Chapter 188: Serpent's Hideout

"So... do we jump in?" Zeta asked all of us and we just looked at him without saying anything. "What..?"

"This is literally an underground kingdom. Its incredibly huge." Herold stated. "Do we go in? We don't have advantage. I'm pretty sure they have traps everywhere."

"Let's just go in blindly. We don't have mu-" I noticed something on my party system alerting me. "Rize's health just entered critical state. Around 30% of her HP left."

"Wait, how do you know that?" Zeta asked. "Well I know that Rize might be in trouble but how do you know that?"

"All of the Crimson Knights I invited to a party right? As the leader of that party, I can see your health points and mana and the system will alert me with the custom things I added such as anyone of you going down with less than 50% HP."

"I didn't know that... Well... what do we do? Do we go back?"

"Well we know their headquarters now... We can just go back. Let's re-"

Just as I was about to turn back, Herold grabbed my arm. "If we go back, more non players will get tormented by the Serpent union and more illegal things will happen. Let's just swoop in here and just do things quickly."

"Fine. Everyone, use everything that you have. We will make quick work of everything. One hour. That's the time limit. If we go over that, I don't care if anyone drags me back here, I will go back to Izgoy even by myself. Got it?" Everyone nodded, "I'm going all out." I stretched out my hand forward, "Come to me, Demon Sword Acabar." A small flicker of purple flame was summoned and formed itself into the Demon Sword Acabar.

"You did inherit the Demon King title." Zeta and Herold said in unison. They looked at each other confused.

Zeta was the first to break the ice, "So that's the Demon King sword... I didn't get a look at it last time since I was being trying to process what's happening. But I can feel power from it. And I'm not even close to you and I'm already feeling the heat."

"No more talking. Let's go make an entrance!"

Everyone changed into their Gazer forms except for Herold. He brought out another weapon. A weapon that I don't even know what that is.

We jumped in the giant kingdom underground. To make things flashier, "Fallen's Wrath!" My falling speed sped up as I dived with my sword. As I hit the ground, a large crack formed about a hundred meters in every single direction.

I heard the shouts, cries and pleads of the people. I'm about to kill thousands but I don't feel any connections or anything at all to the humans. Just another proof that I'm no human. I'm a demon.

Pillars of flames emerged from the cracks that formed everywhere reaching to the very top of the cavern. Melting, burning and destroying anything that it touches... Nay! Everything that gets near it.

"What the-" Everyone had questions to ask me as I could see it from their faces but they didn't even try to ask anything knowing the situation at hand.

Several more people jumped from the roofs.

"I Gahal, challenges you to a du-"

"I don't give a crap!" With a single wave of my sword, a wave of slash came flying out of my sword slicing in half anyone who's unfortunate enought to get hit by it.

I looked at what the others are doing.

Herold with that small sword is cutting up enemies which are at least ten meters away from him. Is that his speed? But that's impossible. I can react in the speed of sound or even greater than that. But Herold... I can't see him move from that spot. He was swinging around his weapon but everyone just gets cut whoever gets near him. Is that his sword properties or just his speed? I'm incredibly confused. But he seems to be doing great work.

I took a look at Greta and this is the first time I'm seeing her fight after two years. She became even more fiercer. Her fighting style was a sight to behold. She grabbed an enemy by their necks slammed them on the other enemies and threw them to the other side of this giant cavern. As hundreds of enemies rushed by her she slammed down the ground blowing enemies away from her.

Zeta's abilities as a mage is amazing. His double cast skills are a cheat code in itself. Putting up traps simultaneously with gravity magic to push them in the trap. Combining fire and water magic to spread the fire further. He can set up multiple traps in one go and no one would ever expect it. He's grown stronger. And he isn't even using Yurid.

Afal is cleanly and flashily destroying every single thing that gets near him. His Doppelgänger copies everything that he does and adapts to the situation by making a choice of its own. Its like having two Afal's. Both crazy strong. And both heartless psychos. But I don't mind it at all. He's a valuable part of the team.

Afal flew up to the sky high as he possibly could and dispelled the shapeshift spell on his hand. "Hand of Fury... RAIN DOWN ON MY ENEMIES! CATACLYSM!"

What seems to be thousands of fireballs that looked like meteorites spawned just barely at the top of the ceiling of the cavern. It illuminated the whole place. Afal motioned his hand downward as if ordering the fireballs to shoot down.

And all of it followed his command.

We all flew high as high as we can get to witness Afal's destruction.

It was like seeing a nuke in live action. But it was far concentrated. and more powerful. I couldn't believe it. After the explosions were gone, all we could see were smokes covering up the whole cavern.

"Sons of demons. Why thoust come here?" The smoke dissipated and what it revealed was a giant barrier fully protecting the entire kingdom below. "Spirit's Lovely Smite." A bright light came out of nowhere and completely healed anyone who were alive. Except for us. "You've killed most of our loyal followers. You've made a grave mistake you cannot go back. Surrender. And maybe our leader's benevolence will give you a second chance."

"I decline." I immediately answered.

"I see. That's a shame. It is not in my nature to kill people for I am a servant of God themselves. But those who gets in the way of god's will, is not allowed to be in his plans." Five people then arrived behind her.

They were menacing.

Two men who looks like twins. Both of their daggers coated in poison as it drips down on the floor and melts everything.

The woman who was speaking to us showed her prowess of healing. Instantly saving anyone from this whole cavern from death.

Another person behind them with a giant sword with a large structured body. And extremely bulky with his armor.

The mage who has a book and a staff.

And finally, the man with a twin sword on both of his hands followed with a giant hydra behind him.

All the players under their command suddenly kneeled and bowed their heads down to the ground and began praying.

They call whoever they're calling a savior, a god, a descendant of a god and everything that went through their heads.

"They've lost all rationality and everything." Zeta muttered.

"I can understand it." That's what I'd probably be if I haven't awakened and lost all of my emotions. "This is a world all of us asked for. A medieval setting, getting reincarnated, basically another shot at life with all of our memories in tact. We have powers we can grow and everything. But reality is harsh. Living in this world is much more difficult than our previous one. Everything here is ruled by one thing. Power. And if you don't have that? You'll be forced to submit or die."

"Let's put an end to them and their delusions." Herold joined in. "They're humans from our previous world. They've gone crazy. To the point that they're even worshipping those people."

"Yeah... Let's end this charade once and for al-" Another message popped up in front of me. "What..? Feran's lifepoints dropped down to 10%!?" Another message popped up, "Helga is at 50% health and her mana is disappearing quickly." I was panicking. "We're going back."

"But it still hasn't been an hour! If we go now there'll be more casualties! If we go now they'll relocate their base. And seeing how they made this giant cavern in a short time, that means that they can do it again!"

"Lure them in or something! We can't afford to be here anymore. There's something going on in Izgoy. I don't care what happens. But three of our allies have already been brought down I'm afraid. I'm not losing anyone!"