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Chapter 306: The Power Of The Past (2)
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A moment ago, Hela had carried Dorugo over her shoulder.
Her lightning speed allowed her to reach the edge of the island in the blink of an eye.
“Dorugo, where did that monster come from?”
Hela asked in a panicked voice as she set Dorugo down on the ground.
Dorugo clutched her severed shoulder.
“He is ...... the best and strongest of the undead I've ever created. Thanks to him, I was able to wipe out all the humans.”
“I don't understand what you're talking about.
Hela said with an incredulous look.
Damien Haksen may have used dark magic, but he was human, not undead.
Besides, what was the point of destroying humans when the Empire and all kingdoms were still standing?
“You stay here and recover, and I will go and stop Damien Haksen.”
Though surprised by Damien Haksen's strength, Hela was one of only a handful of Grandmasters on the continent, and her pride wouldn't allow her to back down.
No matter how strong Damien Haksen was, he didn't know how he would fare in a real battle.
“Hela, take me with you.”
Hela stared at Dorugo in bewilderment.
“What do you mean, take you with me?”
“Right now, Damien Haksen is in a human body. He's not a Death Knight, and he's much weaker than he was in his previous life, so this is your chance.”
“Explain that to me so I can understand.”
“I mean now is the only chance, while Damien Haksen is still weak, and I must capture him alive so I can fulfill my Great Plan!”
Dorugo shouted with a bright gleam in her eyes.
“No matter what, it's too dangerous to take you with me.”
“Don't argue with me, take me, now!”
Dorugo shouted with a look of obsession and madness in her eyes.
Hela sighed.
Her behavior made no sense to her.
But the Dorugo she knew was not the kind of person who would make such an unrealistic claim.
“...... Are you sure you can defeat Damien Haksen if I take you with me?”
“Yes! Trust me!”
“Good, then I'll take you.”
Hela picked up Dorugo and returned to the scene.
And she and Damien Haksen clashed swords.
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“Projection Sword.”
Damien spoke to the shocked Hela.
“Your realm allows you to manifest your mental image into your physical body, doesn't it?”
It was a realm similar to that of the Imperial Supreme Sword.
However, while the Imperial Supreme Sword could project their mental image into a sword strike, Hela could project her mental image directly into her body.
In other words, she could move as fast as she could imagine.
“How do you know my realm in such detail...?”
“I copied your trifling realm.”
During his time as a Death Knight, Damien’s talents had rapidly evolved with each battle.
At first, he could only spot the weaknesses of his enemies.
But then, he began to decipher their techniques.
Eventually, he reached a point where he could copy their techniques and realms just by observing them.
Any knight who displayed their skills in front of Damien even once would have everything they possessed taken from them.
And this was no exception for the dark knights of Pandemonium.
During the War of Destruction, Damien had fought alongside numerous dark knights. He observed closely how they fought.
He was looking at her with eyes filled with sorrow.
“Fool... I was... trying to kill you...”
Before she could finish her sentence, Hela’s neck was split open and her head rolled to the ground.
Damien brushed the blood off his Erebos and turned his head.
“Dorugo, did you think you could escape my grasp?”
Damien expended his senses. A feral grin tugged at the corners of his mouth.
“You were closer than I thought.”
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Dorugo returned to the battlefield and immediately approached the Four Great Demon Kings.
"Kids! I’m back! Are you all okay...?"
But as she saw their condition, she froze on the spot. They were far more devastated than she had anticipated.
-Mother!
A voice called out from behind. It was Theta and she was rushing toward Dorugo.
-Why did you come back? You should have fled!
"Is this the time to argue? Hurry, help me! We need to restore them!"
Dorugo hurried over to Epsilon first. Epsilon lay on the ground, with a massive hole in his body.
-Mother...
"Yes, Epsilon! I’m here!"
-I remember now...
Epsilon muttered weakly, looking like he was dying.
"What do you mean?"
-It wasn’t the first time... you created us...
Dorugo’s hand hesitated for a moment.
"Could it be... you remember too?"
It wasn’t impossible.
The Four Great Demon Kings were created using Dorugo’s soul. As a result, they were closely linked to her.
-I’m glad... we’ve met again...
"So am I. Now, focus on healing."
-I never imagined... I’d end up fighting Damien Haksen... and him...
Epsilon stared blankly up at the sky.
-When we fought together... it was like being with a god... there was nothing to fear... but as an enemy... there’s no one more terrifying... Now I understand... what his enemies must have felt...
"I get it. But stay focused. I’ll heal you all right away."
Dorugo’s hands moved swiftly. She needed the Four Great Demon Kings if they had any chance of facing Damien.
While Hela was buying time, she had to restore them quickly...
"Dorugo."
The voice from behind froze her in place.
Then Dorugo turned around slowly, and Damien was standing there menacingly, cloaked in darkness.
"Hela...? What happened to her?"
"She’s dead."
Damien’s reply was short, as if questioning why she’d even asked something so obvious.
"That can’t be... Hela was a Grandmaster... There’s no way a human like you—not even a Death Knight—could defeat her..."
"I didn’t come here to explain Hela’s death."
Heaven-shaking killing intent radiated from Damien. This caused Dorugo’s face to go rigid.
-Mother, run! I’ll handle this!
Theta stepped in front of Dorugo, trying to shield her, but it was futile.
Damien closed the distance in a blink of an eye and kicked Theta in the abdomen. She spat blood and was flung aside.
"T-Theta...! Ugh!"
Damien advanced toward Dorugo and thrust Erebos forward.
The tip of Erebos pierced through Dorugo’s armor, bursting out through her back.
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