Chapter 522 – Chapter 522. Sacrifice

Inside the dark mansion.
Maestro continued to pray while looking at the giant statue of the devil.
I know that revelations do not come to the demon king, but now prayer has become his daily routine.

Without this kind of prayer, his heart would not have time to rest.

Bubbly.

At that time, the sound of approaching footsteps awakened the maestro from his thoughts.

“It’s Gail.”
“This is a regular report. Maestro.”

His new secretary brought the maestro a document summarizing the terrorism status of the pandemic, and the maestro nodded his head after examining the document.
Not too long ago, the pandemic removed all the rules restricting Mine.
Since then, the demons did not hide their true nature, revealing that they were a pandemic and committing terrorism.

The goal is to kill as many humans as possible.
High-level magicians simultaneously opened the beginning of terrorism, and similar copycat crimes occurred.
No wonder the world is in chaos.

The world’s economy has been paralyzed because of one group called the pandemic.
Maestro, the main culprit behind the incident, calmly checked the documents Gail had given him.

“Gail, that’s all, right?”
“Yes. Compared to last week, the amount of terrorism has increased by leaps and bounds.”
“I’m sure it is…”

The Maestro’s new assistant.
Game.

He was the faithful and strong man of Pandemic among the executives.
In order to faithfully carry out the maestro’s order to keep the minimum reporting system and move the rest autonomously, he bowed his head to the maestro and tried to leave the room.

“Gail. Hold on.”
“Yes. Do you have any other commands?”

Gael stopped at the maestro’s words and waited for the next command.
It was the first time I had taken on anything other than reporting since becoming a secretary, so I was quite nervous.

“Wait there for a moment.”

Putting down the papers, Maestro scanned Gale’s body.
The brainwashing on him was still hard.
Sometimes the brainwashing was so strong that it had the opposite effect, but fortunately Gale was faithfully moving for the pandemic without any side effects.

“It’s nice to see you working for Pandemic. Gail. Always appreciate your hard work.”
“This is an undeserved compliment. Mr. Maestro.”

Gail was slightly startled by the maestro’s sudden praise and lowered his head.
All the demons of Pandemic respect Maestro.

The biggest reason is his overwhelming charisma and atmosphere.
Even though he was human, his appearance that was more like a devil than a devil captivated the hearts of all the devils.
Since he was expressing warm gratitude to himself, it was only natural that his heart was overflowing.

“Okay. I will forever record your loyalty to Pandemic.”
“No. I was just following orders… Um…?”

Very briefly
Gail questioned the maestro’s words.

Even though it was clearly a compliment to himself, it felt awkward.
It was like a last goodbye to an old soldier who was lying in a hospital bed and about to end his life.
Before the question could be answered, the maestro slowly approached Gail.

Fuuk-

“It’s big…?”

Things happened in an instant.
The Maestro’s hand pierced Gale’s chest and pierced Gale’s heart neatly.

“M-Mister Maestro…”

Because of brainwashing, he probably couldn’t resist even if he wanted to, but it was a blow so fast that he couldn’t resist.
Gail looked at the maestro, his eyes trembling, oblivious to his pain.

“You’ve done a great job. Gail. You’ll walk the same path as Aakman and Tavish, who went before you, and… Um. The other demons. It’s a path for a pandemic.”
“Ah….”

The Maestro was smiling benignly even though he had pierced his own heart.
Gail, who saw that face, understood her death and accepted it calmly.

The demons of the pandemic, who have already been strongly brainwashed, prioritize the stability of the pandemic over their own lives.
If the boss judged that he had to die, of course he sacrificed his life.
That was the brainwashing of the maestro, and the mindset of the executives of Pandemic.

… However.
Even such a Gale is a Mine after all.

The last moment of life before the breath is cut off.
The desire for Mine’s unique life flared up.

‘… Aakman and Tavish?’

She was a name he knew.
The Maestro’s former assistants.
In particular, they were very loyal to the pandemic, and their combat power was low due to their long activity, but they were famous among the demons.

It’s the same situation as Gale now.

Recently, the maestro’s secretary has been replaced over and over again.
All of them went missing during the fight, but what if they died like this?

“… Seo, all the missing secretaries… Kkeu, keuhueup!”
“Now I’ve noticed. Strangely, the brainwashing of demons is released at the last moment. I have to be careful to finish it off.”

The maestro raised the corners of her mouth like a child who saw her having fun.
All the demons who died from him so far realized the truth at the last moment.

But by then it was already too late. Even if you want to resist, you can’t resist.

“It’s okay. Thanks to your sacrifice, the Demon Lord’s arrival will be accelerated even by a second.”

Struggling.

Gail, whose heart was pierced by Maestro, tried to escape from him like other Mines, but unlike her head, the body that had not yet been freed from brainwashing ended up giving her life to Maestro.

About 1 minute passed.
The light disappeared from Mine’s eyes.

Cheolpuduck-

After throwing Gail to the floor.
The Maestro turned to the statue without even wiping the blood from his hands.

A gigantic statue in the shape of a demon.
It was where the maestro always prayed.

A large chalice held in the left hand of the statue.
The Maestro lifted the Holy Grail and carefully held it in his arms.

Inside the Holy Grail, pitch-black water was splashing around.
Just looking at it, it exuded ominous magic and resembled a black pillar.

Seeing the half-filled chalice, Maestro frowned.

“It’s barely stretched. It’s utterly lacking.”

The Holy Grail of Hell to summon the Demon King.
This suddenly appeared to himself.

The day I continued to pray as usual.
Unidentified water began to fill the ordinary chalice held by the statue, and it increased rapidly as the terror increased.

The maestro was naturally convinced.
When this Holy Grail is full, the Demon King descends.

The criteria for filling the Holy Grail were complicated.
There were times when I killed a lot of people by blowing an area, and sometimes it filled up just a little, and there were times when I killed only a few people and it filled up visibly.

There is only one criterion that is certain.
Huge magical power and negative human emotions.

The best ones are what humans call giants.
Killing them increases the amount of the Holy Grail.

When you catch a pretty famous wizard at the wizard society.
When Chinese S-class hunters were buried as a group using a sinkhole.

All of them were filled with the Holy Grail visible.

But even that had its limits.
Maestro threw the world into chaos by releasing the demons of the pandemic, and negative emotions exploded all over the world.
In the process, she even killed many named hunters.

Even so, the Holy Grail was only slightly full.
It wasn’t enough to summon the Demon King.

‘I need a bigger sacrifice.’

Maestro had a hunch.
To fill the Holy Grail beyond this, ordinary humans are not enough.
What is needed now are those who are related to the fate of this world.

A person with the ability to twist fate alone.

Hoyeon Lee. And… Lucifer.

That buck that buck

The Maestro placed the Grail back on her statue and turned her around.
Lee Ho-yeon and Lucifer.
The two are closely related.

“I wish I could offer either… As a sacrifice.”

Lucifer is the devil’s apostle.
Of course, it doesn’t make sense to use it as a sacrifice, but a few days ago, Lucifer’s atmosphere changed completely.
As if doubting the identity of the Maestro and the Demon King, he distanced himself from the Maestro.

At the same time, the Holy Grail also recognized Lucifer as a sacrifice.

‘Have you found out the secret of this world?’

Even the maestro did not know the secrets of this world, but the maestro knew what Lucifer was planning.
This is because he took a lot of magicians to use in his work.

The idea is to capture Lee Ho-yeon alive, unlock the secret of the demonic eye, and bring down the demon king of hell.
In a way, it was a similar goal.

“Lucifer’s Mystic Eye is definitely a nuisance…”

Lucifer’s Mystical Eye could see through everything in the world except Lee Ho-yeon.
That’s why Lucifer is showing great interest in Lee Ho-yeon.

However, there was something Lucifer did not know, that his brainwashing was also unreadable by Lucifer.
Even if his brainwashing could be prevented, he could not recognize itself.
As proof, Lucifer was not aware of the brainwashing instructions he had secretly put in several times.
If you’re lucky, you might brainwash Lucifer.

Swoop.

The Maestro entered her office and continued her concerns.
This unpopular place is a place for the maestro to think quietly.

A black pillar summoned all over the world.
They emit hellish magic and assimilate the environment of hell and earth.

Connecting Hell and Earth is of great significance.
Even if it is properly connected just once, the gap between space expands enormously.

It’s just that the beginning is difficult, and the cracks in the space that have already been scratched can be raised as much as you like.

“Lee Ho-yeon…”

Maestro recalled a human face.
The antagonist of his destiny.

Lee Ho-yeon has recently achieved tremendous growth.
I’m not talking about powerlessness. The ‘something’ that Maestro doesn’t know is also growing rapidly.
It could be a mental aspect or some other special factor.

What is certain is that the demon king is afraid of him, who is getting stronger.
Maybe that’s why it became so urgent.

“… Keugh.”

The maestro rose from his seat again with a growing headache.
It was now to the point where daily life was no longer possible.
If I stopped the assimilation work of hell or the preparation for the arrival of the demon king, even for a moment, the pain of twisting my whole body came.
The Maestro connected the communicator to the scene.

– Chijik. Chijik… Yes. Mr Maestro.
– Gail died in battle. The next secretary won’t be needed for the time being, so make sure the vacant person comes to report every hour.
– All right.
– Report the current status of raids on guilds that dominate the Black Pillar. I will go directly to the next site.
– Gee, you mean directly?! I’ll prepare it right away!

After cutting off the communication, the Maestro leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
He was already late.

Pandemic’s move to kill humans and destroy the earth could not be stopped.
He was no longer human.

Monster. Or ghosts.

No, your identity is not important.
Now that this has happened, I will struggle through this ugly life to the end.
I will summon the Demon King and rid this world of the human species.

‘… Can I be freed from this yoke?’

The Maestro got up before the headache set in.
Now it’s time to start working on the next one.

Push yourself further to the dead end.
If you don’t stop, you will die.