## Chapter 749 – Paladin Kim Kat

「Krrr.」

Recognizing us, the Great Demon slowly moved its head.

A demonic hammerhead shark. That’s what was on its head. The head, stretched long on both sides, was pitch black, and it was impossible to tell where its eyes were.

But it didn’t do anything particularly special.

It merely retracted the wriggling tentacle.

Is this moron showing such an indifferent reaction after having its meal stolen? Guys like that are destined to starve to death. It’s obvious it’s a Great Demon that’s been pampered, and those kinds of bastards need to be saved as soon as possible.

“Look at this son of a bitch.”

Karin, gripping her sword, pointed it at him.

“U-Unnies, that looks kind of dangerous…”

Wienia gripped her staff tightly, looking nervous.

A reaction opposite to Karin’s.

Karin, with absolute confidence in her skills, never shrank back. The belief that she could kill anything with a sword was her philosophy.

“It’s restrained, though. Anyway. It seems like the perfect time to kill it right now, should we just kill it? In that state, beheading it would be instantaneous. No, maybe I should just chop it into pieces. I don’t know why those ancient bastards sealed a Great Demon, but there’s no good reason to keep it alive, right?”
“That’s true, Karin. If it could move, maybe, but in that state…”

Liz unnie, stretching simply, stood next to Karin. This unnie, who had risen to the top with just her fists, was also full of confidence.

“Hmm, should we watch out for magic? It doesn’t seem like it can move its body in that state?”
“Demonic magic… That wouldn’t be much of a problem either.”

Karin echoed Claudie’s words. Purple sword energy was starting to swirl from her sword.

But.

“Wait, Unnies.”

I stopped them for now.

“Are we allowed to kill that?”
“What?”

It wasn’t a Great Demon in perfect condition; what was there now was just a crippled piece of trash, completely restrained.

You could tell just by looking here.

It had weakened.

It had been sealed in this deep place for a long time and was just barely regaining consciousness. It was so weak that it couldn’t even be compared to Andromalius, whom we fought back then.

Honestly, killing it didn’t seem difficult.

Maybe it could still use demonic magic even with its body like that, but even so, it wouldn’t be to the point where we couldn’t kill it. If we couldn’t kill a guy that weakened and restrained at `our level`, it would be reasonable to assume that he could already escape the dungeon.

It hadn’t escaped.

But.

ㅡAndromalius.

That bastard had only manifested incompletely, so as soon as we killed him, he left behind only one arm and returned to Pandemonium. Maybe this Great Demon was the same? Would it return there the moment we killed it?

If that was the case, we shouldn’t kill it carelessly.

“The Great Demon that manifested incompletely last time… when we killed that bastard, he immediately returned to Hell, right? Maybe this guy will do the same. That’s why they might have sealed it.”
“Hmm, really? It returns to Hell, you say?”

Not only that.

These were humans with the technological prowess to build such an underground dungeon.

There were tons of golems, too; it was amazing.

There was no way those guys couldn’t kill a Great Demon and had to seal it. If they poured in technology or manpower, they could somehow catch it.

But they didn’t kill this Great Demon; they simply sealed it.

Of course, they would have managed the facility tightly after sealing it, but now, for some reason, it had been forgotten and neglected.

Anyway.

It wasn’t that the guys who made this dungeon couldn’t kill the Great Demon, so they sealed it. Honestly, restraining it like that would definitely be more difficult than killing it.

“On purpose.”

After thinking for a bit, Risha opened her mouth.

“They might have sealed it on purpose.”
“Because it just returns to Hell if you kill it?”

Claudie asked.

“No. It’s not that. Hildegard, didn’t you say that if a demon dies in a fully manifested state, it disappears forever?”
“Yes… If that Great Demon is in a complete state… killing it would be the end of it.”

Hilde answered.

“Perhaps they sealed the Great Demon, which was in an incomplete state, to prevent it from returning. That way, it wouldn’t be a threat anymore… But… I don’t think so. It’s clear that it manifested in a perfect state and was sealed for some reason.”

That Great Demon was sealed in a fully manifested state.

“They could have annihilated it, but they didn’t on purpose?”

Wienia said, her voice trembling.

“That means they might have restrained it like that because it was useful for something.”

Risha gave an answer.

“For example, the power source of this dungeon.”

The forgotten dungeon was still running.

With what as fuel?

“Look at those countless patterns carved into the walls, shining. Doesn’t it seem like they’re `extracting` the Great Demon’s power?”

ㅡZhiiiing.

The geometric patterns, like something from the most elaborate nightmare, were shining with a ruinously ominous greenish light. They filled the walls, and at the center was the Great Demon, restrained.

Was its power being extracted now?

“It seems clear that this Great Demon was sealed for some purpose. Of course, we can’t figure out what that is… but at least it’s certain that its power is what’s still running this facility.”
“Ooh.”

A reasonable deduction.

“It… kind of seems like it? If you extract the energy of such a big demon, it would definitely be useful.”

Liz unnie also nodded.

“So.”

Karin said, tilting her head.

“We shouldn’t kill it? It doesn’t seem like there’s any good in leaving it like this. Well, I don’t care about the bastards who come to the dungeon and die, but as the first discoverer, I can’t just leave it like this.”

I had the same thought.

“Yes. That’s right. Judging by how it kept eating humans, it will eventually recover its strength.”

Hilde nodded.

“When this dungeon was built, there were personnel to manage it, so it was okay, but now there are no such beings. If it recovers its strength, it will definitely escape on its own. Even if it’s being drained of power… a Great Demon would definitely come up with such means.”
“Yeah, that’s exactly what I wanted to say.”

Karin nodded.

Either way.

It meant we had to kill it.

But we should think a bit before killing it.

“Hmm, then how should we kill it? Should we start with the head?”
“Should we burst its insides?”
“Should we just chop it up?”

Claudie, Liz unnie, Karin were nonchalantly plotting to kill the Great Demon.

As they were sharing their opinions, that’s when it happened.

「Insects…」

A cold voice came from above.

「Chatting as they please.」

It was the Great Demon’s voice.

“I, it spoke!!”

It spoke!
I immediately pointed at the guy and shouted!

“You son of a bitch! What’s your name! Why have you been keeping your mouth shut until now and suddenly speaking?! I thought you couldn’t talk, you bastard!! This isn’t a joke!”

「…」

“Hey, Blackie?”
“Wienia. That bastard can’t move anyway. Now’s the time to swear.”
“Kyahehe, my husband knows what’s up.”

Karin patted my shoulder.

I continued to shout at the Great Demon looking down at me.

“If you have a mouth, speak, Great Demon! Or have you forgotten how to speak because you’ve been sealed for too long! Answer the question! What is your name, and where is your mother now!!!”

Even if it was a demon, if I insulted it like this, it would have to show some kind of reaction. That’s what I was aiming for.

“I asked if a demon’s mother goes to Hell when she dies!!!”

「…」

The Great Demon was silent.

The one released tentacle was also still.

「…Little succubus.」

When the silence ended, the Great Demon said that, as if it had found Hilde. As expected of a Great Demon, it seemed to recognize a succubus!

“Huh? Kat-nim? Is that thing talking to me now?”
“This horny bastard dares to talk to another man’s woman!”

「Become a member of my, Belial’s, kin.」

ㅡZhiiiing.

Green light flickered from the Great Demon’s head.

“B-Belial… Ugh?!?!”

Instantly, Hilde grabbed her head.

“You son of a bitch!!!!!!!!!”

This bastard is daring to cast magic on Hilde!!!

ㅡPaaat!

At that moment, Risha snatched Hilde’s wrist, and the other unnies got ready to jump out. Nothing else mattered! What mattered was that we could annihilate him if we killed him, and he had attacked Hilde!!!

“Hilde!!!”

I approached Hilde for now.

“Ugh…!”

Hilde was grabbing her head, and Risha, holding one of her wrists, was raising a magic circle as if she was about to cast some kind of magic with her other hand!

“You biㅡ!!!!!”

Then, Hilde burst out with a fierce voice and pointed at Belial.

“What a load of bullshit!!! You crazy demon bastard!!!!!!!!”
“Hi, Hilde? Are you okay?”
“Ugh? A-Are you okay…?”

What?

“If it’s not Kat-nim, no one can interfere with my mind!!!!!! How dare you try to cast such magic on me!!!! My body and soul belong only to Kat-nim!!!!!!”

ㅡJjwaak!

Hilde, shouting in a fierce voice, instantly tore her robe. No, why is she suddenly doing this!

“Look, Kat-nim!!!”
“T-This is?!”

ㅡZhiiiing!

“The power of the sacred barrier womb!!!”

Hilde’s womb tattoo was shining brighter than ever!! The surroundings were instantly illuminated by that pink flash!!

ㅡZhiiiiiing!

The winged heart-shaped womb tattoo!

The radiance, which felt beautiful and radiant, looked extremely sacred because of its shape!

“That damn bastard tried to cast a kinship magic on me, but that’s ridiculous!!! I’m not someone who would fall for such tricks!! My body and mind are only for Kat-nim to do as he pleases!!”

Hilde declared proudly in that state.

The womb tattoo deflected the Great Demon’s magic!

“Great Demon Belial! I’ve heard of him! A lost old overlord! They said his `main body` disappeared from Hell, so it’s certain! That’s the main body! The moment it dies, it will be annihilated forever!! We must kill that unholy son of a bitch in the name of Fusion Confucianism!!!”
“…”
“To dare covet me, who is Kat-nim’s possession…!”

Hilde…?

For a moment, Hilde’s appearance felt like religious people had been superimposed on her.

“ㅡWhatever.”

Starting from that point, Karin and Liz unnie. Claudie started walking slowly.

“That means we can kill it, right?”
“It seems so.”
“Kat. Come here.”

Yeah, there was no need to think anymore. The analysis was over. If the analysis was over, it was time to fight. Behind us were Risha and Hilde. And Wienia and Ari. Four mages and four warriors?

“To dare attack my Hilde.”

I went next to them as they walked and walked with them.

“I won’t forgive such a traitor.”

And.

ㅡPaaat!

At the same time, we kicked off the ground.

ㅡPapapapapaat!

The speeds were all different, but I was the slowest. But the goal was unified.

Great Demon Belial.

He was completely restrained, and he didn’t react much even as we approached. I thought that far for a moment.

ㅡWhiririk!!!!

Instantly, the guy’s only released tentacle lashed out like a whip. It was huge. Thick and long. And the tentacle was emitting a faint greenish light.

ㅡSwaeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

“Where did you get such a disgusting thing!!!”

It was Liz unnie who stepped up to respond to that. ㅡKkiik! She braked suddenly, pulled one leg back, and charged her fist. And then she shot out her fist as if firing a mortar.

“Haap!”

ㅡTuk.

The fist and tentacle collided.

ㅡPueong!!!!!

「Krrrreerrrrrrrrrrrrrk!!!!!!!!」

A scream burst out. The tentacle shattered and completely exploded and disappeared. It had all disappeared in a single blow.

ㅡPaaat!

Of course, next was Claudie and Karin’s turn. They jumped at the same time, running faster than me. Claudie was on the right, and Karin was on the left.

Soon, they reached the height of Belial’s arms and swung their swords.

ㅡSwish!

As a result, both of Belial’s arms were severed.

ㅡTuk.

The arms, with the wrist parts restrained, drooped miserably. At the same time, black blood poured out of the cut surfaces.

“An irresistible urge dejaaaaaaaat!!!”

ㅡPuuk!

I also jumped and deeply stabbed Bihal into Belial’s navel.