Dungeon Hunter Chapter 229:

Chapter 229: Demon King (1)

It wasn’t bad since I had powerful enemies .

I turned my head and looked around .

Most of my main subordinates were here .

Oswen, Chrisley, Tashmal, Roy, Rose and Yihi .

Shock, worry, and astonishment could all be seen .

But the one emotion they had in common was relief .

"How long has it been?”

"To be precise . 139 days, Master . ”

Yihi said .

“Ha!”

I laughed bitterly .

139 days . That was almost half the time limit given for the Hell Monarch’s invasion . It wouldn’t be surprising if there were sudden changes during this time .

I didn’t know what had happened . I expressed my curiosity .

"I don’t see Maxium . Is he still trying to occupy Upa’s dungeons?”

Maxium .

A knight who thought of me as the Hell Monarch and swore allegiance . He moved according to my orders .

If everyone had gathered then he should be here as well . But I didn’t see him anywhere .

The area became filled with static . None of them could open their mouths .

“Master . . . Maxium is dead . That bad Pandemonium . ”

Yihi was forced to speak . I frowned .

The last I remembered, Pandemonium was on the defensive .

He couldn’t afford to send out separate troops .

I gave Maxium a massive army and he sliced the enemy like a fish in water . In order to get rid of Maxium, the army also needed to be removed .

Then how did Pandemonium remove Maxium?

It was impossible in terms of common sense . My expression hardened .

"Tell me about the last 139 days . ”

In the early days, nothing big happened . I was absent, but it was difficult to reverse the situation .

Pandemonium weakened and Chrisley continued winning . Maxium also took half of Upa’s dungeons . I could see how much was gained by looking at the residual stats .

Ariel also did her best to keep Pandemonium in check . She quickly called her forces and also succeeded in restoring the silver knights . If this continued then it was obvious that Pandemonium would be ruined . There were only a few steps left until he had to officially confront Ariel Diablo .

So all of Pandemonium’s limbs were cut off . He had only one dungeon remaining .

"All Yihi knows is that Pandemonium pretended to retreat . Chrisley will tell you the rest, Master . ”

I turned my eyes towards Chrisley . Chrisley spoke with a grim expression .

“ . . . My Dungeon Master . Pandemonium planned something separate . He took Hash . I should have been more careful, but I was drunk on the successive victories . ”

"Pandemonium did something to Hash?”

It was strange . Hash had the highest rank among the angels on Earth, but there was no reason to kidnap him . Even if Hash was kidnapped, the angels wouldn’t help Pandemonium . In that respect, the angels were like swords that Pandemonium didn’t understand .

Chrisley continued like she knew my question .

“Pandemonium . . . he used Hash as a sacrifice in front of his dungeon . Along with the cherub blood, he also obtained the blood of a thrones angel from somewhere . When we attacked his dungeon, he opened the door in front of us . ”

The thrones angel Opinion . I knew the name . Apart from Hash, he was the next highest ranking and led the angels at Greenwich Observatory . He offered the blood of both of them as sacrifices . It was clear that something unusual had happened .

"What did Pandemonium open?”

"The summons . Celestial Door . . . opened . ”

Chrisley closed her eyes like she was recalling that time . She shuddered like she was sick . Tashmal, Oswen and the others also formed fists .

At that time, Tashmal interrupted . Her black wings flapped strongly as she spoke .

"The seraphim Camael descended . Along with his 1 . 14 million subordinates . . . I saw that Camael-nim would descend, but I never imagined it would be at the hand of a demon . ”

Tashmal’s voice was filled with rage . A summoning by a demon wasn’t permitted . She had fallen but was still influenced by her previous angel state .

A seraphim was an angel at the very top of the hierarchy . Except for the Celestial King, a seraphim was the strongest angel in Heaven .

"I don’t think that Camael would help just because Pandemonium summoned him . Self-destruction?”

"He was driven to the edge . He has a nasty temper and can’t stand anyone else taking his position . ”

Tashmal’s words were correct . Pandemonium was greedy . He wasn’t completely different from Upa in this regard . He absolutely hated anyone being above him . His ruin was guaranteed if he opened the Celestial Door .

Pandemonium learnt demonic magic . He even knew ancient magic . He was well aware of what would happen if he opened the Celestial Door . It was strange that . . . Camael .

"What is the damage? Tell me the situation . ”

I turned back to Chrisley .

Chrisley spoke in a calm manner .

"Maxium returned to the earth and the army he commanded was destroyed . After Camael was summoned, 70% of the army I led also returned to the ground . ”

I frowned .

I was fortunate that not all of them had disappeared . I hadn’t expected it . It was proof of Camael’s power .

I remained silent and Chrisley continued .

"Fortunately, Pandemonium was killed by Camael . In addition, Camael is annihilating all living things around him in the name of cleansing the world . I collected all the creatures in Korea to resist but I don’t know when Camael will hit . ”

It meant that I was on the defensive .

This had all happened in 139 days . Laughter emerged .

"And . . . "

"And? Is there something else to report?”

I wasn’t surprised to hear that there was something else .

My gaze pierced through her and Chrisley opened her mouth .

“My Dungeon Master . Grand Duke Ariel Diablo is waiting . ”

 

Ariel Diablo .

She was a grand duke who built up her strength in North America .

In my previous life, she had survived until the end and became the final winner .

It was surprising that she came to where I was alone .

It seemed like she was near the dungeon and had been waiting for me to appear for two weeks . It seemed like she had something to share with me .

She didn’t even have a creature with her .

She risked coming to see me for a reason .

"It has been a long time, Randalph Brigsiel . ”

Ariel was outside the dungeon . She was staying at the humans’ old outpost while waiting for me .

I quietly stared at Ariel . She had become stronger in the past 139 days . It seemed like she had used this momentum to cross the ‘wall . ’ She entered a state of transcendence .

Even the broken horns on her forehead were restored . Rather, they had grown larger than before . The horns were a symbol of her strength .

I erased any expression from my face and asked .

"What did you come here for? You must be bored to be playing around like this . ”

"Huhu, I’m not a lazy demon . ”

Ariel slowly gazed at me . I took an estimation of her . Her words seemed to be loaded with meaning .

It was the skill Power of Words . Those who were lower than her would be affected when she spoke . Her words just needed intent behind them . But it had no effect on me .

"You have crossed the wall . Yet even though you are transcendent, I can’t see any end . You are truly a monster . ”

Ariel was shocked . She had become able to measure my capabilities after becoming transcendent . Now that I had absorbed Gustarte, it was impossible for her to figure out anything about me .

"Are you busy?”

"I thought it was time for a chat or two between us . Oh, I’ll tell you why I came . You might have guessed . Camael . . . it is to discuss measures against the person who came through the Celestial Door . ”

"The situation doesn’t look good . ”

"I won’t hide . What about you? Camael destroys humans as well as demons . He is truly running wild . This is all due to Pandemonium’s summoning . We have to work together if we want to keep Camael in check . ”

Joining forces?

It was an astonishing remark from Ariel .

She was the direct descendant of a demon king . She had a demon king’s blood . If the grand dukes weren’t antagonistic to each other in the Demon World then she would have risen to the seat of the demon king .

So she didn’t know how to compromise . I never thought she would ask for an alliance with me . I had suffered many difficulties in my previous life due to her .

As far as I knew, she never extended a hand to anyone first .

Yet now she was requesting an alliance with me . She came directly to South Korea!

It was amazing .

It was a reasonable choice to remove the enemy first . I had been hoping for a confrontation with her under normal circumstances .

However . . . there was no room for that . It wasn’t at the end even if Camael was removed . The dark spirits and Death Bringer still remained .

I organized my thoughts .

“Ariel Diablo . You and I have to clear up this fight . ”

"A competition to decide the demon king?”

"What good would it do to drag it on?”

I said indifferently and Ariel soon smiled .

She had the same idea as me . The last one to remain would use everything available to defeat Camael .

“Okay . ”

"You decide the timing . Although I would prefer if it is in the near future . ”

Both of us weren’t in the best condition . I needed my physical state to recover a little bit more .

The confrontation between Ariel Diablo and I would be watched by all our subordinates . That way, things could be finished without any discord .

I turned around . Ariel also disappeared from the outpost .