## Chapter 923 – Another World Dungeon

“To dare hide such an inhumane method!!!”

ㅡGRAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I pointed furiously at Vugal, who was emitting black tentacles, and vehemently denounced him. This son of a bitch, daring to hide such power!

Could it be that this bastard has already resurrected?!

Is that why he can emit such crazy tentacles…!

ㅡSquirm, squirm.
ㅡTzzzzzzzzzz.

However, whether I denounced him or not, Vugal completely ignored me and simply stretched out tentacles that resembled his blade’s color, like liquid metal, to covet the Orb.

Now he’s completely ignoring me…!

“T, this is insane! I can’t believe it!!! Kyaaaaaaaack!!!”

Hilde, who was watching the scene beside me, started tearing at her hair in shock, and I couldn’t take it anymore.

“You crazy bastard!!!!”

Forgetting the grace of feeding, raising, and sheltering him, daring to do this to me!!!!!

“Karin!! Lend me your sword!!!!”

I immediately called for Karin!

“Today, this bastard is going to get a solid taste of the bitterness of society!!”

I’m going to unleash Sword Flame with Karin’s sword and cut him in half!!!!

Since this son of a bitch has a restoration function, it’ll be fine!

This kind of bastard needs to suffer the pain of being severed. If, by any chance, he gets destroyed forever, I can just buy a rare metal sword with the money I’ve earned so far.

How can a demon sword be shittier than a rare metal sword, you bitch!!

I’ve really been sick of him all this time! He pretended to be a damn good sword, but in reality, he was shittier than Karin’s rare metal sword, and even with all that enhancement, he didn’t become transcendently strong!!

If Inuyasha had Vugal instead of the Tetsusaiga, which has great enhancement potential, he would have been killed a long time ago!!!

I had a lot of pent-up feelings towards Vugal. This bastard spewed out all sorts of nice words like friendship and cooperation, but in the end, he’s just a motherfucking demon who backstabs at such a crucial moment.

If I had known this would happen, I would have killed him more cruelly when he was still alive.

As such, the world is full of sons of bitches who repay kindness with enmity, and even if they smile and talk about friendship in front of you, they eventually end up doing this.

“Hey, hey. Even so, would splitting the sword be okay?”
“Calm down. I think we should observe for now.”

Risha and Karin each grabbed my hand and shoulder, stopping me.

“Hoo…!”

I let out a breath that was boiling inside my chest…!

“I’ll hold back just this once, you bastard.”

You damn Vugal…!

This bastard is fundamentally a demon, so betrayal and fraud are everyday occurrences. I truly regret and despair that I believed in and considered such a bastard a friend, even for a moment.

A demon is a demon after all.

Even if you suck up to them with talk of a life-saving sword or repentance, it ends up like this. I will never trust Vugal again.

Anyway, I observed Vugal swallowing the Orb.

ㅡChew chew chew chew chew.
ㅡSssssss.

Whether he was using the blade to create the tentacles or not, Vugal’s length had noticeably shortened, and the Orb, which had been shimmering with rainbow colors, was now completely covered in tentacles, turning into a black sphere.

ㅡSquirm, squirm.

The tentacles squirmed like blood vessels supplying blood, and each time they did, the Orb seemed to shrink gradually.

“It looks like he’s absorbing it.”

Claudia said, covering her mouth with her hand.

“Hey, Blackie. But isn’t this what you’ve been doing all along?”
“No, this is different from those.”

Wienia is saying that because she doesn’t know.

“This bastard sprouted tentacles. He’s been hiding this all along. Not just from anyone, but from me.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“Yes!!!!”

If I had known this in advance, I would have renamed Vugal to Tentacle Sword and slaughtered demons while emitting crazy tentacles along with Sword Energy.

He stole and deprived me of my cool performance. The dream of becoming the Tentacle Demon Lord withered before it even began.

This was why I absolutely couldn’t stand it…!

“Risha-nim! What if Vugal comes back to life!!!”

Hilde grabbed Risha’s shoulders and shook her wildly, almost jumping up and down.

“C, calm down a bit. Vugal’s main body is already dead. No matter what kind of power is acting, there’s no way that shell will revive. It’s just a kind of demonic action.”
“Is that so!!!”

I also asked urgently.

“Risha! Then what are these tentacles! Why has he been quiet until now, and why is he doing this now!”
“I don’t know… maybe he was slowly changing internally after being enhanced. Hasn’t there been no opportunity to absorb power until now? So you could explain it as being revealed for the first time now.”
“Hmm… is that so?”

That sounds right.
Because Risha said it, I was convinced.

ㅡSquirm.

Anyway, I looked at Vugal.

The Orb, which had been the size of an ostrich egg, had now shrunk to the size of a chicken egg, as if it had been almost completely absorbed. Nevertheless, Vugal was still black. I thought he would emit rainbow-colored energy, but there was still no major change.

ㅡ…

Eventually, the Orb completely disappeared.

ㅡTzzzzzz.

Then, as if he had absorbed everything, Vugal began to return the tentacles to their original state. Thus, the liquid metal-like tentacles returned to being a blade, and he became a normal Vugal again.

“It doesn’t seem like much has changed.”

Ari, who has a good eye, said.
Even to me, Vugal didn’t seem to have changed much.

“This bastard…! Could it be that he just ate the Orb like a meal!”

If that were the case, I wouldn’t be able to stand it.

“Whenever he absorbs something, he always shows a change, doesn’t he? It would be good to test it first.”
“Yeah… I guess we have to.”

Vugal may have backstabbed me hard, but now that he’s eaten the Orb, I need to calmly assess the situation. Yes, Vugal has always evolved like this.

He might show some kind of change this time too.

If so, I have to find out what it is.

ㅡGrip.

I immediately grabbed Vugal’s handle and lifted him up. After calmly assessing the situation, there was no change in weight.

ㅡTzzzz!

As it was, I poured mana into him and unleashed Sword Energy. The Sword Energy that soared, covering the blade, was the clear blue color it always was. As expected… there was no major change.

When I fed him the souls of demons, his mana conduction efficiency improved. I was able to clearly realize that I could increase the duration of Sword Energy with that, but this time, I didn’t feel that way.

“Next step.”

Karin instructed from the side, and I unleashed Sword Flame as it was.

ㅡSmolder, smolder.
ㅡWhoosh!

A higher level than Sword Energy.
The aura of mana covering the blade cleanly began to burn.

“Oh.”

It was then that I noticed the change.

A strange rainbow color was observed at the very end of the burning Sword Flame. It was like seeing light reflected in oil. Such a mysterious rainbow color decorated the flames, disappearing and reappearing.

“This is…”

I don’t know what it is, but it seems like the power of the Orb has been absorbed.

“Rainbow color…?”
“Hoo…”

The other wives also observed it and looked at it with interest.

Good!

“Uwooooooooooooot!!!”

I immediately tried to use teleportation while concentrating. The Monster King emitted this kind of light and teleported. However, whether it was a problem with the method or not, there was no particular change.

“It doesn’t seem like teleportation works…”

If things went well, I was going to rename Vugal to Dagger of Escape, but there was no change.

If not this, then is it casting a shield?

ㅡTzzzz.

I immediately extinguished the Sword Flame.

“What is it.”

There was definitely a change.
But I don’t know what it is.

“Could it be something like that?”

Then, Liz-nuna said, clapping her hands.

“What should I say? That transparent barrier that the Otherworld Monster King used.”
“A shield?”
“That you can cut through it now?”
“What!”

Her words felt somewhat credible.

“This bastard…!”

If that’s true, it’s amazing performance! It means that you can tear apart a guy with a barrier that’s almost invincible!

“To play such a trick, you cute son of a bitch!!!”

Yes!!

I rejoiced.

Sprouting tentacles was just a manifestation of slowly evolving using the power he had accumulated so far. So, at this opportunity, he instinctively unleashed it. How many demon souls has he eaten so far, it was a natural change!

My true friend, Vugal, would never betray me…!

“But when can we see an Otherworld being again!!!”

You think I’d fall for that again, you crazy bastard!!!

If that’s true, it means it’s a technique that only works on enemies similar to that Monster King!

No, as the characteristic is a characteristic, the destructive power may have increased a bit.

I don’t know yet.

“Kyahaha, what is that.”

Karin laughed and patted my back.

“Damn it…!”
“Come on out. Let’s go test the power.”
“Yeah, thanks…”

Anyway, I’ll know for sure if I test it.
I immediately prepared and went out to the backyard with Karin.

* * *

“First of all, you know that there are some types of this Sword Aura.”

Karin said, drawing her rare metal sword.

“But the distinction between the types isn’t really clear. It’s just a name attached to how to use it efficiently… Anyway, look. It’s better to see than to explain.”

Then, she grabbed the sword and raised Sword Energy.

“Normal Sword Energy.”

ㅡTzzzzzz.

The most basic aura I’ve been using so far.

“This is the most efficient.”
“Efficiency.”
“But if you want to increase the destructive power, you can do this.”

ㅡWhoosh!

Instantly, Karin’s Sword Energy burst into flames.
It feels similar to the Sword Flame I used.

I call it Sword Flame for convenience, but Karin will call it something different.

“You’re using this now, right? Nuna also had a hard time making this at first. It’s definitely strong.”
“I’ve used it myself, so I think I know roughly. It’s damn strong.”

Karin nodded her head with a smile.

“But this is a bit inefficient compared to the increased destructive power. To put it simply, it’s a higher level of Sword Energy, but you can’t say it’s complete. The firepower is a bit disappointing compared to the mana spent.”

There’s a slight feeling like that.

It eats up a lot of mana, but the firepower doesn’t keep up.

So, when you use 5 times the mana of Sword Energy, the destructive power feels about 2 times stronger. Still, you’ll eventually be able to devour the opponent’s Sword Energy. Of course, there’s a huge difference between being able to do this and not.

Even if the efficiency is bad, I win if the opponent can’t use it.

“So this.”

ㅡPatzztztztzzut!!!

The Sword Flame soared fiercely again, and it became the Sword Strength that Karin usually uses. It’s a power that soars even more intensely than Sword Energy. It soared so strongly that it looked like the length of the sword had increased.

“This is the maximum Nuna uses. It’s properly refining and increasing the efficiency of that burning aura. You can say that it’s a realm where the destructive power is a bit higher and the efficiency is definitely better.”
“Ooh.”
“First of all, our husband’s burning aura is still the limit, and that rainbow color was observed there, so let’s go with that once.”
“Okay.”
“Come on.”

The sparring started as usual. Karin raised Sword Flame the same as me, and I also raised Sword Flame with a faint rainbow color and charged at her.

ㅡWhoosh!!

A sword strike filled with the resentment of Korean merchants who had all their property looted and even lost their stores to black people in LA fiercely cut through the air and collided with Karin’s blade.

ㅡClang!!

A loud noise was heard, but Karin didn’t budge.

“Hoo?”

As it was, she immediately withdrew her sword and extinguished the Sword Flame.

“This is…”
“Nuna. Do you know something?”
“It’s quite heavy… Is it stronger than normal Sword Flame?”

Is it a normal increase in destructive power?

“Try it one more time.”

I immediately did a power test as Karin requested.

ㅡClang!
ㅡBoom!

And I clashed swords until all my mana was consumed.

“Good.”

To conclude, it seems that the destructive power has become stronger. Something has been added, so it’s natural that it’s stronger, but after all, I’ll only know the details if I use it in actual combat.

Still, I think I can have expectations for the word that it completely neutralizes the barrier.