can get anything great.
There is no reason to come to the human world.

It was for this reason that the agreement signed 10,000 years ago called the Peace Treaty is still going on.

I don’t know exactly what happened, but there was a time when Mengs, the demon king of cold who fought Dre, used his full strength in the human world.

However, even in his case, the penalty was so severe that he would not have dared to come to the human world without Pirad.

At that time, if it wasn’t for the special situation, Yuna would have suffered a lot.

[Today. The King of Beasts is fighting a ranker. Eight with nearly equal strength to the rankers… They’re creating synergy with each other. However, it is being destroyed by the authority activated by the users.]

[Leader-type monsters lead their subordinate monsters to attack each door. Repeat hit and run. However, there are few monsters that are out of control. Users with level 300 or higher, please start by defeating the leader type monsters. The monsters running through the sky are falling under the bombardment.]

[Demon Kings are Maya-sama. Pristan. Shin Jinpae. And the top users are holding it. At least Maki. Poise. Reina-sama… Three minutes. I would like at least one person to join us. And if Dre-nim is possible… Please.]

As he listened to O’Brien’s voice, where information was shared, Jinpae continued his thoughts.
Did these demon lords really come to fight?
Then, why are we only watching at this good opportunity where the user and the monster are at war?
Isn’t it the same reason because it’s fun to fight fair and square rather than surprise?

If fighting is not the purpose, then what is the purpose of True Purgatory?

‘Could these also be the end of the hero and the demon king? Will there be something when we reach the monument? Or… Other business with Askatlov?’

Twiga giggled while worrying over and over again.

“You’re using an interesting method. Thousands of battle share. It’s likely to be used on the battlefield.”
“…!”

Twiga seems to have overheard O’Brien’s sharing.

“Cancer. The weak have to take such measures at least. Not just being nervous and vigilant, but like you, you have to make every effort to get information. Cancer. Cancer.”

Twiga nodded his head in satisfaction.

“You’re rather close to this side. It’s a pity to leave you as a human.”
“…It’s too much praise.”
“What? I like you, so I’ll answer your question in particular.”

Twiga spreads his arms and sighs. He drew in a breath.
Then he looked up at the sky… And said as if muttering.

“This is the air of the human world. Is it the place he restricted?”
“…?”

Him?
Twiga said before the question of defeat came out.

“I guess we’re… Free. That’s my answer.”
“…? …!”

Freedom.
Jinpae was puzzled, but soon understood.

Twiga is now… The penalty when a being from the demon world came over to the human world.
They said it was gone.

“It’s a celebration of freedom. Ask me anything. I’ll answer.”
“…After answering everything, what will happen to us?”
“If you don’t like it, kill it. If you like it, I’ll subjugate you.”

Arrogant answer.
Maiya spat at her, clenched her fists, and walked out.

Twiga raised his eyebrows, but his eyes curved like crescent moons.

“Wait a minute, Maya.”
“Shin Jin-pae. You have to lose money by mixing words with this type of person.”
“…Please be patient, at least until our forces arrive.”

Twiga widened her eyes at those words and smiled.

“Are you saying that in front of me? It’s really…”

Rather, it seems like it’s fun, it’s interesting, it’s an attitude that encourages you to do more.

Jinpae realized where she felt similar feelings to the man in front of her.

‘Similar to Dre.’

It feels like putting reason into a disaster that humans can’t handle.
If there is a difference, is it that Dre obeys morality, but the existence in front of him does not?

“I’m looking forward to it. Bring someone in. I wonder how you will deal with this demon king of purgatory…”

[Defeated.]
“…”

A voice echoed in my head.
It was Dre’s.

[The reason why the Demon King of True Purgatory doesn’t fight is not to watch the situation, but to recharge his strength because of the penalty. Hit.]

Strength. Charge.
Well, there was no time to think deeply.

Just because he’s like Dre… This guy wasn’t scarier than Dre.
Dre’s orders take precedence.

Shuaak!

“Hmm?”

Blades of wind and trees.
A rushing attack on Twiga and the demon lords… A seemingly small but overwhelming attack with deadly attributes.

1 Even the demon kings in Purgatory were startled and took a defensive posture… Twiga in the front couldn’t even respond.

Shupak!

“!?”

No.
Did not respond
They just clenched their fists and hit them straight, walking to the front of Jinpae.
There wasn’t even a scratch.

“The guy you just talked about. Who is that?”

Shuaak!

The air is torn apart.
It’s just a fist, but the overwhelming magic energy contained in that fist gradually spreads and encroaches on the area.

“Yes?”

Widely.

The fist was caught in Maya’s hand.

“Where do you come from with a fist that is nothing? You.”
“…Hot.”

Twiga snorted.

“I can guess who told me I was coming. Fuck you bastard? You buggy bastards?”

Violent and evil tone.
His body is overflowing with murderousness and arrogance.
At the same time, Twiga felt like he was being dragged around.

Pristan. He was pulling aggro and pulling twigs.
Twiga, unfazed at all, crosses his one hand and foot to pristan. Blow it to Maya

Kwajiyeeeee
Puck.

“…”

Pristan was very loud, but he managed to block it out somehow.

Maiya… Was staring at him with his eyes raised as if there was no damage at all.

“Is it a privilege? Is that possible in front of me?

Twiga laughed.

“Are you guys called rankers?”

Twiga was quick to judge.
I don’t know if it’s Drain or someone else who left them here… It’s a ‘too good judgment’.

Both humans possessed formidable defense and melee combat power.
No one has a better ability to pass the time.
Twiga thought the two in front of her were bugs, but at the same time thought they were annoying.

In other words.
I didn’t have to deal with it.

“You guys take care of it. Bugs.”

Bugs.
This time, he summoned the Demon Lords of Purgatory 1, not the users.

Jinpae wondered if the demon kings would get angry.
I wondered if I could appease them by weighing the gains and losses.

But… It’s ‘natural’ that exists on the faces of the demon lords in purgatory 1 that are so powerful
Or resignation, that it was natural for Twiga to act that way.

Six demon lords silently rushed at the rankers, while Twiga jumped out. Spread the demon’s wings.
Maya growled.

“There! Gray-haired peck!”
“I’ll let you tell me to kill you later.”

Perong!

Twiga soared into the sky so fast.
Twigga, rising like a meteor shower, looked down.

“There are so many bugs, it’s annoying.”

Let’s get rid of it for now
Twiga… Unleashed demonic energy.
It was on purpose.
He should be able to use his powers quietly and secretly.

It’s confidence.
Humans and demons.
Exultation at the situation that might cut off the fuse again for the two of them.

‘Cool’ to show off to a loved one.

And…A declaration of war against the “Enemy” Who had properly recognized him.

Twiga suddenly reached out into the air and… Snapped. And grabbed something.
Something was the void itself.

The emptiness of nothing is caught in his hand and twisted.

And. Pulled.

So-and-so…

The sky…’Twisted.’

Margie.
Monsters too.
User too.
Elyunar leader.

Everyone has no choice but to stop fighting and climb up to see… An overwhelming magic that seems to reach the universe beyond the sky.

“In lieu of greetings. Bugs.”

Twisted sky.
The sky, which had been like pitch-black smoke, was distorted, and a rainbow-colored space overflowed as if it were polluted with oil on water.

To the letter. The sky parted.

“The one who survives must be the good one.”

Bang.
When he let go of his hand, there was a sound.

… Go go go go.

A roar roaring through the quiet sky.
While the distorted sky was returning to its original state, the ‘repulsion’ that came out poured onto the ground.

Go go go go go go go go go go!!!!!!!!!!!

The power that makes a loud noise and falls as if it had been quiet.

Aaaaang-!!!!!!!!!!

The ground was dyed white.
Over that horizon. ‘Repulsion’ that stretches endlessly

“Turn-ahahahahahahahaha!!!!”

Twiga bursts into madness.
Right after. One system ringing.

[3420 users have died.]
[Three kings of beasts are dead.]
[Shall we change the name from ‘Subjugation’ to ‘Survival’? I can’t!]
[We will give you a resurrection ticket one by one!!]
[Instead. A ‘penalty’ will be imposed!!]