Chapter 337: Wandering God (3)

After having Gaga answer some of his questions, Henry realized that most of the information he was getting was pretty much useless. An example of that was the fact that Gaga was a rare type of lizardman that didn’t have a pack to move with and that he had been lucky enough to evolve into the lowest class of demon to ensure his survival.

But thankfully, not all information was useless to Henry. There were some essentials in between, such as how time worked in the Demon Realm, how the terrain was, and where he was currently located. The most valuable information came out of the blue as they kept on talking.

“So you’re saying that we’re in Brillente’s territory, and it’s the biggest one in the Demon Realm?”

- Yes, exactly.

Out of fear, Gaga side-eyed Henry every time he answered. Henry picked up on that, and he thought it would be useful to keep Gaga in check and make sure that he remained fearful of him.

In any case, Henry’s mind started racing after hearing Gaga’s answer. He had just learned that Brillente was the ruler of this territory, but he had taken down that creature not long ago, which meant that he had created a power vacuum for this land.

Henry could already tell that this territory would be plunged into chaos.

‘Well, this is going to be fun...’

“Sigh...”

According to Gaga, everyone in the Demon Realm sought to expand their own territory because there was the constant threat of stronger challengers trying to steal their land. So, striving to own more territory was natural for these creatures, as they wanted to claim victory and evolve into stronger beings.

After Henry organized his thoughts, he told Gaga, “Alright then, let’s go”

- G-go where, sir?

“What do you mean, where? I thought you said this is Brillente’s territory? But with Brillente gone, don’t you think we should leave before stronger foes come here to claim the territory for themselves?”

- W-what? Did you say Brillente disappeared? What do you mean by that? Brillente is the Demon King candidate that the Demon God has chosen himself.

“He’s dead.”

-Wh-what?

“I killed Brillente.”

Gaga had a hard time understanding what Henry had just told him, so Henry had to repeat.

“I killed Brillente. He ambushed and kidnapped me here, so I fought him and ended up winning.”

- I-I don’t believe you!

“I don’t care whether you believe me or not. Just lead the way. I’m not in the mood for pointless arguments.”

All sorts of thoughts passed through Gaga’s mind. He couldn’t believe what Henry was saying, but at the same time, based on everything Henry had said and done so far, it just felt like whatever he was saying was true.

Gaga was taken aback and stood still, and Henry shouted out of frustration, “Hey! What are you doing? Will you lead the way already?”

- Ah, yes!

But regardless of how Gaga felt about Henry, he knew he couldn’t voice his thoughts. He knew that Henry wouldn’t care the tiniest bit about what he was thinking and that he would eventually take full advantage of him to get what he wanted.

Thus, Gaga came up with a plan to take advantage of this situation. Despite not having a say in what they did, Gaga could take Henry wherever he wanted, given that Henry wanted him to take the lead.

‘Okay, we’ll see whether you’re telling the truth once we meet him.’

In order for Gaga to challenge Henry, he had to bring in an ally that was equal to Henry or at least close to his level. He planned on introducing Henry to another demon that was on par with Brillente in order to get rid of him.

Ganisel felt the presence of a strong entity at the very edge of his territory. The murderous aura of the approaching entity was overwhelming, and he knew that there was only one being in the Demon Realm that could exude such a vicious presence.

‘Brillente, you bastard...!’

The two had never trespassed on each other’s territory. As Ganisel felt the presence closing in, he figured that Brillente finally made up his mind to attack him first.

Things were working better than Ganisel had planned. He was more than eager to showcase to Brillente how he had prepared for him, but he hadn’t expected him to show up on his own.

A devilish smirk crept up on Ganisel’s expression.

‘If you insist on coming here yourself, I shall give you a warm welcome, Brillente!’

Ganisel rose from his throne and spread his four pairs of wings. The symbolic wings of an archangel that had once been pure white were now as black as they could be, drenched in darkness and evil.

The shift in color reflected how the concept of justice had changed for Ganisel.

Flap!

With a single powerful flap, Ganisel sent a powerful gust of wind at the ground, creating a gigantic crater beneath him. The fact that he could do this with a mere flap of his wings meant that his power was at its peak.

Swoosh!

Ganisel soared like a hawk going after its prey, flying high in the sky until he looked like a sparkling star amidst the vast Milky Way. He then dropped like a meteor, with his aim fixed on Brillente’s head.

Ganisel thought this would be a good way to welcome his rival into his territory.

Red flames enveloped him as he swooped down at a tremendous speed, producing an ear-splitting sound. The flames grew larger and larger until it looked like Ganisel was emitting an orange aura.

But just as he thought he was going to hit his target, he hit something else, and the ground rumbled from the collision.

Dirt kicked off in all directions.

Somebody had gone down.

Thud!

It was none other than Gaga. He went down with foam at his mouth, his pants wet. It seemed that he had fainted and peed himself.

Henry furrowed his brows at Gaga. He had cast a Magic Shield around him just in case of another ambush, and his instinct had been right. An unknown enemy had swooped in, kicking up dirt from the ground.

‘Who is it this time?!’

After Henry confirmed that his Magic Shield had no cracks, he assumed that this enemy was similar to Gaga in terms of strength.

Henry shook his head and cleared away the dust to see who was trying to take him down this time. As he snapped his fingers, a gust of wind instantly swept by and cleared the dust. With everything clear, he spotted the enemy not far from Gaga.

“Wings...?”

The creature that had tried to ambush him had four pairs of wings on his back. However, what was more absurd than his appearance was the fact that it was unconscious. Henry didn’t understand how the enemy was down after attacking first with the element of surprise.

‘Tsk, tsk, I guess this guy’s also just a low-class demon.’

As Henry looked at Ganisel lying unconsciously on the ground, he became more certain that this demon would be no different from Gaga—just another weak and scrawny enemy.